CNPA Fraser Valley
Canadian National Railway Pensioners Association
Next Meeting
Wednesday January 8, 2025
1:00 PM
Doors open 12:00
GUEST SPEAKER IS BLAKE OLSEN
SEE YOU THERE!!
At our monthly meeting today (Oct 9th), we all helped Bertha Alexander celebrate her birthday. The membership suprised her with a cake and flowers.
Happy Birthday to you Bertha, and many more!!!
Terry Fox Run 2024
On Sept 15, there will be Terry Fox runs in various communities throughout Canada, and at some of these locations we will have CN teams participating.
There have been links set up for those that wish to make a donation through the CN Employees and Pensioners Community Fund at these locations.
Also, and if you prefer you can donate directly through the Community Fund website:
https://www.communityfundcn.ca/en/index.snc
and under Activity, choose "Terry Fox Run 2024" near the bottom of the list or...
Donate directly to the Terry Fox Foundation at:
https://terryfox.org/ways-to-give/
Let's help out this worthwhile cause.
Well here is some news!!
HearingLife Hearing Care Services
The CN Pensioners Association has teamed up with the professionals at HearingLife to provide the very best hearing care services to all its members.
HearingLife and its Network Partners have over 400 clinics across the nation and form the largest network of Hearing Health care providers in Canada.
Your membership with the CN Pensioners Association makes you and your spouse/partner, children, and parents eligible to receive exclusive benefits, including an EXTRA 10% off the final purchase price of hearing aids and custom noise protection, plus more AIR MILES™ Reward Miles!
PLUS, you’re eligible to register for the HearingLife Advantage Club Pass and receive:
A FREE Club Pass Card
Opportunities to collect more Air Miles™ Reward Miles
Access to exclusive contests and giveaways
Take Advantage now! Visit HearingLifeAdvantage.ca/CNPA to request your free Club Pass Card
Please note that you will be required to show your CNPA membership card at your appointment.
If you have questions, you can contact the preferred partner line at 1-888-419-8871.
ALSO
Our membership again has access to savings on Ford and Lincoln vehicles through the Ford Partner Recognition Program. Our members can login on the Ford portal to generate their own personal identification number (PIN) for the program and then use that PIN and their proof of CNPA membership to access Ford/Lincoln price discounts at any Ford dealer. Full details can be found on the CNPA national website at: https://www.cnpensioners.org/membership/membership-discounts/discounts-ford
At the March meeting we celebrated Al (Curly) Pegg's 97th birthday!!
Barry presented him with a plaque to commemorate the occasion and to recognize Al's contribution as a CNPA member, Blake Olsen presented him with a book (Coaching for Improved Work Performance), and 3 pictures, One of Al on locomotive CN 1003, and two others. Ross Dewar composed a song in his honor. We all sang Happy Birthday and celebrated with a cake.
Judy Pearson (President CNPA Vancouver, Al Pegg, Barry Jones
Ross Dewar's Curly Pegg Song
Remembrance Day 2023
As always, CNPA Fraser Valley was represented at 3 Remembrance Day services.
a wreath was placed at each of the Chilliwack, Aldergrove, and Whalley Cenotaphs by Barry Jones, Ross Dewar and Rae Sexton respectively. Unfortunately this year we were unable to get pictures from Chilliwack.
'Tis the Season!! It's time once again to plan for our Christmas Luncheon, coming up in December. Tickets are $20.00 each, and are available from any Executive Member!
FROM THE OCTOBER MEETING
If anyone is interested in signing up for any of the COSCO Events, the link to the COSCO EVENTS PLANNING PAGE is here:
https://coscobc.org/mec-category/general/
CNPA Quilt Raffle Donation
The proceeds from the CNPA Fraser Valley quilt raffle held in June were donated to the Cyrus Center in Abbotsford, in support of youth aged 12-24 in the Fraser Valley.
Barry Jones is seen here presenting a $300.00 donation to Matt Loewen, Regional Director of the Cyrus Centre.
Thank you to all the members and associates who bought tickets for this raffle.
Our last meeting before the summer break was held on June 14, 2023, and was also the summer BBQ. The event was well attended with over 90 members from both the Fraser Valley and Vancouver councils of the CNPA.
Our "Poet Laureate" Ross Dewar treated us to a few of his poems for lunchtime entertainment and after lunch (chicken and ribs) there were several draws for prizes:
$25.00 Gift card winners were:
Nadia Peresin, Gil McQueen, Cecil Erickson, Jim Lukow, Tony Fritz, Ken Favero, Roger Avoan, Gordy Waters, Debbie Olson and Lorrie Douglas.
The Garden Wheelbarrow, generously donated by Keith Dyrda, was won by
Ross Rees.
We held the draw for the quilt and the lucky winner was Richard McQueen.
There were two 50/50 draws:
The first draw for $200 was won by Wendy Kesselring
The second draw for $100 was won by Robert King.
The balance of the 50/50 draw was donated, along with a generous donation of food, to Church in the Valley and their food bank.
Congratulations to all the winners, and thank you to everyone who attended, and participated in this event. We hope you enjoyed the food and company!
Summer BBQ - June 14, 2023
About Us
The CN Pensioners Association - Fraser Valley Branch represents over 700 Pensioners in the Fraser Valley & Lower Mainland area of British Columbia.
We meet monthly between September and June to stay connected and discuss issues relevant to our group of retired railroaders.
Christmas Luncheon 2021
Membership Information
Benefits of Membership.
The Executive Committee of the CNPA Fraser Valley Branch, is made up of CN
Pensioners and spouses who volunteer their time to serve and enhance CN pensioners and associates lives.
Your $1.00 a month membership fee does not go to CN. We use it for stamps,
stationery, phone calls, rental of meetings rooms, door prizes, gifts and cards for our sick or hospitalized members, guest speaker honorariums, and a host of other items.
Membership Benefits:
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Representative on the Pension and Health Care Committee
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Regional Newsletter 3 times a year
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CN Calendar and CN People Magazine is mailed to you
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Bursary Program eligibility for children & grandchildren
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Local events, including Christmas Luncheon and more
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Monthly meetings with interesting guest speakers.
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Complimentary coffee & snacks at meetings.
We sincerely hope that if you aren’t already a member that you will join
us and support us so that we can continue to support you.
If you are a CN Pensioner in receipt of a CN Pension, joining is easy! Annual membership fees can be deducted from your pension cheque via Payroll Deduction (PRD).
Associate members are encouraged to join as well, but are required to pay by cheque ($12.00 annually).
We look forward to welcoming you soon!
Meetings and Location
Meetings are held the
SECOND Wednesday of each month
except July and August at:
The Church in the Valley
23589 Old Yale Road
Langley, B.C.
To see a Map of the meeting location Click here
CNPA Fraser Valley Executive
