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Semiahmoo Biodiversity Walk • Rental assistance available for recently unemployed households • Authorities recover body from boat on Boundary Bay • Annual Blaine Icelandic Picnic

Discovery Days parade and festival this weekend

Visitors and residents looking for something to do this weekend will want to check out the Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce’s 30th Annual Discovery Days Arts, Crafts & Family Fun Festival this weekend.

CBP lightens restrictions for NEXUS cards

Those who have tried to get a NEXUS card for faster cross-border travel but have been denied or had it taken away may want to re-apply.

City council postpones CAO vote

Despite mounting public pressure to make a final decision on the city’s critical areas ordinance, Blaine City Council voted unanimously Monday to postpone a decision until their next meeting July 27.

Skywater Tennis Tournament Semiahmoo Golf and Country Club, June, 2009

$4.6 million grant to help Puget Sound

The Northwest Straits Marine Conservation (NSMC) Initiative has been awarded $4.6 million in economic stimulus funding from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association to pull derelict fishing nets from Puget Sound.

Jazz fest continues with art, music

American Life Poetry

Blaine Border Patrol sector hires new deputy chief

Deputy Chief Patrol Agent (DCPA) Henry Rolon was sworn-in as the new second-in-command of the Blaine Border Patrol sector.

Asian dance series returns to Peace Arch Park

The Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Folk Arts in the Parks Program invites the public to attend its second series of afternoon Asian cultural performances at Peace Arch State Park in Blaine in August.

Blaine author Ken Ely publishes second book

Local author and chiropractor Ken Ely, whose young adult novel “The Sons of the Waves” came out late last year, has put out another book.

Safety inspection program can help saves lives

In January 2008, North Whatcom Fire and Rescue (NWFR) implemented its new life safety inspection program. This program consists of the professional inspection of businesses by trained fire district personnel for hazards that may lead to fire or otherwise pose a threat to the business, employees and patrons.

Retired and looking fabulous

It happens every time you go to a reunion of some kind, the sort of event that peppers a retired person’s schedule with gatherings of people you knew way back when. Some of the people you meet seem to have aged unbelievably while others are so fit they seem years younger.

Lady Washington returns to Blaine

The tall ships Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain have scheduled a return visit to Blaine the afternoon of Tuesday, July 28. The ships will offer public tours and four public sailings during their seven-day stay.


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