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Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I was unable to get a favourable quote from Medipac (last fall) as I have a 4.6 cm abdominal aortic aneurysm. I am 67 years old. My surgeon will not operate until it gets to 5.5 cm. I have been spending three months in Myrtle Beach for the last 12 years and […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I just want to impress upon everyone how important it is to have good insurance before entering the U.S. On Jan. 1, 2011, we were in a bad accident on I-75 in Kentucky. Our van was demolished by a big motorhome while we were stopped in front of a police car with […]

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, Ross Quigley’s article in the summer 2010 edition of CSANews (‘Let me first say that Medipac is fine!’) hit the nail on the head. I suspect that our personal case illustrates the need very clearly. We went for a short, three-week holiday that included a one-week cruise out of Tampa last spring, […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear bird talk, I could not let this year’s Canada Day celebrations, spent here at Horseshoe Cove R.V. Resort, pass without letting you all know just how much all us Canadian residents in this park appreciated yet another visit from Gerry & Joan Brissenden. Last year was our first visit from them and we all […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I have just read Peter Benedek’s column and, being a property-owning snowbird who keeps up to date with such issues, I am well aware of this matter. It is sad indeed. My wife and I own a house in Florida, and even though I know that renters and other vacationers are also […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Hello, I’m a widower and the kids are all gone and I’m tired of winter. I’m tempted to just load the dog in the truck and go, but then i think about buying a trailer here or…and I’m not sure where to head for, maybe the Texas coast or Arizona. Where do […]

Posted date : Oct 18, 2017

CSANews Issue 84 — Fall 2012 Edition ::: Understanding the Basics of Joint Ownership || The Evolution of Long-Term Care || Enchanting San Antonio || Exploring The chilean Desert