New hours are in effect at the St. Croix border crossing into the U.S.
Starting Jan 6., the crossing located in McAdam will only operate from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m for non-commercial travellers. It previously operated 24 hours a day.
Commercial vehicles will also be limited to weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Canadian Border Services Agency said in a release in November, it was for an alignment to allow both countries to return inadmissible travellers and goods to the other country, which it said can be difficult when one side of the border is open, but the other isn’t.
It reduced the hours at 35 land borders across the country. CBSA said the borders where the changes took place “see less than two commercial vehicles or travellers during the periods they’ve removed.”
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