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The Northern Light • December 16 - 22, 2021
Opinion
The Northern L ght The Northern Light is published weekly by Point Roberts Press Inc. Locally owned and managed, the company also publishes the All Point Bulletin, covering Point Roberts, Mount Baker Experience, covering the Mt. Baker foothills area, Pacific Coast Weddings annual guide, and the summer recreation guide Waterside as well as maps and other publications. Point Roberts Press Inc. is a member of the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association, Chambers of Commerce of Bellingham/ Whatcom County, Birch Bay, Blaine and Point Roberts and the Bellingham/ Whatcom County Convention and Visitors Bureau. The opinions expressed by contributors are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the editors. Letters Policy The Northern Light welcomes letters to the editor. Please include name, address and daytime telephone number for verification. Letters are limited to 350 words and may be edited or rejected for reasons of legality, length and good taste. Thank-you letters are limited to five individuals or groups. Writers should avoid personal invective. Unsigned letters will not be accepted for publication. Requests for withholding names will be considered on an individual basis. Consumer complaints should be submitted directly to the business in question or the local chamber of commerce. Only one letter per month from an individual correspondent will be published. Email letters to letters@thenorthernlight.com. Publisher & Managing Editor Patrick Grubb publisher@pointrobertspress.com Co-publisher & Advertising Director Louise Mugar lmugar@pointrobertspress.com Editor Grace McCarthy grace@pointrobertspress.com Reporter Ian Haupt ian@pointrobertspress.com Creative Services Ruth Lauman, Doug De Visser production@pointrobertspress.com Office Manager Jeanie Luna info@pointrobertspress.com Advertising Sales Molly Ernst, Gary Lee sales@pointrobertspress.com
CAP has successful toy store for families
s The Community Assistance Program (CAP) had another successful Community Toy Store this year. Over 120 families shopped for their children’s Christmas presents at Life Impact Church on December 9-11. The community donated over 1,280 new toys and gift cards that families shopped for at a 75-percent discount. Proceeds will go to The Bridge Community Hope Center’s emergency fund, CAP’s utility bill assistance program and Life Impact Church’s household pantry. Photo by Grace McCarthy
Letters The Editor: In your front-page article, “Cross-border traffic ticks up,” you note that the U.S. border is open to Canadians and that they do not need a Covid-19 test if they remain in the U.S. for under 72 hours. This is good news for the local economy. I also noticed that prior to the Canadian government waiving the Covid-19 test requirement to return, all of our local, state and federal politicians were encouraging Canada to reconsider the requirement. This political pressure worked. Where are these same politicians ask-
ing Canada to waive the Covid-19 test for Americans wanting to cross the border for a short visit? For fully vaccinated Americans, I see no critical concern for Canada for short-term U.S. citizen border crossings. Political pressure works. Doug Tomaso Blaine Please send letters to letters@thenorthernlight.com no later than noon on Monday.
Corrections In an article in the December 9 issue of The Northern Light titled “Timmons runs for state representative,” a word was omitted from Timmons’ quote. He loves the state government. In an article in the December 9 issue of The Northern Light titled “Scientists see positive results from European green crab trapping in Drayton Harbor,” Emily Grason was misquoted on the crab removal efforts in the Lummi sea pond. The over 70,000 crabs found in the sea pond is likely attributed to the pond’s unique habitat that is favorable for the crabs. We regret the errors.
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