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Crab season opens next Thursday in Marine Area 7 North which includes Point Roberts, the Strait of Georgia to the Canadian border. It will be open Thursdays through Mondays through September 30.
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By Pat Grubb |
8/12/21 04:23 PM
If the latest heat wave proves too hot for you, there is a solution close to hand. Fire chief Christopher Carleton has opened up the airconditioned training room at the Benson Road fire hall for …
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By Pat Grubb |
8/12/21 04:02 PM
Governor Jay Inslee is requiring that state, private healthcare and long-term care workers become fully vaccinated by mid-October.
As a condition of employment, workers will need to show proof of …
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By Grace McCarthy |
8/11/21 07:15 PM
Point Roberts residents, regardless of vaccination status, will be able to enter Canada 9 p.m. Sunday, August 8.
U.S. citizens and permanent residents in Point Roberts, vaccinated and …
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8/6/21 06:53 PM
U.S. senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell and U.S. representative Suzan DelBene sent a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas August 3 asking him to issue a border exemption …
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By Ian Haupt |
8/5/21 05:28 PM
What started with a Facebook message will end in the Smithsonian.
“Hi, I’m Ruthie Danielsen, the beekeeper who organized the trapping for the Asian giant hornet for Whatcom County …
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By Grace McCarthy |
8/4/21 07:45 PM
Thirty-six cases of the Delta variant have been detected in Whatcom County since the first case was reported early July. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) said in an August 3 press …
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By Grace McCarthy |
8/4/21 06:29 PM
These inmate t-shirts are going fast. Chamber of commerce president Brian Calder came up with the idea and brought it to fruition. Get yours at the Marketplace while you still can!
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8/2/21 12:28 PM
A Friday evening market has sprouted up adjacent to the Point Roberts Marina basin.
The Make it, Bake it, or Grow it Market will be open on Fridays from 6 to 8 p.m. on the lawn at the top of the …
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7/30/21 01:40 PM
“We are in a full burn ban,” says local fire chief Christopher Carleton.
Dry conditions and increased fire danger call for further burn restrictions, and as of July 7, the Whatcom …
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Meg Olson |
7/30/21 01:34 PM
“You’ve been in the hearts and minds of Washingtonians. I’m looking forward to hearing your stories.”
Those were the words Washington state governor Jay Inslee used to open …
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Pat Grubb |
7/30/21 01:19 PM
The local fire department is anticipating testing 100 people a week for Covid-19 as residents and visitors try and navigate changing rules to get back and forth across the border.
“They …
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Meg Olson |
7/30/21 01:00 PM
Plans for two days of summer fun continue to grow and evolve, thanks to a growing number of sponsors and community donors.
Family Days will be held on two Saturdays, August 14 and 21 from 4 p.m. …
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Meg Olson |
7/30/21 12:55 PM
At long last, Canada will allow U.S. citizens and permanent residents to enter Canada for non-essential purposes beginning August 9. The U.S., which had earlier appeared willing to open its border as …
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Pat Grubb |
7/30/21 12:37 PM
Trinity Community Lutheran Church, a fixture of Point Roberts since 1913, is in danger of collapsing and requires $200,000 in repairs, according to Andy Marr who is heading the fundraising …
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Pat Grubb |
7/30/21 12:31 PM
The Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC) will host a townhall meeting to allow candidates for the remaining two at-large positions to meet the community.
“We have three …
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Meg Olson |
7/30/21 12:27 PM
Jay Inslee, l., became just the third governor to visit Point Roberts when he arrived with $100,000 in emergency funds to help the International Marketplace stay in business until the border reopens.
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7/30/21 12:23 PM
The Delta variant has not been detected in Whatcom County since the first case was reported July 7, but the Washington State Department of Health is warning about its spread as Covid-19 cases …
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By Grace McCarthy |
7/28/21 07:38 PM
At long last, Canada will allow U.S. citizens and permanent residents to enter Canada for non-essential purposes beginning August 9. The U.S., which had earlier appeared willing to open its border as …
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Pat Grubb |
7/22/21 07:58 PM
This one makes it a hat trick, eh?
Mags! You did it! You got Justin to open the border! You rock, girl!Hey, do you remember walking past the admin building at Simon Fraser and seeing the deadheads …
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7/22/21 07:40 PM
