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U.S.-Canadian Travel, Ports Of Entry Remain Limited

A man peers through binoculars while leaning out from the driver's side of a CBP vehicle parked in a field of cut wheat.
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CBP border patrol agent monitors US/Canadian border near Sweet Grass, Montana.

The ports at Opheim, Morgan, Turner and Del Bonita will continue with weekday service. Raymond and Piegan will operate seven days a week with reduced hours.

CBP also announced the port of Wild Horse, northwest of Havre, will continue to operate on winter hours.

The opening of the seasonal port of Chief Mountain between Glacier National Park and Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park has been delayed due to the travel restrictions.

The ports at Roosville north of Eureka and Sweetgrass north of Shelby remain open 24 hours a day.

Members of federally recognized Tribes whose reservations span the US Canada border are considered essential when traveling from one part of a reservation to another.

These travel restrictions and reduced hours at the ports of entry have been in place since March 21, 2020.

The moderated port of entry hours:

  • Opheim, Montana POE: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, closed Saturday and Sunday.
  • Morgan, Montana POE: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, closed Saturday and Sunday.
  • Turner, Montana POE: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, closed Saturday and Sunday.
  • Del Bonita, Montana POE: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, closed Saturday and Sunday.
  • Raymond, Montana POE: 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week.
  • Piegan, Montana POE: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week.
  • Wild Horse, Montana POE: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week
  • Sweetgrass, Montana POE: 24 hours, seven days a week
  • Roosville, Montana POE: 24 hours, seven days a week
  • Porthill, Idaho POE: 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., seven days a week.
Kay Erickson has been working in broadcasting in Billings for more than 20 years. She spent well over a decade as news assignment editor at KTVQ-TV before joining the staff at YPR. She is a graduate of Northern Illinois University, with a degree in broadcast journalism. Shortly after graduation she worked in Great Falls where she was one of the first female sports anchor and reporter in Montana.