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“Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful.” — William Morris, English textile Designer They came from all points of Bowen Island.

Thanks to many hands and hearts hard at work, Bowen Island Community School has a shiny, new addition.

For some athletes, going to the B.C. Summer Games might be a little nerve wrecking, but Bowen Island resident Tobin Sparling was taking it all in stride just a short time before the competition.

Last summer, the pages of The Undercurrent, the signs on the streets, discussion on the Bowen Forum, and many council meetings were consumed with the issue of the proposed mega-docks at Cape Roger Curtis.

Over the past few days I have been asked a number of questions about “what BC Ferries is doing to us now?” Some are specific to the impending reduction in service during the mid-life upgrade of the Queen of Capilano, and others are more general.

Sea to Sky Member of Parliament John Weston came to Bowen Island this week to meet with constituents at the home of Oydis and Dean Nickle.

On July 8, the Bowen Island Municipality received a letter from Vancouver Coastal Health stating that the Cove Bay water system is inadequate to address the issue of protozoan contamination.

After reviewing the Economic Development Committee’s (EDC) suggested changes to the twenty-three sections of Bowen Island’s Official Community Plan, the municipal Advisory Planning Committee has approved a majority of the planned amendments.

According to Metro Vancouver, some 20 thousand hectares of land within the Agricultural Land Reserve is not being farmed.

Bowen Island’s Municipal Transportation Committee (BIMTAC) announced the successful applicants to fill two seats to advocate and organize for the improvement of local transportation, as well as transportation to and from the Island.