In the Community

Our special 100th anniversary feature: Bowen Island and Union Steamships

John Leaske Malcolmson spent more than 30 years on the steamships – Duncan MacLeod of the Vancouver Maritime Museum spoke with his daughter

Les Wallwork describes a cold winter and a need to rejuvenate the island's tourism model

Bruce Russell and Murray Atherton frequented Bowen in the late USSCo. era

Almost all settlers on Bowen have their own “why and how story.” For us Behms, it began in early 1971 as weekenders in Arbutus Point/Bowen Bay and for me, as a designer and builder, every week.

The Union Steamships Company was a vital link up and down the coast before it ever got into the tourism business

Santa's tour of Bowen is postponed due to rain

Christmas pottery sale this year will be held safely outside in the garden (a special 2020 edition!) and under cover outside if it rains. 

This island has many volunteers, many acts of kindness and many people who've stepped up over the past 10 months. Here are just some of those stories.

ICBC stats for 2019 showed 58 electric and 77 hybrid vehicles registered on Bowen.