After attendance skyrocketed, the B.C. government says it is temporarily closing a park that straddles the Canada-U.S. border.Peace Arch Park – near the border crossing with the same name – was built on the international boundary between Canada and the U.S.While it’s heavily patrolled to make sure nobody crosses into the other country, visitors are allowed to explore the entire park on both sides of the border. So, when provincial parks reopened last month as part of B.C.’s COVID-19 recovery plan, the park was used for reunions between loved ones who were trapped on either side of the border because of the novel coronavirus pandemic. The problem, the B.C. government says, is that visits to the park have doubled compared to last year and “parking lots and local access roads have been overwhelmed … resulting in illegal parking” and “an increase in pedestrians along roadways.”The border’s been closed to non-essential travel since mid-March to slow the spread of COVID-19. While that closure has been extended to at least July 21, new rules came into effect last week allowing immediate family members of Canadian citizens and permanent residents to enter Canada to be with their family member for a period of at least 15 days. Source: bc.ctvnews.ca
Tuesday, May 5, 2026
