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The Bowen Island Fish and Wildlife Club will welcome up to 200 participants of the Salmon Enhancement Program (SEP) Community Workshop over the Victoria Day long weekend.

Often people with mobility issues, age-related or vision problems have to rely on family and neighbours to get them to medical appointments or to run errants. Barry Adams wants to change that.

On the evening of Monday, April 22, council held a special meeting to present the 2013 to 2017 five-year financial plan.

It takes courage to get up on stage and speak in front of a crowd of peers, parents and teachers. That courage was evident in the Grade 4 and 5 students from the Bowen Island Community School (BICS) who presented at the D.A.R.E.

Grade 9 student Isabella Perroni is passionate about seals and petitioned council at the special council meeting on April 22 to pay for and put up signs to educate the public about what to do upon finding a seal pup on the beach.

The Tunstall Bay boat launch has been on council's table for many years with monies held in reserve for its construction.

The RCMP would like to shout out a big thank you to the volunteers that help to keep Bowen Island safe. Thanks to the two auxiliary constables, Effron Esseiva and Larry Schmidt, and the six newSpeed Watch volunteers. A/Cst.

The tasks on the table of the Solid Waste Resource Management Advisory Committee (SWRMAC) have included coming up with a long-term solid waste management plan and a new solid waste collection contract in compliance with regulations set by the provinc

They believe that Bowen Island needs a service that combines a taxi with a community shuttle. They've also found that expanding the operation of a regular taxi service to encompass various other needs only works if the municipality is involved.

Students of Emily Carr University of Art and Design are working to create a tiny home that packs living essentials into 150 square feet.