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MP Weston vs. West Van council

MP Weston vs. West Van council

I want to take exception to Mr. John Weston’s extraordinary scolding of the District of West Vancouver Council over their unanimous motion to ban LNG tankers from Howe Sound. His intervention is all the more strange for a variety of reasons.
This week in Undercurrent history

This week in Undercurrent history

20 years ago in the Undercurrent In her Island Neighbors column, Lois Myers-Carter reported that August 20 was the date of the Ten-Year Party organized by travel agent and heritage aficionado David Smith, on behalf of the Bowen Island Park and Store
The Magic of Howe Sound

The Magic of Howe Sound

Dear Editor, This poem was written aboard the ferry from Bowen to Horseshoe Bay at dusk, July 15, 2014: The mountains range in front to guard a vast surprise But they also huddle round a hallowed treasure, Not captured by a name and too large for man
Bowfest: More than just a great slug race

Bowfest: More than just a great slug race

Dear Editor, With Bowfest happening right around the corner, my friends and I couldn’t help but share a story from last year when we came to Bowen for the first time to celebrate this great event.
Valet queue jumping

Valet queue jumping

Access is everything

Access is everything

A long time ago, Izaak Walton said that health is “a blessing that money cannot buy.
This week in Undercurrent history

This week in Undercurrent history

20 years ago in the Undercurrent Two groups were putting their collective heads together to create affordable housing on Bowen.
LNG and West Vancouver

LNG and West Vancouver

Dear Editor, I would like to respond to the West Vancouver Council’s vote to ban the passage of LNG tankers in Howe Sound, and as the Member of Parliament for West Vancouver and the rest of our magnificent riding, I disagree with the motion, the way
Not a gift, but an exchange

Not a gift, but an exchange

Dear Editor, Thanks to the astute Undercurrent reader who pointed out an error in my column FORE! FORE! about the Bowen Island Golf Course.
Proposed OCP amendments deserve widespread support

Proposed OCP amendments deserve widespread support

I was impressed by the excellent organization of the Public Open House at Cates Hill Chapel on July 21, where the Economic Development Committee (EDC) introduced its proposed amendments to the Official Community Plan.