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Nicola Hill
Nicola Hill is Director of United Way of the Lower Mainland’s Labour Participation Department. The role works within the United Way and the Labour movement to channel their collective energies toward a common goal to address community issues and needs, and helps to ensure there is a broad range of accessible, universal, and high-quality social services.
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