Whatcom Unified Command (WUC), the multi-jurisdictional group that assembled to respond to Covid-19 in Whatcom County, is distributing more than 100,000 single-use facemasks to help businesses with re-opening requirements. Locally, the Blaine and Birch Bay chambers of commerce are helping distribute those masks to local businesses.
“The masks provided by WUC are intended to serve as an initial supply for businesses, for staff and customers without masks, while businesses establish their own purchasing process for future supplies,” the press release said.
The Blaine Chamber of Commerce is distributing masks weekly on Monday and Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Birch Bay Chamber of Commerce is distributing masks from 10 a.m. to noon, Monday, June 8 through Friday, June 12, and again from 9 a.m. to noon, Monday to Friday the following week.
Both chambers can be contacted for an appointment to pick up masks outside those hours. Both chambers also say supplies are expected to go quickly, and are available on a first come, first serve basis. To schedule an appointment, contact the Birch Bay chamber at info@birchbaychamber.com or the Blaine chamber at info@blainechamber.com. Masks are for every business; not just chamber members.
WUC is also providing 20,000 N95 masks (respirators) to medical and dental offices in the county, and 80,000 procedural masks.
Employees in Washington state are required to wear face coverings, as of Monday, June 8, with some exceptions, and employers are required to provide them. Separately, Whatcom County issued a directive on May 22 that everyone should wear a face covering while at any indoor or outdoor public space where they may be within six feet of someone they do not live with.
For more information on mask distribution throughout Whatcom County, go to Bellingham.com/masks.
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