ARTA supports an engaged lifestyle after retirement through member-centred services , advocacy , communication , wellness , and leadership .
EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Margaret Sadler
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Marilyn Bossert
COPY EDITORS AND PROOFREADERS Inge Coates Vi Oko Tara Penner Bev Sawyer
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Jennifer Hope Robert Michon Gary Sawatzky Jonathan Schieman Amanda Shaw Scott Tywoniuk
DESIGN Tony Esteves Virginia Quist
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CANADIAN PUBLICATION AGREEMENT # 40033998
AUTUMN 2022 | VOL . 31.1
Each year , the ARTA Health Benefits Committee reviews the ARTA Benefit Plans , their overall features and plan sustainability , and puts forward plan improvements and rate changes for approval by the ARTA Board of Directors .
The Annual Renewal Statements will be distributed in September . They will be posted to your MyARTA account , and an email notification will go out when they are ready to view online . All members will also receive a printed copy in 2022 , which will be mailed through Canada Post the week of September 26 .
Statements will be posted in rolling batches each Thursday in September to support our Member Services team as they answer questions about individual statements . If you are calling the ARTA office in September , please anticipate higher than typical wait times as we respond to this mass distribution of individual statements .
Plan improvements and rate changes made will be effective November 1 , 2022 .
Erratum : In the Summer 2022 issue of news & views , the
Member Services
Advocacy
ARTA Benefit Plan ad on page 6 incorrectly stated “$ 600 Annual Vision Care ” for the ARTARx benefit plan . It should have stated Wellness “$ 600 Vision Care per 24 consecutive Organizational months Excellence .”
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