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Guest: Say no to a U.S.-Canada border-crossing fee

THE U.S. government has expressed interest in possibly instituting a new border-crossing fee at land borders. At this stage, the proposal is just a request by President Obama’s administration to study the effect of collecting a crossing fee for pedestrians and passenger vehicles along the…

2013-05-22
Guard unit joins Canada training

The first of two convoys from the Washington National Guard’s Spokane-based 1041st Transportation Company rolled into Canada over the weekend for an international training exercise designed to help improve overall North American military readiness.

2013-05-21
Feds urged to help keep shoppers north of border

Border crossings from the Lower Mainland into the United States hit a 15year high last year, according to a recent report out of Washington State.

The Western Washington University compiled the report, showing that Canadians from the region went across the line 13.8 million times in 2012…

2013-02-05
Keep pursuing Canadian border reforms

A report card was issued in December on the yearlong progress of the new Beyond the Border Action Plan, announced by Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and President Barack Obama on Dec. 7, 2011. The plan was designed to streamline border crossings for people and freight by moving clearance…

2013-01-08
Border Policy Research Institute studies border traffic at Pacific Highway crossing

The Border Policy Research Institute (BPRI) housed at Western Washington University has received $19,160 to fund its study of northbound border traffic at the Pacific Highway border crossing in Blaine.

2012-10-04
Canada and the U.S. No Longer Separated By Border of Horrors

This time last year, President Barack Obama and Prime Minister Stephen Harper launched two U.S.-Canada initiatives, one to negotiate greater federal regulatory cooperation, and the other to negotiate border security improvements. One year later, how are they doing on the border?

In…

2012-02-15
Western, community collaborate in many ways

Communities support universities that support communities. That is a saying I have always thought very relevant to town-gown relations. Western and the local community support each other in so many ways. And these partnerships make us all stronger.

Often, I am surprised that some folks…

2012-01-03
New U.S.-Canada border deal makes improvements, suggests other opportunities

PRESIDENT Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper signed a deal Dec. 8 that stakes out a menu of changes that will improve the border.

The Beyond the Border action plan has several provisions that will directly benefit our region. Amtrak southbound trains…

2011-12-27
Border Policy Research Institute Conducts Border Security Seminar in Seattle 2011-06-22
U.S. ambassador to Canada visits WWU 2011-06-10
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