‘We’ll be ready for you’: Bellingham council pens letter to B.C. residents
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Civic leaders in Bellingham, Wash., are sending a message to B.C. residents, saying the community will offer a warm welcome when Canadians are ready to cross the border again.
Bellingham City Council in Washington State has penned a letter to British Columbians, reaffirming their commitment to relations with residents north of the border amid ongoing tensions between Canada and the U.S.
“I believe the letter, if I’m going to summarize, was essentially a governmental handshake in a city capacity, just wanting to reach over and show, just collaboration,” said Guy Occhiogrosso, president and CEO of the Bellingham Regional Chamber of Commerce.
Occhiogrosso said it is hard to pinpoint the exact impact the decline in cross-border travel is having on Bellingham but restaurants and stores are noticing a difference.
“The entities that we represent as the chamber are having an interesting time trying to assess the impacts, and I think that’s what we’re doing at this point,” he said.
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