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British Columbia'We will deliver right to the border': B.C. town vows to look after U.S. neighbours in pandemic
We are 1 community,' Stewart, B.C., mayor says of adjacent Hyder, Alaska



Caroline Chan · CBC News · Posted: Mar 29, 2020 11:00 AM PT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
Residents of a small B.C. border town have pledged to help their Alaskan neighbors during the COVID-19 crisis, although the border between Canada and the United States is closed to non-essential travel.

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 very southern tip of Alaska on the Canada-U.S. border.

And so, when Canada and the United States announced plans to close their borders to non-essential travel to stop the spread of COVID-19, Stewart Mayor Gina McKay took to Facebook with a pledge that businesses and community members would deliver groceries, fuel and other essential supplies to the border.

"While we are technically two countries and two communities, we really are one," she said.
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