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Icebreaker to arrive in Howe Sound October 22

Icebreaker to arrive in Howe Sound October 22

On June 1, members of the C3 expedition departed Toronto on a 67 meter Canadian-flagged research icebreaker to travel and explore the length of Canada’s three coastlines. On October 22, the ship will stop near Gambier Island.
USSC floats the idea of micro-homes for staff

USSC floats the idea of micro-homes for staff

This fall, business owners in Snug Cove, including Glenn Cormier owner of the Bowen Island Pub and Daniel Heald, owner of the Ruddy Potato, have been asking council for help to find affordable rental housing for their staff.
YES a bike park is coming to Bowen

YES a bike park is coming to Bowen

An estimated $20,000 amount required for construction

Petition to Save Davies Orchard Cottages

Most readers will have heard by now that Metro Parks will act upon one of their two options for the Davies Orchard area: Option 1 will see the removal of six out of the ten remaining cottages at a cost of nearly $ 800,000.
Tim Calder wants to take you to Everest Base Camp

Tim Calder wants to take you to Everest Base Camp

Tim Calder says the desire to climb Mount Everest is more of a life-wish than a death-wish, ultimately, a bid to get the most out of life.

More construction lies ahead for Trunk Road

Islanders may have grumbled on Monday when a power outage hit parts of Bowen Island, thinking that perhaps the outage was caused by construction on Trunk Road.
TransLink representatives float “On-Demand Bus” pilot project

TransLink representatives float “On-Demand Bus” pilot project

Representatives from TransLink presented their idea for a new pilot project to improve bus service on Bowen Island at this week’s Transportation Advisory Committee meeting (BIMTAC).

BowENS will keep islanders informed in case of emergency

Bowen Island’s Emergency Management Program is rolling out a new tool to help residents prepare for emergencies called BowENS – the Bowen Island Emergency Notification System.

Fall Clean-up day coming soon at the Recycling Depot

The children are in school, the nights are getting longer and the weather, well the weather is just BC weather. This seasonal change, inevitably, is causing many of our thoughts to turn towards tidying up the yard and house.

CAWES wants to spay and neuter local skunks

Looking back nine years, Iris Carr recalls the arrival of three skunks and three racoons on Bowen Island, brought by pest control workers on the mainland. The racoons, she says, seem to have not prospered, but the skunk population is exploding.