Fast Facts 1. Pipe dream, 2. See in the dark, 3. Third time’s a charm, 4. The Welcome Wagon, 5. High and mighty, 6.Cash register CANADIAN SNOWBIRD ASSOCIATION INC. (A corporation without share capital under part II of The Canada Business Corporations Act) CANADIAN SNOWBIRD ASSOCIATION INC. (A Florida not-for-profit corporation) NOTICE OF ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the CANADIAN SNOWBIRD ASSOCIATION INC. (Canadian Corporation) and CANADIAN SNOWBIRD ASSOCIATION INC. (Florida Corporation) will be held at the Lakeland Center, 701 West Lime Street, Lakeland, Florida on Wednesday, the 25 day of January, 2017 at 10:00 o’clock in the forenoon, local time, for the following purposes: • To receive the annual report and the financial statements of the corporations for the year ended October 31, 2016 (and the report of the auditors thereon); • To appoint officers and directors in accordance with procedures, as determined by the bylaws; • To appoint auditors for the ensuing year and to authorize the directors to fix the auditors’ remuneration; and • To transact such further or other business as may properly be brought before the meeting or any adjournment thereof. Dated at Toronto this 30 day of June, 2016. BY ORDER OF THE BOARD John Foster, Secretary ■■ The Canary Islands are a volcanic archipelago ■■ There are eight islands ■■ Primary agricultural crops are bananas and tobacco ■■ Population: 2,000,000 ■■ The Canary Islands are warm all year round ■■ The Canary Islands house 15 incredible golf courses ■■ The economy of the Canary Islands is based primarily on tourism ■■ Two capital cities – Santa Cruz de Tenerife and Las Palmas de Gran Canaria James and Marguerite Cooper, Ontario ■■ The word “mosquito” is the Spanish and Portuguese word for “little fly.” ■■ Mosquitoes are the deadliest animals on Earth; more deaths are associated with mosquitoes than any other animal on the planet. Mosquitoes may carry any number of deadly diseases, including malaria, dengue fever, yellow fever and encephalitis. Mosquitoes also carry heartworm, which can be lethal to your dog. ■■ Only female mosquitoes bite humans and animals. Female mosquitoes need protein for their eggs, and must take a blood meal in order to reproduce. Males will avoid you completely and head for the flowers instead. ■■ All mosquitoes require water to breed. Some species can breed in puddles. Just a few inches of water is all that it takes. ■■ Females live for two weeks to a month, while males usually live for just a week. Canary Island Facts Answers to Outside the Box Puzzles on page 48 Mosquito Facts CSA President’s Award Honourees Golf for Girls ■■ The Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) was founded in 1950 ■■ In 2016, there will be 33 official money event competitions ■■ Currently, there are 510 LPGA tour members ■■ Mary, Queen of Scots was the first woman to play golf ■■ The famous St. Andrews golf course was built in 1552 during Mary’s reign ■■ Mary, Queen of Scots coined the term “caddy” by calling her assistants cadets 50 | www.snowbirds.org
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