By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO \u2014 The upcoming end to Canada\u2019s remote area border crossing permit won\u2019t affect a separate slate of rules for water crossings into Canada, border officials say. Earlier in December, the Canadian Border Services Agency (or CBSA) announced it will be shuttering a program that issued permits which allowed citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. and Canada to cross the border into Canada through specific remote areas without physically presenting themselves at a designated crossing. \u201cThe CBSA\u2019s decision was based on an internal review of the remote area border crossing program, which considered the security, operational efficiency and the evolving risk environment at Canada\u2019s border,\u201d Luke Reimer, a spokesperson for the CBSA, told Newswatch in an email. \u201cUltimately, the change… <\/p>\n
By Matt Prokopchuk, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, TBnewswatch.com NORTHWESTERN ONTARIO \u2014 The upcoming end to Canada\u2019s remote area border crossing permit won\u2019t affect a separate slate of rules for water crossings into Canada, border officials say. Earlier in December, the Canadian Border Services Agency (or CBSA) announced it will be shuttering a program that issued permits which allowed citizens or permanent residents of the U.S. and Canada to cross the border into Canada through specific remote areas without physically presenting themselves at a designated crossing. \u201cThe CBSA\u2019s decision was based on an internal review of the remote area border crossing program, which considered the security, operational efficiency and the evolving risk environment at Canada\u2019s border,\u201d Luke Reimer, a spokesperson for the CBSA, told Newswatch in an email. \u201cUltimately, the change... <\/p>\n