News Update

September 30, 2023

We hope you’re able to join us as we gather together to celebrate the life force that was Mary. Please join us at:

Location:     CASO, Canada Southern Railway Station, in the Farley Room at:

                        750 Talbot Street,

                        St. Thomas, ON N5P 1E2

Date:              Friday, October 27th, 2023

Time:              1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Light refreshments will be served.

R.S.V.P. would be appreciated. Please contact us at email address: dunnergirl60@gmail.com

Margaret and Elizabeth Dunn

(Mary Edith Dunn’s obituary has been posted on the BMO Cyber Pensioners website.)

September 30, 2023

Rose Oliveira and volunteers arranged their first annual luncheon at Southcote 53 Tap & Grill, Ancaster, Ontario.  There were 23 BMO retirees in attendance with 6 others sending their regrets for this year's luncheon.  Everyone had an entertaining and enjoyable time reminiscing.  Three hours later nobody wanted to leave.

Please visit the Photo Gallery to see the photos with the names of the participants.

If you would like to be on the distribution list for next year's luncheon email: pensioner2011@hotmail.com.

If you are interested in volunteering to organize or help manage social events in your area, let us know and we can help you get started.  Email to: cyberpensioner@gmail.com

We need your help!  If already a member, please encourage new members to visit our website to 'Join Us'. If a BMO retiree, but not yet a member, check out the benefits of being connected to the Cyber Pensioners' Community. (Benefits) It's free and easy to register! (Join Us)

September 26, 2023

A small but mighty group (just under 20) had a wonderful outing on September 18^th to the BC Forest Museum in Duncan, BC. The museum is very popular and is all about the story and history of logging in British Columbia. The museum is situated on 100 acres with a 2.5 km operational railway and the museum houses over 5000 artifacts!

The group took in a train ride and tour plus a delicious lunch of Red Barn sandwiches etc. was enjoyed by all. 

You will see some familiar faces in the pictures, that include Fred Cornborough, Shirley Hoyer, Sam Sinclair, Judy White, Marg Tames, President Susan McWhirter, Dorothy Ferguson and daughter, Connie Smith and Deb Gemmell (in the BMO hat!) 

A big thank you to Deb for organizing this fun event – many people were unable to attend for various reasons but as the saying goes…….there’s always next time!

To see more pictures, please visit the Photo Gallery.

Joan Firkins

September 17, 2023

Today, September 17th, is Ron Carstairs’ 93rd birthday and all the volunteers at BMO Cyber Pensioners and our Cyber Pensioners’ Community would like to wish him a very happy birthday and many more to come. 

Ron Carstairs was one of the original Regional Representatives and volunteered from 1990s - 2017. In recognition of Ron’s significant contribution for over 25 years to the success currently enjoyed by our membership, the Cyber Pensioner News Team has bestowed on him the status of HONORARY MEMBER in our website’s Hall of Fame.  

To read what Ron had to say about himself, click here.

Reminder:  If you know of a BMO retire who is nearing 90 years old and would like to nominate the person for a 90 and over birthday communication, please contact us at: cyberpensioner@gmail.com.

September 16, 2023

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August 24, 2023

Re: Hamilton Area Luncheon - Announcement

CANCELLED

Unfortunately this event has been cancelled

We are doing lots of reconnecting with our BMO retirees and we hope you will join in and participate.

Don’t forget we continue to seek members who are interested in volunteering to organize or help manage social events in your area, please send us an email at: cyberpensioner@gmail.com

BMO Cyber Pensioners

August 21, 2023

Re: BMO Greater Moncton Pensioners

We are pleased to announce that Susan Parker, our volunteer for the Greater Moncton area and a small group of her BMO pensioner friends, have gotten together and are organizing monthly breakfast get togethers for BMO retirees. The breakfast venues will be held the last Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m.

If you would like to join the group to reconnect with former BMO retired colleagues, please:

1. Go on the Facebook page called, BMO Greater Moncton Pensioners, or,
2. You may contact Susan via her email: susanparker@rogers.com

Don’t miss their first breakfast which is in the planning process for September 28th at the Sports Rock Dieppe, 451 Paul Street, Dieppe, New Brunswick.

A gentle reminder to please remember if you are interested in volunteering to organize or help manage social events in your area, let us know by sending an email to: cyberpensioner@gmail.com

BMO Cyber Pensioners

August 21, 2023

August 15, 2023

Re:  Luncheon for Kitchener-Waterloo, Cambridge, Guelph region

Sharon Gerger, has volunteered for the above area and is planning a luncheon for BMO retirees which also includes other small towns in the vicinity this fall.  So far, 30 interested retirees have accepted the invitation.

If you are interested in joining the event and finding out more details, please contact Sharon at:  sharongerger@rogers.com

This is a great opportunity to reconnect with your BMO retiree friends and others.  And, sounds like Sharon is going to have a great get together with good food and lots of fun.

By the way, please remember if you are interested in volunteering to organize or help manage social events in your area, let us know by sending an email to: cyberpensioner@gmail.com

August 9, 2023

We recently received a letter from Auguszta Retfalvi, Saint-Calixte, Quebec and are pleased to share it with you.  Her letter is an amazing example of how seven BMO retirees have successfully been able to keep and maintain their friendship for half a century.  Bravo to all 7 retirees!

“I live in the country but unfortunately, not close to my best BMO retiree friends. Despite this, I am happy to say that our little group of seven have stayed in touch to this very day.

We’ve all come a long way working in the bank. Our friendships started in the very early 1970s and continued for many years during our banking careers.  We all met in the same area of Montreal and worked in different branches, such as, Galeries d’Anjou, Saint-Léonard and Montreal North. Although we all have had different positions and have worked in many areas of the bank, we’ve kept in touch in one way or another. Now that all seven of us are retired, we make it a point to get together several times a year and we enjoy every second of each other’s company.

Sometimes we find ourselves meeting in restaurants which are accessible to everyone and have a great time and end the afternoon at one of our friend’s place or at Tim’s for coffee.  Or, sometimes, we decide to meet at one of our homes and each of us would bring something for the table.  We love being together and enjoy sharing stories and memories, we laugh and sometimes cry, and hug and kiss. That’s what friendship is all about being there for each other.

All this to say that it is important to keep in touch! We made valuable friends working together and we want to keep our friendships even in our retirement years.  Long live our friendship!”

Sincerely,

Auguszta Retfalvi and my six best BMO retiree friends, Claire, Mado, Ginette, France O, France B, and Maria

If you have any comments about this letter please contact the BMO Cyber Pensioners News team at cyberpensioner@gmail.com. We look forward to hearing from you.

We need your help!  If already a member, please encourage new members to visit our website to 'Join Us'. If a BMO retiree, but not yet a member, check out the benefits of being connected to the Cyber Pensioners' Community. (Benefits) It's free and easy to register! (Join Us)

July 29, 2023

Yolaine Toussaint, Saint-Colomban, Quebec has written a very interesting story about one of her favourite pastimes which is tombstone tourism.  To find out more about this unusual interest and her volunteer work, please read her story. Click to read, Tombstone Tourism. 

If you would like to comment about this story, please contact the BMO Cyber Pensioners News team at cyberpensioner@gmail.com We look forward to hearing from you. We need your help!  

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