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After a year-long hiatus from running a water taxi commuter service to the mainland, Mike Shannon of the English Bay Launch is ready to consider starting up again.

Member of Parliament John Weston awarded the Queen's Diamond Jubilee medal to the Honorary Colonel Roy Michael Shields from Bowen Island.

Family finances are the theme of two free workshops that will shed light on means and methods that can lead to better financial security.

At a recent presentation to council, members of Bowen Island's Economic Development Advisory Committee (EDAC) learned that one of the committee's tasks should be to educate the public about what economic development means and what it could look like.

The B.C. government is rolling out its new high-tech medical services cards starting February 15, in an effort to phase out millions of CareCards in the hands of non-residents. The new cards will be combined with the B.C.

A grant of $19,993 has been awarded to the Bowen Island Municipality with the aim to help create programs or tools that address the needs of older residents.

A portion of Bowen Island taxpayers' money is collected by the Bowen Island Municipality and sent on to the Islands Trust, a regional governing body that covers the islands and waters between the British Columbia mainland and southern Vancouver Islan

Bowen Island's property values have experienced some of the largest declines in the Vancouver Sea to Sky Region, according to the B.C. Assessment Authority that released its 2013 numbers last week.

In the past few months, a number of ferry marshalling options have been presented and discussed in council chambers as well as in the community. Carol Petersen, owner of Nature Encounters Tours & Travel Ltd.

Islands Trust Council is calling on the provincial government to keep the promise to treat ferries as an essential part of BC's transportation infrastructure.