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Bowen Island FoodResilience Society receives grant to grow community food

Bowen Island FoodResilience Society receives grant to grow community food

As a member of the Bowen Island FoodResilience Society (BIFS), I was overjoyed to learn on Mother’s Day that we were awarded a Community Resiliency Fund Grant by the Bowen Island Community Foundation with the support of Bowen Island Municipality.
Ellie of Endswell dies

Ellie of Endswell dies

The miniature donkey was a favourite among generations of Bowen Island's children
Canada Day and Bowfest are going virtual

Canada Day and Bowfest are going virtual

When July 1 and the last Saturday in August roll around, Bowfest field won’t see its usual crowds of islanders but that doesn’t mean Bowen’s staple summer events are cancelled outright––they’re just going to look a bit different.
Bowen RCMP April update and how to safely surrender firearms

Bowen RCMP April update and how to safely surrender firearms

The Bowen Island RCMP responded to 37 calls for service in April of 2020: 1 of those files was an abandoned sailboat found floating near Finisterre Island; 1 of those files was a motorcycle collision that resulted in a fire; 2 of those files were han
Coho Bon Voyage cancelled and how the hatchery is keeping volunteers safe and salmon swimming

Coho Bon Voyage cancelled and how the hatchery is keeping volunteers safe and salmon swimming

The Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club (BIFWC) manages the Terminal Creek Salmon Hatchery in Crippen Park under the supervision of Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DFO).
Bowen this week: May 8

Bowen this week: May 8

Here are just some of this week's headlines: health centre, will-they-won't-they bus drama and the Undercurrent's looking for silver linings
Islander sews hundreds of face masks

Islander sews hundreds of face masks

Vik gives the masks away for free at the pharmacy, because, as she puts it, “Crisis capitalism sucks and we should all be doing something that we can do.”
Funding resilience: latest Community Foundation grants

Funding resilience: latest Community Foundation grants

Business navigators and local news receive grants to build up Bowen COVID-19 resilience and recovery
Bowen's farmers market goes virtual

Bowen's farmers market goes virtual

The local staple returns May 16 in a new format and based out of Orbaek
Bowen's first virtual craft fair of the COVID era is tomorrow

Bowen's first virtual craft fair of the COVID era is tomorrow

May 3 between 10 a.m. and noon, Bowen vendors will have "booths" set up in a Facebook event.