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June 14, 2011

Grant allows ECFR to hire five firefighters

Thanks to two federal staffing grants, East County Fire & Rescue will expand its volunteer and full-time paid fire fighting force. A $799,700 Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide the funding to support five fill-time firefighter/emergency medical technicians.

June 7, 2011

C-W Historical Society to meet Saturday

A Washington native with research interests in protecting and saving cultural resources, Native rock art and Columbia Plateau archaeology will be the guest speaker at the next quarterly meeting of the Camas-Washougal Historical Society.

June 7, 2011

Home educators will host book sale

Clark County Home Educators will host its annual book sale Friday, June 17, from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., at First Evengelical Church in Vancouver.

June 7, 2011

Washougal approves CWEDA agreement

The Washougal City Council approved an inter-local agreement to form a joint economic development effort with the city of Camas and the Port of Camas-Washougal last night -- but not without some opposition. The vote was 5 to 2, with "no" votes placed by Dave Shoemaker and Michael Delavar.

June 7, 2011

Camas approves formation of CWEDA

Last night the Camas City Council approved 5 to 0 an inter-local agreement that will help form the Camas-Washougal Economic Development Association. The agreement sets in motion the formation of the CWEDA, which will have a mission of expanding existing businesses and bringing new businesses and jobs to the east Clark County area.

June 7, 2011

Fisher Investments plans for two new buildings

Fisher Investments is taking steps to move forward on construction of two additional buildings on its Fisher Creek Campus in northwest Camas. Mayor Pro-tem Scott Higgins announced during last night's City Council meeting that the Fortune 500 company recently contacted the city about expediting the construction approval process for two new 30,000 square foot buildings on the 120-acre site located near 38th Avenue and Parker Street. Higgins said that the company's current plans are to get the first building constructed before the end of the year, and use 10,000 square feet of it to house its information technology department and employees.