Border Policy Research Institute
Canada will remove mandatory COVID-19 testing for those entering the country as of April 1, a move being met with optimism and varied expectations in both Canada and United States.
Advance COVID-19 screening will no longer be required for visitors wishing to enter Canada via land, sea or…
Businesses around Whatcom County wait in anticipation as eased pre-entry border requirements promise to lure back Canadian shoppers beginning next week.
Canadian officials …
The Canadian government is thinking about dropping the testing requirements for its citizens coming back into the country, which could mean more cross-border traffic in Whatcom County.
The CBC reported on Friday, Feb. 11, that the Canadian federal government is close to removing…
One Canadian border restriction that will continue to dampen cross-border shopping is the rule for unvaccinated children, said Laurie Trautman, director at Western Washington University’s Border Policy Research Institute. The restrictions currently in place have unvaccinated children required to…
Whatcom County saw more traffic crossing the U.S.-Canadian border once restrictions were loosened on Monday, Nov. 8, but don’t start worrying about finding parking spots at Trader Joe’s or Costco just yet. The Western Washington University Border Policy Institute counted 2,598 southbound…
In between two border checkpoints, for two nations, sits one monument: the Peace Arch.
“The park is a solace,” said Christina Winkler, who is president of the International Peace Arch Association. “It's a refuge.”
Inscribed at the…
Laurie Trautman, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University, said last month there will always be a sense of uncertainty…
For the second episode in our “Rick Steves explores Whatcom County” series, Washington’s most famous travel writer visits the extreme northwest corner of the contiguous United States, sampling some oysters fresh from Blaine Harbor and learning about …
The United States will extend its border closure with Canada to non-essential travel due to the COVID-19 pandemic another month, the White House announced Monday, Sept. 20. White House Response Coordinator Jeff Zients announced the closure will be extended until Oct. 21, USA Today reported along…
New research at Western Washington University found the cross-border flow of good, trucks and people were impacted in ways never before experienced during the pandemic.
The Border Policy Research Institute at WWU released the 2021 Border Barometer today (Wednesday), the first and only in…