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Preserving a moment in time

Barbara Biddle received the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee medal for her efforts to preserve her home neighbourhood of Montgomery Place in Saskatoon, Sask.  In a world that’s changing ever faster, it’s easy to lose sight of the past that, after all,…

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Your advocacy can make a difference

The Fraser Valley West branch met with MP Sukh Dhaliwal, centre. He is flanked by member Mohni Khanna and branch president Ian Spence.  Volunteers are working hard to deliver value to members through advocacy, speaking about Federal Retirees priorities every…

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New Brunswick’s cautionary tale

New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs has moved thousands of New Brunswickers’ pensions from defined benefit to shared risk models. Photo: GNB  Two CUPE locals in New Brunswick have filed a legal challenge after Premier Blaine Higgs introduced new legislation that…

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Progress, but more work is needed

The Pharmacare Act proposes a framework as the first step toward universal, single-payer pharmacare, but if, how and when this will happen remains unknown.  Pharmacare legislation introduced in February is a positive step and is significant for Canadians who need…

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Tip creep continues

Since the pandemic, the demand by the service sector for tips has been growing in North America. Experts tell us why.  Tipping in North America has spread upwards and outwards, and has a lot of people feeling awkward. Others are…

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Creating communion

Chandler Blokland and John Regier became friends when Blokland moved into Gateway Lodge, an assisted living residence in Prince George, B.C., as part a University of Northern British Columbia project.  Aiming for a future in medicine, Chandler Blokland jumped on…

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The rise of the centenarian

Esther Louch turned 100 in April and only just moved into a retirement home. She spent her career working for the board of education while her late husband worked for the federal public service. She has volunteered for Federal Retirees,…

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When veterans become patients

A new program aims to help health-care practitioners with the unique physical and mental health challenges faced by veterans. Veterans and their families can consult it, too.  There’s a new tool to help veterans navigating the health-care system — the…

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Safe Long-term Care Act coming

At the beginning of the pandemic, military members were called in to help at the most gravely affected long-term care homes. Photo: Cpl. Genevieve Beaulieu.  The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and aggravated existing systemic problems in long-term care, the result of…

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The pitfalls of private equity

Private equity investments have grown in popularity, but they are also being met with more scrutiny and criticism, sometimes for good reason.  Asked what he thought of pension plans getting involved in private equity, renowned investor Warren Buffett said he’d…

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Staying stable and safe

As we age, we lose balance and walk differently. It’s a potent mix that creates potential for falls.  This past September was tough on Lilianne Fuller. She fell twice, the first time breaking her nose and sustaining a mild concussion…

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Password purgatory

How can we best combine the need for an unhackable password with the ability to remember it? The experts offer some advice.   Password security will be the leading problem in the technology world in 2024. So says cybersecurity expert David…

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