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Hold onto your recycling! Public Works will be paving the yard areas of the Recycling Depot. This means that BIRD will be closed reopening on Thursday, October 3 at 9am. Garbage and organic waste will be picked up as usual.…

NOTICE Of a Closed Council Meeting Monday, September 9, 2024 at approximately 3:45 PM Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane Exclusion of the Public pursuant to Section 90 of the Community Charter: Council hereby declares that the meeting to be held…

British Columbia continues to face a high risk of adverse effects on both people and the environment because of severe drought conditions last year. Our community must reduce its water use. All municipal water districts are currently on Stage 3…

Bowen Island Municipality has detected elevated levels of disinfection by-products (DBPs) in the Hood Point water supply that are higher than the recommended Health Canada guidelines. Chlorinated DBPs are formed when the chlorine that is used to disinfect drinking water…

BOWEN ISLAND, BC – Bowen Island Municipality is pleased to announce the hiring of Kirn Dhillon as the new Chief Administrative Officer (CAO). Dhillon brings over 15 years of experience in the public sector and a strong background in engineering,…

Site Alteration Permits on Bowen Island Site Alteration Permit Info Sheet Do you own property on Bowen Island and plan to do any blasting or other land clearing? Are you thinking about summertime yard projects? Or are you thinking about…

Council is changing its approach to managing our municipal water systems. Please join us for a Community Information Meeting that will be held online via Zoom on: Thursday July 18, 2024 at 6:00pmOnline via ZoomMeeting ID: 885 1190 6318Passcode: 731363…

BOWEN ISLAND, B.C. – On July 2, Mayor Leonard along with Councillor Morse and members of staff met with the Chairs of the Water System Local Advisory Committees (LAC) to discuss Council’s strategic priorities for the current term. A key…

Thursday, July 25, 6:30pm – 8:00pmThursday, August 22, 6:30pm – 8:00pm Join Bowen Island Fire Rescue for Hot Summer Nights at BICS parking lot. Meet the firefighters, take tour of a fire truck, and spray a real fire hose!Get fire…

Bruce Steele has been a devoted volunteer since 1994 with the Emergency Program on Bowen Island as well as within the North Shore Emergency Management Program (NSEM). Bruce stepped in to re-start the Bowen Emergency Support Services (ESS) and the…

The 2023 Draft Annual Report for Bowen Island Municipality will be presented to Council at its Regular meeting on Monday, June 24, 2024. We invite you to review the draft Annual Report and to provide your comments and questions in…

June 5 & 6, 2024 (Wednesday & Thursday)7:00 am to 4:00 pm The culvert at the entrance to Upland Trail has reached the end of its serviceable life and is due for replacement. Upland Trail will have to be closed…