Editor’s Message CSANews© is published four times a year and is Copyright Fall 2018 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 Dave Hunter Barb & Ron Kroll Dr. Robert MacMillan David McPherson Andrew Moore-Crispin Robert Wiersema Rex Vogel Judith Adam Gabrielle Bauer Donna Carter Michael Coren Jennifer Cox Shari Darling James Dolan Karen Huestis Ron Steeves John Foster Garry McDonald Rod Seiling Bob Slack James Leroux Robert Herman Ted Popel Wendy Caban Michael MacKenzie Wallace Weylie President First Vice-President Second Vice-President Treasurer Secretary Past President Director Director Director Director Executive Director Legal Counsel CSA BOARD OF DIRECTORS Editor CSA Editor President Art Director Director of Sales Director of Operations Marketing & Events Specialist J. Ross Quigley Karen Huestis Christopher Davidge Peter Prusa Neville B. Levin Paula McGovern Fran Castricone FALL 2018 | ISSUE 108 CONTRIBUTING EDITORS We acknowledge the support of the Government of Canada. 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 of real wars in every part of the world. Racism and hate seem to be the order of the day, but not for us. Weather, what weather? All we have are crises (I had to look that word up), from one storm, to the next tornado, to the next flood, to the next massive heat wave. Did I mention the hundreds of out-of-control forest fires? And erupting volcanoes? And earthquakes? When we think of climate warming, now climate change, we think of cities in China where you can’t see your next-door neighbour, or islands in the Pacific that are disappearing due to rising sea levels, and rivers that have flooded to extreme historic levels, displacing millions of people. What you do not think of is going down in an elevator in the middle of Toronto and ending up in the basement with water up to within one foot of the elevator ceiling. The two men involved were rescued, almost by luck. We should also not forget that some snowbirds have had their homes burned to the ground. But, with a little medical assistance on occasion, we snowbirds generally lead very active and happy lives. We seem somewhat insulated from the disasters of the real world. We should all pause and thank our God and, if that does not work for you, then you should thank your lucky stars. J. Ross Quigley Editor Dave Blazek Illustrator CSANews | FALL 2018 | 3
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