INTERNATIONAL FALLS, MN The U.S.-Canadian border has been closed for 13 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In that time, Dan Fannie who built a retirement home in the Northwest Angle has only been able to travel to his house by snowmobile. To me, it s not right, I own a home there and it s in Minnesota, U.S. and to me, I feel that it s essential that I be able to drive to my house, said Fannie.
Fannie, like many others living near the border, is getting frustrated.
So, they shared those concerns Tuesday with lawmakers on both sides of the border during a round table discussion in International Falls.
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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.
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Editor’s note: This article mentions and discusses suicide.
Canadian Members of Parliament have unanimously passed a motion to establish a three-digit national suicide prevention hotline.
The motion calls on the federal government to consolidate all existing suicide crisis numbers into one three-digit hotline. If established, Canadians in crisis would be able to dial 9-8-8 for immediate assistance.
It was brought forth by Conservative MP Todd Doherty (Cariboo–Prince George, B.C.) in the House of Commons on Friday and met with a standing ovation from his peers.
“2020 has been a challenging year. Lives and livelihoods have been lost,” Doherty said. “We’ve begun to see the devastating impacts that COVID has had through isolation on the mental health of Canadians.”