By Alex Meacham — Padilla Bay is polluted by fecal coliform bacteria. It makes people sick, it concentrates in shellfish … More
Category: Public Health
Possible hospice sale sparks concerns in San Juans about changes in end-of-life care
By Hayley Day — Updated Nov. 25, 2020: see Editors’s note below. — Kathryn Clary’s father died of cancer 18 years … More
Fighting COVID with a swab: testing remains a vital weapon in saving lives
By Alex Meacham — What does it mean to get a negative COVID-19 test result? It means an unmasked sigh … More
As wildfire smoke endangers health indoors and out, questions arise about government response
By Mara Kardas-Nelson / InvestigateWest — Dan Jaffe did everything he had been told to do. He shut his windows. He … More
Former Public Market on fast track for refit as emergency shelter
By Max Brunt — An estimated 715 residents of Whatcom County are experiencing homelessness, noted Lighthouse Mission Ministries Executive Director … More
San Juan, Skagit and Whatcom nonprofits refocus to meet basic needs, uncertain future
By Matt Benoit — For the 375,000 people living in San Juan, Skagit and Whatcom counties, community foundations and other … More
Community Voices / Safe on a ‘plague’ ship in the time of COVID-19
By Bill Dietrich — Our once-in-a-lifetime, 50th anniversary world cruise was sunk by a coronavirus somewhere in the Indian Ocean. … More
Virus versus visitors: San Juan residents weigh health risks of tourism amid pandemic
By Hayley Day — On a typical March day, Jim Passer might serve up to 250 customers at his Orcas Island restaurant, … More
A wood stove swap-out is helping clear the air in rural Whatcom County
By Matt Benoit — Nearly every day at Whatcom County Fire District 14’s Kendall station house, training officer David Moe … More