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SwimBowen 2025 Preview

SwimBowen 2025 Preview

A slightly new course & message to boaters in Tunstall Bay
Bowen Ferry Cam project gets the go-ahead

Bowen Ferry Cam project gets the go-ahead

Ferry Cam aims to give a heads-up on Bowen sailing overloads
Islanders put their finishing touches on Paddle Project

Islanders put their finishing touches on Paddle Project

Municipality and others took part in the Paddles Across Canada program
Best of Syrup: Unbelievable cougar encounter, RCMP-sparked wildfire and crab poaching

Best of Syrup: Unbelievable cougar encounter, RCMP-sparked wildfire and crab poaching

Andrew Burridge will never forget being face to face with a cougar while hiking in Whistler.
Towing companies worry about future of EV transport after policy change from B.C. Ferries

Towing companies worry about future of EV transport after policy change from B.C. Ferries

Peninsula Towing owner Don Affleck said the policy will cause a “chain reaction” because there are no disposal locations for EVs or hybrid vehicles on Vancouver Island.
ICYMI: Squamish Nation regains 20,000 hectares of ancestral land

ICYMI: Squamish Nation regains 20,000 hectares of ancestral land

Two decades of planning and negotiations result in an historic land use agreement with the province.
Metro Vancouver weather: Temperatures to soar up to 30 C during sunny streak

Metro Vancouver weather: Temperatures to soar up to 30 C during sunny streak

Canada Day is expected to be nice and warm this year.
Photos: Bowen Island Pride 2025

Photos: Bowen Island Pride 2025

Pride Month highlighted by second annual public Pride festival
Strawberry Tea Saturday

Strawberry Tea Saturday

The 2025 Tea was another successful installment of the beloved Bowen event
Let your Photo Speak for Nature: 2025 Biodiversity Photo Contest

Let your Photo Speak for Nature: 2025 Biodiversity Photo Contest

Bowen Conservancy photo contest returns for a second year