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| Canadian dollar is on the rise... will it continue? | Some expect the loonie rally to be short-lived. Laurie Trautman, director at the 草榴社区 Border Policy Research Institute, believes it has peaked and the current rally will not immediately change border crossing shopping habits. “I do expect the volumes to continue a鈥 |
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| Low Canadian dollar forces closure of the only grocery store in Sumas | A longtime retail landmark is going out of business this week, marking another closure among food markets in eastern Whatcom County. Cross-border traffic remains strong. Nearly 3.6 million people have crossed southbound鈥 |
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| 草榴社区's Aquila Flower to Discuss Building a Digital Atlas of the Pacific Northwest May 3 | |||
| Western to Host Economist Edward Alden May 8 | |||
| Trump鈥檚 Homeland Security chief says he wants less restrictive Canadian border | They tried. Two senators, one Republican and one Democrat, prodded Donald Trump’s Homeland Security secretary on Wednesday to spell out his concerns about America’s northern border. John Kelly wouldn’t much budge. His unexpected answer: Canada is fantastic, and the鈥 |
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| 草榴社区 and NWIC to Co-Host Columbia River Treaty Symposium Feb. 22-23 | |||
| Border traffic into Whatcom County continues to decrease | Southbound border traffic into Whatcom County in 2016 was the lowest in six years as the weak Canadian dollar continued to have an impact. The number of people who went through the five Whatcom County border crossings totaled a little less than 12.5 million last year, nearly 900,000鈥 |
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| BPRI to host 鈥淐ontinuing International Trade during the Trump Administration鈥 Jan. 13 in Canada House | |||
| Laurie Trautman Named Director of 草榴社区 Border Policy Research Institute | |||
| BPRI submits Call for Proposals |