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A new day and year dawns over Point Roberts ...
s The sun rises over the Twin Sisters Mountain or, Kwetl’kwítl’ Smánit, in the Nooksack language meaning Red Mountain, south of Mt. Baker in the Mt. Baker Wilderness Area.
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2021
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REVIEW
A Look Back at the Year That Just Was
By Meg Olson January • In a 5-2 vote, Whatcom County Council approved changes to the ordinance that determines the makeup and operations of the Point Roberts Advisory Committee (PRCAC), increasing the number of atlarge positions to four. • The Wackie Walkers changed their name to the Point Roberts Walkers, continuing their tradition of Tuesday and Thursday walks. • After 10 months closed to the public, the Point Roberts library was able to open at 25 percent capacity.
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• Banner Bank closed its Point Roberts branch. • The Whatcom County Sheriff’s Office announced all deputies would begin wearing body cameras in March 2021. February • County executive Satpal Sidhu recommended PRCAC take 2021 off while his office worked with the community to make the advisory body more effective. He set criteria for member organizations to have a seat on the committee, which two of the three groups had already met. • Some students at Blaine schools returned to the classroom under a hybrid learning model. • The local parks district began hosting
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online workshops via Zoom. • Community members renewed calls for an off-leash dog park on the Point, bringing their request to PRCAC. • Point Roberts native Sean Heppner was signed to the Kamloops NorthPaws baseball team. • The Taxpayers’ Association requested the county executive appoint Annelle Norman to PRCAC as their organization’s representative following the sudden death of Steve Wolff. • After 10 years operating without, PRCAC adopted bylaws. With the resignation of Pamala Sheppard and the expiration of
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Church ............................................. 11 Classifieds ......................................... 12 Coming Up ....................................... 13 Crossings ............................................ 8 Garden............................................... 14 Obituaries ......................................... 10 Opinion ............................................... 4
