NEW ACCESSIBILITY COMMITTEE: Learn how to take part PAGE 3
$1.50
inc. GST
THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 2023
GOING TO BAT
VOL. 48 NO. 10
BIUndercurrent
BowUndercurrent www.bowenislandundercurrent.com
Bowen needs Bat Ambassadors PAGE 8
Bowen receives over $2.7 million in provincial grants MONEY INCLUDES $500,000 FOR PHASE 4 OF THE MULTI-USE PATH ALEX KURIAL Editor
BOWEN BINGO GETS DIRTY: Participants fought through the snow to play some‘Dirty Bingo’ at the Legion to close out February. Conni Smudge was the host for the evening, guiding around 70 players to some fun times and fabulous prizes. Darryl Deegan couldn’t help grabbing a pic of the electric host before the night ended.
Half-a-million dollars in provincial grant funding has been awarded to Bowen Island Municipality to complete the next phase of the Multi-Use Path. The B.C. Active Transportation Infrastructure Grants Program grant of $500,000 was announced last month as part of $20 million in funding allocated province wide. Goals of the grant stream are to promote increased walking, cycling, and transit options in B.C. communities. “Active transportation is important to Bowen Islanders given their keen interest in recreation and ecology,” said mayor Andrew Leonard in a news release. “This significant funding towards the Multi-Use Path is sincerely appreciated,” he added. The Multi-Use Path project began in 2017, and currently stretches from the ferry terminal in Snug Cove west to Grafton Road at Artisan Lane. Phase 4 will extend the MUP to the next road over, Charlie’s Lane. The provincial dollars are flowing into the municipality through other sources too – on Friday more than $2 million was awarded to the island through the Growing Communities Fund. This stream helps local governments focus on infrastructure projects of their choosing.
SNUG COVE CONSTRUCTION Complete Home renovations | restorations | interior & exterior
604 925 8711
RED SEAL CERTIFIED AND BC TRADE TICKETED
CONTINUED ON PAGE 3