Opinion

Dear Editor: Since moving to Bowen 22 years ago I’ve seen the need for a community center. I’ve attended various events over the years and often felt they would be so much more enjoyable if they were in an appropriate setting.

Dear Editor: This June marks my 27th year living on Bowen Island and I know the drive to build a community centre had historical precedent even then.

Dear Editor: Community centre plan pros: It would bring to fruition a long desired facility. The first serious design came forward in 1992 (Don Nicolson) at 14,000 sq feet and $4.8 million.

Dear Editor: Bowen Island is on the edge of achieving great things, things that the community has wanted and needed for decades.

Dear Editor, Could anyone on Bowen Island still have any doubt regarding the Community Center Project Bylaw No 477, 2019 and not vote “yes” in the next referendum? It is the achievement of more than 30 years of community vision and effort to own a ce

Dear Editor: Community. That’s what we are. By a simple definition, a community is a social unit (a group of living things) with commonality such as norms, religion, values, customs, or identity.

Dear Editor: I feel compelled to respond to last week’s letter from Steve Rio.

Dear Editor: Steve Rio does a disservice in his Sept. 3 letter. Not because of his opinions, but because of the mischaracterization of the 2600 sq. ft. Performing Arts & Community Space (PACS) as a ‘dream of a very small percentage of the island’.

Dear Editor: We at Kingbaby Theatre are thrilled by the opportunity before us to finally realize a dedicated space for the performing arts on Bowen Island.

Dear Editor: I am confused and misinformed by facts presented to date, showing variations of municipal halls, performing arts centers but no community centre.