Sports and family: Southwestern Ontarians ready for U.S. border reopening
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From sporting events to long-awaited family reunions, Canadians being able to drive across the border to our neighbours down south is a welcome change.
From football games to long-awaited family reunions, Canadians being able to drive across the U.S. border to visit neighbours down south is a welcome change.
On Monday, Nov. 8, the Canada-U.S. land border is officially open to fully vaccinated travellers. The change comes after Canada reopened its land border to fully vaccinated Americans on Aug. 9, 2021.
In mid-October, U.S. government officials announced plans to reopen the border after the two countries opted to close the border to non-essential travel at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in early 2020.
Since then people have still been able to cross the border via air but at a greater expense, so the option to be able to drive across is a welcome change for fully vaccinated Canadians.
“I think it is absolutely welcome, I have been looking forward to this for months,” said Shane Rodrigues.
Rodrigues said throughout the year he has made and cancelled multiple plans in anticipation of the border reopening.
“When the announcement was made I immediately made plans to go to Steelers game at the end of November and I am beyond excited to go.”
But the reopening is not without its restrictions. Although you do not need a COVID-19 test to enter the U.S., Canada still requires travellers returning to the country to have a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours upon returning.
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