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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 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I spend four winter months in Florida and am getting tired of the return drive. I’d like to fly and buy a car in Florida to keep there. What rules about owning and insuring a vehicle do I need to consider in making my decision? How about my Canadian driver’s licence, is […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, My summer edition of CSANews just arrived today and I have read it from cover to cover. I believe it was one of the most interesting and informative issues I have read during my years as a CSA member. First off, the Editor’s Message was very enlightening. Then the various letters on […]

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 […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Sirs, Off the road for a couple of days, saw your message (issue 54), so thought I’d assist you in sending them to a very warm place. It will be interesting who replies and what they have to say….will keep you posted. Bob, a Lifetime CSA Member Here is the E-mail that Bob sent: […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Every time we receive CSA News, we make it a point to read all the interesting articles from cover to cover and we wish to thank you and your collaborators for articles that are very interesting and hitting some of the points that are a concern to the members. In the last […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I am a retired federal employee spending each winter in Florida. I have medical coverage under the Public Service Health Care Plan for up to 40 days outside of Canada. To extend this, I fly back and forth to Ontario every few weeks to keep renewing the 40-day coverage, a rather expensive […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Recently, I negotiated a medical travel insurance policy with Johnson Medoc for a prolonged period of absence from the country. On reviewing the confirmation letter from them, I found that a sum of more than $400 had been added for trip cancellation insurance, which represents 25% of the total cost, or 33% […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear bird talk, My husband and I spent four months last winter in florida, with 62 days of insurance from my retired teachers of Ontario plan, then topping up with Medipac. we arrived back in canada on april 2 and our Medipac insurance expired on april 3. if we had been in a serious accident […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, My wife and I just retired this year and unfortunately shortly afterwards, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. It was successfully removed and there was no further spread of the disease. She is starting chemo for four treatments in September and then will finish with five weeks of radiation on or about […]