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After two years on Bowen Island, yoga teacher Natasha Currah has ditched the commute and clearly made an impression on her clientele, as at least one of them put her in the running for Small Business BC’s “People’s Choice Award.

Pet saves owner from burning home; community response, support is ‘overwhelming’

Municipal staff has deemed the proposed bike park site as ideal for a “bowen-sized bike park.

Housing, light industrial and tourist accommodations

An unscheduled chunk of time in the public comments portion of a council meeting just won’t do, says Tom Matzen, to ask for council’s blessing to try for a housing solution he considers perfect for Bowen Island.

Last Thursday, Bowen Island’s council heard from the CEO of BC Housing, Shayne Ramsay about all the ways his organization helps to create affordable housing options in communities across the province.

West Vancouver Sea-to-Sky Country MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones and Terry Beech, Burnaby North-Seymour MP met with the public and press in Horseshoe Bay on Friday to discuss the Liberal government’s new Ocean Protection Plan. The Plan will invest $1.

On Monday, the British Columbia Supreme Court released its decision dismissing a petition against the Bowen Island Municipality by Zongshen Envirotech Limited for with-holding a building permit for a docks on the shoreline of Cape Roger Curtis.

Last Friday morning, Woodfibre LNG’s vice-president of corporate affairs, Byng Giraud announced that Pacific Oil & Gas Limited (Woodfibre’s parent company) has authorized the funds necessary for the project and it is “a go.

RCMP Cpl. Paulo Arreaga and Harvey Kooner from ICBC spent time in front of the General Store and by the Garden Gateway Project to speak with pedestrians about staying safe during the dark days of winter last Tuesday.