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| GPS measures Nelson's unofficial record paddle at 151.88 miles | Bellingham padler Brandon Nelson unofficially paddled 151.88 miles around Lake Padden according to the GPS tracking systems he had on his boat on Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 20-21, according to Western Washington University Environmental Studies Department chairman Michael Medler. |
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| U.S. senators launch bid to divert container traffic from B.C. ports | The Port of Prince Rupert鈥檚 Fairview container terminal, which is operating beyond capacity, sends about 60 per cent of its import containers to U.S. destinations and senators from Washington state have launched a bid to slap a per-container fee on all that cargo. American interests,鈥 |
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| Nelson unofficially breaks Guinness world paddling record | At 7:38 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, an air horn sounded at Lake Padden in Bellingham, signaling that local paddler Brandon Nelson achieved his goal of breaking the Guinness world record for most distance traveled on flat water in a canoe or kayak in a 24-hour period. |
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| Faculty may get help with Canvas, cloud and other tech at upcoming workshops | |||
| When Canada plans pipelines, it forgets the First Nations at its peril | A funny thing happened on the way to the pipeline hearings. On Jan. 9, 2012, the eve of the Joint Review Panel hearings in British Columbia to review Enbridge鈥檚 proposal to build a twinned 鈥淣orthern Gateway鈥 pipeline from the oil sands of Alberta to the Pacific Ocean, then-natural resources鈥 |
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| Turns out ticks may be good for something | I don't know even one tick lover, but if there are any hanging out in the shadows, here's a reason to speak up in their defense: |
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| Unclaimed and empty plots revert to Whatcom County Cemetery District 10 | More than 1,000 unclaimed and empty plots at Lynden and Greenwood cemeteries now belong to Whatcom County Cemetery District 10, which oversees both places. Whatcom County Superior Court Judge Deborra Garrett ruled Aug. 9 that the plots were abandoned. |
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| Students study art in Italy during summer abroad | |||
| Invitations sent for opening convocation Sept. 18 | |||
| Students learning, volunteering in Tanzania |