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October 2006


Pam Sim, l., and Rita Worth display the latest crop of Point Roberts primary school students. Click here for Point Roberts primary school news. Photo by Meg Olson

Border ID rules look to be relaxed
The final version of the new homeland security spending bill, due to be voted on before Congress ends its regular session this week, includes a reprieve for travelers crossing U.S. land borders without a passport.
 

Proponents of sewers to submit petition
Terry Ritchie, a proponent of a sewer system to serve the Point’s west side, gave water district commissioners advance warning that they could expect property owners to officially request the district initiate a utility local improvement district (ULID) to fund the construction of the system.

Cell tower proposal draws supporters, detractors
The proposal to locate a Verizon cellular telephone transmission tower on land owned by the parks department between the primary school and the landfill continues to draw both strong support and criticism from the community.

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Standing tall
A group of inukshuks appeared at Lighthouse Park during Labor Day.

‘Wimps’ walking
Canadian border guards once again abandoned their posts on word of a bad man.

Hoop de doo
The water district continues to wade through the supply problem.

Democrats build up steam for November election
Judge Mary Kay Becker appears to be headed back to her Court of Appeals bench based on early returns following the primary election.

That’s not love giving you the tingly lips
Marine biotoxins that cause paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) have been detected at concentrations above the safe level in shellfish samples collected from Whatcom County on September 25.

Survey meeting scheduled
The Point Roberts community is invited to meet with representatives of the Blaine School District to review the results of the survey that was taken last spring.

Health Matters
I am going to take this opportunity to discuss some facts regarding your Point Roberts Clinic. As you all know, the Public Hospital District assumed the responsibility for operating the clinic.

Local clinic? No worries, mate
The community had little to offer in the way of complaints or praise at a hospital district town hall meeting, where only two of those attending were not associated with either the founding or the current operation of the Point Roberts Aydon Wellness Clinic.

Donor offers up to $50,000 for
purchase of proposed Lily Point park

Close call at Lily Point...
A visitor from British Columbia who started a brush fire at Lily Point burning personal financial documents was quick to reimburse the fire department for putting it out.

WASL scores released

Library looking to expand
The local library is looking for room to grow and is sending out feelers about using more space within the existing community center footprint.

Personalized training reaches PR

In the Garden

The Screening Room

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