In the Community

The Bowen Island Heritage Preservation Society (Bowen Heritage) held their AGM on April 1 and 35 members gathered in Collins Hall to elect their new board and honour some long-serving members.

"The unexamined life is not worth living" Socrates With global warming and rapid cultural changes, former landmarks about how to live our lives normally provided by religious guidance and moral tenets are subject to upheaval.

There are many ways to enrich soil. The most common are compost and fertilizer. Bowen Agricultural Alliance (BAA) is presenting an event on Saturday, April 14, from 10 a.m.

Even on a rainy and cloudy West Coast morning, Fawn Gill's smile and enthusiasm are infectious as she greets customers coming through the doors of the Gym a local success celebrating five years in business this spring.

There are approximately fifty-five days left in the school year. As an independent tutor and learning specialist, I offer lessons to young students out of my office in Artisan Square. My students range in age from 7 to 12. Some need help with math.

Just exactly how do you get 11-hundred pounds of hard muscle, stubborn intensity and self-determination to cooperate with your instructions? "If you are not operating by the rules the horse understands, it will hurt you...

Coastal Patterns Gallery in Artisan Square is launching a great new season of exhibitions for 2012. We're featuring both on-island and off-island artists in seven exhibitions.

Now that your spring bulbs are well established and your other perennials are growing quickly with the longer days and warmer temperatures, gardeners should look for the reappearance of those two villains, the Scottish broom and Daphne laureola.

It's getting closer. The Children's Centre's 12th annual clothing sale is on April 21 and we need your gently used adult and teen clothing and accessories.

Today I'm going to plot another X on the map of Bowen Island.