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The recent expansion and upgrade of the Snug Cove Wastewater Treatment Plant was selected as one of the five notable mentions in Water's Next innovation category.

Time is of the essence when it comes to dealing with the budget. Chief financial officer Karen Blow gave council an update and explained why the budget includes a 9.9 per cent tax hike.

The revitalization of Snug Cove has been on many council agendas and the issue of parking requirements in the area was brought up by mayor Adelaar at the first meeting of the new council.

Another pleasure boat has sunk and been abandoned in the waters of Deep Bay at Sandy Beach in Snug Cove. The boat sank not far from shore about two weeks ago.

To say the last three months have been very interesting would be an understatement. And now, here I am leading a new council and dealing with current and pressing island issues.

Genevieve McCorquodale and Lorne Warr are calling their newborn baby their "little miracle.

In the week before Christmas, Cpl. Nancy Joyce transferred from the Surrey Police Detachment to Bowen Island. She said, "I was there a little over six years.

It was a Christmas day the Radley family won't soon forget after scratching a winning Set for Life ticket. "I scratched it at the kitchen table on Christmas day," said Christine Radley. "It just felt surreal. We did a group hug.

The number of people donating to charities on Bowen goes up during the holidays. The food bank is one example and another is the Bowen Island Community Foundation.

An unprecedented partnership has brought together Sea to Sky Crime Stoppers, the RCMP Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) and BC Ferries in an effort to shed light on the case of Jodi Henrickson.