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NEW POLICE OFFICER
Greg Copeland joined the Bowen RCMP last week.
ISTANBUL & I
A local woman is working in Istanbul which has an ongoing immigration crisis
CANADA DAY TRADITION
How a local artist pulls together a community art project every July 1
Muni Morsels: rural funds; frisbee golf
Teaching canoeing and culture at BICS By Bronwyn Beairsto EDITOR
By Bronwyn Beairsto EDITOR
The following are brief reorts of items discussed at Monday night’s council meeting. City mouse and country mouse: Islands Trust is asking the province and the federal government to designate all islands in the Islands Trust as rural. Funding for rural communities is different, and often greater. “Bowen is an island, Bowen is rural, Bowen should qualify for these programs,” said Councillor Maureen Nicholson. This is a prescient issue as applications for B.C.’s Rural Dividend Fund are due July 31. The fund has up to $100,000 on the table for Bowen and BIM wants money to create an economic development policy, including research into local demographics.“It may help in the long run provide us with some of the information we’re woefully short of,” said Councillor Michael Kaile. Puttering the course: wheels are turning to get Bowen Island a disc (frisbee) golf course. Bowen Island Municipality staff are working with proponents to design a course on the 2.3 hectare chunk of land beside Veterans Park. Volunteers would largely be responsible for setting up and maintaining the course, though an estimated $1200 dollars a year would be allocated for safety maintenance.
Squamish storyteller Rebecca Cambell Duncan addresses the crowd gathered before the library for National Indigenous Peoples Day (officially called National Aboriginal Day) June 21. PHOTO: LEN GILDAY
Volunteer needed to organize the Terry Fox Run Shelagh MacKinnon’s departure from Bowen is leaving yet another void – organizer of the Bowen Island Terry Fox Run.
Bowen’s held a run every year since 2001. Through the fundraiser, island contributions to cancer research have amounted to over $26,000.
“Thirty-eight years have passed since that cold April morning when Terry Fox set out on his Marathon of Hope on the easternmost edge of our nation. In the ensuing years, millions of Canadians have followed
in his footsteps to forge a uniquely Canadian event,” the Terry Fox Foundation said in a press release. The foundation is recruiting for the now vacant volunteer position.
“Our greatest strength is the extraordinary team of Terry Fox volunteers that span from coast to coast, a human chain linked by a common purpose – to make a positive difference in the fight against cancer.
“The Terry Fox Foundation will work closely with the volunteer chair and provide support, training
and materials to ensure the success of this year’s run. If you are an enthusiastic and organized individual who possesses exceptional leadership skills, who is passionate about making a difference in the world, contact us today and join the mission to change lives for the better,” said the foundation. Anyone interested in taking on the role is asked to contact Donna White, director for B.C., at donna. white@terryfoxrun.org or call her at 1-888-836-9786.
On one of the lowest tide days of the year, a black and white canoe launched into Snug Cove. Holding nine students, a few parents, educational assistants and Squamish elder Bob Baker, wooden paddles propelled the canoe from shore. Standing on shore, drumming and watching the silhouette of her students, was Jada Harry. The Aboriginal Success Teacher has been working with Metis, Inuit and First Nations students in the West Vancouver school district since 2014. Her job encompasses all of the elementary schools in the district, eight in total, and on this day, she has nearly 50 students. Harry says that this is a huge change from just five years ago. Her student numbers were in the 20s, and her job was more as an academic aid, and mostly with at-risk youth. Now the program has shifted to be about culture sharing and relationship building. Harry is married into the Squamish Nation and operates on traditional Squamish territory, but her students are of diverse backgrounds. The only requirement is that they self-identify as Indigenous. “Since my role has changed to culture sharing, it’s amazing to see how the kids have built relationships and tolerance. They notice when I’m not there,” she says. Harry has a class each week with students where students can bond with one another and do activities. Coninued on page 5
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Meeting Calendar July 3, 2018 7:00 pm Parks, Trails and Greenways Advisory Committee Meeting
July 4, 2018 7:00 pm Environment and Climate Action Advisory Committee Meeting
July 9, 2018 7:15 pm Regular Council Meeting All meetings are held in Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.
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Congratulations to winners of Innovation Grants!
We’re hiring: Casual Bylaw Services Officer Bowen Island Municipality has an opening for a Casual Bylaw Services Officer for up to 14 hours per week. Generally, hours worked will be between 8:30 am to 4:30 pm but weekend and evening work will also be required. Duties include gaining compliance with municipal bylaws through education and direct enforcement and acting as Wharfinger and Animal Control Officer. The ideal candidate for this position has excellent communication skills, is proficient with computers, is comfortable handling dogs, possesses a valid BC driver’s licence, can work independently in all-weather conditions, and is able to perform light labour duties. For more information and a full job description please check our website. www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/jobs
Last Chance to Pay Property Taxes Property tax notices have been mailed to Bowen Island property owners. If you have not received your tax notice, please contact us as soon as possible 604-947-4255 or bim@bimbc.ca. To avoid paying late penalties, please note that the following are due by 4:30 pm on July 3, 2018: • Property tax payments • Home Owner Grant applications • Property tax deferral application and/or renewal forms Did you know? If your property taxes are paid through your financial institution, you still have to claim your Home Owner Grant. You can complete your application online. Questions? Please contact us or go to our website at:
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Temporary No Parking There will be no parking along the south side of Bowen Island Trunk Road AND along Dorman Road from the corner to the Village Baker on Wednesday, July 4, 2018 from 4:30 am to 5:00 pm (weather dependent) due to line painting in the cove. Alternatively please use the parking lots on Miller or Seniors Road, or park along the north side of Mount Gardner Road, past the Bowen Island Community School. Vehicles parked on Bowen Island Trunk Road or Dorman Road after 4:30 am Wednesday, July 4, 2018 will be towed. Please follow the direction of posted signage and traffic control.
Are you ready to vote this October? The local government election will be held on Saturday, October 20, 2018. Bowen Island Municipality will use the provincial list of voters prepared by Elections BC for this election. You can conveniently register to vote online at
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Bowen Island Municipality is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018 Innovation Grants! Congratulations to the following people and organizations, who applied for grants of up to $500 to fund: • • • •
Bowen Island Community School Association: educational painting at BICS Robyn Fenton: free little library Tourism Bowen: planters at the blue cottage Xenia: improvements to the sanctuary
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The Innovation Grant program is intended to foster civic pride, environmental responsibility and beautification through community involvement. BIM is pleased to have supported these projects and looks forward to the program continuing next year.
Boats on King Edward Bay Beach Effective July 31, 2018: All self-propelled water craft, such as stand-up paddle board, kayaks, canoes and row boats must be labelled with the owner’s name and telephone number. In addition, all self-propelled water craft must be moved to the designated boat storage area to the north of the King Edward Bay Beach entrance. The boat storage area is a flat, grassy area with some tree overhang. Please contact Bylaw Services if this area is unable to accommodate your boat and we will recommend an alternate location. All sailboats, unseaworthy boats and boats not actively being used will be removed at owner’s expense. Please contact Bylaw Services at 604-947-4255 or 604-328-5499 if you have any questions.
Dogs on main beaches Dogs are not permitted on Bowen Bay Beach, Tunstall Bay Beach and Sandy Beach during the months of July and August.
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Ageing with style: film screening at the Wearable Art KAMI KANETSUKA CONTRIBUTOR
Greg Copeland, Bowen’s newest police officer, began work June 18. Photo: Bronwyn Beairsto
Introducing the new face of the law on Bowen Cst. Greg Copeland moves from Canada’s largest RCMP detachment to Bowen Island By Bronwyn Beairsto EDITOR
If you know any fishing hot spots, you might want to let Cst. Greg Copeland know. New to the island, and living in his first-ever small town, Bowen’s newest police officer began work June 18. Copeland grew up in Johannesburg, South Africa where he was a heavy-duty mechanic for many years. He immigrated to Canada in 2000 and continued machinery work in Alberta. “I know what hard work means,” said Copeland. “I think that makes me realistic and sympathetic to situations.” Six years ago Copeland joined the RCMP in Surrey. Copeland’s been a general duty officer, bike patrol officer, cellblock
constable, and has assisted gang enforcement, auto theft, property crime squads. “I like to joke around,” he said, “but when business Greg is on, I’m business.” After working in the RCMP’s largest detachment in Surrey, which has a staff of more than 1,000 people, Copeland requested Bowen as a change of scenery and pace. “It’s a totally different style of policing,” said Copeland. “I want to get to know people and I want people to get to know me.” Copeland says that off-duty he likes fishing and socializing, and hopes to get some pointers from locals. For at least the next three years, Copeland’s living on Bowen with his family, which, come October, is expecting a new member.
Many of you have seen the current Wearable Art show at the Cove Commons Art Gallery. Amongst the extraordinary collection of wearable art are my pieces: a hat made from strong paper towels and two cuff bracelets, the outcome of two twohour workshops with Debra Rapoport, New York artist and one of the seven women who appear in the film Advanced Style. The 2014 documentary is based on the work of Ari Seth Cohen. Cohen took the advice of his recently-deceased grandmother to go to New York if he wanted to be creative. He was amazed to find a league of women over 65 wearing eye-catching ensembles. (Usually older women are not noticed unless they are drop-dead glamorous or celebrities.) Ari was fascinated enough to start photographing them and created a blog which became so popular it resulted in this film. I was in Mexico when I saw that Debra was giving a cuff-making workshop. I signed up and met one of the most engaging women I have ever met.
In an attempt to pass community land rezonings before the council term ends, on Monday night council added residential use as a primary use of area 1 of the community lands. The former designation of “light
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Everything she was wearing, from her Viva paper towel hat to her toes, was made or adapted by her from thrift store finds. Later she told me that she never spends more than $5 on clothes. “Frugality is fun.” This year at the hat-making workshop, 18 feisty women worked together gluing our paper towel hats into all sorts of shapes and designs, while Debra sprinkled her innumerable words of wisdom and encouraged us to play. As we were in a
beautiful boutique, we were unable to spray paint the hats, so for me the painting and embellishments waited until I could work in my garden. This is not about fashion; it is about having fun with style and what you adorn your body with. Come along to meet these seven New York women who have learned to creatively put themselves together when the film is shown at 1 p.m. July 2 at the Cove Commons Art Gallery, after Ines Ortner’s curator’s tour.
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passed through second reading without incorporating the feedback from the yet-to-be-completed report on the community lands workshop. The bylaws will now pass to public consultation.
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Naming Bowen Island’s Citizen of the Year is a tough job. That’s because so many islanders do so much to enhance the special lifestyle that this community enjoys. Volunteering comes in such varied forms. There is the traditional volunteer who donates the essential hours needed to staff, for instance, the library or art gallery. There are others who accept truly daunting challenges to run events or develop island amenities. Some go way beyond their day jobs to offer visionary planning or conceptual expertise. Others initiate tiny projects that nevertheless enrich our daily lives. Or some go those extra steps to shape the community, visualize dreams and aspirations and undertake solutions. Then there are the low-key heroes who have quietly focused, year after year, at making the island a better place. Remember, our children’s growth, our senior’s needs, our unwell, our unfortunate, and just about every significant service or diversion is made possible by the gift a someone’s time. Now we need your input to honour these acts of kindness. This year we’d like the community’s recognition to be a bit more inclusive. So we ask: Who do you think has made a difference to Bowen? Help us choose the Volunteer Citizen of the Year. Who would you like to see honoured this year? Once again, you can be a key part of the judging process. Send us your suggestion for the Volunteer Citizen of the Year. We look for remarkable service, leadership or project accomplishment. Include your name, and the name of your nominee plus some background and detailed reasons for your choice. Post or email your nomination to:Bowen Island Museum & Archives. 1014 Miller Road,Box 97, Bowen Island B.C. V0N1G0. bihistorians@telus.net The deadline for nominations is July 15.
Susan Redmond’s recycling column a hit Dear Editor: Susan Redmond’s witty, intelligent, and constructive advice for recyclers has been delighting me — and inspiring me to better practices — since her column began. I encourage you to consider syndicating it across your many community papers. While Susan’s do’s and don’ts and, especially, the why’s are excellent ways to encourage us to become better partners in community recycling. I would like to add another element: the visceral, emotional, and triumphal aspects of recycling that keep me coming back. You know what I mean. This isn’t just bringing plastic to a barn, or dragging cardboard into a shed. No, this is a chance to smash glass as you fling your bottles into the glass bin. A chance to rattle, clang and bang, as your tins and pieces of steel
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slam into the side of the metal recycling bin. And who doesn’t relish the massive compressor squeezing cardboard boxes and paper into bales before your very eyes? Recycling is not just a feast for the senses. You can chat up the lovely crew. You can snoop on your neighbour’s detritus. You can experience the “where’s Waldo” sense of achievement when you find the right bin for the bit of material that you weren’t quite sure where it belonged. You can feel that tingle of excitement when you find exactly the object you were looking for in the electronics swap area. And, of course, you can feel the satisfaction of your returnables becoming cash for some worthy community group. Oh, yes. Recycling is not a chore. It’s an adrenaline rush. It’s an adventure. It’s fun! Richard Smith
M.P. calls for closed containment salmon farms Dear Editor, The time has come to transition to closed containment salmon aquaculture in British Columbia It is time to transition British Columbia’s open net salmon aquaculture industry to closed containment. Momentum is gathering globally — and close to home — for very good reasons. From a business perspective, the global industry is operating in an increasingly unpredictable environment. The biological costs to control sea lice and viruses are rising. The industry is not able to control stock losses or escapes. Licences are very difficult if not impossible to secure. Public support for the status quo is attenuating. Globally, capital is being invested in closed containment facilities, and British Columbia and Canada should not miss this important shift.
From an environmental perspective, there is mounting evidence that sea lice and virus transfer threaten wild salmon stocks. Norway has put a moratorium on open net farms due to the sea lice problem. Last summer’s complete net pn in Washington State resulted in an outright ban within two months of the disaster. All Washington State licenses will have expired by 2025.
From a science perspective, in May the results of the multi-year Strategic Salmon Health Initiative study led by Dr. Kristi Miller in partnership with Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Genome BC and the Pacific Salmon Foundation, found that the PRV virus known to cause disease in farmed Atlantic salmon causes disease in Chinook salmon in British Columbia. As a result the non-partisan Pacific Salmon Foudnation has stated that open net salmon farming poses biological risks to the abundance and diversity of already depleted wild Pacific salmon. It is calling for a transition to closed containment and that governments take immediate action to remove open net farms from migratory routes. From an Indigenous perspective, innovation presents the potential for industry and First Nations to be enterprise partners. Transitioning to closed containment is a way for nation to nation collaboration in pursuit of business opportunity, trade and a healthy natural environment. From a trade perspective, Canada is a trusted global leader in high-value, safe, secure, sustainable food. The potential to develop our agrifood sector, particularly in light of recent trade agree-
ments, is exceptional. Farmed salmon produced in Canada is a first class consumer product. Through technology and innovation in the sector, Canada can bring farmed salmon to global markets, create jobs and strengthen the economy. As British Columbians, there is nothing more perfect or more respected thank wild salmon. The province of British Columbia and the federal government are poised to work together to protect wild salmon, to grow Canada’s agrifood exports and to foster positive Indigenous relaitons. Other countries are moving faster. The Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and Canadian Coast Guard, the Honourable Dominic LeBlanc, has introduced a new Fisheries Act, restoring essential protections lost under the previous government. The forward looking legislation honours BRONWY sustainability, the precaution- E D I T O R ary principle and ecosystem management. beach. Now is the time to take a years, regional approach to aquaculon
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Union Steamship Marina Dinghy Dock: The Union Steamship Marina has found unmarked dinghy’s left by boaters on the dinghy dock. We ask everyone who may own one to please come to the USSC Chandlery on the docks and identify dinghy. Unless, there is already a USSC contract in place for the dinghy it must be removed from dinghy dock. Any dinghy left unclaimed or without a current year USSC sticker will be auctioned off on July 3, 2018.
The Dancing Raven out for a turn in Snug Cove earlier this month. With Squamish elder Bob Baker in the stern, students in the boat, from left to right, are Cree, Nalia, Nicola, Ryuki, Alex, Lucas, Mizuki and Luman. Educational assistants were along for the canoe ride. Photo: Jane Miller
Children’s paddle in Snug Cove and Mannion Bay a blast Continued from page 1 Thursdays are Harry’s day on Bowen, where she regularly meets with about 12 students. Islander Jane Miller’s godson Cree, to whom she is guardian, attends Harry’s class. “We greatly value that Cree has the opportunity to be part of a small school-based group dedicated to his indigenous heritage,” she says. “Jada is kind, creative and knowledgeable and the children feel safe with her,” says Miller, “she is inclusive and inviting to parents as well and also reaches out to community resources and appreciates each child.” “We do all sorts of crafty things,” says Harry. They’ve made medicine pouches, dream catchers and medicine wheels, as well as doing activities such as the introduction to ocean canoeing in Snug Cove. Bob Baker is a cultural advisor to the West Vancouver School District. He was skippering the canoe, “Dancing Raven.” Baker said that while they were paddling he told the children about the significance of the area and how it was used back in the day. “It was a blast,” he said in an email. “It’s always fun introducing our canoe culture.”
Music video from Bowen-raised musician celebrates generations of love
Notice of Public Hearing HAVE YOUR SAY. Public Hearing July 9th, 2018 6:45 pm Council Chambers
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Cannabis Regulation Land Use Amendment Bylaw No. 455, 2018
About the bylaw
Council is considering changes to the Land Use Bylaw that would prohibit the cultivation, production, packaging, storage, distribution, trading, or selling of cannabis in all zones on Bowen Island. The exception would be where these uses are permitted as a farm use, where permitted for medical purposes, or where specifically permitted through a Temporary Use Permit or a rezoning application.
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The intention of this bylaw is not to prohibit the recreational consumption of cannabis, but to regulate where cannabis is produced and sold on Bowen Island.
Questions?
If adopted, Bylaw 455 would require rezoning applications for recreational cannabis retail to be considered by Council and the community on a case-by-case basis. The municipality could then spotzone to allow cannabis sales after community input has been received.
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Waves break at the feet of a couple strolling down the beach. Holding hands, just as they’ve done for more than 60 years, long-time Bowen couple Sheila and George Hunter tug one another down the %'.*(,00 &," *#-+$0!.$) “And I would swim to you,” the refrain swells with the sea. The Hunters are featured in a new music video from Vancouver-based pop-music group Chris Kelly and Nicole Gibson. Local youngsters Eva and Levi Weismiller also appear in the video. “The song is about love and loyalty we couldn’t think of a more perfect couple to encapsulate this than long-time Bowen Islanders Sheila and George,” says Nicole. The singer-songwriter grew up on Bowen, taking music lessons with Lynn Williams and attending Tir-na-nOg. “This was such a place of learning for my art,” says Nicole, whose parents still live on the island. Nicole moved out east for some time, where she met Chris, who is from Montreal. The couple moved to North Vancouver in October. “We felt like our art would do better on the West Coast,” says Nicole. When song was taking shape as a love story not only between people, but with the ocean, Bowen seemed like the natural setting for a music video, says Nicole. The entire video was shot on-island at Tunstall Bay, Bowen Bay and Cape Roger Curtis. The music video can be viewed at https://www.youtube. com/watch?v=IfjZReMJcd8
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A little bit of Bowen in Istanbul Local woman sees the similarities between her home community and a city half a world away FRANNY VARTY I S TA N B U L & I
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Growing up on Bowen Island, I was always aware of the importance of community. Whether it was volunteering at the United Church’s Strawberry Tea or being asked how my mom and dog were doing while working at the Village Baker, the importance of taking care of one another was deeply impressed upon me. Though I have lived in Istanbul for two years now, I didn’t feel the same level of Bowen community-ness until I started working at a local NGO, Istanbul&I, last September. Suddenly I was immersed in a kind of ‘Little Bowen’ in a mega-city with a population of 16 million. Working with Istanbul&I’s 450 members from 65 countries, reminded me of what Bowen tries to be: a place where everyone is welcome and supports one another. On Bowen I was surrounded by a community of people from all different ages and backgrounds. Just as the younger
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Some enthusiastic volunteers from Istanbul&I jump for joy after a shoreline cleanup activity. Photo: Franny Varty kids always felt like my little siblings, with Istanbul&I I found new little brothers and sisters while teaching refugee boys English and facilitating art programs with Syrian and Kurdish children. Just as we all shared meals in Tunstall Bay or collected cans at BICS for the food bank, I’ve provided meals to homeless populations and share Iftar with those in need during Ramadan. In the current migration crisis, many countries are closing their borders and their hearts to newcomers. While solutions are complicated and need institutional change, the most important thing we can do at the local level is build connections across different groups. Istanbul&I’s, and Bowen’s, greatest strength is that it’s doing the work by the community for the community. While we focus our work on refugee and underserved groups in Istanbul, the majority of our volunteers are from those same communities or nationalities. Thus we are able to ensure that not only do people feel less alone and have access to opportunities in a new city, but also that we are coming together from a place of equality with a common goal of making Istanbul a more welcoming place. To learn more about Istanbul&I’s work and how to support us, please view this link: https://www.launchgood.com/project/ istanbuli_a_local_network_of_global_changemakers#!/
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BOWENBEAT National Indigenous People’s Day on June 21 saw Tsitsayxemaat (Rebecca Campbell) lead storytelling and dancing at the Bowen library. Photo to left: Tsitsayxemaat’s daughter Taneesha leads the crowd in a traditional dance. Photo to right: Tsitsayxemaat sings with her son and nephew. Photos: Len Gilday
Winadzi (Simon) James shares a story his greatgrandmother shared with him at National Indigenous People’s Day in front of the library. Photo: Len Gilday
Event organizer Pauline La Bel greets the crowd Thursday evening. Photo: Len Gilday
Filis Fahey and her granddaughter were part of the crowd Thursday evening. Photo: Len Gilday
Left: These 15 people completed their HIGH FIVE child development training certificates. It was the first such on-island course. Photo: Sheana Stevenson Right: The United Church congregation treated their outgoing minister Shelagh MacKinnion with a cake Sunday.
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With so few good news reports these days, it feels nice to tell you a story that will make your hearts soar. Let me bring you back to earlier this year when more than 60 Bowen Islanders turned out to hear me speak about the remarkable year I had in Sri Lanka in 2017, working with the Tamil community in the north of the island. In no small thanks to my friends who helped throughout the evening, it was a roaring success, raising more than $5,000 to benefit the education of children with spinal cord injuries (SCI) in Nepal — a cause close to my heart. Here we are two months later and the monies raised have already been put to good use! Four children with SCI have just started the new school year (April – March) at the local school in Jorpati, a neighbourhood on the outskirts of Kathmandu. Sumit (15), Sidhant (12) and Subash (15) are three boys who have spent the past two school years at a SCI hostel. This funding has allowed them to continue their education and involvement in sports for another school year and includes food, accommodation, personal care, school supplies, uniforms and medical expenses. New to the SCI hostel is Bandana (10) who arrived recently from Mugu district in mountainous Western Nepal. This time last year Bandana was playing with her friends, fell off a cliff and suffered a spinal cord injury. The horror of such a devastating injury meant Bandana had to spend the past year undergoing surgery and months of rehabilitation before returning home …. to nothing. Attending school in a wheelchair in this
Bandana with her father, on arrival at the spinal cord injury hostel. Photo: mountainous region was out of the question. Wheelchairs don’t do well on steep trails. With this funding, Bandana gets to continue her schooling but not before carefully transporting her and her dad from western Nepal for two weeks of pressure sore management at the local hospital. This week will be her first week at school in over a year. You can’t imagine her excitement! Thank you Bowen Island, for your continued support in all the volunteer work I do, and the support you provide me time and time again. In particular I would like to thank Ann Ramsey and a cadre of anonymous donors (you know who you are!) for your generous donations. Thank you too to those who contributed in many ways at the fundraiser. Your generosity has given hope to the possibility of a bright future for Sumit, Sidhant, Subash and Bandana. Dhanybhad. For more photos and personal stories of the children and a detailed budget, feel free to check out my blog www.bowen2bangladesh. wordpress.com.
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Take notice that Michael & Elizabeth Rushton from Bowen Island, BC, have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Surrey, for a Residential Private Moorage tenure situated on Provincial Crown land fronting Lot E, Block C, Plan 10585, PID: 016-253-957, 842 Captains Way, Bowen Island B.C.
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What happens when you let five-year-olds loose with a Gustav Klimt painting? For the good of art lovers everywhere, let’s not find out, but Rebecca Smith’s come pretty close. Every Canada Day Smith organizes a community painting. She paints a background, sets up the paint and brushes, sets out the water and then stands back. Anyone and everyone is invited to add to the piece of Bowenia. “I love to see it on display and know there’s a memory attached,” said Smith. The first year Smith did the project, in 2014, she set up a work inspired by Klimt’s Farm Garden. The result echoes the famous painting from the early 20th century but some of the flowers have smiley faces and the odd slug found its way onto the canvas. Back in 2014, Smith stood by, waiting to provide guidance for shy young artists, but no such instruction was needed. At the end of the day she outlined the flowers to make them stand out against the dark green background, but otherwise didn’t correct any lines.
Rebecca Smith with the 2015 community art piece, which hangs in council chambers at the muni.
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A portion of the first community art project painted back in 2014. Ever since, July 1 has seen a new community painting. For Smith, it’s also a sort of anniversary. The teacher, with a degree in developmental art, moved to Bowen on Canada Day 2013. She and her husband came here in an attempt to redesign their life to suit the needs of their son, who has since been diagnosed with autism. When she first arrived, Smith worked at BICS. Word spread she was an art teacher, and she was approached with the idea of a community painting. “I really liked the idea of giving back to the community I joined,” said Smith. “My vision was that they could exhibit the works and then maybe auction them, putting the money toward a community centre,” she said. While some of the paintings have found permanent homes, including at the municipal hall, Smith still hopes that some of the paintings could be auctioned. There’ve been four so far. There was a seathemed painting, for which Smith collected fish stamps from India. There was a Canadian flag driftwood mosaic for the flag’s 50th anniversary in 2015. Last year featured the styled maple leaf symbol for Canada150 with graffiti-like painting around it. This year’s painting will be inspired by Van Gogh’s Almond Blossom.
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On the Calendar: summer at a glance
FRIDAY JUNE 29 Library Storytime 10 am
Wine Tasting Hosted by Jim Bagan Moraine Estate Winery, Naramata Bench, BC 2:30 – 6:15 pm Free Bowen Beer & Wine Cellar The New Shackletons Bowen Island Pub Early show 7-10 pm $5 cover
Bowen Island Farmers Market For things made, grown and baked on Bowen. Every Saturday 10-12 pm Bowen Island Community School
Ivan Sayers “Waisted Efforts” Insights from a renowned fashion historian and collector 7-8 pm Cove Commons Annex By donation Snug Cove Blues Band Blues Funk Reggae & Soul! Doc Morgan’s Pub & Restaurant 7-10 pm No cover charge.
SATURDAY, JUNE 30 Bowen Adventure Quest A Scavenger Hunt 9:30 a.m to 12:30 p.m. Teams explore the local area to solve clues, to find hidden challenges, and take whacky photos! http://bowenislandadventures. com/bowen-adventure-quest/
SUNDAY, JULY 1, CANADA DAY Yoga on the Pier 9- 10 am beside the ferry dock Drop in $10 Bluewater Canada Day garage sale! Phase 2 -lots of new goodies added to the tables from
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A documentary film by Ari Seth Cohen, on seven New York women who learned to creatively put themselves together. Gallery at Cove Commons 1 pm.
textiles. 10 - 3:00 pm 991 Windjammer Road Canada Day Celebration! Enjoy the most heartwarming Canada Day celebration in the country. Great music, food, cake, and games! Get your face painted, pet a reptile, join in the community art project and get soaked by our very own firefighters. It’s the best! 12-3 pm Crippen Park FREE
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Richard Lowy 7 pm- ‘til everyone stops dancing! Doc Morgan’s Pub & Restaurant No cover charge. Leeroy Stagger & the Rebeltone Sound 8 pm ‘til late! Bowen Island Pub Tix $10 at the Pub MONDAY, JULY 2 “Advanced Style”
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Every Saturday 10-12 pm Bowen Island Community School Estella Woo Doc Morgan’s Pub & Restaurant 7-9pm no cover
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Bowen Island Lumberjack Show 2018- July 28th and 29th at Veterans Park. For more event details or how to get involved check out www.bowenloggingsports.com Tickets sold at the gate See you there!
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1 CANADA DAY ON BOWEN
Revel in one of Bowen’s best events - Canada Day at Crippen Park. Celebrate with music, food, cake, games, and face painting. Join in the community art project, touch and 4 learn about reptiles,and get soaked by the Bowen Island Volunteer Fire NEW SUMMER BEVVIES Department! 12:00 pm – 3:00 pm AT THE SNUG FREE Community Event At The Snug we pride ourselves on being Bowen’s favourite meeting spot. Quench your thirst this summer with one of our new delicious smoothies, fresh juices or adult bevvies. More changes to come inside and out. See you on the patio!
S&S Productions returns on Saturday July 7th with House Party Vol 4: the Electric Love Music Festival showcase with three DJ’s from across the province - all who DJ at this years festival on the Wormhole stage. Come help us christen the dance floor at the NEW Bowen Pub! Tickets are $10 at the door!
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7 BOWEN LIBRARY SUMMER READING CLUB
2 LIVE MUSIC AT DOC’S
Nothing rivals a summer night on Doc’s patio with the view of Snug Cove as your backdrop. Every Saturday from 7 to 9 pm Doc’s throw’s free live music into the mix -just add in a few of your favourite people and your favourite summer beverages to make it a magic night out on Bowen.
5 BOWEN ISLAND CLASSIC MOTOR SHOW
The 2nd Annual Bowen Island Classic Motor Show offers a great opportunity for motorized vehicle enthusiasts to enjoy and appreciate vehicle design esthetics of the past in combination with art installations, food, beer, wine and music while relaxing in an informal pastoral setting. July 21st 2018 www.bowenislandmotorshow.com
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