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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
Officials meet to discuss 'Beyond the Border' plan 2013-08-01
Border surveys track usage

Western Washington University students interviewed travelers at the county’s five border crossings this month, gathering data about when, where, how and why they cross the border.

2013-07-29
David Jacobson: Port report 'good news' for Canada, encourages competition

The U.S. ambassador to Canada is praising a report by an American agency even as two of its commissioners take public issue with the study that examined Canadian "cargo diversion" and cited suggestions to remedy the problem that could prove prohibitively costly to importers.
The…

2012-07-30
Promotion provides free, five-day access to WWU-based American Review of Canadian Studies journal 2012-05-10
East Chicago teacher receives ‘Supreme' lesson

Everyone knows that February is the shortest month of the year; it also one of the busiest. Black History Month, President's Day, Valentine's Day, and the Super Bowl all take place in February.

Teachers are also busy completing forms in February. They are completing applications…

2012-04-30
April 19 lecture looks at the shifting sands of international labor dynamics 2012-04-13
Harper government slashes Canadian Studies funding for U.S. universities

Canadian Studies programs at universities across the U.S. are facing serious cutbacks this year, with the rollback of an important grant program facilitated by Canada’s Department of Foreign Affairs.

2012-04-12
Author Gary Geddes to discuss his work Jan. 30 2012-01-30
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