Monchy, Saskatchewan

Port of Entry in Saskatchewan, Canada

49°01′00″N 107°50′02″W / 49.016667°N 107.833889°W / 49.016667; -107.833889CountryCanadaProvinceSaskatchewanRegionSaskatchewanRural Municipality Val Marie No. 17Post Office Established1917-08-01Post Office Closed1951-04-21Time zoneCSTArea code306^[1]

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 is Morgan, Montana.

Monchy was named after Monchy-le-Preux in France in commemoration of WWI battles fought there by Canadian forces.^[2]

The border crossing is staffed by the Canada Border Services Agency during the day and closed at night.^[3] The border crossing consists of a customs building, residence and three storage buildings^[4] Growing pressure exists on both the Canada and US side of the border to expand the border crossing to 24-hour operation,^[5]

Notable people

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

References

^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006, retrieved April 18, 2011
^ Rayburn, Alan (2001). Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. University of Toronto Press. p. 130. ISBN 9780802047250.
^ Canada Border Services Agency, MONCHY - Office Details, archived from the original on September 14, 2011, retrieved April 18, 2011
^ Canada Border Services Agency (January 1994), Monchy Border Crossing (CBSA), retrieved April 22, 2011
^ "US supports 24-hour port for southwest Sask". Prairie Post.com. Archived from the original on October 3, 2011. Retrieved June 20, 2011.