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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, Having recently purchased condos in both Ontario and Florida, we are just about to join the ranks of the snowbirds. Is it necessary to set up a bank account in the U.S., or have you found it possible to get along with just a Canadian bank and a VISA card? Arthur Wenk, […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I have read with interest your previous exchanges on the difficulty of obtaining a U.S. $ bank credit card. Last summer, the solution seemed to be to get a U.S. tax ID number. That option won’t work anymore, as the IRS will not issue one unless you will be filing a U.S. […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Perhaps you think that when a couple has a joint bank account with right of survivorship that no changes will be made after the death of one partner. When my husband passed away, I found out that this is not so with our account at the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce. When […]

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 : Oct 4, 2017

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