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The efforts to track the hybrid wolf-beast roaming Bowen are intensifying as still more animals are attacked, wounded, reported missing or killed.

The Official Community Plan update will be available for second reading at the June 6 council meeting. "The map edits are the final fit before we can put together the final document," said CAO Brent Mahood.

Under Metro Vancouver's jurisdiction, Crippen Park is protected from First Nations land claims. But if it gets incorporated into a national park reserve, it will become fair game, says Lonnie Hindle.

BC Ferries says rising oil prices are forcing it to impose a fuel surcharge starting on June 1. The surcharge will be 50 cents for adults, 25 cents for children, $1.

Bowen Island councillors couldn't agree on when to reschedule the community opinion vote about a possible national park but they were almost unanimous in their decision to cancel the June 25 showdown with the electorate.

Bowen Island truly is a special place to live, and not just for humans.

BC Ferries wants to make changes to when and how Bowen Islanders get the ferry and the island's ferry advisory committee wants to know what islanders feel about those changes.

The Bowen Island Fish and Wildlife club has been operating the fish hatchery since it became fully operational in 1986 and though the hatchery is not in imminent danger, the director of the club feels that a national park would help ensure the hatche

The Bowen Island Yacht Club - and by extension Bowen Island itself - has become the beneficiary of the generosity of a long-time Island family.

The Bowen Island Nature Club has paired up with the Bowen Conservancy to send islanders on a quest to learn about, and experience, nature. The unique, free opportunity takes place Sunday, May 15.