In the Community

Bowen’s first Green Man Festival will welcome summer to the island with a Maypole dance on Saturday May 17, assuming the Green Man, (aided by his band of small but courageous buds) can defeat the mean Ice Queen (aided by her band of small but courage

FRIDAY APRIL 25 Youth Centre drop-in 6pm - 9pm ages 12+ Dinner at the Legion 5pm open, 6:30pm dinner SATURDAY APRIL 26 Bowen Island Montessori School Kid and Kaboodle Sale 10am-1pm.

At the end of the evening following choir practices, members usually take a couple of minutes to socialize before locking up the doors of Cates Hill Chapel and calling it a night.

FRIDAY APRIL 18 Youth Centre closed Dinner at the Legion 5pm open, 6:30pm dinner SATURDAY APRIL 19 Easter with Horses The Meadow in Crippen Park. 1 - 3 p.m.

“Nothing will benefit human health and increase the chances for survival of life on earth as much as the evolution to a vegetarian diet.” —Albert Einstein. In the 21st century, Einstein’s words ring truer than ever.

On April 10 - 12, ten students from Island Pacific School attended the Greater Vancouver Regional District Science Fair at UBC.

The summer exhibit at the Bowen Island Museum & Archives takes a look back at Bowen in the 60s to 1979, and seeking artifacts and pictures from people who were here, then.

BICS kicked-off Earth Week with a seed-to-plate workshop led by holistic nutritionist Lisa-Marie Bhattacharya. Mostly, the kids planted mesclun. The plan is to harvest and eat the greens in a month’s time.

Don’t miss out on games, crafts and the Community Recreation Easter Egg Hunt. Thursday April 17th, 5-6pm in Crippen Park.

Summer is on the way and in keeping with tradition the students at BICS came up with their suggestions for this year's Bowfest theme.