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Council approves of environmental assessment to understand Mannion Bay coliform counts

Council approves of environmental assessment to understand Mannion Bay coliform counts

In years past, the most popular swimming beaches on Bowen Island were found on the shores of Mannion Bay.
Full-scale teacher’s strike brings early summer holidays

Full-scale teacher’s strike brings early summer holidays

It is possible, that if negotiations go well students will be back in class to finish up the school year, but year-end tasks such as the collection of school textbooks, library books and the cleaning-out of desks was completed last Friday at BICS in

Queen of Capilano will be replaced by the Bowen Queen during mid-life re-fit

The Bowen Island Municipality Transportation Advisory Committee (BIMTAC) met with senior officials of BC Ferries (BCF), led by their VP Customer Relations, Corrine Storey, Tuesday, June 10th at the Municipal Hall, at its semi-annual meeting with BCF.

Emergency prep for your pet

Imagine being woken up in the middle of the night.....something is horribly wrong.
Council saves decision on live-aboards for later

Council saves decision on live-aboards for later

Going well beyond the fifteen minutes allotted to public comment at this week’s Council of the Whole meeting, Bowen Islanders brought forward a variety of perspectives on plans for the long-term management of Mannion Bay.

An update from Bowen LIFT

Bowen LIFT (Linking Islanders through Friendly Transportation) is growing and we’d like to give you an update.

Taste of Bowen kicks-off Bowen’s relationship with West Van Chamber of Commerce

By the beginning of this week, the West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce had sold 40 of 100 tickets to the inaugural Taste of Bowen event.
With bike park flattened, community engagement on the park begins

With bike park flattened, community engagement on the park begins

Thirteen year-old Finn Corrigan-Frost says he was one of four “hard-core” users of the bike park on Mount Gardner Road, and that there were at least four other kids who used the park two or three times per week, most weeks.
Bowen waters host simulated marine rescues

Bowen waters host simulated marine rescues

On Saturday, May 24, September Morn Beach and Mannion Bay hosted scenes of simulated marine rescues by the Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCMSAR).
The Old General Store and the (relatively) new statue

The Old General Store and the (relatively) new statue

While council came to a decision to support the Bowen Island library in its efforts to build an extension this week, they were also confronted by a new request concerning the library’s property.