Pensioner Associations/Groups

Some of this information dates back to before the pandemic. It will be updated as and when each Association/Social Group advises us of any revisions.

Ontario

Executive Committee
Chair - Gabby Winterstein
Vice Chair- Courtney Robertson
Secretary - Cara Wilson
Asst. Secretary - Vacant
Treasurer - JoAnne Peach
Asst. Treasurer -  Eileen Nixon
Registrar - Suman Nagra
Asst. Registrar - Shirley Peres
Director Quarterly Events - Terry Miller
Asst. Dir. Quarterly Events - Gary Ford
Director Special Events - Peter Van Asten
Asst. Dir. Special Events- vacant

COC Contact Email Address: ​ BMOFGPECOC@gmail.com

Upcoming 2025  Quarterly Meeting Dates:

• Thursday, December 11, 2025 from 11:30 to 2:30 Christmas/Holiday Lunch

Java Junkies coffee gatherings are held at the Java Junkie World Headquarters Pavilion located at the Centre Street Deli, Toronto, ON. Gatherings are held at 11:30 on the second Thursday of each month. Want to join us? Send Heinz Hiob an email.

We are a group of retirees from BMO who are in the South Western Ontario area. We have members from the Kitchener/Waterloo area, London, Brantford and Other places in South West Ontario.

We are an open group for all and any Pensioners of the Bank of Montreal who would like to join us at lunches held at the Old School House in Brantford or the Elmhurst Inn in Elmhurst. 

We are looking for a location in Waterloo and would like to have a lunch there also.

We have 4 Lunch meetings set up for 2026 and one for December 2025.

You can contact us via email at Roymartininc@gmail.com 

BMO pensioners and spouses in the Sudbury/Northern Ontario area now meet quarterly. We are trying to get as many as possible to participate in and enjoy this get together. If you wish to attend please contact Rose Sigouin rose.sigouin49@gmail.com. 

Ontario

To find out more information about the annual self funded retiree luncheon send email to pensioner2011@hotmail.com

We meet on the third Tuesday of the month. The restaurant is determined a week in advance. Want to join us? Drop Edna Pearse an email.

We usually meet the 3rd or 4th Thursday of the month. Anyone is welcome Want to join us? Send Jill St. Amant an email.

If anyone from the Quinte area, who has a Commercial connection, would like to be included in their group, please contact Jim Macgregor 613- 438-9468.

British Columbia/Colombie Britannique

• President:  Susan McWhirter ♦ email:   smcwhirter@northsaanich.ca ♦  phone:  250-656-7341
• Secretary: David Fraser ♦  email: dawifraser@gmail.com  ♦ phone:   250-587-3000
• Treasurer: Susan Wittmeier ♦  email: susanwittmeier@shaw.ca   ♦ phone:   250-477-7246
• Social Director: Debbie Gemmell ♦ email:  debbie.gemmell@shaw.ca   ♦  cell:   250-744-1266
• Cyberpensioners Liaison: Joan Firkins ♦ email:  jfirkins98@gmail.com   ♦  cell:   778-426-1842

Executive Committee
President – Cheryl Fiddis
Vice President – Elsie Sweet
Past President – Clive Hanbury
Treasurer/Membership – Earl Hansford
Secretary – Emily Yurchak

Directors:

Communications & Bulletin – Pat Hanbury, Fran Schiffner
Golf Chair – Earl Hansford, Allan Miller
Contacts (Rides, Cards, etc.) – Marilyn Myers, Chizuko Yamanaka, June Astley
Cyberpensioners – Ron Gillies

For details or joining the group email hansfred2@hotmail.com

New Brunswick/Nouveau Brunswick

Monthly breakfasts the last Thursday of the month at 9:30 a.m. at the Sports Rock Dieppe, 451 Paul Street, Dieppe, New Brunswick, contact Susan Parker at: susanparker@rogers.com

Alberta

See newsletter for more details

See newsletter for more details

Steak Dinner at the Yellowhead Casino in Edmonton is the last Thursday of the month at 5:30 p.m. No need to register - just show up.

Saskatchewan

Contact email for information on social events burf@sasktel.net

Quebec

To become a member of Club 25 and join their social events email Club25@videotron.com or join their Facebook page Club25BMO.

Laval pensioner gathering on the third Wednesday of the month.

For more details, contact Jacques Hainault jacques.hainault@videotron.ca

Montreal Area Informal luncheon held on the FIRST FRIDAY of each month at "Station des Sports" 3500 boul. Matte, Brossard, QC.

Contact Donald Comeau at donaldcomeau70@yahoo.ca

Nova Scotia/Nouvelle-Ecosse

BMO pensioners and spouses in the Halifax/Dartmouth metro area now meet for brunch on the first Wednesday of the month at the Palladium Restaurant on the Cole Harbour Road in Cole Harbour. We are trying to get as many as possible to participate in and enjoy this get together. If you wish to attend please contact Bob Holmes bobholmes194@gmail.com so he can ensure sufficient seating is available.

Newfoundland & Labrador/Terre-Neuve et Labrador

Bank of Montreal Pensioner Association (BOMPA) - A Historical Perspective

In the late 1970s the first Bank of Montreal Pensioners Association was formed to promote the interests of retired employees ( and their spouses) residing in the Greater Vancouver area. The objective was to keep members up-to-date about issues that might affect them (such as benefits etc.) as well as fostering goodwill, maintaining contact with former co-workers, making new friends and participating in some planned social activities. We are still active and committed to those objectives.

Subsequently, other 'chapters' were started in the Okanagan and on Vancouver Island as well as in other provinces across Canada. All the BC chapters are still very active, meeting on a regular basis and having social activities of interest to their members.

BOMPA is open to all former employees and their spouses. By becoming a member, you will receive a regular communication bulletin that provides you with information of interest including upcoming social activities scheduled for your area. If you are not already a member, we encourage you to become one and participate to the extent that works best for you. The leadership of the various pensioner associations would be pleased to hear from you and let you know what it takes to become a member of their particular association.

Updated November 2017