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Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Further to my discussions with your office about whether to use the Nexus Lane or not, I have taken your advice and talked to 2 different members of Nexus office in Blaine Washington and gotten two different opinions. My concern was that all the literature treats this lane as a commuter lane […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Recently, the Financial Post printed an article about the plan, as of June of this year, to share information as to when Canadians enter the United States and when we return to Canada. “As of June 30, travellers will be required to swipe passports both when they enter and when they depart […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Bird Talk: For a number of years, we have attended and enjoyed the Prince Edward Island picnic held annually at Fort DeSoto Park in Florida. We understand that the Canadian Snowbird Association, and we believe Medipac Travel Insurance, sponsor this fun day (and other provincial picnics), so we are writing to you regarding a […]

Posted date : Nov 13, 2017

Dear Mr. Don Slinger, You sound like a man of action, so this letter is coming to you. If that’s not your department, I’m sure you will send it to the right place. Enclosed is a copy of a letter received from my doctor. He explains why he is leaving his practice. I felt the […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk: I owe you a big thank you. Two years ago, AT&T was my long-distance server in Florida. They advertised 7cents a minute, and I was charged 70 a minute. I was obligated to pay more than $300.00 US, which I paid in installments. Last year, CSA was urging your members to pay […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, This past winter, I had the misfortune of contracting GBS (Guillain-Barre syndrome). I, like many others, had never heard of this debilitating autoimmune disorder. If you want a scary read, Google it on the Internet. With the accompanying pain and lack of sleep due to the pain, I ended up in the […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, We have been members of the CSA for a number of years & use Medipac as our out-of-country medical insurer. My question is, after reading about Don Kannon’s article from Williamstown, ON, in the latest CSA magazine, I am a bit confused about how he was able to return to Texas after […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, My wife was diagnosed with a “heart block” – a condition that limited blood flow somewhat, and which required the use of a pacemaker. After spending 6 hours in the hospital, we left for home with her new pacemaker humming away nicely. It has really improved her energy level and with her […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, We are two of 2,000 in Westwind R.V. Park and many more thousands in 30 other parks in Yuma. We are now aware of a special insurance problem for Canadians and their vehicle insurance. We hope this information will help many others. We were innocent victims of a rear-end collision last Dec. […]

Posted date : Nov 6, 2017

Contrary to Ross Quigley’s experience (Editor’s Message), I got rid of the kid in me decades ago; he was always getting me into trouble. I tend to avoid adults who attend movies based on comic books and I’ve already seen enough fireworks. But I do have a healthy sense of wonder. The first time I […]