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Currency Exchange – COMPARE OUR RATES
Currency exchange rates from the Snowbird Currency Exchange Program and those of three leading financial institutions can now be compared online. Also view a graph of the last six months to see just how well (or not) the Canadian dollar has been doing.
To view the Snowbird Currency Exchange Comparison Graph, you must login. Follow the link “Exchange Rate” in the Members Only navigation menu. More Tips...
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Hands-free cell phone laws in Canada and the U.S.
In Ontario, the new hands-free cell phone law came into effect on October 26, 2009. If you’re driving and need to use your cell phone, you have two choices: use a hands-free device such as a Bluetooth headset, or face a fine of up to $500.
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• Loonie soars on jobs report CBC News - Mar 12, 2010. A strong jobs report pushed the Canadian dollar to its highest point in nearly two years on Friday. The Canadian dollar was trading at 98.35 cents US a little before noon Friday, up 0.72 of a cent.
• Charges laid after probe into eHealth Canwest News Service - Mar 05, 2010. Charges of fraud and breach of trust have been laid against a former high-ranking member of the B.C. Ministry of Health and a former manager with the province's Fraser Health Authority.
• Nova Scotia. Happiness makes heart grow stronger Ottawa Citizen - Feb 19, 2010. People with a sunny outlook on life are less likely to develop heart disease than those who are less happy or outright glum, according to a Canadian study published Thursday in the European Heart Journal.
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Three months of medication in BC
Dear Bird Talk,
We have been members of the Canadian Snowbird Association and do enjoy your quarterly magazine. For 20 years, we have been travelling to Florida from Alberta for four or five months each winter and have had no problem filling prescriptions from our doctors to cover the time we were away.
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CSA Update |
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 UPDATED Travel Information Guide Sep 30, 2009. The Canadian Snowbird Association is pleased to announce that several updates have been added to the CSA Travel Information Guide. Read more...
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 CSANews Winter Issue Jan 02, 2010. The CSA is happy to inform its members that the latest issue of the CSANews - The Official News Magazine of the Canadian Snowbird Association - is now available online. Members and registered users of the www.snowbirds.org website can login to the site and read the latest magazine from anywhere in the world. Read more... |
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Medical Expenses due to Swine Flu Illness are Fully Covered for Travelling Canadians Insured under Medipac Travel Insurance Policies May 01, 2009. Many travel insurance plans in Canada are refusing to pay for medical expenses relating to the current swine flu epidemic. Their insurance policy wordings deny coverage for travel to any country that has been the subject of a government travel warning or advisory. Read more... |
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