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It was a long, difficult process that will disappoint some people - except perhaps for those whose top priority is holding the line on property taxes. On Monday, council approved a total of $129,000 in community grants.

The annual tradition of Run for the Ferry has attracted runners from Bowen as well across the Lower Mainland since 1995. This year, the event will change its name and take on a slightly different look and feel.

Regional district officials say they haven't decided whether they'd consent to giving up Crippen Park because Parks Canada has yet to formally ask.

Len Gilday took this photo of a black bear when it came to visit his house below Valhalla ridge one morning at 7:30.

Long-time Islander, realtor, developer (he prefers community builder) and philanthropist Wolfgang Duntz has added another job title to his list - blogger. Duntz started Thoughts on Bowen earlier this month and it promises to be an interesting read.

There are 154 days until November's municipal election but the campaign season has already started.

Michael Kaile works downtown but he lives in a place that is surrounded by gardens and trees. And he walks to work. At least he covers the land portion of his commute on foot. The rest of the trip is taken care of by English Bay Launch.

The Cape Roger Curtis Trust Society has been on the Bowen preservationist landscape since 2002. For eight years the group was a mainstay in the debate about the future of the 631-acre Cape Roger Curtis lands on Bowen's western shore.

In the eight years that Alan Latourelle has been the top person at Parks Canada, he's never made a decision about how any of the national parks are operated.

It is going to be a tough decision. The requests for the 2011 community grants received by the municipality come to a total $200,384. But the budget earmarks an amount of only $136,300 for that purpose.