In the Community

Bowen is getting fresh. Fresh vegetables, that is. For the first time, the Bowen Agriculture Alliance's monthly farmers' market is going to be open on the first Saturday of every month until October.

In 1999, after a life-changing trek up Mt. Kilimanjaro in northeastern Tanzania, the highest mountain in Africa, Bowen Island resident Amrita Sondhi experienced a fervent impulse to help the African people.

There was a fresh breeze by the water in Crippen Park on Saturday, April 2. Six sheets of organza fabric, strung between poles of driftwood, flapped in the wind forming ever-changing patterns of shadows beneath them.

Spring is sprung, and that means there's a host of new arts programming cropping up. Just in time for Easter, Saffron Gurney of Serious Play is offering an egg decorating class for younger artists, from ages two to 12.

There was a time not so very long ago when a sweet voice would occasionally ring out on the rock of Bowen. In cafe and pub, in living rooms and on lawns.

Start your Easter long weekend off with a celebration! Bowen Island Community Recreation's annual Easter Egg Hunt is happening soon with a few new twists.

The Bowen Island Arts Council thinks everyone should just take a hike. Well, they are suggesting residents would enjoy indulging in a Bowen Art Walk.

A few years ago, actor/singer/producer Heather Hodson said to her friends, "Wouldn't it be great to do a Broadway cabaret here on Bowen?" Leaving that heartfelt plea out there, Hodson went on with her business.

Late last December, the call went out: a dog rescue group in northern Alberta was desperate for foster homes for pregnant dogs being rescued from a reserve, where they were living outdoors in Arctic temperatures.

On March 11, an 8.9 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Northeast Japan triggered a ferocious tsunami that caused massive destruction, obliterated cities, sparked major fires and killed thousands of people.