Point Roberts fire chief calls for exemption on coronavirus border ban About 1,300 Washington residents live there.In a letter Friday to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Inslee noted that the residents of Point Roberts are isolated, but they are usually are able to drive through Canada and back into Washington state to obtain goods and services or to see family and friends.With the border closed to nearly all travel since March 21, that hasn’t been possible.
Meet the U.S.-Canadian dual citizen who wants Canada to buy Point Roberts Inslee suggested that residents of Point Roberts could be given special travel permits allowing them to drive directly to and from the Washington state mainland.Canada has granted similar travel permits.