Center for Canadian-American Studies

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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
Experts see possible turning point in Canadian shopping in Whatcom County	This past summer may have been a turning point when it comes to Canadian shopping in Whatcom County. The increase in southbound traffic in recent months was one of several topics at a seminar Thursday, Oct. 13, about the impact fluctuating exchange rates have on a regional economy. The…	2011-10-14
Brooksville Elementary's Kathy Gates visits Canada on study program	Brooksville Elementary School global lab teacher Kathy Gates slipped out of the country for a few days during the summer to learn about our huge neighbor to the north and bring that information back to her students. Western Washington University offers the "Study Canada" program…	2011-09-08
Alper given 'hot potato' award for work related to Canada-U.S. border		2011-08-09
Study Canada Summer Institute for K-12 teachers begins Sunday		2011-06-27
U.S. ambassador to Canada visits WWU		2011-06-10
Department of State officials chat with students about careers in the foreign service		2011-05-27
Unruly Children of a Common Mother	Sunday night’s Canadian Broadcasting Corporation coverage of the killing of Osama Bin Laden was every bit as fervent as that of networks in the United States, illustrating the complexities of the relationship between our two countries. Depending on the situation, we may stand together as one or…	2011-05-04
Center for Canadian-American Studies celebrates 40th in style		2011-05-02
WWU Center for Canadian-American Studies Celebrates 40 Years	A center at Western Washington University is celebrating 40 years of teaching U.S.-Canadian relations with two scheduled events in Bellingham this week. Dr. Donald Alper, Director of the Center for Canadian-American Studies, says the center has recently been focused on security and travel…	2011-04-28

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

Experts see possible turning point in Canadian shopping in Whatcom County

This past summer may have been a turning point when it comes to Canadian shopping in Whatcom County.
The increase in southbound traffic in recent months was one of several topics at a seminar Thursday, Oct. 13, about the impact fluctuating exchange rates have on a regional economy. The…

2011-10-14

Brooksville Elementary's Kathy Gates visits Canada on study program

Brooksville Elementary School global lab teacher Kathy Gates slipped out of the country for a few days during the summer to learn about our huge neighbor to the north and bring that information back to her students.

Western Washington University offers the "Study Canada" program…

2011-09-08

Alper given 'hot potato' award for work related to Canada-U.S. border

2011-08-09

Study Canada Summer Institute for K-12 teachers begins Sunday

2011-06-27

U.S. ambassador to Canada visits WWU

2011-06-10

Department of State officials chat with students about careers in the foreign service

2011-05-27

Unruly Children of a Common Mother

Sunday night’s Canadian Broadcasting Corporation coverage of the killing of Osama Bin Laden was every bit as fervent as that of networks in the United States, illustrating the complexities of the relationship between our two countries. Depending on the situation, we may stand together as one or…

2011-05-04

Center for Canadian-American Studies celebrates 40th in style

2011-05-02

WWU Center for Canadian-American Studies Celebrates 40 Years

A center at Western Washington University is celebrating 40 years of teaching U.S.-Canadian relations with two scheduled events in Bellingham this week.

Dr. Donald Alper, Director of the Center for Canadian-American Studies, says the center has recently been focused on security and travel…

2011-04-28