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| On the Border: Niagara Falls | "On the Border: Niagara Falls" is part of the BBC's "On the Border" series, and features 草榴社区's Laurie Trautman of the Border Policy Research Institute. |
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| Strengthening the Ties that Bind Us in North America Across Our Borders | There are many social and economic ties that bind the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Certainly, our integrated supply chains, multinational businesses, and linkages between families and friends spread throughout the continent undergird the relationship. It is our borders, however, that鈥 |
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| Peach Arch Park to remain closed despite end of border restrictions | 鈥淚t has been very confusing to many of us who use the park, who do a lot of border policy work,鈥 Laurie Trautman, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University, said of the prolonged closure. Even with the Canadian side closed, the park proved a鈥 |
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| Is Canada about to ease requirements for crossing the border? | Overall, travel has been down between the U.S. and Canada when compared to 2019 and early 2020 numbers. This doesn't just affect businesses along the border, but also the ease of access that created a shared sense of place, says Laurie Trautman, director of the Border Policy Institute at鈥 |
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| Many Americans still aren't coming to Canada. Is the ArriveCAN app to blame? | What's keeping Americans away? There could be many factors, such as Canada's vaccine mandate for foreign travellers and the lingering effects of the pandemic. "There's certainly a relatively slow rebound coming out of the pandemic," said Laurie Trautman, director of the鈥 |
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| 鈥業t鈥檚 a mystery鈥: Peace Arch Park remains closed | 鈥淢ay these gates never be closed鈥 are the words written on the iconic at the Canada 鈥 US border. 鈥淭his area is the only place on the entire Canada-U.S. border where there鈥檚 an international peace park that people can鈥 |
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| In a pandemic world, wither Cascadia? | If mirth can be found in despair, a bit of it seeped through the cracks as Whatcom County soldiered through the early stages of the pandemic: 鈥淎t least,鈥 the local tongue-in-cheek wisdom went, 鈥渨e can park at Trader Joe鈥檚 now.鈥 The reference was to border restrictions 鈥 barriers to entry鈥 |
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| With Canada testing ending, what will it mean for Whatcom cross-border traffic? | With another round of restrictions going away on Friday, April 1, local officials and businesses are expecting a robust increase to cross border travel into Whatcom County. Earlier this month Canada announced that it is dropping the testing requirement for vaccinated travelers beginning鈥 |
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| Canada to Ease Visitor COVID-19 Testing Ahead of Tourist Season | Canada will remove mandatory COVID-19 testing for those entering the country as of April 1, a move being met with optimism and varied expectations in both Canada and United States. Advance COVID-19 screening will no longer be required for visitors wishing to enter Canada via land, sea or鈥 |
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| Whatcom businesses expect more Canadian customers | Businesses around Whatcom County wait in anticipation as eased pre-entry border requirements promise to lure back Canadian shoppers beginning next week. Canadian officials 鈥 |