Opinion

The tone of Bowen's online forum can alternate between downright banal and red hot litigious. In a way, it mirrors the basic hot and cold running nature of the island itself.

On January 16, the provincial government launched the BC Home Owner Mortgage and Equity Partnership Program, a measure meant to help first time buyers. These buyers need be able to put at least 2.

If you are not a teacher, a school-aged child or the parent of one, Pink Shirt Day (Wednesday, February 22) probably passed by you with little notice.

To the dismay of many, our municipal council has approved the construction of a parking lot on municipal lands Lot 3, that’s the beautiful forested area that most of us think of as the edge of Crippen Park on the fish ladder side.

The Snug, our tiny, iconic coffee shop is the distillation of everything that is Bowen. This cartoon celebrated its triumphant 2010 expansion into the next door antique shop.

I was just getting used to the idea of spring and keeping my eyes out for snowdrops peaking out of the mud when the Arctic Outflow rushed in and crushed the dream.

Ron is still in Mexico so we've decided to rerun some of those golden oldies

The snow comes softly, settles onto the long necked daffodils. They know how to rise above the chill, stand as one, though they are muffled by the cold batting stuffed into their mouths.

On a recent overnight stay in my old hood, the West End, I was struck by a number of changes since I moved to Bowen, but none were as obvious as the change in the look of the hundreds of garbage bins in the back alleys.