Bowen Island Undercurrent, December 21, 2012 by Black Press Media Group

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Gettin’ chummy

Bowen Island Fish and Wildlife Club welcomes 200,000 chum eggs

Thanks, you guys!

A spread on our local volunteer firemen during their training session

Interview with Santa

On an uphill hike, the big guy shared his views about the season

BEST program strengthens women’s health

CSA cheque will help to keep school open

Popular strength program for Bowen seniors receives grant

Association views community access to BICS as priority

SUSANNE MARTIN

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he link between strength training and the prevention of osteoporosis is well documented, leading physicians to recommend an exercise program, especially for women over the age of 40 who are predisposed to the disease. Ali Hartwick has built on the idea and brought a program to Bowen that helps islanders develop a routine to strengthen their bones. This week, Bowen Island’s Bone Estrogen Strength Training (BEST) program was awarded a Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) grant for age-friendly community and planning, allowing it to continue through 2013 without cost to the participants. “It is very cool to watch them progress and grow stronger,” Hartwick said about those attending the class. “And they report that their aches and pains grow less.” “It all started last spring when I did a course online about BEST,” Hartwick said, adding that a study done by the University of Arizona looked at 300 postmenopausal women, some of whom showed signs of pre-osteoporosis. Those women were exposed to strength training, and, as a result, their bone density increased. “The results were fantastic,” Hartwick said. “And I thought, we need this on Bowen.” This kind of training is also available locally from personal trainers but Hartwick didn’t want money be a limiting factor. “I wanted to make it available more widely,” she said. She had the idea to offer the program though the municipality’s community recreation office where she received the advice to apply for a grant. “I asked Seniors Keeping Young (SKY) and they applied for

t’s part of the mandate of the Bowen Island Community School Association (CSA) to support the community school as a hub for community learning and development. And keeping the school open for Bowen Islanders was identified as a key step toward this objective. At the Monday, December 17, special council meeting, the CSA presented a cheque of $3,500 to council to assist with covering the cost of community access outside regular school hours. Lorraine Ashdown, communications director of the CSA, spoke on behalf of the board of directors and said she was pleased to share the good news. “The CSA has supported the school and the community for many years. In just over one year, in 2014, it will be our 40th anniversary, making us one of the longest-serving organizations on Bowen Island,” she said. “The CSA’s mandate is to strive to represent and engage all sectors of the community in identifying needs, developing goals, as well as work with community partners to develop and implement action plans.” Ashdown added that one of the CSA’s goals from 2011 to 2012 and beyond is to assist in ensuring the access to the school for community use. In order to achieve this, a financial contribution of $1,750 from the 2011/12 and $1,750 from the 2012/13 CSA budgets to the Bowen Island Municipality has been approved. “The CSA will annually assess financial contributions to Bowen Island Municipality to support this access,” Ashdown said, adding that the contribution goes towards the costs associated with access to the

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Kai was very excited while he waited to go on stage to sing Frosty the Snowman at BICS. Debra Stringfellow photo

Peace of mind, financial stability and benefits during your lifetime – enjoy all three in every one of our plans.

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604.947.0402 Mayor Jack Adelaar accepts a cheque of $3,500 from the Bowen Island Community School Association, represented by Sarah Haxby (community school coordinator), Christine Walker (community recreation supervisor), Katherine Gish (CSA chair) and Lorraine Ashdown (communications director of the CSA). Susanne Martin photo

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school outside of regular school hours, for instance in the evenings and on weekends. Ashdown also acknowledged the municipality’s contribution and commitment to the Bowen Island Community School. “We consider it a privilege to

partner with BIM as we work together to ensure the undiminished continuance of community access at BICS outside of school hours,” she said. “The community school playground, fields, tennis courts, gym and multi-use rooms are community spaces that are used by the entire community. Affordable community use and access are important to the health of the community.”

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a grant and received $2,000 [from the Bowen Island Municipality],” Hartwick said, adding that this contribution allowed her to run the class for a trial period of three months, twice a week - and free of charge. Hartwick started the program in September and was surprised by the positive response. “I had 20 people registered on the first day. Now we have 25 from 40 to 80 years old,” she says, explaining that the class is held on Tuesdays from 1 to 2 p.m. and Fridays from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Bowen Island Youth Centre. “[The exercises] are supposed to be done on a regular bases,” Hartwick says. “[The participants] come religiously twice a week and I also encourage them to walk with weighted backpacks and have given them pedometers. It’s a great program and the word is getting out.” Kami Kanetsuka is one of the participants and has nothing but praise for the program and for Hartwick as an instructor. “She is serving such an important purpose,” Kanetsuka said, “We all get older and there are a lot of reasons we need this.” Kanetsuka added that Hartwick has a lot of patience in working with

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women with a variety of needs. The benefits go beyond osteoporoses prevention as BEST provides a chance for people to leave their homes and get together. “It’s much more complex, we also learned that we had gotten used to doing exercises incorrectly,” Kanetsuka added. The funding from the municipality covered the program until the end of November and Hartwick looked for a way to continue. “The Bowen Island branch for the First Credit Union gave us $400, covering the program through January,” Hartwick said. “And now, we received the funds to run it through the year.” Hartwick says that the money covers her wages and also pays for a speaker once a month. “We try to have snack when the speakers come. SKY has been able to help with the speakers and the recreation centre has given us the facility,” Hartwick said. “It is great to see the women gaining strength and lifting heavier weights than they lifted before. Some seniors are now pressing 15 pounds when they started out with five pounds.” Registration for the program is ongoing and new participants are encouraged to sign up.

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Council committee takes driver’s seat in community centre initiative SUSANNE MARTIN Editor

standing council committee will take the lead in determining how best to proceed with the Bowen Island Community Centre initiative, putting the Bowen Community Centre Implementation Committee (CCIC) on hiatus until its terms of reference are determined. At the Monday, December 17, council meeting, mayor Jack Adelaar, said, “The Community Centre Implementation Committee (CCIC) has put in many volunteer hours and has provided valuable input towards realizing a community centre on Bowen Island. As part of moving forward with the next steps for the community centre, I believe we are at an important stage where council needs to provide clarity, vision and direction to the CCIC.” Adelaar said that, as a way forward, he established the Community Centre Standing Committee made up of councillors Daron Jennings, Cro Lucas, Tim Rhodes and himself and that CAO Kathy Lalonde and director of community recreation Christine Walker will provide staff support. “We are attempting to set a firm base of what we would like the Community Centre Implementation Committee to deal with,” Adelaar said. “In broad terms, the purpose of the Community Centre Standing Committee is to review and provide suggested changes to the terms of reference of the Community Centre Implementation Committee, liaise with the Finance Review Task Force and work with staff to move forward

the rezoning of lot 2.” Adelaar made it clear that the CCIC is not disbanded and that the standing committee, after reporting back to council with recommendations and findings, will offer advice on the next steps. “We’ll provide support so that the Community Centre Implementation Committee can move forward with their vision that will hopefully be our vision as well,” Adelaar said, adding that council was not critical of the CCIC’s work but that establishing a standing committee is seen a way to “push forward more quickly.” “We want to see if we can actually get something started this term,” he said. Councillor Cro Lucas also commended the CCIC for the work that has been completed and said that “some clarity is needed before the fundraising can start.” He added that there has been some concern with the September 2013 date for “shovels in the ground.” Councillor Andrew Stone spoke in support of establishing a standing committee. “I believe the breadth of viewpoints on the [standing] committee will bring about a balanced result.” Councillor Wolfgang Duntz said he was happy with the outcome but would not retract his criticism of the committee’s work. “I was critical for good reasons,” he said. CCIC chair Shari Ulrich called the formation of a standing committee “encouraging” and welcomed that level of focus on council but she expressed concern about the timeline. “I would love to see a fundraising committee started soon,” she said. “Three to four months [hiatus] seems like a long time. And I would also like to try and get some answers sooner rather than later.”

Meeting focuses on burning and smoke control

he Sea to Sky Clean Air Society (SSCAS), with the support of the Ministry of Environment, will be hosting a meeting for stakeholders of a new burning and smoke control strategic framework for the Sea to Sky/Howe Sound airshed on Wednesday, January 9, at Totem Hall, Squamish. Stakeholders will: 1) review regional policies related to burning and smoke control; 2) discuss opportunities and obstacles related to effective waste management of industrial and residential wood residues and biomass; and 3) make recommendations for harmonizing policies and improving burning

practices. Our aim is to collaboratively develop a framework that will help protect air quality, reduce emissions and improve waste management to the benefit of all. This framework will be a tool to guide burning practices, minimize smoke and emissions, and encourage better waste management practices where industrial and residential wood wastes and biomass are concerned. Please contact Kim Slater, SSCAS Executive Director (604-698-7697 or seatoskycleanair@gmail.com) if you wish to attend the meeting or contribute to the development of the framework. Questions are also welcome.

Places of Worship Welcome You BOWEN ISLAND UNITED CHURCH

Bowen Island RCMP was on hand last Friday to “cram the cruiser” with non-perishable items and donations for the Bowen Island Food Bank outside the Snug Cove General Store. Debra Stringfellow photo

You’re anonymous, they’re not report what you know to Crime Stoppers Cpl. NANCY JOYCE BowEN iSlANd rCMP

o you know something about a crime that’s happened? Don’t know how to report it? Don’t want to get involved in court, but think that the police should do something? The Supreme Court of Canada supports your anonymous status when you contact Crime Stoppers with information. You remain 100 per cent anonymous to the police and the courts and to Crime Stoppers itself. If you know something about a crime, then call, text or email Crime Stoppers to report what you know. Your information and identity remain anonymous, so please do not add any information that could identify you such as your email address, your name, or your phone number. After you have sent your tip, by any method, you will receive a confirmation with your reference number. Do not loose that number. You will need this reference number for any follow-up and remember, do not identify yourself in anyway. Leave a secure tip online If you have information about a crime you can now provide an anonymous tip online using the Crime Stoppers secure and encrypted web-tip form. Go to www.tipsubmit.com and submit a tip (submit it to city/region “Squamish” if you are

St Gerard’s Catholic Community

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Service and Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Collins Hall Bookings: Helen Wallwork Minister of Music: Lynn Williams

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reporting something that happened on Bowen Island). Remember: • You will never be identified. • Crime Stoppers doesn’t use call display. (Your information will stay anonymous. The operators are actually in Eastern Canada so they won’t even know who you are.) • Crime Stoppers doesn’t want your name, phone number or email address ... we only want your information. • You will never have to testify in court. • You could receive a cash reward of up to $2,000 upon an arrest and charge. (For reward purposes, you will be given a unique code/reference number. Do not disclose it to anyone other than the tip operator when you call the Crime Stopper office to inquire about your reward.) Crime Stoppers maintains the 24/7 tip line at 1-800-222-TIPS (8477) province-wide for anonymous information on a crime and provides a cash reward up to $2000 upon an arrest and charge for a tip. If you know something that may help solve a crime, then let the police know about it by reporting it to Crime Stoppers. Without your help, crime might go undetected by the police. Bring those people to justice that you know are causing harm to our community.

Cates Hill Chapel Warmly invites you to our

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Driving in snowy conditions

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he trees glistened with new snow and the flakes were beautiful as they landed on my windshield, large and fluffy, perfect works of art. Yet opportunities were rare to observe the white abundance around me as I gripped the steering wheel this Tuesday morning, passing numorous cars that rested in the ditch, the tow truck trying to get a van out of the way on an uphill stretch of Adams Road and the police, blocking that portion of road until it was safe to pass. I was following the school bus and a line of cars ahead of me, all driving with caution. To be fair, I don’t believe my car should have been on the road - it’s a light car that has fairly new tires but they’re not winter tires. But I didn’t have a clue when I left the house at Bluewater there, the roads were clear and only light sprinkles of snow in the air. I did make it to the cove without incident, along the way remembering many such white-knuckle drives in the many winters I’ve lived on Bowen. But even more than that, I was reminded of the kindness of neighbours and friends. They’ve picked up our family and given us rides when our car was stranded (lately my

daughter remarked about the many times we got stuck in the snow returning from the Christmas craft fair at the school) or let us stay over at times when we couldn’t get home. I remember a close friend who would urge me to use her car as it was a four-wheel-drive and much better in the snow. Or she would volunteer to pick up the kids from school when I was hesitant to brave the snowy roads. And I remember the driver of the snow plow driving me all the way to the cove after picking me up at the top of Sunset Hill to get me to my teaching job in East Van. I recall the time when we all returned from a rock concert in Vancouver to find Bowen Island clad in white. We stayed over with friends who got us home the next day. This season of hunkering down and celebrating the light gives us a great chance to remember acts of kindness, and maybe pay them forward. For me, it is a time of gratitude and I truly fortunate to be surrounded by such caring members of our community. Thank you all. Susanne Martin

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To the Editor:

t could be a stretch to suggest when Robert Frost penned “Mending Wall,” he had the Bowen Island golf course in mind. None the less, we think he would agree when we suggest our new maintenance yard fencing will “make good neighbours” or at least happy golfers and perimeter trail users. As this is the season for angels we thought it timely and appropriate to mention a recent sighting at the golf course, rather than waiting for next spring, when many fair weather golfers will be just bringing their clubs out of hibernation. Thanks to the assistance of the North Shore Credit Union, the talented carpentry contributions of Rick Burrows, the labour support from AI Morse and the cooperation of Bowen Island Properties, the golf course maintenance yard and Bowen Island Properties’ waste water treatment plant have now been fenced in, with security gates to follow shortly. Early next spring, one of our highly popular and well supported work parties will stain the fencing and touch up the other maintenance yard structures. The fencing was needed for aesthetic, security and safety reasons. Members and the public are encouraged to drop by for a sneak preview of this latest course addition. Although the Cup Cutter is now closed for the season, please drop by the proshop for some “seasonal” shopping. Santa’s helper, Steve, has some great items for under the tree or in the Christmas stockings. As always, that one size fits all gift is in plentiful supply: a club membership or prepaid green fee card. Speaking of sizes, he has some great apparel. Thanks again to everyone involved in our fencing project which is another first class improvement to the course. We wonder, do you think Mr. Frost wielded a golf club as well as he did a pen? Bruce Russell B.I. Golf Club president & director

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n a normal year I trap one or two rats in my compost; some years none at all. This year over the past 18 days I have killed seventeen rats, almost one a night...and they still keep coming. Neighbours across the road have them in their crawl space and neighbours near me have them under their house... and have even trapped them in a Have a Heart trap. Why the apparent population explosion? Is it that we are all being good citizens and composting? Is anyone else finding more rats in their neighbourhood? I’m curious. Eric Lawson

Looking for feast day leftovers To the Editor:

Christmas Carol reading a successful fundraiser To the Editor:

seasonal hearty thanks to all who made last Sunday’s 14th annual production of the Charles Dickens’ classic A Christmas Carol a successful fundraiser for the Snug Cove House Society. Thanks to the actors, Judi Gedye for the cosy set, Ian Davidson for the warm lighting, Rose and Robin Wall for their charming music, Snug Cove house volunteers, especially Sonia Usmiani and Pernille Nielsen, for the organisation and fine edibles, Theatre-on-the-Isle for #102–495 Bowen Trunk Road, PO Box 130, Bowen Island BC, V0N 1G0 Phone: 604.947.2442 Fax: 604.947.0148

the stage, Collins Hall for the always welcoming space. Thank you to Phoenix on Bowen for being the main ticket-seller, Margaret Miller at the Office for making the tickets, Mother Nature for adding spooky wind sound effects with impeccable timing, and of course the audience for being so appreciably relieved to see that all turned out well for Tiny Tim and Scrooge. God bless us everyone! Graham Ritchie For the board of Snug Cove House Society

ast night, Sunday, December 16, we performed ‘A Christmas Carol’. Dicken’s magical words ring as true today as they did in Dickens time. I, as ‘portly gentlewoman’ ask Scrooge for a Christmas donation and explain that “we choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when want is keenly felt, and abundance rejoices.” With this in mind, I ask you to make soup from your feast day leftovers. It can be put in the freezer just outside the door of Collins Hall from where it will be taken to the soup kitchen in the downtown east side. After a night on the cold mean streets, our thick homemade soup is very, very welcome and often serves as the first meal of the day. Thank you to those who regularly make soup and to Don Nicolson for delivering it. May you all have a wonderful Christmas and may 2013 prove to be peaceful and happy. Angie McCulloch

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Tuscany restaurant changes hands To the Editor:

t is with mixed emotion that we announce the passing of the Tuscany torch. We have sold Tuscany Restaurant and we would like to introduce the new owners. But first we would like to say that our 8 1/2 years on Bowen Island as owners of our first restaurant has been a learning experience in so many ways. Within our first few weeks, it became apparent that we had our work cut out for us. Never did I know, or have I since known, so much fear and anxiety. It was sink or swim, and so we swam for our lives. We have experienced many tests of strength along the way, and there were times when we thought we would fail. But as it stands, we have just experienced our best year ever. It makes us proud to know that we have weathered a recession, struggled with the introduction of the HST, and recreated ourselves on occasion to keep our small community interested. We have worked with hundreds, yes, hundreds, of Bowen Island residents, and the most fascinating experience has been watching some of the teens start with us as (short) dishwashers and grow to be (tall) supervisors, to meet them when they are entering high school and later learn about them moving on to university or other exciting new adventures. But as for the fresh faces taking over… some of you may have already met Jordan McLean who was our front of house manager this summer. He came to Bowen Island in May of this year, but he and his wife are no newbies – they have roots. His wife is Jill (nee Moseley), daughter of Nancy Mosely (nee Price-Jones) and granddaughter of Doreen Price-Jones.

This is no fly-by-night visit Jordan and Jill are paying - they are here for the long haul. Jordan has a vast amount of food related experience- from smoking and salting fish at Finest at Sea, cooking and catering at the Rainbow Lodge at Powell Lake and other known Vancouver restaurants, studying baking and butchery at the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts and even holds a license to operate a backhoe. He has more than impressed us over the short period of time that he has been with us, and we thought him a great candidate to take a hold of the reins. Jordan is not afraid of hard work and is talented, motivated and creative. Over our very busy summer, I saw him sweat, but I never saw him show his stress in any way (unlike myself who tends to become somewhat of a Basil Fawlty by the end of August.) Christophe and I are very confident that Jordan and Jill will give this community 110 per cent. They will likely falter on occasion, as, just like with us, this will be the first restaurant they call their own. And we know that just like with us, the community will be forgiving of a few mishaps while they find their own way. As for us? We are very proud of what we have accomplished these last years on Bowen. We’re not going anywhere. We love Bowen Island. And we still have our second child, Artisan Eats Café, which is showing no signs of going the way of the dodo bird. So please give a warm welcome to Jordan and Jill McLean. Frequent their restaurant often (but not as often as Artisan Eats Café). I know we’ll be rooting for them. With many thanks for 8 ½ crazy years, Julie Cree & Christophe Langlois

Concerns about Chinese-owned oil company To the Editor:

n Friday, December 7, our Prime Minister announced that he will allow a state-owned Chinese oil company (CNOOC) to take over the Canadian company Nexen. I believe that, as our elected official, he and our MPs should be held responsible for considering the impact of such decisions on Canadians. This has great economic potential but, given the recent push for a Canada-China FIPA, I worry that allowing Chinese-owned oil companies to buy major stakes in the tar sands and invest

in Enbridge, and then possibly (through FIPA) allowing those companies to sue our nation if it tries to work against their growth, is a step away from democracy as it allows corporate interests to control not only a large portion of our economy but also our land, air and water. Please, if you are concerned about this, write to our MP and to the Prime Minister to share your opinion on FIPA before we run the risk of being sued for trying to protect Canada’s long-term interests. Sally Haggerstone

Strength training helps you get up after a fall To the Editor:

’ve fallen on ski-hills for years, but the ass-over-tea-kettle I took over a year ago while picking blackberries broke a little bone in my shoulder and I’ve been complaining ever since. When I saw David Shadbolt’s notice for Senior’s Strength training at the Gym I figured I give it a go – I’d just finished reading how important weight training is as we age. David explained strength training actually decreases the chances of arthritis, heart disease, diabetes, bone loss, cancer, and the big surprise - dementia. While I’m still not yet fully prepared to admit that I’m a senior, I confess I had visions of sitting around in a circle on a chair lifting our legs, but by gum, David put us through quite a sweaty workout and yet I had no after-effects the next day despite the floor agility exercises, bench press sets, kettle bell weight routine and

balance exercises. David told us that all the stuff we do for cardio is great for our fitness regime. But if you really want to improve your functional strength and endurance, posture, balance and coordination, resting heart rate and blood pressure; metabolism and muscle tone, anaerobic capacity, reduce the risk of falling, and minimize bone fractures by increasing bone strength - ya gotta train with weights so that when you take a fall, you can get back up again without injury (and I won’t forget how I got there). Check out the schedule at the Gym for class times, David is doing two programs in the new year: Mastering Functional Movement that enables people with different fitness levels to participate, and Fitness Mastery for 50+ to improve mobility and flexibility, body weight skills, muscle strength and endurance. Darcie Buzzelle

Imke Zimmermann’s paintings have been exhibited and sold on Bowen for many years. If you have one of her works, please contact her daughter to have a photo of it included in a book. Imke Zimmermann art

If you own a piece of art by Imke Zimmermann, please consider sharing a photo of it To the Editor:

have just returned from a funeral, and I have decided it is better to celebrate someone’s life while they are still living it. I am therefore editing an art book to celebrate my mom, Imke Zimmermann, who is turning 87 this December. It is a collection of her paintings. So far, I have photographed and tracked down about 60 of her works, big and small. Unfortunately, she hasn’t kept track of who, outside the immediate family, owns any of her paintings. When prompted about where to find her other works, she respond-

ed with, “You know, I have such a bad name memory.” So, if you are the proud owner of my mother’s works of art, please call me at -0267 or email: green.thinkers@gmail.com. I would simply like to include a photograph of each of her works in the book. However, because lighting conditions, focus, and the angle of the painting to the lens all play a role in getting a good reproduction, I happily offer to come over and take the photo myself. Naturally, if you prefer, you could also send me your own image. Silvaine Zimmermann

Importance of upholding strong democratic traditions To the Editor:

our years after a devastating, greed infested economic breakdown, the re-election of U.S. president Barack Obama confirms that the political base of the wealthy, self-serving old white boys club in America is shrinking in relation to an increasingly diverse electorate. Nevertheless, a substantial number of U.S. citizens fail to realize that many of the politicians they are supporting are not interested in the democratic power of the people, but in the cold power of money. The same situation applies in Canada whether it is our federal government and its omnibus bills, our provincial government and its edict to close down the legislature, or our own municipal government with its closed door and mid-afternoon meetings which either completely shut out islanders or make it impossible for most of them to attend. The tell tale sign of various politicians within these governments is always the attempt to subjugate our democratic processes - because their overriding allegiance is not with the people but with the private interests who stand behind them politically and financially. The antidote is for citizens to uphold a vibrant democracy above all and to elect like-minded representatives. Since the revolt against feudalism in the days of the French Revolution, that is and has always been the overriding issue. The modern version of that class warfare has now

entered every political forum and has become more sophisticated - and it threatens to ruin our planet, in addition to further burdening the majority of us. Citizens need to wake up to the fact that the real struggle is not between traditional conservative versus liberal values, as good governance requires a balance of both, but between the moneyed power of self-entitled neo-feudalists and the power of the people. Here on Bowen Island, a short distance from our country’s third largest city, it is therefore imperative that the people of our community stand firmly on the solid ground of our strong democratic traditions - the traditions which united us to create the first community school in British Columbia, the most beautiful regional park in Metro Vancouver and a community plan of the people, within the protections of the Islands Trust, which stands as a model of stewardship for the rest of Canada. While politicians will come and go, one thing is certain. Those of us who have fought long and hard to democratically establish the cornerstones of our community will never surrender in our struggle to defend those democratic principles and our island way of life - a quality of life which did not fall out of the sky. As demonstrated by the current leader of the free world in the face of much adversity, those who stand with the people must never lose heart for the future belongs to us, as it always has. John Sbragia

Chamber meeting had a very good turn-out To the Editor:

he turn-out of the December meeting of the Bowen Island Chamber of Commerce was the best we have seen in a long time. Members and Guests were welcome and the socializing was very positive. There was a well-received slide show of the community events like Steamship Days, Light Up Bowen and Bowfest. Three presentations were given for ferry marshaling proposals which created a heated conversation, but was quickly brought under control by our president, Rod Marsh. Steamship Days were discussed and confirmed for July

10-14, 2013. Bowen Island Chamber of Commerce membership advantages were discussed and the health care program was reviewed and future projects were presented. The Evergreen Hall is a beautiful venue to hold a meeting and was a welcome donation by Maureen Armstrong. The wine and cheese provided by the Chamber members was appreciated. The interaction amongst the members and the guests was very valuable. Thank you to all who helped to make the event so successful, Maria Steernberg, B.I. Chamber of Commerce manager

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There is excitement in the air with the visit from Santa just around the corner. Sam is waiting in his classroom before the Christmas concert. Debra Stringfellow photo

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s many of you may know, Santa Claus was on Bowen recently for his yearly ‘Breakfast with Santa’. As you may not know, however, each year he goes for a hike before and after visiting our children. He leaves his sleigh, and reindeer, on top of Mt. Gardner and the big guy actually hoofs it down to BICS. Afterwards, he hoofs it right back up! This year I asked if I might accompany him on the return trip. He accepted and I think the resulting interview shows him in a relaxed and affable mood. Gone were the ‘ho ho hoes’ as we talked about the stresses of the season – yes, he feels it, too – and his home life and sense of community. I think you’ll agree he’s more candid than one might find him to be at a mall or an official function. Santa, your schedule, especially at this time of year, must be off-the-charts hectic. How is it that you agree to come to a small community like Bowen every year? Well for one thing, I love nature. Naturally such wondrous green splendor is not something we get a lot of in the North Pole. Just look at it! Yeah, it’s really awesome. You are darn right it is. Further, this is an event that comes up early in the December calendar and a taste of nature now gets me ready to power right through to the big night. It’s most relaxing. Do you encounter many of us while hiking on Mt. Gardner? Over the years I have, yes; I’m hard to miss dressing as I do, so I’m recognized. But islanders have been respectful of my privacy. They’re enjoying the scenery, their foray into the woods, and seem to recognize I’m here for the same reasons. Other than hellos and folks calling out “good luck on the 24th” or “thanks for the hockey cards when I was 11” or “I still have my ‘Raggedy Ann’” they leave me to my solitude. None one’s ever complained of a gift from a Christmas past? Oh, one or two, but I just flip ‘em the finger and move on (laughs). You know, to be honest, most people wouldn’t consider you the hiking type. I mean...frankly you’re.... You can say it. I’m fat, right? It’s required for the job, the bigness; it makes for a strong metaphor. Mind you, it isn’t fake, I am a large man, but I do exercise and in reality there’s not all that much flab. But don’t tell anyone. You mentioned that this walk relaxes you. [Note: relaxing or not, Santa motors up the mountain at a pretty good clip]. I gather then that you, too, can get wired with all the goings-on at this time of year. Good heavens yes, of course. I’m no different than anyone else in that regard. Being so busy can lead to

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stress. Back in the 1820’s we worked so hard in that final push to really get this thing up and running that it lead to marriage issues and even now it can lead to my drinking a bit much on nights when I’m feeling a little like “oh boy, we’re not gonna pull it off this year.” But thinking of how wonderful the children are always gets me through. How supportive is your wife, Mrs. Claus? Oh, truly I would not have this much success if it weren’t for her. But it’s not easy. She and I struggle to find time for one another, let’s put it that way. And let me say this: I think there’s a part of her that might like to be recognized on her own and not simply as, well, Mrs. Claus. But she’s come to peace with letting her career go – she was a hairdresser - and taking on a big role in the work I do. She’s a very big part of Christmas, right up there with the elves. You know, I wanted to ask if you find any parallels between Bowen and your community. But do you know the island well enough to compare? I know Bowen quite well. I’ve been coming here since the 19th century and I read the Undercurrent. You look surprised! Why not? I also read the New York Times, La Reppublica, the Times of India. I enjoy good newspapers! As for parallels with the North Pole, well we’re not as combative politically, that is for certain, but we, too, have issues around making decisions and the like. For example, it’s been centuries and we still can’t decide where to put a second sleigh loading runway on the tundra. Huh. Here’s a bold question: care to name any favorite Bowen Islanders? Not necessarily individuals but you’re a most peculiar and entertaining bunch, I must say. I do especially like Mayor Jack Adelaar, so determined to help in the midst of a trying time for him. There certainly has been no shortage of characters here historically and that remains to this day. Further, the children are marvellous, always have been on Bowen. An adventuresome lot! One more question and I’ll leave you to your solitude. How long can you keep it up? Christmas I mean. You’ve been taking gifts to the kids of the world for it seems forever. Is there any quit in you? None. For whatever reason it may tire me, but it never ages me. I shall keep giving to children as long as they believe, and they’re showing no signs of letting up. It’s who I am, and I can think of no better feeling than arriving home in the morning hours of December 25th, exhausted, parking the sleigh, and then walking in that front door knowing I’ve made a difference. I’m truly blessed. And we’re blessed to have you. Thank you for your time, Santa, and, well, any final words? Yes. But just two of them: Merry Christmas.

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The solstice, a stone circle and a new novel SUSANNE MARTIN Editor

ill December 21, 2012, mark the end of the world or an opportunity for transformation, as Bowen Island author Frank Kemble believes? The date has long held a special meaning for those familiar with Mayan prophesy. For Kemble, it served as a deadline for finishing his latest novel titled Father Donovan’s Tree. “The impetus to complete this book before the solstice on December 21 was intense and I was very driven. I have a strong belief in the subject matter and in the illusory and otherworldly concepts that will take one on a very magical and special journey,” Kemble said. He explained that Father Donovan’s Tree is a love story, revolving around a connection between two people across four different time-lines, one of which is a future in a very different world. “I think that the people who sense the changes with the apocryphal event of the end of the ‘long count’ looming close will resonate with my description of a future which I encountered during a very bizarre and intense lucid dreamalmost a vision,” Kemble said. “As most people know, the Mayans and worshippers of Venus had predicted a great spiritual transformation at the end of the 13th Baktun that has been interpreted as a prediction of impending global catastrophe.” Kemble says that the Mayans were astonishing mathematicians who created a complex dating system which consisted of separate cycles that will all converge at the end of what has been referred to as the ‘long count’, this year’s December 21. “My own view of the matter is that the transformation is of a deeply spiritual nature. We are in a period of enormous change and of an accelerating and bewildering enhancement in our abilities to perceive but also to create,” Kemble says. “I believe that there is a giddying array of possibilities, dependent upon one’s perception and choices and this is the basis of the story.” Kemble has been writing for 15 years. He used to write magazine articles for publications like Back Street Heroes and Passport Magazine but grew frustrated about how his writing was edited. “When I wrote something, they would take out so much,” he said, adding that he considers himself more of a novelist. “Writing a novel is my greatest passion,” he says. Kemble loves books by Charles Dickens, the Bronte sisters and Jane Austen, works that require time and have to be savoured. “Now, everyone

Bowen Island author Frank Kemble has seen this year’s solstice as a deadline for completing his latest novel, Father Donovan’s Tree. The cover art of the book is a painting by Kemble’s father and the book is available at Lulu.com. Submitted photos

wants to get stimulus on a plate – people don’t want to make an effort,” he says. And movies partly feed into that. “I love movies but there is so much action that reeks of insincerity and nonsense, I don’t want to take part in that,” he said. But good storytelling draws the audience in, in books as well as movies. “If it’s a good story, people will go to see the movie and then they’ll buy book,” Kemble says and mentions the example of the modern version of Sherlock Holmes that has rekindled the interest in the works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Kemble says that storytelling creates a resonance with the audience’s brainwave patterns. “It almost creates an energy response because everyone is so involved,” he adds. Kemble came to Bowen Island in the summer of 1999. After living at Harding Road, the family then moved to Bluewater where he found a special spot at the end of a trail and set out to shape it to what now is called the stone circle. “I had a huge fascination with neolithic science sites, especially since I’ve moved away from Britain to Canada. I used to walk the dogs there. Building the stone circle was a contemplative process.” “It happened in two phases,” Kemble recalls. “In the first phase, I used little rocks. I started with elements from the fire pit to represent fire, from the water to represent water and then moved on to wind and earth.” Kemble added more stones and often found that someone had changed it when he returned. “At first, I thought that this is good but

then I decided to redo it,” he said. For some of the bigger stones, he had to use a winch to pull them into place. “There is something elemental in that place – I felt that it’s a nerve centre and I was inspired by the location.” Kemble has also read up on Bowen Island’s history and understands that the island was used at a ceremonial place. “The place name means ‘fast-beating drum’ and it’s a place of manifestation,” he says, adding with a laugh, “Be careful what you pray for as it may come true.” In addition to writing, Kemble worked as a communications engineer and homeopath. He also works in the movie industry where he creates special effects. “Special effects, in the right application, can be very interesting,” he said. “Your mind has to be flexible so you can invent [things].” On Bowen, Kemble also offers to repair motorcycles. “It’s something I can do at my place and I quite enjoy the process,” he says, mentioning his affinity to the book Zen and Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Kemble also rides and loves road trips, especially when he can take his time. “With a motorbike, you need to pack up all the bits and pieces. And you get to meet a lot of people,” he says. “It’s almost like becoming a gypsy - the more you become placeless, the happier you are in any location you are in.” Kemble enjoys that feeling of being untethered yet Bowen Island is the place he’s been living in the longest. “I’ve lived almost everywhere,” he says. “My father was in the forces and we moved around a lot when I was a child.”

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Kemble came to Canada because of a family connection – his two uncles lived here. He remembers one of his uncles visiting England and bringing him kits for assembling toy cars. “They were amazing and had many different colours,” he said. “[My uncle] brought that atmosphere of the New World and that stuck with me when I was little. When I left government employment [in Britain] after 20 years, I asked my family if they wanted to emigrate and we decided to come to Canada.” Kemble’s new book, self-published and printed by Lulu Press, connects an oak tree with different timelines. The cover art was painted by Kemble’s father. Kemble’s first book, Felim’s Enigma, was also self-published in 2007. “It’s a steep learning curve,” Kemble says about selfpublishing. “I see the first book more like an exercise and the results of [Father Donovan’s Tree] are more satisfying.” Kemble says that the story is very complex and switches back and forth between different timelines. It came to him “in drips and drabs.” “It’s about people separated by the barrier of time,” he said. “It starts with the planting of the tree and ends with a petrified tree in a dying world.” Copies of Father Donovan’s Tree can be ordered directly from Kemble by emailing him at fkkemble@telus.net or at Lulu: www. lulu.com/shop/search.ep?type&keyWords =father+donovan%27s+tree&x=5&y=11& sitesearch=lulu.com&q. A reading and an opportunity to purchase signed copies will be advertised in the new year.

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owen Island lies just ahead, the morning sun bouncing off small ocean whitecaps, as the ferry makes yet another 20-minute run to... the “Happy Island.” A peculiar feeling comes over me and I begin to smile, almost giggling like an elementary school child, when I consider the quaint cove just ahead. I realize that I’m laughing inside as if I’ve just gotten away with something, because somehow this short trip to Bowen Island has stripped away all the worry and neurosis of my Vancouver lifestyle. After 16 years of raising two daughters as a single dad, I feel like the wild ducks in a downpour that simply rustle their feathers to get rid of the rain and continue on as if it were a sunny day. All my worries are gone. If this is a taste of life on Bowen Island, then let’s have the full course. The ferry docks, and I drive off just ahead of the City TV reporter and his beautiful assistant who will do a video news story on Bowen Island. We had a good 10-minute chat about some of the intimacy of life on the island. The remainder of the day continues in the same vein, saying hello to just about everyone on Main Street, and just about everyone replying with an apparently sincere, “Hello, how are you?” Whoa, this is taking place just a 20-minute ferry ride from Vancouver. Vancouver, where no one can even squeeze a small “Hi” out, let alone a smile, without receiving a look with the expression of “what are you gonna want now, creep?” Again, a little laugh of relief. I’m on Bowen Island, where people say hello in the street, and one can have rewarding chats with complete strangers about nothing, or everything important in life. Where small children can play down the road and fields, and good neighbors keep a

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subliminal eye on them and tell their parents what the kids are up to “over there,” if necessary. Why did I not discover Bowen Island in 1996? When I returned from Africa, I wanted to raise our two daughters to university level to give them the best chance in life. If I’d had the knowledge that I could raise my children on a “Happy Island,” I would have been here the next day. It seems children are very content here with the Halloween festivities in Deep Bay, and Light Up Bowen, where the Black Sheep Morris Dancers led us, pied-piper-style, down the streets from Artisan Square to Snug Cove that was all lit up. What more can one expect of life, after travelling the globe looking for adventure and meaning in refugee relief work, after being bombed out of hotels and later bombed out of the Egyptian Reed House in South Sudan by political extremists and military army coups?

I told him, now that my daughters are grown, I am registered with CANADEM, the Canadian Agency that deploys professionals to emergency situations around the globe, wherever there is war, earthquake, famine etc. I told him I am waiting to get a post preferably in South Sudan, to assist with designing an international brand and illustrating the health program, as I did with UNICEF in 1988-89. My goal is to go to South Sudan to live and work with the intelligent, proud, and dynamic “Janube.” My base home on Bowen Island would allow me to do this for three-month sessions as I would have a secure home to come to between sessions. I went back to Vancouver the next evening, wondering if everything on Bowen Island really happened? Returning to the island a few days A very black “Janube” (South Sudanese) later, I found that it was consistent in its pubwhom I met last summer, replied to the lic chats, simple human joys and magnificent question of whether he missed the great nature, right at one’s doorstep. And I inquired social life of the Sudanese and would soon about ateliers to rent and found a small but satreturn home to South Sudan: “Not yet isfying studio. I’m now a Bowen Islander. This brother, not just yet - I am so much simply seems like the right place to perhaps call home. enjoying the peace. The peace of quietly Having volunteered in the past with UNICEF, coming to work on the bus, to my job. Peace in Sudan, and later with the International Red and the opportunity to just simply do what I Cross in logistics and food and medicine conwant and when, without fear of bombs and voys, in refugee relief to Somalia, Sudan and bullets, lack of food for me or my family, more of East Africa, I now take part in Rotarian lack of good medical care, where people do club meetings every Thursday. I found the not expect a bribe for the government medi- Rotarians on Bowen welcoming and now count cine that is rightfully mine for free. Peace, some of them among my good friends. brother.” I also am a member of the Bowen Island Arts He called me brother, because I had told Council, an exhibiting artist, and volunteer at him about my African Zulu ex- wife and the Gallery at Artisan Square. I’ve also joined our two daughters. He carried himself tall, Bowen Island in Transition, a group dedicated to intelligent and with pride, for his Nuer fostering integrity in development and growth. Tribe. Five rows of fine tribal scars across We citizens of Bowen are fortunate to live in his entire forehead. A real man. I’m a bit this little paradise with the best of both worlds: sad because I feel that many Canadians access to big city life of Vancouver when neceshave sacrificed integrity and pride of self. sary, and the intimate life of the “Happy Island.”

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Much missed, this Christmas…

William Stanley (Stan) Murray

A special holiday production of J.M. Barrie’s original Peter Pan, caught here in rehearsal by the Tir-na-nOg Repertory Company, opens with an evening performance on December 21, at 7 p.m. and a matinee at 2 p.m. on the 22nd; followed by a run of two more evening performances on the December 28 and 29. It closes with a Sunday matinee on December 30, all at the Tir-na-nOg Theatre — tickets at Phoenix. Submitted photo

August 11, 1927 – December 4, 2012 Stan passed away at the Louise Brier Home and Hospital in Vancouver from the effects of Alzheimer’s disease. Stan is survived by his wife Margery, his children Paula Adkin, Nicola Murray, Cameron Murray, Erica Caspar, and his four grandchildren. Stan spent summers as a child at the Union Steamship cottages on Bowen Island, visited his niece Barbara Murray and family during her 18 years on Bowen, and over the past 10 years his daughter Nicola and granddaughter Hope Murray-Golas. The family would like to thank the Bowen Island Gives (BIG!) committee members, volunteers, and the wonderful Bowen community for their support of the climb Mount Gardner event in June that raised money for Alzheimer’s research at UBC – Stan’s Alma Mater.

Russel was born in Bakersfield in 1942 and spent his early years there and on the Monterey coast in California. He attended Berkeley in the sixties, studying physics; he then went to the University of Washington for Ph.D. studies in psychology and philosophy, and was active in the antiwar movement, first by organizing for Students for a Democratic Society, and then taking a stand as the first person in Seattle to refuse the draft. For this, he was sentenced to MacNeil Island federal prison, where he spent over two years before his sentence was reversed. After completing his Ph.D, Russel moved to Palo Alto, California, for post-doctorate studies at the Mental Research Institute, where he met many influential thinkers; he also cowrote The Centering Book: Awareness Activities for Children, Parents and Teachers, and taught courses in dream-work at Esalen. Later in Palo Alto, he was a research assistant in the Institute for Communication Research at Stanford, in the area of economics of information. In 1977, married to Teresa Plowright, he moved to the Montreal-Ottawa area and worked on science and technology policy for the federal government and for the Institute for Research on Public Policy. This period saw the first of many trips to his beloved Afionas, a small village on Corfu, Greece. After moving to Vancouver and then to Bowen Island in 1989, Russel worked on software policy projects that included memorable stays in Malaysia, Sri Lanka and Tunisia accompanied by his growing family. Later he worked in Laos, Belize, and BC on economic strategies to preserve forests by developing nontimber forest products. In his younger years, Russel was an avid swimmer, jogger and cross-country skier; he was ever a lover of beauty and islands and knew that Bowen was home the minute he set eyes on it. He was devoted to his family and is much missed by Teresa and sons Rustin, Devan, and Reed Plowright-Wills.

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for pouring them into trays that pull out like drawers from a metal frame. The uppermost tray stays empty as water is constantly fed into the system from the top and silt collects there. The dedication and time commitment of the volunteers of the Bowen Island Fish and Wildlife Club make it possible to check on the condition of the water every day and Bell-Irving made it clear that this level of engagement has led to a good return of hatchery stock. Hand-carved signs on top of the trays signaled that the chum are the first to arrive. “It has not been confirmed how many coho eggs we’ll receive in January, but Rob is hopeful we’ll get 40,000 or 50,000,” Pardee said. “Coho have been returning to Squamish streams and we are closely monitoring Bowen streams. We have put the word out to people that if they see coho entering the lagoon to let us know.” Pardee said that there is a chance that the Bowen Island Fish Hatchery will also receive pink salmon eggs but not until next fall. To watch a video about the arrival of chum eggs on Bowen Island, please see https://vimeo. com/55682681. Susanne Martin with files from Joanne Raymont

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• Tir-na-nOg presents: Peter Pan: Friday and Saturday, Dec. 28 and 29, 7 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 30, 2 p.m.

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hristmas is often a very stressful time for our companion animals. Household rules are relaxed and routine patterns, which most animals really appreciate, are disrupted. There might be extra people in the house, some of them perhaps not comfortable with animals or respectful around them. Some of the rich foods that we humans adore in the holiday season can pose greater health risks to our animals than our regular fare. And the noise of celebrations can be traumatic for our pet cats and dogs. Although the practice of giving kittens or puppies as Christmas presents is probably on the wane, it still happens. Animals do not make good gifts, especially not surprise gifts. The decision to take an animal into the family needs to be taken carefully, with full awareness of the likely commitment of time, money and affecTRANSPORTATION

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