Over 9,000 professional artists and technicians are members of IATSE Local 891, the largest IATSE local in Canada. Chartered in 1962, IATSE Local 891 represents motion picture workers throughout British Columbia and the Yukon.
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NEW APPLE BOX TALKS PODCAST: BC MINISTER SPENCER CHANDRA HERBERT

Joining us on the Apple Box Talks podcast is BC's Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, and Sport, Spencer Chandra Herbert. First elected provincially in 2008 as the youngest MLA in the Legislature, the Minister is now the representative for Vancouver-West End, and has been a long-term advocate for renters' rights, environmental stewardship, and protections in the BC Human Rights Code for members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community.
Plus, the Minister has a deep-rooted connection to the BC motion picture industry — as a child, he was a background extra on the set of Legends of the Fall! Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts!

(POSTED 2025-04-21)

EASTER LONG WEEKEND HOURS OF OPERATION

ADMINISTRATION:
Friday, April 18, 2025 – CLOSED
Monday, April 21, 2025 – OPEN

DISPATCH:
Thursday, April 17, 2025 – OPEN from 7 am to 11 am
Friday, April 18, 2025 to Sunday, April 20, 2025 – CLOSED
Monday, April 21, 2025 – OPEN

(POSTED 2025-04-15)

NEW APPLE BOX TALKS PODCAST: DON RAMSDEN

April 2 marked the 63rd anniversary of the founding of IATSE 891! To commemorate our Union's rich history and legacy of building a strong community of film workers, we are joined on the Apple Box Talks podcast by former 891 President, Don Ramsden. Having served as President in three separate stints over the course of three different decades, Don shares some of the foundational stories of how he helped shape the Union into what it has become today. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts!

(POSTED 2025-04-11)

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