ARTA HEADLINES

The GERTA Second Wind! Conference
• April 11, 2012 from 8:30 till 4:30
• At the Chateau Louis Conference Centre, Edmonton
The Greater Edmonton Retired Teachers Associations of Edmonton, Parkland and St. Albert and Area invite retired teachers and friends to our conference to nourish your mind, body and spirit... read more.

I am honoured and pleased to assume the duties of Executive Director of the Alberta Retired Teachers' Association. I want to thank Don Mock for the hard work he has done over the past five years.I hope to make good use of the wisdom and experience he represents... read more.

An Eyeful for Janus - Somewhere in our schooling we learned that the month January was named after Janus, the Roman god of beginnings and endings. Represented by a double-visage, each face looking in opposite directions, Janus was such a great choice for the... read more.

ARE you a Regular ARTA member in good standing? The Branch Initiative Grant is intended to be used at the Branch level for NEW programs or activities or new pilot projects not currently provided by existing ARTA services. The key elements to consider are new activities or programs large or small that will attract new members or enhance the experience of current members of your branch. The financial assistance may provide opportunities not previously available at the Branch level. For more information and application forms …

Click here to download the Branch Initiatives Grant Application form PDF

Click here to download the Cover Letter PDF

ARTA now has a new telephone system. Our new numbers are:

Toll free anywhere in Canada 1-855-212-2400
Local 780-822-2400

We are still working out the bugs in the new system – so please be patient with us.
We are also updating our phone numbers throughout the website – and we ask you to be patient with us once again as we do this.

Click here to download the FAQ's PDF

We have a new contest winner to announce! Thanks to all of you who entered. The lucky winner of the 'one night stay' at the Hampton Inn and Suites in Edmonton is... read more...

The scholarship applications are very impressive every year. After a careful selection process, this year's winners were recognized at the ARTA Annual General Meeting in October. All of the scholarship winners are to be congratulated! We wish them continued success in achieving their goals. View the winners

The official ARTA magazine, is published 4 times a year. To see the most recent and previous versions Click Here

Winners to be announced shortly!
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From left to right -- Daniel Mulloy (Executive Director), Paul Demers (Treasurer), Juanita Knight (Vice President), Gordon Cumming (President), Marlene Reddekopp (Past President) view image

This latest scam is pretty slick since they provide YOU with all the information, except the one piece they want. Note, the callers do not ask for your card number; they already have it. This information is worth reading. By understanding how the Visa and MasterCard telephone credit card scam works, you will be better prepared to protect yourself.
Read about this scam

Whether or not you are a teacher ; if you are planning on retiring soon, or are already retired, the ATRF (Alberta Teachers’ Retirement Fund) website may have information you’ll find helpful.

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As you all may know, the Federal Government will be implementing changes to the Canada Pension Plan in 2012 and more than likely some of these changes will affect retired teachers and retired people in one way or another. read more...

Retired members of the United Nurses of Alberta are now eligible to join the Alberta Public Sector Group Benefit Program, sponsored by ARTA. read more...

We now have our membership registration and renewal procedure online. This is only available to our regular retired teacher members and affiliate members in the educational sector (retired teachers and support staff, university, college and technical institution's personnel). read more...

Phishing-the act of sending an e-mail to a user falsely claiming to be an established legitimate enterprise in an attempt to scam the user into surrendering private information that will be used for identify theft. read more...

In an article in the Edmonton Journal, July 23, 2010, columnist Ray Turchansky discusses "A Financial-safety checklist for seniors and their families." In that article he quotes writer Anneli Rufus' list of the ten most common scams that are directed at seniors. read more...