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It’s with great sadness to share that Judith (Moira) Mann, passed away in her sleep last Wednesday, June 15.
She had recently suffered a fractured hip from a fall, but showed great …
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6/30/22 04:05 PM
The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) announced yesterday (June 29) that it is extending current border rules in effect for at least three months. In addition, the pause of mandatory random …
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6/30/22 03:44 PM
On June 18, Point Roberts Emergency Preparedness (PREP) hosted the Emergency Volunteer Air Corps and Disaster Airlift Response Team for their codenamed “Thunder Run” fly-in which brought …
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6/24/22 02:32 AM
Lisa J. Brown, PhD, director of the Washington State Department of Commerce, will be the keynote speaker at the Point Roberts Taxpayers Association’s (PRTA) 2022 annual general meeting. The AGM …
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6/24/22 02:28 AM
Hey, kids! Check out the summer reading program at the Point Roberts Library. Fun books, fun times.
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6/24/22 02:25 AM
Point Roberts Park and Recreation District board chair Bennett Blaustein announced that he intends to resign after the board’s August 8 regular meeting. He informed the other members of the …
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By Pat Grubb |
6/24/22 02:23 AM
Efforts are ramping up to control the explosion of invasive European green crab (Carcinus maenas) in western Washington.
The invasive species reached San Francisco in 1989 and was first detected …
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By Ed Johnstone |
6/24/22 02:21 AM
The Editor:
The Point Roberts Taxpayers Association (PRTA) will be holding its annual general meeting (AGM) this month, on Thursday, July 21, at 5 p.m., at Kiniski’s Reef Tavern (outside …
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6/24/22 02:19 AM
At long last perhaps, the Maple Beach seawall will be repaired after all. A fourth request for bids (RFB) to repair the seawall closed on June 14 with just one bid submitted. Tiger Construction …
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By Pat Grubb |
6/24/22 02:18 AM
In an effort to connect the community to its rich and fascinating history, the Point Roberts Historical Society has begun placing a series of historical signs around the Point, called the Point …
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By Mark Swenson |
6/24/22 02:16 AM
The following students were recent recipients of $1,500 scholarships granted by Dollars For Scholars, Point Roberts:
Trinity Armoogam
Gabriel Botelho
Saffron Burberry
Ashlee Dixon
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6/24/22 02:14 AM
In a 4-1 vote, the Blaine school board decided to return to in-person meetings without a remote option at its June 20 regular meeting. Board member Erika Creydt dissented.
Since governor Jay …
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By Ian Haupt |
6/24/22 02:12 AM
“Canada’s Greatest Athlete,” as he liked to call himself, Gene Kiniski was formally inducted in B.C. Sports Hall of Fame in a June 9 ceremony held in Vancouver. He was lauded as a …
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6/24/22 02:07 AM
Galen Wood l., president of Point Roberts Circle of Care with Susan Ryan, senior director of The Green House Project, a not-for-profit organization that partners with local communities to create …
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6/24/22 02:00 AM
With a lot of help from a lot of people and organizations, Point Roberts made it through Covid-19. On Saturday, June 25, gather to celebrate the heroes, some of them anonymous and most of them …
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By Annelle Norman |
6/24/22 02:00 AM
A new website designed to track recovery efforts for endangered Southern Resident orcas has been launched by the Governor’s Salmon Recovery Office.
“The website is an easy way for …
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6/24/22 01:57 AM
Information on Zofia Haulena and Angelo Tarlit was provided by Blaine High School. If there are parents or grads who missed the call for photos and bios in the last issue of the APB, please feel free …
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6/24/22 01:43 AM
A familiar face around the Point in her former jobs at the parks district and Nielson’s Building Center, Ina Carare was signed in as sheriff’s deputy, corrections unit by Whatcom County …
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6/24/22 01:40 AM
Fire Incidents for May 2022
Total calls (32); EMS calls (10), resulting in the following transports: Saint Josephs Hospital (1), Airlift Northwest (1), County Medic (1), North Whatcom Fire and …
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6/24/22 01:32 AM
Bestsellers:
A World of Curiosities .................... Louise Penny
Goering’s Gold ............................. Richard O’Rawe
Barefoot …
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By Kris Lomedico |
6/24/22 01:28 AM
