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FRIDAY, APRIL 10, 2026
VOL. 52 NO. 15
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Bowen budget set for adoption ALEX KURIAL Editor
SWINGING TOWARD TWENTY Bruce Russell, Lise Goumeniouk & Murray Atherton cut a well-dressed trio at the Bowen Island Golf Course recently. As the best players in the world get set to tee off in the Masters Tournament at Augusta this week, the nice weather has brought an uptick in Bowen’s best out to the course too (though there may be a few less Green Jackets among the local crowd). Spring also brings with it the opening of the Shed Eatery, where Lise brings her best each Friday at the now famous and highly popular Pizza Nights. The Golf Course is ready to mark its 20th Anniversary next month - stay tuned for much more on the planned celebrations ahead. / Submitted photo NEW LISTING
A final reading of the municipal Five-Year Financial Plan is scheduled for the upcoming council meeting on Monday, April 13. The 2026 budget maintained its originally predicted property tax raise of 6.6 per cent over last year. A house assessed at exactly average property value on the island ($1.367 million this year) would pay $3,539 in property tax - an approximate $221 jump from last year. Final changes to the budget included allocating an additional $30,000 to support new and existing operations taken on by the Museum & Archives. The funds were directed from other areas of the existing budget in order to keep the property tax increase the same. Some major capital projects this year include $250,000 to continue upgrades and safety work at the Public Service Yard, $550,000 for dock renewal at Mount Gardner and Snug Cove, $600,000 each for culvert replacement and road rehabilitation, $200,000 to finish Community Centre construction, $100,000 for a Grafton Lake Watershed Management Plan, and $115,000 for resurfacing of the Bowen Island Community School outdoor sports court.
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