In the Community

We live surrounded by ocean but rarely see the creatures under our waters, let alone have the chance to touch them. This Sunday, you will have that chance, because the Bowen Island Nature Club is bringing sea creatures ashore.

When new garbage regulations that require the separation of food scraps kick in on July 3, it is really important to create a system that is simple to execute. You can use: 1.

It's time to get the hiking boots ready as Bowen Island Gives (BIG) gears up for its first fundraising event: a climb to the top of Mount Gardner. The non-profit group is organizing the June 30 event to support Alzheimer's research.

Chad Ruloff decided, for his Masterworks Project, to build an acoustic guitar. During his Grade 9 year at Island Pacific School (IPS), Chad researched, planned and executed the task at hand with the support of his advisory committee.

Dive into a summer of reading by joining the Bowen Island Public Library's Summer Reading Club! The theme this year is Strange but True! Come by the library to pick up your reading package which includes a reading booklet, bookmark and temporary tatt

"Here is a cedar key of quiet/ To unlock the mind's grey penitentiaries.

In June 2006, Khat turned up in Carol's neighbourhood begging for food. When she realized how hungry he was, she set down a dish for him in the woodshed where she thought he could hang out until his family claimed him.

A lot can happen in a year when you're in high school. You'll have new experiences. You may get a sense of what to do with your life. You may fall in love.

Most of us take our hearing for granted. It is too easy to be blase about its role in bringing us pleasure and keeping us safe--at least until we experience some loss of acuity.

Florian York Wells, nee Fyfe, always wanted to be a nurse. She recalls visiting her aunt in Scotland who was a nurse. "She sometimes put her cape down and treated people right there," Wells said. "That's when I decided I wanted to be a nurse.