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  • Quebecois long-distance cyclist Jean-Francois Bienvenue soaked in the warm welcome Monday in Port Angeles, having previously waited in a holding pattern in British Columbia until the border opened.
    Tom Banse
    /
    NW News Network
    There was cheering, celebration and emotional reunions along the northern border as the U.S. reopened its land and sea crossings to Canadian leisure travelers for the first time in 19 months. The international ferry between Port Angeles and Victoria began sailing again Monday too, with all of its southbound trips sold out. Some border restrictions remain that could temper the rebound in tourism.
  • The nearly-deserted parking lot at the beginning of what should be a busy weekend explains a lot about why the only supermarket in Point Roberts, Washington, is on the verge of closure.
    Tom Banse
    /
    NW News Network
    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.