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West Vancouver School District Superintendent Chris Kennedy spoke to parents at Bowen Island Community School (BICS) last week about what makes the school unique, and what lies ahead now that BC teachers have won the right to negotiate class size and

Members of the Bowen Island Fire Department were called to a total of 182 incidents in 2016. Only seven of these calls were fires. “Ninety percent of our calls are medical and most happen between 6pm and 6am,” says Fire Chief Ian Thompson.

If you don’t know Ines Ortner from your day to day Bowen life, you may know her as one of the curators behind the History of Bowen theatre exhibit at the Museum & Archives in 2008, or from the Wearable Art show at the Gallery at Artisan Square in 201

Planner Emma Chow brought council’s attention to the section of Grafton Road where it takes a sharp turn at Charlie’s Lane. Pedestrians and cyclists navigating this turn, she said, tend to find themselves forced into the vehicle lane.

On Saturday, January 21, at least 214 Bowen Islanders (and quite a few dogs!) assembled outside the Library at 9:45 am. Many people were decked out in pink hats, scarves, jackets, and even garden baskets, and waving pink placards.

Motivated , by a letter from a colleague in the US, Susanna Braund has organized a march in solidarity with the Women’s March on Washington that will begin outside the Bowen Island Library, at 9:45am on Saturday.

A large crowd of Bowen Islanders as well as MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones and MLA Jordan Sturdy met at the library this Wednesday to celebrate the successful fundraising efforts of the Bowen Island Library and Arts Council.

Here in Canada, when a woman starts to bleed heavily following birth, she is often the recipient of a life-saving blood transfusion.

Crippen Park’s Seaside Cottage #1, located at the entrance to the park trail on Cardena Road is sparse but not empty.

50-50 draw win helps couple recover following fire