Economic impact of U.S. border incident 'could have been so much worse': Niagara Falls mayor
BNN Bloomberg
Wednesday’s deadly vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge border crossing between Canada and the U.S. likely won’t have a significant impact on the Niagara Falls economy, the city’s mayor says, despite earlier fears of a prolonged shutdown.
“There were some people impacted, but it could have been so much worse if this had dragged on for several days or longer,” Mayor Jim Diodati told BNNBloomberg.ca in a phone interview on Thursday.
Following initial reports late Wednesday morning that the incident could be linked to terrorism, all four bridges in the region linking Canada to the U.S. were closed as a precaution. All but the Rainbow Bridge had reopened by Wednesday evening.
“Luckily, because it was reasonably brief, and we were able to open up the other three bridges, they were able to alleviate the pressure that was building up,” Diodati said.
