admin | February 28, 2008
by Alejandro Frid, alejandro_frid@alumni.sfu.ca, February 28, 2008 Introduction Here I comment on the PGL (January 2008) report on CRC. To make the best use of the time I can allot to volunteer work, I will focus on ecological issues that complement the expertise and input of local naturalists (e.g. SE Fast, A Whitehead, B. Gowans [...]
admin | February 15, 2008
Letter from the Directors of the Cape Roger Curtis Trust Society to Bowen Island Municipality, Attention: Michael Rosen, 81 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island BC V0N 1G0 Re: Cape Roger Curtis — Preliminary Neighbourhood Plan and Implementation Options (dated January 3, 2008) The Cape Roger Curtis Trust Society has been asked to comment on the three [...]
admin | February 15, 2008
by Nerys Poole February 10, 2008, submitted for publication to Bowen Island Undercurrent I have just reviewed the Cape Roger Curtis (CRC) Comprehensive Transportation Impact Study prepared by Opus Hamilton for the CRC owners, dated February 2008. There are a few glaring errors that lead me to question the extent to which the authors analyzed [...]
admin | February 15, 2008
by Peter B. Banks and Jessica V. Bryant Biology Letters (2007) 3, 611-613 Dog walking is among the world's most popular recreational activities, attracting millions of people to natural areas each year with diverse benefits to human and canine health. But conservation managers often ban dog walking from natural areas fearing that wildlife will see [...]
admin | February 8, 2008
by Don Maclean February 08, 2008, Bowen Island Undercurrent Yes Virginia, size matters, particularly population size that has to be absorbed by a struggling infrastructure that has enough problems fixing potholes. Completely ignoring all the wonderful amenities and beachfront parks that are continually being used as a lure to support substantial development, I’ll restrict my [...]
admin | February 8, 2008
by Bill Granger February 08, 2008, Bowen Island Undercurrent Thanks for publishing Ian Fry’s letter about the horrible state of Bowen’s roads, especially targeting the heavy traffic of eighteen-wheelers coming and going, taking our precious forest logs and bringing tonnes of concrete, gravel, fill, milled wood and building materials to the far reaches of the [...]
admin | February 1, 2008
by Ian Fry February 01, 2008, Bowen Island Undercurrent EXCERPT: If ever there was an opportunity to pay more than lip service to the term ‘green’ this should have been it. When people say that they want to get away from the noise and stress of cities, what they mean is getting away from traffic.