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Where can you camp on Bowen?
THE ANSWER - LEGALLY ANYWAY IS ALMOST NOWHERE ALEX KURIAL Editor
LOOK FOR THE LIGHT: It was a fairly grey and wind-starved Saturday morning as more than 100 boats took off for the 2023 Round Bowen Race. But while conditions could have been better, the annual race from the Bowen Island Yacht Club went ahead with all the usual fanfare, including one of the biggest mass starts on the Pacific. For more photos head on back to Page 12. / Brad Hawthorn photo T NEW E LO ACR
The municipality is making efforts to clear up what the official status of camping is on the island. Currently the only allowable camping area on Bowen is at Apodaca Provincial Park on the island’s east coast. Four tent pads were recently completed at the remote site, which is meant to be accessed by marine travel only such as kayaks or canoes. The campground links Bowen Island to the Sea to Sky Marine Trail, which is maintained by BC Parks and Recreations Sites and Trails BC. And, while it continues to generate much debate, the potential 100 campsites at the proposed Metro Vancouver Park at Cape Roger Curtis are likely several years from becoming a reality, and still have many hurdles to overcome. There’s no camping currently allowed on the 97-hectare space, and Metro Vancouver has erected a roadblock to keep would-be travellers out of the waterfront areas of their new purchase. Camping isn’t permitted anywhere on municipal land, but differing views have long existed regarding camping on Crown land, which is owned by the provincial government. Bowen has plenty of this land spread across the island, perhaps most noticeably Mount Gardner, and it has long attracted campers and claims that camping on Crown land is legal. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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