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The Bowen Island Golf Club officially opened its new clubhouse on Saturday, May 5, with over a 150 islanders coming out for an opening ceremony, with bagpipes and dignitaries, a free day of golf and a surprising announcement.

The B.C. government is giving BC Ferries an extra $79.5 million over the next four years, and will look for another $45 million in operational savings to bring rate increases down to the rate of inflation over that time.

Jack Adelaar said that he walks into the TransLink boardroom as a politician but the moment he sits down, he becomes a tax collector for TransLink.

The Bowen Island Community Foundation invites students who are graduating from Grade 12 to apply for the Maggie Cummings Memorial Scholarship and the Aaron Sluggett Memorial Scholarship until Friday, May 11.

It's that time of year again. May 1 to 7 might not have a big event marked on everybody's calendars, but here at the Bowen Youth Centre, BC Youth Week is a pretty important.

The Bowen Island Football Club has a large number of kids enrolled in U11 and younger. But when the soccer enthusiasts move on to play at the U13 level, many drop out because this involves traveling off island for practices as well as games.

Wednesday morning saw a bustle of activity in the cottage behind the library. Members of the Bowen Island Arts Council (BIAC) rolled up their sleeves to prepare the venue for its new dual role as an arts and information centre.

Have you ever driven up the hill from Snug Cove, seen the "no U-turn" sign on your right, and then proceeded to make a U-turn across traffic into the ferry lineup? If you have done this, then we want to let you that we will be doing targeted enforcem

Bowen council held a special meeting on Wednesday, April 11, to receive re-ordered recommendations from the Bowen Community Centre Action Committee (BCCAC). The committee was formed in 2009 and has been studying the building of a community centre.

Ashort while back, Susan Clarke went to replenish the Bowen Island Food Bank and found a hand-written note. It was from someone who had lived on the island for 20 years, brought up her children here and had recently fallen on hard times.