FRIDAY JUNE 19, 2015 VOL. 42, NO. 21
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Grandma power
Kami Kanetsuka reports from the Toast the Coast event at Jericho Beach
The Annex/Gallery
Progress report on the library expansion
Sponges and spot prawns
The Nature club goes on a Howe Sound adventure with a drop-cam
Collingwood Channel became a blaze of colour as 10-knot winds led to a stunningly beautiful penultimate leg of the Round Bowen race on Saturday. Here, the Marhenurh4 races towards its seventh-place finish.
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Spirits soar among Fire ban in effect commuters as innovations for Bowen Island reduce lag-times MERIBETH DEEN
Digital tracking and passenger ferry from Horseshoe Bay help set new records for trips from downtown Vancouver to Snug Cove MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
“Sunshine, lollipops and rainbows, everything is wonderful on Bowen Island... thanks for the great ride home...” Ann McDow posted these words on the Bowen Island Bus Facebook page on June 12th, and they seem to reflect the mood of the regulars om the express bus, or “super bus” run by Peter King to and from downtown Vancouver every weekday, especially those making use of the new water taxi service that takes people from Horseshoe Bay to Snug Cove at roughly 4:30 and 5:40 each evening. The water taxi service started operating a few weeks ago, when a commuter called Cormorant Marine Water Taxi Service from the bus pick-up location at Burrard and Georgia at 4:59 p.m. and asked for a water taxi to meet a group of passengers at Horseshoe Bay 20 minutes later. Rider Daniel Cowper says that on that day, the group arrived at the dock in Snug Cove at 5:30 p.m. “We broke the 40 minute barrier that day,” says Cowper. “Lately though, it takes closer to 45 minutes because there are so many people taking advantage of the service.” Cowper says the other innovation that is making a huge difference to his commute is a tracking service called Glympse, which allows bus drivers to know exactly where the bus is on its route. “This is especially effective in the summer when traffic can be really heavy and erratic,” says Cowper. “With Glympse you can see where Peter’s bus is with less than a two minute delay, so you don’t have to waste time standing on the sidewalk.”
He says TransLink has no comparable service, and that the experience is a world away from depending on the 257 express bus from downtown. “The 257 is supposed to depart downtown at 25 minutes after the hour and 35 minutes after the hour, and when that was my way home, I took to waiting for the 25-after bus in the hopes that I might catch the 35-after bus,” says Cowper. “Even then, there were times when the bus would just blow right by because it was completely full.” Cowper adds that since BC Ferries started following the summer schedule roughly five years ago, commuting between May to September became “almost un-endurably bad.” “I’ve taken to giving Peter [King] an extra dollar for every trip I make on his bus because he’s saving me an hour and a half every single day,” says Cowper. “I feel like I should be paying a premium, but I am not.” Richard Smith, who is working with the municipal transportation committee’s bus-focused sub-group, TAG (Transportation Action Group), says his experience of moving back to Bowen after time away, and suffering through the summer schedule is one of his main motivators for working to keep the bus going. “I feel like I spent all of last summer wasting time in Horseshoe Bay,” says Smith. “There are only so many french fries you can eat, so many times you can walk back and forth across the little waterfront park. The fact that Peter’s bus and the water taxi can meet each other takes the commute from being insane to just a long shift.” Smith says he learned about the Glympse App while at a conference in Ottawa.
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EDITOR
The province’s Wildfire Management Branch is still allowing campfires in Coastal British Columbia, but Bowen Island’s Fire Chief Ian Thompson has banned all open fires on Bowen Island. Thompson says that this ban is likely to remain in effect throughout the summer months. “Once these bans are in effect, we don’t typically reverse them,” he says, adding that according to weather forecasts, the dry spell looks likely to continue. On Monday morning of this week, the Bowen Island Fire Department responded to concerns of Bowen Islanders who smelled smoke, but after some investigation discovered that the smoke was coming from wildfires burning near Lytton, BC, east of Whistler. The fire department has had to put out one fire so far this season. “That was two weeks ago, near Taylor Road,” says Thompson. “A neighbour smelled smoke and went on a walk to investigate and found a small glow from a fire in the woods. By the time we got there, it had probably tripled in size, to an area of about 10 by 10. Because we had a hard time getting to the fire – we had to hike up to it, and then realized we needed to drive up above it and bring the hoses down to it – it took us about three hours to put it out.” Thompson says the likely cause of this fire was a cigarette. “Unless lightning strikes, or there is a piece of glass that is left to catch the light in a very precise way, this is usually the case. Ninety-nine percent of the time, fires are caused by people.”
Nicholas and Lois Belluk at last weekend’s Strawberry Tea.
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Bylaw No. 376, 2015 cited as “Bowen Island Municipality Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 Amendment Bylaw No. 376, 2015” The Public Hearing will be held on:
Monday, June 22, 2015 at 12:00 pm at Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC At the public hearing, all persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the proposed bylaw. Subject Property: 950/966 Huckleberry Lane, Lot C District Lot 1947 GWP1, NWD
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Giant Hogweed, Heracleum mantegazzianum, is a dangerous invasive plant species. Severe burns, blisters and painful dermatitis may result from skin coming in contact with this plant’s watery sap. Giant Hogweed also threatens native vegetation. In moist areas it may form dense canopies. Giant Hogweed has been identified and removed from various locations on Bowen Island but continues to be observed on private and public property. If you suspect or have knowledge of Giant Hogweed growing on Bowen, please do not attempt removal. Bowen Island Municipality will coordinate the safe and timely removal and disposal of Giant Hogweed. Please email invasive@bimbc.ca or call 604-9474255 as soon as possible. Please visit www.bimbc.ca for more information.
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Join the Fun on the Longest Day of Play! ParticipACTION is launching Canada’s Longest Day of Play on June 21, 2015 and Bowen Island Community Recreation wants you to get out, let loose, get active and PLAY!
Purpose: The purpose of Bylaw No. 376, 2015 is to rezone this 7.47 hectare (18.48 acre) parcel of land on the north shore of Bowen Island from RR1 - Rural Residential to RR1 (f) - Rural Residential 1 (f). The current zoning requires a 4 hectare (10 acre) minimum lot size. The RR1 (f) exception would allow a minimum lot size of 3.5 hectares. This would allow the subdivision of the property into two lots, each supporting one of the two existing residences now on the property. A copy of the proposed bylaw and any background material that may be considered by Bowen Island Municipal Council in respect of the proposed bylaw, may be inspected at Bowen Island Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC between the hours of 8:30 am and 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday, inclusive, excluding statutory holidays, or on the BIM website at www. bimbc.ca commencing Friday, June 12, 2015. Written submissions may be delivered to:
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Bowen Island Municipal Hall in person or by mail to 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC, V0N 1G2 or by fax to 604-947-0193 prior to 12:00 pm on Monday, June 22, 2015
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Inquiries regarding the proposed bylaw may be directed to Judy McLeod, Planning Consultant at 604-947-4255 or by email at bim@bimbc.ca. NO REPRESENTATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE BOWEN ISLAND MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.
On the longest day of the year all Canadians are being encouraged to take advantage of the extra daylight hours, turn off the TV, and get out and play in the park, schoolyard, fields or a local beach. We all deserve to play more. It’s easy to do, doesn’t cost money and gets our bodies moving while making us happy. And that’s worth celebrating. Go to www.ParticipACTION.com to see how you can be part of the Longest Day of Play.
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Round Bowen
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Annual sailing race captures the imagination with its mass start and spinnaker-raising journey down Collingwood Channel Martha Perkins CONTRIBUTOR
When it comes to bragging rights in the sailing world, being able to say you beat an America’s Cup boat in a race is pretty darn sweet. This year, those bragging rights go to a six-year-old girl. Listed on the Bowen Island Yacht Club’s official results of the 2015 Martin Marine Round Bowen race is Rebecca Rhodes as the skipper of Valkyrie. The TP52 was the first to cross the finish line with a time of 2:35:37, and the young girl was helping her father, Jason. Ten minutes later, the Il Moro, which once carried the Italian team in the 1992 America’s Cup, completed its circumnavigation of the island, skippered by Steve Crowe. However, the race’s results are handicapped to ensure that whether you’re a couple on a small sailboat or have a team of full-fledged sailors on a racing boat, everyone gets an equal chance to win. When the boats’ handicaps were factored in, neither the Valkyrie nor the Il Moro wound up with a top three placing. Instead, the winners of the race were: • 1st: Mad Max, a Davidson 40 skippered by Micah Vanderheide, with a finishing time of 3:10:10 and a corrected time of 3:34:14 • 2nd: Ferdinand, a Melges 24 skippered by Rob Mulder, with a finishing time of 3:33:30 and a corrected time of 3:44:12 • 3rd: Excalibur, a Schock 35 skippered by Jason Vandergaag, with a finishing time of 3:25:52 and a corrected time of 3:44:31. The Valkyrie’s corrected time was 3:48:51 and Il Moro’s was 4:04:00. The only other boat to cross the finish line in less than three hours was Strum, a Riptide 50 skippered by Randy Vogel with a time of 2:58:11, corrected to 4:06:25. The last boat of the almost 100 boats that finished the race came in at 44 seconds shy of seven hours. While there is consensus that winds and all the ancillary activi-
Tristan Deggan had the perfect vantage point for his photo of the race’s start on Saturday morning. ties made this one of the best Round Bowen races, there were a few unfortunate aspects to the beginning of the race. Some of the boats registered to race were not able to make it to Bowen because of Friday’s 40-knot winds. A boat that had tied up on a mooring buoy in Tunstall Bay was washed ashore in the winds, which was devastating news for everyone, says Maria Steernberg of Sea Snaps. The race itself was supposed to start at 10 but confusion over which boat was the committee boat demarcating the start line caused delayed. Although winds were slight an hour before the race, winds picked up to seven knots to create a moving sight of the 100 or so boats setting off en masse. High winds and choppy seas in the Georgia Strait made it tough sailing for several of the smaller boats who dropped out of the race before they got to Cape Roger Curtis but, says Steernberg, “the big ones had a hoot.” The 10-knot winds in Collingwood Channel were, however, perfect for a spectacular penultimate leg of the race. An armada of brightly coloured spinnakers billowed gloriously to reach Finnisterre Island first. “It was too good to be true,” says Steernberg, who took some stunning shots of the line of racers. “I haven’t seen that for 10 years.” First-year Commodore Geoff Jarvis was very pleased with the race. The BIYC made a concerted effort to let everyone know that 100 per cent of the proceeds were going
Top left: The Valkyrie races towards its bragging rights of being first over the finish line. Top right: Mako’s crew made racing look fun: Michael Potyok, Gillian Drake, Jaime Ogden, Mike Lightbody, Alex Parr, Kristin Jarvis, Alex Campbell, Harry Ross (facing away), Lorraine McGregor, Rob McGregor, and skipper Geoff Jarvis, the current BIYC Commodore. Mako was the first Bowen boat to finish and placed 13th overall. Photos by Sea Snaps. At left: After flipping hundreds of pancakes for the racers, Murray Atherton, Shelley Shannon, Basia Leske and Jacqueline Massey enjoy a wellearned break. The by-donation breakfast raised more $800 for Tourism Bowen Island. Martha Perkins photo. towards the Learn to Sail program and everyone from sponsors, racers and USSC Marina responded with enthusiasm. Tourism Bowen Island filled sailors’ bellies with a by-donation pancake breakfast and the party after the race was one of the best ever. Each captain was given a wristband for drinks provided by Tito’s Vodka and Steam Whistle Brewing while
crew members and guests could buy a wristband for $10. Ginger 66 had everyone up and dancing at the post-race party at Doc Morgan’s. Having everything well organized for the arrival of 129 boats and 1,000 crew members is never easy, Jarvis says, and he gives a huge shout-out to USSC Marina which went “above and beyond” accommodating everyone’s needs.
BIYC would like to thank Martin Marine, Navis, First Credit Union, Union Steamship Marina, Thunderbird Marine, Pacific Yachting, Pro-Tech, North Sails, Evolution Sails, Yachtworks, Tito’s Vodka, Steam Whistle Brewing, SeaSnaps and Bowen Island Golf Club for their sponsorship.
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The OCP... bringing us together? Dear Editor, John Sbragia (June 5) believes that the implementation of the OCP would “avoid polarization” within the Bowen community. In this, he appears to be supported by Dave Witty (June 12). I disagree with Messrs Sbragia and Witty. In my view, the OCP’s implementation, especially in an extreme form, will increase polarization, not avoid it. As evidence, recall the sharp - and effective - public reaction in the summer of 2011 to the three ridiculously intrusive bylaws (Envionmentally Sensitive Areas; Steep Slopes; and Watershed, Aquifer and Stream Protection). These were all designed to do exactly what Mr. Sbragia now proposes: implement the OCP. I realize there are many Bowen residents, including of course some members of the council, who regard the OCP as holy scripture that must be imposed regardless of the reaction it may engender. But again, let’s not pretend that such imposition will “avoid polarization”; it will almost certainly increase it. Of course no one knows for sure what the magnitude of the polarization would be. This is because we don’t really know the magnitude of the public support for the OCP. This in turn is because the council of the day (08-11) failed to submit the document to voters in a non-binding referendum. This could have been readily and cheaply done at the time of the regular municipal election in November 2011. But the council apparently did not want to subject the OCP to that democratic test. To me, that is a strong indication that the council feared the proposed OCP would be rejected. On a related topic, I can’t help but comment on Dave Witty’s view that “private land ownership does not trump public good”. This view may be valid sometimes, but too often it’s simply cover for property confiscation that benefits one group within the community for free at the expense of another group. Governments should have, and in fact generally do have, the right to expropriate private property on behalf of the community. Trouble is, expropriation comes with that tiresome requirement to actually pay the owner of the property compensation based on a fair market price set by an independent arbiter. Much better just to invoke the “public interest” and get it all for free. Call me old-fashioned, but I don’t find that ethically reassuring. In fact, to me, it smells like public larceny. Bud Long
Dear Editor, Back in May, the day when the summer ferry schedule came in to force, the BCF staff at HSB were still cutting off tickets for foot passengers according to the old schedule (and thus 10 minutes early!) Since I was there when it happened, I emailed Corrine Storey, the then VP of customer service, pointing out that if BCF staff didn’t know the schedule, what hope did we have? This got their attention, because she called me and apologized. She also said that she would send some free vouchers for anyone who was inconvenienced. However, this was all after the fact and there was, clearly, no way of finding out who had been affected. Twelve single trip vouchers for foot passengers were sent to me as chair of BIMTAC, arriving two weeks later. As they are valid on any route, except the northern routes, they are quite valuable. They expire on 15 November. After consulting with the members of BIMTAC, I have turned over the vouchers to the Bowen Foundation, for distribution to individuals who are in need. Speaking for BIMTAC, we are happy that the Foundation is willling to take on this responsibility. J.Adam Holbrook, P.Eng.
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A perfect goodbye to Bowen Dear Editor, When my wife, Georgeanna and I moved to Bowen 20 years ago this spring, among the many things that first impressed us is the community spirit and the deep friendships that can be forged here two decades later as we end our life here under painful circumstances, our friends and neighbours were right there for us in the most amazing way possible. Our house had been on the market for several months but when it sold, I was with Georgeanna in Arizona where she was being treated for the cancer that ultimately took her from us on June 6. Because I could not be home to deal with the move, an army of friends and neighbours rallied to pack up our entire home and coordinate getting our things into storage for us so the new owners can move in this week. This meant so much to us not only in practical terms but because it was such a “Bowen thing to do”. It was the perfect goodbye to a place that will always remain in my heart along with the memories of the people who make our island such a special, magical place. If I try to name names, I fear I will leave someone out - but you know you have our heartfelt thanks for your kindness and support at such a difficult time.
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Aaron’s Run Last year’s Aaron Sluggett Memorial Scholarship winner, Annie McIntosh, awards this year’s winner, Brenna Rosen, with her scholarship. Dee Elliott, photo
Dear Editor, The organizers of Aaron’s Run would like to thank Bowen for all the support that made Sunday’s run a success. The proceeds from the event are going toward the Aaron Sluggett Memorial Foundation - a fund under the Bowen Island Community Foundation. Sunday was a glorious day and everyone arrived safely at the Bowfest field to fill up on the incredible pie, cookies and fresh strawberries. Annie McIntosh, the 2014 scholarship recipient, presented the 2015 scholarship to Brenna Rosen – after just completing the run. But now it’s time to thank all those people who make this run happen. A big shout out to this years’ sponsors the Bowen Pub (Glenn), MacDonald Realty (Frazer and Dee), Bowen Island Properties Ltd. (Wolfgang and Daron), First Credit Union (the banking gurus), Leigh Automotive (Chris and Mary), The Orchard Recovery Centre (Lorinda), Ruddy Potato Whole Foods Market (Daniel and Ellen), Evergreen (John), Village Square (David), Union Steamship Co. Marina (Rondy and Dorothy) and Westland Insurance. A big thank you to Rustique Bistro for their “special drink” feature donation and of course we couldn’t do without the generous donations from the following: Peter King (transportation), Savory Island Pie Company (the ultimate pie experience), Phoenix
on Bowen (balloon lift off at Aaron’s field), McTaggart Water System (water for the route), Village Baker (coffee at the end of the trail), Orchard Recovery Centre (cookies aplenty), Dave Vance (signs to lead us home), Wiltshire Publishing (publicity), Bowen Biffies (I think you know) and Dee Elliott (taking all of the pics). The pictures have been uploaded to the website so check it out – aaronsrun.com. Needless to say, we wouldn’t get anywhere without our mighty volunteers – Andre and Anne Chollat, Sue Williams, Nancy and Jim Cox, John Reid, Lyn Hartle, Leah Cline, Katie Michener, Sue and Grahame Ritchie, Claire Allen, Mariko Glover, Jane Kellet, Pam Matthews and Jo Quarry (our illustrious sweeps). Special mention to Lisa Biddlecombe for the rockin’ sendoff at the 2K mark, Heather Hodgson who single handedly put on the glorious display of food, The Bowen Island Fire Department for that enthusiastic welcome (even the firetrucks came out to cheer everyone on) and finally to Chris – our new RCMP officer - who jumped into the fray with only one day notice. Our thanks also go to Mary Letson who got the ball rolling and Liz Watson’s great graphic. My apologies if I have forgotten someone. THANK YOU EVERYONE AND WE HOPE TO SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! Jan Le Roy
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Seizing an Alternative PAULINE LE BEL COMMUNITY CAULDRON
There I was in Claremont, California – philosophers to the right of me, scientists to the left – attending Seizing an Alternative: Toward an Ecological Civilization. The conference was the brain -child of John Cobb Jr., an American theologian, environmentalist, and pre-eminent scholar of process philosophy. At age 90 he’s still going strong, teaching the world about ecological interdependence. His goal was to bring together 1,500 smart, creative people to foster the conditions and the networks for moving into new ways of living upon a warming planet. “What is called for,” he said, “is not miserable sacrifice, but joyful, responsible living.” I was invited, along with a few other artists, to take the latest insights offered by science and philosophy, and to translate them into stories accessible to regular people like myself. My classroom began at home, plowing through the ideas presented in Systems Theory, Emergence, and Process Thought. I came away with these gems: 1.
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Everything in the Universe is made up of selforganizing systems, such as ant colonies, your body, the planet; and all these systems are connected. Everything in the Universe is experiencing something, even stones – although their experience is somewhat limited, as far as we know. Emergence is how life creates radical change. For example, water is made up of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom; when they do their cosmic dance they transform into something completely distinct from themselves, something greater than themselves, something surprising. Emergence also applies to human activity: when separate, local efforts create networks, and strengthen as communities of practice, a new, more complex – and perhaps surprising - system emerges. Think the Internet.
The symbol for the conference was Pando Populus, an aspen tree in southern Utah that spreads over 100 acres and weighs 13 million pounds. Above ground, Pando appears to be a vast grove of individual trees. Underground, they are all interconnected through a single root system; each part is affected by and nourishes the other. It has survived this way for as long as 80,000 years. Pando, a fitting symbol of our pro-
found interconnectedness, is now threatened by deer. Overpopulated, because we have exterminated their predators, the deer are eating the young shoots. The choice of sessions – more than 100 - was a bit overwhelming for a non-scientist, non-philosopher. They called them tracks because tracks are going somewhere. My somewhere, I decided, is to collaborate on a children’s play integrating these concepts to take the Big Ideas and bring them down to Earth. Bill McKibben, the opening night keynote, a major player in the environmental movement, is responsible for encouraging colleges in the U. S. to divest from fossil fuel companies in their portfolios. Bill is a fighter, willing to be arrested for what he believes in. He emphasized that we’re “not here for an intellectual excursion… We need a Second World War style effort to deal with climate disruption.” I question whether my children’s play will be an adequate effort and travel to the next session “Seed is life,” said Vandana Shiva, at her powerful plenary presentation. “There is no separation between the rights of the Earth and the rights of humanity.” Shiva is an environmental crusader against Big Agriculture. She received a standing ovation as she told the audience we must “make peace with the Earth or we will have no future.” Wes Jackson, of the Land Institute in Salinas, Kansas, reminded us that “soil is more important than oil … and we are losing 1% of topsoil every year.” Wes has been living with prairie grasses for 50 years, watching carefully how nature grows crops, and transforming our current, inefficient methods of agriculture. Rather than annual monoculture crops of grain, he is developing polyculture, perennial grains that are resistant to pests, require less grunt work, and fewer inputs of fertilizers and water. Everyone I spoke to agreed that global warming is not a future possibility. It’s here. The oceans continue to rise and acidify, ice is melting, and droughts threaten our capacity to grow food. Climate change is the most pressing challenge facing humanity. It’s clear we are experiencing a global emergency. Yet the prevalent feeling was predominantly a positive one: Let’s not let a good emergency go without finding the blessing in it. Pauline Le Bel is an award-winning novelist, Emmynominated screenwriter, and the author of Becoming Intimate with the Earth.
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Bob Doucet CD release party Bowen Island Pub 7 p.m.
BI Golf Club Summer Solstice Tournament 5 p.m. BBQ 6:15 p.m. shotgun start $30 for members, $55 for non-members
Family Place Father’s Day Picnic 10 a.m. - noon Bowfest Field Bring your picnic and blanket and DAD!
Take a break, drink a lemonade, a whole summer of Bowen fun lies ahead.
BI Community Lunch The Legion, 11:30 a.m. $5 for soup, bread, dessert Concert: Find the Others with Michael Feuerstack and Beat, Paper, Scissors Tir-Na-nOg Theatre Doors open at 7:30 p.m. Tickets $15 advance (Phoenix), $18 door
AA Meeting Collins Hall 7:15 p.m.
Duplicate Bridge @ Bowen Court Call Irene @ 2955
Soccerfest CANCELLED
SATURDAY JUNE 27
SUNDAY JUNE 28
Farmer’s Market BICS
Dressage in the Meadow 1 - 3 p.m.
Kayak Around Bowen Race, pre-race meet-up starts at 9 a.m. at the Bowen Island Marina 2 p.m. Post-Race Refreshments followed by awards ceremony and BBQ
Bowen Island Museum & Archives AGM 12:30 at Dallas Marina 1 p.m. - 3 p.m. appraisal fundraiser
BOWFEST meeting 7 p.m. in the Doc’s dining room
Last year’s Canada Day revellers enjoyed a hose-down by the Bowen Island Fire Department. This year’s celebrations begin at noon on July 1, in Crippen Park.
Debra Stringfellow photo
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Islanders pull together to make Bowfest 2015 happen MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
A volunteer meeting for potential Bowfest board members two weeks ago left Bowfest organizer Adam Taylor on the brink of losing hope for the festival, after only one person showed up. However, after expressing that despair on social media, another meeting was struck bringing roughly 20 islanders to the table. Islander Sasha Buchanan, who has a long history with Bowfest and a background as an operations manager with a large tour company, has taken on the role of lead organizer. Taylor will remain in an advisory position, and roughly seven other islanders have stepped up to take on organizational roles. “Bowfest needs to happen,” says Buchanan. “We are behind schedule in terms of organizing but still, it is my goal for the festival that every island organization is represented and benefits in some way by being a part of it.” Buchanan says that of the 20 people who showed up to the last
meeting, a number came representing local businesses that want to offer their support. She adds that she has already been in contact with several Bowen organizations, hashing out plans for their participation. “As it stands, it looks like BIAC will create some kind of outdoor gallery, and the Bowen’s Children’s Centre will help out in the creation of an expanded country fair – a responsibility that has been left on the shoulders of Sarah Haxby for a number of years now,” says Buchanan. “We’ve got Toni Dominelli working on plans for one main stage, and we’re hoping that the beer garden could be extended into some kind of cocktail bar. But currently, nothing is set in stone.” Buchanan says that volunteers will definitely be required for the set-up and tear down of Bowfest, and the plan is to have a volunteer co-ordinator to ensure that it all goes smoothly. She adds that the big theme of this year’s festival will be “COMMUNITY” and that no volunteer will be turned away. Keep your eye on The Undercurrent calendar for upcoming Bowfest meetings.
Bowen Island’s First Credit Union celebrated its eigth year last week. From left, advisory committee members Alison Morse, Peter Rankin, Cro Lucas, manager Kevin Manning and Murray Atherton. Maureen Sawasy, photo
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Stonehenge: The World’s Bowen’s Pirates close firstFirst Golf Course? ever baseball season TERENCE MCKEOWN SUBMISSION
When you think of the summer solstice, do you imagine Stonehenge, and Druids with flowing white robes performing strange rituals at sunrise and sunset? It's an image we've acquired from countless films, including the brilliant historical documentary "Spinal Tap." It's been on television, so it has to be true. Doesn't it? Another equally accurate historical fact is that Stonehenge was actually the 18th green of a very large golf course. Or perhaps it was the first tee - there is argument among historians on this point. They do agree that white robes were actually the first golfing costumes, since golf was a sacred ritual handed down from the pagan god Rory. So the Bowen Island Golf Club is celebrating the longest day of the year with a tribute to those Druid golf priests - a Summer Solstice Tournament, on Saturday June 20th. Yes, it's called a golf club, but that is quite confusing. A golf club implies exclusivity. And of course a golf club is also the thing you hit the ball with. But I digress. The point is that the Bowen Island golf course is open to everyone, and so is this tournament. To sign up, call the Pro Shop at 604-947GOLF (-4653), or email proshop@bowengolf.com. Tickets are $30 for members and $55 for everyone else (membership does have its privileges). Drinks and barbeque start at 5:00 pm, with 9 holes of golf beginning at 6:15 pm. Prizes and more libations will follow as the earth tilts over as far as it can without us all falling off. And our own piece of music and dancing history, The Black Sheep, will give the setting sun some incentive to get its fat orb back up again the next day. Which brings us back to the matter of historical accuracy: While it is true that Stonehenge was a place of ritual and ceremony, and was built to line up with the summer and winter solstices, the modern Druids who claim it as their own are misinformed. Their faith is at best a couple of hundred years old. The original Druids were Iron Age priests who left no information about their beliefs or activities, and there is nothing historical that connects them to Stonehenge. The part about the golf though, that's all true.
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The 45-minute commute from PAGE 1 “The people who were using it in Ottawa were using it to co-ordinate people in cars,” says Smith. “But because we are just waiting on one bus from downtown, it works in this context and has proved incredibly useful. It takes the uncertainty out of the commute - and I think uncertainty, and a perceived lack of control, is the reason why so many people choose to drive to work. I like to think that we can use information as a way for people to feel in control, and make the switch to this kind of service.” Bus driver Peter King points to another innovation that is making his job easier: an app called “Ways” that monitors traffic. “There are four routes I can take to get downtown and back, with this I get alerts about where traffic is and I can figure out the quickest route,” he says. While the bus service has yet to meet its targeted level of ridership required to break even, and is still awaiting the official stamp of approval from TransLink to operate indefinitely (called an “Independent Transit Service” or I.T.S.), King remains optimistic about it’s future. “I’ve ordered new tickets, including concession tickets for kids and seniors that will cost $2,” says King. “Right now I’m paying roughly $85 a day to bring the bus back to Bowen, and my application to the I.T.S. proposes that the bus will be parked in Horseshoe Bay during the week, that will save a lot of money.” King says that with more commuters taking summer holidays, he’s seen a drop in their numbers but is happy to see a greater diversity of people riding the bus. “This was branded as a commuter service during the refit [of the Queen of Capilano],” he says. “But I’d like this to be seen simply as another mode of public transportation. This is a service for everyone, and is a great alternative when the 257 is overflowing most of the time.”
Well, season one for the West Van Little League’s farm team Pirates has come to a close, and what an amazing season it has been for these little people, none of whom had played baseball or even on an organized sports team prior to April.
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An update from the Annex!
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What’s happening with the Annex/Gallery Project? That’s a question a lot of Islanders have been asking about this exciting project spearheaded by the Bowen Island Public Library and the Bowen Island Arts Council. This joint project involves the construction of an addition to the current library (Old General Store) that will include the Annie Laurie Wood Annex for the Library and a new home for BIAC’s Gallery. As a community hub for Islanders and a cultural gateway for visitors, this proposed facility will contribute significantly to the revitalization of Snug Cove. A steering committee composed of representatives from both organizations has been working assiduously over the past several months to develop a design for the new building, hire an architect, and create a fundraising strategy. We’ve made amazing progress! Here are some highlights: • The boards of BIPL and BIAC approved a draft design for the Annex/Gallery. Subject to funding, construction of the facility will begin in 2016 as soon as heron nesting season is over. • The Bowen Island municipal council confirmed its support in principle of the project. • The steering committee interviewed six architects who responded to our call for expressions of interest in the project and is very pleased to announce that local architect James Tuer was chosen. We are very excited by the vision and commitment James brings to the project. • A professional quantity survey estimates the construction cost for the 2,800 square foot facility at $715,000 (approximately $255/square foot). • The fundraising cabinet continues to liaise with potential donors and is very pleased by the positive reactions to the project. We’re thrilled to announce that we have commitments of more than $245,000 toward the cost of the project. • We are applying for funding under Canada 150 – a recently announced federal government infrastructure grant program. If successful, this grant will provide a significant portion of the funds needed to complete the project. • The Knick Knack Nook held a fabulous fundraising event in the fall of 2014 and raised over $12,000 for the project. • The Bowen Island Community Foundation awarded the project a grant of $15,000 to assist with our capital fundraising campaign. • A second fundraising event featuring the auction of an amazing variety of services, artwork, and other products is being held at the Bowen Island Pub on Saturday, July 4. Admission is free and everyone is welcome. We look forward to providing more updates as we move closer to realizing our fundraising goals for the Annex/Gallery project. For more information, contact Tina Nielsen at 947-9788 or Jacqueline Massey at 947-2454.
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The Langmann family are no strangers when it comes to fine art. Father and daughter Uno and Jeanette Langmann are hosts of the Langmann Gallery on South Granville’s Gallery Row. As a much respected authority on art and antiques in the North West, Bowen Island is extremely honoured to welcome Jeanette on Sunday June 28th at the Bowen Island Museum & Archives AGM Antiques Appraisal Fundraiser. From 12:30 p.m. until 3 p.m. at the Bowen Island Marina, she will be lending her time and expertise to appraise items brought to her by the Bowen Island community. With thousands of photographs, objects d’art, and other antiques in their renowned collection, the Langmann family has a long history in the field of fine arts first beginning overseas in Northern Europe. The Langmann legacy starts with Uno Langmann, who was originally born in Denmark. Now he is considered Canada’s foremost professional in paintings and antiques ranging from the 17th, 18th, and 19th century, specializing in North American and European work. In 1955 at the age of 20, he transformed a portion of his coin and antique collection into a one-way ticket to Canada. After arriving in Vancouver he began a series of construction jobs, but continued his passion through collecting fine art and antiques during his spare time. Jeanette Langmann has chased her own love for the arts for over 25 years, forging an impressive name for herself among art dealers. She began her studies at the University of British Columbia before becoming involved in the family business as a second generation art dealer, specializing in historical Canadian art from the 19th and early 20th century. She continually researches and collects fine art through her worldwide travels. Outside of the gallery, Jeanette is also an expert on CBC’s Antiques Roadshow, advising and giving appraisals for numerous Canadian organizations through which her expertise has become well-respected internationally. Over time, museums, private collectors, and corporate collections have come to rely on the Langmann Gallery for a wide variety of services, ranging from acquisitions, sales, conservation, and appraisals. With their extensive knowledge, the Langmanns can provide information on authentication, purchase and consignment, and even framing for pieces of fine art. The Bowen Island community is delighted to have Jeanette’s participation in the AGM fundraiser.
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Recognizing the importance of Dads
Nature Club adventurers look for life under the surface
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Family Place is holding our fourth annual Father’s Day Picnic on Sunday, June 21 from 10 a.m. to noon in celebration of our dads. The picnic happens in tandem with the Phoenix On Bowen Baby Shoot, also an annual event, that shouldn’t be missed – all those Bowen babies in one place is amazing! Family Place offers all families with children from birth through six yearsold regular ongoing programming and support and this fun-filled event honors the important role dads play in their children’s lives – every day. From Psychology Today, according to a report on "Fathers and Their Impact on Children's Well-Being”: Even from birth, children who have an involved father are more likely to be emotionally secure, be confident to explore their surroundings, and, as they grow older, have better social connections. The way fathers play with their children also has an important impact on a child's emotional and social development. Fathers spend a higher percentage of their one-to-one interactions with infants and preschoolers in stimulating, playful activity than do mothers. From these interactions, children learn how to regulate their feelings and behavior. Children with involved, caring fathers have better educational outcomes. The influence of a father's involvement extends into adolescence and young adulthood. Numerous studies find that an active and nurturing style of fathering is associated with better verbal skills, intellectual functioning, and academic achievement among adolescents. Modern day Bowen dad Shawn Cole’s thoughts on his role as a Dad: “I grew up being told that the Dad's role was to support the family, be the breadwinner. My grandfather worked three jobs and sacrificed a life with his family to that end. Breadwinning is now a family affair, and most dads realize that kicking their feet up all weekend, watching sports, and yelling for dinner to be served isn't in the cards for today's Daddy duties. This is a good thing. My role as a dad is to strive, with every ounce of my being, to be remotely deserving of the love and adoration thrown my way by my daughter. To be the best human I can be.” At Family Place, we recognize and appreciate that in some families the role of dad can be filled by different people so join us on Sunday in celebrating the “Dad” in your life with a cake walk, a tug of war, games, good tunes and a modern day dad as MC. Don’t forget your picnic lunch!
Bubbles. Debris like snow hitting the glass, slowing and then rushing in like a blizzard until the camera hit the soft bottom. Then flashes of dark and light, and the squishy-looking ocean floor tumbled by. Four hundred feet down. We Nature Clubbers watched on the monitor of the drop video camera that Alejandro Frid brought with him to guide this tour. We were all keen to see the mysterious and grand sponge bioherm he’d told us about, but meanwhile also ready to jump for every brief shrimp sighting. Skipper Eric went back and forth between Alejandro manning the cable, and the Apodaca’s cabin, trying to gauge the boat’s drift and get us closer to the bioherm. Alejandro explained sponges: in Howe Sound, colonies of live cloud sponges live on layers of dead sponges; this is called a bioherm, live structures covering hundreds of square metres and that have existed – in the same form that we see today – for more than 145 million years. Not only is the reef they build a rich and essential habitat for all sorts of marine life, but they also filter the ocean water at an astounding rate. They live in the deep water, because they like the cold. As the waters are warming, of course, the shallower sponges are beginning to die off. We originally thought we might go to Pasley, but when the wind made that impossible, we tried looking for sponges just off Dorman Point. But the Round Bowen race was underway, and that was unsuitable, too. So off we went to find the bioherm near Halkett Bay on Gambier. And we didn’t really see that either.
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Scholarship Opportunity First Credit Union is currently accepting applications for their annual scholarship program on Bowen Island. In the eight years since the Bowen Island branch opened its doors, assets have grown to 40 million dollars. Based on these assets, the Bowen branch will proudly award two scholarships of $1100 to two local students. For the second time ever we are awarding 1 scholarship for returning and/or adult students. As the assets of the branch grow, so does the amount of the annual scholarships. Graduating grade 12 students and others can apply for these scholarships by submittingaletteroutliningtheiracademic pursuit, and how they could benefit from the contribution. Letters can be dropped off at new location at 106-996 Dorman Rd, and not our old location at 475 Trunk Road. The deadline for submission is July 31, 2015. If you have any questions, please contact Kevin Manning, branch manager at 604-947-2022.
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It was supposed to be a quiet day in the garden, but a friend insisted that I get myself to an event at Jericho Beach called Toast the Coast, hosted by Greenpeace. “It’s an event not to missed,” she said. “You need to be there.” So that’s what I did. I arrived with a stream of people converging onto the space, while a musical group played on the stage. Many, I am sure, were attracted by the fact that Jane Fonda was a guest speaker. Apparently after reading Naomi Klein’s book, This Changes Everything, and hearing about pipelines and tankers here, Fonda phoned Greenpeace to see how she could help and was invited to the celebration. After a short while Fonda came on stage holding hands with Tyger, an 11 year-old activist who is rasing money to attend the UN climate meeting in Paris in November. With her arm around Tyger, she said, “I wanted her to come up with me because I needed a grandchild fix.” Looking trim as ever in her Greenpeace t-shirt, ‘Toast the Coast Before the Coast is Toast,’ and a straw cowboy hat, the 77-year-old grandmother launched into her talk with great passion acknowledging that she was on un-ceded Coast Salish Territory. Fonda said, “The West Coast has been a near-mythical place since the onset of the environmental movement. So I was very surprised to hear about the threats of tankers and pipelines. I’m here today because I believe at this moment – that we are standing at an existential crossroads: the issue has become extremely simple: it’s people versus oil. Life versus oil…” She said that everywhere she goes she sees the same thing -- people at the crossroads: companies like Shell seeking to plunder the world’s largest untapped oil reserve simply for profit, unchecked, and in fact with our governments’ blessings. She called this an abuse of power and abuse of our basic human rights, and put before us the idea of a world in which the future is
honoured, and where it is understood that keeping oil reserves in the ground is critical to a liveable climate for our planet. After her speech Fonda retired to a tent where many First Nations people were presented to her. I checked with Jessica Wilson, who co-emceed with Ben West whether I could have a few words with Fonda for The Undercurrent. Jessica, who is the head of the Greenpeace Arctic Campaign, told me that she had recently moved to Bowen Island. She was also on the Greenpeace ship ‘My Esperanza,’ which recently carried indigenous people up the coast to Haida Gwaii, connecting with communities along the way. I was ushered into the tent where I met Fonda and we exchanged a few words. I asked if I could take a picture and she graciously took off her dark glasses when requested and stood up to hold the Stop Shell sign. Later I saw her posing with many people, including some of the Raging Grannies. She also joined the audience to watch the many acts and speakers including 14-year-old indigenous peace activist singer/songwriter Ta’kaiya Blaney, who has been impressing people since she was nine. Impressed by the age range of speakers I recall the indigenous prophecy I heard some years ago: ‘When the grandmothers speak, the world will be changed.” I also think of the final sentence of Fonda’s speech. “I stand here with you today and against Shell, against Enbridge and Kinder Morgan, because 30 years from now, I want my grandchildren to look back and say, ‘Grandma was on the right side of history.’” Jane Fonda has played many roles in her life as an actress, but the real life one as activist/grandmother is the most important now. The grand finale of the event was when a nine-foot illuminated salmon designed by Roy Henry Vickers, was led down the beach by Fonda and Melina Laboucan-Massimo, from the Lubicon Cree Nation with Chief Ian Campbell, Hereditary Chief of the Squamish nation, offering a farewell ceremony of drumming and singing as it was cast off into the ocean, tied with our messages of hope for the future.
Jane Fonda at the Toast the Coast event at Jericho Beach. Kami Kanetsuka, photo
A look down deep in Howe Sound Bethen having a wild ride on the trip back to Bowen.
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from PAGE 9 The camera, with a small flashlight taped on, bobbed quickly along the seafloor. Among the little hillocks of soft ground we saw shrimp and spot prawns, anemones, urchins, tubeworms, a flounder, a green-striped rockfish, and tanner crabs. There were strong westerlies blowing and it proved impossible to tow the camera directly over the bioherm, even though it was very large. We saw some seals. And some of us got wonderfully and exceedingly soaked by the ocean spray. It was good to be out together, reminding ourselves of the greater ecosystem we’re a part of, the fragility and tenacity of it all, and the community we keep.
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doors. Even then, her concern was not for her own health, but for the clients she could no longer help to guide through the challenges of their lives.
Georgeanna’s untimely passing is mourned by Rick Drew, her husband of 35 years, and all those who had the honour and privilege to know her. For the last 20 years, she called Bowen Island her home. Born in Vancouver, a child of the ocean and mountains she loved. An artist in all she touched her hand to, Georgeanna was a successful painter, a teacher, and helped countless clients through her successful psychotherapy practice in Vancouver from 1996 through this spring when the cancer that took her from us forced her to close her
Georgeanna did not want a memorial service or a formal ceremony. Rather than dwell on our sadness she would have us focus on the joy she brought to our lives. Those who wish to make a gesture in her memory, please contribute to cancer research, children’s arts programs, the Salvation Army, your local animal shelter, or indulge yourself with a giant slice of chocolate cake with very thick icing. She gave so much and expected so little in return. She was kindness. She was beauty. She was magic.
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Georgeanna chose not to be a mother, but expressed her maternal instincts to the benefit of many children she loved throughout her forestalled life, in particular, Stefan Mohr, her great-nephew, Derek Walter, and the Ellert boys, David, Jonah and Cameron, all of whom have grown to be fine young men she would be proud to call her own.
Alejandro Frid is one of Bowen’s celebrated marine biologists, and I am grateful for the work he does in protecting our coast, in researching its many inhabitants, and in sharing his knowledge and passion with the rest of us. Another celebrated Bowenite, Adam Taylor, will give us the gift of another beach interpretation day in the autumn. Yes, that’s the much-loved event where divers bring up samples of marine life for us to look at under the Mount Gardner dock. But meanwhile, go out for a beach day! And while you’re resting, visiting, boating, swimming, or exploring the shore and intertidal life, look out at the water of Howe Sound and remember that there are giant sponge bioherms out there, keeping our sound healthy and clean. And that is just awesome.
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$1,800,000
Evergreen luxury with a meticulously-maintained yard and stunning sunset views.
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