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Snowbirds are going to Vancouver Island due to US-Canada Border being closed

Title (Dublin Core)

Snowbirds are going to Vancouver Island due to US-Canada Border being closed

Description (Dublin Core)

Because Vancouver Island has the most moderate and mild weather in Canada during winter, Canadian snowbirds flocking there to avoid the harsh winters. This is due to the United States-Canada border being closed to tourism due to Covid-19 concerns. Many of these snowbirds are from Northern BC or the Prairies.

Date (Dublin Core)

October 6, 2020

Creator (Dublin Core)

Kendall Hanson

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Britton McNerlin

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HSE

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

Screenshot

Link (Bibliographic Ontology)

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Travel
English Parks
English Recreation & Leisure

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

Canada
Vancouver Island
vacation
campground
camping
winter
British Columbia
tourism
Nanaimo

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

Canada
Nanaimo
Vancouver Island
British Columbia
snowbird
vacation
winter
weather
tourism
border

Collection (Dublin Core)

English Canada

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Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

10/09/2020

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

10/22/2020
11/20/2020

Date Created (Dublin Core)

10/06/2020

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This item was submitted on October 9, 2020 by Britton McNerlin using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: http://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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