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What's a great evening out? How about enjoying the company of your Bowen Island neighbours and friends in the warm and inviting Gallery@Artisan Square while sipping French wines and sampling tasty food all sourced and prepared locally - and knowing t

Blame it on the Moon Lisa Shatzky's newest book of poetry will be launched on Bowen, Sunday, December 8 at the Gallery @ Artisan Square.

When they started looking for a new fundraising campaign, the BICS Parent Advisory Council had a few criteria: they didn't want to sell anything wasteful, they wanted whatever it was to be green, and it would be great if it didn't hurt local business

For Rosie Montgomery, Corinna Headley and Noah-Pryce-Jones of Home Farm, preparing for the Community School Association's (CSA) Christmas Craft Fair brings Santa's Workshop home.

At Monday's council meeting, planning consultant Judy McLeod presented the minutes of the Public Hearing on Bylaw 335 to council, noting that this was an opportunity to make adjustments to the bylaw and address public concerns.

FRIDAY NOVEMBER 22 Applications for "Me to We" Youth Leadership program available at BICR office, at the Bowen Island Youth Centre, at Bowen Island Community School, and at Island Pacific School.

Anyone who's raised a baby knows that although sleepless nights dominate the headlines, keeping little socks and shoes on little feet (and getting them there in the first place) makes for a major parenting challenge.

Island Pacific School Head Ted Spear will be at Leftbank this week to deliver his annual "Ed Talk" for the general public. This year, he'll be joined by the Assistant Head of IPS to add concrete examples of the philosophical ideas presented.

Early this summer (on June 29), some 100 Bowen Islanders participated in a hike to the top of Mount Gardner, a fundraising event organized by Bowen Island Gives (BIG!).

Inspired by both a fear of Christmas shopping and all the host of Bowen-oriented Facebook group's that have popped up in the past year, web-developer Denise Lawson has decided to bring as many local products as possible onto one website.