Bowen Island Undercurrent September 4 2015

FRIDAY SEPT. 4, 2015 VOL. 42, NO. 32

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Bowfest, Bowfest, Bowfest!

Parade page 3; Logger Games page 6; Bowfest page 12; Run page 7

Meet the Green candidate

Ken Melamed wants people to vote for their values, not as strategy to oust MP

Get arty

Bowen Island recreation teams up with arts council on exciting fall program

Attempted break-ins indicate local knowledge MARTHA PERKINS EDITOR

There was a lot of brawn on display at Bowfest’s Logger Games, and not just among the male competitors. Women such as Alicia Hoppenrath (who created a new yoga move called The Axe Throw) thrilled hundreds of spectators with their strength and determination to win. Story on page 6; more photos and video online at BowenIslandUndercurrent.com. Martha Perkins photo

Why the healthcare survey matters MARTHA PERKINS EDITOR

It was two in the morning and Colleen O’Neil’s five-month-old daughter was gasping for each breath. As O’Neill paced through the night trying to comfort the baby, she wondered whether to call the island’s emergency’s services.

She hesitated. Should she bother the paramedics in the middle of the night, and what about the driver of the water taxi who would have to take them across to Horseshoe Bay?

No, she decided, she’d wait for the 5:30 ferry.

When she got to the hospital she discovered her daughter had pneumonia. “I should have taken her right away,” she says today.

How many times have people on Bowen Island hesitated to call 911 or seek their doctor’s help because of how complicated it is to get off the island?

That’s exactly the sort of information O’Neil, and other members of the Community Medical Clinic Society of Bowen Island, want islanders to provide.

Artists bid on crosswalk design MARTHA PERKINS EDITOR

Artists don’t usually like people trampling all over their work but when it comes to a new creative idea for the streets of Bowen, they’d be thrilled.

The Bowen Island Municipality is inviting artists to submit designs for new painted crosswalks in Snug Cove. The timing is perfect with the paving of Bowen Island Trunk Road this month.

The Bowen Island Arts Council has teamed up with BIM to ensure that the new cross-

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The Bowen Island RCMP are investigating two attempted break and enters and one break and enter which have led them to believe that the culprit(s) have familiarity with the neighbourhoods.

One was on Dorman Road. The owners were away for a few days and the suspect attempted, but failed, to gain access by forcing open a rear door.

No entry was gained during an attempt on Hummingbird Lane, either. Although the property might have appeared vacant, the suspect was scared away from trying to open a lever-operated window when the owner turned the lights on.

In the third incident, the suspect cut through the screen of a window that was left open to gain access to a home on David Road that, once again, appeared vacant. The suspect had rummaged through the master bedroom, opening drawers, but was scared away by resident’s dog.

The RCMP says two of these incidents occurred after midnight and access was via the rear of the residence.

Tips on deterring thefts

The RCMP reminds residents to walk around their homes to assess ‘weak points’ during the day and in the evening.

Look for objects that might be used for access such as ladders, stumps, and rocks.

People should also assess the visibility of items of value that can be seen from the outside.

“Criminals tend to be opportunistic,” says Bowen Island RCMP Cpl. Paulo Arreaga.

“Mainly small items that are left in the open and are quick to grab will be targeted (phones, laptops, money, wallets, purses). These items should be kept out of plain view. If they are going to be in plain view, consider your surroundings before you leave them unattended. At home or in a vehicle, close and lock windows and doors. Out in the town, don’t leave items of value on a table or in a shopping cart for even a few seconds. continued PAGE 8

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BAN IN EFFECT WAT E R U S A G E R E C O M M E N D AT I O N S AND RESTRICTIONS CONTINUE

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M U N I C I PA L I T Y IS SEEKING YOUR INPUT

Council will be considering a resolution at its September 14, 2015 meeting to create parking on Cardena Road to accommodate 10 – 12 parking spaces.

Please forward your comments and/or questions by email or mail to the address below, by Friday, September 11, 2015. All comments will form part of the public record and will be considered by Council with regard to possible approval of this project. If approved by Council, work is anticipated to begin in late September.

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1. A boat “17K1456” and trailer located in the 1000 block Mt. Gardner Road is in contravention of Bowen Island Municipality Street and Traffic Bylaw #133, Sections 13 in regards to motive power and Section 14 in regards to licensing.

2. A boat and trailer “UPV 06A” located in the 800 block of Captains Way is in contravention of Bowen Island Municipality Street and Traffic Bylaw #133, Sections 13 in regards to motive power and Section 14 in regards to licensing.

Please be advised that since the last registered owner of these boats and trailers cannot be located, Bowen Island Municipality intends to remove these items. If you have any questions regarding the above noted boats and trailers, please contact Bylaw Services at 604-328-5499.

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I S L A N D M U N I C I PA L I T Y ANNUAL REPORT

The Bowen Island Municipality (BIM) Annual Municipal Report is available for public inspection at Bowen Island Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane. The report is also available on the BIM website at www.bimbc.ca. If you wish to obtain a copy, please email cgrundy@bimbc.ca.

The 2013/2014 Bowen Island Municipality Annual Municipal Report will be presented to the public at the regular Council meeting scheduled on Monday, September 14, 2015.

Members of the public are invited to provide submissions and questions about the Annual Report at the meeting or in advance of the meeting, in writing, to cgrundy@bimbc.ca

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Bowen Island Municipality seeks a qualified temporary full-time Community Recreation Programmer. For more details, please visit the BIM website at www.bimbc.ca.

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Bowen Island Municipality is seeking proposals to review the Municipality’s existing emergency management function, associated plans and recommend changes to increase program efficiency and effectiveness. For the complete Request for Proposals, please visit the BIM website at www.bimbc.ca.

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What: Overview of 2015 Five Year Financial Plan, Water System Operations & Annual Drinking Water Quality Report

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BOWENqSTYLE: A $2,500 COMMISSION FOR A BOWEN ARTIST

Bowen Island Municipality and the Bowen Island Arts Council are requesting proposals to design a Bowen-style crosswalk following the Bowen Island Trunk Road Paving Week project. If you’ve ever wanted to design a crosswalk, here’s your chance. The successful artist will receive a commission of $2,500.

Inspired? If you’d like your design to be considered, please submit your proposal to Bowen Island Municipality by Friday, September 11 at 4:00 pm (email to bim@bimbc.ca or drop off a hard copy at municipal hall).

For more information, please visit www.bimbc.ca.

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September 15 – 22*, 2015 *Weather Dependent Bowen Island Trunk Road - From BC Ferries’ property to the top of the hill

by BICS and including Cardena Road to the Library Parking lot.

General Information ● The Snug Cove paving project will improve and maintain Bowen Island’s essential infrastructure. ● Work will take place over six weekdays. ● This project will benefit the entire community - please be patient and courteous. ● Two lanes of traffic will be open whenever possible. ● Trained traffic control persons will be on-hand during construction. ● This project will be funded by the annual roads budget.

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Michelle Harrison shared love and peace from USSC Marina.

Shirley Wrinch, one half of the 2015 Citizens of the Year, gave a regal wave as she and her husband David are chauffeured in style in a vintage Cadillac.

How to keep Sasquatch calm on the Belterra float? Do a little dance.

The only thing better than watching a parade is being in it: Children’s Centre.

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This mermaid was discovered by the Learn 2 Sail class at BIYC.

For the hundreds of people lining the street, the parade was a constant delight.

These girls were ready for a blast of water from the fire trucks.

Lyn Watson and Duke, this year’s Dog of the Year, enjoyed a convertible ride.

Bowfest Parade winners circle

The Weather Gods must have known how much work everyone put into their floats for this year’s Bowfest parade because they ensured that not a drop of rain fell on all the mythical creatures that made their way down the Snug Cove hill on Saturday morning.

• Best Individual: Ambassador and Mrs. Canada • Best Group: Irish Pipers and Drummers • Best Community: BI Yacht Club • Best Commercial: USSC Marina • Best Theme: BelTerra • Best Other: Cocoa West

A bright boa gives the Irly Building Centre its ta-da moment.

Unicorns, headless horseman and St. George the dragon slayer all made appearances in the Bowen Island Horse Owners and Riders Association entry.

There are more of Martha Perkins’ photos and a video on the Undercurrent’s website.

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LNG: separate fact from opinion The letter “LNG too risky for Howe Sound,” in the August 26, 2015 edition of the Undercurrent, serves as a good reminder of the importance of separating fact from opinion.

The fact is that Howe Sound and the Woodfibre LNG site are well suited for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) facility.

The Woodfibre site is seven kilometres from downtown Squamish, has a deepwater port, and is located on a wellestablished shipping lane to international waters that experienced mariners have been using for 100 years.

Our proposed project would increase large vessel traffic in Howe Sound by less than one per cent, which is very manageable for recreational boaters. Plus, Howe Sound is not considered a narrow waterway under national or international guidelines and is not home to “high density populations,” which is defined by the U.S. Coast Guard as areas with 9,000 persons per square mile or more #102–495 Bowen Trunk Road, PO Box 130, Bowen Island BC, V0N 1G0 Phone: 604.947.2442 Fax: 604.947.0148 Deadline for all advertising and editorial: Monday, 4:00p.m. www.bowenislandundercurrent.com

(Guidance Related to Waterfront LNG Facilities, 2009).

We also know that the Woodfibre LNG site is a good fit for LNG by comparing it to the Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators, LNG Ports - Risk Reduction Options.

The Woodfibre LNG Project incorporates all of its risk reduction options.

The letter writer is also misrepresenting the Sandia reports. The fact is that Sandia National Laboratories conducted a series of large-scale LNG fire tests in highly controlled settings with no mitigation measures in place i.e. without tugboat escorts (at least three tugboats will escort LNG carriers to the Woodfibre terminal), LNG carriers travelling at low speeds (LNG carriers will travel between 8-10 knots in Howe Sound) or the fact that there are currently no vessels large enough in Howe Sound to cause a significant spill of LNG from an LNG carrier.

While the Sandia reports provide

very important information, the results of the studies are not prescriptive – that is, you can’t take the hazard zones described in the Sandia reports, plot them on a map and suggest that an LNG project wouldn’t be allowed to go ahead if people lived and or worked in any of those zones. Rather, the results of the Sandia reports help inform the quantitative risk assessments that are done by LNG proponents so that they can reduce or eliminate any hazards and risks to the public and infrastructure associated with their specific projects.

As for Woodfibre LNG, a lot of work has already been done to ensure our project is safe, including a thirdparty independent review by one of the world’s most respected risk assessment companies. And we’re not done yet. We’ve also committed to implementing the recommenda-tions of another review – this time by continued page 5

I have spoken at length over the years about how compartmentalization is one of the biggest impediments to community success on Bowen.

We have a long-established habit of taking all of our issues and dreams as a community and separating them into separate compartments. Each isolated from the other. Each with its own committee or study group. Each a separate line item at municipal hall.

I liken this operational strategy to trying to play a chess game when you can only see 10 per cent of the board at any given time. Play this way and you may occasionally make the right move, but it was only luck. The rest of the time you will be making mistakes.

The decision to pave in Snug Cove, at this time, is a great example of what happens when you look at infrastructure choices as if they were all separate and not part of an interconnected system.

The following is a list of some of the issues, projects, and wishes already on the table in Snug Cove: ferry marshalling, Cardena intersection and passenger drop-off, additional parking, library expansion, Snug Cove sewer expansion, Cove Bay water expansion, surplus lands development, burying overhead utilities, curbs gutters and sidewalks and multiple ongoing rezoning applications.

All of these items have one thing in common. They will all involve digging up Government Road.

Some of these items, such as burying overhead utilities, will involve significant damage to the road.

A few of these items — the surplus lands, for example — have the potential to significantly fund our much-needed Snug cove improvements if we can finally learn see the whole chess board.

So my question is. Why pave now? Seems like we are trying to ice a cake we have not even started baking yet.

It’s a safe bet the final bill will top 350,000. I am not saying do not spend the money. Spend it on something other than short-term window dressing, such as slope stabilization or culvert replacement.

I wish I could report that this is a large misstep by our local standards but I can’t. The list of blunders is long, goes back decades and adds up to tens of millions of dollars wasted of the years.

Perhaps some day we will have the courage see our mistakes and learn from them. As a community we might then choose to open our eyes a bit and embrace the whole.

Only then can dreams come true.

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A big Bowfest thank you to everyone who made it happen 2015 set the record for wettest Bowfest EVER, quite an impressive feat considering this marked the 40th anniversary of our island’s end-of-summer festival. Unfortunately, the weather took that too literally and Autumn was lapping a little too close to Summer’s heels for comfort.

Nonetheless, Bowfest 2015 will go down as a success. Vancouver may have shut down for the day, but Bowen partied on!

Many thanks to all the parade entries, Anne Smitton for your traffic warden expertise, Pam for another year of organization, and of course the diligence of this year’s judges: Barb Wiltshire, Ann Silberman, Nancy Lee, Paulina Keoplin and Georgia.

This year we saw the return of crowd-favourite Lip Sync competition. Many thanks to Kate Brew for organizing, Reforma Architecture for sponsoring, and all the contestants who took part. The popularity of this event was astounding, and maybe cause to extend the competition for 2016?

This year we also had the great benefit of a Bowfest first: Logger Show. We extend our gratitude to Gary Anderson of Metro Blasting for his initial push for this event, Bowen Island Properties, Black Bear Transport, J & E Backhoe, Frank Seaberly, Twin Island, and Dee and Fraser Elliott and Braedan Jolly for extended sponsorship of the event. The Logger Show really brought the community together — there are far too many people to thank! Congratulations to all the contestants. You will go down in Bowen history as being part of this first-edition event. Plans for next year’s Logger Show are already in the works!

Thank you to all the musicians who took part in Bowfest, with special mention to Taunting Mable for doing us a super solid, Tony and John for organizing, Shephard Ashmore Insurance, Graham Ritchie for MCing, Bill Granger, Bruce Culver, Brad Bacon and

David Wrinch for stage setup, electrical, and teardown.

Thank you to Hilary and Robin Butler for your selfless work with the Rotary Run for Rwanda, Sarah Haxby for another great Country Fair tent, Bowen Building Centre, Knick Knack Nook, Bowen Island Municipality, and Bowen Credit Union for your continual financial support, Margaret at The Office for supplying ALL our printing and much of our poster art work, Microdeck for our website revamp and Bowfest poster, Peter King and Cormorant Marine for providing transport to our acts and guests alike, Bowen Glass for your AMAZING lanterns, BIVFM for filling our dunk tank and the use of your materials, Dave and Louise of Bowen Island Waste for your year after year dedication, Tim Hausch for hanging our banner, Murray and Janice Skeels for helping set up, the Legion for hosting the beer garden, Mike and Andrea for the upper beer garden, Bowen choir for manning the gates, all our food, craft, and community vendors.

THANK YOU everyone who helped and volunteered on Bowfest Day. Last but not least to the 2015 Bowfest board: Jessie, Jagjit, Robyn, Tony, Linda, Pam, John, Lisa, Bridget, Narin and Adam.

(I know you are trying to leave, but just forget about it OK?) We may have all been new, but GUUUURLLL we worked it!

Looking forward to Bowfest 2016 when we have 12 months, as opposed to two to plan this Goliath of an event! With (at least) seven board members cemented, the planning has already begun.

That being said, our quest for volunteers continues, especially volunteers who would like to host and run events for Bowfest Day. Thank you Bowen for welcoming me to Bowfest 2015.

Sasha Buchanan Please see page 6 for Gary Anderson’s Logger Games letter

Samantha, Levi, Julia and Phil Adkins are settling into their new life on Bowen Island. Phil is the new pastor at Cates Hill Chapel. Martha Perkins photo

Cates Hill Chapel welcomes its new pastor

JANIS SARRA C AT E S H I L L C H A P E L

Along with the much welcomed rain for our gardens, we also welcome this week the new pastor of Cates Hill Chapel, Phil Adkins, and his family to Bowen Island.

Phil and Samantha and their two children, Julia and Levi, aged 11 and 8 respectively, have arrived from Strathmore, Alberta, where Phil served in pastoral ministry. Prior to that, he served in Banff and Saskatoon.

Phil has a Master’s degree in liturgics from Briercrest Seminary, with particular interest in the role of liturgy as a formative practice in the Christian faith — how the way

we worship shapes the kinds of worshippers we become.

Samantha is an elementary school teacher, having taught in Carseland, Alberta and Saskatoon.

Bowen Island is the perfect place for the family as they enjoy hiking and the outdoors, including basketball, soccer, baseball, and football.

They have a deep love of music, and are certain to enjoy the richness of our music on Bowen, but equally, they have a passion for reading and time together as a family.

“I hope that Cates Hill Chapel, in partnership with the other churches and community associations, will help service the needs of Bowen Island and continue to make this an inspiring and fulfilling place to

live,” Phil says. “We hope to play our part in community enrichment from a Christian perspective, while honouring those who hold other convictions.

“Pastoral ministry is distinctly shaped by each community where one may serve; and I’m beginning to find out how unique Bowen really is. I’ll be out and around as much as I can to get to know more about of life on this beautiful island. My early impressions are that the arts and community connections are high values here. These are also cherished values at Cates Hill Chapel and I hope to foster more connection between the church and the arts community.”

Please welcome the Adkins family!

Woodfibre LNG responds to quoted studies from page 4 Transport Canada (TERMPOL) – to ensure safe operations in Howe Sound.

As for the incidents cited in the letter - there is no question that the Cleveland disaster in 1944 was a horrific tragedy. But what the letter writer is omitting is the fact that

a shortage of stainless steel alloys during World War II led to compromises in the design of the LNG peak shaving storage tank that failed.

The letter writer also omitted that a 2005 study by the US National Association of State Fire Marshals found, “Had the Cleveland tank been built to current codes, this

accident would not have happened.”

Interested in getting more facts about Woodfibre LNG? Contact us at woodfibrelng.ca or visit our Q&A website, askwoodfibrelng.ca.

John French Community Relations Manager Woodfibre LNG Ltd.

On the Calendar Vanishing: Impressions of our Vanishing Coastal Legacy Until September 13 Gallery @ Artisan Square Exhibit features the work of distinguished local artists Marc Baur, Georgina Farah and Janet Esseiva.

Rotary Club September 3 Collins Hall, 7:30pm Guest speaker: Margaret Butler on the work of Komera in Rwanda No charge, all are welcome

Tailgate Market September 5 BICS parking lot Local producers share bounty of their garden from 10am until they sell out

Community Lunch September 8 11:30am to 1pm Little Red Church $5: family event this week only

Handloggers Half Marathon September 5 9am 21km around Mount Gardner. Can be completed as team of three. Monies raised go to Akili Preparatory School in Kenya.

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Community Choir registration September 9 7pm, Cates Hill Chapel Sign up for the fall concert season; rehearsals are Wednesday nights, 7:30 to 9:30pm.

Photography Club September 9 7 to 9 pm

Contact Sharron PalmerHunt sharronp@telus.net.

The Gallery @ Artisan Square Rotary Club September 10 Collins Hall, 7:30pm Guest speaker: Gloria Staudt on the Rotary Peace Fellowship No charge, all are welcome Tailgate Market September 12 BICS parking lot Local producers share bounty of their garden from 10am until they sell out

Local Food Cooking Demonstration September 12 10am – noon Farmers Market at BICS Featuring Chef Matt Matheson; sponsored by Bowen Grows Bowen Island Writer’s Group September 12 Noon - 2 pm Collins Hall, Open writer’s forum, all levels, all writing projects welcome.

Enquiries to: bowenwriters@ gmail.com

Eat, drink, paint September 12 Gallery @ Artisan Square Two-hour evening workshop taught by Janet Esseiva Inspiration: Tom Thomson’s Tamarack Swamp Register at www. bowenislandrecreation.com SKY – Seniors Keeping Young September 14 Bowen Court 9am Exercises with Ali 10am Speaker — Ron Woodall 11am Yoga with Diana Kaile

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Women go mano-a-mano at Loggers Games MARTHA PERKINS EDITOR

As a tattoo artist, Kelly Miller has to have a steady hand and a keen eye.

Who knew those skills would help her win the overall title in the axe-throwing contest in the Loggers Show at Bowfest?

As the top point-earner among the women axe throwers, she beat the top man, Mark James, in the hotly contested event. (James, it should be noted, had out-thrown his two axe-wielding sons for the men’s title.)

While the men’s talents in the various competitions were impressive, it was the women competitors who helped make this a must-watch inaugural event.

Going mano-a-mano against some of the brawniest men on the island, the women took no prisoners as they competed in axe throwing, pole climbing, crosscut saw, chainsawing and the choker race.

“It was awesome,” says organizer Gary Anderson of Metro Blasting, which sponsored the event. With less than a month to prepare everything — including the herculean job of embedding the poles for the poleclimbing event — Anderson also opened up his back yard so the lumberjacks and jills could axe throw like no one was watching in preparation for their Bowfest debut.

In one of those why-didn’t-Ithink-of-that-yesterday decisions, the Loggers Games were outside the ticketed area of Bowfest, which meant spectators didn’t have to pay to watch the games. Anderson has

donated two large truckloads of firewood to Bowfest organizers who will auction it off to recoup some of the lost revenues.

The winners are as follows: Throw

Women: Kelly Miller, Sonja Kristinssson, Courtnee Anderson Men: Mark James, Gary Anderson, Robert Clayton Overall winner: Kelly Miller Pole Climb

Women: Alicia Hoppenrath, Nathalie Broderick, Katie Mainwaring Men: Adrien Gratton, Calvin Hagge, Shane Tweten

Gary Anderson watches as Kelly Miller lines up her axe throw. She was the event’s overall winner.

Crosscut Saw

Women: Jill Kenny and Alicia Hoppenrath; Nathalie Broderick and Sheila Wade; Kelsey MacDonald and Kelly Miller Men: Clayton and Eric HunterJames; Robert Clayton and Dave Paulus; Gary Anderson and Todd Pearson Jack and Jill: Kelly Miller and Calvin Hagge; Courtnee and Gary Anderson; Katie and Tony Mainwaring Chainsaw

Women: Katie Mainwaring. Sheila Wade Men: Calvin Hagge, Scott Moore Choker Race

Cody Bentall and Jill Kenney have a newfound respect for loggers of yore after competing in crosscut saw competition.

Women: Joanna Quarry, Sheila Wade Men: Shane Tweten, Jonny Bacon

Sheila Wade’s pigtails were flying during the crosscut saw competition. For more photos and video by Martha Perkins, go to www.bowenislandundercurrent.com

Nathalie Broderick nears the top during the pole climb high in the trees.

It was a fierce but friendly competition between all the contenders in the inaugural Loggers Games. Katie Mainwaring watches from the sidelines as she awaits her next turn.

It took a lot of work to host Loggers Games, so thanks all around What a day! The 2015 Loggers Show was a lot of fun!

I’d like to thank the following for all the help with setting this up (getting the logs, setting the poles in the ground, getting targets). It’s been a lot of work. A lot of machine time, wood, trucking and labor was donated. Jim Clark and Frank Seaberly really went the extra mile.

The following donated time and/or machinery to make this event possible: Dave Paulus; Gary Davies and Randy Arnott – Twin

Island Excavating; Jamie Weismiller – J&E Backhoe; Jonny Bacon; Kevin Huskinson Metro Vancouver GVRD; Nelson Riley ; Scott Stevenson – SES Contracting; Scott Moore – Coast Mini Excavating; Shane Tweten and Adrien Gratton – Greenscape Enterprises; and the Bowen Island Fire Department The announcers, Ben James and his wife Michelle, were phenomenal. My daughter Carolin helped me track down the axes, crosscut saws and ordered and sold t-shirts.

Thank you to Alethea Glen, Roger Arndt and his wife Susan for timing and judging the event, Braedan Jolly for donating $500 prize money and Dee and Frazer Elliott for donating the $250 Tuscany gift certificate prize. Ily Allen donated her time to put up posters that were made by Margaret at the Artisan Office.

Vicki painted the targets with Sonja. Mike and Andrea hosted the beer tent.

Thank you to Sasha Buchanan and the 2015 board for stepping up to Bowfest.

Thank you to the contestants for all your time and effort and to the spectators for braving the storm of the decade and cheering on the contestants.

Thank you to the clean-up crew that DID show up to clean up the aftermath, cut up and split all the wood and deliver the wood to the winner of the raffle.

And to anyone I missed, thank you!

Gary Anderson Metro Blasting/show sponsor

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Medical centre society will use survey results to lobby for services

River Hooper and his mom Pam Mathews raced to the finish line in the 5K run. She was the first woman and he came in sixth. Peter Baumgartner photo

Kids a strong presence at Run for Rwanda HILARY BUTLER R O TA RY R U N F O R RWA N D A

Well, it was a blustery and rainy day for both the Rotary Run for Rwanda and for Bowfest! However, thanks to the weather gods and to many enthusiastic runners volunteers and participants, the run and the Bowfest parade went off in relatively good weather.

The kids’ run was very popular and turned out to be very competitive with nearly 50 runners, aged two to nine! First boy: Ryland Bentall; second: Colin Ritchie; third: Devon Ritchie. First girl: Freya Henrichsen; second: Arianna Lunn; third: Jordyn Gooch.

We had an impressive number of young runners in the other two runs, including Matthew Lunn, the youngest competitor in the 5K run at nine years of age. He clocked in at just over 29 minutes!

The results with times are up on our

website: rotaryrunforrwanda.com, and here are the prizewinners, in order of first, second, third: 10K men: James Collins, Colin Kerr, Yousef Mian 10K women: Callie Brougham, Alicia Hoppenrath, Jessica Slater 5K men: Geoffrey Llewicki, Nicholas Belluck, Tim Fowler.

5K women: Pam Matthews, Maureen Mackey, Scarlett Duntz We at the Rotary Club of Bowen Island and Komera Canada are truly grateful to our sponsors who provided either financial or in-kind help: North Shore Athletics, Union Steamship Co., Ruddy Potato, Artisan Eats, McTaggart Water, Savary Island Pie Co., Paragon Financial, Frits de Vries Architects, Chuck Venhuizen, Barbara Wahler Interior Design, Bowen Island Properties, The Gym, Artisan Office Services, Ford Chilliwack, The Snug, Bowfest and the Undercurrent.

from page 1 Three weeks ago, they posted an online survey that asks island-specific questions about healthcare. In part it’s in response to a survey

by Vancouver Coastal Health which asked more general, broad-based questions, including whether people had a family doctor. After 86 per cent of Bowen Islanders said they had a doctor, VCH has asked, in casual conversation, why there is a need for a medical centre on the island.

But having a doctor is not the same as having easy access to a doctor’s care, the medical clinic society says.

For instance, O’Neil’s doctor is at Vancouver General Hospital and it’s relatively easy for her to get there. “If I was 75 and frail, how often would I see him?”

The local survey — which takes anywhere from 12 to 25 minutes to fill out — asks direct, island-specific questions such as whether islanders sometimes put their health at risk because of the logistics of getting care.

So far about 322 people have filled out the survey and 100 have started but not finished it.

The goal is to have at least 500 responses. That information can be used to buttress applications for funding and support.

“Our ultimate goal is to increase access to healthcare,” she says.

O’Neil says 24-hour access to care is unlikely — you’d need five doctors on the island to cover all the shifts — but that still leaves big gaps with what’s currently available. With one doctor working four days a week and another doctor working two half-days a week, that’s the equivalent of one full-time doctor for the island. (In the past the island has supported two full-time doctors.)

O’Neil says one-third of the patients at Docs on the Bay in Horseshoe Bay are from Bowen Island. There’s a new pharmacy in Horseshoe Bay; will that affect the level of business at Cates Hill Pharmacy if people walk out of Docs on the Bay with their prescriptions and get them filled while waiting for the ferry home?

Many new doctors are working at walk-in clinics because they don’t see themselves as business people who have to hire staff, fill out forms and organize a cleaner if they open their own practice. A community-run clinic would take away that responsibility for them.

A medical centre could also offer clinics where one nurse could see a group of people with diabetics or people who have just had surgery.

“Vancouver Coastal Health s not sure we need a clinic so we need to show them some stats,” O’Neil says.

The survey also addresses issues that mainlanders might not recognize as being barriers to care. Let’s say you’re a man who wants some Viagra. Are you going to talk to one of the two women doctors on the island? If you have a sensitive health issue, will you feel comfortable talking to a doctor on the island one day and running into her at the Snug Café the next?

The survey can be filled out online only, which the society realizes is a bit of a barrier.

People who need help can come to the Caring Circle office next to the library, and staff at the library can also set you up on one of the computers there. The same service is available at Cates Hill Pharmacy.

People have until Sept. 30 to fill out the survey at http://fluidsurveys.com/s/Bowen-health/.

People who have started the survey are encouraged to go back to finish it.

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Winds hit Bowen but damage not extreme

Vote for your values, Green Party candidate says EDITOR

Ken Melamed wants the voters in West Vancouver-Sunshine CoastSea to Sky Country to oust the incumbent Conservative MP. But he doesn’t want them to do it strategically.

Instead, he wants people to put a check mark in the box beside his name as the Green Party candidate because he, and his party, are most closely aligned with their aspirations and values.

“What we’re hearing is that everyone has a lot of anger directed at [Prime Minister] Stephen Harper,” he said in a telephone interview as his ferry from Horseshoe Bay to Langdale passed Bowen Island. “[The Conservatives] are down to their base level of support.”

The Green Party’s popularity, on the other hand, has increased by 10 per cent in the polls, the former Whistler mayor says.

“It’s going to be a close fourway race but people have options.

We’re seeing real strength across the parties. We will replace the Conservative incumbent…. People can vote their values and take back the country.”

One of those values is opposition to the Woodfibre LNG proposal in Squamish.

“I’ve been to nearly every public session, read all about it, and what I’m hearing is that people don’t want it,” he said. “They’d rather have economic security come from cleaner jobs that won’t compromise the

environment of the Howe Sound.”

The Green Party doesn’t make decisions on a one-off basis, he said; instead, it has an environmental policy that tackles the broader environmental issue that needs immediate action: climate change.

“It doesn’t make sense to commit us to a fossil fuel economy,” he said.

His record as a politician in Whistler — he served five municipal terms, including two terms as mayor — illustrates his ability to be innovative and get things done, he said.

“Let’s focus on what works rather than get stuck in ideological battles.”

As Whistler mayor, he was a “tough negotiator” with the Vancouver Olympic Committee and helped bring the Whistler facilities in under budget and on time.

His website says the former stone mason helped steward Whistler’s Integrated Community Sustainability Plan Whistler2020, Whistler’s Long Term Financial Plan, First Nations’ Legacy Land Agreement and a successful resident housing program through the Whistler Housing Authority.

He also sat on the boards of Smart Growth BC, the Fraser Basin Council, Tourism Whistler, the Whistler Housing Authority and the Whistler Chamber of Commerce.

The jump from municipal to federal politics was not done lightly.

After a period of reflection on the things that were important to him — building stronger communities and a better world for his children — he felt more needed to be done.

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Wind gusts of up to 74 km/hour in the Howe Sound downed enough tree branches to leave approximately 730 people without power during parts of Saturday.

From noon to 10pm there were several neigbhourhoods left in the dark. The largest neighbourhood to be affected was north of Oceanview, with 363 BC Hydro customers without power for nine hours.

Next hardest hit was north of Adams Road, with 275 customers affected, and after that was the Melmore Road area with 70 households without power.

Nearly everyone had their lights back on by 10 at night.

BC Ferries was asked to see if there was anyone in or around an overturned canoe at 4:23pm. The search, which raised no alarms, delayed the sailing by 25 minutes.

The canoe might have become dislodged from the shore by the high winds and waves.

While there were ferry cancellations elsewhere, particularly between Tsawwassen and the Southern Gulf Islands, the Queen of Capilano didn’t miss a sailing.

The Bowen Island Fire Department received no 911 calls from the dispatcher but there were a few calls to the public line from people worried about trees on hydro lines.

While the rain held off for the Bowfest Parade, the high winds were partly responsible for lower attendance numbers. The water taxi, which was booked solid, had to be cancelled because of the rough weather. A closure on the Lions Gate Bridge also dissuaded some mainlanders from joining in the fun.

“It’s going to be a close four-way race but people have options,” says former Whistler mayor Ken Melamed, who’s running for the Green Party in the federal election. Keri Coles

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Municipal politicians’ desires to make positive changes were often undermined by the level of support from other levels of government, he says. Tired of the financial burden of downloaded services, he wanted to be a voice calling for more direct transfers and revenues.

“We can’t put our heads into the sand.”

He attended the Green Party’s convention in Fredericton and discovered “It’s the party that most

aligns with my views.”

One of those views is that the autocratic, top-down style of the other parties — where MPs are servants of the party – doesn’t serve democracy well.

“The Green Party puts people before the party. I’m the only candidate that’s not going to be told how to vote when it comes to Woodfibre LNG” and, on that, “I’m committed to taking action to do whatever we can to stop the project.”

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Make things difficult for would-be thieves from page 1 “The criminal might be intent in breaking into a house that is left unattended for a long time,” says Cpl Arreaga. “If this is the case, consider making it very difficult. Residential alarms, locking doors and windows, having sensor lights installed, communicating with a trusted neighbour to check your home.

There are also several inexpensive home security systems that you can install into you home computer that let you monitor your home remotely.”

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Get creative this Fall

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While there’s still time to kick back and enjoy the final weeks of summer, it’s not too early to start thinking about what you’ll be doing -- creatively -- in the coming months. Why not consider taking a class or workshop? The Bowen Island Arts Council is pleased to announce its fall line-up of arts programming -- including painting, writing, and textile programs.

We have classes for both children and adults and we urge you to check them out and register early, as classes do fill-up quickly.

For a number of established artists, it’s not the creative work, but marketing and business aspects that can be quite challenging. To help with that, we’ve invited Bill Higginson, artist and co-founder of Direct2Artist to talk about selling work online. He’ll be at the Gallery the evening of September 16.

Admission by donation.

The very popular Eat.Drink.

Paint returns this fall with an exciting line-up of classes inspired by famous artists and their renowned masterpieces. Artist and teacher Janet Esseiva will guide you through the process of painting using acrylics in this fun-filled two-hour work-

Painters will once again find inspiration from the masters — and teacher Janet Esseiva — during Eat. Drink. Paint. shop. Absolutely no experience is necessary and we supply everything you need for a relaxing no-pressure evening, playing with paint and socializing with friends. This fall’s line-up is inspired by the work of Tom Thomson. But please note that these classes often sell-out so we suggest you register early.

We are thrilled to present Eat. Drink.Write, an exciting new addition to our Eat.Drink series! Once again you can relax with treats and a beverage of choice, but in this version spend a few hours playing with words. Writer, artist, and teacher April Bosshard will lead a two-hour workshop of fun writing exercises to get the creative juices flowing and inspire writers of all levels.

April is a writer and creativity coach who has written and published novels, short stories, poems, and articles for traditional and independent markets.

Do you have a budding artist at home with a passion for art and an endless sense of creativity? This fall, we are pleased to offer two wonderful youth art classes led by artist and instructor Rebecca Smith.

Art Primer is designed for the younger child. Children will explore the possibilities of art media including conte crayon, printmaking, collage, and painting through lessons that integrate age appropriate challenges with inspiration from master artists. The emphasis will be on developing perception, resourceful-

ness with media, and a sense of ability in art-making.

Youth Drawing & Painting is designed for the older child, aged 9 to 12 years. No previous experience is necessary. Students will use drawing and painting media to develop visual perception, design ideas, and technical mastery of tools and materials.

For those 16 and older who are ready to take the first steps in painting with acrylics, Janet Esseiva’s Beginner Painting class is just the ticket. The class will also be ideal for those looking to refresh rusty skills and gain a little more confidence. No experience is necessary as Janet will provide everything you need to know in this back-to-basics, step-by-step course. For intermedi-

ate level painters, Janet is also offering an acrylic landscapes course on Thursday evenings and Saturday mornings.

Artist and instructor Kathleen Ainscough will facilitate a one-day workshop where you can create a bright and beautiful floorcloth.

These works of art are stunning accessories to decorate the floor or wall. Design, paint, transfer, and stencil a beautiful canvas 2’ x 3’ floorcloth using original patterns and imagery.

Register for courses at bowencommunityrecreation.com. Or contact the Community Recreation Office, 1041 Mt. Gardner Rd., 604947-2216. For details visit the BIAC website at biac.ca.

Crosswalk deadline is Sept. 11 from page 1

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walks in Snug Cove. The timing is perfect with the paving of Bowen Island Trunk Road this month.

The Bowen Island Arts Council has teamed up with BIM to ensure that the new crossings will not only be practical and effective in helping pedestrians get across the street safely, but they’ll have the bonus of being public art as well.

Here are the criteria: • Creative, original, and reflective of Bowen Island • Simple and replicable at multiple crosswalk sites • Must be suitable for reproduction in white only • Additional design option: a limited palette of colours

• Easy to maintain every year The designs submitted will be blindranked by a three-person committee representing Public Works, Bowen Island Arts Council, and Bowen Island Municipal Council.

Members of the public will vote on the top-ranked designs when the road is being paved.

The artist whose design(s) are chosen will receive a commission of $2,500 once the crosswalks are installed. They must provide stencil(s) and paint the crosswalk under the supervision of BIM staff in the last week of September.

Only Bowen Island artists can submit proposals by the September 11 deadline.

For more information, design criteria and how to enter go to BIMBC.ca.

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Call for Presentations for Passionately Speaking -a Pecha Kucha style evening on Bowen presented by BIAC Is there something in your life that you have a burning desire to share with others? A passion or pursuit, a clarity of understanding or insight? Something you love or hate that the world (or at least other islanders) should know about?

We invite you to tell your story with words and images that inspire, enlighten or intrigue. The challenge is to put together a presentation with 20 images, each viewed for 20 secs, as you address the audience.

You’ll have precisely 6.66 minutes to deliver your message. We’ll be staging this event on the evening of Saturday, September 26 at the Gallery @ Artisan Square in celebration of National Culture Days.

Submit you name, contact info and presentation subject to: info@biac.ca DEADLINE: Please submit info NO LATER THAN 14 September.

For more Information: Visit the official Pecha Kucha site at pechakucha.org For tips and information on how to prepare you presentation, check out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32WEzM3LFhw

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Country Fair winners

From 12-foot sunflowers to 9-pound zucchinis, Bowen Island’s best were on display Despite the rain, the Bowfest Country Fair contests ran for another successful year under a lovely big tent on the festival field. Youth and adults submitted photos, stories and creations as well as bringing their racing slugs to the Country Fair tent.

The Country Fair contests and slug races are one of the oldest traditional parts of Bowfest that have been part of the festival the most number of years!

Congratulations to all the winners and many thanks to all the participants who entered this year to keep this tradition running!

Winners: the Tallest flower grown on Bowen by an adult was Lyn van Lidth de Jeude’s 11’ 7” sunflower which was supported by an incredibly sturdy stem!

The Biggest (heaviest) Squash grown on Bowen by youth was Eli Manning’s 38lb pumpkin, followed by the winning 8.3lb heirloom striped zucchini grown by youth Wesley and Sarah Jessop! The adult with the biggest squash was Sarah Haxby’s Ambassador zucchini which weighed in at almost 9lb!

The Strangest Looking Vegetable or fruit grown on Bowen was won by Keary and Connie for their outrageous heirloom-variety white carrots and Em and Charlie for their slug shaped cucumber which was submitted with a story.

The Best Photo of Bees were taken by adult Keona Hammond and son Jack Hammond whose lovely portraits of bees on thistles won two first-place ribbons!

The Best Photo of a Bowen Island Slug was a tough one to judge! The white spirit slug got an honorable mention, but Angela Huxham’s incredible photo of a slug with its mouth wide open won the adult photo first-place ribbon. The winning youth photo was a lovely portrait of a banana slug taken by Isaiah Lee. Isaiah submitted a story with the beautiful photo explaining that he had named the slug ‘sushi’ because you could hear him chewing on leaves, and

Morgan and Shelby’s prize-winning slug, Black Beauty, was carried to the race in its own hand-decorated box. that he looked like he was wearing a (slime) coat!

The Favourite Farm Animal or Domestic Animal Award was won by Kaia Matheson for her very moving story about the very old Endswell farm horse and what the old horse means to her.

The Lego Contest was another tough one to judge as there were so many fabulous entries that impressed the public and the judges. Kevin Harding’s elaborate medieval farm design and detailed description came in first place winning the most votes from the public, judges and youth judges.

The Fiber Arts Finest had a lovely selection of entries. Bonita Schaly’s hand-felted dragon took first place for design and for delightfully celebrating the

Dorothy Lawson October 16, 1924 - August 30, 2015

Dorothy was a scotch drinker and tonight we raise a glass in her honour.

Dorothy’s story begins……“This is Dorothy; not the one from Kansas with the magical ruby shoes, but the Dorothy from Nebraska, next state over with all the corn. She too has red shoes, not magical, but her life has been as fabulous as if they were.”

It is with great joy that we reflect on our time with her, how much she has taught us, about dignity, respect, living life, the importance of accuracy, being dedicated, staying curious and always searching for more.

When Dorothy’s 90th birthday was approaching, she declared, with typical modesty, that she did not want a celebration of any sort. However, when family and friends gently convinced her that it didn’t need to be too big, just a special gathering marking this important life milestone, she very soon got into the spirit of it, adding more names to the burgeoning list almost daily, then suggesting that she might like to have a tiara… It was a true testament to how much she was loved by the number of people who showed up to celebrate her “above ground wake” as she called it. She always said it would be her last hurrah! And what a great hurrah it was.

She had a wicked, sometimes risqué sense of humour, she enjoyed most things, but let you know when she didn’t.

Dorothy was a feisty, 5 foot (in heels) force to be reckoned with.

She loved her family, her friends and neighbours, her cats, her garden, and especially her community. She was passionate about Eric.

When Dorothy talked of something or someone she loved her nose would wrinkle and she would make a motion of holding the image of the loved one in her arms and shimmer with delight. And when she spoke of Eric, her eyes lit up, and her face became animated with pure joy. Below are Dorothy’s words…and once more we raise a glass and toast the memory of two souls united again.

Angela Huxham caught this amazing photo of a slug with its mouth agape to win the photo contest.

Bowfest-theme of mythical creatures from around the world.

The Slug Races went well with a very large group of slug jockeys and slug race-enthusiasts huddled around the table hiding from the rain and keen to see the races. This year was the first year that a slugfie-stick was deployed to take video of the races and were wondering if next year anyone would like to help to stream the races online??

Although the non-stop enthusiastic cheering for the first half hour of the race may have contributed to a slow start to race one. In the end Morgan and Shelby’s well-trained and wellloved (it was the only slug to arrive in a hand-made, hand-decorated travelling box,) “Black Beauty” came in first place during race one, winning by multiple slug-lengths. Slug Race number two was won by Keona and Jack’s “Lighting” who slimed right past the finish line in approx. 26 minutes, which is a very fast racing time for an Arion aterslu slug (aka European black slug). Fun facts: Arion aterslu slugs are an invasive species that range in colour from black to white. In the 18th C they are documented as having been used as grease on axels of wooden carts in Sweden. At Bowfest, as is the custom, all racing slugs were returned to their original habitat after the races.

Sarah Haxby’s prize-winning zucchini was almost nine pounds.

The 2015 Bowfest Country Fair Tent was made possible thanks to the Bowfest Community Fair Association and it was supported by Bowen Agriculture Alliance volunteers and community volunteers including: Sarah Haxby, Matt Matheson, Marysia McGillvray, Helen Wallwork, a panel of judges, the Young Farmers of Bowen Program, BICS student garden club, Bowen Farm, Fox Glove Farm, Vine and Garden Catering, and the BAA Farmers Market & Tail Gate Sales. We thank everyone who volunteered to help us keep the Bowfest Country Fair tradition going!

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

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“Falling in love with Eric was like the first soft falling of snow or the welling up of morning light; growing, brightening, changing colours from dark to grey, to blues and rosey pinks. Then from below the skyline, the first bright spikes of the light that is heat, life and love begin to fill the sky (my world).”

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A final kiss and last goodnight from her loving “team”.

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Lip Sync contest winners The lip synching contest proved to be a highlight of Bowfest. The various group’s performances made the audience forget about the rain.

First place

“I was made for Lovin you” – Kiss: Marie Pedley, Roxanne Pedley, Jade Atkinson, Kate Atkinson and Shelby Jennings Second place

“Tell me what you want” - Spice Girls: Maya Grundy, Hunter Scarf and Grace Quarry

Third Place

“Time Warp Mashup”: Allison Nosek, Bianca Mueller and Danielle Wank Weiss

Do you know this dog?

This elderly spaniel was found earlier this week wandering on the trail near Catholic church. He is deaf and has eye issues; his coat is a little unkempt. Nobody has claimed him, which is quite surprising since he is wearing a harness and appears to have been a well loved pet. If you have any clues as to where he lives and who loves him, please contact cawes. bowen@gmail.com or BIM By-Law at 604-328-5499.