Skip to content

Opinion

The blue dot

The blue dot

Two months ago, I signed on to the Blue Dot Tour, a grassroots movement promoting every Canadian’s right to a healthy environment. Almost 90 other Bowen Islanders and over 65,000 Canadians have joined.
This week in Undercurrent history

This week in Undercurrent history

25 years ago in the Undercurrent In her column, “Island News”, Laura Cochrane wrote: Talk to a Bowen Island Highway’s employee if you want to learn the horrifying truth about dog-killed deer.
The Woodfibre LNG “open house”

The Woodfibre LNG “open house”

Dear Editor, Having spent time at the Bowen Island Community School public information event last Saturday, I am appalled at what I have learned.
Responsible boat owners in The Bay

Responsible boat owners in The Bay

Dear Editor, In response to “As winter storms sink boats, Friends of Mannion Bay await progress on Bay management plan” (January 22), let all us who are active recreational boaters and avid users of Mannion Bay hope that a solution is found that resp
Thank you

Thank you

To the editor: Last Thursday evening a lovely event was held at the Tunstall Bay Clubhouse to celebrate my retirement from the West Vancouver Board of Education.
Thank you for Bee Time

Thank you for Bee Time

Dear Editor, This week I had the great pleasure of introducing Mark Winston, author of Bee Time: Lessons from the Hive, at his book reading at the Rustique Bistro.
Thank you for hotdogs and hammers

Thank you for hotdogs and hammers

Dear Editor, Irly Learning Skills is a free parent-child activity program made possible thanks to the generosity of Irly Bird Building Centre.
This week in Undercurrent history

This week in Undercurrent history

25 years ago in the Undercurrent In her column, “Island News”, Laura Cochrane commented on being singled out as being the mouthpiece for a “sinister group of elected officials” by what she described as a “newcomer to the island”.
Keeping the home fires burning

Keeping the home fires burning

Three reasons to build a pollinator garden - elsewhere

Three reasons to build a pollinator garden - elsewhere

To the Editor, We are writing to express our concern regarding the proposed “pollinator garden” for the Crippen Park Meadows. In our opinion, this is a commendable idea in the wrong location on Bowen Island.