City of Camas leaders are making their voices of opposition heard when it comes to the Bonneville Power Administration's plans for the I-5 Corridor Reinforcement Project and its potential impacts on the city and its current and future residents.
The Camas City Council recently approved a resolution that outlines a series of concerns about the potential impacts of coal trains on the city and its residents. The resolution, approved by six of the seven members of City Council, states that an increase in the number of coal trains passing through the area could increase train noise, cause traffic congestion that could delay emergency vehicles, and negatively impact public health.
A Camas High School student is leading a local campaign to collect donations to help an organization that works to brighten the days of children who are dealing with some of life's most traumatic health crises.
A brewery and pub in downtown Washougal? It's a concept that has been mentioned often when discussions have focused on what types of businesses might do well in the local area.
In its heyday during the late 1940s and 1950s, the Wagon Wheel Park skating rink and dance hall was the "rockin' place to be" on Saturday nights in Camas.While the venue located on Northeast Third Avenue on the banks of the Washougal River was a skating rink on the weekdays, on Friday nights it began its transformation.
Drivers on state Route 14 in Camas and Washougal will see some major changes in their trips next week when crews start the second half of a $49 million construction project that when complete will improve safety and traffic flow between Vancouver, east Clark County and the Columbia River Gorge. At 8 p.m. on Friday, all traffic on state Route 14 will shift to a new southern frontage road that runs parallel to the highway. Drivers will travel 25 mph through two roundabouts at Union and Second streets for nearly 10 months.
In Camas and Washougal, the sounds of trains passing through our communities have become almost commonplace. Each day we see and hear them go by, often as we wait for the train cars to clear local BNSF railroad crossings. We may not like them much, but we live with them because they are just one aspect of these two communities that have so many other great qualities.
On Dec. 31, 2011, Belle Mathieu's life changed forever when she suffered a severe brain stem stroke as she was getting ready to go for a walk with a friend.
Body found in Little Washougal River
It's hard to believe that it's been nearly a decade since the Jack, Will and Rob Youth Center opened its doors to the Camas community.
heather.acheson@camaspostrecord.com
