Monthly Archives: May 2013

by Wendy Harris An artist’s conception of the waterfront redevelopment that the city of Bellingham is planning for the waterfront area near the Whatcom Creek outfall. Image: City of Bellingham. In 2003, the City of Bellingham and the Port of … Continue reading →

by Joe Meche A pastoral morning at Whatcom Falls in Bellingham, something you would see on a walk described in the article. Photo: CelebrateBig.com The basic concept of realizing a sense of place is to locate any space that offers … Continue reading →

by Richard Jehn City worker near dioxin-contaminated soil at Cornwall landfill on the Bellingham waterfront. Photo: Bellingham Herald. It was good that The Bellingham Herald headlined the waterfront dioxin problem recently.1 Unfortunately, the key issue remains largely ignored. We should … Continue reading →

by Meredith Moench [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v8fKZ4qnASA&version=3&hl=en_US] Part 11 Attorney Lesa Starkenburg had an unexpected announcement to make at the April 10 briefing before Whatcom County Hearing Examiner Michael Bobbink. The council chambers were hushed as a stunned audience heard her tell … Continue reading →

by James Wells Coal dust blows at the Westshore coal terminal in Tsawwassen, British Columbia, April 2012. Photo: Jerry Bierens, Delta Optimist. We have had our say, for the moment, in the public comment phase of EIS Scoping about the … Continue reading →