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Thank you from the Black Sheep

Thank you from the Black Sheep

Dear Editor, On behalf of The Black Sheep Morris Dancers I’d like to send out a huge thank you to the Bowen Pub, and the many, many people who came out to support our ‘2015 Get the Flock off the Rock’ fundraising celebration this past Saturday! It wa
Your professionalism is appreciated!

Your professionalism is appreciated!

Dear Editor, I would like to express my sincere appreciation to the paramedics (Jen and Bailey), the Fire Department members (Lloyd Harding, among others) and I believe Brian Biddlecomb was at the helm of the water taxi that who ferried me across How
That sinking feeling

That sinking feeling

Dear Editor, Notwithstanding the potential sinking of the Annapolis in Halkett Bay, the actual sinking and beaching of sailboats during the past few weeks in Mannion Bay and another stray dock on the beach at the Cape, the January 16 Undercurrent gav
Concerns about the proposed location of the pollinator garden

Concerns about the proposed location of the pollinator garden

Dear editor, I would like to state my concerns about the Pollinator Garden proposal in Crippen meadow that the Bowen Agricultural Alliance has before Metro Vancouver Parks.
Another Bowen Winter Got You Down?

Another Bowen Winter Got You Down?

Winters on Bowen can be a challenge for many. So a few survival suggestions might be in order. Here’s my list of fourteen things you can do when the dark and the wet is getting to you: Pop into Phoenix in Village Square.
Don’t disrupt the thriving Meadow

Don’t disrupt the thriving Meadow

Dear Editor, Living on the mainland these days, after many years on Bowen Island, I have a piece of Bowen in my tiny apartment: a print of a lovely painting by Bill Hoopes, called “The Meadows”.
First the soccer field, now the Meadow

First the soccer field, now the Meadow

Dear Editor, So there’s a petition to stop a pollinators garden in Crippen Park.
$2,804 for spinal chord rehabilitation in Nepal

$2,804 for spinal chord rehabilitation in Nepal

Dear Editor, It was a packed house at last Sunday’s “Telling A Story: Living and Working in Nepal and Bangladesh Event hosted at The Gallery.
(Temporary) good news for FOBILS

(Temporary) good news for FOBILS

Dear Editor, Friends of the Bowen Island Library have now located a temporary and I repeat TEMPORARY location to sort books for our annual book sale in May. Many thanks to Judi and the Heritage group for their assistance.
A Balanced View of the Pollinator Initiative: What the Science Tells Us

A Balanced View of the Pollinator Initiative: What the Science Tells Us

Dear Editor, I am writing in response to concerns about the Pollinator Initiative in Crippen Park on Bowen Island. I’m a member of the Board of Directors of the Bowen Island Foundation and our Board has expressed interest in funding this initiative.