BarTalk October 2004
Volume 16, Number 5

Check out some of these featured Member Services savings’

Primus Canada offers CBA members a rate of $0.0475 per minute for long distance business calls, and a variety of Internet services. Details: www.primustel.ca/cbas

Virtual HR Online
The CBA’s newest Preferred Supplier offers CBA members in small and medium-sized firms “virtual” human resources assistance. HR-DEPT.com provides Web-enabled HR administrative tools and services to help manage their human resource requirements.

Key benefits include improved HR transaction process, simplified administration procedures, better services to employees and managers, and time savings for busy practitioners. Details: call Ken Duff, 613-728-8992 (e-mail ken@hr-dept.com)

Whistler/Blackcomb
This winter, take advantage of some of the deals offered by the CBA’s Corporate Club Program. Enjoy reduced rates on a variety of products ranging from one day lift passes to the five day ‘Edge Cards.’ This year’s programs offer much more than a simple day of skiing or snowboarding. Some of the products available to CBABC members this year are: ski & snowboard school; adult weekend clinics; single day ski/ride lesson; Atomic Dave Murray Clinic; Women on the Edge (ski program for ladies only); and rental vouchers. See full descriptions on the related insert in this issue.

Beyond an average savings of $16 per day on lift passes, also enjoy and average 20 to 25 per cent off all CBABC offered programs, including rental vouchers, ski lessons, and gourmet food vouchers.

The deadline for purchasing Whistler/Blackcomb tickets, lift passes and Edge Cards through the CBA is Friday, November 5. To view a complete list of the savings and products available to CBA members at Whistler visit www.cba.org/bc. Also see related insert in this issue.

Get Financial Planning and RSPs From a Company Built Just For Lawyers
CBA Financial Services Inc. has appointed T.E. Financial Consultants to provide CBA members with objective, fee-based financial planning.

Through an exclusive arrangement with CBA Financial, members of the CBA receive a discount of 10 per cent on services, while all members of the legal profession, their families and employees are entitled to a discount of five per cent. There is a special introductory consulting fee for junior lawyers (less than two years from initial call to the bar).

And don’t miss out on the Manulife Group RSP offering only for lawyers, their staff, and families with an exclusive discount available to CBA members. Details: www.barfinancial.com

Canucks Tix On Ice
Due to the postponement and potential cancellation of the NHL season, we are not taking orders for Canucks tickets. In the event that a collective bargaining agreement is reached and a schedule is created, look to CBABC for tickets to the best games at discounted rates. Before the puck drops, call Andrew Mugridge at 604-687-3404 (e-mail members@bccba.org) for tickets.

This article was published in the October 2004 issue of BarTalk and is subject to the copyright by the British Columbia Branch of the Canadian Bar Association, 2004, all rights reserved.