# Please Help! Anyone tell me about crossing Sweetgrass Port? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [February 21, 2015, 4:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249 "2015-02-21T04:59:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Meglymoo87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Meglymoo87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meglymoo87)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/41 "2015-02-21T07:32:38Z")
> [@Kenm](#): > > Something a little less serious: Your vehicle’s speedometer would be marked (secondarily, likely) in kilometres per hour (km/h), but you can figure distances into miles, more or less ballpark, by multiplying the first number by six. > > So, f’rinstance, a sign saying Calgary, 80 kilometres, multiply the 8 by 6 to get 48 miles (It’s 49.7, but close enough for government work). Ok Cool to know! I also have already uploaded a conversion app that converts everything from temps, speed, etc for just such an occassion! LOL, im pretty sure we will use it alot… ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/42 "2015-02-21T07:36:59Z")
> [@Meglymoo87](#): > > Ok Cool to know! I also have already uploaded a conversion app that converts everything from temps, speed, etc for just such an occassion! LOL, im pretty sure we will use it alot… Hey kiddo. It’s past your bed time, according to a previous post. Go to bed!😉 ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/43 "2015-02-21T07:45:34Z")
> [@Meglymoo87](#): > > Yes, I have been planning for MONTHS…just coming down to the wire it’s getting a little crazy! LOL! Oh yeah definitely…we will need a victory lap (ie: coffee) after crossing the border for our first time ever hehehe! :o;)🆒 You can let me know via PM here. **Ken** makes a good point: get to know speed limits in metric. You will find that: 110 km/h = 70 mph 100 km/h = 65 mph 90 km/h = 55 mph 80 km/h = 50 mph 60 km/h = 35 mph 50 km/h = 30 mph (the default in urban areas, though some roads are signed at 60 km/h) Police will give you a bit of leeway, especially if you have American plates, so don’t worry too much if you’re not, for example, bang on 110 km/h. But don’t disabuse the privilege. Keep up to conditions, and you’ll be fine. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/44 "2015-02-21T07:48:06Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Hey kiddo. It’s past your bed time, according to a previous post. Go to bed!😉 And you, **Leaffan**? Knowing your time zone, it’s awfully late for you. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/45 "2015-02-21T07:50:17Z")
My rule of thumb, in Ontario anyway, is that you will never get ticketed for going 15% over the posted speed limit. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 7:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/46 "2015-02-21T07:52:29Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > And you, **Leaffan**? Knowing your time zone, it’s awfully late for you. 😃 Yeah. I’ve had a rough week, and I don’t have to drive my daughter to work in the morning for the first time in like FOREVER. I might just have one more beer… Shhhh. Don’t tell anyone. ---
**Author:** ![Spoons](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spoons/32/3141_2.png) [@Spoons](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoons)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 7:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/47 "2015-02-21T07:55:31Z")
> [@Leaffan](#): > > Yeah. I’ve had a rough week, and I don’t have to drive my daughter to work in the morning for the first time in like FOREVER. > > I might just have one more beer… > > Shhhh. Don’t tell anyone. Eh, I might have another drink myself. It’s cold out, the fire is lit, the cat is on the hearth napping in the warmth, and I’m enjoying my pipe. Life is good. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/48 "2015-02-21T07:59:37Z")
> [@Spoons](#): > > Eh, I might have another drink myself. It’s cold out, the fire is lit, the cat is on the hearth napping in the warmth, and I’m enjoying my pipe. Life is good. 🙂 {Clink} ---
**Author:** ![Meglymoo87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Meglymoo87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meglymoo87)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/49 "2015-02-21T14:22:56Z")
u guys are great!! it’s like your own lil family here ⭕p:D ---
**Author:** ![Meglymoo87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Meglymoo87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meglymoo87)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/50 "2015-02-21T17:03:08Z")
OK, so does anyone know if we can bring canned/boxed food (sealed) and/or in-original-containers seasonings across the border? Or can you tell me WHERE to find out? I have an entire cupboard of seasonings and herbs for cooking and don’t want to leave them behind if i don’t have to (they’re expensive to re-buy!). We COULD give away the other canned/boxed food if we must, but I really want to keep my spices lol ---
**Author:** ![Meglymoo87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Meglymoo87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meglymoo87)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/51 "2015-02-21T17:09:32Z")
And nobody has answered this original question…so please answer too: What time of day is generally best to cross here (since it’s 24 hours, is it better to cross at night or during day, and what times to avoid)? ---
**Author:** ![Kenm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/bc79bd/32.png) [@Kenm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kenm)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/52 "2015-02-21T17:18:56Z")
> [@Meglymoo87](#): > > OK, so does anyone know if we can bring canned/boxed food (sealed) and/or in-original-containers seasonings across the border? Or can you tell me WHERE to find out? [**This site**](http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/information-for-consumers/travellers/what-can-i-bring-into-canada-/eng/1389648337546/1389648516990) should help. [**I Declare**](http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5082-eng.html), which is also linked from the page link above, might be worth a read if you haven’t come across it. I don’t see why it should make a difference whether you cross during the day or at night. ---
**Author:** ![Meglymoo87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Meglymoo87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meglymoo87)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 5:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/53 "2015-02-21T17:32:42Z")
> [@Kenm](#): > > [**This site**](http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/information-for-consumers/travellers/what-can-i-bring-into-canada-/eng/1389648337546/1389648516990) should help. > > [**I Declare**](http://www.cbsa-asfc.gc.ca/publications/pub/bsf5082-eng.html), which is also linked from the page link above, might be worth a read if you haven’t come across it. > > I don’t see why it should make a difference whether you cross during the day or at night. As always, thanks Kenm for the info and links! That really helped ALOT! Blessings! 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![bob\_2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bob_2/32/3341_2.png) [@bob\_2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bob_2)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 5:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/54 "2015-02-21T17:42:37Z")
> [@Kenm](#): > > [**This site**](http://www.inspection.gc.ca/food/information-for-consumers/travellers/what-can-i-bring-into-canada-/eng/1389648337546/1389648516990) should help. That’s interesting - I see that the OP can bring a quarter tonne of herbs, unlimited spices and one turkey per person among other things. They should probably leave the bunches of flowers behind though:) ---
**Author:** ![Meglymoo87](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5f9b8f/32.png) [@Meglymoo87](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Meglymoo87)\ **Post date:** [February 21, 2015, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/55 "2015-02-21T17:50:25Z")
> [@bob\_2](#): > > That’s interesting - I see that the OP can bring a quarter tonne of herbs, unlimited spices and one turkey per person among other things. They should probably leave the bunches of flowers behind though:) Hahahaha!!! That’s great!!! I know, right!!! Crazy lol :dubious::smack:😃 ---
**Author:** ![notfrommensa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/f14d63/32.png) [@notfrommensa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/notfrommensa)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 4:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/56 "2015-02-22T04:07:51Z")
Not sure if this is correct, but I have heard that Canada has a 0.00 max Blood Alcohol content for driving. Anything above 0.00 is considered under the influence. Can the Canadians confirm? ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 4:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/57 "2015-02-22T04:23:06Z")
I have never had a problem with Canadian customs. U.S. customs is a different story and have been made to feel like an interloper trying to return to the country of my birth. If you want a really smooth trip—don’t take anything but your clothes and other personal items. Don’t try to cross the border with alcoholic beverages, weapons of any kind or recreational drugs. Don’t take anything very expensive that you aren’t planning to bring back with you. Most of this advice is to avoid trouble when returning: Don’t purchase contraband in Canada and try to bring it back. Don’t take any computers or other valuable data-storage devices. U.S. Customs is allowed to seize anything without explanation and keep it indefinitely. If you have to take stuff, back everything up and make sure your hard drive is empty except for what you absolutely need. Clear out your cellphones to remove anything that looks the slightest bit untoward—no nudies in your photo library. Don’t lie to customs. Don’t have anything to lie about. Don’t joke. Make sure your paperwork is up to date—car registration, plates, etc. I would advise you to get your driver’s license corrected before you go, but if that’s impossible, just don’t give them any reason to think there’s any discrepancy. Preferably use your passport for identification rather than your DL. (Honestly, if you are not dark-skinned and don’t have a Muslim-sounding name, you’re probably fine.) ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 4:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/58 "2015-02-22T04:32:41Z")
> [@Meglymoo87](#): > > But both sides did say 16 and under is just birth certificates for kids I would not advise carrying around your original birth certificates and use them for identification. What if a border control officer decides to seize them? No one should leave the country without a valid passport, even if it says somewhere that it’s okay. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/59 "2015-02-22T04:44:11Z")
> [@notfrommensa](#): > > Not sure if this is correct, but I have heard that Canada has a 0.00 max Blood Alcohol content for driving. Anything above 0.00 is considered under the influence. > > Can the Canadians confirm? No, not correct. Under federal law, it’s a criminal offence to drive with .08 in the bloodstream. Less than that is not a criminal offence, but could earn you a temporary licence suspension (e.g. 24 hours) under provincial law. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [February 22, 2015, 4:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249/60 "2015-02-22T04:52:14Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > No, not correct. Under federal law, it’s a criminal offence to drive with .08 in the bloodstream. Less than that is not a criminal offence, but could earn you a temporary licence suspension (e.g. 24 hours) under provincial law. To be fair, in Ontario you must maintain a 0.00 alcohol content if you’re under 21. But this is a provincial issue: not federal. Beats me what other provinces are doing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/please-help-anyone-tell-me-about-crossing-sweetgrass-port/713249.md?page=2)