Point Roberts

• ‘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
• Point Roberts pins COVID-19 border exemption hopes on President Biden

  The small community's residents say they're facing economic catastrophe and problems with simple day-to-day activities such as food shopping and medical appointments.

  Health

  Jan 24, 2021
• ‘We’re suffering and they don’t care’: No border travel exemption for Point Roberts

  Residents of Point Roberts who've been isolated since the Canada-U.S. border was closed to non-essential travel in March are frustrated that newly eased restrictions don't apply to them.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2020
• Coronavirus: Closed Canadian border leaves U.S. town landlocked from rest of country

  The economy still depends on the flow of people and resources to and from the border, which closed in March.

  Aug 25, 2020
• Washington state asks Canada for Point Roberts coronavirus exemption

  Point Roberts residents have been isolated from the rest of Washington state since the border was closed on March 21.

  Aug 22, 2020
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• Point Roberts fire chief calls for exemption on coronavirus border ban

  The small community is cut off from the U.S. by water on three sides and the Canadian border to the north.

  World

  Jul 22, 2020
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• The mystery of the 1951 PNE Prize Home that left the country

  The 1951 PNE Prize Home didn't come with property, and was moved across the border to Point Roberts in Washington state.

  Entertainment

  Aug 15, 2019