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    Inslee 'grievously disappointed' by continued closure of US-Canada border

    Gov. Jay Inslee said that he's been thinking about Point Roberts residents for months during a press conference Thursday.
    Author: Chris Daniels
    Published: 11:04 AM PDT June 25, 2021
    Updated: 6:00 PM PDT June 25, 2021


    OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said he is frustrated by the continued closure of the U.S.-Canadian border and how it has cut off the small town of Point Roberts from the rest of the country.

    "I'm disappointed that the federal governments have not agreed to open this border. I’ve been grievously disappointed. I’ve expressed that as forcefully as I can, and the people of Point Roberts should know that I’ve been thinking about them for months now," he said during a press conference on Thursday.


    The Whatcom County exclave is cut off from the rest of the lower United States by two different land border crossings.

    Earlier this week, the owner of the town's only grocery store told KING 5 that she would close by July 15 because of the continued closure of the border. Washington Representative Suzan DelBene cited the KING 5 report this week in asking both governments to grant an exemption.

    The Point Roberts fire chief Christopher Carleton said the grocery store closure will lead to an impending "humanitarian crisis," adding that the town has only had two positive COVID-19 cases and a vaccination rate near 90%.

    Yet, the "Point" as locals refer to it has not been given an exemption for non-essential travel, which has split families and prevented others from checking on their homes or businesses. Carleton and others have suggested the five-square mile area will become a ghost town as a result of the closure...
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