Border-straddling library inaugurates new Canadian entrance

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canadians can visit the Haskell Free Library and Opera House without crossing through a U.S. border checkpoint, thanks to a new entrance on the Canadian side. A ceremony held on Wednesday officially inaugurated the new door at the historic library, which straddles the border between Stanstead, Que., and Derby Line, Vt. The new entrance was built after U.S. authorities last year ended a century-old…

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Two mates, one chair: How Fletcher and Lachie create their own kind of accessible travel

It’s not a typical sight: two young Australian travellers piggybacking their way through iconic landmarks and tourist destinations around the world. Fletcher Crowley and Lachie Bennett know it looks unusual.  “People jump to conclusions. [They think], ‘What are these hooligans doing?’” Lachie says. Fletcher and Lachie piggybacked up 268 steps to the Tian Tan Buddha…

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