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Posted date : May 11, 2021

CSANews Issue 118 Spring 2021 Edition, – In this Issue : TRAVEL : Musical journeys ; FINANCE : Moving on after the pandemic ; HEALTH : Take care of your tendinitis ; SPECIAL SECTION : snowbirding during a pandemic

Posted date : Jan 2, 2021

CSANews Issue 117 Winter 2020 Edition, – In this Issue : CSA WINS! Ontario restores Out-of-Country Travellers Program ; TRAVEL : Planning future trips ; FINANCE : How to avoid fraud ; HEALTH : Taking personal charge

Posted date : Dec 13, 2019

Kudos to your editor for publishing Michael Coren’s Opinion piece, which acknowledged discrimination against both LGBT and indigenous people.

Posted date : Sep 30, 2019

Cedar Breaks National Monument, Utah ? “At an elevation of more than 16,000 kilometres…” That sounds really impressive, but perhaps inaccurate!…

Posted date : May 14, 2019

We are considering purchasing a trailer from another couple in Alberta. The trailer remains year-round in a California RV park. Is there anything to be cautious or aware of with regard to insurance and registration of the unit? I will be going to California to view the unit in person before purchase. Bruce Andrusiak Edmonton, […]

Posted date : May 14, 2019

On page 9 of the summer 2017 CSANews, in the Bird Talk section, the editor talked about travel insurance and “the regular care and monitoring of a chronic condition.” Having “an incredible battery of tests at a bus in a pharmacy parking lot for $149” sounds great, until a situation requiring out-of-province medical attention arises […]

Posted date : May 13, 2019

I took particular note of your editor’s comment in the fall issue which stated, “I have found no rationale for the many and varied decisions given by border guards.” You are so right! Here is a classic example. My wife and I spend just less than six months each winter in California from late October […]

Posted date : May 10, 2019

  Just another day…another dollar. Well, not quite – actually, it was $30.8 billion dollars. That’s with a “B.” That was the total sales in ONE DAY for the Chinese special day called “Single’s Day.” Some bright young (or old) person came up with the idea as a counterpoint to Valentine’s Day. Not everyone has […]

Posted date : May 10, 2019

Sometimes I think that we snowbirds are the only sane people left on earth. We have a wonderful lifestyle and are relatively free of “interventions” in our affairs and travels.   Looking out the window, we see insane political wars, both in the United States and Canada, and everywhere else for that matter. And dozens […]

Posted date : May 10, 2019

Ah…the lazy days of summer! Well, except for writing CSANews, and weddings, and family picnics, and gardening, and planning our Early Bird travel insurance. But we met our deadlines and all is well.   The dollar exchange rate is behaving badly right now, but we do expect that to normalize over the next few months […]