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Five Year Financial Plan builds in room for community centre, firehall, water treatment plant

On Wednesday, municipal councilors unanimously approved of a 2.4% increase in property taxes for this year as well as a plan for the next five years of the Bowen Island’s financial future.
Grades 6 & 7 students have qualified for the Olympics of creativity and imagination!

Grades 6 & 7 students have qualified for the Olympics of creativity and imagination!

A team of seven grade 6 &7 students from Bowen Island Community School have made it to the global final competition in a program called “Destination ImagiNation”.
How to help Nepalese earthquake victims

How to help Nepalese earthquake victims

This article was meant to be a good news story, letting you know of the great night we had at Sue and Jerry Hurn’s home on April 17th.
A new gateway to Snug Cove?

A new gateway to Snug Cove?

Council approves first step for Rondy Dike’s building near ferry entrance

Dave McIntosh hopes to be home soon

Everyone who does their recycling on Bowen will have bumped into Dave and Louise McIntosh. You could find them at the recycling centre just as it was closing, or see them driving their Bowen Waste Service trucks off island and back.
The man who invented glass tiles

The man who invented glass tiles

Experimenting leads to unique business ideas for Kim Hauner

Dialogue with BC Ferries

Talk to us, says the chair of Bowen Island’s ferry advisory committee
In memory of ‘Mr. Fix-It’

In memory of ‘Mr. Fix-It’

Karl Heinz Dudda, December 28, 1927 to October 29, 2015

Scooter stolen from ferry loading area

Trusting islanders left a motor scooter by the bike racks beside the ferry loading area. When the scooter wasn’t there, the family assumed that someone had a reason to move it for them.

Board of Trade honours David Podmore’s ‘engaged citizenship’

A Bowen Islander who’s known as much for his generosity as his business prowess, David Podmore has been singled out for two prestigious awards from the Vancouver Board of Trade.