Punch Bowl Refresher & Healthy Snack Break:Manitoba School Boards AssociationThe UPS Store #321Find out more the conference by visiting the Events Tab!Read what parents had to say this year's AGM and conference! It's all in the Evaluation Results document.New! MAPC Presents the Resource Guide for Manitoba Parent Advisory Councils!MAPC is pleased to announce the much-anticipated, Resource Guide for Manitoba Parent Advisory Councils, is now complete and available to members.It is our hope that the guide will provide a starting point for partnership development and relationship building within a school system, while supporting the efforts in maximizing the effectiveness of PACs.An electronic copy of the guide has been emailed to all member Parent Advisory Councils and/or schools. If you have not received it, please email the MAPC office to provide your email information so you can be sure to receive this valuable resource!
Meet FrankieIt wasn't uncommon for 5 year old Frankie Rumore to have an ear infection. He'd had them before, so when the usual symptoms presented themselves in June of 2013, his parents Nadia and Joe took him to the pediatrician and expected a speedy recovery. However, as the days passed with a continued fever, lethargy and headaches, it became clear that...
Manitoba Association of Retired Government EmployeesSince 1972, the Manitoba Association of Retired Government Employees (MARGE) has successfully represented Manitoba Civil Service Superannuation plan retirees & beneficiaries and worked to ensure its members receive benefit improvements from pension surpluses (regardless of their retirement date).MARGE is a volunteer-run association that serves to inform members and represent their interests.Why you should join MARGERepresentationAs a retiree ita^€TMs important your Civil Service Pension keeps pace with the cost of living and that you receive benefits from any pension insurance plan surpluses. MARGE represents retirees in negotiations with the Province on pension and life insurance improvements that may result from these surpluses.MARGE representatives sit on the Civil Service Superannuation Board (CSSB) Liaison Committee and MARGE continues to lobby for permanent CSSB representation. MARGE representatives on the Liaison Retiree Committee also meet regularly with management of Manitoba Blue Cross to deal with issues pertaining to group health care, ambulance and dental benefits for pension recipients.BenefitsMARGE members receive discounts on a six-month or one-year City of Winnipeg Fitness Pass (spring and fall each year) and members in Portage receive a reduced rate to work out at the PCU Centre