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Close to home

Close to home

In Kami Kanetsuka’s letter from San Miguel, Mexico, published in The Undercurrent last week, she wrote that the place is so wonderful in so many ways that it is easy to think that it is paradise.
LETTER - Time for an economic assessment of LNG

LETTER - Time for an economic assessment of LNG

Dear Editor, On Wednesday April 1st, a crowd of more than 250 people packed the Gleneagles Golf Course Club House in West Vancouver to hear the presentations of opponents to the proposed Woodfibre LNG plant in Howe Sound.
Plans

Plans

LETTER: Special thanks and huge shake of my paw...

LETTER: Special thanks and huge shake of my paw...

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LETTER: End of the world? Not quite.

LETTER: End of the world? Not quite.

First, the world is not going to come to an end as suggested by a member of the Squamish Nation. I trust we can agree on that. Next point, BC Ferries pass Bowen Island 80 TIMES A DAY and to my knowledge there have been no collisions.
The hope of Howe Sound, part two

The hope of Howe Sound, part two

We’re on a bus – the trusty Peter King at the wheel – going to Squamish to stand with the Skwomesh Action group to protect our home.
This week in Undercurrent history

This week in Undercurrent history

25 years ago in the Undercurrent At a GVRD Board Meeting, Bowen resident Judi Gedye, reported that the board discussed the plans for recycling and specifically a de-inking plant, with concerns about pollution.
LETTER - Celebrating the CRC docks decision

LETTER - Celebrating the CRC docks decision

Dear Editor, I congratulate our Municipal Council for passing a clear resolution that tells the province that Bowen Island does not want the building of any more docks at Cape Roger Curtis.
LETTER - The Pollinator Garden

LETTER - The Pollinator Garden

Dear Editor, Given Metro Vancouver’s decision to not move forward with our proposed pollinator demonstration garden and agriculture education center in Killarney Meadows, we wanted to take a moment to thank those who, over several years, donated cons
LETTER - Congratulations to Holly Graff

LETTER - Congratulations to Holly Graff

Dear Editor, After listening at a “visioning” workshop a few years back, Holly Graff set to work with James Tuer and Wyn Nielsen to come up with the Garden Gateway Project idea.