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Here's our Bowen Island-sourced dad joke collection

Here's our Bowen Island-sourced dad joke collection

Happy Father's Day!
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Nature Matters: Stroll along the beach and learn about the plants and animals beneath your feet

Nature Matters: Stroll along the beach and learn about the plants and animals beneath your feet

The Bowen Nature Club his holding a beach walkabout on June 16
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What’s it like policing in a small community?

What’s it like policing in a small community?

And how does Bowen’s crime rate compare to our neighbours’ in the big city?
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A look back: snippets from the Undercurrents of June '79, '94, '09,

A look back: snippets from the Undercurrents of June '79, '94, '09,

The following are unedited snippets compiled by archival assistant Cicely Ashley, from past Undercurrents. To read the complete articles or to follow up on information please contact the Bowen Museum and Archives at bihistorians@telus.
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Bowen artist carves BICS Welcome Pole with students' help

Bowen artist carves BICS Welcome Pole with students' help

The community project grand unveiling is June 24
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A helping bag: the Orchard donates reusable bags to General Store's borrow a bag program

A helping bag: the Orchard donates reusable bags to General Store's borrow a bag program

The grocery store threshold has a recollective property. As in, you cross it and realize that you’ve forgotten to grab even one of your 25 cloth bags from their front hall closet nesting spot.
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Profile: Bowen's sailing youth

Profile: Bowen's sailing youth

With school winding down, sailing season is gathering speed. Island youth Ryan Champoux, 12, and Chris Oben, 11, have been sailing for half their lives (six years). The sailing partners race two-person dinghies, double-handed RS Fevas.
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Who will be Bowen's first four square champion?

Who will be Bowen's first four square champion?

A ball and four boxes are all that are needed for Bowen Island Community Recreation’s latest championship.
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Listening for whispers from the past: uncovering Bowen's diverse heritage

Listening for whispers from the past: uncovering Bowen's diverse heritage

We know quite a lot about the early European settlers on Bowen Island, especially in the steamship era, but what about those from non-European cultures? What about the Chinese and Japanese people who worked at the explosives factory in Tunstall Bay,
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On the mainland: Vancouver Art Gallery show explores performative photography in India

On the mainland: Vancouver Art Gallery show explores performative photography in India

I recently returned to Bowen after being away for several months in an art-orientated city. At first I couldn’t get enough of walking in our forests everyday, connecting with the trees.
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