In the Community

Genevieve McCorquodale and Lorne Warr are grateful for what the Coast Animal Welfare and Education Society (CAWES) has done for their cat Midnight they say it saved his life and wanted to do something in return.

Eight-year-old Lily Tocher-Wiese loves animals. She has a cat called Felina and a dog named Koko. Lily also loves to create art and has decided to combine those two passions.

Bowen Island Community School is holding its' annual Welcome to Kindergarten open house on June 12, from 9 to 10:30 a.m. for families with children registered for Kindergarten at BICS next year.

On Saturday, May 26, ecologist Leonardo Frid will be leading a Bowen Nature Club walk to learn more about alien invasive plants on Bowen.

Meg Hickling often talks about sex, especially with children aged three to 13 and their parents or caregivers. And she's quite good at it. The feedback she gets regularly from grownups is: "I wish I had someone like you around when I was a kid.

From trees, flowers, asters, to berries and meat, we are guided through Bowen's natural buffet.

A story focusing on an islander's connection to an event known the world over has gone international and the woman at the centre of it, Nina Rhodes-Hughes, told the Undercurrent that Bowen is helping her deal with the attention.

The Bowen Children's Centre would like to thank all merchants and businesses that donated to the Mother's Day raffle. We had such an overwhelming response that we cannot name them individually as there are over 50.

Because of the long holiday weekend, the May meeting of the Bowen Island Garden Club will be held on the fourth Monday, May 28, rather than the third Monday. This will be an evening meeting, at 7 p.m. at the Gallery at Artisan Square.

BookFest 2012 is ready to go! On Saturday, May 26, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and on Sunday, May 27, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., readers of all ages will be found in the BICS gym browsing through an enticing array of affordable books.