July 2010
Garden, open market to start
Volunteers have broken ground on a community center garden that will be used to teach as well as to feed garden project participants.... read more
Yes, we have no tomatoes, we have no tomatoes today
Drop your tomatoes and peppers. Step away from the car...
Northbound NEXUS hours of operation expand
Morning lineups could soon be a thing of the past, at least for NEXUS holders
State to offer pre-existing condition insurance
Washington state residents who have been refused coverage by private insurers due to a pre-existing condition can now turn to the state for insurance.
Blaine school district posts proposed budget
The school district is approaching the final stretch in its budget deliberations.
County upgrades its Red Tide shellfish warning
The levels of bio-toxins found in shellfish has reached very dangerous levels according to county health department staff.
Conservation group vows to appeal DNS
Access and tree retention were the two main areas of community concern that came out of a meeting on the proposed Point Roberts Beach Club project.
Whatcom County Council has approved $50,000 in funding for local fire chief Nick Kiniski to become a paramedic.
Water rates: Mostly good news with a titch of bad
Commercial water users should mostly see good news with the revised rate structure recently adopted by Point Roberts water commissioners.
Deputy Slick returns to the Point
When deputy Glen Slick was first posted to Point Roberts he was “the new guy” with only two years on patrol with the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office.
A cool $14,000 awarded to scholars
Smiles and applause greeted the students at the 10th annual Award’s Night on June 4.
Volunteers have broken ground on a community center garden that will be used to teach as well as to feed garden project participants.
Around the Point
Garage sale exceeded all hopes
The Point Roberts primary school garage sale hit records all around this year.
Joan Roberts is reinventing her business again, this time in response to new visa requirements at the border that severely limited her ability to staff.
Take a walk at the Lily Point reserve
Friends of Lily Point and the county parks department are inviting the community and visitors to celebrate the recent growth of the Lily Point Marine reserve with a day of guided tours and independent explorations.
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