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| COVID-19's impact on Canada-U.S. border, a panel discussion | The event will be held via Zoom with panelists Bruno Dupeyron, a professor a JSGS; Laurie Trautman, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University; and John Maggiore, senior adviser to the governor at the New York State Executive Chamber. |
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| Washington state鈥檚 once-bustling border towns and islands fall silent, due to coronavirus pandemic | Sharp-eyed dwellers of Washington鈥檚 northwest corner could look skyward in recent weeks and see thousands of snow geese 鈥 winter residents of the nearby Skagit Valley 鈥 gracefully winging their way north in a migration old as time. It was a welcome glimpse of seasonal business-鈥 |
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| Whatcom-B.C. border traffic will remain slow with Canadian coronavirus quarantines | The slowdown in traffic flow has been dramatic in places like Blaine. During the first two weeks of April, the two Blaine crossing saw just over 2,000 passenger vehicle entries into the U.S.; typically there are 155,000-160,000 passenger vehicles during this same time frame. That鈥檚 according to鈥 |
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| Economic forecast night highlights workforce, education | The panel included Tom Keegan, president of Skagit Valley College; Sabah Randhawa, president of Western Washington University; Isiaah Crawford, president of the University of Puget Sound; and Paul Pitre, chancellor for Washington State University鈥檚 Everett campus. Randawa said in the鈥 |
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| Canadians continue to shop in Whatcom | Despite a Canadian dollar that鈥檚 remained weak for several years, a new report shows shoppers from British Columbia continue to play an important role in Whatcom鈥檚 retail sector. Last month Western Washington University students working for the 鈥 |
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| BPRI's Laurie Trautman named a Global Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center | |||
| Canada is feeling lonely, but its place internationally is still strong | On december 1st last year the Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested Meng Wanzhou, the chief financial officer of Huawei, a Chinese telecoms firm, as she prepared to change planes at Vancouver鈥檚 international airport. |
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| Advocates push for passenger rail stop in Blaine | The event featured presentations by Bruce Agnew, director of the Cascadia Center; Dr. Laurie Trautman, director of Western Washington University鈥檚 Border Policy Research Institute (BPRI); and others. Audience members including Blaine city manager鈥 |
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| Economic Forecast Night highlights growth, Canada relations | Keynote speakers Anneliese Vance-Sherman, a regional labor economist for the Employment Security Department, and Laurie Trautman, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University followed. |
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| Report finds cross-border traffic steadier in Blaine than other regions | The most striking trend across the U.S.-Canada border since 2000 is a 鈥渟evere reduction in passenger traffic.鈥 That鈥檚 one change outlined in the 鈥淏order Barometer,鈥 a recent report on the U.S./Canada border crossing corridor Western Washington University鈥檚 Border Policy Research鈥 |