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RUTH BONNEVILLE / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS A dead end sign and a dike at the end of a road just outside Gretna MB is all that separates it from the US border less then ½ mile away. The Canadian border office is only open till 10pm each night which allows asylum seekers to cross over after hours. The province opens a temporary shelter for refugee claimants near the border in Gretna to ease the flow of asylum seekers arriving in Winnipeg at all hours needing housing and help. Gretna's former seniors home that has been sitting vacant is being repurposed to house asylum seekers for a few days before they can move on to more long-term shelter in Winnipeg. See Jane Gerster story. May 04, 2017