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Southbound B.C.-Washington Border Crossings Fall 49%
Washington border businesses say fewer Canadian visitors are hurting sales, with 68% of 62 respondents calling the decline damaging.
- Southbound vehicle traffic from B.C. into Washington State fell 49 per cent over Labour Day weekend compared to 2025, marking a 67 per cent decline since Labour Day 2024.
- This decline follows the collapse of trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S., which sparked a trade war where America imposed 50 per cent levies on about US $20 billion in Canadian exports.
- Figures for the Aldergrove-Lynden border crossing show 197 trips this Labour Day, a 43 per cent drop from 2025, with trips down 72 per cent compared to 2024 when 719 vehicles crossed.
- Dining and retail outlets in Washington State reported the drop is damaging, with 91 per cent of restaurants and 85 per cent of retailers expressing concern about their long-term survival.
- A survey by the Border Policy Research Institute and Bellingham Regional Chamber of Commerce found 68 per cent of businesses believe the decline hurts them, with owners emphasizing reliance on neighbors to the North.
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