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This week, the Bowen Island Health Resource Guide will arrive in postal boxes all across the island.

Bowen Island's Grade 12 and university students are encouraged to submit applications to the Bowen Island Community Foundation for scholarships and bursaries by March 31.

Have you ever missed the last ferry and had to leave your car in Horseshoe Bay to get home on the water taxi? Have you had an injury that's prevented you from driving the kids to school? Or have you been out for a night and wished you had an alternat

Coastal ferry users are braced for reduced sailings on some under-used routes, and many are open to cable ferries, barges, passenger-only vessels or even bridges where practical to contain rising costs.

It was a whirlwind of a weekend for Maria Steernberg, manager of the Bowen Island Chamber of Commerce, who spent two days at the Vancouver Outdoor Adventure and Travel Show, together with what she calls a fabulous group of volunteers, all keen to tal

The Bowen Island Arts Council (BIAC) celebrates its 25th anniversary this year with a impressive line-up of events and initiatives.

Bowen Island's mayor Jack Adelaar was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in honour of his contributions to the community and to all of Canada. "It pleases me to no end," Adelaar said.

Speeding can be a problem on Bowen's roads and Cpl Nancy Joyce of the Bowen Island RCMP is planning to enlist the help of local volunteers to increase awareness of the issue.

The need for after-school care is growing on Bowen Island and Ann Silberman of the Bowen Children's Centre (BCC) that runs the After School Club (ASC) said that it currently cannot accommodate all the kids whose parents apply.

The Natural Areas Protection Tax Exemption Program (NAPTEP) aims to give Gulf Island landowners in the Sunshine Coast and Capital Regional Districts a tool to permanently protect natural and cultural features of their land and receive a 65 per cent e