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Compasses in Crippen
Favourite Things
Playing in the big league
IPS students students and their plans for the Park
Local musicians put the return of steady gigs at the top of the list
Local entrepreneur grows into a bigger market
Belterra prepares to break ground Council grants final approval necessary to move forward on development MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Michael and Ty Kenney participated in the Pumpkins and Dads event put on by Children’s place, Family Place and the Bowen Island Irly Building Centre. Debra StringfellowPhoto credit
Library begins journey to the 21st Century MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
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ith a two-thousand dollar grant awarded this week by the municipality to the BICS Parent Advisory Committee, and a 5 thousand dollar private donation, the library at BICS is ready to begin its transformation into a learning space fit for the 21st Century. “At this point, a computer lab is outdated,” says Parent Advisory Committee member Cam Hayduk. “Computers are mobile now, and in the new library that will be reflected in a café-style area with I-Pad docs. It will be a gathering space that integrates media, online learning and collaboration.” Hayduk compares the vision for the future of the BICS library to the UBC Learning Commons. This transformed-library offers
a multi-media help desk, tutoring in math, physics, economics and chemistry, writing support and peer academic coaching. “The BICS Learning Commons would be age-appropriate, of course,” says Hayduk. “But the goal is to provide a space for hands-on learning, digital literacy, collaboration - and not just between students, but also between teachers.” The, “Learning Commons Model” tries to harness the inclination of today’s students towards emerging technologies, but seeks to teach them how to use these tools for learning and critical thinking. The librarian-teacher at BICS, Kalen Marquis, sees this as a lifeline for libraries. As a teacher with a graduate diploma in literacy, he’s a natural fit for this position.
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After twelve years of planning, applying, waiting and negotiating, Belterra Cohousing development is ready to break ground. On November 8th, the people who dreamed it up, alongside builders, future homeowners and the three mayors and councils who have helped grow the project will have the opportunity to put a shovel in the ground of the building site on Belterra Road, behind the Island Pacific School. “When we started this, we didn’t even know what cohousing was,” says Stephanie Legg, who started brainstorming about creative ways to develop the property with her partner Roger McGillivray in 2001. “We just wanted to build something other than a huge house on a big acreage. We wanted to do something community oriented.” McGillivray, who has built custom homes on Bowen since 1976, bought the land in 1990 with Wolfgang Duntz. Duntz developed the lower half, with Island Pacific School, Cates Hill Chapel and the Bowen Island Children’s Centre. “The intent was originally to build six to eight houses up there,” says McGillivray. “But that just didn’t feel right. I wanted to do something different.” What McGillivray and Legg dreamed up - a smaller community within the bigger one, that would share resources - fit into the idea of cohousing, originally developed in Denmark in the 1970s. continued, PAGE 2
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Community celebrating community Tess Taylor & Soorya Ray Resels SUBMISSION
The term community has two distinct meanings. It can refer to a social unit of any size that shares common values, including a national or international community. The second meaning appears in biology where “community” describes a group of interacting living organisms sharing a populated environment. Bowen Island does not have a stand-alone community centre. Instead, we’re lucky to have the Bowen Island Community School (BICS), a shared-use facility and the only community school in the West Vancouver School District. Sarah Haxby is the Community-School Coordinator. She works hard to ensure that our island community has a place to host a variety of events in which to share knowledge, activity, and fun. This year, BICS is celebrating its 40th year as a designated community school. At the same time, Belterra cohousing is celebrating its longawaited groundbreaking and the start of construction. Our 30-unit housing development happens to be just a 5-minute walk from Bowen Island Community School. Unlike any other development on Bowen, Belterra is a cohousing community. That means it is planned, owned and managed by its residents. Belterra is also providing the first ever affordable housing under the Bowen Island Municipality’s guidelines. So, there is much to celebrate in November; many people have
worked for many years to create affordable housing on Bowen Island, and Tess is thrilled to be able to purchase one of these homes. What better way to celebrate the old and the new aspects of community building than with a traditional, family-friendly, all ages dance party? Everyone is invited on Friday November 8th to join them in a celebration of community at a Ceilidh sponsored by Belterra cohousing and BICS. What is a Ceilidh? It’s a social, community-connection-building event full of music, movement, celebration and fun. A Ceilidh includes the opportunity to learn dances in a multi-generational setting. This will be an opportunity to create memories and a sense of belonging through this lively activity we’ve planned for our Bowen Island Community. Musicians Neil and Keona Hammond are donating their performance time. They’re bringing a professional Ceilidh (Kay-lee) Caller and musicians who specialize in Ceilidh dances. What’s it like? Think Irish/ Scottish line dances, with a caller who teaches each of the dances and then encourages everyone to join in. We’re also making sure there will be time for free-style dancing. The focus is on creating a family friendly event and “Raising Fun,” not “Fund Raising.” Any dollars raised over cost will be reinvested in future community events.
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NEW BIM WEBSITE – REQUEST FOR PHOTOS Bowen Island Municipality (BIM) is in the process of updating the BIM website. We would like to include some recent scenic photos that showcase the beauty of our Island. If you have some scenic photos that you have taken and you would be interested in having them published on the BIM website, could you please email them to sstevenson@bimbc.ca. Please note that if your photos are chosen, we may request that you sign a photo release form.
Stephanie Legg and Roger McGillivray stand on the site of their future home at the top of the Belterra Co-Housing development. They are working on acquiring enough shovels for all everyone who will be at the ground-breaking ceremony next week. Meribeth Deen photo
Development will provide housing for $60 thousand below market costs continued, page 1
An earlier group, with a parcel of land in the middle of the Bowen, had tried to start something similar but couldn’t get the necessary zoning changes. In order to get that permission, Belterra has promised to build its project to Built Green-Gold Certification, protect the agricultural land next door, to ensure dog owners will put up fences, build walking trails, donate approximately 50% of the land to park and provide lower-cost housing than what is currently available on Bowen. Council passed this last part of Belterra’s Master Covenant through a fourth reading on Tuesday, effectively approving this process. While individual families and home-owners who live at Belterra will have their own space, their own kitchens and their own yards, they will also have access to a shared kitchen and dining hall, guest rooms, a children’s playroom, a workshop space and community garden. Five of the thirty housing units on Belterra are considered non-market housing. The cost of land in the building process has been deducted from the price, so these are $60 thousand less than those hous-
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NOTICE ON BEHALF OF THE PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA UNAUTHORIZED FLOATING DOCKS IN MANNION BAY Commencing this fall the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations and Transport Canada will be conducting patrols of Mannion Bay. Pursuant to the Provincial Land Act, Sections 59 & 60, all unauthorized floating docks will be issued trespass notifications and removal orders. Subsequently, if not removed by the date specified on the notices, these structures will be disposed of. To avoid legislated action pursuant to the Provincial Land Act, all unauthorized structures and abandoned vessels in Mannion Bay must be removed. Owners requiring additional information may contact Bowen Island Municipality’s Senior Bylaw Services Officer at the number below.
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ing units priced at market value. “I had a woman from New Zealand contact me about purchasing one of these,” says Legg. “She was living in Ottawa and trying to make a life in Canada, but overall, was finding the cost of housing too high. We couldn’t sell her one of the non-market units because she didn’t qualify.” The general rule to qualify for non-market housing, says Legg, is that a person or family needs to have been living or working on Bowen for one year and can not have owned property in the past five years. If an owner of one of these properties wants to sell, he or she has to value the property according the consumer price index. “What this means, ideally, is that these homes will be more affordable, in perpetuity,” says Legg. Belterra has sold four out of five of these units, and 70% of the total project. Construction is slated to begin on November 1st, with the first job being an upgrade to Carter Road West - another condition to the Municipality. Legg and McGillivray are hoping the first buildings will be ready to house people by the end of 2014.
• Bylaw No. 335, 2013 – cited as “Bowen Island Municipality Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002, Amendment Bylaw No. 335, 2013” for the purpose of allowing the public to make representations to Bowen Island Municipal Council respecting matters contained in the proposed bylaw on: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 6:15 p.m. at Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bo wen Island, BC. At the public hearing, all persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the proposed bylaw. The purpose of Bylaw No. 335, 2013 is to add further regulations to Section 4.13 of the Land Use Bylaw regarding the Water Use Coastal 1 (WG1) Zone to add new definitions, to delete “Boat House” and “Floating Breakwaters” as permitted uses, to further regulate the location of “private and “group moorage facilities”, and to further regulate the size and length of “private moorage facilities”.
Subject Property: This bylaw applies to all land covered by the Water Use Coastal 1 (WG 1) zone, that extends 300 metres seaward from the natural high water mark of Bowen Island, Finisterre Island, Hutt Island and their associated islets. A copy of the proposed bylaw and any background material that may be considered by Bowen Island Municipal Council in respect of the proposed bylaw, may be inspected at Bowen Island Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, inclusive, excluding statutory holidays, or on the BIM website at www.bimbc.ca commencing Friday, November 1, 2013. Written submissions may be delivered to: • Bowen Island Municipal Hall in person or by mail to 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC, V0N 1G2 or by fax: 604-9470193 prior to 4:30 p.m. , Tuesday, November 12, 2013; or • to Bowen Island Municipal Council at the Public Hearing at 6:15 p.m., Tuesday, November 12, 2013. Inquiries regarding the proposed bylaw may be directed to Judy McLeod, Deputy Approving Officer at 604-947-4255 or by email at jmcleod@bimbc.ca. NO REPRESENTATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE BOWEN ISLAND MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING. Kathy Lalonde, Chief Administrative Officer
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Bowen jazz musicians are back in “heaven� MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Friday nights are live music nights at Doc Morgan’s pub, and while this is great for people who like to listen, it just might be even better for the Island’s jazz musicians. “After months of whining because we had nowhere to play, we’ve finally got a steady gig,� says bass player Rob Bailey. Bailey and guitarist Tuen Schut are at the core of a wider group of local musicians equally thrilled to have the opportunity to play. “Sometimes we’re a duo, which I enjoy,� says Bailey. “But with a trio there’s more opportunity for us to riff-off each other, but still some empty space to fill in the gaps. If someone else wants to come out and play, that’s just a different adventure, a different conversation.� Bailey and Schut are often accompanied by drummer Buff Allen, and if Allen’s not available, David Morris steps in. Steve Fisk occasionally joins in on either guitar or bass, John Stiver plays guitar; and occasionally Mary Kastle joins in on keys. Ask Schut how this scene formed on Bowen and he’ll name a half-dozen incarnations of it. “For a while I played with Christie Grace at Artisan Eats, the acoustics sucked but the crowd was really into the music,� he says. Then there was Tuscany, then there was Gino Rutigliano’s old place. Then Schut and Bailey took on Friday nights at Doc’s in 2011, when the new owner told them his wife was a jazz fanatic. “It was a very nice scene,� says Schut. “Very relaxed, and friendly with a lot of regulars. And
because it is so hard to get gigs as a jazz musician, even in Vancouver, we were able to bring some really amazing musicians over here to play with us.� Bill Koon, Kirsten Nash, and the late, great, Ross Taggart all made the trip to Bowen for the Friday night gig. “For me, it was a thrill to just meet Ross,� says Bailey. “It was a great night with a ton of laughs, I was really looking forward to having him come back here but, unfortunately he got sick.�  After fifteen months, Docs shut down suddenly. The Snug Cafe stayed open late with a liquor license once a week through the summer to for a live music night and kept Schut and Bailey employed temporarily. After that, the only jazz gigs on Bowen were ones they organized themselves. “But we started knocking on the door at Docs before it was even open,� says Bailey. Through the summer, the bar was too busy keeping up with the Bowen Island tourist season to consider it. “We were just packed, we could hardly keep up,� says Docks’ manager Brad Rypien. “But then people kept coming in and saying, ‘You gotta get those jazz guys in, they used to have a regular gig here and it was fantastic!� Now heading into its third month, Friday night at Docs is going strong. “We’ll try to keep it going through the winter,� says Ripyen. “Those guys are good for business.� You can also catch Teun Schut playing with Buff Allen, Steve Fisk and Wayne Kozak on sax at Bowen Court on Saturday.
Grade 8 students Aria Willis, Talia Morfopoulis, Emma Honing use a map and compass to make their way through a scavenger hunt in the meadow of Crippen Park Meribeth Deen photo
IPS students want to enhance Crippen Park experience Permanent wooden posts with quick-response barcodes would provide educational experience for people walking through Crippen meadow MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
On Monday, the Bowen Island Building IRLY Building Centre presented $4000 cheques to both Family Place and the Children’s Centre. The Building Centre in partnership with Timbre-Mart has given a total of $11,400 to youth-oriented community organizations on Bowen. Deb Stringfellow, photo
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Walk through the meadow on any given weekday, and you are likely to spot IPS students on the run. Often they’re chasing frisbees. Other times they’re chasing co-ordinates on a map. The latter activity is called orienteering, and the students in Christian McInnis’s grade nine Design and Technology class are hoping to build a course so that anyone can participate. McInnis says orienteering teaches the kids to use a compass, read a map and follow a bearing. All of these activities fit in well with the IPS focus on sailing and navigation. Student Hamish Bryan describes orienteering as, “running 2.0. Instead of just running from point A to point B, you’re running to multiple points with a purpose. You can work in groups, and race other groups.� IPS kids have been practicing orienteering since last spring as part of their phys-ed classes, which McInnis also teaches. “So far, I’ve been setting up these courses using little flags which I
have to take down because they’d get destroyed in the weather,� he says. A permanent orienteering course in the meadow and around Killarney Lake would involve setting up a number of wooden posts with quickresponse bar-codes. A smartphone scan would take curious passers-by to a website (also set up by the grade nines) explaining the orienteering course, as well as local flora and fauna. “This is very cross-curricular,� says McInnis. “When we first started talking about the idea, the science teachers got excited about what could be added in terms of learning the local ecology.� McInnis stresses that the idea is very focused on being “low-impact� so as not to disturb all the other ways people use and enjoy the Crippen Park meadow. The class will be meeting with Metro Vancouver asking for the approval of this project. They’re also asking for input and ideas from all Bowen residents. To do so, contact the class at: project@go.islandpacific.org
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Bring charity back into politics To the Editor,
A few weeks ago, The Bulletin made reference to 10 of the greatest philosophical principles as set out by the Editor of The Philosopher’s Magazine. Of particular interest is the Principle of Charity. Applied to politics, this principle requires that we not assume the worst of those whose politics differ from ours. In other words, just because you disagree with someone’s politics doesn’t necessarily make that person corrupt, incompetent or stupid. As the Editor notes, “… (this) is a principle more needed now than ever”. Especially, it seems, here on Bowen. Our mayor’s outburst, directed against his constituent at a recent meeting, not only violated this principle, it was uncharitable in the more general sense. But, since not one counselor had the courage or the principles to stand up and object, I am certain that the mayor felt
fairly confident he would not be held accountable. Accordingly, the apology Mr. Adelaar offered up last week in this paper was neither directed to the person to whom it was owed, nor was it really an apology at all since he excuses his behaviour by intimating he was provoked. That he would describe his constituent’s exercising her legitimate democratic rights as “provocation” is simply inappropriate in a democratic society. I hope that at some point the mayor will reconsider and offer a real apology: one that is directed specifically to the constituent involved and that does not try to excuse his behaviour. David Morris
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The conversation will continue To the Editor, Missing from the discussion concerning the Mayor’s rudeness at Council is any conversation about the underlying issue which is obviously the thorn in his paw: the controversy over the docks at Cape Roger Curtis, and the proposed “dock bylaw” which is currently under consideration. It is clear from his behaviour that the Mayor doesn’t want to hear anything more about docks and beaches at all. No more time spent on it in Council meetings; no more time for municipal staff to work on the bylaw; no more open houses and public discussion; no more listening to constituents who are unhappy with the Cape Roger Curtis docks and who wish to see improvements to the proposed bylaw. This is very unfortunate because the issue is not going away any time soon. In our March 2012 letter to the Province, copied to Bowen Island Municipal Council, the Conservancy gave extensive reasons and a legal basis for rejecting the first four Cape Roger Curtis dock applications. After the approval of those applications in November 2012, the Conservancy spoke in a delegation to Council about the lack of protection for our beaches, and since then some progress has been made to remedy the situation. Council and municipal staff deserve credit for their efforts so far; much remains to be done, though, and many Island residents are waiting for an outcome that provides a suitably high degree of protection for the public foreshore. So, there will be more delegations to Council, more opinions expressed on the Forum and in the Undercurrent, and more public discussion as we move closer to a solution. It would be less stressful for all concerned, and more productive in the long run, if the Mayor would acknowledge that this level of constructive and thoughtful public involvement is inevitable as the bylaw process moves ahead. Not only does it provide for transparency in Municipal Government, but it also represents a process that the local community can trust. Sincerely The Board of the Bowen Island Conservancy: Ellen Coburn Sharon Haggerty Andrea Kaufman Owen Plowman Nerys Poole Adrian van Lidth de Jeude Everhard van Lidth de Jeude
Writer inspires with stories about all things great and small To the Editor,
Clean Compost To the Editor, Harvest Power operates the composting plant in Richmond BC. We haven't had an odor complaint in months. We constructed a Digester for food waste at a cost of many millions and made significant operational changes to the compost process. Geoff Hill, Harvest Power
Last Sunday afternoon my husband and I attended the festive book launch of Pauline Le Bel’s new book “Becoming Intimate with the Earth.” I so loved seeing Pauline in her element: as a story teller, a writer, a messenger of our beautiful environs, as a performer dedicating one of her ballads to the lives of bacteria (beautifully accompanied by Teun Schut). Pauline has put into prose my lifelong love and connectedness with nature (which I shared with my children hoping they would be as inspired..and they are.) Pauline’s book made me also think about the fact that so many young people aren’t close nature anymore, and wouldn’t Pauline’s book not be a fabulous present to them. She made a huge contribution to our awareness of the mystery and quality of life around us (and above us.) And may I add that Becky spoiled us with her delicious food. Betty Dhont
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Look up on your way to work ANONYMOUS ASTRONOMER SUBMITTED
On tomorrow’s commute look straight up because Jupiter is there next to the shaving of a moon. Even the cheapest of todays telescopes is better than Galileo’s when almost exactly 400 years ago he removed our earth from the center of the universe by observing Jupiter. Your telescope reveals pin points of light in a line near Jupiter, it’s moons. Tomorrow they will have moved !
So the earth is NOT the center of everything! Just below bright Jupiter is Sirius the brightest star in our sky. (Stars twinkle, planets don’t) Sirius is the tip of the nose of the constellation Canus Major, the faithful hunting dog of great ORION the harbinger of Winter. With Canus as his backup Orion is driving Taurus the bull below the horizon as we head off to work.
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Bowen Island Golf Course AGM BRUCE RUSSELL SUBMITTED
As past president it gives me a great deal of nostalgic pleasure to provide this report on the October 4th AGM. A brief financial update was provided by the club’s new Treasurer which shows the club is making small steps in the right direction towards better financial stability. A number of highlights for the year were touched on especially the recently completed Mardy Duncan Memorial (MDM) which was noted as being one of those initiatives in which the results far exceeded the initial vision. Donors were thanked for their generous support. Apart from being an attractive memorial, the work was a much needed functional improvement to the course. The slate of directors as presented was elected by acclamation. Richard Anderson was thanked for
his year on the board while David Bellringer and Heather Coulthart were welcomed as new directors. Bill Brown; Gord Campbell; Kathy Clarke; Cro Lucas; Garth Meeres; Al Morse; Herb Paterson; Bruce Russell and Bob Sangster were re-elected as directors. The officers are: President (Al Morse); VicePresident, Special Projects (Bruce Russell); Treasurer (Gord Campbell) and Secretary (Bob Sangster). Bob Sangster was thanked for his eight years as Treasurer and Bruce was thanked for his fifteen years as President. On a personal note, I thank all the past and present directors for their support as well as all those individuals/members who believed in our dream which I was given the privilege of being such a recognized part of. While I will accept the accolades many have showered on me for my part, make no mistake, it was a team effort and always will be.
Larry Oliver and Coral Louie present Hugh Freeman with the Buzzard Trophie. Bowen Island Golf Club photo
LARRY OLIVER SUBMITTED
The Buzzard cup is a yearlong, highly contested, golf competition for elderly gentlemen held at the Bowen Island Golf course every Saturday morning. The player with the 10 best 9 hole scores (net) over the summer is awarded the fabulous Buzzard trophy which was hand carved by Bob Miller. The competition rewards both skill and perseverance because the more games played the better the chance of having 10 low scores. Hugh Freeman was this year’s winner
with an average score of 32.5 stokes for 9 holes. This year the trophy was renamed in memory of Greg Cope who was a founding member and always an enthusiastic participant in the competition which is now starting its 6 year. All the Buzzards who make the 10 game qualification get invited to the “Buzzard Bash” held at the end of the year where the winner is announced. The Saturday morning Buzzard competition for seniors includes a friendly “skins” game to which anyone with an official handicap is welcome to come and play.
Gathering of snaphappy islanders LORRAINE ASHDOWN SUBMITTED
We are welcoming all levels of photographers from beginner to pro. We will meet the last Tuesday of every month at Tunstall Bay Clubhouse at 7:15. We are planning on sharing our work and gently critiquing one another; offering on and off island excursions; booking guest speakers; sharing resources; tech talks; etc. The cost is 4 bucks each session. Bring some images to share if you like. We welcome one or two images on a USB stick. Or you can bring a printed image. All are welcome, ages 14+ and up.
A night with Red-Nose ROBERT BALLANTYNE SUBMITTED
If you're up for spreading seasonal cheer, Operation Red Nose (ORN) can help you out. By volunteering with the organization, you'll be helping your friends and neighbours get home safe after long nights of revelry, and you'll be making Bowen's roads safer. Here is how ORN works: A partier who wants a ride home from the pub, a restaurant, house-party or anywhere else calls our dispatch number. The dispatcher determines the person's whereabouts and assigns an ORN driving team consisting of two drivers, a navigator and an escort car. The team drives to the party location in the escort car and upon arrival, one driver takes the wheel of the partier's car and the navigator takes the passenger seat. With the escort car following, they drop the partier and friends safely at their homes. Because of safety concerns and insurance issues, ORN must follow a number of guidelines. The first is that all of the volunteers apply for a RCMP criminal background check. If you are considering volunteering, go to the local RCMP office and fill out the form. This process usually takes three weeks, so don’t wait until you are sure that you will volunteer — go and do this now. Each year we have people who decide at the last minute that they want to be a part of ORN and cannot because they apply too late. This volunteer work is performed in the evening. Participants must not consume any alcohol on the day they will be driving, and it is recommended that they have a nap before showing up. In past years, the whole ORN crew takes over The Snug Cafe about 9 pm. There are usually two driving teams plus an organizer and a dispatcher, for a total of 8 people. In addition, there are often a few other Rotarians who show up to provide ORN training and musical entertainment. The local restaurants, particularly Miksa and Tuscany, always provide outstanding meals. The early part of the evening is fairly quiet on Bowen Island. At one point the crews may walk around to the local Pub and restaurants to be sure everyone knows about ORN. The number of calls for trips increases around midnight. Technically the program ends after the last pickup following the bars closing at 1 AM. Sometimes the crews have to make several trips to see everyone home. This is a big island, and a trip across the island dropping off passengers and returning can take an hour. Jason Campbell has volunteered with ORN on Bowen for three years. "The people you pick up are usually quite jolly themselves, in high spirits, so that makes it enjoyable to drive with them," he says. As a newcomer to Bowen, Campbell says volunteering with Operation Red Nose was a great way to make friends and connections. The Bowen Island Rotary Club uses 100% of the money received in ORN donations and sponsorships to support youth programs on Bowen Island. ORN operates four weekends during the holiday season on Friday and Saturday evenings, and on New Year’s Eve — starting on November 29. Volunteers normally participate for one, two, or three of those nights. ORN is making a difference! Donations to ORN were used to leverage the funds to complete the Outdoor Learning Classroom in the Snake Field at BICS, and accomplish other projects. The Rotary Club also believes that ORN has reduced the cases of anyone caught driving under the influence. Interested? Please contact RCBI President-Elect Denis Lynn at (604) 947-9806.
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However, it is only two days a week, which is standard according to school budgets in the West Vancouver School Board. “I think a lot of school librarians are like me,” he says. “We embrace this shift as a necessary rebranding.”
Marquis says he’s not typically the first to jump on new technologies, but believes libraries should play a critical role in teaching kids how to access information. “If you send your kid off to do his homework with an I-Pad in his hand you may as well just send him to the skate park,” he says. “We have access to more information than ever, but we need kids to understand why something comes to the top of the page on Google.” Currently, Marquis tries to spend at least half an hour with every class between kindergarten and grade five during his two days at the school. The library
is open for kids at lunch time every day under the supervision of a library assistant, and teachers schedule special library visits with their classes on the days he is not there. “Our hope would be that with the transformation of the library, it would be reinvigorated, and we could find more funding for programs,” says Marquis. Hayduk says the Parent Advisory Committee, alongside the school, is still in the planning phases of this project. “The sky’s the limit,” he says. “Or maybe the limit is what we fundraise.” A fundraising campaign for this project is likely to begin in the New Year.
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Salmon spawning in the Adams River. Black Press, photo
Feds accused of ignoring Cohen’s sockeye solutions Salmon inquiry recommendations languish one year later JEFF NAGEL BLACK PRESS
Conservation groups are criticizing the federal government for inaction one year after the tabling of the Cohen Commission's exhaustive report on how to halt the decline of Fraser River sockeye salmon. They say Justice Bruce Cohen's 75 recommendations have languished following the $26-million inquiry, with no sign of meaningful action from the federal government that dispatched him. "There are a lot of people disappointed," Watershed Watch Salmon Society executive director Craig Orr said. "What was hailed by many as a blueprint to sustain sockeye into the future is starting to look a lot more like a government retreat." Cohen focused in large part on the potential risk to wild salmon from net pen fish farms and urged transparent sharing of disease data by the farms. "We haven't seen that yet," Orr said, adding Ottawa should also take up Cohen's call to change how it regulates aquaculture. "We want to see them fix the conflicted mandate of government – on the one hand promoting salmon farming while on the other supposedly protecting wild fish." Orr said the provincial government is moving to update B.C.'s Water Act, potentially adding some additional protections, but added it's "a stretch" to think that will make up for the recent erosion of federal legislation protecting fish habitat. The Fisheries Act was amended last year so its ban on damaging habitat now only outlaws "serious harm" to stocks that are actually fished by commercial, sport or aboriginal users.
Fisheries and Oceans Minister Gail Shea said in a statement the government is continuing a Cohenrecommended moratorium on new salmon farms in the Discovery Islands zone near Campbell River and that it "will not be lifted for the foreseeable future." Shea said the Cohen's findings are helping guide day-to-day work protecting salmon. "We are responding to his recommendations not by producing another written document, but by taking concrete actions that make a real difference." continued, PAGE 9
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Bowen art-repreneur finds success selling perfect moments MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Last winter Jenny Anstey was riding down the escalator at the International Arrivals area of the Vancouver when she looked over at the waterfall, and the light was just perfect. “There are moments like that,” she says, “When I just freeze. I reach for my sketchbook and just need to draw what I’m seeing.” She snapped a series of photos on her phone for reference and got to work. She added, for fun, her friend Barb
who is a flight attendant and her two daughters coming down the escalator where she was when inspiration struck. She named the drawing, “BC water flowing over rocks when you come home from a trip,” and made it the ten of diamonds in her second deck of place-inspired playing cards. When she sold her first 100 decks of Bowen-themed playing cards, she thought she’d hit upon a nice way to pay for art supplies. continued, PAGE 9
Are your tires ready for winter roads? Tom Fletcher BLACK PRESS
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and all-wheel-drive vehicles, Stone said there is some confusion about what is acceptable for requirements that took effect Oct. 1 on routes that have winter conditions. Those routes have signs advising drivers to use winter tires or carry chains, and police may turn drivers away if they are not properly equipped. True winter tires have a symbol of a mountain and snowflake on the sidewall. All-season tires with the "M+S" mark to indicate traction in mud and snow are also permissible, but all tires must have a minimum tread depth of 3.5 mm. A quick test can be done using a dime. Point Her Majesty's head downward and
insert the dime in the tire tread. If the top of the head remains visible, the tire is too worn to qualify for winter conditions. Drivers have a choice of investing in new tires or buying a set of chains. The transportation ministry has a website at www.th.gov.bc.ca/SeasonalDriving/ winter_chains.html that includes maps of routes affected by winter restrictions, and tips on how to use tire chains. Stone said that with 60 per cent of B.C. residents living in areas where winter conditions are not common, he is not considering making winter tires mandatory for all vehicles.
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with Perry’s help, building the sales booth for Circle Craft. Anstey also plans to sell her cards at the Vancouver Gift Expo at the PNE in Feburary. If all this goes well, she’ll start working on a new set of playing cards. “Whistler, I think Whistler’s next,” she says. “And you never know, I have lots of family in Toronto and Ottawa so maybe those cities will come after!” The possibilities are endless, but Anstey says that first and foremost she considers herself an artist. “In art school they say you have to do a drawing a day to stay in practice,” she says. “And for me, that’s where the magic is.”
One year later, she’s sold 1000 of these decks, and has embraced the possibility that she can keep drawing and make a living for herself at the same time. To kick off this new phase of the project she’s heading to one of Vancouver’s largest craft fairs, with a far greater number of playing card packs than she feels comfortable with. “Let’s just say it’s keeping me awake at night,” she says. “But people in the craft world say that if you’ve been picked, your product will sell, so I just keep telling myself that.” An average of 35 thousand people walk through Circle Craft Christmas Market every year, and before being accepted Anstey had to submit nine examples of her work, a photograph of her studio, a biography, and an essay outlining her process. The show runs from November 7th - 11th, from 10am - 9pm, at the Vancouver Convention Centre. “My son offered to help me out selling at the show,” Anstey says. “He’ll miss a day of school but I think it’ll be worth it.” “I see this as a family business, and I want to be a part of it,” says Perry, 16. Anstey’s husband had enough confidence in the project to help finance Jenny Anstey and her son Perry, 16. this stage of it. He also spent two days, Meribeth Deen photo
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In a separate interview, Shea told Black Press the Cohen recommendations led to a doubling of fishing enforcement on the Pacific salmon fishery in August and September. Using aerial surveillance and on-water enforcement, fisheries officers seized 10 vessels and 66 nets this year, an increase from the previous year. Ottawa spends $65 million a year on Pacific salmon initiatives, $20 million of that directly tied to Fraser sockeye. John Fraser, a former fisheries minister and speaker of the House of Commons who once led an earlier four-year probe of B.C. salmon stocks, said Ottawa deserves credit for steering extra money to Pacific salmon projects, but scolded the lack of response to Cohen. "Quite frankly, there isn't any excuse for it," Fraser
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On the Calendar: Moving beyond despair: Bowen in Transition presents Carolyn Baker Friday November 1
Kids night out 6:30 - 9:30 Games crafts and snacks for kids 5-11 $10 for the first child and $7 for all other kids pre-registration required Bowen Island Community Use Room
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“If we can practice opening to the crises in our personal lives as teaching moments, as evolutionary stepping stones, we will be far better prepared emotionally and spiritually for the trauma that collapse will foist on us and everyone around us.” Carolyn Baker, Collapsing Consciously: Transformative Truths for Turbulent Times
Carolyn Baker sees uncertainty everywhere she looks: economies collapsing, run-away climate change and oil depletion. Yet she’s been described as an insistent optimist. With a background as a psychotherapist, she has researched and written six books with the aim of helping people build inner resilience to deal with the possibility of the world they know collapsing.
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Her work in speaks strongly to the global Transition Movement, of which Bowen in Transition is a part. We’re about strengthening communities and building local capacity to face the economic, ecological, and energy crises that our planet is facing. It has been recognized that this work needs to be complimented by spiritual and emotional assistance-facing up to the enormity of the environmental challenges we face today can lead to grief and anger. The Transition Network website offers the following on inner transition: “Does change start on the outside and work in, or start on the inside and work out? From the very beginning of the Transition movement, people from both perspectives have, literally, sat round the same table and worked together. Both perspectives are true: the outer creates the inner, and the inner creates the outer. What’s more, some would argue, in coming together we will be working to heal divisions and ‘splits’ that may well be at the root of the mess we are in.” Transition is not gloomy and dire finger-pointing, nor stoic resignation, but an unabashed celebration of the kind of world it’s still in our power to imagine. Carolyn Baker’s work harnesses the power of myth, story, drumming and ritual to move us beyond the head and hand aspects of Transition to the deeper story it calls us to enter. There will be a free talk on the evening of Friday, November 8th and a workshop on the following day. If you want to to register for the Saturday workshop join in this exploration, please contact Brian Hoover (604-947-2283). Friday night’s talk is free.
Saturday November 2 Montessori 9am Kid and Kaboodle Sale All proceeds go to support the school
Youth Centre 6pm-9pm Snacks, video-games, Movies, Food and Fun! Ages 12 + Sunday, November 3 Bowen Island Arts Council AGM 3 - 5pm Gallery@Artisan Square
Wednesday, Oct. 30 Drop-in knitting Bowen Court 2 to 5 p.m. Update your skills, begin from scratch, share your expertise
Youth Centre 4pm-7pm Snacks, video-games, Movies, Food and Fun! Ages 12 + Alanon on Bowen: 7:15 p.m. Call 604-947-9675 or email bowenalanon@gmail.com for more info.
Friday November 8
Mystery novelist, Glynis Whiting discusses her novel “A Nose for Death” Gallery at Artisan 7:30 pm
AA meeting Collins Hall 7:15 604-434-3933
Thursday, Oct. 24
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SKY Christmas basket Raffle: Ticket sales at General Store 10:00am to 4:00pm
Tuesday, Nov 5
Weight Watchers Collins Hall. 6:15 to 7:15 p.m.
BelTerra Groundbreaking Ceremony 726 BelTerra Road 3pm - 3:30 Followed by light refreshments atCates Hill Chapel “Inner Transition: Finding our way in times of collapse” A free talk by Carolyn Baker put on by Bowen in Transition Cates Hill Chapel 7:30pm Tuesday Nov. 12 Community Recreation Speaker Series: Sandy Logan, Registered Physiotherapist, for this talk on Prevention & Maintenance of Injuries related to sports in children and youth aged 10-14 yrs. Pre-Registration is required. 7-8:30 pm.
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To all our Movement customers, we will be semi closed from Nov 6th - Nov 24th and we will reopen our regular hours starting Nov 27 in time for the Xmas season. Kaitey will be present to assist you at the Movement store for anything on Mondays between 9-4pm and Fridays between 8:30-2pm while we are closed. Vikki Fuller, of the Juniper Gallery, next door, can assist you if you really need to shop. Watch for updates for our annual Movement/Fashion show November 30th in “The Gallery” in Artisan Square.
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Kids hit Artisan Square for pre-Halloween treats
Businesses at Artisan Square provided lots of goodies for the eager little creatures who came to visit on Wednesday morning. Deb Stringfellow photos
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