Survey indicates cross-border shopping becoming routine in Whatcom County

Even with a weakening loonie last winter, significantly more Canadians are coming down to shop in Whatcom County than six years ago.

That is one of the insights from a vehicle survey recently released by the Whatcom Council of Governments. The survey estimates 247,024 people came southbound through four of the five Whatcom County border crossings (excluding Point Roberts) in February 2014 to shop or fill up vehicles with gas, up from 83,143 in February 2008.