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Exciting year for the Bowen Island Trail Society

To the editor: It's been a busy and exciting year for the Bowen Island Trail Society (BITS). I wanted to share a bit more about BITS' first year and future BITS happenings with you and the community of Bowen.
Bowen Trail Society

To the editor:

 

It's been a busy and exciting year for the Bowen Island Trail Society (BITS).  I wanted to share a bit more about BITS' first year and future BITS happenings with you and the community of Bowen.

We are a volunteer organization dedicated to building and maintaining a well-integrated and interconnected community trail network for hiking, running, mountain biking, and horseback riding on Bowen Island.

Officially a non-profit society in March 2017, the BITS Board of Directors would like to review our year with you at our upcoming Annual General Meeting.

Here are a few things we did:

•               Formed a volunteer Board of Directors

•               Incorporated and received status as a non-profit society

•               26 members joined BITS

•               Built and strengthened relationships with other Bowen Island trail stakeholders: Bowen Island Municipality, The Crown, Rotary Club, Bowen Island Horse Owners' and Riders' Association (BIHORA), Bowen Trail Riders Association, John Reid, and other private landowners/active developers

•               Engaged IPS students in community service activities

•               Initiated three trail enhancement projects and hosted three trail work parties

•               Started monthly members outings/activities, typically a hike or a run

•               Developed a logo

•               Distributed quarterly email newsletters to members

Everyone is invited to attend the BITS AGM on Thursday, April 19th from 7-9 pm at the Municipal Chambers where we will share more about our 2017 successes and goals for 2018.

We would also like to invite trail users and anyone interested in enhancing our trail network to join BITS! You can register as a member on our website: http://www.bowenislandtrailsociety.ca/OR in person at our AGM before the meeting begins.

Anyone wanting to learn new trails, make hiking or biking buddies, or help with trail maintenance, can stay in the loop with monthly trail socials on our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/BowenIslandTrailSociety/

These are your trails. You use them. Come and have a say!

Alicia Hoppenrath

President, Bowen Island Trail Society