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Posted date : Nov 4, 2017.

Dear Bird Talk, Neighbours from Kelowna recently arrived in Hemet, California and e-mailed to say that the customs officer asked a new question: “Show me your Visa statements to prove that you have been in Canada for six months.” Our neighbours didn’t have the hard copies, but offered to pull up the details on their […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017.

Dear Bird Talk, When reading the article regarding the “death of four Canadian soldiers” included in the “from the desk of the late Don Slinger,” I felt moved to write a comment regarding the Canadian involvement in the Second World War. I was born in the Netherlands, in the Hague. And I lived through the […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017.

Dear Bird Talk, I learn so much from reading our CSA magazine, plus the sharing of information from our snowbirds via Bird Talk. Is there a way to determine the best cell phone plan to use between Canada and the U.S. that avoids the prohibitive roaming fees? Ideally, one would not have to establish and […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017.

Dear Bird Talk, I am a Canadian spending my winters in Arizona. Last winter I had an eBay account and paid for my purchases through PayPal with a Canadian credit card for delivery to my temporary U.S. address. This worked fine. This year I ordered an item on eBay and to my embarrassment PayPal refused […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017.

Dear Bird Talk: I read with great interest Ross Quigley’s editorial in your summer 2006 issue of CSANews. Could you possibly relay my comments to him, as well as a few queries I have about his car importing experience? I am also a bit of a car nut as well. Last fall I purchased a […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017.

Dear Bird Talk, I have just had a rather annoying and stressful situation crop up which I am relating to Bird Talk so that other CSA members will be aware of a situation which, when known, can be controlled by the member. My birthday falls in March. I would be 80 years old, and would […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017.

Hi there, Just a note to say thank you for all the years I have been a member of CSA, and also for receiving care and kindness whenever I needed some medical attention – even regular follow-up calls to check on my well being. I enjoy your magazine very much. There are so many interesting […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017.

Dear Bird Talk, Reading the winter issue of CSA News, I noted the various efforts on recruiting new members. After showing the issue to friends, most of them mentioned the many pictures of loving couples (front and back covers, inside pages, all the advertisements), arms around each other in affectionate poses. Wonderful if you are […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017.

Dear Bird Talk, We are members of the CSA and have always enjoyed your magazine, from humour to serious information. However, I don’t think I have ever read any item that has been more truthful and to the point than the article written by Don Slinger about the happenings in our society and how we […]

Posted date : Nov 4, 2017.

Dear Medipac, My sincere thanks to you and your organization for the excellent pictures of our unit in Florida. We were down 4 weeks ago and made minor repairs to get ready for our later stay. Our small damage claim was done on the phone, there, and the cheque has been received. We were SPARED…your […]