Note: The RTO AGM Dinner will be held at Brightwood Golf and Country Club, School Street, Dartmouth, May 18th., 2022 at 6:00 pm.
Busses will be available for transportation from the Hotel Halifax at 5:15 pm to Brightwood and return at 8:30 pm.
Accommodations: A block of rooms in the name of the Retired Teachers Organization (RTO)
has been reserved at Hotel Halifax for delegates requiring accommodation.
The special RTO room rate is $104.00 plus tax and includes breakfast and free parking. You will need to show your RTO card at the hotel reception desk.
Delegates must pay for their room prior to checking out.
Members must book their own room by calling 1-833-357-8155 prior to April 25th, 2022 and indicate they are with the NSTU Retired Teachers Organization
to obtain the special RTO room rate, which includes breakfast and free parking.
Note: In accordance with the RTO Constitution,
Resolutions submitted to the 2021 AGM
and can be found here.
These resolutions were presented at the RTO
AGM in Halifax, for debate and approval.
Check HERE to determine which existing public health directives around social distancing and social gatherings remain in place.
Note: In accordance with the RTO Constitution,
Resolutions submitted to the 2021 AGM
and can be found here.
These resolutions were presented at the RTO
AGM in Halifax, for debate and approval.
The RTO has negotiated a three-year agreement with Northwood Corporation on the following benefits for members and their families (spouse/partner/parents/parents-in-law/children, sister, or brother) .
On November 18, 2020 members of the NSTU ratified a new 4-year collective agreement
Upon ratification, the following ancillary benefits will be retroactive to August 1, 2019:
MEDOC® is a registered name for the Travel Insurance program of Johnson Inc., where this product was previously underwritten. (Since 2014, the RTO Medoc® underwriter provider has been Medavie Blue Cross.)
To ensure the brand of our plan is easily identifiable, the NSTU Group Insurance Trustees have re-branded the name of our travel insurance from MEDOC® to NSED Travel Insurance, effective September 1, 2020. . You will receive the same great coverage, just under a different name and the contact information remains the same as it is on your ID card. The ID card you currently have will remain valid and an updated ID card referencing this name change will be issued at a later date.
To help understand why, we have put together the following Frequently Asked Questions
If you have further questions regarding this name change, please contact the Administrator, Johnson Inc., at (902) 453-9543 or 1-800-453-9543 (toll-free).
You can also find more information regarding your NSED Travel Insurance Plan and all of your other NSTU Group Insurance benefits by visiting
www.nstuinsurance.ca
Check HERE to determine which existing public health directives around social distancing and social gatherings remain in place.
You may also email us at pensionsinfo@nspension.ca ; and check out our website https://www.novascotiapension.ca/
As Chair of the ACER-CART Political Advocacy Committee I was tasked to respond to this priority.
I spent considerable time researching the issue and produced a position paper for the ACER-CART Executive Committee.
The Committee thought the information was so urgent and timely that it was decided to provide the information in a document entitled "Elder Abuse " in English and French and presented it to ACER-CART delegates at the June 2018 AGM
be sure to check out the Wellness Links
on the side bar.
Concerning a National Health Care Strategy for Seniors
During the Canadian Association of Retired Teachers (ACER-CART) Annual General Meeting
at the Canadian Teachers Federation Building in Ottawa on June 3-4, 2016
the following resolution was approved by delegates from the thirteen organizations:
That ACER-CART recommend to its member organizations that they endorse
the Declaration of Agreement concerning a National Health Care Strategy for Seniors.
This document was then debated at the RTO Executive meeting on August 9, 2016
and the following motion was approved unanimously:
That the RTO endorse the Declaration of Agreement concerning a National Health Care Strategy for Seniors.
Click below, to view details of the Declaration of Agreement and the endorsements received to August 17, 2016, as approved by the RTO:
(English Version) ,
Declaration of Agreement concerning a National Health Care Strategy for Seniors
or
(French Version),
Une Déclaration D'accord National sur les Soins de Santé pour les Aînés
Newspapers and the Internet cover lots of stories about health care for the aging Canadian,
but the emphasis is usually on drama (dramatic findings from a new study, dramatic events
with no mention of related scientific research), with less emphasis on substance.
Readers are left to wonder which information to trust.
At the recent June board meeting, The Canadian Association of Retired Teachers (ACER-CART)
unanimously passed a resolution to support the McMaster University Optimal Aging Portal
as part of a platform for the development of a National Seniors Strategy.
The Portal features quality scientific evidence about healthy aging information
that can help Canadians remain healthy, active and engaged as long as possible, and to manage their health conditions.
The Portal evaluates health research and resources, telling users whether free health resources on the Internet
and in newspaper stories are based on scientific research, are reliable, and are worthy of note.
The articles are written in consumer-friendly language.
Users can register for free at: McMasters Optimal Aging Portal
and gain easy access to search the full content of the Portal.
To keep up to-date with new research and receive lists of new content recently added to the Portal,
users can opt in to receive Email alerts about how to stay healthy, active and engaged as they grow older.
Users can also follow@Mac_AgingNews or the Portal on Facebook for news and evidence about optimal aging.
April 16th is National Advance Care Planning Day, a day to promote conversations about your wishes
and values for your future health care.
While we are excited to share news surrounding ACP Day, we
must first acknowledge the challenges that we are facing with the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19). As
the WHO-declared pandemic, COVID-19 progresses, this is a very concerning time for many people with
serious conditions and palliative care needs, as well as their families, friends and communities.
For many, COVID19 has provided an opportunity to reflect on their health and what they would want
should they become seriously ill.
Advance Care Planning or ACP is a process that helps people prepare for future health care decisions
and to choose decision makers in the event they are unable to speak for themselves.
The RTO has been partnering with the Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care
Association to help people and their families prepare for a serious illness through advance care planning
education.
For more information on Advance Care Planning you can contact
Advance Care Planning
or The Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association
The Retired Teachers Organization and the Nova Scotia Hospice Palliative Care Association
jointly provide leadership for the planning to our membership and community.
If your RTO Branch is interested in conducting an Advance Care Planning Workshop,
please contact your Branch President or Alyson Hillier at alyson.hillier53@gmail.com
► Patient Centered Health Care
► Support the Continued Implementation of SHIFT: Nova Scotia’s Action Plan for an Aging Population
►Financial and Pension Security in Retirement
► Facilitate the Participation of Seniors in Nova Scotia’s Economic Recovery
► Support for Caregivers
Note: The work of the Seniors Advisory Council will be facilitated via communication
and reporting mechanisms to and from its membership and government.
More details are available here.
If you have any questions please contact Bill Berryman at 902-633-2211 or by e-mail
at:bberryman@nstu.ca.
Medavie Blue Cross is your MEDOC® provider The NSTU Group Insurance Trustees announced that effective September 1st., 2014, Medavie Blue Cross was now your MEDOC® provider for the Travel Insurance and Trip Cancellation/Interruption Insurance.. Additional information is available here. (However, if you have questions about the programs, you must call Johnson Inc. 902-453-9543 (Local) or 1-800-453-9543 (toll-free).
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Last Updated: May 13th., 2022