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Chief Christopher Carleton of Whatcom County Fire District 5 proposes to open a drive-thru vaccination site on the U.S. side of the Point Roberts border crossing. Credit: Tom Banse / NW News Network Come for your shot, Canadians, proposes exclave of Point Roberts, USA By As the story of the COVID-19 vaccine in the Pacific Northwest changes from scarcity to surplus, one northwestern Washington community says it is in a unique position to extend a helping hand across the border. Point Roberts, USA, is attached to British Columbia and doesn’t connect by land to the rest of W...

By Kathi O'Shea May 3, 2021 9:08 am clipart.com POINT ROBERTS, Wash. — Point Roberts is offering their excess COVID-19 vaccines to their neighbors across the border. Fire Chief Christopher Carleton says his isolated Whatcom County community is pretty well covered and they’d like to be able to give their extras to American citizens living in British Columbia. He said it would be a win-win for both countries if people were vaccinated in Point Roberts without having to isolate for 14 days when returning to Canada. And Carleton says Canadian citizens who have property in Point Roberts could ...