U.S., Canada Customs inspectors share new facility

U.S., Canada Customs inspectors share new facility    The United States and Canada on Oct. 9 opened a common border inspection station at the Oroville, Wash. and Osoyoos, British Columbia crossing, according to the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency.
   The joint inspection facility, the second of its kind, is part of a broader effort between the two countries to coordinate customs and immigration processing. The compound houses U.S. and Canadian customs, immigration and agriculture inspectors.
   The two countries agreed in a 1995 border accord to build three joint facilities at locations where infrastructure needed replacement or major renovation as a way of reducing costs and duplication.
   Canada Customs and the U.S. General Services Administration will serve as property managers at the $31 million facility for their respective agency tenants.