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First Aid instructor and former paramedic Amanda Ockeloen's first rule of emergency response comes down to thinking ahead and formulating a plan ahead of time.

Facebook is for dinosaurs, and parents are likely to have a very hard time keeping up with their kids appetite for mobile communication technologies.

Starting in 2012, the Islands Trust and Islands Trust Fund in partnership with SeaChange Marine Conservation Society set out to map the shorelines of islands within the Islands Trust area with a particular focus on eelgrass beds.

Dear Editor, On behalf of the Friends of Mannion Bay (FMB) I applaud council and administration for the keen interest and leadership they have taken in the clean-up and preservation of Mannion Bay.

Gardeners anticipating spring had the chance to pic up seeds this weekend at the third annual Bowen Agricultural Alliance Seed Swap.

Counting birds in winter can be a cold and wet experience but this year we were blessed with a sunny day. One could be forgiven for thinking that a sunny day would produce a bumper crop of birds but, unfortunately, it doesn't always follow.

Prior to delivering her statement on Bowen Islands financial future in the five years ahead, the municipality's Manager of Finance, Kristen Watson joked about being the unfortunate "barer of bad news.

On Monday, Council heard from both the theatre community and the gymnastics community about potential uses of community lands in Snug Cove.

Bowen Islanders may have noticed a few changes at their friendly neighbourhood recycling depot in the past couple of weeks.

Last Wednesday, when veterinarian Alastair Westcott received a call reporting a deer with an arrow through one of its hind quarters, he put his appointments on hold and headed to the deer's reported location on Cates Lane.