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Second-ever fastest slug race and other Country Fair results

Second-ever fastest slug race and other Country Fair results

This year’s Bowfest-ish Country Fair might have been mini but it was a big hit
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The community came back: our island’s Bowfest reunion

The community came back: our island’s Bowfest reunion

What a day of community fun
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COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. highest since early June

COVID-19 hospitalizations in B.C. highest since early June

Two more COVID-19 deaths in B.C. raise province's pandemic death toll to 1,818.
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Families share mixed emotions as students prepare for back to school in North Vancouver, West Vancouver

Families share mixed emotions as students prepare for back to school in North Vancouver, West Vancouver

School year to be as near normal as possible, despite lack of COVID-19 vaccines for kids
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Dr. Bonnie Henry comments on COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for B.C. residents

Dr. Bonnie Henry comments on COVID-19 vaccine booster shots for B.C. residents

Who will require a third dose and when?
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Unvaccinated driving COVID-19 surge in B.C., new data show

Unvaccinated driving COVID-19 surge in B.C., new data show

Unvaccinated 34 times more likely to land in hospital than fully vaccinated, in mid-to-late August.
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COVID-19 cases decline, but serious infections rise in B.C.

COVID-19 cases decline, but serious infections rise in B.C.

Unvaccinated people continue to drive infections and hospitalizations.
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Documenting our Bowen: Archives seeking current and old photos of homes and businesses of Bowen Island

Documenting our Bowen: Archives seeking current and old photos of homes and businesses of Bowen Island

'It will be a collection with photographs of homes, businesses, buildings and neighbourhoods that will showcase another side of how Bowen has changed and will continue to change over the years'
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Camp Ignite thank you letter: ‘I have never felt so excited about an experience ever’

Camp Ignite thank you letter: ‘I have never felt so excited about an experience ever’

'The skills firefighters have and their training are extraordinary'
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'It's been a fun time but it's time to move on': A goodbye conversation with Richard Goth

'It's been a fun time but it's time to move on': A goodbye conversation with Richard Goth

After 43 years on Bowen Island, the Goths moved to Alberta last month
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