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FRIDAY, AUGUST 23, 2024
VOL. 50 NO. 33
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Double dose of Citizen of the Year COLLEEN O’NEIL & TIM RHODES SHARE THIS YEAR’S AWARD ALEX KURIAL Editor
WELCOME TO SLUG COVE It’s been nearly half-a-century of the Island’s premiere summer festival as the 48th Bowfest takes place this Saturday, August 24. To get you in the mood we’ve compiled photos from the Bowen Island Museum & Archives to provide a look back at some of the themes, outfits, and events over the decades, including this float from the ‘Slug Cove General Store’ during Bowfest 1980. You’ll find many more festival memories throughout the paper, and be sure to come by on Saturday as the ‘Underwater’ theme adds its name, sights and sounds to the list. / Museum & Archives photo
Many inspiring Islanders have been recognized with Citizen of the Year honours over the years. The prestigious award is given out in advance of Bowfest, and sees the winner treated to a starring role in the festival’s parade – in addition to the feeling of knowing they’ve done substantial work to help out their community. The title of Citizen of the Year is historically given to a single person, but this year there was no separating the two worthy winners. For their immense efforts over many years to secure our island’s own Health Care Centre, Colleen O’Neil and Tim Rhodes are this year’s Citizens of the Year. Those who followed the journey of the Health Centre will no doubt recognize these two pivotal contributors to the project, Rhodes as president of the board and O’Neil as vice president. They’ve both worked tirelessly over the past decade to make the new facility a reality.
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