In the Community

“The dogs, they’re small, big, old, young and that’s really nice, because it’s like Bowen with that diversity,” says co-creator Chrissy Silva

The following are unedited snippets from past Undercurrents compiled by the archival summer student Cicely Ashley. To read the complete articles or to follow up on information please contact the Bowen Museum & Archives at bihistorians@telus.

Thousands of people, dressed in their finest, stand at one of Bowen's picnic grounds and smile at a panoramic camera. One of them is also dressed as a clown.

Longtime Bowen resident, Suzanne McNeil, passed away at Lions Gate Hospital, Sunday, July 2, just weeks before her 74th birthday. She lived privately and quietly, so it is unlikely she was known to many.

A few years ago, the Vancouver Coastal Health conducted its ‘My Health, My Community’ survey. Bowen Island rated the highest of the entire Lower Mainland for residents’ sense of belonging in their community.

The wheels on Peter’s Bus go round and round, and those wheels just became shinier

From salad greens to baked goods, local jewelry to jam, fresh flower arrangements, salt, artwork, juggling sticks and baked goods, the markets feature an array of items baked, made and grown by locals.

The Rotary Club's annual fundraiser collects money for young Rwandan women's education

And now kids can make like a slug and squirm their way to the finish line.

Our tribute to the late Bowen icon