Bowen Island Undercurrent, February 15, 2013

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Here’s to good neighbours

The Undercurrent again takes part in Heritage Week with a pull-out section

Broadway on Bowen

Local production delivers impressive line-up, Broadway-style

Obedience and play

Dog Ranch adds lessons in etiquette to pampering and play,

Drop off option on back burner SWRMAC will first focus on education and waste management contract SUSANNE MARTIN EDITOR

M Undercurrent photographer Debra Stringfellow and Bowen Heritage’s Judi Gedye went on a search to find (and recreate) scenes of Bowen’s history in an effort to record changes or show things that have stayed the same. One of their stops was Mannion Bay, here shown in a photograph in Bowen Island Reflections. Debra Stringfellow photo

Jamming to raise funds for instruments DEBRA STRINGFELLOW CONTRIBUTOR

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creative solution to happier, more effective students without any side effects other than sheer enjoyment of the learning process is what music can bring to the table. And a fundraiser for the music program at the Bowen Island Community School (BICS) will showcase the student’s enthusiasm for music and help to expand the range of instruments.

“There is plenty of reason to think that all this music truly matters. An increasing number of studies show the importance of music and music education to the maturing child,” states Agnes Gund, president emerita and chairman of the International

Council of the Museum of Modern Art. How lucky for BICS to have a dedicated music teacher, Mr. Steve Karagianis (Mr. K.) and a part-time band teacher, Laurence Santos and a designated space for the music program which is separate from the main school.

But here’s what BICS doesn’t have: instruments. Well, that’s not entirely accurate. At the start of the 2011/12 school year, BICS had two alto xylophones and 13 glockenspiels (glocks). Approximately half of these instruments require major repairs.

Fortunately, Mr. K. was able to borrow 13 glocks from the Caulfeild Elementary school, a loan that was extended into the fall of 2012.

The lack of quality instruments at BICS

hit a chord with the community and through generous donations from one family and money collected at the spring concert the school was able to purchase additional instruments including four diatonic resonator glocks, and one bass xylophone increasing the total of playable, and in good repair, mallet instruments to 10.

“Our main goal with mallet instruments is to have a class set of 30 decent quality xylophones and metallophones. The glocks currently in use at the school are harsh in sound (a.k.a. tinny), have an inferior design which makes them difficult to hit notes clearly, especially in the upper register, and are in disrepair,” says Karagianis. continued, PAGE 2

ore education is needed to help the community understand the different options the Solid Waste Resource Management Advisory Committee (SWRMAC) is looking at, said SWRMAC chair Don Marshall at the council meeting on February 12, where he presented a follow-up report to the committee’s presentation on February 4. Public meetings and possibly surveys to elicit meaningful input from residents are envisioned to be part of the process.

“Subsequent to our meeting last Monday, the committee has done some soul-searching about what solid waste management should entail,” he said, explaining that further study of the drop-off option and further investigation of a municipal composting system have been deferred. “We have to do education work talking to the community to find out how much they want a composting system and that it would require some sacrifices to accomplish that.” He added that, due to “predicted unfavourable economics,” the committee will focus on other options for now.

“We have the intention to continue working on [the drop-off option], but need to do a good job helping the community to understand what it is all about,” Marshall said, adding that his sense of the issue was that even council was not up to speed. SWRMAC member Dai Roberts explained, “We feel that there is a massive misunderstanding what drop off means. Drop off means that we continue a pick-up service for everyone who wants it. But for those who prefer another option, we provide a drop off facility.”

Mayor Jack Adelaar said, “A comprehensive education process maybe starts with council but the community should have a shot at it as it affects every household.

The community as a whole would want to weigh in on drop off as opposed to pickup and I would like hearing what the public has to say about the concept.” continued, PAGE 2

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Drop off and composting options still part of long-range plan continued, PAGE 1

Councillor Andrew Stone said that he isn’t convinced that further discussion of a drop-off option is “good use of time given the dubious economic and environmental benefits.” Stone explained that he believes that the carbon footprint of a couple of garbage trucks is lower than that of many people driving to the drop-off station. “[The municipality’s] garbage removal is one of the most economic services for taxpayers. It comes to about $5.75 a week, what does your cable cost and what does your hydro cost?” Stone said, adding that he believes that garbage pickup is an important service, especially for seniors and the commuter community and that having a drop off option would potentially affect the pickup. “We have the economy of scale and if the people who decide to get pick-up from the curb need to pay a lot more, the service to the community is going to be more limited in addition to costing more.”

Councillor Alison Morse said that her garbage can doesn’t fit in the back of her car and she wouldn’t want to have to lift it. “We have a very good pick-up system in place,” she said, adding that the municipality’s householders’ survey showed that residents place a high importance on and have high satisfaction with garbage collection.

Councillor Cro Lucas welcomes the option of a drop-off. “Personally, I don’t have problem with taking my garbage when I do my recycling.” Councillor Darron Jennings also said that a dropoff made sense for his household.

“I have a long driveway and a lot of recycling,” he said. “Speaking of car-

bon footprint, this is hard to calculate without knowing more. Maybe we can start small and put a drop-off system in place as a pilot project. We can see how it is used and at least have some tangible data.”

Councillor Wolfgang Duntz says he believes that the committee should come up with list of desired outcomes to take to contractors. “You ask the private industry to handle issues that could include shipping recycling, waste and compost and see if the contractors can deliver or not. We have a number of people who’ve expressed interest to be involved like Bowen Waste, J&E Backhoe and Twin Island,” he said.

In the coming months, SWRMAC will work with a restructured time line, says Marshall, and direct efforts toward “drafting the essential elements” of a contract to enable a solid waste contractor to begin work in January 2014.

CAO Kathy Lalonde said that the new waste management contract will not include a drop-off option. About longrange options, Marshall said, “At this point of time, we look at a contract that has clauses that allow us to take compost and greens to a composter on island or that would permit drop-offs.”

The committee is also looking to maximize the efficiency of transport systems to the Metro Vancouver transfer station and various recycle brokers.

“We have many thoughts on how we can make this work. My concept is that we won’t start with huge savings but eventually will go to a significant amount of dollars,” Marshall said.

In order to accomplish this, the committee was asking council to approve an increase of $10,000 to the public works budget. That sum includes funds

for a land survey of the Bowen Island Recycling Depot (BIRD) site, tests for compacting waste to be delivered to the North Shore Transfer Station and the engagement of Buddy Boyd of the Gibsons Recycling Centre as a consultant. Marshall said that Boyd runs a private entrepreneurial recycling centre that employs five people from its proceeds. “We feel that we can benefit from his expertise, he can help us to look at all we can do to cut costs,” he added.

Adelaar suggested that budgetary matters should be brought to the director of finance’s attention. CAO Kathy Lalonde suggested to refer the financial matter to the 2013 budget process.

Councillor Alison Morse wanted to know whether the survey was necessary since the options for drop-off and a municipal composting facility at the BIRD site were not considered in the short range. Roberts said that he did a lot of measuring at the site and feels that surveying is necessary to “take it to the next step.” He also expanded on the committee’s additional ideas for the site. “We use the term ‘new to me’ and envision a used construction and hard ware area that could generate some income. It could be rented or sold,” he said. “To put idea into a concept, we need to tidy up the present site.”

In an email to the Undercurrent, Marshall clarified that “BIRD never has been, nor never will be a drop-off place for garbage - it is strictly for items and materials that can be recycled. There is a transfer station or ramp behind BIRD that is used by Bowen Waste Services to load bins with both organics and non-organics that has [been considered as a potential drop-off site].”

Bea, Sam, Chai and Josh will all be performing at the fundraiser. Debra Stringfellow photo

BICS music fundraiser for new instruments continued, PAGE 1

Also on that wish list are drums like basic djembes and cajons, “hand drumming is a great way to deliver students a strong sense of rhythm and multi-cultural music appreciation (African, Cuban, and Brazilian music are built on a foundation of hand drumming). It is also a great vehicle for providing students who find music challenging a simpler way to be a part of the ensemble. Hand drums also provide a very suitable accompaniment to xylophone based ensembles and other elementary music instrumentation”says Karagianis.

On Friday, February 22, a fundraiser for the BICS music program will be held at the Bowen Island Lodge, starting at 6:30 p.m.

BICS students will kick off the event by demonstrating their many musical talents. This licensed event will continue into the evening with an island jam of reggae and R&B bands with a special appearance from Mr. K. and Mr. Santos. Tickets are selling out fast so buy them today by emailing Carmen Lane at carmenlane@ shaw.ca. If you wish to make a donation to the BICS music program, contact the school at 604.947-9337.

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Why preschool ?

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t’s more than just a place where kids first learn their numbers and letters, it’s a safe space where they can hang out and play with their peers, recognize their feelings and hone interpersonal skill. Bowen Island’s early childhood educators and parents share their views about the benefits of attending preschool.

Ann Silberman, executive director of the Bowen Children’s Centre, says that there are currently three programs available for parents looking to sign their kids up for preschool: the Bowen Children’s Centre, the Bowen Montessori School and Monica Senn’s Kid Programs. “Families use all three programs and we have different approaches, different skills and different focuses but there is a common thread and that is to help get children ready for kindergarten,” Silberman said. Another bonus for parents who send their kids to preschool comes from the fact that they are likely to get feedback from educators. “A child comes with no more instruction than your blender so it is nice to be able to fall back on someone who has experience and training and who brings a larger perspective,” she said. “Our educators have worked with many children. They can answer questions and offer support to the parents for challenges in early childhood.”

The Bowen Children’s Centre’s strength is that it covers all four developmental areas, according to Silberman, who says, “We cover social and emotional learning as well as cognitive and physical well being. All of the island’s preschool programs work in those areas even if our approaches are different.” Silberman explains that the differences lie in the facilities, teaching staff, philosophies and teaching styles but all programs offer education to young children and support for families.

The preschool years are valuable years, says Silberman, adding that “in a human’s evolution, the years from birth to age six are the most critical for developing the brain and personality traits.

To be able to expose children to different experiences is key for them during the early years in terms of language, physical fitness and cognitive development. But what’s even more important is the social emotional development.” Silberman explained that in preschool and schools, children develop social emotional skills, “Research has shown that if children can function well with peers and are comfortable in a group setting, they do much better when they enter school.” She added that the Children’s Centre, the Montessori School and the Senn’s Kid Programs all work with BICS in order to ensure that the children are comfortable when they enter the school system.

“One of things we do together is the Ready, Set, Learn program,” Silberman said. She believes that attending preschool can really make a difference for helping children adapt to attending school and has had similar feedback from kindergarten teachers and parents.

Preschool is a place where kids experience new people, new settings and new activities, preparing them for the next step: kindergarten. Susanne Martin and Deb Stringfellow file photos

Helen Davenport is a teacher and administrator at the Bowen Island Montessori School (BIMS) and she sees preschool as an extension of family. “Parents choose preschool because they are finding that the home environment is not meeting their children’s growing needs,” she explained. “And the preschool is meeting social, emotional and intellectual needs and often broadens the interests of the children.”

“Preschool is the logical step for children who are ready to spend some time in a group, outside their home,” Davenport says.

“Going out into the bigger world is a new step. There is this magical time for kids to take the next step when it is easy for them.

When they step out the gate, they feel confident,” She adds that this time might be different for every child.

“Preschool is first journey from home.

Children get the sense of growing and wanting to experience new people, new settings and new activities,” Davenport says. “And they discover that there are people outside of their family who love and care for them.”

Davenport also speaks about older children reaching out to younger ones and inviting them to sit beside them when they look sad.

“At that age, they have an openness to the world and a twinkle in their eyes,” she said.

Monica Senn, a Swiss certified kindergarten teacher, is running Monica’s Kid Programs for pre-schoolers, kindergarten

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kids and pre-teens. “Benefits of preschool are that it gives kids a chance to learn about the world around them, outside of their homes,” Senn said. “They can benefit from experiences that can’t be taught at home, such as learning in a bigger group, learning to wait and listen to others, playing and interacting with children the same age, conflict solving without the safety of the parent around and experiencing new personalities and family structures.”

Preschools guide children to gain independence, self esteem and self confidence, support children’s intellectual and language development and enable children and their families to connect with others, according to Senn.

“Preschool also builds a foundation in functioning in group learning, which is an important building block in later learning,” Senn said. “It prepares the children for entering kindergarten, especially by building friendships. The start of kindergarten is another big step and having friends around can make the transition to kindergarten more safe, pleasant and fun.”

While Senn sees preschool as a place where kids have a chance to grow and make new experiences, she doesn’t believe it’s necessary for each child to attend preschool if they have a stimulating environment at home, engaged parents and a chance to socialize with other children. “I think there

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are certain personality types that don’t thrive in big groups and functioning in a busy preschool might be overwhelming. I find if a child doesn’t seem happy at preschool and is just waiting to go home, a later start might be more beneficial,” she says.

Davenport believes that Bowen Island is a close-knit community that makes it easy for parents to become engaged. “We have the Mother Goose program and Family Place for younger children, there is a lot of information-sharing there,” she says. “And we are fortunate to have many skilled child care providers.” Silberman also praises the Bowen Island Family Place as a valuable resource.

“We are very fortunate that we have a Family Place coordinator who holds a diploma in early childhood education and has a background and understanding of early childhood development,” she said. “It is a great resource that supports families during the early years.” For more information, please see www.bowenislandfamilyplace.com.

Registration for Bowen Island’s preschool programs is ongoing and details are available at www.bowenchildrenscentre.ca, bowenmontessori.ca and bowendaycare.com. The Ready, Set, Learn event is scheduled for Saturday, February 23, from 9:45 to 11:45 a.m. BICS invites three and four-year olds and their parents to attend a morning of music, stories and learning resources. Call 947-4337 to confirm attendance.

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To the Editor:

’ve been mulling the various improvement/ferry marshalling issues in the cove even before I eventually moved to Bowen back in the Cretaceous, 31 years ago. It all seemed such an interesting, if often enough confounding, frustrating, and yes, sometimes almost otherworldly, consideration amid the eventual dissonance. The parade of remedial concepts has been erratically spaced over that period but the contributions have invariably been brave and quite often inspired.

That none of these ideas have materialized in whole or in part I take to be a reflection of our Gulf Island mentality and by that I mean that the uniqueness of our blessings is widely, indeed very intensely, recognized and accordingly cherished. For good or ill, circumspection is the order of the day (or decades, as the case may be) and if that induces ambiguity and stuttering hesitation, at least it means that we do very much care about where we’ve planted our arses. I doubt our friends across the water come close to sharing that motivation or have a kindred sense (illusory or otherwise) that they can make an abiding difference in the direction of their communities.

Of those living on a Gulf Island long enough, it seems that at some point most will develop an often begrudging tolerance for the ‘perpetual wait’ – it may be for the disrupted ferries, for the power to return after a storm, for the passing of the winter rains, or perhaps more relentlessly in our local instance, for an amenable sense of ‘fit’ to the niggling problems in the cove. If I’m right on that account, the worst of imaginable worlds is surely to advocate a change for the sake of change itself – as if all the bemused contention of the past was suddenly thrown aside merely TO GET SOMETHING DONE. I, for one, would love to see ‘something done’ but in a way that’s driven by informed, collective consensus – however difficult that may be to achieve, it’s the only approach that’s worthy of the vested wait to which we’re so inured.

Whatever solution may eventually precipitate out of this long and contentious history, it will surely have to be scaled in modest (perhaps even tiny), affordable steps. This doesn’t obviate optimally inclusive visions of the sort tabled by James Tuer and others but rather prescribes the only way in which we can begin to realise answers of that more inspired ilk - those abidingly worthy of the appreciation of our heirs. Of course that again requires the forbearance of waiting – but then there’s nothing new in that … for some of us at least.

Jeremy Howe

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n the article in the January 25 Undercurrent titled, “Zombies to be the year’s Bowfest theme”, there were a few statements that caused me concern. If the stated goal of Bowfest is about engaging the community and ensuring that this event is sustainable, as Bowfest chair Yvonne McSkimming said, then I believe that a number of new decisions the board has made are in fact counterproductive to these goals.

The first thing that caught my attention was the new direction to grow the festival in order to provide more monies to charities. While this in and of itself is an admirable goal, it seems that if this is indeed the new board’s mandate, it should be careful about what costs are cut in an effort to limit expenses. Bowfest is already well attended by Bowen residents, which suggests that ultimately the only way to grow the festival to the levels mentioned in the article would be to attract more people from off-island. Without professional quality entertainment it is difficult to envision how this could be achieved.

Bowfest chair Yvonne McSkimming states, “Last year, the bill for paying Bowfest’s musical acts came to over $5,000.” I am not in possession of the financials for Bowfest 2012, but in an email to a number of on-island musicians dated Jan. 21, 2013, the chair says, “We spend approximately $3600 on performer fees last year and feel this money should be included in the greater pool of monies raised to support our non-profits in a more substancial manner.”

From the Bowfest financials for 2011, the line item “music” of $5,579 includes “sound equipment, stages, honoraria, expenses etc.” From this I am extrapolating that approximately $2,000 of this line item is NOT for performer fees, but rather sound equipment, stages, and miscellaneous expenses. It might be important for the community to know that each of the performers was typically given an honorar#102–495 Bowen Trunk Road, PO Box 130, Bowen Island BC, V0N 1G0 Phone: 604.947.2442 Fax: 604.947.0148 Deadline for all advertising and editorial: Monday, 4:00p.m. www.bowenislandundercurrent.com

ium of between $60 and $150. This is less than half of the typical performance fee and certainly not the union bare minimum for “casual performances under two hours” which also includes 10 per cent pension and 12 per cent HST, according to Doreen Lee of the Vancouver Musician’s Union.

The article says, “One of the ways to cut costs is to see if the performers would donate their time,” [McSkimming] says, adding that this suggestion has not found a warm welcome in the performing arts and music community because artists get asked all the time to donate their services for free.” I believe it is important to remember that members of the union are actually prohibited from working for free.

However, musicians have indeed been donating their time in the case of the token remuneration, and in most cases gone out of pocket in order to provide the number one attraction for the event. Without professional entertainment, Bowfest would be limited to kids games (which each year costs substantially more than the music) and food - hardly a reason for folks to stay until after sundown spending money in the beer garden and on food.

I would refer to a discussion on Facebook (https://www. facebook.com/#!/robert.bailey1/ posts/10151241183301003?comment_ id=24944115) in which many professional musicians weigh in with their thoughts. A number of salient points are raised, including the fact that musicians seem to be unfairly targeted in contrast to the vendors whose collective fees according to 2011 financials contributed $943, with $759 in 2010 and $350 in 2009.

In my opinion, requiring that the main financial draw of the event (the one which keeps people in the beer garden and purchasing food after dark) be a donation on the part of professional musicians is an unsustainable way to “achieve a bigger impact and greater financial success” for our beloved community festival.

Zombies or Belgians?

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ombies no good? What about Belgians? Okay, so not everyone likes the PNE but they love those Belgian Waffles. So why not a Belgian Bowfest? Start the day, not with a run for the ferry but with a Belgo-Moulling tournament using the traditionalfour-ball rules. Four ball Moul is played on a trapezoid so Doc’s lawn would be ideal. Imagine too, the gesture of voting a guest citizen of the year from one of the names that jump to mind when famous Belgians are admired. Who would come out on top?

Gustave Magnel? Gerhardus Mercator? Henri Pirenne? Paul-Henri Spaak? It will be an exciting and tight race. Main Stage would feature “ The Wonderful Walloons Review” with the colourful ramps and plastic tunnels with truffles and belge-bits as rewards.

For the theatre crowd, we stage a gala where everyone gets an orange hat and a sugar beet chart,and there is a ritual handlinking circle around the beer garden. Everyone will hum “La Brababanconne” while a mime acts out the Golden Age of Cutlery (1514 though 1926) All this plus, in the dunk tank, the famous dancing waters, “Les Eaux Belgique Dansons Pitoupat” For those who are hesitant it must be assured that the controversial Film-Belgie Erotique using the amusing 19 frame-per-second effect will not be shown and the White Chocolate Scandal will be avoided entirely It is true that Bowen, while starved for Belgian diversion is a small island and that open bilgepants are not easily accessed here.

But that is surely also the joy of challenge and this island is up to it.

To paraphrase Guillaume Ockerghem. “Maybe, maybe not.”

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Off to Broadway for song and dance

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t’s Tuesday, February 12, 2013 and I’m crawling about at Bowen Court at a rehearsal for Broadway on Bowen, taking photos and writing this column in my mind. I enjoy and yet don’t enjoy taking photos at rehearsals because performers are working and you’re like an intruder, even though you were invited.

The production goes up on Thursday, February 21 and rehearsals at this latejuncture consist of run-throughs, the actors in the scenes work, others serve as audience members until their next scene. Cast and crew listen and clap after each song, and try to give as much of a sense of the real deal as they can.

To me singing is the biggest risk in performing, it’s all there, there’s no hiding and you are totally open. I used to sing occasionally in the blues bands I played drums in but sang flat and gave it up. At Theatresports we improvised songs; semirisky, but not compared to really opening up in a song.

The experienced Gil Yaron directs (he directed ‘Voices in the Sound’ in the meadow by the riding ring in years past). Here’s a bit of the man’s resume: studied at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy, toured nationally with Les Miserables, was in a production of Godspell, played the emcee in Cabaret, played Pontius Pilate in Jesus Christ Superstar and won two Jessie awards. It’s pretty awesome.

Many people that you and I sit with on the ferry are up there belting out Steven Sondheim and other Broadway songs. My friend, the incomparable Eliana K. Smanna (a.k.a. Eliana Yaron) is in the cast and

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At rehearsal time, the Undercurrent columnist captured an atmosphere of fun with the camera and vows not to miss the performance. Marcus Hondro photo comes over to whisper that there’s a place to sit near her and Kat Bernard, so I go take pictures there.

Ms. Smanna is organized, sharp as a tack, given to laughter and has a grand streak of bossiness and I expect if she doesn’t decide to be a performer when she grows up, she’s a lock for being the Prime Minister. Other young ones in the cast include Theo Binnie, Avril Kulbida and Eva de Zwart.

Heather Hodson just finished a solo and she was off-the-charts great; knew she acted, never knew she sang like that. Now Dan Cowper, emcee, he’s up doing a transition bit and, to get to the other side of the room to take pictures there, I do that thing where you crouch down and scoot pretty fast. Given I’m only going 30 feet it saves me no more time than .113 seconds, but do it to convey my respect.

Wind up over by the orchestra where Brian Hoover, Sheilagh Sparks and Marc Gawthrop play (Buff Allen is absent tonight). Now and again Gil stops a song, apologizes for doing so, and gives directions.

The closer to opening night the more the performer loves directions because you begin to feel terror (a good thing) and directions provide a place to hang your performing hat (an even better thing).

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Open house a supreme cooperative effort To the Editor:

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Marvellous music, marvellous event!

So glad we came.” This was one of many tributes from the more than 80 visitors attending Bowen Court’s first annual open house on Sunday, February 10. The standing-room-only crowd got to hear Teun Schut’s soulful guitar rendition of “My Funny Valentine,” Pauline LeBel’s tender and stirring, “A Kiss by any Other Name,” and Corbin Keep’s performance

of Bach’s Cello Suite No. 1 in G as it’s never been played before (move over Chuck Berry). Bowenians and out-oftowners from as far away as Regina and Bellingham sampled sweets and viewed suites, while we Bowen courtiers and courtesans quietly congratulated ourselves for a supreme cooperative effort, for a fabulous par-tay, and for living on Bowen Island, the best community ever!

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ell, it’s that time of the year again. The event you’ve been waiting for - the Bowen Children’s Centre 12th Annual Clothing Sale.

As our new clothing sorting and storage shed is now complete, we are ready to accept gently used adult and teen clothing and accessories.

So, boost your spring cleaning schedule, and clean out those closets.

All donations can be dropped at the Children’s Centre (650 Carter Road) between Monday to Friday.

Bowen Island, mark your calendars for May 11st and get ready for some serious shopping!

Ann Silberman, Bowen Children’s Centre

opening night, an interloper is less welcome as things get more serious. I’ve been in plays where we loved each other for weeks but when it got close to opening night it got more...honest, such that “I LOVE the way you deliver that line, it’s so real” might become “Christ, could you say that line right please? I mean you’ve never gotten it once and it ruins my bleeping exit!”

There’s none of that here, mind you, but I do sense some urgency.

Here’s the deal: there’s a ferry full of time and effort that goes into all of this and the actors and crew work or go to school or both and there must be a love of it or it could not happen.

And here’s this: Bowen is a small community and yet we get our own musical in which people that we talk to in the line-up at the General Store open up their hearts in song for all of us to see and hear. Gil will later tell me that if you love singing it’s no greater risk than other kinds of performing and says that “song takes you into a heightened state of emotion, a fantastical place and space you can’t reach through text alone.”

He is surely right about where song takes the singer but as I move about amidst all of this singing, I’m happy being the guy taking the photos.

It’s a wonderful thing they do for us.

Shall we dance?

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ome one, come all to a fantastic February Family Dance fund raiser for Island Pacific School!

With the indomitable Al Saugstad as DJ, this promises to be a fun-filled evening for all! It will be held Saturday, February 23, from 7 to 11 p.m. at Cates Hill Chapel.

The cost is just $5 per person and $15 per family. Popcorn and drinks will be available for purchase.

DJ Al Saugstad is the head of Island Discovery Learning Community and is generously donating his time for this fund raiser.

For those who have never been to one of Al’s dances, you should know that he goes all out with danceable music from the 80s, 90s and today.

The kids always have a great time, and adults often take a few swings around the dance floor as well. Note that while parents are not required to attend, they are more than welcome to come along.

Island Pacific School is a small, independent Middle School open to Grade 6-9 students from Bowen Island and beyond.

It has been operating on Bowen Island since 1995.

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Phillip Bement invites islanders to join in his quest to shed light on codes and ciphers by cracking a few codes (and win prizes). Submitted photo

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ould you like to win a free prize? All you have to do is solve the cipher below. Email your solution to the following address: bowenislandciphercontest@ gmail.com The first person to submit the correct solution will receive a gift certificate for Cocoa West.

This particular cipher is a substitution cipher.

It is fairly well known, and quite easy to solve: TAWBV-VCW-GBJMKPM-YPVVPKDTKP-JPPMPM-VW-DWYNP-T-DLUIYPDBADVLVBVLWJ-HLIGPK-YLZP-VGLDWJP-QWKVBJTVPYE-VGLD-HLIGPKLJHYBMPD-DITHPD-CGLHG-UTZPDLV-PTDLPK-VW-DWYNP-DWYNLJO-THLIGPK-CLVG-DITHPD-HTJ-VTZP-TDQPC-TD-QLQVE-YPVVPKD I am doing a project at school where I research a topic for a year, and then give a presentation about it. My topic of research is Codes and Ciphers, which is why I am doing this contest. If you have any questions, or would like to know more, please email them to the address above, and I will try to answer them as quickly as possible.

Phillip Bement

Clark William (Bill) HarCourt 1926 – 2013

William Bill Clark, long time resident of West Vancouver and more recently of Harrison Hot Springs, died peacefully January 27, 2013.

Bill was a successful real estate agent as well as an ordained pastor in the Congregational Church of Canada serving at Bowen Island Community Church. Bill cheerfully served with the Gideons Campus Crusade, Young Life, The Canadian Bible Society, MissionsFest of Vancouver and as a chaplain to a local chapter of the Royal Canadian Legion. Bill was predeceased by his wife Mary in 2009.

He is survived by various nephews, nieces and cousins throughout Canada and the UK. A memorial service will be conducted at 1:00 pm, Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at Harrison Gospel Chapel 514 Lilloet Avenue, Harrison Hotsprings, BC. In lieu of flowers or gifts, a donation is requested to Camp Homewood at Pacific Coast Children’s Mission, Box 40 Harriot Bay, BC V0P 1H0.

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n what has to be one of the more ambitious theatre projects in Bowen’s long and illustrious theatre history, dozens of islanders have come together to create a musical called ‘Broadway on Bowen’ and it opens next week It’s the second such show on island in two years but this one is more ambitious than the first.

“We have 27 performers, almost exactly double of our first ‘Broadway on Bowen’ production back in 2011,” producer/performer Heather Hodson said this week. “Everyone came back except four.”

That first show was a sold out success and went up in April of 2011, to be exact, for two nights at Cates Hill Chapel, with16 performers. This time around the company not only added greatly to the cast but have doubled the run to four shows and moved to Tir-na-nOg Theatre. This show, fully titled ‘Broadway on Bowen: An Adult Take on Family Life’ also has a jaw-dropping 59 costume changes.

It is again being directed by Gil Yaron, whom Hodson calls “amazing” and professes that she is “in awe of his talent.” She and Yaron spent months selecting the Broadway songs they would perform and deciding what the common thread of those songs would be.

“We chose songs from musicals we liked – we had to have Sondheim! – and songs that worked with our unusual cast of four men, three kids, five teens,

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Cast, crew and audience alike had a wonderful time at the rehearsal of Broadway on Bowen that will open on Thursday, February 21, and run for one weekend only.

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and the rest women,” Hodson said. They selected songs from 17 musicals, from the 60s to the present, all with that common theme of families, in all their glory. The songs, Hodson said, are musically “really tough to sing...we set the bar very high.”

The choreographer is Gail Lotenberg and Shirley Wrinch and Jack and Julie Headley provided some of the costumes. Other involved include performers Tina Overbury, Carlos Vela-Martinez, Jodie Huskisson, Jackie Minns, Effron Esseiva, Nina Koeplin, Carrie Thiel, Cindi Keep, Anita Schuller and Erin Little.

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that was something uniquely Bowen, and it explains how the cast became so large. “We sent out audition notices and whoever showed up from the community got to be in the show,” Hodson reports.

Yaron, who’s won two Jessies (Vancouver theatre awards) for producing and directing, has extensive experience singing, performing and playing piano in musicals and says doing these shows is a labor of love. He says there are “huge rewards” for singing and he is passionate about helping performers find them.

‘Broadway on Bowen: An Adult Take on Family Life’ opens at Tir-na-nOg on Thurs. Feb. 21 at 7:30 p.m. and runs Friday the 22nd and Saturday the 23rd, also at 7:30. There is a Saturday matinee at 2.

Tickets are $20, available at Phoenix on Bowen.

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Heritage Week Celebrating good neighbours MAUREEN NICHOLSON B o w E N H E R i tA g E

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elcome to the Undercurrent’s annual 24th heritage issue helping Bowen Islanders to celebrate Heritage Week, February 18 to

24.

This year, BC Heritage has selected the theme: Good Neighbours: Heritage Homes and Neighbourhoods. For celebrations across the province, see www.heritagebc.ca/heritage-week-2013. For details on our local celebrations, go to bowenhistory. ca and bowenheritage.org.

The local celebrations begin with the placing of the traditional big Heritage Week sign at the intersection corner. Then comes the question - how can islanders participate in Heritage Week?

Visitors can peek and poke at three Open Houses on Sunday, February 24, from 2 to 4 p.m. The Bowen Museum and Archives, Davies Heritage Orchard Museum, and newly renovated Seaside Cottage welcome you.

The Bowen Museum and Archives are in the charming building across the street from the RCMP offices. The modest space is home to the photographic database, as well as the biographical database. Here, Archival volunteer Leslie Churchland will help visitors explore family records. Museum curator Heather Joan Tam will help locate photos of neighbourhoods. The main floor museum is showcasing a picture history of Lieben, the celebrated artistic site. Andrea Verwey, Lieben specialist, will host this event.

The historic Davies Orchard is tucked in the heart of Snug Cove. This ongoing community project of Bowen Heritage is an active reminder of Bowen’s lively steamship era and agricultural heritage. Don’t miss the restored cottage, a fascinating museum demonstration of vacation living in early years.

New Crippen Park caretaker Michael Chapman is opening his home, Seaside Cottage on the lagoon

A walking tour to heritage sites in the Snug Cove neighbourhood led by Will Husby and Marion Moore will be part of the Heritage Week celebration. It will explore the history of well-known locations such as the cenotaph that is written up in Bowen Island Reflections, a publishing effort of the Bowen Island Museum and Archives. Debra Stringfellow photo causeway, to guests, too.

Bowen Heritage will host a free Jane’s Walk tour of heritage sites in the Snug Cove neighbourhood, led by Will Husby and Marion Moore. Named after urban activist and writer Jane Jacobs, Jane’s Walks encourage people to learn about the history of their communities. Check bowenheritage.ca for the time and gathering place.

Many excellent junior curators have benefited from sessions organized by curator Heather Joan Tam, community school coordinator Sarah Haxby and archivist Deidre Farah. This program was offered to all the

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schools of Bowen Island this year. Using resources of both Bowen Heritage and the Museum and Archives, these sessions will result in special displays at the Bowen Island Community School in the upper foyer from February 18, and at the Island Discovery Learning Community. BICS will also celebrate Heritage Day on February 22.

For anyone 55 and older, Seniors Keeping Young will host a memory and story-sharing circle at 11 a.m., on Monday, February 18, at Bowen Court. The topic is “Where were you in the 70s?”

The Legion’s February 22 Friday night

dinner cooked by Yvonne McSkimming will have a heritage-themed menu featuring traditional, home-cooked recipes, and a slide show of historic images. Wear something vintage and get in the spirit of the evening! Details will be in the Undercurrent’s weekly calendar.

Shelagh MacKinnon, pastor of the Little Red Church, promises a heritage-theme sermon on Sunday, February 24.

As good starter reading, the 2012 Bowen phone book also has a wonderful neighbourhoods feature to look at again with friends and family.

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Bowen’s old general store

Bowen’s neighbourhoods LOIS MEYERS-CARTER COLUMNIST

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Angelyn Toth and Kira Rich in front of Bowen’s oldest building, the lodge at Xenia.

owen Island’s lively young municipality is made up of more than 30 neighbourhoods. Some are fairly new and some date back to the late 1800s, but each one has made a unique contribution to the physical and community profile of the island.

The island attracts people for many reasons. From the earliest days, it’s been a place to make a living. In the 1870s, logging companies identified Bowen as a terrific place to get first growth timber. Slopes were not too steep and the site was fairly close to the mainland. A number of mining claims were registered and later, Snug Point clay made two brickyards possible. In 1912, a dynamite factory was created on a Tunstall Bay site near the water. The island’s had grocery stores and tea rooms since the turn of the century.

From the late 1800s, Bowen Island was a destination for immigrants, a place to make a new beginning, to pre-empt land and

maybe, have a little farm. Dwellers from a host of countries included a small group of Japanese and Chinese laborers, sometimes with their families. Among the early settlers were the Graftons who pre-empted 470 acres which they ultimately sub-divided into 16 lots keeping four forty acre parcels for themselves. The Graftons weren’t the only family to sub-divide: the Millers were selling land in 1909. Professional developers were active as well. The 61 Cliftonville lots were packaged in 1912, Scarborough lots in 1912 and Eagle Cliff in 1913. By the end of 1914, over 300 lots had been created, mostly for summer use.

Many of the first neighbourhoods were established near the water. Not only was water the primary means of transportation to the mainland, it provided enticing water views, easy access to beaches and a source for household use. In the early 1900s, Captain Jack Cates’ Terminal Steamship Company created an affordable summer resort which brought hundreds of visitors to the island. Word spread and in 1920, the Terminal resort was purchased

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by the Union Steamship Company. Among its many new facilities was an octagonal dance pavilion whose Midnight Cruise dances became a weekend highlight and a Vancouver legend. Into the 1950s, thousands of visitors found pleasure on Bowen Island and many dreamed of a summer home here, away from the big city’s hustle and bustle. Their dreams resulted in the growth of Deep Bay, Scarborough, Miller’s Landing, Mt Gardner, King Edward Bay, Cowan Point, Eagle Cliff, Hood Point, Bluewater and more. In 2013, a full list of Bowen neighbourhoods would include Apodaca Park, Arbutus Point, Artisan Square, Bowen Bay, Cates Hill, Cove Bay, Davies Orchard, Fairweather Point, Galbraith Bay, Hood Point West, The Holdings, Queen Charlotte Heights, Sealeigh Park,Snug Cove, Snug Point, Sunset Park, Timber Grove, Tunstall Bay, Valhalla, The Valley, and Village Square.

As Bowen’s population continues to grow, additional housing and facilities are creating a new island . . .a fascinating mixture of neighbours and neighbourhoods.

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Here’s to the good old days BRUCE RUSSELL spECial to thE UndERCURREnt

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y personal memories span over the 70 years I have called Bowen my second home which is as it is today, however, the Russell families’ connection to the island date back to the early 1920s. While that tenure pales in comparison to the Dormans, Davies, Collins, Rogers and a few others, it does qualify me as an oldie and I hope a goodie. Rather than dedicate 350 words to one historical memory let me touch on a few.

Imagine the excitement in the early 1940s when the Union Steamship coastal boats docked at Snug Cove, Millers Landing and even Seymour Bay to offload freight and human cargo. Yes, they served no less than three ports of call on Bowen Island which is amazing. Before I was born my father would “huck” suitcases from Snug Cove to Mount Strachan Lodge in Mannion Bay, by hand, for just pennies. And to think, we are now giving those useless coins to our wonderful public library for their Pennies for Pages campaign. During those early years my father would also salvage logs off of Hood Point and tow them back to Snug Cove,

behind a rowboat no less, and sell them to professional log salvagers for the lofty sum of 10¢ each!

Oh the excitement of weekends when thousands, yes many thousands, of visitors (aka tourists) would disembark from the Lady Alexandra, or one of the other Steamship boats, for a company picnic at one of the many picnic grounds in or near the Cove that were always well maintained with wood for cooking and water. Yes, the welcome mat was always out for those non locals who would bring much needed “foreign currency” to the community. What a sight to see and something our current day businesses, Chamber of Commerce and the recently established Economic Development Advisory Committee can only dream and drool about. Sundays were particularly eagerly anticipated as that was the day Frank Scott would bring his troupe over from Vancouver for the vaudeville in the bandshell on the #1 picnic ground which was just north of Evan and Aird Worsley’s hotdog and fish & chips stand. In the event of rain the show would simply move to the USSCo dance hall which was located in the general area of the current Bowen Island Lodge (former CNIB). Who cared about Broadway and Las Vegas, we had it all

on the Happy Isle. I believe as well, the Vancouver troupe was augmented on occasion with some fine performers from Bowen which goes to prove, our community has been blessed with performers for decades before the idea of a community hall/performing arts centre. After the show, we were off to the Teahouse, now the Dallas property, for a cream soda float!

Sadly, I do not have any photos as digital camera and iPhones were not even a dream in those days and unfortunately, I could hardly afford film for my Kodak box camera. Alas, all is not lost as the Bowen Island Museum and Archives have a wonderful collection of photos of the foregoing plus numerous other Bowen favourite places of those early days. I suggest each and every one of us make an extra effort to better understand our Bowen history by dropping into the museum building to look at some of their fascinating photos. If I’m there at the same time I would love to provide some commentary, as I recall it and my memory permits, including the beauty, cleanliness and presentation of Sandy Beach, which hopefully will be the way of the future, as it was in the past.

Oh, for the good old days!

The remnants of the powder factory chimney at Tunstall Bay remind islanders of the days of the old Dynamite Factory.

All new photos by Debra Stringfellow, archival photos from the collection of the Bowen Island Museum & Archives

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Heritage Week Youth curators explore heritage of Bowen’s neighbourhoods are excited to share with you!

This hands-on, interactive program is made possible thanks to the generosity of the Bowen

Island Museums and Archives, curator Heather hanks to funding from Decoda Literacy Joan Tam, archivist Deidre Farah, parent volunteers Solutions and the Bowen Literacy and Bowen Heritage who have a long standing traCommittee’s support, the Youth Curator dition of bringing fabulous events, workshops and program has expanded to offer the opportunity of celebrations of our local heritage and history to the being a youth curator to students at all of Bowen community.

Island’s schools for the first time.

The third- to fifth-graders at Island Discovery At BICS, the program is now in its fourth Learning Centre, led by teacher Amy Nosek, have year. It gives students the experience of visitbeen working with Deidre and Heather to select ing the museum and archives and becoming a historical Bowen Island photograph to research, curators of their own exhibition, based on their and presenting their findings in a group in preparesearch. Youth Curators select a topic inspired ration for the display.

by Heritage B.C.’s The Youth Curator theme of the year.

Program is an opporThis year’s theme, tunity for youth to Good Neighbours, celebrate B.C. Heritage Heritage Homes and Week, and to explore Neighbourhoods, local history through presented an exciting community outreach topic for the youths, and independent study. many of whom have The Youth Curator discovered stories Program was develabout their grandoped and is run by parents, relatives, the community school neighbourhoods and coordinator as a comeven their own houses munity outreach prothat they are excited gram to address the to share with their identified need of havpeers and the commuing youth learn about nity. Stories include their community, to a haunted house, a BICS Youth curators Jasmine and Anna Grace. feel connected and to grandmother who celebrate their commuhelped in the logging nity and to promote an awareness of local history. industry, and a relative who helped rescue ducks The BICS Youth Curator exhibit will be disafter an oil spill. Students have been researching played in the glass display case in time for Heritage Lieben, Tunstall Bay, Arbutus Point, Bluewater, the Week, February 18 to 24, at BICS through to spring Taylor house, the Clarke house and more!

The curators have had a chance to see what goes break (March 15).

Friday, February 22, is a school spirit day, sponon behind the scenes in the museum and are getsored by the student council in honour of Heritage ting ready to create their displays which feature week. Its theme will be ‘Through the Ages’ Day and the true stories of local history. Drop by the BICS upper foyer to see some of what the Youth Curators students are invited dress up in a decade or time period of their choice. have found out, and what stories and history they

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Museum curator Heather Joan Tam and Bowen Island Community School coordinator Sarah Haxby with some of the BICS youth curators visiting the museum. The students are excited to present their findings about the history of Bowen Island’s neighbourhoods to the community.

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ost pet owners will agree that their canine pals live the life of Riley on Bowen Island, with endless trails for walking, fantastic beaches for swims and great fields for endless games of catch and throw. Among the amenities available to man’s best friend is the Bowen Island Dog Ranch, a full service facility on five acres of land that caters to the canines’ well-being.

Over the years, the Dog Ranch has transformed itself into a one-stop shop with dedicated staff, offering a multitude of services that include day camps for dogs where proper social etiquette is practiced and overnight boarding where the dogs play during the day off leash and sleep on warm comfortable beds inside at night. A full grooming salon offers pampered pooches nail care, stylish cuts and baths using only the finest non-allergenic shampoos. Recently added to the list is a range of training programs that meet the needs of most dog owners.

Owners Karen Munro and Scott Wielbicki brought on board certified master trainer Angie Shields whose credentials include government certified personal protection and civil patrol dog handler and government certified detection handler for explosives and narcotics. Both Shields and Wielbicki (certified through the Karen Pryor Training School) provide individualized training classes that range from basic obedience and leadership for puppies and older dogs to advanced classes for more stubborn breeds.

Apprenticing under many different trainers, Shields’ knowledge of training techniques is vast.

“Every dog is different and not every training method is going to work with every dog,” she says. Her base coaching method is the “praise and play reward method” that combines obedience with play. The dog learns to be part of a team while boundaries are set – this makes learning fun for both the dog and the owner and strong relationships are formed. “I like to model nature as much as possible in life, and in training. When faced with a training challenge, I ask, ‘How would a balanced lead dog handle this scenar-

io?’” Quoting one of her favourite animal behaviourists, horse trainer Buck Brannaman, Shields says, “I help dogs with people problems - I don’t help people with dog problems.”

In 2009, Shields was hired by a Canadian company to train police service dogs in Musqat, Oman. Not an easy task as many of the officers had limited or no interaction with dogs prior to entering the dog section. The dogs were mostly various types of shepherds, labradors, and spaniels. Towards the end of the program, as both handler and canine became more confident, Shields noticed a transformation of attitudes with strong bonds being formed, “That is what I love about dogs - they open people up to new possibilities. Most of these handlers grew up in a traditional Muslim home where interacting with a dog was not even in their realm of possibility. And there they were graduating from our program with a new partner, and more importantly, a newfound respect and powerful friendship like nothing they could have imagined. It was an amazing, emotional journey,” says Shields.

She also helped rescued street dogs and says, “It was a privilege to work with them. The lack of human influence for most of their puppyhood allowed them to develop into some of the most well balanced dogs I’ve seen. They were free of the projected anxieties seen in North America’s pet dogs.”

According to Shields, the three most common mistakes pet owners make is lose their temper with the dog, encourage excitement at the wrong time and then expect the dog to behave, and lack consistency when enforcing boundaries. The Dog Ranch training classes focus on how to read the dog’s signals in a controlled environment, where simulated situations give pet owners the opportunity to practice techniques and to provide confidence when dealing with these situations in the real world.

The Dog Ranch has a new fully-lit indoor arena.

It’s offering additional Board ‘n’ Train services, private sessions and soon a Hike and Train class. Start dates for the next round will be February 23 for basic and advanced classes and February 24 for puppy Kindergarten and leash manners classes. For more information, see www.bowendogranch.com.

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t is once again time for the Bowen Island Nature Club’s Annual General Meeting. This year it will be held on Saturday, February 16, at the home of D.G. Blair at 621 Cates Hill Rd. (phone 947-0134 if lost). It is a potluck and starts at 5:30 p.m. with the AGM and speaker starting at 7 p.m. The line-up includes an amazing speaker: Dr. Andrew Trite, a world-renowned researcher on Steller sea lions.

Dr. Trites has been studying North Pacific marine mammals for over 20 years and his research is primarily focused on Steller sea lions, northern fur seals, and Harbor seals. His research program involves captive studies, field studies and simulation models that range from single species to whole ecosystems. His goal is to further the conservation and understanding of marine mammals and provide insights that can be used to resolve conflicts between people and marine mammals.

He is involved in many projects, including those measuring how the distribution of different species (walrus, fur seals, kittiwakes, murres, pollock and bivalves) are controlled by fishing, predators, food availability as well as changes in the physical environment that can act alone or in concert to alter the species ecosystems.

He will provide a presentation on his research trying to understand the disappearance of Stellar sea lions from the Gulf of Alaska and the Aleutian Islands. He has been testing three contributing factors: 1) predation by killer whales; 2) competition with existing fisheries and 3) reproductive failure due to changes in diet. He will link this work back to his new research program trying to determine how Harbour seals in the Strait of Georgia (highest density of Harbour seals found anywhere in the world) influence sockeye, chinook and coho salmon populations in BC. Dr. Trites is a Professor at UBC’s Fisheries Center and Director of UBC’s Marine Mammal Research Unit and the North Pacific Universities Marine Mammal Research Consortium.

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I am a true type A personality. When we got married, my husband and I talked, planned and detailed everything from our careers and finances to our travel goals. We designed our home and shared the dream of having two children. Unfortunately, never in our discussion did we talk about how we would actually parent those two kids when the baby poop along with my anxiety was going to hit the fan,” shared a mom and past client of mine.

This mom and her husband are not alone when it comes to the stresses parents can face. How many of us received those specific set of parenting manuals that were custom designed for the personality of each of our children? How many of us have really taken the time to be in parenting classes at different stages of our children’s development as a couple?

At best, we might have had great role models in our own parents and at the worst, we may only have that one week of parent training in middle school where we “parented” a hard boiled egg that we dressed up as a baby – keep the shell intact and you pass, get a crack in it and you fail. This is hardly the kind of coaching that prepares us for award winning temper tantrums, sleepless nights nor the 24/7 responsibilities that come with parenthood.

When I met the self proclaimed type A mom, she and her husband seemed like they were on opposite sides of the discipline spectrum. She was the strict disciplinarian constantly setting rules and he was the laissez-faire softie who was breaking many of those rules she set. The trouble? Consistency in their home was nil and their opposing styles were creating a stressful type of parenting no one enjoyed. When their eldest daughter began to demonstrate major rebellion with daily screaming fits and their youngest started to follow her lead, they called me.

What they were surprised to discover is that getting out of what I refer to as the “Pendulum of Parenting,” swinging between two extreme parenting styles, was easier and quicker than they had imagined. Plus, they had a lot of strengths, love and connection to build upon.

Many couples aren’t as extreme in their parenting approaches, some will actually be very similar in their styles, but most of us can connect more with our Bowen Valentines so we smooth out some of those rougher challenging parts in our family. What I know is that almost all parents (including me and my sweetie) can improve by becoming a more united and loving front.

Sometimes it is as simple as having a date night and rekindling more of our own happiness as a couple – even just a date at home when the kids are in bed if need be. Indeed, happier couples tend to make happier parents.

Other times it means taking the time to specifically discuss what is working and what isn’t working and brainstorm better ways to approach family challenges. That’s why I was so delighted to be asked by Ann Silberman on behalf of Bowen Children’s Centre, Bowen Island Community School and Family Place to facilitate “Parenting with Your Valentine” at the Bowen Island Children’s Centre on Tuesday, February 19, from 7 to 8:30 p.m.

This is a great opportunity for moms and dads to take pause from their day-to-day family routine and have me guide them through a few simple exercises to clarify, remind and inspire them to bring out more of their best as a united parenting force. With free childcare to boot, Bowen Island couples could view this as a much needed date night with a few friendly chaperones. Plus, the Snug has donated a champagne breakfast for two which will sweeten the night for one Bowen couple even more.

To register, simply contact Ann Silberman at 9626 or email her at info@bowenchildrenscentre. ca.

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Bowen in Transition presents the second film evening in its Forward Focus Film Series on February 22. The feature film will be HOME, an exploration of why our planet is worth saving. Submitted photo

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Let us be clear. All the scientific evidence points to the fact we are crossing – or might have already crossed – planetary system boundaries. These include changes to atmospheric chemistry (with resulting changes in climate and ozone depletion), to the nitrogen and phosphorus cycles (affecting river and marine ecosystems), to biodiversity loss and profound changes in land use. We need to understand that these are not irrelevant or remote developments that might only affect, say, one kind of insect in a rainforest somewhere. These are changes that will sooner or later affect every species on earth,” says Paul Hohnen, former Australian diplomat, international lawyer, participant in the 1992 and 2002 Earth Summit processes, director of Greenpeace International and strategic director of the Global Reporting Initiative.

Delivered with the intent of creating awareness, illustrating our global connection and inspiring hope and positive action, Bowen in Transition is pleased to present the second evening of its Forward Focus

Film Series on Saturday, February 22, at the Gallery at Artisan Square. The focus this month is on planet earth. Our feature film is HOME, an exquisitely beautiful film created by photographer Yann-Arthus Bertrand. HOME was conceived as a gift to the public. Since World Environment Day, June 5, 2009, when it was released worldwide across all media platforms - theatre, television, DVD and Internet - more than 400 million people have watched the 118-minute film, narrated by Glenn Close.

Bowen in Transition is a grassroots organization dedicated to creating a resilient, vibrant community that can thrive in a post peak-oil future. The film series offers an opportunity for residents to gather and discuss issues we are facing, including the impact of climate change and exploring alternatives to the way we live on the planet.

Admission to the films is by donation. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the screenings begin at 7:30 p.m.

Pillows are recommended. The series continues on March 23, with the theme of zero waste and innovations in recycling, and April 20, focusing on food production. For more information, please contact transitionbowen@gmail.com.

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Please respond with a brief resume of your work experience, qualifications, and availability to careers@wakefieldinc.ca. We thank all candidates for their interest in the position; however, only selected applicants will be contacted for interviews.

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ARTISAN EATS Cafe is HIRING Part Time Counter Attendants with some cafe experience. Fair wages and a friendly working environment.

Must be able to work most weekends. Also hiring a Sunday dishwasher. email info@artisaneats.ca Currently showing at The Gallery@Artisan Square Home Comforts Featuring the work of Sarah Haxby & Bowen Island Fibre Arts Guild Jan 25 - Feb 24 Fri Sat Sun 12-4pm Do you work all week & resent having to clean on the weekends? Or do you just hate cleaning? I will clean your house and leave it smelling fresh. I’ve worked on Bowen 10 years & have lots of references.

Call Anitra 947-2212 or clements.a@hotmailcom

1-800-961-7022

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On the calendar FRIDAY, FEB. 15 t :PVUI $FOUSF 6 to 10:30 p.m.

Free food, free music - drop in. t -FHJPO %JOOFS 6:30 p.m.

Members and guests welcome.

t /" .FFUJOH Open meeting, 7:15 p.m. Cates Hill Chapel. t #PXFO *TMBOE (BSEFO $MVC NPOUIMZ NFFUJOH 1 p.m. at the Gallery, Artisan Square. Speaker Gary Lewis: Hellebores, the jewels of the winter garden.

SATURDAY, FEB. 16 t #PXFO *TMBOE 1SFTDIPPM 0QFO )PVTF 10 a.m. to noon, Bowen Island Children’s Centre, 650 Carter Road.

t 4FOJPST ,FFQJOH :PVOH 9 a.m. line-dancing, 9:45 a.m. Exercises, singing and refreshments, 11 a.m.

Discussion topic: Where were you in the 70s?

t #PXFO *TMBOE (PMG $MVC T BOOVBM $VQJE T $VQ 2 p.m. 9-Hole Shotgun, sign up by email proshop@bowengolf.com or call 4653.

t *TMBOE 7JMMBHF 4POH$JSDMF 7 to 9 p.m. Bowen Court, call 2283 for info.

t #PXFO *TMBOE /BUVSF $MVC "(. potluck 5:30 p.m. Speaker Dr. Andrew Trite at 7 p.m. 621 Carter Road.

t "" .FFUJOH 7:15 p.m. Collins Hall. 604-434-3933.

SUNDAY, FEB. 17 t #PXFO "OUIPMPHZ 1SPKFDU submission deadline February 17, please email one entry per person to info@biac.ca. Name and address on cover sheet only. t"-"/0/ 7:30 p.m. Collins Hall. t MONDAY, FEB. 18

TUESDAY, FEB. 19

t 1BSFOUJOH XJUI ZPVS 7BMFOUJOF 7 p.m. Bowen Children’s Centre.

Free event with parenting expert Kelly Matzen. To register, email info@bowenchildrenscentre.ca

WED., FEB. 20 t %SPQ JO LOJUUJOH 2 to 5 p.m. at Bowen Court with Pat Durrant.

All levels welcome. t 8FJHIU 8BUDIFST Collins Hall.

6:15-7:15 p.m. Call 604-947-2880.

Join for free until March 23.

THURSDAY, FEB. 21 t %VQMJDBUF TUZMF CSJEHF 7 p.m. sharp. Bowen Court lounge. Call Irene at 2955. t -PPLJOH BGUFS PVS 1SFDJPVT #POFT 1 to 2:30 p.m. at the Teen Centre/Family Place. Margaret Wilson from Osteoporosis Canada to talk on Osteoporosis and Nordic pole walking. All welcome.

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Experienced handyman/ custodian seeking house-sitting situation. Long-time Bowen resident. ND, NS. Ref. available.

Call Cordell 604-315-9439 For Rent: Detached 1 bed suite.

4 appliances/inc.utilities. on bus route Mid Island. Avail April 1 $800/mo. To view - 947-9752 For Rent: newly renovated, family home in Tunstall Bay, 3 bdrm + den, 2 1/2 bathrms, lots of storage. Sunny location close to beach. Membership in Tunstall Bay Club avail. $1800/mo.

Avail. March 1(604)816-5040 For Rent: newly renovated, family home in Tunstall Bay, 3 bdrm + den, 2 1/2 bathrms, lots of storage. Sunny location close to beach. Membership in Tunstall Bay Club avail. $1800/mo.

Avail. March 1 (604) 816-5040

For Rent: Storage/shop space 11’x20’. $250 w/o heat, $300 heated, 947-9752

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For Sale: Positively Fit Training Studio Youth Membership.

Unforseen circumstances have prompted this fully authorised sale with 8 months left. State-of the-art equipment in a beautiful studio, wide range of hours & personalized service -- its a steal at $150. 8 mo. for the price of 6!

947-0944 or -2442 Found: Silver pendant in Artisan Square. Call 947-0905 to identify and retrieve.

LANCE’S RECYCLING I’ll pick up your recycling and deliver to BIRD for $25/load.

Kindling $20/box at Building Centre.

CALL 947-2430 Seeking room-mate for Artisan Square Apt. Rent is $575/mo incl, hydro. Suit mature person, ideally into healthy living & some skill/meal sharing. Call Dee at 604 947 9417 or email jackdee@telus.net

Caring Circle office opens next Wednesday

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n Wednesday, February 20, Caring Circle will be opening a health resource centre beside the Village Baker at 997 Dorman Road.

We are pleased to announce that volunteer Colleen O’Neil will be there, acting as a health navigator/coordinator.  She is available to explore any questions you might have about how to obtain health care support for yourself or your family and also get

feedback from community members about health care concerns specific to Bowen. Â If this centre is to thrive, it needs to be a community effort. We would like the community to gather resource material to have available at the centre. Â Please contact Colleen if you have a specific field of interest or expertise that she can utilize for our local needs.

Hours are Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

t #SPBEXBZ PO #PXFO PQFOJOH OJHIU 7:30 p.m. Tir-na-nOg Theatre. Tickets at Phoenix.

UPCOMING t 3FBEZ 4FU -FBSO Feb. 23, 9:45 to 11:45 a.m. BICS invites 3 & 4 year olds and their parents for a free, fun-filled morning of music, stories and learning resources.

Call 947-4337 to confirm attendance. t )FSJUBHF 8FFL 0QFO )PVTFT February 24, 2 to 4 p.m Bowen Island Museum and Archives, Museum Cottage in Davies Orchard and Seaside Cottage. t )FSJUBHF 8FFL 4FSNPO February 24, Little Red Church. t #PXFO *TMBOE $IBNCFS PG $PNNFSDF "(. February 25, 7 p.m. Evergreen Hall.

Jewels of the winter garden

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he Bowen Island Garden Club is proud to present Gary Lewis as speaker for our February meeting. Gary is owner of Phoenix Perennials in Richmond – and February, without a doubt, is his busiest month. This is the start of the exciting hellebore hurrah at Phoenix; they now carry close to 100 different hellebore species and cultivars gathered from around the world.

Not too many years ago, gardeners were often only familiar with one white hellebore, known simply as the Christmas rose. The hellebore has gained popularity and is possibly the favourite woodland perennial at this time of year. This much loved flower comes not only in white, but also in red, pink, yellow, green, purple and

black. In his presentation, Gary will introduce the best and most interesting hellebores. He’ll talk about botany, ecology, and the hellebores’ complex breeding history.

Gary has been ‘botanizing’ from the age of four -- first in Germany, then in Nova Scotia and Ontario. He began seriously gardening at 15 and his enthusiasm led eventually to a Masters of Science degree in Plant Ecology from the University of British Columbia.

Gary will bring along a good variety of hellebores for sale as well (cash is preferred, but a credit card would be accepted). Join us on Monday, February 18, at 1 p.m. at the Gallery in Artisan Square.

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Not yellow, but definitely a submarine ! DOG

TRAINING COURSES START SAT. FEB. 23/SUN. 24!

NEW

BOARDING

DAY CAMP

TRAINING

GROOMING

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Challenge.

Challenge.

Discovery.

Discovery.

Achievement.

Achievement.

This submarine, identified as the HMCS Victoria, was spotted in the waters around Bowen.

Commuters will be disappointed to learn that at this time the vessel is not considered a potential option for commuting to the mainland.

Michelle Taylor and Barbara Murphy photos

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