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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.

At council this week, Sheree Johnson and Edward Wachtman, members of the municipality’s Economic Development Branding Sub-Committee, presented a preliminary overview of information collected through responses to the Visitors Exit Survey conducted thi

On October 14, council passed a resolution for staff to come up with a way to implement the Easier Cove Loading plan, which envisioned cars lining up and loading onto the ferry from the two right-hand laned on Bowen Island Trunk Road.

Plans to rezone the community owned lands between Senior’s Lane and the grounds of BICS will be forwarded to the Islands Trust for approval after being given third reading by council this week. The rezoning plans divide the 11.

The Bowen Island Arts Council, the Bowen Island Eco-Alliance, and the Bowen Island Improvement Association are pleased to co-host an ALL CANDIDATES MEETING in anticipation of the November 15 local government elections.

Michael D. Chapman, candidate for council has no assets and no liabilities, and works as both a caretaker for Metro Vancouver and a garbage person for Bowen Waste.