The ongoing closure of the U.S. land border is a "cruel and unusual and unnecessary punishment" to the people who live in Point Roberts, according to the American town s Chamber of Commerce president.
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The nearly-deserted parking lot at the beginning of what should have been a busy May weekend explains a lot about why the only supermarket in Point Roberts, Washington, is on the verge of closure.
A local fire chief is warning of a looming humanitarian crisis on the peninsula of Point Roberts in northwest Washington state. It s a strange predicament brought on by a money-losing supermarket and pandemic-related restrictions on crossing the U.S.-Canada border.
The owner of the only grocery store in the exclave of Point Roberts said she is tapped out and will have to close around July 15 unless the international border fully reopens or her business receives an emergency government bailout. The supermarket depends on Canadian visitors and second home owners to make a profit, and those shoppers have been unable to come over for 15 months.
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Point Roberts wants to share excess vaccine supply with Canadian neighbors
The Point Roberts Fire Chief is asking that Canadians be let into the small town to take advantage of their excess supply of vaccines. Author: KING 5 Staff Updated: 3:52 PM PDT April 30, 2021
POINT ROBERTS, Wash. After a successful vaccination rollout, the small town of Point Roberts, Washington, is asking elected officials to share their excess supply with their Canadian neighbors.
Point Roberts is surrounded by water on three sides and shares its only land border with Canada. The small town has been isolated during the COVID-19 pandemic due to extended border closures between the two countries.