REMINDER! Don’t miss out on our popular annual Mandarin Lunch.  Join us on Wednesday March 25, 2026 at 12 noon at the Mandarin Restaurant at 200 Queen’s Plate Dr., Etobicoke.

Chiu Wong has negotiated a a great price for CSA Group Retirees who are seniors (over 65 with ID if requested). Lunch will cost you only $15.00 CASH.  That’s because we’ll give you and your guest $12 cash (a $10 bill and a $2 coin) each towards your lunch. Your $15 + our $12 will pay for your $27 lunch that includes the buffet, coffee, taxes and gratuities.

As a CSA Retiree you are allowed to bring 1 guest at this special price.  If you or your guest are under 65, the cost is $34 (less the $12 we give you).

How to sign-up for lunch at the Mandarin:  Be sure to include your name and your guest’s name when you indicate your intention to participate by either:

• sending us an e-mail at csaretirees.info@gmail.com,
• sending a message through the “Contact Us” page on this website,
• or by submitting a “Comment” on this post. 

Skip breakfast at home and save your appetite for Wally’s. You can opt for a decadent, late breakfast of Eggs Benedict, or something you’re not likely to make at home like fish and chips. Join us at lunchtime at Wally’s on Tuesday, March 10th at 11:30 am.

We meet for lunch at a restaurant in Rexdale on the 2nd Tuesday of every month, at 11:30 am.

Don’t know where Wally’s is? Although Wally’s address is 123 Rexdale Blvd., it’s actually on the east side of Kipling, south of Rexdale.  It’s behind (south) of the Royal Bank.  It’s accessible from Kipling or through the Shoppers Drug Mart (next to the bank on Rexdale Blvd.) parking lot.

SIGN-UP NOW! Our popular annual Mandarin Lunch is back.  Join us on Wednesday March 25, 2026 at 12 noon at the Mandarin Restaurant at 200 Queen’s Plate Dr., Etobicoke.

This year Chiu Wong is organizing the lunch, and he’s secured a special deal for us.  The cost for lunch for CSA Group Retirees who are seniors (over 65 with ID if requested) is only $27.00 CASH.  The $27 must be paid in CASH and includes the buffet, coffee, taxes and gratuity.  Those who do not pay cash must pay $34.

BUT WAIT! We’ll give you and your guest $12 cash each towards your lunch. That means that your lunch will cost you only $15. You’ll get $12 (a $10 bill and a $2 coin) when you check in with us at lunch. Please note that doors don’t open until noon.

As a CSA Retiree you are allowed to bring 1 guest at this special price.  If you or your guest are under 65, the cost is $34.

How to sign-up for lunch at the Mandarin:  Be sure to include your name and your guest’s name when you indicate your intention to participate by either:

• sending us an e-mail at csaretirees.info@gmail.com,
• sending a message through the “Contact Us” page on this website,
• or by submitting a “Comment” on this post. 

Many thanks to the people who participated in our March 6, 2025 AGM via Zoom. We were reporting on our October 2023 – September 2024 fiscal year. It was a small group, but we covered lots of ground.

Here are some notes from the meeting:

• Terri Smith, Susan Morley and Daniel Barbini were renewed as directors for another 2 year term.
• Mel Doig stepped down as director after being part of the executive for many years. THANKS MEL! Mel did a fabulous job organizing events (like the Grand River Lunch Cruise, Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum and several others) and patiently produced minutes of our meetings.
• Dave Zimmerman was appointed as a director of the Retirees’ Club.
• We reviewed our finances and are in good stead to continue to hold and subsidize events for our members.
• We held (or supported) 7 events in FY 23-24 with 216 attendees (members and guests).
  • EMBA XMAS Dinner & Dance
  • Weston XMAS Lunch
  • Chicago (the musical)
  • Mandarin Lunch
  • Formula 1 Exhibition
  • Banksy Art Exhibit
  • YYZ Airside Tour followed by lunch at Arizona’s
• We continue to organize lunch on the 2nd Tuesday of the month at various restaurants with 8-18 people attending.
• We’re currently planning our annual lunch at the Mandarin with a date to be announced soon. And we’ve already held (or supported) 4 events in FY 24-25
  • Come From Away (the musical)
  • EMBA XMAS Dinner & Dance
  • Weston XMAS Lunch
  • The Lion King (the musical)

Thanks to all who were able to join in on the meeting.

A group of CSA Retirees meet at the Swiss Chalet in Bolton at noon on the last Monday of each month. Gary Holloway organizes this lunch and you must check in with him to reserve your seat at the table. Please contact Gary at gbholloway@bell.net for further information and/or to be included.

Sixteen of us attended the tour of FESTI the Fire and Emergency Services Training Institute on July 5, 2023. We didn’t get to see the plane ablaze as in the photo above, but we got lots of great pictures of ourselves, the firefighters and the facilities. Check out the “EVENT PICTURES” tab on this website to see our photos. After the tour many of us went to Zet’s Restaurant on Airport Rd. No photos, but we had great food!

To find out more about FESTI check out the FESTI website.

Your Retiree Executive have just extended our Zoom subscription for the rest of the year.  This will allow us to continue to run Zoom Socials on a regular basis.

On January 13^th, 15 people joined our Zoom Social, spending almost 2 hours sharing their views on various topics.  We even had 2 of our nonagenarians (that’s someone in their nineties) telling tales of CSA days of yore.  Did you know that some CSA staff were once housed in a former Planter’s Peanuts factory?  You needed to protect your lunch (think camping) as not all of the previous inhabitants had left.

Zoom is easy to use and requires little preparation.  To be able to use Zoom, you’ll need a smartphone, tablet or computer with a camera and microphone.  Don’t have a computer?  That’s okay, we have the ability for people to call in by phone.

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Keep an eye out for an announcement on our February Zoom Social.