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The fact that the Quebec-Ontario border reopened yesterday has further expanded our travel options — and at this point in the pandemic, we're seriously excited about the idea of driving to Quebec's neighbouring province and renting a tiny cabin somewhere off-the-grid.

Cue this incredible little "Cabinscape" cabin you can rent in Eastern Ontario on Rideau Valley Conservation land in the beautiful Tay Valley. 

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Health Minister Christian Dubé announced on November 9 that Estrie, the region overlapping most of the Eastern Townships, would be entering a COVID-19 red zone on Thursday — which means all of Quebec's Saint-Lawrence Valley is in the red.

The Saint-Lawrence Valley, also called the Saint-Lawrence Lowlands, is "a plain located along the St. Lawrence River between Québec City in the east and Brockville, Ontario in the west," which you'll see on this handy map. 

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