mr weather
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Mississauga, ON
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Re: trip with the girlfriend to toronto in august
said by bylo  :Yabbut you pay through the nose for the convenience of buying gas and pay with gas (among other symptoms) for eating the food at those service centres. Well, the food's a lot better and cheaper now than before when the service centres had their own food concessions.
I remember as a kid stopping at these places and eating lousy, overpriced "cafeteria" food. 
If I'm driving the 401 I want to get where I'm going as soon as possible. If I wanted to take my time I'd drive Highway 2. 
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bylo
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Waterloo, ON
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said by Clipper :said by corster : said by DKS : Canadian highways do not have service centers on the multi-lane highways. Highway 400 has one, and Autoroutes 20 + 40 in Quebec have them They do. 400 has 3 actually... The 401 also has a bunch east of toronto (perhaps west too i'm not sure). I've noticed they fall approximately every 2 hours starting around belleville. Yabbut you pay through the nose for the convenience of buying gas and pay with gas (among other symptoms) for eating the food at those service centres. It's usually much cheaper to pull off at an exit at a medium-sized city like Woodstock (or Belleville or Kingston, etc.) Takes an extra five minutes and well worth it. |
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Clipper
join:2002-05-23
Stoney Creek, ON
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said by corster :said by DKS : Canadian highways do not have service centers on the multi-lane highways. Highway 400 has one, and Autoroutes 20 + 40 in Quebec have them They do. 400 has 3 actually... one just by king Sideroad north of Toronto, one just south of Essa road in barrie, and the other is sort of a half service station because you have to exit the highway to get it to it going north but it's at Hwy 88 near that outlet mall.
The 401 also has a bunch east of toronto (perhaps west too i'm not sure). I've noticed they fall approximately every 2 hours starting around belleville. |
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corster
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said by DKS : Canadian highways do not have service centers on the multi-lane highways. Highway 400 has one, and Autoroutes 20 + 40 in Quebec have them
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DKS
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Owen Sound, ON
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said by bhspnkr :do you take your car onto the ferry? Check the links I posted. The answer is yes.
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bhspnkr
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Richardson, TX | reply to bhspnkr
do you take your car onto the ferry? |
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JayMan
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Earth | reply to bhspnkr
They don't care how long you will be in toronto. You go throught customs at the port just like any border crossing.
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bhspnkr
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Richardson, TX | reply to corster
id take the ferry but im going to be in toronto for 8 days |
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corster
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Ottawa, ON
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said by bhspnkr :how about a green card and a birth certificate? that should be sufficent.
in any case, to make sure, call the Canadian Consulate in Dallas at (214) 922-9806 or in Houston at (713) 821-1440
you WILL need the green card for Re-Entry to the United States, so take it with you anyways.
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JayMan
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Earth | reply to bhspnkr
Drive to Rochester NY and get on the ferry takes you right into downtown toronto.
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bhspnkr
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Richardson, TX | reply to shaner
how about a green card and a birth certificate? |
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shaner
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I took the ferry once. Interesting ride. My wife didn't like it all. But, I must admit, the border crossing was the easiest I've ever been through. Just one female guard, and a wave as we drove on by.
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bylo
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Waterloo, ON
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If you have a Canadian birth certificate then you're a Canadian citizen regardless of where you live or whether you have a green card. You'll also need government-issue photo ID (yours or ours.) If you have any doubts about this then call the Canadian consulate in DFW or embassy in DC. |
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AR
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Toronto, ON | reply to bhspnkr
Yes, you'll need your passport.
With only your GC, how do they know you are Canadian? So yeah, do carry your Canadian passport and your GC for entry back into the US.
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bhspnkr
join:2003-05-24
Richardson, TX
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haha yeah .. man texas blows i miss toronto :-(
anyways heres the plan
dallas to cleveland - girlfriend wants to see somestuff
cleveland-buffalo or niagra .. your suggestions
either to toronto
now my father was saying even though I have a green card and was canadian ... I need a passport to get back in .. is this true?
now my gf only has her birth certificate .. american .. and a texas drivers lisence .. anythign else she needs? |
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DKS
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said by AR :said by DKS :Make sure you have your Canadian birth certificate. A U.S. Green Card isn't worth anything at the Canadian border. US GC + country of origin passport = no visitor visa required. But he's Canadian in the first place. No visa needed. 
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AR
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Toronto, ON
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said by DKS :Make sure you have your Canadian birth certificate. A U.S. Green Card isn't worth anything at the Canadian border. US GC + country of origin passport = no visitor visa required.
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bylo
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Waterloo, ON
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Cool! We moved to Tronno in 1965 when I was in grade 7 or 8.
As for what's to do on the US side, back then there were a lot of fancy restaurants along the waterfront. We'd go there to celebrate.
(Also, long before McDonalds came to Canada, we'd go to the nearest golden arches in Port Huron. It was quite a novelty back then. IIRC burgers and fries were 15¢ each.) |
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mr weather
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Mississauga, ON
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said by bylo :Wow! I grew up in Wallaceburg in the late '50s and early '60s. We used to go across on those things all the time. Really? My mom is from Wallaceburg, born and raised there. WDSS Class of '66.
I've taken the Walpole Ferry a few times. Nice ride. Not much to do once you get to Algonac though.
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bylo
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Waterloo, ON
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said by DKS :Another interesting crossing is the Walpole Island ferry. There is also the Marine City/Sombra ferry. Folks from up here use the ferry going south to Florida to bypass th Windsor/Detroit urban area and the mess of Interstates around Detroit. They're still in operation? Wow! I grew up in Wallaceburg in the late '50s and early '60s. We used to go across on those things all the time.
(We also used to swim in and eat the fish we'd catch from the St Clair river long before anyone knew about all the "toxic blobs" accumuating downstream from Sarnia.  ) |
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