In the Community

These days, it might be axe throwing that brings you to the Legion, a unique Friday night dinner option (which you can even bring your kids to), or delicious and hearty soup at the adult community lunch.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 11 Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Cenotaph starting immediately after the 10:30 a.m. ferry departs. Service followed by soup and sandwiches at the Legion. Museum & Archives: Remembering World War 1. Open until 4 p.m.

“How do you open young minds to the wonders of science? For starters, you introduce them to a physicist who seems more like a magician, then you let them go wherever their natural curiosity takes them.

At Cates Hill Chapel, starting at 7 p.m., more than 300 of the most interesting and valuable items that Islanders have dropped off at the Knick Knack Nook will be auctioned off to raise money for the Caring Circle.

As a renter, Dave Pollard says he was reluctant, skeptical even, about having an energy audit conducted on his house last winter.

The Knick Knack Nook is pleased to announce that the recipient of the 2016 Alternative Environmental Sustainability Bursary is Jessica Mitts.

Bowen Island’s Community Foundation has a lot to celebrate this year – the creation of the Snug Cove Garden Gateway, a new lighting system for Tir na nOg Theatre, solar panels at the community school, scholarships, and funding for islanders in need.

SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5 Great Howe Sound Recovery Event Cates Hill Chapel - 7 - 9pm Comedy of Music, a one-man music/dance/theatre show great for families and kids. Kids under 5 are free. For anyone over the age of five tickets are $10.

Bowen Island Scouts enjoyed apple-picking at John and Josephine Riley’s orchard last week.

Carefully selected from Bowen’s stock of incredibly dedicated volunteers who spend countless hours sharing their talents to help organizations and causes, The Citizen of the Year award recognizes one outstanding individual or couple whose accomplishm