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The Bowen Island Library has just received two Powercost energy monitors for home use, which you can borrow with your library card the same way as you would a book.

Dedicated vendors are out early every Saturday and Sunday throughout the summer selling their goods, crafts and baked delicacies from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. The season is wrapping up and Sept. 2 will be the last market day.

September will once again see school buses drive along Bowen roads. For a number of children, this will mark a milestone as they are attending school for the first time. Cpl.

Bowen Island residents turned out for a parade and other fun activities at Saturday's Bowfest held at Crippen Park. Mammoth Fun was the theme of this year's festival. It was the 37th annual edition of the end-of-summer party.

On Friday and Saturday, August 24 and 25, MP John Weston came to Bowen for his team's annual best practices conference. The time on the island also included a visit to the Orchard Recovery Centre, kayaking in Mannion Bay (a.k.a.

programming as well as special events information. "The printing cost of the brochure was one of the reasons we were looking at a different option," Massey said. "Online registration is more cost effective and efficient for users.

Cpl. Nancy Joyce of the Bowen Island RCMP is planning to utilize the detachment's website more frequently to inform community members of relevant issues.

In a press release, the Bowen Island Municipality announced the appointment of Keith Wahlstrom as the new manager of development and operations.

On Sunday, August 5, smoke coming from the south side of Bowen was seen from West Vancouver and prompted a number of reports, says Bowen Island's fire chief Brian Biddlecombe, adding that the incident illustrated the increased fire risk on the island

There are a number of benefits to being able to bring your own (B.Y.O.) wine into a restaurant with a primary food licence, according to Paul Rickett of the Bowen Island Beer and Wine Cellar.