by Kevin Boyle | May 16, 2023 | Featured Post, Island Currents, News
Together with the Joint Townships Telecommunications Advisory Committee, the BIA is hosting a community forum on broadband at the BIC Center at 5:30 on May 23rd. The forum will be an opportunity to learn about a once-in-a-lifetime grant opportunity to obtain funding...
by Kevin Boyle | May 13, 2023 | Featured Post, News
Long in the planning, this year’s premier event for the Beaver Island Birding Trail is almost here. WoW 2023 kicks off on Friday, May 26, at 5:00 p.m. with a meet & greet reception at the BIC Center. There’ll be an opportunity to meet the field guides...
by Kevin Boyle | May 10, 2023 | Featured Post, News
Acclaimed birding expert Dr. Francesca Cuthbert will make the keynote presentation of the 2023 Warbler’s on the Water Birding event at the BIC Center on Sunday afternoon, May 28th, at 1;30 p.m. The tilte of the presentation is An Unknown Treasure in the Great...
by Dick Mulvihill | May 10, 2023 | News
So that BIA President and JTAC Chair Kevin Boyle are able to attend the 2023 Merit Merit Member Conference in Dearborn next Tuesday and Wednesday, we are postponing our monthly meetingThe BIA Board meeting is rescheduled for 4:00 PM Tuesday, May 23rd.
by WVBI | Mar 22, 2023 | Featured Post, Island Currents, News
Online form now available to report law enforcement officer encounter concerns There was nearly a full house at the BIC Center along with about 60 Zoom attendees yesterday afternoon for St. James Township’s public safety meeting. Township Supervisor Bobbi Welke lead...
by WVBI | Mar 20, 2023 | Featured Post, News
St. Patrick’s Day brought plenty of visitors and fun to the island with activities on Friday and Saturday along with all sorts of Irish meal specials at the Shamrock, Dalwhinnies and the Bodega. But, it also brought what some are now calling a heavy handed approach...
by Dick Mulvihill | Jan 20, 2023 | Featured Post, News
Continuing its efforts to correct the data about the island in the FCC’s National Broadband Map, the Joint Telecommunications Advisory Committee has, in cooperation with the BIA, put up a new online speed test survey. This one is automatic. All you need to do is...
by Dick Mulvihill | Jan 12, 2023 | Featured Post, News
The Island’s Joint Telecommunications Advisory Committee, formed by the townships, is urging all Island residents to check the FCC’s National Broadband Map (broadbandmap.fcc.gov) to make sure that the information in it about internet service at their home,...
by Kevin Boyle | Dec 30, 2022 | Island Currents, News
St James Township is working with a consultant, Fleis & Vandenbrink, to update the current five year Parks and Recreation Plan with its Harbor Addendum. This updating, which will help the township gain state and federal grants, is occurring now given the...
by WVBI | Dec 2, 2022 | Island Currents, News
Most Island property owners have probably received their Winter Tax Bills by now. Included in them is an Internet Speed Survey being conducted for the townships by the Island’s Joint Townships Telecommunications Advisory Committee (JTAC). It’s all part of...
