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Contacting President Sandy Glenn

Contacting President Sandy Glenn Dear Members of the Association, As you may imagine there is a great deal of email traffic that is sent to President Glenn at both his Association email address and his personal address. This situation makes it difficult for Sandy to keep track of what is going on in each account […]

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On the Lighter Side

Information from Our Media Watchers Dear Members of the Association, Every so often we come across tidbits of information involving the Force that are not always well known. Here then are some of them. In the Did You Know Department we have, Did you know that renowned jazz singer, Diana Krall has a sister, Michelle […]

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Fallen OPP Officer Marc Hovingh

Fallen OPP Officer Marc Hovingh Dear Members of the Association, The Association offers its deepest sympathy to the family, colleagues and friends of Cst. Marc Hovigh who was killed on duty on Thursday, November 19th., on Manitoulin Island, Ontario. Marc, a 28-year veteran of the force, is survived by his wife Lianne and children Laura, […]

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International Day for People Impacted by Suicide Loss (November 21, 2020): Feature story

International Day for People Impacted by Suicide Loss (November 21, 2020): Feature story Dear Members of the Association, “O” Division Wellness Coordinator, Michelle Welsh has graciously directed us to a resource that the Force now provides. “Our National Workplace Well-being Directorate has a segment on our webpage called Our Stories, it consists of several articles […]

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Release of Merlo Davidson Settlement Agreement

Commissioner Lucki   NATIONAL DISTRIBUTION TO INDIVIDUAL MAILBOXES APPROVED BY COMMISSIONER BRENDA LUCKI ON NOVEMBER 19, 2020. Release of the Final Report on the Implementation of the Merlo Davidson Settlement Agreement Today, the Honourable Michel Bastarache released his Final Report on the Implementation of the Merlo Davidson Settlement Agreement. It details historical and more recent […]

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Gov’t Failed to Include Cost of Living in Disability Pensions

  Failure to Include Cost of Living in Disability Pensions Dear Members of the Association, The failure of the federal government to include cost-of-living allowances is referred to as an indexing adjustment. When Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC) discovered this indexing error, which occurred between 2003 and 2010, notifications were sent out to everyone they had […]

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VAC Announces $20 million to Support Veterans Organizations

$20 million to support Veterans Organizations Dear Association Members, VAC has announced the creation of a $20 million Emergency Support Fund. The announcement from VAC follows. The Association will be looking into our options vis-a-vis the fund. James Forrest Director of Communications RCMP Veterans’ Association   Veterans Affairs Canada announces $20 million to support Veterans […]

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Monthly Veterans Affairs Meeting Update

  A Message from President Sandy Glenn Good day folks This is just a short note to brief you on the November 9th monthly meeting with the Deputy Minister Veterans Affairs, Walt Natynczyk. As I explained in an earlier briefing, these meetings take place monthly and are attended by a variety of Presidents representing their respective […]

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