Quebec Border Closing

[Goach15]

Praying that  everyone is well and staying safe during this troubled time. Quebec has closed the border at Temiscamingue ( Kipawa region )  as of 4:00 today . Only traffic allowed is for Humantarian reasons .Any Quebec citizens returning to Quebec are being mandated to self isolate for 14 days . Hopefully this virus begins to subside sooner than later . 

[Gordo2270]

Praying that  everyone is well and staying safe during this troubled time. Quebec has closed the border at Temiscamingue ( Kipawa region )  as of 4:00 today . Only traffic allowed is for Humantarian reasons .Any Quebec citizens returning to Quebec are being mandated to self isolate for 14 days . Hopefully this virus begins to subside sooner than later . 

https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/quebec-restricts-travel-to-eight-regions-posts-police-at-us-border-in-wake-of-four-more-covid-19-deaths/ar-BB11Qy3g?ocid=spartandhp

[RickOnt]

I have a camp in Quebec.
Live in Ontario.
Will I be able to cross at Temiscaming?
I have no symptoms.

[penner]

I was wondering when this would happen. Don"t blame them one bit, this is serious stuff!  Was hoping to get up soon to start some work but it can wait. Thinking this will go on a while and wayyy past April 7th!!

[Goach15]

I have a camp in Quebec.
Live in Ontario.
Will I be able to cross at Temiscaming?
I have no symptoms.

I too live in Ontario and have a cottage on Kipawa. From what I understand we wont be able to go to our cottages until the ban is lifted.

[RickOnt]

Being a Quebec tax payer 'might' make a difference.

and self isolate

How long is the ban?

[RickOnt]

Puckster, Fort Wisers        You at camp?

[puckster_guy]

I was planning on leaving monday or tuesday. I had no idea they would close the border. I spent friday shopping for the trip. stores are open but not very busy. I had no idea they would close the border. I heard one guy from Thorne was turned back at the border. He was going to the IGA and was told to shop in N Bay. I have my Jeep filled with groceries, water and supplies looks like I'm staying home till they open the border. darn.

[penner]

Honestly, I think we should stay put and see what happens with this. I know it sucks , but we won't be going up until Quebec says we can. Take care everyone.

[puckster_guy]

Honestly, I think we should stay put and see what happens with this. I know it sucks , but we won't be going up until Quebec says we can. Take care everyone.

I guess so, oh well c'est le vie

[Greg]

Wow - unbelievable! 

This entire situation is escalating beyond imagination.

[Mr3seasonscamp]

As of today

   https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/montreal/covid19-march28-1.5513555?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

[T-Bone]

They do an excessive amount of modeling here in the states, but each area is unique on how fast the virus spreads, etc.

Here in Ohio (no identified 'hot spots' yet like NY, NJ, Chicago, Detroit), they're not calling for the 'peak' of the outbreak until mid-May and they're predicting up to 10K cases PER DAY at that point. Holy s&!#.

I'm hoping for the best, but I can't see how our late-May trip to Alwaki is going to happen; at this point I'm hoping our late-July trip will still happen.

Stay healthy...stay home.

[Fort Wisers]

Hi everyone.....
I must admit, we have been going to camp (north of Mattawa, Ontario side) as we can do so, door to door, without interacting with anyone so we felt we were still respecting the social distancing rules. Feel free to judge me on this, maybe our thinking has been flawed.
Other than trips to camp, we have been holed up at home like hermits for the last three weeks.

Anyhow....here is the bit I know about the QC border crossing from family....(take it all with a grain of salt, as this is coming through me second hand).

Some family of ours were up in the Kipawa area over the weekend.
They crossed into QC before the decision was made about the border (I don't believe there was much of a warning) but returned home Sunday morning after the border was closed (border was closed 4:00pm Saturday evening, as already mentioned above).
They were told they would not be allowed to return into QC until ~ May 1st (estimated by QPP officer from what I understand).
The QC border hasn't been closed entirely, only certain crossings to limit traffic in certain regions, it seems Temiscaming and north is the bulk of this closure (a link above shows the 8 currently closed crossings).

These closed crossing are closed to all those entering QC except those coming in for work / emergency.
From what I understand even those going in for work (many residing in Ontario work at Tembec for example) are not even allowed to go up into Temiscaming, just straight to work.

As I mentioned, take this all with a grain of salt as everything I've mentioned is second hand, forgive any misunderstanding I may be conveying.

As mentioned by T-Bone, when you look at the math, the numbers don't lie. The infection rate (chances of getting sick if in close contact with a carrying person) are brutally high (50-60%) and the doubling rate has been shown to happen in 2-3 days where no social distancing measures were taken so it's pretty significant indeed.

[Fort Wisers]

Stay safe everyone....