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:

Hello Everyone, 

Please join us on Friday, February 28, 2020 at 12:00 p.m. at the Northshore Community Centre for our February get-together about the importance of correcting hearing loss. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. We are sure that you will find this topic meaningful. Bring a friend!

Program: ‘Love Your Hearing; Your Hearing is Important!’ Our guest speaker is Dan Allen, Audiologist, from HearingLife Canada Ltd. 

Valentine’s Theme: Rosemarie Stoltze and Suzanne Legault have organized the program and they are planning a Valentines theme, decorations and treats. Rosemarie and Susanne invite you to wear RED and bring a story, anecdote, or poem related to the Valentines theme to share with others at your table as an ice breaker at the start of this event.   

Lunch Menu: Mixed sandwiches, assorted veggies and dessert.  

RSVP: Please reserve your lunch at onlineoffice.ktrta@gmail.com by Tuesday February 25, 2020. You will receive a confirmation of  your lunch reservation. 

Cost: $5.00 Lunch is being provided by HearingLife Canada Ltd. Payment is at the door by either cheque or cash.

Last Month’s Lunch & Speaker: We had an excellent turnout last month at our Chinese Lunar New Year luncheon with speaker Gerry Tiede, President of BCRTA. We hope you enjoyed it as much as we did! Gerry Tiede updated us about:

• 1.  The wonderful health of our pension plan investment performance,

• 2.  Our cost saving choices for extended health insurance and travel insurance through BCRTA,

• 3.  Our BCRTA survey results (most members are interested in travel and ways to maintain good health!),

• 4.  The strategic plan for changes at BCRTA including some special BCRTA group travel opportunities. We are already looking forward to our March 27, 2020 luncheon. Instead of a speaker, the KTRT Club will host their annual Silent Auction. All funds raised by the KTRT Club will go towards supporting the TRU Retired Teachers’ bursaries fund, the R.R. Smith/KTRTA Club bursary and CHES (Canadian Harambee Education Society). Also, we will be introduced to each of our very appreciative 2019 bursary recipients who will be our guests for the luncheon. Perhaps each student will share a little bit about their experiences. Please start thinking of what you might want to contribute to this year’s silent auction. Suggestions for auction items that you might donate are:  home baking, preserves, jams, jellies, crafts, jewelry, artwork, plants, gift cards, services, and experiences (e.g., outings, picnics, teas, day trips). More information regarding the auction will be shared at the February luncheon.

We look forward to seeing you at our next get together!

Best regards, KTRTA Executive Team

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. Just contact us at onlineoffice.ktrta@gmail.com or 250-299-1874 .
Please note that we can update your BCRTA and KTRTA information but you must contact the Teachers’ Pension Plan (TPP) directly to update your contact information with TPP. Press this link for information on how to contact TPP.

Thinking of becoming a member? Use this BCRTA application form and join us today! Don’t forget to add the Kamloops Thompson Branch to your membership.

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