Blaine students and staff showed up to school without masks for the first time in two years March 14 as the Washington state indoor mask mandate was lifted March 12. While masks will be optional for … more

Noel Newbold has been appointed to fill the position vacated by former hospital district commissioner Richard Dennis who resigned February 9 after … more

An Abbotsford Provincial Court judge sentenced Blaine resident Zacchary Marcus Scott Hecock to 10 years in prison for smuggling 436 pounds of methamphetamine into Canada.  At the time of the … more

Blaine boys varsity basketball saw its season end March 2 at the state tournament as the Borderites lost 69-51 to Quincy in the Yakima Valley SunDome. No. 9 Blaine started the game slow, as it … more

The Blaine Chamber of Commerce named Point Roberts Press, Inc. as Business of the Year during its 2022 annual general meeting at Loomis Trail Golf Course on February 24. From l.; Gary Lee, advertising sales … more

A lack of pharmacies and healthcare facilities in the Blaine and Birch Bay area offering antigen tests could become an inconvenience to cross-border travelers hoping to take advantage of … more

The commission in charge of redrawing Washington state’s political district boundaries has admitted that it broke the law last year by conducting its negotiations in secret. A settlement … more

Whatcom County Covid-19 case rates are quickly declining from the omicron variant’s peak in mid-January. All school district areas in Whatcom County decreased in Covid-19 cases since last week, … more

The Editor: The Canadian Cancer Society deserves praise for its Dry Feb campaign: it shines light on the role that alcohol – wine, whisky, champagne, beer et al – plays in the … more

The Point Roberts Community Advisory Committee (PRCAC) is looking for candidates to fill two vacant at-large positions. Katherine Smith and Grant Heitman have opted not to reapply at the … more

My wife and I were in London and decided we would go on a walking tour of the English countryside. Our criteria was quite basic – the walking shouldn’t kill us and there should be good … more

Among the bright promises of spring are flowers. Snowdrops, with their shyly dropping heads, have had their day and soon will come the flashy stars of April tulips. For Catherine Stewart, spring … more

Two Point Roberts residents have been recruited for college ball this September. Top, Ryan Heppner signed with the University of British Columbia (UBC) Varsity Thunderbirds Baseball Team where he … more

As we welcome back more and more Canadians to the Point, it’s timely to commemorate the centennial of bus service between Ladner and Maple Beach, which helped to make the Point a recreation … more

A recent discussion of native plants (via the Washington Native Plant Society, I think) led me to check out Hitchcock and Cronquist’s Flora of the Pacific Northwest. When this hefty tome … more

Point Roberts’ new resident deputy, Trent Leach, moved to the Point with his wife and baby daughter last fall, after volunteering to take the spot. “So far we love it,” Leach … more

February 1, 1:55 a.m.: Request for law enforcement on Harbor Seal Drive. February 1, 2:51 p.m.: Forgery call on Birch Street. February 1, 4:49 p.m.: Watch for on Marine Drive. February 1, … more

Bestsellers: All the Horses of Iceland Sarah Tolmie All the Queen’s M Kathy Reichs The Darkest Night Phillip Margolin Movies: American Siege Bruce Willis American … more

Traffic into Point Roberts for November and December 2021, with figures for 2020 following. November: Vehicles – 16,280 (11,787); Pedestrian – 120 (11); Commercial – 191 (232) … more