AIR IVANHOE LIMITED
INFORMATION PACKAGE FOR ALL GUESTS FROM THE UNITED STATES
REVISED April 3, 2011
PASSPORTS:
As
far as we are aware all US citizens are required to have a passport, for
re-entry into United States .
LAND
AND SEA TRAVEL
The following summarizes information available on the Department of Homeland
Security’s website.
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JANUARY
1, 2009
U.S. citizens will need to present either a WHTI-compliant document,
or a U.S. passport; a U.S. passport card; a trusted traveler card such as
NEXUS, FAST, or SENTRI; a valid Merchant Mariner Document (MMD) when traveling
in conjunction with official maritime business; or a valid U.S. Military identification
card when traveling on official orders.
Note: The passport
requirement does NOT apply to U.S. citizens traveling to or returning
directly from a U.S. territory.
Fisherman: Live bait is
recommended for Walleye, minnows in spring and fall, and night crawlers in July
and August. Minnows and night crawlers are available at our store on Ivanhoe
Lake and can also be dropped off midweek to our fly in cottages. Only Ontario
residents are permitted to bring a small minnow seine net and minnow traps. All
individuals over 18 must have in their possession a valid fishing license. All
Non-resident children accompanied by an immediate family member under the age
of 18 are not required to purchase a license, however they are fishing under
the adults limit of fish. If the child under 18 would like his/her own limit of
fish they have the right to purchase a license.
Hunters: POSITELY NO HANDGUNS are allowed in Canada .
Hunting licenses are available at our floatplane base (The Ivanhoe River Inn).
Proof of past hunting experience is required to purchase any hunting license in
Ontario. An old hunting license from any State or Province is adequate.
Eighteen is the minimum age to bring in a hunting rifle or shotgun and 200
rounds of ammunition for hunting purposes. Currently fully automatic weapons
and guns less than 66 cm (26 inches) in length are prohibited. For more
information on importing firearms check the internet at www.cfc-cafc.gc.ca
Hunters
must register firearms when they enter Canada . We recommend when you arrive at
the Canadian Customs have the Make/Model and Serial # on paper for
registration. The fee to bring up to 3 guns into Canada is $50 Canadian. Please
remember it is illegal to borrow a gun, while you are in Canada , so each
hunter should bring and register their own weapons. Also for ease of re-entry
back into the US you might stop at the US customs and register your weapons
with them this will help with re-entry into US after your hunt as well.
ARRIVAL
AT THE IVANHOE RIVER INN (FLOATPLANE BASE) The office opens at 6.30
AM Friday, 6 AM Saturday, 7 AM on Sunday and 8 AM Monday through
Thursday. If you arrive during the night feel free to park or camp at the base.
We will fly (weather permitting) on a first come first serve basis. This
applies for parties that for example are scheduled to fly in Saturday Morning.
If you are scheduled for a PM flight, it is the same idea. The first PM arrival
flies in after the AM flights are complete. Exceptions: Tenting and charter
parties fly when OUR camps are finished. We recommend for these groups that our
schedule usually opens up after lunch Friday/Saturday and Sunday. We try to
send both floatplanes to Nemegosenda Lake lodge at 7 AM on Saturday and we need
8 persons ready for 7 AM Saturday morning. Once we have done the initial flight
into Nemegosenda Lake Lodge we leave one DHC-2 Beaver aircraft on the
Nemegosenda changeover and utilize the other aircraft for our Saturday AM
flights. A number of parties arrive the night before their departure, and the
first AM flight should be ready to fly by 8 AM for the regular camp turnover.
This is important because most of the parties that are out at the lakes are
waiting with their gear on the dock to depart and all have long drives to get
home. If our first party is not ready to go, then this causes us to make
everyone behind you to wait. On the following week rotation the same will apply
to you, so if you do not want to be party #1 please let us know and we will
rotate someone else that will be ready to go.
AIRLINE
SERVICE INTO TIMMINS ONTARIO: Air Canada –Air Ontario provide air service
into Timmins Ontario through Toronto Ontario. We are 70 miles west of Timmins
off HWY 101. Phone Air Canada at 1-888-247-2262 or book your tickets online at HTTP://aircanada.ca
TAXI
SERVICE: Beal
Taxi is approximately $125 Canadian per Vehicle load. Rates are subject to
change. We will arrange your taxi service, or you can phone 705-264-2201. We
suggest you request or order a van for you and your cargo. Rental cars are also
available at the airport. Enterprise 1-705-264-3227/Avis 705-268-3335/Budget
705-264-2300
RESTAURANT
HOURS: The
restaurant is open to the public on Thursday from 2PM-9.00 PM and Friday and
Saturday from 6.30 AM –9.00 PM and Sunday from 6.30AM-2PM. The restaurant is
closed during all other times. We have a license to serve alcohol and it is
open from 11 AM until closing. All alcohol can be consumed only in the lodge in
designated areas or on the deck. No alcohol is permitted in the parking lot.
Please do not bring your alcohol into the licensed lounge. This is against the
law. Also please remember that although we have a liquor license we close
early, since our prime focus on our business is running an airline. This can
co-exist together, however we are up early and working at getting our aircraft
into the air for your vacation.
RAILWAY
SERVICE INTO FOLEYET: VIA RAIL Services Foleyet. We will pick
you up at the train station. Call 1-888-842-7245 or go to HTTP://www.viarail.ca
GPS
DEVICES: We
recommend that you use caution on relying on GPS devices to find your way to
Ivanhoe Lake. Most GPS devices will take you on the shortest route, which can
and will take you on gravel roads. We offer directions from Sault Ste Marie and
Sudbury Ontario on our Website and both these routes, will most likely ask you
to take gravel roads. Our recommendation is to stay on well travelled paved
roads.
EMERGENCY
PHONE (MAJOR ONLY): Family should have our phone number in case there is a
major problem at home and you have to be there. All group members should have
the number 1-705-899-2155. If they call after 10 PM we will eventually answer
the phone. During the day someone should answer immediately. Please note that
if you are required to depart early from your vacation this is fine, but please
remember how many vehicles you have and it may be necessary for the whole party
to go home if you only have 1 vehicle. If it is early in the week there is
airline service from Timmins BUT YOU WILL NEED A PASSPORT TO FLY HOME. If
it is a non-emergency and you need a message delivered to someone at a remote
camp then there will be charges for the flight of between $240-$500 depending
on locations. So please ensure that people will not call unless it is urgent
that you go home. If you need to communicate with work while at a remote
vacation site then please rent or bring your own Satellite phone. Cell phones
DO NOT WORK!!!.
BORDER
CROSSINGS: CUSTOMS & IMMIGRATION
Passports
are required and these are a few other ideas that should be reviewed. Children
under 18 traveling with a one parent should have a letter from the other parent
authorization the accompanying parent to bring them into Canada . Children
under 18 accompanied by no parent should have a letter from both parents
signed. This is if grandpa is bringing a young one. Of course these are all
good ideas and at times children are asked questions and a proper response from
the child will allow them into Canada . But why not take the time and have
extra protection. Also if there is an AMBER alert going on at the border, it
will make things easier for you if children are present. Also when you go through
customs it is best to: Dress normal/take off sunglasses/put away the cell
phones/stop chewing gum/do not smoke and wake everybody up. Most custom agents
are fine and just doing there job so be nice and answer the questions and it
should be no more that a minute of your life. If you get pulled over for an
inspection, it happens and again help them if asked and live with it. It might
cost you 20 minutes. Also if you are traveling in Multiple vehicles make a pact
that the vehicles that get through meet you up the road somewhere. Do not call
these people on their cell phone if they are stopped. Let them call you when
they are through.
On
another note the Canadian customs agent is probably going to ask you if you
have any alcohol or tobacco with you. Each person over 19 years old is
allowed either 1 case of beer or a bottle of alcohol. This will include any
alcohol that you purchased at the duty free store as well. Be honest and if you
are not and customs searches the vehicle ALL ALCOHOL will be confiscated and
you will be fined. If you are over your limit then tell them and they will
charge you duty on the extra. It is usually about the same amount as if you
bought it in Canada . (Pretty smart eh!). On another note regarding alcohol,
try and have it separated between vehicles, so that each individual has the
appropriate amount of alcohol they are allowed to bring into Canada. If the
first 6 persons go through the border with no alcohol and the last vehicle with
2 persons has 8 cases, then they will be charged with 6 extra cases, so
spreading it out between each vehicle is a good idea. Ok now that we have
dispensed with the alcohol each person over 19 is allowed 1 carton of
cigarettes, however this only applies if you smoke. If one person needs two
cartons for the week and one person does not smoke he should say he does, and
you will avoid duty. (Darn those Canucks at the border). Ok so now you did not
lie about your alcohol/tobacco/children and you have a valid ID then there is a
possibility that they will run your information through their computers and
presto if you have anything on your record, it is available. Any felony
conviction will cause you grief (assault/burglary etc). The big one at the
border is DUI since it is a felony in Canada . The government of the US has
what they call felonies or misdemeanors. Canada makes a similar distinction
with indictable and summary offenses, with indictable offenses being the more
serious. If a foreign conviction equates to one of these dual offenses, it will
be equated to an indictable offense. However there is light at the end of
the tunnel. If 5 years have passed since the sentence was served, and you
have not been convicted of any other offenses then you can apply for
Rehabilitation. There is a non-refundable fee of $200 and the paperwork process
to complete to be deemed rehabilitated. Generally if you have had a DUI and it
has been longer than the 5 years stated above and they run your ID, they will
allow you to enter Canada, however every time you do you will pay $200. It is
best if you like Canada and are interested in traveling in and out of Canada
then do the paperwork and be done with it. If the DUI is under 5 years it is up
to the discretion of the officer to allow you or not allow you into Canada, so
be nice. Of course if it will cost you $200. And on another note if there is
other stuff on your record, other than the DUI it only makes things worse. We have
been lobbying the government to stop this baloney on the DUI, but it seems that
they are not listening. Go to the website at HTTP://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/faq-inadmissibility.asp This will give you the general
information necessary to start the process
The
main site is HTTP://www.cic.gc.ca If you have no access to a
computer you can call the Canadian Consulate in Detroit at 313-567-2085 or Fax
at 313-567-2125.
The only issue that we are aware of traveling home is make sure you have proper
ID and no CUBAN CIGARS returning to the US.
DUTY
FREE STORE: The
duty free stores are open from 7AM-11PM every day during the summer. Visitors
19 years old and older can purchase 1 liter of liquor or wine (40 oz bottle of
alcohol), or 388 imperial ounces of beer, (Case of 24 bottles/cans that are 12
ounces.), 200 cigarettes (one carton), 50 cigars and 400 grams of tobacco.
These items can also be brought from home instead of the duty free store. You
may import more of these items however you will pay duty. Of course returning
to the US we believe the laws are the same.
RADAR
WARNING DEVICES: The use or transport of these devices is illegal in
Canada . If they find it, consider it history and you will get fined.
GAS
STATIONS:
All major cities have gas stations, so insure that you are topped up prior to
leaving them. For Americans we recommend gassing up just prior to entering
Canada . Gas is still cheaper in the US . We have Regular unleaded at the
seaplane base (Ivanhoe River Inn). Gasoline is sold in Liters in Canada so if
we did the math for our US customers if gas is $.1.30 per liter then this would
be $1.30 X 3.75 liters (US Gallon) = $4.87 Canadian per US gallon or $4.87 US
if the US $ is at par.
NEAR
BY SERVICES: Foleyet
has fuel, limited groceries and a liquor/beer store, restaurant and a post
office. Ivanhoe Lake has nearby lodging and a provincial park. The Ivanhoe
River inn has a restaurant overlooking the lake, gifts, bait & tackle, auto
and boat fuel, camping supplies, and smiling faces. Major grocery stores are in
Wawa, Chapleau, Timmins, Sault Ste Marie and Sudbury.
PETS:
Dogs
& Cats over 3 months old entering Canada from the US will need a heath
certificate signed by a licensed Vetinarian, and signed and dated that they
have been vaccinated against rabies. Animals must have been vaccinated in the
last 3 years. The certificate must clearly identify the animal. We also have
dogs at the Ivanhoe River Inn so if you are bringing them to stay at either
lodge we recommend friendly dogs. We do charge per day for pets. Pets are $8
per day, and if you are flying them in then the weight of the dog is part of
your weight limit. If you are flying dogs into the bush we recommend that if
they shed, please clean up when you leave and pick up their droppings. This is
a courtesy to the following groups.
PAYMENT
AT THE LODGE: Cash, Traveler’s checks, Visa, Mastercard, American Express,
Discover and Debit/ Interac (checking account with pin #) cards. Personal
checks are only accepted for deposit only. All prices are in Canadian
funds. For best rate of exchange on US funds use a Canadian bank. We give a
good rate of exchange on US funds and your credit card will offer you a good
rate of exchange.
FISH
& GAME ACT: While fishing or hunting, each adult must have a valid
license in his or her possession. It is an offence to have in your possession
more than the legal limit of fish or game allowed per license. (This includes
your boat/cabin etc.) It is also an offence to allow fish or game to spoil. Be
sure that you know what the limits are for the license in your possession.
Enforcement officers will patrol using trails and aircraft.
FOREST
FIRE PREVENTION ACT: It is an offence to leave a campfire
unattended/smoke while walking or working in the woods/start an open fire in a
Restricted Fire Zone/ignite fireworks without a permit & failure to fully
extinguish a fire before leaving it. It is your responsibility to ensure
that fires are properly extinguished and if a forest fire results from your
negligence, you can be held financially responsible.
PUBLIC
LANDS ACT: It
is an offence to deposit garbage on any land or in any water. Garbage that is
decomposable (fish entrails/old food etc) should be taken across the lake and
dumped in from the shore. All paper/cardboard garbage should be burned
(as long as you are not in a restricted fire zone), and any other products
should be put in garbage bags to be flown out of the bush.
WILD
CREATURES: There
are a number of issues in regards to our wilderness creatures. First off we
have for large game, bears and moose. No deer are present in the area. For
smaller critters and wildlife the most common would be muskrats, beaver, mink,
pine martin, squirrels, chipmunks, lynx, fox and wolves. Birds would be all
sorts of ducks, loons, eagles and hawks. This is their home so if you need
pictures of any of these creatures, give them some space and snap all you want.
Our most common question is Bears and the inherent fear that the Discovery
channel has put in the public’s eye. Now I would not want to say that bears are
harmless, but they are shy creatures that will run from you most of the
time. The biggest issue with bears is there are times when they are literally
starving and will seek food wherever they can find it. So be a good camper and
be aware of this fact. We have never had a bear attack any customers in 25
years, although we have had customers attack bears (go figure), but the prudent
and wise individual should give these animals some distance. So please do not
call and tell us you need a gun or bear spray. It is more important to not
provide these creatures a reason to come to your campsite. . Please do not burn
food in the fire pit, since this attracts animals including bears.
OPERATION
OF RENTAL OUTBOARD MOTORS: The most important function of an outboard motor
is the familiarization of the operator using the motor. The first rule is to
check to ensure that the motor is secure to the back of the boat. After that
ensure that you have adequate fuel and the hose connection from the tank is
secure to the motor. There are also a variety of tanks and if there is a gauge
on the tank manufactures will put a breathing hole on the gauge. If the tank
has no gauge it must have a breathing device built into the cap. Please open
this cap so air will be in the tank. On checkout of a motor with our guests we
familiarize them with locations of tilt mechanisms and pins/starting
procedures/choke operation/refueling/propeller shear pin location if necessary/
and any little nuances regarding that type of motor. It is relatively fast if
all persons are paying attention. Of course we encourage operators to
stay away from the rocks/do not drive in the sand/do not tilt motor up using
throttle handle/and if the water is shallow lock motor in the up position at
the dock. More damage is caused to boats and motors at the dock than any other
location. Usually this happens in high winds, so please ensure that boats &
motors are secure at the dock and protected from rubbing into one another. Good
Boats and Motors are a major investment for the operation.
WAIVER
OF LIABILITY:
Wilderness recreation is not without risk. There are few or no roads
penetrating the wilderness areas we operate in. All guests should be aware of
inherent risks associated with a wilderness experience. Ex: operation of
mechanical equipment including Boats & Motors/Walking & Hiking/Weather
etc. It is your responsibility as a guest to ensure that you are
participating in an appropriate fashion. There are few incidents in the
wilderness but a disproportionate # of incidences is related to alcohol and bad
weather. Please note that we carry proper insurance for our aircraft.
We
hope that these tips and helpful reminders will make your vacation a fantastic
experience and that once is not enough, and you will be back.
We
have also for the first time posted this information on the website and if
there are ideas to add to this, please let us know.
George,
Jeanne, Joel and Jenna Theriault and the more than 20 helpful staff making your
dream vacation come true.
THIS
INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS INFORMATION ONLY AND SHOULD NOT BE TREATED AS A
LEGAL DOCUMENT.