Highlights

Though he’s now been on the job in an ‘acting’ capacity for a year, Aaron Hanen is now officially Bowen Island’s fire chief.

For those who are CPR-trained, the PulsePoint app alerts if someone is experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest within 400 metres of one's location in B.C.

Canadian Coast Guard Hovercraft Siyay was part of a medical evacuation exercise organized here on Bowen at the request of the BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) on Dec. 11.

'Regardless of whether one is a supporter of the Islands Trust or not, there is no doubt in my mind that the organization and importantly, its members, will benefit enormously from an independent review of its governance, management, and operations': Kaile

The last regular council meeting of the year saw updates from Tourism Bowen Island and the fire department

No promises given but community paramedics could be Bowen's COVID-19 testing solution

'Perhaps, despite 2020, there is hope for the future after all'

National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count is planned for this season on Jan. 1 with pandemic precautions in place

We may be isolating from one another but that doesn't mean we can't have some alphabetic adventures in nature

Before they were housewives, they were spies. For decades, they kept quiet about their work in the Second World War, even as their male counterparts came forward with stories. Bowen Islander Diane Greig asks, why?