Date: Sat, 23 May 1998 19:17:45 -0500
Reply-To: "John H. Rodgers" <inua@QUICKLINK.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <Vanagon@vanagon.com>
From: "John H. Rodgers" <inua@QUICKLINK.NET>
Subject: Re: Cutting through Canada
-- [ From: John H. Rodgers * EMC.Ver #2.5.02 ] --
As for myself. I have never been in position to take a short cut through
Canada but I have crossed the borders many times going from and to Alaska. I
have always found the Canuck Folk extremely friendly, courteous, helpful,
and kind. In addition, the Canuck Border Folk have always been very
professional in the border crossings. I have never had a problem, and in a
few minutes I have always been on my way, and at times I have crossed with
some pretty wierd stuff, going both directions.
If you are open, honest, and above board, there should be no problems. Just
remember, that if you are an American, you are going through a foreign
country, however close we are to our neighbors, and their laws are to be
respected, honored and obeyed.
You then should have no problems.
John Rodgers
An Alaskan in the Deep South
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Date: Saturday, 23-May-98 10:06 AM
From: Les Crimp \ Internet: (lcrimp@mail.island.net) To:
Multiple recipients of list CLAYART \ Internet: (clayart@lsv.uky.edu)
Subject: Re: Cutting through Canada
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Hi -
I am sure you will find Milton is correct. It takes very little time to
come through our border crossings and I would be very surprised if you had
any problems at all.
He is also correct about your "big, fatAmerican Dollars" -- it cost us $1.
467 CDN to buy one of your dollars - go figure!!! Everything here for our
friends from "South of the Border" is basically on sale year round. But
please come to visit us - you are more than welcome.
Best Regards,
Les Crimp in Nanoose Bay, B.C on beautiful Vancouver Island.>---------------
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>Hi There!
>
>I took a road trip to Vancouver, BC three years ago. At the I-5 border
>(Washington State), travellers from the US were asked to submit proof of
>citizenship (your birth certificate is an acceptable document), were asked
to
>declare any items which one is planning to sell in Canada (and list the
value
>of said items), and were asked to open the trunk lid, for a brief search
for
>contraband (illegal drugs, weapons, etc.) in the car. The whole process
took
>less than 15 minutes. I suggest crossing the border in the middle of the
day,
>or at night, for the quickest check-in and check-out.
>
>For a traveller flying into Vancouver--beware the "takeoff tax!" It costs
>$10.00 Canadian to enter the departures gate for the trip home! This is a
fee
>which can be paid for at the customs gate only. I don't know if the
airports
>of other Canadian cities have followed suit!
>
>Is the time at customs worth your while, to just "pass through?" Yes,
indeed!
>I found Canadian hospitality to be friendly, and the exchange rate for US
to
>Canadian Dollars is quite good, too. Check your bank for the current
exchange
>rates.
>
>Best wishes!
>
>Milton of Yucca Valley, where the moths have finally stopped flitting in
front
>of my computer screen, and the crickets chirp louder than the songbirds.
>MiltonsLin@AOL.COM
>
>
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