Letters

Letter: extreme weather shelter a Bowen community success story

Bowen Island Undercurrent

January 17, 2019

To the editor: It all started off about 14 months ago with an impromptu meeting of a group of concerned community members at the Caring Circle building. Their concern was...

Letter: Community centres are the galvanizing hub of a town, we need one

January 17, 2019

To the editor: I have lived on Bowen Island for 25 years. Through my years on-island, I have ...

Letter: community centre emerged as a priority during 2017 Vital Conversations

January 17, 2019

In 2017 the Bowen Island Community Foundation sponsored its second Vital Conversations event to ...

Letter: a promise for proportional representation

November 5, 2018

Dear Editor: To understand why I’m campaigning for proportional representation, let me take ...

Going for the "yes" vote: deconstructing the proportional representation criticisms

November 1, 2018

Dear Editor: I’d like to respond to some of the common proportional representation criticisms ...

Letter: NAFTA-esque negotiators needed for ferry problems

October 11, 2018

Dear Editor: As the campaigning for the municipal elections starts to heat up, candidates will ...

Letter: proportional representation leads to better governance

October 4, 2018

In democracies, you aim high, not low. The most important thing to look for in every government...

Letter from Norma Dallas: Thank you, I miss you already

September 13, 2018

A big thank you to so many islanders for making the effort to send me off the island with love. A...

Letter: A tribute to Bowen Islanders

September 13, 2018

Two weeks ago I took a terrible tumble on the roadside gravel while waiting for the departing ...

Letter: We need to stand shoulder to shoulder with Indigenous peoples

September 11, 2018

In the wake of the pipeline decision, we need to look to our relationships with Indigenous nations ...

Letter: Lots of progress for Snug Cove House

August 30, 2018

The thirteen subdivided lots of Snug Cove house were registered with the B.C. land title office ...

Letter: Where is the owner of the derelict boat in Mannion Bay?

July 27, 2018

Dear Editor, After a few months on the bottom of Mannion Bay, a boat was salvaged on Sunday by...

Letter: Council's actions a "slap in the face" to lands workshop attendees

July 14, 2018

In moving closer to rezoning lot 1 of the community lands, council bypassed public consultation ...

Letter: extreme weather shelter a Bowen community success story

January 17, 2019

Letter: Community centres are the galvanizing hub of a town, we need one

January 17, 2019

Letter: community centre emerged as a priority during 2017 Vital ...

January 17, 2019

Letter: a promise for proportional representation

November 5, 2018

Going for the "yes" vote: deconstructing the proportional representation ...

November 1, 2018

Letter: NAFTA-esque negotiators needed for ferry problems

October 11, 2018

See More Arts

Celebrated poet Lorna Crozier to visit Bowen

January 3, 2019

Babette Deggan's Christmas pottery is on display this Sunday

December 14, 2018

A once-in-a-six-year experience: Yukon musician Gordie Tentrees returns to Bowen

November 9, 2018

See this Bowen artist's latest Haida Manga mural

November 8, 2018

See More News

Third annual women's march on Bowen

January 19, 2019

Live-aboard boaters defended in Deep Cove

January 17, 2019

Breaking open the stigma of Alzheimers, local support group helps ...

January 18, 2019

TransLink CEO makes pitch for B-Line in West Vancouver

January 18, 2019

See More Editorial

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

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

"Swim the Salish Seas" and other ideas for the future of SwimBowen

September 7, 2018

More on Bowen Island Undercurrent

Breaking open the stigma of Alzheimers, local support group helps caregivers

Muni Morsels: a ferry lineup bylaw is coming and there's now a snowplow road priority map

Letter: extreme weather shelter a Bowen community success story

Letter: Community centres are the galvanizing hub of a town, we need one

Letter: community centre emerged as a priority during 2017 Vital Conversations

Is this the end of passenger overloads for the Queen of Capilano?

Bowen Bay Polar Bear Swim: a brief history

Bowen gets a new extreme weather shelter

Next up for Knowing our Place: Braiding Sweetgrass

A book for 2019: Braiding Sweetgrass

Weekend thefts have RCMP reminding islanders to lock up

Wanted: great ideas for the Community Foundation's latest round of grants

What happens when the Bowen ferry doesn't run?

Whistler Blackcomb saw lower-than-expected visitation over holiday period

Bowen's December police statistics

Before reconciliation, we need to acknowledge the truth

Million-dollar gifts for the community centre announced weeks before grant application deadline

Looking for some tutoring? Bowen has a new learning centre