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Branch President's Reports
Update Sept. 2024
Branch President Reports
Update – Sept 2024
Summer is over, and we’re all getting back to “work”, to normal activities.
Our fall members’ meeting is coming up, schedule for Oct. 29, at the Aurora Legion Hall. We’ve been happy with this venue and want to stick with it. We had scheduled the event for Oct. 22, as was announced in the Branch newsletter included with Fall edition of Sage. Since that newsletter was written (in early July), we’ve had to change the date because of a scheduling conflict. The meeting will run from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., with a light lunch to follow: the guest speaker will be from the York Regional Police, on current frauds and scams. York Branch was the victim of a scam - fraudulent bank withdrawals late last year – which makes the topic very relevant.
The political scene is becoming more active. The next federal election must be held by fall 2025, but likely will happen earlier than that, even much earlier. Association members need to be ready to make sure that our needs and interests are front and centre (or at least on the agenda) for federal candidates. There is also a strong possibility of an Ontario election in the near future.
Health issues are much in the news. The switchover of the Pensioners’ Dental Plan (PDSP) to Canada Life is imminent – everyone who opted for this on retiring should confirm the information transfer to the new administrator by Nov. 1. One hopes that they have learned from all the problems with the PSHCP changes! A nostalgia note: not too many years ago the Ontario government was pushing to reduce the number of nurses, and now there does not seem to be enough!
We can expect internal developments with Federal Retirees. A committee is looking at Association structure and operations, responding in part to concerns about the viability of some branches. Active members to serve on branch boards are always in short supply, and some smaller branches have been in danger of folding for lack of people. Also, Federal Retirees’ strategic lan was left as a work in progress at this year’s annual meeting. The strategic plan serves to guide how the Association does its budget, which is important for the organization. We hope to hear some progress on these and related issues at the upcoming Ontario district meeting of branch presidents, potential grist for our own meeting.
NAFR York Branch
10225 Yonge St
Unit R116
Richmond Hill, ON
L4C 3B2
e-mail: federalretirees.york@gmail.com
Website: federalretirees.ca/york
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