Point Roberts is a small community in Washington off the tip of the Tsawwassen peninsula south of Vancouver, with a population of around a thousand. The only roads connecting Point Roberts to the rest of the United States are through Canada, about a 40km drive to the Peace Arch border crossing. The only other means of connecting to the the mainland US are by using private boats/planes.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Canada-US border was closed for non-essential travel. This resulted in mass economic damage to the community, as well as created hardships due to the lack of veterinarians and dentists in the community, to name a few.
Why were Point Roberts residents not given an exception to the border closure, provided they can show proof of being a Point Roberts resident? Was this something that was decided against, or was it just overlooked by both countries?
