A teenage boy uses a skateboard to move up and down selling popcorn to southern Alberta residents lining up to get shots at a COVID-19 vaccine clinic offered by the Blackfeet Tribe in Montana near Carway, Alta., on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
CARWAY, Alta. – Linda Neilson had waited a long time to get her second COVID-19 vaccination and thanks to the generosity of the Blackfeet Tribe in Montana her wait ended at the Canada-United States border on Tuesday.
Neilson, who is from nearby Cardston, Alta., was in one of hundreds of vehicles lined up at the Carway crossing in southern Alberta.
Absolutely beautiful : Albertans line up at U S border for COVID-19 vaccinations
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Absolutely beautiful : Albertans line up at U S border for COVID-19 vaccinations
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Chief Mountain border crossing remains closed due to COVID-19
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is reminding travellers that the seasonal Chief Mountain, Alberta border crossing (AB Hwy 6) will remain closed until further notice. Under normal circumstances, the Chief Mountain border crossing would open annually from May 15 to September 30. It did not open in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and services will remain suspended until international travel restrictions are lifted. Persons who have a right of entry to Canada or who meet an exemption to the current travel restrictions must seek entry to Canada at an alternate port of entry, such as the Carway border crossing (AB Hwy 2), currently open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Individuals in-transit to Alaska must seek entry at a border crossing designated for that purpose, such as the Coutts border crossing (AB Hwy 4), open 24-7. Only Canadian citizens, permanent residents of Canada, and persons registered as an Indian under th