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This app could save lives: pulse point

This app could save lives: pulse point

For those who are CPR-trained, the PulsePoint app alerts if someone is experiencing a sudden cardiac arrest within 400 metres of one's location in B.C.
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Did you get a look at the Coast Guard hovercraft in Snug Cove last week?

Did you get a look at the Coast Guard hovercraft in Snug Cove last week?

Canadian Coast Guard Hovercraft Siyay was part of a medical evacuation exercise organized here on Bowen at the request of the BC Emergency Health Services (BCEHS) on Dec. 11.
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'When a human being is talking, another human being has to be quiet to hear': a moment of phenomenal playground conflict resolution

'When a human being is talking, another human being has to be quiet to hear': a moment of phenomenal playground conflict resolution

'Perhaps, despite 2020, there is hope for the future after all'
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How many birds are on Bowen? The Christmas bird count is back

How many birds are on Bowen? The Christmas bird count is back

National Audubon Society’s Christmas Bird Count is planned for this season on Jan. 1 with pandemic precautions in place
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P is for Pine siskin: a Bowen Nature Club alphabetic adventure

P is for Pine siskin: a Bowen Nature Club alphabetic adventure

We may be isolating from one another but that doesn't mean we can't have some alphabetic adventures in nature
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This year, make a wish at the Children's Tree at the Festival of Trees

This year, make a wish at the Children's Tree at the Festival of Trees

To the Children's Tree, the community is invited to add wishes for 2021.
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After a cancer diagnosis and losing her daughter, Joanne Raymont had to find a way forward – this is how SwimBowen helped her

After a cancer diagnosis and losing her daughter, Joanne Raymont had to find a way forward – this is how SwimBowen helped her

How the SwimBowen Cancer Care Fund helped Joanne Raymont after a year of illness and loss
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Remembering Lennon’s message 40 years after his assassination

Remembering Lennon’s message 40 years after his assassination

From Bowen Islander Lara Silver: 'They asked us to imagine a better world. A good place to start as we put this year to a close’
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Bowen's Blue Christmas service proceeding virtually

Bowen's Blue Christmas service proceeding virtually

We will gather in our 'new normal' fashion and share quiet music, reflection, prayer, scripture, candle-lighting and tying blue ribbons for our Remembering Tree
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FEATURE: Union Steamship Company bought its Bowen resort 100 years ago – its legacy still shapes our island

FEATURE: Union Steamship Company bought its Bowen resort 100 years ago – its legacy still shapes our island

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