New president of BC Nurses’ Union starts duties

The new leader of the BC Nurses’ Union has started her three year term.

Adriane Gear is a Victoria-based registered nurse who has been practicing since 1993. She has worked in long-term care and general surgery at Saanich Peninsula, Royal Jubilee, and Victoria General hospitals.

Gear was first elected to the BCNU Council in 2011 as a representative of union’s the South Island region and went on to hold provincial executive positions that included executive councillor for health safety and mental health and most recently, as vice president.

“Whether it’s finding solutions to the province’s severe nurse shortage or working with government to implement minimum nurse-patient ratios, I am excited to roll up my sleeves and get to work,” Gear said. “Every day, I’m hearing from nurses concerned about the state of patient care in this province. And I’m committed to doing whatever I can to improve working conditions for nurses and ensure patients get the care they need and deserve.”

Gear succeeds outgoing BCNU president Aman Grewal who was acclaimed in 2021. The union has over 48,000 members.

Province-wide union elections this past spring saw nurses elect new leaders who begin their three-year term today.

Click here for the the BCNU’s new provincial executive committee.