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Explore the wild wonders of Bowen every week

Explore the wild wonders of Bowen every week

Every week, Emily van Lidth de Jeude and her son Taliesin explore the incredible ecosystems at our doorsteps
Get your Bowen-grown soup this weekend and help local charities

Get your Bowen-grown soup this weekend and help local charities

B.I. FoodResilience Society is selling soup from its first season of growing at Grafton Agricultural Commons. Nov. 14, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.
Bowen Islanders observe Remembrance Day at a distance

Bowen Islanders observe Remembrance Day at a distance

It's a year like no other but islanders are still finding ways to mark Nov. 11.
Museum reopens for special Remembrance Day exhibit this week

Museum reopens for special Remembrance Day exhibit this week

This year’s COVID-modified Bowen Remembers exhibit will be on display between the Higgins Cottage and the museum, Monday through Friday November 2 to 11, between 10:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.
Mental health support available for Bowen Islanders

Mental health support available for Bowen Islanders

Local counsellors note a lack of connectedness in recent months, made more difficult by the spread-out nature of Bowen and the necessary limits on social gathering.
This Canadian’s war: remembering Vietnam veteran Roger Arndt

This Canadian’s war: remembering Vietnam veteran Roger Arndt

From Vancouver, Arndt wasn’t supposed to go to Vietnam. He went anyway
Wearing white poppies to remember civilian deaths and as a symbol of peace

Wearing white poppies to remember civilian deaths and as a symbol of peace

Every year on Nov. 11, we celebrate Remembrance Day to honour those military members who have died serving Canada since the beginning of the First World War.
The fall supper is next weekend - please reserve a drive-through dinner

The fall supper is next weekend - please reserve a drive-through dinner

It's not the evening with friends and family of years past but the fall supper is going ahead nonetheless
VIDEO: Bob Turner turns his lens to the teeming life of Kwil'akm/Mannion Bay

VIDEO: Bob Turner turns his lens to the teeming life of Kwil'akm/Mannion Bay

Bob Turner's latest film explores the not-so-hidden wonder of one of Bowen's best-known bays
It's pumpkin time: Carve up the Cove contest runs this week

It's pumpkin time: Carve up the Cove contest runs this week

While usually Bowen Island Integrated Health looks after people, next week it’ll be looking after something else entirely: Halloween spirit.