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UPDATED: Bowen's vaccination clinic for those 80 and over is March 19

UPDATED: Bowen's vaccination clinic for those 80 and over is March 19

Bowen Islanders 80 or over or who are Indigenous (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) and 65 or over can start calling to register for a COVID-19 vaccine appointment starting today (March 8).
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Birthday parties, carpooling, teen hangouts blamed for some North Shore school exposures

Birthday parties, carpooling, teen hangouts blamed for some North Shore school exposures

Novaco daycare families told to self-isolate
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B.C. reports second-highest daily total of new COVID-19 cases in 2021

B.C. reports second-highest daily total of new COVID-19 cases in 2021

Testing has also increased to one of the highest totals so far this year.
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'I just screamed': Witness rushes to crashed helicopter on Bowen Island (VIDEO)

'I just screamed': Witness rushes to crashed helicopter on Bowen Island (VIDEO)

A Bowen Island man says a helicopter crashed right beside his home and landed on a cliff.
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Helicopter crashes on Bowen Island

Helicopter crashes on Bowen Island

Two occupants being treated at Vancouver General Hospital as a precaution.
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Number of COVID cases edging lower on North Shore

Number of COVID cases edging lower on North Shore

Cases of coronavirus have remained relatively stable in the Lower Mainland in the past month, but numbers are still too high to ease restrictions
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Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. rise to seven-week high

Active COVID-19 infections in B.C. rise to seven-week high

Health officials are closely monitoring 8,659 people for symptoms because of possible infections – the highest total in almost eight weeks.
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Bowen's multi-use path phase one construction to start this month

Bowen's multi-use path phase one construction to start this month

The first phase will run in between Mount Gardner Road and Carter Road over the next couple of months. 
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Snug Cove Cultural Corner could be complete by end of year following news of provincial grant

Snug Cove Cultural Corner could be complete by end of year following news of provincial grant

A $398,000 provincial grant will fund outdoor covered stage, covered seating areas, plaza and walkways expansion and landscaping around the Bowen Library and Hearth Gallery
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B.C. vaccinates more than 200,000 people for COVID-19, as second dose shots fall to a trickle

B.C. vaccinates more than 200,000 people for COVID-19, as second dose shots fall to a trickle

203,193 B.C. residents have had at least one dose of a vaccine, for an average of 2,639 people per day during the roll-out.
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