Bowen Island Municipality has obtained a building permit for the Community Centre, bringing the project one step closer to its realization. Having a building permit strengthens the application to the Investing in Canada Infrastructure Program by demonstrating that the project is “shovel ready”. Access to grant funding is a key component of the estimated capital budget of $14.5 million, and could pay up to 73% of the eligible costs of building the Community Centre. The grant a

We’ve received so many positive comments about the Community Centre, from comment sheets at outreach events and open houses to letters of support. We appreciate your feedback. Like people everywhere, Bowen Islanders love to gather - to learn, celebrate and deepen our social bonds. For a very long time, Islanders have envisioned a place where community can better flourish, and residents’ lives are enriched in multiple and profound ways. A Community Centre will help us be healt

The Community Centre Select Steering Committee was excited to learn of an announcement made at the Union of BC Municipalities convention on September 12, 2018. Selina Robinson, the provincial Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing said that “together with the federal government, we are investing in infrastructure that will build up communities, strengthen local economies and create opportunities for people in every part of the province.” The Province is partnering with the

Bowen Island Municipality had an information booth at Bowfest on Saturday, August 25, aiming to inform the community about the proposed Bowen Island Community Centre, a 16,000 square foot civic facility on Bowen Island Trunk Road. Conveniently located in Snug Cove next to Bowen Island Community School, the Community Centre will bring together community-use spaces with recreation, performing arts facilities and municipal services under one roof. The launch of the capital fundr