Here is another chance to learn about the history of Snug Cove and to share your stories of our central village. Join hosts Will Husby and Marion Moore for acommunity discovery walk that starts in front of the Bowen Island Library and runs from 10 to 11 a.m. The walk celebrates the spirit of the Jane's Walk movement that focuses on community livability and writings of community planner Jane Jacobs.Jacobs saw communities as ecosystems composed of people, buildings, infrastructure and the natural environment. A firm believer in the importance of local residents understanding their community and providing input on how their neighbourhoods develop, Jacobs encouraged people to familiarize themselves with the places where they live in, work and play.
Snug Cove has been an important place on Bowen Island since the First Nations people set foot on its shores. The cove's geography - a safe harbour in windy Howe Sound - and natural abundance of food from the sea and forest were the areas early attractions.
Big trees and free land in return for hard work clearing land attracted the island's first European settlers.But by the 1900s, camping and cabin vacations attracted thousands of people from Vancouver.
This, the secondGetting to Know Snug Covewalk, precedes the Eco-Alliance's AGM that starts at 1 p.m. at Collin's Hall.
Will Husby
