The huge news that has us dancing is thatUGRA has attracted enough donations tomake its student scholarship fully endowed!The fund surpassed the minimum of $45,000just as we entered the New Year. Thank youto our generous donors and for all the hardwork that has gone into this success! Apartfrom the benefits to the deserving studentrecipients, there are the indirect benefits toUGRA’s budget in that we no longer have anobligation to top up the scholarship each yearfrom our operating fund. But please do notbecome complacent in considering futuredonations! Additional funds placed into thescholarship can be used to enrich the amountawarded each year, hedge against fiscalvagaries, and so on. Moreover, UGRA needsyour financial support to continue to deliveran exciting program for all our members.

UGRA’s Fall Forum on 16th November, 2017(p. 4) was a great success, and the SpringForum on Thursday, 19th April is in theoffing (p. 2). The refreshments UGRAprovides for these are paid for through ouroperating budget, which receives welcomesupport from those of you who are"Contributing Members". We will be askingfor honour-system donations of $5.00 perperson from those who are not “ContributingMembers” to help pay for the refreshments at

the Spring Forum. Why not become a“Contributing Member” and skip the $5.00for refreshments? Of course, you may want todo both. In that case we thank you twice!

In early December, 2017, the UGRAExecutive held an introspective workshop onits success in accommodating its own agendaas set at the same event in 2016. In short, wewere able to pat ourselves on the back whilerecognizing there is work still to be done.

The UGRA Executive Committee has beenbusy exploring the new and positive relationswe have with the U of G Administration.Especially important has been the support weare enjoying through VP External (AlumniAffairs & Development) (AA&D), DanielAtlin and his team. Special items underdiscussion are UGRA’s web-site,communications, this newsletter, and ourproblems with maintaining our membershipmailing lists. AA&D has been central to oursuccess with the UGRA Scholarship and weare exploring other possibly mutuallybeneficial collaborations. For example, theUniversity Retiree Associations of Canada(CURAC), of which UGRA is a member, isvery interested in having its national meetingat the U of G in 2019 or 2020 and thatrequires support from the host institution.Hosting CURAC would be a feather in thecap of UGRA and of the U of G (see p. 3 formore on CURAC).

We continue to keep our eye ondevelopments concerning pensions andbenefits. Doug Badger writes about this on p. 6). Our travel and social events have

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P2 Recent Retirees

UGRA Spring Forum

Classified Ads

P3 Register for CURAC2018

Passings

P4 UGRA’s Fall Forum

OMAFRA andUniversity of Guelph

P5 Yukon Gold

Serve as UGRA’s Repon United WayCampaign

United Way Invitation

P6 Travel Survey Results

Did You Know?

A Bumpy Road toPension Reform

P7 Be a ContributingMember of the UGRA

P8 Library Privileges for U of G Retirees

The UGRA ExecutiveNeeds Feedback

Editor: Charlotte McCallum

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caught the attention of the University. UGRA is planning to continue those initiatives (see p. 6).

UGRA’s more conspicuous profile is opening other doors for its membership. We areexploring ways by which the Library can serve retirees more extensively. It has beensuggested that UGRA become more involved with Senate and make a briefpresentation to explain the benefits that UGRA conveys to the U of G and howmembership in UGRA benefits retirees in general. UGRA is examining the processused in the various colleges for retiring faculty who wish to benefit from continuedassociation with the University through appointments as professors emeriti. UGRAexpects to provide a summary of findings to the membership and to the Deans acrosscampus for the June Annual General Meeting (AGM). We have had overtures fromsome colleges as to how to foster positive interactions. Yes, it is clear as crystal thatUGRA and its members are becoming more and more involved in activities acrosscampus.

UGRA needs your help! We need nominations for our Executive Committee for theelections at the AGM. Please consider volunteering, or suggesting other retirees, tohelp with the running of our increasingly active association. It has been suggested thatUGRA have College/Departmental connections. Please suggest to us the names ofretirees who would like to increase connectivity between UGRA and Deans, Directors,or Chairs. The UGRA Executive Committee is looking for input from you to help withsuch events as the possible CURAC meeting, social events, involvement with issues onbenefits of membership, the United Way campaign (see p. 8), and anything else youmay care to suggest.

Peter Kevan, President, UGRA

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Money Matters: Protect Your Financial AssetsSpeakers:

Doug Badger CPA CGA (retired) UGRA Pension Rep.

David Stanley U of G Professor (retired), Financial Literacy Specialist

Gerrit Bos U of G IT Security Officer

Introductory Remarks U of G Pension Plan Update – Doug BadgerAchieving Financial Success - David StanleyThe Changing Wealth Management Landscape - Doug BadgerA Retiree’s Personal Experience - David StanleyCyber Security Tips for Seniors – Gerrit Bos

UGRA Spring Forum 2018The Arboretum CentreThursday, April 19, 2017Doors open at 1:00 p.m. - RefreshmentsProgram: 1:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Recent RetireesOctober 1, 2017Warren Bignell Biomedical SciencesJudith Renaud OVC HSC Admin.Kevin Spence RC Admin. Marie Vickery Student Access. ServicesNovember 1, 2017Mary Lou Cairney Alumni AffairsJames France Animal BiosciencesKaren Reimer Co-op Education &

Career S.Marie Rush-Smyth Integrative BiologyDavid Walsh OMAFRA Research Sta.December 1, 2017Bill Clausen AthleticsHeather Male Classroom Tech Supp.January 1, 2018Christine Anastasakos Phys. Res. – CustodianMike Burke OMAFRA Research Sta.Robert Carter Phys. Res.–Director Linda Graburn Office of the CIOJames Kirkland Human Hlth. & Nutr. Sci.William Macdonald Phy Res.–GroundsRachel Mahrer CounsellingKaren Nakatsu LSD-BDO & FinanceUwe Oehler ChemistryGard Otis Environmental BiologyFred Pries Business & AccountingCharles Watson OMAFRA Research Sta.February 1, 2018John Fitzsimons Fac. Env. Des. & Rur. Dev.Susanne Johnson Student Health ServicesRose MacQueen Campus Animal FacilitiesPatrick Martin Campus Comm. PolicePatricia Turner PathobiologySandra Wolting Admissions

Classified AdsA New Feature

Do you have something to sell,rent, buy or announce for theSpring edition of the UGRANewsletter? For a modest price,you may purchase space for aclassified ad in this department.Contact the editor for details byearly May. You may also purchasea larger box or banner ad forcommercial purposes.

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The annual conference of the College andUniversity Retiree Associations of Canada(CURAC) will be hosted by the Association ofDalhousie Retirees and Pensions, withpartner, the Saint Mary’s University RetireesAssociation. Come down to “Canada’s OceanPlayground” for a series of discussions andpresentations that are designed to beinformative on several topics and relevant to

activities to university retirees. Information on the conference and how toregister online, plus a link to Halifax touristinformation, is available athttp://adrp.dal.ca/curac2018 Early birdregistration discount expires March 15. Offcampus accommodation with the WestinHotel group rate expires in early Apriland is dependent on room availability.

PassingsTeresa Kuipers September 3, 2017Elva Lewis September 7, 2017Michael R. Booth October 2, 2017David MacRae October 8, 2017Usher Posluszny October 10, 2017Paul Stack October 16, 2017Gerald Stephenson October 17, 2017Martha Jane Trento October 29, 2017James Mahone October 31, 2017Theodore Ferwerda November 18, 2017Patrick Kyba November 23, 2017Maxine Crispin November 25, 2017Angelo Maggiolo December 5, 2017Catherine Kerrigan December 16, 2017Gerardus Van de Ven December 18, 2017John Goddard December 20, 2017Anna Blewett December 22, 2017Melvin Tolton December 24, 2017Donal McKeown January 16, 2018George Bubenik January 23, 2018John Foster February 4, 2018

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UGRA’s Fall ForumNovember 16, 2017

The Fall Forum of last November onnutrition and health was a success.Despite the damp and grey weather, some63 members were present at theArboretum Centre to hear about nutritionand health from some experts in the field.A lively Q & A session followed. Beforethe main program, UGRA president PeterKevan brought us up to date on ourScholarship (now fully endowed). As well,a representative from the United Waygave a brief report on the campaign andthe many contributions by the retirees.Two representatives from Michael’sHouse, one of the beneficiaries of theUnited Way in Guelph, spoke about itssupportive housing program.

Professor Andrea Buchholz, of theDepartment of Family Relations andNutrition (FRAN) spoke on someadvancements in food science at theUniversity of Guelph which now makes it“Canada’s Food University.” The successof the Yukon Gold potato is well-known(see page 5) and there have beenadvances in soybeans and tomatovarieties. A number of other innovationsinclude those in packaging technology, atechnical DNA study for sausage labelling,the Guelph Family Trial for Nutrition andLife-style, the Nutri-Step program foryoung children, the Catalyst Centre, theFeeding 9 Million Project and the ArrellFood Institute which researches foodsecurity.

Next was Professor Janice RandallSimpson, now retired from FRAN andserving on UGRA’s Board, spoke about

the work of registered dieticians and theirrigorous professional training andcertification in the Registered College ofDieticians of Ontario. Janice reported thata new Canada Food Guide is beingprepared, following some heavystakeholder lobbying. She noted that agood diet should provide all our vitaminswithout the need for mineral and vitaminsupplements. Nevertheless, there is aspecial need for Folate (Vitamin B),which is now added to food to preventneural tube defects (such as spina bifida).As well, seniors are often deficient inVitamin B12 , which only comes fromanimal sources. The supplements oftenprescribed to combat age-related eyediseases such as macular degenerationwere mentioned too. Other benefits ofvitamins were covered, along with theirrecommended daily amounts. Highlyrecommended for us to read was the EatRight Ontario website, which you canfind at www.eatrightontario.ca

Professor Alison Duncan of theDepartment of Human Health andNutritional Sciences was the final speaker,discussing Functional Foods for HealthyAging. She reported that seniors areincreasing in numbers and that 34 percent

were at risk nutritionally in 2013.Functional foods are those that mayprovide health benefits beyond those ofbasic nutrition as they contain a particularbioactive compound. For example,spearmint tea has anti-inflammatoryproperties, as does rosmarinic acid, foundin a number of common cooking herbs,including rosemary. Lentils are anutritional powerhouse and diabetics willbe interested to know that resistant starchbagels contain a “good starch” that doesnot raise blood sugar to the extent thatnormal starches would. Alison provided anumber of useful sources for those whowould like to read further, such as: TheLove of Lentils Study, The Healthy AgingToolkit and the Journal of Food andNutrition for the Elderly.

We all enjoyed the beverages anddelicious snacks that accompanied thesession, where members could mingle andchat. Be sure to join us for the SpringForum on April 19, where we will hearabout money matters and how to protectour financial assets (see p. 2 for details).And, yes, there will be time forconversation and refreshments.

Charlotte McCallum

OMAFRA & University of Guelph

It was announced on February 13 that the Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food andRural Affairs and the University of Guelph will continue their long-standing researchand innovation partnership for another 10 years, taking effect on April 1. Thispartnership, active since 1997, will support world-class agri-food research andinnovation. The University will receive up to $71.3 million a year to manage researchand innovation programs and related facilities, including the Ridgetown Campus, theAgriculture and Food Laboratory program, the Animal Health Laboratory program,and 15 research stations and centres. Good news for all involved!

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Serve as UGRA’s Rep on the United WayCampaign

The importance of retirees to the success of the University ofGuelph’s United Way campaign is well-known, both as donorsand in representing UGRA on the organizing committee. Thisposition is now vacant and we invite members to serve asUGRA’s representative. The incumbent attends the United WayCommittee meetings and activities in the Spring and Fall (moreoften in the Fall), reporting to the UGRA Executive as requested.Activities for UGRA members are then recommended andinformation notes for the Newsletter and website are prepared. Ifinterested in this important position please contact UGRAPresident Peter Kevan.

Yukon Gold

At our Fall Forum on nutrition, one of our members observedthat what she was now finding as Yukon Gold potatoes were notof the high quality of those she had bought in the past. We nowoffer an explanation for her observations.

The Yukon Gold potato was developed at the University ofGuelph by G. R. Johnston, R.G. Rowberry, and N. Thompsonover a period of about 25 years. It was released to the market in1980. Now in its 51st year, it has been recognized as anagriculture research game-changer, received awards, kudos andinternational acclaim! You can find a large number of glowingtestimonials on the University of Guelph website by entering“Yukon Gold potato” into the search engine.

I contacted my friend, R. Coffin, a potato breeder once at theUniversity of Guelph and now living in PEI. He provided usefulinsights. The Yukon Gold potato is a medium-sized, smoothskinned potato with yellow flesh and pinkish eyes (if you do notsee that the eyes are pinkish, then the potato is not a true YukonGold). Yukon Gold potato plants have a suite of othercharacteristics in the leaves, flowers, buds, etc. which set themapart from other varieties.

Unlike some other potato cultivars with white or yellow flesh,Yukon Gold can be cooked both by dry-heat (potato chips,baking) and wet-heat. Its waxy, moist flesh and sweet flavourmake it ideal for boiling, baking and frying, but this potato will

also withstand grilling, pan frying, and roasting. It also stores well.A disadvantage to the Yukon Gold is that it is not as prolific atuber-bearer as some others. Hence the cost ofproduction/hectare is higher. All in all, however, it is a superiorcultivar in the potato world.

Because of the reputation of the Yukon Gold, other yellow-fleshed potatoes have become common in the grocery. Some maybe mislabelled as Yukon Gold, some may carry the word “Yukon”on the bag, and others may be honestly labelled simply as“yellow.” Caveat emptor! Consumers should be on guard whenbuying yellow-fleshed potatoes, however labelled, and expectingthe quality of Yukon Gold. If the eyes are not pinkish or only theword “Yukon” is used on the bag, bring the issue to the attentionof the grocery chain and the manger where you shop. It seems agreat pity, but some potato packagers, wholesalers or producers donot wish to market high quality potatoes by cultivar (varietal)name. Please remember that food labelling fraud is rampantespecially in the meat and fish trades (as we learned at the FallForum). Now we can, to some extent, check out a Yukon Goldpotato by looking at it in the eye.

Peter Kevan

A United Way InvitationYour University of GuelphUnited Way Campaign Co-Chairs, Carolyn Kerr and PeterRoutledge are inviting UGRAmembers to join the Universityof Guelph community in afundraising event, “A Time tobe Grapeful” for great food,great company, and great wine.It is also a worthy fundraiser forthe United Way. Cultivate yourwine tasting expertise and learnabout a variety of wine-relatedtopics from the university’s ownLinda Watt, a certifiedsommelier. The university’sexecutive chef, Vijay Nair, willcreate a delicious appetizerpairing for each wine. Cheers!

Thursday, March 226:00 – 9:00 p.m.Summerlee ScienceComplex AtriumTickets: $75

Attire: Business casual For online reservations:https://grapeful.eventbrite.ca orcontact Garrett May by email atgrapeful@uoguelph.ca or phone519-824-4120 ext. 58850

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Did You Know?About those Multiple E-mailingsSome members have reported receivingduplicate mailings of our news or newsfrom our partner organizations; ourapologies and a brief explanation.Membership in UGRA is open to anyonewho has retired from the U of G and theirsurvivors, including those who chose tocommute their pension funds (opt out).We have, however, email addresses onlyfrom those who receive a monthlypension and who have given formalpermission to use their email addresses.UGRA actively supports or partners withthe campus United Way and AlumniAffairs and Development, which maintaintheir own email lists. Despite our bestefforts, some duplication ofannouncements may occur. If you know

someone not receiving our mail, butwould like to, please let them know howto contact us (p. 8).

College Royal is on March 17 and 18this year. Since 1925, the undergraduatesof the University have been showcasingtheir departments, their work and theirfun. The veterinary and agricultural rootsof this hugely popular event remainprominent, but lots of other departmentsare featured too. Bring the youngsters andjoin the fun!

Gryphons for All! Feel like going out toa hockey, basketball or other game? It’sonly $10.00 for an adult ticket to one ofthe many exciting Gryphons sports eventson campus. Kids under six are free! Unlikethe downtown situation on a Storm night,there is plenty of parking on campus. Tosee the Gryphons Composite Schedule go

to https://gryphons.ca/calendar.aspx

Music Too! For an interesting free andpublic showcase of music plan to attend aone-hour concert of the Thursdays atNoon series held in the GoldschmidtRoom in MacKinnon Hall mostThursdays at 12:00 noon sharp. Or go toone of the concerts offered by theUniversity Choir, students and facultyperformers both on and off campus. Seehttps.uoguelph.ca/arts/sofam/events

Nature at our Door We all know theuniversity Arboretum is a treasure,especially during the growing season. Ifwinter is getting you down, why not pay avisit to the Conservatory some sunny dayfor a breath of warm, moist air and a viewof tropical plants there. It’s just beside theUniversity Centre.

The Travel Survey Results are In!In our last issue Vikki Tremblay (one of theUGRA Board executives) surveyed themembership about their interest in a tripto various destinations. The price rangewas from modest to about $3500 Cdn.Some expressed concern about the cost ofany single supplement. Others suggested atwo-week trip. The results are shownbelow in both percentages and as a ratingthat she calculated. The results are evenlysplit but it seems that China noses out theothers as a preferred destination.

It seems the desire to travel is lively! Otherpossible destinations mentioned by the

respondents were: Churchill or otherwildlife destination, Costa Rica,Newfoundland and Labrador, Chile,Galapagos, New Zealand, Oregon,Washington, Ireland, the Arctic, Vietnam,Cambodia, Greenland, Europe or aEuropean river cruise. A British orEuropean walking/cycling tour , Norway,the Maritimes, Australia, Jordan, DawsonCity, Whitehorse, Thailand, Bali, aHawaiian cruise and New York City.

Vikki, an industry pro who also did a lot ofthe organization on last year’s Churchilltrip, along with the rest of the Board willbe discussing the results and putting someplans into action. Do follow developmentshere, at one of our gatherings or on the

UGRA website. Many thanks to all whoresponded to the survey.

A Bumpy Road to Pension Reform The University of Guelph is continuing tomove toward participation in a new multi-university sector Jointly SponsoredPension Plan (JSSP). Progress, however,has not been easy.

The University Pension Project wasformally launched in 2014, led by theCouncil of Ontario Universities (COU)and the Ontario Confederation ofUniversity Faculty Associations(OCUFA), with the goal of creating amulti-employer, jointly-sponsored pension

plan. The University of Guelph has beenan enthusiastic participant, withrepresentation from the administration,the Faculty Association and otherbargaining groups.

As of last August, a tentative agreementhad been reached between threeuniversities: Guelph, Toronto and Queen’sto move forward with a new JSPP. Thetentative agreement included the threefaculty associations and the UnitedSteelworkers union. It has not been aneasy negotiation process however. Severaluniversities in Ontario did not take partin the initiative and numerous bargaininggroups in each of the remaining

universities withdrew from thediscussions.

The target date for implementation of thenew JSPP is July of 2019. Theparticipants are now entering the“communications” phase. Currentemployees of each university will have tovote in favour of proceeding. Althoughcurrent retirees are not significantlyaffected by the move, we also have a voiceregarding the proposal. Please stay tuned;UGRA is prepared to assist the Universityin communicating information to Guelphretirees.

Doug Badger

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Be a ContributingMember of the UGRA(2018)We hope you enjoy reading the UGRANewsletter, our informative website andattending our various functions, such as theSpring and Fall Forums. As you might know, theconsiderable commitments of time and talent toadvocate on your behalf are freely given byyour Board members. While membership inUGRA is free, we depend almost entirely onvoluntary financial contributions from you, ourmembers, to finance the Newsletter and roomrentals for the these activities. We are proudand grateful for our members’ generosity ingiving to the United Way and to the UGRAScholarship, but contributions towardsoperating costs are down and expenses arerising. A contribution of even $25 would go sofar towards sustaining our aim. Join us insupporting UGRA, so we can continue to workon your behalf. Use the form below or makeyour contribution at the Spring Forum or AGM.

University of Guelph Retirees Association Contributing Membership (2018) Form

� YES! I want to help promote the welfare of retirees and to foster a mutually beneficial relationshipbetween retirees and the University by contributing to the UGRA’s administrative costs.

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Please make cheque payable to the University of Guelph Retirees Association.

Mail this form with your cheque to:

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The UGRA ExecutiveCommittee Needs FeedbackThe UGRA Executive Committee acts onbehalf of the interests of University ofGuelph retirees. Without input from ourmembers, we operate partly in a vacuumwhere we try to imagine what retireessee as important issues and concerns. To do our job well, we could use moreinformation, so please take theopportunity to let us know what’s onyour mind.

Here are the ways you can contact us.Please provide your name, address andphone number. This will enable us tofollow up on requests promptly.

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Library Privileges for U of G Retirees

In case you have not been to theMcLaughlin Library recently, youmay be unaware that it hasundergone the largest renovation inits history over the past year. Thelibrary’s second floor and lower levelhave both seen majortransformations that have helped usenhance user space and the serviceswe offer. We invite you to stop bythe library next time you are oncampus to see the changes that haveresulted.

With this, we would like to providea reminder of your library privileges.As a U of G retiree, you retain yourborrowing privileges with the samerights and responsibilities that youhad when you were an employee.You may also request items from theAnnex (our off-site storage facility),as well as visit Archival & SpecialCollections to view materials thatare only available for use in theArchives area.

Your privileges do not include off-campus access to library e-resourcesdue to licensing restrictions.However, you can access them by

using public computers in thelibrary. There are a number of openaccess e-resources that can beaccessed from anywhere and areeasily found by visiting the Retireespage on the library’s website.

While at the library, retirees arewelcome to use space for reading orresearch, including quiet studyspace. Given the high demand forstudy carrels by students, we ask thatyou refrain from using these. Thesame is true for closed offices–theseare reserved for use by currentgraduate students and/or faculty.

To learn more about the resourcesthe library has to offer and yourlibrary privileges, please visit thelibrary’s Retirees page. Or, call us at519-824-4120, Ext. 53617.

We look forward to seeing you soon!