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TAW gets ready for its annual show

Bowen Island Tuesday Art Workshop members are very busy preparing for their upcoming show and sale and they are having a lot of fun in the process.

A look at ‘sneezonal’ allergies

It takes two to tango and it takes two parties to produce an allergythe allergen and an immune system (albeit an overactive one).

The healing power of stillness

People go to see Genevieve McCorquodale at Still Waters Spa when they are looking for a break and a little bit of peace, she says. Her slogan is 'being still is doing something' because she is aware of the healing power that comes from slowing down.

Gene Turney to speak on Bowen

Gene Turney has garnered many accolades in the worldof marketing and health. He looks back on 38 years experience as a top company trainer and is known for his ability to help people reach a higher level of success.

Vitamin C man - subject of SKY talk

When Linus Pauling was awarded the 1962 Nobel Peace Prize, it was the end of a decade-longworld widecampaign he waged against atmospheric testing of nuclear bombs.

Pedalling for Papua

On April 27, Jeremy Bally, a graduate of the University of Victoria, will set out on a 9,547 kilometre bike ride across Canada to raise money and awareness for West Papua, a province of Indonesia which covers the western peninsula of the island of Ne

Bowen design firm named finalist in Living Building Challenge

JWT Architecture and Planning, a Bowen Island based design firm, has been named as a finalist in the International Living Building Challenge design competition to design carbon neutral, net zero energy, affordable housing for Alaska's Aleutian Island

'I had a vision of islands and seascapes' - a profile of Alan Mills

In the heart of Snug Cove, situated upstairs at 439 Bowen Trunk Road, is the office of Alan Mills - owner and operator of the Technology Shop and Bowen Freight.

Island gem moves on to new adventure

Along-time islander has announced she will be leaving Bowen and moving to the United States, her family's ancestral homeland.

Sharing the wonder of nature

The little planter in the yard of the Bowen Island Montessori School (BIMS) attracts a lot of attention this spring morning and the children gather around to take stock of the blossoms and the leaves.