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The Bowen Island Community School grounds with the playground and sports fields play an important role in the community as they are a hub for sports and recreational activities.

TransLink has recently completed a public consultation process and at the July 23 council meeting, Brian Mills, director of services and infrastructure planning, and Martin Lay, director of contracted transit services, shared some of the feedback and

Just in time for the upcoming B.C. Day long weekend, BC Ferries is pleased to announce that the company is in a position to reduce the fuel surcharges by over 50 per cent on some routes due to the recent reduction in fuel prices.

Maria Steernberg and Mercia Sixta are looking back on a hectic few weeks as they were very involved in the nine-day-long Steamship Days celebration.

This Saturday, July 21, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Bowen Waste Service will provide large containers for a free residential clean-up day in front of the Bowen Island Recycling Depot (BIRD) on Mount Gardner Road.

It was a beautiful day to be on the water but the group of people taking a boat ride around Deep Bay last Wednesday, July 11, wasn't out to enjoy the sunshine. M.P.

Tiny houses that sit on wheels may be a solution to creating affordable housing options on Bowen Island and Ruth Harding addressed council on Monday, July 9, to explore the possibility of building a tiny house and a workshop as part of the pilot proj

Ten objectives have been identified by the Islands Trust as being relevant to its work for the next three years and islanders have been invited to weigh in.

An islander's swift and level-headed action may have saved Rob Forbes's life. Forbes, a long-time beekeeper, had developed a growing sensitivity to bee stings that led to an unexpected and full-blown allergic reaction on June 23.

In a closed council meeting on June 25, the moorage application for Cape Roger Curtis were under discussion.