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| Reopen the Canada-U.S. border? Canadians say sorry, but no thanks | "If we figure out ways to successfully incorporate public health concerns with security and efficiency, there鈥檚 no reason why we wouldn鈥檛 maintain that type of screening," said Laurie Trautman, director of Western Washington University's Border Policy Research Institute. |
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| 'U.S.-Canada Trade: On the Ground at the Entry Points' webinar set for July 14 | |||
| Some Canadian businesses want to let Americans back in. Most Canadians don鈥檛. | Laurie Trautman, director of the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University, called for a 鈥渕ore creative and innovative鈥 strategy for the border. She said a regional approach to reopening it would be 鈥渉uge and really important,鈥 but might not be 鈥渓ogistically possible.鈥濃 |
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| Border restrictions continue to hit Whatcom economy, particularly in this city | The Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University released an updated report about how much money Canadians spend in Whatcom County. The report estimates Canadians spent $140 million in this area in 2018, which represents 11.5% of Whatcom鈥欌檚 taxable retail sales.鈥 |
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| Whatcom jobs, families depend on an open U.S.-Canada border. Here鈥檚 the summer outlook | Fully reopening the U.S.-Canadian border is going to take time, and it will be even longer before cross-border shopping and visits recover. That鈥檚 one of the assessments made by a group of panelists during a Western Washington University presentation held via Zoom on Friday,鈥 |
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| Study finds most Canadians hoping U.S. border closure extends through the summer | The has found that Canadians comprise approximately 75% of cross-border travelers to and from Whatcom County, depending on the exchange rate, according to鈥 |
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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 |