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INSIDER
wINTER 2016
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Volume 41, Issue 4
Editor-in-Chief Kellie Davenport
Managing Editor Carole Stevenson-Roy
Associate Managing Editor Tracy Hyatt
Associate Editor Craig Moy
Art Director Gary Davidson
Associate Art Director Diana Di Poce
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Flying South
I enjoyed reading “A Field Guide to
Snowbirding” (fall 2016). As snowbirders, we’ve found these strategies also
work quite well: Carry more than one
credit card.
Designate an emergency contact at
home—someone you can call or text if
you have a problem and have limited
access to email. We found this especially
helpful when we needed help outside of
office hours in Alberta. Our bank recommended that we give them a signed
letter permitting them to follow the
directions of our emergency contact—
which happened more than once during
the year in which we travelled.
Don’t leave home without setting up
online banking. When you have internet
access while abroad, check your account
activity for any suspicious charges. We
also set up automatic payments for our
credit cards, since we tend to pay for
everything with those cards.
L. White, GRIMSHAW
Car Care Events
Thank you to all
members who
attended our fall
Car Care events in
Red Deer, Calgary
and Edmonton.
Corrections and Clarifications
“Mexico’s Best Beach Towns” ( fall 2016)
featured an incorrect exchange rate: One
Canadian dollar is approximately 14.5
Mexican pesos. (Printed exchange rates
are approximate as they fluctuate daily.)
In “A Field Guide to Snowbirding” ( fall
2016) we noted the number of days
Albertans can be out of the province to
remain eligible for Alberta Health coverage. As that number may vary depending
on where you’re are travelling, Albertans
planning to be out of the province for
extended periods should check with
Alberta Health each year before leaving.
AMA Inner Circle:
Marijuana & Driving
As the federal government moves to decriminalize marijuana
for recreational use, we asked members how they think this
move will affect road safety in our province.
79%
are somewhat
concerned or very
concerned about
driver performance
if marijuana is
decriminalized
86% 78%
somewhat or strongly
support changing the
Criminal Code to detect
drugs in drivers
somewhat support
or strongly support
roadside saliva testing
for marijuana
To learn more about marijuana and driving—and what
AMA is doing about it—turn to page 21.
Want to join the AMA Inner Circle Online Panel?
Visit iamamember.com to learn more and have your say!
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