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Bowen Island residents added their voices to protest against tar sands pipelines and tankers in Victoria and West Vancouver during the last week.

At the Monday, October 22, council meeting, one of the agenda items concerned the rezoning application from J&E Backhoe Ltd. for the property known as Eddie's Pit. J&E Backhoe Ltd.

Deep Bay is the perfect place for an old-fashion Halloween and the transformation is currently underway with residences turning the neighbourhood into the ultimate destination for a thrilling good time on Halloween night.

One of the public speakers at the October 22 council meeting was Richard Goth, who drives the Bowen Island Community Shuttle bus.

When it comes to emergency preparedness, Amanda Ockeloen is one of the most knowledgable people on Bowen Island.

How prepared is your family? Suppose local authorities have just told you to evacuate your home.

What do you do when you or a family member gets ill and needs to be cared for in a home on Bowen? In the case of an accident or emergency, there might not be a lot of time to do the research and set up a support system that is needed.

As of November 1, Cates Pharmacy will extended the opening hours on weekdays until 7 p.m.

All of the public comment made at the October 9 council meeting related to the issue of permissive tax exemption, specifically to the decision to grant Camp Bow-Isle a 60 per cent exemption rather than the historical 100 per cent the camp has enjoyed

From October 14, the ferry run between Horseshoe Bay and Snug Cove will be covered by the Bowen Queen as the Queen of Capilano will go for its annual refit until November 20.