Border traffic into Whatcom County up 5.7 percent in 2013

It was another big year for southbound border crossings into Whatcom County, but the traffic may start to level off if the Canadian dollar continues to weaken.

Last year more than 16.2 million people crossed the Canada/U.S. border into Whatcom County, a 5.7 percent increase compared to 2012. It's the highest annual total since 1997, according to data compiled by Western Washington University's Center for Economics and Business Research.