This episode is with Alex Jurgensen. We talk about his first term on council, why he's running again, and what he believes Bowen needs to focus on over the next four years.

Our conversation ranges from housing, land use and the OCP to affordability, accessibility, transparency and inclusion, the environment, Islands Trust and the challenges of making decisions in a small community where people don't always agree.

It's also a chance to get beyond the campaign material and hear more about Alex himself — what shaped him, what he's learned from public service, and what he hopes to contribute if Bowen Islanders give him another term.

The Bowen Island Podcast is produced in a small cabin in the woods on Bowen Island, on the ancestral and unceded territory of the Skwxwú7mesh Úxwumixw — the Squamish Nation — with gratitude for their stewardship of these lands and waters over countless generations.

If you’d like to explore more of my work on conversation, community and polarization, you can find me on other broadcast/podcast platforms, including The Conversation Lab, Everything Podcasts.com, Central City Foundations Hope Dialogue, or on Substack. 

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