RV travel across Canada during these lockdown times

[Sledgehammer]

We have a RV rental company relocation deal from Toronto to Vancouver in a week or so which is technically a commercial delivery (I believe). We will have a company letter stating that. How that will be interpreted but any police stops I've no idea. Especially if we're not on a direct route to Vancouver.

Just trying to figure what this journey will be like as more of the country closes down. I think we will have just lost some of our reservations to stay in some of the National Parks.

Any thoughts gratefully appreciated.

Also welcome to share any experiences if you're on the road in the next few+?? weeks.

[Grit_dog]

JaxDad wrote:



When you fly they know your exposure is limited to a few people, and only at the destination. When you drive you could be going anywhere and doing anything. At the airport there’s lots of time and space to have a good look at people and test them, at a border crossing, forget it.

A few people, like hundreds or thousands at the airport, 50 different of which are jammed into a shuttle bus to the rental car place or tram from the terminal like every 30 seconds?
Yup, totally makes sense....

[JaxDad]

Boon Docker wrote:

JaxDad wrote:

Boon Docker wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
https://www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/prs/orders/index.html and scroll down.

I am all for restrictions, but there are some rules in that PDF that are beyond ridiculous. Such as: You are prohibited to socialize with friends in your backyard. But you can all meet and socialize down at the tavern.

It makes total sense, no different than air travel versus land crossings.

The tavern owners & staff are trained and have a LOT to lose if they allow violations or stupidity, drunks in the backyard? ......... Not so much.

Sorry, but I disagree.

That does not make sense either, that you can fly to a destination, but not allowed to drive across the border to that destination.

If that country does not want foreigners in their country why allow air travel.

When you fly they know your exposure is limited to a few people, and only at the destination. When you drive you could be going anywhere and doing anything. At the airport there’s lots of time and space to have a good look at people and test them, at a border crossing, forget it.

Could you imagine the mess telling people they needed to be at a land crossing 2 hours before crossing?

Where would they put all the people & their vehicles.

The 3 day quarantine is the same, there’s dozens of hotels around major airports, but not at land crossings thus no where for them to stay while test results come back.

[Boon_Docker]

JaxDad wrote:

Boon Docker wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
https://www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/prs/orders/index.html and scroll down.

I am all for restrictions, but there are some rules in that PDF that are beyond ridiculous. Such as: You are prohibited to socialize with friends in your backyard. But you can all meet and socialize down at the tavern.

It makes total sense, no different than air travel versus land crossings.

The tavern owners & staff are trained and have a LOT to lose if they allow violations or stupidity, drunks in the backyard? ......... Not so much.

Sorry, but I disagree.

That does not make sense either, that you can fly to a destination, but not allowed to drive across the border to that destination.

If that country does not want foreigners in their country why allow air travel.

[JaxDad]

Boon Docker wrote:

pianotuna wrote:
https://www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/prs/orders/index.html and scroll down.

I am all for restrictions, but there are some rules in that PDF that are beyond ridiculous. Such as: You are prohibited to socialize with friends in your backyard. But you can all meet and socialize down at the tavern.

It makes total sense, no different than air travel versus land crossings.

The tavern owners & staff are trained and have a LOT to lose if they allow violations or stupidity, drunks in the backyard? ......... Not so much.

[Grit_dog]

Boon Docker wrote:
Yes, Canada is way behind the US in vaccinations.
US sits at about 26% fully vaccinated.
Canada sits at about 2.5% fully vaccinated.

Too bad you BCers can't come down here for a vax. They're trying to give 'em away in Seattle and cant fill all the appointments!
This in a state that is super PRO Rona restrictions...

[noteven]

... edit: nothing to add to the vax argument ... but I’ve done commercial travel back and forth Quebec City to interior BC in the last 2-1/2 weeks with RV type units.

[Boon_Docker]

pianotuna wrote:
https://www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/prs/orders/index.html and scroll down.

I am all for restrictions, but there are some rules in that PDF that are beyond ridiculous. Such as: You are prohibited to socialize with friends in your backyard. But you can all meet and socialize down at the tavern.

[pianotuna]

https://www.gov.mb.ca/covid19/prs/orders/index.html and scroll down.

[Community Alumni]

This is the bottom line of the OP’s original post;

Also welcome to share any experiences if you're on the road in the next few+?? weeks.

The thread has since gone off topic to vaccines and COVID case numbers.
Please stick to the OP’s original topic or the thread will be closed.

Moderator

[pianotuna]

Grit Dog,

Cases per million USA 99,001, deaths per M 1,766

Cases per million Canada 31,436, deaths per M 633

Both sets of numbers are a disaster.

[Galvanizd]

Sledgehammer wrote:
We have a RV rental company relocation deal from Toronto to Vancouver in a week or so which is technically a commercial delivery (I believe). We will have a company letter stating that. How that will be interpreted but any police stops I've no idea. Especially if we're not on a direct route to Vancouver.

Just trying to figure what this journey will be like as more of the country closes down. I think we will have just lost some of our reservations to stay in some of the National Parks.

Any thoughts gratefully appreciated.

Also welcome to share any experiences if you're on the road in the next few+?? weeks.

Here's one

https://rairfoundation.com/stasi-alert-police-threaten-to-take-children-from-parents-after-neighbors...

[JaxDad]

Grit dog wrote:
Well that’s completely over stepping bounds to restrict outdoor, rural activities.
Even the lib parts of the US have just recently figured out that masks don’t do squat outdoors.
(Or indoors for that fact except to catch the spray from a sneeze or cough)
That’s too bad. Feel soorry for you folks up there.

And yet when you look at ‘the big picture’ things don’t look as bad up here as some think.

The US has a population of 328.2 million and (currently) a 7 day case count of 53,803.

Canada has a population of 37.6 million and (currently) a 7 day case count of 7,992.

So America has 8.73 times Canada’s population, but despite 10 times the level of vaccination, it still has 6.73 times the number of cases.

Canada then only has a 23% higher rate of infection currently.

[Boon_Docker]

Orion wrote:

Well that’s completely over stepping bounds to restrict outdoor, rural activities.
Even the lib parts of the US have just recently figured out that masks don’t do squat outdoors.
(Or indoors for that fact except to catch the spray from a sneeze or cough)
That’s too bad. Feel soorry for you folks up there.

Thankfully, the phrases, "Those who trade liberty for safety end up with neither" or "My freedom is much more important than your safety" are rarely heard in Canada. For that, we are truly grateful!

X2

[Orion]

Well that’s completely over stepping bounds to restrict outdoor, rural activities.
Even the lib parts of the US have just recently figured out that masks don’t do squat outdoors.
(Or indoors for that fact except to catch the spray from a sneeze or cough)
That’s too bad. Feel soorry for you folks up there.

Thankfully, the phrases, "Those who trade liberty for safety end up with neither" or "My freedom is much more important than your safety" are rarely heard in Canada. For that, we are truly grateful!