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Thanks to an email sent by local resident and president of the Point Roberts Taxpayers Association Mark Robbins, Port of Bellingham commissioners voted unanimously August 11 to investigate starting a …
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By Pat Grubb and Grace McCarthy |
8/13/20 08:36 PM
The Blaine school district will hold a special meeting on Saturday, August 8 to decide if it will revise its hybrid plan for the school year. This follows an August 4 recommendation from the Whatcom …
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By Grace McCarthy |
8/6/20 08:03 PM
State senator Doug Ericksen and representatives Luanne Van Werven and Sharon Shewmake have called upon federal elected politicians to intercede with border authorities to relax restrictions on travel …
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By Pat Grubb |
8/6/20 07:22 PM
An estimated 47.5 percent of eligible Whatcom County voters submitted ballots in the August 4 primary election. As of 5 p.m. on August 5, a total of 71,462 votes were counted by election eve with …
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By Pat Grubb |
8/6/20 06:10 PM
A quick response from the local fire department to a reported house fire prevented a total loss of the residence and belongings. The house, located on the marina side of Harbor Seal Drive, was …
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By Pat Grubb |
8/6/20 06:04 PM
Americans traveling to Alaska through Canada for work or to return home will now face firmer rules to prevent what is being coined the ‘Alaska loophole,’ where Americans claim to be …
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By Ian Haupt |
8/5/20 07:40 PM
The PDF version of the letter can be downloaded by clicking here.
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By Pat Grubb |
7/31/20 06:03 PM
On August 23, 1950, long-time Point Roberts residents Ernie and Lola Loreen began their life together. Seventy years of marriage is a remarkable milestone, but remarkable is nothing new for this …
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By Margot Griffiths |
7/31/20 05:45 PM
The Helen and Jose Colton Foundation has awarded another $55,000 in grant funding to Point Roberts organizations.
“We are continuing to support this community,” said foundation …
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By Meg Olson |
7/31/20 05:19 PM
Agencies from both sides of the border are reminding boaters that the border is closed to non-essential travel on the water, as well as on land.
“It is unfortunate that boaters breaking the …
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By Meg Olson |
7/31/20 04:58 PM
Right cross the border in Tsawwassen, the Southlands development is scheduled to open in September.
“We’ve made tremendous progress,” said Century Group president Sean Hodgins in …
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7/31/20 04:57 PM
Whatcom County Council has agreed to consider revisions to the Point Roberts Special District and subarea plan (WCC 20.72) being undertaken by the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC). …
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By Meg Olson |
7/31/20 04:55 PM
Since the U.S. and Canadian governments announced the closure of the border to non-essential travel Canadian boatowners have been pulling their boats out of the Point Roberts Marina.
The …
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7/31/20 04:52 PM
The Blaine school district officially announced it would start the 2020-21 school year with a hybrid plan that splits students into two groups that switch between in-person and remote classes on a …
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By Grace McCarthy |
7/31/20 04:48 PM
Seal pupping season is here and the Whatcom Marine Mammal Stranding Network (WMMSN) wants everyone to remember that 100 yards away is the law.
Harbor seals in our area have one pup a year in the …
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By Meg Olson |
7/31/20 04:43 PM
... between Whatcom County director of public works Jon Hutchings and the APB:
“People are wondering whether the public works department is re-naming roads in Point Roberts. …
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7/31/20 04:35 PM
The Whatcom County Fire Marshal’s Office enacted restrictions on open burning that started July 27. All land clearing and yard debris burning must be discontinued and all issued burn permits …
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7/31/20 04:26 PM
