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Find the perfect gift at It’s a Wrap

Find the perfect gift at It’s a Wrap

‘Tis the season o f expressing love and gratitude and friendship and the warmest of feelings. And often we do this by seeking out an object or experience to give to that special person who makes our life that much richer.
Light up the Cove draws hundreds of wet revellers

Light up the Cove draws hundreds of wet revellers

Heavy rainfall was no deterrent to upbeat island crowd

The marina shed gets the go-ahead

Rondy and Dorothy Dike, owners of the USSC marina have received a permit for a variance to build a structure for boat storage and maintenance along with space for indoor repair of the marina docks.
Jeff Morales lives a truly wild life

Jeff Morales lives a truly wild life

How do you film a raid of slave raider ants coming into another colony, stealing babies to bring home and use them as slaves? That’s the sort of thing Jeff Morales struggled with as a documentary filmmaker for National Geographic while doing a specia

Thief targets posters during Christmas preparations

In spite of someone’s Grinch-like attempt to remove information posted outdoors on poles and bulletin boards about the weekend celebrations, the community came out in full force to Light up the Cove and attend the CSA craft fair.

How to get information on power outages

Here are some handy numbers to store on your phone for power outage information: Call 1-888 POWERON (1 888 769 3766) to report an outage.

BC Grant is available to writers

BC Arts Council has announced the opening for applications for creative writing grants. “Awards are available to support the creation of new works or the rewriting of existing unpublished or unproduced manuscripts.

Bowen’s beaches help to feed the Salish Sea

healthy shoreline is good for human security, ecology and economics, and Bowen’s shores have a lot of potential, says biologist Ramona DeGraaf.

Through bus service to be extended until end of June

On May 5, a revamped Queen of Capilano will be back in action between Horseshoe Bay and Snug Cove, with room for 15 extra cars on deck.

Islanders hear from Federal Liberal Environment Critic

“This past week has not been a good week for the environment, not that we’ve had many good weeks in the past 10 years,” Liberal Member of Parliament John McKay told Bowen Islanders last weekend. “This past week was budget week, and Mr.