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Caution: Are You a One Trick Parenting Reward Pony?

Bowen Island Undercurrent

February 9, 2018

Who doesn’t like a good carrot now and again? You know the crunchy kind, especially when it’s dangling from a string. What I’m talking about is that coveted promise (“Can ...

The extreme-right and proportional representation

February 9, 2018

You might be aware that this coming fall, voters in BC will decide by referendum whether or not ...

Making the Fitness Resolution Stick

January 7, 2018

We’re through it now, the season of excess and relaxation. The season seems to be stretching out...

Heritage versus Property Rights

December 15, 2017

Heritage is the continued representation of historical events, objects and locales to which ...

Flooding the land to pollute the sky?

November 15, 2017

BC NDP leader John Horgan says his government’s year-end decision to proceed with or terminate ...

Landmark or status quo? Supreme Court of Canada deems no place is sacred

November 13, 2017

Just last week we were informed by the media that the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on a case ...

Thoughts on MOVEMBER

November 5, 2017

I was killing some time recently on my lunch break walking along Lonsdale Ave past a “health” ...

Mortgage financing rules are a’changing...

November 3, 2017

If there is one thing that is constant in life, it is change. So why would we expect anything ...

Bringing down family angst with Byron Katie

October 21, 2017

We all worry now and again. I haven’t met a mom who doesn’t. The trouble is sometimes we forget ...

Adios, Undercurrent

August 17, 2017

Laugh in the Face of Your Parenting Triggers

August 10, 2017

The Bay that lives again

July 17, 2017

Knowing Our Place: A Reconciliation Summer Reading ...

July 4, 2017

It is time for a cultural upgrade!

June 24, 2017

Woodfibre LNG and the Canadian government: alternative...

June 12, 2017

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Milky Way stars in Terminal Creek Contemporary's new show

April 12, 2019

The Hearth is heating up for summer

April 11, 2019

Celebrated poet Lorna Crozier to visit Bowen

January 3, 2019

Babette Deggan's Christmas pottery is on display this Sunday

December 14, 2018

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Orcas spotted off Cates Park in North Van (VIDEO)

April 23, 2019

Banner week for wildlife viewing on Bowen

April 22, 2019

Speaker implores Bowen to develop new relationships with Indigenous ...

April 22, 2019

Close calls for Bowen Waste workers

April 20, 2019

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Letter: BIM should increase bylaw enforcement for Mannion Bay derelicts

April 23, 2019

Dear Editor, The photo in this week’s Undercurrent is ugly, graphic proof and a reminder of the...

LETTER: Annual Trust membership tax worth the cost

April 22, 2019

Dear Editor, I am writing you today to express my continuing support for keeping our Bowen ...

Letter: Zoom Zoom scooters closed for 2019

April 4, 2019

The business couldn't find a new location after its old location became unavailable.

End of an era for Artisan Eats as the Snug team takes over the cafe

March 28, 2019

Michael Lecourt, Christophe Langlois and Julie Cree opened the Artisan Square staple a decade ago.

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Undercurrent editor is closing a chapter

February 8, 2018

Meribeth Deen looks back on her years sitting in Bowen Island's hot seat

The supermoon and changing tides on Bowen Island

January 31, 2018

We kicked the month off with a Super Wolf Moon, and are ending it with a Super Blue Blood Moon ...

Women’s March: Bowen Island Library plays a part in re-writing old stories

January 17, 2018

Have you checked out the shelf in the kids’ section of the Bowen Island Library that’s filled ...

New signs aim to change perspectives on physical disabilities

January 13, 2018

Bowen Island is ready to move forward, at least in terms of how we view and portray people with ...

See More Sports

Tiger Woods’ counterparts found on Bowen Island

April 21, 2019

Annual tournament keeps golf course alive for another year

September 28, 2018

A breezy return to the Commodores’ Cup for Bowen Island Yacht Club

September 10, 2018

Results from a rainy pre-Bowfest Run for Rwanda

September 7, 2018

More on Bowen Island Undercurrent

Nature Matters: spring insects are on the move

BICS kids dream big at West Van problem solving competition

Letter: BIM should increase bylaw enforcement for Mannion Bay derelicts

Father figures find their place at children's centre

City of North Van approves Shipyards Brewery District

Banner week for wildlife viewing on Bowen

How to get over plastic food packaging

Elizabeth May’s ‘Big Fat Green Wedding’; photos of ceremony and reception

Speaker implores Bowen to develop new relationships with Indigenous nations

LETTER: Annual Trust membership tax worth the cost

Island Pacific School students find success at regional science fair

‘No major incidents’ at Vancouver’s 4/20 event, claim authorities

BC Ferries issue travel alert for ‘higher than normal traffic’ on Easter Monday

Opinion: Bold moves needed now to resolve Lower Mainland livability crisis

Tiger Woods’ counterparts found on Bowen Island

Close calls for Bowen Waste workers

Unlicensed North Van maker of nutritional supplements faces charges

You can own this retiring BC Ferries ship for as little as $11,000

'Prime' Lot 3 land shouldn't be solely for housing: Ander

Shaw's fibre optic cable to Bowen is live