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People all over Bowen, join hands, get on the meal train. Alea Bell and Katie Cooke are the driving force behind this nourishing initiative for their friends, the Benson family.

Yesterday we shared the news that gas prices broke the $1.50/litre mark in Vancouver , giving us the distinction of having the most expensive gas in all of North America.

Glenn Cormier knows he has a customer base for his retail pot shop waiting to bloom on Bowen. “For me, in all honesty on Bowen Island, the market that I’m going after is baby boomers,” said Cormier on Monday.

Many islanders are encouraged by last week’s NDP budget reveal, especially the line item calling for a 15 per cent ferry fare rollback. “Thank God they put some money in,” said Susanna Braund, chair of Bowen Island’s Ferry Advisory Committee.

Memorial for former NDP premier is March 4 at the Croatian Cultural Centre

Large metal storage containers ominously arrived in Davies Orchard last week, as preparations to demolish four historical cottages get underway.

North Vancouver RCMP have one man in custody following a high-risk takedown on the Upper Levels Highway Tuesday afternoon.

Bowen’s problems with affordable housing are chronic and well-documented and, despite the efforts of many over many years, a solution has not been found. A new advocacy group hopes to change that.

Steffanie Lawrence's parents petition province to allow teens to be involuntarily admitted for addiction and mental health treatment

Anyone with plans to fly out of Vancouver today had better check with their air carrier. As well as there being several delays on flights coming in of and leaving YVR, many flights have been cancelled altogether.