In the Community

On Saturday, judges at the annual Dog Days of Summer event awarded Seamus Toke Coker with the Dog of the Year award.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Here’s how sites such as FundAid can help

Here’s how sites such as FundAid can help