Bowen Island Municipality’s Deputy Chief Election Officer, Hope Dallas, has declared the results of the referendum, with 64% of ballot votes cast in favour of Bowen Island Municipal Council adopting Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 477, 2019.

Adoption of the bylaw authorize...

(official results will be declared by the Chief Election Officer on Monday, September 14, 2020)

A total of 1500 ballots were cast. 965 voted “Yes” and 534 voted “No”. 64% were in favour.

216 ballots were cast by mail

258 ballots were cast on the advanced voting day

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Are you eligible to vote?

In order to be eligible to vote on Bowen Island as a resident or non-resident property elector, a person must:

• Be 18 years of age or older when they register to vote, or 18 years or older on general voting day,

• Be a Canadian citizen,

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Community Centre Re-Imagined! 

Please join us and the Hearth for an outdoor evening reception, where you can learn about the Community Centre project, the upcoming referendum and celebrate achievements to date. There will be music and refreshments.

Community Centre Re-Im...

Thanks to everyone who attended the first of three open house events leading up to the referendum on September 12. We heard some great questions from members of the community, and we'll be adding these to the FAQ page.

Check out the video, below. 

There are two more open...

You already know why Bowen Island needs a Community Centre and the benefits it will bring to our community. You know why it's important that we use the $7.9 million grant from the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program wisely, and how decades of reports, studies an...

Bowen Island is one of the few communities in Canada that does not have a dedicated space for publicly delivered programs, activities and assembly. Even before we became a municipality, the community wanted a facility for residents and visitors to gather, a place of it...

There’s lots of excitement about the Community Centre buzzing around Bowen Island. We know you want to learn more about the project, ask your questions and be informed for the referendum on September 12. That’s why we’re holding a few open houses, virtual and in person...

Most communities have a Community Centre. Bowen does not. For over 20 years, islanders have dreamed of a place to call our own. A place to learn, work and play together.

Now, we have a once in a lifetime opportunity to make that dream a reality.
Bowen Island Municipalit...

September 12, 2020 has been set as general voting day for the Community Centre referendum.

Bowen Island Municipality submitted a grant application to the Investing in Canada Infrastructure program in January 2019, building a solid financial, economic, and social case fo...