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By Joe Teehan May 18, 2021 9:46 am KGMI WHATCOM COUNTY, Wash. – Whatcom County has shot down the Point Roberts fire chief’s idea to use the peninsula’s extra vaccines to help our neighbors in Canada. Chief Christopher Carleton offered to establish a pop-up clinic to serve Canadian citizens with ties to Point Roberts along with local residents. But the Whatcom County Health Department said in a statement that their priority is to ensure that county residents continue to have access to vaccines, and that the county is not in a position to be an option for the millions of Canadians who liv...

With just over 3% of Canadians fully inoculated against COVID-19, a growing number of America's northern border states and communities have stepped up to offer them excess doses.

Point Roberts shares its only land border with Canada, where only 3% of the population is vaccinated. Author: Chris Daniels Updated: 1:55 PM PDT May 16, 2021 POINT ROBERTS, Wash. — Should the U.S. lend a helping hand to Canada, and establish a border vaccination clinic? Point Roberts Fire Chief Christopher Carleton thinks so.   "I think Canadians should have the right to come across and get vaccinated here," Carleton said. Point Roberts shares its only land border with Canada, which has been closed for more than a year. The small town can only reach the rest...

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 ...

The request comes after the fire chief of Point Roberts, a small Washington enclave connected to B.C., wrote a letter to officials outlining why it would benefit a community that's been hard-hit by the border closure.