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FRIDAY MAY 1 Legion Dinner Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner starts at 6:30 Youth Week begins with Sports Challenge at the Bowen Island Youth Centre, 4 p.m - 7 p.m. Tashi & the Monk: Documentary Screening at Bowen Island Yoga, 7 p.

A conversation on assisted suicide

Twenty-two years ago, the Supreme Court of Canada told Sue Rodriguez, who had been diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) just a few years earlier, that she had no right to take her have a doctor’s assistance in taking her own life.
The spinal rehab clinic in Kathmandu, and Nepal's devastating earthquake

The spinal rehab clinic in Kathmandu, and Nepal's devastating earthquake

This article was meant to be a good news story, letting you know of the great night we had at Sue and Jerry Hurn’s home on April 17th.
What’s that on the wharf?

What’s that on the wharf?

The Dick Van Aelst Memorial Gazebo will serve tourists and Bowen Islanders alike
Grades 6 & 7 students have qualified for the Olympics of creativity and imagination!

Grades 6 & 7 students have qualified for the Olympics of creativity and imagination!

A team of seven grade 6 &7 students from Bowen Island Community School have made it to the global final competition in a program called “Destination ImagiNation”.

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FRIDAY APRIL 24 FREE Pilates at Cates Hill Chapel 9 a.m. bring a mat and a towel Room for moms to set up co-operative child care contact [email protected] or [email protected] Legion Dinner Doors open at 5 p.m.
Island Discovery Learning Centre students learn the art, games and music of the Squamish Nation

Island Discovery Learning Centre students learn the art, games and music of the Squamish Nation

Kids at the Island Discovery Learning Community have been studying local First Nations’ culture.

PART 1: Memories of war’s end... 70 years on

The following narrative is what I remember from the end of World War II. I was four and a half years old so of course I do not remember dates and names, these were given to me in later years.

Senior’s lunches come to the Bowen Legion

With volunteer resources at a premium, sometimes it hard to get people to step up to help with yet another “GREAT” idea to make Bowen a more interesting and caring place to live.
First Nations Bighouse: A right of passage for BICS Grade 4s

First Nations Bighouse: A right of passage for BICS Grade 4s

The kids were told to close their eyes and to imagine what it would be like 300 years ago as they hiked into a traditional Coast Salish Bighouse.