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his week, the Fraser Institute issued its report cards for B.C.’s elementary schools based on the annual Foundation Skills Assessment (FSA) that tests reading, writing and numeracy, written by students in Grades 4 and 7 in the 2011-2012 school year. The institute’s website includes the names of the schools and their ranks. Bowen Island Community School is looking back at five years of solid ratings. This year’s rating has gone up to 8.3 out of 10, compared to last year when BICS received 7.5 marks. The below expectations percentage went down to 4.6 from last year’s 11.9. Jennifer Pardee, BICS principal, says, “While our district does not endorse the Fraser Institute rankings because of the very limited indicators used to create their ‘report cards’, we do appreciate the opportunity to share some of the unique ways we are engaging our students in all aspects of their development.” Pardee explained that parent engagement is an important goal at BICS. “We know that parents play an active and important role when it comes to educating the whole child,” she said. Pardee also stressed that social and emotional learning is foundational to academic success and has been an important focus at BICS. “We frame this as our ‘heart’ goal,” she said. “Inquiry-based learning is a second major focus for us as it supports students’ intellectual development and their academic achievement. We frame this as our ‘head’ goal which also provides teachers with a rich opportunity to collaborate and work together to enhance student learning.”
ave you ever missed the last ferry and had to leave your car in Horseshoe Bay to get home on the water taxi? Have you had an injury that’s prevented you from driving the kids to school? Or have you been out for a night and wished you had an alternative way for getting home? There are many scenarios when a taxi service would be welcome and necessary and George Zawadzki, Alan Mills and Glenn Cormier have looked into ways of making such a service a viable option on Bowen Island. “We’ve researched what it’s going to take to get a cab here but it’s difficult to make it as a private venture,” Zawadzki said, explaining that he has looked at the numbers and, while they are promising, they are not “make-profit numbers.” “They are break-even numbers,” he said. “So, if it’s to be sustainable, not like the initiatives that have come and gone, we need government support.” Glenn Cormier is the co-owner of the Bowen Island Pub. He says that the big hurdle for a taxi service is the provincial licensing that caused the previous attempt to fail. It also narrows down options for use. “Normally with a taxi, it requires provincial licensing but when we started doing our research into a taxi service, we found that provincial licensing can be bypassed if the service is run through the municipality,” he said. Cormier explained that if the municipality determines that there is a need for transportation services, it can define the service and license it locally, without going through the province. “We decided that this would be a much better option for meeting Bowen’s needs because with provincial licensing, you get stuck in a pigeonhole,” Cormier said.
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On Wednesday, March 6, there was a bit of excitement in the air with the arrival of the film crew working on Bowen Island for the TV series The Killing. Cast and crew were spotted at work on the ferry, on the municipal dock and at the Union Steamship Company Marina. Debra Stringfellow photo
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Promoting Bowen as a green getaway SUSANNE MARTIN Editor
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t was a whirlwind of a weekend for Maria Steernberg, manager of the Bowen Island Chamber of Commerce, who spent two days at the Vancouver Outdoor Adventure and Travel Show, together with what she calls a fabulous group of volunteers, all keen to talk up day trips and extended stays on Bowen Island. “It was very exciting, I would put the attendance to around 43,000 for the two days,” Steernberg says, adding that the Bowen team, decked out in period finery designed by Shirley Wrinch, drew a lot of compliments. “[Show manager] Russ Koehler came up to us and said we had the most colourful booth. He thanked us profusely for coming,” Steernberg said, “We were a hit. And we promoted Bowen as a green getaway.” Steernberg explained that one of the aspects the Bowen team set out to promote was Bowen’s heritage. “When you arrive in the village of Snug Cove, you can step back in time. That is the reason we were wearing these costumes,” she said, adding that people were interested to hear about the heritage cottages, the two museums and Steamship Days. In addition to Steamship Days, the team promoted Applefest, Bowfest Dog Days and the Round Bowen sailboat and kayak races. One of the team members promoting Steamship Days with zest was Murray Atherton. “I heard him promising people again and again that he would personally greet them
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when they came off the ferry for Steamship Days,” Steernberg recalls. “He is going to be very busy during those days.” Steernberg says that Atherton promoted island attractions with such enthusiasm that the team decided to call him the ambassador for Bowen Island. Steernberg expressed her appreciation for all the volunteers’ efforts and energy. “We sometimes had six people deep waiting to talk to us,” she said, explaining that it was helpful to have anywhere from three to five people at hand to answer questions. “The main concerns were trails, kayaking, golfing, beaches, dining, arts and crafts and where to stay.” “We also had a lot of interest about [English Bay Launch]. People were excited to hear about connections out of Granville Island and Coal Harbour.” Steernberg believes that both the water taxi and the ferry rides are seen as added attractions. One of the most popular hand-outs was the Bowen Island map produced by the Chamber of Commerce. “We gave out around 5,000 maps,” Steernberg said. “We also handed out Chamber members’ cards and brochures and told people to check our website (www. bowenchamber.com).” Another focus of attention was the big screen that was set up by volunteer Alex Torok, showing a loop of two videos. “One of them was the Wonders of Bowen Island, the other was Come on Over,” Steernberg said, adding that the beautiful imagery of the island provided a great backdrop for the team’s verbal presentations. Full length article at www.bowenislandundercurrent.com/news/195391431.html.
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owen Grade 12 and university students are encouraged to submit applications to the Bowen Island Community Foundation for scholarships and bursaries by March 31. “There is quite a variety of support available to students, thanks to the generous support of our community,” says Joyce Ganong, chair of the Foundation. The Aaron Sluggett Memorial Scholarship will go to a student who has demonstrated leadership and commitment to the community and preferably has a a focus on science. The Bowen Island Golf Association Junior Scholarships go to students who have been part of BIGA’s junior golf program. The Danielle Dulong Memorial Scholarship supports students who show promise in the field of visual arts. Two Knick Knack Nook Environmental Sustainability Bursaries support stu-
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Taxi service is essential continued, PAGE 1
“[The province regulates] how to operate, what to charge, what you can and cannot do and the size of the vehicle. There are also a lot of restrictions on a bus service and a shuttle service. When it comes to Bowen, we need all those things and you can’t fit all those services under one provincial license,” Cormier said. Zawadzki also believes that a local service should address more than one need. “We are not looking for a regular taxi,” he said. “We are aiming for a service that offers safe rides home from pubs and restaurant, meets the late night ferries and water taxies and shuttles people to the golf club or other island attractions. It would be a demand-responsive taxi that could also could provide onisland tours for visitors.” The benefits of such a service would be obvious right away, says Mills, especially to businesses. And he could envision broadening the service to take seniors or kids into Vancouver, once the onisland demand is met. “We would go as far as calling it an essential service,” he said, adding that the transportation section in the OCP reinforces that notion. And the Local Government Act states that a municipality or regional government can deliver any services it deems desirable or necessary, according to Zawadzki. “All legislation is in place for council to get into the taxi business,” he said. Cormier said that even though the municipality would be involved in setting the service up, it wouldn’t be funded by taxpayers. “The municipality would define their needs independently and then license the service back to a private operator,” he said, adding that the process of achieving this is not clearly mapped out. “It’s uncharted territory,” he said.
George Zawadzki, Glenn Cormier and Alan Mills are advocating for municipal involvement in bringing a taxi service to the island. Susanne Martin photo “We need to start a dialogue with the municipality and we need to get the public’s support and understanding what we are trying to do.” Cormier said that he is interested in finding a solution tailored to Bowen’s conditions and invites islanders to speak up about their needs. “If we can provide all the services and have multiple revenue streams, this can actually be a viable business,” he said. “All we need [from the municipality] is the support for licensing and defining the needs independently.” Zawadzki added that the municipality’s involvement could also translate into the ability to lease a vehicle and have access to inexpensive insurance and cheaper fuel. It would also open the doors for potential funding partners and grant opportunities. “This will in no way infringe on the bus service,” he said. “We’re just trying to fill the gaps.” Mills added that they are looking for a multi-model form of transportation with the potential to get people out of cars. Alternative fuels and fuel efficiency will also be considerations. “The initiative fits the objective
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of the OCP in the environmental and economical sense, especially if the municipality is serious about reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 2020,” he said Zawadzki said that even though there are no examples where a municipality runs a service exactly like the one he envisions, there are places where local governments have identified shortfalls in transportation. And they are looking at innovative means to address them. As examples, Zawadzki lists car-sharing, van-pooling, taxi buses and voucher systems where fares are subsidized for people with special needs. “There is a myriad of services geared to unique needs,” he said, adding that he is hoping to achieve the same for Bowen. Zawadzki, Cormier and Mills have tentatively marked the March 25 council meeting on their calendars. They plan to send a delegation to council to present the idea on behalf of the Bowen Island Chamber of Commerce. They invite islanders to express their support in the form of letters to council that can be sent directly to bim@bc.ca or to info@ bowenchamber.com.
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Bowen Island’s diverse natural learning environment often serves as a “teacher,” according to Pardee, who added, “Place-based learning and environmental education are cornerstones of our
school and are integrated across the curriculum. We also take pride in being an eco-responsible school. Outside45 is a new and innovative program designed for Grade 6 and 7 that blends learning inside and outside the school and has a strong environmental
focus.” So, while reading, writing and numeracy are integral to student learning at BICS, Pardee believes that the school provides an excellent learning experience that goes far beyond what is measured by the Fraser Institute.
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his week, the Bowen Island Health Resource Guide will arrive in postal boxes all across the island. The Caring Circle Health Advisory Committee hopes that the publication will become a resource for seeking health care information and recommends that islanders keep it in a prominent place. The advisory committee consists of approximately 14 people who are either health professionals or committed to a healthy Bowen. In addition to the mail-drop, the guide will be distributed to health-related businesses on Bowen. The idea grew out of a recommendation by the 2009 Age Friendly Report to council that states: “Accessing reliable information was seen to be a fundamental need frustrated by emotional turmoil and systemic inconsistencies.” Since May of last year, Colleen O’Neil worked tirelessly on assembling the guide, contacting health practitioners, BC Ferries, health agencies and researching people on Bowen who might be available to help people in their homes. Assisted by Diane Marshall, Colleen developed the guide until it was ready to go to press. Another suggestion in the report to council was that the guide could be online. To this end, a website at www. caringcircle.ca has been created and will continually be updated. It also includes links to many useful health-related websites to enable islanders to have a greater access to current care information. A third recommendation of the report was for Bowen to have a health navigator/coordinator. To fulfill this recommendation, Caring Circle’s committee opened the Bowen Island Health Resource Centre on February 20. The creation of this facility was made pos-
sible by the generous donation of the office space by The Cape on Bowen until the end of June. Located in Village Square, beside The Village Baker, this office space enabled Caring Circle to engage volunteer health navigator/ coordinator Colleen O’Neil to answer questions related to the health resource guide, help people negotiate the health system as well as gather information about health concerns. She will be in the office from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. In addition to assisting with health related issues and keeping the online guide current, Colleen is developing a resource library, assisting with grant applications, and liaising with experts in the health field. Judging by the enormous enthusiasm of islanders and generous donations of finances, materials and expertise, the idea of addressing Bowen’s health needs seems to be tapping into a deep well of need and they encourage anyone with an interest in helping to contact 604-947-9100 or email info@ caringcircle.ca. Caring Circle Advisory Committee offers heartfelt thanks to the following islanders: Stephen and David Bellringer for providing insurance, Brian and Julia McCaig for donating computer, technological support and proof-reading guide, Joyce Ganong for time and knowledge in assisting Colleen with grant applications, Mark Megaw, Shari Ulrich and Knick Knack Nook for furniture and supplies, Jeff Sardari for lighting/electrical/drywall expertise, Gustaaf Tasseron for drywall installation, Peter Moir for painting, drywall patching, cleaning, electrical installation and much more. Colleen O’Neil and Diane Marshall
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congratulate the Bowen Island Conservancy for its informative letter, which points out that policy 43 of our Official Community Plan states that “the municipality will ...apply the Islands Trust Fund Natural Areas Protection Tax Exemption Program (NAPTEP) to promote conservation on private land.” Whereas our previous municipal council had set the wheels in motion to comply with that policy, our current council has stopped it in its tracks. As stated by the Bowen Island Conservancy, our Official Community Plan is a “legal document that applies to the governance of our island”. Accordingly, our previous council had fulfilled its duties in recognizing that the policy of our Official Community Plan with regard to NAPTEP should be applied to the governance of Bowen Island. Those entrusted to uphold our Official Community Plan should not ignore its policies of conservancy, nor should they attempt to distance our community from the provisions of its own community plan. John Sbragia
Bowfest should show performers more consideration
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few things need to be clarified with regard to Bowfest’s decision not to pay local musicians for their performances. Ms. McSkimming says, “One of the ways to cut costs is to see if the performers would donate their time.” You might be forgiven for thinking from this statement that there had been some sort of discussion between Bowfest and the performers. However, the performers were never asked to donate their time or for their input. We were sent a group email informing us that the decision had been made not to pay performers and expressing regrets to those of us who chose not to play for free. Second, the letter we received clearly states that musicians were paid $3,600 last year and not “more than $5,000”. Third, I assume that the amount of $3,600 included all performers - including those from off the island. Finally, can we assume that the decision not to pay perform-
ers will apply to all performers and not just those who live on Bowen? Many, though admittedly not all, of the musicians who play at Bowfest derive all or most of their income from music. It seems to me to be a false economy to take money out of the pockets of local musicians, who can ill afford it, in the name of charity. Ms. McSkimmimg is well known for donating large amounts of time to various good works around Bowen and she should, and has, received much kudos for her work. However, many performers through the years have also effectively donated their time and they are just as responsible for the success of Bowfest as any one person. Frankly, Bowfest should show their performers more consideration and a lot more respect. I hope that people in the community will express support for their local performers directly to Bowfest. Dave Morris
Interested in keeping science honest, ethical and relevant to the needs of the earth community Dear Editor:
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hank you for supporting our workshop—Telling a Better Story—in last week’s Undercurrent. Just to clarify: It’s true that I’m not in favour of certain achievements of science, namely the atom bomb, plastic, and others connected to the military-industrial agenda. However, I am a great admirer of current scientific research in physics, cosmology and neurobiology that speaks to the interdependence and interrelationship of everything in the universe, and I continue to be impressed and supported by Paul’s scientific knowledge. Since our association 10 years ago with physicist, Brian Swimme, we have been engaged
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in communicating the cosmological story based on evolutionary science, and my musical, Voices in the Sound, about Bowen Island, is a marriage of science and local history. My book, Becoming Intimate with the Earth, to be published by Collins Foundation Press in the U.S. in a few months, has been inspired by science, as well as the wisdom of indigenous and mystical traditions, and my own love for the earth. I want to make it clear that I’m no science hater, just interested in keeping science honest and ethical and relevant to the needs of the whole earth community. Sincerely, Pauline Le Bel
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Re: Community engagement owen council has approved what may become the municipality’s largest cash expenditure ever, without public consultation. This will affect every Bowen Islander. On November 26, 2012, council unanimously voted to adopt Plan Q, a profound change in ferry marshalling infrastructure in Snug Cove. In the minutes of that council meeting, they instructed municipal staff to develop a public consultation process to gather information and input from Bowen Islanders. Instead of consultation, next month the council’s engineering consultant will deliver an “Public Open House” to Bowen taxpayers and residents whereby we will be informed of details of this expensive and unneeded plan. As well, throughout this process, council has not initiated studies to identify problems with the current ferry marshalling, stated how this new plan addresses them, nor have they shown how their car-focused initiative meshes with the pedestrian-focused Snug Cove Village Plan or Bowen’s Official Community Plan. Highlights of Plan Q include: the immediate expenditure of $650,000 dollars on a traffic circle at the intersection of Government and Cardena (with a proposed tax increase of $134 per household for at least two years); a total expenditure of $5.5 million (no details on how high our taxes will be raised); the removal of 1.3 acres of Crippen Park through purchase or trade (no costs provided), a dangerous centre lane marshalling and loading system, and a near doubling of the amount of pavement in Snug Cove. Will council be holding a town hall meeting to listen to, record and act on input and comments of citizens? I see no provision for that. The open house will feature a presentation from the consultant with some time for one-on-one conversation between the consultant and citizens. According to a statement by the consultant at a council meeting, council, mayor and councillors need not attend. Has council made information about this expensive Plan Q (Government Road Corridor Improvement Program) easily available on the municipality’s website? No. Under current topics, the link to the consultant’s report on the BIM website (http://www.bimbc.ca/files/embedded2010/121126SpC5.1a. pdf) has been broken for months. Will Husby
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Real choices for women Welcome to the 23rd year of Island Neighbours Neighbours, a gathering of items about island people, activities, interests and events. To share an item, email lbmcarter@shaw.ca or phone 947-2440. ere’s to February’s wonderful successor- March! It blows in on March 1 with the celebration of St. David’s Day, the national day of Wales. David was a missionary monk who founded 12 monasteries, gaining renown as a teacher and preacher. • Next comes International Women’s Day on March 8. The date is commemorated at the United Nations and is designated in many countries as a national holiday. In the years before 1910, working women were often paid scandalously low wages, worked in wretched and unsafe conditions and had no way to remedy any of that since they had no vote. Over the years, the day became a way to organize protests and political activism, with early efforts led by Germany’s Clara Zetkin and Russia’s Alexandra Kollontai. The new millennium has witnessed a significant change and attitudinal shift in both women’s and society’s thoughts about women’s equality and emancipation. Many women from a younger generation feel that all the battles have been won while feminists from the 1970s know only too well the longevity and ingrained complexity of patriarchy. With more women in the boardroom, greater equality in legislative rights, and an increased critical mass of women’s visibility as impressive role models in every aspect of life, one could think that women have gained true equality. The unfortunate fact is that women are still not paid equally to that of their male counterparts, women are still not present in equal numbers in business, .politics and globally women’s education, health and the violence against them is worse than that of men. Of course, great improvements have been made. We do have female astronauts and prime ministers, girls are welcomed into university, women can work, have a family, and have real choices. Today, a central organizing principle of the work of the United Nations is that no enduring solution to society’s most threatening social, economic and political problems can be found without the full participation, and the full empowerment of the world’s women. • Just after International Women’s Day comes a totally different celebra-
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- they seem to occur more often on the south-facing side of the tree. To find them I use my hands as well as my eyes. I gently stroke each branch, each twig, pulling them through my un-gloved fingers, feeling for the tell-tale rough bump that is an egg case. Most of them are easy to peel off, but I always do a second scrape to ensure that I have not missed any of the tiny dots. If you look at the side of the case that was pressed against the tree, it is easy to see the individual egg cells. There are hundreds of them in a space the size of a fingernail. Each one, if allowed to, will turn into a voracious tiny wriggling larva that will soon eat its way into something monstrously larger. It is only since I have observed tent caterpillars, that I fully appreciate the huge appetite of Eric Carle’s iconic green worm. Tent caterpillars generally follow a cyclical pattern of boom and bust, somewhere between seven and eleven years. They hatch and feed in early spring; (preference given to alder trees, beech, birch, hawthorns, and orchard fruits, especially apples) they pupate early summer; (this means that the decimated host trees can have a second leafing and recover from the caterpillar damage) reemerge with wings (disappointingly nondescript), mate, and lay their eggs in the fall. The egg cases can survive rain, snow, freezing, and repeated thawing. The outer shell is space-age impervious. Even if it looks black and sodden, it is likely that inside the little ova glued to the branch are safe and sound, and growing. If you feel at all squeamish about scraping them off, remember that once they hatch they become genuinely creepy. Don’t wait. Do it now. Do it often.
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tion: St. Patrick’s Day on March 17! Somehow, on St. Patrick’s Day everyone seems to become Irish. There are festivities everywhere with music, dancing and, often green beer. You’ll celebrate in your own way but meanwhile how about a wee bit of a story? I’ve always enjoyed this version of a popular tale. Here it is: When the blessed Saint Patrick chased the reptiles out of Eire, there was, in the Galtee mountains, one monstrous serpent that looked like being too much for Patrick entirely. So, the Saint took a chain to him and harnessed him under one of Galtee’s seven lakes, the one called Lough Dilveen, saying, “Stay there, ye spalpeen!” “How long for, Pathrick? ‘ asked the serpent. “Til Monday” said the Saint. Every Monday morning from that time to this, the serpent lifts his head out of the Lough and calls in the Erse tongue “It’s a long time till Monday, Pathrick!” But he gets no answer and goes down again. (If you don’t believe me, let you walk by Lough Dilveen any sunrise after Sunday, and you’ll soon see if I’ve told the truth.) • Ten Years Ago in the Undercurrent of March 7, 2003, an article by councillor Neil Boyd reported on the development of the municipality’s mission statement. He mentioned that the number one priority was the Snug Cove plan, with its attendant issues of traffic management and resolution of the GVRD surplus lands, followed by Crown lands-watershed protection. •A major fire totaled the home that the McWilliams family, Ellen, son Brad and daughter Kim had just moved into the day before. The owners of the house, Peter and Toni King had bought the home in 1981 and raised three kids there. Because the water in that area primarily comes from wells, two fire trucks remained at the scene while two other trucks made at least 25 trips to Tunstall Bay and Cowan’s where they filled up with water, returning to top up the stationary trucks. • The future of Cape Roger Curtis was the lead story of the March 14 issue of the Undercurrent. Reporter Barbara Murray noted that the Cape’s $16 million price tag hadn’t deterred the large international conglomerates who had expressed an interest in the land. At stake was one of the last remaining undisturbed coastal bluff areas of British Columbia. • The Last Word: the truly Celticminded will be planning to enjoy Vancouver’s ninth CelticFest running March 9 to 17. Besides the St. Patrick’s parade, there are 71 ticketed and free events. And, CBC radio afternoon radio host Stephen Quinn will be playing selections from great Irish bands.
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n real life, the saddle-back bush cricket stands maybe two centimetres tall, taking into account the bend of its legs. In Tristan Deggan’s photo displayed at the Undercurrent office, the insect is nearly 10 times that size. Its stare is that of a challenger, showing a personality that can only be exposed by the use of a macro lens and a camera in the hands of a skilled photographer. Tristan has an impressive portfolio of photographs, especially considering the fact that he is only 15. One of his first shots shows an interesting and intricate formation of icicles. And even though the subject matter promises a good photo, it is his composition that makes it a great one. “I went to the bottom of the garden to see what new ice had formed,” he recalled. “Seeing those patterns, I wanted to share them with people.” Tristan says he started photography when he was nine or 10, admitting that he’s become “quite obsessed with it.” Inspired by the icicles, he started to look at things closely and discovered the appeal of bark, flowers and “things like this,” he says. Tristan and his family divide their time between Bowen Island and Montaigut-le-Blanc, France. “When we went to France the summer after that, my dad got me a little Bridge camera with a neat
macro function,” Tristan said, adding that he decided to continue his pursuit of exposing the intricacies of nature during a year-long project at Island Pacific School (IPS). “I did my masterworks on macro photography,” he said. “I took macro photos in Canada and then in France. That’s where I discovered all those amazing bugs.” It has been a learning experience and not just in terms of photography. Taking photos of insects and butterflies inspired Tristan to get to know his subjects. “I started out concentrating on taking photos and learning about techniques and photography,” he said. “That came before my interest in bugs and their complex life cycle.” “You have to be extremely patient and get to know the insects to get a good shot,” he said. “So I learned about bugs and their habits and where they are at what time of the day.” Not all bugs are skittish all the time, explains Tristan and adds, “When butterflies eat fruit, you can get up close and they don’t mind.” As much as his love for photography prompted him to study entomology, learning about insects also influenced his photographs. “I found out about mating season and life cycles and the impact insects have on the planet,” Tristan says. “A lot of the bugs are going extinct. For instance, there is this symbiotic relationship between ants and one butterfly.” Tristan relates the story of the Large Blue butterfly. Its larvae feed
on the flowers of thyme until they reach a certain size. They then secrete pheromones that induce a species of red ants to “adopt them” – bring them into the ants’ nest and feed them. The ants tolerate the larvae because they are able to milk them, obtaining a sugary substance. The larvae hibernate and later pupates in the ants’ nest, leaving it only when the butterflies emerge from the pupae. This species of butterfly is at risk, says Tristan, because it depends on the ants as well as the flowers to survive. And habitat has been destroyed by the use of pesticides. The journey towards understanding insects led to another surprising discovery. Tristan shows an image of the first butterfly he photographed in 2009. Years later, when he started reading up on bugs, he found out that the butterfly shares his first name: Tristan. At the end of his Grade 9 year at IPS, he published a book of macro photographs titled Close Encounters. In it, his photographs are complemented with notes about the insects as well as the techniques he used to capture the images, including self-styled photographer’s aids like a home-made monopod and a tripod stabilized by a bag of rocks. “I’m always building props,” he says. The quest for “hunting bugs” has led Tristan to get to familiarize himeself with places he lives in. He pulls out a map of the area
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surrounding Montaigut-le-Blanc. On it, he’s marked the insect’s favourite hangouts like wetlands, ponds and meadows and how to get there on his bicycle. Cycling through the countryside has inspired Tristan to share images of a different kind. “Last year, I started getting into landscapes, street photography and portraits,” he said. “It’s fun discovering new things.” Tristan estimates that he has taken around 15,000 photos since 2009. “I’m maybe getting 400 good photos out of 10,000. For one bug, I take around 50.”
Tristan now attends Grade 10 at Rockridge Secondary School where he joined a photo class above his grade level. He is working on class projects as well as his personal projects. He is not entirely sure what career to embark on but he’s certain that it will include the use of a camera. To see some of Tristan’s photographs, please go to his website at tristandegganphotography.blogspot.ca and his Facebook page where he posts an image every week. His book is also available for purchase.
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BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies. Vet checked with first shots and ready for loving homes. $975. Langley area. 778-241-5504.
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ATLAS COPCO THIESSEN is looking for a Industrial Production Painter with up to 3 years of industrial painting experience. Using an airless spray gun, to paint machined steel parts/pieces efficiently and following standard operating procedures in an industrial paint booth. Full participation in all clean-up and maintenace functions. Perform other duties as required including general clean-up and the accurate and timely completion of paperwork. 100% participation in all company safety procedures Assets: Overhead crane and forklift experience Apply to janice.moult@ca.atlascopco.com STAVE LAKE Cedar Mills, in Dewdney, BC is looking for labourers and experienced shingle packers. These are full time positions and require heavy lifting. Apply by fax at 604-826-2379 or email at cnorthrop@stavelake.com. Call Colin at 604-826-6764 for more information.
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ARTISAN SQUARE RENTAL 765 sq. ft. 1 bdrm suite also suitable for studio/office $825/mo, available April 1. Call 947-9119 Complete ELX Pearl Drum Kit for Sale $550. Call 947-0660
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s your child interested in playing baseball? Cypress Park Little League (CPLL) is currently accepting registrations for the 2013 season. CPLL covers the western portion of West Vancouver, plus Bowen Island and Lions Bay. The league is open to boys and girls aged five to 18. No experience is necessary. Teams are formed after spring break, with the season ending by Father’s Day. A typical week might include one practice, one town game and one weekend Bowen game. The league is able to keep its fees very reasonable by relying on volunteers to fulfill roles such as coaching and managing.
Bowen Island is looking back on a long and successful history with Cypress Park Little League; countless local kids have played for CPLL, often for five years or more. Time and time again, parents and coaches from West Vancouver have said how much fun it is for them to come here on weekend mornings for games at our historic ball field in Snug Cove. Bowen Island is an integral part of the league. Go to cypressparkll.org to register, or to learn more. You can also call our house at 0657 to ask questions—my husband, Paul, and I are about to begin our 10th season as baseball parents. Hope to see you at the ball field. -Mary Ann Zakreski
A fresh new look at existing spaces
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KY has invited Barbara Wahler to be the speaker of the week on Monday March 11, at 11 a.m. Barbara is an interior designer practicing out of her studio on Bowen Island. Her work is directed at designing spaces that uniquely reflect the taste and lifestyle of her clients while being mindful of the environment and of our present economy. Her talk will be about taking stock of our existing spaces with an eye towards giving them a fresh new look. She will be sharing ideas and information about smaller scale projects that are fun to think about and fairly easy to accomplish. Projects that are low cost in terms of time, energy, dollars and disruption but bring high yield in terms of personal pleasure. The talk will take place at Bowen Court Barbara Wahler to speak at SKY on and all members of the community are March 11. Peter Baumgartner photo welcome to attend.
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The Secret Garden A cast of 36 students of the Island Discover Learning Community, from Kindergarten to Grade 9, was busy preparing for a production of the musical The Secret Garden, written by Tim Kelly, with music by Bill Francoeur. Shows run from March 8 to March 10. Unfortunately, all three shows were sold out at press time. Allan Saugstad is directing the musical and said, “I want to thank Susanne Koeplin, our stage manager, Gail Lotenberg for her help with the choreography and parents Michelle and Matthew Harrison for their help with sets. Kudos to all the parents who helped their kids learn their parts and got them to so, so many rehearsals. And lastly to the kids, who have dedicated so much time to creating a quality production.They were a delight to watch, and to direct.” Susanne Martin photos
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In Your Community From March 6 – 23, temporary voter registration opportunities are at hundreds of locations throughout the province. View electoral district voter registration opportunities at: elections.bc.ca/registration-opportunities.
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