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wINTER 2016
Scenic Shortcut
I really enjoyed your Weekender
article “Falling for Flin Flon” (fall
2016), but noted the reference about
travelling from Winnipeg via Highway
10. We northerners know that it’s
quicker to take #6 north, through
the Interlake, and west on #60, with
just the last two hours on #10. This
trims at least an hour of driving
time and you can take in
the pristine wilderness
along the way.
Vaughn W.,
THE PAS
What Drives CAA?
I always thought CAA
stood for Canadian
Automobile Association,
but your fall issue
devoted just one page
to auto-related issues
(“Battery Basics”), plus a
short section about tire
storage. The rest of the magazine
was all travel related—insurance,
cruising, shopping, luggage and even
some interior design suggestions.
Shouldn’t there be a few more autofocused articles?
Margaret G.,
WINNIPEG
Editor’s note: At our roots, CAA is
an automobile club, but we offer so
much more today. We are also a fullservice travel agency, an insurance
brokerage and we boast the CAA
Rewards program, which has more
than 126,000 reward partners across
Manitoba, Canada and the world.
We want to ensure members are
aware of all these top services—to help
them get the greatest value from their
CAA membership.
Of course, automotive is still very
much ingrained in our DNA: Check out
our winter driving guide in this issue
(p. 49), plus some great reads about
road safety issues (p. 25) and auto
storage tips (p. 23).
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Up in Smoke
I enjoyed reading about the Les Toits
du Monde tree house hotel in your fall
issue (“The Ultimate Quebec Bucket
List”). But it seemed careless of the
writer to run around with sparklers in
the woods, in light of the problems we
have with forest fires in Canada.
Norman U.,
WINNIPEG
Editor’s note: We
appreciate the words of
caution, Norman. We
certainly don’t condone
the careless use of fire in
or around wooded areas.
Flight Firsts
In “A Field Guide to
Snowbirding” (fall
2016), you highlight the
flight from Vancouver
to Brisbane as the first
flight from Canada to
Australia. But I think Air Canada has
been flying from Vancouver to Sydney
for several years now.
Gordon S.,
WINNIPEG
Editor’s note: You are correct, Gordon.
Our story should have read that the
Vancouver-Brisbane flight is Canada’s
first year-round, direct flight to
Australia’s Queensland region.
Everyday Hero
Thank you to Daniel, the CAA technician who came to my rescue. He
arrived within 20 minutes of my call.
I am six-months pregnant, so it was
a huge relief to get such prompt and
professional assistance.
Danielle A.,
LA BROQUERIE WEST
Correction Notice
“A Field Guide to Snowbirding” ( fall
2016) stated that Canadians may stay
in the U.S. for 183 days in a calendar
year. The correct number is 182 days.
Volume 8, Number 4
Editor-in-Chief Kellie Davenport
CAA Manitoba Managing Editor Lea Currie
Associate Editor Craig Moy
Art Director Gary Davidson
Associate Art Director Diana Di Poce
Advertising Account Manager
Robert Zyluk, 204-255-3409,
[email protected]
Publisher Douglas Kelly
Production Director Maria Mendes
Production Manager Anna Sigrisi
Production Coordinator Colleen Gilroy
Prepress Coordinator Kathleen Fregillana
ST. JOSEPH MEDIA
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President Douglas Knight
General Manager and Vice President,
Finance Karl Percy
Vice President, Strategic
Development Duncan Clark
Vice President, Marketing
and Production Darlene Storey
Vice President, Research
Clarence Poirier
Editorial Director,
Special Projects Maryam Sanati
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