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LETTER: Enough already with Wild West-style democracy

LETTER: Enough already with Wild West-style democracy

Dear Editor, The Bowen-based NDP candidate in the recent provincial election, Michelle Livaja, speaks for the great majority of B.C.
LETTER: A proper send-off

LETTER: A proper send-off

Dear Editor, My sincere thanks to all of those who came out last Saturday to help celebrate my retirement from Island Pacific School.
LETTER: Save the cottages? Thanks but no thanks

LETTER: Save the cottages? Thanks but no thanks

Dear Editor, Do you support the restoration of the orchard cottages; support the restoration of cottages with less architectural interest than some long abandoned roadside fruit stand? Thanks, but no thanks - the bulldozer can’t come soon enough.
Woodfibre LNG and the Canadian government: alternative facts galore!

Woodfibre LNG and the Canadian government: alternative facts galore!

Is there any word that describes the Federal Liberals did in their 2015 better than dishonest? Two years in, the governing party continues to break promises after they ‘won a majority’ with 39% of the vote and were handed the reigns of this country.
What's happening at the Phorum

What's happening at the Phorum

LETTER: The sunshine edition of the Undercurrent

LETTER: The sunshine edition of the Undercurrent

Dear Editor, Your May 26th issue was full of good stories as to the happiness enjoyed by many locals and visitors from the overdue arrival of sunny, warm weather on the May long weekend.
Six family screen-time detox rules: plug out some, to plug back in

Six family screen-time detox rules: plug out some, to plug back in

Warning: If you’re blissfully happy with your family screen-time usage, stop reading now. It was 2005 P.F. (Pre-FaceBook) when I first witnessed the addictive power of the screen.
LETTER: Thank you, for helping FOBILS support the library

LETTER: Thank you, for helping FOBILS support the library

Dear editor and community, With Bookfest 2017 now successfully completed, Friends of the Bowen Island Library want to express our deep appreciation to everyone who participated in this annual event.
LETTER: So much help to make another great festival!

LETTER: So much help to make another great festival!

Dear Bowen Island, The Green Man would like to pass along his deep appreciation to all of the children who came out for our Green Man Festival this May long week-end.
Aging is not a battle, it’s a process and you don’t have to fight it

Aging is not a battle, it’s a process and you don’t have to fight it

The messaging around aging pretty much goes something like this: you are old, so you are sick - take X to get fixed. Feel tired? Try this hormone supplement. Got some wrinkles? Try our newest Botox therapy.