Olynyk lives in Hyder, Alaska, population 63. His friends live in Stewart, B.C., just across the international border they used to cross freely with only a piece of ID. They're lobbying federal Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair, along with officials in Alaska, B.C. A tourist walks toward the Canada border office, at the closed crossing with Hyder, Alaska. (Betsy Trumpener/CBC )The teen said when he crosses the border each week, he asks the Canadian border officers if there's any news on reopening.

Source: CBC News August 08, 2020 12:56 UTC