By Oct. 1, all Canadians will be required to use the entrance to the Haskell Free Library and Opera House on Canada's side of the border, the U.S. government said.

Summary

The U.S. government has ordered the Haskell Free Library and Opera House, which straddles the U.S.-Canada border, to end Canadian access through its Vermont entrance due to drug trafficking concerns.

Starting Oct. 1, Canadians must use a new entrance on the Canadian side, costing the library over 100,000 CAD to build.

Locals on both sides express frustration at ending the century-old tradition.

The library, a nonprofit since 1901, launched a fundraising campaign, raising more than half the needed funds through small community donations.

  • josefo@leminal.space
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    2 days ago

    It’s remarkable that they are trying to blame Canadians for drug smuggling. I still can’t wrap my head around this.

    • PunnyName@lemmy.world
      15·
      2 days ago

      Because it’s not about drugs, it’s about control.

      And dismantling anything resembling a government, so private equity can run everything.

    • shawn1122@lemm.eeEnglish
      8·
      2 days ago

      Declaring a national emergency on Fentanyl allowed him to impose tariffs without needing congresses approval.

    • ohshit604@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      21·
      2 days ago

      Americans blame Canadians for drug smuggling, Canadians blame Americans for firearm smuggling. It’s a tit-for-tat that’s been going on for decades.