Subject: Re: [BoundaryPoint] Re: borders in roads
Date: Aug 06, 2001 @ 17:39
Author: Doug Murray, StockPhotosOnline ("Doug Murray, StockPhotosOnline" <dmurray@...>)
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Same thing goes in Point Roberts, Washington, whose FD is augmented
by that of Delta, BC. http://www.pointroberts.com/information.htm
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From: bjbutler@...
Date: Monday, August
06, 2001 10:29:55 AM
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[BoundaryPoint] Re: borders in roads fire department being unable to respond to a fire in the Haskell Library sounds like a belief tale. I think there are a pair of towns in Maine that actually share a volunteer fire department. Unforntunately I cannot substantiate this yet but I will do some more looking. In the mean time, take a look at this link from the Limestone Maine Fire Department. It talks about mutual aid from surrounding towns including Grand Falls, which is in New Brunswick. http://www.limestonemaine.com/~fire_dept/ Regards, BJB --- In BoundaryPoint@y..., Dallen Timothy <dtimothy@a...> wrote: >Hi Jesper, > Yes, the border officials are still pretty strict withthis regulation. > Anyone who doesn't report andimmigration/customs risks huge fines and/or >imprisonment. There are (were in 1996 at least) video cameras along the > street to monitor any illegalcrossings. >I haven't told it before) about the > Haskell Library and thevideo cameras. Several years ago, the librarian, > wholived in the Canadian side of town, took a small space heater into work > with her because it was extra cold that day and she wanted tokeep her feet > warm. She parked her car in Canada, but thefront door of the library is in > the United States, so she hadto walk through a small piece of the US to get > to work.Within five minutes of arriving at work, there was a knock at the > door (she hadn't unlocked it yet)--it was a US Customsofficial. He said > "what did you carry into work withyou". Of course she explained it was the > small heaterand that she was planning to take it back home with her. Her > answer was satisfactory to the officer.The other story is that the small black line that's painted on the floor of > the Haskell building is marked not for tourists, butfor insurance and > regulatory purposes. Many years ago afire broke out in on the Canadian > side of the library.The librarian unintentionally called the fire > department of the UScommunity, who were not permitted to put out the fire > becauseit was on the other side of the room. So, more damage was done > before the Quebec fire department could arrive to put outthe fire. Now, > with the black line in place, they'llknow which side of the border to call. > This is the story thatis told of the Haskell building--not sure how much > truth thereis to it, but it sounds feasible given the other conditions I've > seen along the border in that area.Cheers, > Dallen Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service. |
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