Opinion

For the past several months, a subcommittee of the Bowen Island FoodResilience Society (BIFS) has been meeting to discuss the possibility of a ban on the use of pesticides and herbicides for cosmetic purposes on Bowen Island.

Founded in the 1970s, the ALR was to preserve land for agricultural purposes, did it work?

Canadians have been witnessing, talking about, and maybe even participating in the demonstrations about race and inequality that have been rocking the globe.

Dear Editor: It was with mixed emotions that I announced to staff last week that the Ruddy Potato has entered into an agreement of purchase to sell all of its assets and undertakings to Summer Equinox Fine Foods Inc.

'This would have made the difference for my maternal family and 100,000 Dutch Jews,' writes Anton van Walraven

It was about a month ago that it fully hit me just how important Dr. Bonnie Henry has been to our province during the COVID-19 pandemic.

We’ve been trapped in our homes with the threat of a devastating virus hanging over our heads. We’re all washing our hands more, cleaning doorknobs, food packaging and anything else that might have come in contact with COVID-19.

Just yesterday at the dinner table, one of my family members brought up they had watched a climate change documentary and that it was “pretty depressing.

Many Bowen people and organizations have been doing their part to recognize essential service workers (for example, Catching Stars has been delivering gift baskets, Tell Your Friends did their gift basket nominations) and another Bowen Islander wants

I want to start this column with a great big thank you to all our advertisers who have continued to run your ads. A second big call-out and thank youto the dozens of readers that have made a direct financial contribution over the past three days.