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Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk: I owe you a big thank you. Two years ago, AT&T was my long-distance server in Florida. They advertised 7cents a minute, and I was charged 70 a minute. I was obligated to pay more than $300.00 US, which I paid in installments. Last year, CSA was urging your members to pay […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Every time we receive CSA News, we make it a point to read all the interesting articles from cover to cover and we wish to thank you and your collaborators for articles that are very interesting and hitting some of the points that are a concern to the members. In the last […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Similar to many other Canadian Snowbirds, my wife and I spend 179-180 days in the U.S. every winter, saving 2 or 3 days in case something unforeseen should happen, so as not to exceed the 182 days allowed by the B2 visa. Since Canadian and U.S. border services now share or will […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

In a previous bird talk forum, it was mentioned that P.E.I. is the only province that doesn’t allow seven months’ absence to retain their health plan. In checking online with the Quebec Health Plan, I see nothing that says that and it appears they are saying six months. I know this seems true as I […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, Recently, I negotiated a medical travel insurance policy with Johnson Medoc for a prolonged period of absence from the country. On reviewing the confirmation letter from them, I found that a sum of more than $400 had been added for trip cancellation insurance, which represents 25% of the total cost, or 33% […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, I would like to share with Canadian Snowbird Association members our experience this past spring with Medipac Insurance. We had just begun our return to Canada from a five-month stay in south Texas and chose to stop for our first night at Shreveport/Bossier City, Louisiana. About midnight, my husband Steve awoke with […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, This past winter, I had the misfortune of contracting GBS (Guillain-Barre syndrome). I, like many others, had never heard of this debilitating autoimmune disorder. If you want a scary read, Google it on the Internet. With the accompanying pain and lack of sleep due to the pain, I ended up in the […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, We have been members of the CSA for a number of years & use Medipac as our out-of-country medical insurer. My question is, after reading about Don Kannon’s article from Williamstown, ON, in the latest CSA magazine, I am a bit confused about how he was able to return to Texas after […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, As members of CSA, we would like to thank the staff at your office for acting so quickly to resolve the issue of allowing snowbirds to deduct their annual premiums for out-of-province coverage. The success in resolving that issue is worth every penny that we pay to be members of the association. […]

Posted date : Nov 7, 2017

Dear Bird Talk, As I was reading your magazine from Spring 2010, Issue 74, I came across the Food and Drink section. I was so interested in the article about nut varieties, as it suggested that you have a glass of wine with these appetizers. I was so happy to see this until I came […]