Border dilemma for Kenmore family
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THE CURRENTBORDERRESTRICTIONS ARECAUSING A BIGDILEMMA FOR AGROUP OF WESTERNNEW YORKERS.THEY'RE NOT ABLE TOGET INTO CANADA --TO RETRIEVE ITEMSFROM THEIR RENTALHOMES.AND NOW -- THEY ARERUNNING OUT OF TIMETO GO GETEVERYTHING.7 EYEWITNESS NEWSSENIOR REPORTEREILEEN BUCKLEY ISLIVE BY THE PEACEBRIDGE THISEVENING... EILEEN?KEITH...MANY WESTERN NEWYORK FAMILIES HAVE ALONG-TIME LEGACY OFCROSSING THE PEACEBRIDGE INTO CANADATO STAY AT SUMMERCOTTAGES ANDTRAILERS...BUT THE BORDERRESTRICTION HASCREATED AN UNUSUALSITUATION FOR ABOUT25-WESTERN NEWYORKERS...WHO HAVENO ACCESS TO THEIRSUMMER FUN...ELIZABETH SNYDER."WE ARE KIND OF AT ASTRONGHOLD.NONEOF US KNOW WHAT TODO."ELIZABETH SNYDER OFKENMORE SAYS SHESTARTED GOING TOLONG BEACH RESORTIN ONTARIO WITH HERFAMILY IN 1964...SHE AND HUSBANDGARY CONTINUE THETRADITION -- RENTINGA SPOT FOR THEIRTRAILER -- TO ENJOYTHE BEACH WITHTHEIR KIDS FOR THELAST 23-YEARS...ANDNOW THEIRDAUGHTER ALSO HASHER OWN TRAILER ATTHE RESORT.BUT AT THE END OFLAST SEASON -- ATORONTO-BASEDCOMPANY BOUGHTTHE RESORT ANDSIGNIFICANTLY RAISEDRENTAL COSTS..THE SNYDER'S ANDMORE THAN 20-OTHERS DECIDED TOLEAVE THIS YEARBECAUSE IT'S TOOCOSTLY....LONG BEACH RESORTIS ASKING THEM TOMOVE THEIR TRAILERSAND BELONGINGS OUTBY JULY 1ST.
THAT'SNEXT WEDNESDAY..BUT WITH THEPANDEMIC...TRAVELOVER THE PEACEBRIDGE IS NOTPOSSIBLE...ELIZABETH.
"AND WECAN NOT GET OVERTHE BORDER TOCOLLECT AREBELONGINGS...OURTRAILERS...OURBELONGINGS."===BUTT===GARY SNYDER.
"IT ISN'TJUST A SIMPLE GO ANDTHROW A COUPLE OFBOXES IN THE BACK OFTHE CAR AND CALL IT ADAY."===BUTT===ELIZABETH.
"IF WE GOACROSS THE BORDER-- WE LIE AND WE'RECAUGHT - THERE AREFINES ANDREPERCUSSIONS."THE RESORT HASOFFERED TO PACK UPBELONGINGS AND PUTTHEM IN STORAGE.FAMILIES WOULD HAVETO FOOT THE BILL...BUT THE SNYDER'SARE NOT WILLING TOLET SOMEONE PACKUP THEIR YEARS OFSUMMER MEMORIES...ELIZABETH.
"THEYWOULD HAVE TO ENTER- BREAK INTO OURTRAILERS ANDHONESTLY -- A LOT OFUS DON'T FEEL THATTHEY WOULD BECAREFUL WITH OURPERSONALBELONGINGS ANDTREAT THEM WITHRESPECT."I CONTACTED THELONG BEACH RESORTFOR COMMENT -- AMAN - WHO ONLYIDENTIFIED AS TOMMYSAID HE WOULD HAVETO QUOTE "CONSIDERWHAT KIND OF ARESPONSE IS GOINGTO BE PROVIDED", BUTNEVER CALLED BACK.ELIZABETH.
:I DON'THAVE A PROBLEMLEAVING.BECAUSEIT'S THEIR - BUSINESSI UNDERSTAND THAT,BUT BE REASONABLETHAT LEGALLY WECAN'T CROSS THEBORDER."THE CANADA BORDERSERVICE AGENCYDECLINED ANINTERVIEW ANDEXPLAINED THEBORDERRESTRICTIONSCONTINUE FOR THESAFETY OF THEPUBLIC.THE BUFFALO OFFICEOF U-S CUSTOMS ANDBORDER PATROL TOLDME THE FAMILIESWOULD HAVE TO HIRESOMEONE TOTRANSPORT THEIRPERSONAL ITEMSBACK INTO THE U-S.LIVE AT THE PEACEBRIDGE, EILEENBUCKLEY, 7 EWN.