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Lot 3: Competing interests come to the fore

MERIBETH DEEN / Bowen Island Undercurrent

December 9, 2016

Last Wednesday at a public hearing on plans to develop the portion of Bowen Island Community lands Lot 3, there was one thing that most islanders seemed to agree on – that t...

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Public art piece nudges Bowen sculptor toward artistic goals

Bowen Island Undercurrent

December 9, 2016

For Trent Hutton, work as a sculptor has always been a balance between creativity and paying the bills. With his first job as a sculptor, technicially speaking, at a mascot ...

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Another shining start to the festive season on Bowen Island

Bowen Island Undercurrent

December 9, 2016

How beautiful a day can be when kindness touches it! ~George Elliston Despite the rain at the beginning of the evening LIGHT UP BOWEN was not only shiny and bright, but a ...

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Power restored to lower Cove, Deep Bay

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December 7, 2016

More snow, and likely falling branches (the cause of the power outage today) is expected tomorrow. Tonight the water taxi departing from Snug Cove at 11:15 and back from ...

Bowen Island Children’s Centre hopes to have new wing up and running by September, ...

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December 4, 2016

Now in its 45th year, the Bowen Island Children’s Centre (BCC) can claim to have put 3,080 children through its pre-school program. On Monday, the organization’s ...

Bowen Islanders prepared to fight to stop Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion

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December 4, 2016

On Tuesday of this week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave the stamp of approval to Kinder Morgan’s plans to expand the Trans-Mountain pipeline project calling it safe, ...

Community helps stock Bowen food bank with 70 litres of soup

December 4, 2016

It took less than a week for Bowen Islanders to rally around the remaining vegetables in the field of Primrose Farm and turn it into more than 70 litres of soup for the ...

Nine Bowen businesses nominated for B.C. awards

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November 29, 2016

After two years on Bowen Island, yoga teacher Natasha Currah has ditched the commute and clearly made an impression on her clientele, as at least one of them put her in the...

Rescue dog becomes a rescuer

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November 24, 2016

Ten years ago, Harry Monahan saved a life when he adopted a rescue dog he named Shadow. Last week, Shadow returned the favour. Monahan, a 29-year resident of Bowen ...

Council approves plans to move forward on Bike Park

November 18, 2016

Municipal staff has deemed the proposed bike park site as ideal for a “bowen-sized bike park.” Following some discussion on how the proposed park might impact the local ...

The future of Community Lands “Lot 1.”

November 18, 2016

Last week, the Mayor’s Standing Committee on Community Lands publicized their plans for the portion of Community Lands known as “Lot 1.” The 20 acre (8 hectare) area spans ...

‘The self-funded community centre’: the proposal council never heard

November 18, 2016

An unscheduled chunk of time in the public comments portion of a council meeting just won’t do, says Tom Matzen, to ask for council’s blessing to try for a housing solution...

BC Housing presents affordable housing possibilities

November 17, 2016

Last Thursday, Bowen Island’s council heard from the CEO of BC Housing, Shayne Ramsay about all the ways his organization helps to create affordable housing options in ...

Liberal MPs tout Ocean Protection Plan

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November 17, 2016

West Vancouver Sea-to-Sky Country MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones and Terry Beech, Burnaby North-Seymour MP met with the public and press in Horseshoe Bay on Friday to discuss ...

BC Supreme Court decides in Municipality’s favour on CRC docks lawsuit

November 12, 2016

On Monday, the British Columbia Supreme Court released its decision dismissing a petition against the Bowen Island Municipality by Zongshen Envirotech Limited for ...

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The future of Community Lands “Lot 1.”

November 18, 2016

Last week, the Mayor’s Standing Committee on Community Lands publicized their plans for the portion of Community Lands known as “Lot 1.” The 20 acre (8 hectare) area spans ...

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Public art piece nudges Bowen sculptor toward artistic goals

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December 9, 2016

For Trent Hutton, work as a sculptor has always been a balance between creativity and paying the bills. With his first job as a sculptor, technicially speaking, at a mascot...

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Bowen’s youth imagine their future on the Rock

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December 9, 2016

On the afternoon of Nov. 18, a little more than 30 Bowen Island students, aged 12 to 14, gathered at the youth centre, responding to an invitation to imagine the future for...

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Dip into the fountain of youth at Pilates open house

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November 12, 2016

Pilates is the fountain of youth. No, that’s not a quote by Joseph Pilates, the originator of this popular form of exercise, but rather a comment from a longtime client. ...

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