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ARTA supports an engaged lifestyle after retirement through member-centred services , advocacy , communication , wellness and leadership .
The Magazine of the Alberta Retired Teachers ’ Association WINTER 2017 | VOL . 26:2
EDITOR Robin Carson
ASSOCIATE EDITOR Margaret Sadler
ASSISTANT EDITORS Vi Oko Bev Sawyer
EXECUTIVE LIAISON Marilyn Bossert
ADVERTISING AND MARKETING Amanda Shaw
PRINTING & DESIGN Burke Group
news & views is published four times a year by the Alberta Retired Teachers ’ Association ( ARTA ).
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Regular Features
4 Member Services 5 President ’ s Message
7 Executive Director ’ s Report
8 Opportunities 9 Editorial 10 Spirituality & Wellness 12 Financial 14 Gardening 16 Legal 18 From the Branches 54 From our Partners 58 In Memoriam
Wellness
50 Positive Thinking and Emotional Well-Being
Articles
24 Highlights of the 2017 ARTA AGM
27 ARTA ’ s Honorary Membership for Gordon Cumming
28 2017 Scholarship Winners
32 ARTA Welcomes the Alberta Retired Teachers Charitable Foundation
35 Book Review : Financial Planning in Steps
36 Travelling the Nayarit Riviera
40 “ School Days , School Days . Dear Old Golden Rule Days …”
43 Hospice — Giving Families a Chance to Be the Family
46 Into Africa : Zambia 1963 – 68 48 Brothers of a Feather : Part 2
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