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The Bowen Island Fish and Wildlife Club might be able to help bring back the herring and therefore the dolphins to Howe Sound. As noted in last week's story, Dr.

The steep slope bylaw is now ready to go to the public for comment. On Monday night, council passed first and second reading of the bylaw, which is a complement to the official community plan update.

The wolf/dog hybrid continues to roam, and hunt, on Bowen and with efforts to capture and remove the beast having failed, the municipality has shifted its goal from capture to having the creature shot.

This might not surprise anyone but here goes... A online survey by the Bowen Island Ferry Advisory Committee shows that Islanders are very concerned about rising ferry costs. The survey was conducted online from late Feb. to April 1.

Well, it appears that one of Bowen's black bears is fully awake. The municipality is reporting that a black bear was seen near Josephine Lake on April 20.

Municipal council is on its way to reaching its goal of capping a tax increase at three per cent tax but that doesn't mean it's happy about the way it's getting there.

Parks Canada needs to do a better job of convincing islanders that Crippen Park should be included in any potential national park on Bowen Island, council says.

Municipal budgets always embrace the inherent tension between demand for services and infrastructure, the willingness of taxpayers to pay, and the overarching requirement that we live within our means.

The municipality wants to enter into negotiations with Metro Vancouver to explore the possibility of acquiring four new parts of Crippen Park.

By coming up with specific policies on such things as steep slopes and environmentally sensitive areas before adopting a new official community plan, the municipality may be opening itself up to a legal challenge, say two local landowners.