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Back to music, back to The Sixties at Bowen Island Pub

Back to music, back to The Sixties at Bowen Island Pub

Saturday Nov. 20, The Sixties is back!
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A family tree without branches: The children of Holocaust survivors reflect on finding community on Bowen

A family tree without branches: The children of Holocaust survivors reflect on finding community on Bowen

'My parents weren’t in camps but they were always escaping. They were always running'
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A great place to live, with caveats: Island Survey 2021

A great place to live, with caveats: Island Survey 2021

The results of Bowen Island Municipality's Island Survey 2021 are in
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Here’s why you stop when a school bus’ lights are flashing: RCMP

Here’s why you stop when a school bus’ lights are flashing: RCMP

'Failing to stop for a school bus is a $368 ticket but, more importantly, failing to stop puts kids at risk'
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Why Metro Vancouver is planting trees near the Meadow (beavers, it's because of beavers)

Why Metro Vancouver is planting trees near the Meadow (beavers, it's because of beavers)

Beavers cut 'em down, Metro puts 'em back up – how tree planting is part of managing wetlands in Crippen Park
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New daily COVID-19 cases in B.C. fall below 500 in last 48 hours

New daily COVID-19 cases in B.C. fall below 500 in last 48 hours

Fraser Health, Interior Health among the health regions with the highest number of new cases.
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Muni Morsels: No home-occupation vehicle repair – LUB change; pesticide ban coming & more

Muni Morsels: No home-occupation vehicle repair – LUB change; pesticide ban coming & more

Also, Snug Cove Cultural Corner finishing off, Dorman Point planning coming along and praise for a more accessible Snug Cove
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Get muddy for a good cause at Island Pacific School's Monsoon Madness Mudder

Get muddy for a good cause at Island Pacific School's Monsoon Madness Mudder

Team outfits encouraged, fun is mandatory
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BIM asks province to reverse decision apparently allowing motorized vehicles on Mt Gardner

BIM asks province to reverse decision apparently allowing motorized vehicles on Mt Gardner

Bowen council took a firm stand against any motorized use of the Mount Gardner trails
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The grief of leaving Bowen Island and the grief of coming back

The grief of leaving Bowen Island and the grief of coming back

Former Undercurrent editor Martha Perkins reflects on why she left an island and a newspaper she loved and how a personal tragedy brought her back
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