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Winter 2020

Posted date : May 15, 2021

We are winter Texans and would like to know if you feel that it is safe to fly down for the winter. Look forward to your response…

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Winter Information Meetings – Prize Winner

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Mr. Quigley (Medipac Travel Insurance), Thank you very much for the US$500 cheque for the door prize at the Winter Information Meeting in Yuma, AZ. I have attended quite a few of these meetings and we always enjoy them. I usually do enter the draw, buy a ticket on the 50/50, etc., but never […]

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Winter Texans’ Snowbird Extravaganza

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017

Dear Bird Talk: We are all aware that the letter “C” (as in C.S.A) stands for “CANADIAN”, and as such I would like to comment on the remarks appearing in the summer issue of C.S.A. News regarding last winter’s Extravaganza at South Padre Island, Texas. Firstly-In South Texas you are not referred to as a […]

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RV Long-Term Storage in the U.S.

Posted date : Dec 20, 2023

As a followup to the email in the fall edition’s Bird Talk about leaving a Canadian-registered RV (or boat) in the U.S. for a long period, even more important is the six-month rule. We were planning to leave our B.C.-

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N95 masks

Posted date : Dec 20, 2023

I applaud Ross Quigley’s editorial extolling the virtues of the N95 mask to combat the smoke and residue spewing from forest fires. However, if space allowed, I’m sure that he would have alerted readers to the dangers of Valley Fever. This a disease that is endemic to the desert states such as Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and California

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CRA Property Disclosure

Posted date : Dec 19, 2023

My sister insists that you must declare your vacation home in Arizona that is used by only you in the winter months as foreign property on your tax return under Revenue Canada Guidelines. Do you have the Revenue Canada guideline that states this?

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Issue 129

Posted date : Dec 19, 2023

CSANews Issue 129 WInter 2023 Edition – Our travel patterns to the U.S. have reverted to pre-Covid levels and we are slightly ahead of the 2019 number of trips. There is one big difference, though – automobile traffic is down by about 15% and travel by air is up. High gas prices and more competition in the airline space (which reduces prices) are changing our normal travel patterns.

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Form 8840

Posted date : Sep 14, 2023

We are usually in the U.S. for fewer than 182 days. As long as we file the Form 8840, are we okay to stay in the U.S. for the extra 25 days, or should we shorten our trip?

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Vehicle ownership

Posted date : Sep 14, 2023

I own my own place in the U.S. and live there for the winter months. I’ve bought a vehicle and have it registered and insured in the state in which I own property…

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Declaring home goods at Canadian customs

Posted date : Sep 14, 2023

We are selling our winter home in Arizona after 20 years. Are we able to bring to Canada some of our belongings purchased in the U.S…

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