The BC Labour Relations Board has ordered the employer to let union organizers visit workers on a Squamish-area “floatel” without a company amid a difficult organizing drive.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab
Union Wins Round in Fight to Organize LNG ‘Floatel’ Workers | The Tyee
BC Labour Relations Board says company escort isn’t required in visits to the Squamish LNG worker accommodation.
thetyee.ca
April 7, 2025 at 8:30 PM
The BC Labour Relations Board has ordered the employer to let union organizers visit workers on a Squamish-area “floatel” without a company amid a difficult organizing drive.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab
Catering, cleaning and hospitality staff who live and work on a Squamish-area “floatel” have officially unionized.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab
After a Tough Drive, Support Staff on a Floating Work Camp Unionize | The Tyee
About 60 staff provide services for 600 employees building the Woodfibre LNG plant.
thetyee.ca
May 15, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Catering, cleaning and hospitality staff who live and work on a Squamish-area “floatel” have officially unionized.
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab
@isaacphannay.bsky.social reports. #bclab
Remember, it's a "Floatel" and not a Megayacht...
And it could be coming to Vancouver soon.
Because we have an affordable housing crisis.
You know, baby steps.
And it could be coming to Vancouver soon.
Because we have an affordable housing crisis.
You know, baby steps.
March 31, 2026 at 1:11 PM
Remember, it's a "Floatel" and not a Megayacht...
And it could be coming to Vancouver soon.
Because we have an affordable housing crisis.
You know, baby steps.
And it could be coming to Vancouver soon.
Because we have an affordable housing crisis.
You know, baby steps.
The views from the dock at the Floatel in peaceful Penetanguishene, Ontario. This one is from this day in 2020 and especially for you @fagankara.bsky.social #photography #GeorgianBay #Ontario #sunset
August 12, 2025 at 12:38 PM
The views from the dock at the Floatel in peaceful Penetanguishene, Ontario. This one is from this day in 2020 and especially for you @fagankara.bsky.social #photography #GeorgianBay #Ontario #sunset
Union Wins Round in Fight to Organize LNG 'Floatel' Workers via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...
Union Wins Round in Fight to Organize LNG ‘Floatel’ Workers | The Tyee
BC Labour Relations Board says company escort isn’t required in visits to the Squamish LNG worker accommodation.
thetyee.ca
April 7, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Union Wins Round in Fight to Organize LNG 'Floatel' Workers via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...
...the rig aren't ready for human occupancy yet. Thus, we have the floatel, which is the red-and-white structure on the right. The floatel is basically a big flat boat with a "hotel" built into it, and that's where we all stay.
The connection you see between the two is the gangplank we walk...
The connection you see between the two is the gangplank we walk...
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 AM
...the rig aren't ready for human occupancy yet. Thus, we have the floatel, which is the red-and-white structure on the right. The floatel is basically a big flat boat with a "hotel" built into it, and that's where we all stay.
The connection you see between the two is the gangplank we walk...
The connection you see between the two is the gangplank we walk...
...everyone is on the floatel. The floatel will then be sailed away a bit, not too far but enough so that any rough seas won't slam it into the rig. The floatel's ballasts will be manipulated a bit to raise us a little higher from the water's surface in anticipation of sea swells, which will...
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 AM
...everyone is on the floatel. The floatel will then be sailed away a bit, not too far but enough so that any rough seas won't slam it into the rig. The floatel's ballasts will be manipulated a bit to raise us a little higher from the water's surface in anticipation of sea swells, which will...
Speaking of dazzle...in case you missed this one...
March 13, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Speaking of dazzle...in case you missed this one...
“Workers have a right to discuss the prospects of unionizing without having their manager over their shoulder, listening to the conversation,” Unite Here Local 40 organizer Mike Biskar said. “It’s very important that workers feel that they can speak candidly.”
thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...
Union Wins Round in Fight to Organize LNG ‘Floatel’ Workers | The Tyee
BC Labour Relations Board says company escort isn’t required in visits to the Squamish LNG worker accommodation.
thetyee.ca
April 7, 2025 at 11:45 PM
“Workers have a right to discuss the prospects of unionizing without having their manager over their shoulder, listening to the conversation,” Unite Here Local 40 organizer Mike Biskar said. “It’s very important that workers feel that they can speak candidly.”
thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...
thetyee.ca/News/2025/04...
2nd floating hotel arrives to house LNG workers near Squamish, B.C. #BritishColumbia
Controversial worker housing for Woodfibre project will house more than 640 workers, company says
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Controversial worker housing for Woodfibre project will house more than 640 workers, company says
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
2nd 'floatel' arrives to house Woodfibre LNG workers near Squamish | CBC News
A second "floatel" ship has arrived near Squamish, B.C., preparing to house more than 640 Woodfibre LNG workers, the company said Thursday.
www.cbc.ca
November 28, 2025 at 11:32 AM
2nd floating hotel arrives to house LNG workers near Squamish, B.C. #BritishColumbia
Controversial worker housing for Woodfibre project will house more than 640 workers, company says
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Controversial worker housing for Woodfibre project will house more than 640 workers, company says
www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
As of two minutes ago in the dining hall, virtually every other person who was on that accursed boat with me has now tracked me down at some point on either the floatel or the rig to ask me if I'm doing alright now. 😂
I guess my death pallor really made an impression. 😝
I guess my death pallor really made an impression. 😝
October 25, 2025 at 9:11 PM
As of two minutes ago in the dining hall, virtually every other person who was on that accursed boat with me has now tracked me down at some point on either the floatel or the rig to ask me if I'm doing alright now. 😂
I guess my death pallor really made an impression. 😝
I guess my death pallor really made an impression. 😝
...sea swells have gone down enough to sail back in and hook the gangplank back up. Right now the estimate is that we'll be disconnecting this evening around 6 pm, and will reconnect sometime early Tuesday morning.
And with all that said, for those who are still worried, the floatel has enough...
And with all that said, for those who are still worried, the floatel has enough...
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 AM
...sea swells have gone down enough to sail back in and hook the gangplank back up. Right now the estimate is that we'll be disconnecting this evening around 6 pm, and will reconnect sometime early Tuesday morning.
And with all that said, for those who are still worried, the floatel has enough...
And with all that said, for those who are still worried, the floatel has enough...
Kind of an awkward way to show it, but this is an example of how much the floatel is moving at this particular moment. There is no air movement in this room. This curtain's movement is entirely in relation to the rocking of the entire structure.
November 5, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Kind of an awkward way to show it, but this is an example of how much the floatel is moving at this particular moment. There is no air movement in this room. This curtain's movement is entirely in relation to the rocking of the entire structure.
...across to get between the two in order to do our work on the rig. That gangplank is part of the floatel, and it can quickly raise and retract when needs be.
That's what's going to happen this evening. The gangplank is going to raise and retract, after they've done a muster to ensure that...
That's what's going to happen this evening. The gangplank is going to raise and retract, after they've done a muster to ensure that...
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 AM
...across to get between the two in order to do our work on the rig. That gangplank is part of the floatel, and it can quickly raise and retract when needs be.
That's what's going to happen this evening. The gangplank is going to raise and retract, after they've done a muster to ensure that...
That's what's going to happen this evening. The gangplank is going to raise and retract, after they've done a muster to ensure that...
Meet Tim Wittenbecher, founder of the company Floatel, which restores endangered maritime properties -- including three #lighthouses in Spain and, soon, Italy -- and converts them into hotels.
How A Former Gaming CEO Is Turning Lighthouses Into Luxury Hotels
Tim Wittenbecher of Floatel on his revolutionary lighthouse properties in Spain and a spectacular new build in Venice, Italy.
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December 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Meet Tim Wittenbecher, founder of the company Floatel, which restores endangered maritime properties -- including three #lighthouses in Spain and, soon, Italy -- and converts them into hotels.
Gonna spend NYE on some kind of weird floating hotel (or floatel)
December 31, 2024 at 4:25 AM
Gonna spend NYE on some kind of weird floating hotel (or floatel)
Okay, so, update for my lovelies...
We disconnected the floatel from the rig last night and have floated away a bit to get some distance between us and the rig.
I slept through the night and woke up to some pretty decent rocking. We're apparently right in the middle of it at the moment.
We disconnected the floatel from the rig last night and have floated away a bit to get some distance between us and the rig.
I slept through the night and woke up to some pretty decent rocking. We're apparently right in the middle of it at the moment.
November 1, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Okay, so, update for my lovelies...
We disconnected the floatel from the rig last night and have floated away a bit to get some distance between us and the rig.
I slept through the night and woke up to some pretty decent rocking. We're apparently right in the middle of it at the moment.
We disconnected the floatel from the rig last night and have floated away a bit to get some distance between us and the rig.
I slept through the night and woke up to some pretty decent rocking. We're apparently right in the middle of it at the moment.
...those who don't remember from last time, when I got the supply boat into the floatel, I was SICK AS A FUCKING DOG for the entire 16 hour trip. I had ALL of the gravol in me and still needed the medic to help dress me in my survival suit for the vessel transfer bc I couldn't stand up under my...
June 1, 2026 at 9:31 PM
...those who don't remember from last time, when I got the supply boat into the floatel, I was SICK AS A FUCKING DOG for the entire 16 hour trip. I had ALL of the gravol in me and still needed the medic to help dress me in my survival suit for the vessel transfer bc I couldn't stand up under my...
Storms at Sea Update # I Dunno, I Lost Count...lol
So it is now Tuesday. The floatel reconnected to the rig last night, but no one was allowed to go over because all the generators were shut down before we left, so there's no light over there right now.
Currently they are waiting for a bit of...
So it is now Tuesday. The floatel reconnected to the rig last night, but no one was allowed to go over because all the generators were shut down before we left, so there's no light over there right now.
Currently they are waiting for a bit of...
November 4, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Storms at Sea Update # I Dunno, I Lost Count...lol
So it is now Tuesday. The floatel reconnected to the rig last night, but no one was allowed to go over because all the generators were shut down before we left, so there's no light over there right now.
Currently they are waiting for a bit of...
So it is now Tuesday. The floatel reconnected to the rig last night, but no one was allowed to go over because all the generators were shut down before we left, so there's no light over there right now.
Currently they are waiting for a bit of...
There's only a few TV channels on the floatel, and most of them are different options of sports, so I've had the Crave channel on pretty much nonstop for the last two days, just to have something playing in the background.
Dudes...Every. Second. Movie. is a Christmas one. It's NOVEMBER 2ND and...
Dudes...Every. Second. Movie. is a Christmas one. It's NOVEMBER 2ND and...
November 2, 2025 at 6:04 PM
There's only a few TV channels on the floatel, and most of them are different options of sports, so I've had the Crave channel on pretty much nonstop for the last two days, just to have something playing in the background.
Dudes...Every. Second. Movie. is a Christmas one. It's NOVEMBER 2ND and...
Dudes...Every. Second. Movie. is a Christmas one. It's NOVEMBER 2ND and...
In the afternoon we cruised along in the floatel to our final wilderness mooring then back into the small boat to visit "Water Chestnut Lake". Covered in water lilies,hundreds of Common and Whiskered Terns nesting also several Black Terns and Black necked Grebes. Breathtaking.
May 31, 2025 at 12:57 AM
In the afternoon we cruised along in the floatel to our final wilderness mooring then back into the small boat to visit "Water Chestnut Lake". Covered in water lilies,hundreds of Common and Whiskered Terns nesting also several Black Terns and Black necked Grebes. Breathtaking.
🫂💕 I'll be safe, my dear. This floatel is pretty damn tough, and even in an emergency there's enough life boats for twice the people who are actually here.
I AM worried I might have a resurgence of that seasickness though... 😅
I AM worried I might have a resurgence of that seasickness though... 😅
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
🫂💕 I'll be safe, my dear. This floatel is pretty damn tough, and even in an emergency there's enough life boats for twice the people who are actually here.
I AM worried I might have a resurgence of that seasickness though... 😅
I AM worried I might have a resurgence of that seasickness though... 😅
Was kinda cooked sending that out when we'd already been out to the Floatel Triumph for fit-out. That thing is a monster and amazing, actually a great place to stay lol. www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/detai...
Ship FLOATEL TRIUMPH (Accommodation Barge) Registered in Bermuda - Vessel details, Current position and Voyage information - IMO 9707766, MMSI 310735000, Call sign ZCEM8
Vessel FLOATEL TRIUMPH is a Accommodation Barge, Registered in Bermuda. Discover the vessel's particulars, including capacity, machinery, photos and ownership. Get the details of the current Voyage of...
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August 19, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Was kinda cooked sending that out when we'd already been out to the Floatel Triumph for fit-out. That thing is a monster and amazing, actually a great place to stay lol. www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/detai...