Opinion

This morning, insights galore, while brushing my teeth, squeegeeing the shower, opening the blinds, and so on. A prominent thought was about: how a sunset doesn’t try to be beautiful. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Achieving the community’s dream of a health centre on Bowen grew closer in 2019. As with similar community health centres, the capital funds to build Bowen’s health centre must come from the people in our community.

Michael Nankin reflects on 15 months of observing island interactions

Open letter to the community: The Bowen Island volunteer firefighters (BIVF) wish to thank the community for all the support we have received over the past several months in the face of the dispute by Municipality.

When do we regulate an activity and when do we let things be? Also, who are we affecting with new regulations?

Dear Editor: Yes, and it is happening in Átl’ḵa7tsem / Howe Sound, in Burnaby, in Kitimat, in B.C. and Alberta: CO2 lock-in. “Is CO2 lock-in a good thing?” Here is the deal.

Next week is our giving on Bowen edition

Do you want to be a part of BIRCH's BARC?

Dear editor: Ten years ago, a dedicated group of volunteers came together to create one of Bowen Island’s best-loved institutions: the Knick Knack Nook.

'Since my return, I have been subjected to an escalating level of verbal aggression, personal attacks and other humiliating actions. I have been verbally abused and threatened at municipal hall. I have been spat upon on my way to work. I have been subjected to written abuse on social media,' writes Lalonde.