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Week of July 5 - 11, 2001

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And what better way to enjoy the 4th of July than to spend it at Birch Bay having a picnic?.
Photo by Meg Olson

Speak up or forever hold your piece of mind... Rather than gather together members of city government and leaders of local organizations to give the city its annual check-up, city manager Gary Tomsic opted to take the pulse of the community.

Fire districts 3, 5 & 13 sign consolidation agreement Fire commissioners from fire district 13 and two other fire districts have signed an agreement creating a unified fire and rescue service for northern Whatcom County.

If at first you don’t succeed, try again Blaine voters will get the chance to topple city hall and replace the current city government with new council members and an elected mayor.

Inside Stories

	Friends, indeed! Some things are worth preserving and Birch Bay State Park is one of them. People have a plan on how to accomplish exactly that. .
	Happy birthday! Peace Arch sculpture festival organizer Christina Alexander sings during a cross-border ceremony June 30.

Finally, some decent power news On Friday, Bonneville Power Administration (BPA) acting administrator Steven Wright announced that predicted wholesale power rate increases would be substantially less than predicted.

City adopts transportation goals Only one member of the public had anything to say about the city’s transportation goals, and council unanimously adopted the staff recommendation for a six-year transportation improvement program.

It's good to have friends in nice places Birch Bay State Park has a lot of friends, but park ranger Ted Morris wanted to make it official. Following some initial legwork, the Friends of Birch Bay State Park board of directors started meeting in May and the non-profit organization is now looking for members.

Park Programs BP Cherry Point Refinery and Birch Bay State Park have begun their 2001 Summer Interpretive Programs which are held at the park’s wildlife theater.

Plenty of fun lined up for Kids Kamp Semiahmoo Kids Kamp is offering local kids a week or a summer’s worth of fun and learning.

VIEWPOINT Last week’s rescue of a capsized boater by the Plover ferry inspired me to write a few words on the virtue of lifejackets and basic boating safety.

ON THE WATERFRONT The salmon fishing fleet has gotten much smaller, due to the license buy-back which took place during the last week of June. Licenses for non-Treaty Indian fishers who fished for Fraser river sockeye were bought by the state government to decrease the number of sockeye that would be caught by U.S. fishers.

SPORTS Hot teams at Softball City