Where there is curiousity and honesty, there is a chance for positive change. At Cape Roger Curtis a shift in generations and investors opens an opportunity to overcome our history and reconnect with aspirations for a balanced community at the Cape that islanders can believe in.
There is no rezoning plan at the moment. We want to learn about your perspective. What would you think about ideas to:
Our first goal is to ask how you would like to be consulted. We are contacting previous opponents to seek commonalities. We are bringing small groups to the land to discuss what is still there and what could become public park. We’ll be adding questions, articles, comments we’ve received here or heard offline or on Facebook – and continuing for a couple of years or so. Please let us know how this makes you feel and what you would like to see happen in future at the Cape. Use the comment form below to say whatever is on your mind.
We want to overcome mistakes that The Cape on Bowen has made and build connections to people who were disappointed with decisions in the past that changed the Cape in ways they didn’t want. We seek changes not just in rezoning, but in our understanding of one another. We know it will take time. And it will take generosity of spirit. We trust there is an abundance of that on Bowen Island.
“ It quickly became apparent that this was an area of key importance to the community.” We are happy to confirm that three additional coastal lots
We have created PDF versions of the Land Use Survey Interim Results (as of Nov 29th) and the Conceptual Sketch Survey Interim Results (to Nov 29).
Is there a better way for over 300 acres at Cape Roger Curtis to serve Bowen Islanders? If so, what would that look like for you? There is no rezoning plan yet, so this is the time of greatest flexibility for influencing a new approach.
Architect Frits de Vries has sketched one approach on his own initiative to help the community visualize an option that features large areas of public land. What do you think?
At Bowfest this year we had a table with information about the Cape, a conceptual sketch of one option for developing four coastal lots contributed by
There have been a lot of strong opinions expressed over the years. One fear is that any rezoning process at the Cape might cause divisions in
No three words are more likely to raise blood pressures on Bowen than ‘Cape Roger Curtis’. Strong feelings on all sides still make it difficult to
Candy Ho is creating the outreach for The Cape on Bowen to improve relationships and invite participation in a new vision for the Cape. She speaks
Don Ho and Edwin Lee are founders of The Cape on Bowen Community Development Ltd. (2011). A small group of people have investments of various large
Our first survey ‘How should we consult?‘ has been moved to its own page. You can also read the survey results.
