Story Maps
Whatcom County's Cross-Border Retail Economy
This story map presents selected taxable retail sales trends across Whatcom County, Washington, to better understand the role that Canadian visitors play in the local economy. Below you will find analyses of different retail sales tax categories, in different locations, historical trends related to cross-border travel, and finally, a more recent snapshot of how those trends have significantly changed.
Whatcom County's Cross-Border Retail Economy Story Map
Trade in the Borderlands
This interactive resource examines the value and composition of the trade relationship between border provinces and border states. It examines the broader relationship between Canada and the United States together, followed with regional analyses of trade relationships along the border.
Trade in the Borderlands Story Map
Stories From the Border
The COVID-19 pandemic led to many changes in our daily lives. Along the Canada-US border, the border restrictions had specific impacts on border communities: family separation, disruption of networks of care, lack of access to essential goods, job and revenue losses and others. In all border regions, travels declined by 90%.
While some stories – or parts of stories – have been shared, others have not. This storymap attempts to archive some of these previously untold stories.