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Michael Corneliusson told the members of the council, elected in 2011, that he spent the morning writing a fifteen page list of their achievements, and thanked them for their hard work over the past three years.

Alternative solutions to the current look and condition of large boulders channelling storm water through Seymour Bay Park are a necessity, say members of the municipal Parks, Trails and Greenways Advisory Committee.

Tim Pardee, Martin Clarke, and volunteers with the Bowen Island Fish and Wildlife Club have seen several chum salmon preparing to spawn in Davies Creek and the Lagoon this year.

Election season forces non-citizens to contemplate their status

Now that our elections are over, we must return to the transportation issues that will affect our economic and social future. The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure (MOTI) has put out a Discussion Guide and Survey with respect to B.C.

“It could change things,” says Bowen Island Councillor, Alison Morse, when asked to comment on the fact that four of the six members of the new council are women.

The official and final results of the mayoral race on Bowen Island did not come in until noon on Tuesday, following a re-count. According to the results of the ballot counting on Saturday night, Murray Skeels won with 664 votes.

According to the BC curriculum students in grade 5 should learn about political and legal structures that make up governance, and learn an appreciation for the process.

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.