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Testing shows high levels of pollutants in lake ALEX KURIAL Editor
BOWEN PRIDE Hundreds of Islanders took part in the festivities during Bowen Island Pride on Saturday. The hallmark of the event from Bowen Island Pride Society, now in its second year, is the Parade from Bowen Island Community School through Snug Cove and to the Bowfest Field. Head over to Page 9 for more colourful photos from what has quickly become a special day here on Bowen. / Alex Kurial photo 743 CHANNELVIEW DRIVE - $3,595,000
A new report is raising the issue of the amount of substances found in Grafton Lake. Testing was performed on the mid-island lake by the Raincoast Conservancy Foundation’s Healthy Waters program last October. The organization partners with local communities and governments to monitor watersheds around the province, including Victoria, Powell River and Whistler. Grafton Lake serves as the water source for the Cove Bay Water System, the largest local water system on the island supplying around 650 homes. Dr. Peter Ross is a local resident as well as a scientist and director of the Healthy Waters program. “As a Bowen Islander who relies on Grafton Lake for our drinking water at home, we’ve been here over 10 years and have been increasingly troubled by the concerns that have lingered in my mind, and perhaps those of others.” “This is a small lake, we value it as Bowen Islanders, but it might be either underappreciated or under protected, or it might be overly impacted,” he said of the impetus for organizing the testing, which was wide-ranging and looked for 600 different pollutants. CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
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