ACFN V2
Welcome to the ACFamily Network V2 - I want to thank our members for their patience as we completely rebuild the ACFamily Network from the ground up. The project to upgrade the Forums as well as a completely new "front end" that you are now viewing started on January 6, 2010 and is about 35% complete at this point. We are moving ahead steadily but moving quite a bit slower than anticipated, and I apologize for that.
Here's what we've done so far;
- Complete site moved to new server
- Forums updated to latest version and new features added
- Joomla (CMS) installed and used for new Portal
- All web links moved from Forums to Portal
- New Logo designed to more modern look
- Photo Gallery upgrade to latest version and placed Online
- Obituary Section added to Portal
(More coming)
Sincerely,
Alan Rust and the ACFamily Team
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National Flag of Canada Day
 As we have mentioned in a few past NetLetters, Monday, February 15, 2010 is National Flag Day in Canada. As most people reading this NetLetter will remember, there was a big Canadian Flag Debate in 1964.*The flag was inaugurated on Feb 15, 1965 and since 1996, February 15 has been commemorated as Flag Day. * "By the Proclamation, the Maple Leaf Flag became the flag of Canada on February 15, 1965. At noon on that day, throughout Canada and at Canadian legions and on Canadian ships throughout the world, the Canadian Red Ensign was lowered with great honour and the Maple Leaf Flag was raised. On Parliament Hill, Gaetan Secours, a 26 year-old R.C.M.P. constable pulled smartly at the halyard of the flagpole beside the dais and moments later, a sudden east wind gave the first breath of life to Canada's red maple leaf flag." http://fraser.cc/FlagsCan/Nation/CanFlag.html (*Endnotes 84) http://www.pch.gc.ca/pgm/ceem-cced/symbl/df1-eng.cfm (Gaetan Secours, the young R.C.M.P constable in question, who raised the new Red Maple Leaf - Canada Flag - February 15 - 1965, has a long time Air Canada connection in being the husband of Diane Secours, Retiree - Ottawa) Submitted by: J. Shea (ret.yow) February 11, 2010. |
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Save Our Pensions
 We need your help in getting an urgent message to the Federal Government!It's important that the government is aware that Air Canada retirees are very concerned that nothing has been done by our Government to give preferred status to pension plan funds in the event a company has no option but to enter into bankruptcy. As it now stands, other creditors are considered first, while pensioners risk being considered last, or not considered at all. In order to raise our status so that pensioners can be on a level playing field with other creditors, it is vital that the Federal Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act be amended to give pension plans preferred status. The Government will soon deliver the 2010 Budget, so our goal in launching this letter-writing campaign in conjunction with the Air Canada Pionairs is to have this matter addressed in their Budget Speech on March 3rd, 2010. The ACFamily Network, using information supplied by the Pionairs Pension Committee has created a web interface that will enable you to easily submit a letter to your local MP as well as to other interested Government VIPs if you wish to do so. You can make a difference. Please visit: www.acfamily.net/save-our-pensions-info.html for further information. |