Date Posted: Wednesday July 1, 2015 News type: Member news
NCR branch member Gael Spivak was recently profiled by her employer, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, in its annual Day in the Life employee profiles. Each year, a few employees (out of 7,000) are selected as examples of model public servants and their profiles are published during National Public Service Week. From the communications about the profiles: […]
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Date Posted: Tuesday June 30, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates for members of the Editors’ Association of Canada In this issue: 1. CONFERENCE: Wrapping the first international conference of editors2. AGM: Members vote to ratify governance changes3. ELECTIONS: New national executive council and national committee chairs4. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Amy Haagsma5. MEMBER NEWS: A round of applause!6. CERTIFICATION: Members […]
Date Posted: Thursday June 25, 2015 News type: Association
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 25, 2015—The Editors’ Association of Canada is transitioning to the Editors Canada brand this year. As of July 1, 2015, we will begin using the Editors Canada style name in all new national communications. The legal name of the association will not change. It remains Editors’ Association of Canada/Association canadienne des réviseurs. The shorter […]
Date Posted: Monday June 22, 2015 News type: Member news
We are sad to announce the passing of John Eerkes-Medrano of Victoria, BC, on Monday, June 15. John was a long-time member of the association (first joining in 1981), a former national executive council member, and a two-time winner of the Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence (1984 and 1997). He was involved in the […]
Date Posted: Tuesday June 16, 2015 News type: Awards , News release
Toronto, June 16, 2015—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) has announced that Grace Yaginuma of Vancouver, BC, is the winner of the 2014 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. Yaginuma was awarded the $2,000 prize for her work on A Discerning Eye: The Walter C. Koerner Collection of European Ceramics by Carol E. Mayer (Figure 1 Publishing). The award was presented […]
Date Posted: Wednesday June 10, 2015 News type: Association , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, June 10, 2015—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Patrick Banville to the position of executive director, effective June 15. Banville, a fluently bilingual not-for-profit executive originally from Montreal, will work with volunteers from across the country and with association staff to achieve EAC’s mission to develop […]
Date Posted: Monday June 1, 2015 News type: Member news
BC branch member Cheryl Cohen has released her bluesy multi-genre debut CD, Love & Exile. Cheryl is a former career newspaper journalist (The Globe and Mail, Edmonton Journal, Calgary Herald) who has been freelancing, mainly as a book editor, since 1997. She started writing songs on her guitar in 2004, after moving to Salt Spring Island, BC. Her singer-songwriter website has more […]
Date Posted: Thursday May 28, 2015 News type: Certification , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 28, 2015—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) is pleased to announce that 16 editors have earned a total of 24 new professional certifications. This year EAC recognizes 10 new certified proofreaders, 9 new certified structural editors and 5 new certified professional editors. Since the program’s launch in 2006, EAC has awarded 236 […]
Date Posted: Wednesday May 27, 2015 News type: Awards , News release
Success as an editor depends on effective communication, says scholarship recipient FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 27, 2015—Andrea Hatley of Thompson, Manitoba, will be presented with the 2014 Claudette Upton Scholarship at the annual Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) awards banquet in Toronto on Saturday, June 13, 2015. This scholarship is a $1,000 cash award intended to support […]
Date Posted: Friday May 22, 2015 News type: Agrément , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 22, 2015—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) is proud to announce the launch of the first French editing certification program in Canada. Through Programme d’agrément en révision linguistique – Réviseurs Canada (PARL), French-language editors will now be able to earn designations such as réviseur agréé and professionnel agréé en révision générale et comparative. French-language editors now […]
Date Posted: Tuesday May 19, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates for members of the Editors’ Association of Canada In this issue: 1. CONFERENCE: Introducing Blue Pencil Sessions2. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Linda Sherwood3. MEMBER NEWS: A round of applause!4. PUBLICATIONS: Print edition of ECE3 to launch at Editing Goes Global5. PARL: French certification information sessions6. CERTIFICATION: Pilot testers needed7. BRANCH […]
Date Posted: Monday May 11, 2015 News type: Awards , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 11, 2015—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) has announced the finalists for the 2014 Tom Fairley Award for Editorial Excellence. The Tom Fairley Award recognizes an editor’s outstanding contribution to a work published in Canada in English or French in the award year. The $2,000 grand prize will be presented at the […]
Date Posted: Friday May 1, 2015 News type: Member news
Toronto branch member Tania Pattison has published a textbook for advanced-level students in university and college ESL programs. Critical Reading is published by Pearson Canada and was officially launched in Toronto and Vancouver in March. Tania is a freelance writer and editor of ESL teaching and resource materials. Based in Peterborough, Ontario, she works with publishers around the world; […]
Date Posted: Friday April 17, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates for members of the Editors’ Association of Canada In this issue: 1. CONFERENCE: Some popular conference options are back!2. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Christine Beevis Trickett3. PARL: Learn about French-language certification4. INVEST IN YOURSELF: Certification contributes to your professional development5. PUBLICATIONS: Have you subscribed to Editing Canadian English?6. TWIG NEWS: Get […]
Date Posted: Wednesday April 15, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
Your national executive council (NEC) held its 2015 Q1 meeting via videoconference on Saturday, March 28, 2015. The minutes will be posted once they have been approved. In the meantime, here’s a brief summary of our meeting. Why by videoconference? It’s unusual for us to hold a quarterly videoconference meeting, and in fact, we had originally been scheduled to […]
Date Posted: Wednesday April 1, 2015 News type: Member news
QAC branch member Cendrine Audet will launch her book, Les tableaux vivants, on Friday, May 1. The launch party will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., in the picturesque setting of Domaine des 3 Moulins in Neuville, QC. Cendrine has been a linguistic editor for more than 20 years. Les tableaux vivants, published by Éditions GID, is […]
Date Posted: Wednesday March 18, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates for members of the Editors’ Association of Canada In this issue: 1. CONFERENCE: Advanced-rate discounts now in effect2. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Anne-Marie Deraspe3. GET INVOLVED: Volunteer opportunities to boost your resumé4. PRESIDENT’S AWARD: Recognizing EAC’s stellar volunteers5. MEMBER NEWS: A round of applause!6. ASSOCIATION: NEC votes to stop asking […]
Date Posted: Sunday March 1, 2015 News type: Member news
Congratulations to Paul Buckingham (Prairie Provinces branch), who has begun an editorial and production internship at the University of Toronto Press. Paul has relocated from Edmonton to Toronto for the opportunity, which runs to mid-May.
Date Posted: Tuesday February 24, 2015 News type: News release , Publications
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, February 25, 2015—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) is pleased to announce the launch of the much anticipated third edition of Editing Canadian English, the essential reference for Canadian editors and writers, first published in 1987 and later updated in 2000. This online edition provides instant, on-the-go access to the latest guidance on Canadian […]
Date Posted: Thursday February 19, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates for members of the Editors’ Association of Canada In this issue: 1. TWIG NEWS: A new EAC twig springs to life in Cow Town!2. EDITING CANADIAN ENGLISH: Online edition launching soon3. CONFERENCE: Join the Editing Goes Global team4. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Peter Moskos5. VOLUNTEER REWARDS: Draw winners announced6. ACTIVE VOICE: Copy […]
Date Posted: Tuesday January 27, 2015 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates for members of the Editors’ Association of Canada The beginning of a new year is when we reflect on what we’ve accomplished, but it’s also a time to look ahead to the changes we want (or need) to make. Did you resolve to focus on your career in 2015? In […]
Date Posted: Sunday January 25, 2015 News type: Association , Members-only news
Dear members and affiliates, 301 members participated in the poll on rebranding this month. We can now report that members have voted to proceed with association rebranding. Poll results Proceed with the rebrand: 244 (81.06%) Cancel the rebrand in favour of keeping the branding that appears now on EAC’s home page: 57 (18.94%) These results […]
Date Posted: Thursday January 1, 2015 News type: Member news
Editors Canada’s Saskatchewan branch has renamed its annual reception in honour of the late Karen Virag (Prairie Provinces branch). In September, Nancy Flight (BC branch) gave the inaugural address at the Karen Virag Memorial Lecture. It was a lovely event and a fitting tribute to the remarkable woman it was named for.
Date Posted: Thursday December 18, 2014 News type: Members-only news , National e-news update
News, events, tips and updates for members of the Editors’ Association of Canada In this issue: 1. MEMBER IN NEED: Donations for Sheila Wawanash2. TOM FAIRLEY AWARD: Deadline for nominations fast approaching3. CONFERENCE: Join the international conference4. VOLUNTEER OF THE MONTH: Laura Godfrey5. GET INVOLVED: Volunteer opportunities to boost your resumé6. MEMBER NEWS: A round […]