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		<title>Community Centre Process</title>
		<link>http://bowenbulletin.artisanoffice.com/2012/05/10/community-centre-process/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 18:34:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murray Skeels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I’ve received a fair amount of abuse for my last column. While I stand behind my statements about conflict of interest I’ve begun to wonder if I’m being a bit too negative about the proposed Community Centre. So I looked back at what I’ve said about it over the last 4 ½ years.
Here is an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Power Play</title>
		<link>http://bowenbulletin.artisanoffice.com/2012/04/26/power-play/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 19:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murray Skeels</dc:creator>
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Power is an interesting thing in that it is given to people by others. The powerful person is the one you go to with your problem, the one that gets things done, the one that you don’t want to anger. Of course people with real power are always demurring, “I’m just one of the guys, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Henry Strubin 1944-2012</title>
		<link>http://bowenbulletin.artisanoffice.com/2012/03/08/michael-henry-strubin-1944-2012/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 21:14:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murray Skeels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mick died a couple of weeks ago. He was 68. He had a heart attack while he slept, just the way he wanted to go. He was a friend of mine. We played poker almost every month for over thirty years. The game will never be the same again.
For those of you who didn’t know [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Numbers Are In</title>
		<link>http://bowenbulletin.artisanoffice.com/2012/02/23/the-numbers-are-in/</link>
		<comments>http://bowenbulletin.artisanoffice.com/2012/02/23/the-numbers-are-in/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 19:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murray Skeels</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bowenbulletin.artisanoffice.com/?p=468</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s time for a paradigm shift. We have long thought of Bowen as a growing, thriving community. Between the 2001 and 2006 census our population increased by over 400 people. But on February 8 Statistics Canada informed us that between 2006 and 2011 our population increased by 42 people. The typical response to that information [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Island Notes</title>
		<link>http://bowenbulletin.artisanoffice.com/2012/02/09/island-notes-4/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:38:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murray Skeels</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Snug Cove]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bowenbulletin.artisanoffice.com/?p=462</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[As soon we arrived home from the south I picked up the back issues of the Undercurrent to see what you’ve all been up to and a couple of things jumped out.
BC Ferries is finally making news for doing good things. First the Ferry Commissioner acknowledged that fares had reached the tipping point and increasing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Tis the Season</title>
		<link>http://bowenbulletin.artisanoffice.com/2011/12/15/tis-the-season/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 18:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murray Skeels</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As Christmas approaches it’s nice to take a break from the relentless passing of time. The old year is all over except for the shouting and the New Year is waiting in the wings. For now there is just the next couple of weeks to think about. There are presents to buy, menus to plan, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Changing of the Guard</title>
		<link>http://bowenbulletin.artisanoffice.com/2011/12/01/changing-of-the-guard/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:48:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murray Skeels</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bowenbulletin.artisanoffice.com/?p=458</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It’s hard to know where to start. The election was a total shock to some and a foregone conclusion to others. We have gone from a council that was so myopic that it was painful to one that has the potential to reverse the direction that the last four municipal councils championed. I’m torn between [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Our Mayor&#8217;s take on the Park</title>
		<link>http://bowenbulletin.artisanoffice.com/2011/11/17/our-mayors-take-on-the-park/</link>
		<comments>http://bowenbulletin.artisanoffice.com/2011/11/17/our-mayors-take-on-the-park/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murray Skeels</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bob Turner]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
On November 19, we will decide whether or not we want to continue exploring the idea of a National Park on Bowen. As your mayor I want to share my thoughts on this important decision.
Let’s first look back. From the beginning this Council has supported the National Park process. We unanimously invited Parks Canada [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Diplomacy</title>
		<link>http://bowenbulletin.artisanoffice.com/2011/11/17/diplomacy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 23:29:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murray Skeels</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bowenbulletin.artisanoffice.com/?p=452</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Many years ago my wife and I were part of a group of friends who loved to play board games. We got a new game called Diplomacy and scheduled a game for the following Saturday night at Hilary and Doug’s place. Hilary wanted to photocopy the rules and distribute them before the game so I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Only On Bowen</title>
		<link>http://bowenbulletin.artisanoffice.com/2011/11/10/only-on-bowen/</link>
		<comments>http://bowenbulletin.artisanoffice.com/2011/11/10/only-on-bowen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:51:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Murray Skeels</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://bowenbulletin.artisanoffice.com/?p=450</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I went to the All Candidates meeting at the school last weekend. Most of it was as dull as dishwater but Nerys Poole was a star. I kid you not. When it came to the mayors debate Nerys squared off one on one against Jack. While Jack demonstrated an astounding lack of knowledge of local [...]]]></description>
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