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BC Ferries

The dogs of war

Big picture economics

A former peacekeeper’s plea for assistance to victims of war in Ukraine

Dark Energy

Your monthly dose of physical cosmology

Bowen teachers on the picket line. From left: Tanya Kim holding baby Avery, Andrea Layzell, Geraldine Brind-Beronkay, Heather Jonhston and Beth Turner.

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The tide turns: Teachers express optimism about getting back to school MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR

The sun shone for Bowen’s teachers picketing outside the Bowen Island Community School grounds on Tuesday morning, but the greater gift for them was the morning’s news that the BC Teachers Federation and the provincial government had reached a tentative agreement. Not knowing any of the details of the agreement, teachers said they were hopeful that the deal would be good enough to vote for, allowing for the resumption of their jobs in the classroom.

“At this point, we all just want to get this settled,” said Tanya Kim. “I’ll be happy as long as the E80 clause is not in the agreement.”

Jim Iker, president of the BC Teacher’s Federation, said this clause, which would remove the teacher’s ability to bargain

over working conditions including “class size and composition,” was one of the biggest impediments to the two sides reaching a deal.

Kim said that she believes the willingness of the government to get serious about negotiating was a result of public pressure.

“I saw a poll that showed that more people in British Columbia think the teachers are being reasonable than the government,” says Kim. “Of course, I’d like it if we had more support, but I am grateful for that, at least. I also think that last week, when it looked like this was going to stretch on, parents really started to rally.”

Kim, and other teachers who live on Bowen but work offisland, said that they chose to picket here as opposed to at their schools on the mainland because of a greater level of community support.

“I did one day of picketing in West Van and there were peo-

ple rolling down their windows and yelling at us,” said Beth Turner. “Here on Bowen, we’ve had so many people walk with us, talk to us, and bring us treats. I even had one father, whose kid goes to IPS, come up and talk about how angry he is with the government. I don’t think that would happen everywhere.

The homeschoolers, and the un-schoolers, they’ve been supportive, too.”

Turner added that she is one of many teachers who is eager to get into their classrooms as soon as possible to get set-up for school starting on Monday.

“Teachers tend to like things to be just so. Given the time constraints for getting organized, things won’t be the way we want them to be. It will be a bit chaotic but at least we can get school started.”

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Number of summer tourists through Bowen Visitor’s Centre reaches new low being built will have a significant and positive impact on the number of people that come to Bowen.

According to the statistics released by “In 2009 we had almost 14,000 visitors the Bowen Island Visitor’s Centre, the total through the centre in the months of June, number of visitors greeted by staff there this July, and August. The Chamber of Commerce summer was 5,388. This number is down had been working on a tourism strategy for from last year’s number when staff greeted five years, and because it was connected to 7,668 visitors, but the decline corresponds my job at the time, I was talking to hotels in with statistics coming from other visitor cenVancouver and telling them about Bowen. I tres in the region. used to go through a case of brochures every Jacqueline Massey, a member of the tourthree weeks at the Fairmont Hotel,” says ism committee and also the executive direcAtherton. “I see a lot of positive momentum tor of the Bowen Island Arts Council, which happening right now. For one, the tourran the visitors centre this year, says that a ism committee is applying for society status, major reason for the decline both on Bowen which will make us a recognized player in and regionally, is that people are not using the industry. In October, a Welcome Centre will start to be built down at the pier. Also, thanks to Jody Lorenz, we now have a tour guide operator. All of this is infrastructure that will serve us well in building up our clientele.”

Atherton also says that more accommodations providers on In order to allow mail ballot voting for qualified electors, Bowen Island Municipality will be utilizing Lists Bowen are paying an 8 percent of Registered Electors for both resident electors and non-resident property electors during the 2014 Local tax that goes into provincial cofGovernment Election. The Municipality is using the current Provincial Voters List prepared by Elections BC as the fers to support tourism initiaList for residents and has prepared a List for non-resident property electors. tives. If this grows, by way of more and larger accommodaADVANCE ELECTOR REGISTRATION tions establishments being built (any provider who rents out Are you eligible to vote in the November elections for Bowen Island Municipality on Saturday, November 15, more than four units has to pay 2014? Is your name on the current list of electors? the tax) the municipality could If you are not sure you can find out by calling, emailing or visiting the Bowen Island Municipal Hall at add on an extra 2 percent to Visitor’s Centres the way they used to.

“Mobile technologies are making it really easy for people to do their research on destinations ahead of time,” says Massey, noting that the regional decline in customers at visitors centres is 28.3 percent. “The people we saw come through the doors of our visitors centre hadn’t done any research at all. They knew nothing about Bowen, and really needed our advice about where to go and what to do.”

Massey adds that hits to the Bowen Tourism website have been consistently strong throughout the summer, at upwards of 400 hits per week.

Murray Atherton, the chair of the Bowen tourism committee, says that he is hopeful the tourism infrastructure that is currently

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2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS

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collect and devote to local tourism initiatives.

“The numbers collected by the visitors centre do not paint a bleak picture,” says Atherton. “There are so many visitors to Bowen who are not recognized immediately as tourists, they are our friends and family.

They come here and spend time and money, and they love it here.”

A few more statistics collected by the Visitors Centre: Where visitors to Bowen came from this summer • 74% were BC residents • (up from 66% the previous year) • 8% were visitors from other parts of Canada and the United States • 10% were visitors from Europe • 8% from Asia and Australia The busiest day of this summer was August 4, with 189 visitors.

The day with the fewest visitors was May 29th, with just 4 visitors.

The average number of visitors perday to Bowen Island this summer was 52.

Advance elector registration will be accepted at Bowen Island Municipal Hall until September 23, 2014. With the exception of registration on voting days, elector registration will not be accepted during the period of September 24, 2014 through to November 15, 2014 inclusive.

ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONS RESIDENT ELECTORS: NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS: • a Canadian citizen; AND • age 18 years or older; AND • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; AND • a resident of Bowen Island for at least 30 days before the day of registration; AND • not disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.

• a Canadian citizen; AND • age 18 years or older; AND • a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day of registration; AND • a registered owner of real property on Bowen Island for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; AND • not entitled to register as a resident elector; AND • not disqualified by any enactment from voting in an election or otherwise disqualified by law.

• If there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a nonresident property elector.

LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS

2014 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS NOTICE OF NOMINATION Public Notice is given to the electors of the Bowen Island Municipality that nominations for the offices of: MAYOR – one (1) to be elected COUNCILLORS – six (6) to be elected ISLANDS TRUST TRUSTEES – two (2) to be elected will be received by the Chief Election Officer/Deputy Chief Election Officer, as follows:

9:00 a.m. Monday, September 30, 2014 To 4:00 p.m. Friday, October 10, 2014

ELECT

during regular office hours and excluding Statutory Holidays and weekends at: Bowen Island Municipal Hall 981 Artisan Lane Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2

Beginning Tuesday, September 30, 2014 until the close of general voting for the election on Saturday, November 15, 2014, a copy of the Lists of Registered Electors (resident and Non-resident property electors) will, upon signature, be available for public inspection at Bowen Island Municipal Hall during regular office hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays). An elector may request that their address or other information about them be omitted from or obscured on the List of Electors.

Candidate Information packages, containing the appropriate nomination forms and procedures, are available at Bowen Island Municipal Hall during regular business hours (Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays – 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTOR

A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria: • Canadian citizen; • 18 years of age or older on general voting day, Saturday, November 15, 2014; • resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; • not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.

An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of registered electors may be made in accordance with the Local Government Act until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014. An objection must be in writing and may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of Bowen Island Municipality and can only be made on the basis that a person whose name appears on the list of electors has died or that a person whose name appears on the list of electors is not qualified to be registered as an elector of Bowen Island Municipality

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on these matters, the following persons may be contacted:

Kathy Lalonde Casey Grundy Chief Election Officer Deputy Chief Election Officer Bowen Island Municipality

981 Artisan Lane Bowen Island, B.C. V0N 1G0 Tel: 604-947-4255 Fax: 604-947-0193 E-mail: cgrundy@bimbc.ca

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FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting:

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• Bylaw No. 367, 2014 cited as “Bowen Island Municipality Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 Amendment Bylaw No. 367, 2014”

Study shows that $2.3 million in provincial GDP lost because of BC Ferries

The Public Hearing will be held on:

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE is hereby given that Bowen Island Municipal Council will hold a public hearing for the purpose of allowing the public to make representations on the following proposed bylaw:

Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen 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.

Subject Property: 993 and 995 Dorman Road and 479 Bowen Island Trunk Road Lot A, Block A, District Lot 777, Plan 5523 477 Bowen Island Trunk Road And Lot 5, Block A, District Lot 777, Plan 5523

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Purpose: The purpose of Bylaw No. 367, 2014 is to amend Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 by rezoning the lands shown as hatched above from Village Commercial 1 – VC1 (Lot 5) and Village Commercial 1(a) – VC1(a) (Lot A) to Comprehensive Development Zone 20 (CD 20). Based on the Village Commercial 1 – VC 1 Zone, the CD 20 Zone would add “Pub” as a permitted use on Lot 5, in addition to the uses currently permitted within the VC1 zone. The CD 20 Zone would provide for the mixed use redevelopment of the property permitting a maximum of 12 attached dwellings, and one Pub. The maximum height of a principal building would be increased from 9 metres to 11 metres within 20 metres of Bowen Island Trunk Road and 13 metres beyond 20 metres. The bylaw would provide for relaxation of interior side yard setbacks and a reduction in parking for non-residential uses from one space 40 m2 to 60 m2. The current maximum lot coverage of 75% and the maximum floor space ratio of 1.6 would be retained. Only non-residential uses would be permitted on ground floors accessible off of Bowen Island Trunk Road and Dorman Road. The Zone would also permit one free-standing sign not exceeding 2m2 which may include community notices.

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, September 12, 2014.

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: 604-947-0193 prior to 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 30, 2014; or • to Bowen Island Municipal Council at the Public Hearing at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 30, 2014.

Inquiries regarding the proposed bylaw may be directed to Judy McLeod, Planning Consultant 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.

EDITOR

The economic impact of the ferry system stretches well beyond impacts to coastal communities, and in an era of rising fares and increasingly limited services, those impacts come at a high price. So says “The Botswains to the Bollards,” an 89 page research paper commissioned by the Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) and the Association of Vancouver Island & Coastal Communities in response to concerns about the changes announced to BC Ferries announced in November 2013, and the fact that these changes were implemented without any kind of socio-economic impact analysis.

The report establishes not only that there is a strong correlation between rising fares and dropping ridership (11 percent over all, between 2003 and 2013). It also states not only that for every $1 of taxation revenues spent on BC Ferries, $8.4 in economic activity is generated. Given the declines in ridership in the decade following 2003, this means that $2.3 billion has been lost in BC over the same period. The report also states that BC Ferries generates $210 million in annual tax revenues for the federal government, $150 million to the provincial government, and $34.2 million to municipal governments.

Based on these and other findings, the report recommends that approach the ferry system in a holistic manner, instead of taking “one-off ” approaches to deal with a shortfall in revenue – and reverse the changes implemented in April 2014.

Also, given the significant taxation and economic benefits created through BC Ferries, the province should be able to justify asking for more funding from the federal government.

Sheila Malcolmson, chair of the Islands Trust, was a part of the select committee with the UBCM that commissioned this report.

“I am pleased with the results of this study,” she says. “The proof of correlation between fare-hikes and decline in ridership, well, that’s a big problem for those of us living in fare-dependent communities, but I think that it strengthens our lobbying position with the province.”

Malcolmson says that to her, the report also confirms her belief that island communities are resilient.

“I look back at when I started this job, in 2003, and the islands were booming.

The development pressures were huge. Then, things really cut-off with the crash in the markets in 2008 and we’ve been in a period since then that can look pretty bleak. There are places, like Saturna for example with a population of 300, that suffers immensely if a single family decides to leave, that take have taken a particularly hard hit. On the other hand you have some island where the commercial zone has expanded, giving people a reason to stay on-island to do their shopping instead heading to Vancouver Island to go to Costco. The consultant who wrote this report made it clear, that we can’t blame low housing prices, and the number of houses on the market entirely on the ferry system.”

What will make this report an effective lobbying tool, says Malcolmson, is the fact that it makes the way BC Ferries is run a provincial issue.

“Over the past six months, coastal communities have received a lot of support from communities in the interior,” she says. “I think there is a realization that British Columbia as a whole faces a lot of transportation challenges due to geography, and that investing in transportation is important. For a community in the mountains, maintaining road access by road creation and avalanche clearing is as important as ferries are for us.”

Bowen councillor Andrew Stone says that for him, the report confirms the suspicions of most people who’ve lived on Bowen for any length of time.

“For those of us who were here in 2000, we remember a time when you could buy ten tickets to drive onto the ferry for $10. Now, with the Experience card, you only get three trips. As the fares have risen over the past decade, we’ve seen a definite shift in the way people use the ferries. We’ve crossed a threshold, and everyone knew this was happening and there was a lot of screaming about it, but BC Ferries just wasn’t listening to us.”

Stone does not agree with Malcolmson on the resilience of island communities, or on her interpretation of the section on real estate prices.

“Here on Bowen, we’re still doing a lot better than most of the islands, and we have a proximity to Vancouver to thank for that,” he says. “On the other hand, that proximity should mean our housing prices would have a much tighter connection to what’s happening in Vancouver, but that hasn’t happen. In Vancouver, we’ve seen white hot prices in the past few years. Here on Bowen our real estate is trending downward much like the other coastal communities. In that same period, there has been a lot of media attention on the ferry system, and all of it has been negative.”

Stone says that he believes that if the members of UBCM get behind this report, it could be a game-changer on the ferries issue.

“But we shouldn’t bank on it, we have to take charge of our own destiny. Here on Bowen we have that option, and our transportation committee is working on things, like a water taxi service, working with TransLink, and much more. An economic reality of life on Bowen is that you’re looking at a base-price of $45 just to get affordable groceries. On Gabriola, they’ve addressed that problem, and people are shopping on-island more, we need to look at those kind of solutions, too.”

The membership of the UBCM will be meeting in Whistler next week to discuss this and other issues of importance to local governments. Members of Bowen’s council will be there as well.

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Runners raise $2,000 towards cancer research

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On February 1, 1981, a young man named Terry Fox realized his dream of raising $1 towards cancer research for every member of the Canadian population. This past Sunday, run-

ners on Bowen Island helped keep his dream alive by continuing the tradition Fox started, and raised $2,000 towards cancer research.

Each runner wore a sticker on his or her back declaring who they were running for.

A conversation about peace on September 21 BAWN CAMPBELL SUBMISSION

On November 16, 1945 the Constitution of UNESCO was signed.

Its preamble declares that "since wars begin in the minds of men, it is in the minds of men that the defences of peace must be constructed".

In 1981, the United Nations established an International Day of Peace; it is now observed in over 200 countries and is supported around the world by volunteers and organizations.

Each year the International Day of Peace is observed on September 21.

The UN has declared this as a day devoted to strengthening the ideals of peace, both within and among all nations and peoples To mark the 30th anniversary of the General Assembly Declaration, the theme of this year’s International Day of Peace is the “Right of Peoples to Peace.” The declaration recognizes that the promotion of peace is vital for the full enjoyment of all human rights.

As a contribution to Peace Day , and to further inspire our community to recognise the importance of the topic of peace in our lives, you are invited to come and see the film “Peacemakers: Jeremy Gilley in conversation with Prem Rawat” Jeremy Gilley and Prem Rawat are two individuals who have contributed a great deal towards the furthering of the core aim of Peace Day. Jeremy Gilley is an actor turned filmmaker. In the late 1990s he became preoccupied with questions about the fundamental nature of humanity and the issue of peace. He decided to explore these through the medium of film. He

Dark Matter, Dark Energy KIP ANASTASIOU SCIENCE COLUMNIST

Lawrence Sparling ran for his friend Darryl, who recently died of cancer. Tobin Sparling ran for his dad, Lawrence. For more photos, see this story online at www.bowenislandundercurrent.com

created a documentary following his campaign to establish an annual day of ceasefire and non-violence.

In 1999, Jeremy founded “Peace One Day”, a non-profit organisation, and in 2001 Peace One Day’s efforts were rewarded when the member states of the United Nations unanimously adopted the first ever annual day of global ceasefire and non-violence on 21 September – Peace Day. Prem Rawat, is an internationally recognized speaker. For 52 years he has been presenting the possibility of peace to people around the world. His discourses touch on the core of our human existence. Due to the uniquely inspiring nature of his message and the lively, humorous style in which it is presented, Prem Rawat is regularly invited to present his message in interviews and at events, whilst a number of governmental and academic institutions have granted him the honorary title “Ambassador of Peace”. “Words of Peace”, the TV program which showcases this message of peace is currently aired in 40 countries on 350 TV stations.

The truest nature of a human being is to be in peace, to seek contentment. Now is the time for every single human being to be active participants in seeking peace.

There is no charge for the evening, however any donations will be used to cover the cost of the Gallery with the balance going to Peace One Day and The Prem Rawat Foundation.

No matter what religion or nonreligion, no matter what your politics; please come, be open and allow yourself to be inspired by this film.

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When I was in school, it seems a million years ago, I had a science teacher who insisted on the existence of the ‘ether’ affording structure to space. This in spite of Albert Einstein’s 1905 and 1915 proofs that it does not exist. Obviously that science teacher was completely out of date. Or was he?

The great J.J. Thompson, the British physicist, discoverer of the electron and Nobel Laureate, was a fabulous teacher who produced at least seven additional Nobel Laureates, including his own son.

He believed that the ether existed to his dying day, which came in 1940. And now we have another problem: the universe appears to be expanding but as it expands its bits and pieces should be affected by the billions of other bits and pieces, each of which exerts gravity. The effect of all this gravity should be slowing down the movement of all this material including the at least 200,000 or more galaxies we have in our universe. In fact, the opposite appears to be happening: the bits and pieces in our universe are observed to be speeding up its expansion, in effect, flying apart. Oh, oh! There has to be an explanation. And that had our intrepid physicists scratching their heads.

There just had to be some sort of energy out there that we don’t know about causing all these galaxies to speed up their movement away from each other.

Their best explanation for this expansion phenomenon was Dark Energy. Although Dark Energy is strictly hypothetical, many physicists are working to discover it and to characterize it. They hypothesize that Dark Energy is very thinly spread. For example, within the orbit of Pluto these scientists believe that in our solar system, there is only the equivalent of nine tons of Dark Energy (remember Einstein’s equation of 1905, e=mc2, where e stands for energy, m stands for mass, and c refers to the speed of light, which happens to be 186,000 miles per second and in this equation it is SQUARED, making a very very big number!) which means that it only takes a tiny bit of mass to make a lot of energy. Still that is not much energy spread around that enormous volume of space in our solar system. Though it is still very hypothetical, there are a very large number of physicists seriously scratching their heads in an effort to find direct evidence that it really exists. Dark Energy is still an enigma as is Dark Matter.

It makes you wonder how these physicists come up with ideas like Dark Energy or Dark Matter, for goodness sake. They do go to a lot of trouble to be sure that Dark Energy and Dark Matter do exist.

For example, physicists, collaborating with astronomers, have examined 200,000 galaxies. That is a lot of galaxies when you think that our earth is a miniscule part of one of them – the Milky Way Galaxy.

They got an enormous amount of data when they looked at all those galaxies. It was a lot of work getting information out of each and every one of those galaxies. When it came down to the bottom line, the conclusion was that about 5 percent was our kind of matter –ordinary matter, including everything in those galaxies, which we know contain multi- millions of stars, the vast majority of which are a lot bigger than our sun. Their calculations, once again, showed that there was about 25 percent Dark Matter (hypothetically, so far, mostly WIMPS) and 70 percent Dark Energy, spread thinly and evenly through all those 200,000 galaxies. Wow, what a lot of work to calculate the way the universe is endowed with the different kinds of energy and stuff. Well, hypothetically at least.

Way back in the early nineteen thirties, it was suggested that because of unexplained rather massive gravitational effects, there must be stuff out there in space besides the stuff that makes up us, the planets and all the stars and their (well over 200 thousand) galaxies...

Way back in the early nineteen thirties, it was suggested that because of unexplained rather massive gravitational effects, there must be stuff out there in space besides the stuff that makes up us, the planets

and all the stars and their (well over 200 thousand) galaxies (and there are galaxies with millions of stars!) This something else they called Dark Matter.

We have never seen it but all sorts of theoretical physicists think they know what makes it matter: it is made up of particles that are all but impossible to detect and they are not negligible.

The main particle proposed to make up Dark Matter is called (believe it) a WIMP. That is a Weakly Interacting Massive Particle (‘massive’ simply meaning that it has mass – it doesn’t mean that it is particularly heavy) and there are supposed to be kagillions of them and it is proposed that millions of them pass unrestricted through the earth (and at least some through you) every day. Remember that atoms are almost entirely empty space, including the atoms making up you. So, even though these particles are characterized as ‘massive’, there is little there to stop them, so they just pass through you and the earth.

Certainly, occasionally they have to hit an atomic nucleus, bouncing off or breaking up themselves and, or the nuclei they hit. This is exactly how our brilliant physicists plan to find them and study them.

There is too much interference on the surface of the earth, so WIMP traps (or Dark Matter Detectors) are set up as deep below the surface of the earth as they can get, usually in deep abandoned mines. These WIMP traps are set up deep in quite a number of countries, including Italy, the US and Canada. They have found some breakdown particles but so far it is difficult to say exactly what the breakdown particles were before they broke down. So far the Italians have detected about 20 somethings, ricocheting into smaller particles and by measuring the energy released in the form of light flashes. Hopefully they will eventually find that they really are WIMPs and they will finally be able to say ‘they exist!

A very hard working and creative physicist has made a pretty good estimate of the mass of all the hypothetical Dark Matter in the Universe. And then he went on to estimate the number of hypothetical WIMPs in the universe and from that he estimated their accumulated mass. To his surprise and to the surprise of physicists generally the masses of these two, all the Dark Matter and all the WIMPS was almost exactly the same. That is now known to physicists as the WIMP MIRACLE! At present, it appears that the Dark Matter is made entirely of WIMPs (that is, if they really exist). And that is still a question in some physicists minds.

In Greece there are many prestigious universities, the very most prestigious of all those is Aristotle University in Thesallonica. In the physics department there is a prestigious physicist, who happens to be a woman, who does not accept the idea, either that our Universe is expanding or that there is any need to postulate such ideas as Dark Energy or Dark Matter.

She considers all these observations to be illusions and therefore why bother to calculate all that stuff, which after all are hypothetical entities and the observations that these hypotheses are based on are pretty well all illusory. Even physicists have imaginations and she feels they probably used theirs to come to these hypothetical conclusions. Please remember the wonderful canals on Mars, they have proven to be illusions. Yet their existence was believed by the best of us for a very long time. Surely, Dark Energy, and Dark Matter (and all those wonderful WIMPs, millions of which are hypothesized to pass through the earth every day) are based on illusions. Say it is not so, lady physicist.

If the vast majority of physicists are right, we ourselves, our planet, the solar system, our galaxy and all the other galaxies of the universe, only make up, at most, say 5 percent of the mass-energy density (just call it the total content) of our universe. And the rest? Well, estimates say that about 25 percent is Dark Matter and then about 70 percent is Dark Energy. Those figures do vary a little according to how they were calculated so there is a little leeway when it comes to the division between these three entities. I suppose that research is furiously continuing to discover the nature of Dark Matter and Dark Energy. But perhaps the observer is more correct who suggested that, like the maps of the 15th century, Dark Matter and Dark Energy should still be labeled ‘Terra Incognito’. If you are very daring and willing to risk the ire of thousands of physicists, you might say that J.J. and my teacher were right and we can just put them together and call them the ‘ether’.

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Bowen biographies at the Archives Curator Cathy Bayly and archivist Deidre Farah.

Meribeth Deen, photo

Pursuant to Section 224 of the Community Charter, Bowen Island Municipal Council intends to adopt a bylaw exempting from property taxation for 1 year (2015) the lands and improvements or both that are owned or held by charitable, philanthropic or other not for profit organizations and that Council considers are used for a purpose that is directly related to the purposes of the Corporation. The properties being considered at the Council meetings of September 30, and October 14th, 2014, and the estimated total property taxes for all purposes that would otherwise be imposed if they were not exempt are: Total Estimated Property Taxes if not exempt (3% escalation)

BIM TAX

Owner/Occupier

Roll #

2015

2016

2017

Rivendell Foundation - Rivendell Retreat Centre

10400

$21,562

$22,209

$22,875

B.C. Camping & Recreation Guild for Christian Scientists (Camp Bow-Isle)

3080000

$5,016

$5,166

$5,321

B.C. Camping & Recreation Guild for Christian Scientists (Camp Bow-Isle)

3059005

$3,195

$3,291

$3,390

BOWEN ISLAND MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES

B.C. Camping & Recreation Guild for Christian Scientists (Camp Bow-Isle)

3060000

$7,064

$7,276

$7,494

SUBMISSION

B.C. Camping & Recreation Guild for Christian Scientists (Camp Bow-Isle)

3061000

$12,879

$13,265

$13,663

B.C. Camping & Recreation Guild for Christian Scientists (Camp Bow-Isle)

5818000

$3,733

$3,845

$3,960

Bowen Island (PAC#150) Royal Canadian Legion

4452000

$2,613

$2,691

$2,772

WCD Developments (Tir na nOg Theatre School Society)

10450

$7,321

$7,541

$7,767

Seymour Bay Foundation (Bowen Island Golf Association)

3795005

$1,188

$1,224

$1,260

0954217 BC Ltd. (Municipal Hall Class 6 Portion Only)

10600

$12,839

$13,224

$13,621

$77,410

$79,732

$82,124

For more information, please contact: Kristen Watson, Manager of Finance Bowen Island Municipality 604-947-4255

NOTICE OF 2014 TAX SALE Pursuant to section 403 of the Local Government Act, the following properties will be offered for sale by public auction to be held at 10:00 am in the Council Chambers, Bowen Island Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC on Monday, September 29, 2014.

The following properties will be included in the Sale unless delinquent taxes, plus interest, are sooner paid: Folio Number

Legal Description

P.I.D.

Civic Address

Upset Price

4182027

Lot STRATA 2, Plan BCS2586, District Lot 1545

027-294-242

1751 Olivia Terrace

$ 7,243.77

TAX SALE

NOTICE TO PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS

Any person upon being declared the successful bidder must immediately pay by cash or certified cheque a minimum of not less than the upset price. Failure to pay this amount will result in the property promptly being offered for sale again. Any balance must be paid by cash or certified cheque by 4:00 pm the same day. Failure to pay the balance will result in the property being offered for sale again at 10:00 am the following day.

Bowen Island Municipality makes no representation express or implied as to the condition or quality of the properties being offered for sale. Prospective purchasers are urged to inspect the properties and make all necessary inquiries to municipal and other government departments, and in the case of strata lots to the strata corporation, to determine the existence of any bylaws, restrictions, charges or other conditions which may affect the value or suitability of the property.

Purchasers are further advised that properties sold at tax sale are subject to a redemption period of one year whereby the registered property owner or registered charge holder may redeem their property sold at tax sale by paying the upset price plus applicable interest.

The purchase of a tax sale property is subject to tax under the Property Transfer Tax Act on the fair market value of the property.

Bowen’s diverse cultural tapestry is woven by the stories of those who have helped to carefully shape it over the years. Whether it is memories of farming the land, selling milk bottles on the way to school, standing up in front of development bulldozers, or creating a public park, they have all molded Bowen into a unique place. There is a story behind everything and everyone.

Copies of two beautiful biographies have recently blessed the Bowen Island Museum and Archives. Journey to Annie’s Landing: Stories from the Life of Joan Violet Billington Tennant delicately weaves Joan’s family-oriented tales to craft a complete memoir beginning with her roots and ending with her loving family today. A lifetime of memories and experiences are collected, providing a glimpse into the Happy Isle steamship days, experiences of living in Davies Orchard and residing alongside the busy resort. Days spent skating on the lagoon, playing at

the Union Steamship’s annual tennis tournament, and sneaking through the doors of the dance pavilion to dance the night away make up Joan’s beautiful story.

Leaving a lasting legacy on Bowen, Maggie Cumming’s love for the island and its nature are captured in the Bowen Island Community Foundation’s publishing of Maggie’s Story. Old photographs and unforgettable anecdotes weave together Maggie’s remarkable life. Her influential dedication to a number of organizations on the island has had a lasting impact. Quarry Park, the perimeter trail around the golf course, and the municipal Headwaters Park were all spearheaded by her tireless efforts. These beautiful parks that have become a part of the island’s identity were at one point a trial to lay down, but one that Maggie never gave up on.

The Museum & Archives is thankful for the donations of these two biographies to the collections. We are grateful to be able to preserve and share their stories with family, friends, and the community for years to come.

Music as a tool to develop empathy ALISON NIXON SUBMISSION

So, you have seen the ads. for the Children’s choirs and are wondering if it is worth the juggling of schedules and family life to make yet another activity happen for your children.

Let me tell you a bit about the choirs: the Piccolos Children’s choir is for children ages 6-8, and is on Tuesdays from 4:30 – 5:15 with a focus on having fun with music. We will be doing lots of music activities. Clapping songs, acting and action songs, - Some real choral songs – think “ I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas”, and “The Little Drummer Boy.” The children will learn to sing in tune, in choral style, and in ensemble together.

They will also start learning the life long skill of reading music, and participating in music as a singer.

Recently I learned that there is

now scientific research which shows that doing corporate activities together such as clapping games and singing together actually helps children develop empathy.

Quoting from the TIME Magazine in an article August 16th 2013 by Stacy Horn: “As the popularity of singing grows, science has been hard at work trying to explain why it has such a calming yet energizing effect of people. What researchers are beginning to discover is that singing is like an infusion of the perfect tranquilizer, the kind that both soothes your nerves, and elevates your spirits. The elation may come from endorphins, a hormone released in singing, which is associated with feelings of pleasure. Or it might be from oxytocin, another hormone released during singing , which has been found to alleviate anxiety and stress.

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The Wildland-Urban Interface: Emergency Prep, part 5 AMANDA OCKELOEN CONTRIBUTOR

This week I want to discuss what types of disaster could affect Bowen Island. Certainly visualizing scenarios helps us to plan and pack mindfully. The “Hazard, Risks and Vulnerability Assessment for Bowen,” highlights: earthquakes, epidemic and pandemic events, extreme weather events, marine accidents, power outages, rockfall, structure fire or wildland-Urban Interface fire, as areas to prepare for.

Stop. You might require a quick definition of “Wildland-Urban Interface.” Citizens are moving farther into "natural" areas to take advantage of the privacy, natural beauty, recreational opportunities and affordable living. Developers are building neighbourhoods to accommodate the influx. As a result, fire departments are fighting fires along the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) defined as areas where homes are built near or among lands prone to wildland fire.

Depending on the area of the country, fire departments might refer to wildland fires as brush fires, forest fires, rangeland fires, or something else, however, they are all part of the WUI and all pose the same threat to local assets. The increase in the WUI threat has been steep because of continued development and exposure.

The WUI is not a place, but a set of conditions that can exist in nearly every community. It can be a major subdivision or it can be four homes on an open range. Certainly something for us to be aware of especially after such a long dry summer. With one main road across the island, this adds to the risk of being "cut-off " as it were.

I'm excited that a couple of neighbourhoods on the island are starting to meet, and discuss, what types of helpful equipment is in the neighbourhood, and ways of helping each other. Items such as generators, axes, crowbars, water sources, first aid supplies, wrenches for shutting off utilities.... as well as planning to help more vulnerable neighbours. This is such an important piece after looking after your immediate family's needs. Your generator might be buried, or burnt, so finding out who has what in your neighbourhood, is critical.

Also do a home hazard hunt to make your home safer. Secure appliances, and heavy furniture and move beds away from overhead objects like heavy mirrors and windows.

That's it for this week, and make sure to be fire safe! Prevention is the key on that one.!

PS: did you know that you can buy battery operated, hand cranked , or solar powered cell phone chargers? A definite asset in an emergency situation.

Bowen Island Children’s Choir from PAGE 6 Oxytocin also enhances feelings of trust and bonding which may explain why studies have found that singing lessens feeling of depression and loneliness.

A very recent study even attempts to make the case that “ music evolved as a tool of social living”, and that the pleasure that comes from singing together is our evolutionalry reward for coming together cooperatively, instead of hiding alone.”

Many schools are now using corporate singing as a tool in anti- bullying strategies, as it is proven to increase empathy, and enhance trust.

There are some wonderful YouTube videos of

entire schools doing “ The Cup Song,” a song with actions using a plastic cup, that we will also be learning. The children love it!!

Be prepared to hear the wonderful and complex rhythm of “the Cup Song” in your playground and home.

The Flutes Choir is for children over nine years old. We will be learning some beautiful repertoires, and the fun cup song, as well as music theatre songs with choreography. The Flutes children’s choir will meet also on Tuesdays from 5:30 -6:30 .

For more information please give Alison Nixon a call at 778-688-2912, or email alisonnixon@hotmail. com.

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Hall of Flame calendar

Donation Challenge

Mr. January Snacks for Kids

Mr. February KidSport Van

Mr. March Children’s Hosp.

Mr. April Burn Fund

Mr. May Delta Fire CS

Mr. June Ovarian Cancer

Mr. July Children’s Hosp.

Mr. August BC Lung Assoc.

Mr. October Burn Fund

Mr. November Big Brothers

GLACIER

Mr. September Children’s Hosp.

Recreation Needs Survey “Through community involvement, Bowen Island Community Recreation provides and promotes diverse opportunities to inspire healthy lifestyles, personal growth and the fulfillment of community potential.”

The Bowen Island Recreation and Community Services Commission is embarking on the development of a Master Plan that will guide the growth and role of recreation and community services on Bowen Island.

We invite you to participate in the development of our Master Plan by completing the community survey to provide your input and suggestions for our community’s recreation services.

A letter was mailed to your house at the beginning of September giving instructions on how to participate. If you did not receive one, please contact Christine Walker at cwalker@bimbc.ca Surveys must be completed by Friday, October 3rd, 2014.

Your suggestions are valuable, so please make sure to fill out the survey. All survey respondents will be entered into a draw for one of two Bowen Island Community Recreation gift certificates or one of two Ipod Shuffles, valued at $50 each.

BIM REC

For information call 604-947-4255

People’s Choice KidSport Van

Mr. December Children’s Hosp.

Each firefighter in this year’s Hall of Flame calendar, presented by London Drugs, has been challenged to raise money for the charity of his (and her) choice. Go to FundAid.ca to see all 13 campaigns and donate with your heart... or eyes!

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The dogs of war MARC BAUR SUBMISSION

You instinctively crouch. There’s been another explosion. This one closer.

Maybe the next street over. Your teeth are clenched and you hear nothing but a deafening roar in your ears. Adrenaline bristles through your veins screaming, “run.” But you hold fast. You wait to see if there’s another. And pray hard that if there is, it won’t find you.

War is personal. It’s neither news nor entertainment. There’s no flag waving or trumpets. Just fear. And it’s palpable.

Overwhelming your senses with the stink of thick black smoke and the lingering taste of cordite and burnt flesh.

As a onetime UN peace keeper, I have seen the face of war close up and ugly.

That’s why I was moved to read that despite fierce fighting raging once again between the Ukrainian government and pro-Russian forces, a small group of brave women have chosen to say goodbye to their families and sacrifice their lives by staying in harm’s way. Now, huddled together behind the bullet riddled walls of the Donetsk city animal shelter, they alone, are doing what no one else will. Caring for over 800 dogs and cats abandoned by the terrified, fleeing residents of this once thriving centre of culture and commerce.

The women used to sing while they fed, cleaned and saw to their injured, but no more. Joyful voices have given way to dread and tears. Food, fuel and much needed medical supplies are

running short. The little they have left is rationed. Refugees, some of them children, have also found their way to the shelter, looking for protection.

Still the bombs keep falling and every day their situation becomes more and more desperate.

Please join with me in helping these women.

I have distributed donation jars around our community as well as, being an artist, donated a piece of artwork for silent auction. The proceeds will go entirely to this cause and funds raised by the sale of my papering will be tax deductible.

The artwork is called the Secret Meadow. It’s an impressionist landscape measuring 36 X 72 inches and created entirely of paper. It was recently valued in a Vancouver gallery at $3,000. The papering will be on exhibit at the Bowen Island Public Library until closing on Sunday, September 28.

It can also be viewed on my website at www.marcbaur.com.

Together, we can send a message to these brave women, that they are not alone in their noble cause.

For more information: http://www. care2.com/causes/extreme-braveryfrom-the-women-saving-ukrainesdogs-of-war.html

Marc Baur, his dog Charley and the Secret Meadow.

Marc Baur, photo

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Aubin Van Berckel selling produce at last weekend’s farmers market.

Customers at this second-last market of the season were treated to an abundance of garden greens, fruits, and vegetables - all grown locally.

Dayna Purdy, photo

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local government election District of West VancouVer & West VancouVer school District (school District 45) November 15, 2014 is general voting day for local governments in British Columbia. Eligible electors will vote to elect Mayor and Council for the District of West Vancouver, and School Trustees for the West Vancouver Board of Education (School District 45). The District of West Vancouver conducts the election for School Trustees for the West Vancouver Board of Education (School District 45).

Public Notice: List of Registered Electors fo r sc h oo l Dist r ict 4 5 el ectors in B oW en islan D Mun ic ipalit y, V i l l ag e of l i on s Bay, a n D gr e at e r Va n co u Ve r region al District (gVrD) electoral a re a a Bowen Island Municipality and Village of Lions Bay Bowen Island Municipality and the Village of Lions Bay are included within the boundaries of School District 45. Bowen Island Municipality and the Village of Lions Bay have adopted the Provincial List of Voters as their list of electors.

List of registered electors: beginning September 30, 2014 until the close of general voting for the election on November 15, 2014 a copy of the list of registered electors will be available for public inspection at each municipality’s municipal halls. Bowen Island Municipality municipal hall regular office hours are: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday to Friday excluding statutory holidays. Village of Lions Bay village office regular office hours are: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays (closed on Wednesdays) excluding statutory holidays. Before inspecting the list a person must sign a statement that they will not inspect the list or use the information included in the list except for the purposes of Part 3 – Electors and Elections of the Local Government Act. Request to omit personal information: an elector may request that his or her address or other information about them be omitted from or obscured on the list of electors in order to protect their privacy or security.

be made on the basis that a person whose name appears on the list of electors has died or that a person whose name appears on the list of electors is not qualified to be registered as an elector of the jurisdiction.

Registering to vote: registration for eligible School District 45 electors who reside or own property on Bowen Island or in the Village of Lions Bay, and who may not be on the list, will be possible at the voting opportunities in each municipality. For more information contact the Chief Election Officers: for Bowen Island Municipality phone 604-947-4255; and for the Village of Lions Bay phone 604-921-9333. See below for elector qualifications.

Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Electoral Area A Part of GVRD Electoral Area A is included within the boundaries of School District 45; those areas include areas of Howe Sound in the GVRD that are not within a municipal corporation—lands along Howe Sound located between the District of West Vancouver and Squamish-Lillooet Regional District including the communities of Montizambert Wynd, Ocean Point and Strachan Point; Bowyer and Passage Islands and Grebe Islets. Bowyer and Passage Islands are also part of the Gambier Island Local Trust Area.

Objection to registration of an elector: an objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of electors may be made in accordance with the Local Government Act until 4 p.m. on October 10, 2014. An objection must be made in writing and may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of the jurisdiction and can only

Electors who reside or own property within GVRD Electoral Area A areas that are within School District 45 will be required to register in accordance with the GVRD procedures on voting day. For more information contact the Chief Election Officers: for GVRD Electoral Area A phone 604-432-6338; and for the Gambier Island Local Trust Area phone 604885-6825. See below for elector qualifications.

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elector Qualif i cati on s

List of registered electors: beginning September 30, 2014 until the close of general voting for the election on November 15, 2014 a copy of the list of registered electors will be available for public inspection in the Legislative Services Department at the District of West Vancouver municipal hall during regular office hours (8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays). Before inspecting the list a person must sign a statement that they will not inspect the list or use the information included in the list except for the purposes of Part 3 – Electors and Elections of the Local Government Act. Request to Omit Personal Information: an elector may request that his or her address or other information about them be omitted from or obscured on the list of electors in order to protect their privacy or security. Written requests must be received by 4:30 p.m. September 23, 2014 by the Chief Election Officer at the District of West Vancouver, 750 17th Street, West Vancouver BC V7V 3T3.

Objection to registration of an elector: An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of electors may be made in accordance with the Local Government Act until 4 p.m. on October 10, 2014. An objection must be made in writing and may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of the jurisdiction and can only be made on the basis that a person whose name appears on the list of electors has died or that a person whose name appears on the list of electors is not qualified to be registered as an elector of the jurisdiction.

Registering to vote: The District’s list of electors is from the Provincial List of Voters. If you were listed on the Provincial List of Voters you should be on the District’s list of electors.

An eligible elector whose name does not appear on the list of electors will have the opportunity to register at the time and place of voting by completing an Application for Registration form and providing two pieces of appropriate identification.

Resident Electors:

• 18 years of age or older on general voting day for the election; • a Canadian citizen; • a resident of British Columbia for at least six months immediately before the day of registration; • a resident of the jurisdiction for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; and • not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election and not otherwise disqualified by law.

Non-Resident Property Electors: • 18 years of age or older on general voting day for the election; • a Canadian citizen; • a resident of British Columbia for at least six months immediately before the day of registration; • a registered owner of real property in the jurisdiction for at least 30 days immediately before the day of registration; • not entitled to register as a resident elector; • not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from voting in an election and not otherwise disqualified by law; • if there is more than one registered owner of the property, only one of those individuals may, with the written consent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector.

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An election information meeting will be held regarding the election process and information for voters and prospective candidates as follows:

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For further information on these matters, visit westvancouver.ca/election or contact:

Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at 6 p.m.

West Vancouver Municipal Hall Council Chamber 750 17th Street, West Vancouver BC

Sheila Scholes, Chief Election Officer: 604-925-7045 Mark Panneton, Deputy Chief Election Officer: 604-925-7049

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YOU ARE INVITED TO LEARN ABOUT A VISION FOR BOWEN ISLAND & THE ROLE WE ASK TO PLAY IN IT Bowen Island Properties Limited Partnership invites you to information meetings at Cates Hill Chapel (661 Carter Road) this Saturday, September 20, from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm, and this coming Thursday, September 25, from 5:00 to 7:00 pm (same information at both meetings).

Applications have been made to the Municipality for the rezoning of two community development projects in two locations with quite different functions, but still perfectly in tune with a unifying vision for Bowen Island’s future.

The first project is PARKVIEW SLOPES on Cates Hill.

Parkview Slopes describes the 19.45-acre hillside roughly located below Rivendell Retreat to the south, and above the entrance to Artisan Square to the north.

Parkview Slopes has two existing vehicular access points: a) Parkview Lane off Artisan Lane near Leigh Automotive, and b) Rivendell Drive at the base of the driveway to Rivendell Retreat. A third access point will be a pedestrian trail access from Cates Lane off Cates Hill Road.

Parkview Slopes is intended to provide a broad range of urgently needed alternative housing forms: • A mixture of market and non-market rental housing composed of 1-bedroom to 3-bedroom units (Areas 8&9); • Detached cottage-style micro/eco homes ranging from 750 to 1,150 square feet in size for single and small households on a mixture of long-term lease lots (non-market) and fee simple lots (market) (Area 8); • Detached and attached garden-style homes in a variety ranging from single detached dwellings to duplexes, triplexes, and fourplexes (Area 8); • A live-work complex (Area 9) to provide spaces on floors with ground-level access for use by trades, artisans, and small businesses to manufacture, assemble, store, and display finished and unfinished products. The upper floors may include rooms for boarders and/or some communal living arrangement under which a single person can rent a small studio-like unit and share in a common kitchen facility.

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Proposed Zoning Seymour Landing at Cowan Point

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A parallel application is for the project of SEYMOUR

Over the course of the next 6 to 12 months, Bowen Island

LANDING on Cowan Point.

Properties Limited Partnership will invite you to learn and

In general, Seymour Landing covers the area between Cowan Point Drive to the west, Seymour Bay Drive to the north, the nine-hole public golf course and Beach Drive to the south, and Seymour Bay to the east.

At Seymour Landing we propose to create an inclusive waterfront community which shall be home to: • A variety of rental (non-market) and market/owneroccupied apartments, condos, attached homes for independent/supportive living (Area B), in connection with

share in the vision, and to explore how the spirit and aspirations of three successive Official Community Plans can gradually be implemented.

The vision has a time horizon of 25 to 50 years, and its primary objective is to preserve and protect the unique qualities of the island for generations to come. To be precise, we define “the unique qualities of the island” to be its natural environment, its social and demographic diversity, its culture, and its spirited community.

• An enlarged inn at Seymour Bay (Area A), with

Bowen Island has a publicly stated goal of sustainability —

• Associated commercial guest accommodation and mostly

most commonly described as a three-legged stool, with each

attached market homes on District Lot 2448 (Area C).

The proposal includes: • The retention of a previously allowed retreat (Area C); • The widening of the waterfront park at Seymour Bay; • Construction of a landing dock at Seymour Bay for a small

leg representing one of three fundamental elements: environmental, economic, and social well being. In the past the island has focused much energy on the environmental leg. It seems to be widely recognized that more emphasis is needed now on the legs of economic and social well being.

passenger ferry connecting to Vancouver and the North

Both projects — Parkview Slopes on Cates Hill, and Sey-

Shore (WCi (a) zone);

mour Landing on Cowan Point — are designed to address

• Trail extensions; and

current and future needs towards a sustainable island com-

• Public access to the waterfront on District Lot 2448, includ-

munity which we sincerely hope will be the beginning of the

ing a small waterfront park.

development of a larger vision for the island as a whole.

Join us at Cates Hill Chapel Saturday (Sep. 20, 10:00 am to 1:00 pm) or Thursday (Sep. 25, 5:00 to 7:00 pm) for a public information meeting (same info at both meetings).

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Free workshop aims to help families coping with severe mental illness MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR

Nancy Ford and Cheryl Zipper both have sons who have struggled with severe mental illness. By participating in a twelve-week course put on by the North Shore Schizophrenia Society, both women found the help they required to better understand what their sons were going through, and to get them the help they needed. Now working with the organization, the women are helping to make the knowledge they gained more accessible to other families, and they’ll be coming to Bowen for a free one-day workshop.

Ford says that for her, the education she received through the twelve-week course helped her gain a critical understanding of how the service agencies her son encountered (such as the RCMP and the hospitals) treated mental illness, and also, she learned

Cheryl Zipper and Nancy Ford.

North Shore Schizophrenia Society, photo

Places of Worship Welcome You Rev. Shelagh MacKinnon

FOOD BANK

Service and Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.

Collins Hall Bookings: Helen Wallwork Minister of Music: Lynn Williams

Come and help us dive against debris!

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BOWEN ISLAND UNITED CHURCH DROP-OFF

BOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Clinton Neal 1070 Miller Road 604-947-0384 Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m.

ST. GERARD’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Mass: 10:30 a.m. Priest: Father James Comey

604-988-6304

CATES HILL CHAPEL www.cateshillchapel.com 604-947-4260

(661 Carter Rd.)

10:00 a.m. Worship • Sunday School: Tots to Teens

SUBMISSION

The 4th annual Dive Against Debris will be held on Saturday September 27th. The clean up will be taking place from 11am -2pm. We will meet at the Bowen Island Marina between 10:30am and 10:45am and then reconvene at Sandy beach where we will begin our official volunteer orientation at 11am.

This year we are happy to be continuing the clean

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up following the Bowen Island Municipality clean up efforts. We are in need of volunteers to dive, kayak, operate boats and sort and dispose of garbage on shore. If you are interested please contact Amber Spitkovski at underwaterangel@hotmail.com or Adam Taylor at ataylor947@gmail.com/ 604-8346918.

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the language used to navigate the system.

“I also gained a deeper understanding of what my son was going through,” says Ford. “Mental illness is a really hard thing for many people to get their heads around. We encounter a lot of families who believe that their suffering relative simply needs to pull up his or her bootstraps. Through our courses, we hope to help build empathy and communication skills, and to give family members the tools to love and support the suffering individual.”

The one day workshop on Bowen will cover a range of issues, including symptoms of illnesses, the stages of emotional response that a family typically goes through when encountered with mental illness, navigating the system, and dealing with crisis.

Participating families will also get a taste of what they would learn in the twelve week workshop.

The workshop will take place on Saturday, October 4. To register or for more information call Caring Circle at: 604-947-9100 or email info@caringcircle.ca

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Gallery @ Artisan Square Presents “Patches of Colour” A show of paintings by Andrew Plewes 19 Sept - 13 Oct Reception: Sat. 20 Sept 7 - 9 p.m.

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September’s Open Garden BI GARDEN CLUB SUBMISSION

The hosts for our September Open Garden are Sheila and Ken McArthur at 1043 Annette Court which is a right turn on the descent to the Golf Course. The date is this Sunday, September 21st from 2 -4 p.m. All are welcome. A small fee is charged for non-members. Member ships can be purchased on-site.

Developed seven years ago this is a relatively new property.

With a southerly exposure this is garden that gets lots of sun. The garden is fenced and plantings reflect Sheila’s desire to pick flowers for her own flower arrangements. Twelve different roses and a variety of hydrangeas bloom spring through fall.

A second project led to the terracing of the back of the property, the construction of a pond and the planting of rhododendrons and more flowering perennials.

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Di str ict o f We st Va n cou V e r & We st Va n couVer school District (school District 45) November 15, 2014 is general voting day for local governments in British Columbia. Eligible electors will vote to elect a Mayor and Councillors for the District of West Vancouver, and School Trustees for the West Vancouver Board of Education, School District 45 (SD 45). The District of West Vancouver conducts the election for School Trustees for the West Vancouver Board of Education, SD 45.

West Va n co u V e r sc h o o l D i st r i ct (s D 4 5 ) i n c luD e s :

West Vancouver, Bowen Island Municipality, Village of Lions Bay, and part of Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) Electoral Area A which includes those areas of Howe Sound in the GVRD that are not within a municipal corporation: lands along Howe Sound located between the District of West Vancouver and Squamish-Lillooet Regional District including the communities of Montizambert Wynd, Ocean Point and Strachan Point; Bowyer and Passage Islands and Grebe Islets. Bowyer and Passage Islands are also part of the Gambier Island Local Trust Area.

Public Notice: Notice of Nomination Public Notice is hereby given to the electors of the District of West Vancouver and of the West Vancouver School District (School District 45) that nominations for the offices of: • Mayor one to be elected • Councillor six to be elected • School Trustee five to be elected for a four-year term will be received by the Chief Election Officer or designate as follows:

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An election information meeting will be held regarding the election process and information for voters and prospective candidates as follows: Wednesday, october 1, 2014 at 6 p.m.

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For more on these matters, visit westvancouver.ca/election or contact: • Sheila Scholes, Chief Election Officer: 604-925-7045 • Mark Panneton, Deputy Chief Election Officer: 604-925-7049

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On the calendar FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 19 Youth Centre drop-in 6 - 9 p.m.

Andrew Plewes - artist opening The Gallery at Artisan Square 7 p.m - 9 p.m.

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 20

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 21

Youth Centre drop-in, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

CAWES Fundraiser: Taunting Mabel The coffers at CAWES (Coast Animal Welfare & Education Society) are empty and we want to fill them so the good work can continue!

The Royal Canadian Legion, starting at 7 p.m.

Tickets $15 at Artisan Pet Shop or at the door Crippen Stewardship Group Weed Warriors 10:00 a.m - 1:00 p.m.

We will meet by the bridge at the mouth of Davie’s Creek (at nearby picnic table in field). Everyone welcome. Tools and gloves provided. Bring your water supply.

First Credit Union grand opening 1 - 4 p.m. open house, official ceremony at 2 p.m.

MONDAY...

Bowen Island Garden Club Speaker Series presents John Schroeder, founder of Valleybrook Gardens. He will speak on “Growing Perennials for fun and Profit” at the Gallery at Artisan Square. 7 p.m.

PEACEMAKERS film: Jeremy Gilley in conversation with Prem Rawat 7 p.m. at The Gallery at Artisan Square Entrance by donation

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 23

AA Meeting Collins Hall 7:15 p.m.

Bowen Island Garden Club, Open Garden Hosted by Sheila and Ken McArthur at 1043 Annette Court 2 p.m - 4 p.m.

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 25

Rotary Meeting, Collins Hall at 7:30 p.m.

Speaker: Bruce Wallace on the future of health care on Bowen No charge, all are welcome.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 22 S.K.Y. (Seniors Keeping Young) 9:00am to noon Program - For the 50-plus group: Exercises followed by Seniors Yoga with Diana Kaile; coffee/ tea break, 11:00am - Speaker: Jerry George on Winston Churchill.

12:30: SOUP-and-a-BUN - join us for our new feature, come and have lunch, bring a friend - everyone welcome. Cost: $5 per person. More info? phone 947-0702 or 947-0235

UPCOMING

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 27

The 4th Annual Dive Against Debris 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Sandy Beach

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Bowen Residents: (with no accommodation): $350

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