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Former Bowen trustee says Trustees are critical to quality of public education

In the past week BC Ferries has pointed to a prohibitive price tag on the upgrade of the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal as a reason for considering the closure of the route to Departure Bay.

Starting this year and for the next ten years, Bowen Island can expect to receive payments of approximately $60 thousand per year because of a new Gas Tax Agreement signed between the Provincial and Federal governments.

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Last week, Bowen Islanders took the rare opportunity to visit a local physician on a Saturday, when Dr. Keith Symon offered his services at the office of Dr. Susanne Schloegl. Dr. Symon is new to Bowen Island and plans to work at Dr.

Tim Rhodes, municipal councillor for one term: Even something that appears to be stand-alone, like the re-zoning of Lot 2 – should that not proceed, everything that goes with that gets unbundled: that is Snug Cove House, diversity of housing, a commu

As of October 22nd, more than $218 million dollars of funding for infrastructure projects is on the table for British Columbia communities.

Starting with a long-list of 109 questions posed by Bowen Islanders, Andrea Little, Joyce Ganong, Gordon Reid, Sheilagh Sparks and Tina Nielson honed-in on 15 key questions to pose to mayoral candidates on Monday evening.

This election season, Bowen Islanders have had numerous opportunities to hear from candidates. We’ve had several all-candidate meetings, a mayoral debate and, I’m told, lots of dinner party-style events with candidates showing up to meet and greet.

A packed audience greeted Green Party leader Elizabeth May at Cates Hill Chapel last Friday evening.