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There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

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Re: There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

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Post by Mikeb85 »

walrus01 wrote: post #31
Mikeb85 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not without a Covid test, no matter your vaccination status...

You don't need a covid19 test now to drive into the USA. You do need to be fully vaccinated and to declare you have no symptoms. This is new with the border re-opening for non essential travel just about a week ago. You do need a covid19 test (quick antigen test is OK) to fly from Canada to the US. You do need a PCR covid19 test taken within the past 72 hours to re-enter canada by land or air, per CBSA requirements.

Yes, I know. Only Canada is requiring it. Nothing you said here refutes my statement. I'm talking about driving from Vancouver to another part of Canada. Because of the content of the article. To commute via the US, a test is required (because of Canada's current policy).

Re: There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

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Post by Jagerbizzle »

ttul wrote: post #18

The other day, I was in Whistler and tried to use Google Maps to route back to Vancouver. It wanted me to take logging roads through the back country.. roads that are actually deactivated and impossible to traverse unless you have a trail bike perhaps. That’s Canada for you…

I've had similar things happen to me before because I somehow managed to toggle the "avoid highways" setting without realizing it.

Re: There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

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Post by brewdad »

Mikeb85 wrote: post #27
ironmagma wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And you can’t drive without a driving test.

Terrible analogy. You're not required to take a road test every 48 hours to continue driving. Edit - might be 72 hours. Regardless... I've done a road test once in my life...

If you are so hung about about taking a COVID test, I'm sure there is a 14 day quarantine option available to you.

Re: There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

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Post by foofoo55 »

rubylark wrote: post #29

A different article[1] I read with a similar headline has this claim: > To leave the Lower Mainland of BC, you would have to use Highway 99, Highway 1, or the Coquihalla. I'm not at all familiar with the area. Are there really only 3 roads between Vancouver and the rest of Canada without going through Washington? That seems like such a low number. [1] https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/highway-closures-flooding-mu...

Yes. Vancouver sits in a little triangle of land in the south-west (bottom-left?) corner of Canada, completely surrounded by mountains to the north and east. We heavily rely on the highway south through the state of Washington.

Re: There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

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Post by klyrs »

ttul wrote: post #18

The other day, I was in Whistler and tried to use Google Maps to route back to Vancouver. It wanted me to take logging roads through the back country.. roads that are actually deactivated and impossible to traverse unless you have a trail bike perhaps. That’s Canada for you…

I'd say "that's Google for you" but really it's whatever variant of Dijkstra's algorithm they (and other map services) use. If somebody puts the roads on a map, there will be network conditions that suggest they might be useful... whether or not they actually exist in a usable condition.

Re: There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

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Post by Mikeb85 »

brewdad wrote: post #44
Mikeb85 wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Terrible analogy. You're not required to take a road test every 48 hours to continue driving. Edit - might be 72 hours. Regardless... I've done a road test once in my life...

If you are so hung about about taking a COVID test, I'm sure there is a 14 day quarantine option available to you.

I'm double vaxxed. I can enter the EU without a test. I can enter the US without a test. I can get an EU Green Pass without a test.

So why is Canada's policy such? They REQUIRE proof of vaccination to enter, AND a test? Why?

Edit - and yes I'm hung up on this. I don't want to pay $200+ dollars for a test I don't need. I got Covid in wave 1 before the first lockdown, I've done everything asked of us; masked, locked down, had to shut down multiple businesses, got vaccinated as soon as it was available to me, and they still want to make me take a useless test?

I can't decide what's worse; our mediocre government or the fact any citizens at all support this theatre...

Re: There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

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Post by macinjosh »

helloworld11 wrote: post #21
Mikeb85 wrote: post #10

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not without a Covid test, no matter your vaccination status...

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You are 100% correct. Our leaders have no incentive to treat this crisis in a calm, reasonable way and that has led to vastly over-reaching interventions in people's lives no matter how well meaning the intentions are.

Re: There is currently no way to drive between Vancouver and the rest of Canada

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Post by maybeOneDay »

SkittyDog wrote: post #28
hammock wrote: post #9

I misinterpreted the headline the mean that the city was continuously surrounded by roads, e.g. a wild animal trying to reach the city could not without crossing a road somewhere.

That's literally true of every regular city block, so it woukd seem a strange headline. I don't know what timezone you're in, but maybe you need a cup of coffee?

Not OP but a city block isn't an entire city. If you read their comment again without prejudice you may be able to understand what they meant, even if it does require a little imagination.
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