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Local hospital bed, ventilator availabilities unclear

Health officials clearing beds for pandemic response

Mar 31, 2020 4:47 PM Read more >

School superintendent’s interaction with journalist has minister’s ‘attention’

Coquitlam School District superintendent Patricia Gartland operates one of the last remaining Confucius Institutes in Canada and travels frequently to China on junkets to promote the district’s multi-million dollar international student program.

Mar 31, 2020 4:27 PM Read more >

How to shop for groceries on Bowen Island during a pandemic

In the effort to stop COVID-19, many Bowen businesses have voluntarily closed, however some businesses are busy as ever providing essential services to our island population.

Mar 31, 2020 3:35 PM Read more >

Yes, you still have to pay your BIM fees but now you can pay them from home

BIM launches an online payment system

Mar 30, 2020 3:01 PM Read more >

Bowen Island food bank shifts gears: monetary donations only and register for bags of food

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Bowen’s food bank is still open but operating under a new format.

Mar 30, 2020 12:16 AM Read more >

Bowen Island crafters can help midwives by making masks

A fourth-year UBC student midwife is asking for Bowen Island crafters’ help. “Currently the midwives of B.C.

Mar 28, 2020 12:45 PM Read more >

Bowen Island and COVID-19: what you need to know

Our running list of Bowen-related information about COVID-19

Mar 27, 2020 10:17 PM Read more >

BIM selects its new chief administrative officer

Liam Edwards is to start as BIM’s CAO on May 26, BIM announced in a press release Friday afternoon.

Mar 27, 2020 3:09 PM Read more >

Council moves ahead with budget that sees 7.6 per cent tax increase

Even COVID-19 couldn’t stop the budget from passing Monday evening. Bowen Island Municipal Council passed first, second and third readings of the $8.8 million five-year financial plan (the budget) that recommends a 7.6 per cent tax property increase.

Mar 25, 2020 5:48 PM Read more >

BC Ferries advises against non-essential travel

While BC Ferries is advising customers to avoid non-essential travel so as to slow the spread of COVID-19, a press release from the company says that it’s not been instructed to restrict travel.

Mar 24, 2020 6:00 PM Read more >

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