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A new program proposed by the Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia has received funding and approval for 80 full-time equivalent positions and $15 million in start-up costs.

At a gathering of hundreds of delegates representing ferry systems from all over the world, BC Ferries CEO Mike Corrigan stated that the event offered an opportunity to promote the industry and enhance safety, and also boasted the offering of more th

Last week, biologist Ramona de Graaf surveyed Bowen’s shoreline to determine where the tiny fish that act as the cornerstone for our ocean food-web might spawn.

In existence since the 1990s, Bowen Island’s seniors group, Seniors Keeping Young (S.K.Y) offers outings, talks, and exercises to anyone more than 55 years old. More importantly, says former S.K.

On Saturday evening, the candidate for the federal Liberals in West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country visited Bowen Island to meet with constituents at Collins Hall.

The owner of the Bowen Island Pub, Glenn Cormier, introduced his off-island business partner Nicholas Shaw prior to briefly presenting his plans to re-develop the corner of Bowen Island Trunk and Dorman Road.

At council this week the municipality’s chief bylaw officer, Bonnie Brokenshire offered statistics proving that Bowen Islanders don’t pay fines when they are ticketed. In a typical year, she said, just 30 percent of bylaw notices are paid.

On Tuesday, September 30th, Bowen Island Municipal Council is scheduled to consider adoption of Bowen Island Municipality Special Waste Fees Bylaw No. 370, 2014.

Until last week, Suzanne Schloegel had never seen a humpback whale in the waters around Bowen. When it finally happened, she was a little too panicked to take a good look.

Purveyors of accommodation on Bowen Island had a typically busy summer this year, with those who are a part of the Accommodations Association being booked up into mid-September by mid-July.