Excellence in Public Education
BCRTA Excellence in Public Education Committee Report By Charan Gill, Excellence in Public Education Committee Chairperson, Richmond, BC It seems incredible that another year has gone by so quickly....
View ArticleNew Communications Initiatives
BCRTA Communications Committee Report By Bob Taverner, Communications Committee Chairperson, Nanaimo, BC After a series of sometimes intense meetings over this last year, reviewing all of the BCRTA’s...
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First Year Free and More
BCRTA Membership Committee Report By Steve Bailey, Membership Committee Chairperson, Coquitlam, BC Our “first year complimentary BCRTA membership” offer is in full swing. The re-designed membership...
View ArticleYour Pensions Targeted
BCRTA Social Concerns Committee Report By Lynne Rodier, Social Concerns Committee Chairperson, McLeese Lake, BC The major focus of the June 20th meeting of the Social Concerns Committee was to develop...
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BCRTA Golden Star Awards
View Poster BCRTA Golden Star Awards Celebrating Programs that Feature the Interaction of Seniors and Students Download Golden Star Application Form See List of 2017 Golden Star Award Winners The post...
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BCRTA Travel Offers from Collette
BCRTA Members Save 15% off a Collette Tour Limited booking window is 12/26/17 – 1/13/18 for travel through 4/30/19 Applies to All Tours (excluding Icelands Magical Northern Lights, The Northern Lights...
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COSCO – Promoting Healthy Living
Our BCRTA focus on well-being complements our affiliated group, the Council of Senior Citizens Organizations of BC. COSCO Health and Wellness Institute offers free PowerPoint presentations to senior...
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Record Growth in Membership
BCRTA has set a record of 786 new members joining our association this year to date, thanks to our one-year free membership offer and our I-Pad contest. Johnson Insurance provided 10 I-Pad Mini...
View ArticleStrategic Planning Session Held
The Board held a second, full-day strategic planning session this past week. We reviewed the process, compared our strategic plans with that of similar organizations, completed a SWOT analysis...
View ArticleHow do cost-of-living increases to my pension work?
Every year the Teachers’ Pension Board of Trustees look at the September Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Canada. The September CPI measures inflation over the year – from September 2016 to September...
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TPP Cost of Living Increase – 1.6%
While the Board of Trustees hasn’t approved any cost of living increase to our Teachers’ Pension yet, the Canadian Consumer Price Index showed an increase of 1.6%, year over year, for the month of...
View ArticleCommunications Update
The November meeting of the Communications Committee was largely about acknowledging the progress being made in BCRTA communications so far, and looking at ways in which to keep the progress happening....
View ArticleMembership Initiatives
This year’s “complimentary first year membership” campaign has resulted in a significant increase in BCRTA membership. The campaign is being extended in the wake of its success. The Committee is also...
View ArticleBill C27 – Still a Threat?
Bill C27 Update January 2018 Should the BCRTA still be concerned about Bill C-27? It had first reading on October 19, 2016 and lies apparently “dormant” in the federal legislative process. Some claim...
View ArticleGreen Shield Plan Questions
The BCRTA office staff are spending quite a bit of time dealing with questions and issues around Green Shield Canada (GSC) – the Extended Health Benefit provider for members in the Teachers’ Pension...
View ArticleMembership Means Savings
The BCRTA is living in interesting times! Our First Year complimentary Membership initiative has resulted in a significant BCRTA membership gain this year. Keep spreading the word. In order to enhance...
View ArticleBCRTA Meets Active Teachers
The BCRTA had a very effective presence at the March Annual General Meeting of the BCTF. Our table was perfectly placed in terms of traffic flow, and we were able to speak with representatives of BCTF...
View ArticleMore Online Resources in Development
After a successful launch of our new BCRTA website, we are moving toward a series of new services to better connect members to BCRTA programs and to their local branches. Our consultant, Tim Anderson...
View ArticleLobby on the Hill
For a number of years now the Canadian Health Coalition (CHC) has organized an annual Lobby on Parliament Hill, which involves about 100 lobbyists visiting as many Members of Parliament and senators as...
View ArticlePartner Mailing Update
One of the benefits of belonging to BCRTA is access to the Member Advantage program. From time to time members receive mailed offers from Advantage partners. We are working to improve this program....
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