Montreal Woman in Self-Quarantine After Being Turned Away at U.S. Border

New grandmother Colette Mersy's decision to attempt to drive rather than fly will delay visit by two weeks

In this photo taken Sunday, May 17, 2020, a truck from Canada heads to the single open lane heading into the U.S. at the Peace Arch border crossing in Blaine, Wash. AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

A woman from Montreal who was refused entry at the Canada-U.S. land border when she tried to visit her daughter and newborn grandson in New York, now has to stay in self-quarantine for 14 days, unable to fly down, which is permitted, until that period is finished.

Colette Mersy tried to drive across the land border at Saint-Bernard-de-Lacolle, she told CBC News.  She thought it was possible to cross the land border for what she deemed essential travel.