Date Posted: Wednesday October 12, 2016 News type: Association , News release , Statements
The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) is launching a Twitter campaign to ask the Government of Canada to write laws in plain language. The five-day campaign will begin on International Plain Language Day on October 13, 2016. A message that is written in plain language is delivered to its intended readers clearly and effectively. Governments around […]
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Date Posted: Thursday July 28, 2016 News type: Association , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, July 28, 2016—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) is pleased to announce the appointment of communications manager Michelle Ou as interim executive director of the association through November 1. The appointment follows the resignation of executive director Patrick Banville effective August 12. “We are sad to see Patrick go, but are grateful […]
Date Posted: Thursday July 28, 2016 News type: Association , Members-only news
Dear members and student affiliates, I am writing to let you know about changes at the national office. On Thursday, July 21, Patrick Banville called to tell me that he is resigning as executive director of the Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada). He is sorry to be leaving the association, but has been offered […]
Date Posted: Wednesday June 22, 2016 News type: Association , Members-only news , National executive council
The current national executive council (NEC)’s term is drawing to a close at the end of June. What a year it has been! At its final quarterly meeting on June 9 in Vancouver, the NEC discussed a number of projects that are in the works this year: the new branch and twig tool kit, the […]
Date Posted: Monday April 18, 2016 News type: Association , Members-only news , National executive council
Your national executive council met in Toronto on April 9–10 for our first quarterly meeting of 2016. What did you talk about? We’ve been working on a number of projects since September, so this meeting gave us a chance to see where things stand and what needs to happen next. Here are some of the […]
Date Posted: Wednesday April 6, 2016 News type: Association , News release , Partners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, April 6, 2016—The Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) and the American Copy Editors Society (ACES) are pleased to announce a new national partnership between the two organizations. This collaboration will elevate the status of both organizations by expanding training and development opportunities. Members of Editors Canada can participate in ACES webinars and online training […]
Date Posted: Thursday December 17, 2015 News type: Association , Members-only news
Dear members and affiliates, It’s hard to believe the New Year is just around the corner. In the six months since I joined the Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) as executive director, I’ve had the pleasure of meeting and working with many of you across the country. As 2015 comes to a close, I’d […]
Date Posted: Monday December 14, 2015 News type: Association , Members-only news , National executive council
Your Editors’ Association of Canada (Editors Canada) national executive council met in Ottawa on November 28-29 for our final quarterly meeting of 2015. What did you talk about? We continued the work we started in September and reviewed the budget for the year ahead. As always, we want to provide as many member services as […]
Date Posted: Friday September 25, 2015 News type: Association , Members-only news , National executive council
Your national executive council (NEC) held its third-quarter meeting in Montreal on September 19–20. The minutes will be posted on the Editors Canada website once they are approved. In the meantime, here’s a summary. What did you talk about and what decisions did you make? It was a jam-packed agenda: 50 items! Amazingly, we got through it […]
Date Posted: Friday July 17, 2015 News type: Association , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, July 17, 2015—Editors Canada has announced that Calgary-based editor Christine Beevis Trickett is the recipient of the 2015 Lee d’Anjou Volunteer of the Year Award. Beevis Trickett has been a member and active volunteer of Editors Canada for almost 15 years. She was a founding member of the association’s Nova Scotia twig, where she […]
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: 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: 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: Monday September 22, 2014 News type: Association , News release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, September 22, 2014—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) has introduced student affiliates. Student affiliates replace EAC’s student memberships and are available for an annual fee of $50. This is a significant reduction on the previous student membership rate of $131.25/year. EAC advances the interests of editors, supports them at every stage of their […]
Date Posted: Wednesday August 13, 2014 News type: Association , News release , Statements
Re: Who is speaking up for Canadian English?Published in The Globe and Mail on Monday, August 11, 2014 Who’s speaking up for Canadian English? Canadian editors are. We immerse ourselves in the lexicon of Canadian English daily and we want to answer the call for a dictionary that keeps pace with the changes in our language. But we […]
Date Posted: Friday May 23, 2014 News type: Association , News release , Partners
New international partnership to enhance training opportunities and resources for copy editors FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, May 20, 2014—The American Copy Editors Society (ACES) and the Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) have formed an alliance to offer the members of each organization additional opportunities for training and professional development. The partnership will also give members access to each organization’s […]
Date Posted: Tuesday July 23, 2013 News type: Association
So, you’ve seen the pictures of the national executive council (NEC) hard at work by now, and you have an idea of what we look like as we discuss association issues. Not very exciting pictures, I know. But beneath that unexciting exterior there’s lots of neat stuff going on. These quarterly summaries will give you a brief, […]
Date Posted: Tuesday April 23, 2013 News type: Association , National executive council
Date Posted: Monday January 21, 2013 News type: Association , National executive council
Date Posted: Monday November 5, 2012 News type: Association , Members-only news , National executive council
Date Posted: Friday September 30, 2011 News type: Association
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, October 3, 2011—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) is pleased to announce it has launched its first official twig in the Kitchener-Waterloo-Guelph (KWG) region in Ontario. Since EAC was established in 1979, the national association has grown to six branches in major centres across Canada. EAC has developed a new twig […]
Date Posted: Tuesday August 30, 2011 News type: Association , News release , Publications
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Toronto, August 30, 2011—The Editors’ Association of Canada (EAC) has launched a revised edition of So You Want to Be an Editor, an informational booklet for those interested in a career in editing in the 21st century. The previous edition, published in 1991, has advised and assisted aspiring editors for the past two decades. […]
Date Posted: Thursday February 10, 2011 News type: Association , News release , Statements
Re: What real editors really do (and why writers should avoid freelancers)Published in The Globe and Mail on Wednesday, February 9, 2011 Russell Smith confuses two things: types of editing, and whether the editor is freelance or in-house. The various editorial steps a manuscript can go through are pretty much as Russell describes: acquisitions (deciding which books to […]
Date Posted: Saturday December 19, 2009 News type: Association
Fiscal year 2007 was a difficult one financially for the association, with some significant revenue shortfalls. You’ll find full details in the association’s annual report, which will be available in early May. Recent initiatives taken by the national executive council in response to this include creating an EAC/ACR CafePress shop, launching a membership drive (2,008 in […]