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Chelsea Strang, Margaret Gray & Alex Kurial have been busy planning their holiday schedules by reading the weekly Undercurrent newspaper and the accompanying Holiday Makers guide. They don’t want to miss a bit of news or exciting events taking place on the island. The information inside already has them well prepared for the Light Up Bowen Festival, taking place this Saturday night. See you there! / Tracey Wait photo
Today – and every Friday – we do something very special; we deliver copies of the Bowen Island Undercurrent to every neighbourhood on the island. We tell the stories of Islanders, whether that’s a controversial decision at city hall or a community-wide effort to make the island a better place to call home. Readers turn to the Undercurrent for information on everything from community festivals to theatre productions to what’s happening in area schools or with local sports teams. We keep you in touch with your surroundings which in turn allows you to stay engaged with your community. We do this by employing trained and reputable journalists, like Alex, to do the work. They attend council meetings, public hearings, school board meetings and countless events. We hold public officials and institutions to account. We organize photographers and contributors to capture important moments for individual families and greater milestones in our island’s history. Many local communities across Canada no longer have a local newspaper or journalists to take on these tasks, and public discourse has eroded. We
are fortunate to have an award-winning team at the Undercurrent. Ultimately, it is my role as Publisher to make the business decisions to keep these folks employed and in service to our community. In an effort to keep the Bowen Island Undercurrent sustainable, and providing local printed news for years to come, we have adopted a subscription model. For a fee of $62.50/year, we will continue to deliver a copy of the Bowen Island Undercurrent to your mailbox each Friday. Please call Denise at 604-947-2426 or email subscribe@bowenislandundercurrent. com to update your billing details. For those who want even more Bowen Island Undercurrent, we invite you to join the 700+ Undercurrent readers who already subscribe to our free email newsletter: www.bowenislandundercurrent.com/ account/mailinglist We are committed to delivering your local news, however it serves you best, and we are working towards a sustainable future for one of BC’s top-ranked community newspapers; the Bowen Island Undercurrent. - Alex, Tracey, & Matt Your Bowen Island Undercurrent