Border station still closed after Mohawk protest
Thursday, June 25, 2009
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Nearly a month after protests from Mohawks in the U.S. and Canada, a border-crossing station in Canada remains closed.
The
Canadian Border Services
Agency shut down the station 23 days ago. Tribal leaders, local officials and residents say they have felt the impact.
"This situation is starting to show us just how important that piece of metal that connects us is," a town supervisor said, The Cornwall Standard Freeholder reported.
On the U.S. side, the
St. Regis Mohawk Tribe has lost $2 million in business, chief James Ransom said. "Your success is our success and your problems are our problems," he told local leaders.
Residents want the
Canadian Border Services
Agency to negotiate with the Mohawks, who are concerned about the arming of guards at the station.
Get the Story:
Bridge closure costs soaring
(The Cornwall Standard Freeholder 6/25)
Community leaders call for negotiations (The Cornwall Standard Freeholder 6/25)
Business, tribal leaders seek end to bridge closing (The Watertown Daily News 6/24)
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