In the Community

Every week, Bowen Islanders ship our green waste off-island in big trucks. Every spring we pay to haul it back in big trucks and dump it on our gardens or future lawns.

Every day I wash Dad’s wooden salad bowl and I remember him.

The following are unedited snippets from past Undercurrents. To read the complete articles or to follow up on information please contact the Bowen Museum & Archives at [email protected] or 604.947.

"But clay is cosmic dust. It’s the stuff of us... When an artist creates a figure out of clay, it feels like being very god-like.”

In 2013, when she was recovering from breast cancer, Mary Letson decided that she wanted to create an event that would help others go through what she had just experienced.

Celebrating our 50th anniversary was a big deal for us. Married June 2, 1969 at the ages of 20 and 22, we thought we were very adult.

The voting box is currently at the General Store

“The Seal, Howe Sound/Atl’kitsem, BC” is local filmmaker Bob Turne r's latest movie. It's about a March encounter with a young seal in the outer islands of Howe Sound. Turner's other films include Howe Sound Ballet and Seasons in the Sound.

About eight months ago a group of islanders formed the Bowen Transportation Society in hopes of supporting a sustainable, long-term commuter express bus and eventually expanding transportation services on and from Bowen.

Nominations welcome for the 2019 Citizen of the Year