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After a storm you may lose power and should be prepared to be without power from three days to two weeks. Are you ready? Make a plan Prepared BC’s Severe Winter Weather and Storm Preparedness Guide is an excellent resource.…

How to tell if an email from the municipality is legit? Scammers impersonate individuals, businesses and organizations to get access to your personal information or to get money from you. How to protect yourself from spam email: How to recognize…

It’s time to renew your business licence for the 2025 calendar year. Please pay for your renewal by January 31, 2025. Business Licence Payment Options E-transfer Mail In-Person After hours drop box Online Payment Questions? Call 604-947-4255 ext 236 or…

Dec 27 – Jan 8 @ BIRD BIRD is again offering Christmas tree chipping. Drop off your clean tree in the bin provided. Absolutely no artificial trees, ornaments, windfall, wreaths, holly or garden debris can be accepted. The chipping is…

Emergency Support Services Volunteer: Nicolette Eus My husband and I moved to Bowen Island from downtown Vancouver in early 2020, right at the beginning of Covid. That first winter was a tough transition, and yet, I really found I was…

Thursday, December 19, 20247:00 pm – 8:30 pm Join Zoom MeetingMeeting ID: 810 4447 4695Passcode: 156498 Learn more about cougar behaviour and safety around cougars during this online Q&A by a wildlife expert from WildSafeBC.Have your questions answered in the…

This year marks a significant milestone for Bowen Island Municipality as we celebrate our 25th anniversary. An island-wide referendum that was held on June 19, 1999, led to an election on November 20 and then the incorporation of Bowen Island…

The Canadian Coast Guard plans to clear a 6.15-hectare section of trees on Crown land at Radar Hill, Bowen Island. If you are in the area, you may see forestry activity and removal of timber by truck. Work will begin…

Chevron Corporation is conducting a soil sampling program in the area surrounding the corner of Bowen Island Trunk Road and Cardena Drive as part of environmental remediation on land that was previously used as a fuel storage facility. Last month,…

Bowen Island Conservancy and Metro Vancouver have confirmed the sale of 65 hectares of land in Cape Roger Curtis on Bowen Island. Following resounding public feedback to overnight tent camping and a proposed regional park, Metro Vancouver has sold the…

Mount Gardner Road Due to public safety concerns, BIM and the RCMP are asking drivers not to park on the south side of Mt. Gardner Rd (opposite the school) or in the School Bus Only parking area, as illustrated, at…

Staff were visited by this tiny Pacific tree frog (Pseudacris regilla) while completing yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus) treatments in Bowen Brook. We are working to hard to prevent the spread of this invasive plant into Grafton Lake where it…