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16 March 2005 CN Intermodal Terminal Statutory Holiday Hours, Good Friday 2005 GOOD FRIDAY March 25/2005 HALIFAX (HIT) TERMINAL OPERATIONS: Normal Operations - Reduced Staff GATE Normal Operations MONCTON TERMINAL OPERATIONS: Normal Operations - reduced staff GATE Normal Operations - reduced staff…

16 March 2005 CBP to stress C-TPAT evaluations for importers The following article is excerpted from the 16 March 2005 edition of “American Shipper”. U.S. Customs and Border Protection is hiring more staff to conduct on-site visits in foreign countries to make sure importers and carriers are…

16 March 2005 Revision to CN’s Statutory Holiday Hours Message CN has revised their list of statutory holiday hours for Good Friday, 25 March 2005, by adding the following: MISC TERMINAL OPERATIONS: 06:00 – 22:00 – reduced staff GATE 06:00 – 22:00

16 March 2005 Windsor mayor lobbies in U.S. for new bridge The following article is excerpted from the 15 March 2005 edition of the “Toronto Star”. Delay is no longer an option on a costly new bridge to break chronic congestion at Canada's busiest border crossing, says Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis…

15 March 2005 Extension to Implementation Date for Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations The following message is from Doug Waldie, Director, Export Process Division of CBSA. As you know, the Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations were published in the Canada Gazette, Part II on February 23, 2005…

15 March 2005 Seminar in CSCB Toronto Region, 22 March 2005 Members in the CSCB Toronto Region are invited to attend a seminar on the CBSA HS Coding Study in GTA. The event will take place on Tuesday, 22 March 2005 at Day’s Hotel and Conference Centre, 6257 Airport Road in Mississauga, between 3:00…

15 March 2005 Note Concerning Extension to Implementation Date for Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations The CBSA Export Reporting Division has asked that we inform members that the note sent earlier this morning about the extension to the implementation date for the Reporting of Exported Goods…

15 March 2005 2005 Eggs and Egg Products Quota Holders Lists The 2005 Eggs and Egg Products Quota Holders Lists are available on the International Trade Canada web site, at: http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/whatsnew-en.asp http://www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca/trade/eicb/whatsnew-en.asp

15 March 2005 Mr. Manley’s plan for a safer continent The following article is excerpted from the 15 March 2005 edition of “globeandmail.com”. Canadians have been very lucky. Despite enormous pressure to tighten the U.S.-Canada border since 9/11, they still enjoy remarkably free access to the United…

15 March 2005 Clearance of Supplies for Cruise Ships to CFIA Import Service Centres The CFIA has issued a PowerPoint presentation for use by members when submitting documents to the CFIA’s Import Service Centres (ISC’s) for release of cruise ship supplies. The front page of the presentation…

15 March 2005 CN610 Revised Implementation Date for the New Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations Further to our earlier messages today, Customs Notice CN610, Revised Implementation Date for the New Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations, is now available on the CBSA web site. Please note that…

15 March 2005 Revision to Appendix 3 of Directive D-95-03, Asian Gypsy Moth … Plant Protection Policy for Ships Appendix 3, "List of Ships that Visited Russian Far East Ports during the 2004 High Risk Period” of Directive D-95-03 "Asian Gypsy Moth (Lymantria dispar L.) - Plant Protection Policy for…

15 March 2005 Update to CFIA AIRS Web Site Chapter 06 was again published to streamline Sudden Oak Death conditions for EU countries, California and Oregon. 06.02.10 - Unrooted cuttings and slips/Boutures non racinées et greffons 06.02.20 - Trees, shrubs and bushes, grafted or not, of kinds which…

15 March 2005 CN610 Note concerning Revised Implementation Date for the New Reporting of Exported Goods Regulations Members may wish to note that Customs Notice 610 has been repaired on the CBSA web site, so that the English version is now available at: http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/E/pub/cm/cn610…

15 March 2005 PC 2005-288 PC 2005-288 is the Order Amending the Automatic Firearms Country Control List. 1. The Automatic Firearms Country Control List is amended by adding the following in alphabetical order: Finland Latvia Poland Portugal Coming into Force 2. This Order comes into force on the day…

15 March 2005 CPR Empty Marine Container Repositioning Orders - Changes to Canadian Terminal Transactions The following message is from the Vice President of Marketing and Sales, Intermodal at CPR. As part of our ongoing efforts to improve CPR's Intermodal Operations to better serve you, we will be…

15 March 2005 Vancouver cuts free storage The following article is excerpted from the 14 March 2005 edition of “The Journal of Commerce”. The backlog of containers at Vancouver's Deltaport terminal … has been cut in half and operator TSI Terminal Systems expects the jam to be cleared entirely by the…

15 March 2005 Canadian labour board issues decision on essential rail services The following article is excerpted from the 15 March 2005 edition of “Canadian Transportation & Logistics”. The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has issued a decision responding to the Federal Labour Minister's…

15 March 2005 Introducing Export Reservations – CN Winnipeg The following notice is from CN’s Customer Support Centre. Effective Monday 28 March 2005 all export traffic delivered to CN at Winnipeg Intermodal terminal must have a reservation, and the traffic must be delivered to the terminal within…

14 March 2005 Amendments to the Regulations Amending the Egg Regulations The CFIA has proposed amendments to the Regulations Amending the Egg Regulations, and these are available in Part 1 of the 12 March 2005 edition of the “Canada Gazette”, at: http://canadagazette.gc.ca/partI/2005/20050312/html…