In the Community

Tir-na-nOg will soon celebrate its 25th anniversary and on May 1, we invite the community to an evening of musical performance with dinner at the Vancouver Rowing Club in Stanley Park.

The new Bowfest board faced a tough decision as Bowen youth submitted over 50 individual and group entries to the Bowfest 2012 theme contest.

This Sunday, two young women entrepreneurs will bring their new business idea, and a wide array of fabulous jewelry, to Bowen Island. One of the business partners is Danielle Allan who grew up on Bowen.

VanDusen Botanical Garden's new visitors' centre is a living building. At the next meeting of the Bowen Island Garden Club on Tuesday, April 16, at 1 p.m.

The Bowen Agricultural Alliance (BAA) has given a $500 donation to support the Bowen Island Community School's new Farm To School program. The program aims to get local produce into the hand and bellies of Bowen students.

Did you know that your baby can communicate about the world around them long before they master the art of verbal language? As a parent you become very good at guessing what your baby wants and needs.

When holistic nutritionist Lisa Marie Bhattacharya started to specialize in working with cancer patients, she thought that it would be difficult as cancer is often associated with a grim diagnosis. But learning more has changed Bhattacharya's view.

The Bowen Island Heritage Preservation Society (Bowen Heritage) held their AGM on April 1 and 35 members gathered in Collins Hall to elect their new board and honour some long-serving members.

"The unexamined life is not worth living" Socrates With global warming and rapid cultural changes, former landmarks about how to live our lives normally provided by religious guidance and moral tenets are subject to upheaval.

There are many ways to enrich soil. The most common are compost and fertilizer. Bowen Agricultural Alliance (BAA) is presenting an event on Saturday, April 14, from 10 a.m.