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  2. List of Canada–United States border crossings - Wikipedia

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    Monument Road. The US purchased 12,580 square feet of land on the south side of Monument Road on May 25, 1932, and spent $5,625 to erect a red brick border station, which saw little traffic. This crossing was about 2000 feet north of Monument #1, which marks the beginning of the land border between the US and Canada.

  3. United Parcel Service - Wikipedia

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    ups.com. Footnotes / references. [1][2][3][4][5] United Parcel Service, Inc. (UPS) is an American multinational shipping & receiving and supply chain management company founded in 1907. [1] Originally known as the American Messenger Company specializing in telegraphs, UPS has expanded to become a Fortune 500 company [6] and one of the world's ...

  4. Point Roberts, Washington - Wikipedia

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    Point Roberts, Washington. Point Roberts is a pene-exclave of Washington on the southernmost tip of the Tsawwassen peninsula, south of Vancouver, British Columbia. The area, which had a population of 1,191 at the 2020 census, [ 1 ] is reached from the rest of the United States by traveling 25 mi (40 km) through Canada, or by boat or private ...

  5. Peace Arch Border Crossing - Wikipedia

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    Being the most direct route between the major cities of Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia, the crossing is the third-busiest on the border with up to 4,800 cars a day. Trucks and other commercial vehicles are prohibited from this location and use the Pacific Highway Border Crossing, which is 1.6 kilometres (1 mi) eastward.

  6. Vancouver International Airport - Wikipedia

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    Passenger traffic and movements from yvr.ca [3] Vancouver International Airport (IATA: YVR, ICAO: CYVR) is an international airport [4] located on Sea Island in Richmond, British Columbia, serving the city of Vancouver and the Lower Mainland region. It is located 12 km (7.5 mi) from Downtown Vancouver. YVR is the second busiest airport in ...

  7. The UPS Store - Wikipedia

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    Each UPS Store also serves as an access point for UPS shipping where customers can drop off packages with prepaid labels, as well as pack and ship new shipments. [12] The UPS Store's other major industry is printing. The store offers brochures, door hangers, car magnets, flyers, yard signs, menus for restaurants, manuals, and 3D printing. [13] [14]

  8. Peace Arch Park - Wikipedia

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    The park's central feature is the Peace Arch (French: Arche de la Paix). Construction of the 20.5-meter (67 ft) tall arch was headed by American lawyer Sam Hill and dedicated in September 1921. The Peace Arch commemorates the signing of the Treaty of Ghent in 1814 and symbolizes a long history of peace between the two nations.

  9. British Columbia Highway 99 - Wikipedia

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    British Columbia provincial highways. ← Highway 97D. → Highway 101. Highway 99 is a provincial highway in British Columbia that runs 377 kilometres (234 mi) from the U.S. border to near Cache Creek, serving Greater Vancouver and the Squamish–Lillooet corridor. It is a major north–south artery within Vancouver and connects the city to ...