Recreational Shellfish Harvest Closure Expanded To All Whatcom County Beaches

Unsafe levels of Paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) biotoxin are now detected in molluscan shellfish in all Whatcom County waters.  To protect the public, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) expanded the biotoxin closure for all recr...

Fee Waivers Extended for Certain Permits Related to Flood Damage Repairs

County Executive Satpal Sidhu has extended two executive orders aimed at facilitating recovery in areas affected by flooding in November 2021.

The waiving of the County permit fee for emergency building repairs has been extended per Executive Order 2021-07...

Whatcom County Health Department Launches New Response Division

On Friday, April 1st, the Whatcom County Health Department officially launched its Response Systems Division, a new division focused on serving people in mental or behavioral health crises and building infrastructure to provide coordinated services. The d...

Joint Proclamation for the People of Ukraine

Executive Sidhu and Mayor Fleetwood have jointly proclaimed solidarity to the people of Ukraine on behalf of Whatcom County and the City of Bellingham.