Metropolitan Toronto Police Pensioners Association

	Retirees and Surviving Spouses
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	We represent the interests and are here to assist all retirees ( surviving spouses and dependent children) who were former employees, either uniform or civilian members, of the Toronto Police Force and receiving pensions from any of the three following pension plans: The MetropolitanToronto Police Benefit Fund The Metropolitan Toronto Police Pension Plan The OMERS Pension Plan The Metropolitan Toronto Police Pensioners Association represents the interest of all retired members of the Toronto Police Service (TPS) as it is now known. When the City decided to revert back again to its original designation by dropping the word Metropolitan from its crest, the members in attendance at a later meeting voted not to change our name, perhaps as a nostalgic reminder of the day in 1957 when all the 13 surrounding police forces joined as one, amalgamated to become the Metropolitan Toronto Police Force (MTPF). Membership, election to office and voting privilege are open to any retiree or surviving spouse of the three individual pension plans that now cover anyone who was ever employed by the MTPF or the TPS. The Constitution and By-laws allow for the election of five executive to serve your interests and manage the affairs of the MTPPA, three of the present executive receive their pensions from the Police benefit Fund and two receive an OMERS pension. Eventually, as time goes by, because the MTPBF and the MTPP are closed funds, all of the executive will no doubt be receiving an OMERS pension, we welcome and encourage our OMERS pensioners to take an active part in the MTPPA. The intent and purpose of our Association is not only to represent the interests of pensioners but to also assist the active members of the Toronto Police Association and other organizations that compliment the makeup of the Toronto Police Service. The two pre-OMERS pension plans, having retained their original names are now administered by the City of Toronto. Uniform members are covered in the Metropolitan Toronto Police Benefit Fund and Civilian members are covered in the Metropolitan Toronto Pension Plan. Both funds are controlled by a Board of Trustees having equal employee and employer representation. Meetings were held once a month at City Hall but have now been reduced to 9 a year. Trustees representing the employees are elected by ballot mailed to the members’ homes and elections take place at almost the same time as Toronto Municipal elections. Employer representatives are selected by Toronto Council shortly after the results of the Municipal elections are known.

	John Bremner
	Vice President
	John joined the North York Police Force May 1, 1952, serving in 17 Division, 18 Division walking the beat, scout car and divisional motorcycle duty, plainclothes and the Youth Bureau. Promoted to Patrol Sgt in 1969 serving in 13 Division. Promoted to S/Sgt in 1973 serving in 4 Dist Traffic, Youth Bureau 60 Richmond St, 52 Div,and 12 Div retiring in 1992 with 40 years service. John served in the Canadian Army from 1948 to 1952 and saw service in Korea in 1951 during the military conflict between North and South Korea.

	Roger Dodson
	Secretary
	Roger has an extensive back ground in the policing community as a Police Officer that has taken him from some of the smaller Ontario towns of Wiarton then Owen Sound and the City of Toronto. He joined the Toronto Police Service in 1975 starting out in 55 Division. Roger worked at Staff Counselling for 11 years and 10 years with Employee & Family Assistance Program ending his career as Manager of the unit.An ordained minister with his own church Roger is also much in demand as a motivational speaker with a sense of humour, depositing his belief that the key to recovery from life's worst experiences is the choice to have a positive attitude about life.A Chaplin with the Toronto Police Service and the Toronto Police Military Veterans Association, Roger also represents your interests on the Widows and Orphans Fund.

	Jane Brown
	Treasurer
	Jane is a member of the Police Benefit Fund and the surviving spouse of P.C John G Brown who died in 1967 after 20 years service with the Toronto Police Force. Prior to her husbands death Jane had a career in Real Estate, left with four children to support at the time of her husbands death she was successful in obtaining a degree in General Business and Accounting at Humber College in order to support her family. Forever keeping herself busy Jane has volunteered her services wherever help was needed, at the various schools her children attended, the Boy Scouts Mothers Association the Royal Canadian Legion the Ladies Auxiliary and Churches. Jane was elected treasurer of the MTPPA in 2001 and has been acclaimed to that position ever since. Jane also serves as our liaison officer with the Credit Union and has recently passed a milestone by having the 4th generation of her family become a Credit Union member.