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Busy bees Plans for a pollinator garden
Christmas on Bowen
The long-list of what’s happening
Mo photos
A few of the spectacular moustaches we saw sprout this November
Community Foundation announces grant recipients
Cove beautification, Youth Centre and Library expansion granted funds MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
The BICS library got a new addition to the Learning Commons Project last week with the set up of the loft pictured above. Teacher-librarian Carmen Yamashita stands with BICS students at lunchtime. Meribeth Deen, photo
New council compared to box of chocolates MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Following a procession of municipal delegates, Bob Baker, from the Squamish Nation, offered a traditional song to help make the transition from old council, to new. The Snowbird Song, he said (warning the audience to not expect an Anne Murray tune) is sung to neutralize negativity and help with the process of moving forward in a good way. The singing of this song, as well as Oh Canada led by the community choir, was followed by an inaugural address by Joyce Ganong who told the audience at Cates Hill Chapel that the new council is like a box of chocolates:
quite an assortment, she said, representing our collective tastes. Ganong told the story of lying in bed in Italy, with death lurking not far from her, and tricking her brain into staying alive by asking what Bowen could do differently to move forward with ease and move beyond even the community’s current aspirations. The answers she came up with in response to those questions involved vision, and values. Ganong says that she thought there must be some vision statement for Bowen Island, probably in the Official Community Plan, but she did not know where or what it was. She created her own vision statement for Bowen, but realized this was only one perspective. continued, PAGE 2
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Out of more than 14 applicants, the Bowen Island Community Foundation has chosen three local projects to move forward priorities of civic pride, community gathering places and environment. The Bowen Island Garden Gateway Initiative will receive $15 thousand; the Bowen Island Youth Centre will receive $2,500 for two programs; and the joint Library and Arts Council project, the Cove Culture Corner will receive $15 thousand. Holly Graff submitted the proposal for the Garden Gateway Project, which she says was inspired by the widening of the walkway between the ferry waiting area and the cenotaph and also by the Community Foundation’s Vital Conversation’s workshop. “The Imagine Snug Cove Facebook page was being used as a sort of inspiration board, and the suggestion that we create some beautiful landscaping on the widened area caught on,” she says. “During the Vital Conversations workshop, the idea of civic pride came up in the context of beautifying the Cove. So I thought this would be a perfect idea to submit as a grant proposal.” Graff said she contacted architect James Tuer and garden designer Wynn Nielsen to
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help craft a plan. She also started a conversation with municipal CAO Kathy Lalonde about how to craft such a proposal that would take place on municipal land. The vision crafted by Tuer and Nielsen would incorporate a stone seating area with native plants alongside the walkway. The proposal describes it this way: The overall vision is for it is area to be a more welcoming experience that would encourage vibrant interaction among residents and visitors alike. The Bowen Island Heritage Preservation Association will be the recipient of the funding for this project, pending approval from council. Funding for the Bowen Youth Centre will get two eight week programs up and running. Twothousand dollars will go into opening up the BICS gym for sports and games on Saturday evenings, a program that Youth Services Coordinator John Stiver says was extremely popular in 2012. The other $500 will go into buying groceries for a weekly “Dinner Party” program. “There are some kids who come to the Youth Centre who are really interested in cooking and baking, others who don’t even know how to turn on a stove and cook pasta,” says Stiver.
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Inaugural address emphasizes vision and values From left: Councillor Michael Kaile, grade 7 student Megan Wall, grade 6 student Sam Hayduk, grade 5 student Maya Grundy behind Mayor Murray Skeels, grade 2 student Louw Verwey and Joyce Ganong. Cam Hayduk, photo
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Bowen Island Volunteer Fire-Rescue has
OPENINGS FOR NEW MEMBERS If you… • Are over 19 years of age; • Live and work on the island; • Have a valid B.C. drivers license; • Are willing to undergo a criminal background check; • Are available and willing to be called out at any time; • Are willing to undergo training for 1st Responder Medical situations, as well as firefighting, …then you may be interested in joining our team and serving your community.
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Applications may be obtained by dropping in at the Municipal Hall, or by calling 604-947-4255, or may be downloaded from the BIM website at www.bimbc.ca Completed applications can be dropped off at the Municipal Hall, or mailed to: Fire Chief, Bowen Island Volunteer Fire-Rescue, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island B.C. V0N 1G0.
Applications must be received by 4:30p.m. January 2, 2015. Ian Thompson, Fire Chief Only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.
Public Information Meeting Crippen Regional Park The Bowen Agricultural Alliance Society (BAA) proposes to establish and operate a pollinator initiative and demonstration garden in the Killarney Meadows area of Crippen Regional Park as an interactive outdoor learning centre: • To teach about the roles of pollinators in building a healthy food system; • To contribute to the building of healthy food systems through demonstration, educational programming and research; • To celebrate local agricultural heritage; and • To inspire visitors to apply what they’ve learned.
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Tuesday, December 9, 2014 6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Bowen Island Community School 1041 Mt. Gardner Road Multi-Purpose Room Join us to learn more about the proposal from BAA directors and park staff. The public information meeting will include presentations, question and answer period, and informal discussion. For more information, please call Metro Vancouver Regional Parks, West Area Office at 604-224-5739, visit www.metrovancouver.org or www.bowenagalliance.ca
from PAGE 1 Ganong added that if the vision is not displayed for all to see - visibly and constantly - personal agendas and goals will start to compete, rather than the shared vision. She offered an example: “Have you ever been driving along with a car filled with people? The driver says, “Wow, look at that!” Everyone says, “Yah, wow!” Even the dog barks. Later when they talk about what they experienced, they are surprised at what is described… a mountain peak, a horse galloping, a kite flying, the surf, a bloody deer leg, the fun of the moment. Same place. Same moment. Different perspectives.” The second answer Ganong provided to her question: what can we do differently, had to do with values.
Over and over again, it has been shown that organizations that are values driven, shine. Those that lose sight of their values, struggle. “A community, a municipality, is no different than any other organization of human beings,” Ganong told the audience, “over and over again, it has been shown that organizations that are values driven, shine. Those that lose sight of their values, struggle.” Ganong went on to consider some values. Prudence,
she said, would require the municipality to carefully balance all aspects of community life. Creativity, she said, would allow us the ability to view those great pieles of legislation and regulation as pieces of permission rather than restriction. Students from BICS, who see posters explaining different “virtues” throughout their school every day stepped up to help offer a few more values that our new mayor and council should take on. Grade 6 student Sam Hayduk talked about gratitude. “Being grateful and appreciative is more than just saying please and thank you. It is about appreciating nature, too. You don’t just build a house in the middle of an ecological reserve – the world should have a say. I think that a Mayor and Councillor without gratitude is like a 12 week old unrefrigerated pie. It can be fatal. Thank you.” Grade 5 student Maya Grundy talked about responsibility. “Responsibility means taking care of this island by making smart choices and doing your part of the job with excellence. Responsibility means you accept accountability for your actions and when you make a mistake, you offer amends instead of excuses. I hope that you will all bring the virtue of responsibility to this island. Thank you very much.” Ganong presented a gift, crafted by Cocoa West, to the new council: a box of chocolates, made of chocolate, to be enjoyed in January when the members of council meet ot chart their course. Ganong said she wanted the council to remember that the gift represents a vision of Bowen, with all its potential; that being made entirely of chocolate, the box represents a melding of perspectives; and that the 28 chocolates inside represent core values.
EMPOYMENT OPPORTUNITY We are looking for a well-organized customer service orientated individual to supervise our Pro-shop.
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Duties would include booking tee times using a computer reservation system, processing payments, answering the telephone, general office duties, looking after retail sales of golf related items and the rental of equipment, pull carts and power carts. The individual must have a friendly outgoing personality with strong communication skills, computer experience, and enjoy working with people as part of a team. Familiarity with point of sale systems, debit and credit card processing and Microsoft Office would be an asset. Ideally the individual will have customer service and/or retail experience and golf knowledge. Work hours could be somewhat flexible Please send resume to Bowen Island Golf Association, 810 Beach Drive, Bowen Island, B.C. V0N 1G2 or e-mail to proshop@bowengolf.com
Happy Holidays Bowen Island! From the Undercurrent staff Maureen and Meribeth please send photos of holiday joy to
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BICC Helps You Rediscover Your Inner Elf
Trial version of Bowen LIFT app launches this Sunday
BOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY CHOIR
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Remember the classroom scene at the start of the movie ELF starring Will Ferrell? According to Buddy and the North Pole, the code of the elves is*: 1.
Treat everyday like Christmas.(that’s not such a stretch living on Bowen!) 2. There’s room for everyone on the nice list. (Yahoo!) 3. The best way to spread Christmas Cheer, is singing loud for all to hear. As a community on this beautiful island, we already strive towards the first two codes. It’s the third that we can really deliver on! Director Ellen MacIntosh and The Bowen Island Community Choir (BICC) are delighted to once again spread their special brand of holiday cheer at Cates Hill Chapel on Saturday, Dec. 13th, at 2 and 7:30 p.m. Tickets to the BICC Annual Christmas Concert are available at the door or in-advance at Cates Pharmacy; $15 adults, $12 students/seniors and $5 children 6-12. The Bowen Island Community Choir has been delivering cheer to islanders for 22+ years now as one of the longest running community art associations. It’s a friendly and welcoming blend of islanders who join together under Ellen’s creative direction and Sheilagh Sparks skilled accompaniment. You can join the fun by signing up for their 2014 Spring Season, registration takes place on January 7th and 14th. This spring BICC will keep the cheer alive with another Coffee House, a competitive performance at Kiwanis Festival in April and their annual spring concert in May. *from the movie ELF
Bowen LIFT (Linking Islanders through Friendly Transportation), will be rolling out its new Rideshare App. this Sunday at the Christmas Fair. This will allow riders and drivers to connect in real time, and should be a big boost for those needing rides to/from town, and those willing to offer those rides. LIFT will have a booth set up just outside the doors to the gym at BICS where they will display the new application - being developed by Bowen-based software developer Tom Carchrae. The online web application will be up and running, for sure, and hopefully, downloadable versions for Android, Apple, and Windows devices will be as well. (App. Store registration protocols are causing a bit of a timing glitch). The intention is that the App. will be vested with the Jack Bell Foundation or the municipality. At the very least, all will be able to sign people up to be notified when these versions go live. We are looking for ‘field testers’ to test the program functionality, to have all bugs ironed out before the Bowen Queen arrives on January 4, 2015. The hope is that this application will help mitigate overloads during the four months we will be at the mercy of a smaller ferry. Other initiatives such as Peter King’s proposed bus loop and car park fee reductions in Horseshoe Bay should help as well. LIFT already has a Facebook presence, with 351 ‘friends’, and plans to create online synergies with BIFF (Bowen Islanders for Ferry Fairness). A big thank you to newly elected councillors Maureen Nicholson and Melanie Mason for becoming transportation champions, and specifically in their creation of BIFF and support for LIFT.
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Bowen Agriculture Alliance proposes “pollinator garden” in Crippen Park Meadow MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
2010 was the anniversary of Captain Cates’s Terminal Farms – 300 acres of agricultural land stretching from what is now the meadow all the way to Collins Farm. Since the anniversary, members of the Bowen Agricultural Alliance have been working on coming up with a plan to commemorate and honour the existence of Terminal Farms by creating something in the Crippen Park Meadow which is, to this day, a part of the Agricultural Land Reserve on Bowen Island. The sub-group of BAA have sought out as many community groups who have a stake in the meadow as possible (BIHORA, Island Discovery Learning Centre, BICS, BIRD, etc.) and have held visioning sessions for possible projects. They have also been working with Metro Vancouver Parks. BAA, in conjunction with these groups, has hit upon an idea which Metro Vancouver is extremely enthusiastic about: a pollinator demonstration garden. The garden would be within the 0.7 acre area of land between the path and the dog park. On this site, the remains of the dairy farm belonging to Captain Cates are still visible. The pathway from Miller Road to the bridge was in fact a dairy road while the farm was still operational. Pollinator friendly plants and flowers would grow in raised beds, alongside a possible lavender labyrinth, a glassed in demonstration hive, shaded areas for the public to sit and relax, an outdoor classroom, and signage to educate about healthy food systems and wild pollinators (mason bees and hummingbirds, for example). The Bowen Agriculture Alliance and Metro Vancouver are inviting all Bowen Islanders to hear more, and to offer feedback about this proposal on the evening of Tuesday, December 9. Anyone who would like to offer comments on the plan can write to Metro Parks at Icentre@metrovancouver.org.
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Light up Bowen & Lantern Parade
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ARTISAN SQUARE
3:00 pm Artisan Eats - Fill up before Lantern Parade starts. Warm mini donuts & hotdogs for sale, as well as their full menu. Artigiani Milanesi - Open House at the cashmere studio & shop. 5:00 pm Artisan Square Christmas Tree Light-up Black Sheep Dancers & The Penrhyn Carollers will be performing. Artisan Eats Open House - Mulled Wine & Christmas Treats 5:40 pm LANTERN PARADE led by the Sugar Plum Fairy, the Gingerbread Man and the Bowen Island Black Sheep. Remember to bring your lanterns and flashlights!
VILLAGE SQUARE / BOWEN ISLAND PUB
7:00 pm The USSC Canon will fire, signaling the Light Up of the Cove & Family Place FESTIVAL OF TREES 7:00 pm Cates Hill Chapel LIVE NATIVITY on the Rotary Stage. Come hear the story of Christmas, narrated by David Cameron with live music, angels, shepherds and a tiny babe in a manager. 7:30 pm SANTA ARRIVES by CORMORANT Water Taxi at the USSC Marina. Meet him on the boardwalk as he heads to his red chair. 7:45 pm DOC MORGANS Annual Light up Bowen Party & Meet SANTA, put on by the Union Steamship Co. Marina Christmas music by the Lorraine Ashdown band of Carolers. Enjoy the SNUG CAFE’s famous Hot Chocolate and cookies donated by various merchants and George Z. Bowen Realtors, Dee & Frazer Elliot and David Riddell, are hosting with Mulled Wine. Helping to serve will be Bowen’s new council and Margaret Gray with her band of Elves (from the UBC Sauder School of Business). BI Community Recreations will be hosting Santa’s Workshop, where each child can decorate a Christmas cookie and write a letter to Santa while they are waiting to meet him. 8:30 pm The Bowen Island Fire Department will be whisking Santa back to the North Pole on one of their red fire trucks.
LIGHT UP
6:10 pm Village Square Light Up Bowen Island Community Choir will be performing a number of new Christmas songs and some traditional favorites. Ruddy Potato - Open House with hot cider and sweets 6:40 pm Parade down to Snug Cove, past the Bowen Pubs Christmas lights.
Along the route, make sure not to miss:
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OUT OF THE BLUE & BOWEN BARBER Open House - hot cocoa & sweets DAVIES ORCHARD - get a glimpse of how Bowen’s first settlers lived & celebrated Christmas at the Bowen Heritage MUSEUM COTTAGE CONNIE WRIGHT & NATURE ENCOUNTER TOURS will be serving up Eggnog & Cookies in their shops. These shops have wonderful Christmas gift ideas. USSC MARINA GIFT STORE- open late for Christmas Shopping
BUS SERVICE: Peter King will be providing a FREE bus along the route. It will be a“hop on, hop off” service.
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Faith in the season and Mankind
people, young and old. Our boys will miss pouring themselves apple juice behind the bar and running amok on the patio with whomever they could find to play with. We are grateful for our amazing team of staff, what a gift it was to work alongside our friends and family. We wish all of our fellow restaurateurs the very best. May you continue to support them by dining out on a *regular* basis. Remember, every dollar you spend contributes to them staying alive and succeeding. Spend your money locally and you will be able to continue to enjoy the great eateries we have here on Bowen. With a heavy heart, we bid you adieu.
To our beloved Bowen,
We would like you to know that we are so very thankful for your support over the last five and a half years. Without you, it truly wouldn’t have been possible. We’d be lying if we said it was easy. Business on Bowen is tough, business in the restaurant industry, even tougher. We stuck it out and fought hard to keep Miksa going strong. In the end, our numbers weren’t high enough to keep us sustained through the long, slow season. We will miss all of our regular patrons, you know who you are. We will miss the conversations, the laughs, the tears, the jammed packed live music nights; a place where we all felt at home. Miksa was a meeting place for such a wide range of
Dear Editor, It was icy cold on Saturday while a gale drove down Howe Sound. So I banged my feet, bounced on my chair and sang (under my breath - to the tune of Jingle Bells:) Chorus: Raffle Tickets raffle tickets Outside General Store, Oh the pain of sitting here Congealing ever more. Verse: But it is for SKY, the seniors all who try
To stave off ageing’s memory loss Incontinence and worse. A long hour passed. I was cold and my crippled hand in agony when an unknown young Bowen gentleman (after the couple had bought raffle tickets) came back from his car with two small packets. “Put one in each glove,” he instructed. I did. Transformation. Exuberant Joy. Faith in the Season and in Mankind. Thank you, unknown kind hero. Bev Rogers
Mike, Jazz & the Miksa Crew
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More than a fashion show Dear Editor,
Dear Editor, The Bowen Library and the Knick Knack Nook neglected to include a valued donor in our thank you notice in the Nov 21st issue of The Undercurrent on page 2. Many thanks (belatedly) to the First Credit Union of Bowen Island for the donation of hundreds of pens that allowed everyone to place their auction bids. Our apologies to the Credit Union for leaving off your name in our original thank you note.
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As a recent participant in the 8th Annual Movement Fashion show, I realized this event is more than a showcase for clothes. It’s FUN… as well as a LEARNING EXPERIENCE in health, fitness and spirituality. It leaves the audience feeling warm and fuzzy, softer and more opened… inspired… just like the clothes! Thank you Amrita, Heather and Vicky, and to my fellow models who were from all ages and stages of life. Sincerely,
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The Bowen brand PAULINE LE BEL COMMUNITY CAULDRON
When the municipality’s Economic Development Committee (EDC) proposed to develop a consistent brand for Bowen Island, my friend Virginia Penny, a graphic designer, told me she came up with a slogan soon after she moved here - Bowen Island: Breathe Deeply. I like it. It describes what we have here on our rocky island: clean breathable air, and the quiet time to enjoy it. Of course, branding is more than just coming up with a catchy slogan. It’s about deciding who we are and how we want to project that to the world. Gordon Ganong, Chair of the EDC, tells me the branding exercise is a way of getting at “the heart of Bowen itself.” When they receive funding, they will initiate “public engagement to come to consensus on what we are” and to “articulate our unique brand.” Although the branding exercise is not just about tourism, I wanted to talk with
Bowen has “a visitor industry rather than a tourism industry. Half of the people who come to Bowen are visiting family and friends. Many of them are daytrippers. Murray Atherton is chair of the newly created Tourism Bowen Island. It’s important to pay attention to someone who brought the Olympic Torch to Bowen, and who loves this island as much as I do. Murray told me they are coming to realize that Bowen has “a visitor industry rather than a tourism industry. Half of the people who come to Bowen are visiting family and friends. Many of them are daytrippers.” Before Murray became a permanent resident 15 years ago, his own personal slogan as a weekender was: “Bowen: my twenty-minute ferry ride to sanity.” He believes the biggest challenge for the Bowen day-visitor is this: “they’re standing on the dock wondering what they’re going to do now.” The answer to that question is coming soon in the shape of the Bowen Island Welcome Centre, a 24’ x 12’ gazebo on the main dock, with huge maps. They have a grant to start building in December. An Ambassador Program is also in the works, with volunteers eager to welcome visitors. Can’t wait. Didn’t you love the
dashing sight of Murray welcoming visitors during Steamship Days? He was wearing a vintage cutaway jacket, ascot, spats – and shorts. It was a hot weekend. Murray praised the efforts of Sheree Johnson and Edward Wachtman, members of the EDC SubCommittee and so I phoned them to get a lesson on branding. “Brands already exist in the hearts and minds of islanders and visitors,” said Edward. The challenge is to “identify and articulate this at deep emotional levels.” Sheree and Edward focus on the role of storytelling in the branding process. “A story, a unifying entity, binds people together to share a common vision.” I asked about one of the original Bowen brands - The Happy Isle – popular during the heyday of the steamships when Bowen was a mecca for visitors. Edward suggested, “it might still apply. But we have to ask: what does happy feel like?” So what do visitors/tourists do on Bowen to make them happy? Sheree mentioned the survey: 4,000 information cards placed in various island establishments by the EDC last summer. Visitors were asked why they came and what they did here. Although only three hundred or so visitors responded, it’s a fascinating report, and it was evident that most visitors appreciated the tranquility they found here, something in short supply in the city where most of them live. Almost half the respondents said they did nothing in particular, just relaxing. When they were asked to describe their experience in a few words, “peaceful,” “quiet,” “beautiful,” “calm” occurred over and over again. Chris Corrigan may not have a brand for Bowen but he has been working with a novel way to do tourism: “The village is the convention centre,” he told me. “For the last five years I’ve been bringing people to Bowen for leadership development. They come to the land, rest for five days, go deep and then go out again. The land itself calls. It calls us to do nothing. Go there and rest.” A recent article in The New Republic reports that silence is the new luxury product. From noisecancelling headphones to silent dishwashers, “there has never been quite so great a premium placed on silence,” writes Chloe Schama. “Not only do we value silence in a general sense, we are willing to pay for it.” The sale of silence extends to tourism: Amtrak has a silent car; and B.C. Ferries has Seawest, a Quiet Lounge. Upscale hotels promise you peace and quiet. And silent retreats are everywhere. Seems Bowen Island is well positioned to take advantage of this trend. Perhaps what we have to offer the tourist is exactly why most of us came here in the first place: a small village, a caring community, stunning landscapes and beaches, an abundant natural world. And peace and quiet.
Thank you, for helping me get Bowen moving!
Models Elaine Taylor, Natasha Vaz, Diana Kaile, Heather Hodson, Neela Hodson, Carol Fancy, Deb Bramm. Claudia Schaffer, photos
Dear Editor, I want to thank everyone who participated in the annual Movement Fashion Show for fabulous performances, great spirits, expertise and commitment to excellence. You made this year’s show (the eighth) “the Best Ever Yet, as I heard from many who were in the audience.” Special Thanks go to Elaine Taylor (model) , Natasha Vaz (model) , Diana Kaile (model and Yogi), Neela and Heather Hodson (models) , Carol Fancy (model and Yogi), Emma and Kate Honing (models) , Mary Letson ( airport fitness, via Positively Fit) , Tanya Skok Hobbs (Yogi), Deb Bramm (Nia dancing), and the audience who participated wholeheartedly yesterday afternoon in the Gallery in Artisan Square. Vicky Frederiksen for all the weeks of fittings and styling and Heather Doherty for keeping the home base running. We are always grateful to Claudia Schaefer for the fabulous photos she captures and to Janet Esseiva at the Gallery. Thank you for getting Bowen Moving! Everyone had a wonderful time. Amrita Sondhi
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The Island’s Snug Cove House Society has ended its 20th year of operations one giant step closer to its dream of a supportive residence for seniors, with the receipt last month of conditional subdivision approval for its Miller Road property. The conditional subdivision will allow the society to offer, in the Spring, nine building lots to the general public, the sale of which will enable the creation, on the tenth lot, of the seniors’ residence. At the society’s annual general meeting on the weekend, chair Graham Ritchie thanked all those who made the year successful: the planning and public works staff at municipal hall, John Reid, George Bernard, Carol MacKinnon, real estate lawyers Duff Waddell and Sky Anderson of Kaplan and Waddell, the Knick Knack Nook and the Bowen Island Legion, society directors including retiring director Geoff Jarvis, and especially the society’s building committee chair John Greene and architect and project manager Don Nicolson.
Ritchie also thanked April Sear and her family for the continuing Better Meals pre-prepared meals program, and all those who helped in the various community consciousness-raising activities in the past year: Norma Dallas, Alderwood Farm, the General Store and the World Famous Snug Cove House Ukelele Band for the Steamship Days BBQ, and the amazing David and Shirley Wrinch for all their work on creating the first-prize-winning Three Little Pigs and Big Bad Wolf float at Bowfest. The society’s next event is of course the dramatic reading of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol on Saturday December 14th, 7:30pm at Collins Hall, tickets $20 at Phoenix. The society’s directors are: Irene Wanless, Gillian Eades Telford, Pernille Nielsen, Thijs Dhont, Graham Ritchie, the Rev. Shelagh MacKinnon and Ida Goodreau. They are joined now by new directors Bill Kitchen, a recently-retired Provincial Court judge, and intellectual property rights lawyer Tamsin Miley.
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Memorial Service for
Mayor Jack Adelaar A Celebration of Life for the late Jack Adelaar will be held on:
Saturday, December 6, 2014 2:00 pm
Royal Canadian Legion on Bowen Island Translink will be providing free bus service from Bowen Island Community School to the Royal Canadian Legion for the Celebration of Life.
All are welcome to attend.
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Soccer final goes to sudden death in the snow MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
A large crowd gathered and braved what turned into a snow storm on Friday evening in order to watch the one of the closest final games to be played in the Bowen Island FC co-ed league in recent years. The snow started to fall roughly fifteen minutes in to the game between Team Green and Team Light Blue. Tied 4-4 by the end of full time, both teams scored in overtime taking the match to a second ten-minute
overtime that would end in sudden death. Steven Reid with Team Light Blue scored the winning goal. “No one deserved to lose,” says Phil Carlington, co-ed league co-ordinator with Bowen FC. The money made through registration fees for the co-ed league go back into the Football Club, which is a nonprofit. Soccer-lovers of all skill levels are welcome to join the next round of co-ed league games, which will start in the spring.
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It’s that time of year again! The Teddy Bear’s have begun their annual migration to the Bowen Island Museum. They are arriving daily, some on their own and others in large groups. There are young bears here for the very first time, old bears that are regular visitors and bears that are making a one-time special appearance. They have come from all over the world and are settling in nicely, anticipating your visit from Dec 21 to Jan 4. Do you have a special bear that would like to holiday at the museum for a few weeks? We would love to borrow your bear for the holidays. Give us a call at 604.947.2655 or bihistorians@telus.net. GLACIER COMMUNITY PROMO R002855007 L781
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It takes a village to raise a ‘heroFUND in the making’ BC & Alberta Guide Dogs welcomed a new litter of rambunctious and playful pups over the summer. These furry little ones have the potential to become life-changing guide dogs or autism support dogs, and have already started their basic training. You can help them along their learning journey by making a donation to the BC & Alberta Guide Dogs crowdfunding campaign. (Make sure you hit play to watch a video of the pups in action!)
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Mowen Island raises more than $7,000 for prostate cancer, testicular cancer, and men’s mental health
Places of Worship Welcome You BOWEN ISLAND UNITED CHURCH Rev. Shelagh MacKinnon
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Service and Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Collins Hall Bookings: Helen Wallwork Minister of Music: Lynn Williams
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“Awakening to the Light”
Sunday December 7th, 2014 from 2:30 - 5:30 pm with a gathering at 4:30 around the candlelit tree
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Sunday December 7th 10am-3pm at BICS Unique local crafts, yummy lunch menu, Cake Walk for the kids and more!
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Legion Dinner Doors open at 5 p.m. dinner starts at 6:30 Sears Christmas Wish Dinner Documentary film screening: I Am 7 p.m. start, free public event. Bring favourite pillow, blanket and snacks. Children welcome.
SATURDAY DECEMBER 6
A Celebration of Life for Mayor Jack Adelaar 2 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion
Light Up Bowen See Undercurrent ad for details
TUESDAY DECEMBER 9 Bowen Agriculture Alliance public meeting Proposal to build a pollinator demonstration garden in the Killarney Meadows 6:30 - 8:30, BICS Multi-Purpose Room
WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 10
Knitting Circle 1 - 4 p.m. Bowen Court - All levels welcome!
THURSDAY DECEMBER 11
Duplicate Bridge @ Bowen Court Call Irene @ 2955
Jazz at Tunstall 8 p.m Tunstall Bay Clubhouse, tickets at the door
Kerri Sutherland of the Alzheimer Society of BC presents a workshop entitled “Understanding Dementia” to the Rotary Club. 7:30 p.m. Collins Hall, all are welcome, no charge.
SUNDAY DECEMBER 7
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Community School Association Craft Fair 10 a.m. - 3 p.m at the BICS Gym Rivindell Open House 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. with a gathering at 4:30 p.m. around the candlelit tree Vegetarian Potluck 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. at 1155 Harding Road Theme: Texas No RSVP, for questions email: bivp@demner.com
MONDAY DECEMBER 8
Seniors Keeping Young 9 a.m. - Noon, Bowen Court Hall Exercises and Refreshments; BICS students will visit for a Christmas Sing-Along, beginning at 10:00am. 11 a.m. Seniors Yoga. All are welcome - bring a friend or neighbour.
TUESDAY DECEMBER 9
AA Meeting Collins Hall 7:15 p.m.
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DECEMBER 12
The Muppet Christmas Carol Family Movie Night at BICS, $10 per person or $30 per family Admission includes slice of pizza starts at 4:30
DECEMBER 13
Bowen Island Community Choir Christmas Concert at Cates Hill Chapel, 2 p.m and 7:30 p.m Tickets available at Cates Hill Pharmacy and at the door Artisan Square Christmas Crafts Fair and photos with Santa
Reindeer Trek starting at 9:30 a.m. Positively Fit’s Annual Fundraiser for the Bowen Island Christmas Hamper RSVP Mary Letson at 604-947-9601 or at positivelyfit@telus.net
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15th Annual Christmas Carol Dramatic Reading 7:30 p.m. Collins Hall
Projects to advance goals of Vital Conversations Brick mosaics are among the design suggestions laid out in the proposal for the Gateway Project. photo submitted by Holly Graff
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from PAGE 1 ““Felicity Buskard, who works at the Youth Centre, is a trained chef and used to own a café. She and Kat Bernard have been doing some cooking with the kids already, but this will be more formalized. Felicity will develop a menu based on available produce, and the youth who participate in the cooking will sit down and enjoy it in a dinner party-type atmosphere afterwards. We want to make sure that kids get basic kitchen skills and they also learn to recognize what’s healthy and what isn’t.” Soren Hammerberg, Chair of the Community Foundation, says that supporting youth was another area identified as a priority during the Vital Conversations, and that youth programs are perpetually underfunded. The third project that is being offered
funding through the Community Impacts Grants is the Cove, Culture Corner; which is a joint project of the Library and the Bowen Island Arts Council. The groups will initially be given $2,600 for a feasibility study, and if the study supports the plan, the Community Foundation will offer up another $12,400 towards capital costs for the project. Hammerberg says that these grants are just one part of the Community Foundation’s work. The Helping Hand Fund, for example, donates $10 thousand per year to local families in need. Hammerberg also says the Foundation is also looking forward to working with the new municipal council to implement the distribution of money from the Maggie Cummings Legacy Fund, which will ensure the development of trails and greenways on Bowen Island.
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CHRISTMAS ON BOWEN To add to this fantastic line-up of Christmas celebrations are the numerous house concerts and for a growing number of years, Graham Ritchie, Tina Nielsen, Angie McCulloch and Martin Clarke have used their dramatic skills to present a reading of Dickens’ Christmas Carol. This year the Dickens Players will present the 15th annual reading of A Christmas Carol on December 14th, 7:30 pm at Collins Hall . . . at the finale there will not be a dry eye in the house.
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I love Christmas on Bowen Island. Our celebrations have evolved into a traditional pattern with simple but festive components. The season opens with Light up Bowen, Saturday December 6th (this year falling on St Nicholas Day). It starts with a Lantern Parade, always led by the Black Sheep, and this year the Sugarplum Fairy and a Gingerbread Man. The parade travels from Artisan Square to Village Square. At both stops, there’s music and good cheer. Then onto the Lower Cove where the firing of the cannon marks the Light Up of the Cove and Family Places’ Festival of Trees. The Cates Hill Chapel Live Nativity starts right after, on the Rotary Stage, ending with the arrival of Santa Claus by Cormorant Marine water taxi. Santa greets all the children at Doc Morgan’s, where a party is held for all, with music, hot beverages and treats. The kick off to Light up Bowen is the evening before, Friday December 5th, at Cates Hill Chapel, with the Penrhyn Academy of Singing “Sounds of Christmas” concert. Lynn Williams will be singing her favourite Christmas songs, the Ladies Madrigal Singers will perform a wonderful collection of old and new pieces, plus there’s the debut of Alison Nixon’s children choir. Following Light up Bowen, on Sunday December 7th, is the Annual CSA Christmas Craft Fair with its gala array of handmade gift items. Starting at 10 am at the Bowen Island Community School. Such a fun event, the whole island turns out and you might win a cake if you enter the annual “Cake Walk” (a CSA tradition loved by all). The following weekend, Saturday December 13th, Artisan Square is celebrating the season with their Annual Christmas Crafts Fair. There will be music, pet photos with Santa, street food, BIG “sidewalk” sale, local crafters, various draws and even a snow globe making workshop! That same day, the Bowen Island Community Choirs’ Christmas Concert is at Cates Hill Chapel. Their are two performance, one at 2 pm or 7:30 pm. This is a concert not to be missed! This group is so much more than simply a choir. They are the voices of islanders weaving soundscapes under Ellen MacIntosh’s fine artistic direction and they have created lasting friendships that grow through a common passion.
Congratulations to Shari Ulrich and the Highbar Gang
Many historians believe that this drama is a celebration of the death of the year (December 21) and its resurrection in the Spring. If you are lucky, commencing the week of December 19th, you might catch the Black Sheep Mummers performing one of their plays on the Ferry or at one of Bowen Island’s local pubs. Mummers’ Plays are folk dramas based on the legend of St. George and the Seven Champions of Christendom. Many historians believe that this drama is a celebration of the death of the year (December 21) and its resurrection in the Spring. Donations are accepted for each performance and they are give to the Bowen Island Food bank and the Christmas Hamper fund. An unseen, but important part of Bowen’s Christmas, is the Christmas Hamper Drive. I’m not sure when it started, exactly, but I seem to recall Rita Greenlaw making contact with a similar program in West Vancouver to learn how to create a Christmas hamper on Bowen Island. Before too long, Bowen was able to handle its own. The team suggests new toys and games, arts & craft supplies and non-perishable food items, and cash donations are helpful because the funds can be used to fill in gaps. And, don’t forget all the special services that the Bowen Island churches have during the Christmas season. Childrens’ Christmas pageants, carol singing and candle light services. I especially enjoy the Cates Hill Chapel caroling party in Deep Bay, though I’ve been told I can’t sing, so I’m sure the residents there don’t appreciate me belting out We Three Kings, off key. Yep . . . Bowen Island really knows how to celebrate Christmas! See you all at Light up Bowen!
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Bowen Islander Shari Ulrich brought home the English Songwriter of the Year award from the Canadian Folk Music Awards last week. Shari says that this award is extra special for her, as it was her daughter Julia’s engineering and producing that made her album (Everywhere I Go) what it was. Ulrich also brought back the “Vocal Group of the Year” award for The Highbar Gang.
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