Washington state asks Canada for aid with residents on isolated peninsula

Point Roberts is part of Washington state, but it juts out from the Canadian mainland south of Vancouver and it is not connected to the rest of Washington. About 1,300 Washington residents live there.

In a letter Friday to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Inslee noted that the residents of Point Roberts are isolated, but they are usually are able to drive through Canada and back into Washington state to obtain goods and services or to see family and friends. With the border closed to nearly all travel since March 21, that hasn't been possible.

Inslee suggested that residents of Point Roberts could be given special travel permits allowing them to drive directly to and from the Washington state mainland. Canada has granted similar travel permits to Americans driving between the Lower 48 and Alaska.

I strongly object to the rude comments here. Point Roberts is not responsible for Donald Trump’ s nonsense. I find it very distressing that Canadians would treat a neighbor so poorly. We should not start acting like Trump’ s cronies or it makes us just as bad as them!

Join Canada then, otherswise, dont come a knockin on our door when ya treat us like shit, ya get Karma back.

So the Americans are paying every Cdn news agency to run this same story every 2 weeks? Same answer: it’s an American issue not a Cdn one. Might I suggest using aluminum profits to purchase a ferry

Screw them

Is there any cooperation with Campobello, NB? There are ferries there in Campobello, so why can’t you get a ferry for these folk in Washington state?

NO!

We'll help as soon as their wannabe dictator is deposed

why！ i had work，but i don't want pay money for them。

Point Roberts should just merge with Canada

.CanadianPM you have already opened the door in other similar situation. Besides we 🇨🇦 don’t look to the other side when someone is in trouble🙂 Just be sure to monitor for new cases 😷🤓

Why don't you higher a boat. American'ts have proven they can be trusted to do the right thing when travelling.

Who is the idiot who made the division of the territory?

Sorry but until America gets their house in order we aren’t welcoming them into ours

Join Canada...

Annex Point Roberts. Problem solved.

Beat it ... use the aluminum tariff money

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