Point Roberts

• No water restrictions for Point Roberts, despite receiving water from Canada

  The contract between the Greater Vancouver Water District and Point Roberts Water District provides the community with 700,000 imperial gallons a day for about $800,000 annually.

  Politics

  Jun 23
  
• B.C.-U.S. border town store offers low exchange rate to lure shoppers this Easter

  Ali Hayton, the owner of the marketplace, told Global News that the exchange rate has been tough for Canadians and Americans the past number of years.

  U.S. News

  Apr 18, 2025
  
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• Canada-U.S. border parcel store closing after 24 years as business plummets

  Point To Point Parcel, located in Point Roberts, Wash., served customers on both sides of the border, but co-owner Beth Calder says they can no longer sustain the business.

  U.S. News

  Mar 27, 2025
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• ‘Absolutely stupid’: Border town becomes collateral damage in Canada-U.S. trade war

  'Half of us here are dual citizens, including me -- Canadian and American, half of us,' Point Roberts resident Brian Calder told Global News.

  U.S. News

  Mar 12, 2025
• Border fence erected along stretch of Canada-U.S. border now taken down

  "Specifically, I felt that this type of fence, barrier, wall (whatever you want to call it) did not symbolize the trust that our two countries have shared for decades."

  Canada

  Jan 30, 2025
• ‘What the heck is going on?’ Why this B.C. community put up border fence with U.S.

  "The timing of it is so ironic," immigration lawyer Len Saunders said. "My immediate reaction was 'This is (Donald) Trump ... but it's the Canadians doing it."

  Canada

  Jan 22, 2025
• ‘They’re being wiped out’: Point Roberts businesses plead for test exemption as border rules ease

  'We're the safest place in North America. We've got 88 per cent vaccinated, have been for months,' Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce president Brian Calder said.

  Health

  Oct 17, 2021
• COVID-19: Congresswoman blasts Biden for keeping Canadian tourists out of U.S. until Aug. 21

  Suzan DelBene, a democrat representing Washington's 1st district, says the decision by President Joe Biden's administration is "short-sighted."

  Politics

  Jul 22, 2021
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• U.S. offers COVID-19 vaccine to some B.C. border residents

  Point Roberts has offered vaccinations for Metro Vancouver residents, as has Hyder, Alaska, for the northern B.C. community of Stewart.

  Health

  Apr 29, 2021
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• U.S. Point Roberts residents exempt from Canadian COVID-19 test requirements

  Gov. Jay Inslee's office said Wednesday when the new rules went into effect, officials reached out to the Canadian government to express concerns about Point Roberts residents.

  Canada

  Feb 18, 2021