BENEFITS OF KPURA MEMBERSHIP
1. Three Newsletters a year – KPURA News – keeping us connected with news of retirees’
a. travel stories by members,
b. community-based activities,
c. research and scholarly activities,
d. social activities.
2. Reduced fees for KPURA-sponsored activities such as wine tastings, local boat, streetcar, and walking tours, lunches, and an annual picnic.
Since our initial meeting for formation in 2017 we have sponsored 75+ events attended by over 500 people (80% KPU retirees and 20% spouses/guests).
3. Keeping connected with colleagues and friends – with the “Kwantlen Family”.
4. Maintaining friendships and creating new ones.
5. The exchange of information.
6. Intellectual engagement.
7. Ongoing support from and to the university.
8. Representation of their interests as retirees.
9. Access to benefits of the College and University Retirees Association of Canada (CURAC) 42 member associations (including KPURA) embracing some 16,000 retirees
Benefits www.curac.ca :
a. Discounted travel
b. Discounted home, car, and pet insurance
c. Discounted services from various providers
d. Extended health insurance – in some aspects better than our group pension health insurance – rates are not age-banded
e. Two different travel/trip cancellation plans – one is not age-banded
f. Quarterly Newsletter
g. Annual National Conference (2026 is in New Westminster, BC)
Members may access the Constitution and By Laws with these links:
KPURA Constitution: https://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/retirees/KPURA_Constitution_2018…;
KPURA By Laws: https://www.kpu.ca/sites/default/files/retirees/KPURA_Bylaws_2018.pdf