Minnesota, Canadian lawmakers search for border solutions
No "vaccine passport" for travelers to or from Canada yet.
April 6, 2021 — 2:33pm
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DULUTH – Less than a mile from the Canadian border in the northeast corner of the state, Ryden's Border Store has been painfully quiet for the past year of the pandemic.
Owner Mike Boomer said he has lost 90% of his business at the convenience store and gas station, his general manager of more than 10 years departed and he doesn't know where he'll find employees once the border finally reopens to more travelers.
"Being a third-generation business owner has its own challenges without two governments working against us," Boomer said during a roundtable discussion on the ongoing international border restrictions on Tuesday. "We need some sort of opening — not tomorrow, we need it now. We need something to start moving."