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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 27, 2022
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VOL. 48 NO. 40
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Prestigious environment award for local resident
ALEX KURIAL Editor
DEEP DIVE: As an added element to the current exhibit at the Hearth Gallery, ‘Diving In’, artists Keith Shapland, Liz Nankin and Sarah Haxby took the title quite literally and spent last Saturday working with visitors to make art projects out of debris found on the ocean floor (and even dropping to the floor themselves at times.) To see more of the creations from the day, check out the photo gallery on Page 12. / Submitted photo
One of Bowen Island’s most recognizable faces on the local nature scene has been recognized with a prestigious award for his decades of community work. Will Husby was presented with one of the Islands Trust’s 2022 Community Stewardship Awards during Monday night’s council meeting for his Thirty Years of Environmental Stewardship. Husby was nominated by the Bowen Island Conservancy, and received his award from Islands Trust Trustee Michael Kaile. “I frankly can’t think of anybody who deserves it more than yourself. I think that is echoed by everyone in the room… Thank you for being such a great friend to the island,” began Kaile. There is little that happens on Bowen in the environmental sphere that Husby has not played a part in. This of course includes the Conservancy, the Nature Club, Eco-Alliance, and Climate Action Committee, to name a few. Husby was also a co-author of the Conservancy’s ‘Marine Atlas’ book, as well as providing photos and design work to the publication.
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