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Whatcom Unified Command's daily Covid-19 status report for May 11 is available here, and in the attachment to the left.
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5/12/20 01:20 PM
Restaurants and food establishments whose health department permits expire before February 28, 2021, have an extra six months to pay for and renew operating permits under a new amendment to Whatcom …
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5/11/20 07:37 PM
Whatcom Unified Command's daily Covid-19 status report for May 8 is available here, and in the attachment to the left.
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5/11/20 12:45 PM
In a televised news conference on May 8, Washington governor Jay Inslee announced that he was issuing guidance for curbside retail and landscaping businesses to re-start.
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5/8/20 06:50 PM
For May 7, the Whatcom County Health Department reported four new deaths due to Covid-19 and two new confirmed cases out of 80 new test results. In total, 328 have tested positive for the virus …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
5/7/20 03:25 PM
When the first phase of Washington state’s four-phase re-opening plan began May 5, the number of new cases of Covid-19 in Whatcom County was already increasing.
In the week ending May 2, …
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Oliver Lazenby |
5/6/20 05:55 PM
In an April 13 memo to city councilmembers, Blaine police chief Donnell Tanksley provided an update on his department’s efforts to implement recommendations from an outside review of the …
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Jami Makan |
5/6/20 05:51 PM
As if the new coronavirus weren’t bad enough, another scourge from Asia is likely to affect some Whatcom County residents this year.
After receiving reports of Asian giant hornets in the …
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Jami Makan |
5/6/20 05:49 PM
Lawmakers are urging President Trump to address excess aluminum capacity in China in the wake of Alcoa Corporation’s announcement that the Pittsburgh-based company’s Intalco Works smelter …
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Jami Makan |
5/6/20 05:46 PM
The CASCADIA International Women’s Film Festival will present its 2020 festival online this year from Thursday, May 14 through Sunday, May 17. The festival had originally been scheduled to take …
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5/6/20 05:44 PM
Those interested in running for any of the offices up for election in Whatcom County this November can file their declarations of candidacy starting on Monday, May 11.
The last day of this …
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Jami Makan |
5/6/20 05:43 PM
After a successful trial year of helping patients at risk for nutrition deficiency and food insecurity access healthy food, Unity Care NW is continuing the Whatcom Veggie Rx program throughout 2020.
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Grace McCarthy |
5/6/20 05:40 PM
In a survey of 765 Whatcom County businesses, about half reported being closed, 405 said they had laid off workers since the coronavirus outbreak began, and 195 said that they will need to lay off …
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Oliver Lazenby |
5/6/20 05:38 PM
The two refineries in Whatcom County’s Cherry Point industrial zone, BP and Phillips 66, have made donations to assist with Covid-19 relief efforts.
In an April 29 news release, BP said …
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5/6/20 05:32 PM
The Port of Bellingham and its partners are conducting a survey of commercial fishermen to measure Covid-19’s impact on this industry.
There are three versions of the anonymous, voluntary …
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5/6/20 05:30 PM
The following notice was received on May 6 from the Whatcom County Health Department:
Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) biotoxin has reached unsafe levels in molluscan shellfish in Drayton …
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5/6/20 04:36 PM
Whatcom Unified Command's daily Covid-19 status report for May 5 is available here, and in the attachment to the left.
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5/6/20 01:35 PM
By Oliver Lazenby
County budget constraints won’t affect construction on Birch Bay’s ongoing 1.6-mile beach restoration project.
Roland Middleton, Whatcom County public works …
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Oliver Lazenby |
5/5/20 04:57 PM
Whatcom Unified Command's daily Covid-19 status report for May 4 is available here, and in the attachment to the left.
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5/5/20 11:54 AM
Washington governor Jay Inslee extended the state’s stay-at-home order through May 31 and announced a four-phase plan to re-open the state, beginning Tuesday, May 5.
Each phase allows …
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By Oliver Lazenby |
5/4/20 06:52 PM