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The Nooksack River The History and Current State of the River

WebPart 2. In part 1 of this series, I described the Nooksack River from its headwaters and contributing forks in the North Cascade Mountains through its course to the Salish Sea. …

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Climate Change and Public Health Whatcom Watch Online

Webby David Kershner. Our world now faces two interrelated and simultaneous public health crises: the coronavirus pandemic and climate change. With the global death toll from …

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Supporting Those Living With Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease

WebIn 2019, the Aging Well Whatcom blueprint provided a working estimate for the aging population of Whatcom County at 54,156 residents, or 24 percent of the county’s total …

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A Healthy Community Is Our Goal Whatcom Watch Online

Webby Heather Flaherty and Tessa Whitlock. Editor’s Note: There are over 100 organizations in Whatcom County working to provide supportive ser- vices to those experiencing chronic …

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Skookum Creek: Supporting Salmon Life Cycles

WebA salmon’s life begins in the fresh waters of our rivers, streams and creeks. Under a pile of pebble-sized gravel, hundreds of salmon eggs prepare to hatch. The location for a redd …

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Services Provided for East County Residents

WebThe East Whatcom Regional Resource Center provides services to Columbia Valley and East Whatcom County. If you have taken a trip east on Mt. Baker Highway for skiing, …

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Animals as Natural Therapy Serves Whatcom County

WebBecause, in challenging times, being inspired and perhaps empowered by the acts of others is more important than ever. Since 1999, Animals as Natural Therapy (ANT) has worked …

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Alliance Provides Mental Health Help Whatcom Watch Online

WebWe can all help prevent suicide. The National Prevention Lifeline provides 24/7, free and confidential support for people in distress, prevention and crisis resources for you or your …

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Bellingham’s Mental Health Court Reduces Crime and Victimization

WebIn fact, over the first two years of the program, the rate of crimes committed by participants in the city’s Mental Health Court fell by 80 percent, Bellingham Municipal Court …

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Bellingham City Council Whatcom Watch Online

WebWhatcom Watch. Action Taken at May 4, 2020 Meeting. Presentation: Bellingham Emergency Management update on Covid-19. Of the 954 city employees, 851 are …

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New Plans for an Old Jail Whatcom Watch Online

WebThe Whatcom County jail, located in downtown Bellingham, was completed in 1984 and is operational to this day. Designed to hold up to 148 people, and constructed based on …

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Opportunity Council’s Housing Programs Whatcom Watch Online

WebThe agency provides housing assistance, early learning programs, community resource centers, hot meals, energy bill assistance, home improvement, and other services. This …

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NAMI Whatcom Improves Lives Whatcom Watch Online

WebNAMI Whatcom is the local affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness, the nation’s largest grassroots mental health organization. They are dedicated to building better lives …

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Seek Common Ground Whatcom Watch Online

WebTo the Editor, I see the same facts as Michael Riordan, (front page, January 2017) but come away with a much different lesson. Based on the numbers in the same issue of Whatcom …

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Birchwood, Alderwood Neighborhoods Labeled as a Food Desert

WebThis food desert is the largest in Bellingham and is bounded by Squalicum Parkway to the south, west of Meridian Street, and stretches to West Smith Road up north. The …

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Senior Activity Center Makes a Difference

WebThe Bellingham Senior Activity Center is a program of the Whatcom Council on Aging, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to provide nutritional, social, recreational, and …

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Open Letter to Peacehealth St. Joseph Cancer Center

WebIs there a sadder comment on cancer care than “I wish someone had told me?” That was my wish in 2009 about my wife’s glioblastoma treatment and was the despairing 2018 wish …

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Unsung Heroes Article Categories Whatcom Watch Online

WebJuanita Jefferson: Lummi Elder and Activist. by Kathryn Fentress Juanita Jefferson is a retired 80-year­old Lummi Tribal Elder who has been an activist most of her adult life, …

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Whatcom Watch Online

WebFrancis L. “Pat” Oeser was the proprietor of the Oeser Company, which opened in 1928 as the Oeser-Gillespie Cedar Company. Oeser died on Jan. 18, 1939, according to his …

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Bellingham Reduces Incarceration Challenge

WebThe Bellingham Reduce Incarceration Challenge, or BRIC, utilized both existing and new programs to reduce the city’s jail use. Many of the approximately 2,700 criminal cases …

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Human Trafficking in Whatcom County Whatcom Watch Online

Web2. 25 percent of sex buyers traveled to another state, and while there used trafficked women. 3. 41 percent of sex buyers knowingly used a woman who was controlled by a …

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