Bowen Island Undercurrent March 20 2015

FRIDAY MARCH 20 2015 VOL. 42, NO. 09

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Islanders weigh in on which box to check on your referendum ballot

More on LNG

Talking GOD

In the letters section

How Islanders joyfully navigate conversations on life’s BIG issues

Supporters of the Stop the Docks Campaign celebrated council’s decision to state its opposition to the further construction of private docks at Cape Roger Curtis at Pebbly Beach.

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Council states opposition to private docks on Cape Roger Curtis EDITOR

An insult, an embarrassment, monstrosities…

These are a few of the descriptions for the docks built along the shoreline of Cape Roger Curtis written in letters by citizens supporting a series of resolutions made by council on Monday night. In a very brief meeting on the matter, Municipal Chief Administrative Officer Kathy Lalonde read the three resolutions aloud. The first states council’s intention to begin the process of amending Bowen’s Land Use Bylaw to prohibit all private docks at Cape Roger Curtis. The second states Bowen’s jurisdiction over the land extending 300 metres from the high

water mark and the fact that docks contradict the Official Community Plan bylaw objectives. And the third states that the municipality will state its objections to the province, and recommend that no further dock applications be approved at Cape Roger Curtis. For each of these, a majority of councillors with the exception of Michael Kaile, Alison Morse and Gary Ander voted in favour of these resolutions.

Among the many letters received by the municipality on this decision, there are only two that oppose council’s actions.

One is by Bruce Russell, who calls the bylaw “extremely vindictive and singular in its intention, if not the icing on the cake for the long-simmering opposition the Cape Trust Society had against the Cape development.”

Russell adds that he is concerned about the inevitability of

a lawsuit, and that he wants “no part of that vindictive cost on my tax bill.”

What Russell fears is laid out in a letter written by Stephen Hsia, the lawyer representing the applicants for dock permits on Cape Roger Curtis.

The applicants, writes Hsia, “have engaged environmental engineers and other experts to ensure their proposals comply with all requirements for design and protection of the environment. They have spent substantial time and funds and have followed all laws and requirements. They have faithfully followed all the rules to build their docks, just as any other waterfront owner will have done when building their own docks in other parts of Bowen Island.”

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In your mail this week you probably received a ballot for the Metro Vancouver Transportation and Transit Plebiscite. You will be asked to support a new tax to pay for new buses, subways, trains, a new bridge and a Seabus.

Since the Mayors’ Transportation and Transit Plan was announced, an amazing battle has broken out. On one side, more than 100 organizations have formed a coalition of supporters of the Plan. They range from the David Suzuki Foundation to the Board of Trade and include universities, trade unions and urban planners.

On the “No” side of the debate we have a very small but dedicated crew who are proving very effective at appealing to our baser instincts. Very few people are eager to give away money so they tell us we shouldn’t have to, somebody else should pay, the money will be wasted anyway, and we can “show them who’s boss”. The arguments focus on every mistake or even debatable decision made

by Translink over the years. What this argument ignores is that the money will not be subject to Translink’s discretion – it will go directly to fund the infrastructure development detailed in the Mayor’s Plan.

If the plebiscite passes you will pay an additional 50 cents of tax on every hundred dollars you spend on things PST is applied to.

Things like rent, mortgage payments and groceries are excluded. So the average family will pay about 35 cents per day. Everybody who travels into Metro Vancouver and businesses will also pay the tax when they buy taxable things. At the end of the year it will add up to $250 million. That is the power of millions of people each contributing a small amount.

Traditionally the Province and Federal Governments have contributed to transportation infrastructure so we are anticipating a total annual budget of $750 million. The Plan covers 10 years so we end up with $7.5 billion worth of buses and subways and trains for 35 cents per day.

On Bowen I often hear the question “What’s in it for us?” The knee jerk reaction is to say there is nothing for us, but that would be a very short-sighted response. Greater Vancouver is already the second most congested urban area in North America. The only area with a worse problem is Los Angeles and they recently passed a referendum to massively improve regional transportation. So the real short answer is “because it’s the right thing to do.”

If you vote against it you will have to take responsibility for every passenger left stranded because the buses passing by are all full, the

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pollution from tens of thousands of cars stuck in traffic jams and the parents that miss having dinner with their family because they got stuck in traffic and missed the ferry.

People are moving into all of those condos being built in North and West Vancouver. Those newcomers are going to be joining us trying to get across the bridges. When you think about it, paying 35 cents a day doesn’t seem like much for more buses and another Seabus. While you may never take one, you know a lot of other people won’t be driving their car if a bus ride to work is fast and reliable.

Climate change is a fact of life but most people feel helpless to do anything concrete to make a real difference. Part of the ultimate solution to reducing the world’s CO2 footprint is to build highly liveable high-density compact urban areas. The Plan is designed to provide the efficient high-speed public transportation required to meet that challenge.

Years of work have gone into creating this transportation plan.

Without guaranteed ongoing funding it will never happen. The 0.5% tax was selected as the fairest, most affordable way to fund the plan. Now everything hinges on the plebiscite.

If voters like you don’t support the Mayors’ Transportation and Transit Plan there will be no funding. So please take the time to fill in your ballot, vote “Yes” and mail it back before you forget. It’s the right thing for the planet, the right thing for Metro Vancouver and in the fullness of time the benefits will affect all of our lives, even on our bucolic little island.

Much needed funds should stay on Bowen GORDON GANONG SUBMISSION

On Monday evening March 9, I joined Bill Good’s telephone Town Hall meeting on the Metro Transit Plan and upcoming referendum. Bill had Mayor Darrell Mussatto of the City of North Vancouver and Mayor Richard Walton of the District of North Vancouver.

As one would expect there was much discussion both from the Mayors and the call-in listeners regarding the congestion and traffic issues on the North Shore, including improvements the Plan would provide for the influx of more population. I requested a place on the call-in list, however was not given the opportunity to speak unless it was by voice mail after the call had ended.

It is my understanding that Mayor Skeels voted at Mayors Council in favor of holding the referendum. By doing this he quite rightfully voted to ensure that the people have a say whether the Plan should proceed.

The Plan includes an additional half percent sales tax increase.

Starting March 16, the people of Metro Vancouver including those on Bowen can then decide.

During the Town Hall, one of the justifications for the half percent tax increase was it would cost only 30 cents per person. 30 cents for 365 days is over $100.00 a year per person. In other words over $340,000 per year would be collected from Bowen Island residents-every year.

Bowen Island currently pays $520,000 to TransLink annually by way of individual property assessments, is assessed a Regional Transit Levy on BC Hydro bills and pays by user for each rider.

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Bowen Island to become a gateway to Howe Sound Sea to Sky Marine Trail to open in June, offering accessible route for sea kayakers to explore region MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR

Starting in June, Bowen Island will be connected to Howe Sound in a new way: the island will offer one of five access points for the Sea to Sky Marine Trail.

The Marine Trail will connect to the 180 km of terrestrial Sea to Sky trail stretching from Squamish to D’Arcy, and the Trans-Canada Trail, which stretches from coast to coast. Gordon McKeever addressed council with information about the planned network of launching points and camp sites for sea-kayakers looking to explore the Sound.

McKeever says that this network achieves a major goal by Recreation Sites and Trails BC, which is to create a tourist destination in Howe Sound, and is also a fantastic way to celebrate the reviving ecosystem in Howe Sound.

“This is a very special time to do this,” McKeever told council. “Historically Howe Sound, especially in the mid and northern waters, has been very under utilized and underdeveloped for recreation. There were serious pollution problems that decimated the marine life and marine environment. Three of the most egregious sources of pollution: the Britania Mine, the Woodfibre pulp mill and the Nexxen chemical plant in Squamish, have all been remediated and the results have been profound.”

In a later interview with The Undercurrent, McKeever said that his role in this project grew out of his work with the Sea to Sky Trail. He became a project manager following the end of his term as a municpal councillor in Whistler, in 2008.

“Because of the geography of the land between the North Shore and Squamish, in addition to the highway and the railway, the only way we could think of to connect the Sea to Sky trail with the Trans Canada Trail was by making a route through the water,” says McKeever. “Other parts of the Trans Canada Trail

make use of blue ways, but this will be the first saltwater blue way in that network.”

An avid sea-kayaker himself, McKeever said this project inspired him and his wife (whom he kayaks with) to spend more time exploring the waters of Howe Sound.

...once you get down on the water it is truly immense.

“Previously, we’d always take our trips to areas where the sea-kayaking infrastructure is more developed – like the Gulf Islands,” says McKeever. “But getting on the water has provided us with a whole new level of appreciaton for Howe Sound. The drive by, on highway 99 is one of the most beautiful drives in the world, but once you get down on the water it is truly immense. And it is not hard to find places that feel lightly touched by the hand of man.”

Since their explorations of the Sound began in 2011, McKeever, with the assistance of Recreation Sites and Trails BC and the BC Marine Trails network, have landed upon seven camping spots in the Sound – mostly in the middle.

McKeever says that over time, he hopes that this number will grow.

No plans for Bowen have been set yet with regards to the trail, but McKeever says there has been some discussion about putting a trail sign up on the Municipal Pier alongside the planned tourism kiosk.

Gordon McKeever and his wife Libby exploring potential landing and launching sites for sea kayaks in Howe Sound. Top, approaching Anvil Island. Bottom, landing on the shores of Gambier.

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Legislation to deal with derelict and abandoned vessells Dear Editor,

Derelict and abandoned vessels in our coastal waters pose environmental contamination and safety risks. They are also visual eyesores.

Untended vessels end up adrift, washed ashore and possibly even sunk, releasing fuel and other toxins into the marine environment. This puts marine life and habitat at risk, not to mention the danger these vessels pose to mariners and beachgoers and the damage they can cause to shoreline facilities.

The biggest challenge we have in mitigating the impacts of derelict and abandoned vessels is the jurisdictional quagmire that surrounds them. No provincial or federal ministry is taking ownership of the problem, despite repeated local government and community appeals for leadership.

Operation Red Nose

MP for Nanaimo-Cowichan, Jean Crowder, is proposing legislation designating the Coast Guard as a receiver of wreck and requiring them to take reasonable steps to contact the owner and also to provide for government to make regulations on the removal, disposition or destruction of derelict vessels. The intention is to give the Coast Guard the regulatory power it needs to take action before a derelict vessel becomes a problem.

Please support MP Crowder’s bill by writing the Minister of Transportation, Lisa Raitt (lisa.raitt@ parl.gc.ca). For more information, visit www.jeancrowder.ca.

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The undercurrent is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, art work and photographs. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage.

On February 26 the Undercurrent published our letter of thanks to the sponsors and volunteers of Operation Red Nose (ORN), and we are delighted for the recognition of our participants.

Unfortunately, we failed to mention the sponsorship of the Bowen Island Cold Beer and Wine Store as a donor to ORN. We are very grateful for their generosity. All of the sponsorships and donations to ORN on Bowen Island are used to support youth programs on this this island.

Many thanks, Robert Ballantyne and Denis Lynn, Rotary Club of Bowen Island Coordinators

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To submit a letter to the editor, fax 604-947-0148 or mail it to #102, 495 Government Rd., PO Box 130, Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G0 or email editor@ bowenislandundercurrent.com.

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More to the LNG story Dear Editor, Having grown up in North Vancouver in the 1960’s and 70’s and having travelled frequently up to Whistler to ski (yes, it was actually affordable back then), I remember passing through the man-made fog in Howe Sound as the pulp mill at Woodfibre belched out its clouds of white smoke with that very distinct odour. It is thus with interest that I note the evolution of the Woodfibre site from pulp mill to the planned location of a natural gas liquefaction facility; a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant that will contribute to reducing carbon and other emissions with its product while having a green footprint by taking its power generation requirements off an existing electrical power grid and receiving its supply of natural gas through proximate existing pipelines. If industry and its associated opportunities for employment were going to continue to grow in the beautiful setting of Howe Sound, I could think of few better outcomes. In the past year there has been much in the media about the plans to build LNG plants on the West Coast with as many as 18 projects being proposed to date.

There is, however, more to the LNG story in British Columbia (BC) than the construction of LNG plants and that is the increasing importance and use of LNG in transportation and other applications. As the BC Ferries Corporation has realized, there are significant cost savings to be achieved by switching from expensive ultra-low sulphur content diesel fuel as marine short sea shipping operators grapple with stricter rules coming into effect for designated emission control areas in 2015 under the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from ships (MARPOL), which covers exhaust air emissions of Sulphur Oxides (SOx), Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) and particulate matter for ships plying the waters off the coasts of Canada and the United States. The three new Intermediate Class ferries coming into service, commencing in 2016, will be powered by dual fuel engines (LNG and diesel) and the two large Spirit Class vessels will be converted in 2016 and 2017 to be powered by dual fuel engines to allow the predominance of the operations of these vessels to occur on the consumption of LNG.

Among the many important reasons for denouncing the plan to build an LNG plant in Howe Sound near Woodfibre, I wish to speak for the thousands of children attending nine summer camps in and around Howe Sound. These children spend their time on the water sailing, canoeing, kayaking, swimming and playing. My concerns for the additional, and very large, shipping traffic entering Howe Sound pose significant direct safety risks to these children and their leaders. These freighters may be traveling at moderate speeds (relative to their capability) but they will certainly be much faster than the children will be able to paddle, and the distance the freighters require to stop or maneuver is immense. How will our government feel if even ONE child is injured or killed by an LNG ship nearly twice as large as the largest BC Ferry? The “cost of doing business” will be cold comfort to the parents and camp staff if this should ever come to pass.

This direct safety concern alone is enough to give pause to most parents considering a summer program for their children. However, it is not the biggest concern that the summer camps in Howe Sound have when considering this new industry in our midst.

The degradation of the quality of the Sound in general due to the pollution, noise, smell, shipping traffic and the effects of all these to the fish, birds, porpoise, and whale populations which so many have been striving for years to encourage BACK to Howe Sound will be negatively impacted, and this assumes that “all goes well”!

One leak, one spill, will put this incredible ecosystem, harmoniously located adjacent to the bustling city of Vancouver, and no doubt the reason for all the camps in this location, at grave risk.

Youth camping is not an insignificant element of the provincial budget. There are nearly 60 summer camps in BC that employ hundreds, serve thousands and offer life-changing programs for many, and lifesaving opportunities for a critical few.

Please reconsider this type of project from the standpoint of our children and the program managers who desire to help them as they make important steps toward adulthood through a variety of Howe Sound-based summer camping programs.

Sincerely, Jon Heath Camp Bow-Isle

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A note of gratitude for Bowen community support Dear Editor,

My son Toni Kristinsson died February 1, 2015 at age 44, in the line of duty as a Peace Officer. Our family and I have been blown away by this amazing community and wish to give our thanks; to the extreme generosity of Gary & Vicky Anderson, the ongoing support of Pastor James and the Cates Hill Chapel Outreach; and to my Bible study group who climbed out of bed to be with me right after the shocking news from my grandson Nathan and Toni’s wife Patricia. This much love can only happen on

Bowen! Also many thanks to Sonja’s great friends that rallied together to deliver flowers and much needed meals to us on opposite ends of the island.

Lora came all the way from Squamish to take us to the airport and Terri picked us up when we returned.

There isn’t any words that can adequately express our gratitude to everyone. It would take a page to list everyone by name so I hope you know we feel Blessed to have such caring people in our lives.

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Follow the money? Considering the LNG Question Toni Kristinsson

Council hears a load of greenwash Dear Editor, The LNG presentation to Council on March 9 was a greenwash, put forward by two proponents who claim to be objective but, in fact, are paid to say what they said. Gordon Wilson is paid a lot of money by the Province to travel to communities like ours and try to convince us that we should support the Woodfibre LNG project and others in BC. Captain Stephen Brown is the president of the BC Chamber of Shipping which exists to promote the interest of the shipping industry and would benefit from the provision of services to LNG carriers.

Stephen Brown spoke of the safety record of the LNG shipping industry. It is true that the shipping of LNG has never resulted in a large-scale disaster. The main reason for this is the extreme precautions taken in the liquefaction and shipping of LNG. The LNG industry has an international body called SIGTTO that sets standards for shipping operations and the sighting of LNG terminals.

For example, the standards preclude sighting LNG terminals in channels where the trajectory of passing ships passes through the terminal facility.

That is a sensible precaution, because if a passing ship was to lose power or steering at a critical time, it could run into the side of an LNG tanker, and a collision with another ship, or a grounding, are the two scenarios LNG ship operators fear the most. These could lead to rupturing of the tanks and escape of the LNG. Such a scenario would most likely result in unimaginable explosions. We have to use our imagination, because no-one really knows what will happen in an LNG tanker disaster.

Unfortunately, the Woodfibre site is in line with the trajectory of passing ships en route to Squamish. One might think that this doesn’t really matter as Squamish is a small port and gets mainly fishing vessels and pleasure craft. But SIGTTO says that such vessels interfere with needed exclusion zones around LNG tankers, and are “highly problematical and, even with strenuous enforcement effort [keeping them out] may ultimately fail.”

Squamish does get large vessels. This week, there are six vessels larger than the BC Ferries’ largest ship visiting Squamish. A collision with a fishing vessel, let alone one of these ships, could very conceivably rupture one or more of the LNG tanks. The escaping liquid would almost certainly cause an explosion once the liquid had gasified and mixed with the air – set off by something as small as “static by any electrostatic discharge detectable by human contact”.

You can see what an explosion of an LNG truck carrying approximately 45m³ looks like (LNG truck explosion China). Woodfibre would be storing up to 250,000m³ of LNG at the wharf and one tanker would carry about 160,000m³.

Gordon Wilson says that LNG does not burn. In fact, contact with LNG (which is necessarily colder than -160°C) results in freezing burns beyond anything you can imagine. Direct contact with LNG results in instant cryogenic freezing. It is also instructive to look at what happens to a tank of liquefied gas when surrounded by fire. It eventually explodes, again, google “BLEVE” or Boiling Liquid Expanding Vapor Explosion.

You may also say that the odds of a collision are reduced by the fact that a tanker would only visit a few times per week. This may be increased six-fold and besides, there will be two LNG tankers permanently moored at the site to store the fuel.

SIGTTO takes terminal and tanker safety extremely seriously. You can read their report called LNG Operations in Port Areas, which sets out standards to be followed in loading and shipping of LNG. Unfortunately, BC will not be adopting the international standards set by SIGTTO. That is because if we did, we couldn’t have a facility in Howe Sound and many other sites in the province.

There are many, many reasons to oppose the Woodfibre terminal. Telling us that we are fearmongering (Gordon Wilson) or short-sighted (Jordan Sturdy MLA), is not going to solve the problem. The fact is that Howe Sound is the wrong place to put such a facility, and the BC govenrmnet needs to get that message. The one case where I do agree with Gordon Wilson is when he says that, when is comes to LNG, “a large proportion of the BC population really don’t know what is going on”.

Peter Williamson

Dear Editor, Monday March 9th, marked a high and a low in our democracy, right here on Bowen Island.

Concerned Citizens Bowen, an all-volunteer organization, invited the public to attend a presentation by Dr. Eoin Finn. Dr. Finn became aware of the plans for the construction of the Woodfibre LNG processing and export facility in Howe Sound a few years ago. Since then, he has been researching BC’s LNG and fracking projects, and subsequently, has been presenting his findings to citizens and Municipal Councils around Howe Sound. He is doing this voluntarily, not being paid by anyone.

Three weeks ago he presented his findings about Woodfibre LNG to Bowen’s municipal council, whose members proceeded to vote on a motion committing Council to submit a letter of concern to the Environmental Assessment Office regarding this project. The motion was adopted, but Councilors Morse and Ander (who voted against the motion) requested that Council invite proponents of the project to make their case before Council as a measure of balance. And so, on Monday March 9th, two paid representatives from the BC Government and the LNG industry came to deliver their message: LNG is all fine, LNG is all safe and BC will get rich from LNG exports.

That message was very different from Dr. Finn’s presentation a few hours later: the people of BC will see very little benefit and most likely will be paying foreign investors to take BC’s LNG. In a nutshell, BC’s royalties on LNG are not paid on units of gas but rather on the net-profits of the LNG producer/ exporter. In other words, if there is no profit, BC will get zero royalty income. Norway, on the other hand, claims royalties by the unit of North Sea oil. It now has a trillion dollar heritage fund. Compare this to Alberta. Like BC, it claims a tax on the net-profits and its heritage fund is… empty! On top of that, add the subsidies and tax brakes offered by the Provincial and Federal government and the balance is pushed

right into the red.

How is this possible? Well, reality has changed since the idea for BC’s LNG exports to Asia came about. Japan had just been hit by the tsunami, it had turned off its nuclear reactors, went for LNG instead and the price for LNG went up. Since then, most of the nuclear plants have been coming online again, Russia and China are building a pipeline to transfer Russian gas to China, the US is over-producing LNG and the price for LNG has plummeted. For BC, the projection is now that it will take up to 15 years, after the first project starts up, before we see any royalties coming in.

The foreign owners of Woodfibre LNG are in it to make profit, within couple of years or twenty years down the road. Right now they want an environmental approval that will be valid for 20 years. When the facility is eventually built, they won’t pay taxes until all their start-up costs have been absorbed.

When profits are made, will they ever pay any taxes?

Maybe, maybe not. The profits can always be booked to the parent company Woodfibre LNG Pte. Ltd. based in Singapore, which has very low taxes for LNG firms. And Canada has an agreement with Singapore not to double tax when a firm is already taxed in one of the states.

Taking this all in, you might wonder why Councilors Morse and Ander show support for the Woodfibre LNG project, when the economic benefits for BC and Canada will be non-existent. Their support becomes stranger when we consider the negative impacts on the environment of Howe Sound and the impact daily trips of LNG supertankers through Howe Sound will have on the local tourism economies and real estate values It leaves me wondering how long someone can remain loyal to an ideology that is so counterproductive to our economy, health, environment and quality of life.

Anton van Walraven

LNG will cut transportation emissions from PAGE 4 BC Ferries expects total savings from using LNG in propelling these five vessels to be approximately $12.0 million per year, based on current fuel price estimates, as LNG is approximately 50 percent cheaper than marine diesel fuel. With much of the existing BC Ferries fleet due to be either replaced by new vessels or significantly upgraded over the next two decades, I would not be surprised to see much of the fleet moving to LNG fuelled propulsion.

It is not only BC Ferries that recognizes the combined benefits of using LNG as a marine fuel in terms of cost reductions and conforming to evolving environmental legislation in the marine sector.

Washington State Ferries (WSF) is in the process of doing seeking legislative approval and funding to retrofit its six Issaquah Class ferries with new engines to use LNG as a source of fuel. The WSF Air Emissions Modeling (to be found on the Washington State Department of Transportation website) predicts the conversion to LNG will lead to exhaust air emissions reductions of: 59 percent in sulphur dioxide; 61 percent in nitrous oxide; 89 percent in particulate

matter; and 28 percent in carbon dioxide.

In November 2014, Seaspan Ferries announced the build of two dual fuel LNG powered rail ferries. Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE), a US marine carrier whose ships regularly ply the waters off the BC coastline, is converting its fleet to LNG propulsion. It is only a matter of time before tug and barge operations and other local shipping operators follow suit. Converting to LNG as a marine fuel is taking off in other places such as Singapore and Europe and as those vessels come to Canadian and US ports there will be a need to fuel them. LNG is not only limited to the marine sector but is also finding increased use in high horsepower applications in trucking, rail transport, mining, and in oil & gas operations. All of this will drive an ever-increasing LNG oriented infrastructure in BC, whether or not the proposed LNG export facilities come to fruition.

Sincerely, Alex Rueben Executive Director Industrial Marine Training and Applied Research Centre (IMTARC)

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Members of the Bowen Island Municipality Transportation Advisory Committee (BIMTAC) met with BC Ferries (BCF) officials on Friday, March 13 (by telephone) for a briefing on the progress of the Queen of Capilano mid-life upgrade (MLU). The good news is that the MLU is on schedule, and the Capilano is expected to return to service on schedule on May 6th, with an additional 15 car spaces through the construction of gallery decks, a direct loading port for foot passengers to the lounge deck for use at HSB, a covered pet waiting area, and a number of other customer service improvements. Complete details about the upgrade can be found on the BCF website.

Specifically the number of cars delayed by one sailing increased from 174, in Jan-Feb. 2014, to 3589 in Jan.-Feb. 2015

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A number of mitigation efforts were put in place at the start of the MLU to meet the expected increase in overloads forecasted by BIMTAC. Statistics released

by BC Ferries show that the number of overloaded sailings has drastically increased, from 36 in the JanFeb period in 2014 to 272 during the same period in 2015. Specifically the number of cars delayed by one sailing increased from 174, in Jan-Feb. 2014, to 3589

in Jan.-Feb. 2015. No cars were overloaded for more than one sailing. Exact figures, supplied by BCF, are available on the BIM website. as part of the March 17th BIMTAC agenda.

Figures released show that the worst period for overloads is Tuesday mornings from Snug Cove and Thursday afternoons from HSB where there is a 100% possibility of the sailing being overloaded on the 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 sailings from HSB. Some of the mitigation measures have been successful. The through-bus service to downtown Vancouver has great ridership. The medical assured loading system appears to be working well (and will be continued after the MLU). But BIMTAC and BC Ferries would like to raise awareness about other measures that have not had as much public uptake, likely due to lack of awareness of the programs by ferry users: •

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Individuals with four or more people in their vehicle can claim assured loading at HSB, if they arrive at least 20 minutes before sailing time, and make their request known to the customer service agent.

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Getting to yes... or no... on your TransLink Ballot from PAGE 2 Yet, Bowen does not have service to all areas of its own Municipality.

For 10 years on a regional basis, rural communities throughout British Columbia have had access to 5 Regional Economic Trusts of $50 million each. The Sunshine Coast is included in the Coastal Island Trust. Bowen Island as part of Metro Vancouver, along with a number of other smaller communities in the Fraser Valley, has not had access to any such funding for its social and economic sustainability. Some but not all of the small Gulf Islands are in the same situation as they are part of the Capital Region District(CRD).

For 10 years on a regional basis, rural communities throughout British Columbia have had access to 5 Regional Economic Trusts of $50 million each. The Sunshine Coast is included in the Coastal Island Trust. Bowen Island as part of Metro Vancouver, along with a number of other smaller communities in the Fraser Valley, have not had access to any such funding for its social and economic sustainability. Some but not all of the small Gulf Islands are in the same situation as they are part of the Capital Region District(CRD).

Separate from the Regional Trusts, Bowen and these other communities are ineligible for most Provincial Government Rural Development grants. That is, ineligible to apply!

In addition, many federal municipal programs are administered by Metro, and the access to these programs falls into a similar situation as the Trusts.

Bowen Island belongs to Islands Trust. We should not confuse it with Regional Economic Trusts. Every Bowen property owner contributes to Islands Trust on their annual tax assessment. Bowen contributes $225,000 annually for the services that Islands Trust provide. We receive no funding from Islands Trust.

Just imagine what amenities and services we could have on Bowen with access to a Regional Trust, access to Federal municipal infrastructure funding and access to provincial rural programs.

Bowen is sending much needed funds off Island while receiving an unfair share that comparable communities enjoy. Bowen Island has great resilience, but, one has to ask, “Are we the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow for others?”

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Well there we were, almost 40 of us cozy Bowen Islanders all gathered up on a windy night at Bowen Island Yoga to talk about the Future of God. What the...? Come on, you’re thinking it… Just saying ‘the future of God’ out loud sounds a bit grand doesn’t it? and I’ll say it, kinda weird too. How can God have a future?

Aren’t we talking about the future of religion? Or the succeeding practice of faith? Or the coming understanding of spirituality? No, we were there to talk about God. We dropped the “G” bomb without sidestepping, packaging, apologizing or demanding. We opened up a potentially charged conversation and then did the unthinkable on Bowen, we dove into a hotbed of discussion and didn’t come out divided. Bizarre that a topic that can fire up countries to war with each other, here, becomes an awesome invitation to go out for the evening and really talk.

I’m five years on this rock now, and I find it fascinating that we can drop the G word, but god forbid we mention Cape Roger… (don’t make me say it) or the herons above a whisper. There are some subjects that are simply too sensitive to bring up, even at night. The future of God is easier.

The evening welcomed three open hearted, well practiced, read, sincere, and highly passionate guests who have dedicated years to thinking about the nature of God, spirituality, integral theory and social change. Chris Dierkes is a soul interpreter, energy healer and spiritual guide. With a Masters in Divinity, years as a parish priest in the Anglican church, and a strong background in Christian mysticism and shamanic forms of consciousness, we could go just about anywhere with him and we did. His reach allowed for all thoughts to expand in the room and all opinions to unravel into questions rather than answers. Trevor Malkinson is currently completing his Masters of Divinity and will soon be ordained in the United Church of Canada and with his BA in philosophy and as a founder of Beams and Struts, an integrally informed online magazine (with Dierkes), the depth of conversation saw no floor and no need to find an end. Reverend Sophia Ducey has a passion for consciousness and spiritual practices for young people. She’s an ordained minister, speaker, teacher and counsellor. When Sophia opened a conversation, the whole room simply warmed up and went with her, wherever she took us.

The night was moderated by Shahar Rabi, who is currently completing his PhD in the Philosophy of Education department at SFU, and is the Program Director at the Orchard Recovery Centre here on Bowen. Shahar’s doctoral dissertation explores ecological and integral approaches to psychotherapy in recovery. His holistic approach and deep respect for

personal belief systems and cultures allowed for fluid movement through the course of the evening. At one point early on in the night just after the official “panelist introduction”, the room took on a rather vacuous feeling with awkward pauses and stilted thoughts. Shahar let go of his well prepared agenda to follow Malkinson’s lead when he addressed the room, “You guys want to say something now right?”, and we did. Boy, did we ever. The evening had a pulse of it’s own and Shahar kept listening for it.

Before I dive into the conversation that was had, I need to mention the tender guidelines we were all given to ensure that the conversation be “safe, meaningful, and exciting” for all. It was requested that we “refrain from using terminology that may offend others or their beliefs”, and to pay attention to “our own internal reactions” as we enter into this “charged topic of which God is one of them”.

So what of this conversation: The Future of God? I was sitting on the floor in the front, and as an avid journaler, I kept grabbing sentences and concepts that struck me. So here they are for you, just as I wrote them, and in the way they hit me. Funny, as I pulled them together they kind of fell out onto the page like poetry. Here is the entire conversation in fragments. I hope you enjoy them as much as I did writing them down: God, Guilt, Sun, Nature, Love, Man in The Sky, Old, Energy...

If we’re not in awe, we’re not paying attention There is transcendence in nature as a place in us an ocean of love tenderizing our hearts The screen drops and we simply emerge and a piece of me is going to have to let go We are that. that.

There is no wisdom on a bookshelf, merely lessons in the wilderness, we resort to certainty ...and 40 or so of us just erupted. We let go with genuine, uproarious togetherness in a full on belly laugh. Now a good event opens well, but a great event closes with it’s own curtain. This was a great event, and the laughter might have been the god we were all there to talk about.

On Friday April 17th, Bowen Island Yoga is hosting a second evening as a follow up to February’s conversation. Now that you can say you’ve experienced the first one, I hope I’ll see you at the next. If you’re looking for me, I’ll be the girl up front with the fast moving pen and the messy journal hanging on every word.

This is a story about where you live. It could be a feel-good story. After all, we live in one of the most beautiful fjord inlets in the world. The name, Howe Sound, doesn’t begin to reflect the beauty here; Wowe Sound would be a more appropriate name for this recreational paradise that attracts climbers, hikers, skiers, kayakers, boaters, fishermen, bird watchers, tourists, eagles, otters, bears, dolphins, salmon and whales.

Your home didn’t always look like this. For most of its sweet life, Howe Sound was a river valley. During the Ice Age, about 15,000 years ago, glaciers streamed southward down the valley, gouging and shaping it, deepening and widening it.

Over time it bloomed with an abundance of plant and sea life. The Squamish people began to dwell along the shores around 10,000 years ago. The Sound was their highway, their grocery store, their way of life.

The story changed dramatically with the arrival of industrialization. Tons of toxic chemicals and metals were allowed to poison the waters. The cumulative impact of pollution from pulp mills, and an abandoned copper mine left the waters of Howe Sound largely lifeless. In the 1980’s the flourishing commercial prawn fishery closed; then the crab fishery. Salmon no longer returned to the smaller streams, and the herring vanished. Howe Sound was pronounced a dead zone.

Things slowly began to improve in 1988 when Howe Sound Pulp and Paper began a $1.3-billion renewal process at Port Mellon to turn an environmental disaster into one of the cleanest pulp mills in the world. Then, in 2005, the provincial government signed an agreement with EPCOR to build a water-treatment plant at the old Britannia mine site to filter out the heavy metals. The amount of copper removed yearly is equivalent to preventing 30 million copper pennies from entering Howe Sound.

In 2006, the Squamish Streamkeepers noticed that herring eggs laid on the creosote-covered wood pilings at the docks never hatched. They began wrapping the pilings with protective cloth, which led to a return of this important forage fish. You can thank the Streamkeeper volunteers every time you lean over the side of the ferry to watch pods of dolphins and orcas as they pursue the herring. Crabs and prawns are again being caught throughout the Sound, and last September, the Squamish River had so many salmon that for the first time in 50 years commercial fishing was allowed.

It’s easy to become insular when you live on an island. But what happens in the Sound affects all of us. About 20 years ago, Bob Turner, who had recently moved to Bowen, got caught up by something called bioregionalism – “people getting to know home place and taking responsibility for that place and staying put. You need to stay put,” he told me. “to get knowledge of the place, to love the place which leads to the caring.” Bob, a scientist with Natural Resources Canada, chaired the Howe Sound Environmental Science Network and brought together the scientific community to assess the environmental health of Howe Sound, which he calls “a one of a kind ecological and recreational treasure.”

Today, Howe Sound is experiencing a rebirth. But this environmental success story is being threatened by plans to re-industrialize the Sound: a proposed LNG facility in Squamish across the water from the Sea to Sky Gondola; an incinerator proposed for Port Mellon; and a gravel mine at the mouth of McNabb Creek - an important salmon spawning stream.

I asked Bob what one could do to protect our home. Step one, he says, “is to become knowledgeable about our bioregion.” On March 9, I attended the talk by chemist, Eoin Finn, who presented his extensive research on the deleterious effects of the LNG project on Bowen Island. I learned that most jobs in the Sound are related to tourism – over 1.4 billion dollars annually in the Squamish/ Whistler area alone – which would be threatened by 17,000 tons of warm chlorinated water dumped every hour into the Sound, and the presence of huge tankers in our narrow inlet. Then I joined the newly created Concerned Citizens Bowen (www.ccbowen.ca). They strongly oppose the LNG proposal and have templates for letters to send to the powers that be. Deadline March 23.

I also plan to take the Howe Sound Geo Tour, put together by Bob and his colleagues. “Explore the geology and landscape along highway 99 with your own geologist-in-your-pocket. ”You can download a pdf and take the tour: http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2010/nrcan/M4-83-7-2010-eng.pdf. Anyone interested in organizing a bus tour?

We are all part of the Howe Sound Story. We have a say in the next chapter.

In the next column we will move to Step Two - entering into engagement and partnerships to realize the hope of Howe Sound.

The future of Snug Cove house lands continued from PAGE 6 It is also expected that seniors will want to live there to take advantage of the facilities provided in the residence and the nearby village.

The lack of municipal water to the Snug Cove House land has been a major stumbling-block since the land

was first bought after a community fund-raising drive eleven years ago in 2004. Health authorities wouldn’t allow more users to be added to the local Cove Bay Water District until it submitted a plan for improvements to its water quality -- a plan that was accepted last week.

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Artist talk at IPS: Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR

Artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, creator of Haida Manga, will be speaking at Island Pacific School on March 25.

Yahgulanaas will tell the story of his painting War of the Blink. The story is about a young man thirsty for glory who convinces a Clan leader to launch an unprovoked attack on a distant village. The rules of engagement avert a battle when a fly appears between the two opposing Champions - causing one to blink.

Top left: Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas Below: the painting, War of the Blink

BOOK FEST 2015 GRETA SMITH SUBMISSION

Friends of the Bowen Island Library (F.O.B.I.L.S.), are now working diligently on plans for this yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s book sale. The glitch in having no place to sort has been temporarily solved and book sorters are again busy sorting and boxing donated books in preparation for the big sale in May. This year for the first time Book Fest will be held over a three day period.

Saturday, May 16, Sunday, May 17 and then on the holiday Monday a big surprize for Bowen Island book lovers, details of which will be revealed at another time, wait for it!

The Friends would like to express our grateful appreciation to Glenn Cormier of the Bowen Island Pub who has very generously donated space for us to store our boxed books that are ready for the sale. This space is crucial to the smooth running of the sale, so Glenn gets major brownie points for this.

We are still accepting donated books for the sale. Drop off at the library during their open hours. Please remember no magazines, no encyclopedia or text books just books in good condition. We also accept music cds and dvds.

Thank you to all who have been generous and helpful during our trials. Keep the books coming and remember the Mini Books store is continuously restocked with books for your reading enjoyment all at very minimal prices.

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Council passes resolution on Cape Roger Curtis docks from PAGE 1 Hsia adds, “the Mayor’s proposed recommendations are discriminatory and unfair to the applicants and the other owners at Cape Roger Curtis… the recommendations may also be illegal, going beyond the municipality’s jurisdiction as provided for in its letter patent.”

When questioned about the threat of a lawsuit, Mayor Murray Skeels simply stated in an interview following the meeting that the, “resolutions were very carefully considered to ensure that they would stand up.”

Councillor Sue Ellen Fast points to the Official Community Plan (specifically objectives 40 and 68 and policy 152, as stated in the second resolution) as adequate justification for council’s decision on the matter.

“There are lots of reasons I voted the way I did,” says Fast. “Ultimately, it is our job to protect the public interest.”

She adds that the importance of this issue and the need to continue working on the community’s approach to dealing with dock applications was re-inforced at last week’s Islands Trust Council Meeting.

“These docks are industrial proposals, not pencil marks on a map,” says Fast.

“Now that this new dock technology, like what’s been built at the Cape, is available, municipalities, especially small ones, need to take steps to protect their shorelines.”

Bowen Islander Melissa Harrison presented what she’s learned about these new docks, and the way applications for them have been dealt with in recent years.

“I wanted to warn the Trust Council that there now seems to be this fashion for putting these huge docks in places that might not actually be suitable for docks at all,” says Harrison. “I also wanted to warn them about procedural failures on the part of the Province. It is no longer enough for a municipality to simply rely on objecting to a dock, or expecting provincial officials to interpret bylaws with the understanding that the municipality has jurisdiction over land-use.”

Harrison points to the letter received recently by the Municipality of Bowen Island, stating the expectation that dock applications be decided within 140 days of the application being made.

A lot of these applications are incredibly complex, and to coordinate an investigative response, you require time.

“It is impossible for a small municipality to do what needs to be done in order to come within that period of time, especially considering the number of meetings that take place within that period,” says Harrison. “A lot of these applications are incredibly complex, and to coordinate an investigative response, you require time. Also, municipalities will only know of the application when they are informed by the province, shortening the 140 day period. They talk about cutting red tape, placing the emphasis on approval and ignoring things that get in the way. This is very difficult for a local jurisdiction to contend with.”

In the case of the pending dock applications on Cape Roger Curtis, the province granted Bowen Island an extension on the period. The reason for this extension is because the Municipality stated its intention to amend the Land Use Bylaw.

In an interview, Municipal CAO Kathy Lalonde said that the second resolution adopted by council on Monday night was a direct response to the province, and that planner Cari St. Pierre is expected to bring the draft amending bylaw forward for first reading. She will also be providing a timeline to complete the rest of phase 2 of the dock bylaw - protecting other areas of the island.

REGULAR SCHEDULE BC Ferries REGULAR SCHEDULE January 5 to 31, In Effect May 15 March to October 13,2015 2014

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Join Sue Ellen Fast for a car and walking visit to some of Bowen’s hidden natural gems. If you’ve never beent to Josephine Lake, Alder Cove and Cates Park... the Bowen Nature Club outing on March 28 is a great opportunity to do so. (See calendar) Will Husby, photo

On the calendar FRIDAY MARCH 20 Legion Dinner Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner starts at 6:30 Bluegrass and Fried Chicken Bowen Island Pub Robert Sarazin Blake in Concert Doors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.m Tickets $15. For more information RSVP julie@ julievik.com

SATURDAY MARCH 21 Crippen Stewardship Group Weed Warriors 10 a.m. - 1 p.m We will meet by the bridge at the mouth of Davie’s Creek (at nearby picnic table in field). Everyone welcome. Tools and gloves provided. Dress for the weather and bring your water supply.

Youth Open Gym: 6 - 8:30 p.m. at BICS Bowen Island Community Choir Spring Coffee House Cates Hill Chapel. Adulst $12, Students $10, Children (6-12) $2. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. performances begin at 7 p.m.

MONDAY MARCH 23 Seniors Keeping Young (SKY) 9 a.m. - exercises 10 a.m. - Georgina Farah will talk on The Panel Findings of Mount Polley Mine 11 a.m. - T’ai Chi Chih instructed by Matthew van der Giessen TUESDAY MARCH 24 AA Meeting Collins Hall 7:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 25 Knitting Circle 2 - 5 p.m. Bowen Court - All levels welcome!

Artist Talk: Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas Island Pacific School, 1 p.m.

Everyone welcome

THURSDAY MARCH 26 Duplicate Bridge @ Bowen Court Call Irene @ 2955 Rotary Club of Bowen Island 7:30 p.m. Collins Hall, Speaker: Mary McGivern of One to One Literacy

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Places of Worship Welcome You BOWEN ISLAND UNITED CHURCH Rev. Shelagh MacKinnon

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

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

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

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BY DANGEROUS THE WEDNESDAY CARGO SAILINGS. SAILINGS WILL NO OTHER BE REPLACED PASSENGERS BY DANGEROUS PERMITTED. CARGO SAILINGS. NO OTHER ^WED & MAR. PASSENGERS 5-6,PERMITTED. 12-13, 19-20 & 26-27 ONLY

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10:00 a.m. Worship • Sunday School: Tots to Teens Pastor: Dr. James B. Krohn

MARCH 28 Bowen Nature Club outing to the Island’s lesser-known parks Meet in front of the library at 10 a.m.

For more information, contact Will Husby (604) 947-0483.

MARCH 29 Bowen Island Rotary, an afternoon on the Camino de Santiago Hilary and Robin Butler will share their experiences on the 750 km walk 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. at the Gallery at Artisan Square April 11 10-4 PM, Becoming Intimate with the Earth workshop with Pauline Le Bel, Rivendell Retreat Centre. Information and registration: www. bowenislandyoga.com or 778-986-3669

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