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Bowfest is Saturday and still needs more volunteers

Bowfest is Saturday and still needs more volunteers

With only a day remaining between now and Bowfest (Aug. 24), there are still 23 volunteer spots that need filling. Organizers are asking Boweners to step up. The annual festival that celebrates all things Bowen starts with a parade at 10:30 a.m.
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Punky the dog gets temporary stay of execution

Punky the dog gets temporary stay of execution

Owner wants to take case to Supreme Court of Canada
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Surrey teacher caught with 45 grams of pot suspended

Surrey teacher caught with 45 grams of pot suspended

Substitute instructor claimed pot was for medicinal use
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Bowen’s new Tell Your Friends cafe aims to serve great coffee and healthy foods

Bowen’s new Tell Your Friends cafe aims to serve great coffee and healthy foods

It was the dead of winter when Zac Bligh and Renée Turner visited the old Lime and Moon storefront, contemplating the realization of their dream of eight years.
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Pulling Together will visit Bowen Island this weekend

Pulling Together will visit Bowen Island this weekend

Tunstall Bay will have a visit the likes of which it hasn’t seen in 20 years this Saturday.
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Update: Vancouver to hire pooch poo processor

Update: Vancouver to hire pooch poo processor

Citizens put dog waste in bags; contractors take it out
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New exhibit shows what happens when artists "raid" a ceramics studio

New exhibit shows what happens when artists "raid" a ceramics studio

The exhibition opens this Saturday, August 17 (noon to 4 p.m.) and runs until September 8.
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Muni Morsels: Cove watermain getting replaced, subdivision of Lot 3 starts

Muni Morsels: Cove watermain getting replaced, subdivision of Lot 3 starts

Briefs from the July 29 council meeting
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What happened to Zoom Zoom scooters?

What happened to Zoom Zoom scooters?

For the past few years, a fleet of red and white scooters signalled the beginning of tourist season. The two-wheeled harbingers of ferry overloads travelled to the far reaches of Tunstall Bay, Cowan Point and Mt. Gardner.
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Bluewater wells 'severely depleted,' system still dependent on King Edward Bay

Bluewater wells 'severely depleted,' system still dependent on King Edward Bay

The neighbourhood wells, which supply nearly 150 homes with water, have water levels more than 200 feet lower than date-of-construction measurements says BIM's engineer
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