FRIDAY OCTOBER 23, 2015 VOL. 42, NO. 39
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Fall Gardening
What to do in a fall garden after a hot dry summer
Sights and Sounds
Rodent Rage
Forum focuses on the future of Howe Sound
Fighting back against Rats
Bowen students vote-in Liberals, with Greens in tight second LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
While Islanders voted in the school gym for the federal election, upstairs at Bowen Island Community School, 135 students voted in a parallel polling station. Around 850,000 students across the country also cast ballots in their ridings. According to Sudent Vote.ca, results of the BICS poll Liberals got 39% of the votes, the Green Party 38% of the votes, NDP got 8%, and Conservatives came in with 4%. Marijuana, captured 9.6%. Other parties got 11%. According CIVIX, the organization, who with Elections Canada organized Student Vote. 2015 in BC, “164,019 participating students elected 29 Liberal, 7 NDP, 3 Conservative and 3 Green candidates.” An elementary school in Caufeild, West Vancouver, had the Liberals at 39, the same as Bowen, 30 per cent of Caufield, kids voted Conservative leaving 17 per cent to NDP and 11 percent backed the Green Party. Other took 3%. The game changed a bit at another Caulfeild school. At Rockridge Secondary School where many of Bowen’s kids attend school, the Liberal party won with 45% of the votes, the Conservatives held second place at 21% and Green got 13% of the vote. 11% voted for Other.
Jim and Michelle Gibson, owners of Par-T-Perfect enjoy a moment to goof around with their new line, Par-T-pets.
Bowen-based Franchise wins Gold Award of Excellence LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
Jim Gibson is wearing shiny black plastic pants adorned with a devilish tail s Michelle is wearing cowboy boots and a cowboy hat. They’ve got a bunch of little stuffed animals and are having fun goofing around with Halloween props. Setting up a photo shoot with Jim and Michelle Gibson, you have to know that their take on “business casual” is very different for them than for most of us. Jim and Michelle are in the business of fun. As owners of ParT-Perfect Party Planners Inc. the Gibson’s work really is all fun and
games. Par-T-Perfect is a fullservice party planning and staging company with franchises across Canada. Michelle started party planning in ’88 with little more than enthusiasm and ideas but almost nothing in the way of party supplies. “Until someone booked it, I didn’t own it. I’d get a booking and then I’d run off to the store and get the supplies. Gibson decided she wanted to take party staging to the next level so she ordered a Bouncy Castle from England. “I had one of the first Bouncy Castles in North America. I’d pitch the idea to people but they had no idea what I was talking about.” Michelle’s Bouncy Castle arrived
from England around the same time as her bouncing baby boy. Unstoppable, Michelle kept looking for orders. She says the “first time I set it up in a mall, a kid jumped onto it from the floor above and we didn’t have insurance.” She laughs about it now. “You fly by the seat of your pants at first and then you evolve.” Little did she know that 28-years later, the business would take flight and win Canada’s top award of Excellence for an Established non-Traditional Franchise. Jim is justifiably proud of the achievement, which follows on a Bronze win last year.
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You need to. It’s the choice of your leader and if you don’t vote then afterwards if you don’t like what happens, you can’t complain. At BICS the kids have been learning about the election process since the start of the school year. They discussed their questions and concerns like whether or not the Green Party was pidgeon-holed as little more than a group for environmental advocacy with little attention being paid to their economic policies. They also had the opportunity to talk to people working at the polling stations and observe the process in the gym. One student, Sophie, said she asked a polling clerk about why it’s important to vote. She took his response to heart. She recalls that he told her “You need to. It’s the choice of your leader and if you don’t vote then afterwards if you don’t like what happens, you can’t complain.” The kids looked at the demographics of voters and discovered that the highest turnout was amongst some of the oldest voters. One girl, Eliane, didn’t think it made sense “for 75-year-olds to make the decision” on our next leader. For greater age representation she felt “it’s important to vote.” Ewan said that he thought “the environment” is a very important issue for this election, saying that our survival depends on how we take care of the environment. The BICS election activities was part of a national endevour on the part of Elections Canada and CIVIX, a civic education organization young Canadians. Parallel elections ran in elementary, high schools and universities. When Andrea Layzell teacher at BICS asked her students to describe their experience in their mini-election, overwhelmingly the kids responded with one word. “Fun.”
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→ WAT E R M A I N F L U S H I N G As part of the regular municipal water system maintenance program, Bowen Island Municipality (BIM) will be flushing water mains in all municipal water systems; Cove Bay, Eagle Cliff, Hood Point, Bowen Bay, Blue Water Park, King Edward Bay, and Tunstall Bay from October 3 – November 13, 2015. Flushing will take place 7 days a week from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in most neighbourhoods. Reminder: It is recommended that water users with compromised immune systems ensure their drinking water is boiled, filtered or distilled.
→ ABANDONED VESSEL Pursuant to Bowen Island Municipality (BIM) Wharf Services Bylaw No. 59, 2002, the vessel “Lightning Strike”, registration number 13K95133 is considered abandoned as it has been left unattended at the Snug Cove (South) Dock for longer than seven (7) days and the applicable moorage has not been paid. Unless this vessel is removed and moorage fees paid prior to October 30, 2015 it will be removed at the owner’s expense. If you have any questions or information regarding the above noted vessel, please contact Tess Taylor, Bowen Island Municipality Wharfinger, at 604-328-5499.
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Council recently adopted an amendment to BIM’s Dog Control Bylaw making Snug Cove an “On Leash Dog Area”. Please see the map below for the area affected by this new section of the bylaw. For more information regarding this change or other bylaws, please call Bylaw Services at 604 328-5499 or email bim@bimbc.ca.
If you’re 15 years of age or older, and live on the island full-time or part-time, please take 10 minutes to share your story. Please visit www.bimbc.ca to complete “My Bowen Island Story”.
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A Seasonal Reminder to Clean your Chimneys, Fuel Burning Fireplaces and Vents
Winter is on the way and that means fireplaces will soon be in use. The Bowen Island Volunteer Fire Department (BIVFD) is reminding residents to inspect and clean chimneys, fuel burning fireplaces and vents. The rule of thumb is that if you’re burning on a regular basis, you need to inspect and clean your chimney a minimum of once a year.
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Rat tales abound on Bowen
Keeping them out when they want in tougher than it sounds LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
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rom roof rats to sewer rats, rodents are running rampant on this island. Non-native Norwegian or brown rats and their cousins, Eurasian black rats, have caused thousands upon thousands of dollars worth of damage on this small island in a very short time. A warm engine, a toasty spot under a hot tub, in a crawl space, ceiling, or in a composter, rats aren’t picky; they will live almost anywhere, eat almost anything, and reproduce so quickly that even if you could eradicate them down to the last pair, their numbers would grow from two to 100 in one year. The Norwegian rat has a number of names, some of which may be prefaced by expletives. One homeowner who had the occasion to shout rude things about rats was woken at 3 a.m. to a strange sound. She checked in on her son who told her there was something dripping in his room. She was half asleep, left the teen with a bucket, let her husband keep sleeping, and she went back to bed planning to deal with it in the morning. A few hours later, when the family got up the source of the sound had become obvious: a chewed-through water pipe. The ceiling, walls, and floor were weeping, soggy or soaked. Repairs ran past $30,000. Rats had chewed the pipe in two spots only inches apart. The insurance company said the two holes required two claims, meaning the deductible was twice as high as one claim. Cindi Marsden has seen it all. Marsden, a Technical Claims Consultant with CNS Insurance, has seen lots of rat damage on Bowen. She cites vehicles with chewed wires, pipes, oven wires and other appliances; they can come in through the ducting, get in through overhangs and eaves and will breed in the attic. They chew through anything, including mattresses and electrical insulation. While insurance will cover resulting damage to property from rats, the chewed pipe that needs to be replaced, or the nests and mess they leave behind from living in an attic, aren’t covered.
In another instance, a hybrid car had its electronic circuitry chewed, causing extensive damage. But this wasn’t the only car with chewed electronics or wires, or even the only one that had to be totally written off. If a car is left parked near a woodpile, once the weather gets colder there’s a chance a rat may use it as a potential home. There are stories of circuit boards and electronic ribbon cables for hot tubs getting chewed because of rats that nest in the warmth between the skirting of the hot tub and the fiberglass of the tub. According to Catherine Bell, service coordinator at McTaggart Water Systems, the technicians who do hot tub repairs frequently find evidence of rats. One homeowner reported two repairs to chewed hot tub circuit boards at a $600 cost each time. Rat teeth need to be filed down by chewing otherwise the teeth will keep growing. They’ll chew anything. Bell has her own story about finding evidence of rats around her property and she kept nudging her husband to resolve the problem. After an outside door was left open the problem seemed to have moved inside behind a heavy bookshelf. Then there was the day the TV stopped working because the cords had been chewed. “You never saw someone jump up so fast and take care of the problem,” she laughs. “Don’t mess with a man’s TV!” Mary Leigh at Leigh Automotive says it’s still early “but it’ll come pretty soon,” referring to the surge of rats seeking refuge from the cold. With mild weather, the rats are still out and about. She says they’ve seen damage by rats on all makes of cars but she has lots of suggestions to deter the pests. “Don’t leave car windows open at night. Don’t park next to a woodpile, bird-feeder or compost. She clearly has lots of experience on the subject. “Rats will climb anything. They can climb straight up a wall. They can get up inside an engine compartment from under the car. Don’t leave food in the car.” Leigh says a good deterrent is a sprinkle of cayenne pepper around the engine. People worry about squirrels and cayenne ”but you don’t ever see that problem. With rats you can see it’s their footprints and they chew. Squirrels don’t chew cars. They leave beautiful curled up nests in a pocket tucked away. They may go in with pinecones and leave little bits of the pine cone but they aren’t usually the ones doing the damage.“ Another thing Leigh warns against
is a woodpile or woodshed near where you park. She also says that putting your wood pile on pallets gives them a nice hiding place underneath. “They want a warm comfy place and they are opportunists” when it comes to food, she notes. “Fifteen years ago I put up a suet feeder and right away a rat showed up.” You can try to deter the rodents. Moth balls, even cedar-scented moth balls, tossed into a potential hiding spot are supposed to act as a deterrent. The problem arises that the smell is just as unpleasant to people as to rodents and they are toxic. Bowen has both Norwegian rats and black rats. If you really care to know which type of rat it is that you’ve got, the black rat has a tail that is longer than its body. These rats are quite a bit smaller than their cousins, the brown rat, and they have large ears. Black rats are also called roof rats because they are climbers. They are omnivores and will eat small birds and their eggs. You might see them running through the trees like a squirrel. They also burrow. One pair of black rats can produce six litters a year, which is generally their lifespan. They like to nest in high places like ceilings and attics. The Norwegian rat, also called the brown rat or sewer rat, was the one that spread the plague in Europe in the 15th century. They typically weigh about half a kilogram or one pound. Their noses are blunt and ears are small, with a tail shorter than its body. These are the rodents more likely to be around moist places, ground level, crawl spaces, or burrows around your home. When the rats became too prolific in Haida Gwaii, the provincial government, in spite of advising against rat poisoning on their own websites, decided to drop poison pellets by air to kill the rats which were threatening the survival of the rare Marbled murrelets. The problem with poison is that hawks and owls eat poisoned rodents who may have eaten several meals of bait before they die. Some rats have become resistant to some of the poisons. Owls and hawks eat the poison bait hidden in their prey and die. Use traps hidden in a cut piece of pipe so that only a rat can get snapped. Another problem with poisoning is that it makes the rodents thirsty so they chew even more. A family that had gone out of town to visit relatives came home to find rats had chewed through their pipes into the laundry room. Damage ran close to $100,000.
They are smart, and social and researchers have found that they emit a kind of laugh when playing or tickle. Rats do hundreds of thousands of dollars of damage every year on Bowen. Photo by Louise Loik
Winning the rat race: some tips
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INVITATION TO ATTEND
Seymour Shores — New Waterfront Homes
Bowen Island Properties is pleased to announce that its waterfront development at “SEYMOUR SHORES” is nearing completion. The “pre-marketing” phase will start shortly. SEYMOUR SHORES — 9 outstanding waterfront properties, and 3 very special hillside view properties with stunning views into Howe Sound, English Bay, West Vancouver, downtown Vancouver, UBC, and beyond. SEYMOUR SHORES — within easy walking distance to Seymour Bay beach and waterfront park, to Bowen Island Golf Course, and to the coming amenities of the Seymour Landing residential/resort community.
SEYMOUR SHORES — Homes will be built by Bowen Island Properties, ranging from 1,250 square feet to 3,000 square feet. Hillside view homes start at $637,500. Waterfront homes start at $1,043,000. On October 24 and 25 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm (rain or shine) we will be on site (follow the directional signs) to answer questions and to provide further information. You are also welcome to visit our website at www.bowenislandproperties.ca.
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View from the ‘edgedwellers’ LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
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friend once suggested to me that islanders are a unique type of people – “we are the edge dwellers,” he said. As “edge-dwellers” we are intentionally separate from the mainstream, not just in our place in this country but in our way of thinking. We live on the edge between land and sea, city and country, fast and slow. I think the label is both interesting and fitting. I have found Bowen Islanders to be a spirited and intriguing bunch; leaders in so many ways and in so many areas. Island folks are engaged and passionate with wonderful, unpredictable stories. I am enjoying having this chance to tell your stories, whether it’s about your volunteer efforts, your your teams, your pets, peeves, families, groups, or business leadership – mainstream or not. While it’s hard to cover as many of your stories as I would like in the next few weeks, I will take a look at Bowen’s extraordinary culture of entrepreneurship. The types of business leaders range the gamut from someone who has worked in Buckingham Palace to the man who makes such extraordinary glass that it has been installed in to Richard Branson’s jet. This week, in the leadup to parties for Hallowe’en, Par-t-Perfect’s Jim and Michelle Gibson talk about how they have built an award-winning franchised business out of a Bowen Island home office. Another island business, Bowenshire Landscaping, has gardening experts who will tell you what you need to know right now for your fall gardens. In anticipation of upcoming Remembrance Day, I welcome your calls and submissions images and stories that pertain to freedom, peace, veterans and war. We’ll be publishing early so please check our deadline for ads and submissions. As for the edge dwellers, let me know what you think.
A suggestion for our new Prime Minister My letter to Prime Ministerdesignate, Justin Trudeau: Dear Mr. Trudeau, Congratulations to you, your candidates, election staff and volunteers on your election victory! It was, a clear signal that progressive voters were united in their desire to change the political landscape after almost a decade of Conservative rule under Stephen Harper. However, as was the case in 2011, the voting system delivered 54 per cent of the seats to the party winning only 39 per cent of the vote. On this progressive voters agree: it #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.
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is time for real change. I would like to recommend a singular idea that would demonstrate, from the outset, that the Liberal Party Interim Editor Louise Loik
of Canada under your leadership is willing and able to be a force of real change, and truly represent and unite Canadians. It is this: Ms. Elizabeth May of the Green Party and Mr. Nathan Cullen of the NDP should be invited to join your cabinet. Each of them brings unique and exceptional abilities, including expert depth on today’s important energy, environment and economic growth issues. Each them has unparalleled abilities to repair a decade of damage from Harper’s evisceration of our democracy. Most importantly, they are mature, thoughtful, non-partisan democrats,
committed to electoral reform, as you claim to be, and this is one promise that must be kept. You gave a moving, heartfelt victory speech last night. Once taking power, those holding power in elected office are measured not by your words, but by your actions. On behalf of all Canadians, please take this singular opportunity to demonstrate real change. Thank you for standing up for a positive, tolerant, and united Canada. Yours sincerely,
Doug Hooper Bowen Island
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Remove skunks before it’s too late I read with concern I would urge the article “Skunks causing a big stink” our Council to by Louise Loik, as it seemed to conclude take actions to that we should not even consider removal eliminate skunks of this species from Bowen Island. from our island… I need not remind Denis Lynn Bowenians that our island is special, but the ecological peculiarities of islands were brought to the attention of biologists in the 1967 book “The Theory of Island Biogeography” by E. O. Wilson and R. MacArthur. Space does not permit explanation, except to say that island ecosystems have special and fragile properties. This is why for many years those responsible for the Galapagos Islands have undertaken to control invasive species, most of which have been introduced by humans. If it is the case that skunks have only recently been brought to Bowen Island, I would regard them as an introduced species, one that we should consider eliminating. As a Canadian island example, skunks were introduced to Prince Edward Island in the early 1900s, and are now generally regarded as a pest and beyond control. Could skunks impact our fragile island ecosystem? The article notes that the skunk’s diet is “bugs, mice and little animals”. One should properly say insects and not bugs. However, the “little animals” can include bird’s (i.e. duck’s, chicken’s) eggs and young, amphibians, reptiles, worms and other invertebrates. Since coming to Bowen about five years ago, I have identified three amphibians – the Pacific tree frog, the northern red-legged frog, and the western red-backed salamander – and two reptiles – the western skink and a species of garter snake, probably the northwestern garter snake. Two of these species, potential prey of skunk – the northern red-legged frog and the western skink – are blue-listed species of special concern in BC. Our island populations are likely even more endangered. It would be my preference to continue to hear the songs and choruses of frogs and to occasionally be excited when I disturb a skink sunning itself in Crippen Park meadow or on a sunny path along Killarney Lake than to acquiesce to the population growth of skunks. That skunks have reached pest proportions on an island as big as Prince Edward Island should give us pause for thought. They have been introduced to Vancouver Island, and are making their way north on that island. Skunks can have from two to 10 young per year, mature at one year of age, and live two to three years in the wild. They have few natural predators, birds of prey such as owls and eagles being the major ones. Skunk are eaten occasionally by cougars, coyotes, bobcats, and foxes. With even fewer of these predators on Bowen, it is not unreasonable to predict that skunk could become a pest here. I discovered on searching the internet that skunk are the major reservoir of rabies in some jurisdictions. Rabies might then be transferred to the feral cat population, whose size is already of concern to some on Bowen. I would urge our Council to take actions to eliminate skunks from our island, considering skunk to be a species introduced by humans and a species of particular risk to our fragile island ecosystem.
Denis Lynn Bowen Island
Gardeners Chelsea and Katie Mainwaring from Bowenshire Landscaping look closely at a plant hit hard by the summer drought. Sometimes a plant like this Rhododendron will appear dead but may still have a chance to recover. Photo by Louise Loik
Focus on fall in the garden LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
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etting out in the garden during the cool damp days has some advantages for you and the plants. For one thing the work done in the fall saves time in the spring. Experienced gardener Chelsea Mainwaring says it’s a good idea to get out into the garden now. “The weather is so mild the weeds may still have another change to go to seed,” she says as she pulls at some weeds. “Weed before they seed.” The gardeners who are part of the Bowenshire Landscaping team advise that fall gardens are also the time to plant to cut and prune. “You can prune your fruit trees now or in February,” says
Chelsea. “Most people would rather do it now.” Generally speaking now is the time for cutting back plants “the dead stuff,” and things that are going dormant, or finished blooming like hydrangea, heather sedums, hardy cranesbills, raspberries and roses Bowen’s climate varies from neighbourhood to neighbourhood, as every gardener knows. While Bowen Bay may get flowers blooming and rain all winter, the central, higher regions may get snow. Mulching with leaves is a good way to protect roots from cold and provide beneficial insects a home. After some hot dry summers, it’s also a good time to decide if you need to move some of your plants around, or even give them away. While a hot dry
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protection now with garden cover fabric called floating row covers, or says Chelsea, “ you can plant starter plants now “ for a cool weather harvest-things like cabbage, kale, chard, lettuce, and cauliflower. Chelsea says there is still time for the spring bulbs. Consider planting under trees if the flowers will be t the type to fall over from a pounding from spring rain. While our climate allows for fall and winter annuals like pansies, or perennials like asters, the fall is a chance for gardeners and gardens to enjoy a rest. “It’s really just the time to focus on the dead stuff and pruning, shaping.“ It’s time to put the gardens to bed and sit back with plans for spring.
Friends of Christie gather to help in time of need A group of family and friends are planning an event on Nov 8th at Tunstall Bay from 3-6 pm to lend emotional and financial support to Christie Grace in a time of need. This is Bowen Island. That is what we do here. We help each other. You have all taught me that. We moved to Bowen 25 years ago to raise our family and found a community full of inspiring artists. Christie Grace is an amazing musician and jewelry artist. Our paths crossed the other day and as we do on Bowen, we share our stories. Her story surprised me. She explained that I had not seen her for two years because she had been suffering from a severe health
crisis. It originated from a failed abscessed root canal that destroyed her jawbone. An accomplished jazz singer without a jawbone? During the course of her many treatments, she has had five surgeries, three infections with a total of seven rounds of antibiotics, twenty two IVs, four mouth splints, eight 3-D x- rays, a laser root canal, two implants, countless needles, and fortified braces. She has final work still on the immediate horizon to finish this epic journey. As a singer, the trauma of the constant invasive treatments combined with chronic pain left Christie unable to work at any of
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summer is a bad time to move plants, fall is ideal. If you have a plant in a drier, more sundrenched part of the property and it suffered as a result, this is your chance to find it a better location. Because of the reduced stress on plants as they go into dormancy, fall is a great time of year for planting trees and shrubs, enriching and amending the soil and adding lots of mulch around your plants. Check your soil chemistry with kits from garden shops and amend accordingly. Chelsea and her sister Katie agree that fall is also a great time to get discounted plants at the nurseries who are eager to clear out the dormant plants. If you got seedlings going early, you can give them a little
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Oct. 24 Gallery @ Artisan Square Two-hour evening workshop taught by Janet Esseiva Inspiration: Tom Thomson’s The Maple Register at www.bowenislandrecreation.com
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Oct. 26 Bowen Court 9 a.m. Exercises with Ali Hartwick 10 a.m. Speaker Connie Wright, topic: Bali 11 a.m. Yoga /stretch Tues Oct 27, 7:30-9 p.m. Tues Nov 24, 7:30-9 p.m.
her creative endeavours. Over the past two years, she focused on slowly re-gaining her ability to talk, eat and finally sing again. She now feels like she has conquered one of the biggest personal challenges in life but now her family is faced with the financial fall-out of this crisis. We are here to help. Together with my friends, Elaine Taylor, Joanne Forbes, Tanya Voormeij- de Zwart and many others, we invite you to join us in the benefit called: Healing with Grace. Tickets for the event are available at Phoenix Photo or at the door.
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Howe Sound Forum seeks to unify communities LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
The Howe Sound Forum, hosted in Squamish last week, brought together representatives from around the region to talk about the future of the Sound. Presentations ranged from the subjects of development and infrastructure to aquatic ecosystems and art. Bowen’s Bob Turner and Stephen Foster, working in partnership with the Squamish Nation, The Suzuki Foundation and the Vancouver Aquarium presented an enterprise called the State of the Sound Project. “The State of the Sound,’ will “gather research, data and stories and organize the materials,” says Turner from his home. Whether the focus is science and discovery, or the impact of residential development, ”the project,will pull together what we know about the Sound and celebrate it in a variety of ways.“
Turner explains that there are four main initiatives. The first initiative would be to encourage public engagement. “This might involve web-based electronic journal or magazine through the Vancouver Aquarium. They would feature various subject areas over time.” To complement the journal, there might be tours and talks and first nations events with storytelling and dance or art. “The main idea being to create an interface between art and science. Then we could go into subjects like geology, seabirds, marine waters.“ The second part of the initiative, Turner continues, “would be to create a Marine Atlas using a Geologic Information System. It’s another way we can bring together what we know about Howe Sound.” Turner, who has served as Bowen Island’s Mayor and worked as a geologist, has always been passionate about the waters around the island he calls “home.” An avid swimmer, Turner can be spotted until well into the
fall looking like a frogman in his black wetsuit as he moves through the waters along the shores, observing the Sound at eye-level.Gauging the health of the waters in which he swims is important to Turner. “We would like, as our 3rd part of the initiative, to establish a set of indicators, a measurable assessment of Howe Sound.“ Turner says they would incorporate data on whales, plankton abundance and an aggregate of wastewater, among other things. Finally, the project aims to build collaboration and agreements between groups ranging from National Government Organizations to First Nations, to local governments and groups. Working from a Moore Foundation grant and with on-going fundraising, on this project is expected to start launching the indicators list, gathering specialists and putting together work teams before winter. By spring, they will begin to roll out
Seals and other marine life will be part of the focus s of a new project called the State of the Sound.
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the project to the public.“ The project is expected to unfold over the course of 18-24 months,
covering various areas of study relating to life in, and around Howe Sound.
Mowen Island prepares for the month of Movember The month formerly known as November is upon us. Now known as Movember it’s this month that is responsible for the sprouting of moustaches on thousands of men’s faces around the world, all in the name of men’s health. During Movember Canadians band together in teams to create a network challenge at Movember.com. These networks create a fun and competitive environment that showcases the collective achievement of the industry while raising awareness and funds for men’s health. This year the Bowen Island Fire Department is taking on Movember’s Great Canadian Fire
Challenge, under team Mowen Island Fire. To help Mowen Island Fire be competitive with fire halls like the Toronto Fire Deptarment, join team Mowen Island Fire at movember.com or come and register in-person at the Bowen Island Pub on October 28th, 5 – 8pm. Everyone registered on Team Mowen Island Fire will receive a free beer and t-shirt. In 2014 Bowen Island had 2 registered teams – Team Mowen Island and Team Bowen Fire - with a total of 18 members. Lead by Darryl Deegan and Kevin Toews, the teams raised over $8,000 and had fun doin’ good with many fundraising
activities. This year the two teams have merged as Mowen Island Fire in order to rally behind our volunteer fire fighters and prove that we take men’s health seriously. “My most memorable moment during Movember 2014 was hearing some tough guys sharing very personal stories”, said Darryl Deagan, Team Captain, Mowen Island. “It is so important for men to feel comfortable talking about their health. These conversations save lives. ” This year, the Movember Foundation is adding another way to champion men’s health with the
addition of MOVE – a 30-day fitness challenge to promote physical activity. For females, MOVE is a way to do something tangible in the name of men’s health, and for guys it’s a new challenge. Grow your Mo, MOVE, or take things to the next level and do both. “It’s exciting that there is going to officially be a new way to participate in Movember this year”, said Kelly Miller, Mowen Island Committee Member. From Movember 1st Mo Bros start clean-shaven and groom their way to a fine moustache. Mo Bros and Mo Sistas can also commit to MOVE with the 30-day fitness challenge.
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New report says local area kids are “developmentally vulnerable” EDITOR
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ends or evenings and get special needs met on island. Select recommendations to address child vulnerability in these neighbourhoods include: & :63!$9E$ CD$ 6A87$! of programs for parents and young children that are offered in the evenings and on weekends so that the growing population of working parents can attend with their children. ª Increase opportunities for families to engage in indoor and outdoor physical freeplay activities. ª Develop a coordinated cross-sectoral public awareness campaign and education opportunities about the impact of technology use in the early years. & -B<'C 9 3'8%!$D$6sive population-based child screening and monitoring system for the early years, starting in one community, in order to address vulnerability prior to school entry The report makes a number of recommendations to tackle issues contributing to child vulnerability. In response, partners across the North Shore are collaborating to ensure key recommendations, including implementation of vital programs and services, are rolled out in these neighbourhoods. The United Way is providing additional funding to support this implementation phase.
It was another thrilling day of soccer on Bowen Island as the Bowen Arrows Girls team celebrate their first victory of the season with a 5-2 win against the North Shore Opals this Sunday October 18. Coaches Julian Barrera and Gabe Sentlinger enjoy the sweet taste of great skills, hard work, and focused play with the team. The ”Girls under 12-year-old group include both veteran and new players and are off to a fantastic season’s start. Submitted by Cheryl Aman
Hallowe’en schedule for trick-or-treating SARAH HAXBY CONTRIBUTOR
Have a Happy Halloween! & 4:30-7:15 pm Trick o’ Treating in “The Loop”. & 4:30-5:30pm the first hour is generally for the youngest kids, (not all homes will be ready at 4:30 p.m.)
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Halloween is quickly approaching and people from Deep Bay are getting ready. It is an amazing event with so many houses decorating the yards and having candy for the 400 little trick-or-treaters who will come. It is a safe place for kids and adults to wander the streets as cars are discouraged. If people are new to the island you will discover that almost everyone goes to Deep Bay and you will not have any one come to your house. The General Store has for many years been the place to drop of treats and it will be distributed to the houses that need more candy to add to their supply. I know people like to have a good supply on the day and not have to worry about running out.
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t may come as no surprise but overscheduled kids who spend too much time using technology instead of getting outside to play can end up not meeting developmental milestones. A new study about young children on Bowen Island and in four other neighbourhoods in West Vancouver and North Vancouver says kids need free time to play and learn by taking chances and by problem solving on their own. As for parents, they can help by turning off their own technology and engage more with their kids. Parents are advised to let kids have the time they need to try to do things for themselves and to put less performance pressure on their young offspring. A growing number of kids were seen as being anxious, fearful, lacking in confidence, not getting enough adult interaction and are having social difficulties. Results were based on several data sources including service providers; parents and kindergarten teachers who complete the Early Development Instrument (EDI) which consists of 104 questions on each of their students in relation to school readiness. Results of the last EDI indicated that only 70 per cent of kids are meeting certain developmental benchmarks allowing them to transition into kindergarten ready to fully engage in learning. This means that 30 per cent of kids are vulnerable in one or more developmental areas which can impact their learning. An unsupported struggle in the early years can set a child up for potential struggles later in life. Preventing this kind of future vulnerability is the goal of the project. North Shore Community Resources ‘Connect for Kids’ Planning Table in collaboration with Vancouver Coastal Health, child care and service provid-
ers on the island will initiate a pilot project to offer early screening for all children in the hopes of identifying children, well before Kindergarten, who would benefit from extra support in their development. Funded by the United Way of the Lower Mainland, the study also notes that distracted parenting is an issue in some families. Coddled kids who aren’t given a chance to do their own problem solving and who are not allowed to take appropriate risks can also suffer developmentally. “I think it’s important to look at early childhood comprehensively and raise awareness,” says Ann Silberman of Bowen Children’s Centre, which operates Bowen Island Preschool, Community Daycare, the After School Club and Family Place. Bowen was chosen for the pilot screening project, because, the island is small and contained with “less second language issues,” which the program is not able to accommodate. The program will focus screening for social, emotional, communications, and physical vulnerability. While Bowen’s kids score high on how much exercise they get, how well they do with language and cognition, and with their emotional maturity, It’s problematic for parents to find programs for kids on week-
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Squamish Nation says yes to LNG JENNIFER THUNCHER SQUAMISH CHIEF
The Squamish Nation chiefs and council voted Oct. 14 to grant an Environmental Certificate for the Woodfibre LNG facility proposal slated for Squamish. “Our decision today reflects the interests, the will and the beliefs of our members. It is our future – our decision to make,” said Chief Ian Campbell. “The assessment represents an exercise in Squamish Nation selfdetermination by moving beyond mere consultation and getting to First Nation consent.” The agreement is legally binding and gives significant decisionmaking powers to the Squamish Nation, particularly for approval of management plans and the choice of cooling technology, according to a news release. The seawater cooling method proposed by the company was a sticking point for many in the community concerned about the technology’s impact on marine life. The decision is subject to the company meeting the conditions set out in the certificate, and the agreement gives the company approval to proceed to the next step, Campbell said.
It is our future – our decision to make. Squamish Nation Chief Ian Campbell
Byng Giraud, vice-president of corporate affairs for Woodfibre LNG, said reaching an environmental assessment agreement with Squamish Nation is an important step toward making a final investment decision on its proposed liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility. “We believe that by working together with First Nations, we can build a better project, one that brings responsible economic opportunity to the region and protects traditional land, water and heritage resources,” he said in an emailed statement to The Squamish Chief. Campbell said the environment comes first for the Nation, “but there is more – much more – to be done. During our community meetings, members made clear their priorities – environmental protection and public safety among others – and we intend to set these into law.” As of press time, there was
still no Squamish Nation agreement with the province or with FortisBC over the pipeline required to supply natural gas to Woodfibre LNG. “The pipeline is subject to a separate Squamish Nation Environmental Assessment Agreement,” Campbell said. Squamish Mayor Patricia Heintzman said she spoke at length to Campbell after the vote and understands the yes vote to be qualitative approval, with much left for Woodfibre LNG to do. “Good on the Squamish Nation for doing their homework on this,” she said. “They have to look out for the best interest of their community – I know it is quite controversial in their community – and so I can’t begrudge them for doing what they think is best for their members.” The Nation set out 25 conditions for the proposal on June 27. On July 24, Woodfibre LNG announced it agreed to meet the 13 conditions that applied to its part of the proposal. Provincial and federal government decisions on the project are expected soon. Pending regulatory approvals and a final investment decision, the Woodfibre LNG plant could be operational in 2018, according to company officials.
Thousands sign petition against Woodfibre LNG REBECCA ALDOUS SQUAMISH CHIEF
It felt good to put close to 4,000 signatures of mainly Squamish residents opposed to the Woodfibre LNG on West VancouverSea to Sky MLA Jordan Sturdy’s desk, Melyssa Hudson says. “It feels really satisfying because we have brought these voices to leadership,” the co-founder of the antiLNG group My Sea to Sky added, noting the ball is now in his court. “A large number of his constituents oppose this.” On Friday, Oct. 8, a dozen Sea to Sky Corridor residents representing My Sea to Sky, Concerned Citizens of Bowen Island and Propeller Strategies delivered a total of more than 6,000 names of people – from all three groups – who don’t want to see the proposed liquefied natural gas export facility built on Howe Sound at Squamish. The event was timed to coincide with the expected release of the provincial and federal Environmental Assessment report, which has been delayed, according to officials. My Sea to Sky started collecting signatures in
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April, when the organization launched its declaration. The declaration focuses on the recovery of Howe Sound’s ecosystem and aims to ensure it is not threatened, Hudson said. The more people learn about the project, the more nervous they are becoming, Hudson said. It has brought people out of the woodwork who have never before been involved in activism, she said. “There has been a lot of community dialogue in this process.” Hudson believes the controversial issue has seeped into how Squamish residents may cast federal election ballot on Oct. 19. My Sea to Sky is encouraging people to get out and vote, Hudson added. “I was surprised by the number of people who said they were voting Green because of the LNG project,” she added. My Sea to Sky members are not holding their breath that the EA report will be in their favour. The process conducted by the Environmental Assessment Office has been disappointing and serves to approve rather than reject industrial projects, the group stated in a news release. Having gone through the FortisBC pipeline and Woodfibre LNG pilot assessment process, “it is abundantly clear that they lack integrity,” My Sea to Sky member Delena Angrignon stated in the release. The method needs to change to ensure that major projects meet the goals of environmental, economic and social sustainability, she noted. “This one doesn’t.” People are opposed to
Woodfibre LNG for many different reasons, Hudson said. She hopes the recent petition will let politicians know that the opposition is not just some “rag-tag” group, but rather a serious organization providing residents with an outlet to engaging in opposition in a meaningful way. “This issue has created a lot of community building,” Hudson said. Sturdy said he received the petition at his office in Horseshoe Bay. He plans to present the lists at legislature in Victoria next week. “I would say that they are of interest,” he told The Squamish Chief, adding he will make government aware of the concerns. “They are certainly something to take note of.” Sturdy’s office has received approximately half a dozen petitions for various causes during the course of his term, he said, and this is one of the larger declarations. However, he said, verifying petition signatures, especially forms completed online, is difficult. “People from all over are signing these things,” Sturdy said. He said he doesn’t necessarily agree with the wording used in the My Sea to Sky declaration, which states, “Woodfibre LNG project is based on faulty economics, will harm marine and terrestrial ecosystems, and poses an unacceptable health and safety risk for the communities of Howe Sound.” Sturdy said he wants to see the provincial and federal Environmental Assessment before coming to any conclusion.
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The Liberal tide washes up over West Van and Bowen shores
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Pamela Goldsmith Jones took the riding with 55 per cent of the votes to Weston’s 26 per cent with 95 per cent of polls reporting Monday evening. Before cheering supporters amid a sea of red in West Vancouver, Goldsmith Jones called being elected “the greatest honour of my life” and “a tremendous responsibility.” “We stayed on the high road,” she told supporters, adding that people had voted against the “politics of fear and division…It’s not what Canadians believe in.” Goldsmith Jones said she expected to speak with Justin Trudeau in the next day or so, adding she was excited about the “fresh approach to government” that 150 new MPs will bring. Weston, who lost his seat Monday night after two terms in office, met Goldsmith Jones at her campaign office around 9:30 p.m. to offer his congratulations. Among his own supporters, “everyone’s disappointed, both at the national results and at our results,” he said in a phone interview. “The voters have spoken. They clearly have opted for change,” he said.
“Everyone, including I, have to respect that.” Weston said he’s thankful for having had the chance to serve the public and proud of his work on private members’ bills especially. It was also a disappointing night for both the NDP and Green Party candidates, both of whom did worse at the ballot box than pollsters had predicted. The NDP earned just under 10 per cent of the vote in the riding while the Greens took just under 9 per cent. NDP candidate Larry Koopman said he was surprised at the numbers of people who were “fixated on strategic voting” which he said was a big factor in the riding. “But then I do believe that it was with good intention that they wanted a change and they would do anything to get Mr. Weston out in this riding,” he said. Koopman acknowledged it was also a disappointing drop nationally for the NDP from the last election. Green Party candidate Ken Melamed also hinted at strategic voting as a reason for his disappointing finish. “People were desperate. They were so desperate and they were so devoid of any hope for any risk taking, they went to the safest place that they could possibly go,” he said. “We have to respect what they chose.”
Applefest fun brings out the competitive spirit with pie contests and games What a colorful success for Applesfest 2015! The weather co-operated and the crowds came. The pies were delicious. The Heritage Society along with volunteers made 55 pies at the Ruddy kitchen and then had about 10 pies donated and we SOLD OUT. The music filled Davies Orchard with the sound of ukuleles , guitars and a solo keyboard. Vendors with big smiles on their faces:) Musicians were Tyler Matzen, Kori Miyanishi, Neil Hammond, Marc Gawthorp, Paul Hoosen and Maggie Davidson. Heidi Kuhrt won the very competitive pie contest judged by Mayor Murray Skeels, Town Cryer Murray Atherton and RCMP Paolo Arreaga "It was a really tough job" could be heard by the judges:) Heidi was awarded $100.00 prize. Children were winning prizes playing the games in Davies Orchard while enjoying their candy apples. fresh apple juice was being squeezed and sipped. Tea and pie were being served in the elegant setting of the Heritage Cabin. Ladies beautifully dressed for the occasion could be found serving tea. Crowds enjoyed a walk thru time with a guided tour in the museum. Bowen Heritage would like to thank Rebecca Henderson, Phoenix; Shirley and David Wrinch; Rustique; Ruddy Potato; the Venders; the Weather Gods, Bowen Court, the Legion, Brock Natress and all the Volunteers. With the support of the Community and a host of volunteers, Bowen Heritage Society has been able to make Applefest 2015 another success story. 187 varieties of apples are grown on Bowen Island. CONTRIBUTOR MARIA STEERNBERG
Five-year-old Neva Paspalas, talks to baker, Becky Dawson about her carmelized deserts photo: Louise Loik
Celebrating Success with Par-t-Perfect from PAGE 1 The award from the Canadian Franchise Association recognizes Jim and Michelle’s solid support for their franchisees. “the awards recognize excellence in franchise operations, superior franchisee relations, leadership, business planning, marketing, training and support, ongoing operations and communications as voted upon by the franchisees. All together, the franchises stage “thousands upon thousands of events a year.” “We have a complete library with support materials for our franchisees. “ says Michelle. Once a week we have a video chat, there are video conferences where the businesses from across the country can connect with ideas and discussions. Michelle and Jim bring their franchisees together annually for a day of activities, ideas and fun. “They aren’t running a business on their own. They’re part of a team and that’s the great part. They are part of a team.” Jim will tell you that on average one in five businesses survive on their own beyond five years but that “80 per cent of franchisees succeed.” Michelle adds “that’s because we went out there first, made mistakes, got things figured out.” Michelle looks back and says it took months when she was starting out, trying to promote the idea of a bouncy castle. Business took off once she went on the Rafe Mair show to talk about her business. “The phone started ringing and didn’t stop.” She got calls for birthday parties that needed everything from decorating to activity leaders to Bouncy Castles and gift bags. She was staging 100 parties a week. Customers ranged from family birthday parties to large corporate events. Jim had been working in the franchise business so he joined Michelle for a perfect partnership. They began to sell Par-T-Perfect Franchises. Michelle expanded the types of supplies she could offer. As the idea of the bouncy castles took off she designed one that looked like a giant Dalmatian then added a custom-made inflatable gingerbread house that is under 8 ‘ tall for indoor events. Now they have “a Foam Pit. – You pump the foam in and then hide things in it for a treasure hunt and you can make foam hats . We have some off the dial stuff.” She adds. Three months ago Par-T-Perfect added an on-line store for party supplies for “do-it-yourself party stag-
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ing. “ Not everyone can afford a fully staged party,” says Jim. With Party Pets, a box that includes 10 unstuffed 8” ready for stuffing with little wishing stars to put inside them. There are little kits for sparkly stencil tattoos, and-shirts to paint . You can order a box with all the products or select a smaller kit.
It’s funny, Bowen kids like the dogs and cats best. Other places like unicorns and monkeys. So far, par-t-pets has four animals, including a unicorn, monkey, dog, and cat and a polar bear is on its way. That the company has all the pets made under their private label. The T-shirts were just added to the line last week. “We will keep expanding our private label so that we may get 20 animals. We will offer unique top quality supplies. They’ve done test runs on their par-t-pets with Bowen kids as well as beyond Bowen. “It’s funny, Bowen kids like the dogs and cats best. Other places like unicorns and monkeys.” Michelle and Jim see other differences in their market. “With party planning, someone on Bowen will go out to their garden, look around, get some inspiration, and make it happen. “ In town life is so rushed, people are more inclined to use planners. “We fill a niche in town and we sell kits to remote communities.” The next step in 2016 will be “mini-franchises.” People living in small towns with a smaller market will be able to run a franchise with a smaller starup investment of $5000. and run it as a part-time business. “Owners would be able to build on the business as they grow. We’ll be looking for creative to offer a mini-franchise” but Jim says they are still working out the details for this part of the business. While Michelle and Jim have had the opportunity to move to town, Bowen is where they want to live. “We were able to come to Bowen because we don’t need bricks and mortar for the business. A lot of entrepreneurs today don’t have to be in a major city. We love it here. It’s perfect...
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Candy guess- jar of smarties- closest guess wins Candy walk- run like a cake walk- put paper tombstones and pumpkins at places around table with candy on top. Kids go around table to monster mash. When music stops draw a number and that child wins candy in front of them Costume dance off- put on spooky music and have kids dance in a circleeach child gets a turn featured in the middle to dance off/show off costume and moves Relays- bobbing for marshmallows Wrap a mummy with toilet paper Candy corn search on plates of whipping cream witch hat and broom- burst black balloon at end Backwards bat toss into cauldron using mirror over shoulder ring a pumpkin Goopy greats Slime spider ring search- colour some cornstarch and water gloop made and green food colouring- one spider ring deep inside of bucket Cornstarch gloop- mix 1 cup of cornstarch with 1/3 cup of water Box guess-put hands into boxes with grapes peeled/spaghetti squash etc. Fun foods Candy necklaces with string licorice and fruit loop Candy kebabs Candy sushi- see above Candy-tinis- orange pop with candy sticks as stirrers and skittle olives Orange jack-o-lanterns- cut lid off of orange and hollow out. Refill with ice cream. Draw pumpkin face on outside of orange . put lid on and freeze Spooky crafts Black pipe-cleaner spiders with googly eyes Decorate mini-pumpkins with markers/stickers/fun hair/eyes Gloopy bags- Ziploc bag with hair gel in it add glitter/mini spiders Glow necklaces- make a pendant necklace using ribbon and cardboard shapes and cover it with glow-in-the dark stickers to wear out on Hallowe’en night
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Hope Springs for Alejandro Frid Bowen Island ecologist speaks on first book at Vancouver Writers Fest Oct. 23
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have a doom and gloom perspective in my relationship with her but find some real genuine optimism,” he says. Over time as Frid’s letters accumulated, and as a result of encouraging feedback, he realized they may be of interest to a wider audience, and he set out to put them together as a work of non-fiction.
A World for My Daughter: An Ecologist’s Search for Optimism was
recently published by Caitlin Press, verything changed when which describes it thus: “Merging Alejandro Frid became a the perspective of a scientist comfather. pelled to share the significance of his As an ecologist who had worked research, glimpses into the worldfor years in the areas of conservation view of modern indigenous hunters and social justice, it was common and the voice of a parent speaking to for him to run into bad news, seeing his child about life’s conundrums, A first-hand humans’ negative impact World for My Daughter steers readon the earth. ers toward imagining their own role Following the birth of his daughin preserving the vibrancy of our ter, Twyla Bella, Frid came to realize planet.” his propensity for feeling discouraged Frid will offer insight into his first in response to continued examples book at the 28th Vancouver Writers of environmenFest, running tal degradation The whole motivation Oct. 20-25 on - from loss of Granville Island. ancient forests to was to not have a Examples of endangered speother featured cies – a reaction doom and gloom authors at this he wholeheartedly year’s festival wanted to change. perspective in my include Charles “I needed a way Demers, Lauren relationship with her Groff, Elizabeth to have a broader perspective in Hay, Lawrence but find some real Hill, Susan Juby, which I wasn’t just glossing over Beth Powning, genuine optimism. Nino the challenges Ricci, Bill that we do have Alejandro Frid Richardson and and are not going John Vaillant. to go away easily,” Frid is set to he says. appear at an The Bowen Island resident graduinteractive discussion Friday, Oct. ally started working to reinstate a 23 entitled Hope Springs, joined sense of hope within himself, becom- by David R. Boyd, an environmening more aware of society’s potental lawyer, professor, co-chair of tial as a whole to address current Vancouver’s Greenest City 2020 environmental challenges, as well Action Plan team and award-winning as on an individual level, and very author of seven books (including spontaneously started writing letters The Optimistic Environmentalist). to Twyla Bella, then three-yearsTogether they’ll explore the possibilold, viewing them as “letters to the ity of a greener future. future,” he says. “I’m pretty excited to be sharing Frid, 50, hoped the process might the stage with him,” says Frid. assist him in regaining a hopeful outHope Springs will be moderated look, which would then allow him to by Georgia Straight editor Charlie be able to communicate more posiSmith. tively with his daughter, now 11. “This direct contact with an audi“The whole motivation was to not ence is super important. I’m...happy
In his first book, A World for My Daughter: An Ecologist’s Search for Optimism, Alejandro Frid combines the voices of a scientist and a concerned parent to lead readers to imagine their own role in preserving our planet. Photo Supplied
to have that opportunity because ultimately the book is about communicating science and other important perspectives that we need to improve our relationship with the planet that we live in and how to make it more sustainable,” says Frid. For the book, Frid, born and raised in Mexico City, drew on his diverse range of experiences, which include being arrested twice for civil disobedience against fossil fuel companies, and working as an ecologist around the world going back to the early ’90s when he had an opportunity to study huemul, an endangered species of deer, in Chile. “It was my first major research project so it was one of these real pivotal experiences in BOWEN ISLAND UNITED CHURCH which you’re actually out in the Rev. Shelagh MacKinnon FOOD Service and Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. BANK field figuring out how to make Collins Hall Bookings: Helen Wallwork DROP-OFF it all happen. It was a very satisMinister of Music: Lynn Williams fying research project that I feel launched my career in many ways,” he says. BOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH From there, Frid went on to Pastor Clinton Neal study Dall’s sheep and caribou 1070 Miller Road 604-947-0384 in the Yukon. After becoming Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m. interested in working in the ocean, specifically attracted to top predators, he went on to ST. CATHOLIC CHURCH CHURCH undertake a number of research ST. GERARD’S GERARD’S ROMAN CATHOLIC projects that included conductMass: 10:30 a.m. Priest: James Comey Sunday Mass:Father 10:30 a.m. ing field studies of sea turtles 604-988-6304 Administration Office: 604-682-6774 under risk of tiger sharks in Western Australia. “Eventually I really wanted CATES HILL CHAPEL www.cateshillchapel.com 604-947-4260 to study rockfish and lingcod (661 Carter Rd.) because they’re just such beau10:00 a.m. Worship • Sunday School: Tots to Teens tiful species and they’re also important predators and that’s PhilJames AdkinsB. Krohn Pastor: Dr. been the bulk of what I’ve done
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over the last eight years or so,” he says. Frid, who has a PhD in biology from Simon Fraser University, currently works as a conservation ecologist and science co-ordinator for the Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance where he conducts marine species research and marine-use planning, as well as endeavours to improve fisheries management. He also works as an adjunct assistant professor in Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria, co-supervising graduate students working with First Nations communities through the resource alliance. “Once I started working with First Nations it really was putting it all together because I still get to study these really important predators like rockfish and ling cod (I study other species as well), but it really gives me the connection with indigenous people who have been connected to their place for so many generations. It really gives me an understanding of how people are such an important part of natural ecosystems and it broadens my perspective on how humans might find a way of really rediscovering a better relationship with the oceans and the land.”. As Frid continued to work on the book, he came to feel increasingly stronger regarding his responsibility as an ecologist to incite action. “As a scientist I know that if I dedicate myself to just producing data and writing reports and papers that only other scientists read, it’s unlikely that I’m going to have much of an effect in how people get engaged in conservation, how general audi-
ences, through democratic processes, contribute to improving policy that affect conservation, and how we use energy, how we reduce greenhouse gas emissions,” he says. In his book, by combining scientific research with the relatable love of a parent for a child, Frid hopes readers will be inspired to take action. “I find in my personal experience that the times I became really committed to doing something about conservation it was partly about understanding the science, but it was largely about a personal connection to what was at stake, about really caring about the species or the ecosystem,” he says. Frid hopes readers respond both in personal and political practice. On a personal level, maybe they’ll feel compelled to take a daily walk in the woods resulting in a stronger connection to the earth, or make other decisions like lowering their consumption, or getting involved in the protection of wildlife. On a political level, he hopes the book influences people to vote for politicians who align with science as providing evidence for making policy decisions. “I hope they become engaged in the democratic process so that we can have energy policies that are not just about short-term gain, but look at long-term issues of climate change and transitioning to a less carbonintensive economy,” he says. In addition to Frid’s appearance at next week’s Vancouver Writers Fest, he’s also set to appear at next month’s Jewish Book Festival, Nov. 21-26 in Vancouver.
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