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Churubusco-Franklin Centre is a border crossing connecting Franklin, Quebec to Churubusco, New York on the Canada–US border.Since the U.S. committed to building a new $6.8 Million border inspection station at Churubusco, at the same time Canada committed to closing its Franklin Centre border station, [1] travelers may enter the US from Canada via southbound Quebec Route 209 at this location ...
The Canadian port of entry was permanently closed on April 1, 2011. For three years, this was a one-way crossing, with travelers able to enter the U.S. but not Canada at this location. Finally, the U.S. port of entry closed August 21, 2014. Both the US and Canada border stations have since been demolished.
Canadian officers are often called for French translation to help their US coworkers. [ 1 ] It is the only crossing east of the Great Lakes that features a joint border inspection station. It was built in 1987, one of just two created prior to the 1995 Canada-United States Accord on Our Shared Border.
On January 2, 2025, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) announced the launch of its first land preclearance operation in the United States. This initiative is designed to enhance border security and facilitate the efficient movement of people and goods between Canada and the U.S.
The United States Navy Memorial's Navy Log is the nation's largest publicly available database of Sea Service personnel. It was established as a tribute to those who have served and a permanent archive of their military service. It has over 745,000 entries that include photos, service branches, significant duty stations, awards, and more.
Several Canadian ports of entry are named after the first permanent customs officer to serve at the location. [6] Archibald (Archie) Neil Paterson assumed the role in January 1898 and became postmaster in September 1899. Archie was unsure if the change acknowledged him, William Paterson, Canada's Minister of Customs, or both.
The Houlton–Woodstock Border Crossing is a border crossing and port of entry on the Canada–United States border, east of Houlton, Maine, and west of Woodstock, New Brunswick. The U.S. border station is often called Houlton Station. Around 2004, Canada began calling its border station Woodstock Road. It is the easternmost land border ...
The first border station in the region was constructed in 1871 at West Lynne, Manitoba (now part of Emerson) on the west side of the Red River of the North.With the rise in popularity of automobile travel and the construction of the Jefferson Highway, which crossed into Canada at Noyes, the United States opened a border station on the east side of the river in the 1910s. [2]