Issues related to the ArriveCan app made US crews concerned that they would be unable to cross the border and assist Atlantic Canada with their recovery from post-tropical storm Fiona..The province of Nova Scotia and the US state of Maine have a memorandum of understanding that allows them to provide mutual assistance in managing an emergency or natural disaster. The storm Fiona has left hundreds of thousands of people without power in the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador, and Prince Edward Island..Nova Scotia Power said on Sunday, it took hours for the crews to cross the Canada-US border because of the controversial app..“When we heard from our crews that there were issues at the border, we reached out to provincial officials to see if there was any help that could be provided,” said spokeswoman Jacqueline Foster in the statement.."We understood there would be outreach to appropriate federal officials that might be able to help. Within a few hours the crews were on the road to support Nova Scotians.”.This incident was confirmed by Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston during a Sunday morning press conference.."I do know that there was a situation where some crews from Maine were having an issue at the border," he said. “We became aware of that, we alerted the federal government. My understanding is that that was dealt with pretty quickly. But … there was an issue to begin with.”.However, the federal government denied there was any issue at the border. The office of Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino claimed the Canada Border Services Agency had “no record of such a situation occurring at any Port of Entry into Canada.".“This erroneous story likely stems from a misunderstanding,” they added..During a Sunday press conference, Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair also said that any delay that may have arisen was "quite frankly, inconsequential.”.The federal government announced on Monday that it will be making the ArriveCan app optional for Canadians at the end of the month.
Issues related to the ArriveCan app made US crews concerned that they would be unable to cross the border and assist Atlantic Canada with their recovery from post-tropical storm Fiona..The province of Nova Scotia and the US state of Maine have a memorandum of understanding that allows them to provide mutual assistance in managing an emergency or natural disaster. The storm Fiona has left hundreds of thousands of people without power in the provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Newfoundland & Labrador, and Prince Edward Island..Nova Scotia Power said on Sunday, it took hours for the crews to cross the Canada-US border because of the controversial app..“When we heard from our crews that there were issues at the border, we reached out to provincial officials to see if there was any help that could be provided,” said spokeswoman Jacqueline Foster in the statement.."We understood there would be outreach to appropriate federal officials that might be able to help. Within a few hours the crews were on the road to support Nova Scotians.”.This incident was confirmed by Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston during a Sunday morning press conference.."I do know that there was a situation where some crews from Maine were having an issue at the border," he said. “We became aware of that, we alerted the federal government. My understanding is that that was dealt with pretty quickly. But … there was an issue to begin with.”.However, the federal government denied there was any issue at the border. The office of Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino claimed the Canada Border Services Agency had “no record of such a situation occurring at any Port of Entry into Canada.".“This erroneous story likely stems from a misunderstanding,” they added..During a Sunday press conference, Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair also said that any delay that may have arisen was "quite frankly, inconsequential.”.The federal government announced on Monday that it will be making the ArriveCan app optional for Canadians at the end of the month.
