On every occasion that I have had to meet with our branches, I have tried to remind members that the common experiences we have had as teachers bind us together in many ways. From our commitment while trying to guide youngsters as they developed the skills that would allow them to be contributing members of our society and culture, we emerged with a social consciousness that persists to this day.

Our active membership is now over 10,000. While this increase is partly the demographic effect of more teachers reaching retirement age, we believe that our organization is becoming increasingly useful to retirees so they continue to join us.

Under phase one, middle-income seniors will not be paying less for their prescription drugs. They will be paying so much more that they will cover the cost of free prescription drugs for low-income seniors while, according to the government's own figures, saving $20 million in public spending.

What are our retirees up to since retirement? Be sure to browse through our "News and Views - Winter 2009" and read articles on teaching in Africa and China, and touring in Europe and Newfoundland.

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.

"This contest was fun but yet quite challenging. After several thorough searches of the whole magazine with the magnifying glass, I was finally able to locate the company names. They were very well hidden. Thanks guys for the interesting and informative publication of News and Views. I always look forward for the next issue. Also thanks for the prize." - Rena Braund