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Despite the extensive tree pruning measures BC Hydro undertook this past summer, Bowen Island has seen an increase in power outages compared to 2012.

A Bowen Island summer camp with higher fees and fewer programs? That's a very real possibility if not for the tax exemptions local politicians approved at a municipal council meeting on Oct. 7, according to the executive director of Camp Bow-Isle.

Lisa Bullock, program director and head coach for the Bowen Island Gymnastics club, is pleased to announce Cross Fit, a challenging new course aimed to youths nine to 13 years of age.

Islander Robert Torok whipped his sails about countless times during the three days of competition last August in the prestigious Commodore's Cup's Regatta at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, navigating his laser class boat through nine races.

Gandalf's staff check. Goblin lanterns check. Elven keys check.

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.