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How to protect Bowen's pollinators

How to protect Bowen's pollinators

Thanks to the wonderful work of pollinators like bees, much of the food we eat and flowers and plants we enjoy are possible
B.C. government walks back approval of park day-pass system

B.C. government walks back approval of park day-pass system

'The system will be back,' said a spokesperson from the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy. 'It’s not an if but a when.'
All this remote learning is turning more university students into night owls

All this remote learning is turning more university students into night owls

SFU study finds students going to bed later, sleeping less efficiently in pandemic
Report calls for a global end to oil and gas projects by 2022 — where does B.C. stand?

Report calls for a global end to oil and gas projects by 2022 — where does B.C. stand?

A new International Energy Agency report has traced a narrow path to a carbon net-zero future, one that requires axing oil and gas exploration and scrapping new LNG projects beyond 2021 — but what does it mean for B.C.?
Lightning strikes captured over Vancouver during intense thunderstorm (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

Lightning strikes captured over Vancouver during intense thunderstorm (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

The accompanying storm also took out power for hundreds of homes across the Lower Mainland
Internal documents reveal DFO suppressed, downplayed threats to this B.C. endangered species

Internal documents reveal DFO suppressed, downplayed threats to this B.C. endangered species

The Department of Fisheries and Oceans Canada undermined a scientific consensus that spelled out fishing threats to an endangered species in B.C., documents suggest. Now, some are calling for DFO to be torn down and rebuilt with scientists at the helm.
Drought is on Metro Vancouver's horizon — will fixing water scarcity cost too much?

Drought is on Metro Vancouver's horizon — will fixing water scarcity cost too much?

Metro Vancouver has banked at least 60% of the region's future water supply on the Coquitlam Reservoir. But as it moves to secure municipal water for the next half-century, the fate of an Indigenous community and the river they live on is at stake.
Here are Bowen Island Community Foundation's 2021 grant recipients

Here are Bowen Island Community Foundation's 2021 grant recipients

Unveiling the organizations receiving 2021 Community Impact Grants
Watch for some neat stories from BIM’s Parks, Trails, and Greenways Advisory Committee

Watch for some neat stories from BIM’s Parks, Trails, and Greenways Advisory Committee

The Parks, Trails and Greenways Advisory Committee (PTGAC) has been providing advice and recommendations to council and staff for more than a decade.
Voluntary no-anchoring zone instituted in Deep Bay to protect eelgrass

Voluntary no-anchoring zone instituted in Deep Bay to protect eelgrass

Eelgrass planted in Mannion Bay has shown more than 100 per cent growth, so Bowen Island Municipality and SeaChange want to make sure it survives