Canada has been working hard to reverse the effects of Coronavirus but is lagging in the vaccination of citizens due in part to a lack of vaccines.
The United States is helping Canada with its vaccine roll-out. It sent a million shots of the vaccine across the border Thursday night.
The U.S. border with Canada is still closed for at least another month, but if a Congressman's efforts are successful the door could be opened for medical reasons.
Cross border traffic is a huge component of the Western New York economy, and political and business leaders watch the span with continued optimism that the date will come that the International border will reopen.