We ’ re happy to announce that the ARTA Member Benefits Account is now available to all ARTA Retiree Benefits Plan members . Through our partnership with the Alberta School Employee Benefit Plan ( ASEBP ), we are proud to be able to offer this online resource that will allow you to manage many features of your benefits plan at your own convenience .

With the online ARTA Member Benefits Account , you can :

• View your extended health and dental care claims history ( for claims paid on or after January 1 , 2013 )

• View your benefit coverage information

• Request ARTA Benefits ID cards , or print your own

• Manage your personal information , including your mailing address , phone number and banking information

• Access reliable health information and e-services , such as health risk assessments , via Apple-a-Day , through a partnership with ASEBP and Organizational Health Inc .

How to register 1 . Visit www . arta . net

2 . Click on the ARTA Member Benefits Account icon , located under Featured Sections on the homepage . The icon looks like this

3 . This will open a new browser window with a login and registration page .

4 . Click on the registration button and you will be walked through the process of signing up for an account .

If you have difficulty registering or have questions about the ARTA Member Benefits Account , please contact an ARTA Benefit Plan Coordinator at 780-989-8709 in the Edmonton area , or toll-free at 1-855-444-ARTA ( 2782 ). You may also contact an ARTA Benefit Plan Coordinator by email at arta @ asebp . ab . ca , or visit ASEBP ’ s office Monday to Friday between 8:30 a . m . and 4:30 p . m .

Contact news & views :

To change your mailing address , call Jerry Stefanyk at 780‐822‐2400 or ( toll-free ) 1-855-212-2400

General information : newsandviews @ shaw . ca Editor : Robin Carson nveditor @ shaw . ca ( not advertising )

Advertising : Call Jerry Stefanyk at 780-822-2400 or ( toll-free ) 1-855-212-2400

Submissions of letters , articles and pictures are always welcome at news & views . We also consider poetry and very short stories . Articles should be no more than 1100 words , and are appreciated by email in doc , docx and rtf formats only . You may also send a hardcopy of your article to news & views , Room 409 , 11010 – 142 Street NW , Edmonton , AB T5N 2R1 . Please expect that your work will be edited both for length and mechanics .

Please submit your material to newsandviews @ shaw . ca , or to nvsubmit @ shaw . ca

Thank you to all who entered Contest 17 . We apologize , but because of a late draw , the names of the winners of that contest will be given in the spring issue of news & views .

Once again , TW Insurance has generously donated two $ 50 gift cards for the two winners of Contest 18 .

Answer the two questions below correctly . Submit your correct answers to ARTA before the deadline date of January 20 , 2014 .

1 . Which of ARTA ’ s four plan options offer travel insurance ?

2 . When was Alberta established as a province ?

Mail your answers to :

ARTA Contest # 18 , 409 , 11010 – 142 Street NW , Edmonton , AB T5N 2R1

The contest officially closes January 31 , 2014 , at 4:00 pm . The contest is open to all ARTA members in good standing , both regular and affiliate . Entries received after the closing date and time will not be considered . The decision of the judges is final . Email entries are not considered .

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