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A strong gust of wind caused a safety gate to blow off its hinges and land on the vehicle deck of the Bowen Queen ferry on Sunday morning, putting the vessel out of commission for a few hours.

As the new year begins, we wanted to take a moment to outline some basic information on your local RCMP Detachment and provide some numbers.

A year ago, it seemed like little could get in the way of plans to build a community health care centre on Bowen Island.

Municipality considers appropriate response to illegal builds

First of all we would like to thank council for advancing this project by unanimously giving third reading last December.

BC Assessment has released the results of their work over the past year, and for Bowen Island, that work shows the value of homes up an average of 10.5 percent.

Last week, The Undercurren t checked-in with Mayor Murray Skeels the big changes he sees on the horizon for Bowen Island in 2018.

Since the 60-car capacity Bowen Queen has been running between Snug Cove and Horseshoe Bay, overloads to start at 7:30 am and wrap-up by 10:30, says flagger and de-facto ferry marshall Jewal Maxwell.

Islanders say life is good, but express concern about housing and active transportation