Local News

On Saturday, December 1, BC Ferries' ticket purchase slips show one less line-item as fuel surcharges have been dropped.

In the summer of 2012, approximately 65,000 visitors came through the information centre in Snug Cove that was operated by the Bowen Island Arts Council (BIAC) from the May long weekend until Labour Day.

Bowen Island residents had half a year to get used to separating food scraps from their garbage in preparation of the date of January 1, 2013, when Metro Vancouver will cease to allow organics as part of the non-organic waste stream coming from the i

Thursday nights at the Bowen Island Youth Centre just got a whole lot better - they sound better too. It's the evening when local youth can hone their musical talents.

They look super-cute and they are inexpensive to ride - scooters, a.k.a. motorcycles with step-through frames, are in vogue and their numbers are increasing on Bowen Island.

For the first time in its 42-year history the Tunstall Bay Community Association (TBCA) is hosting a Grey Cup party open to the public. The game between the Calgary Stampeders and Toronto Argonauts goes this Sunday, November 25, in Toronto at 3 p.m.

It is Gordon Ganong's vision to create a community that is economically viable and stays that way for many years into the future.

At the council meeting on November 13, a delegation was seeking council's support for the $10/day plan that addresses early childhood education.

Once again, plans for the Government Road corridor were presented to council. Yet at the November 13 committee of the whole meeting, the accompanying report mapped out a series of phases that could be initiated as early as this year.

The Solid Waste Resource Management Committee is conducting a vehicle use and carbon footprint analysis and is asking Bowen residents to share the details of their driving habits, including the number of trips to the cove and to the mainland.