Last year, as part of Council’s commitment to improve housing diversity on Bowen Island, a request for Expressions of Interest (EOI) was issued for the development of a housing project on Lot 1, Area 2 of the Community Lands. Intended…
September 15, 2021News Release New Atl’ka7tsem/Howe Sound UNESCO Biosphere Region a Centrepiece for Conservation and Sustainable Development The community-managed Biosphere Region—home to ancient glass sponge reefs and two million-year-old volcanoes—champions local solutions to global environmental challenges. Squamish, BC (Skwxwu7mesh…
BIM receives promising results of Community Centre construction bidding After the close of a five-week competitive tendering process, the Community Centre project team is optimistic to have received three bids. While all three bids propose construction costs exceeding the project…
News ReleaseFor Immediate ReleaseAugust 31, 2021 After the close of a five-week competitive tendering process, the Community Centre project team is optimistic to have received three bids. While all three bids propose construction costs exceeding the project budget of $14.5…
News ReleaseAugust 18, 2021 BOWEN ISLAND – Bowen Island Municipality is pleased to announce the hiring of a new Chief Financial Officer, Sheila McCutcheon. Sheila brings extensive experience from both the public and private sectors, specializing in local government finances…
News ReleaseAugust 18, 2021 BOWEN ISLAND – Bowen Island Municipality has received a $25,000 grant through the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) and Training stream of the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund (CEPF), a partnership between the Union of BC Municipalities and…
News ReleaseJune 30, 2021 BOWEN ISLAND –Bowen Island Municipality is pleased to announce that the tendering package for the Community Centre project was released on June 17, beginning a five-week competitive bidding process on the open market. A non-mandatory site…
Community Centre project reaches another milestone Bowen Island Municipality is pleased to announce that the tendering package for the Community Centre project was released on June 17, beginning a five-week competitive bidding process on the open market. A non-mandatory site…
News ReleaseJune 10, 2021 BOWEN ISLAND – Bowen Island Municipal Council is asking for feedback from islanders. The Island Survey is for Bowen Island residents and property owners, and is conducted every other year. The survey, offered online, will take…
Bowen Island joins communities across Canada in expressing our most heartfelt condolences to the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc people and Indigenous communities across the country. We mourn the 215 children whose remains were found in the mass grave on the site…
Council approves expansion to Community Centre building site The Community Centre project team has been working on finalizing design drawings in anticipation of issuing tender documents this May. Through more detailed design work, and based on feedback from the community…
Apr 30 2021 Updated: Apr 30 2021 The Community Centre project team has been working on finalizing design drawings in anticipation of issuing tender documents this May. Through more detailed design work, and based on feedback from the community prior to the referendum in 2020, it was…
