Local News
Thu, Feb 1, 2007
HealthMatters By Virginia Lester,RN, MSN, ARNP
Blainenative Mike King chose to come to Point Roberts because hethought it would be a good place to bring his family. “It’skind of unique up...
ByKris Lomedico
2006Point Roberts Arts Festival
This year was a busy and engaging year for the Point RobertsArts Foundation (PRAF). The 11th annual Arts and Music Festival,B.C. day long weekend August...
ByMeg Olson
Yourpassport: Don’t leave home without it
ByMeg Olson
Board approves cell tower in principle
The local parks board gave unanimous agreement in principle to leasing land to Verizon Wireless for a cellular telephone tower. At their January 4 regular...
ThePoint Roberts Emergency Preparedness (PREP) committee is outof hibernation and the group’s trio of interimleaders are optimistic that growing ...
Nowit’s time to whizz through...
Travelers who use a NEXUS card tospeed across local land borders can now use the card at airportsand when traveling between the U.S. and Canada by boat.In...
US-VISIThits a bump in the road
Thetimeline for implementing the exit portion of the US-VISITprogram is now officially in the realm of “undefined,” accordingto the national...
Point Roberts kids were part of the South Delta footballmachine that stormed through the B.C. provincial championshipsin early December.Matt Mundy, 6&rsquo...
Washington’sminimum wage increased 30 cents to $7.93 an hour as of thebeginning of the month.The Department of Labor and Industries recalculates ...
Blainehigh students earn honor
Nineteen students at Blaine high school have earnedthe designation of AP Scholar by the college board in recognitionof their exceptional achievement on...
Aspart of a bundle of spending cuts announced by the Canadiangovernment in September 2006, the GST visitor rebate programwill be ending this year.As of...
Whenyou absolutely, positively have to leave the Point
Asof the beginning of 2007 Airlift Northwest is again offeringfamilies insurance to cover the cost of an air evacuation ina medical emergency.Airlift spokesperson...
Mon, Jan 1, 2007
ByMeg Olson
2006in ReviewPRHospital District
After years of work by many, many in the community, the ultimategoal for the clinic has been reached. The Point Roberts Clinicis now owned and operated...
Yachtclub hits 25 year mark
South Africais a study in contrasts … from the greatbeauty of a sparkling sea set off by jacaranda trees and bougainvilleato the ugliness of electrified...
2006in ReviewPoint Roberts Food Bank
Merry Christmas and A Blessed New Year to each one. Thanksfor the support revealed each week as food commodities are sharedwith people in our community...
2006Parent Teacher Organization
2006 was a very busy year for the PTO once again dividing ourefforts between working with the school district to bridge thegap between Point Roberts and...
The PointRoberts Emergency Preparedness group (PREP) is looking forsome new blood after the resignation of key members sent theprogram into hibernation...
2006in ReviewAnd There Goes Another Year ...
ByMeg Olson
Small businesses to get water break
Who saysyou can’t catch a break? Not the25 or so small businesses who will benefit from a new waterdistrict policy that will impose the same rates...
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