Highlights

FEATURE: Union Steamship Company bought its Bowen resort 100 years ago – its legacy still shapes our island

Our special 100th anniversary feature: Bowen Island and Union Steamships

Dec 7, 2020 4:01 PM Read more >

BIRCH unveils preliminary designs for rental housing project

BIRCH held a virtual community update last week - here are the highlights

Dec 3, 2020 5:34 PM Read more >

Geriatric medicine trailblazer and Bowen Islander appointed to Order of Canada

Bowen Islander Dr. Lynn Beattie was founding head of UBC's Division of Geriatric Medicine and developed the university's geriatric medicine training program

Dec 3, 2020 4:29 PM Read more >

Bowen's stories of giving in 2020: arts, health, student philanthropy and more

This island has many volunteers, many acts of kindness and many people who've stepped up over the past 10 months. Here are just some of those stories.

Dec 1, 2020 5:10 PM Read more >

COVID-19 rapid test study launches at Vancouver airport for departing passengers

RICHMOND, B.C. — A study has launched to investigate the safest and most efficient way to rapidly test for COVID-19 in people taking off from the Vancouver airport.

Nov 27, 2020 4:12 PM Read more >

Meet 'Christmas,' the deer lighting up Bowen Island

A string of Christmas lights wrapped around the deer's antlers doesn't seem to be harming the ungulate

Nov 26, 2020 2:26 PM Read more >

You can now book LifeLabs appointments on Bowen

While appointment booking has been a mainland staple for a while, the mobile nature of Bowen's service has meant it's been drop-in only until this week

Nov 21, 2020 7:30 AM Read more >

Bowen Islanders reminded to secure attractants after bear sightings

Attractants include garbage, bird feeders, any kind of fruit trees

Nov 18, 2020 8:38 PM Read more >