MP Larry Maguire announces the opening of three new CBSA port of entry facilities in southern Manitoba

August 20, 2014

Today, Larry Maguire, Member of Parliament (MP) for Brandon-Souris, on behalf of the Honourable Steven Blaney, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, officially announced the opening of three new facilities at the Goodlands, Coulter and Lyleton ports of entry in southwestern Manitoba. MP Larry Maguire and CBSA Vice President Comptrollership, Claude Rochette, marked the opening of these modern facilities at the Goodlands port of entry.

The Government of Canada invested $16.5 million ($5.5 million each) into these three new port facilities. The facilities, each measuring over 300 metres square, represent significant upgrades over the previous structures including the addition of bi-level primary inspection line booths, tertiary garages, and safe and secure detention cells and arming rooms.

This has been excerpted from a 19 August 2014 news release by Canada Border Services Agency and is available in its entirety at:
http://news.gc.ca/web/article-en.do?mthd=tp&crtr.page=2&nid=877399&crtr.tp1D=1


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