Supporting Bowen Islanders with up-to-date information on services available to the community during the pandemic
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Please be advised Cates Pharmacy is welcoming customers into the store (3 at a time) to do their shopping. For everyone’s safety, please follow the required protocol: Upon entry sanitize hands; Follow designated path thru store; Practice required social distance. Thank you. The last update from Cates Pharmacy can be found here: https://bowen.fyi/2020/04/05/update-from-cates-pharmacy/
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Med Shed lending will continue during the Library’s COVID-19 closure. Place a hold from our catalogue, or contact us to request to borrow medical equipment. Pick up will be by appointment. Please note that we cannot accept returns of medical equipment at this time. Please keep your library materials at home until the library has re-opened. All items currently out have extended due… Continue reading "MedShed Lending Still Available"
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For additional info, incl. booking an appointment, visit: https://www.docsonthebay.ca/ We are (mostly) now just doing phone visits for the safety of our staff/patients and to prevent the spread of COVID19. On occasion, we will advise people come in to see us in person if we feel it is necessary after a phone screen. We are open usual daytime hours (8-5),… Continue reading "‘Docs on the Bay’ offering Phone Appts to Bowen Islanders"
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Dear Bowen, Due to staffing shortages Lifelabs will be UNABLE to provide service to Bowen Island on: • Tuesday March 31st & Tuesday April 7th Lifelabs will be HERE on Bowen providing their usual services on: • Thursday April 2nd & Thursday April 9th Lifelabs service will be back to normal as of the week of April 14th. Wishing everyone… Continue reading "LifeLabs Schedule Change for Week of March 30 & April 6"
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Hello Bowen, We have spoken with the Lifelabs coordinator today and it has been confirmed that Lifelabs is going to continue servicing Bowen Island as per their usual schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 6:45am-8:45am. We want to remind everyone that Lifelabs will NOT be performing tests for COVID-19 and you are encouraged to contact 811 for appropriate testing instructions or… Continue reading "LifeLabs Update"
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Notice of Cancellation of some services. Afternoon commuter trips suspended until further notice. The Late Night service, which has been provided for 42 years will be suspended starting tomorrow night (Wednesday the 18th), until further notice. We will still provide private charter service. As well, the many trips we do for the Ambulance Service and other essential providers will be… Continue reading "Cormorant Marine Water Taxi Update"