Border Policy Research Institute

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New Washington state magazine to target B.C. shoppers	The fierce competition for the Canadian shopping dollar just across the border in Washington state has spawned an idea to steer the sometimes-myopic Canuck shoppers away from malls and big-box stores, to the mom-and-pop shops. About 30,000 copies of "The Crossing Guide" magazine…	2013-11-25
Fifteen minutes, tops, then we're out of here!	Who crosses the border at Point Roberts? The picture painted by a recent survey is overwhelmingly one of Canadians who come down for gas and mail, and they only stay on the Point for 15 minutes. This year Point Roberts was included in the Whatcom Council of Governments (COG) and Western…	2013-11-25
U.S. senators launch bid to divert container traffic from B.C. ports	The Port of Prince Rupert’s Fairview container terminal, which is operating beyond capacity, sends about 60 per cent of its import containers to U.S. destinations and senators from Washington state have launched a bid to slap a per-container fee on all that cargo. American interests,…	2013-08-22
Report: Bridge collapse kept Canadian shoppers away	After the Skagit River Bridge collapsed May 23, many business owners in Burlington and Mount Vernon reported declines in customer traffic of 15 to 80 percent, including patronage by increasingly important Canadian shoppers. A recent report from Western Washington University’s Border Policy…	2013-08-16
Officials meet to discuss 'Beyond the Border' plan		2013-08-01
WWU students to do survey on cross-border travel	Whatcom County soon will get a better idea of the impact cross-border travel has in this area. The Whatcom Council of Governments is partnering with Western Washington University's Border Policy Research Institute on a large-scale survey of travelers going through the five Whatcom…	2013-07-11
Students helping to conduct survey of border crossers		2013-07-10
I-5 bridge collapse slows ag products, but only a little	The loss of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River will likely have only a minor impact on the movement of agricultural goods, according to several authorities. Don McMoran, director of the Washington State University Skagit County Extension, said he has seen the interstate traffic…	2013-05-30
Bridge collapse could have major economic implications for region	The Skagit River Bridge is a forgettable steel structure to drivers whizzing past on Interstate 5. But Thursday's collapse of a span just before the busy Memorial Day weekend closed part of I-5 and sent businesses and government leaders scrambling to minimize…	2013-05-28
Wash. bridge collapse could affect business, trade up and down West Coast	For farmers, business owners and government officials up and down the West Coast, Washington’s bridge collapse on Interstate 5 represents much more than a close brush with tragedy. As much as $20 billion in freight travels to and from Canada and along the busy north-south corridor each year.	2013-05-28

New Washington state magazine to target B.C. shoppers

The fierce competition for the Canadian shopping dollar just across the border in Washington state has spawned an idea to steer the sometimes-myopic Canuck shoppers away from malls and big-box stores, to the mom-and-pop shops.

About 30,000 copies of "The Crossing Guide" magazine…

2013-11-25

Fifteen minutes, tops, then we're out of here!

Who crosses the border at Point Roberts? The picture painted by a recent survey is overwhelmingly one of Canadians who come down for gas and mail, and they only stay on the Point for 15 minutes.

This year Point Roberts was included in the Whatcom Council of Governments (COG) and Western…

2013-11-25

U.S. senators launch bid to divert container traffic from B.C. ports

The Port of Prince Rupert’s Fairview container terminal, which is operating beyond capacity, sends about 60 per cent of its import containers to U.S. destinations and senators from Washington state have launched a bid to slap a per-container fee on all that cargo.

American interests,…

2013-08-22

Report: Bridge collapse kept Canadian shoppers away

After the Skagit River Bridge collapsed May 23, many business owners in Burlington and Mount Vernon reported declines in customer traffic of 15 to 80 percent, including patronage by increasingly important Canadian shoppers.
A recent report from Western Washington University’s Border Policy…

2013-08-16

Officials meet to discuss 'Beyond the Border' plan

2013-08-01

WWU students to do survey on cross-border travel

Whatcom County soon will get a better idea of the impact cross-border travel has in this area.

The Whatcom Council of Governments is partnering with Western Washington University's Border Policy Research Institute on a large-scale survey of travelers going through the five Whatcom…

2013-07-11

Students helping to conduct survey of border crossers

2013-07-10

I-5 bridge collapse slows ag products, but only a little

The loss of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River will likely have only a minor impact on the movement of agricultural goods, according to several authorities.
Don McMoran, director of the Washington State University Skagit County Extension, said he has seen the interstate traffic…

2013-05-30

Bridge collapse could have major economic implications for region

The Skagit River Bridge is a forgettable steel structure to drivers whizzing past on Interstate 5.

But Thursday's collapse of a span just before the busy Memorial Day weekend closed part of I-5 and sent businesses and government leaders scrambling to minimize…

2013-05-28

Wash. bridge collapse could affect business, trade up and down West Coast

For farmers, business owners and government officials up and down the West Coast, Washington’s bridge collapse on Interstate 5 represents much more than a close brush with tragedy. As much as $20 billion in freight travels to and from Canada and along the busy north-south corridor each year.

2013-05-28