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Side-stepping, Fire Chief Ian Thompson can walk comfortably, but with little extra room between the front of the fire-truck and the garage door that the truck will exit when necessary.

On Tuesday morning at 6:45 a.m., the Bowen Island Fire Department received a call about a brush fire on the wooded hillside between the upper ferry line-up and Artisan Square.

RCMP Constable Kory Hendricks has been waiting four years to call Bowen Island home, and after five weeks, says he is settling in and getting accustomed to the speed limit.

This week, David Smith finds himself, yet again, scrambling to pull an event together, and doing so with a celebratory spirit. This was his reality 30 years ago with the deadline for the dedication ceremony for the Old General Store just week’s away.

The Bruno spent Sunday and Monday docked in Snug Cove for no reason other than the fact that its owner needed a break. “Until yesterday, I haven’t had a week off in thirteen weeks,” said Mike Shannon, owner and operator of the English Bay Launch.

Round-table at the Orchard Recovery Centre focuses on “Vanessa’s Law”

The ban on outdoor fires is in full effect on Bowen Island and heading into its fourth week, is rated as “high” on the scale of risk. Bowen Island Fire Department Chief Ian Thompson says that there have been no fires to fight this summer.

Bowen Island’s Cultural Master Plan not only needs a new coat of paint, but also a modern update. That’s the message the Bowen Island Arts Council brought to council in a presentation at its Monday night meeting.

In a recent email to the Undercurrent, RCMP Cst. Bryan Mulrooney, of the Sea to Sky detachment, noted the details of a recent collision as follows.

With the looming mid-life upgrade for the Queen of Capilano ferry, at least one group of locals are brainstorming ways to make the four-month period without it less painful.