Monchy is a former settlement in

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, Canada on the Canada–US border. Monchy is the transition point between

Saskatchewan Highway 4 Highway 4 is a major highway in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It runs from U.S. Route 191 at the United States border near Monchy to Highway 224 / Highway 904 in Meadow Lake Provincial Park. Highway 4 is about long. M ...

and

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. Originally a small settlement it is now primarily a border crossing. On the opposite side of the border is

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. Monchy was named after

Monchy-le-Preux Monchy-le-Preux () is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. Geography Monchy-le-Preux is situated southeast of Arras, at the junction of the D33 and the D339 roads. Junction 15 of the A1 autoroute ...

in France in commemoration of WWI battles fought there by Canadian forces. The border crossing is staffed by the

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during the day and closed at night. The border crossing consists of a customs building, residence and three storage buildings Growing pressure exists on both the Canada and US side of the border to expand the border crossing to 24-hour operation,

Notable people

* George Spence - Member of Provincial Legislature (1917–1925, 1927–1938) and Member of Parliament (1925–1927)

References

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