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Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I read with interest the letter in your fall issue from the Canadian lady marrying an American gentleman. My question deals with: what kind of “rights” or “provisions” does one of the unmarried partners, have, should the Canadian fall ill in his/her own country or vice versa, for the other partner to […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I have recently become a member. I don’t know how to get any of the information I require. 1. Should I get a U.S. Visa and bank account? 2. How do I find locations popular for Canadian snowbirds? 3. Where do I pose questions such as the above? Othello from Ontario Response: […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Suggest that you would assist snowbirds in Florida if you could integrate this licence plate program with help in getting service stations to stop refusing to accept Canadians with credit cards with only five characters in their zip codes. Also to get provincial governments to honour federal obligations regarding travel insurance. V. […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Imagine our surprise when my wife was stopped and ticketed for driving without a licence – $400 plus. We had somehow forgotten to submit an eye exam and in our absence, the second request – warning that if we don’t submit same, the licence will be revoked and the actual revocation sent […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

If a person requires routine tests, for example blood work or an ECG that is not an emergency while they are in the U.S., how is that arranged and paid for? Laurel Pettigrew Cochrane, AB Response: Ed: No travel insurance policy covers non-emergency treatment or routine care for a chronic condition that requires monitoring. You […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Your article speaks glowingly about the outstanding benefits and recommends without exception that everyone should consume green tea and enjoy the amazing health benefits to be derived as a result. My eyebrows were raised on reading the article, particularly because I have a disease called atrial fibrillation and I consume the prescription Warfarin daily as […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, The article on page 42 of the Spring 2014 issue [Health Pulse] missed a great remedy for the unequal pressure between the middle ear and the cabin of an airplane. I have used EarPlanes for the past six years and have not had any problems since. Prior to learning of these, I […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, We are not snowbirds yet, but decided to become CSA members to learn more about becoming snowbirds in the future. Your publications are outstanding and, after reading some Bird Talk questions and feedback, I have a question concerning OHIP. If we sell our house in Ontario, store our belongings in Ontario, travel […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I have been a user of this coverage (Medipac) for the past five years during our stays at our home base while in the U.S., Apache Junction, Arizona. I became ill this February and, after some misdiagnosis, was finally identified to have Valley Fever. This illness is restricted to Arizona, California and […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

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. In 2005, […]