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LETTER: Canada Day on Bowen – Nailed it!

LETTER: Canada Day on Bowen – Nailed it!

Dear Editor, Over 1,000 Islanders and visitors came out to celebrate Canada’s 150th on Bowen, hosted by Bowen Island Community Recreation. Gary Ander, our fearless MC, warmly welcomed all.
Knowing Our Place: A Reconciliation Summer Reading List

Knowing Our Place: A Reconciliation Summer Reading List

Happy Birthday Canada! Let’s celebrate by reading books written by and about the people who lived on and cared for this land for thousands of years before our ancestors arrived.
LETTER: Where to donate to WISH

LETTER: Where to donate to WISH

Dear Editor, I write to let people know that donations for WISH, the downtown eastside drop-in support centre for survival sex workers, can from now be brought to the Knick Knack Nook.
LETTER: Is there any hope for the future of our children?

LETTER: Is there any hope for the future of our children?

Dear Editor, Barely an issue of the Undercurrent newspaper goes by without more dire warnings of the disastrous events that are about to befall our population.
Why B.C. needs another election. Now.

Why B.C. needs another election. Now.

Once an NDP government elects a speaker, there will be 43 MLAs on each side of the House. It’s an untenable situation, says former attorney general Geoffrey Plant
LETTER: Kayaks and tourism

LETTER: Kayaks and tourism

To the Editor: The article in on the kayak shop on the pier (Bowen Island Sea Kayaking) in the June 16 issue of The Undercurrent mentioned how popular the kayaks are with tourists from around the world.
It is time for a cultural upgrade!

It is time for a cultural upgrade!

The current crisis of addiction, depression and anxiety should not to be blamed only on people’s lifestyle, genetics or ‘disorders’. These are symptoms of profound disconnection that human beings are experiencing all over the world.
For speed demons

For speed demons

The 29th Annual Martin-Marine Round Bowen race

The 29th Annual Martin-Marine Round Bowen race

Dear Editor, The Bowen Island Yacht Club (BIYC) held it’s 29th Annual Round Bowen Race on Saturday, June 10th with over 120 sailboats entered.
LETTER: Here’s why we should save ALL the Orchard Cottages

LETTER: Here’s why we should save ALL the Orchard Cottages

Dear Editor, On April 26, 2017, the Metro Parks Committee, at a meeting held on Bowen, received a staff report recommending two options for the future of the Union Steamship resort-era cottages in Davies Orchard.