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Council chambers were filled to capacity for the Belterra Cohousing public hearing on February 20. Many audience members wore Belterra buttons that identified them as equity and housing members.

New research shows that every dollar invested in early childhood education comes back six-fold, according to Ann Silberman, executive director of the Bowen Island Children's Centre. She thinks that everyone should have access to preschool programs.

The Bowen Island Municipality is again in the market for a Chief Administrative Officer as current CAO Brent Mahood is leaving at the end of February.

West Vancouver secondary school youth worker Leanne Warner didn't have any statistics on high school bullying off-hand. What she did bring to the Pink Shirt Day discussion at the school on Feb.

At election time, a number of promises were made by councillor and mayoral candidates. One of the more prominent topics was the community centre.

Maybe you've noticed our new online calendar at http://www.bowenislandundercurrent.com/calendar/ ? It's definitely not the old one. The new calendar requires no login or password, and the form to submit an item is easy to use ( http://www.

There is no shortage of issues that need to be discussed, and decided, around the council table.

The Bowen Island Chamber of Commerce has a new manager as artist Rob Wall has replaced outgoing manager Suzanne Carvell, who completed her term last fall.

Metro Vancouver's primary goal is to minimize waste generation, subsequently they have put together a management plan as a starting point of discussions to help achieve aggressive targets.

Everything boils down to finances. Before council can make decisions on the budget and the five-year financial plan, it needs to have a clear understanding of the state of municipal coffers.