Security towers go up near Canada

The U.S. Border Patrol is erecting 16 more video surveillance towers in Michigan and New York to help secure parts of the U.S.-Canadian border, relying on technology to assist agents stationed along the 4,000-mile northern stretch.

The government awarded the $20 million project to Boeing Co., the same company responsible for the so-called “virtual fence” along the U.S.-Mexican border that has come under criticism for faulty technology. http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2009/apr/01/us-canadian-border-security-tightening/By Eileen Sullivan — Associated Press