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Two days after riots broke out across Mexico, International Affairs Canada is now urging Canadians living in Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara to only head to airports if they have a confirmed flight and “can do so safely.”
Foreign Minister Anita Anand: “The situation in Mexico is becoming more stable…However, instability and instability vary across the country.” he told reporters in Ottawa on Tuesday morning.
“As such, we are advising Canadians remaining in Mexico to follow the advice of their local authorities at this time.”
CBC News has reached out to GAC multiple times for clarification on that advice, but has yet to receive a response.
However, according to some people, Jalisco State Government News Releaseall economic and production activities there were scheduled to resume on Tuesday. Self-service stores, convenience stores, wholesale markets, banking institutions, intercity transport routes.
Gunmen blocked highways and torched cars in several cities on Sunday, people were advised to shelter in place in several regions and Canadian airlines canceled flights to and from the region following the death of a notorious cartel leader as part of a government operation.
Global Affairs Canada (GAC) is still advising people It said the security situation across Mexico “could deteriorate rapidly” and urged those in the country to exercise extreme caution and avoid non-essential travel to several states.
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canadians living in parts of Mexico affected by the recent escalation in violence should follow the advice of local authorities and ensure they take advantage of the government’s free overseas Canadian registration program, adding that as of Tuesday morning, about 55,000 people had registered.
By late Monday night, GAC had updated its warning, adding that “no new major security incidents were reported in these regions on February 23, but further incidents may occur in these locations and other regions across Mexico.”
The agency noted that local authorities have reopened roads, airports in Puerto Vallarta and Guadalajara are open and international flights are scheduled to resume on Tuesday, but shelter-in-place orders remain in place in Jalisco and Nayarit states.
“Only go to the airport if your flight is confirmed and it is safe.”
Air Canada, WestJet, Air Transat and Porter all announced they would resume scheduled flights on Tuesday. Meanwhile, Flair said it would resume service on Wednesday.
As of Tuesday morning, about 55,000 Canadians living in Mexico were registered with GAC, Anand said.
return to normal
Les Wallace, 63, of Oakville, Ont., said things seem to be returning to “almost normal.” He and his wife are staying at a resort in Nuevo Vallarta, just north of Puerto Vallarta.
He said grocery stores reopened on Monday, but there were long lines, and Tuesday’s farmers market was open, with most vendors in attendance.
“Who knows what’s going to happen tomorrow, but it looks like we’re back on track,” Wallace told CBC News.
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But he added that he is aware that staying at a resort will give you a limited perspective of what downtown Puerto Vallarta is like.
As usual at the resort, we have beer by the pool.
According to Jalisco State Government News ReleaseWritten in Spanish, authorities are stepping up protestsIt carried out ground surveillance “to ensure the safe return of those rescued at their holiday destinations last weekend.”
And in Puerto Vallarta, authorities deployed personnel. This is to ensure the resumption of public transport services, food supplies, hotel zones and services for the general population, the news release added.
But beware of J.Arisco remains under code red and the government will decide today whether it will continue.