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ponds

building a pond

The Pharos Gate

Nick Bantock's last book about Griffin and Sabine.
Film festival

Film festival

Embracing local adventures

Fusion energy

General Fusion
How we’re saving every drop

How we’re saving every drop

Tips and tidbits from around the island, three months into a dry-spell
Collins Farm: Growing with the spirit of co-operation

Collins Farm: Growing with the spirit of co-operation

Last fall, Charmaine Heffelfinger made daily trips to Tunstall Bay to gather bags of fallen leaves from a maple tree.
On Canada’s birthday we ask Bowen Islanders... how did you get here?

On Canada’s birthday we ask Bowen Islanders... how did you get here?

Joong Kim owner of Bowen Island Sushi It was a long journey from Seoul, South Korea to Bowen Island. Now that Joong Kim is here, he thinks he never wants to leave.
A grandma on the right side of history

A grandma on the right side of history

It was supposed to be a quiet day in the garden, but a friend insisted that I get myself to an event at Jericho Beach called Toast the Coast, hosted by Greenpeace. “It’s an event not to missed,” she said. “You need to be there.” So that’s what I did.
The Quillback Rockfish: This spiky creature could end up on your dinner plate

The Quillback Rockfish: This spiky creature could end up on your dinner plate

With 13 sharp spines, each with venomous anti-predator glands at their base, Sebastes maliger, or the Quillback Rockfish is well fairly well-protected from other creatures that might eat it - except us.
Memories of war's end: 1945

Memories of war's end: 1945

The following narrative is what I remember from the end of World War II. I was four and a half years old so of course I do not remember dates and names, these were given to me in later years.