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American Driving through Canada to Alaska Facing $569,000 Fine for Stopping to Sightsee
Car and Driver ^ | 29 Aug 2020 | SEBASTIAN BLANCO

Posted on 08/30/2020 3:23:28 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT

U.S. drivers are allowed across the border right now if they're headed to Alaska, but the Canadian Pandemic Act says they'd better not dawdle on the way up.

John Pennington, from Walton, Kentucky, was recently arrested in Banff for violating Canada's Quarantine Act...

Pennington was allowed through the border thanks to a loophole of sorts that lets Americans drive from the Lower 48 through Canada and into Alaska (and vice versa), as long as they drive straight through, i.e., they can't go looking at the majestic Banff mountains. Canada's rules give drivers "a reasonable period" to make the drive and they "must limit [their] travel within Canada to the most direct route" to their destination while "avoiding all national parks, leisure sites, and tourism activities."

the mounties arrested him, and he now faces a fine of up to $569,000 ($750,000 Canadian) as well as up to six months in jail. It's worth noting that Pennington had already been cautioned (and fined) by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police earlier in the trip but had continued to flout the law. Ironically, he now has to appear in

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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Outdoors; Travel
KEYWORDS: alaska; alcanhighway; canada; kentucky; ohcanada; pennington; walton
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To: Gnome1949

And we need to kick out all anti-Trump Canadian celebrities, they love Trudeau so much, they can go live under his rule.


61 posted on 08/30/2020 7:08:29 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

I assume that the same rules apply to a Buffalo to Detroit trip. The fastest route is through Canada.


62 posted on 08/30/2020 7:26:33 PM PDT by dixie1202
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To: Williams

Think again. You could be cruising along at 60 mph, windows down, 50 miles from anyone, and The Rona could come floating down out of the sky to land on you and...ultimately...kill you. /s


63 posted on 08/30/2020 7:30:50 PM PDT by DennisR (Look around. God gives countless clues that He does, indeed, exist.)
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To: xp38
Banff usually is crushed with visitors all summer long and well into the fall....I have a web cam of the center of Banff....the businesses have to be hurting bad....not only from America, but also many asian people visit....

been to Banff many times and Jasper and we've driven up to Alaska...the inside passage, a little less used...

heck, I drove without my husband with my ford fairmont, a terrible car, with a small trailor, with my three little kids and we camped on the way to Edmonton and back....just the kids and I...heck of an experience.

64 posted on 08/30/2020 7:44:52 PM PDT by cherry
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To: DUMBGRUNT

“...and he now faces a fine of up to $569,000 ($750,000 Canadian)”

From that funny/goofy movie Canadian Bacon with John Candy going to “invade” Canada. They get pulled over for all the anti-Canadian graffiti on the side of their truck.

The problem - it’s only in English, but they are in Quebec so it also has to be written in French!

Dan Ackroid is the cop. “So, this is a $2,000 fine - Canadian. Or you can pay in U.S. currency if you wish.”

“Oh - all I have is U.S. How much is that?”

“That would come to $10.50 U.S.”


65 posted on 08/30/2020 7:57:20 PM PDT by 21twelve (Ever Vigilant. Never Fearful!)
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To: Meatspace

Well its time for quid pro cuo when the frost back try to come over the border we can start fining the life out of them


66 posted on 08/31/2020 6:10:15 AM PDT by okie 54
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To: Bonemaker

Long guns I know from experience; went on a fishing trip as a teenager in a remote part north of Michigan and my step-father took his 30-06 with him.


67 posted on 09/01/2020 4:26:35 AM PDT by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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To: Spacetrucker

I don’t know about now but it used to be that if you drove the Alcan to Alaska you could have your guns sealed at the border and be good to go. Just don’t get caught in Canada with broken seal! Of course you can always get temp permits for long guns for hunting.


68 posted on 09/01/2020 4:48:40 AM PDT by Bonemaker (invictus maneo)
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To: Jonty30
I don’t understand why BC or Canada doesn’t want American tourist business.

The border is shut both way except to commercial traffic and the rare exception like the one in the article.

I used to go on fly in fishing trips in Ontario. I got an email from them during the winter. They were almost booked solid for summer 2020, but had a couple of openings. I am guessing they lost somewhere around $800k if not more in revenue. The Canadian government and/or banks have to be backstopping the loans and loss of personal income.

69 posted on 09/01/2020 5:54:07 AM PDT by EVO X
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Stupid law but stupid to ignore it.


70 posted on 09/01/2020 6:09:34 AM PDT by kanawa ((Trump Loves a Great Deal (NorthernSentinel)))
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