Birch Bay Water and Sewer District’s wastewater treatment plant has received an outstanding performance award for 2018. Birch Bay is one of four plants in Whatcom County to receive the award … more

The heavy equipment used to maintain city utilities and improve city streets will be on display at the fourth annual Roadeo in Blaine on Friday, August 23. Kids will have the opportunity to climb … more

Blaine-Birch Bay Park and Recreation District 2 (BBBPRD2) has received two state grants that will allow the district to buy and conserve 11.5 acres of wildlife habitat at California … more

It is not too late to visit the Northwest Washington Fair, which runs through Saturday, August 17 in Lynden. more

Discover Birch Bay Days is coming up and features a weekend packed with fun activities for the whole family. The annual beachside event will take place in Birch Bay on August 16, 17 and 18. This year, the event will be combined with Fan Fest Northwest, which is coming to Birch Bay for the first time. more

Birch Bay has once again been closed to the recreational harvest of molluscan shellfish due to high levels of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) biotoxin in recent lab tests. All beaches north of … more

Nimbus Real Estate has opened a new office at 225 G Street in downtown Blaine. Established by developer Mike Mulder in 2008, the company offers residential and commercial real estate services as well … more

December 29, 1924 – June 16, 2019 My mother Gini (Virginia) Kisska passed away peacefully at St. Francis Nursing Home in Bellingham on June 16.  She was 94 years old. Gini … more

June 10, 1937 - July 19, 2019 Shirley was a longtime Birch Bay resident. She leaves behind two cherished and loving sons, a granddaughter,  family and friends. Shirley loved horses, … more

July 27, 12:04 p.m.: A woman who resides in the jurisdiction of the WCSO called to say her ex-husband was following her and showed up at her home. The woman drove to the Blaine police department. An … more

By Jami Makan North Whatcom Fire and Rescue (NWFR) extinguished an overnight dumpster fire that came close to destroying a popular restaurant in downtown Blaine. At 2:36 a.m. on … more

By Richard Martin The Oxford English Dictionary defines “preparedness” as “the state of being ready or willing to do something.” In our context, emergency preparedness is to be … more

By Jami Makan The Blaine Chamber of Commerce has launched a new website with an array of features. The new website went live on July 22 and replaces the old Blaine Chamber of Commerce … more

By Jami Makan A public hearing is being held to consider the cost of the recent demolition of a dilapidated downtown building. The building, located at 665 Peace Portal Drive, was … more

The Drayton Harbor Days Maritime Festival took place on August 3 and 4. The event was held at the Blaine Harbor Boating Center on Marine Drive in Blaine. The celebration featured arts, crafts, food … more

By Oliver Lazenby With just a few songs left in its set at Stafholt Good Samaritan Center on July 23, Blaine-based Rod’s Bluegrass Band got most of the audience singing … more

By Kira Erickson The Blaine Senior Center has seen unexpected growth in the number of participants at their daily community meals. From 2014 to 2018, the number of seniors … more

By Kira Erickson Starting on August 1, the Whatcom Watersheds Information Network (WWIN) will be hosting a water-themed photo contest, which ends on September 30. Entries are encouraged to be … more

By Kira Erickson Blaine Community Theater will be performing The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) from August 9 to 18. Originally written in 1987, the script was … more