In the Community

Paul Defresne will hold a clinic at Evergreen Acres Riding Centre from March 23 to 25.

I imagine it's common for people to take for granted their idyllic childhoods, and have to leave that place before coming to understand their good fortune.

If it's got four wheels that mainly drive on island roads, there is a good chance Chris Leigh's had a look at it at some point. Leigh has been running Leigh Automotive, the island's car repair shop, for over 25 years.

Greetings once more from San Miguel, a heritage town in the heart of Mexico, which overflows with happenings. One weekend it's the party of the year with the opening of an art gallery/chapel in the garden of two eccentric artists in the country.

Maximum temperature 10.7 Minimum temperature .03 Maximum wind chill -5 Maximum wind gust 45 kph Total snow 1.5 cm Total rainfall 129.5 cm Recorded on Jason Road. Remember that conditions can vary across the island.

We spied some daffodils peeking up out of the soil the other daya sure sign that spring is on the way. That means it's high time to start thinking about growing fruit and veggies, or at least eating fruit and veggies. Which brings us to BowFEAST.

The Bowen Island Community Foundation has always seen sustainability of local organizations as its main priority. To that end, the foundation established a major grant program in 2011.

Rika Ruebsaat and Jon Bartlett have a love for songs about local places, a love they share with fellow musicians on Bowen.

The Ready, Set, Learn (RSL) Early Learning Fair, held Saturday, February 25, at Bowen Island Community School, was a great success.

When Pat Boston was a young health care trainee in the 60s, she was taken to a polio ward. "There were eight iron lungs in the ward," she recalls. "I will never forget that room holding eight long cylinders.