Bowen Island
Howe Sound · Island Municipality within the Islands Trust Area
Bowen has its own site
Visit bowentown.org → — the municipality whose community plan still needs Islands Trust approval. Bowen's post-incorporation record and the petition to abolish the Islands Trust.
A Howe Sound island near West Vancouver; an island municipality that remains within the Islands Trust Area.
Current trustees
Current trustee roster not yet imported for this Local Trust Area.
Past trustee elections
2022: Bowen Island Islands Trust councillor election
2 seats available
| Candidate | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Judith Gedye | 1,038 | Elected |
| Sue Ellen Fast | 924 | Elected |
Source: CivicInfo BC 2022 Local Election Results
CivicInfo elected-official report verifies elected trustees and vote totals. Non-elected/opponent rows are pending a separate official results source before publication.
Documented examples
- The Island That Left Still Gets the Bill — Bowen Island incorporated as a municipality in 1999 and runs its own planning department, yet the Islands Trust Act still compels it to levy a Trust tax its council cannot appeal. That levy has risen 52.8% in three years — and Bowen's own mayor has now put a 46-page challenge to the formula on the table.
- Bowen Island: 27 years as BC's only island municipality — Bowen incorporated in 1999 and stayed in the Trust. This project did not locate a comprehensive published post-incorporation evaluation in the repositories searched. Its tax-rate comparison is evidence about rates, not proof of a stable household burden.