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At 5:20am on Wednesday February 7, the Queen of Capilano departed Horseshoe Bay for Snug Cove for the first time in more than a month.

People always talk about how much Bowen is changing. Realtor Tim Rhodes decided to dive right into the latest census data to find out how. Continued from last week’s paper.

Islanders hear from cetacean sightings network

Last Sunday, Bowen Islanders floated their questions on skunks, rats and other critters by pest control expert Carl Nielsen at Collins Hall. Skunks, and how to deal with them, dominated a good part of the conversation.

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When the Bowen Island Legion started up in the 1940s, only three cottages made up its surrounding neighbourhood. Today, the area is one of Bowen’s most densely populated neighbourhoods.

The Islands Trust has drafted a $7.86 million budget for the coming year and will begin its public consultation on it this weekend with an online survey.

A statistical analysis

Homeless Bowen Island residents will soon be able to find shelter in extreme weather conditions.

Plans to create a system of business licensing on Bowen Island were started back in 2000s, Maureen Nicholson told attendees at the Bowen Business Summit on Tuesday evening, but never got rolling.