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Steamship Days

The weekend’s line-up and highlights

Local agriculture

A regional plan, and Bowen’s own efforts

Bowen Island or Easter Island?

Statue stands out at recent open garden

Shari Ulrich sings O Canada to kick of this year’s Canada Day celebrations at Crippen Park. Drummer Jesse Godin, Adam Woodall and Todd Taylor stand behind her. Not visible, other Adam Woodall Band member: bass player Dave Hall.

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BIMTAC welcomes new perspectives on Bowen’s transportation needs MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR

Bowen Island’s Municipal Transportation Committee (BIMTAC) announced the successful applicants to fill two seats to advocate and organize for the improvement of local transportation, as well as transportation to and from the Island. The new committee members are Ken Simpson, a part time commuter, and Melanie Mason, a student and mother whose husband commutes daily.

Simpson is a part-time commuter, and describes himself as being “multi-modal” when it comes to the ways he gets himself around.

“I ride my bike two or three times a week, in combina-

tion with taking the water taxi to downtown Vancouver,” says Simpson. “I also drive onto the Queen of Capilano sometimes, or walk on and use Car-to-Go out of Horseshoe Bay.” Simpson’s preliminary file on the Transportation Committee is to push forward issues related to a passenger ferry and carsharing.

“I think a lot of people who have to commute for work really don’t have time to join a committee,” says Simpson. “As a water taxi commuter I saw some inequities that I believe need to be addressed and I am a person who really doesn’t let things go. We’ve got a viable passenger service to downtown that is currently receiving no support.”

Prior to joining BIMTAC, Simpson started to organize commuters who use the English Bay Launch service to try to keep

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“You could say that the water taxi users are a privileged group, but I look at it from another perspective,” says Simpson. “If there was no bus service on Bowen, but a group of people needed that service and purchased their own, they too would be a privileged group, but once the Muni coughs up $600 in taxpayer dollars to Translink so we can have a bus, that changes.”

In the realm of car-sharing, Simpson says he wants to work with Cars2Go and other car-sharing companies, like MoDo Co-op, to facilitate better options and connections both for Bowen Islanders and people who want to visit Bowen. continued, PAGE 13

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The Matheson family, dressed in red.

Chloe Degner gets cozy with the snakes on show.

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Bowen Island Municipality PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE PROPOSED OFFICIAL COMMUNITY PLAN AMENDMENTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ON BOWEN ISLAND Monday July 21, 2014

5:30 pm – 8:00 pm Cates Hill Chapel, 661 Carter Road Bowen Island, BC

(A presentation and Q&A period will be held at 6:30 pm) Council has given first reading to a bylaw to amend Official Community Plan Bylaw No. 282, 2010. The draft amendments stem from Council’s consideration of recommendations from Bowen Island’s Municipality’s Economic Development Committee, to make the Official Community Plan more supportive of economic development and of the enhancement to existing and new businesses on Bowen Island.

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Proposed Bylaw No. 357, 2014 would amend the Official Community Plan to:      

Encourage new commercial development to locate within commercial areas in the Village Commercial designated area; Remove limitations on tourist accommodation, and provide for campgrounds but continuing to not support destination attractions; Encourage light industry in suitable locations to meet local needs; Support the creation of jobs and promoting economic activity that builds on diversity, sustainability, innovation and creativity; Encourage the provision of ferry service to meet the needs of the island, and accommodate population growth; Explore how Bowen Island’s unique attributes can be used to enhance the economic viability and work toward an island economy that is diverse, sustainable and innovative, meeting the needs of residents and visitors.

You are invited to attend this public open house, and to provide your comments on these proposals.

Should Council give second reading to bylaw, a formal Public Hearing will be held at a later date.

Background information, including a complete description of, and rationale for all proposed Official Community Plan amendments and background reports are available on the municipal website, under “Current Topics” at www.bimbc.ca. Comment sheets will be available at the Public Open House.

Bowen Island Municipality Drinking Water and Persons who are Immunocompromised

The Provincial Health Officer advises all British Columbians with compromised immune systems (such as HIV, organ or bone transplants, chemotherapy or medications that suppress the immune system) to avoid drinking water from any surface water or ground water that is under the influence of surface water, unless it has been boiled, filtered ,distilled or treated with UV. Bowen Island and other areas in British Columbia use surface water sources (lakes, rivers, streams). This is not a general boil-water advisory for the general public, but rather is directed only at persons with compromised immune systems. If in doubt about your immune system status, please discuss this further with your physician.

For additional information refer to health file http://www.healthlinkbc.ca/healthfiles/hfile56.stm or contact your physician directly.

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EXPRESSION OF INTEREST BOWEN ISLAND BRAND INITIATIVE

The Economic Development Committee (EDC) of the Bowen Island Municipality (BIM) requests Expressions of Interest (EOI) from qualified consulting firms to conduct a facilitated process on articulating the Bowen Island brand.

A goal of Bowen’s Economic Development Action Plan for 2014-2015 is to “create a welcoming community that knows who it is and what it offers.” The first step in achieving this goal is to articulate the Bowen Island brand. This brand will influence a potential business, resident or visitor to choose Bowen Island, as well as infuse islanders with a proud sense of identity. Articulating the differentiating and unique characteristics of Bowen Island is important to attracting investment, people and capital to our community for the creation and nurturing of a socially, environmentally and economically sustainable community.

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Please submit on or before Monday, July 28, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. to: Bowen Island Municipality (Attn: Hope Dallas) 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 Or via email to hdallas@bimbc.ca

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Re-localizing agriculture in South Western BC, one community at a time

Marg McConnell and WWOOFer (Willing Worker on Organic Farms) Frank Armstrong planting garlic on Bowen Brook Farm. See below and on page 6 for a few local agriculture stories.

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Marg McConnell and Drew Burgess of Bowen Brook Farm MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR

Marg McConnell and Drew Burgess of Bowen Brook Farm have been growing and selling food on Bowen Island for close to two decades.

They make up roughly 25 boxes of fresh produce that might include apples, plums, raspberries, blueberries, rhubarb or figs, as well as a wide variety of vegetables for Bowen families each week.

They also provide the local restaurants with fruit, vegetables and herbs.

“Mike [Nagy] has been particularly amazing and supporting us, and working with us, to get local food on the table at Miksa,” says McConnell. “He’ll come up with ideas of what to plant, like cylindrical beets or yellow carrots, to match his menu.” continued, PAGE 6

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MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR

According to Metro Vancouver, some 20 thousand hectares of land within the Agricultural Land Reserve is not being farmed. With the help of Kent Mullinix, the director of Sustainable Agriculture with Kwantlen University, the municipalities of Surrey and Langley are developing strategies to get their agricultural lands that are not in use back into the business of producing food. According to a report drafted by Mullinix’s team, in Surrey, putting agricultural land to use in small-scale farm operations could contribute 2,500 jobs, over $173 million to the municipality’s agricultural sector, and satisfy local demand for 24 commonly consumed crops.

This work is tangential to a larger project Mullinix has undertaken that aims to re-localize the food system in South Western BC. In May, he came to Bowen to explain the project for the Bowen Agricultural Alliance (BAA)Annual General Meeting. Next week, the board president of the BAA, Elle Glave, will make a presentation about this initiative to council, asking for support. If our council gets on board, it will join Burnaby, North Vancouver and Squamish (among others) as an official supporter of the Southwestern British Columbia Food System Design Project.

“There are plenty of reasons why we should be trying to re-localize our agricultural food system,” says Glave. “Because of climate change and the cost of fossil fuels, all of us dependent on the global, industrial food systems are going to see food prices rise. Here on Bowen we have added transportation costs created through the ferry. Re-localizing our food system is going to be critical to any efforts to build a resilient community.”

For Mullinix re-localizing our agricultural food systems is imperative.

“We can say what ever will be will be and let the market figure it out, but I really don’t think that’s a good approach,” says Mullinix. “In my forty years of working, in some form with the agricultural sector I’ve seen a massive shift away from the medium sized family farm to massive, corporate farms. I’ve seen whole farms boarded up, I’ve seen small grocery stores forced out of business because they can’t compete with Walmart and I’ve seen parents tell their children to avoid a career in agriculture. I think in Southern BC we are very fortunate that a lot of the

farms are still family run but we can’t take that for granted.”

To that Mullinix adds a host of positive impacts that he hopes this project will bring about: the strengthening of local economies by the retention of more “local food dollars,” the creation of rewarding jobs, and environmental benefits created through good farming practices.

A food system, he says, transcends farmers.

“Farmers are just one piece of the puzzle. There’s also distribution, storage, sales, waste-management, and of course the people who eat the food. While we have not yet studied Bowen Island, we know it is a candidate for this project because there are people producing food, and there are people selling food, and there are people eating food.”

Mullinix’s project is in its first year and first phase.

“At this stage we are trying to understand the challenges and also the potential for regionalized food systems in South Western BC,” says Mullinix. “The Ministry of Agriculture bandies about this statistic that says we are something like 46 percent self-reliant in agriculture but I think that the only way this can be true is if you’re talking about raspberries and blueberries. …”

Mullinix says that as the research of his team progresses, they will work with municipalities to come up with something of a roadmap to re-localize their food systems.

“We’ll look at what kind of businesses exist as well as what kind of businesses are needed, we’ll look at what kind of food people are eating as well, what is being produced and what could be produced, we’ll look at distribution systems, and how communities within the region will be interacting with each other. The five bioregions we’ve mapped out in South Western British Columbia are all in this together, so we’ll need to work together.”

While Mullinix and his research team have not focused their attention to Bowen Island yet, he says he is sure that Bowen will have a role to play within ths project.

“We know there’s agricultural land on Bowen and we know there are people who eat. So we know that there is production opportunity, we just have to engage the stakeholders and figure out how to grow that.”

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Lazy, hazy days MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR

So here we are, long awaited summer.

Despite our fresh ocean breezes, there is even a touch of humidity in the air.

This pleases the Ontario-girl in me greatly.

For all the Bowen kids who are not being shuttled to camps and sports and activities, summer will stretch on long and lazy. These kids will comb our beaches for treasure and eat candy from the Cove and by the time September comes around they’ll be itching to get backed to the four walls of school and schedules.

As the editor of The Undercurrent though, summer is proving anything but lazy. This island is hopping, and there is so much I feel I should be covering that the idea of stepping away from my job seems unthinkable.

But that’s what I’m doing. For two weeks I’ll be trading our beautiful beaches,

the view of sailboats cruising by, cool ocean breezes for Ontario’s summer-heat and fresh water, Toronto’s smog and smell of garbage, and traffic on the 401 (some of you are lucky enough to not know what I’m talking about).

The Undercurrent will keep chugging along. I’ve got lots of ideas of ways to fill those two issues that will run in my absence, such as a book review column: Books from BIRD; tales of your adventures from in and around Howe Sound; a Commuter Stories section to highlight the specifics of transportation challenges faced by islanders every day.

The Undercurrent is your paper, and as your editor I am open to your ideas and input. So if you have the inclination to get sharpen your brain despite the sunshine, get in touch. editor@bowenislandundercurrent.com

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Community lands and municipal finance, stay informed Dear Editor: Another year gone and property taxes paid, with little to show on the Bowen Island Municipality balance sheet as accumulated assets over the past decade and a half since Incorporation. Now we are faced with two important Public Hearings in July: one to discuss Economic Development as it relates to Official Community Plan Amendments and the second to respond to a report prepared by Council, our Contract Planner, Judy McLeod, and various standing Committees of Council that, if adopted, will sell off a large portion of Lot 2 of

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the Community Lands between Senior’s Lane and the playing field, and push the ratepayers into paying more taxes for the outcome.

I would urge all residents to read the reports on the Community Lands, titled Community Lands Rezoning (Lot 2) on the municipality’s web page and also attend the Public Hearings to have your voice heard.

Yours truly, Bill Granger

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Vital Conversations PAULINE LEBEL COMMUNITY CAULDRON

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What a way to celebrate Canada Day Dear Editor, What a day it was in Crippen Park on Canada Day. For those that do not recognize it this day's celebrations exemplified the real spirit of our community.

We had hundreds of visitors on Island for the day and here is what they saw and experienced: The day started with a short welcoming speech and then the introduction of Shari Ulrich to sing O Canada (did you know her new album is number 2 on the charts and she is a resident of this Island?). Then the Adam Woodall band played and they were terrific (they played all afternoon long). The Canada Day cake was provided by Glen Cormier of the Pub and Cup Cutter fame. Then all around the park there was painting on canvas in order to get a Canadian flag, hamburgers and hot dog stand with long lineups, RCMP vehicle with one of our constables explaining the equipment to those interested, an ambulance with attendants doing a similar job of explanation, our volunteer fire department and the pumper trucks (which cooled everyone down at the end of the afternoon), badminton nets with lots of players, face painting for kids (and adults), reptile farm display and all on a wonderful warm afternoon on the Island.

This was the real Bowen community on display for residents and visitors. It made me proud to be a Canadian and Bowen Islander.

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Working together made Canada Day great Dear Editor and Community, Thanks to you all who came out to Crippen Park to celebrate Canada Day Bowen style! There are so many to thank. What an amazing and HOT day with families from off and on Island enjoying this picnic-style event with music, Badminton, Croquet, Bocce, Ping Pong, twister, Human Foos ball and of course the ever loved sack races and tug-o-war. The younger crowd was busy with Bubbles, Face Painting, tattoos, crafts, and thanks to Joanna Wing a funfilled Playcare area. For those brave enough to wrap a snake around their neck- we thank the West Coast Society for the preservation of Reptiles and amphibians for carting all those slithering creatures over from the mainland- and more importantly for carting them back! Thanks to Mayor Adelaar and Shari Ulrich for kicking the event off with an official welcome and beautifully sung “O Canada”, and to our faithful volunteer fire fighters who closed the event in cooling style with the “only on Bowen hose down”. They are true Canadians “hosers”. Thanks to Adam Woodall and his band who kept us tapping our toes, and enjoying their music throughout the day, and to Julia Graff and Bowen Island Music Association for providing our sound. Thank you David Graff for your support throughout the day and for lugging and returning all the sound equipment! Thank you Doug and Jules from Alderwood Farm for keeping our stomachs happy, and to Nancy Joyce and Brian Mulrooney, our RCMP who arrived in Red Surge to keep the peace and to cut a piece of cake, that was graciously provided by Glen Cormier of Bowen Island Pub. Thanks also to the BC Ambulance Service who provided tours of the Ambulance, and the GVRD staff, local Rod Harding, for helping to keep operations running smoothly, and to Bruce Mctaggart of Mctaggart Pure Water Systems for providing us with bottled water to keep us all from de-hydrating under the hot sun! A very special thanks to Becca Smith, and to 4cats arts studio (for the canvas donation), and to the many artists, young and/or young at heart who took part in Community Recreation’s Canada Day Collaborative art project . It could be titled “Our community garden” but Call 604-947-2216 if you were one of the many artists and have a different idea for its title! A big thank you Tim Hausch for hanging our Canada Day banner! It was definitely our most well attended Canada Day Celebrations ever.

Thanks to our summer staff Eryn Jackson, Connor and Ryley Mcleod, Emma Anderson-Nash, Rosie Ander; and to our fabulous volunteers; Justin Walker, Cassidy Wieshart, Kamille Gruft (and friend, Grace), Cole Jennings, Greg Pennington, Aure Barrera, Sophie Walters, Olivia Harding, we couldn’t have done it without you!!

There are so many volunteers that put this event together and we are ever thankful for the memories. If you missed it this year, mark it down in your calendars for next year. Always July 1st, always Crippen Park, and always thanks to our amazing community.

Shelley and Shauna, Bowen Island Community Recreation

Vibrant community involves many different people taking care of each other and the land in many different ways. All of it is nurtured by ongoing discourse about who we are and how we want to care for the island. This requires openhearted, purposeful conversation, and the more people involved in the conversation, the more transparent, the better.

On May 31st, the Bowen Island Community Foundation (BICF) began a process to evolve our community conversation. Under the direction of Soren Hammerberg, Joyce Ganong and Kathy Bellringer, they initiated and organized a Vital Conversation to take a good look at where we are as a community.

For those of you unfamiliar with the work of the BICF, they have been contributing to Bowen vitality since 2002 when they started connecting donors to community needs. Through a volunteer board, they build and manage endowment funds to support organizations and initiatives to address the general wellbeing of the island. There are many ways to donate; the foundation is included in my will.

I was one of 60 people – of various ages and backgrounds – invited to participate in the Vital Conversation, to explore community with fresh eyes.

I saw familiar old faces, some new faces, and fortunately a few young faces. The idea was to lead discussions that are more positive, inclusive and expansive.

And to speak for those who were not able to speak.

BICF Director, Kathy Bellringer, who has a background in business, encouraged us to think big about Bowen. She asked us to consider what was working well on the island, to start from a positive position.

Some of the positive things we identified were how we care for our children, how we protect the natural environment, and provide for the disadvantaged through the Food Bank.

From there we moved on to what was missing or needed improvement: better care for our elderly, and for the homeless; improved access to the water and beaches; intergenerational connection; housing diversity; transportation issues; better access to health care; the Snug Cove entrance; and more education on the natural environment. We identified several root causes for these omissions, including self-interest taking precedence over community needs, and economic drivers out of touch with what the island can sustain.

Although there wasn’t time to come to consensus on any issues, we offered solutions: more vital conversations; more community gathering places; an Elders Council; a Youth Council; street parties; support for those marginalized in society; a car-free weekend; and the need for a Community Economic Development Committee made up of diverse backgrounds to consider the overall island economy.

Ann Silberman talked about her experience many years ago working on the first Official Community Plan. The group met over a period of eight months – consensus takes time – to discover what social services were essential to Bowen. “The only way to come to conclusion,” she said, “was to see where we could meet. By letting go of one’s view and being able to see the other person’s view, we came to something that met in the middle.”

Conflict in community is, of course, inevitable, and can lead to just the right amount of creative tension necessary to move forward. The Vital Conversation was but a first step; it gave us the opportunity to see what community can look like, and offered proof that we have the collective ability to talk about difficult things in a respectful manner.

I wanted to know more, so I invited Soren and Kathy for tea, and discovered they were relative newcomers to the island. As Soren points out “it’s not the number of years but the amount of heart that counts.”

And it’s clear they both shine in that department.

“People can burn out on negativity,” said Kathy, who retired 15 years ago. “It’s the root cause of why things don’t get done here. We want to create an environment where positive discourse is the norm, a discourse that leads to solutions.”

By the end of June, the Foundation will distill the results of the Vital Conversation into a working plan for our Municipal Council and charitable groups on the island so all can benefit.

If Soren has his way, and I hope he does, the Foundation can “help create a caring community by creating programs that are widely accepted, that will make people say: this is my community. I wouldn’t leave it because I live in a community where I am heard, respected and cared for.”

The Foundation is planning more Vital Conversations. I’m not waiting till then. I’ve begun my own vital conversations on difficult issues, learning as I go how respectful dialogue and openhearted curiosity can lead to increased trust, how finding the middle ground can lead to the ability to move forward.

This week in Undercurrent history MAUREEN SAWASY UNDERCURRENT HISTORIAN

25 years ago in the Undercurrent

An adventurous group of Islanders took their theatrical productions of Babel Rap and The Drunkard, on the road. The group included Martin Clark, Peter Frinkton, Maggie Davidson and Maggie’s 7-year-old son Kelly. The performances took place on Mayne Island and Pender Island where the old General Store stood in for a theatre. After the successful tour, the merry band of thespians returned to Bowen to start planning their next theatrical island triumph.

20 years ago in the Undercurrent

It was 20 years ago that Bowen Island had the big red and white tent run. Located in Crippen park, the tent hosted TOTI’s production of Robin Hood, community choir concerts, children’s theatre and other events. Along with the performances, the Picnic in the Park BBQ became a very popular event with performance goers enjoying a hosted BBQ before taking their seats to watch the show.

15 years ago in the Undercurrent

The assault case involving Bowen residents Richard Littlemore and Tony Sorangese was nearing the finish line. The crown argued that Littlemore used excessive force in preventing complainant Tony Sorangese and others from entering a meeting between B.C. Ferry officials and local representatives

held at IPS in January. An executive with B.C. Ferries came to Littlemore’s defense and explained that he was “frightened” by the mood of the crowd that was trying to gain entry to the meeting. Littlemore explained that he had gone to lock the door of the building when he was forced outside through the actions of someone pulling the door open. When he tried to shut the door, the altercation between him and Sorangese took place. In previous reports, Islands Trust representatives stated that the ferry advocacy group Ferry CURE had erroneously published reports that Littlemore and other Islands Trust reps were colluding with B.C. Ferries to downgrade ferry service on Bowen and to bring pay parking to Snug Cove.

5 years ago in the Undercurrent

The Undercurrent reported on the search for missing Jodi Henrickson. She had last been seen on June 20 and her parents reported her missing June 24.

RCMP were asking residents to keep a watch out for anything that might be of interest to the police.

Controversy arose in the reporting of the disappearance when CBC television reported that some residents were being uncooperative with RCMP. The RCMP however disputed that saying their representative had been misquoted and that interviews with locals were currently ongoing.

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Committed to growing “local” on Bowen Island MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR

It was about five or six years ago now, recalls Ian Kennard, bees on Southern Vancouver Island, in the Howe Sound region, and the West End of the Fraser Valley started dying off. On Vancouver Island, South of Campbell River, 70 percent of the honeybee population died. Here on Bowen, bee keepers lost 100 percent of their bees.

Following this “great die-off ” the local bee inspector brought Queen bees from Northern California to help Bowen bee-keepers get back to work.

The loose-knit Bowen Bee Co-operative started bringing in queens from closer localities, and also made the collective decision to not purchase bees from New Zealand (where many bee starter kits come from).

Since this “great die-off,” Kennard and Nancy Leonard (who started keeping bees about five years ago) have been working hard to raise Bowen bees.

Perpetuating their most successful hives, Kennard and Leonard say they have now raised three generations and are selling bees in the hopes that people interested in expanding their honey operations or who are just starting out, will buy local.

“The survivability of locally raised bees tends to be higher,” says Leonard, explaining that the transport of bees from place to place tends to spread disease and pests that attack bees.

“The almond industry in California is heavily dependent on bees being brought in from elsewhere, and we are losing a lot of bees in North America because of it.”

Ian Kennard and Nancy Leonard isolate and mark a Queen bee.

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Vivian and David Pearce, Shady Acres Farm Every year, sometimes twice, Vivian and David Pearce load up their trailer with their meat chickens and transport them to Langley for processing. Many other Bowen Islanders make the same trip, and Vivian Pearce is trying to change that.

“It used to be that the guy in Langley who we all go to would come to Bowen a few times a year,” she says. “But that requires a critical mass of people

who are going to use his service. I’ve been calling all the people I know who raise meat-birds, but don’t have enough on board yet to make it happen.”

About half of the chickens the Pearces raises for meat are sold to local families. Shady Acres also sells roughly 10 yards of composted horse manure every spring.

Vivian Pearce with one of the farms 70 laying hens.

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Bowen Brook Farm also sells produce to restaurants in the city.

“We won’t sell weekly, but occasionally we’ll sell 50 pounds of garlic, or 25 pounds of asparagus, in one go, to a restaurant,” says McConnell, adding that any transport off the island makes the business of gardening far too costly to make any money.

“They are going to start a market in Horseshoe Bay and I was asked to participate, but I said no way. Once you add in the price of gas and the ferry, its just not worth it. My husband, Drew, had to drive out to Abbotsford today to get mushroom manure. Adding up all the costs, a trip like that gets very expensive very quickly. Also, if I run out of seeds, I likely need to go into the city to get them.”

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Steamship Days: A Hippies and Dippies, blast from the past Dodgers and Codgers and much much more

A Steamship Days organizer Alan Mills has pressed his Zoote Suite and is ready for a few days back in the good old days.

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ALAN MILLS STEAMSHIP DAYS

As curator of Steamship Days since it’s inception I am pleased to present our third year’s line-up.

Steamship Days is a nod to our history from the early to mid 20th century, when Bowen Island was a favorite for picnics and weekends away from the growing urban port of Vancouver.

Steamship Days 2014 is proud to present four stages, ten bands, numerous events for kids (like the ever popular Build Your Own kayak race), pancake breakfasts and more.

Bring your spirit of fun down to the Cove.

Vacation where you live and help make hay while the sun is shining. Take in a pancake breakfast or two.

Shop the Farmer’s Market. Support your local business’s. Enjoy the music. Where else on earth would you rather spend the next 90 days, after all?

Ron Woodall and the Bowen Island Museum and Archives will be getting groovy with sixties digs.

Heather Woodall, photo

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Schedule of Events FRIDAY 3:00pm 3:00pm 5:00pm 6:00pm

Kipp Thompson at the Rotary Stage Heritage Tea at Davies Orchard Ukulele Sing-a-long and BBQ at Bowen Island Marina Continental Grifters at the Main Stage

SATURDAY 9:00am

Paramedics pancake breakfast at the Snug Coffee House 9:00am Amber at Rotary Stage 9:00am – 5:00pm The SS Master and Wooden boats, USSC Marina 11:30am – 12:30pm Razzmajazz and Antique Cars at Artisan Square 12:00pm Antique Cars at USSC Field 12:30pm Pie Eating Contest/Kids Games at BI Marina 12:30pm Jewal Maxwell at Rotary Stage 12:30pm Living History at BI Museum 1:30pm Fashion Show at BI Museum 2:00pm Razzmajazz at BI Museum

2:00pm 3:00pm 3:00pm 3:00pm 5:30pm 8:00pm

Heritage Tea at Davies Orchard Neil & Keona Hammond at Rotary Stage Swing Dance at BI Marina Build your own kayak race Shinolas at BI Marina Cousin Harley at BI Marina

SUNDAY 9:00am 9:00am 10:00am 10:00am 11:30am 12:00pm 12:30pm 1:30pm 2:00pm 4:00pm

Paramedics Pancake breakfast at the Snug Amber at Rotary Stage Wooden Boats at USSC Marina Kids races at USSC Field MG Classic Cars at Artisan Square Wendy Biscuit at Rotary Stage MG Classic Cars at USSC Field Walk on Dead at Main Stage Heritage Tea at Davies Orchard Waterfront Jam at Main Stage

In 1963, the Union Steamship Company ceased its operations on Bowen, bringing about the end of the resort age on the island. What happened on Bowen after we ceased to be a tourist destination? According to the editor of a Bowen short–run paper: “Zip, Zero, Zilch.” Was this true?

Please join us at the Museum & Archives on July 12th as we celebrate the opening of our new exhibit “Hippies and Dippies, Dodgers and Codgers – Bowen Island 1960-1979.”

To kick-start the exhibit, we will be hosting a living history fashion show.

The history of Bowen from 1890 – 1979 is told through clothing. Guess who is wearing a poodle skirt? Who is that man who looks like Captain Cates? And hippies! We have hippies!

And no, they are not nubile young twenty year-olds. These are the folks who lived the sixties, who experienced the seventies and who chose to make Bowen their home. They may not strut like models (yes, a cane or two may be needed) but they help make our history come alive with the protest signs that reveal significant events of the time.

Starting at 12:30, the Museum & Archives invite you to come down and explore the new exhibit. We’ve got a lot of exciting things planned for you, including a groovy contest. How many people do you know on Bowen? Would you recognize them in the sixties and seventies? Enter our “Guess Who?” contest and see how many Bowen folks you can identify. We’ve got lots of great prizes, including Ticket to this year’s People, Plants and Places Tour, a copy of our book “Reflection,” and historic Bowen prints created by Ron Woodall.

And there’s even more. We will have face painting – want a flower or a peace sign? – and nice cold treats kept cool in the original Bowmart freezer.

The living history “fashion” show starts at 1:30. After the show we will grab our protest signs and head down to the Bowen Marina Pier for more music and fun!

Get your groove on! Put on your tie-dye and bellbottoms and come celebrate Steamship Days with us at 1014 Miller Road (across from the RCMP station).

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Steamship Days kick-off with Live Music on Friday July 11 BOWEN VET 3X7

Steamship days kicks off the weekend with an afternoon performance by emerging island-talent Kip Thompson on the Rotary Stage at 3pm. On the USSC stage at 6pm we will feature our free evening concert with Ginger 66 and The Continental Grifters.

The Bowen Island Marina is hosting a ukulele sing-a-long of 30’s classics and BBQ starting at 5pm.

Song sheets will be provided so leave your inhibitions at home!

This year Steamship Days is pleased to have the SS Master on show at the USSC Marina. The SS Master was one of three tugs built in 1922 at the Beach Avenue Shipyard in False Creek.

It was one of the last steam-powered tugs built prior to their replacement with diesel and gas powered tugs.

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Steamship Gala Dance featuring: The Shinolas & Cousin Harley COUSIN HARLEY

Billing themselves as the long lost heirs of the Shinola Shoe Polish Dynasty, The Shinolas’ music has an eclectic good-time feel that combines elements of Texas Swing, Rootsy-Blues, Gospel, Folk, Cajun, R&B, Vintage Jazz, Bluegrass and Old-time Country.

With catchy original songs and unique remakes of obscure gems. The group’s style and instrumentation is first rate and their stage performance abundantly fun.

Called the ‘Motorhead of Rockabilly’ by a delirious fan after a particularly raucous show in Holland, there’s nothing tentative about Cousin Harley’s pedal to the metal approach to this stripped down form of rock and roll. As Pigat notes, “Cousin Harley’s been my main project for 14 or 15 years now. People think it’s easy to play rockabilly, but nothing could be further from the truth. Everyone has to be on board from the first note or it just doesn’t work.”

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Saturday will be jam-packed steamship action The day begins with a Pancake Breakfast hosted by the BC Paramedics at the Rotary Stage. Pancakes are served accompanied by singer song-writer Amber Spitkovski. BC Paramedics are offering a tour of their facilities and an open-house to answer your questions about the life and times of a Bowen Island Paramedic.

In addition to the classic and rare wooden boats Steamship Days is happy to host The SS Master. A unique opportunity to see one of the world’s few remaining operating steamships.

The SS Master worked in BC until 1959 at which point she was decom-

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missioned. She was found stripped and dilapidated and was put up for sale as scrap 1962 on an “as is-where is” basis.

At this time The World Ship Society of Western Canada found her and purchased her in entirety for $500. ‘After thousands of volunteer hours, donated materials and cash in April of 1963 the SS Master was once again operational this time as the flagship of the WSSWC. In 1971 a separate organization that became the SS Master Society was created to maintain the rare vessel.

Tours are offered with the very knowledgable volunteer crew.

Model A Fords will be on display Saturday, on Sunday, check out classic MG’s.

Debra Stringfellow, photo

The SS Wanderer is a repeat visitor to Bowen Island’s Steamship Days.

Debra Stringfellow, photo

Day activities. The highlight is the return of the Build Your Own Kayak Race. We will also have facepainting, three-legged races, tug-of-war and the everpopular egg n’ spoon race. There will be prizes for everyone.

Sunday: Music at the Rotary Stage

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After six months of rehearsals a sound emerged, combining James’ creative, vintage feel and swirling tonal color with Sean’s edgy, rhythmic counterpoint, bringing a new yet familiar take to the legacy of the music. Peter’s extensive stage experience and James’ fluid, intuitive bass playing round out a lean group that is ready to roll, with sets leaning heavily on classic Dead favorites, mixing in

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Soccerfest 2014 declared a success

Bowen Island Football Club thanks BC Soccer for making the trip to Bowen for this year’s Soccerfest. With tons of amazing of support from parent volunteers, this year’s event was the best it’s ever been. Baby blue took home the wooden trophy for the second year in a row - congratulations to the team led by Clive Jones.

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The Nook Needs YOU KNICK KNACK NOOK SUBMISSION

It is summer and even the tireless volunteers at the Knick Knack Nook need holidays. The result is that the Nook needs more volunteers to help with our regular shifts. We operate two shifts a day, Thursday through Monday. Shifts are approximately 3 hours long. But remember time passes quickly when there’s lots to do — guaranteed at the Nook…and you’re having lots of fun meeting with the Island folk who drop by to visit and shop.

If there are young people out there who want to accumulate volunteer hours over the summer we can use you… NOW. Go to the KNN store and fill out a registration form or go “on line” (knickknacknook.org) to register.

The KKN, through the generosity of its donors and the spirited work of its volunteers, funds a wide variety of Island activities from Steamship Days, student bursaries, the BICS Garden and Farm to School Program, the Food Bank and many, many more, to the new balers at the Bird Recycling Centre.

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"Maggie's Story" To Honour Maggie Cumming and Her Legacy to Bowen SOREN HAMMERBERG SUBMISSION

Maggie Cumming left a lasting gift to Bowen through a bequest to the Bowen Island Community Foundation. The Maggie Cumming Legacy Fund that was established as a result of her gift, and it provides provides three annual grants. The first supports Bowen's network of trails and education about the island's natural environment along the way. The other two grants fund the Snug Cove House Society program “Better Meals Program,” and a scholarship.

In honour of this wonderful gift to the island, the Bowen Island Community Foundation has created a book about Maggie's life: "Maggie's Story".

Initially, Mary Letson wanted to have a short story on the Foundation's new website which she was spearheading, supported by the amazing Leanne Romak of Digitally Hip. Mary asked Maggie's friend, Josephine Riley, for help with the story, and - well - the story became a book.

We thank the many people whose time, research, photographs, reference materials, memories and talents make "Maggie's Story" a treasured keepsake: Josephine and John Riley, Sue Ellen Fast and Will Husby, Cathy Ross, Trish McGeer, Ted Rogers, Allie Drake, Bowen Island Museum and Archives, and Larry & Sylvia Adams.

"Maggie's Story" is posted on the Foundation's website: www.bowenfoundation.com but If you would like a hard copy, it can be ordered directly from the Printer at cost; the link to the Printer is on the Foundation's website. The Foundation will be donating a copy to the Library, and to the Museum & Archives.

We hope you enjoy "Maggie's Story". It is filled with delightful stories and pictures about her life and her part in the history of Bowen Island.

Hard copies of the book, Maggie’s Story, can be purchased through the Bowen Island Community Foundation.

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A Moai makes its home on Bowen Island MELANIE MASON CONTRIBUTOR

A Moai on Bowen? The impressive statue has found a new home in the spectacular garden of John and Eileen Lord and it surprised visitors at this month’s Bowen Island Garden Club open-house held BOWEN ISLAND HOUSE ACCOUN R001820588 BI03

last Sunday. Close friends from North Vancouver gave the statue to John and Eileen as a gift about a year ago, but as it had spent ten years in the elements, it required some repair work. Clement Van Strein, from the Bowen Garden Centre was up to the task.

The Lord garden is a beautiful blend of exposed ground rock softened by creative planting, secluded shady nooks, meandering paths that lead the wanderer from the impressive view point, past the pond and its lovely cascading waterfall through to the wild grass area, then full circle back to the green house full of S RECYCLING LANCE’S bushy tomatoes plants.

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Glacier Media launches crowdfunding initiative MARTHA PERKINS GLACIER MEDIA

There are times in all of our lives when we need help. Maybe a disaster has struck — a devastating illness, a fire, an accident. Maybe we have a cause or charity we want to support.

Or perhaps we are that proverbial person who has everything and we want to celebrate a special milestone in our lives by paying it forward.

Glacier Media, which owns Your Paper’s Name, wants to be there to help, too. It is launching FundAid, a crowdfunding initiative that allows it to tap into its member newspapers’ deep ties to their communities.

“The biggest challenge in any crowdfunding campaign is getting the word out,” says Martha Perkins, a former newspaper editor who is spearheading FundAid. “If there is one thing that newspapers are good at, it’s sharing stories that matter to our readers.”

Perkins is available to help individuals and groups come up with effective FundAid campaigns that will help better ensure their success and will let editors know of campaigns that might be of particular interest to their readers, Member newspapers will also be running marketing campaigns for FundAid and will help spread the word through its deep social media channels.

“We see this as a way to do some good in our communities,” says Alvin Brouwer, the president of Glacier Media’s community digital media and newspapers in the Lower Mainland.

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raise the money that they need.”

FundAid is partnering with Fundrazr, a Vancouver-based company that recently won the City of Vancouver Excellence Award for small technology companies. Fundrazr has created a dynamic platform that makes it easy to create a campaign and spread the word through social media.

Local businesses can get involved, too, by offering perks or sponsoring the service fees for a campaign.

For more information go to FundAid.ca or contact Perkins directly at mperkins@glaciermedia.ca or 604630-3525.

Here are ways a FundAid campaign can help: • raise money for a friend or relative who is facing financial hardship because of an illness or accident • pay for equipment or travel costs for your sports team • create a lasting legacy through a memorial fund • celebrate your birthday or retirement by asking for donations to your favourite charity

FRIDAY JULY 4

Youth Centre drop-in 6pm - 9pm

SATURDAY JULY 5

Bowen Island Summer Market Boardwalk in Snug Cove, 10am -5pm

Youth Centre drop-in 6pm - 9pm Trilogy Jazz Concert Gallery at Artisan Square, tickets available online at www.biac.com or at the Gallery at Artisan Square.

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Bowen Island Summer Market Boardwalk in Snug Cove, 10am -5pm

MONDAY JULY 6

Caring Circle walking group 10a.m. contact the Caring Circle at 604 - 947-9100 or info@caringcircle.ca Canada Day Mega-Bash with Adam Woodall Bowen Island Pub, 9:30p.m. - 1a.m.

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AA Meeting Collins Hall 7:15pm

THURSDAY JULY 8

Duplicate Bridge at the hall at Bowen Court.

For more info call Irene Wanless 947-2955

Youth Centre drop-in 6pm - 9pm

UPCOMING JULY 12

Bowfeast Farmer’s Market 9:30 - 12:30, Bowen Island Community School

JULY 13

Lieben Walk 1 -3pm contact Bernice Lever bernice@colourofwords.com or 604-947-0017

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Earlier this year, Melanie Mason helped to organize two community protests through Bowen Islanders for Ferry Fairness (BIFF). As an administrator with BIFF, she has also worked to REGULAR SCHEDULE try and keep Bowen In Effect May 15 to October 13, 2014 up to date with Distance: BOWEN VANCOUVER 3 NAUTICAL MILES Islanders how other communities ISLAND Horseshoe Crossing Time: are approaching the ferSnug Cove Bay 20 MINUTES ries issue.

5:30 am ** 6:00 am # “I want to represent DAILY EXCEPT 6:30 am 7:00 am * SUNDAYS working families on all 7:30 am * 8:00 am aspects of transportation DAILY * EXCEPT 8:35 am 9:05 am# † SATURDAYS & on Bowen,” says Mason, 10:05 am 9:35 am # SUNDAYS regarding why she wanted 11:05 am 10:35 am ** DAILY EXCEPT 12:10 pm 11:40 am to join BIMTAC. “There SAT, SUN & MAY 19, JUL 1, 2:35 pm 12:45 pm are so many families who AUG 4, SEPT 1 & 3:45 pm 3:10 pm OCT 13 are both time-starved and 4:45 pm 4:15 pm † increasingly struggling to † 5:15 pm 5:50 pm make ends meet. While 6:20 pm 6:50 pm THE WEDNESDAY transportation costs are SAILINGS WILL 7:20 pm * 7:50 pm * BE REPLACED going up, there are also

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for commuters: the connections with the “express” bus between Horseshoe Bay are poorly timed, and if it is running just a little late, you’ll miss the tenminute cut-off for loading the ferry and lose out on another hour of your day. That’s just one example.”

Mason says she also wants to improve communication between the Committee and the Bowen public.

“I believe that if we are going to mitigate the pain of commuting, we need to know more about where people are going and how they’re getting there. For example, you would think commuting to North Van for work, or getting to Lion’s Gate Hospital from Bowen would be fairly straightforward but it is actually quite clumsy if you are not driving. I think a survey would be helpful to gather this kind of information, and I also like the idea of a BIMTAC open house or forum.”

Adam Holbrook, the chair of BIMTAC says that the committee looks forward to new points of view and that in the coming weeks they will be coming up with a list of transportation-related files that need work, and finding ways to get that work done.

BC Ferries will be hosting a meeting with BIMTAC on July 9, in Horseshoe Bay.

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