Local News

There are a number of projects and services that island residents would like to see moving ahead.

On Thursday, Aug. 11, the body of Doug Mitchell was recovered from the waters around Bowen Island. As the Queen of Capilano neared Snug Cove, the crew spotted a body floating close to the ferry dock. Bowen Island RCMP was notified by the captain.

A Bowen Island resident who lives on boat at the pier has been missing since last Saturday night. There is fear that 59-year-old Doug Mitchell may have drowned but his friends remain hopeful that he's alive.

A new classroom has been added to BICS. The extra space is needed to accommodate a growth in enrolment now that BICS will be offering full-day kindergarten kids.

Forget cutting through red tape; the Marine Life Sanctuaries Society of B.C. is simply ignoring it. The society's president, Roy Mulder, says he's tired of seeing government studies on what marine habitats should be protected collect dust.

Parks Canada will reveal its revised concept of what a national park on Bowen Island might look like at a public meeting on Thursday, August 25.

The Official Community Plan update has had third reading and will now be sent to the Islands Trust and other external agencies for review.

As its term comes to an end, Bowen Island council is still trying to figure out ways to help manage the island's future finances.

The municipality should be setting aside another $260,000 over and above what it plans to put in reserves next year, says the municipality's chief financial officer.

The trapping of beavers at the Grafton Lake dam has come under fire from a Bowen citizen who says the municipality is doing it in an illegal manner.