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With travel restricted to those classified as essential, visits to B.C. collapsed to just 853,000 in 2020, a small fraction of the number in 2019, a banner year with $22 billion in tourism business in the province. Nationwide, U.S. visits hit 15 million arrivals in 2019 and Americans spent $11 billion here.
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“The hole is quite severe, the continued fiscal challenges,” said Vivek Sharma, chair of the B.C. Tourism Industry Association.
Even with requirements that visitors be vaccinated, present negative COVID tests and submit documentation ahead of time, reopening the border is “a step forward,” Sharma said.
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B.C. set to lay out restart road map as COVID-19 cases slow, vaccinations increase
Premier John Horgan arrives to receive a dose of the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at the pharmacy in James Bay Thrifty s Foods in Victoria, B.C., on Friday, April 16, 2021. British Columbia s plans to restart the province with the methodical lifting of strict COVID-19 health restrictions are set to be announced today. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chad Hipolito May 25, 2021 - 1:00 AM
VICTORIA - A plan to be announced today will start to get life and the economy back to normal in British Columbia with the methodical lifting of COVID-19 health restrictions.
VICTORIA A plan to be announced today will start to get life and the economy back to normal in British Columbia with the methodical lifting of COVID-19 health restrictions.
Premier John Horgan said last week the restart will set the course for a future direction as COVID-19 cases decline and more people receive vaccinations, but it will take time to reach the final destination.
The province had been entering Phase 3 of its restart plan when case counts climbed to new highs in March, forcing a stop of indoor dining, adult group fitness and non-essential travel outside health authorities, while health officials also backtracked on allowing in-person religious services.
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