Bell In Touch

In Touch
Newsletter for Bell retirees | June 2015, Vol. 15, No. 2
Celebrating 135 years of
connecting Canadians
Intense competition, rapidly evolving
technology, and a need for massive
network investments.
Like today, these were some of
the biggest challenges Bell faced
when our company was founded
on April 29, 1880. Within a year,
Charles Fleetford Sise, President
of The Bell Telephone Company
of Canada, had put together a
national telephone system serving
2,100 customers, setting the stage for
135 years of growth at the forefront
of Canadian communications.
Today, Bell provides more than
21 million customers with cuttingedge mobile, Internet, television and
business communications services.
We also deliver Canada’s favourite
television, radio and digital content
through leading media properties
across the country, and remain a
leader in network investment and
innovation as we continue to expand
Canada’s largest national high-speed
fibre and mobile 4G LTE networks.
Historical highlights
1880: Bell consolidates multiple telephone
and telegraph companies in Ontario
and Québec with the goal of improving
technology and earning power.
1890: 24-hour operator service is gradually
introduced.
1905: 14,000 telephone poles and
60,000 km of wires have been installed,
servicing 78,000 customers.
1910: Customers can call throughout
Canada and the US.
1950s: Bell’s network transports television
signals.
1983: BCE is created, becoming Bell’s
parent company.
1985: Bell launches Canada’s first cellular
network.
1995: Bell introduces dial-up Internet access
followed by high-speed service in 1997.
1999: Bell is the first company in North
America to offer wireless mobile Internet
services.
2009: Bell acquires The Source, adding
700 locations to our retail footprint.
2010: Bell Let’s Talk launches as Canada’s
largest ever corporate initiative dedicated to
mental health.
2010: Bell creates Bell Media business unit.
2013: Bell buys Astral Media, significantly
growing Bell Media’s presence in Québec.
2014: Bell privatizes Bell Aliant, expanding
our national team to include Atlantic
Canada.
2015: Bell reaches 1 million IPTV customers,
making Fibe TV and FibreOP TV among
the fastest growing product lines in the
company’s history.
In this issue
Bell in Québec...................................... 2
Pension Information Committee
elections................................................ 3
News roundup...................................... 5
Profiles.................................................. 6
Bell Pensioners’ Group........................ 8
Events................................................... 9
Obituaries............................................ 12
Employee Discount Plan.................... 14
Employee Giving Campaign.............. 15
Bell in Québec
Celebrating culture
Bell has a long tradition of supporting
culture, devoting great energy to
ensuring Quebecers can access
world-class musical and artistic events. And our engagement continues to grow!
This summer, we look forward to
partnering with a number of festivals
that provide a significant boost to
Québec tourism and contribute
to the economy. From Trois-Rivières,
Victoriaville, Rouyn-Noranda and
Saguenay to Québec City and
Montréal, Bell’s creative expertise will
be essential in showcasing every event.
Many concerts will be shown on
Bell Local for our Fibe TV customers.
Rouge fm radio will also broadcast a
number of shows live so music lovers
can savour the work of well-known
artists and emerging talent. For more
details, please visit rougefm.ca.
Come have some fun and
celebrate culture with us at the
many Bell-supported festivals and
events across Québec.
Have a great summer!
Martine Turcotte
Vice Chair, Québec
Québec
Montréal
• FrancoFolies de Montréal
(June 11 to 20) –
francofolies.com
• Montréal International Jazz
Festival (June 26 to July 5) –
montrealjazzfest.com
• Osheaga (July 31 to
August 2) – osheaga.com
• Journées de la culture
(September 25 to 27) –
journeesdelaculture.qc.ca
Trois-Rivières
• FestiVoix (June 26 to
July 5) – festivoix.com
• Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières
(July 31 to August 8) –
gp3r.com
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Thetford Mines
• Festival Promutuel de la
relève (August 20 to 22) –
inforeleve.com
Victoriaville
• Festival des fromages
fins (June 18 to 21) –
festivaldesfromages.qc.ca
Québec City
• Festival d’été de Québec
(July 9 to 19) –
www.infofestival.com
• Bordeaux fête le vin à
Québec (August 27 to 30) –
ville.quebec.qc.ca/bordeaux
Alma
• Festirame (July 4 to 11) –
festirame.com
Chicoutimi
• Festival international
des rythmes du monde
(July 28 to August 2) –
rythmesdumonde.com
Gatineau
• Casino du Lac-Leamy Sound
of Light (August 8 to 22) –
feux.qc.ca
Val-d’Or
• Festival de l’humour de
l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue
(July 1 to 5) –
festivaldhumour.com
Rouyn-Noranda
• Osisko en lumière (August 6
to 8) – osiskoenlumiere.com
• Festival du cinéma
international en AbitibiTémiscamingue (October 31
to November 5) –
festivalcinema.ca
Other Canadian
provinces
Calgary (Alberta)
• Calgary Stampede
(July 3 to 12) –
calgarystampede.com
Toronto (Ontario)
• Toronto International
Film Festival (TIFF)
(September 10 to 20) –
tiff.net/festivals
Ottawa (Ontario)
• Bluesfest (July 8 to 19) –
ottawabluesfest.ca
Cavendish
(Prince Edward Island)
• Cavendish Beach Music
Festival (July 10 to 12) –
cavendishbeachmusic.com
Halifax (Nova Scotia)
• Natal Day Festival (July 30
to August 3) – natalday.org
• Atlantic Film Festival
(September 17 to 24) –
atlanticfilm.com
Avondale (Newfoundland)
• Eastbound Hoedown Music
Festival (August 21 and 22) –
eastboundfestival.com
Fredericton
(New Brunswick)
• Harvest Jazz &
Blues Festival
(September 15 to 20) –
harvestjazzandblues.com
In several Canadian cities
• FIFA Women’s World Cup
(June 6 to July 5): Matches
presented in Vancouver,
Edmonton, Calgary,
Winnipeg, Ottawa, Montréal
and Moncton – fifa.com/
womensworldcup
Pension Information Committee –
call for nominations
From June 29 to July 31, candidates may be nominated to fill the 2 positions
occupied by retirees on the 6-member Pension Information Committee (PIC).
If you are interested in serving on the
committee or would like to nominate
a fellow retiree, please submit your
nomination starting June 29 at
https://www.services-bell.com/PIC2015
or complete the nomination form below.
Please note that only one nomination
per retiree will be accepted.
All nominations must be sent to
the PIC coordinator before July 31.
In order for a candidate’s name to
appear on the ballot, they must receive
at least 15 nominations. Voting will
take place over a 4-week period from
August 10 to September 4.
In addition to 2 retiree
representatives – one from Ontario
(Ontario and Western Canada) and
one from Québec (Québec and
Maritimes) – the committee is
comprised of 2 representatives
from Unifor and 2 Bell managers.
Ontario and Québec retiree and
manager representatives are
elected in separate balloting by
their respective constituencies.
The election of both incoming retiree
and manager representatives will be
held during the same period. Unifor
representatives are directly named by
their bargaining unit.
In the event of an incumbent
representative’s resignation, the
runner-up in the election will serve
as an official back-up and assume
responsibility for the remainder of
the mandate. All retired member
representatives are elected to a
3-year mandate (January 2016 to
December 2018) and may opt for
re-election. Before submitting a
nomination, it is advisable to confirm
if the prospective nominee is willing
to serve on the committee.
Note: The PIC was established in 1988
to promote awareness and understanding
of the Pension Plan among members and
ensure they receive clear information
concerning the financial, actuarial and
administrative aspects of the plan. It
should be noted that the responsibility for
modifying the provisions of the plan rests
with the company. Formal meetings with
company representatives are held once or
twice a year, as needed.
For any additional information,
please call the Benefits
Administrator at 1-888-400‑0661.
Once the nominations have been
registered, you will be able to vote
online at https://www.services-bell.com/
PIC2015. Instructions on how to vote
electronically using your employee
number are posted on the website.
You can also obtain a paper ballot by
calling 1-888-720-0824.
Retired member nomination form
Bell Canada PIC
(Only one nomination per person will be accepted)
Nominee information
Nominator
(Please print)
(Please print)
Full name:
_________________________________________
Full name:
Employee number:
_________________________________________
Employee number:
(if known)
Address:_________________________________________
_________________________________________
Province of residence: _________________________________________
_________________________________________
_________________________________________
(as indicated on your pension pay stub)
Signature:_________________________________________
Date:_________________________________________
Use the pre-addressed envelope provided in this issue and return to:
Bell – PIC Coordinator
1, carrefour Alexander-Graham-Bell, DB1-17, Verdun (Québec) H3E 3B3
All nominations must be received no later than July 31, 2015.
June 2015 | 3
BCE and Sun Life partner on pension agreement
BCE has signed an agreement with
Sun Life Financial that helps manage
cost increases to Bell Canada’s
Defined Benefit Pension Plan due
to increased longevity of retirees.
The agreement does not affect the
benefits paid from the pension plan
to pensioners in any way.
The agreement, the first of its kind in
North America, means BCE will pay
fixed monthly premiums to Sun Life
and, in return, Sun Life will make
monthly payments to the pension fund
for the lifetime of pensioners. This
reduces the risk that BCE will need
to make pension fund contributions
that exceed current projections.
remains responsible for the plan.
Pensioners will continue to receive the
same monthly pension cheques as
before the agreement.
If you have questions, please
contact the Benefits Administrator
at 1-888-400-0661.
The insurance applies to $5 billion
of liability and adds an extra layer of
financial protection to the Bell Canada
Pension Plan. No assets are being
transferred to Sun Life and BCE
Plan B monthly health care premiums
to increase July 1
If you are currently paying for Bell’s Plan B health care for your dependents, please note that the monthly premium will
increase by one dollar to $37, effective July 1. Your taxable benefits and pension income will be adjusted accordingly.
Premiums will continue to be reviewed on a periodic basis as necessary.
Home and auto insurance renewal
Bell retirees who hold insurance contracts with The Personal will automatically have their contracts renewed on July 1.
The renewal notices were mailed recently.
Contracts are renewed automatically
unless you notify The Personal of your
decision to cancel. Please note that
if you have multiple contracts (with a
common expiry date), you will receive
them separately.
Cancellation
To cancel any of your contracts,
please contact The Personal as soon
as possible.
4 | In Touch
Customer Service
You can reach an agent at
The Personal:
• Monday to Friday: 8 am to 8 pm
• Saturday: 8 am to 4 pm
•1-888-476-8737
Not yet insured
with The Personal?
Benefit from the best value on
the market for your home and auto
insurance. Thanks to a partnership
between Bell and The Personal,
you will enjoy preferential rates and
numerous benefits.
Please note that different Bell groups renew
their insurance contracts at different times.
Notification is sent at least 30 days before each
contract renewal.
The clauses and terms pertaining to the
described coverage are set out in the insurance
contract. Certain conditions and exclusions are
included therein.
To get a home or auto insurance
quote, visit thepersonal.com/bell
or call 1-888-476-8737.
News roundup
May 26
Bell launches Fibe TV app, a new way
to watch Canada’s best TV service
Available as a free download for iOS
and Android, the Bell Fibe TV app
provides access to more than 300 live
channels at home, 150 live channels
on the go, and over 8,000 hours
of on-demand programming on
smartphones and tablets. You can also
use the app as a remote control to
access the Fibe TV programming guide
and manage recordings at home and
on the go, or to change channels and
start, pause or record programs from
your wrist with the Apple Watch.
For more information, please visit
bell.ca/fibetvapp.
May 20
Toronto Argonauts join the Bell team
Bell is acquiring the flagship team
in Canadian football – The Toronto
Argonauts – alongside long-time
partner in Maple Leaf Sports and
Entertainment (MLSE), Larry
Tanenbaum. As part of the deal, the
Argonauts will move to the newly
renovated BMO Field at Exhibition
Place starting with the 2016 season.
Over the last few years, Bell has
acquired ownership stakes in both
the Montréal Canadiens and MLSE,
which includes top sports teams the
Maple Leafs, Raptors, Toronto FC
and Marlies, and partnered with the
Ottawa Senators and Vancouver
Whitecaps FC in major sponsorship
deals.
May 12
Bell acquires 2500 MHz spectrum to
accelerate mobile broadband growth
With the results of Industry Canada’s
wireless spectrum auction, Bell
increased its total 2500 MHz spectrum
holdings nationwide. Along with
previously acquired 700 MHz and
BCE
shares
Closing price
Low
High
AWS-3 spectrum, these airwaves
support Bell’s ongoing rollout of 4G LTE
services to cities, small towns and rural
communities across the country. Bell’s
4G LTE network currently reaches 91%
of Canadians and will reach 98% by the
end of 2015.
April 30
Bell announces plan to invest $20
billion in networks by 2020
At the BCE Annual General Meeting in
Toronto, President and CEO George
Cope announced the company’s plan
to invest $20 billion in capital from
2015 to the end of 2020 to expand
Bell’s broadband 4G LTE mobile
network and fibre networks. As
Canada’s biggest capital investment
program outside the oil and gas sector,
the plan supports both the nation’s
broadband leadership on a global scale
and Bell’s commitment to lead the
communications industry into the future.
April 17
Bell’s Fibe TV and FibreOP TV
serve 1 million Canadians
With strong growth driven by innovative
features such as Restart, Wireless TV
and CraveTV, Fibe TV and FibreOP TV
broke through the 1 million customer
mark, helping Bell become the second
largest television provider in Canada
with more than 2.65 million subscribers.
As Bell’s Fibe and FibreOP coverage
footprint continues to grow in Ontario,
Québec and Atlantic Canada, far more
Canadians are switching to Bell than
cutting the cord. To learn more, visit
bell.ca/fibetv or fibreop.ca.
March 26
Bell receives Mérite du français
award from Québec government
Bell Let’s Talk supports
seniors in BC
A $20,000 grant from the Bell
Let’s Talk Community Fund in
2014 helped The Mood Disorders
Association of British Columbia
open a mental health wellness
centre for seniors in Vancouver.
The centre will use its grant to
develop web-based content and to
train volunteer facilitators to bring
their Wellness Recovery Action
Program to other assisted and
non-assisted living facilities around
BC. To learn more, please visit
bell.ca/letstalk.
business by presenting the company
with the Mérite du français award in
the “French Language Committee”
category. Bell’s development of
programs that promote the use
of French in Québec and across
the company impressed the jury
of representatives from the Office
québécois de la langue française and
various companies.
March 2
Bell is Canada’s most valuable
communications brand
Rising 2 spots to #3 in Brand Finance’s
annual rankings of Canada’s most
valuable brands this year, Bell is the
only company in the top 5 from outside
the financial services sector. Bell’s
brand value has also been among the
fastest growing, increasing by 38%
to $7.63 billion since the first rankings
in 2013.
The Québec government recognized
Bell’s contribution to the promotion and
usage of French in workplaces and
June 1, 2015: $54.62
October 15, 2014: $46.43
February 5, 2015: $60.20
For information on Bell products
and services, please go to bell.ca
or call 310-BELL.
June 2015 | 5
Bell retiree profile
A computer club for everyone
Located in Saint-Bruno, in the heart
of the Montérégie region, is one of
Québec’s largest computer clubs:
Club informatique Mont-Bruno.
Founded in 1983, the club has
700 members of all ages and levels
from more than 30 municipalities.
Two Bell retirees, Walter Pearce and
Michel Gagné, sit on the board of
directors of this entirely self-funded
non-profit organization. Four other
Bell retirees – Robert Bujold, Rita
Olsthoorn, Sylvain Garneau and
Huguette Turgeon – are among the
club’s approximately 70 volunteers.
“I joined the club in 2001 after buying
my first computer,” explains Walter
Pearce, who retired in 1994. The
following year, he agreed to chair its
board of directors. Today, he serves
as treasurer in addition to organizing
the club’s social activities.
Michel Gagné joined the club in
2004, a year before retiring. “I have
a background in computer science
and was looking for an organization
I could volunteer with when I retired,”
explains Michel, who is vice-chair
of the board of directors. “I wanted
to spend my time helping people
who are interested in learning about
computers or need support.”
Helpful classes
“I manage the club’s website in
addition to giving classes on the
possibilities of the Internet,” explains
Michel. “I’m always delighted by
the testimonials we receive from
members. One grandfather, whose
grandchildren live in the United
States, told me just how much being
able to Skype with them helps him
keep in touch with his family.”
“I’ve been volunteering for over
50 years,” adds Walter, who gives
about 20 hours of his time per week
to the club. He also helps out at the
Saint-Bruno volunteer centre and
is a founding member of the Bell
Pensioners’ Group.
“We owe a large part of our club’s
success to Michel, who devotes
40 hours per week to it,” notes
Walter. “The members really
appreciate his commitment and
work.” Michel is also president of the
Université de Montréal’s Association
des diplômés en informatique and
a major contributor to Wikipedia,
with over 25,000 contributions to the
online encyclopedia, primarily in the
pages concerning computers, Québec
and, of course, telecommunications.
Michel and Walter believe that no
one is ever too old to develop an
interest in computers. “One of our
members learned the basics of web
design at the age of 92,” says Michel.
“Four years later, he has 6 websites.
He’s proof that it’s never too late
to learn!”
To find out more about the club,
go to cimbcc.org.
For information or to join the
club, contact Walter Pearce at 450-441-9500 or
cimbcc@cimbcc.org.
Volunteers wanted
Club informatique Mont-Bruno
is looking for volunteers willing to
give a few hours per month to the
club. To find out more, call Michel
Gagné at 450-653-4973.
A wide range of services
The $35 annual fee entitles members
to a wide range of services, including
computer support and more than
150 classes. The classes cover all
aspects of using computers, from
email and web browsing to photo
editing, computer security, office
automation and website creation.
A number of club volunteers also hold
introductory computer and Internet
classes for beginners. These classes
are offered free of charge to residents
of all the municipalities in the region,
at the Saint-Bruno, Saint-Basile and
Sainte-Julie public libraries.
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Left to right: Michel Gagné, Sylvain Garneau, Huguette Turgeon, Rita Olsthoorn, Walter Pearce and Robert Bujold.
Bell retiree profile
The fast track
Retiree Doug Smith is anything
but retiring. The 64-year-old has
the energy – to say nothing of the
athleticism – of a man decades his
junior.
For a breather from more serious
athletic pursuits, he volunteers as the
chief starter for children Grades 2 to 8.
Serious competitor
Despite hours spent volunteering every
day, Doug still finds time to train hard
enough to be a serious competitor
on the national and international
scene, although he is modest about
his achievements. “The best I ever
did at the Worlds was sixth,” he says.
“I’m not usually with the top guys in
the world. But I will win the Canadian
championships in steeple.” Doug was
also involved in forming a track club
at the University of Toronto, one of the
biggest Masters clubs in Ontario. He
trains with them 3 days a week and
runs the other 4 days.
He competes at the Masters level in
track and field, including in the gruelling
steeplechase – an obstacle race with
hurdles. In fact, Doug is probably
one of the few people over 40 who is
looking forward to getting older. “You
compete in 5 year age groups. So I’m
looking forward to turning 65, when I’ll
be the younger guy competing against
the older ones.”
His love of steeplechase goes back
over two decades. “I was at a track
meet when I saw it for the first time,”
he says. “Being a taller guy, I thought
it looked like fun, and a year or two
later I set the M35 Canadian record.
It’s a challenge because it’s extremely
important to watch your pacing, but
then of course you’re running around
jumping over things, which is fun.”
A fitness legacy for Bell
Doug spent 30 years working as a
technician at Adelaide Street – known
as Toronto 1 – basically his entire
career. His final years at Bell were
spent at the Network Management
Centre monitoring and troubleshooting
the fibre-optic network. He was
the driving force behind starting an
employee gym at the Adelaide Street
location, which turned 20 years old
in April. “We found a room and a few
people who thought it was a good
idea,” he says. “I brought stuff in from
home, and soon it got so big in terms
of members and equipment that the
company started coming to us. Other
locations wanted to do the same thing.
I still meet with the guys who run it; we
go for lunch once a year.”
Smith in the steeplechase water jump.
Even before Doug retired, he was
president of Ontario Masters Athletics
(OMA), a volunteer job he has kept
for 20 years, recently landing him
in the Canadian Masters Athletics
Hall of Fame. He also acts as the
meet director for various provincial
and national events. This is on top
of being the webmaster for OMA,
the communications director for the
Canadian Masters Athletics Association
and the official and unofficial
photographer for various meets and
championships. All this tallies up to
hours each day spent working for the
good of track and field in Canada.
“It takes up a lot of time,” he laughs.
“I keep looking around for the union
steward when I need a break.”
His athletic pursuits sometimes
take him to far-off destinations,
accompanied by Cathy, his wife of
42 years. They have attended world
track and field championships in Spain,
Italy, Brazil and other countries.
Doug’s quieter pursuits include yoga
and his koi pond, which he nicknamed
Lake Shaggy (for a virtual tour, visit
lakeshaggy.com). But even with the koi
pond, which he describes as “zen,” he
had to dig a hole 7 feet deep, set up
the plumbing and pumps and install a
chalet over the pond to keep the fish
alive in the winter.
Staying active is an understatement
when describing Doug Smith. “It’s
about fighting the urge to sit on the
couch,” he says. “You may not get
better, but you’re trying to maintain
the fitness you had when you were
younger.”
If you, or other retirees you know, have found interesting ways to enjoy retirement, we would like to hear from you. Send us an email
at intouch@bell.ca, or write to us at 1, carrefour Alexander-Graham-Bell, A-4, Verdun (Québec) H3E 3B3.
June 2015 | 7
BPG – the voice of retirees!
Created 20 years ago by Bell
retirees, the Bell Pensioners’
Group (BPG) is a not-for-profit
organization dedicated to protecting
our defined benefit (DB) pensions
and post-retirement benefits (as
applicable). BPG closely monitors
developments in pension legislation
and regulations across Canada and
actively participates in any policy
debates that have the potential to
affect DB pension plan members.
Why join BPG?
Support an organization that has
the necessary expertise to protect
our pensions. BPG is recognized
within the pension stakeholder
community and with various levels
of government as a well-informed,
articulate, and credible advocate for
DB pensioners. There is strength
in numbers, so join us as we
voice our concerns and present
our recommendations in a fully
professional manner.
As a member of BPG, you will
enjoy access to a wealth of
information set out in our newsletters,
on our website, and at meetings
organized by our chapters in
Ontario and Québec.
BPG is there for you!
Visit our website at
bellpensionersgroup.ca to
register online or complete
the application form available in the
March 2015 issue of In Touch. A $20
annual membership fee covers all
the initiatives BPG undertakes on
your behalf.
8 | In Touch
BPG Fall Meetings
Ontario Central Chapter
October 26
Unifor Union Hall,
1425 Phillip Murray Ave,
Oshawa, from 12 to 2:30 pm
(registration and refreshments
from 11 am to 12 pm)
October 28
Applewoodhills Room East &
West, Burnhamthorpe Community
Centre, 1500 Gulleden Drive,
Mississauga, from 12:30 to 3 pm
(registration and refreshments
from 11:30 am to 12:30 pm)
Ottawa, Ontario East,
North and Outaouais
Chapter
September 22
Portsmouth Olympic Harbour
(Press Room), 53 Yonge St.,
Kingston, from 1 to 4 pm
October 29
Nepean Sportsplex (Salon A),
1701 Woodroffe Ave, Ottawa,
at 9:30 am
Southwestern Ontario
Chapter
October 27
Royal Canadian Legion,
1450 2nd Avenue West,
Owen Sound, at 9 am
Télébec Chapter
October
Bécancour area, date and venue
to be determined
November
Val-d’Or area, date and venue
to be determined
Events
Ontario
Barrie
Huronia Telecom Pioneers
• The club meets every second
Monday of the month (except July,
August and September).
• December 5: Christmas lunch at
Kempenfelt Conference Centre.
Info: Brenda Collins at 705-726-7444
or Vickie Douglas at 705-835-3637.
Hamilton Telephone
Retirees Club
Members who would like to receive
the new club newsletter should email
htr@cogeco.ca. Suggestions for
content should be sent to the same
address.
Kitchener/Waterloo
Telephone Retirees Club
• Breakfast gatherings at 9 am, last
Thursday of every month at various
restaurants:
- June 25: Kypreos Restaurant,
305 Lancaster St. W., Kitchener;
- July 30: Crossroads Restaurant,
384 Arthur St., Elmira;
- August 27: Harvest Moon
Restaurant, 5 Parkside Dr.,
St. Jacobs;
- September 24: Kypreos
Restaurant;
- October 29: Crossroads
Restaurant.
• September 10: Der Bruder picnic
and corn roast at 1:30 pm, at
Foreman’s Club, St. Agatha. Info:
Joyce Stuckhardt at 519-743-8974,
by August 25.
• Second Wednesday of every month,
from 1 to 4 pm: Cards and games at
404 Wing, corner of Weber St. N. and
Dutton St. in Waterloo. Next dates:
July 8, August 12, September 9 and
October 14.
• Heart Pillows: Stuffing and sewing
bees 3 or 4 times per year.
To join: Joyce Stuckhardt at
519‑743‑8974 or stucky@
sympatico.ca, Nancy Paulini at
519-744-7888 or nan.paulini@bell.net,
or Lynn Berry at 519‑585-7867
or mr.berry@sympatico.ca.
Newmarket Bell Pioneers
Luncheon club meetings the first
Monday of every month (September
to June) at the Buttery Restaurant
in Newmarket.
Oshawa Telecom Pioneers
Luncheon gatherings last Tuesday
of every month at 11:45 am, at the
New Globe Restaurant in Oshawa,
corner of Athol St. and Albert St.
Everyone welcome. Info: Alice Gould
at 905-723-1774.
Telco Community Volunteers
Five retirees clubs, under the banner
of TCV, have been serving retirees
in the Greater Metropolitan Toronto
area since 2000. These clubs, located
in Brampton, Mississauga, Oakville,
Scarborough and Toronto, hold monthly
events that include member meetings,
cultural and recreational tours,
fellowship events and participation
in local charitable activities. Visit
telcocommunityvolunteers.com
for more info.
TCV Brampton Retirees Club
(General Brampton area)
General club meetings first Thursday
of every month at the Snelgrove
Community Centre, 11692 Hurontario
Street N. (south of Mayfield Road),
11:30 am to 2 pm, from September
to June (except July, August and
December). Activities include guest
speakers and social and educational
outings. New members welcome. Info:
brampton.telcocommunityvolunteers.com.
Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
Bell retiree inducted
posthumously
Retiree Frederick Heather, who worked at Bell from 1925
to 1960, is among the Canadians who recently became
members of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. He was
inducted posthumously, 39 years after his death.
His induction is in recognition of his remarkable
contribution to cricket in Canada and his long career as a
player, umpire and builder of the sport.
As a player, Frederick Heather won 2 Toronto City
Championships (1922 and 1927) as well as 2 Ontario
Championships with the Bell Telephone Cricket Club
(1926 and 1928) and also competed for the national title.
He began umpiring in 1927, officiating more than
1,000 consecutive matches, and was Canada’s longest
serving umpire when he retired 40 years later.
Bell Telephone Cricket Club, 1926. On the far right, Frederick Heather.
Frederick Heather founded the Cricket Umpire’s School
and was instrumental in starting a junior cricket league in
Toronto, in addition to authoring many articles on cricket.
June 2015 | 9
Events (cont’d)
TCV Fieldway Retirees Club
(Mississauga, Etobicoke &
environs)
General club meetings third Monday
of every month (except July, August
and December). More info at
fieldway.telcocommunityvolunteers.com.
To join: Cecil Chin at 905-671-2052.
TCV Oakville Club (Oakville,
Burlington, Milton, Mississauga)
• August 12: Kinky Boots at the Royal
Alexandra Theatre in Toronto. Lunch
at the Hot House Restaurant. Cost:
$70 for members, $140 for guests
(no refunds after June 10). Bus will
leave Maple Grove United Church at
10:45 am. Return around 5:30 pm.
RSVP: Marie Walker at 905‑844‑9789.
• September 16: Judy Garland Story
in Port Dover. Lunch at the Erie
Beach Hotel. Cost: $60 for members,
$92 for guests (no refunds after
August 11). Bus leaves Maple Grove
United Church at 10 am; stop at
A woman of distinction
Bell Aliant retiree Mary-Ann Bell
has received a 2015 Women of
Distinction Award, presented by
the Women’s Y Foundation, in
the Business and Professions
category. Mary-Ann spent
some 30 years with Bell and
Bell Aliant in various leadership
positions. When she retired in
November 2014, she was Senior
Vice-President with Bell Aliant.
Congratulations!
10:20 am at the QEW and Guelph
Line carpool lot in Burlington. Return
around 6 pm. RSVP: Brenda Hicks
at 905-878-4609.
Québec
• October 6 at 11 am: General meeting
at Maple Grove United Church.
Lunch at noon.
Bénévoles de Bell
• October 29: TCV annual general
meeting at the Novotel Hotel in
Toronto. Bus will leave Maple Grove
United Church, Oakville, at 10:15 am.
Meal served at noon. Guest
speaker. RSVP: Barbara Gohm at
905‑845‑2765 by October 15.
• December 8 at 11 am: Annual
Christmas luncheon at the Dome
Banquet Hall. Meal served at
12:15 pm. Bring non-perishable food
for donation to the Salvation Army.
• Clubhouse activities: Crafters meet
at the Balsam clubhouse every
Wednesday from 1 to 3 pm. Info:
Bea Medland at 905-854-6265
or Gisele Dunn at 905-845-8752.
Euchre is played every Thursday
from 1:30 to 3:30 pm. Info: Claude
Therrien at 905-845-8387.
• For more information on group
activities, call 905‑849‑9867 or visit oakville.telcocommunityvolunteers.com.
To join: Pat Herron at 905‑794‑7971
or herronbird@rogers.com.
TCV Scarborough
General club meetings third Tuesday of
every month (except July, August and
December). More info at scarborough.
telcocommunityvolunteers.com.
To join, contact Ron Green at
416-290-5381 or scarborough@
telcocommunityvolunteers.com.
Montréal
• The Bell Community Volunteers are
currently collecting pop-can tabs
to help finance the purchase of
the 236th wheelchair for Fondation
Clermont Bonnenfant. Please send
or deliver your donations to the Bell
Community Volunteers office (C-29),
700, rue de La Gauchetière O.,
Montréal, Québec, H3B 4L1,
c/o Lise Ouellet. Info: Lise Ouellet
at 514-870-2569 or
lise.ouellet3@sympatico.ca.
• The Bell Community Volunteers are
also collecting used eyeglasses, at
the same location, for an organization
in Senegal.
• December 1 and 2: Artists and
craftspeople, come show your work
at the exhibition sale from 9 am
to 2:30 pm at the Bell Campus
(1, carrefour Alexander-Graham-Bell,
Île-des-Sœurs, Verdun). Info: Lise Ouellet at 514-870-2569 or
lise.ouellet3@sympatico.ca.
• December 10: Christmas lunch at
the Montréal InterContinental Hotel
(360, rue Saint-Antoine O., SquareVictoria–OACI station). Info: Lise
Ouellet at 514-870-2569 or
lise.ouellet3@sympatico.ca.
Organized vacation tours
Québec departure
• August 13 and 20, 2015: Isle-auxCoudres cruise aboard the Cavalier
Maxim.
TCV Toronto Retirees Club
Montréal departure
General club meetings first
Monday of every month, unless
a holiday. For more information,
call 416-440-6838 or visit toronto.
telcocommunityvolunteers.com. To join
or for info regarding the Heart Pillow
Group or Quilting Group, call Nancy
Spence at 416-292-5322.
• August 31 to September 6, 2015:
Georgian Bay and the Grand Hotel.
• October 20 and 21, 2015: Halloween
festival at the Fairmont Le Manoir
Richelieu.
• January 28 to February 9, 2016:
Dubai cruise.
• March 9 to 20, 2016: Hawaiian
cruise.
• May 14 to 24, 2016: Norwegian
Fjords cruise.
Info: Lise Ouellet at 514-931-3319
or lise.ouellet3@sympatico.ca.
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Union des philatélistes
de Montréal
• The Montréal stamp collectors club
meets every first and third Tuesday of
the month from 1 pm to 4:30 pm, and
the second and fourth Tuesday from
6:30 pm to 9:30 pm, from September
through June. Location: Maison du
citoyen (7501, rue François-Perrault,
5 minutes from the Saint-Michel
Metro station). Visitors welcome.
Info: philatelie-upm.com.
Club des retraités de Bell
Lanaudière
• Lunch every third Tuesday of the
month at Buffet International/Jardin
d’Aphrodite, 675, rue Visitation,
Saint-Charles-Borromée. Info: Lévis
Gauthier at 514-351-6861.
Québec
Club Bell-Vie
• June 16: Bell retirees’ golf tournament
at the Lotbinière club. Option of
attending the brunch or supper only.
RSVP: golf.retraites.bell@gmail.com
or 418‑661-3441 (leave contact
information in voice message).
• August 27: Corn roast at 11 am,
at Fraternité Saint-Alphonse,
3812, boul. Sainte-Anne, Beauport.
Meal served at noon (salads,
hotdogs, corn, dessert, coffee).
Info: 418-661-2112.
• Next breakfast meetings at the
Kalimera restaurant (577, boul.
Charest O., corner Aqueduc):
September 30, October 28 and
November 25 at 9 am. RSVP:
418‑661-3441.
• If you are a Club Bell-Vie member
and have changed your address
recently, don’t forget to inform Denise
Baillargeon at 418-687-3331.
• Reminder: Residents of the Greater
Lévis Area affected by the address
standardization initiative, in addition
to providing your new address
to the Benefits Administrator at
1-888‑400‑0661, don’t forget to
inform the Club at 418-661-3441.
• For information about Club Bell‑Vie
activities, call the news line at
418‑661-2112.
Volunteers wanted
Maison de soins palliatifs de
Laval (msplaval.ca) is looking
for volunteers for various
tasks: reception, assistance/
accompaniment, cooking,
maintenance, finance committee.
Free training is provided. Info:
Adriana Enache at 450-936-4300,
ext. 289, or benevoles@msplaval.ca.
Various establishments associated
with the Centre de santé et
de services sociaux du
Lac-des-Deux-Montagnes are
currently recruiting volunteers.
Hôpital de Saint-Eustache is
looking for volunteers for its gift
shop and reception. The Centre
d’hébergement de Saint-Eustache
and the Centre d’hébergement de
Saint-Benoît need drivers and people
for their medical accompaniment
Blais family reunion
The Association des Blais d’Amérique
(blaisdamerique.com) is holding its
15th annual reunion on September 12
at the Opti-Centre Saint-Jean Baptiste
(145, boul. Harwood in VaudreuilDorion). Planned activities: mass at
Très-Sainte-Trinité Church, general
meeting, sightseeing, genealogy
discussions, games, meals and
historical conference. All Blais and
their family and friends are welcome.
Info: Francine Blais at 450-447-2044
or Pierre Blais at 450-455-9961.
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
31st Bell Retirees Golf
Tournament – August 26
The Bell Retirees Golf Tournament,
previously called the Guy-Viens Golf
Tournament, will be held this year
at the Vallée des Forts Golf Club
in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu. This
tournament, chaired by Ronald Nicol,
is intended for retirees from Bell and
subsidiaries. Includes: breakfast,
round of golf, supper, games and
prizes. First come, first served. A few
places are available for supper only.
Price: $85 ($35 for supper only).
service. Finally, CLSC Jean-OlivierChénier is looking for volunteers to
visit seniors. Info: Annie Lapointe at
450-473-6811, ext. 2006.
Manoir Kelly, a 29-unit residence
located in Montreal’s LaSalle
Borough and operated by the
Telephone Pioneers, is looking for
a bilingual couple to live onsite and
serve as building managers. Info:
Diane Audy at 514-774-5417 or
info@residencesretraitesbell-nortel.com.
Maison de soins palliatifs de
Vaudreuil-Soulanges (mspvs.org)
is looking for volunteers for various
tasks: care, cooking, reception,
maintenance, gardening and
fundraising activities. Info: Mireille
Fink at 450-202-2202, ext. 129,
or benevoles@mspvs.org.
Info: omniumbellretraites@gmail.com
or Louise Gosselin-Dupuis at
450-582-1664.
Sherbrooke
Les Amis de la téléphonie
Unless otherwise indicated, activities
are held at 2615, rue Hertel in
Sherbrooke (Knights of Columbus
clubhouse). Tel.: 819-569-6905
(leave a message).
• No afternoons of knitting or evenings
of darts for the summer. They begin
again on September 9.
• June 18 at 6 pm: Summer supper at
La Causerie restaurant, 2261, chemin
du Parc, Canton Orford. RSVP:
Claude Bissonnette at 819-843-2339.
Please check the events
calendar updated each
week at bellintouch.ca.
June 2015 | 11
Obituaries (January to April 2015)
William M. Campbell,
January 5, in Niagara Falls
W. David Gardiner, March 2,
in Scarborough
Kenneth Ludlow, March 19,
in MacTier
Ontario
Thomas Carss, January 13,
in Ottawa
John A. Geauvreau,
March 28, in Kemptville
Marjorie MacKay, February 3,
in Cambridge
Jean Alessandro,
February 11, in London
Paul Charlebois, March 31,
in Haliburton
Robert W. Gray, March 24,
in Peterborough
Woldemar Madisso,
January 12, in Pefferlaw
Howard Anderson,
January 3, in Sudbury
Shirley F. Clancy, March 29,
in Mississauga
Edna Green, January 20,
in Toronto
Ronald P. Manning,
March 10, in Mississauga
Ernest Andrews, March 22,
in Scarborough
Brenda Clements,
January 22, in Scarborough
Donald Harkness, March 14,
in Peterborough
Maria Marra, February 10,
in North York
Lynne Banfield, February 21,
in London
Arthur S. Collett,
February 14, in London
Tim Head, March 22,
in Carlisle
Velta Martin, March 2,
in Toronto
Walter G. Bayley, February 1,
in Brampton
Alan Collins, January 20,
in Belleville
Debra A. Henderson,
March 1, in Wolse Island
Ronald Mason, April 5,
in Bethany
Herbert W. Beattie,
February 19, in Woodville
Irene Cooper, March 28,
in Brantford
Lorna Hill, January 11,
in London
Lilias Agnes Matthew,
January 28, in Bobcaygeon
W. Nelson Beattie,
February 4, in Sunderland
Shirley Couling, March 25,
in Toronto
Herbert W. Howard,
February 19, in Woodville
Ronald N. McCay,
February 15, in Scarborough
Norman Beauregard,
February 21, in Ottawa
Ann Coulter, February 24,
in St. Catharines
William Howard, February 21,
in Nepean
Anne Belawetz, February 10,
in Windsor
Joan Cross, January 17,
in Tecumseh
Douglas R. Howe,
January 15, in St. Catharines
Alexander McIntosh,
February 23, in Niagara-onthe-Lake
E. Karen Berger, February 22,
in Guelph
Murray Daniels, February 6,
in Minden
Alan L. Hunt, April 13,
in Bolton
Pauline Bernardo, March 31,
in Scarborough
Helen M. Dentinger,
January 30, in Walkerton
Alexandra Hunt, January 27,
in London
Terrance M. Bew, April 13,
in Stittsville
Monica Dietrich, January 3,
in Elmira
Edward Hutton, January 29,
in Toronto
Jean Bissonnette, January 1,
in L’Orignal
C. Kin Dillane, January 12,
in Woodlawn
Helen Ilson, February 5,
in Toronto
Elizabeth E. Black, March 5,
in Scarborough
Robert A. Draper,
February 21, in Burlington
James W. Isaac, March 30,
in Fenelon Falls
René H. Bouchard,
January 3, in Gloucester
R. Joan Drury, January 2,
in Mount Albert
Marjorie Isaacs, March 21,
in Barrie
Beverly W. Broadfoot,
March 12, in Grand Bend
Joyce M. Duff, April 1,
in Bradford
Lorraine J. James,
January 25, in Welland
Judith Bromfield, March 18,
in Mississauga
Joseph Dufour, January 30,
in Windsor
William E. Kent, January 13,
in Waterdown
Pauline Brown, March 6,
in Guelph
Ronald A. Dufour, April 3,
in Lasalle
Joe A. Kornya, April 10,
in Welland
Thomas Brown, January 20,
in Barrie
Douglas W. Ebel,
February 21, in Millbrook
Olavi E. Laakso, March 23,
in Sudbury
Donald Bruce, March 19,
in Nepean
Velma Fair, February 25,
in Sarnia
Austin Leavitt, February 19,
in Stitsville
Peter W. Bryce, February 28,
in Ingersoll
Milad Farzadfar, March 11,
in Woodbridge
Carole C. Ledoux, March 17,
in Cornwall
Beatrice E. Buchanan,
January 18, in Markham
Agnes W. Fife, January 18,
in Manotick
Peter Joseph Lewis,
January 25, in Cornwall
Ewald G. Buchstatter,
January 21, in Scarborough
Jack E. Fleischman,
February 11, in Cambridge
John B. Livingston, March 9,
in Thunderbay
Isobel Burt, January 10,
in Ottawa
Carol L. Forbes, January 14,
in Gloucester
John D. Livingston,
January 30, in Mississauga
Diana M. Cameron, April 6,
in Sault Ste. Marie
Frederick J. Fox,
February 18, in Scarborough
Norah Long, April 10,
in Windsor
Obituaries
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Patricia E. McKee, March 25,
in Bolton
Murray R. McLachlan,
February 19, in Orillia
Maxwell McMillan, January 7,
in Essex
James McMurrich, March 7,
in Winona
John McNicholl, February 26,
in Newmarket
Frank E. Meandro,
February 11, in Sudbury
Velma Mode, February 14,
in Stratford
R. Louise Moffatt,
January 23, in Chatham
Thérèse Montsion,
February 3, in Ottawa
Ernest J. Morrison,
February 7, in Kingston
George Morrison, January 3,
in Bobcaygeon
William Nagle, February 21,
in Nepean
Jack A. Nash, February 27,
in Scarborough
W. Nelson, February 4,
in Sunderland
Hertha Nicota, March 6,
in Thornhill
Terry G. Oikawa, March 10,
in Hamilton
Fred W. Parker, February 27,
in London
John Patterson, April 2,
in Hamilton
Lewis Stienstra, February 22,
in Mississauga
Dennis R. Young, March 16,
in Richmond Hill
Louise Giguère, February 28,
in Vaudreuil-Dorion
Marlin V. Petherick,
March 10, in Blackstock
Robert Stirling, March 27,
in Petersburg
B. Robert Zawalsky,
January 13, in Brantford
Nicole Goudreau,
February 20, in Montréal
Jean Porter, April 11, in Smith
Falls
G. Bruce Strader, March 17,
in Smith Falls
Peter N. Zurosky, March 24,
in Markham
Beckie R. Haiat, January 11,
in Montréal
Edwin K. Prentice, March 7,
in Newcastle
Teresa Stuart, February 5,
in Thunder Bay
Québec
Stella Haney, January 7,
in Montréal
Lauretta Quinn, March 21,
in Hamilton
Marilyn E. Talbot, April 11,
in Cavan Monighan
Ann Reiner, March 7,
in Welland
Heber Taylor, February 2,
in Scarborough
Patrick E. Renaud,
January 26, in Windsor
Ronald H. Taylor, January 15,
in Acton
Kathleen Rennie, March 11,
in Kitchener
Margaret Thomson, March 8,
in London
Marguerite P. Rickwood,
February 5, in Brantford
Veronica Tracey, January 15,
in Beachburg
Donald Roberts, April 2,
in Minesing
Emily Tremblay, February 14,
in Fort Erie
Ross Roberts, February 21,
in Unionville
Stephen R. Turnbull,
February 23, in London
Elizabeth Rogers,
January 26, in Oakville
William Tyre, January 20,
in Grimsby
William Roszell, February 23,
in Minden
Darrell E. Ulch, January 24,
in Welland
Reginald E. Rourke, March 8,
in Newmarket
Irving Van Dusen, February 5,
in Oakville
Rexford D. Rowlinson,
January 22, in Sault Ste. Marie
Johanna Van Den Kieboom,
January 25, in Oshawa
Katherine A. Rydall,
February 17, in Orangeville
W. A. Bruce Varley,
February 3, in London
Alexandra Sadiwnyk,
March 27, in Mississauga
Edward Walcott, April 5,
in Picton
Elizabeth B. Savary,
January 29, in Madoc
Sarah Wallace, March 15,
in Toronto
Yvonne R. Seaton,
February 25, in Oakville
Irvine Wannop, January 9,
in North York
James J. Semple, February 2,
in St. Marys
Virginia Warner, April 3,
in Bolton
Tena Shivet, February 13,
in Etobicoke
Ernest Watson, April 4,
in Ottawa
Joseph Simpson,
February 13, in Nepean
Helen Watson, January 13,
in Barrie
Audrey Slater, February 25,
in Toronto
Anne M. Weatherby, April 8,
in Toronto
Edwin G. Slater, February 6,
in Toronto
Edith Webb, February 18,
in Lindsay
Michael Sloski, March 8,
in Etobicoke
J. Austin West, January 1,
in Peterborough
Barbara A. Smith, February 6,
in Markham
Chris M. Wickham,
February 2, in Mississauga
Frank Smith, March 17,
in Toronto
Mary Wiebe, March 23,
in Stoney Creek
Norah Smith, January 12,
in Mississauga
Ali Windsor, January 30,
in Ottawa
William A. Smith, January 12,
in Scarborough
Gerald Woolcox, April 3,
in Agincourt
Hélène Beauregard,
February 27, in Montréal
Anne Beckett, January 29,
in Pointe-Claire
Roger Bégin, January 16,
in Fabreville
Gilles J. Bélanger,
February 12, in Saint-CharlesBorromée
Jeannine Boulay,
February 18, in Fabreville
Réal Campbell, January 2,
in Saint‑Jean-sur-Richelieu
Jean-Pierre Carignan,
February 13, in Sainte-Julie
Marcel A. Carrière,
January 18, in Saint-Hyacinthe
Gilles Charette, January 25,
in Montréal
Fernand Collin, January 7,
in Québec City
D. Corner, February 14,
in Sainte-Agathe
Lise M. Côté, March 9,
in Montréal
Roger L. Côté, January 19,
in Québec City
Teddy Czop, March 30,
in Montréal
Claire Denault, January 21,
in Laval
Roger Denis, January 17,
in Kiamika
Louise Desrosiers,
January 14, in Rawdon
Maureen Dwyer, January 28,
in Québec City
Raymond Fiset, March 6,
in Québec City
Jean Fontaine, January 20,
in Roxton Pond
Marcelle Fret, March 29,
in Montréal
Marc A. Gauvreau,
December 14, in Québec City
Lilianne Gendreau,
January 31, in Sherbrooke
Monique Germain, March 2,
in Longueuil
Mary J. Harty, February 11,
in Dorval
Pauline Holwill, January 4,
in Montréal
Pierre Laberge, January 19,
à Val-David
Lucille Lacroix, January 26,
in Gatineau
Jean-Guy Lamontagne,
April 6, in Québec City
Danielle Larivière,
January 16, in Boucherville
Lincoln Layne, February 26,
in Pincourt
Yvon Léger, January 10,
in Vaudreuil-Dorion
Jean-Charles Lemieux,
March 18, in Québec City
Diane Lessard, April 2,
in Montréal
Rose Loyer, January 25,
in Gatineau
Louise Maffini, January 28,
in Lachenaie
Michel Marcoux, April 6,
in Gatineau
Gwen E. McCourt, March 13,
in Beaconsfield
Françoise Mondor,
January 13, in Joliette
Roland I. Normandeau,
February 26, in Montréal
Gaston Ostiguy, January 15,
in Drummondville
Gilles Paradis, March 10,
in Montréal
Léo I. Payette, February 20,
in Montréal
Marcel Perron, February 24,
in Montréal
Thérèse Pomerleau,
January 18, in Québec City
Dominique Poulin,
February 11, in Laval
Raymond Poulin, March 6,
in Drummondville
Marie Ringuette, March 17,
in Montréal
Serge Robert, March 3,
in Boisbriand
June 2015 | 13
Obituaries (January to April 2015) (cont’d)
Léon Rochefort, January 4,
in Rivière-du-Loup
Muriel M. Walling,
January 13, in Québec City
Lucien Roy, January 14,
in Québec City
Alberta
Nova Scotia
United States
Annette Dexter, March 27,
in Mahone Bay
John A. Browne, February 5,
in Florida
Alfred L. Jensen, February 2,
in Virginia
Hélène Sénécal, February 17,
in Saint‑Jean-sur-Richelieu
Walter C. Berry, April 12,
in Calgary
Clarisse Fortin, April 1,
in Lower Sackville
Louise Sicard, April 3,
in Piedmont
British Columbia
Newfoundland and
Labrador
Montse Sola, March 17,
in Montréal
Gilles St-Pierre, March 29,
in Saint‑Pie
Roger Talbot, February 21,
in Brossard
Charlotte Tardif, February 23,
in Dolbeau-Mistassini
Armand Vernier, March 19,
in Dorval
William R. Farley, January 5,
in Kelowna
Irène Frier, February 12,
in Richmond
Kenneth Goodbrand, April 7,
in Comox
Donald R. McKillican,
March 26, in Kelowna
Dorothy Mehler, January 24,
in Burnaby
Velma Hair, March 1, in Mont
Pearl
The obituary notices are
updated monthly at
bellintouch.ca.
Harold M. Keats, April 9,
in Lewisporte
United Kingdom
William Gaiger, March 14,
in Channel Islands
Bell’s Employee Discount Plan
Bell’s Employee Discount Plan (EDP)
offers eligible pensioners big savings
on Bell products and services such
as Bell Home Phone, Internet,
Mobility, Satellite TV and Fibe TV.
The 35% discount applies to virtually
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To qualify for the EDP all services
must be registered in your name.
The program is not offered to friends
and family even if their accounts are
in your name, unless they are your
dependents or live with you. If you
need to transfer responsibility for
your accounts, charges may apply.
To order new services and enroll
in the EDP at the same time, call
1-877-858-2024 or go to any Bell or
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After selecting your language,
choose option 1 (active employees),
then option 1 (discount plan).
For more information, please visit
the Offers & Discounts section
of the In Touch website.
For Bell services you already have,
call Employee Services at
1-888-400-0661.
The Source – Save up to 30%
With The Source Employee Purchase
Program (EPP), Bell retirees can
save up to 30% on products and
services at The Source – and that’s
on top of sale prices offered to the
public!
The EPP discounts range from
5% (on iPods, tablets and
computers) to up to 30% on
almost everything else.
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Bell retirees now save 10% on
televisions. Combined with sale
prices, that’s often below store cost!
To see the exact savings on the
items you’re interested in, visit
thesource.ca/epp and register as a
Bell retiree using your retiree ID.
Once you’re logged in to the site,
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prices.
Please direct all questions to
The Source Shop by Phone team
at 1-866-454-4426.
Thanks from Kids Help Phone
On May 3, Bell retirees and team
members across the country took
part in the Walk So Kids Can Talk
to benefit Kids Help Phone, which
provides confidential telephone and
online counselling services to young
people across Canada.
More than $3.1 million has been
raised, including significant
contributions from many Bell teams.
Thank you everyone!
Bell makes it easy to support your
favourite charities
Every year in October, Bell kicks
off its annual Employee Giving
Campaign, providing retirees with an
easy way to donate directly to any
registered Canadian charity through
pension cheque deductions or by
credit card. Please watch for the
registration form in the next issue
of In Touch.
To find out if a charity is registered in
Canada, please visit ccra-adrc.gc.ca/
charities or call the Canada Revenue
Agency at 1-888-892-5667
(613-954-6215 in Ottawa).
Enjoy the benefits
of perpetual giving!
If you are currently making regular
monthly donations from your
pension cheque, your donations will
automatically be renewed in 2015.
You can start giving or modify
your donations at any time by
contacting the Employee Giving
team at employeegiving@bell.ca or
1-866-670-8800.
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in collaboration with Human Resources.
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