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The Point Roberts Primary School’s gargantuan annual garage sale is this weekend and volunteers are combing through mountains of donations and discovering a lot of treasures. “We …
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5/21/15 06:43 PM
A group of Asian investors has purchased the Point Roberts Marina and former owner Steve MacKay is confident they are ready and able “to take the marina to a new …
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5/14/15 07:27 PM
With the recent resignation of water district commissioner Bill Meursing, community members will have one more opportunity to serve on one of the local boards. Meursing had …
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5/7/15 07:17 PM
Less than a week after reopening most of the county’s beaches for shellfish harvesting, the Whatcom County Health Department closed all beaches to recreational shellfish harvesting north of Sandy …
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5/7/15 01:46 PM
By Pat Grubb On July 1, 2014, all public elected officials in Washington state were required by the 2014 Open Government Trainings Act to take basic open government training covering …
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4/30/15 06:56 PM
The Friends of the Point Roberts Library (FOPRL) and guests from the community got a chance to fly through preliminary designs for a new library proposed for the old Julius fire …
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4/30/15 05:37 PM
Members of the Point Roberts Garden Club are hard at work maintaining plantings along Tyee Drive, but they could use some help. Adopt a mound and help the club maintain and improve …
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4/24/15 01:58 PM
By Pat Grubb Point Roberts fire chief Christopher Carleton asked fire commissioners for a new contract and he received. Boy, did he ever receive. Speaking to the …
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4/24/15 01:56 PM
By Meg Olson Concerns about limited law enforcement response in Point Roberts were heightened after an altercation at the Reef was followed by one of the parties apparently …
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4/24/15 01:55 PM
By Meg Olson Following a flip-flop by commissioner Bill Meursing about building a central shop and office for the water district on Benson Road, district manager Dan Bourks said he …
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4/24/15 01:55 PM
Fire district commissioners have selected Patty Markel to replace retiring finance director Suzanne Kinsey. Markel is currently the finance administrator for fire district 7 in …
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4/24/15 01:54 PM
You can’t keep a good man down: Kiniski’s Reef Tavern owner and former Point Roberts fire chief Nick Kiniski was promoted by San Juan Fire District #2 from captain to battalion …
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4/24/15 01:52 PM
The fire district is getting closer to building the web of agreements needed to solve the communications problems that have been plaguing the department. At the April 8 regular board …
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4/24/15 01:50 PM
It was a full house at the April 14 meeting of the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee. Some audience members were just there to listen while some brought concerns and …
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4/24/15 01:48 PM
The world famous Vancouver Police Pipe Band will be special guests of honor at this year’s Fourth of July Parade in Point Roberts. Their appearance was arranged by friend of the …
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4/24/15 01:46 PM
A combination of federal funding, county staff and volunteer efforts will put together a regular water-quality monitoring program for Maple Beach this summer. “Is Maple Beach …
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4/24/15 01:42 PM
Whatcom County Executive Jack Louws and county council member Barbara Brenner were the featured guests at the Point Roberts Registered Voters Association annual general meeting on …
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4/24/15 01:41 PM
By Meg Olson The Point Roberts Dollars for Scholars chapter is encouraging local students to apply for locally raised funds and access a national database of …
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4/24/15 01:39 PM
Top of the Pier: A new addition to the Pier Restaurant and Grill at the Marina will be opening mid-May. The second-floor venue will feature a wine and tapas room with spectacular …
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4/24/15 01:34 PM
Photos by Robert Habros, Elizabeth Olson and Meg Olson
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4/24/15 01:33 PM
