Border agency defends staffing, despite delays

From the Niagara Falls Review: Border delays into Canada — sometimes topping an hour — are unacceptable, says Niagara Falls’ mayor. And it’s not enough for the Canada Border Services Agency to average daily wait times, when peak-flow slowdowns are the issue. “We seem to have a staffing challenge, as a result we don’t have…

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Border mayors want feds to resolve bridge delays

From the Niagara Falls Review: Niagara’s three border mayors plan to write a letter this week calling on the federal government to address the traffic backups that have been a frequent problem at bridges into Canada this summer. “We’re all feeling the pain. It’s very frustrating,” said Niagara Falls Mayor Jim Diodati, adding counterpart mayors…

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