Tag Archives: canada-us

Feeling grill-ty

Posted on July 3, 2014 by rossmurray1

I’m everything that’s wrong with society. Perhaps that’s too strong a statement. I’m not everything wrong with society. I haven’t incited ethnic genocide. I don’t text and drive (only because I don’t have a cell phone). I’ve done absolutely nothing … Continue reading →

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Freshly squeezed at the border

Posted on June 27, 2013 by rossmurray1

Some things just aren’t worth the price, like arcade claw machines or protest votes for the NDP. Fibbing to Customs officers just to save a buck or a few moments of inconvenience is likewise too risky. Unless, of course, you’re … Continue reading →

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Stanstead border goes to pot

Posted on July 20, 2012 by rossmurray1

The Haskell Free Library and Opera House famously sits on the Canada-U.S. border — the entrance in Derby Line, Vermont, the books and circulation desk in Stanstead, Quebec. Patrons from Canada are permitted to cross the border on foot to … Continue reading →

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