Bowen Island Undercurrent, January 11, 2013 by Black Press Media Group

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To the rescue

Fireside Woodwind Quintet steps in to continue Classical Concert Series

Get ready to write

Arts Council announces call for submission for Bowen anthology

Yoga Loft

A space up in the trees with two dedicated teachers

Bowen property values down

Value for service ratio unfair

SUSANNE MARTIN

EDITOR

owen Island’s property values have experienced some of the largest declines in the Vancouver Sea to Sky Region, according to the B.C. Assessment Authority that released its 2013 numbers last week. Also in the bottom category are the neighbouring communities of the Sunshine Coast, Pemberton and Whistler. Examples of recently-issued 2013 notices show an assessment for a Bowen Island non-waterfront, single family dwelling at $454,000, compared to $530,000 in 2012. That is a decrease of about 15 per cent. For an example waterfront property, the drop is even steeper: about 25 per cent - the single-family dwelling on the waterfront was assessed at $1,307,000 for 2013 and $1,708,000 for 2012. Bowen Islander Hans Merkelbach has been involved in financial services all his life and worked with Dundee Wealth Management, a securities company with $50 billion under management. He was not surprised by those numbers. “In 2011, the assessment of our property came to $1,290,000. And someone was prepared to pay $1,700,000 in 2012,” Merkelbach says, adding that it is a beautiful property with sweeping views. “In 2012, our assessment moved up to $1,332,000. My contention was that the market had already dropped at that point.” Merkelbach appealed the assessment and got a reduction of about $100,000. In 2013, his assessment came in at $916,000 - 30 per cent lower than the 2011 number.

portion of Bowen Island taxpayers’ money is collected by the Bowen Island Municipality and sent on to the Islands Trust, a regional governing body that covers the islands and waters between the British Columbia mainland and southern Vancouver Island. It includes 13 major and more than 450 smaller islands covering 5200 square kilometres. Councillors Wolfgang Duntz and Andrew Stone are Bowen’s Islands Trust trustees and they felt it important to communicate their positions to island residents. Duntz said, “Do we receive value for what we send to the Islands Trust? I would say no, we don’t. There is a great disparity between what we pay and what we receive.” Duntz explained that Bowen Island paid $67,000 a year in 2000 and now pays close to $230,000. “There is no justification for an increase of more than 300 per cent,” he said. Stone said, “The issue of receiving value for our money from the Islands Trust is a long standing one with Bowen Islanders. Part of the reason it is coming to the forefront is that we are now getting our house in order and are paying attention to things that haven’t been attended to.” Stone said that when Bowen was a fledgling incorporated entity, the focus shifted away from the Islands Trust. “We were busy crafting bylaws and building our own infrastructure - we were spending little time on the Islands Trust.” He added that even though Bowen removed itself psychologically, the connection was never severed.

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Bowen Island’s David Cameron is getting ready to take on the role (and persona) of a Dutch librarian on the hunt for the culprit responsible for a long overdue library book. The Kingbaby Production of Underneath The Lintel is directed by Jackie Minns and will be performed at the Tir-na-Nog Theatre from January 31 to February 9. Submitted photo

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Bowen’s payments to Trust legislated by province lated,” Duntz said. “And I am still convinced that the Islands Trust has an important function in regional “We are a full member of the Islands Trust,” Stone governance.” said, explaining that the membership is legislated But bringing a negative attitude to the table is by the province. “There is some thinking with some counter-productive, Duntz believes, as neither the people that we have outgrown the Trust and should Bowen Island Municipality nor the Islands Trust can separate,” Stone said. “But re-write legislation. “This has to the province mandated be brought to the provincial govthe Trust 39 years ago and ernment,” he explained. “Let’s do the reasons for it haven’t our homework, state the facts and changed.” The Islands Trust appeal to the responsibility of the is responsible for preserving province to remedy the situation. and protecting the unique But this will only happen if Bowen environment and amenities Island takes up the initiative with of the Islands Trust area. the province.” Duntz says that the funStone believes that a cooperadamental problem lies in tive and respectful relationship the text of legislation that with the Islands Trust will be an was added when the Islands asset in going forward. “We see Trust act was changed to ourselves as partners with the accommodate Bowen Island Islands Trust. And this is the right as a municipality. “That was timing to bring up this issue as not well thought out. No changes are underway with Salt consideration was given to Spring Island’s status and fundwhat a divergence of Bowen ing formulas have to be reviewed Island property assessments throughout the Trust,” Duntz said, from assessments on the rest adding, “We have Salt Spring with of the islands would do to close to 11,000 residents and other the funding formulas,” he islands with 300 inhabitants. We said. “Since our values have need to establish a fairness both gone up drastically, we now in costs and services.” Both Stone pay much more. I would say and Duntz believe that there is no that the formula has outlived Councillors Andrew Stone and quick fix. “Anything dealing with its fairness.” legislation can take years,” Duntz Wolfgang Duntz are Bowen Island’s Stone clarified that Bowen representatives for the Islands Trust. says. “But the effort to bring it to Island pays 15 per cent for the province’s attention is worth Susanne Martin photo the services of the Islands while if we can reduce Bowen’s Trust that it is part of. “That rate is based on assessed contribution by half.” values,” he said. Addressing the question of value for Stone and Duntz agree that the Islands Trust plays services, Duntz added, “We never asked the Islands an important role in addressing regional concerns. Trust to provide any services. One of the major func- “The Islands Trust is very outspoken against increastions of the trust is land use planning. What they ing tanker traffic along the coast,” Duntz said. “It is could provide relates to planning and mapping but a quiet and powerful lobby that has been part of the we do that on our own.” ferry fare debates and looks at issues like the creation “What we pay is out of proportion but it’s legisof an artificial reef on Gambier Island.”

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He believes that this reflects a more accurate assessment of Bowen waterfront property values. “The 2012 assessments were based on run-away prices, in other words, they were at their highest point ever,” Merkelbach said, adding that he believes that the real decline started as early as October/ November 2011. “That was a high in [property] prices and from there on, they started going down,” he explained. “There were fewer sales in 2012 and the number of houses listed went up.” According to the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver’s Multiple Listing Service, there were 43 home sales on Bowen Island in 2012 and 47 in 2011. “A lot of people think that [the value of] real estate will go up forever but it won’t,” Merkelbach said. “Everyone seems to be hooked on debt and many have no other investment to retire on - it is all in our homes and granite counter tops.” Merkelbach says that the good gains that could be achieved 20 or 30 years ago are gone. “We won’t see anything like this in a long time,” he said. “But if you don’t have to sell, this is not going to affect you that

much.” Merkelbach explained that assessed value tends to influence the future selling price of a home, but is also reflected in taxation rates. “Across the board, our assessments are down 16 to 18 per cent average,” Merkelbach said, adding that this will have an effect on municipal coffers. “I wonder what the municipal government will decide to do. If they don’t increase the mill rate, it would mean they take in less taxes. That in turn, means less services, less fixing the roads. It will also mean that projects like the community centre might have to be parked for a while.” On the flip side, Merkelbach believes that there will be more houses on the market and prices will drop even further. “Personally, I don’t see the real estate market recovering for the next seven years,” he says. Assessments are considered a snapshot of the property value as of July 1, 2012. The total assessed value of real estate in B.C. rose 2.3 per cent from a year ago. Owners can check their assessments online at bcassessment.ca (click on e-ValueBC) and compare with others in their neighbourhood to decide if they want to file an appeal by January 31.

Ashley Callister and Geoffrey Lewicki receive congratulations from Mary Ellen deGrace, chair of the Knick Knack Nook and Joyce Ganong, chair of the Bowen Island Community Foundation. Ashley and Geoffrey each received $2,000 toward their university expenses. They are pursuing studies in the fields of environmental sustainability. Ashley is in her first year at University of Western Ontario, with plans to specialize in environmental law. Geoffrey is in his fourth year of UBC’s environmental engineering program. ‘With young people as committed to sustaining the environment as these two, surely we will find ways to protect the earth’s viabililty,’ Mary Ellen said. ‘The board of Knick Knack Nook is proud to support Bowen students who show such dedication.’ Ashley expressed her gratitude for receiving the bursary and said, ‘I was working three jobs in the summer to try and cover university fees and living expenses and am really grateful for the help. I think [supporting students] is a really good cause - it’s amazing.’ The two bursaries are being offered again this year, 2013. Details are on the Community Foundation’s website: www.bowenfoundation.com. Debra Stringfellow photo

An invitation to Bowen writers SUSANNE MARTIN Editor

s part of its 25th anniversary celebration, the Bowen Island Arts Council (BIAC) is planning to publish an anthology of literary works that reflect local island life. Teens and adults living on Bowen Island are invited to submit poetry (up to 100 lines), creative non-fiction or fiction (up to 4,000 words) until Sunday, February 17. Writers are limited to one entry each and are asked to submit their pieces electronically (in word or text format) to info@biac.ca with the subject line reading: “Bowen Anthology Project submission.” Name and address have to be included on a

cover sheet but should not be found on the pages of the stories or poetry as a panel of judges will select the works based on the merits of the writing and theme alone. “We are looking for literary quality writing,” says Jacqueline Massey, BIAC’s executive director. The work selected for the anthology will be edited and authors will receive two complimentary copies of the book and are invited to participate in a special book launch. Massey said that the Bowen Anthology Project is part of the festivities surrounding the arts council’s silver anniversary. The proceeds from the sale of the book will be used to support BIAC’s literary arts programs and events.

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SKY nurtures body and mind SUSANNE MARTIN Editor

good many Bowen seniors start their Monday mornings at 9 a.m. with line-dancing. At 9:45, they move on to exercises, singing and refreshments. On January 7, Robin Wall accompanied a group of singers on the piano at Bowen Court while others were busy setting up the adjacent room for Kip and Joan Anastasiou’s talk about Isaac Asimov. There was a crowd of about 20 people who came out on a rainy morning to hear about the prolific science, science-fiction and humour writer, drawn in part by Kip’s local fame as a frequent speaker at Seniors Keeping Young (SKY). Joan had prepared the part of the talk dealing with the 500 books Isaac Asimov wrote over the course of his life, Kip recounted the time he met the writer whom he called “one of the most brilliant people.” “Asimov was a kid born in Russia to Jewish parents,” Kip began, explaining that the Asimovs immigrated to the U.S. in 1923, when Isaac was three, with less than 50 bucks. They found a candy store to run and that was how they earned the family’s income for the next 22 years or so. Kip explained that, when Isaac was 10, he took on responsibilities in the store because his younger brother was born. The Asimov’s candy store also carried magazines which Isaac’s father had forbidden him to read as he considered them “trash.” But when Isaac was looking after the store and encountered a lull in business, he picked out the magazines that had the word “science” in the title, convincing his father of their value. He was allowed to read science fiction magazines and, at age 15, started writing science fiction stories. One of his stories caught the eye of the editor of Astounding Science Fiction who encouraged him to keep writing. “By the time, Isaac was 18/19, he was writing articles for Astounding Science Fiction,” Kip said. “He, graduated high school at age 15 and completed his BA at age 19. After that, he applied to do a doctorate in bio chemistry.” Kip ranks Asimov as one of science fictions three greatest, together with Robert Heinlein and Arthur C. Clark. He also mentioned that Bowen Island’s Spider Robinson’s name can be found in Asimov’s memoirs. “I had a buddy, Cap Weston,” Kip said. “He asked me one day if I would like to meet Asimov.” Kip explained that Weston knew Asimov through his Mensa membership. Despite not knowing much about science fiction, Kip jumped at the chance. “It was quite a thing for Cap to ask me,” he said, adding that his friend knew all his pals by their license plate numbers. “Cap was brutally handsome and that is actually a sad story,” Kip said, refusing to explain what he called the “definite downsides” to good looks. “As Cap and I walked along the corridor in the university, we heard the typewriter go in Asimov’s office,” Kip recalls. Asimov’s office wasn’t what he had expected – it was essentially a janitor’s closet with the sink removed. Instead, it was filled with books and the three of them had to have their meeting in the hallway. “He was a claustrophile - he couldn’t work in rooms that had windows,” Kip said. “As soon as we got within earshot, [Asimov] started reciting a limerick and it was not the cleanest limerick. I was pretty shocked.” Here Kip’s wife Joan interjects that her husband is pretty prudish, as a way of explanation. “Isaac could tell a lot of offcolour jokes,” Kip said. “He published a book titled Lecherous Limericks, guess what it says on the back cover? It says, ‘Not for use in libraries.’ And guess where I found it?”

The Monday, January 7, SKY talk by Kip and Joan Anastasiou was well attended and was a good example of the programming for island seniors. Susanne Martin photo In a library, of course, the audience at Bowen Court gets that right. Kip says that those books were mainly published for men’s clubs where Asimov became a sought after speaker after dinner. But Kip is not finished with guesses. “What do you think was the highest amount he received for a one-hour-talk?” he wants to know. The sum is $20,000 and Kip laughs that he got to hear Asimov’s jokes for free when he went to see him two or three times. Joan spoke about the many books Asimov wrote that went beyond science fiction or jokes to include science and commentaries on religion, literature and music. She related a story about Asimov who said, when he was asked what he would do if he only had a couple of months left to live: “Type faster.” It was also said that he answered every single fan letter addressed to him coming to a total of about 19,000 letters. Joan shared her excitement about Asimov’s books on science that “were a great contribution to science education.” “He wrote detective stories and one of them is set in a university situation, in a chemistry lab,” Joan said, adding that the culprit turned out to be someone called Cap. Kip added, “Cap thought that was a funniest thing,” Kip said. Making sure that Joan dedicated some time to talk about Asimov’s science fiction writing, he added that Asimov invented the term “robotics.” In addition to leaving a large body of written material, Asimov was a gifted speaker who could entertain large audiences and talk about a wide variety of issues. “Whenever something happened in the world, he was onto it immediately and was often asked to talk about it,” Kip said. “When Dolly

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was cloned, he gave wonderful talk on cloning.” At the end of that talk, someone slipped a piece of paper onto Asimov’s desk, Kip says, and Asimov burst into song. So did Kip at Bowen Court, sharing what has come to be known as the Clone Song set to the tune of Home on the Range: “Oh, give me a clone of my own flesh and bone, with its Y chromosome changed to X. And after it’s grown, then my own little clone will be of the opposite sex...” Kip has a beautiful singing voice but stops after a few verses, joking that the audience wasn’t “old enough” for what was to follow. Kip did reveal many anecdotes about Asimov’s life including the fact that he didn’t like to fly and only boarded a plane twice – this reduced the number of places where he could lecture. Asimov was fond of good food and needed a quadruple bypass in 1982. At that time, there was the danger of contracting AIDS through blood transfusions and that’s what happened to the science fiction writer who died in 1992. “It didn’t keep him from writing 150 to 200 books during those last 10 years,” Kip said. The lively talk was a good example of the quality of programming organized by Seniors Keeping Young, an organization that was founded in 1992. SKY has been running its weekly programs with the help of volunteers and funding from local charities such as Smoothstones and the Bowen Island Community Foundation as well as government grants. On Money, January 14, at 11 a.m. the minister of the State for Seniors Ralph Sultan will come to Bowen Court to present a grant award and receive feedback from Bowen seniors.

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Lost and profound

(with sincere apologies to Ed Sanders)

n Tuesday, around 4 p.m., the phone rang at the Undercurrent office. I picked up to find Sergej of the Bowen Beauty Spa on the line. He told me that he, in turn, had received a phone call from Hawaii, regarding a lost wallet. The wallet contained the documents of a Bowen Island resident who was currently on vacation in Hawaii, plus a business card from the Bowen Beauty Spa (that prompted the call to Bowen). Sergej was wondering how he could best get hold of the person who had lost the wallet and asked if I could help him track down a contact number or other method of communication so he could put her in touch with the people who wanted to return her wallet. I did manage to find a phone number and an email address through a friend of hers (whom she had been linked to in an article in the Undercurrent). I happily passed on the message from a clerk in a swim suit store

in Kauai who had gone an extra mile to return lost personal possessions to the rightful owner - she had also been worried that the Bowen resident might be in difficulties because her ID was in the wallet. I didn’t hear back until a few hours later when a text message complete with a smiley face arrived - boy, do those make me happy! After exchanging some info, the Hawaiian traveller wrote: “It appears island folk all over the world look out for each other.” I can only echo that and express my gratitude to all those involved in that chain-reaction of goodwill. It gives me a bit of hope that some of the lost items that have made it into the unclassifieds (among them a lost wedding ring and an Iphone) would be found, and more importantly, returned. It’s quite extraordinary how an incident like that can cast everything in a more positive light. Susanne Martin

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The flow and spirit of giving To the Editor:

he Bowen Island Community School Association (CSA) had the great fortune of having the time slot of December 1 to 31 at BIRD to take the onslaught of refundable beverage containers during the Christmas party season. Let’s put it this way: Bowen Islanders love to celebrate! On behalf of the CSA, I would like to take a moment and celebrate the many who made it happen. Does everyone know of the amazing generosity that BIRD shows to over 12 Bowen organizations each year? The board of directors (led by chair Kim Kassasian and vice-chair Patrick Hawkes) carefully chooses organizations to manage and sort the refundable beverage containers. The funds raised are retained by the organization and accumulate over either a four or six-week rotation at BIRD. This is an extraordinary opportunity for fundraising and connecting with the community. Every Bowen Islander benefits from having BIRD and its amazing group of volunteers and I thank them all very much for allowing the CSA the privilege of being a part of it. Then we have Dave and Louise McIntosh. About twice a month, a large green bin is filled with refundable containers (I know – isn’t that astonishing?). Dave and Louise, at a very considerable discount, transport the bin to the North Shore and ensure an empty bin is put back in place. A few days later, we connect with Dave to pick up the cheque for the amount of that bin. The last time I went to find Dave, guess what I saw? Louise and Kip Thompson were out in the cold with wool caps pulled low and fingerless gloves on. They were standing over two barrels holding strands of Christmas lights and were flicking the little light bulbs into one barrel and the strands into another. I felt that they were going to extraordinary lengths with recycling on Bowen Island. Thank you, Dave and Lousie, for all that you do for Bowen Islanders! Finally I would like to thank everyone who helped the CSA during this busy time of year: Toni Leverett, Peter and Kayla King, Carmen Lane, Diana, Andy and Finn Rainsley-Ray, Kim Morales, Mary Ann Zakreski, Nicola Murray, Pernille Nielsen, Pam Matthews, Wendy Cellik, Phil Kemp, Jasmine Gish, Andrea Little, Rosalind Leggatt, Vera Keough, Erin and Crow Naismith, Kristin Jarvis, Ann Walters, Isabel Ruediger, Claudia Schaefer, Kirsten Locher, and Christine Walker (I hope I haven’t forgotten anyone). This group worked so hard during our time at BIRD, thank you! Here is my new motto for 2013: Volunteers reflect compassion, unselfish caring, patience, and just plain looking out for one another. Please consider finding something you are passionate about and joining the flow of giving that makes Bowen such an extraordinary place to live. Katherine Gish, chair CSA

Summary of value for belonging to Islands Trust Dear Editor,

s a fairly new resident on Bowen (one and a half years), I was intrigued by mayor Jack Adelaar’s debate regarding our membership in the Islands Trust. He states that we have “sent, over the last 12 years, $1,923,000 to the Islands Trust for which we have received zero services.” How can we obtain a more detailed summary on the value (or lack thereof) we are gaining from our membership? I would be inter#102–495 Bowen Trunk Road, PO Box 130, Bowen Island BC, V0N 1G0 Phone: 604.947.2442 Fax: 604.947.0148

ested in hearing from our municipal trustees Wolfgang Duntz and Andrew Stone for their perspectives on the situation. Additionally, a separate article about the Islands Trust discusses its current efforts on behalf of island communities to encourage the provincial government to increase their subsidy to BC Ferries. How does our membership in the Islands Trust affect our eligibility for these subsidies and our capacity to negotiate with the provincial government? Mary Chan

Louis Racine would like to let Bowen Islanders know that Ziggy, a CAWES rescue dog that transformed from a problem dog into “a pussycat” under Louis’ care, passed away earlier this week. He is sadly missed. Susanne Martin photo

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Bowen ‘angels’ stock food bank Bowen Island some years ago. Robbie Welcome to year 23 of Island Burns was a man of many talents and Neighbours: stories of island history, deserves to be Scotland’s hero. The fact people, activities and events. Please let that Robbie Burns was a bit of a ladies me know about your special news (phone man prompted many stories. A dubi947-2440 or email lbmcarter@shaw.ca). ous tale was the one where Robbie and a lthough Bowen’s modest food bishop died the same day and through a bank has been a staple of island mix-up, Robbie went to heaven and the life for a long time, it’s almost bishop went to hell. Of course, the local invisible to most islanders. However, it’s authorities quickly realized their error a valued source of help for a small but and reversed the two. As Robbie passed important group of islanders – those the bishop in limbo, he asked “Why are who are dealing with hard times. The you so anxious to get to heaven?” The downturn in the economy means that Bowen’s food bank is helping more folks. bishop answered “ I wanted to see the Virgin Mary.” Said Burns, “ You’re five •The food bank was created many minutes too late.” years ago by longtime resident Angie • Ten Years Ago in the Undercurrent McCulloch who saw the need for a Bowen version of the mainland’s food of January 3, 2003, Bowen’s new council banks. Angie soon drew her friend was beginning four days of workshops Sue Clarke into a partnership. Finding and tutorials to be followed by a series of a suitable location was a major chaloff-island orientation sessions. The finalenge but it wasn’t long before the pasle was to be a two-day February strategic tor and congregation of the Little Red planning and goal-setting workshop. Church offered on-going use of • Corporal Louis from Bowen’s island the church lobby. The church is RCMP detachment presented a Neighbours report outlining five years of serwithin walking distance of Snug Cove, an important considervice. He felt that statistics showed ation since food bank users may the need for a third officer. The not have a car. Sue and Angie workload included break and always stressed that recipients enter /thefts cases, noise comstay anonymous. plaints, traffic related items, liquor • Angie and Sue found that files plus drug-related offenses. • the church’s small lobby proDavid Wrinch’s letter saluted the vided just enough space to volunteers who worked faithfully establish the new service. As in the cold and damp old BIRD an added aid, they set the food bank up station: Brian Hodgins, Dale Read, to be open 24 hours daily, seven days a Bill Carr, Frank Nielsen, Doug Bowen, week. Both donors and clients can come Stacey Leigh, Jim Moore, Martin Clarke, whenever it’s convenient. There’s a small Roger McGillveray, Nancy Lee, Dave fridge in the lobby and a larger one near Cameron, plus Sue Bell and KenWalker, the entrance to Collins Hall. These tools Anne Seaberly, Jean Cleator plus Julie make various types of food available. and Jack Headley. Some of the volun• The need for the food bank is so teers had volunteered for 15 years, espeapparent to thoughtful individuals and cially newly retired George Hunter. agencies, that there are a number of • The Undercurrent of January 10 “angels’’ who drop off food donations. front page story referred to the controLocal establishments have also been very versy which erupted over Rondy Dike’s helpful. And always, there are island15-page-proposal for a transfer staers who provide funding for needed tion for Bowen Island. Joanne Cunday, purchases (cheques can be made out to BIM treasurer, noted that Bowen falls ‘food bank” and mailed to Bowen Island under GVRD’s solid waste manageUnited Church and tax receipts will be ment and waste was not something that given). Sue Clarke is now the chief volBowen could just take control of. • Jan unteer for the food bank and, along with Furst’s letter announced that he would Angie, deserves much appreciation. be 90 on Thursday, January 16 and • January 25 is when my next column because Thursday was a bad day for a will appear and that’s nicely timed since big celebration, he was inviting friends it’ll give me a perfect excuse to salute to a cocktail party at the Tunstall Bay Scotland’s Robbie Burns who was born Clubhouse on Saturday, Janaury 18. on January 25, 1759. I’ve been enam• The Last Word: A hearty round of ored of things Scottish since I was a applause for the dedicated team which, kid. As an adult, I played fiddle in the annually, makes sure that Christmas Vancouver Fiddle Orchestra. The VFO’s hampers are delivered to those who need specialty is playing jigs, reels and straththem. This service was created many speys for Royal Scottish Country dances, years ago by the island’s Rita Greenlaw for concerts and at Burns Suppers. whose talents included managing many In fact, the VFO played a concert on haunted houses and Bowfest parades.

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Bowen Island Conservancy 2013 Speaker Series: The OCP: Why it Matters Saturday, January 19th 2013 4:30 pm at Collins Hall Dave Witty (FCIP, RPP) will talk about Bowen Island’s Official Community Plan (OCP), and why it matters. The OCP helps to guide and manage Bowen Island’s future development and growth, balancing the social, environmental, and economic needs of the community. An important legal document, the OCP contains objectives and policies that guide municipal decisions on housing, transportation, parks and trail development, environment and natural resource use, municipal services, and economic development. In short, it provides the decision framework for almost all aspects of our Island life. If you have ever wondered what the OCP is, and why it matters, you will find this session very interesting. For more information, email into@bowenislandconservancy.org

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A workshop on oral history

he Bowen Island Museum and Archives will host a workshop on oral history by Willeen Keough, chair of Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies at Simon Fraser University. Space is limited to 15 people, please register by phone (947-2655) or e-mail (bihistorians@telus.net) to reserve a spot. Participation is by donation. As a conversation about the past, oral history has existed as long as people have shared and interpreted their individual and group memories through the spoken word. Since the 1960s, it has become a primary means of gaining insight into the experiences of those who have been left out of written records because of gender, race, class, ethnicity, sexuality, and region. Some oral history interviews serve to heal and empower. Others may bring unfamiliar, disturbing shapes to pasts that we had thought were comfortably settled in our memories. But all good oral history interviews will be based on a fully engaged dialogue between interviewer and narrator. Please join us on Sunday, January 27, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Museum and Archives to discuss the art of creating oral history conversations. Please write a paragraph about your full name (e.g., its origins, how you felt about it growing up, nicknames). We will talk about putting our narrators at ease and sharing authority between inter-

Willeen Keough will come to Bowen Island to host a workshop on oral history. Submitted photo viewer and narrator. We’ll examine the connections between history, memory, and identity. We’ll think carefully about ethical questions, such as how to respect our narrators’ best interests as they share their experiences with us. We’ll explore ideas about different ways to bring oral histories to life for other audiences. And we’ll practice interviewing each other so that we can appreciate how it feels to be both interviewer and interviewee. Some audio recorders will be available, but bring one along if you have one.

Bowen Heritage is looking for volunteers

owen Heritage would like to thank Carol MacKinnon for her generous donation of time in facilitating a productive meeting with Bowen Heritage. We are looking for nominations to the board and volunteers are always welcome. The Bowen Island Heritage Preservation Association was founded in 1989 in an effort to save a number of the former Union Steamship Company cottages. The purposes of the association are to promote public interest in the heritage sites of Bowen Island and to undertake public educational projects. The Davies Orchard cot-

Karen Wristen, Judi Gedye, Maria Steernberg (with Marina), Rob Cairns and Maureen Nicholson of Bowen Heritage at a workshop with Carol MacKinnon. Submitted photo

tages are deteriorating quickly and their restoration needs are urgent. Metro Vancouver has recently funded the restoration of the Seaside cottage and a position of a caretaker. The remaining cottages are not welcoming to visitors. The orchard trees and vegetation are in need of upkeep. Our museum is significantly under-utilized. The Bowen Heritage board is looking for volunteers in a

number of areas. In partnership with other community groups and individuals, Davies Orchard hosts the Applefest, Steamship Days and Light up Bowen. Volunteers are needed for our summer projects. Come join in the projects large and small and help protect and save this important community asset. For more information, please visit the website: www.bowenheritage.org.

Thanks to an agreement with the BC Governement Job Creation Partnership, and to help celebrate our 25th Anniversary, the Bowen Island Arts Council (BIAC) is seeking candidates to the fill two 6-month positions, beginning as early as 14 January 2013. Candidates must be eligible for Employment Insurance (EI) benefits.

Events Coordinator Working with a number of partners and volunteer committees, an Events Coordinator will coordinate and manage a number of projects and activities, including musical and theatrical performances, visual and literary arts initiatives, community celebrations, and other special events. Requirements: • Training and education in arts, public relations, communications, design and marketing • Experience in production coordination, event organization • Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload • Advanced computer skills, including knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite

Communications Officer Working with a number of partners and committees, a Communications Officer will help coordinate projects and events, including the History of Arts exhibit and presenation, a Bowen Anthology and an Arts & Cultural Directory. Requirements: • Training and education in arts, public relations, communications, design and marketing • Experience in creating displays or exhibits • Excellent organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload • Proficiency with Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Publisher, Excel) • Ability to build positive relationships with others using effective interpersonal skills

For more information and to apply for these jobs, please contact Work BC Employment Service Centres: Jody Watt, Manager, North Shore, 604.988.3766, ext. 235 or Tara Ramsey, Empoyer Community Liaison, Squamish, 1.888.882.2238, ext 428. For a full Job Description of each position, please contact info@biac.ca.

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ith a 2010 Juno nomination, a 2010 Western Canadian Music Award nomination, and two 2012 Canadian Folk Music Award nominations, and appearances at coast-to-coast Canadian folk festivals, Annie Lou has become a familiar sight not only on Bowen Island but on the Canadian roots music stage. Annie Lou started when northern songwriter Anne Louise Genest found herself drawn to the stringband sounds and story songs of old time mountain and traditional country music. Although born and raised in downtown Toronto and hunkered down in the woods outside of Whitehorse for the last twenty years, it was in these older musical traditions that Genest found her muse and set out to explore her original music in the context of oldtime stringband sounds. “This music has a profound edge to it - there in the voices and in the playing is the lament we all carry as people, just trying to get by in this beautiful, terrible world.” says Genest. “Joy and grief are two sides of the same coin. The older music expresses that tension so perfectly.” Now, fresh on the heels of two Canadian Folk music nominations and chart-topping radio play with her new album, Grandma’s Rules for Drinking, Annie Lou is taking the band on the road and Bowen is one of those stops. The album features beautifully crafted songs that range from rousing and boisterous to gentle and poignant. They map a homescape of hard-drinking grandmas, rural dancehalls, blue collar fashions and the deep snows and silences of a Canadian winter. Annie Lou’s stringband instrumentation translates into footstomping fiddle and banjo, driving guitar and upright bass, and great big vocals. Built around Genest’s original songwriting, Annie Lou is firmly rooted in both the past and the present. New and original, yet old and familiar, Annie Lou is Canadian roots music at its finest. Touring with Annie Lou in 2012 are Anne Louise Genest (guitar, vocals, banjo), Kim Barlow (vocals, banjo), Andrew Collins (fiddle, mandolin) and Max Heineman (upright bass, vocals). BIMA is pleased to present Annie Lou on January 20, 8 p.m. at Tir-na-nOg, as part of the Roots on the Rock series. Tickets are on sale at Phoenix on Bowen for $20 and $22 at the door.

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A perfect space for practising yoga offers different benefits.” Even though their style of yoga is different, Gould and Roocroft share a love for he Yoga Loft is aptly named. It’s a gorgeous teaching. “It is so gratifying to see students space surrounded by windows on three sides find a sense of balance, improve their posthat offer glimpses of treetops. Inside, the room ture, health and self-confidence,” Gould seems spacious and spare, projecting a natural calm. says. “Yoga is about bringing together mind, Yoga instructors Christine body and soul. It physically Roocroft and Saskia Gould strengthens the body to cresay that they “love their ate a sense of well-being. new space” located at 344 Mentally, yoga enhances B Creek Road, on top of the intellect. It also steadies “Uncle Mark’s” workshop. emotions and encourages Gould and Roocroft met caring concern for others.” in 2006 through practising Roocroft explains, “The yoga on Bowen Island. A physical postures help with few years later, they both the breath so you can work rented Collins Hall to offer with the mind. At the end yoga classes. The decision of the session, I do a readto form a partnership and ing that reflects thoughts find a space together was and intention based around a natural one as they have compassion.” developed a friendship Gould has a similar along the way. “We like approach and says that working together,” Gould being in a class where some says. “I really apprecistudents can do headstands ate Christine for being so and others can’t teaches down-to-earth and sincere. Christine Roocroft and Saskia Gould patience and awareness of And our different styles various physical limitations. find a sense of balance through of yoga complement one “We teach people of practicing yoga. Susanne Martin photos another.” many different levels. Just Gould offers Iyengar practising together enables Yoga classes while Roocroft teaches Hatha Yoga. The us to cultivate compassion,” Roocroft says. atmosphere between them is one of mutual encourIt’s a tangible effect, according to Roocroft, agement and not competitiveness, Gould said, adding that they encourage their students to try different approaches and then make a choice to go with one or the other or even practise a combination. “We’ve developed a friendship that is based on trust,” Roocroft explains. “We want to project the same love of yoga and an attitude of caring about our students as Starts Jan. 5th opposed to seeing this purely as a business venture.” And they also attend one another’s classes. “What I drop ins: practise is more of a flow,” Roocroft says. “It’s good for 90 min $20 me to take a Iyengar class once in the while because it teen Yoga $10

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that sometimes might just be noticeable when “you don’t get mad at someone who cuts you off.” Gould attributes that to gaining a sense of balance in emotions. “The first things we have to practise, even before the postures, are truth and non-violence,” she says, adding, “and not being greedy.” When Roocroft started practising yoga, she was more interested in the physical aspects but that soon changed. “Nearly right away, I noticed a change in the way I felt,” she recalls. “I definitely felt lighter and more joyous after a class.” Going on to teacher training was the next logical step for her. Roocroft has a Hatha Yoga teacher certification from the South Okanagan Yoga Association where she completed a 500-hour-course. She is also certified to teach yoga for golfers. She has been offering yoga classes since 2006 and originally started with a yoga fit program though the Community Recreation office. Since then, she has taught yoga at BICS, including a Kindergarten class. She has also been running a program for teens that is currently offered at the Yoga Loft from 4:15 to 5:15 p.m. on Wednesdays. Gould is a certified Iyengar Yoga instructor and has completed five years of teacher training. She has taught for 10 years and shared her reason for taking up yoga. “I was a model and was working internationally,” she said. “For me, yoga was a way to

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How do you remember all those lines?” This is surely the question actors get asked most after a live stage performance and probably their least favourite. If you really want to make an actor all gooey, ask them instead something like: “How do you so bravely and nakedly channel the attributes, nay, the very heart and soul of your character?” Or simply, “How do you stay so good looking?” The sparkly trick of memorizing lines, I regret to say, is achieved simply by the mundane process of repeating them over and over and over and over and over again. An actor does this whenever and wherever he can. Repeat, repeat, repeat. At home, in the car, in the café…mumbling, shouting, gesticulating at people who are not there, the line between art and psychosis impossible to discern. I remember an odd moment when I was auditioning for TV shows in Vancouver, there was a series called Bird On A Wire which was set in a mental hospital and shot at the abandoned Riverview facility in Coquitlam. Legions of hopeful actors, waiting to be called in, shuffled up and down the hallway of the old ward, like ghosts, muttering to themselves, never mak-

ing eye contact with each other. Home at last. And so you may have noticed me recently, trudging the roads of Bowen Island, shouting at the clouds and shaking my fist at the trees as I learn my lines for Kingbaby’s upcoming production of Underneath The Lintel. It’s a chunky endeavour, a 75-minute monologue, which is happily the exact amount of time it takes me to walk from my home to Artisan Eats, coffee and rice pudding waiting. The pudding is wonderful but so is the trudging because I am so in love with the story. Written by Glen Berger, it presents the odyssey of a Dutch librarian who finds a book one day in the overnight return pile, 113 years overdue. “Whoever this scofflaw is, he’s not getting away with it, not a chance,” he declares and sets off on a world tour to unravel the mystery. The account is funny, poignantly philosophical and entirely entertaining for adults and older children. Underneath The Lintel is directed by Jackie Minns and will be performed at the Tir-na-Nog Theatre from January 31 to February 9. Tickets will be available at Phoenix on Bowen as well as online at www.kingbaby.com. David Cameron

Fireside Woodwind Quintet steps in

ometimes something exciting can come out of disaster. Last month, the classical concert organizer learned that the artist who was to give the concert in January had decided to stop performing despite the contract he had with the Arts Council. With less than a month before the performance, filling that spot was a challenge. Fortunately the Fireside Woodwind Quintet stepped in to play on Sunday, January 13, at 3:30 p.m. at Cates Hill Chapel. Doors open at 2:30 p.m. These young musicians are at the beginning of their professional careers. They are led by Paul Hung who plays the flute. Born in Taiwan, Hung made his first concert debut at the age of 16 at the Whistler Music Festival. He was a recipient of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Galaxie Rising Stars Award. In 2011, Hung won a spot in the YouTube Symphony and performed with 100 other musicians around the world at the Sydney Opera House. Theresa Lei has recently finished her undergraduate degree at UBC in horn performance. She currently performs with the UBC Symphony Orchestra and is an active freelance musician.

Kate Frobeen holds a master of music in performance from McGill University. As a solo clarinetist, she has performed and competed in numerous festivals. As an orchestral performer, she has performed with various local symphony orchestras, broadcast live on national radio, and taken part in Canada’s first live web-broadcast of a symphony concert. Rebecca Norman studied bassoon performance at the University of Victoria and went on to do a master of music degree at the University of Toronto. She is an active music educator and orchestral performer. Along with the bassoon, she is passionate about the contrabassoon and period performance. Nattie Chan, an oboist, was born in Hong Kong and now calls Vancouver her home. She is a recent graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music in Ohio, USA. At Oberlin, she was part of the Oberlin Orchestra that premiered a new symphonic poem by Lorenzo Palomo, The Sneetches, which was based on Dr. Seuss’s story of the same name. Actor John de Lancie of Star Trek: The Next Generation was the narrator at the premiere.

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p.m. at the Gallery at Artisan Square. The Bowen ith the cold, damp depths of January Readers’ Salon is co-sponsored by the Bowen Island upon us, and the CBC’s Canada Reads Arts Council and the Bowen Island Library, with 2013 “battle of the books” coming up in generous support from the Friends February, there is perhaps no better of the Library. Everyone is weltime to find Bowen Island readers come. cozied up with a book. Copies of Indian Horse are availIt also seems a great time to bring able at the Bowen Island Library local readers together for an eve(print and e-book), Phoenix Books, ning to discuss one of the Canada and at all major booksellers. Reads selections while enjoying Grab a copy, email andrea.vera glass of wine for a true literary wey@greenvalentine.com to reserve salon experience. your space for the Bowen Readers’ This year, Canada Reads has Salon, and start reading! divided the country into five When the Canada Reads 2013 regions – B.C. and the Yukon, praidebates get underway on February ries and north, Ontario, Quebec, 11, Olympic champion Carol and the Atlantic – and selected Huynh will defend Indian Horse. one novel to represent each region. The other regional selections are: Richard Wagamese’s Indian Horse David Bergen’s The Age of Hope will represent B.C. and the Yukon. (prairies and north) defended by The book is the fictional memoir Ron MacLean; Jane Urquhart’s of Saul Indian Horse, a northern Away (Ontario) defended by Ojibway man looking back on his Charlotte Gray; Hugh MacLennan’s life, including a traditional early Join readers across Canada Two Solitudes (Quebec) defended childhood, the horrors of residenand pick up Richard by Jay Baruchel; and Lisa Moore’s tial school and his rise to hockey Wagamese’s Indian Horse. February (Atlantic) defended by stardom. Trent McClellan. It is this moving, magical, allFind full details of the books and the defenders are Canadian tale that we will discuss at a free event for at cbc.ca/books canadareads. readers on Wednesday, February 6, from 7:30 to 9

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CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

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ABBOTSFORD Upstairs Suite for Rent! Christian Landlords. 1,000s.f. 2 BR, 1 Bath. Patio entrance/carport. Hydro. W/D. Stove/Oven/Fridge. NO Pets/NO Smkg. Ideal for newly-weds. Downes Rd, near Abb Auto Mall. Available Feb 1. $800 + Gas. Chris 604-308-4292

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

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West Vancouver Board of Education

Taking Action

JAN 2013

West Vancouver Board of Education Chair Cindy Dekker meets with students at Hollyburn Elementary’s Footprints Preschool which also hosts a very popular StrongStart program.

A Firm Foundation

The beginning of the New Year is always an exciting time in the West Vancouver School District as we meet with our youngest students through a variety of Early Learning programs. Working with our partners we provide: StrongStart for children under 5 years of age and their parents, Ready, Set, Learn, for four and five-year-old children and their parents and Welcome to Kindergarten for registered four and five-year children and their parents. We are also involved with the West Vancouver Child and Family Hub located at the Community Centre Civic site. These programs and places help families give their children the nurturing and stimulating environments they require for a successful journey in education and life. Our District Principal of Early Learning, Sandra-Lynn Shortall quotes Dr. Fraser Mustard re the importance of building this firm foundation: “We now understand how early child and brain development sets trajectories in health, learning and behaviour for life.”

Riders and guests of Evergreen Acres Riding Centre celebrated the New Year with a ceremonial ride around the ‘marches,’ the immediate riding area of Westside and Laura Roads together with trails on the property of Evergreen Acres. With no vehicles on the roads, we enjoyed a companionable walk with our horses. Later, we went bushwhacking through trails that hadn’t been ridden on for a while. When every rideable inch of our home-base had been covered, we relaxed on the front lawn with stirrup cup while our horses took a well-deserved snack of the frost-bitten grass. Submitted photos

All of our schools in West Vancouver, Bowen Island and Lions Bay now offer Full Day Kindergarten giving our teachers the “gift of time” and providing students with a wide range of opportunities to develop emotionally, socially and intellectually. Children in all of our primary classrooms are taught according to the latest research in early learning curriculum with a focus on play-based, emotionally supportive, academically stimulating and languageenriched programming. Please visit our website www.sd45.bc.ca for more details. We look forward to welcoming new early learners to our family of schools and continuing to build on our strong tradition as the premier place for learning.

Cindy Dekker, Board Chair

WHAT’S NEW Sentinel Secondary’s 2nd Annual Pyjama Drive

April 13, 2013 at

Students and staff of Sentinel Secondary raised enough money to buy cosy, new pyjamas for all 120 students of Admiral Seymour Elementary. This year they also hosted the entire school for their Winter Concert and a hot lunch prepared by the senior foods classes. Newly-elected Board Vice-Chair Carolyn Broady chats with kindergarten student Runa Evans during the lunch.

Premier Sports Academies, IB and AP Open Houses for 2013-14

West Vancouver School District’s Premier Sports Academies provide an exciting program of choice for male and female student-athletes entering Grades 8–12. Our soccer, tennis, hockey and baseball academies offer students an opportunity to achieve excellence in sport and education—all during school hours. Please register online to attend an Open House this month. We also invite you to our upcoming Information Sessions for Advanced Placement and IB Secondary School Programs in January.

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West Vancouver Board of Education Board Chair Cindy Dekker Trustee Reema Faris Trustee David Stevenson Trustee Jane Kellett Vice-Chair Carolyn Broady

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