SYRACUSE, NY (WRVO) – When Corey Fram looks out of his window at work he sees both the American and Canadian flags flying high.
“It’s on my property in the United States, but we carry two flags here, a lot of places and that means something to us,” said Fram, the director of the Thousand Islands International Tourism Council.
The US-Canadian border remains closed until June 21, when it will be readdressed. Fram said the lack of communication between the two countries throughout the pandemic has really hurt border towns within the Thousand Islands.
“There just seems to be no international discussion between the United States on what easing these border restrictions are going to look like,” he said. “And until that happens, it’s just more frustration.”
A Republican leader in the House called on the Biden administration Thursday to reopen the U.S-Canada border on its own if it can t strike an agreement with the Canadian government to do so together.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and other leaders acknowledged the invaluable contributions of the Filipinos made to the country in celebration of the Filipino Heritage Month. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (AFP/ FILE PHOTO/ MANILA BULLETIN "This month, we celebrate the many con