In spring of 2020, the volunteer-driven Neighbourhood Emergency Response Program (NERP) received a grant from the Bowen Island Community Foundation’s Resiliency Fund to construct up to ten information kiosks. Late...
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What the Bowen Island Community Foundation called the “Jewish Community Education and Equality Project” we fondly renamed “The Menorah Project”. Here is why. Every December, we have a community event...
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The Bowen Island Community Foundation’s Neighbourhood Small Grants supported community fruit picks at three different island locations, and the planting of fruit trees at five locations on-island. We engaged eleven...
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Our little library story began with my husband and I wanted to add some community charm to the street we had recently moved to here on Bowen Island. We were...
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HISTORY: This project was initiated by an ad hoc group of gardeners wanting to see improvements to a garden at the south end of Cowan Point Drive. The garden was...
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With the pandemic still evolving for a second year, it was important to focus on a project that would encourage children to go outside and move by practicing or learning...
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At the TEDxBowenIsland event there were 5 speakers and a total of 17 audience members. There were also 5 voulenteers, who helped with the overall running of the event. So...
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When the pandemic hit in March 2020, people started panic buying toilet paper, canned goods, and also – seeds. With more time on their hands and the potential scarcity of...
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At the start of the COVID-19 pandemic my wife suggested that I post a daily guitar tip online that would give people who were stuck at home something to do....
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