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Innovation with Glass
Kim Hauner has a fresh approach to business
Rewards of Recycling
Clubs are benefitting from bottle drop-offs
Skier Takes Flight
Riley Culver is setting his sights high as a competitive freestyler
A new gateway to Snug Cove? Council approves first step for Rondy Dike’s building near ferry entrance MARTHA PERKINS CONTRIBUTOR
Tyler Wallace paints on the Village Square patio. Willing to paint “in any weather,” he is working in the rain on a water colour painting for a client who has commissioned Wallace for four paintings of her Tunstall Bay home, each one depicting the home in a different season. Louise Loik photo
Dave McIntosh hopes to be home soon LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
Everyone who does their recycling on Bowen will have bumped into Dave and Louise McIntosh. You could find them at the recycling centre just as it was closing, or see them driving their Bowen Waste Service trucks off island and back. Dave, “a workaholic,” as Louise describes him, was always buzzing around organizing the recycling centre, and overseeing activities of trucks, and their staff. Unfortunately, the only work for Dave right now is to get himself healthier. In mid-August, Dave had a stroke, and has since remained in hospital working to regain his strength and mobility. McIntosh does physiotherapy a couple times a day, hoping for speedy discharge this month.
“When Dave and I first moved to Bowen, we were commercial fishers. In winter Dave volunteered with Hank Strubin with recycling,” Louise says. Using their own initiative, the men pulled out the returnable bottles. Strubin offered the bottles to the local Scouts for fundraising. Back then, the Scouts, and later other groups, were responsible for taking bottles into town. Louise says it became more challenging because sometimes a group that wanted to get the bottles to town wouldn’t have a truck, “so they would borrow ours.” McIntosh says that her husband “got idea to put a bin for bottles across the road.” Dave would take the bin into town for the organization. After waiting for the bottles to be weighed, he’d drive back to Bowen and give the cheque to the organization. When the new depot on Bowen moved
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across to street to where it is now, some suggestions were made to remove the bottles and cans. “Dave was adamant that that section stay available as a fundraiser,” says his wife. “It’s less of a burden on taxpayers because groups would go to the government for grants instead.” Dave advocated for the bottles and cans to remain as an on-going money making opportunity for island organizations. “The idea was very appealing for the groups so the depot kept the bottles and cans and the groups came up with the configuration would work. Today, a dozen groups benefit from the proceeds from the recycled bottles, with four groups on the waiting list.
In an architectural slight of hand, a new building at the entrance of Snug Cove is designed to camouflage one of the island’s less attractive features. On Monday night, council agreed to authorize staff to give notice that it will consider a development variance permit for Rondy Dike’s proposed twostorey building in the parking lot of Union Steamship Marina parallel to the southern walkway leading to and from the ferry dock. Designed in the same heritage style as his USSC Marina building, and to be painted with the same colours, one storey would be visible from the road while, from the parking lot, two stories would be visible. If a change in set-back is approved, the building will be one of the first things people see getting off the ferry. Dike says it will also mask the part of the parking lot that’s now filled with parked boats and vehicles. “Although it blocks the long-distance view of Snug Cove, it also blocks the industrial effects of the parking lot,” Dike told the Undercurrent on Tuesday morning. Every effort has been made to keep the storey that’s visible from the ferry dock as short as possible, he says. He’s also very pleased that he’s working in tandem with the Gateway Garden landscaping design team spearheaded by Holly Graff. Graff is working with landscape designer Wynn Nielsen and landscape architect James Tuer to create a “welcome to Bowen Island” garden from the ferry dock to the green space next to the marina. Dike’s new building is designed to serve several functions. It will provide a home base for Cormorant Marina and Bowen Island Roasting Company and give plenty of space for the marina to rebuild the “fingers” of its docks. By not having to do the work off-island, Dike will be able to re-use the existing foam and treated lumber.
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→ REQUEST FOR MEMBERS Bowen Island Heritage Commission At its meeting held September 14, 2015, Bowen Island Municipal Council adopted Bylaw No. 392, 2015, establishing a Heritage Commission for Bowen Island. Council is seeking members of the community at large who are interested in serving on the Bowen Island Heritage Commission. For more information, please visit www.bimbc.ca. Those interested in sitting on the Bowen Island Heritage Commission are asked to respond by Monday, November 16, 2015 at 4:00 pm.
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The rainy season is upon us! Dangerous road conditions can be created by the discharge of water, dirt and gravel from private property onto public roadways. Property owners are responsible for controlling run-off onto roadways from their property. Culverts under private driveways and adjacent to roadways often require maintenance at this time of the year. Property owners are responsible for keeping these culverts clear of debris in order to reduce the risk of flooding. To ensure safe travel on Bowen Island’s roadways this rainy season, the municipality asks all property owners to control runoff and to maintain their culverts. Failure to do so may result in fining under the Bowen Island Municipality Traffic and Use of Streets Bylaw, No. 133, 2005. For more information, please contact Bylaw Services at 604 328-5499 or 604-947-4255 or email bim@bimbc.ca.
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In April Municipal Council unveiled our 2015 strategic plan, now posted at www.bimbc.ca. We’ve made considerable progress with our 11 priorities since our last update in June. Here are some highlights of what has been happening. A1 – Address the Docks Issue We passed a bylaw to prohibit any more docks at Cape Roger Curtis. Our Planning Department is now working on potential amendments to our bylaws to provide additional beach protection. We expect to be ready for public consultation early in the new year.
A2 – Manage Our Parks, Trails and Beaches Scoping for the Parks Master Plan is complete, and we have received proposals from several prospective consultants. We expect to select the successful candidate in the next few weeks and commence public consultation in January. No consensus has been reached concerning a boat ramp for Tunstall Bay. We are now considering greater public engagement through a consultation program called PlaceSpeak. You will be hearing more about this communications tool in Island Plan 2016. The first trail counter to track usage has been installed at Sandy Beach as a pilot project. More counters will be added at various recreational locations in the coming months. B1 – Rezone and Sell Some Community Lands We have decided to first look at area 1 of parcel 2. This is a parcel immediately west of Seniors Lane and north of Government Road. It is zoned for commercial/apartment mixed use. We are expecting a report from our land economist in December and anticipate starting the public consultation process early in the new year. B2 – Provide Improved Municipal Services The draft of a new Subdivision and Servicing Bylaw is expected in January. Work is commencing on an updated Emergency Management Plan. The successful consultant for this important project has worked for similar communities, including Gabriola Island. C1 – Community Centre and Municipal Offices Planning A report from our land economist is expected shortly. The next step is to compile terms of reference and hire a project manager to move the project forward. C2 – Improve Snug Cove The most visible project completed since our last report is the repaving of our main street with the addition of artistic new crosswalks. Public Works Superintendent Bob Robinson and his team are to be commended for a job well done. Metro Vancouver has approved $50,000 for community consultation and design/rebuild work on the heritage cottages. We have participated in Communities in Bloom and planted over 2,000 daffodil bulbs. C3 – Fire Hall Planning The north end of lot 3 of the community lands has been selected as the site for the new hall. The process is now underway to hire a project manager to move ahead with next steps. D1 – Actively Support Diverse Housing We are continuing to work with Snug Cove House to provide the infrastructure they need to move forward with their work plan. Council will receive a staff report on December 15 regarding a proposed accessory building bylaw. If adopted it would allow the construction of more than one home on a single lot. Our hope is that this bylaw would encourage the construction of rental cottages. E1 – Continue to Clean Up Mannion (Deep) Bay The divers have been back, continuing to clean the seabed, and volunteers have been helping staff clean the beaches. We have applied to the federal government for a Licence of Occupation for the entire bay. This will give us much greater control over the marine activities in the bay. Manager of Parks and Environment Bonny Brokenshire is our staff person handling this extremely complex file and is to be commended for the progress she is making. F1 – Improve External Fundraising and Relationship Building We are doing quite well with this one. Through ongoing dialogue with Metro Vancouver, TransLink, BC Ferries and Vancouver Coastal Health, to name just a few, we have started to build partnerships that are serving us well. Of particular note is the $50,000 Metro Vancouver has earmarked for the heritage cottages in Crippen Park.. F2 – Start on an Integrated Transportation Master Plan Council will be reviewing the terms of reference for this master plan this month. The plan is scheduled for completion in 2016-17. Do go to our website www.bimbc.ca and check out Island Plan 2015 for yourself. We want to know what you think of it and our progress to date. Here’s our email address: mayorandcouncil@bimbc.ca. Mayor Murray Skeels
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The man who invented glass tiles Experimenting leads to unique business ideas for Kim Hauner LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
Kim Hauner is the guy you see on his bike during rush hour summiting the hill straight up from the ferry without a struggle. He gets up that hill with the same determination that it’s taken for the 60-yearold to ride that bike 52 km each way to and from his business in Burnaby, and his home in Sealeigh Park every day. It’s the same kind of drive that has gotten Hauner to the top of his game in his professional life as well. Hauner is an eclectic mix of entrepreneur, artist, scientist and inventor with the passionate personality influenced perhaps, by his Brazilian and Italian bloodlines. Hauner invented the glass tiles that have become so popular in interior design. He had started out making tile for home and industrial use, but Hauner is one to always want to try something new. “Inventing a glass tile,“ says Hauner, “was a process of being prodded by a friend and not knowing that you couldn’t do things the way we did it.” Hauner says that initially they used wasted pieces of glass from windows. Though he is very conscientious about how he runs his business with regard to water usage and re-purposing machines or packaging, he says, “We weren’t thinking of recycling waste glass; we were just experimenting.” Hauner would cut the glass, coat it and bond it to regular tile in a kiln. “The colour comes out much more pure; more vibrant,” says the inventor. Hauner’s company, Interstyle, has since become the world leader for custom glass tile. His customdesigned glass has been commissioned for Richard Branson’s personal jet, and for a massive project for the owner of the Seattle Seahawks. Interstyle tiles are on the floors and walls at the Vancouver
Kim Hauner likes to be on Bowen where he can head down to the beach. Louise Loik photo
airport and the main concourse of the Convention Centre. The Vancouver Aquarium asked Hauner to create tiles with glow-in-the dark fish for a bioluminescence exhibit and he was able to fulfill the request. Compared to other requests, glow-in–the-dark tiles sound easy. “One time a couple wanted matching bathroom tiles, except she wanted gold tile on floors, walls and ceiling, and he wanted platinum for his bathroom.“ Kim figured out how to make the tiles and, because he was using real gold and platinum, he had to hire a guard for the factory and then move the tiles to the location in an armored truck. He experiments with textures, colours, always coming up with a new approach to an ancient idea. In the factory, two men are sitting at what could be a giant glass jigsaw puzzle. They are carefully placing pieces of shattered glass into place within a large frame. The delicate effect is one of scattered light. The panel then gets sandwiched between sheets of clear solid glass and is rebaked before being carefully packaged for a trip halfway round the world. At another station a man is ready to silk-screen glass. Further along a chemist analyzes the components of each of the pigments that sit in plastic jars on a shelf. The pigments come from minerals and maintaining consistency is both tricky and important in their work. Astonishingly, another area is busy with a team who take cooled cut glass and, one by one place each tile on mesh to make a sheet of glass tile. Before the glass gets to them it comes out of a giant kiln in slabs, they cool and go to a cutter. With a machine Hauner invented, the sheets of glass get singularly cut. Once cut, they are placed on the mesh, the placers creating patterns as they go. In one corner of the factory there is a lounge chair, made entirely of one piece of glass, bent into shape when it was warm. There are sheets of glass with colours of ribbon running through them, and boxes of tiles with varying degrees of clarity, texture, reflectiveness and even a variety of shapes colours and sizes, from pebble-like to large dimpled rectangles that look like tropical
water. Glass may end up as a solid countertop or as small tiles. Interstyle reflects Hauner’s inventiveness beyond the realm of tile and glass. Due to the factory’s proximity to a big box store, Hauner has gone across the street and asked for the boxes that were headed to recycling. Kim took them and invented a machine to punch a netting shape into the cardboard. The result is a lighter material he can use to package his glass, but it also has the stretchiness of netting. He uses this to package his panels of glass. As CEO of the company, Hauner also makes the effort to capture and redirect the overflow heat from the kiln, and catches rainwater off the roof to use in the factory. All this, and he bikes to work from Bowen. Hauner says that keeping the business in Burnaby and his home on Bowen gives him two advantages. “I create separation between work and business by living on Bowen,” he says, “and by keeping the business in Burnaby I am going counter to what everyone else in the business is doing.” Hauner is referring to how tile companies outsource the work to China. “If we did it like everyone else, we’d lose our edge. Instead we can do custom work, last minute work and we can benefit from laws in the states that protect North American content.” Hauner is acutely aware of what his business needs to do to maintain its prestigious position and he says, because of that he is using creativity in every part of the business. “Everyone thinks of me as “The Tile Guy,“ says Hauner, “but in this business I have to be CEO, CFO, do ads and branding, create equipment. Tile is just a part of what I do.” The businessman juggles all the demands of the work with time for family and friends and community. He explains his thoughts on business as he walks up from the beach having spent the afternoon pitching in with equipment maintenance for the sailing school on the island. “Innovation. Innovation in everything and creativity in all parts of business” is part of what Hauner feels sets his company apart. More specifically, it’s this man’s passion for innovation, and his commitment to pushing into new territory that keep this product in demand the world over.
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Editorial This week you’ll read about people who are pushing boundaries…from a freestyle skier, to a tile maker, to kids pushing their own skills to new levels in the film world. Like something from Sesame Street, this edition has been brought to you by the letter “R.” We have resale fashion, the tile maker who re-purposes, redirects and reuses a number of resources, and we also have stories from the recycling centre. As I did interviews over the weekend and went taking pictures, I bumped into so many folks have been sideswiped by health issues, either their own or family members’. While the challenges are daunting at times like this, what also surfaces during tough times is a wave of community support. I hope that our interview with Louise McIntosh, as she talks about her thoughts on community support, will encourage others among us to open up to some helping hands. This is what makes small town living special. I would also like to thank you for all your encouraging words as I muddle along this learning curve to figure out the design program for layouts and get all the design, the writing, photos and interviews done by deadline. Many thanks to Martha Perkins who came back to coach me with the program last week, and who keeps sending me layout techniques advice. I will also pass along your messages for Martha as she takes time to tend to her health. I hope you enjoy this edition’s stories and pictures. Louise Loik
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Questioning the development permit for garage at Union Steamship Marina Dear Editor, Bowen Islanders should be aware that municipal council is about to consider a proposal that would irrevocably change the character of the Snug Cove entrance to the island. The owner of the Union Steamships Marina has applied for a development permit to build a 100-foot long garage whose seven-foot high back wall would be across the road from, and parallel to, the existing north-side blockwall along the Bowen Island Truck Road. We are concerned that such a long building may create a tunnel-like environment at the crucial entrance to the Cove. The municipality’s Advisory Design Panel expressed similar concerns when they reviewed this application, but now it is proceeding to
municipal council. On November 23, Council will consider a permit to vary the required set-back for the construction, and councilors will begin consideration of a separate development permit which is issued pursuant to a set of design guidelines that regulate the form and character of development within Snug Cove. This whole matter needs more public input, in our view. Changes could be made to the proposed building so it can serve the desired function while not blocking one of the island’s most appreciated views at the entrance to the village of Snug Cove. The development permit guidelines themselves urge the preservation of view corridors to the water and mountain backdrop in the Cove;
and they specifically direct that “all development proposals shall include a comprehensive landscaping scheme for the entire site”. Yet, we do not see any protection of the Arbutus trees and other greenery in the development area. Our objections are not meant to obstruct further development of the Union Steamship Marina property. We are simply calling for more and better planning before this proposal goes ahead. We write in support of the Objectives of the Design Guidelines themselves, which are “to make the Gateway to Bowen Island as picturesque as its natural beauty and park setting so amply allows”. Sincerely, Jack Little, Eric Sherlock, Jack Silberman, Peter Williamson
Doling out thanks for a fun night at the Legion I would like to take this opportunity to thank the following people for their contribution for the success of the Halloween Bash: The Critique bistro, The Village Baker, Bowen Sushi, Artisan Eats, Bowen golf, Wren and Movement
Clothes, the Bowen Island Flower Shop and Trolls for the gift certificate. Thank you as well, to Peter King and to all the friends who helped with decorating, and to Walker for contributing cash for food. Thank you to Waterfront
Jam for great music, to the volunteers of the legion for helping, and of course, thank you to all who attended the party. Cheers, Rebecca Henderson, a.k.a. Shania Twain
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In memory of ‘Mr. Fix-It’ Karl Heinz Dudda, December 28, 1927 to October 29, 2015 HELEN WALLWORK CONTRIBUTOR
It is with great sadness we say goodbye to our friend Karl Dudda. Karl and his wife Stephanie came to Bowen in the 50s. They became the caretakers of the fabulous Fairweather Bay Estate. They lived there for 35 years, becoming friends and mentors to generations of the families that enjoyed the lodge and beautiful surrounding gardens. When Karl and Stephanie retired they moved to Tunstall Bay. Sadly Stephanie passed away in 1997, so for the past 18 years Karl has lived alone, but never lonely, as his friends and family from all corners of the globe visited, partied and
cared for him. He was an avid reader and kept up with all world news, soccer scores and musical events. He was renown for his sharp memory, vivid stories, generosity of spirit and the best homemade beer west of Germany. He was a survivor, a caretaker, a groundskeeper, a Mr. Fixit, a Jack of all trades and had the admiration of generations of families that grew up here on Bowen and beyond. He leaves to mourn his two sisters in Germany, Gerda and Elisabeth, niece Gabi and her husband Werner and their extended families, his Vancouver nieces Sharon and Cathy and, on Vancouver Island, godchildren Deb and Ritchie and their families. On Bowen his close family of friends will gather to honour what would have been his 88th birthday and in January. Fairweather will host a send off befitting this wonderfully complex, unforgettable fellow that touched so many lives.
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On November 16., the Garden Club welcomes Wynn Nielsen, landscape/garden designer, and Scott Stevenson, owner and operator of Bowen Island Septic Services. Scott, a registered on-site Wastewater (septic systems) practitioner and fully accredited expert in the installation and repairs of septic systems, will discuss the technology associated with septic systems. He will inform us about the differences between old and new systems, installation, maintenance, recogni-
tion and consequences of malfunction and Provincial and Health regulations. Wynn hopes to improve the aesthetics of our septic fields. No-risk and low-risk plants will be identified as safe to use as well as cautions and limitations of gardening with septic fields (e.g., growing edibles). Specific plants that should never be planted near or on a septic field will be identified. Join us at Gallery @ Artisan Square on November 16 at 1pm. Everyone is welcome. Members are free; guests $3.
BC Ferries meets twice a year with the Bowen Island Ferry Advisory Committee, which is a sub-committee of BIMTAC, the Transportation Committee. The latest meeting was on November 3. These meetings are intended to be avenues of communication between BCF and the communities it serves. I write as chair of Bowen Island’s FAC to indicate some of the issues discussed. All six members of the FAC were present plus the newly elected chair of BIMTAC and seven BCF representatives. A representative from MLA Jordan Sturdy’s office also attended part of the meeting. We tackled communications, operations issues, facilities and scheduling. We started by conveying to BCF that the increased capacity of the Queen of Capilano has made a big difference to many of us: we do not need to get into the line-up so early. This translates into 20 minutes’ more sleep for some commuters. We then shared with BCF one major concern of the Bowen community, namely, communications: how to find out about ferry delays or special circumstances. Currently, it’s impossible to contact a live person at the HSB terminal for information; the phones are in Victoria and they are only answered during limited hours. BCF replied that they use Twitter, FaceBook and email service notices to get information out. They say that the Twitter feed is updated quickly and often and operates 24/7. Your FAC plans to find out if there is a way to link the BCF Twitter feed or FB page to any Bowen online resources. We conveyed how ugly and useless the electronic sign by the washrooms is. BCF promises to replace it soon with a newer piece of equipment. Your FAC remains sceptical of the value of that and is pushing for BCF to provide wifi in the Lower Cove area. We’d thank the Captains for making useful announcements over the public address system, for example, about connections with the 257 bus, and we encouraged them to do this more often. One particular issue relates to
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Science Fair November 12 1-2:30 pm, 5-7 pm in the Gym
Rotary Club November 12 Collins Hall, 7:30pm No charge, all are welcome Myth Magic and Mayhem, Artist Reception November 14 7 pm Gallery @ Artisan Square Opening night for new exhibit by
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Garden Club Speaker Series Monday November 16 1 PM Gallery @ Artisan Square Wynn Nielsen and Scott Stevenson’s joint presentation on “Landscaping and Gardening Over Septic Fields” Bowen Island Horse Owner and Rider Association AGM November 15 2pm Collins Hall
SKY: Seniors Keeping Young November 16 Bowen Court 9am Exercises with Ali Hartwick 10am Speaker: Dr. Alejandro Frid will talk about marine conservation with BC First Nations 11am Yoga with Diana Kaile Rotary Club November 19 Collins Hall, 7:30pm No charge, all are welcome ‘This Changes Everything’ November 19
the ‘Possible Wait’ sign at HSB. BCF assured us that the sign is supposed to go on when the ferry is 90% full, i.e. with room for about ten more cars. That doesn’t fit with reported experiences. We will continue to monitor this situation and urge you to contact us if the ‘Possible Wait’ procedure doesn’t seem to be working. Under operations issues, we brought up the fact that some Bowen drivers do not wish to be marshalled onto the ‘wings’. BCF is emphatic that they do not want to marshall unwilling drivers onto the wings. You need to make this clear to the marshallers, e.g. by a sign in your windshield. Another operations issue is direct transfer between Nanaimo/ Langdale ferries and the Queen of Capilano. Currently, there is no system to handle such transfers, which happen at only the discretion of both captains. Mark Collins, VP Strategic Planning & Community Engagement, reported that BCF is currently piloting a ‘through ferry experience’, an IT system rather like airlines use, but said it will be 24 months before the system is in place. HSB is especially challenging because of the limited space; making a transfer lane for vehicles there will involve reconfiguring the terminal. So don’t hold your breath. For now, BCF emphasised that all such requests should go to the Chief Steward as soon as you board. We pressed to be involved with plans for the redevelopment of the HSB terminal. Mark Collins reported that a strategic planning process is under way with a budget of some $200 million. BCF realises it will need to work with other transportation agencies, including Translink, and says it will aim to be ‘multi-modal’, that is, they will not only be interested in vehicles but also foot passengers and bikes. They said that BCF is not inherently opposed to foot passenger service. A scenario was floated in which foot passengers might be transported to locations other than HSB. BCF was insistent (and indeed fiercely so at meetings with other FACs in the Strait of Georgia) that communities must lobby their elected representatives about changes in service levels. On scheduling, we asked how to make a case for the restoration
7pm Avi Lewis’s film, based on Naomi Klein’s book of the same name, screens as part of Forward Focus. What if confronting the climate crisis is the best chance we’ll ever get to build a better world? Book launch November 22 4-6 pm Gallery@ Artisan Square Nick Faragher reads from his new novel, It’s No Big Thing. A number of local poets will also read from their recent work.
of sailings. We were told bluntly that only government can change the minimum service levels and that BCF is only likely to provide service at a higher level if brings profit or enhanced efficiency. They said that their offer to communities to restore sailings in return for a service fee, paid by the requesting community, had not found any takers. This seems hardly surprising. We indicated that BIMTAC will soon be surveying the community to identify desired restored or additional sailings and sailings people would be prepared to give up in return, along with other scheduling ideas such as spreading the sailings and standardising the gap on Saturday and Sunday evenings. We pressed BCF to supply the detailed data (sailing by sailing: useful for identifying typical overloads) that would help us understand patterns of use. This data used to be available, but since the 2014 fiscal year the FACs have received nothing, despite making FOI requests. BCF’s response was less than satisfactory: that all their IT people have been put onto a different job, leaving no one able to produce this information. For us, given the shift in patterns since the return of the enlarged Queen of Capilano, it is imperative that we have figures from May 2015 onwards. We will continue to press for this information. BC announced to us their vehicle fare promotion, which follows on from their passenger fare promotion, which those of us using Experience cards (nearly all of us) found so unimpressive, netting savings of less than $5 per week. The savings for vehicle traffic might be more substantial, but we have to realise that this promotion is part of BCF’s experiments in demand management. They are trying to gauge how much they can influence patterns of use by varying the fares. For a commuting community, I suspect that is very little. The Bowen FAC meets usually once a month, a week before the monthly BIMTAC meetings, which are in the Muni calendar. We welcome public input to both committees so that we can represent your views as fully and fairly as possible. Susanna Braund is chair of the Ferry Advisory Committee and vicechair of BIMTAC.
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Only one storey of Rondy Dike’s new building will be visible from the ferry dock. He’s designed it in the same heritage themes as the existing Union Steamship Marina Company. It will provide workplaces for USSC and Cormorant Marina, as well as be a new home for Bowen Island Roasting Company.
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November 2015 Workshop This introductory session reviews basic This introductory session information about Alzheimer’s disease and reviews basic information other dementias and the impact of receiving about Alzheimer’s a diagnosis. Participants will disease learn about the different types of support available and other dementias and throughout the dementia journey, including the impact of receiving a an introduction to programs and services diagnosis. Participants will offered by the Alzheimer Society of B.C. learn about the different This session is only intended for people types of support available experiencing early symptoms of dementia, as throughout the dementia well as family members or friends who have recently begun supporting aan person with journey, including dementia. introduction to programs Date: Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015 and services offered by the Alzheimer Society of B.C. Time: 10 a.m. - noon Location: Bowen Court Bowen Island Cost: By donation Call to register: 604-947-9100 E-mail: info@caringcircle.ca
This session is only intended for people experiencing early symptoms of dementia, as well as family members or friends who have recently begun supporting a person with dementia.
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The plan is to have Bowen Island Roasting Company move its roasting facilities to the building and also have a kiosk fronting the ferry dock so people can grab a cup of coffee while they wait for the ferry. Dike estimates that the building, which will cost about $500,000, will provide a workspace for about 25 people, as well as employ people for construction. He hopes to have it framed in by next summer. Zoning for the project has long been in place. The plans came to council because of the wording for setback requirements. The USSC property borders the road and the Cove’s shoreline, but it also comes up to the parkland owned by the Greater Vancouver Regional District, including Davies Orchard. Dike says there needed to be a wording change so that
the setback for the project was not treated the same as the setback for the park. Council voted in favour of being willing to consider the setback change at its November 23 meeting, with Mayor Murray Skeels and Councillor Sue Ellen Fast casting dissenting views. When the plans were presented to the municipality’s advisory design panel, some members expressed concerns that the proposed building is too long and might create a “corridor feel” between the road and existing lock block wall. However, a majority supported the design and use as presented. Dike notes that the current lock block wall alongside the sidewalk is built at a slope leaning from the boundary line towards the roadway. By putting the building where he proposed, the v-shaped space between the building and cement wall can be filled in and used for the Gateway Garden
project. Dike will incorporate, at no charge, features that will help the Gateway Garden team irrigate the garden which will better enable it to be home for both shade and sun plants. “I’m very excited about the project,” says Graff. “We will have an entranceway to the Cove that the whole island will be proud of.” The Gateway Garden was conceived as a way to screen the less attractive features of the maintenance section of the parking lot. “Rondy’s building will do some of that for us,” says Graff. “We’ll be able to integrate the garden with the building.” The Bowen Island Community Foundation has granted $15,000 for the Gateway Garden and Graff was able to secure an additional $17,000 in gifts and in-kind gifts. “It’s a public amenity that costs the municipality and taxpayers nothing,” Graff says.
Scooter stolen from ferry loading area LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
Trusting islanders left a motor scooter by the bike racks beside the ferry loading area. When the scooter wasn’t there, the family assumed that someone had a reason to move it for them.
The owners asked around, thinking that the power washing at the dock or work around the road had required it to be moved. When it appeared that no one had moved it for any honest reason and they were ready to report the vehicle as stolen, the family got a phone call from the police.
The scooter had indeed been stolen and was found at the end of David Rd. When it was abandoned by the thief, the key was not left in the ignition. The owners would appreciate having the key returned. No charges have been laid.
Will Supreme Court “stop the docks”? Cape Roger Curtis dock complaint to be heard Nov. 16 and 17 On Nov. 16 and 17, the Supreme Court will hear the complaint on the legality of
bylaw #381 prohibiting further construction of docks at Cape Roger Curtis. Two property owners of Cape Roger Curtis filed the lawsuit. The court session
is open to the public and will be held in the downtown Vancouver law-courts at 800 Smithe Street. Representatives from municipal government will attend.
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McIntoshes overwhelmed by community’s support after medical challenges from page 1 With the change of fortunes, Louise is now picking up where Dave left off, trusting that everything will work out. While Louise is busy helping to facilitate her husband’s recovery, she’s also had to take over operations of their business with an eye on long-term planning. While the situation would be overwhelmingly challenging for most, Louise is philosophical about the situation. “ I look at it as ‘Here’s what’s on your plate.’ So I have to look at what I’ve got and rearrange my plate.” Louise credits the support of the community in helping her to get through. “The glory of a small community is that my fridge was full for five to six weeks and that is the glory of a small community. I was able to make better decisions because I was being fed. “Initially the offers were overwhelming, but when Dave gets home...” Louise doesn’t know what she and
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Dave will need or want or what their lives will entail, but she is open to the support from the community. The tall, silver-haired mother of two says that she expects people to ask about Dave, and is fine with the interest in their personal circumstances. She understands that within our small community folks tend to hear about the ups and downs in each other’s lives through the grapevine. While it may feel to some like being under the microscope, on the other hand, there is great community support during tough times Louise explains. “You can’t always have one without the other. “The simple life is also about sharing, being available and out there. It’s your choice. If you are open to discussion, that is where you reap the benefit. It’s a better way to live.” Louise says her new word that guides her through each day is ”trust.” “I trust that I am capable of doing the right thing at the right time, and that trust means trusting that things will get done. I have to trust.”
Dave McIntosh hopes to come home to Bowen later this month. Ron Woodall photo art
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There are a couple things that might surprise you about the bottle returns at the recycling centre. One is that anyone would say that being part of the bottle drive effort is “fun,” and that the money generated from the bottles amounts to tens of thousands of dollars a year. Katherine Gish has been volunteering with the refundables at the recycling depot for a decade and Gish describes her experience there as “fun.” As anyone who has been there knows, the volunteers hoping to raise cash for their organization deal with damp cold conditions part of the year, and in the past summer’s heat there were wasps. “The wasps were so crazy, there were people with epi pens,” says Gish. Somehow, no one seems to mind. The rewards have been worth it. Gish says that “started to see all organizations making money from this, “ so she got involved with the bottle drive with the community school parents advisory committee. “At that time everyone got 6-8 weeks.” Now organizations are each allotted one-month and some months are more lucrative than others. Gish then became involved with the Christmas Craft Fair for the Community School Association. “The CSA has the month of December which is a lucrative month. An organization can make $3,000 to $4,000 in one month for net profit.” Over the course of the year around $48,000 flows into island organizations from bottles. The way it works for groups is that they apply to get onto the waiting list and, once on, Bowen Waste Service waits until the green bin gets full, Dave or Louise McIntosh take the bin to town, charging the organization $125. The organization nets the profits. Louise says that, on average, “a group $1,300 makes every two weeks and shares in an annual income in excess of $40,000.” Gish says that CAWES has been involved at BIRD possibly the longest, “along with the Little Red Church.” “It just gets better and better, easier and easier. It’s so easy to do it feels like a breeze,” says the volunteer. “You just need a good organizer to take the lead with shifts. If the bins are overflowing or it’s a hassle for the BIRD personnel to deal with your group, you’ll lose the opportunity.” Gish advises anyone thinking about getting involved in fundraising through the bottle returns, “you are reaping a great benefit for your organization, it’s easy it’s fun “ This month the group benefitting from the bottle drop-off is The Caring Circle, a health resource centre.
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Young film stars shine LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
During this coming weekend, a whole roster of Bowen Island students will be judged in award competitions for their work in short films. Robin de Zwart and his younger sister Eva worked together on a short film, Circular, which has gained them nominations at the 2nd annual Canadian Joey Awards. The Joey Awards recognize the commitment of young people within the world of film, TV and stage. Eva was nominated for Best Actress in a Short Film: Circular and Best Actress in Live Theatre: The Velveteen Rabbit, a musical performed by IDLC students. Robin was nominated for Best Actor in a Short Film and Best Young Filmmaker/Director: Circular.
Robin DeZwart is up for awards as an actor, director, and producer for Circular.
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Plus, they were both nominated for Best Young Ensemble in a Short Film: Circular, together with twins Samantha and Benjamin Kerr, and Ethan Harrison. In addition to the Joey Awards, the International Student Film Festival Hollywood recently selected 57 films. Two Canadian films were selected, and both were made by Bowen Island filmmakers. Robin’s film Circular, as well Emmett Emmet’s short film Somnium, with its emphasis on visual effects, are up for awards. This is Emmett’s second nomination for the award. Emmett is set to release another short film in December, which he shot around Bowen Island. Circular has so far been accepted into 15 international film festivals and has received 6 film festival awards. Two Awards of
Eva DeZwart has been nominated for her acting in both film and stage.
Emmett Sparling has earned international recognition for his short film, Somnium. This shot from the film illustrates a lot of Sparling’s skills with special effects.
Ben Kerr acted in the film produced by Robin DeZwart.
Samantha Kerr is one of the young actors in Circular
Ethan Harrison helped with to the sound effects in Circular
Recognition for Leading Actress :Eva, an Award of Recognition for Supporting Actor: Robin; an Award of Recognition as well as an Award of Merit for Young Filmmaker – 17 and Younger: Robin, and an Award of Recognition for Best Film Short. The Circular cast and crew had a troupe of mentors on board, including directors Samantha and Kailey Spear, motion design director Ron
Serna, actress and acting coach Michelle Harrison, as well as musician Cynthia Fairbank. The script was written by the De Zwart family, recounting an aunt’s childhood adventure. Robin and Eva learned some tools of their trade over the summer at the Gulf Islands Film and Television School on Galiano Island, where they worked on three more short
films. The siblings haven’t been resting on their laurels since the summer. Robin performed as Orlando de Bois in Tir-na-nog’s production of Shakespeare’s As You Like It, worked on a vampire series, picked up some freelance work and is currently directing a commercial. Eva performed in Tir-na-nog’s A Telling of Tales, and both siblings are rehearsing for The Hobbit.
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Freestyle skier Riley Culver takes flight isn’t necessary for freestyle. Freestyle skiers practice tricks in two to three disciplines: slopestyle, half-pipe, and big air. Slopestyle and Though freestyle skier Riley Culver lives on Bowen, the half-pipe were introduced as an Olympic sport in only a short distance from Whistler Mountain, he’s 2014. Slopestyle tricks are based on spins, grinds, grabs packing his bags and heading to the Yukon to hit the and flips. slopes. Culver has been skiing since he could walk. The Culver, 21, is part of the BC Freestyle team and he young athlete describes how, growing up, is itching to get out into the snow. Though Whistler his family and dog rushed off to Apex Mountain every and Blackcomb have started to turn white, there’s not weekend then rushing back at 4:30 on Sundays to make enough of a base to try the tricky moves of a freestyle it back on the last ferry. skier of Culver’s caliber. Culver’s his team has never He says all his siblings went through the race progone out to the Yukon for gram at Apex but he is the a ski camp but he is cononly one who has continfident it will be a good ued to compete at the elite He started out as a ski racer training experience speciflevel. ic for his freestyle team. Meanwhile, two other at five and is now has his Though Whistler claims major international events to be North America’s have quickly become sights set on the Olympics top-ranked ski resort important competitive for terrain, for this local, events for extreme sports Whistler just doesn’t cut it. like freestyle. One of those events is the X Games, and “Whistler weather sucks. Terrain parks need clear the other is Dewtour, and Culver is currently the second days. Breckenridge in Colorado is amazing,” says the alternate for that competition, “Dewtour opens the door young athlete. to the next level of competition for extreme sports,” says Skiing took Culver to France twice last season. He Culver. As it stands, the field of competition is slim. skis in the Rockies, as well as places in the states such as Canada sent one man and two women to compete freeBoston. What’s important to him isn’t a huge amount of style at the last Olympics. terrain. He needs a good freestyle terrain park like the Culver says the sport is changing as the size of jumps one in Colorado. is changing, allowing skiers to do more. “You can’t get Culver says he likes training in Whistler, but at the any more speed, but the size of the jumps will keep trampoline gym called Bounce instead of on the hill. pushing the limits of skiers.” The rest of it comes from “At Bounce I can get 30’ in height and try tricks.” the skiers themselves. While at home, preparing for the start of ski season, Culver says that fear isn’t an issue for him. “I know Culver has built a ramp covered in bristles off his front my ability there will always be things that scare me.” He deck. He throws water on the ramp and snaps into his says he analyzes the fear; “Are your senses warning you waxed skis. This serves as his launch for some smooth or are you just scared? Then I tell myself to just manaerial moves that would stop a mother’s heart. He up and try it.” The athletes get some sport psychology laughs that, with five older siblings, his mom “is used training, but it would appear, that Culver’s got good to it.” control of the mind-set needed to keep improving. The skier uses the ramp five hours a day off-season Culver willl be posting pictures from the Yukon so and trains at the gym daily. He says the water ramp at friends can check out how things are going by finding Whistler is built for aerialists with a steep takeoff that him on Facebook or instagram @rileytculver.
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Bowen’s Riley Culver in one of BC’s top freestyle skiers. To be ready for winter competition he has headed north to the Yukon to find snow for training.
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houses are arriving,” she says. In her heydays, she had 70 employees and stores in Hawaii , YVR and hotels, catering to international travellers. After 9/11, people weren’t travelling as much which was devastating to her stores. Fabulous Finds has been on Bowen for the last four years and though Pratt is already looking ahead to see what new trends will roll in for spring,
Country casual hits the runways with a soft spot for plaid flannel LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
For 25 years, Susan Pratt worked with the biggest fashion houses in Europe. She sat in he front row at fashion shows in Paris looking at lines she would later to bring into her shops. Prada, Fendi, Christian Dior. Now Pratt is done with the stressful though exciting life. Instead, she is now channelling her expertise by curating a collection of used clothes at her designer consignment store on Bowen. With Pratt’s numerous connections in the industry, she brings in buy-outs and samples and she sources products for customers, searching as far away as Alberta. Even with secondhand clothing, you can still find the latest fall fashion trends. Pratt has kept on top of the looks of the moment. “The big trend for fall,” Pratt says, ”is plaid — the pattern that is a must have.” That should come to a relief to everyone on who uses plaid as their fashion staple. “Plaid is the rage for women and men and kids, and it’s showing up in everything including pants and suits.” A new look is turtlenecks worn
Local fashion expert Susan Pratt shares her insights on what fashion houses are saying about this season’s styles. under a bomber jacket for men or a tunic dress for women The looks for women, says Pratt, “are Navaho sweaters, bulky knit sweaters, and fringe. The colours are crème, burgundy, merlot, and teal.” Popular patterns are checks, plaid and animal print accents are still here. Purses are structured and boxy, and footwear are booties as opposed to full-length boots. Women’s jackets for fall are puffy and hip length or bomber style. Bulky knit sweat-
ers are long and she says to look for panels in the dresses’ skirts and tunics. Girls get embellishments added to their look. Pratt is happy to have found a way to work in fashion on Bowen. She describes a harsh reality of having opened a high-end flagship franchise store on prime real estate downtown only to have the brand taken over by a company that closed all the franchises. “It will be interesting in Vancouver as the European fashion
From turtle-necks under jackets, to chunky knits, and structured purses in the hottest colours of the season, you can find it in consignment clothing. Louise Loik photos
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In September 2014, Concert Properties’ David Podmore, the co-chair of the Burn Fund Centre fundraising campaign, burn survivor Oscar KnowlesDekkers, who raised $4,300, and Darlene Poole, joined the bucket brigade at the centre’s groundbreaking ceremony. The Jack and Darlene Poole Foundation donated $2.5 million for an endowment fund to help burn survivors and their families.
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Board of Trade honours David Podmore’s ‘engaged citizenship’ MARTHA PERKINS CONTRIBUTOR
A Bowen Islander who’s known as much for his generosity as his business prowess, David Podmore has been singled out for two prestigious awards from the Vancouver Board of Trade. Podmore is the recipient of the 2016 Rix Award
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for Engaged Community Citizenship and Fortis BC, of which he is chairman and CEO, won the 2016 Rix Award for Engaged Corporate Citizenship. “He’s the most down-to-earth person you’ve ever met,” says Podmore’s Eaglecliff friend and neighbour, Murray Atherton. “He is very caring and he has a wonderful family who are so caring, all of them.” As a prominent and influential Vancouver entrepreneur, Atherton says that Podmore “was lucky to learn under Jack Poole [his co-founder of Concert Properties] and he just keeps on giving.” The Vancouver Board of Trade says Podmore is “widely recognized as one of the most influential contributors to Greater Vancouver’s real estate industry.” Podmore is being honoured “based on his tireless efforts to give back to the community, both professionally and personally. “This includes his past leadership of the BC Pavilion Corporation, his key role in helping to bring the 2010 Olympics to Vancouver and his service as chair of the British Columbia Institute of Technology Foundation, president of the Urban Development Institute)Pacific region), president of the Greater Vancouver Home Builders Association, member of the BC Progress Board, chair of the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation, and eight years as a director of the Canadian Tourism Commission.” In September 2014, Podmore was joined by fellow Bowen Islander Oscar Knowles-Dekkers in turning the sod for the new BC Burn Centre. Oscar, who had attended the Burn Centre’s summer camps, had raised $4,300 for the new centre and Podmore is the chair of centre’s fundraising campaign. The Jack and Darlene Poole Foundation also donated $2.5 million for an endowment fund to help burn survivors and their families. Podmore was invested with the Order of BC in 2014. The Fortis BC demonstrates “a deep commitment to collaborating with stakeholders, Aboriginal communities and other organizations to improve the wellbeing of the communities they serve.” The black-tie awards ceremony will be April 11 at the Vancouver Convention Centre.