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From library annex to cultural corner Council supports new library expansion plan MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Annika Tait-Rabi on the mini pumpkin patch outside the Ruddy Potato. Saskia Tait, photo
Pitched originally as a simple extension to the library in order to provide more space for homework clubs and other group activities within the library, the Annie Laurie Wood Annex is now being envisioned as part of something bigger, both physically and metaphorically. Chief librarian Tina Nielsen told council this week that by building a larger space in conjunction with the Bowen Island Arts Council, the extension could become the cultural corner of the Cove. “We’re calling it C-cubed, Cove Culture Corner,” said Nielsen. “It will enliven the entrance to our island with a sense of culture, learning, connection and conversation.” When Nielsen asked for council’s support on the original project back in April, Mayor Jack Adelaar expressed some hesitation based on the idea that the library might find a new home alongside other public amenities in a community centre. At the time, Nielsen said while she liked the idea of the library being part of a shared community space, a simple expansion to the library would happen more quickly and more cost effectively than a whole new building. Nielsen said that shortly after proposing the Annex idea publicly, the Library and Arts Council were approached by members of the public who suggested expanding the initial plans to allow the two organizations to share a building in Snug Cove. “At first we couldn’t see how we could make it fit,” Nielsen said. “But
we realized we could actually do a larger project, one joint building with two parts to it. One part will be for the library, with the same planned uses as before, and the other part will be a gallery and office space for the Arts Council. It will give the Arts Council a more permanent home, in the Cove.” The projected size of the new space is somewhere between 2,500 and 3,000 square feet. Nielsen said that while the design is far from finalized, ideally, the two separate spaces could have multiple uses and potentially open up to each other. “But that’s a job for the designers,” she said. The one potential drawback she warned council of is that the extension would block off access between the parking lot behind the library and Cardena Road. While council had a few questions about the evolution of the project, all members stated their support and the belief that such an expansion was a positive step in the revitalization of Snug Cove. Later in the same meeting, Council decided against one of the proposed plans for coping with the mid-life refit of the Queen of Capilano which involved buses exiting by way of a through-way made through the back parking lot of the library in to the main lot. Conversely, council approved of a plan put forward by councillor Tim Rhodes to expand the current library parking lot to the west to include an area where cars could pick-up and drop-off walk on ferry passengers, turn around and exit on to Bowen Island Trunk Road.
Council says “go” to plan for two-lane loading MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
The last time the Queen of Capilano was replaced with the Bowen Queen, overloaded cars stretching all the way back up onto Mt. Gardner Road became a fact of life on Bowen. Several months ago, Deep Bay resident Tom Matzen presented a plan to council that would, he believes, keep the ferry line-up to a more reasonable length. The “Easier Cove Loading Plan,” as he calls it, would turn the right-hand lane in lower part of Bowen Island Trunk Road, currently used for parking, into a lane for cars that are being loaded onto the ferry. Despite a report outlining the costs, shortcomings and challenges of the plan, council voted unanimously this week to support Matzen’s plan and find a way to make it happen. Bowen Island’s new Senior Planner, Cari St. Pierre, told council that from a planning perspective, implementing the proposal would mean contravening the municipality’s own bylaws. Current bylaws require that there be one parking space for every commercial unit in the Cove including gen-
eral service, retail, office spaces, restaurants or pubs. She said that during the mid-life refit (which will see the smaller boat, the Bowen Queen sailing back and forth between Snug Cove and Horseshoe Bay for an estimated four months or more) overloads are likely to occur on most of the daily sailings. If the afternoon rush-hour was included as part of the plan’s implementation, said St. Pierre, retail and restaurants in the lower Cove would lack parking for up to six hours of the day. St. Pierre added that making the plan work within the context of all the other proposals for the midlife re-fit would be complicated, and that the two-lane loading plan fails to address a great number of other transportation plans in lower Snug Cove. The mid-life refit mitigation measures measures, as Bowen Island Transportation Advisory Committee chair Adam Holbrook stated earlier in the meeting, were drafted with the intention of encouraging people not to drive their cars onto the ferry at all. “In one sense, this plan actually promotes people staying in their cars,” Holbrook told council. “But in another sense, we do see that there will be a problem with people parking way up
the hill because there will be overloads, and this plan will help with that.” Bonny Brokenshire explained the bylaw services perspective on the Easier Cove Loading plan. She told council that while it would be possible to collaborate with public works to create the appropriate signage (so that people know how to operate within this system) bylaw services does not currently have the resources to carry out pre-plan enforcement to get people out of the habit of parking in the right-hand lane overnight. “We would have to hire and train two more bylaw officers,” said Brokenshire. “We do not use tire-booting and we have no towing procedures in place. Besides, adding boots could cause more traffic congestion, and when people are trying to get out of a spot and can’t see the traffic flowing, that’s when we’ve seen accidents in the past.” Members of council proceeded to express their support for the plan, and also to state potential solutions to the obstacles stated in St. Pierre’s report and presentation. continued, PAGE 2
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Words & Music BERNICE LEVER SUBMISSION
Sunday, Oct. 26 at 2 p.m. at Collins Hall will be the venue for a shared program of poetry by Bernice Lever and the “Once Again” musicians (Lorraine Ashdown, Earl Jenkins and Nicolas Belluk). Bernice Lever is launching her 13th poetry book, “Red Letter Day.” A prize-winning poet and book editor, this is Bernice's 4th book launch on Bowen since she retired here in 2001. “Once Again” has been sharing their cheerful notes at many Island events, including the recent Apple Fest. Lorraine Ashdown is also known for her inspiring photography. PLEASE bring an item or two for the United Church Food Bank. Light
refreshments will be served at this Free, friendly event. See www.colourofwords.com for Lever’s bio.
Bernice Lever. Juergen Bruhns, photo
Members Requested for the BIM Transportation Advisory Committee Bowen Island Municipal Council is requesting applications from members of the public interested in joining the Bowen Island Municipal Transportation Advisory Committee (BIMTAC). The Committee provides advice and recommendations to Council and staff on transportation services to, from and on Bowen Island and to ensure that transportation services meet the needs of the Bowen Community. Please visit the Committee’s page on the BIM website for more information, including the Terms of Reference: http://www.bimbc.ca/content/transportation-advisory-committee-0
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Council supports ferry-loading solution for the mid-life refit period frome PAGE 1 Councilor Andrew Stone said he appreciated the fact that St. Pierre’s report acknowledged what he sees as a very real problem of parking in the Cove, but he preferred to focus on the positive aspects of Matzen’s plan. “Ten years ago, when David Wrinch’s alternate loading plan was on the table there were a lot of concerns, but he just said, I’m doing it, and got out his paint bucket to make it happen,” said Stone. “There were safety concerns but, many aspects of this system were very good. I don’t want to see this issue let go.” Councilor Cro Lucas recommended that it might be worthwhile to negotiate for the use of the private lot (the Rennison lot) just below the General Store. That lot, he said, could likely make up for the spaces lost on the side of Trunk Road. Councilor Alison Morse questioned the need to hire flaggers to direct the drivers onto the ferry – a need that would cost an estimate $300 per day to fill. “In the first couple of days when we did this [David Wrinch’s two lane loading system] in 2003, commuters caught on really quickly,” said Morse. “It only took a few days for people to catch on to what
they were supposed to do.” Councilor Tim Rhodes, acting as mayor, suggested that some sort of public consultation process might alleviate people’s concerns about this plan. Tom Matzen responded by saying that, in the year and a half since drafting the Easier Cove Loading plan he has spoken with 20 or 30 groups on the island, all of the merchants who are open during the morning hours when the plan would be implemented, and the Economic Development Committee. “Every single time I’ve had a discussion about this, I’ve been told that it makes sense,” said Matzen. “And every single merchant who in the Cove who is open during the time it would operate wants it to happen. Other merchants, who aren’t, say they would consider opening if it does! And if there is one thing that came out of the Economic Development Committee meeting on this, it’s that the plan needs to start being enforced in advanced if it is going to work.” After some further discussion on the details of the plan, all four councilors present voted to move forward with the Easier Cove Loading plan. Details, such as how parking will be enforced and whether or not flaggers will be used, will sorted out by municipal staff.
The scoop on garden tools BOWEN ISLAND GARDEN CLUB SUBMISSION
On October 20, 2014 the Bowen Island Garden club will present Cathy Nakagawa of Lee Valley Tools to provide us with a demonstration and discussion of gardening tools, the tried and true and new innovations. There will be an emphasis on the importance of ergonomically designed garden tools that create
less stress on the body by keeping the body in better alignment in working positions. Cathy will also bring along a variety of garden cloves, knee pads, plant stakes and propagation equipment for your perusal. Lee Valley catalogues will be available for you to take home. Everyone is welcome. Bring your questions and see what’s new in gardening tools. See you at the Gallery at Artisan Square at 1 p.m.
Please submit your completed application via email, fax or regular mail by Monday, October 6th at 4:00 pm. to: Hope Dallas, Committee Clerk Bowen Island Municipality 981 Artisan Lane Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 EMAIL: hdallas@bimbc.ca WEBSITE: www.bimbc.ca
Public Notice - Bowen Island Municipality Special Waste Fees Bylaw No. 370, 2014
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Next Dump Day scheduled Saturday October 18th Pre-Paid Receipt will be required to drop off Household Waste
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Those interested in either or both of these services are asked to provide a driver’s licence abstract directly from ICBC to BIM by fax at 604 947 0193 and to provide a written response by email, regular mail or in person before Friday, October 24, 2014 at 4:00PM to: Rachel Pryce-Jones, Public Works Clerk Bowen Island Municipality 981 Artisan Lane Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 EMAIL: rpryce-jones@bimbc.ca A one day paid training will be provided upon acceptance. Thank you.
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From Bowen to the Worlds: Gino Rutigliano heads to Portland to put Bowen on the map for espresso-lovers MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Since coming third in the World’s Best Espresso competition at Coffee Fest two years ago, the Bowen Island Roasting Company has been sending its beans all over North America. “We can now be found in coffee shops and retailers from Whistler to Chilliwack,” says Rutigliano. He’ll be heading to this year’s competition in Portland this weekend. Meribeth Deen, photo
Gino’s tips for great homemade espresso: There are three methods to making a great home espresso using the following equipment: • an electric espresso machine • stove top espresso pot • aeropress
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The three key basic elements to making a great home espresso are good beans, good water and proper grind. Always try to buy your beans direct from a local roaster if possible. Ideally buy clean, fresh, organic espresso. Coffee stays fresh for up to one year when packaged properly. Espresso is not a roast, it is a blend of different beans. Espresso is simply referred to as shots. A single shot is equivalent to one ounce or 30 ml of coffee, a double (2 oz. or 60 ml) and so on. When extracted properly, this will produce a nice velvet like, goldenbrown colour on the top portion of the espresso shot called the creama. Espresso can be sipped on its own or used to make milk based coffee drinks such as lattes or cappuccinos. Since coffee is made up of over 98% water, it is very important to use good clean filtered water. You can be a very good barista using the best equipment and beans available but if the water isn’t good, neither will the end result. Chlorine in the water will ruin your coffee.
If you ask local barista and coffee connoisseur Gino Rutigliano what got him so into the art of roasting, blending and brewing fine espresso’s, he’ll take you back to 2002 when he ran a coffee shop below the Bowen Island Pub, called the Happy Italian. Taking the step of getting serious about espresso has helped him grow his business, and is sending him to the World’s Best Espresso competition for the third year in a row. Going back to 2002, he says, he was selling coffee made by a company called Torrefazione Italia. “One day, after they were bought out by Starbucks a woman walked into my shop and asked if I’d ever considered learning to roast my own, and left me a card,” says Rutigliano. In the next year, both Gino and his wife, Victoria, came into some inheritance money and that spurred them into taking that step. “In 2004, we went to Florida for a one-week course on roasting. When we got back, we invested $30,000 into our first roaster, then we spent the next two years experimenting with different blends. At one point I had 17 different blends, all named after different neighbourhoods on Bowen.” Since then, Rutigliano has reduced the number of blends to just six, which he sells in his shop, the Bowen Coffee Store. BAWN CAMPBELL His house blend, R001887917 Valhalla Esresso BI03 Royale, has been entered into the World’s Best Espresso competition at a trade show called Coffee Fest for the past two years. In 2012, Rutigliano brought back a third place prize. “I was so non-cha-
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lant that first year,” says Rutigliano. “I remember going up against Veltons, from Seattle, and the barista was shaking when he handed his espresso to the judge. But I wasn’t even thinking about winning.” Rutigliano says the 2012 competition made a huge impact on his business, raising awareness about his product all over North America. “I did an interview on Tacoma Radio, and started getting orders from all over the place,” he says. “Our wholesale business doubled within eight months.” Rutigliano says his experience in 2012 also changed the way he views these competitions. “I now know how truly hard it is to win these things,” he says. “This year, everyone who’s in the bracket has won an award. If I can get through the first round, it will be massive and I think I might have a real shot at the finals. I have a one in 16 shot at winning the grand nationals, that’s huge!” At the upcoming competition, in Portland, Rutigliano says he will be introducing an organic Ethiopian bean from the Kaffa Forest into his house blend. The beans grow wild in this region, which is believed to be the birthplace of Coffea Arabica. “The flavour profiles of this particular bean are a lot brighter, so they will bring out the berry tones in our traditional Italian espresso with , caramel-flavour tones. This brightening is called “third wave” flavour and is very trendy right now. It’s all about subtlety.”
Have your friends told you that you make them laugh? ∞ Have you ever found yourself giggling at thoughts or jokes? ∞ Have you ever wondered about or have you done standup comedy?
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The candidate list MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Last Friday I might have updated the municipalities ever-growing list of electoral candidates, fortyfive times, maybe more. By the end of the day, the list was so long I knew that there was unlikely to be a mad rush to get nomination forms in, but I headed up to the town hall anyway, to watch Buff Allen pay his water bill - and the municipality’s Chief Administrative Officer Kathy Lalonde read out the list of five mayoral candidates and fourteen candidates for the position of councillor. My first impression of the list was this: this election is WAY more interesting than the last one. In 2011, we had two candidates for mayor, one repre-
senting “environmentalists” the other representing “evil developers.” Three years on, and with a much wider field of candidates (at least mayoral candidates) to choose from, it seems there are still people clinging to this dichotomy. These are people who you will hear bemoaning “vote-splitting.” Really? Is the choice that clear? It is not. If it was I think the candidate list would be half as long. While every single candidate has ties and supporters, not to mention pet-issues and hobby horses, each one answers, ultimately, to his or her self. When the election is over and the seven people who get the most votes find themselves together at a table for hours on end, they’ll have to find a way to work together. Sure, they’ll have to challenge each
other and hold each other to account, but they will have to find a way to agree, too. They will make decisions that the people who supported them in the election will not always like, and they will surprise themselves by changing course. This is healthy, this is good. They are united, as we are, by the love of this place, and also by the challenges of living here. Before this race gets underway, I’ve got to believe that this is the underlying reason why they are stepping up to the plate. I’ve got to believe that whoever is elected will use her (or his) own big brain to make the best decisions possible for all of us. Most of all, though, I’m hoping the next council will be more fun than the last. I have to sit through a lot of meetings with them. Time will tell.
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Candidates Question & Answers MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
There are currently nineteen candidates running for office in this election. The Undercurrent has sent each of them a series of six questions. This week’s paper will feature mayoral three mayoral candidates. The rest of the candidate answers will be in next week’s paper.
STACY BEAMER M AY O R A L C A N D I D AT E
1. What triggered you to make this step and run for municipal office? I had two triggers. Infrastructure: In the coming years we will be making the biggest and most far reaching infrastructure choices we are likely to ever make as a community. Especially around the Cove. My experience with infrastructure and operations is needed at the table. Development: It was our choice as a community years ago to zone various land parcels such as The Cape for increases in density and we have taxed that land accordingly ever since. With that in mind it is reasonable to say that unless we are in a position to buy up these private parcels, development, over time will occur. Period. It was our own rules and well intentioned ignorance that devastated the Cape. I do not want to see that tragedy repeated.
dock dance, etc. I am most proud to have been one of those people.
5. How will you work to make council open to the concerns and ideas of all Bowen Islanders? We often hear about this council or that council not being inclusive, or public sentiment about being left out of process. I think much of this talk is political rhetoric. We on Bowen enjoy levels of access in the council chambers and the municipal hall that are almost unheard of in most Canadian municipalities. The average citizen here can show up at the municipal hall and chat with the CAO directly or expect to be heard by mayor and council at any public meeting. That is a rare gift. But if you want to be heard you need to show up. Our meetings are notoriously under-attended. I think we always have room to improve and I think we improve by making sure that community members have a clearer view the big picture here and an understanding of what’s a stake when we make decisions.
6. What do you love most about living on Bowen Island? I love the fact that I call home one of the safest most beautiful communities on the planet. I love the fact the my kids got to grow up here. I love the potential we have to be leaders in healthy community building instead of followers.
2. What common ground do you share with the other candidates running in this election? I have had a couple thousand conversations about Bowen with residents over the years and never have never met a single person who wanted bad things to happen here. I think our community’s greatest tragedy is that we were are all on the same page. We all share a passion for this place. I share with other candidates, a passion for Bowen and her future. That is all the common ground we need.
3. What are your top three priorities for Bowen? 1. Bring the big picture view of Bowen to the table so we can better understand the complex infrastructure and land use choices we have to make. 2. To work with all stake holders on a much less compartmentalized transportation system for Bowen. Our transportation network, including the ferry and water taxis, is a critical part of a healthy communities infrastructure. The quality of life we desire and our ability to reduce our very high carbon footprint are directly linked to the quality of our transportation network. 3. To find ways, including tourism, to expand our local economy. Making a living on Bowen is often a struggle. I believe there are many options to enhance the local economy in ways that are balanced and respectful to both nature and our diverse community population.
4. Tell me about the community work you have done that your are most proud of? My experience has been that at any given time on Bowen there are less than 50 people volunteering to set up and run the majority of all the communities events including dozens of school events, Bowfest,
MURRAY SKEELS M AY O R A L C A N D I D AT E
1. What triggered you to make this step and run for municipal office? It’s the right time for me. I’ve wrapped up most of my business obligations but I‘m too young and have too much energy to simply retire. It’s also time because partisan politics are raising havoc with how I believe a Council should work. It’s time for independent voices to come together to articulate the views of all Islanders.
2. What common ground do you share with the other candidates running in this election? That’s the interesting thing about our situation. At a practical level most of us agree on most things. At the all-candidates meetings you will likely see a very high level of agreement. Our problem is with actually moving projects forward. I’m excited about the people running this time. I see strong intelligent voices that can come together to form a more balanced Council.
3. What are your top three priorities for Bowen? We need to have a Municipal government that is predictable and transparent with no surprises. I even want us to be boring: no 1300 name petitions to council, no national news coverage, no angry crowds demanding to be heard by council.
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My Shippigan PAULINE LE BEL COMMUNITY CAULDRON
There’s a powerful song written by Michel Conte, sung passionately by Sandra Le Couteur, which is often heard in my home. It’s called “Shippagan” and it tells the story of a man who has left his homeland in New Brunswick. He misses Shippagan as much as his ancestors who were forced to leave l’Acadie in the 1800’s. And like his ancestors, the Acadians, he will wait a long time to return to Shippagan, where the sea and the sky are one. Living in a strange place he cannot be himself, and so he longs for the day he will live in Shippagan once again. I am moved every time I hear that song. How fortunate to be so connected to your land and your community, to know this is where you belong, where you can be yourself. Perhaps westerners move around so much because many are still searching for that place. As a child growing up in southern Ontario, I often went to the river, half a block away. I loved the way it travelled so surely, and I welcomed the company of the willow trees reflected in the river. But the trees, the river, the community, they do not call me back. I have travelled in most of Canada’s provinces, and lived in several of them. I admired the people and the various landscapes of this beautiful country; but when I arrived on Bowen Island sixteen years ago, I knew I had found my home. Besides, there was not much further to go and still be in Canada. I could be myself here, a self inspired by the sea, the forests, the islanders who nurtured my songs, plays, books and poems, supported my concerts and festivals, and challenged my solitariness. A self greatly expanded to include the land and an entire community. The more I committed myself to the community, the more my stories and songs grew out of the land and the people, the more I became truly myself. I love this island passionately. Over the years, I’ve enjoyed the friendship of many islanders. With their gifts and their love, they changed me and the community in some way, and I hope I did the same. Many of these friends are gone, moved on, passed on.
The people come and go but the community remains, working together to care for each other and for the land. My first home on Bowen was a lovely suite in Tunstall Bay. Almost daily, I hiked down the path to Cape Roger Curtis with sandwich, thermos, tape recorder and writing pad stashed in my backpack. It was the most splendid office I’ve ever had – with a grassy seat on a bluff overlooking Georgia Strait or a log on the sandy beach. It was there I wrote many of my songs and poems, and so when the house was sold I left with a heavy heart. Then I discovered Deep Bay, the Lagoon, Crippen Park, and a few paths lesstravelled. A new place for inspiration. These days I admire the impressive presence of Sleeping Woman Mountain from my front window. I enjoy waking to the songs of Winter Wren, Raven and Western Tanager, tending to my vegetable gardens and fruit trees, and anticipating the music of Bridal Veil Falls in the winter. The song, “Shippagan”, often brings tears to my eyes because I know how I would feel if I left Bowen Island. I would miss it terribly - miss my daily walks into the forest, over the bridges and up to Killarney Lake, miss the Lagoon - in the spring to watch the parade of goslings and ducklings, in the fall to catch the Coho spawning. I would miss my book clubs, my writing circle, my francophone women’s group, and other associations I belong to, as well as the serendipitous meetings of friends in the Cove, the intense discussions over coffee. I would miss those who made music with me, made merry with me, made changes, made waves, made peace with me. One day on the ferry, an elegant woman, a visitor to the island, chatted with me as we sat on the sundeck admiring the curves of the Coastal Mountains and the islands of Howe Sound framed by wispy clouds. “I’ve been on the Alaska Tour,” she told me. “It’s not more beautiful than this. Just longer.” Sometimes it’s easy to overlook this beauty, to stay below and get some work done. But I remind myself to get up to the sundeck and appreciate the magnificence that is Howe Sound, to feel the same awe I experienced on my first ferry ride to my chosen home. This land. It doesn’t belong to me. I belong to the land.
Auction for the Annex BOWEN ISLAND LIBRARY SUBMISSION
Bowen Library encourages everyone to come out to the Legion this coming Saturday to support the library and to bid on some fabulous treasures! Yes, the Grand Auction Event we are hosting in partnership with the Knick Knack Nook (KKN) is poised to unfold tomorrow, Saturday the 18, in the Legion Hall, starting at 7 p.m. This is a very important fundraiser for the library as all proceeds will go towards our Annie Laurie Wood Annex project. There will be a bar, music, snacks (free) and a vast collection of more than 200 auction items carefully harvested by our friends at the Knick Knack Nook from the donations of Bowen Islanders like you. If it is anything like the last auction event sponsored by the KKN (2012 proceeds to the Snug Cove House Society) you are
guaranteed a great time. There will be three Silent Auctions through the evening with staggered closing times, so come early or you may miss the treasure you were hoping for. In addition to the antiques, silver, collectibles, furnishings, sculpture, paintings, toys, and jewellery, this year’s auction includes a clothing section with something to tantalize both men and women. A live auction, with the always entertaining auctioneer Graham Ritchie, will wind up the action. All items, including the online auction items, will have final bidding on Saturday night at the Legion. So make sure you set aside Saturday evening from 7-10 pm to socialize, see the full array of items and to bid on your favourites. Please remember that payment is cash or cheque only. We promise a fun and exciting evening that you will be sure to walk away from loaded with prize collectibles and early Christmas gifts for the entire family.
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Three mayoral candidates answer questions sent out by the Undercurrent
6. What do you love most about living on Bowen Island? Everything except rainy Novembers; actually that’s not true; I really enjoy hiking to the many waterfalls on Bowen’s creeks. And the winter rains make them all the more spectacular. I love our restaurants. You can tell a lot about a community by the quality of their restaurants and ours have reached the status of being a tourist attraction. I love seeing children playing in the woods. They remind us why our lifestyle has to be protected. And I love the future we can collectively build; it’s time.
2. What common ground do you share with the other candidates running in this election? The candidates all share the desire to make our community better. This is the thing that binds elected officials and this can and should bring us together for the good of who we represent. Once in office, you quickly discover that working for the common good is part of the DNA of elected officials despite views to the contrary.
3. What are your top three priorities for Bowen?
ANDREW STONE M AY O R A L C A N D I D AT E
1. What triggered you to make this step and run for municipal office?
My number one priority is to create and support affordable housing in many forms for all age groups but especially for our elders, young families and those who are not financially independent. Second, creating the necessary conditions to bring revitalization to our community. This includes the Community Campus with all of the social elements of a Community Centre, Clinic, affordable living spaces and incremental revitalization to the Cove.
My decision to run for mayor of Bowen Island was triggered by a desire to bring the knowledge, experience and connection I have acquired with the regional issues facing us into a primary leadership role. We need to move our community forward in addressing our critical local issues of senior’s care, affordable housSOCIALSHOPPER.COM - GLACI ing, transR003868912 portation, GD23 economic development and
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Over the years I’ve served on a number of boards, committees and task forces but in truth I think my greatest contribution to the community has been the hundreds of columns I’ve written over the last decade in The Bulletin. My language is sometimes colourful and people often disagree with the opinions I express but they read it. Within those columns is a ton of information, gleaned from considerable research. Most of the time I’m able to articulate both sides of the debate at hand but occasionally the facts simply don’t allow for that. In those cases the column sounds more like a call to arms and people either love me or hate me when they have finished reading it. But still, it informs and promotes debate. Of course sometimes I’ve gotten it wrong but I’ve learned to admit my
There are two types of councils, open or closed. Our current council has been closed. Far too much has happened without public knowledge or input. If elected I commit to ensuring that council business will be conducted in the open. We will give islanders the information they need to participate in and influence decision making. One idea I like is to alternate meetings between day and evening. That way all of the housekeeping stuff like approving minutes and reports could be done at the day meetings while items of greater public interest and delegations to council could be scheduled for the evening meetings. I think people need to know that they will be welcome at Council meetings.
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utilities improvement. I am keenly aware of the industrial issues threatening Howe Sound and our burgeoning eco-tourism industry that all local governments and regional districts in our area depend on. With consensus building and this understanding of both regional and local issues, I feel my candidacy for Mayor is appropriate.
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Immunization offers better health for all BUD MASSENDER SUBMISSION
In an 1887 essay, the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche observed that “the sick are the greatest danger to the healthy.“ In today’s world that may still ring true, if not for the existence of vaccines that offer protection from a host of infectious diseases. This year’s batch of the flu vaccine is now available to doctors’ offices and pharmacies. Most people who have a chronic medical condition or are in regular contact with someone at risk will be eligible to have the vaccine administered free of charge. It is part of a publicly funded immunization program that includes vaccination against pneumococcal disease and human papillomavirus. A single shot with the pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine offers long-term protection against some of the bacteria that cause pneumonia, blood
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poisoning, middle-ear infections or meningitis. It is available free to adults with serious long-term health problems and to everyone 65 and older. Human papillomavirus vaccines offer protection from infection that causes about 70% of cervical cancers. One of the vaccines, Cervarix(HPV2) is currently available free to women born in 1994 or later who missed getting the Gardasil (HPV4) vaccine. ImmunizeBC recommends the HPV4 vaccine for adult women up to 45 years of age and males 9 to 26. While this season’s influenza vaccine contains the same strains as last year, the protection does decline significantly over time, so that it is important to be re-vaccinated every year. It is even more important for those who have never had a flu shot. Doctors will tell you that otherwise healthy people do get viral infections, even requiring hospitalization. High participation rates are the key to success with these immunizations.
Espresso tips by Gino from PAGE 3 If your grind is too coarse for your method of extraction, the end result with be a weak, watery tasting shot with no body. If the grind is too fine for your method of extraction, the end result will be a bitter tasting shot that isn’t very palatable. Firstly, you MUST match your grind to your equipment. This is one of the most important steps. Most grocery and coffee stores will offer the use of a commercial grinder but it is always best to grind your beans fresh at home if possible right before preparing your espresso. If this is not possible, try and only buy enough coffee to last you no more than two weeks. Once coffee is ground it is oxidized, once it is oxidized, it will be flat within two weeks. Commercial grinders will usually have two settings for grinding espresso: “fine” and “Turkish,” which is
even finer. When using an electric espresso machine, the grind must be set to the “second” espresso setting...a slightly finer grind. When using a stove top espresso pot you must use the “first” espresso setting...a slightly coarser grind. When using the Aeropress, I recommended using a “fine” grind setting. My personal favourite for everyday home use is the Aeropress. They are excellent for travel, super fast and convenient to prepare, small, light weight and portable. They are also very affordable (sells for $39.95) and are very economical as they use less coffee. This self contained unit extracts a very nice espresso for making great tasting Americanos (my drink of choice). We use them everyday at home and never leave home without them. Bodums are great too and we love them but they are incapable of making a espresso style shot of coffee.
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The incomparable Ivan Coyote is coming to Bowen on November 15. BOWEN ISLAND ARTS COUNCIL SUBMISSION
If you are a writer—or want to be a writer—you most likely are a master of procrastination. Few activities are more exhilarating and more frustrating than trying to write something you’re proud to have read. It’s no wonder that getting stuck is often the rule, not the exception. Help is at hand! The Bowen Island Arts Council is bringing the incomparable Ivan E. Coyote to Bowen Island on Saturday, November 15. Islanders lucky enough to have seen Ivan at the 2010 “Write on Bowen” Festival know they are in for a treat. From 1 to 4 pm, Ivan is presenting a threehour workshop called “Boot Camp for Procrastinators” that is designed to help writers—particularly writers interested in writing memoir—get inspired and get going. Here’s how Ivan describes the workshop: Have you always dreamed of writing your memoirs down but were never sure where to start? Do you have a half-finished masterpiece stuffed into the back of a desk drawer? Still stuck on that not quite fabulous first line? Enlist today. Not tomorrow. Not next
year. Today. Fall in and step to as Ivan Coyote runs you through a series of exercises designed to build up your first line muscles, train yourself to capture those fleeting late night epiphanies, and practice bluffing yourself into believing. In the evening, starting at 7 pm, Ivan will present “Talking the Talk,” a live performance workshop for writers, poets, and storytellers. Quill Magazine describes Ivan’s work as having a “distinctive and persuasive voice, a flawless sense of pacing, and an impeccable sense of story.” Ivan is also an exceptionally entertaining presenter. Ivan Coyote was born and raised in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. An award-winning author of eight collections of short stories, one novel, three CD’s, four short films and a renowned performer, Ivan’s first love is live storytelling. Over the last nineteen years Ivan has become an audience favourite at music, poetry, spoken word and writer’s festivals from Anchorage to Amsterdam. Tickets for the workshop are $50 or $60 for the workshop and the evening event. Tickets for the evening event only are $20. Tickets are available at the Gallery @ Artisan Square or online at biac.ca.
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On the calendar FRIDAY OCTOBER 17
THURSDAY OCT 23
SATURDAY OCTOBER 18
Duplicate Bridge @ Bowen Court Call Irene @ 2955
Legion Dinner Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner at 6 p.m. On the menu: Roast Beef Kid and Kaboodle Sale at Bowen Island Montessori School Island Pacific School Movie Day at Cates Hill Chapel - 3:30 pm - PLANES: Fire and Rescue 6:30 pm - Forrest Gump Tickets are $6 - at Phoenix, IPS, and at the door. Great concession available. Knick Knack Nook Auction for the Library Annex 7 p.m. at the Legion
MONDAY OCTOBER 20
S.K.Y. (Seniors Keeping Young) 9 a.m. exercises followed by coffee/tea break and speaker Ned Brewer. 11:00 a.m. Seniors Yoga w. Diana Kail - Everyone welcome - bring a friend! Bowen Island Yacht Club AGM 7 p.m. Cabin 20 in the Davies Heritage Orchard Bowen Island Garden Club talk on garden tools 1 p.m at the Gallery at Artisan Square
TUESDAY OCTOBER 21 AA Meeting Collins Hall 7:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 22
Knitting Circle 2 - 5 p.m. Bowen Court - All levels welcome!
Dementia Caregivers Support Group 7:30 – 9 p.m. at Cates Hill Chapel. To register, call 604-984-8348.
UPCOMING OCTOBER 24
Who We Are - book launch with Elizabeth May, 7 p.m. at the Gallery at Artisan Square Tickets on sale now at Phoenix, the Gallery at Artisan Square and the BI Public Library
OCTOBER 25
Classical Concert Series: Cascadia Reed Quintet at Cates Hill Chapel, 3:30 p.m Tickets available through www.biac.ca or at the Gallery at Artisan Square
Halloween at the Legion $20, tickets available at the Legion and at Phoenix, doors open at 7:30
OCTOBER 26
Words and Music with Bernice Lever 2 p.m. at Collins Hall
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Bowen Island Arts Council all-candidates meeting followed by AGM First meeting starts at 1 p.m. AGM at 3:30 The Gallery at Artisan Square
NOVEMBER 15
Bootcamp for Procrastinators workshop with Ivan Coyote - tickets on sale at the Gallery at Artisan Square or at www.biac.ca
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An Invitation to Engage Be an advisor for a grade nine masterworks project JENNIFER HENRICHSON SUBMISSION
What do the health effects of sugar; designing surfboards and the evolution of human flight have in common? They are all self-selected ideas that Grade 9 students at Island Pacific School are exploring for their Masterworks projects. Intergenerational mentorship is one of the great benefits of living and working on Bowen Island and once again IPS is seeking mentors from the community to support these students for the Masterworks Program. Every year all Grade 9 students at Island Pacific School complete a compulsory Masterworks Project on a topic of personal interest to them. Students research their projects extensively, write an extended paper, and defend their work at a public presentation in June. For many students, Masterworks is the seminal academic remembrance of their middle school experience. Community Call for External Advisory Masterworks Committee Members Students are supported in the Masterworks process by an advisory committee that consists of one IPS faculty member and two external advisers. The advisory committee meets five times throughout the school year to review the student's work-in-progress and to offer suggestions, guidance, and support. Members of the advisory panel attend their student's presentation and public defense in June. Although every student submits a final paper relating to their topic of interest, the final product may take different forms, for example, a documentary film, an original composition, or the building of a boat. The school is now looking for external advisers to sit on the Advisory Committees. Please have a look at the trailer for our Masterworks video online here:www.
youtube.com/embed/S0RX4TSg1Aw The questions being asked by students this year are: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Sugar and its effect on our health Girl’s Education - from awareness to change Car Design - then and now Design, building and testing of a surfboard Building a Community Bike Park Writing a Novella Forging a fantasy sword Design for Function: Project Backpack Comedy A photo documentary about global warming and it’s effects in BC Social Networking and Advertising How can cinematography portray the thrill of extreme sports? Interior Design Fly fishing Building a Bike Frame Designing and creating a Clothing Line The Evolution of Human Flight The Design of the TUI Tangible User Interface
External advisers typically have either specific expertise or a keen general interest in the topic being investigated. If you (or someone you know) is interested in helping, please contact IPS teacher and Masterworks Program Coordinator Jennifer Henrichsen by email at jhenrichsen@go.islandpacific. org. Get to know us: For more about Island Pacific School, and the Masterworks Program, please visit our website at www.islandpacific.org.
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STACY WHY ME?
I bring big picture thinking back into the equation. Lets meet. I won’t be banging on your windows in the ferry line up. Not my style. You can find me in my workshop on the corner of Miller and Trunk road, the one with the big sculptures in front, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday mornings from 6 am - 10 am. All are welcome including students, both young and old. Maybe you can’t vote yet but your opinion matters. http://www.stacybeamerformayor.com/
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Snug Cove: “A Tough Nut to Crack” — Is That Myth or Reality? If it was not for Snug Cove, my family and I would not
The answer is a clear “No!” All of the answers are already provided in the current Official Community Plan,
have made Bowen Island our home. My first trip to Bowen in the late 1970s remains a vivid
the Land Use Bylaw, and a multitude of studies and reports.
memory. I was waiting in Horseshoe Bay to board a late
The necessary provision of infrastructure (i.e., water,
morning ferry on foot (a much smaller ferry at that time).
sewer, roads, hydro/tel/cable) is either already in place or
I was chatting with one of those unforgettable, wonderful
can be made available without heroic efforts in a timely
island characters, who I later learned was “Minnow
manner. Much of the essential land is already owned by
Davies.” He had just returned from a hunting and fishing
the Municipality and other interested owners. There are
trip somewhere in the North Shore mountains. He carried
plenty of decisions that could have been made already
a fishing rod and an ancient shotgun over his shoulder, and
— and still can be made — that will improve the status
was in great spirits. Noticing that a few more than the usual
quo by 100%, cost a fraction, and be good enough for the
4 to 5 cars came off the ferry, he remarked, “It must be $1.49
foreseeable future. The term best used for such an approach
Day at Woodwards!” That was his way of explaining the
is “incrementalism” — perfection is an elusive goal. The
higher than usual number of cars for that ferry run.
only thing needed is a Council willing to make decisions
Hans Behm picked me up in Snug Cove. (A mutual friend had arranged for my visit and a deeper introduction to the island.) The road in the Cove was only paved half
within their own authority, i.e., not being dependent on third parties, including Metro Vancouver. To sum it up, a very small stretch of Snug Cove Village
width. As we passed the Bowmart (now the home of Miksa),
(1% at most) in the lower half of the lower Cove still requires
we had to navigate around a big, black multi-racial version
work. That is no reason to delay action on the remaining
of a Lab — soundly asleep on the paved part of the road!
items.
That day Hans showed me much of the island — but what
Best regards,
made me fall in love was Snug Cove. I will never forget the
Wolfgang Duntz, Developer and Community Builder
combination of genuine history, the level of benign neglect, and the mild eccentricity of some unconventional residents. As I left that afternoon, the black dog was still resting comfortably in the middle of the road. That night I wrote a letter to my future wife, telling her that I might have found the place worth spending the rest of our lives. On subsequent trips between Germany and B.C., I searched for a home in or close to Snug Cove. I missed out on two heritage cottages which Doug Berry and Brian Redmond bought and lovingly restored (now known as the Summer House and Doc Morgan’s, part of the Union Steamship Marina.) And at the last minute the owners of a beautiful site in Deep Bay changed their minds and decided not to sell — a wise decision on their side, but a major disappointment for us. In 1980 we were finally lucky to find and buy property in Deep Bay from Alec Forest, another remarkable man I got to know and who is hard to forget. Why do I write all that? I don’t really know, except to make the point that I passionately love, know, and understand the Deep Bay and Snug Cove neighbourhoods. Which brings me to the question: Is Snug Cove “a
Summary of core valueS aS expreSSed in three SucceSSive Official cOmmunity Plans (1982 tO 2011) 1. To preserve and protect the island’s natural environment. 2. To foster and maintain a diverse population in regard to age, income, lifestyle, and social status. 3. To encourage and support a healthy local economy and employment base. 4. To provide a variety of housing, including rental and other affordable options. 5. To provide for the basic needs of permanent and seasonal residents and visitors (which is supposed to include health care; seniors care; child care; community and hospitality places with access to cultural, recreational, and educational venues; on‑ and off‑island transportation; life‑long learning). 6. To recognize Snug cove village as the commercial and community heart of the island.
tough nut to crack?”
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Classical Concert Series presents the Cascadia Reed Quintet MARIANA HOLBROOK SUBMISSION
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Dear editor, Once again on Thanksgiving Sunday, Applefest dodged the storm gods, but it was close! We had more visitors than ever, and we raised almost $2,000 for our heritage programs. That’s terrific. Congratulations to Christine Roocroft, winner of the Best Apple Pie on Bowen contest, which had a record eight entries this year. Second prize went to Heidi Kuhrt, and third, to Michelle Taylor. Many thanks to the volunteers who helped make Applefest a fun and friendly event for the community. There are now too many to list in the paper, but we have event photos and a complete list of thanks at
www.bowenheritage.org. Special recognition must go to our event partners: Bowen Agricultural Alliance (Sarah Haxby and Matt Matheson), Bowen Island Tours (Jody Lorenz), and Metro Vancouver (especially Rod Harding and Tom McComb). And a huge thanks to Sarah and the BICS Grade 6 for picking a humongous number of heritage apples for our pies and delicious cider. See you next year. Sincerely, Bowen Heritage board members Judi Gedye, Maureen Nicholson, Pernille Nielsen, Maria Steernberg
Candidate question and answers from PAGE 6 Third, bringing more of an overt synthesis of satisfying our economic needs with our passion and concern for the environment.
4. Tell me about the community work you have done that your are most proud of? Being part of the initiative to create the salmon spawning channel at the foot of the fish ladder and more recently being on the Bowfest board for the past two years. You really see the spirit of Bowen in full flight during that weekend. You cannot help but feel the pride when it all comes together and everyone is having such a great time together in Community.
5. How will you work to make council open to the concerns and ideas of all Bowen Islanders? I have learned a lot about citizen engagement during my time with the Islands Trust. I plan to bring that knowledge to the table if I am elected.
6. What do you love most about living on Bowen Island? The ever revealing beauty on the island and in the surrounding waters and the kind of people that have chosen to make this island here in the majestic Howe Sound, our home.
Respectful Leadership
Top: Kids enjoying candy apples at this year’s applefest. For more photos see the online version of this story under the community section at www.bowenislandundercurrent.com Bottom: Checking out all the heritage apples.
It’s about us, our community, our culture & the place we live. All of it.
MAYOR and Islands Trust
STONE
and for the future of our island
ANDREW STONE
It has been great working with you on the Metro Vancouver Board. Your efforts on behalf of the people of Bowen and the people of this region have been exceptional. Good luck on your campaign. We want to see you back! -Harold Steves Councillor, Richmond