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Bowen Island is a dog-lovers paradise. Dog owners on Bowen seem to love their pets so much that they forget, all too often, to clean up after them.

In April, 15 homes sold on Bowen making it the busiest single month for real estate on the island since 2005. Realtor Frazer Elliott said on May 27 that things are looking equally good for sales in the month of May.

During the public comments period regarding proposed Bylaw 381, which effectively bans docks on the shoreline of Cape Roger Curtis, the Municipality received 102 comments in support of the bylaw, and 121 comments and signed petition letters against i

On May 20, a post on the Bowen Islanders for Ferry Fairness Facebook page described an incident where three foot passengers attempting to walk onto the Queen of Capilano got into an argument with a BC Ferries worker because they were not allowed to l

It is not uncommon when reading through a council meeting agenda to find, in the letters at the very bottom, to find a plea or two from a customer of the English Bay Launch water taxi service asking for municipal support to keep the service running.

MP Weston proposes criminalization approach, instead

On April 27, council debated the possibility of including the recommendation, made by the Advisory Planning Commission (APC), to allow two further community docks or “group moorage facilities” to be built on the shoreline of Cape Roger Curtis alongsi

On Thursday evening, members of council listened to Bowen Islanders and legal representatives of Bowen Island property owners express both their support and disagreement with the proposed Bylaw 381, 2015, to ban all future dock construction along the

It’s been two weeks since that fateful day on April 25th, when Nepal suffered a massive 7.9 earthquake that resulted in the deaths of 8,000 and casualties of over 16,000 people. And news is just in - a 2nd large earthquake of 7.

Tom Matzen and his eight year-old son Tyler were so excited about the return of the Queen of Capilano that they made a plan to ride the Bowen Queen for her last sailing, and return immediately afterwards on the first sailing of the Cap.