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It pays to do something good for the environment and the students of the Bowen Island Community School (BICS) have just been rewarded with a cheque of $25,000.

The 59-lot-subdivision of the Cape Roger Curtis land is proceeding swiftly and members of the community have renewed efforts to re-open the discussions about the possibility of creating amenities at the site in exchange for higher density.

An autopsy completed on Wednesday, May 23, confirmed the identity of the body found on Bowen Island last Friday, says Cpl Nancy Joyce of the Bowen Island RCMP.

Autopsy results on the unidentified body found on Bowen Island are expected later this week. The decomposed remains were found by Mike Braraten who was walking through his property when he detected a bad odour.

From Saturday, May 15, islanders have once again the option of taking a water taxi to Granville Island, but only on weekends. "We are only running the smaller boats," says Mike Shannon, owner and operator of the English Bay Launch.

Food scraps need to be removed from general garbage and will be collected separately starting July 3.

TransLink is asking for input to develop the North Shore area transit plan.

The long wait for a means to address the issue of abandoned and derelict vessels in Deep Bay may soon be over. The subject has repeatedly been brought to the attention of M.P.

The Bowen Library received $2,500 from the Bowen Island Community Foundation to enhance computer access for its clients.

Late in the evening on Sunday, May 6, a fire broke out on the second floor of a Bluewater home.The firehall pager went off at 23:48 after multiple calls came in to 911 from surrounding neighbours.