Evening News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on June 10, 2021
The mandate allowing Alcohol to go sales at bars and restaurants is set to expire this week and most people in New York State would like it to stay permanently. A poll from the New York Restaurant association found that 78 percent of the public supports to go sales. Proponents want the rule to stay till at least the end of the year.
One of the ways that New York State is hoping to get to zero emissions energy production by 2040 is to put windmills in the water. Specifically the Lake Ontario and Lake Erie Water. The NYSERDA has started a Great Lakes Wind Feasibility Study and is asking for public input. There will be 4 informational public hearings each quarter. All will be online. To participate check out the website link on wbtai.com
https://www.nyserda.ny.gov/All%20Programs/Programs/Clean%20Energy%20Standard/Important%20Orders%20Reports%20and%20Filings/Great%20Lakes%20Wind%20Feasibility%20Study
Canada is beginning its phased reopening of the border with baby steps. Come July, fully vaccinated Canadian citizens or eligible foreign nationals can now leave Canada and return to Canada without having to quarantine for 14 days in a government authorized hotel. Upon arrival, those Canadian citizens will be required to take a COVID-19 test and quarantine until that test comes back negative. According to the CBSA, “U.S. citizens without a right of entry to Canada or who do not meet an exemption, attempting to visit Canada for an optional reason will be turned away at the border, even if they are vaccinated.”
The Buffalo Bills have announced their pre-season schedule. It will only be 3 games and those will be August 13th at Detroit, August 21st at Chicago and August 28th in Buffalo against Green Bay. The Bills open the regular season on September 12 at home against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
