December 1, 2007

Plan members who apply for a disability pension on and after January 1, 2008 will be ineligible to receive a disability pension if they are eligible to receive disability benefits from their employer or under an insurance programme provided by their employer.

Pensioners who are in receipt of a disability pension on December 31, 2007 are not affected by this rule.

Please contact the Fund office if further information is required.



August 1, 2007

Employee Trustee Bobby Herriot, after many years of dedicated service to the Federation (including his tenure as a Trustee of the Fund) announced his retirement effective July 31, 2007. We thank Bobby for his service to the Fund and extend best wishes to both Bobby and Etta for a long, happy and healthy retirement.

We welcome Bill Skolnik, newly elected Vice President from Canada, AFM, to the position of Employee Trustee.



February 1, 2007

NOTICE TO PENSIONERS

In answer to enquiries about an increase for 2007 we advise that there are no changes to pensions in pay at this time.

Although the Trustees have on many occasions in the past provided ad hoc increases to pensions in pay, the Plan rules do not provide for any automatic increases (i.e. cost of living increases).

The Fund continues to be financially sound and the Trustees will again in the future consider further ad hoc increases.



December 6, 2006

The AFM-EPW Fund (Canada) is pleased to welcome our new Employee Trustee, Charles Barbeau. Mr. Barbeau is the Vice President of the Quebec Musicians' Guild.