Local News

Despite being a mere 20-minute ferry ride from the Lower Mainland, many Bowen Island residents could face a tough couple of days or even weeks if a massive earthquake hits the West Coast.

I sit with Karen Hughes, bus driver extraordinaire, in a big yellow school bus waiting for children. They are in the earlier grades and I watch Mary assemble them in the BICS schoolyard.

Blue Bus drivers and mechanics, who handle the No. 250 and No. 257 services between Horseshoe Bay and downtown Vancouver, are posed to strike after rejecting a final offer from the District of West Vancouver.

Promoting healthy lifestyles for all ages, Shauna Jennings our community recreation programmer and certified personal trainer hasbrought a new and challenging fitness program called ViPR to our island.

Emails won't be replacing good old-fashioned sit-downs at Bowen Island Municipality (BIM) meetings anytime soon. But local politicians are still exploring ways to make decisions more efficiently when it comes to smaller issues.

Stop by Bowen Island Pub anytime the Vancouver Canucks are playing this season and you can expect to see a lot more familiar faces taking a swig of beer or devouring a plate of nachos, according to bar owner Glenn Cormier.

A new policy aimed at fostering good relations between Bowen Island Municipality (BIM) and the business community has been given council's unanimous approval.

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.