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 Canadian
Association on Gerontology (CAG):
The 41st Annual Scientific and
Educational Meeting
of CAG,
http://www.cagacg.ca) “Aging in a Changing
World,” the 41st
Annual Scientific & Educational Meeting (ASEM) which will take place in Vancouver, BC
on
October 18-20, 2012.
Quarterly
Report - January 2012 :
Can be accessed
HERE.
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March 2012:
Can be accessed
HERE.
Executive
Director Chosen: At its
December 9 conference call, the Executive
Committee
accepted
Roger E. Régimbal for the post of ACER-CART Executive Director,
effective July 1, 2012.
A media release (PDF) is
HERE.
Changes
to the Canada Pension Plan:
Check out the Services Canada website for the
changing CPP features that might affect you
in January 2012. Click
HERE.
For a short summary of the changes, click
HERE.
BCRTA
REPORT:
The retired teachers' association
in BC produced an interesting report on
"The Volunteer Work of Retired
Educators," identifying the nature, scope, and
extent of the
volunteer activities of retired
teachers. Click
HERE to see it.
CNSO:
A special page on this website is devoted to
the Congress of National Seniors
Organizations
(CNSO). ACER-CART is a member of CNSO. Click
HERE
to see information
about this national organization.
2012
ACER-CART AGM: The
AGM venues will be a combination of the
Ottawa Marriott
Hotel, 100 Kent Street,
Ottawa (seminar, banquet, and accommodation) AND
the Canadian
Teachers Federation office, 2490 Don Reid Drive,
Ottawa (AGM sessions).
Marriott Hotel Phone: (613) 238-1122.
Toll Free:
1-800-853-8463
Registration details were sent to Directors well in advance of
May 31-June 2, 2012.
The
minutes of the 2011 AGM are
HERE.
World
Elder Abuse Awareness Day is June 15 each year.
An article on this
issue is available
HERE. The WEAAD website is
HERE.
CPEAC You
are invited to go to the LINKS page to access
information on the
Canadian Public
Employee Acquisition Club (CPEAC),
an affinity group not available to the general
public.
You
must register as an individual to participate.
NEWS FROM
THE REGIONS
QPARSE Celebrates 50
Years ACER-CART
Executive Director Norbert Boudreau was a guest
speaker at the 50th annual meeting of the Quebec
Provincial Association of Retired School Educators
on May 8, 2012. Seen below (L-R) are ED
Boudreau, Renate Sutherland (ACER-CART Director),
Sandra Aird (QPARSE President), and Ed Zegray
(ACER-CART Regional Representative-Québec).
BCRTA AGM
Dean McMullen, Regional
Representative West, attended the September
22-24, 2011
AGM in Vancouver. The British Columbia RTA's ACER-CART
Director, JoAnn Lauber, had a display
advertising the national organization.
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