Monchy, Saskatchewan

Monchy
Port of Entry
Border crossing, 1985, looking north
Monchy Location of Monchy
Coordinates: 49°01′00″N 107°50′02″W / 49.016667°N 107.833889°WCoordinates: 49°01′00″N 107°50′02″W / 49.016667°N 107.833889°W
Country	Canada
Province	Saskatchewan
Region	Saskatchewan
Rural Municipality	Val Marie No. 17
Post Office Established	1917-08-01
Post Office Closed	1951-04-21
Time zone	CST
Area code(s)	306
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Monchy is a former settlement in Saskatchewan, Canada on the Canada–US border. Monchy is the transition point between Saskatchewan Highway 4 and U.S. Route 191. Originally a small settlement it is now primarily a border crossing. On the opposite side of the border in Morgan, Montana.

The border crossing is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency during the day and closed at night.^[2] The border crossing consists of a customs building, residence and three storage buildings^[3] Growing pressure exists on both the Canada and US side of the border to expand the border crossing to 24-hour operation,^[4]

Notable people

• George Spence - Member of Provincial Legislature (1917–1925, 1927–1938) and Member of Parliament (1925–1927)

References

1. National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 18 April 2011
2. Canada Border Services Agency, MONCHY - Office Details, retrieved 18 April 2011
3. Canada Border Services Agency, Monchy Border Crossing (CBSA), retrieved 22 April 2011
4. "US supports 24-hour port for southwest Sask.". Prairie Post.com. Retrieved 20 June 2011.