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US-Canada Border Near Buffalo Opening June 22?
For those who have not seen friends and family, or property, on either side of the border in over a year, the wait may soon be over. There is a bit of a catch.
According to multiple reports, there is a push to allow for the border between the United States and Canada near Buffalo and Niagara Falls to open for those who are fully vaccinated.
Canada s Public Safety Minister suggested that 75-percent of people must have at least one dose of the vaccine and 20-percent must be fully vaccinated. Data from Canada s coronavirus indicates that nearly 62-point-two-percent of Canadians have received at least one dose and eight-point-two-percent are fully vaccinated.
Jacobs Joins Families to Call for Reopening of US – Canada Border
By: Staff Reporter
At a press conference on June 6th, 2021, at the Queenston-Lewiston Bridge, Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27) called for transparency on reopening deliberations and a plan to allow families to reunite on June 22nd of this month when the current travel restrictions expire. Jacobs was joined by families who have been separated by the border closures.
“16 months of family separations is simply unacceptable, and this cannot go on any longer. For months, these families have dealt with uncertainty and heartbreak while they wait to hear if they will be able to reunite,” Jacobs said. “Case rates are dropping in both nations and vaccines are rolling out – these continued indefinite extensions are nothing short of a failure of leadership from both nations. Today I am calling for two specific things – answers and action.”
Separated by the border: Western New York families push for reunification
Congressman Chris Jacobs is calling for families to be able to reunite on June 22 after current travel restrictions expire. Author: WGRZ Staff Updated: 11:10 PM EDT June 6, 2021
BUFFALO, N.Y. Congressman Chris Jacobs is calling for transparency on reopening deliberations and a plan to allow families to reunite on June 22 of this month when the current travel restrictions expire. This uncertainty has gone on for far too long and it is inconsiderate and unacceptable that there is no plan developed to allow families to reunite, Jacobs said.
During an event Sunday at the Lewiston-Queenston bridge, Jacobs was joined by local families who have been separated by the border.