In the Community

Share your passions and your skills! The Bowen Centre for the Arts (operated by the Bowen Island Arts Council) is seeking workshop ideas and presenters in all arts-related areas.

It's almost here! Only two more weeks and then school's out. Make your child's summer fun and memorable with Bowen Island Community Recreation's Summer Camps. We've got adventures for all ages.

With nostalgia in their hearts and entire bottles of Aqua Net in their hair, it seemed most of the islanders came out to bid the Bowen Island Pub a farewell.

Since February 10, James Milligan's name has been in every edition of the Undercurrent . The Grade 9 IPS student organized Spot the Ball, a contest that was a lot of fun to play as well as an effective fundraiser.

The Bowen Island Garden Club's open garden for the month of June is at the home of Mary White. The garden is located at 1729 South Cove Road, off Eagle Cliff Road will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, June 10.

The Terminal Creek hatchery was the scene of the yearly release of salmon fry last Sunday, June 3. Again children brought along their parents to learn about fish conservancy first-hand. It was the 19th Bowen Coho Bon Voyage and it was well-attended.

Bright yellow order forms are now available in many local sites for Bowen's 2012 People, Plants and Places (PPP) Tour scheduled for July 21 and 22.

Whore in the Eddy , a poem by Heather Haley, was chosen to appear in two different anthologies. It was written in 2008 and dedicated to Vancouver's missing women. Haley knew it was a powerful piece and had long planned to adapt it for video.

Thanks to Jules and Shane Tweten of Stands Tall Creations Studio and Gallery in Artisan Square, Bowen Island Family Place now has new signage at the new location under the community daycare on Carter Road.

In a one-of-kind conversation, Robert Thurman and Victor Chan share stories about the special moments they've spent with the Dalai Lama.