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    • CSANews 134 Spring 2025

      Issue 134

      Spring 2025

      There is some great news out there. Medipac has decided to k..

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    • Issue 133

      Winter 2024

      It is that time of year again.   We have heard hu..

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    • Issue 132

      Fall 2024

      The great snowbird migration is coming, and soon.   ..

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    • CSANews Issue 131 - Cover

      Issue 131

      Summer 2024

      Whew, it's hot! Sunscreen, shade and water are the three ..

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    • Issue 130

      Spring 2024

      Four years later... Our Extravaganzas and Winter Informatio..

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    • Issue 129

      Winter 2023

      We are almost back to normal!   Our travel patter..

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    • Issue 128

      Fall 2023

      I find it somewhat ironic that N95 masks are back in vogue. ..

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    • Issue 127

      Summer 2023

      Not only can you smell it, you can actually taste it; the re..

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    • Issue 126

      Spring 2023

      "I can see clearly now the rain is gone, I can see all obst..

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    • Issue 125

      Winter 2022

      Greetings from the snowy North. Pat and I are waiting patien..

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    • Issue 124

      Fall 2022

      Wow!   Snowbird travel is back with a vengeance. ..

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    • Issue 123

      Summer 2022

      SUMMERTIME Summertime, and the livin' is easy Fish are jum..

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    • Issue 122

      Spring 2022

      When we were locked in our Covid-safe homes, both here in Ca..

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    • Issue 121

      Winter 2021

      It was probably the largest prison break in history. Tens of..

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    • Issue 120

      Fall 2021

      We must be at the bottom of the trough. We have vast fires r..

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    • Issue 119

      Summer 2021

      It’s Time...   ...to put COVID-19 behind us. We..

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    • Issue 118

      Spring 2021

      As we emerge from this dreaded COVID winter, it is important..

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    • Issue 117

      Winter 2020

      It is a cold and wintery day and I ask myself, "What am I do..

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    • Issue 116

      Fall 2020

      The very first COVID-19 case, of which I am personally aware..

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    • Issue 115

      Summer 2020

      A tumultuous travel season is now behind us and it is time t..

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    • Issue 114

      Spring 2020

      Well, I hope that everyone is safe. This COVID-19 virus has ..

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    • Issue 113

      Winter 2019

      CSA TAKES ONTARIO TO COURT! Fighting to repeal the eliminat..

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    • Issue 112

      Fall 2019

      It’s Just a Walk in the Park This is an idiom generally u..

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    • Issue 111

      Summer 2019

      The world is getting to be a much more challenging destinati..

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    • Issue 110

      Spring 2019

      My job jar is full and it is definitely my fault. After a wo..

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    • Issue 109

      Winter 2018

        Just another day…another dollar. Well, not qu..

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    • Issue 108

      Fall 2018

      Sometimes I think that we snowbirds are the only sane people..

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    • Issue 107

      Summer 2018

      Ah...the lazy days of summer! Well, except for writing CSANe..

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    • Issue 106

      Spring 2018

      On The Road Again It is late April and it is high time to..

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    • Issue 105

      Winter 2017

      What a great year it has been! We have all, hopefully, survi..

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    • Issue 104

      Fall 2017

      Well the jury is in; the new CSA directors are people whom t..

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    • Issue 103

      Summer 2017

      As a child, I was enthralled with monkeys and, when I found ..

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    • Issue 102

      Spring 2017

      I was fortunate enough to attend three of CSA's 25th-anniver..

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    • Issue 101

      Winter 2016

      This morning, I remembered why I was a snowbird. We awoke to..

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    • Issue 100

      Fall 2016

      Milestones are to be celebrated. Your birthday, your anniver..

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    • Issue 99

      Summer 2016

      I try to nurture some of the child left in me at the fine ag..

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    • Issue 98

      Spring 2016

      Every year that goes by, it seems a little harder to leave o..

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    • Issue 97

      Winter 2015

      Another year, poof…and it’s gone. We all had great plans..

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    • Issue 96

      Fall 2015

      Thank You!! What an overwhelming response to our Early Bird ..

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    • Issue 95

      Summer 2015

      This is the year!   If ever there was a year to b..

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    • Issue 94

      Spring 2015

      A pristine wilderness! I have been to Newfoundland three tim..

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    • Issue 93

      Winter 2014

      It has been a bit of a tough time since we last talked. My 9..

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    • Issue 92

      Fall 2014

      As expected, many of the other travel insurance plans have i..

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    • Issue 91

      Summer 2014

      What a wonderful response to our survey this year. Thousands..

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    • Issue 90

      Spring 2014

      Stormy weather! Sitting on my balcony in Englewood, overlook..

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    • Issue 89

      Winter 2013

      This issue is all about Florida, because it is not very ofte..

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    • Issue 88

      Fall 2013

      I like to think that I am on top of things. I read voracious..

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    • Issue 87

      Summer 2013

      In April, news leaked that the United States Department of H..

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    • Issue 86

      Spring 2013

      I don’t have an IDP (International Driver’s Licence). I ..

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    • Issue 85

      Winter 2012

      It is an honour to be in such company!   As you m..

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    • Issue 84

      Fall 2012

      Thank you for a great response to our survey. we received li..

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    • Issue 83

      Summer 2012

      Our congratulations to the Canadian Snowbird Association, ag..

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    • Issue 82

      Spring 2012

      Two mothers, two dogs, Pat & me, lots of baggage, a new ..

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    • Issue 81

      Winter 2011

      Of course, the best kind of policy is one that covers you if..

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    • Issue 80

      Fall 2011

      A Public Thank You to All Medipac Employees   Med..

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    • Issue 79

      Summer 2011

      The circle is complete! Over the last few issues, we have re..

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    • Issue 78

      Spring 2011

      My father would have said, "Gee Willikers!"; that was his wa..

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    • Issue 77

      Winter 2010

      Are you there yet? My goodness, if you are one of the lucky ..

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    • Issue 76

      Fall 2010

      What a response! You have outdone yourselves, again, and sen..

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    • Issue 75

      Summer 2010

      It's a great time to be a Canadian! We seem to have, so far,..

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    • Issue 74

      Spring 2010

      Thank heavens that we are Canadian!   Most of the..

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    • Issue 73

      Winter 2009

      Things are hopping in our snowbird community. We have a new ..

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    Events

    Snowbird Extravaganzas (FL. TX. AZ) and the CSA Winter Information Meetings are returning in January 2025!

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    Health Record

    An important document for any traveller.

    In the event of a medical emergency while travelling, a Personal Health Record can help unfamiliar medical professionals to quickly assess your health condition.

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    Canada Club! listings are to promote and enhance the snowbird lifestyle by acting as the facilitator of communications between Canadian snowbirds while temporarily resident in foreign countries.

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