A recent webinar hosted by the Ottawa Branch and Dr. Glen P. Kenny explored an important health issue for older adults — heat stress. The Ottawa Branch of Federal Retirees is proud to be working with Dr. Glen P….
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Michele McCleave-Kennedy, NDP candidate for Sault Ste. Marie, speaks with Federal Retirees Algoma branch members at their meet-the-candidates event in advance of the Ontario election. Kitchener-Waterloo Branch co-hosts all-candidates forum The Federal Retirees Kitchener-Waterloo and District Branch, in partnership…
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Anne MacEwen has been a dedicated volunteer with the Summerside Branch since 2015 and is now taking on the exciting role of advocacy program officer. Federal Retirees is pleased to welcome Anne MacEwen as the new advocacy program officer…
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A group of B.C.-based volunteers teamed up to spread awareness of Federal Retirees’ advocacy priorities. On Feb. 23, 2022, the National Association of Federal Retirees met with the federal Liberal Pacific caucus group. District director for B.C. and Yukon…
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Nova Scotia-based volunteer Peter Kerr went above and beyond to enact meaningful change for veterans in the province. In January 2008, the Federal Superannuates National Association (now the National Association of Federal Retirees) and the Nova Scotia and Nunavut…
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By going above and beyond to host effective town halls, the Federal Retirees Fredericton & District Branch has left a positive impression on its local MP. The COVID-19 pandemic couldn’t stop the Fredericton & District Branch from putting on…
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With passion and perseverance, Federal Retirees’ Cornwall branch was able to inspire a new crop of volunteers to get involved! (From left to right: Veronica Britton, treasurer; JoAn Halliday, president; Gérard Piette, vice-president; Michael Griffin, secretary.) Running a branch of…
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Left to right: Cynthia Foreman, Winnipeg and district branch advocacy contact and Manitoba advocacy program officer; Terry Duguid, member of Parliament for Winnipeg South; Ceci O’Flaherty, Winnipeg and district branch president; Paula Nygard, branch services coordinator for Manitoba; and Lacey…
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Micheline Lefrançois, branch advocacy contact for our Quebec branch, has been a driving force for the Federal Retirees advocacy network, Reach 338. When Federal Retirees launched Reach 338 in 2020, one of the first branches to hit the ground running…
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As part of Reach 338, branch volunteers are teaming up to organize MP meetings and discuss Federal Retirees priorities. On Nov. 6, Bob Manuel, president of South Shore branch and Bill Sproul, president of Western Nova Scotia branch met with Chris d’Entremont,…
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Volunteers at Quinte Branch’s first ever election activity in Belleville, Ont. From left to right: Bev Buchanan, chair CARP Greater Bay of Quinte Area Chapter 39; Pat Russell, treasurer & advocacy lead (Quinte Branch); Dianne Raniowski, membership/social (Quinte Branch). Photo…
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Prairies District Director Rick Brick (left) meets with Alberta Minister of Seniors Josephine Pon (centre) and Deputy Minister Susan Taylor (right). District Director Rick Brick meets with new Minister of Seniors in Alberta Just a few weeks following a…
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