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Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Some time ago, when you started a puzzle page, I wrote you and asked if you or your readers, had a copy of a puzzle “who owns the tiger”. And now here it is, “who owns the fish”, changed but the same puzzle. It took me about 20 minutes to get the […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Thank you, CSA members and non-members from Canada and Florida, who recently voted us “Your Favourite Volunteers.” When Medipac invited Bob and myself on stage, all we expected was a thank you, some hand-shakes and some hugs; but there was much more ­ a beautiful piece of Canadian memorabilia with special engraving […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, The Fall 1999, Issue 33, was received yesterday, October 28, 1999. We winter in Arizona leaving at the beginning of November as most snowbirds do. On page 6, Fast Facts and page 23, Resources, there were 888 numbers given for Arizona. Available were info and discount vouchers. I phoned each, and found […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, It is my pleasure to submit for membership, Mr. & Mrs. Fred Konkin, whose application form is attached. Mr. Konkin is the retired Commissioner of Finance ­ S.S. Marie, as well as a retired J.P. He will make an excellent member ­put him to work. They spend their winters in Florida, although […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I would like to suggest that fellow snowbirds donate their old CSA magazines to hospitals and doctors’ offices, rather than throw them out, as this will help keep fellow snowbirds, seniors and travellers up to date on matters that are so important for their travel outside of Canada. It might also be […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, As Lifetime Members, Holly and I would like to thank you very much for the crests, booklets and pins that we received recently. Both crests and pins are excellent quality and we shall wear them with pride during our extensive retirement travels! Could I please make a suggestion re: your (our!) booklet […]

Posted date : Oct 19, 2017

Well the jury is in; the new CSA directors are people whom the membership can be proud of and can support. It is always interesting to watch the Board turnovers as the new guard gets settled in and the old guard partially retires to green pastures. I say partially, because no CSA director has ever […]

Posted date : Oct 19, 2017

I was fortunate enough to attend three of CSA’s 25th-anniversary events. The excitement and dedication of all of the people involved was exhilarating. I met members whom I had not seen for several years and it was fun catching up on all of our lives. That is really what all of our events are about […]

Posted date : Oct 19, 2017

This morning, I remembered why I was a snowbird. We awoke to a swirling dusting of snow and freezing weather. The weather forecasters were doing what they do but, incredibly, they were talking about a possible two feet of snow; not a few centimetres or a bunch of millimetres, but feet. It was 70 degrees […]

Posted date : Oct 19, 2017

Milestones are to be celebrated. Your birthday, your anniversary, the birth of a child, graduation from school or college, or even milestones on the way to completing a difficult task are all important. In our own small way, we are celebrating our 100th issue of CSANews.   We have adapted and changed over the years, […]