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The public comments heard at this week’s council meeting all offered support for a new proposal for Snug Cove, the creation of a three and a half-story apartment building with the space on the first floor dedicated to a community medical centre.

An old television set, a snowboard, an electric saw, rebar, a battery case not to mention lots of styrofoam and debris from wrecked docks, these are just a few of the items collected at a community beach clean-up of Pebbly Beach on Sunday.

At a meeting hosted by the Economic Development Committee (EDC) on Tuesday evening, Edward Wachtman and Sheree Johnson told more than sixty owners of local businesses that they contribute to the very unique story of Bowen Island.

The call came in on Tuesday evening: adult chum were spotted swimming up the fish ladder and into Bowen’s fresh water lagoon.

After passing through it’s first reading, changes to the Official Community Plan and Land-Use Bylaws that would allow property owners to construct “Detached Secondary Suites” on their properties have received significant public feedback.

On Tuesday evening Mayor and council, as well as members of the public heard about a focused vision for a Bowen Island Community Centre and a series of steps required in order to proceed towards having one built.

There’s a new boat rack at the entrance to Sandy Bay Beach and with it, comes warnings to boat owners to store their vessels within the racks, and label them with the owner’s name and phone number.

On the fifth and final day of last week’s Union of BC Municipalities conference in Victoria, the Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, Peter Fassbender announced that Bowen Island has been awarded a $10,000 grant to be put towards fu

Changing demographics used to argue for reinstatement of weekend ferry sailings

The community of Bowen Island may be divided in many ways, but it also has many shared values: a love of nature, for example, or the appreciation for small, local businesses.