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Not surprisingly, a sailing trip led the owner of USSC Marina to Bowen Island

Owner of Bowen Island's Nature Encounters Tours joins call to end trophy hunting after beloved lion killed in Zimbabwe

Names of three new ferries honour Coast Salish peoples

Over the past three years, Bowen beekeepers Ian Kennard and Nancy Leonard have seen their hives get stronger and stronger. Prior to 2013, says Kennard, between 40 and 50 percent of their bees died over the winter.

After 22 years working to create a community hall, theatre advocate Paul Hooson moves on

After being given the best start in life possible, it’s now up to fate to see how many salmon return to the waters of Bowen Island in the next few years.

In October 2013, the municipality’s Economic Development Committee recommended a number of changes be made to Bowen’s Land Use Bylaw (LUB) including the elimination of a clause that prohibits the rental of any motorized vehicles on Bowen.

Lot #3 of Bowen’s municipal lands is relatively flat, and it is close to the RCMP and paramedics stations. These factors, plus the proximity to homes in Hood Point, led council to vote on this site as the latest location for a new firehall.

Close to 40 boats, many from Bowen Island, blasted their horns in unison on North Side of Bowyer Island last weekend to protest the plans for the construction of a $1.

A reluctant Bowen Islander becomes its best chronicler