(Photo: submitted by Natalie Doiron)
It appears there were a lot of travellers eager to cross the Atlantic borders on Friday.
The ‘Atlantic bubble’ officially opened at 12:01 a.m., which means residents of the four Atlantic provinces can visit one another without having to self-isolate for 14 days.
New Brunswicker Sheena Spicer was up early and headed for Nova Scotia. She has a cottage being built there, and due to COVID-19, she hadn’t seen it yet.
“I had my ID ready. I had my property tax, my phone bill ready and my driver’s license, just in case. The girl asked me where I was going, I showed her my driver’s license, she asked me where the cottage was and she said have a safe trip and remember to social distance.”
Lineups at each of the border crossings leaving and crossing into New Brunswick have continued to grow since earlier Friday.
Coming into New Brunswick, Spicer says the lineup appeared to be even longer, but she adds heading into Nova Scotia the steps they are taking are a little bit different.
“They were making all of the non-commercial vehicles pull to the shoulder of the road and approach the section where they were taking your ID. That allowed all 18-wheelers and other commercial vehicles to pass through and not have to wait in the lineup.”
She says to make the process even quicker, “Just have your ID ready, be prepared to tell them where you’re going and it’ll be quick,” Spicer says.
A reminder to check respective governments’ websites before travelling within the bubble.
A self declaration form is required to travel into PEI.
The province of New Brunswick recently posted its new Brunswick questionnaire that is being asked of everyone as well.
