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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 |
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| Whatcom County set another record for retail sales. Here are three reasons why. | ust-released numbers show Whatcom County retailers were busy last spring, ringing up a record number of sales. Taxable retail sales in the second quarter totaled more than $1.14 billion, the highest quarterly total ever in Whatcom County, according to data released by the 鈥 |
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| With marijuana now legal in Canada, what will that mean for border crossings? | With recreational marijuana now legal in Canada, officials are warning travelers: Make sure there is no cannabis in the car when you try to cross the international border 鈥 in either direction. Canada legalized the use of marijuana across all provinces Wednesday, allowing sales for鈥 |
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| Canada is about to legalize cannabis; here鈥檚 what you need to know | On Wednesday, Canada will become the largest country in the world to legalize cannabis. The move will not only drastically reshape marijuana in that country, but means that the entire West Coast 鈥 from Alaska to California 鈥 has become a marijuana marketplace where the formerly taboo drug is鈥 |
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| Cross-border collaboration forum at 草榴社区 on Oct. 24 | The Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University is hosting a one-day policy forum to discuss the state of regional cross-border collaboration in three key sectors and to identify avenues to advance these efforts, as well as barriers that exist鈥 |
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| Trump trade negotiator warns that Canada is running out of time | If the trade agreement changes, it could impact Whatcom County in a variety of ways, including labor mobility, a weaker Canadian dollar and fewer goods crossing the border Laurie Trautman, director at Western Washington University鈥檚 Border Policy Research Institute, told The Bellingham Herald鈥 |
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| Washington鈥檚 border towns have become proxy addresses for Canadian online shoppers | The weakening of the Canadian dollar versus the U.S. dollar in recent years has had an effect at the land border crossings closest to the Vancouver metro area. Traffic is down, but the percentage of border crossers who said they drove across to pick up mail is rising. This detail comes from a鈥 |
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| BPRI completes summer phase of border research on Canadian travelers | |||
| With high B.C. gas prices, sales in Blaine jump 50 percent | Along with the increase in gas sales, southbound border crossings at Peace Arch and Pacific Highway increased 16.2 percent from May 2017 to May 2018, the most recent month for which numbers are available, according to Western Washington University鈥檚 Border Policy Research Institute (BPRI).鈥 |
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| NAFTA renegotiation outlook 鈥榗hanges with the wind鈥 | A bi-national policy forum called the |