K T R T A

Welcome…

The Kamloops Thompson Retired Teachers’ Association (KTRTA) started in 1971 as a branch of the British Columbia Retired Teachers’ Association (BCRTA).

We want to welcome you! The Kamloops Thompson Retired Teacher’s Association branch of the BCRTA geographically covers not just the Kamloops Thompson region, we also reach areas of the province west of Kamloops to Lillooet, east to Chase, south to Westwold and north to Blue River. We include retired educators from the Gold Trail and Kamloops Thompson School Districts. We have members who taught elsewhere in Canada and joined our local branch when they moved to our region for their retirement. We currently have approximately 450 members. We look forward to keeping in touch with everyone!

If you are reading this and you are not yet a member, please consider joining our branch. If you are a member, congratulations, and thank you for supporting our regional efforts to communicate on activities related to our common interests, encourage good health and happiness, provide social activities such as our lunch and speaker sessions and so much more. We hope to see you at our local branch events!

We welcome new members and the good news is that new members are always free for their first year: after that, BCRTA membership is $40/year for BCRTA and it is just $5.00/year more to include the extra benefits of belonging to our local branch: the KTRTA. Membership is available to all retired educators from every province and it is so easy to join our association: just go to the BCRTA and fill in the membership form. Don’t forget to select the box to join the Kamloops Thompson Branch! Or, give the BCRTA a call, toll free, at 1-(877)-683-2243 and Laurie Boyd will sign you up.

Our Mission…

Our mission at the KTRTA is to enhance the quality of life for all of our local branch members. We try our best to provide welcome social connection, engagement with important issues at the local level and provide the BCRTA with representation from this broad region of B.C. [Read more…]

KTRTA BULLETIN BOARD

Important COVID-19 Pandemic Update: Our get-togethers are cancelled until further notice.

May 25, 2020

Dear Friends,

We sincerely hope that this finds all of our members in good health and that you are able to stay in touch with family and friends during these extraordinary times of physical distancing.

Like everyone, we are following the current COVID-19 pandemic closely. Unfortunately, our get-togethers are cancelled until further notice. Once we have the ability to move around freely and socialize in large groups, we will develop a new schedule and set of program topics. While it is not possible to know when we will be allowed to meet we are looking forward to seeing everyone as soon as it is safe for us to do so.

Best regards to you all,
Your KTRTA Executive Team

In Memoriam…To remember the retired teachers who have recently passed away, a new page, called In Memoriam, has been added to our website. You will find the tab for our new In Memoriam page under “ABOUT” in the main menu at the top of this page. You may also access In Memoriam here.

Keep Your BCRTA and KTRTA Member Contact Information Up-To-Date -Please remember to let us know if you change your address, telephone number or email address. You can contact us at onlineoffice.ktrta@gmail.com and 250-299-1874 or update your contact information at https://bcrta.ca/update-member-info/ Please note that we can update your BCRTA/KTRTA information but not your Teachers Pension Plan (TPP) information. Please contact the Teachers’ Pension Plan (TPP) directly to update your member information with TPP. Press this link for more information on how to contact TPP.

Thinking of becoming a member of the BCRTA and KTRTA? Use this BCRTA application form and join us today. Don’t forget to check the box to add the Kamloops Thompson Branch to your BCRTA membership. If you are already a member of the BCRTA , please make the decision to join us as well. It’s just $5.00 per year to be a member of the KTRTA and support us locally.