Captains Way Colour: Part 2
The deluge of Fall rain did not deter members of the Bluewater community of Bowen Island in planting rhododendrons along Captains Way, in anticipation of Spring colours for all to...
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Neighbourhood Emergency Response Program (NERP) Kiosk Emergency Hubs
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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The Menorah Project of Shirat HaYam
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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Low Hanging Fruit
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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Tunstall Bay Little Street Library
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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The Bruces’ Garden
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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Friendship Planting
Our goal with this project was to teach young families with kids how to create a sustainable food source while learning about the benefits of companion planting (nature’s best friends!)....
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Sunshine Valley Art Class
Freda Lombard from Zealous Art came to the Sunshine Valley, Hope, BC, to lead a group of 13 people to each create their own sailboat masterpiece. We had locals as...
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Toddler Beach Day
Thank you so much for the grant. The toddler beach day was a success. It was held on Friday Aug 5th at crescent beach. We had 18 children signed up,...
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