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2025 Media Releases
August 8, 2025 – New Water Quality Study Highlights Need for Ongoing Protection of Grafton Lake
July 31, 2025 – Bowen Island Contributes to Canada’s 30 x 30 Biodiversity Conservation Goal
April 25, 2025 – Sunshine Coast, Bowen Island Mayors Demand Urgent Action on Ferry Reliability
April 25, 2025 – Bowen Island OCP Update
April 15, 2025 – Bowen Island Community Centre Opens Its Doors Following Decades of Planning
February 7, 2025 – New Electric Ferry Service to Connect Bowen Island, Vancouver, and Gibsons
2022 Media Releases
Feburary 24, 2022 – New Fire Hall and Emergency Operations Centre nears completion
February 17, 2022 – Bowen gets its first EV charging stations
February 10, 2022 – Celebrate community at a land blessing ceremony for the Community Centre
January 25, 2022 – BIM to welcome back Kristen Watson as Chief Financial Officer
2021 Media Releases
December 10, 2021 – An on-island composting facility is coming to Bowen
December 2, 2021 – BIM moving forward with construction of Community Centre
September 16, 2021 – BIM invites Expressions of Interest for housing development on Community Lands
August 31, 2021 – BIM receives promising results of Community Centre construction bidding
August 18, 2021 – Bowen Island receives funding for Mt. Gardner repeater upgrade
August 18, 2021 – BIM hires Chief Financial Officer
June 30, 2021 – Community Centre project reaches another milestone
June 18, 2021 – A surge of development applications slows processing time
June 10, 2021 – Council seeks input from community by means of Island Survey 2021
March 25, 2021 – Bowen Islanders encouraged to sign up for emergency notification system
March 2, 2021 – BIM awards contract for construction of Multi-Use Path
February 25, 2021 – Creating a Sustainable and Local Economic Development Plan for Bowen Island
January 26, 2021 – Community Centre project prepares to move forward to competitive tendering
January 13, 2021 – BIM awards contract for construction of Fire Hall and Emergency Operations Centre
2020 Media Releases
December 16, 2020 – Aaron Hanen appointed as Fire Chief
October 29, 2020 – Residential Guest Accommodations now permitted on Bowen Island
September 15, 2020 – Bowen Island voters in favour of borrowing funds to build Community Centre
July 15, 2020 – Community Centre referendum set for September 12, 2020
July 3, 2020 – Bowen Island receives $7.9M in government funding for the Community Centre Project
June 25, 2020 – Bowen Island asks visitors and locals to continue COVID-19 prevention
May 11, 2020 – Bowen Island to celebrate Canada Day virtually
May 11, 2020 – BIM reminds everyone to avoid non-essential travel
April 15, 2020 – Council reduces 2020 budget
April 8, 2020 – Council to receive Fire Department Core Service Review Report
April 7, 2020 – Reminder to maintain physical distance over the long weekend
March 27, 2020 – BIM hires Chief Administrative Officer
March 20, 2020 – BIM requests visitors to stay home
March 18, 2020 – Bowen Island Recycling Depot closed for COVID-19
March 17, 2020 – Mayor Ander’s statement on COVID-19
February 18, 2020 – Online business search tool now available
January 29, 2020 – Waste collection contract reached
January 9, 2020 – Retirement of Fire Chief
January 2, 2020 – Resignation of Chief Administrative Officer
2019 Media Releases
December 11, 2019 – BIM hires Director of Engineering
November 12, 2019 – Local volunteers participate in disaster exercise
October 21, 2019 – Chief Administrative Officer Announcement
October 10, 2019 – Statement on the Bowen Island Fire Department
September 6, 2019 – Council seeks input from community by means of Island Survey 2019
August 15, 2019 – Bowen Island receives funding to develop Housing Needs Report
May 30, 2019 – Bowen Island Municipality hires new Fire Chief
May 16, 2019 – Council seeks community-based solution for Short Term Rentals
May 13, 2019 – Council adoptes bylaw to alleviate ferry line up issues
May 6, 2019 – Bowen Island receives grant funding for Community Economic Development Planning
April 29, 2019 – Islanders encouraged to get prepared during Emergency Preparedness Week
April 25, 2019 – Bowen Island receives grant funding to continue FireSmart program
April 5, 2019 – Bowen Island receives grant funding for Child Care Planning
2018 Media Releases
December 7, 2018 – Grand opening of the new Bike Barn
December 4, 2018 – Building permit marks another milestone on the path to our Community Centre
November 14, 2018 – Municipal business licensing to take effect in 2019
October 24, 2018 – Chief Election Officer will not seek a judicial recount of Mayoral ballots
October 23, 2018 – Election Recount
October 17, 2018 – Good news from BC Ferries: a message from the Mayor
September 19, 2018 – Community support will help secure funding to build the Bowen Island Community Centre
August 29, 2018 – Community Centre project launches capital fundraising campaign at Bowfest
May 15, 2018 – Community Centre project moves forward with Council Approval
April 19, 2018 – Work underway to improve safety at Cardena intersection
January 15, 2018 – Bowen Island Municipality hires Chief Financial Officer
2017 Media Releases
November 28, 2017 – Council seeks input from community by means of Island Survey 2018
September 26, 2017 – Bowen Island Emergency Notification System
August 21, 2017 – Referendum Result
July 25, 2017 – Revitalization of Mannion Bay
July 12, 2017 – Water treatment plant
July 4, 2017 – Referendum Date Annoucement
February 27, 2017 – BIM selects architectural team to design Community Centre
January 26, 2017 – Municipality takes action on Community Centre
To obtain a copy of media releases prior to 2017, please contact the Communications Coordinator.
Last Updated on 2025-08-15 at 12:00 PM