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Posted date : Feb 27, 2025

Bud graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce degree and worked briefly in the oil and gas industry before joining Fluor Canada, the Canadian division of a major international Engineering and Construction company.  In his role as Human Resources Director, over the next 40 years, he led a staff of up to 25 people involved in […]

Posted date : Sep 29, 2022

CSA Member Advisory – Hurricane Ian, an extremely dangerous Category 4 storm, has the potential to bring deadly storm surge, catastrophic winds and flooding to the Florida peninsula, according to the National Hurricane Center.

Posted date : Jun 28, 2021

This guide is meant to be a collection of some of the most commonly requested and most useful resources that travellers to Canada will need during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Posted date : Mar 30, 2020

The Government of Canada has recently provided clearer guidelines for Canadian travellers returning home from abroad. If you have recently returned to Canada and you have no symptoms , you must QUARANTINE (self-isolate) yourself. This is mandatory. You are at risk of developing symptoms and infecting others.

Posted date : Mar 25, 2020

People with COVID-19 do not always recognize their early symptoms. Even though you do not have symptoms now, you need to self-isolate if in the last 14 days, you…

Posted date : Aug 19, 2019

Toronto – Hurricane Irma, a dangerous Category 5 storm containing the most powerful winds ever recorded in the Atlantic Ocean, has already hit the Caribbean and may well be headed for Florida. Florida Gov. Rick Scott has declared a statewide state of emergency to ensure local officials have enough time, resources and flexibility to get […]

Posted date : Aug 19, 2019

OTTAWA – The Canadian Snowbird Association (CSA), represented by Executive Director Michael MacKenzie were pleased to meet with National Revenue Minister Gail Shea this week to discuss changes at the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA).

Posted date : May 14, 2019

As a snowbird, it seems that I am required to have two Amazon Prime accounts, one in each country. I cannot get through the Amazon maze to confirm this; can you with your resources obtain an answer? Jim Anderson Castleford, ON Response : Ed.: Another surprise for me. Amazon has charged me twice – once […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, My wife and I are recently retired; we are seriously considering becoming snowbirds. We are wondering if we can take our pets across the border and what is required to do so. We would appreciate any help that can be given us or any online resources there are. Thank you for your […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I always enjoy the articles and timely tips, but must admit that one article in the recent Bird Talk section raised huge red flags. I refer specifically to the one from V.C. in Lloydminster, AB, where he suggested how to adapt your SIN to facilitate a U.S. credit card application. Having been […]