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Plans to rezone the community owned lands between Senior’s Lane and the grounds of BICS will be forwarded to the Islands Trust for approval after being given third reading by council this week. The rezoning plans divide the 11.

The Bowen Island Arts Council, the Bowen Island Eco-Alliance, and the Bowen Island Improvement Association are pleased to co-host an ALL CANDIDATES MEETING in anticipation of the November 15 local government elections.

Michael D. Chapman, candidate for council has no assets and no liabilities, and works as both a caretaker for Metro Vancouver and a garbage person for Bowen Waste.

Squamish Nation hosts representatives from eleven communities including Bowen Island

In order to hear the transportation priorities of British Columbians, the Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has created an online survey called “B.C. on the Move” that will be open until December 12.

Gino Rutigliano heads to Portland to put Bowen on the map for espresso-lovers

The last time the Queen of Capilano was replaced with the Bowen Queen, overloaded cars stretching all the way back up onto Mt. Gardner Road became a fact of life on Bowen.

Council supports new library expansion plan

On October 6, the sound of a humpback breathing somewhere off the shore near September Morn beach cued Michelle Taylor to pull out her telescope.

A new program proposed by the Ambulance Paramedics of British Columbia has received funding and approval for 80 full-time equivalent positions and $15 million in start-up costs.