The Editor:
I am Canadian and have been visiting Point Roberts for over 40 years. Now, I own a cabin here. Blackberries have always been in abundance all over the point.
On Friday, August 15 I was picking blackberries on the side of the road across from the marina. A man in a SUV with Washington plates stopped and rolled down his window.
When I approached him he informed me I was trespassing on private property and had to leave immediately. I apologized and said I didn’t realize. There were no signs saying Private Property/No Trespassing. The man was very confrontational in his manner of speaking.
As I turned to pick up my bowl with the berries and leave, he told me I had to dump the berries out because they were not mine. When I did not comply, he threatened to call the sheriff and have me arrested. I got into my car with my berries and left.
Really? You are going to report me for two handfuls of blackberries? With everything going on in the world today and with tensions being at a high between Canada and the U.S., show a little kindness towards your neighbors and save your anger for more important issues.
Susan Taylor
White Rock, B.C.
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