Monchy, Saskatchewan

Monchy
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

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, retrieved 18 April 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 14 September 2011, retrieved 18 April 2011
^ Canada Border Services Agency (January 1994), Monchy Border Crossing (CBSA), retrieved 22 April 2011
^ "US supports 24-hour port for southwest Sask". Prairie Post.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.

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[1] National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, retrieved 18 April 2011

[2] Rayburn, Alan (2001). Naming Canada: Stories about Canadian Place Names. University of Toronto Press. p. 130. ISBN 9780802047250.

[3] Canada Border Services Agency, MONCHY - Office Details, archived from the original on 14 September 2011, retrieved 18 April 2011

[4] Canada Border Services Agency (January 1994), Monchy Border Crossing (CBSA), retrieved 22 April 2011

[5] "US supports 24-hour port for southwest Sask". Prairie Post.com. Archived from the original on 3 October 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2011.

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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°W / 49.016667; -107.833889Coordinates: 49°01′00″N 107°50′02″W / 49.016667°N 107.833889°W / 49.016667; -107.833889
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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