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They do it for the thrill. They get on their dirt bikes and ATVs and bring a chainsaw for good measure. Then they're off, over rough terrain and through the mud, revving up the engines and proud of producing a fountain of muddy water.

Bowen Island's Emergency Social Services Coordinator, Amanda Ockeloen, believes in having a plan and she encourages the community to take part in the 2012 Great British Columbia ShakeOut. On Thursday, October 18, thousands of B.C.

Growing old on Bowen isn't easy.

On Monday, the B.C. Ferry Commission announced the numbers for the price cap for the three remaining years of the third performance term for BC Ferries. Fare hikes go into effect April 1 and B.C.

On Monday afternoon, Bowen Islanders witnessed a rescue of a special kind as a baby hawk was airlifted to the OWL (Orphaned Wildlife) Rehabilitation Society.

A phone call to the police in the early morning hours of Tuesday, October 2, prompted a quick response by Bowen Island RCMP and led to the apprehension of two men who were charged with breaking and entering and possession of stolen property. Const.

On Thursday morning at around 8:30, Roger Milsted, in his role of hatchery manager, checked the Terminal Creek Fish Hatchery and was greeted by a pungent smell.

Beth Legacy-Cole and her husband Shawn Cole hope to be homeowners one day. But even though they both work full time, they won't be able to buy a house in the near future. The reason? As B.C.

Recovery Day, on September 30, is the first of its kind in Canada and it came about through the tireless work of local recovery advocates, Lorinda Strang and AnnMarie McCullough of the Orchard Recovery Center on Bowen Island among them.

The judges have made their decision and it is now official that the third best espresso found in the western states of North America comes from a small island in Howe Sound called Bowen.