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Seeing things anew: G-day welcomes a girl into adolesence, and heals old wounds

Seeing things anew: G-day welcomes a girl into adolesence, and heals old wounds

I took a friend’s 12 year old daughter to G Day - a day long rite of passage signaling, celebrating and supporting 10 – 12 year old girls on the cusp of womanhood. I could have really used an event like this when I was a preteen in the mid 70’s.
LETTER: Mannion Bay

LETTER: Mannion Bay

Dear Editor, Thank you for the front-page coverage on the recent havoc an unforgiving Mother Nature caused with the sinking of two boats and the beaching of another three in Mannion Bay.
LETTERS: Fireplaces to be licenced, eventually banned?

LETTERS: Fireplaces to be licenced, eventually banned?

Dear Editor, Metro Vancouver wants to licence all fireplaces and stoves. Then eventually restrict their use. Makes you wonder why Bowen Island is part of Metro Vancouver.
It took a village to make Earnest, thank you to all

It took a village to make Earnest, thank you to all

Last weekend the curtains came down to raucous applause at the concluding performance of The Importance of Being Earnest - written by Oscar Wilde and expertly directed by Martin Clarke.
This week at the Gallery...

This week at the Gallery...

LETTER: A community feast

LETTER: A community feast

Dear Bowen Islanders, Whew!! what a gathering! The chats and the wonderful feast: both so important in the life of our Bowen Island Community, and in the heart of Little Red Church! Thank you for making it possible.
LETTER: Housing and a healthy community

LETTER: Housing and a healthy community

Dear Editor, If Municipalities and their councils are an order of government charged with providing effective management and delivery of services in a manner that is responsive to community needs, it would follow that the priority would be the social
Flooding the land to pollute the sky?

Flooding the land to pollute the sky?

Time to send Victoria a message on Site C…
Landmark or status quo? Supreme Court of Canada deems no place is sacred

Landmark or status quo? Supreme Court of Canada deems no place is sacred

Just last week we were informed by the media that the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on a case involving the proposed Jumbo Glacier Ski Resort in Jumbo valley, an area the Ktunaxa Nation calls Qat’muk, located in the heart of the Purcell Mountains in
This solemn tradition

This solemn tradition

On Saturday, many of us will wander solemnly down to the Cenotaph as we wait for the annual Remembrance Day ceremonies to begin.