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For some athletes, going to the B.C. Summer Games might be a little nerve wrecking, but Bowen Island resident Tobin Sparling was taking it all in stride just a short time before the competition.

Last summer, the pages of The Undercurrent, the signs on the streets, discussion on the Bowen Forum, and many council meetings were consumed with the issue of the proposed mega-docks at Cape Roger Curtis.

Over the past few days I have been asked a number of questions about “what BC Ferries is doing to us now?” Some are specific to the impending reduction in service during the mid-life upgrade of the Queen of Capilano, and others are more general.

Sea to Sky Member of Parliament John Weston came to Bowen Island this week to meet with constituents at the home of Oydis and Dean Nickle.

On July 8, the Bowen Island Municipality received a letter from Vancouver Coastal Health stating that the Cove Bay water system is inadequate to address the issue of protozoan contamination.

After reviewing the Economic Development Committee’s (EDC) suggested changes to the twenty-three sections of Bowen Island’s Official Community Plan, the municipal Advisory Planning Committee has approved a majority of the planned amendments.

According to Metro Vancouver, some 20 thousand hectares of land within the Agricultural Land Reserve is not being farmed.

Bowen Island’s Municipal Transportation Committee (BIMTAC) announced the successful applicants to fill two seats to advocate and organize for the improvement of local transportation, as well as transportation to and from the Island.

On June 18th, the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (FLNRO) sent out a letter stating that it would announce the winning bids for two new woodlots on Gambier Island.

The parking problems in the Cove are the exact same as they were 12 years ago, and the solutions are much the same too, commented David Wrinch following this week’s municipal council meeting.