Where is this place? (At least, what province and state are involved?
David
On Sun, 5 Aug 2001, Dallen Timothy wrote:
> I promised to give the example of a point where the US-Canada border runs
> down the middle of the street, so I've attached a quickly drawn map--sorry
> about the size and quality, but I think it will give you the visual
> information you need to understand the situation.
>
> Grant, was it you who asked what people have to do in this situation? Here
> is the example of Beebe-Beebe Plain, US-Canada.
> The border does not go precisely down the middle of the street, as you can
> see, but in the communities, the center of the road is treated as the
> border.
>
> Here are some scenarios based on my observations and interviews:
>
> 1) If someone who lives on the US side of town wants to drive or walk to a
> house on the US side of this street (curiously named CANUSA Boulevard)
> he/she only has to drive/walk to the corner and turn right--no stopping at
> US or Canadian customs necessary. Along most of this street this person's
> car never actually drives on Canadian soil.
>
> 2) If someone from the Canadian side of town wants to visit someone on the
> Canadian side of CANUSA Blvd, he/ she would have to drive to the
> intersection and then left (east) on the US side of the road and drive into
> the driveway on the Canadian side of the street. It is not necessary for
> him or her to pass through either country's border formalities.
>
> 3) If a US resident wants to visit someone on the Canadian side of the
> street, he/she has to drive to the intersection and pull into Canadian
> customs for inspection. Then he/she would turn around onto the main road
> and then left (east) onto CANUSA Blvd. The same is true if he/she wants to
> follow CANUSA where it curves northward out of town.
>
> 4) If a Canadian resident wants to visit someone on the US side of CANUSA,
> he/she would drive to the intersection, drive through US customs, then
> physically turn around back to the intersection and then right onto CANUSA.
>
> 5) If a person who lives on the south side of CANUSA wants to visit a
> neighbor across the street in Canada, and vice versa, he/she must walk all
> the way down to the end of the street, report at the checkpoint of the
> appropriate country, and then walk back down the other side of the street to
> the neighbor's house.
>
> It's actually a very interesting situation. Aside from interviewing the
> border officials, I sat and watched the traffic flows for several
> hours--very enlightening.
>
> I hope this explanation is clear. Ask if you have any other questions.
>
> Dallen
>
> <<Beebe.jpg>>
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