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Traffic into Point Roberts for December 2014, with 2013 figures following: Vehicles – 91,995 (98,799); Pedestrians – 1,455 (1,303); Commercial – 1,531 (1,421); NEXUS – 37,471 (35,297).
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1/30/15 02:38 PM
By Meg Olson After seeing break-ins, vandalism and even arson on his block in the last year, Hugh Wilson founded Point Roberts Security to give absent homeowners an extra pair of …
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1/30/15 02:37 PM
By Meg Olson Hoping to educate Point Roberts residents on an upcoming $45 million school construction bond, parents, students and teachers got together at the local …
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1/30/15 02:29 PM
By Andrew Grubb A local group of community members has proposed a bold new alternative for providing affordable in-home services for …
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1/30/15 02:28 PM
With two terms ending and one resignation, the Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC) is getting three new faces. Taxpayers’ association member and Point Roberts …
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1/30/15 02:26 PM
The Point Roberts Water District is looking at a much smaller than usual increase in water costs as the Greater Vancouver Water District (GVWD) pays off capital …
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1/30/15 02:26 PM
By Margot Griffiths Laura Carson is a promising young jockey on an international racing circuit. At 24, she has ridden, and won, some prestigious races and it all …
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1/30/15 02:25 PM
The Lily Point sand bar at low tide. Photo by Ed Park
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1/30/15 02:24 PM
By Ian Ferguson Local voters will soon decide the fate of a $45 million bond measure for capital improvements to Blaine school district schools, including the primary school in Point …
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1/30/15 02:23 PM
By Mark Robbins Fighting the proposed radio towers was at the forefront of our agenda in 2014. As part of the Cross-Border Coalition, PRTA served as treasurer and formally petitioned …
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1/30/15 02:09 PM
By Barbara Brenner I admit to having strong feelings for those who face hard times. I also believe we need to be careful with the public’s money. In this bi-annual …
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1/30/15 02:08 PM
By Kris Lomedico At the library: Free e-books, free music downloads, free online magazines, and, of course, free Wi-Fi. Our library even has its own app! A Whatcom County library …
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1/30/15 02:07 PM
By Sheriff Bill Elfo Thank you, Point Roberts, for your continued support of the Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office during 2014! Despite severe budget limitations, we leveraged …
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1/30/15 02:07 PM
The Point Roberts Emergency Preparedness group (PREP) is an all-volunteer organization created for the purpose of providing a public educational forum for developing, promoting, increasing and …
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1/30/15 02:05 PM
A paddle boarder takes advantage of nice weather to cruise along South Beach on New Year’s Day 2015. Photo by Louise Mugar
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1/30/15 02:04 PM
2014 was huge year in the fight to keep the radio towers from being approved. The Cross Border Coalition to Stop the Radio Towers has five Point Roberts Conservation Society (PRCS) members: Armene …
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1/30/15 01:56 PM
Four generations of Point Roberts Library users, from l., Ella Inman, Christine Inman, Terri Zukovic and Jean Parle. Photo by Kris Lomedico
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1/30/15 01:45 PM
Blaine High School student Alexandra Szabo shares some of the challenges of learning in the current high school, and why local students need voter support to fix the aging and poorly designed …
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1/22/15 06:08 PM
By Ian Ferguson Local voters will soon decide the fate of a $45 million bond measure for capital improvements to Blaine school district schools, including the …
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1/22/15 05:50 PM
By Meg Olson With an appeal of the county hearing examiner’s decision to deny an application for radio towers on the Point less than two weeks away, opponents of the project are …
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1/15/15 06:57 PM
