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SUSANNE MARTIN hey believe that Bowen Island needs a service that combines a taxi with a community shuttle. They’ve also found that expanding the operation of a regular taxi service to encompass various other needs only works if the municipality is involved. At the April 8 council meeting, George Zawadzki, Alan Mills and Glenn Cormier represented the Bowen Island Chamber of Commerce Taxi Initiative and laid out what they see as a need as well as an opportunity. “I would ask [council] to put this into process and see if we can come up with a solution that addresses the transportation needs on Bowen Island,” Zawadzki said. He explained that the taxi initiative is consistent with various objectives and policies of Bowen’s Official Community Plan (OCP). He also drew attention to an age-friendly community report from 2009, where transportation was identified as a barrier to participation. “Transportation is important for inclusion and challenges have been identified, especially by Bowen seniors. We need a service that is farreaching,” Zawadzki said, adding that he sees social, economical and environmental benefits from such a service. Cormier said that council does not need to dwell on the need. “We’ve received many letters from the community supporting this,” he said. “What we should be discussing is how to make it happen.” Cormier explained that the taxi initiative approached the municipality after realizing that there are considerable hurdles for running that service by the private sector. “For a private operator, you could have a taxi or a shuttle. There is no option of intermixing the two because the provincial licensing structure does not allow for that. We have to open up the revenue sources from variety of things [to make the business viable]. The only way to do that is define and legislate the service [through the municipality],” he said.
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Amie Thomas holds up bird houses designed and donated by David Youngson. Islanders will have a chance to paint and decorate them as part of the Bowen Island Arts Council’s silver anniversary celebration. Story on page 9. Susanne Martin photo
he most recent round of newspaper awards yielded plenty of accolades for the Bowen Island Undercurrent that took home three national and four North American prizes, often competing with papers of a much larger distribution. The Undercurrent received four prizes in the editorial contest of the Local Media Association (LMA). “The popular contest includes thousands of entries from members across North America. This contest recognizes editorial excellence in six different circulation classes that separates dailies from non-dailies,” states the LMA website. “The annual contest once again elicited fierce competition. The entries were simply phenomenal, and judges certainly had a tough job on their hands.” In the LMA editorial contest, Undercurrent editor Susanne Martin received first place for best editorial writing for classes of non-dailies up to a distribution of 16,000. Judging for this category is “based on relevance and significance of the issues to the readers and their community, with special consideration for knowledge exhibited on the issues, and evidence of impact or effectiveness of the editorials,” according to contest criteria. The Undercurrent was awarded second place for best editorial page and second place for best feature series on recycling, reusing and waste disposal, written by Susanne Martin and Debra Stringfellow, for a non-daily paper of a circulation up to 8,000. For the same class, Martin was awarded an honourable mention for the story Riffing off one another in the best arts and entertainment writing feature category. The Canadian Community Newspaper Association (CCNA) announced the winners of the 2013 editorial contest at the end of March and the Undercurrent received recognition in three categories. continued, PAGE 3
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As part of its regular water system maintenance program, the Municipality will flush water mains in Bowen Bay, Bluewater Park, Cove Bay, Eagle Cliff, Hood Point, King Edward Bay and Tunstall Bay from april 1 – may 3, 2013. This procedure is necessary to remove sediment that gradually deposits in the pipes and will not pose a health hazard. Municipal staff will try to minimize any inconvenience. Flushing will take place 7 days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in most neighbourhoods. Every effort will be made to ensure that water quality is not affected but some turbidity and higher than normal chlorine concentrations may be present for short periods of time. Running your tap briefly should clear this up. In addition, temporary pressure fluctuations may occur. For more information call Bob Robinson, Superintendent of Utilities at 604-947-4255. reminder: It is recommended that water users with compromised immune systems ensure that their drinking water is boiled, filtered or distilled. Public Works
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Summer ParkS maintenance crew Bowen Island Municipality seeks two full-time temporary Park Maintenance Crewpersons (Summer) for employment for the period of May 13th - August 30th, 2013, based on 35 hours per week. Crewpersons will primarily be responsible for maintaining the Municipality’s parks, trails and public beaches as well as some additional labour tasks related to other Municipal infrastructure. The position will also require that the crewperson interact in a courteous manner with the public. A complete posting, including required skills and job description is available on the Municipal website (www.bimbc.ca), or from the Municipal Hall. Please submit your cover letter, resume, and references via mail, facsimile, or email by april 15, 2013 at 4:00 pm to: Midge Meeres, Public Works Clerk 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 E-mail: mmeeres@bimbc.ca • Telephone: 604-947-4255 • Facsimile: 604-947-0193 We wish to thank all candidates for their interest, however, only those selected for interviews will be contacted.
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Cormier added that it would be a service to the community but that doesn’t mean it has to be a drain on municipal coffers. Mills drew attention to the economic benefits of the service and envisions it being used by the people who arrive on the evening ferries and the late night water taxi, by youth frequenting the teen centre, baby sitters, seniors and others. “Everybody here has gone through this embarrassing moment when we had to explain to someone that we don’t have a taxi on the island,” he added. Councillor Tim Rhodes said that he sees the value of a taxi/shuttle service but would like to “see a business plan in more detail” that would be passed on to the Finance Advisory Committee as well as the Transportation Committee. Councillor Alison Morse drew attention to an initiative that came out of the age-friendly communities report that was embedded in the OCP. “We got a grant of $35,000 in 2010 and we provided a service for seniors,” she said. “It was a pilot project so we could show the demand for this kind of service.” Morse explained that the Abbeyfield bus was a van with a lift that provided on-demand, door-to-door rides. “The monthly maximum of riders was 24. And then we ran out of money,” she said. “I would be interested to find out if there are any other municipalities that offer taxi services.” Councillor Wolfgang Duntz said that he believes in free enterprise and would be hesitant to get government involved without a “solid business case.” Cormier replied that he also believes in free enterprise but he is convinced that a solid business model can only be achieved by “opening up revenue streams.” “The only way for this to be successful is to run it
by the municipality,” he said, adding that he would be happy to refine the business plan, even if it wouldn’t be his business. Mills added that the ridership number is the “big if.” Duntz said he would be interested to see if a taxi could be a test case for a private/ public partnership involving the municipality and the Bowen Chamber of Commerce. The municipality’s Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Kathy Lalonde said she has already checked that option but explained that an exemption to the Passenger Transportation Act that normally regulates taxi services can only be granted if it is solely operated by a municipality. In Lalonde’s report to council, she states that there would be significant costs, such as vehicle, insurance and staffing, involved and that funding sources need to be identified. “If council decided to pursue a municipally-run community transportation service, it is difficult to see how this service would be achievable without either an increase to taxes or service adjustments elsewhere,” the report says. “Although many letters of support have been received from the public, staff cannot gauge if the municipality could recoup the initial costs and if the service would be viably self-sustaining in the future.” Lalonde also suggests that “consultation should be undertaken with residents, taxpayers and other stakeholders such as TransLink.” Council determined that a draft business plan and business case should be reviewed by the Financial Advisory Committee that would report back to council. Zawadzki cautioned not to judge the initiative by the numbers only. “I would ask that you not only think about costs and risks but also by the value [the service] would add,” he said. “We spend a lot of money in the community where the municipality sees little return. I’m making a plea: Please don’t kill this.”
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owen Island Municipal Council conducted the following business at April 8 meeting: • Delegation regarding Homes for Less 2: Council received a delegation from Robin Burger and Charles Dobson of Emily Carr outlining their pilot project on sustainable social housing initiatives (http:// bimbc.ca/files/embedded2010/130408RC4-1b.pdf). • Proposal for a municipal taxi service on Bowen Island: council received a delegation from George Zawadzki, Alan Mills and Glenn Cormier requesting assistance with the implementation of a taxi service. Council supported the concept of a taxi service on B o w e n i s l a n d m u n i c i pa l i t y Public Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the requirements of the Community Charter that the Parcel Tax Roll Review Panel will sit in Council Chambers at Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC on Thursday April 25, 2013 at 2:00 pm. The Panel will review the Parcel Tax Roll prepared for the following bylaws. If no complaints are received, the parcel tax roll will be considered to be authenticated. Hood Point Parcel Tax Bylaw # 145, 2005 Eaglecliff Water System Parcel Tax Rates Bylaw # 117, 2004 Bowen Island Community Parks Parcel Tax Bylaw # 47, 2002 Bowen Island Garbage Parcel Tax Bylaw # 48, 2002 Queen Charlotte Heights Parcel Tax Bylaw # 15, 2000 A property owner may make a complaint only on the grounds of an error or omission in the roll. A complaint shall not be heard by the Panel unless written notice of the complaint has been made to the office of the Collector at Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 by the close of business on Tuesday, April 23, 2013. The Parcel Tax Roll is available for inspection at Municipal Hall during the hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm Monday through Friday, excluding holidays. Questions concerning the above information or in relation to the complaints process should be directed to Kristen Watson, Interim Manager of Finance, Bowen Island Municipality, 604-947-4255.
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Bowen and requested Mr. Zawadski, Mr. Mills and Mr. Cormier to formulate a business plan and concept for input and review by the Finance Advisory Committee and report back to council. • Bowen Island Municipality Ferry Advisory Committee repeal bylaw no. 334, 2013 – council adopted bylaw no. 334, 2013, which repeals bylaw no. 107, 2004, establishment of the Ferry Advisory Committee. Council has replaced the Ferry Advisory Committee with the Bowen Island Municipality Transportation Advisory Committee (BIMTAC) which will review aspects of transportation. • Contract award to CREUS Engineering: The manager of development and operations outlined his report to council (http://bimbc.ca/files/ embedded2010/130408RC6-1.pdf). Council awarded CREUS Engineering the following contracts: - $14,800 to complete a dam safety manual as required by the provincial inspector of dams - $5,700 in order to complete the approvals and permitting for the Grafton Lake dam repair; and - $25,500 for the construction services of the dam upgrade. • Report from the Solid Waste and Resource Management Advisory Committee (SWRMAC): members of SWRMAC outlined their report to council (http://bimbc.ca/files/embedded2010/130408RC81b.pdf) and provided a PowerPoint presentation (http://bimbc.ca/files/embedded2010/130408RC8-1c. pdf). Council authorized staff to include $80,000 for potential improvements to a resource recovery facility at the B.I.R.D site, funded by the capital stabilization fund, in the 2013 budget. Council deferred the recommendation from SWRMAC to appoint a resource recovery manager. • Draft 2013 operations and capital budget: the interim manager of finance outlined the draft 2013 operations and capital budget (http://bimbc.ca/files/ embedded2010/130408RC9-2.pdf) and provided a PowerPoint presentation (http://bimbc.ca/files/ embedded2010/130408RC9-2a.pdf). The proposed timeline for the 2013 financial plan will be reviewed at the special council meeting on April 22 and council will receive comment/consultation from members of the public on the 2013 draft budget. Next scheduled meeting on Monday, April 22, followed by proposed budget public consultation meeting.
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Increasing efficiencies SWrMAC suggests reducing number of trips to mainland to save costs SUSANNE MARTIN Editor
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he tasks on the table of the Solid Waste Resource Management Advisory Committee (SWRMAC) have included coming up with a longterm solid waste management plan and a new solid waste collection contract in compliance with regulations set by the provincial government and Metro Vancouver. To align the plan with principles incorporated in Bowen’s Official Community Plan (OCP) and work toward the concept of zero waste, the committee has looked for possibilities to increase efficiencies that include reducing shipments off the island. At the April 8 council meeting, Don Marshall, SWRMAC’s chair, said that the challenge is that Bowen’s current solid waste management practices “do not reflect our commitment to environmental preservation and are not cost effective.” SWRMAC mapped out two options, the base case and the proposed case, on how to move forward. Both case studies are based on current curbside pick-up and the committee recommends proceeding with the proposed case as it would increase efficiencies that could result in cost savings. “For the proposed case, we continue to provide curbside pickup as it exists now,” Marshall said. “We also see the need to expand the transfer ramp [at
the resource recovery facility] and lease a front-end loader/backhoe to compact organics, non-organics and some recyclables prior to shipment off island.” In addition to those measures, SWRMAC suggests appointing a hands-on resource recovery manager who will “dedicate time to the negotiation and administration of solid waste contracts and recyclable sales terms and the development of zero waste plans for Bowen Island,” the report states. “This is a phased approach and we consider this to be phase one of a long term plan,” Marshall said, adding that options like a municipallyrun composting facility and resident garbage drop-off are not under consideration at the moment but, as practices change, may be back on the table in the future. For now, the committee asked council to earmark $80,000 for site improvements at the resource recovery facility, adjacent to the Bowen Island Recycling Depot. SWRMAC member Peter Taggart has looked closely at the numbers and sees potential savings in the reduction of trips off the island. “One way to address the problem [of increasing efficiencies] is to increase payloads,” he said. He explained that taking non-organic waste and organics off the island is part of Bowen Waste Services’ contract but transporting recycling is paid for per trip. “Organics are currently shipped out on Tuesdays and non-organics
on Wednesdays. That is based on the weekday and not on the weight,” Taggart said, adding that a system where the number of trips was determined by weight and where the material was compacted could lead to substantial savings. “[For recyclables,] we paid for 109 trips in 2012,” he said. “If we compact, we can get that down to 89 trips.” Taggart said that SWRMAC’s economics were “pretty robust” and could lead to substantial savings over time. “We’ve done our best to keep capital cost at a minimum and have also kept site preparation cost at a minimum,” he said, adding that a baling machine, funded and owned by the municipality, could be used to maximize payloads of non-organics and recyclables and has been identified as a “severable option.” SWRMAC member Dai Robert also stressed the need to take action. “We started by looking for major savings and came down to improving efficiency,” he said. “If you walk around the [resource recovery site], you realize that it is not conducive to a highly efficient operation.” SWRMAC’s report says that “the solid waste management program could be divided into three components: curbside pick-up of organics and non-organics, the operation of the resource recovery facility and shipment of waste and recycle products to the mainland.” Currently, all three components are performed by a single contractor but the com4 • FRIDAY JANUARY 27 2012
SWRMAC chair Don Marshall at the April 8 council meeting. Susanne Martin photo
mittee believes that there might be advantages to dividing the overall scope of work with an option to assign the operation of the resource recovery facility to the Bowen Island Municipality (BIM). “By doing so, BIM could avoid being locked into a five-year contract during which period there could be substantial changes to the contractual scope of work. The number of trips to the Lower Mainland could be reduced to the roughly 20 per cent of those in 2012 when a loader/backhoe is used. The use of a baler could reduce the total number of shipments to less than 50 per cent of current values,” the report says. Roberts explained that the committee set out to identify savings and, at the same time, make sure that the savings come to the municipality. “We determined that savings can only
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he chief financial officer calls the budget bare bones. She says that it doesn’t include any raises in wages for municipal employees, it doesn’t include increases in funds for the different departments, and yet, the bottom line still results in a tax hike. It’s a learning curve for the mayor and most councillors to make sense of all the numbers and understand enough to make decisions on where to save and where to spend. Is it feasible to pare down municipal departments and the jobs they are doing? Do we have to cut back on capital projects? Or will the community grants bear then brunt and be drastically reduced? There are many demands on municipal funds and maybe, just maybe, there are shortcuts and savings to be found? The list of items under capital projects includes a new fire tanker truck, billed at $290,000, for the satellite fire hall. “Do we need a new one?” the mayor asked. He was told that the tanker truck will service areas where a fire hydrant isn’t accessible. He was also told that the acquisition of the tanker truck was neccessary and had already been delayed by a year. The mayor countered that he didn’t question whether the Bowen Island Municipality needed a tanker truck but rather, whether we needed a new one.
In the U.S., he argued, hundreds of fire departments have gone bankrupt or had to scale down their operations. And the municipality might just be able to snap up a used tanker truck for a fraction of the cost of a new one. Now, I don’t know much about tanker trucks but I had fun looking for one online. I found a really nice-looking 2001 Kenworth T800 with a 3,000-gallon-tank for only $129,000. That’s US dollars and the price, I assume, is open to negotiation. The tanker is available in the eastern states of the U.S. – it is sold “as-is, whereis.” It is also my understanding that this truck doesn’t come with a warranty. Maybe out-of-the-box thinking is what is required to deal with municipal finances. Maybe there is wriggle room in the budget that will enable council to do all they set out to do and also continue supporting Bowen’s deserving non-profits. But I must say that when it comes to the chief financial officer’s presentation, I was impressed. For one thing, she says she invests every penny that can earn interest. To me, it seems that the safest and most effective way for the new council to balance the budget would be to listen to the advice of the experts. And get ready to make some tough decisions. Susanne Martin
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his letter is a comment about the article titled “Bells and whistles” published in the Undercurrent dated January 13, 2012. I quote my concern: “the sewage treatment plant also has the potential to accept septic waste from areas even beyond the Snug Cove sewer area and…. deal with it on the island”. Reading WaterScape Bowen Island, Water for our island community (2005) available on our municipal website www.bimbc.ca, it clearly states that “all drinking water has percolated through our soil to reach our tap”. The drinking water of mainland Metro Vancouver comes from watersheds where human activities are prohibited. The situation on Bowen Island is very different and whether the water flowing out of your tap comes from a lake, a surface well or a deep well, all drinking water has first percolated through the soil of Bowen Island. And we read that it would be a good idea to save a few dollars by recycling septic waste through our improved waste water treatment plant. Is it really wise? Yes, human excecra has been used as fertilizer for millennia but it is only recently that medicine has allowed powerful chemical treatments. The surplus of which is expelled by our bodies and accumulated in our septic tanks. This sludge or biosolids are pollutants from the diseases of sick people’s excretion and from the accumulated pharmaceutical residues of medical drugs used today. There is no such thing as “safe” biosolids: pasteurizing and digesting the sludge is insufficient. The only way to make human dung safe is to carbonize it, which requires a large amount of energy. So why would we want to take the risk of consciously polluting our drinking water by spreading the resulting outcome of our treatment plant on Bowen Island soil? Our municipal trucks carry the following logo: “Our drinking water, protect the source”. We should be vigilant and do so. Our Bowen Island library has an excellent book on human poop, The Big Necessity by Rose George. Take the time to read it and be informed. Anne Franc de Ferrière – Chollat
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come from compacting and fewer trips off the island,” he said. “We now carry four, five, six tonnes where we could carry 20 tonnes. And we could carry multiple bales to deliver them to wherever they need to go.” Councillor Cro Lucas said that the money for the capital cost could be taken out of reserves with a view at cost recovery. “If we borrow $80,000 out of the reserves and use a loader/ backhoe together with a baler, the savings would be huge,” he said. On the recommendation of BIM’s interim manager finance Kristen Watson, council authorized staff to include $80,000 for potential improvements to a resource recovery facility at the BIRD site, funded by the capital stabilization fund in the 2013 budget. Council deferred the recommendation from SWRMAC to appoint a resource recovery manager.
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It placed second for best editorial page and third for best front page in the general excellence category for its circulation class. Undercurrent photographer Debra Stringfellow received third place for best feature photo in the circulation of up to 3,999 for her photo of Suzie and Jay on the front page of the November 30, 2012, paper. “[Feature photos] must contain imagination, initiative and technical skill. Judging is based on news or feature value, impact, originality and foresight, technical skills and presentation (focus, clarity, reproduction, cropping/cutline),” according to CCNA’s contest criteria. Over 250 non-daily publications from coast to coast submitted 2,222 entries representing their best work from 2012, states the CCNA, that featured 33 unique categories honouring outstanding editorial, photography, multimedia and overall excellence in community newspaper publishing in this year’s contest.
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ne of the three islanders spearheading the taxi initiative asked council on Monday to not only think about costs and risks but also reflect on the value a taxi/community shuttle service would add to the island. To many, that value is evident. I recall an incident when I encountered a couple of visitors who were just coming off the ferry with suitcases – the kind that have wheels but are bigger than those considered cabin luggage. They inquired about calling a cab, explaining that they were headed for Rivendell. Mindful about the steep climb that would be ahead of them, I gave them a ride. I’ve also been in a position when I depended on the kindness of fellow islanders to get me home, like the time we missed the last ferry and Brian and Leanne gave our family a lift from the water taxi. It is nice that Bowen Islanders help one another in those kinds of situations, but it is not something that can be planned. Our family called the cab quite a few times when we had one many years ago and would certainly use it, if we had it again. But the other issue that was brought up in this week’s council meeting was the example of the Abbeyfield bus, a pilot project that ran in 2010 to find out how many people would
use a shuttle/taxi. The Abbeyfield bus ran for a month, burning through $35,000 of grant money, and the results were not very encouraging –ridership was low. There is no question that islanders would see a taxi as valuable. But is it one of those “would-be-nice-to-have” services on the island that people support but use only when they have no other option? Or is it an essential service that islanders regularly depend on (and pay for)? Would it be worth the $15 or so for parents to have their kids take the taxi from the late ferry or water taxi or would they rather interrupt their evening or roll out of bed to drive to the cove and get them to save a few bucks? Would people call the cab after an evening out or would they rather have their spouse abstain from a class of wine? In a small community with economical constraints, it’s usually a “use-it-or-lose-it” kind of scenario (and that doesn’t just apply to transportation initiatives). We lost the taxi. Now we want it back. But can we make sure it’s used to the point where it becomes a viable business? Because whether it’s a private operator or the municipality that runs it – in the end, someone’s gotta pay for it. Susanne Martin
Importance of maintaining richness of heritage To the editor: Re: Valuable donations added to museum and archives’ collection colleague alerted me to Lois MeyersCarter’s column from March 21. It was right up our alley. For the past six years, I have been an appointed member of the municipal heritage committee of the township of Leeds and the Thousand Islands - as well as the municipal archive. We are having a great time amassing historical documents and artifacts for our archive. But we have a longer history than Bowen Island and are often referred to as “the cradle of Canada” and our documentation and collections cover centuries. In fact, my own home is a regis-
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tered heritage site that was built in 1841. So I live in my own archive and bit of heritage – and it almost speaks to me. However, the challenges are the same everywhere and it is such an important responsibility to maintain the richness of our heritage, wherever we are. We too have the challenge of gaining volunteers to assist with the collecting and the care of artifacts. But people are beginning to see and feel its importance. So good luck to you and your colleagues in honouring the history of Bowen. I do miss the place (no snow!) and am happy to have been a part of Bowen for almost thirty years. Thomas Ferguson
Commercial component needs to be more than an afterthougt To the editor:
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t will surprise no one to learn that I am sickened to the core that there is no mention of a hotel or resort at Seymour Bay. When will the day come when people realize that they have to create more then a sanctuary to nature? Accommodation and commercial activities must be created to support community mem-
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bers not lucky enough to have rich parents, dual household pensions or rewarding financial careers that allow them to continue to live on the island. Why is the commercial component always an afterthought and often a struggle or epic battle to achieve? Lary Waldman
Family needs help after fire To the editor:
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n March 29, four generations of the Williams family (including 13 people, four cats, four dogs and a brood of chickens) lost everything but one trailer and their lives to a fire that consumed their home in the Lil’wat territory - Mount Currie. Their clothes and personal possessions, their extensive documentation of their history, their regalia, their tools, their appliances, their outdoor kitchen and their preserved food burnt to the ground in less than 15 minutes. Often, when disaster strikes, people can find temporary shelter with relatives. But in this case, almost the whole extended family lived under one roof. The very next day, a bingo was held to help out, someone donated a tent, a friend drove up from Vancouver to lend them an RV, and donation boxes are scattered throughout the community. But unfortunately, none of this will be enough to rebuild the Williams family home. In the 1960s, John Williams (now 73) built his house with helpers. His wife Mary is an expert organic farmer and for decades, the whole family (as well as the many friends who passed through or stayed) lived on the produce of their garden and the fish they canned. Mary and John live outside the system. They prefer to continue their independent lifestyle and pay for everything that needs money with their own earnings. Whatever funds they have needed they earned by teaching, or by selling hand made items and crafted resources from their territory. They are adamant in staying true to their principled belief in being selfsustaining, free and independent in order to assert their right to sovereignty with dignity. John and Mary are currently staying in a borrowed RV while they clean up debris from the fire. They were given a temporary place to cook and shower. Many more friends are ready to lend a hand, but an estimated $50,000 would still be needed to buy a minimum in construction materials, tools and supplies to build a basic cabin. They have approximately five months before winter sets in to make a new roof over their heads. To help, please donate to Scotia Bank, account # 01800 00392-84. Silvaine Zimmermann
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Down with Bowen old and in with Bowen new slow lane
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’m in Doc Morgan’s taking down memorabilia from the walls and glass case. Sometime in early May, Doc’s will reopen under the management of Howe Sound Hospitality and will look a little different and I’m the guy who gets to remove and store the old stuff to give room for the new that’s coming. It is a heady assignment and I’m dithering – don’t tell Rondy!!! - lingering on Bowen’s past in the form of photos and trophies, some dating back well over 20 years. Here are things I’ve discovered: Woof Dog won Dog of the Year in 1990, Lloyd won in 1993, Bert in ’97 and Katie in 2000. Here’s something else: the Doc Morgan’s Steamers won the Bowen Men’s Fastpitch League title back in 1992. Twenty-one years ago! There’s a photo of the Steamers, taken by Mike Kearney. It has a young, long-haired Mike Hartwick looking like he’s from that old pop band Journey (Don’t Stop Believin) or even a bit like Che Guevara; I spot Phil ‘Philbert’ Wood looking like a young, and a slightly demented, Peter Frampton. Sean Davies looks like...Sean Davies. Hey this is cool: somebody won the ‘Bubba Bubba Bubble Blow’ award (???) and inexplicably left their trophy behind. And here’s a silver metal cup inscribed with Bill Carr’s name, perhaps for a recycling feat, though Bill is surely adept at many other things. There’s a trophy here for the watermelon toss, an event that sounds newsroom@bowenislandunder-
DON’T MISS THE WILD CHILD SILENT AUCTION! Bowen Children’s Centre’s executive director Ann Silberman and Ross Allan from Allan Financial at last year’s Wild Child Party. The annual event is planned for Saturday, April 20. Can’t make the Wild Child party but still want to get in on the silent auction action? Fabulous off-island packages, trips, and dozens of items to tempt every age group! So venture to the wild side and support Bowen’s children - the Children’s Centre, Family Place and the Youth Centre all have items for sale. You can bid online at facebook/BowenChildrensCentre. To enter the fabulous photo contest with a $100 spa prize go to: facebook/allanfinancial. Debra Stringfellow file photo
Dogs and runners SUSANNA BRAUND BOWEN ANIMAL AFFAIRS
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oday while walking on the trail around Killarney Lake, I was startled and shocked by a runner powering past me from behind. My heart literally skipped a beat. My dog, walking on leash close beside me, was startled too. The runner gave no warning, no advance indication of her presence, as she raced by me. Luckily for her and for me, my dog is older and calmer than he was and he did not react. Still, the experience was unpleasant. My impression is that only one runner in a hundred gives a warning. I don’t know why runners have yet not learned this valuable courtesy. It’s my strong belief that this failure contributes to the number of dog bites that runners receive. I fervently hope that if runners understand the advantages of warning dog-walkers as they approach, there will be many fewer incidents of dogs jumping up and biting runners. We hear of too many such incidents: very distressing for all concerned, and very painful for the runners. This time of year sees a great increase in the number of runners on our trails. There are more people running as the weather improves. Let’s try looking at this from a dog’s point of view. The modern canine pet is a pampered pooch (I include my own five in this category) who has been robbed of pretty much all of the tasks that humans in previous eras trained their dogs for. There are still a few professional herding, hunting and sniffing dogs, for sure, but for the vast majority of dogs, their main role is to be companions to their humans. This entails huge amounts of boredom for most dogs, as they sit around in empty houses waiting for their people to come home and throw them a crumb of attention. The one task that most self-respecting dogs can still undertake is to guard their owners. For many dogs this involves barking a warning that there is someone at the front door. For dogs out walking with their people on the trails, this involves ensuring that their people are kept safe from possible attack. A runner suddenly bearing down from in front and especially from behind will seem to most sensible dogs like an obvious case of an attacker. The dog is not a mind-reader. He does not know that you are bent on improving your time and your physique because of that bet or
messy and makes for great images. Doesn’t say who won. Lots of boat awards. ‘The Hamish Miller Memorial Trophy’ is here. Jeremy Hill was a winner in 1992 on ‘Yomanus’. Rick Burrows won a Round Bowen race many years ago and happily I ran in to him and get a report of that long-ago victory. “I came in after about three days,” Rick said. “I’m fairly certain I was the only boat entered that year.” It’s easy to get lost in a reverie of what all these competitions were like. The effort and all of the laughing and storytelling. The confused but happy-with-the-attention-and-extra-treats dogs. Many islanders now gone were surely at these events, Peter Schmidt comes to mind, Doreen Pryce-Jones, Neil Gray, Margaret Collins Fouberg. They’re hallmarks of community, these gatherings, and repeated in communities all over the world, a world with far more communities than there are people on Bowen Island. The Watermelon Toss and the Bubba Bubba Award haven’t stood the test of time, gone now, but Dog Days and Round Bowen have, along with other celebrations. Things come and go, like people. There is forever a need to make a new future and so the Bowen tradition that is Doc’s is changing and it is down with old model boats and old maps and old trophies. But they record a snapshot of our history and are to be saved, for as sure as we always look forward we always look back, too. Meanwhile, the Round Bowen winner for 2013 is.....
Dogs can easily be startled by runners. Martha Perkins file photo
that sponsorship you have accrued for the Sun Run. What he does know is that you are headed for him and his person at great speed. No wonder he wants to jump up and ward off the attacker - sorry, runner - from his person. And he will do this just as easily on leash as off leash: if the average leash is six foot long and our trails are rather narrow, it is not that hard for a dog to achieve physical contact with a perceived attacker. I remember an incident of this nature when we lived in Connecticut and when Adam often did a four-mile run in the early mornings. One day, he passed from behind a woman and her small dog, which was leashed. He didn’t announce his presence and went by too close. The dog jumped and bit him rather badly on the hand. In retrospect, he felt that the incident was entirely understandable from the dog’s perspective: it was protecting its mistress the best way it could. I would love to see Bowen runners replicate the courteous cyclists’ call of “Coming by on your left!” whenever approaching a person walking with a dog. The warning needs to be sounded from far enough back to give the dogowner time to get their dog under closer control. I believe I can guarantee that adoption of this practice will greatly reduce conflict between dogs and runners. Our trails on Bowen are shared trails. This requires that we are aware of the needs of other users. Hikers and cyclists must give way to horses - that makes sense. And it makes sense too for runners to avoid startling dogs and their people.
Phillip Bement with Joanne Mogridge and Carlos Vela-Martinez at Cocoa West where winners of the cipher contest can claim their prizes. Deanna Adams photo
Solve the Cipher – final contest
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his is the final Solve the Cipher” contest. Joanne and Carlos, owners of Cocoa West, have donated the prize for this contest—a box of chocolates where you get to pick out your favourites. Thank you Joanne and Carlos for donating the special prize, and thanks to the Undercurrent for publishing my articles. This cipher is a Vigenère cipher. Note: the line breaks are not important. Good luck to you! EVDVNSVFCPEEISZEUHKIHWUWV HRJKBGEVSFLPWTYGCIWQZYMPU
WLGJLKGBHVGQLTJSULGRLHVVL WDMGMXWGMPUWLGAHWUOJIW DLRVCLRFWYMFIDPESDWCFFMRV HVUOQHHWQHKBJXJSVLKTWSHH KIOPBPQCNMPUDXVVHMTTUISIH REMSEVHHVPG Congratulations to Mickey McGowan for cracking cipher number 3, and to David Demner for cracking for 3 and 4. Email your solutions and questions to bowenislandciphercontest@gmail.com. Phillip Bement
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Natural dyes, eco-print and hand stitching MARGARET MILLER EvERGREEn AcREs
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Festoons of spring bulbs in open garden
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he Bowen Island Garden Club hosts its first open garden of the season at the home of Doug Elliott and Owen Plowman at 680 Minnows lane. The garden will be open on Sunday, April 14, from 1 to 3 p.m. Nonmembers are welcome for a small admission fee. Memberships can be purchased on-site. Visitors are requested to park along the sides of Cates Hill Road or facing the mailboxes in the cul-de-sac at the end. Doug and Owen have been planting daffodils around their property for the last nine years in annual batches of about 400. The property spans both sides of Minnows Lane where visitors will see daffodils and narcissus around the duck pond, gazebo, and on both sides of the lane. About a third of the property is fenced, contributing to a more formal garden. Numerous trails link points of interest and offer tantalizing visions of festoons of spring bulbs.
extile artist arlee barr will return to Bowen for an eco-printing workshop, scheduled for May 18 to 20 and hosted by Evergreen Acres. Over the three days of the workshop, participants will learn basic natural dye and eco-print techniques and explore the possibilities of combining hand stitching with natural markings. The one of a kind results can enhance a personal library of cloth and art cloth processes. Participants will learn something at this comprehensive three-day workshop, whether they’ve never dyed cloth before or are textile artists. We’ll explore the process of creating natural dyes and producing prints on fabrics as well as work with fabrics to enhance creations. After introductions over Bowen-roasted coffee and locally made pastries, we’ll wander the trails and natural areas on the property to collect materials that will be used both as dyes and to create prints. We will explore the world of geocentric plants, using various parts of them and combining them with basic mordants and heat processes to compose unique designs and add coloration and patterning on natural fibre fabrics. There will be plenty of time to discuss and ask questions over lunches that will be catered by local Bowen cafes each day. To finish up, we’ll look at the use of hand stitching as a way to enhance and embellish our creations. Since much of arlee’s life was nomadic by ordinary standards, fabric and thread became the materials of choice to express herself: easily accessible, affordable, portable and workable at any time she chose without the worries of space needed or messes made. “I started my journey by using commercial synthetic dyes on salvaged and found fabrics, learning from other artists and then my own experimentation. Using my own dyed fabrics, I became more explorative, noting that stitch could augment the designs that occurred naturally in the dye processes, a method I call ‘finding the image’,” arlee explained. “Natural dyes and ecoprints take this even further, a form of natural graffiti waiting to be actualized on the cloth. I am pleased to return to Bowen Island, having many fond memories of the years I lived there, and excited to share these dye and stitch techniques.” She lived on Bowen for six years, was involved in Bowen’s Fibre Arts Guild and did costuming for TOTI.
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Textile artist arlee barr lived on Bowen for six years and will return to teach a workshop from May 18 to 20 at Evergreen Acres. Art (autumn vortex and self portrait) by arlee barr
A two-year textile arts program during this time made her aware that there were other artists who were just as interested in the making, history and evolution of textile art and craft. After blogging for several years and pursuing her art on the Sunshine Coast, arlee moved to Calgary joining Calgary’s Contextural Fibre Arts Co-operative in 2009. This opened a new world for her. She joined FAN (Fibre Arts Network), a Canadian western provinces group that exhibits widely, and SDA (Surface Design Association), an international textile arts platform. “A lot of my art is created due to natural forces in the dyeing techniques–you can’t escape the marks made by attrition in natural dyeing, ecoprinting and rusting,” arlee says. “We all see different things in our own
perceptions of an image. Even the change of a day can bring new potential to those images within ourselves.” She has been featured in several international magazines, was an artist in residence at the Alberta College of Art and Design (ACAD), teaches online and has shown locally, nationally, and internationally. “I hope to take home to Calgary some Bowen in the form of its indigenous plant and water markings, colour, shape and stitched impression,” arlee said. Cost for the workshop is $350 and includes some supplies and vegetarian catering. Space is limited and, due to the nature of some of the materials, this workshop is not suitable for children under 16. To register, please contact Margaret at 604.947.2682 or info@ evergreenacresfacility.com.
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Survey will gauge interest in Bowen sailboat co-op SUSANNE MARTIN Editor
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ould you and your family join a sailing co-op? What kind of boat are you interested in using and for what season? And: how could you volunteer for such a co-op? The Bowen Island Yacht Club is asking islanders for input because it considers making its dinghy fleet available to the membership of a co-op to enable sailing yearround (see the survey at www. biyc.bc.ca). “We’ve only used the boats for teaching before but we are now proposing to have a fleet that members could use outside of teaching hours,” BIYC’s sail training officer Florrie Levine said. She clarified that there would be family, youth and individual memberships available with access to three different types of boats: Optimist, Laser and Laser II. BIYC’s commodore Jonathan Bell said that the reason to conduct a survey first is to find out the level of interest in the program. “This is something people have asked about for many years,” he said. “But we need to find out if it is affordable and what times would be convenient for everyone.” After receiving the information, BIYC would design the program accordingly, says Levine. “We want to find out if people would join the club in order to be part of sailboat co-op. We’ve also met with the Hollyburn Sailing Club that has a teaching fleet and a co-op fleet. There is a chance to use a similar model for our program,” she said. Levine explained that the Hollyburn Sailing Club has been running a co-op for a long time. BIYC’s Learn to Sail committee member Wendy Hauner sees exciting partnership opportunities between the two co-ops. “We were also talking about extending the program to people coming from off island,” she said. “[Hollyburn is] very enthusiastic about that – it’s located right in Ambleside,” Bell said. “We offer a better sailing environment right out of Tunstall Bay. It’s also more interesting.”
Levine said that a partnership could potentially help with costs. “If we had interest from 20 families, we could look at an offset of the infrastructure cost and evaluate the financial risk,” she said, explaining that part of the infrastructure cost would be having locked gear boxes that members could access for taking out specific boats. “We would keep track of all the parts and pieces and possible damages,” she said. Hauner added that a labelling system would be in place to identify the equipment and says,“The program would be self-regulating and, since it is a co-op, members would have a sense of ownership.” Bell added that the more use the boats get, the more maintenance will be required. “Everybody shares the boats and equipment and we have to rely on people to be responsible and develop a sense of trust,” Levine said. “We would offer a required orientation course for members to understand where the equipment is stored and what their responsibilities and boundaries are.” In addition to higher maintenance, liability insurance could also be a hurdle, says Levine, and only a certain number of members can make the co-op a viable model. Fees would be dependent on how many people participate and how many boats would be available. But another bonus could be potential partnerships where experienced sailors would go out with members who recently completed a course. “The co-op has good potential to get people out on the water,” Levine says and Bell adds with a laugh, “We want to get people addicted to sailing.” Hauner said that the BIYC is looking for volunteers as well as donations to increase its fleet. “If people have a boat to donate in good condition, they can get a tax receipt,” she said, adding that the receipt would be issued in partnership with B.C. Sailing (BIYC is a member of B.C. Sailing as well as Sail Canada). Levine said that the website has been updated and that registration for the summer programs is open and can now be made directly through the website.
The Laser is a single-handed sailboat and BIYC is looking into the possibility of making its dinghy fleet available outside teaching hours if there is enough interest to form a sailing co-op. Submitted photo
Underneath the Lintel back on Bowen
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f you missed Kingbaby’s production of Underneath The Lintel in January, do not despair. If you saw Underneath The Lintel and wished you could see it again, do not despair, Kingbaby will be offering a one night only performance at Tir-na-nOg Theatre on Friday, April 26. This performance will be the warm-up for a spring/summer tour in the Lower Mainland, and we would love you to attend and help send it off. In this 70-minute solo performance, David Cameron will grace the stage of Presentation House as part of Theatre B.C’s Annual Drama Festival. Then it’s off to the University College of the Fraser Valley in early June. David and Jackie will sail back to Kingbaby’s second island home audience on Gabriola to participate in a warm and wonderful theatre festival in August. Underneath the Lintel will conclude its tour at the Vancouver East Cultural Centre in late summer as part of the Vancouver Fringe Theatre Festival. After a two-week run of the play early this year, David Cameron and director Jackie Minns continue to refine and discover more evidence of how insightful this curiously funny drama is. Eric Berger’s award winning one-hander script provides genuinely compelling story-telling which draws us relentlessly into the intriguing detective plot in order to examine much larger themes. As expressed by Bowen’s Chris Corrigan: “Underneath the Lintel is a brilliant piece of work. I completely forgot I was sitting in a room watching my friend David act, he simply entered his character’s world, totally absorbed in his lunatic quest for meaning, his obsessive pursuit of a miracle nobody else would even have noticed.” To catch the brilliant tour de force before it travels, go directly to www.kingbaby.com and purchase tickets online via paypal, or come to the door early on Friday, April 26. Showtime is at 8 p.m.
A Musical Interpretation of Romeo & Juliet David Cameron brings Underneath the Lintel back to Bowen on April 26. Submitted photo
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Caring Circle Resource Centre in need of printed material and volunteers diANE MARSHALL CAriNg CirClE
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ince the Caring Circle Health Resource Centre opened on February 20, 80 people have visited our volunteer health navigator/coordinator, Colleen O’Neil. Her role is one of helping people find the support they need as our health system is becoming increasingly complicated and the onus is being newly placed on patients to self manage their health. This is theoretically good but without someone to guide them, people often feel lost trying to negotiate the system. The resulting frustration adds to the stress of having compromised health. Having health navigators is a fairly new role in health care but is being increasingly adopted. Over the past few weeks, people have come into the resource centre with many health-related concerns. Some of the inquiries to date have been for information about: breast prosthesis, diabetes, subsidized housing, pensions, representational agreements and wills, caregiver and brain injury support, arthritis, dieticians, smoking, anxiety in youth, and transportation. We are keeping a daily log to record what issues are of concern and where there are gaps in services on Bowen. Please come in and have a look at the myriad of resource materials we have to date. This centre is not just for seniors, it’s for people of all ages. There is information covering a myriad of topics ranging from transportation to housing, chronic disease, children and youth, cancer, senior and family activities, health promotion, health prevention and many more. Our library has a good supply of health brochures and pamphlets but we need more books that have a health and wellness theme. We welcome your contribution of books that are current or at least still quite relevant. Please drop them off any day of the week through our mail slot beside the Village Baker. When you’re at your local health service provider, we’d appreciate you picking up any interesting brochures for our racks. At present, our seven volunteers (many from SKY) are assisting Colleen in cataloguing the resources as well as helping to load helpful health links to our soon to be launched website. Our website will be designed along similar lines as our Bowen Island Health Resource Guide that was
mailed to you, but will have more information. Can you help us? If you have any recommendations of relevant links, please pass them on. Our launch date is April 30. The website is designed by Julia McCaig, Black Dog Creative, and, in our opinion, is one of the best health websites we have seen. Caring Circle’s 15 person advisory board continues to meet monthly to discuss the guide, the resource centre and the work the Caring Circle is doing for the community. Caring Circle is also in the process of pulling together an action wing, which for the time being, is called the Bowen Island Clinic Action Committee. We are just in the beginning stages of discussing the feasibility of having a medical clinic on Bowen Island with perhaps medical offices and emergency beds. With all of this action, we haven’t had time to plan our path forward, so we have organized a retreat in May facilitated by Carol Mackinnon, which will be followed by an open house in June. It seems that many islanders still don’t know where we are or what we’re doing, so we invite you to encourage your friends and neighbours to drop in and introduce themselves. If you wish, our health navigator can help you to find your way through the health system or find relevant information for you from our resource library. Despite looking quite settled in our office, we are not financially stable and are spending much of our time looking for funding dollars. In that regard, coodinators Colleen O’Neil and Diane Marshall have liaised with several Vancouver Coastal Health representatives and joined Patient Voices and the Community Engagement Advocacy Network to learn about health initiatives in the province and speak to our concerns locally. Our most pressing costs are rent and salary for our navigator/coordinator. If you would like to volunteer, either in the resource centre or at home on your computer, these are the things we need help with: looking for funding and working on proposals or researching good links to give to our web designer to post on our website. Please let us know if you have an interest. Thanks to the community for the generous embracing of this health initiative. Together we can encourage one another other to make Bowen Island a healthier place.
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Accoustic improv in tunstall Bay SUSANNE MARTIN Editor
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he music Torsten Müller plays doesn’t lend itself to larger venues, bars or clubs. It’s acoustic and improvised. House concerts, on the other hand, work well and Müller is excited about the opportunity to play on Bowen Island. “I really prefer smaller intimate venues like theaters and house concerts,” Müller said. “Julie [Vik] was at a concert I played and came up to invite me to play at her place.” He’d been to Bowen once before for a visit and jumped at the chance to come back. On Saturday, April 20, 8 p.m. Müller will perform with drummer Dylan Van der Schyff at
Vik’s place at 1567 Tunstall Boulevard. For more information, call 947-2345. Müller says he plays improvised music, first coming to the field in the 70s. His instrument is the five-string double bass and he has performed in concerts all over the world with renowned improvisers. Born in Germany, Müller moved to Vancouver in 2001. He has been performing at the Vancouver International Jazz Festival and acts as co-curator of the Improvised Music Festival Time Flies. He often pairs up with Van der Schyff in ensembles like Bande X and Hoxha. Müller and Van der Schyff ’s performance is highly anticipated and Vik has spread the message that “awesomness [is] coming to Bowen.”
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BURSARY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY The purpose of Knick Knack Nook is to foster environmental responsibility through both action and education. To that end $2,000 Bursaries will be awarded in 2013 to students with ties to Bowen and who are pursuing careers in support of environmental sustainability through studies at the undergraduate or post-graduate level (or equivalent). An applicant must provide the following information, by April 30, 2013:
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1. Her/his full name, address, telephone number and email address. 2. A letter outlining: • The course of studies being pursued; • How the applicant’s course of studies will help her/him foster environmental sustainability; • The applicant’s connection to Bowen and the Bowen community; • Volunteer or other work that relates to community life and environmental sustainability; • Her/his financial need and the assistance the $2,000 Award would provide. 3. Proof of acceptance at a recognized Canadian post-secondary institution, including the applicant’s student number and the address of the institution. 4. A letter of reference from someone other than a relative. 5. A copy of the applicant’s official transcript of scholastic standing from the most recent year of attendance at a recognized educational institution (either secondary or post-secondary). Please submit the full application electronically to: Bowen Island Community Foundation info@bowenfoundation.com Please note that preference will be given to applicants demonstrating strong ties to Bowen and those who have already shown a commitment to environmental sustainability. Though not the primary determining factor, financial need will be a consideration and should there be several candidates who appear equally deserving, the selection committee may ask for further, standard financial documentation to assist in its decision making.
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owen’s birds will soon have new choices of luxury accommodation to move into and can choose from a variety of styles and colours as the Bowen Island Arts Council embarks on its Art for the Birds project that is part of the organization’s silver anniversary celebration as well as the festivities of the B.C. Arts and Cultural Week. On Sunday, April 21, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., islanders are invited to paint birdhouses that will be mounted along the trail from Snug Cove to Artisan Square. Registration is through Bowen Island Community Recreation (www.bowencommunityrecreation.com) or BIAC (www.biac.ca). Participation costs $12 per birdhouse; additional material is included. A new model called “wingy birdhouse” has been designed for and donated to the project by islander David Youngson – it is also the latest addition to his product line. Youngson’s interest in birdhouses started many years ago, when his now teenage son was attending preschool. “Like most parents, we were looking for creative ways to pay for our son’s education,” Youngson said. Realizing that bake sales could only go so far, he was looking to find a product that he could sell - a product that could also provide parents with an opportunity to collaborate with their kids. “I wanted to create something an adult and a child could do together on a rainy day,” Youngson said. “I gave myself the challenge of building a birdhouse without nails or glue.” The aim was to introduce kids to nature through a hands-on activity, best undertaken with parents or friends, according to Youngson, who recalls going to his son’s Grade 4 class to introduce the product. He learned that the kit was usually easier for kids to assemble than for adults.
Youngson is an architect by training and first approached the project from “a design perspective.” Another consideration was to be able to make a kit that would be easy to transport in the car. “I did some research and then reworked the minimum size,” Youngson said, explaining that the houses that will go up on Bowen fit smaller songbirds like finches and chickadees. They don’t have perch because that is how predators can get in. The houses have been developed with advice from Wild Birds Unlimited and the Young Naturalists of Canada. “A lot of bird people would consider the wood to be thin,” Youngson says. “But the thickness isn’t a problem in our mild climate here on the coast.” The wingy birdhouse is one of 25 products Youngson makes and sells through retailers such as Home Hardware or Garden Works. “Some of my biggest sellers are bird feeders and butterfly feeders that can be mounted on windows,” Youngson says. “I also designed some bird feeders for the Young Naturalists of Canada. That particular design came about because [the organization] wanted something that can be easily mailed and shipped.” On Bowen Island, some of Youngson’s products are available through him as well as the Bowen Building Centre and Phoenix on Bowen. The regular birdhouse retails for $20, the wingy birdhouse for $25. In addition to bringing youth and parents together on projects that inspire a love of nature, Youngson generously supports non-profit organizations. The birdhouses are his donation to BIAC. “I would not usually ask for any recognition as my family believes that it is our responsibility to support our community. But in this circumstance, the project coincided with the death of a friend,” Youngson said. “I donated these kits to honour Ted Moffat, who was a great friend and mentor in developing my business. Thanks, Ted!”
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Movement Global will be closed Saturday, April 13, 3:15 to 5:00 Join us as Victor Chan launches his book, co-authored with the Dalai Lama, The Wisdom of Compassion Contact dnspear@telus.net to receive and invitation
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
The Gallery @ Artisan Square presents Colours in our Midst Featuring the work of Jilly Watson Marguerite Mahy Lyn Webster Apr 5 - May 5 Reception Sat Apr 13, 1-4pm
Rental Space for Meetings. Bowen Island Health Resource Centre - Beside Village Baker. $15/hour, minimum 2 hours on Tues / Thurs / Sat / Sun. Contact: info@caringcircle.ca (604)947-9100
Welder Wanted: Structural Aluminum and Stainless Steel certified. Call Union SteamShip Co. Marina, attention Rondy Dike 604 947 0707 ext 4 or resumes to rjdike@ussc.ca
Natural Family Medicine
Dr. Utah Zandy 604-947-9830 CALL FOR APPOINTMENT OPEN MONDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY
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Fatigued? Overnight accomm. avail. in lovely 2 bedrm suite in Kerrisdale. Quiet tree lined street. Close to bus trans., Canada Line, shops & community centre. Easy trip to Dwntn, UBC, Langara or Kits. $300 mth bedrm, $150 mth sofa in LRoom, Female Only. Based on 1-2 nights a week. To share with F into gardening, yoga, creativity, meditation. Call Chrystal 604 731 2245.
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The joys of spring The balmy temperatures of spring enticed islanders to be outside, whether it was for planting seeds or to discover wild, edible plants with Emily van Lidth de Jeude, who took eager wild food foragers on a journey of discovery. Debra Stringfellow and Emily van Lidth de Jeude photos
Bowen Island Conservancy 2013 Speaker Series:
Green Fire: Aldo leopold And A lAnd ethic For our time Saturday, April 20, 2013, 3:30 pm, at Collins Hall Considered by many to be the father of wildlife management and of the United States’ wilderness system, Aldo Leopold was a conservationist, forester, philosopher, educator, writer, and outdoor enthusiast. “Green Fire” is the first full-length documentary film ever made about him. It is a beautifully-made piece, and really represents more than a simple documentary about Aldo Leopold. It also portrays how Leopold’s vision of a community that cares about both people and land—his call for a land ethic—ties together a wide range of modern conservation concerns and offers inspiration and insight for the future.
For more information, email info@bowenislandconservancy.org (Please note our next session, featuring Bob Turner speaking on The Natural Wonders of Howe Sound, on May 25th.) Please join us; everyone is welcome. Refreshments will be served.
Golf Ball Drop
SPRING CLEAN YOUR DOG
Don’t miss out!
15% off all grooms if you make an appointment by April 15.
Kick off the Annual IPS Golf Tournament with a Golf Ball Drop from a Helicopter...
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Closest ball to the flag wins!
We also groom cats!)
Tickets available from IPS, Bowen Island Golf Course, and Students
Sat. June 8 11:00 am Bowen Island Golf Course
BUY a BALL $10 per ball
1st prize - $1000 cash 2nd prize - A Whistler golf weekend
Raising Money for IPS & Bowen Youth Golf
Advertising Sales Representative
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A position exists at the Bowen Island Undercurrent, one of Canada’s leading Island community newspapers, for an Advertising Sales Representative.
The Bowen Island Undercurrent is part of Black Press, Canada’s largest independent newspaper company
This is a career opportunity for a results-oriented person. Candidates for this position will possess the ability to service existing clients and develop new relationships in a market that encompasses Bowen Island and extends to surrounding communities
Publisher, Bowen Island Undercurrent publisher@bowenislandundercurrent.com
Our work environment sets industry standards for professionalism and combines a competitive salary/commission, designed to attract and retain outstanding staff.
Those interested should submit a resume to:
Deadline for applications is April 26, 2013
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