We've made a handy list of stories and information relevant to Bowen Islanders. Want to see something added? Email editor@bowenislandundercurrent.com.
What’s open, what’s closed and how organizations are adapting to COVID-19 (list is updated daily): click here.
How islanders are helping one another, where you can find someone to chat with or find someone to pick up your groceries: click here.
Accessibility information and services during the pandemic: click here.
What the municipality’s been up to: click here.
Wondering what physical (also known as social) distancing, self-isolating and quarantining are? Click here.
Wondering if it’s possible to get tested for COVID-19 or Bowen or if you should be getting tested? Click here.
What's considered an essential service? Click here.
For the Province of B.C.'s self-assessment tool click here.
For a grassroots Bowen COVID information site click here.
For Bowen Island Accessibility Group and the Camp Bowen Society's community information COVID site click here.
Below is a compilation of the Undercurrent's Bowen-focused COVID-related stories to-date. To see a the latest about COVID in B.C. click here.
- Going from the fear zone to the growth zone: mental health tips
- Suspension of Bowen bus service starts Saturday
- It's business as 'unusual' at the Hearth
- Bowen library halting book lending but still lending from MedShed
- New Community Foundation-BIM grants available in response to COVID-19
- BIM wants to know how bus cuts will affect essential service workers
- Bowen's Food Bank hasn't seen the spike in demand other communities have seen
- Tips from a counsellor for coping during a pandemic
- 'Stay home' Nancy Lee implores islanders after father's death
- Answering Bowen's COVID-19 questions: highlights of BIHCF's first virtual town hall
- Bowen council to consider lowering 2020 property tax increase
- Don't make Bowen Island part of your Easter plans, BIM says
- How's Bowen doing with physical distancing? We checked in with the muni
- Q&A with Dr. Midge Ritchie: COVID-19 and your pets
- What's in store for the Bowen Island ferry run? We talked to the FAC chair
- Creative generosity: Bowen Islanders donate proceeds of tree sale to gift baskets for islanders
- What virtual events are happening on Bowen? Check our new calendar
- How to join Bowen's first COVID town hall
- The Actor's Foundry offering Bowen Islanders free access to its online Actor's Campus
- Bowen Island Community Foundation building up supports for community resilience
- Bowen Island Recycling Depot is reopening Friday
- Bowen Island food bank update: new system moves into place
- How to shop for groceries on Bowen Island during a pandemic
- Yes, you still have to pay your BIM fees but now you can pay them from home
- Building Bowen's food resilience in the new COVID reality: BIFS
- Bowen Island food bank shifts gears: monetary donations only and register for bags of food
- Bowen Island crafters can help midwives by making masks
- Editorial: we need to keep celebrating
- Covideo day 12: The Big Snit
- Covideo days 11 and 12
- COVID hasn't cancelled reading: how to get books on Bowen
- Bowen Island council opts not to declare a state of emergency
- BC Ferries advises against non-essential travel
- Covideo day nine: Company
- How mending clothes can be theraputic
- E-transfers preferred for food bank donations
- Bowen Island council to consider declaring a state of local emergency on Monday
- Take a break and colour in some orcas: Art by Di offers free colouring pages
- Covideo day seven: Reg Kehoe and his Marimba Queens
- Access all sorts of music, theatre, film, books and art while social distancing
- Bowen Island is asking visitors to stay away
- Tips and tricks for homeschooling your kids
- Artisan Office is offering free courier service to those in self-isolation
- Copper Spirit Distillery making hand sanitizer
- Covideo day six: the most romantic opening of a movie I've ever seen
- Covideo day five: Summer Stock
- Covideo day four: King size canary
- Covideo day three
- From Dr. Schloegl: who gets tested for COVID-19 has changed––wht this means for Bowen
- Sea-to Sky RCMP, which includes Bowen Island, suspending non-essential services
- Introducing the covideo online film festival
- Opinion: Here's where you can watch free TV in Canada now that we're social distancing
