New
deputy arrives in town
Blaine native Mike King chose to come to Point Roberts because he thought
it would be a good place to bring his family. “It’s kind of
unique up here,” he said.
Marina
purchase on track
“Full-steam ahead,” is how Cobalt Properties principal Stephen MacKay
describes his company’s bid to buy the local marina.
When
you absolutely,
positively have to leave the Point
As of the beginning of 2007 Airlift Northwest is again offering families
insurance to cover the cost of an air evacuation in a medical emergency.
2006
Year in Review
• Arts Festival
• Point
Roberts Library
Health
Matters
We
all cough from time to time. A cough can signal
a health condition that may be serious.
Borderite
Report
Telus
shack to be demolished
“It will be nice to get that view back,” said Lighthouse Marine Park
manager Ben VanBuskirk, imagining the tip of the park without a stout, gray,
rectangular building on it.
Ladner
father shot and killed
The tight cross-border community lost a valued member last month with the
Richmond murder of Kirk Holifield.
Canada
phasing out GST rebates
As part of a bundle of spending cuts announced by the Canadian government
in September 2006, the GST visitor rebate program will be ending this year.
Blaine
high students earn honor
Nineteen students at Blaine high school have earned the designation of
AP Scholar by the college board in recognition of their exceptional achievement
on the college-level Advanced Placement Program Exams.
Minimum
wage increased
Washington’s minimum wage increased 30 cents to $7.93 an hour as
of the beginning of the month.
Local boys find
gridiron glory
Point Roberts kids were part of the South
Delta football machine that stormed through the B.C.
provincial championships in early December.
US-Visit
hits a bump in the road
The
timeline for implementing the exit portion of the US-VISIT
program is now officially in the realm of “undefined,” according
to the national program office.
Now
it's time to wizz through...
Travelers who use a NEXUS card to speed across local land borders can now
use the card at airports and when traveling between the U.S. and Canada
by boat.
Emergency
group gets to work
The
Point Roberts Emergency Preparedness (PREP)
committee is out of hibernation and the group’s
trio of interim leaders are optimistic that
growing participation will lead to a solid
strategy for the Point to handle big and
small emergencies.
In
the Garden
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