Welcome to the town split by the Canada/U.S. border

Beebe Plain is a town divided. The Canada/U.S. border runs down the middle of Canusa Street, putting one side of the village in Quebec, and the other in Vermont. Locals describe how the necessity of routinely crossing the border has changed over the years.

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[rgallen]

We have a similar situation in Uruguay, where a city is traversed by the Uruguay-Brazil border. One avenue, in the middle of the city, crossing it from east to west, separates Uruguay from Brazil. The southern part of the city is located in Uruguayan territory and it's called Rivera, whilst the northen part is in Brazil and it's called Santana do Livramento. Of course, the border does not divide the city in two perfect halves, as the Brazilian side is more populated than the Uruguayan one. Rivera has a population of 64, 465 whilst Santana do Livramento has 82, 513 for a total of 146, 978 people. It is, in fact, a conurbation which can exceed 200, 000 inhabitants if we take into account the whole metropolitan area (Santana do Livramento is still more populated if we take this data into account).
Interesting fact: the Brazilian and Uruguayan governments agreed on declaring the city's airport (located on Uruguayan soil, in the outskirts of Rivera) as binational, meaning that the flights originating from any Brazilian or Uruguayan city will be considered domestic. For example, if a passenger takes a flight from, say, Rio de Janeiro or São Paulo and his final destination is Santana do Livramento, he'll land on Uruguayan territory (Rivera airport) but won't have to pass through customs or migration as the flight will be considered a domestic one. This will apply to any Brazilian or Uruguayan airline whose flight originates in a Brazilian city and whose passenger(s) final stop is Santana do Livramento. But if that passenger's destination is Rivera instead, then he'll have to do customs and migration as he'll be staying in Uruguay and not in Brazil. Same situation happens (but inversely) on flights originating from any other Uruguayan city.
This binationality agreement entered into force last August, after both countries signed it, while at the same time the airport was undergoing a $10+ million investment to expand and modernize it. The renovation project was finished last December. This has made Rivera's airport the only binational one in the whole American continent, and the second in the world (the other one is located in France, and it's shared with Switzerland, as it serves the Swiss city of Basel and the French city of Mulhouse).
Sure, some might say that there are other binational airports in the world, but only Rivera's and Basel-Mulhouse's airports are currently de jure binational.

[amenhotepavoskin]

So, if my toilet is located in the Canadian part of my house and the sewage line goes across the border to the US, will I be considered an international terrorist every time I take a dump?

[RandomNonsense]

The border being drawn wrong is pretty much the plot of Super Troopers 2.

[garfieldsmith]

So if you pass a car on the road you can get arrested for illegally entering the other country.😁😁

[bartolomeestebanmurillo]

That must be delightfully weird. I read that in the town theater the seats are in Canada while the stage is in America!

[Andressennn]

"mom can i go play with my friends in america at the park?"

[Godless-Being]

Imagine your Canadian neighbor was having a party so loud and you want to sleep, but then found out there was no way to contact Police😂 or vice versa

[mikebristow]

When I was a child in the 50’s we lived in International Falls Minnesota just across the river from Fort Frances Canada. I remember walking across the foot bridge with my mom to Canada. No biggie.

[JLTJr.]

I'd like to see a firearm census for each side of the town . Might be enlightening .

[lizochka]

I love that area! My parents lived there until recently.

[NormanSilv]

Been that way for thirty two decades. Worked well so far.

[rickwilliams]

So, I definitely understand a need for secure borders, but this is God damn ridiculous.

[KhrisStaten]

The border acutely goes through a lot of these people’s homes, and as they go from room to room they cross the border. You can see it on the map.

[bubumic]

Smugling ? What ? Maple syrup and Kinder eggs ?

[DerParsifal]

Many years ago I lived in Beebe the Canadian town opposite Derby Line, Vermont and can say that the people kept to their side of the border. At one time Canadian kids were often birthed at the hospital in Newport, Vermont. I don't know if that is still done.

[jeffsartain]

Who pays when the street needs to be resurfaced or there is a pothole that needs to be filled?

[bernier]

I’ve seen Tom Scott’s video from Stanstead so many times I recognized the mayor’s voice before he was shown!

[cedricdelsol]

So why is there no wall? It seems like it's a big deal for the Mexican border but not Canada border.

[SeeCSeesCC]

❤❤❤️Baroque sans Bach! You are near me here!!! Last week me and my family were in the oldest church in the US in Santa

[jameseldridge]

The border also bisects their public library