Porthill serves the International Selkirk Loop as the location of the U.S. Customs office on State Highway 1; directly adjacent is the Rykerts Border Crossing. This port is open from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. Pacific Standard Time. Originally known by Native Americans as “Ockonook,” which means “grassy hillside place overlooking water,” this was a historical meeting place first established by the Hudson Bay Company in 1890.