thePodcast: "Canada owns Point Roberts. They just weren't given the keys."

February 08, 2026 00:33:13
thePodcast: "Canada owns Point Roberts. They just weren't given the keys."
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thePodcast: "Canada owns Point Roberts. They just weren't given the keys."

Feb 08 2026 | 00:33:13

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Show Notes

For the week of Feb. 8, 2026:  On this edition, host Bob Mackin checks-in with Brian Calder, a former Vancouver city councillor who is past-president of the Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce. How the isolated, Canada-dependent Washington State community is struggling in the second year of the second Trump presidency. Could FIFA World Cup tourists be an economic lifeline? Also, Andy Everson, an Indigenous artist in B.C.’s Comox Valley. How a Vancouver Island First Nation influenced the original look of the Seattle Seahawks. Plus Pacific Rim and Pacific Northwest headlines.  CLICK BELOW to listen. Or go to TuneIn, Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Have you […]

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