TORONTO — Chris Campbell, Carpenters’ Union Local 27 president and director of diversity, equity and inclusion with the Carpenters’ Regional Council, has been honoured with the King Charles III Coronation Medal.
He was presented the medal during a recent Jamaican Canadian Association Boonoonoos Brunch, which was held in recognition of Black History Month.
Campbell is the first Black president in the Carpenters’ Union’s 140-year history in Ontario.
Over the years he has gained a lot of knowledge and experience in the sector which began when he attended a technical school in Kingston, Jamaica. When he came to Canada he wanted to attend university but didn’t have the resources to do so.
“My dad and uncles were tradespeople,” Campbell recalled in a previous interview with the Daily Commercial News. “I went back to what was traditionally done in my family. I just gravitated to that. I came here, I got hooked up with a mentor…he directed me to the Carpenters’ Union. That’s how my career got started.”
Some of the most important accomplishments for Campbell over the years have been taking part in humanitarian efforts and giving back. He helped build homes in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and was also part of the team to build schools in Haiti and Jamaica.
The King Charles III Coronation Medal is given to someone who has made a significant contribution to Canada or to a particular province, territory, region or community of Canada, or have made an outstanding achievement abroad that brings credit to Canada.
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