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FRIDAY AUGUST 8 Youth Centre drop-in 6 - 9 p.m. Bowen Island Men’s Fastpitch Tournament starting at 6:30 p.m. SATURDAY AUGUST 9 Bowen Island Summer Market Boardwalk in Snug Cove, 10 a.m. -5 p.m.
Forage fish for everyone: learn how to help protect the ocean’s food web with the Queen of Smelts

Forage fish for everyone: learn how to help protect the ocean’s food web with the Queen of Smelts

If you don’t know what a forage fish is (or if you do) but you like the idea of salmon and whales in local waters, sign-up for Monday’s Forage Fish Survey workshop with the Sea Watch Society’s Executive Director, Ramona de Graaf (otherwise known as t
Exploring Howe Sound: the not quite stay-cation

Exploring Howe Sound: the not quite stay-cation

Bowen Islanders are fortunate to live in a place that for visitors is a fantastic vacation destination. Better still is the fact that with a little creativity and access a boat of just about any kind, a whole world opens up.
Family considers local co-housing option

Family considers local co-housing option

Back in January, it looked as though the Belterra co-housing development was likely to be populated by retirees and empty nesters. At that time there was only one family with one child that had purchased a unit in the development.
Creating a handmade piece of history

Creating a handmade piece of history

Curiosity and experimentation have brought 22-year-old Teo Ploias a summer job that includes sourcing stone and wood, and target shooting. The job is the making and selling of bows arrows that not only shoot, but are historically accurate.
Organizers remind runners to register for Rotary Run for Rwanda

Organizers remind runners to register for Rotary Run for Rwanda

In May four years ago, my husband Robin and I discovered that the popular Run for the Ferry was about to be abandoned as the race director decided that he needed time for other projects.

Dogs get Lyme disease too

According to the BC Centre for Disease Control, the risk of becoming infected with Lyme disease is extremely low, with 0.5 cases per 100,000 people, and a tick infection rate of less than one per cent.

Crowdfunding 411

Here’s how sites such as FundAid can help

Crowdfunding 411

Here’s how sites such as FundAid can help
Family takes ship theme to new heights

Family takes ship theme to new heights

Triplets Oliver, Abigail and Meghan Creswick, have not slept in their beds since June. They prefer to sleep perched high above their home, in a treehouse shaped like a pirate ship. It took their father, Brian, three years to build it.