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“I’m the most loved or hated person on Bowen these days I guess, depending on who you talk to,” says Murray Atherton, chair of Tourism Bowen.

Metro Vancouver kicked -off Labour Day weekend with another air quality warning for fine particulate matter and ozone.

Bowen Islanders have had dreams and plans, for a community centre for decades, but municipal councillor Gary Ander says that this time around, there is a way forward. “The current plan is a culmination of many plans,” says Ander.

Bowen-raised students broach dialogue on climate and environment

There has been one call to the RCMP, many confused tourists, and plenty of moments of frustration with locals who do not follow the rules of etiquette in the ferry line-up, says flagger Jewal Maxwell, who has been working on Sundays and holidays thro

Jennifer McGowan, Bowen Island’s Emergency Services Program co-ordinator, says that coming up with a solid evacuation plan for Bowen Island has been on her mind since her job started in January.

The Bowen Island Municipality’s Deputy Chief Election Officer, Hope Dallas, has declared the results of the referendum, with 81% of ballot votes cast in favour of Bowen Island Municipal Council adopting Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 441, 2017.

According to the First Quarter Results published by BC Ferries on August 14, passenger traffic levels are the highest they’ve been in 20 years, and vehicle traffic is up 4.4% from last year.

The municipality’s ability to move forward on the building of a new firehall will be left up to community members this coming weekend.

Community jumps in to help, but pet pays the price for being kept off-leash