Biden negotiating land border access this week

A message from Gary Morrison

Hi Katrina,
The new Biden Administration is negotiating border rules with Canada’s Bill Blair (Minister for Public Safety) right now. If there was ever a time to nudge our own MPs to contact Bill Blair and apply some flexibility for Point Roberts this summer then right now is the time (I mean today/tomorrow). The feds are also planning an election soon so they will be more collaborative than provincial politicians. I suggest signing and forwarding the attached petition letter to Bill Blair (best done by asking your local MP to forward it to Bill’s office or you can email it directly to Bill.Blair@parl.gc.ca).

For reference here is the Biden policy on border access controls just announced plus link to his policy:

“(c) Land Travel. The Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of HHS, the Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of CDC, shall immediately commence diplomatic outreach to the governments of Canada and Mexico regarding public health protocols for land ports of entry. Based on this diplomatic engagement, within 14 days of the date of this order, the Secretary of HHS (including through the Director of CDC), the Secretary of Transportation, and the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit to the President a plan to implement appropriate public health measures at land ports of entry. The plan should implement CDC guidelines, consistent with applicable law, and take into account the operational considerations relevant to the different populations who enter the United States by land.”

https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/National-Strategy-for-the-COVID-19-Response-and-Pandemic-Preparedness.pdf

The following is a letter created for the support of innovative/pilot land border regulations to manage covid-19 rules at Point Roberts Washington.

https://mcusercontent.com/50311052eb2c1e60cf881213f/files/9bb2b0b0-cd7d-4879-8348-a59085ff0f79/Proposed_Point_Roberts_Border_Exemption_2021_01_21_v1.pdf

-Gary

Mowing of Lawn

Lawn Services at the Point

As we community members cannot get down to cut our lawns and tend to our gardens, below are a few companies that we can call on.

Don Pinckston cel 360-303-3691, pinckston@me.com – wife Suzanne, son Jack (Western Concepts business. They have all the big landscaping equipment)
Cory – 604-786-9037, crb@beachgrovegolf.com (asst pro at Beach Grove. Lives at the Point)
Abigail – Hannah Grace Gardens 907-764-1048 abigail@hggardens.us
Barry Lynka – Ravenwood Landscaping – blynka27@gmail.com 360-746-9618
Tom Carney & Ogn Magnassen – Viking Lawn & Garden 360 945 5076 cell 360 860 1907 www.vikinglawnandgarden.com
Annelle Norman – 360-945-5222 or 303-906-8880 (cell and text) or email me annelle.norman@gmail.com Here’s our website. https://prdreamplanners.wixsite.com/dreamplanners/covid-19-cottage-and-lawn-garden-ca

The following people have offered to check on your property for you.

Bev & Andy Mar – In a pinch, I/we can check on someone’s place or Andy can, benni8@whidbey.com. We are at 2003 APA Rd, Point Roberts, WA 98281.

Annelle Norman annelle.norman@gmail.com
Complete lawn care from mowing and trimming to weeding and planting of gardens. Hedges and shrubs trimmed and roses pruned (hurry! They need it now before they all leaf out!

Does your cottage need some paint, any repairs or updates? Would you like a competent property manager, familiar with the local tradesmen to oversee that work?

Will take pictures of your property for insurance purposes.

Karin Pruss – klpruss56@whidbey.com

Baby Madeleine

Maddie was born March 24th, 2020, in Manila and Josephine Pangilinan and Brian McKenzie are parents. William is of course her big brother. Proud Grandparents are Liz and Dave McKenzie. Congratulations

Paying of Dues 2020

Paying of Dues for 2020

Dues for 2020 – 2021

As we will not be having our AGM’s to vote on our dues this year, the Community Representatives have made a decision and lowered the dues to $100.00 CDN for the year. We will still need to collect dues as during our recent Community Representative meeting, there was a number of projects that need to be attended to.

How to pay your dues

Dues – to be submitted by e-transfers
To set up an e-transfer you will need to use the following new e-mail, and incorporate the question and answer in your on-line banking.

Email: CWB100@eastlink.ca
Question: Where is CWB located
Answer: Ptbob (Or Ptbob1 if Ptbob does not work)

Please pay your dues by end of July – middle of August or
Post cheques to Barb Aven
7692 Garfield Dr.
Delta, BC, V4C 4E5

Projects for 2020 – 2021

Water has been discovered pooling on Reserve A in front of Delfs and down Crystal Drive. Also, water is running down the bluff where some of the pipes have fallen apart. We would like to set up a committee to look into this project once we get together again. Also, the sloping of the cement path at the top of the beach stairs requires attention.

Gabions
Ditch and Drain repair
Sloping Cement path at top of beach stairs
Memorial Wall
Roads
Beach Stairs