Canada-U.S. land border reopening celebrated by waiting travellers

At Midnight on November 8, U.S. land border crossings will open their gates to Canadians after nearly two years, letting eager travellers pack up and head south for a long-overdue vacation.

At Midnight on November 8, U.S. land border crossings will open their gates to Canadians after nearly two years, letting eager travellers pack up and head south for a long-overdue vacation.

Grant and Sheila McVicar are among those happy about the opening. In 2020, the couple decided they wanted to spend their retirement years travelling across North America in an RV.

Everything went as planned for the first few months as they travelled through the U.S., but in March of 2020, the couple had to cut their visit short.

"Family were giving us such a bad time, 'you got to get back across the border,' cause no one knew what was going to happen," said Grant.

Ever since the land border between Canada and the United States was closed for non-essential travel, the McVicar's have been living out of their RV in a park just outside of Illes De Chênes.

In October, the U.S. Government announced it would be reopening the border for fully vaccinated Canadians.

Music to the McVicar's ears who plan to leave Manitoba the second the border opens up and head to Texas without skipping a beat.