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Senior snowbirds congregate in BC when wings clipped by COVID-19 border closures 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 BC came to quarantine and before they left for the summer, they booked for the winter, she said. ....
Terri Theodore Paul Funston and Mary Lou Baldwin pose for a photo with their trailer in Fort Langley, B.C., Friday, December 18, 2020. The duo would normally spend the winter south of the border, but with the Canada-U.S border closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they are spending it at a campground in southern B.C. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Marissa Tiel December 24, 2020 - 1:00 AM 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 guest services at the campsite. ....