Media Advisory

Addition of security gates to the Canada Border Services Agency port of entry in Cornwall

Cornwall, Ontario, September 2, 2010 –The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will introduce security gates in the Primary Inspection Lanes at the interim port of entry in the City of Cornwall effective September 7, 2010.

The security gates, along with previously installed speed bumps, will assist with traffic control and the safety and security of officers and pedestrians in the general vicinity of the port of entry.

Following routine questioning by border services officers, the security gate will be raised to enable travellers to proceed to the secondary inspection area or to exit the CBSA compound as instructed by the officer.

The security gates are similar to ones already in place at CBSA port of entry operations in other parts of Canada.

Visit the CBSA Web site at www.cbsa.gc.ca for more information on border wait times or follow border wait times for Canada-bound traffic at the Cornwall, Ontario / Roosevelt, New York crossing on Twitter at http://twitter.com/search?q=%23CBSA_CWL.

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For media information:
Chris Kealey
Canada Border Services Agency
613-991-5197