Editor’s Message CSANews© is published four times a year and is Copyright Fall 2024 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 Shari McIntyre David McPherson Rex Vogel Robert Wiersema Judith Adam Gabrielle Bauer Donna Carter Michael Coren Jennifer Cox James Dolan Garry McDonald Johanne Blain James Carl Simpson Ted Popel Marjorie Heisler Karen Huestis Wendy Caban Ronald Brown Debra Ann MacLean Kimberley Tetzlaff 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 Operations Marketing Coordinator Marketing & Events Specialist J. Ross Quigley Garry McDonald Christopher Davidge Peter Prusa Paula McGovern Stefanye Zee Fran Castricone FALL 2024 | ISSUE 132 CONTRIBUTING EDITORS We acknowledge the support of the Government of Canada. Merv Magus Cover photo: iStock.com/SolStock Illustrator The great snowbird migration is coming, and soon. Is your passport up to date and valid well beyond your return date? Have you had your car, truck or RV serviced and ready? Are your air tickets booked, if you are flying away to paradise. Have you made arrangements to have money while you are away? The Snowbird Currency Exchange Program is an easy way to do this, if you have a U.S. bank account. Do you have a sufficient supply of your prescription medications to last for your full trip and a week or two beyond, just in case? Delays do happen and you should be ready. Is your property ready for your arrival? Do you remember the codes to the doors, your safe and any other codes which you may need? Have you sent yourself an email that can be opened on your arrival containing all of that necessary information? I send stock information and important phone numbers, passwords to many accounts and the codes which we need – there are quite a few. Now, what do I pack? I try to be self-sufficient both here and at our destination, so I normally pack very little. My better half tends to take quite a bit more. I tell her that we can just buy anything we need or forget down there (we go to Florida), but she insists that she can just use the things she already has and we will save money. I should mention here that she hates shopping. Hallelujah! (The original version by Leonard Cohen is by far the best, in my opinion.) Don’t forget your keys and have a wonderful winter… no matter where you are. P.S.: And please remember to book your Medipac Travel Insurance. Sincerely, J. Ross Quigley Editor CSANews | FALL 2024 | 3
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