Collected Item: “Snowbirds are going to Vancouver Island due to US-Canada Border being closed”
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Snowbirds are going to Vancouver Island due to US-Canada Border being closed
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Screenshot
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Because Vancouver Island has the most moderate and mild weather in Canada during winter, Canadian snowbirds flocking there to avoid the harsh winters. This is due to the United States-Canada border being closed to tourism due to Covid-19 concerns. Many of these snowbirds are from Northern BC or the Prairies.
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Canada, Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, snowbird, vacation, winter, weather, tourism, border
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https://www.cheknews.ca/snowbirds-flocking-to-vancouver-island-because-of-border-closure-707505/
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Kendall Hanson
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2020-10-06