10-26-2021 - No. 11Mayor Jim Diodati &
Niagara Falls City Council
No. 11
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CITY OF CANADA
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Moved by: Councillor Chris Dabrowski
Seconded by: Councillor Mike Strange
City Hall
4310 Queen Street
P.O. Box 1023
Niagara Falls, ON L2E 6X5
web site: www.niagarafalls.ca
(905) 356-7521 Ext. 4201
Fax: (905) 374-3357
jdiodati@niagarafalls.ca
October 26, 2021
RESOLUTION
COVID-19 Testing — Land Border Crossing
WHEREAS the communities of Niagara Falls, Ontario and
Niagara Falls, New York enjoy a close, longstanding history that
goes back centuries and includes many ties of friendship and
family across the world's longest undefended border; and
WHEREAS Niagara Falls, Ontario and Niagara Falls, New York
are like one City, divided by our international border; and
WHEREAS the nations of Canada and the United States enjoy
bonds and alliances that include a shared history, supporting one
another through challenging times, world wars, and the aftermath
of 9/11, both here at home and abroad during the shared mission
to Afghanistan that cost many Canadian lives; and
WHEREAS Canadian citizens have endured hardships during the
COVID-19 pandemic due to the unprecedented extended closure
of the land border between Canada and the United States; and
WHEREAS the United States government will be opening the
land borders to Canadian travelers as of November 8, 2021,
following the opening of our border to American travelers as of
August 9, 2021; and
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WHEREAS the Canadian government is continuing to insist that
fully vaccinated Canadian and American travelers to Canada pay
for a costly and difficult to source molecular COVID-19 (PCR) test
in order to return through the land borders into Canada; and
WHEREAS this test will continue to make travel between the
United States and Canada through the land borders prohibitive
due to its high cost and added time, especially for day travelers
who make up the vast majority of local visitors using any one of
our international bridges into Niagara; and
THEREFORE be it resolved that the City of Niagara Falls request
that the Federal Government remove the requirement to show
negative PCR test results for all travelers at land borders who
prove they are fully vaccinated.
AND THAT copies of this resolution be sent to the Right
Honourable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada; the
Honourable Marco Mendicino, Minister of Public Safety and
Emergency Preparedness; the Honourable Doug Ford, Premier of
Ontario; Tony Baldinelli, MP, Niagara Falls; Wayne Gates, MPP,
Niagara Falls; the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO),
Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) and to the Canadian
border cities in the Niagara Region.
AND The Seal of the Corporation be hereto affixed. Carried
WILLIAM G. MATSON
CITY CLERK
K
JAMES M. DIODATI
MAYOR