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Maybe employers can help their retired members get more years out of their pensions. P.A.C.E. is something our dept. offers retired members. Our Promoting Activity Creates Energy ( PACE ) team meets at Emergency Services HQ. The purpose of the team is to support current and retired staff...

I was only in one bargaining unit. It was inaugurated in 1917. All applicants since then knew what they were getting into when they hired on. Some postings within the unit were filled on a Senior Qualified basis. Some postings within the unit were filled on a Relative Ability basis.

Not a pension SME , but from what I understand, by removing the 35 year cap, OMERS is encouraging members to stay on the job longer so they can continue contributing to the pension plan, rather than drawing from it. OMERS has a Supplemental Plan for municipal police officers, firefighters and...

When I hired on, an OMERS seminar was included. They explained I would be eligible to retire with an unreduced 70% DB pension on my 55th birthday . It maxed out at 35 years, so , financially, there was no percentage in hanging around . I followed their advice. Times have changed...

So it seems. The American Rush for Canadian Passports 16 September 2026 https://macleans.ca/society/the-american-rush-for-canadian-passports/ Saw this about that, Retirement Is Dead 31 August 2026 Wage stagnation, inflation and sheer bad luck have left Gen Xers toiling into old age...

Saw this on Bonehead Truckers about fuel prices. Ike went to DC for Delilah's Law. Talking about a Blockade. Last US trucker highway blockade I recall was half a century ago. There may have been others since then. But, I think 1974 was the big one. This sounds like more of a strike than a...

Saw this about that, Aug 17, 2026 Demand for Canadian citizenship certificates soaring, fuelled by Americans https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/canadian-citizenship-certificates-americans-9.7307536

I Did the Math. You Can’t Afford to Leave America. Sorry. https://medium.com/@monalazzar/i-did-the-math-you-cant-afford-to-leave-america-sorry-c15fcd689258 A Gallup poll released in November 2025 found that one in five Americans want to leave the country permanently. Among women aged 15 to 44...

Some books on the subject of the Allied Occupation of Italy in 1944 for readers who may be interested , Naples '44 The Skin The Gallery" is about the same time and place . ( The Gallery is the partly damaged Galleria Umberto in the centre of Naples in 1944. )

When you see Christmas decorations in September.

The Policy in our collective agreement was / is , Employees can take a leave of absence with pay, for the two week period of absence, to attend the Canadian Armed Forces Reserve Training Program. Employees are paid their regular pay provided they submit any compensation received for military...

On parade.

That is my understanding exactly. The only bombs falling within the city limits of Berlin hit a wooden summer-house in a garden in the suburb of Rosenthal , 2 people were slightly injured. The Berlin records show that many bombs were dropped in the country areas south of the city , and some...

Hitler's biggest mistake during The Battle of Britain, in my opinion, was shifting the Luftwaffe's target from Royal Air Force (RAF) airfields , radar stations and aircraft factories to British cities. It failed to break morale. It gave the RAF time to train new aircrew and strengthen. The...

At a recent pensioners luncheon , we were reminded that on 9/11 our department not only prepared for the worst in case Canada's largest city was attacked, but also supported our colleagues in New York with ten ambulances, two fully stocked supply vans, two mechanics, support staff, 50 City...

Similar case with darts. My wife loves it. I can't hardly hit my plate with a fork. For me, darts is more a game of chance. However, The Time A Legal Case Was Solved With A Darts Match https://www.ancoralaw.co.uk/news/the-time-a-legal-case-was-solved-with-a-darts-match/

Hadn't heard about it on radio or TV. But , as a bus crew , they responded us from North York to an emergency standby in the downtown financial district . Watched the people evacuating out of the skyscrapers, the court houses at Old City Hall, Osgoode Hall, University Ave., the CN Tower, and...

Never forget.