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The 19th Annual AFL Kids’ Camp will be held August 5‐9 at Goldeye Centre near Nordegg on Goldeye Lake (see attached brochure below). The Mary Veilleux Memorial sponsorship was created to fund one child of PSAC members to attend the camp. If no such requests are received, the money will be sent to the Kids’ Camp s a donation. If you know of members in your local that might have children who would be interested, please pass this information along.

Chair: Sean Friesen (Vice Chair); Recorder: Jerad Cooper; Present: Len Davis UTE 30025, Dave Burchell UNE 30067, Darlene Lewis HU 30016, Dragana Ristivojevic UTE 30025

Media coverage surrounding the privatization of the Miette Hot Springs in Jasper National Park has been steady over the past several weeks. We've compiled the main articles for an overview of the issue. 

 Nearly 50 people attended a community town hall meeting at the Sawridge Inn on January 9, 2013. The passionate residents from Jasper and surrounding areas gathered to voice their concerns regarding the privatization of the Canadian Rockies Hot Springs, including the Miette Hot Springs in Jasper National Park, and share fond memories of one of Canada’s most valuable natural treasures.

The attached Mission Statement was drafted by the PSAC National Board of Directors following its retreat in October, 2012. It has been endorsed and duly signed by all members of the Board.

Blowing snow and treacherous driving conditions weren’t enough to keep Jasper residents quiet, with nearly 50 people attending a community town hall meeting at the Sawridge Inn last Wednesday.The passionate residents from Jasper and surrounding areas gathered to voice their concerns regarding the privatization of the Canadian Rockies Hot Springs, including the Miette Hot Springs in Jasper National Park, and share fond memories of one of Canada’s most valuable natural treasures.

You are invited to help build The Lethbridge Declaration - a grassroots Federal NDP campaign built by progressive Prairie people who want to live in an inclusive Canada that leaves no one behind, who feel urgent action is needed to push back on the direction Stephen Harper and the Conservatives are taking Canada, and who want to be involved in making that change happen.

Jasper, AB – Residents from Jasper, Hinton and surrounding areas will come together Wednesday to discuss the sale of the Miette Hot Springs in Jasper National Park, one of the three Canadian Rockies Hot Springs facing privatization under Harper’s Conservative government.

The National Managers Community in Edmonton and The Edmonton Area Council are hosting two Joint Learning Programs in Edmonont. An "Understanding the Collective Agreement" scheduled for January 30, 2013 and a "Duty to Accommodate" scheduled for February 6, 2013. 

The Public Service Alliance of Canada reached a tentative agreement with Parks Canada Agency on Friday, November 23, 2012. Ratification vote meetings will be held across the country throughout the next month.