In the Community

Thanks to funding from Art Starts, theBICS Action Group (Community School Association and Parent Advisory Council,) and a generous donation from Opus Art Supplies, the Virtues Made Visible project brings three artists-in-residence to the Bowen Island

It's 1 p.m. and Spider Robinson is surprised that there's someone ringing his doorbell. It turns out that he hasn't written the interview time in his calendar and hasn't expected anyone.

Bowen Islanders already participate actively in the multi-faceted recycling program at BIRD and they will soon be able to do even more to decrease our carbon-footprint.

Two weeks ago, James Tuer invited me to be one of four critics for the projects presented by his second year landscape students at UBC. It was a rewarding experience to review14 student projects that rejuvenate Bowen Island's Snug Cove village.

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Sometimes Lisa Shatzky carries around a few of her poetry books. She leaves them behind on a bus, at a train station or the airport. Once she got a phone call from a stranger who found her book in the Montreal subway.

Bowen Island Tuesday Art Workshop members are very busy preparing for their upcoming show and sale and they are having a lot of fun in the process.

It takes two to tango and it takes two parties to produce an allergythe allergen and an immune system (albeit an overactive one).

People go to see Genevieve McCorquodale at Still Waters Spa when they are looking for a break and a little bit of peace, she says. Her slogan is 'being still is doing something' because she is aware of the healing power that comes from slowing down.

Gene Turney has garnered many accolades in the worldof marketing and health. He looks back on 38 years experience as a top company trainer and is known for his ability to help people reach a higher level of success.