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Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, We have my wife’s 92-year-old father living with us and he wants to come to Florida with us, but will not get any insurance. What do you advise us to do? We don’t want to be liable if anything happens. Kevin McLoughlin Ridgeway, ON Response: Ed.: Do NOT take him unless he […]

Posted date : Oct 19, 2017

As expected, many of the other travel insurance plans have implemented substantial rate increases this year. Their overhead costs and poor claims administration systems have finally caught up with them and rates appear to be up by 10-15% ‒ and sometimes as high as 50%. What a terrible way to treat your clients. For years, […]

Posted date : Sep 16, 2021

My husband and I have owned homes (three) in Florida since 1992, and have spent every winter there, except for last year….

Posted date : Jun 28, 2019

Canada Club! Listings Canada Club! listings have been brought to you by the Canadian Snowbird Association in order to promote and enhance the snowbird lifestyle by acting as the facilitator of communications between Canadian snowbirds while temporarily resident in foreign countries. If you host a Canada Club! event that you’d like to grow, or would […]

Posted date : Nov 27, 2017

The Canadian Snowbird Association (CSA) is a 100,000 member national not-for-profit advocacy organization. It is dedicated to actively defending and improving the rights and privileges of Canadian travellers. The CSA was founded in 1992 when over 1,000 Canadian snowbirds came together in Lakeland, Florida to protest provincial cuts to out-of-country medical coverage guaranteed under the […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I thought that you would be interested in printing the enclosed information and, by finding out whether other seniors have experienced similar problems, take steps to enlist another voice on our side. Possibly Hon. Tony Clement, minister of health. Predictably, there has been no reply from the Foreign Affairs Department. Yours Truly, […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, On April 13/99, as we were returning home from Florida, we had a medical emergency while stopped at the CITGO gas station, LOVELACE AUTO SERVICE, Knoxville, Tenn. 37922. We don’t know the exit #, but it was in north Knoxville, near 40 and 75. I asked Mr. Lovelace how to get to […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, In the fall 2014 Issue 92, the Vice President states that the data for individuals crossing from Canada into the U.S. is not yet exchanged between the two countries. While Googling this question on the Internet, I found that many references are made to reflect that they “do exchange” the information. Can […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Thank you for printing Michael Coren’s column in the summer Issue 75 regarding some Canadians’ perception of the United States. He was able to express my thoughts and it is my hope that more Canadians will give what he says some consideration. Joni Steele Ontario Dear Bird Talk, Hmm. Not sure what […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, It is my understanding from information in a letter to “Bird Talk” included in the latest issue of CSANews, that retired federal public servants have had their medical coverage increased from $100,000 to $500,000 for a continuous 40-day period. Why should they be treated so differently from other retired people? They earned […]