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Christmas arrived early this year for the Bowen Island Arts Council and Bowen Island Public Library.

Back in 2003, the municipality of Bowen Island worked with the Pembina Institute to determine the source of the community’s carbon emissions and how to reduce them.

On January 1, the Queen of Capilano departed on schedule from Snug Cove at 12:45pm.

After working on the Queen of Capilano for 21 years, and with BC ferries since 1981, Lynn Wakelin is heading into retirement. Wakelin says she started her job on the Queen of Cap after ending materinity leave with her daughter, who is now 22.

In North and West Vancouver, many owners of single family homes have received letters warning them that they will likely see increases of between 30 - 50% on the value of their properties when their assessment is delivered in January.

One day after the news that 13 people in British Columbia died from Fentanyl overdoses in one night, the Orchard’s Lorinda Strang called up fire chief Ian Thompson and gave him six Narcan kits and had a discussion with him on the need for all Island

Tow truck driver Peter Du Plessis says he’s lost track of the number of vehicles he’s moved since the snow started falling on Bowen Island.

According to the report submitted to council last week by planner Daniel Martin, the idea of allowing detached secondary suites - otherwise known as granny flats or laneway houses -has been under consideration since Bowen became incorporated as a mun

At 3:45 pm on Monday afternoon the Bowen Island Fire Department got a call from dispatch telling them to meet the RCMP on Hiker’s Trail to help out hikers on Mt. Gardner.

Islanders comment on proposed location of new fire hall, parking lot