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Metro chooses “Heritage Option” for Davies Orchard

Metro chooses “Heritage Option” for Davies Orchard

Islanders doubt Davies Orchard Plan
Coho carry hope for 2017 salmon returns to Bowen

Coho carry hope for 2017 salmon returns to Bowen

According to Bowen Island Fish and Wildlife Club President Tim Pardee 10 coho salmon have been spotted swimming into Bowen’s lagoon in the past week.
A senior on the edge of homelessness

A senior on the edge of homelessness

Every face that whisks by brings a memory, says Carol Fancy. At the bank she sees adults who she knew as babies and small children. At the Village Baker she sits in “Carol Cram’s chair,” and then she recalls her 77th birthday, on November 10.

Shelter advocates seek municipal support

Two weeks following the opening of the library’s upper level to create a temporary extreme weather shelter for Bowen’s homeless, a group calling itself the Bowen Emergency Shelter Team (BEST) is hoping that the board of Collins Hall will offer the sp
Calling on Parks Canada to cultural and environmental significance of the Salish Sea

Calling on Parks Canada to cultural and environmental significance of the Salish Sea

Activist's last wish: Protection of the Salish Sea a World Heritage Site

Bishops Hill residents angered by inadequate road maintenance

A new gate is coming to the top of Cowan Road with the intent to stop traffic from coming down the road as a short-cut from the golf course.
Students ask seniors how to make Bowen more age-friendly

Students ask seniors how to make Bowen more age-friendly

Transportation and smoother pathways are top priorities, say SKY members

Bishops Hill residents angered by inadequate road maintenance

A new gate is coming to the top of Cowan Road with the intent to stop traffic from coming down the road as a short-cut from the golf course.
West Van Secondary Students help to expand Bowen Children’s Centre

West Van Secondary Students help to expand Bowen Children’s Centre

On day one, they worked on site prep: leveling gravel, drainage and building stairs. On day two, they focused on creating concrete footings. On day three, they are working on building forms for the concrete foundation.

Conservation officer investigating hunting incident on Cape Roger Curtis

On the morning of November 14, Bowen Island residents called BC’s Conservation Officer Service after finding the remains of three deer on the roadside near Pebbly Beach on Cape Roger Curtis.