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Yikes! The story of the cyclist collapsing in eart distress! I have lived on Cape Cod, Massachusetts since 1985, but as a teen living in Tsawwassen in the ’70s, I often rode my …
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8/26/22 12:51 PM
A drum circle started the festivities for Eagle Sun Fest on August 30, with organizer Jeff Butts l. The all-day event was sponsored by Eagle SkyeNet and included concerts, vendors and classic cars. …
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8/25/22 06:37 PM
A 68-year-old Tsawwassen man can count himself lucky to be alive after suffering a heart attack just seconds after being cleared through U.S. customs on Sunday, August 14 about 2:15 p.m. After …
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By Pat Grubb |
8/18/22 05:18 PM
A small raft of Steller sea lions (along with a cormorant) enjoy a sunny day atop the navigational buoy south of Lily Point. The western stock of Steller sea lions were placed on the endangered list …
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8/18/22 04:10 PM
Court documents show Blaine resident Aeschli Wilkinson, who died of an overdose last year, wanted oxycodone but was given pills made from fentanyl. Wilkinson hurt her back a month before her death …
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By Ian Haupt |
8/17/22 07:04 PM
Washington State Department of Health (DOH) launched a hotline for people to ask questions about the monkeypox virus.
By calling 833/829-HELP, Washington residents can receive the latest monkeypox …
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8/17/22 06:11 PM
Tiger Construction crews began repairing the Maple Beach seawall on August 8, more than a year after it was damaged in a fatal, single-car collision in June 2021.
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8/11/22 02:51 PM
The latest news from July Whatcom County Council meetings.
EMS levy rate of 29.5
cents on November 8 ballot
In its July 26 meeting, Whatcom County Council voted 5-1, with councilmember Ben …
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By Ian Haupt |
8/10/22 07:13 PM
Whatcom County Health Department (WCHD) confirmed the county’s first monkeypox virus case, or MVP, August 2 in a resident in their 50s. The person was isolating at home after likely being …
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8/4/22 07:02 PM
PAWS, Point Roberts Animal Wellbeing Society, held the Every Dog’s a Winner event on July 30 outside at the community center. 44 dogs entered and every last one was a winner! Photo by Louise …
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8/4/22 03:47 PM
The largest beach crowd in years came out to hear Mike Bell and the Whiskeydicks perform on the international border at Maple Beach on July 31. Mike Bell is a Point Roberts resident and the …
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8/4/22 03:46 PM
The Munro family once again took first place in the Maple Beach Sandcastle contest on July 30. This year, they created a four-hole mini-golf course, The Links at Bayview.
There were over 20 sandcastle …
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8/4/22 03:40 PM
The Whatcom County Health Department has released an analysis of local Covid-19 data for the first two years of the pandemic, from March 2020 through February 2022. The report focuses on four major …
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8/4/22 02:08 PM
The August 2 primary election is turning out to be a hot election in Whatcom County. About 30 percent of the 155,458 registered county voters had turned in their ballots as of 8 p.m. Election Day. …
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By Grace McCarthy |
8/3/22 07:26 PM
Scientists are now asking the public to refer to the world’s largest hornets as “northern giant …
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By Grace McCarthy |
8/2/22 02:35 PM
Point Roberts Volunteer Appreciation day was held on June 25 at the Fire Hall parking lot. The event was created to recognize and show appreciation to all the volunteers who make Point Roberts a …
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7/29/22 01:04 AM
Looking for a NEXUS interview appointment? It might be easier to find a Sasquatch in the woods behind Baker Field.
Thirteen NEXUS enrollment centers in Canada remain closed even though the …
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By Pat Grubb |
7/29/22 01:00 AM
The Blaine school board adopted a budget for the 2022-23 school year during its July 25 regular meeting that included a budget forecast for the district’s expenditures exceeding its revenues to …
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By Ian Haupt |
7/29/22 12:59 AM
Canadian Consul General Mia Yen, third from left, toured the Point July 12. “I held a series of cordial listening sessions with representatives from the Point Roberts Community Advisory …
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7/29/22 12:58 AM
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) promoted Harmit Gill to serve as the Blaine area port director at the end of March. The Northern Light sat down with Gill to discuss what he hopes to …
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By Grace McCarthy |
7/29/22 12:56 AM