Petition to Oppose Reduction of Border Hours
Aug 23, 2024
We are calling all citizens in Maple Creek, the prairies, and the surrounding areas to ACTION!
To our knowledge, CBSA will be moving forward with a decision to reduce hours of service at ports of entry across the Prairies with little to no consultation with surrounding communities or stakeholders, and the USCBP appears to be following suit with similar changes on the U.S. side. The repercussions for families, local businesses, and community organizations with cross-border personal and commercial traffic will be severely affected with this reduction of hours. Anyone concerned about these potentially devastating changes needs to ACT NOW.
Click HERE to sign the Petition to Oppose Reduction of Border Hours by Canada Border Services Agency.
You may also fill out and send this Letter of Concern.
Send the letter to the CBSA and local MPs & MLAs contacts that are listed here:
CBSA Prairie Regional Director General Janalee Bell-Boychuck: janalee.bell-boychuck@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
CBSA President Erin O-Gorman: erin.ogorman@cbsa-asfc.gc.ca
US Customs and Border Protection
Honorable Doug Steele, MLA Cypress Hills; steelemla@sasktel.net
Honorable Jeremy Patzer; M.P. Cypress Hills – Grasslands; Jeremy.Patzer@parl.gc.ca
The Honorable Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada; justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca
We encourage you to reach out to Public Service Alliance of Canada personnel Marianne Hladun HladunM@psac-afpc.com and Brea Baresinkoff brea.bareskinoff@ciu-sdie.ca for more information. We have forwarded this petition and letter to municipalities across the Saskatchewan and Manitoba prairies to forward this call to action, urging citizens across the prairies to ACT.
The CBSA's imminent decision has significant implications for many communities, including negative impacts to the economy, social connection, daily lives, and more.
We appreciate your attention and assistance towards this matter, our hope is to spread this far and wide across the prairies so that we may halt the CBSA's decision to reduce hours of service at over 20 ports of entry.