Fewer British Columbians are venturing south of the border amid mounting political tensions with the United States, according to international data.
Southbound traffic at the Peace Arch border was down as much as 45 per cent year-over-year during the Family Day long weekend, according to border data from the Whatcom Council of Governments.
There were also drops at the Pacific Highway and Sumas crossings. On the Family Day holiday, there were 901 fewer drivers crossing at Pacifc Highway compared to 2025, a 34 per cent drop. There was an 11 per cent dip at Sumas.
The data does not specify which countries the vehicles are registered in, but the numbers are already causing concerns south of the border.
“This is becoming like what we experienced during COVID,” said Whatcom County executive Satpal Sidhu, who attributes the drop to the low Canadian dollar and mounting political tensions between the U.S. and …