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Jessie Perry-Cottrell has reason to be nervous of her backyard. The Scarborough resident learned from her downstairs neighbour, Andy Huinink, about a noxious weed growing in her backyard.

Motor vehicle accidents are up on Bowen Island; RCMP says "usually that’s an indication of people driving home drunk but when we do talk to them they say it was a deer that came in front"

Time cannot hold back justice in finding out who broke into two separate homes on Bowen Island. In 2008, Bowen Island RCMP seized DNA evidence from a break and enter at a residence on Grafton Road.

According to survey results released by Vancouver Coastal Health this week, Bowen Islanders eat lots of fruit and vegetables, have high rates of physical activity and a low rate of sedentary activity in front of television or computer screens.

“This is the sunniest patch of land, and technically the most arable,” explained garden designer Wynn Nielsen, surrounded by a small group of Bowen Islanders. “But the moment you irrigate this, the horsetails are just going to take-over.

To save Bowfest

In the past month and a half, two habitual Crippen Park joggers who happen to be married, Sue Hern and Jerry Hern, had the unfortunate experience of being bitten by a dog in the park.

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