border town want permission to share a bubble with their Alaskan neighbours during the COVID-19 pandemic. Stewart, B.C., with a population of about 400 people, acts as a service centre for Hyder, Alaska, which has a population of about 80. It is located at the southern end of the Alaskan panhandle of the Canada-U.S. border, which has been closed to non-essential travel since March 21. According to the Canada Border Services Agency, "healthy, non-symptomatic individuals for whom crossing the border on a day-to-day basis is essential for work and daily life, are still permitted to cross the border." Residents of Hyder, Alaska and Stewart, B.C.

Source: CBC News August 05, 2020 02:48 UTC