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The first storm of autumn slammed into Bowen Island over the weekend, leaving hundreds without power and even shutting down one stretch of road.

Gino Rutigliano's espresso will again be compared to the brews of competitors in the western states and provinces of the U.S and Canada.

Bowen Island Municipality (BIM) is taking a cue from virtually every other community in British Columbia by rejecting a deadline to join a recycling program.

After spending 10 years in New Zealand working on the Lord of the Rings Trilogy as a motion capture director and fight choreographer, Carrie Thiel decided to trade the fictional setting of Middle-earth for a more contemporary and realistic world ofBo

Bowen Island Municipality (BIM) is looking for a sign. In a bid to make the island more accessible to visitors, councillors have ordered a review of all the redundant and unfriendly signage dotting the streets. Coun.

The film industry is heating up in B.C. and many islanders who work on crew or act are again getting jobs in their chosen field.

Many locals celebrate the return of orcas and herring to Howe Sound and advocacy groups work hard to improve salmon stocks, says Dave Brown, vice chair of the Squamish to Lillooet Sportfish Advisory Committee, but he believes that the government's la

Small rural municipalities in British Columbia that are similar to Bowen Island in size benefit from gas tax funds, says Kristen Watson, manager of finance for the Bowen Island Municipality (BIM).

The van is called the "Grey Whale" and is waiting to bring customers to the Bowen Island Pub and/or back home safely, says Glen Cormier, the pub's co-owner and operator, who is launching the service on Friday, September 20.

Last week, the Caring Circle Resource Centre's office moved from Village Square into the heritage cottage next to the library. Since it opened in its previous location in February, about 180 people have visited the premises.