December 2007

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Dollar pushes up water cost
The Point Roberts water district will be reviewing rates to see if they need to follow the Canadian dollar up.

Spread the cheer locally this year
Last Christmas season gas was $2.55 per gallon and the Canadian dollar was at 85 cents, and shopping locally seemed like a really good idea – no traffic, cool stuff.

Don’t beef! At long last, you can bring beef across the border.

No snowplow?
PREP group queries county officials on lack of snowplow and other emergency stuff.

PAWS...
are thinking about feral cats running loose in Point Roberts and how to help.

Around the Point
• Cell tower hearing reset
• Local voice on school district

Chamber offers to be clearing house for Point Roberts
At their annual general meeting on November 20 the Point Roberts Chamber of Commerce offered to play a new role in the community.

In case of heart attack, carry passport
With congressional calls for a review of border polices following back to back incidents in November of emergency personnel delayed crossing the border on a call, local fire chief Bill Skinner has some concerns about the Point’s border-dependent ability to respond to emergencies.

Voters to seek NEXUS petition
Former Point Roberts Registered Voter’s Association (PRRVA) president Ruby White energized an otherwise lackluster PRRVA meeting at the community center on Tuesday, November 6.

In the Garden