25 years ago in the Undercurrent
- R.C.M.P. reported on a loud and obnoxious male “in the café” on April 6. He was from North Vancouver and causing a disturbance. The police attended and the male was spoken to. The matter was settled in a friendly manner.
- In the letters section of the paper, Marylyn Sims wrote with a plea to the Undercurrent to help her find the person who made the pickles for sale at the Historian Bake Sale. “I bought a jar of unnamed yellow pickles which is absolutely delicious…This is my plea to whoever made it to please pass the recipe!”
20 years ago in the Undercurrent
- The parent ferry patrol was being stepped up following another deliberately set fire on the Queen of Capilano. Officials delayed unloading of the 3:30pm ferry from Horseshoe Bay on May 11 while police tried to track down who set the fire in a garbage container.
15 years ago in the Undercurrent
- The newly formed Bowen Bike Riders Association (BBRA) were looking to create a ‘bike park’ somewhere on Bowen. The effort had been thwarted twice by GVRD Parks with the biggest issue being the use of public wilderness areas. The idea of a bike park began when Bowen Island Parks & Recreation started a mountain bike class. Class size was set at eight students, but enrollment went up to over 25 and eventually as high as 30. During the winter classes, the park custodian asked the instructor to stop taking the classes through the park trails because he thought that the bicycles would make the trails too muddy for pedestrians. Unfortunately taking a mountain biking class on the roads was not an acceptable solution. A group of teens got together and created their own bike park, built in a secret location, within Crippen Park and away from pedestrian trails. When GVRD parks staff learned of this, the park was quickly dismantled much to the anger and frustration of the riders and their parents. Armed with letters of support from local businesses, the R.C.M.P., the Chamber of Commerce and the Teen Centre, the plan was to apply for permission to build a bike park at a site on the unused Reed Road, between Collins Lane and Mount Gardner Road.
5 years ago in the Undercurrent
- Arson was suspected when an unoccupied house under construction on Cates Hill was substantially damaged by fire. R.C.M.P. discovered “some evidence at the scene” that led them to conduct a criminal investigation. Anyone with any information was asked to contact Bowen R.C.M.P.
- A trap had been set for the bear that was roaming Bowen, causing chicken coop destruction. Some residents expressed concern for their safety and their pets safety. Others were concerned about the welfare of the bear and what would happen to it after it was trapped. Conservation officer Simon Gravel stressed that his intention was to take the black bear to another location, not to kill it.
