Land Border Opening?

[quandrea]

Relatable in this house. I think the biggest thing is sons college wouldn’t defer him last year and honestly Peel is in no better position at the moment and we just had to pay his residence deposit yesterday. He has no idea if he’s coming or going right now. First years were online in Sept and in person in Jan. I keep hearing the universities are all hurting for money and may go no matter what it’s terrifying . But honestly it’s the more not knowing . He’s def not who he used to be .. hie spark is gone, praying it’s temporary .
DD14 lost it when her brother had to be tested and she had to stay home 23 hours. She’s saying she can’t make it through another lockdown and this is something I can’t as a parent fix. That said I did convince her things would be better now because if the weather and we.can get outside more . ( I just feel burnt out so I have to find the energy to do so)
We do have a couple mini-getaways in May and June camping so I’ve used those to entice them to keep going . And we are still banking on Xmas at Disney.. I don’t know what would happen to all of our morale of we have to cancel yet again ..

Hang in there! Let’s all keep talking so we can power through and be a resource to our families.

 

[NewYKRunner]

To those struggling I can relate even though we don’t have the lockdowns some have seen other than a minor lockdown a year ago. After Christmas we were getting really frustrated with everything and kids were driving us nuts. January 28 we found out our 10 year old daughter had a mass in her abdomen during a completely unrelated appointment and her white blood cell count was off. At first they were thinking her colon or uterus. A bunch of test were fast tracked and off to the Stollery for us. A CT scan there showed a 10cm ovarian dermoid cyst - they can sometimes be cancer. 10 days after surgery the pathology report showed it was benign. We are still waiting on one tumour marker to return to normal. I can tell you that was 3 weeks of hell waiting to find out if your daughter has cancer while the rest of the world carried on - and her sister and my mom who flew over to help couldn’t visit her while she was in the hospital. We did not care at all about the pandemic at that point. Im definitely not knocking mental health but there are a lot of people with other struggles going on as well. We made the best of it and really pulled together as a family. Life can change in an instant. Do what you can to make the best of it now - I still need that reminder occasionally.

 

[Canadian Girl]

We won’t be going anywhere, except PEI, if we have to quarantine for two weeks. If that goes away by summer, we could end up in Bahamas at Atlantis after all! *dreams*

The bubble is opening soon, barring any new outbreak. PEI has managed to stay pretty unscathed apart from travellers who tested positive when quarantined, except for a couple of local outbreaks that were quickly controlled.

 

[HappilyEverAfter80]

To those struggling I can relate even though we don’t have the lockdowns some have seen other than a minor lockdown a year ago. After Christmas we were getting really frustrated with everything and kids were driving us nuts. January 28 we found out our 10 year old daughter had a mass in her abdomen during a completely unrelated appointment and her white blood cell count was off. At first they were thinking her colon or uterus. A bunch of test were fast tracked and off to the Stollery for us. A CT scan there showed a 10cm ovarian dermoid cyst - they can sometimes be cancer. 10 days after surgery the pathology report showed it was benign. We are still waiting on one tumour marker to return to normal. I can tell you that was 3 weeks of hell waiting to find out if your daughter has cancer while the rest of the world carried on - and her sister and my mom who flew over to help couldn’t visit her while she was in the hospital. We did not care at all about the pandemic at that point. Im definitely not knocking mental health but there are a lot of people with other struggles going on as well. We made the best of it and really pulled together as a family. Life can change in an instant. Do what you can to make the best of it now - I still need that reminder occasionally.

Absolutely. I even said above that at the end of the day our health is most important, we don’t have anything without our health. I am very grateful and thankful my family is healthy.
It goes without saying that a family tragedy, cancer etc would make the pandemic fade in the background, not that important at all.
Nothing else matters when a family has to deal with something like this or another tragedy. However ... it would also be the case if there was no pandemic. Your world stops dealing with things like this and we all quickly realize how nothing else matters but our health. So I completely agree with you and I am so happy to hear it wasn’t anything really serious with your daughter.
I think when people talk about the mental health issues they are dealing with during the pandemic, the effects on their kids, not being able to travel etc - it’s not to take away from really really serious issues people may be dealing with, even though mental health issues can also sometimes have tragic outcomes.

I worry about my almost 12 yo if things lock down again, he is only starting to act semi-normal again. When you see a child who was athletic, confident, strong student and happy change into an anxious, stressed, scared and lacking motivation child - in a matter of a year is very very troubling to a family. As his parents we are positive and optimistic, yet it’s not always enough for these kids, especially in the tween/teen years.They are surrounded by 24/7 covid negativity.
Like you are saying though, we are trying to get through it and make the best of the current situation. It’s about balance in my opinion, yes it could be much worse, yes my kids sports or our vacations don’t matter much if something serious happened in our lives. In my family, we are definitely trying to step back and appreciate the little every day things and teaching our kids same. I think we have to be grateful for the every day as you said life could change in an instant, but at the same time improving our mental health is so important we have to try and do whatever we can to move forward.
This past year will be one that will have a profound effect on how we go on with our lives. At least I think.
I do wish for better times ahead for everyone no matter what you’re dealing with.
I’m so glad we have Dis - as everyone here loves Disney and travel and at the same time it’s just wonderful people dealing with real life issues, supporting total strangers and offering great advice.

 

[HappilyEverAfter80]

Back to our regularly scheduled programming (thread topic lol)
Hopefully copying this link will work
https://apple.news/Anqt5Eu9QRJOtIrsEJG4ocAPresident of the tourism association of Canada said on global news today that they are looking to the federal government to outline the road map to reopening tourism and border and she thinks that the border *might* reopen in the summer based on increased vaccination pace. I don’t know I already accepted Fall 2021 lol but hey, at least we are now starting to hear the rumblings of some talks starting. She admitted nothing has been outlined and is saying businesses dependent on tourism will need a lot of notice, so time to get going! Ha!

 

[pigletto]

I’ve noticed through this pandemic when a topic starts to heat up in the media, that it soon comes to pass. I agree with you, I think it’s a good sign and we’re inching closer. I do think we are probably going to have to get through another lockdown in most of Ontario first but hopefully its the last.

 

[CanucksRock]

I’m hoping for the Mid-May declaration. I want to go beginning of June. I want to go so bad - I starting looking at the cost of Covid Tests & Iso hotel in Calgary (I work from home, the 14 day quarantine I can deal with - I did it twice before they added the extra layers of hoops)

 

[Carolynleanne]

Back to our regularly scheduled programming (thread topic lol)
Hopefully copying this link will work
https://apple.news/Anqt5Eu9QRJOtIrsEJG4ocAPresident of the tourism association of Canada said on global news today that they are looking to the federal government to outline the road map to reopening tourism and border and she thinks that the border *might* reopen in the summer based on increased vaccination pace. I don’t know I already accepted Fall 2021 lol but hey, at least we are now starting to hear the rumblings of some talks starting. She admitted nothing has been outlined and is saying businesses dependent on tourism will need a lot of notice, so time to get going! Ha!

As someone who works in the tourism industry? Yeah. This has been a brutal year... just give us some direction here so that we can mentally prepare ourselves and figure out a way to make an income.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

The heck with it all! I'm gonna fly down to Nassau, Bahamas and get on the Adventure of the Seas in June 2021! LMAO

 

[HappilyEverAfter80]

The heck with it all! I'm gonna fly down to Nassau, Bahamas and get on the Adventure of the Seas in June 2021! LMAO

We would totally do it but I don’t think we will be vaccinated by then I’m 39 this year, my husband 42, we don’t work in health care or long term care.... otherwise I have thought about it. Lol

 

[Susan2771]

The heck with it all! I'm gonna fly down to Nassau, Bahamas and get on the Adventure of the Seas in June 2021! LMAO

Oh man, take me with you!!!!

 

[NewYKRunner]

And 162,984 today! Definitely a good trend. I’ll stop posting daily vaccinations given now.

I think hitting a 200 000 day would require an update!

Bam! 216803 so far today! 190k yesterday.

COVID-19 Tracker Canada - Vaccination Tracker

 

[Aladora]

BC just recorded the second highest number of new cases in a 1 day period, 908. The only higher day was 911 in November. Island Health recorded 55, which is a new one day high. Add yesterdays numbers and there have been 100 new cases here in the past 48 hours.

 

[Juventus]

I think hitting a 200 000 day would require an update!

216 000!

 

[White Cat]

I’m hoping for the Mid-May declaration. I want to go beginning of June. I want to go so bad - I starting looking at the cost of Covid Tests & Iso hotel in Calgary (I work from home, the 14 day quarantine I can deal with - I did it twice before they added the extra layers of hoops)

I’m not sure Americans will want it open until Canada can get things under control. But any way we just reserved in Toronto airport and I think came to $1250 a person. Started our shots in Florida

 

[mshanson3121]

I’m not sure Americans will want it open until Canada can get things under control. But any way we just reserved in Toronto airport and I think came to $1250 a person. Started our shots in Florida

US isn't "under control" either - despite all their vaccinations their cases are starting to jump again, too, thanks to the UK variant. I doubt we see the border open this summer the way things are going.

 

[White Cat]

US isn't "under control" either - despite all their vaccinations their cases are starting to jump again, too, thanks to the UK variant. I doubt we see the border open this summer the way things are going.

Calling it the UK variant is very offensive. But you can thank the UK for that. And China for the whole thing. But anyway. My mother in law received her first shot in Waterloo I believe. Second shot is scheduled for 4 months later. Makes no sense. Canadian red tape has made a mess of the whole thing. I know Americans will not want Canadians in until it’s better figured out. Interesting how smug Dis Canadians were 6 months ago.

 

[tinkerone]

Calling it the UK variant is very offensive. But you can thank the UK for that. And China for the whole thing. But anyway. My mother in law received her first shot in Waterloo I believe. Second shot is scheduled for 4 months later. Makes no sense. Canadian red tape has made a mess of the whole thing. I know Americans will not want Canadians in until it’s better figured out. Interesting how smug Dis Canadians were 6 months ago.

Oddly enough, the US government is trying to get the Canadian government to open our borders, not the other way around.
And why is calling it the UK variant offensive?
The word "Variant" implies that there are multiple types from multiple places. As such, if there is a "UK Variant" then you would also expect there to be several or many other variants around the world. This makes it easier to identify.
Calling it a "China virus" is aggregating the entire virus into a single location. While it has a similar literal (identifying the point of origin of a virus strand), it will have vastly different social connotations tied behind it as a result.

 

[ottawamom]

Calling it the UK variant is very offensive.

Perhaps you could have added the correct name if that's what you prefer. In this case it's B.1.1.7

 

[TammyLynn33]

Calling it the UK variant is very offensive. But you can thank the UK for that. And China for the whole thing. But anyway. My mother in law received her first shot in Waterloo I believe. Second shot is scheduled for 4 months later. Makes no sense. Canadian red tape has made a mess of the whole thing. I know Americans will not want Canadians in until it’s better figured out. Interesting how smug Dis Canadians were 6 months ago.

Calling the DIS Canadians all smug is also offensive. My kids are dual citizens and I in no way was acting smug towards the US or anywhere in a global pandemic( key word global ) bc we have family and friends there as so many of us Canadian DIS-ers.
It this post isn’t about which country handled it better , it’s about speculation about when the border will open to non -essential travel..