Editor’s Message CSANews© is published four times a year and is Copyright Winter 2016 by Medipac International Communications Inc., 180 Lesmill Road, Toronto, Ontario M3B 2T5. (416)441-7000. Subscription Price: $ 9.95 Canada; $20.00 U.S. and foreign. Single copy: $3.95. Prices include tax. Published by Medipac International Communications Inc. Opinions expressed are those of the writers and are not necessarily those of the CSA, Medipac International Communications Inc. or its affiliates, their Directors, Officers, or other employees or agents. Canadian Publications Mail Product Sales Agreement No: 40063603. ISSN No: 1195-2393 Barb & Ron Kroll Dr. Robert MacMillan David McPherson Andrew Moore-Crispin Robert Wiersema Rex Vogel Merv Magus Donna Carter Michael Coren Jennifer Cox Shari Darling James Dolan Dave Hunter Illustrator Bob Slack Jim Sherb Ron Steeves Karen Huestis John Foster Gerry Brissenden James Leroux Nancy Hopcraft Ted Popel Michael MacKenzie Wallace Weylie President First Vice-President Second Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Past President Director Director Director Executive Director Legal Counsel CSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Editor CSA Editor Vice President Art Director Director of Sales Account Manager Director of Operations J. Ross Quigley Bob Slack Chris Bradbury Peter Prusa Neville B. Levin Fran Castricone Paula McGovern WINTER 2016 | ISSUE 101 We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage. CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Thismorning, I rememberedwhy I was a snowbird.We awoke to a swirling dusting of snow and freezing weather. The weather forecasters were doing what they do but, incredibly, they were talking about a possible two feet of snow; not a few centimetres or a bunch of millimetres, but feet. It was 70 degrees a few days ago for Heaven’s sake. It appears that our several Indian summers are over. The 2017 Old Farmers’ Almanac advises, “As solar activity continues to decline, we expect below-normal temperatures and above-normal snowfall inmost of the nation.” I have been reading the Almanac since I was a young boy, having found my first copy at my grandmother’s small farm in the Annapolis Valley. They have continuously published the Almanac since 1792 and are celebrating their 225th year of production. In March, the Canadian Snowbird Association will be celebrating their 25th anniversary so they only have 200 years to go to catch up, and I am sure that they will. In their first 25 years, the CSA’s accomplishments have been amazing in keeping our borders open and our health care intact. Both the U.S. and Canadian governments have changed many policies to protect our lifestyles, all at the urging and recommendation of the CSA. Let me take this opportunity to congratulate the newmembers joining our Board of Directors. They were selected by the CSA nominating committee and subsequently approved by the membership on November 18, 2016. They are: Rod Seiling Ontario/Florida Garry McDonald Ontario/Florida Robert Herman Ontario/Florida Wendy Caban British Columbia/Arizona Welcome to our wonderful community and may your Board tenure be rewarding and successful. There is still much to do. And, as for the snow, we are out of here instantly following our staff Christmas party. See you in the sunny South. Sincerely, J. Ross Quigley Editor CSANews | WINTER 2016 | 3
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