In the Community

A former Bowen volunteer firefighter had helped save Glen McGregor's grandson two weeks earlier.

Clear skies and lower light pollution meant Bowen Islanders had gorgeous views of a full (and nearly full) Sturgeon moon Wednesday and Thursday nights.

Knelt between sprouting peas and pumpkin heads, hands deep in soil, Jessica Mitts is most at home. In Grafton Lake Lands’ 350 acre ecological reserve, crows call above her head and douglas squirrels zip along branches.

“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.