The Spring Edition of the Newsletter/Infolettre is now available on the CURAC/ARUCC website https://curac.ca/newsletters/curacarucc-nl/nl-spring2021/ Members can access – and even print out – the full edition in living colour or read individual articles (posted separately) in either French or English.
In light of recent events, the CURAC/ARUCC Board is pleased to present an important review of current position issues on its website. The link is https://www.curac.ca/pension-report-feb-21/
Highlights of the February 2021 CURAC/ARUCC Pension Committee Report include:
The UGRA Winter 2021 newsletter has been published and is being mailed to most UGRA members (unless you requested it not be mailed). You can download a PDF copy of the Winter Newsletter, or previous editions, by clicking: Newsletters
The UGRA Fall 2020 newsletter has been published and is being mailed to most UGRA members (unless you requested it not be mailed). You can download a PDF copy of the Fall Newsletter, or previous editions, by clicking: Newsletters
The Royal Society of Canada struck a task force in April 2020 to study the reponses and challenges in Canada's recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The report on their findings can be found on their website outlining their perspectives on a federal basic income as part of Canada's recovery program.
The Health Care Policy Committee of our national organization, CURAC/ARUCC (College and University Retiree Associations of Canada /Associations de retraités des universités et collèges du Canada), has produced a document entitled Strategies for an Aging Population: Maintaining Independence. The committee invites comments from CURAC/ARUCC members on this draft.
The University has three active pension plans:
The UGRA Spring/Summer 2020 newsletter has been published and is being mailed to most UGRA members (unless you requested it not be mailed). You can download a PDF copy of the latest Newsletter, or previous editions, by clicking: Newsletters
We hope all of you are well and managing in these unprecedented times.
We are happy to announce that William Wareham has been awarded the 2019-20 UGRA Scholarship. William is currently doing an Honours Bachelor of Science Degree in Physics. He is the grandson of Dr. Robert McCrindle from the Department of Chemistry.
