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Just before Christmas holidays, on a chartered trip with Island Pacific School, the odometer on Peter King’s bus hit the 625,000 mile mark. In kilometer’s, that’s more than a million, 1,005, 840 kilometres to be exact.

After years of sitting in Gambier Island’s Long Bay, the 110 metre former warship, the HMCS Annapolis, has a sink date.

Starting Monday January 5, there’s a new boat in town. The Queen of Capilano is heading to the the Esquimalt Drydocking Company for an upgrade.

The Bowen Island Health Resource Guide produced by the Caring Circle describes the process whereby a patient can get a “medical assured loading letter.” This system is presently in place for travel on BC Ferries from the Horseshoe Bay Terminal.

Gustaaf Tasseron considers himself a mere visitor to Bowen Island. He has been traveling around the world for 35 years, and has a base here because of the presence of his daughter and four grandchildren.

Now that we have more AEDs on-island, the Municipal Emergency Planning Co-ordinator says they need to be registered

There are still dirt roads, pieces of heavy machinery and on weekdays, up to sixty construction workers on the Belterra site, but there are now actual residents of Bowen’s first co-housing development.

After 34 years working as an educator in the public school system and five years as the principal of Bowen Island Community School [BICS], Jennifer Pardee is retiring.

This week, BC Ferries announced its decision to remove the 3.4 percent fuel surcharge added to all ferry fares. The decision came into effect on Wednesday December 17. “The price of fuel is coming down,” says BC Ferries spokesperson Deborah Marshall.

Bowen Island residents will get the chance to vote on whether or not to add a 0.