We will hold our fourth annual Ski Fly Meet on Lake Memphremagog on Sunday Feb. 19, 2012 where we fly onto the ice on our respective sides of the border and meet at the LINE. 

Pictures from Febuary 19 2012 Memphremagog International Ski Fly In sent in by attendees

Looking east-border cut line straight ahead, US fishing shacks on right	My Canadian plane Bluebird on left, US plane on right of border cut line.
Shaking hands across border obelisk.	Attendees, airplanes, and officials.

The plan is:

-Fly in and land on the ice on our respective sides of the border on the west side of Providence island in the middle of Lake Memphremagog.  The border can be easily seen represented by east/west cut lines where the trees have been cut from the Atlantic coast to the Pacific coast. The RCMP  and US Border Patrol will be on hand to assure there are no border difficulties.

-We have permission to walk around and look at each other's airplanes and mingle together as long as we do not pass stuff around to each other, or enter the other country and continue in it. This is special permission for us and for this event.  If the event gets too big or too unruly, future such events may have to be cancelled- until some sort of Common Market can be established between the US and Canada where legal people can cross freely between each.

-Arrive about noon Sunday Feb 19, 2012, and leave early afternoon by 3pm.

-The event will take place Sunday Feb. 19 not Saturday as previously.

 We have extra permission as follows :
 

Good day Mr. Weller,

 I am glad to learn that you are organizing another event. I have
consulted Fernando Beltran, Patrol Agent in Charge of Newport Station
United States Border Patrol and Miguel Begin, area Ports Director for
the Canada Border Services Agency. Both are in agreement with your
request and Mr. Beltran is comfortable with you having minor contact
across the line. There must be no exchange of goods and no crossing the
line with intent to enter the country to stay without reporting.

I have requested Pierre Fortier from our Integrated Border Enforcement
Team to be your contact and to take care of any further coordination
that is needed. Please feel free to contact Pierre at tel:
819-876-2372.

All the best for a successful event!

Greg Bishop, Sgt.
SOR EIPF / Nco/Ic
Eastern IBET/ ÉIPF de l'Est
Stanstead/ St.Georges
tel: 819-876-2372
fax: 819-876-2588

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