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On a small island in British Columbia's Fraser River is a campsite packed with Canadian snowbirds who found refuge when the border with the United States was shut because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unlike other years, all 118 full-service sites at Fort Camping in Langley are occupied, said Marilyn Stone, the manager of guest services at the campsite. It started in March, when Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Canadians around the world to come home, Stone said. Travellers from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and B.C. came to quarantine and before they left for...

With Canada-U.S. border closed, snowbirds pack B.C. campsites to wait out winter The Canadian Camping and RV Council said at least 50,000 full-time users of RVs who usually spend their winters in the United States had to find a site north of the border. Thousands have converged on southern B.C., packing full-service campgrounds to wait out the winter, according to B.C. tourism and lodging groups. Social Sharing

The Canadian Camping and RV Council said 50,000 full-time RV users who usually spend winters in the U.S. had to find a site in Canada.

On a small island in British Columbia's Fraser River is a campsite packed with Canadian snowbirds who found refuge when the border with the United States was shut because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

VANCOUVER — On a small island in British Columbia’s Fraser River is a campsite packed with Canadian snowbirds who found refuge when the border with the United States was shut because of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Unlike other years, all 118 full-service sites at Fort Camping in Langley are occupied, said Marilyn Stone, the manager of […]