Opinion

Dear Editor, Kudos to the Bowen Island Community Foundation (BICF) for producing Maggie’s Story about one of Bowen’s iconic individuals in so many ways (Undercurrent article, p. 12, July 4, 2014). To know her was to love, admire, and learn from her.

In season one of a reality TV show called Urban/Suburban, a young, nature-loving couple with a modest (ugh) budget of $900,000 try to decide between the purchase of a home near Commercial Drive, or on Bowen Island.

Dear Editor: Another year gone and property taxes paid, with little to show on the Bowen Island Municipality balance sheet as accumulated assets over the past decade and a half since Incorporation.

25 years ago in the Undercurrent An adventurous group of Islanders took their theatrical productions of Babel Rap and The Drunkard, on the road. The group included Martin Clark, Peter Frinkton, Maggie Davidson and Maggie’s 7-year-old son Kelly.

Vibrant community involves many different people taking care of each other and the land in many different ways. All of it is nurtured by ongoing discourse about who we are and how we want to care for the island.

Dear Editor, What a day it was in Crippen Park on Canada Day. For those that do not recognize it this day's celebrations exemplified the real spirit of our community.

Dear Editor and Community, Thanks to you all who came out to Crippen Park to celebrate Canada Day Bowen style! There are so many to thank.

Before moving over I recall wondering what Bowen Islanders attitude to sports might be: would I be on an island of kayakers, with a smaller percentage of competitive athletes? PBS watchers rather than Canuck fans? Of course there may be more kayakers