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omeowners choose renovation projects for a variety of reasons. Although many improvements are made to increase functionality and comfort of a home, several others are seen as worthwhile investments. These investments can add up to a higher resale value when the time comes to sell a home.
LOOK TO PAINT. One of the least expensive improvement materials, but one that has a significant impact, is paint. Neutral, modern colors can easily liven up any space. If you paint with low-VOC paint, you also can advertise an eco-friendly home, which is very desirable these days.
Certain projects have a history of providing a greater return on homeowners’ investments than others. The following renovation tips can add beauty to your home and generate great returns when you put the home up for sale.
PUT IN ANOTHER BATHROOM. Multiple bathrooms are an attractive selling point, particularly in older homes that may not have been equipped with more than one bathroom. Finding extra space for a bathroom can be tricky, but consider closets, areas under stairs or even taking some space away from another room. Popular home-improvement television channel HGTV advises that half-bathrooms require at least 18 square feet of space, while full baths need 30 to 35 square feet for a stand-up shower or bathtub.
INVEST IN YOUR KITCHEN. Kitchen remodels are a safe bet when it comes to putting money into improving a home. Residents tend to spend a great deal of time in the kitchen, but a dated, poorly functioning kitchen can detract from the value of a home, even if the rest of the home is in good shape. It’s possible to recoup between 60 and 120 percent of your kitchen remodel investment, especially if the kitchen matches up well with the rest of your home. Homeowners should know that a deluxe renovation may not be necessary, as relatively moderate improvements can create a whole new look for a kitchen.
RENOVATE THE HVAC SYSTEM. Aesthetic improvements aren’t the only ones that add value to a home. Many home buyers are eager to purchase a home that has a new heating and cooling system, as buyers understand that furnaces and air conditioning units are substantial investments that can last for years.
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Bowen becomes Seattle for series pilot LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
Starting on Monday morning, film trucks rolled in, one after the other in the early hours of morning and then late in the evening. By Tuesday afternoon, 120 film crew personnel had dispersed around the island for the filming of a pilot for a TV series called ‘Shooter.’ A waterfront home in Arbutus Point was staged as the home for the main character. At the house, an outdoor play-set and picnic table are set on the lawn with ocean views beyond. From around the woodshed a jeep squeals up to the house with the main character, played by Ryan Phillippe at the wheel. Off-set, thick cables necessary to power the sound and lighting are laid out through the woods. Over the deck of the main house, a 100‘ “lift“ stretches out over the deck for aerial shots, An American flag flaps from a pole in the sunshine while a ferry passes by. This is what Production Manager, Genevieve Bridges, calls “the Hero House.” No longer Bowen Island, this location has transformed into the outskirts of Seattle. Locations manager Casey NelsonZutter says he began scouting for locations a month ago and is happy with Bowen. Admiring the view from the south side of Bowen, looking out across the water, he comments that “this view back to Vancouver is pretty rad.” A dozen or so trucks and trailers, including hair and make-up, park at the golf course. On Tuesday morning they are mostly empty though the people in charge of hair and makeup are on hand to show their trailer filled with a long line of highly lit mirrors and swivel chairs. The primary drive to bring filming to Bowen, helping to boost the economy is the Executive Producer, Grace Gilroy, an island resident. Gilroy has helped bring other films to Bowen, including The Fog, and Harper’s Island. According to Production Manager, Genevieve Bridges, they
A camera rig hangs out over a dock to capture aerial footage for the pilot of a new series, Shooter.
Hair department head Caroline Dehner and make-up department head Christopher Pinney have set up shop by the golf course. won’t know until 2016 whether or not the show will be picked up and turned into a series. If the project goes ahead, Bowen may be used again as the location. “There’s a lot of variables that come into play,” says Bridges; the financial factors of filming are a big part of a final decision for location. Over the course of
a few days the production is paying for some accommodation, location rentals and a filming fee to the municipality. Though five houses on Bowen were used for staging only two of the homes were used for sets. The other homes were in shots as part of the neighbourhood. With municipal location charges
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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.
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Please join the Economic Development Committee as we host interactive discussions about what makes Bowen businesses successful. Wednesday, Nov 18, 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Food and Beverages will be provided. Space is limited. For more information and to RSVP, please contact Sheana Stevenson at 604-947-4255 or sstevenson@bimbc.ca.
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→ REQUEST FOR MEMBERS Bowen Island Heritage Commission At its meeting held September 14, 2015, Bowen Island Municipal Council adopted Bylaw No. 392, 2015, establishing a Heritage Commission for Bowen Island. Council is seeking members of the community at large who are interested in serving on the Bowen Island Heritage Commission. For more information, please visit www.bimbc.ca. Those interested in sitting on the Bowen Island Heritage Commission are asked to respond by Monday, November 16, 2015 at 4:00 pm.
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Bowen Island Municipality seeks a qualified Engineering Assistant. For more details, please visit the BIM website at www.bimbc.ca. This opportunity closes on November 12, 2015 at 4pm.
Drones give scientists a close-up view of whales JANE SEYD NORTH SHORE NEWS
A North Vancouver scientist and whale researcher is hoping that information gathered on endangered whale populations using drones will prove key to policy that will help protect the marine mammals. Lance Barrett-Lennard, head of the Vancouver Aquarium’s marine mammal research program, spent a second summer this year taking high-resolution photographs of northern resident killer whales from above, using a custom-built drone. The work is part of a joint pilot project with the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Southwest Fisheries Science Center, to use the technique to gauge the whales’ health. “They can look pretty good from the side and still be quite thin,” said Barrett-Lennard. “We need that top view to really be able to tell what’s going on.” The high-resolution images can detect changes in the whales’ widths within a few centimetres, giving researchers a good idea of how much food they’re getting. The images also allow researchers to detect pregnancies early on in the whales’ 17-month gestation to help track miscarriages and young calves that don’t survive. The pilot begun in northern coastal waters last summer was so successful that in September the research team expanded the project to look at the population of critically-endangered southern resident killer whales, which live in the Strait of Juan de Fuca and southern portions of Georgia Strait. That population, which relies on chinook salmon, is down to only 82 whales, said Barrett-Lenard – about half what the population was 40 years ago. “They have declined substantially,” he said. “We think that food is part of it.” Commercial boat traffic in the area and chemical contamination caused by runoff from nearby cities is also
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thought to play a part in making the whale population vulnerable. But the research this year shows there is also reason for hope. “We found they were in reasonably good shape from what we could see,” he said – likely because it was a good year for chinook salmon. The whales also demonstrated a lot of social behaviour like rolling and breeching. “When you see those kinds of behaviours, we know they have energy to burn.” Five whale calves were also born in the past year to the population, including one during the research project. “We saw it within a day or two of it being born,” said Barrett-Lennard. The custom-made drone, which is designed to be especially quiet and takes pictures from about 30 metres above the water, doesn’t seem to bother the whales, said Barrett-Lennard. “I’m not an advocate for the wholesale use of drones to fly over wildlife,” he said. “But if you do it carefully with a very quiet drone it can be very, very useful.” While the project’s goal was to gather scientific information, one of the unintended bonuses was “we were surprised at how beautiful the pictures were,” said Barrett-Lennard. Researchers observed “all kinds of
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A drone captures the image of two resident orcas from J Pod hunting fish. Vancouver Aquarium/NOAA photo social behaviour we weren’t really intending to look for,” he said – including the whales’ habit of sharing the fish they catch. “What we saw from the air is pretty much every time they caught a fish one whale would carry it around for a while and take a bite and hand it off to another one…We never once saw them catch fish and eat it right away.” Eating, for the whales, appears to be a social ritual similar to the way it is for humans, he said. Social behaviour was also evident in the whales’ tendency to swim very close together.
“Although they are these big versatile predators they are very much dependent on each other,” he said. “They swim close enough to touch most of the time. They really care about their membership in the group and the composition of the group.” Project leaders hope their information will help pinpoint which salmon runs are crucial to the population’s survival. That can guide fisheries policy on both sides of the border, said Barrett-Lennard, to better time commercial fishing openings and boost salmon enhancement projects.
Orcas were spotted from the ferry last week, along with Pacific Whitesided dolphins. While the dolphins will eat the salmon that are heading inland to spawn, the orcas may be transients that are after bigger prey. The identical resident whales that pass by Bowen are known as J pod, and they don’t hunt other marine mammals but restrict their diet to fish. The Vancouver Aquarium, said that last month, Cassiopeia, the humpback whale that visited our shores a year ago, was back in Howe Sound. A grey whale was also seen feeding nearby, off Ambleside Park in September. White-sided dolphins look like small orcas and are part of the same family. To help researchers keep track of marine mammal movements, the Vancouver Aquarium has launched an app called WhaleReport. You can also report at www.wildwhales.org, email sightings@vanaqua.org, or call 1.866.I.SAW.ONE.
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confirmed to be stolen from the Snug Cove area. Police were able to identify a suspect the same evening. Evidence has been seized from the vehicle that will assist in the ongoing investigation. This incident is a reminder of the dangers of drinking and driving. The Bowen Island RCMP would like to take this opportunity to thank those who leave their vehicles at home or in a parking lot overnight when they plan to drink. We see a lot of this responsible practice on the island. As a police officer and a resident with a family on the island, thank you. If you have any information about this incident, please contact the detachment at 604-947-0516.
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Finding news on the drive home Heading home after a long day at The Undercurrent office, I began noticing the type of arrow signs indicating film locations so ubiquitous around Vancouver. Smelling a story, I followed the string of film trucks heading south. The set had locations marked off in a number of places, and I made my way around to all of them, hoping to catch someone for an interview before deadline. It was a bit crazy, driving around in the dark, but that’s the thing about being a journalist, even on a small weekly paper, it’s still important to get the story. I found out that the crew wasn’t going to vanish by morning so I was able to return to the scene and bring you the scoop. Finding enough fresh stories to fill what seems like a little paper is a big task. It’s always a treat to have people pop in with their news and photos. Please keep the leads coming and contributions coming. This week I hope you enjoy the stories and images from some of the Halloween fun that went on over the weekend. We are also looking ahead to Remembrance Day with a story shared by sisters Pernille and Tina Neilson about their dad who was part of the resistance during WWII. Louise Loik
Reasons for remembering the cost of freedom It has been more than 100 years since the newspaper headlines read “War Declared by All.” When World War One was declared there were street celebrations in many European cities. No-one imagined trench warfare in August 1914 let alone the appalling casualties that occurred over 4 years of fighting. Canada’s contribution was significant, unprecedented and costly. The country came out victorious, heading towards national autonomy within the British Commonwealth, while mourning the loss or injury of 250,000 Canadians. In 1914, The Canadian Corps,
were little more than a collection of civilians in military uniform. They marched off to battle with only six weeks of training, carrying rifles that jammed when they needed them most. They faced rats, lice, thigh-deep mud, an infectious disease. They were shot at, bombed and attacked with poisonous gas. For most men it was the first time in their lives that they both witnessed and were responsible for death. The final death toll for the First World War was over 13 million people. Canadians lost one in 10 men who served. Many returned home broken in mind and body. How is it possible to comprehend
the horror of the war? Perhaps it is easier to understand when you are able to place names and faces to the individuals who sacrificed so much. One of our treasured artifacts at the museum is the framed, handwritten “Bowen Island Roll of Honor” dedicated to the World War One Veterans. This document is the focus of the 2015 Remembrance Day exhibit. It is sobering to read the names of the Bowen men who volunteered to serve. Out of a population of approximately 90 people there are 15 names carefully written in calligraphy. They are fathers and sons, uncles and friends. We are fortunate to be able to
have photographs and histories to go with many of these recorded names. We invite you to explore the history of Bowen Island during the war years through artifacts from the Museum’s collection and archival photos at the museum Sunday to Wednesday from 10-3. We will have a special opening on November 11 with our digital presentation “Why Remember” in the Higgins Cabin. As well as an exhibit and movie “Object and Stories” in the museum following the Ceremony at the Cenotaph in Snug Cove. Catherine Bayly Museum curator
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The Bowen Island Museum and Archives invites you to explore the history of White Rock at war through artifacts from the Museum’s collection, archival photos and drawings, and a series of letters sent to and from Canadians at war. Also featured are letters from White Rock Soldiers overseas and newspaper articles published in The Semiahmoo Sun during the Second World War. The exhibit features a WWI helmet, mess kit, and other items. The exhibit is up for the first time, and will be in place until November 22nd.
To honour those whose lives have been touched by war, the Museum & Archives commemorates Remembrance Day with exhibits and slideshows. Photographs and artifacts give us a glimpse into Bowen Islanders’ experiences at war and on the home front. We will have a special opening on November 11 with slide shows and refreshments following the Remembrance Day Ceremony at the Cenotaph in Snug Cove. For more information, please visit the museum or contact Helen Booth, museum director, a 905-562-5242
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The daughter of a Danish Resistance soldier retells his story PERNILLE NIELSEN
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This painting of the Froslev prisoner of war camp in south Denmark was done by Knud Borge Andresen, known as Borge Andresen, code name “Orn,” and given to Frants Erik Nielsen, daughter of Bowen Islander Pernille Nielsen.
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y dad, Frants Erik Nielsen, was a member of the Danish resistance during WWII. Dad was arrested in April 1944 and arrived at the prisoner of war camp in Froslev, South Denmark, close to the German border in August,1944, where he stayed until the war ended in May 1945. Prisoners had restricted movement and barbed wire surrounding their barracks, with guard towers at regular intervals. They had little to eat and in spite of the cold winter they were allowed to wash, but only in cold water. Shortly after he arrived in the camp, the prisoners were asked if there was anyone who could fix the broken potato-peeling machine in the kitchen. Since dad was apprenticed as a machinist, he said that he could probably fix it. Because dad was successful at fixing the peeler, was allowed to work in the kitchen barrack. The kitchen had food and heat. Because everything in the kitchen was done by hand, all the people who worked in the kitchen lived in the same barrack. This barrack was located near the kitchen barrack, but accessed through a guarded gate in a wire fence which surrounded their barrack. The kitchen workers had to wash every day and were given warm water from the kitchen with which to wash as opposed to the other barracks that only had cold water. Dad decided to start carrying the hot water from the kitchen to their barrack. It was a regular sight for the guards;-- dad going back and forth with the water containers. Normally no food was allowed in the barracks but because dad worked in the kitchen and had access to food they decided to have a party for his birthday, in their barrack. Every once in a while the camp received shipments of hvitol, a dark, non alcoholic beer and Dad kept a few bottles hidden from the last shipment. Borge managed to get some pure alcohol from the Danish doctors who were also prisoners and they mixed it with the hvitol.
Frants Erik Nielsen, who’d lay a wreath at the Bowen Island cenotaph every Remembrance Day, left, took his granddaughters Annalise and Anya to the POW camp where he spent part of the Second World War. The building on the left is shown in the drawing above. Every day the kitchen received containers of fresh milk from outside the camp, the milk was allowed to settle overnight and in the morning Dad skimmed the cream from the top and filled a container that went to the German soldiers mess. If there was a bit of extra cream he would give it to the Danish prisoners for their coffee but the container for the German soldiers always had to be filled first. Dad would be having his birthday in the prison camp so he planned to make the most of a bad situation. He planned a party. On the day of the party dad skimmed extra
cream from the German’s portion and added milk to it. He also managed to steal some bread and a bit of butter and cheese. Another prisoner who worked in the kitchen was a chef who owed restaurants in Copenhagen. The chef showed the other men how to make ice cream by using snow mixed with salt in a bucket. He then put the container of cream in that bucket and it froze into ice cream. They smuggled the food and spiked hvitol into their barrack room later in the day in the containers of wash water, made the ice cream and had what Dad’s described as a very nice
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER 11 Please join Bowen Islanders in remembrance at the Cenitaph in Snug Cove. Service starts when 10:30 ferry leaves. Service is finished by 11:30 when ferry returns. Covered tents and chairs will be available for veterans and seniors Soup and sandwiches at the Legion immediately following the service.
birthday party in their barrack room. Knud Borge Andreson, (Eagle,) who was the leader of the resistance group that my father was with. Borge had been an architect,but was also an artist. For dad’s birthday present he did a painting of the view from their prison. He gave it to Dad as during the birthday party in Froslev Prison Camp, Denmark on February 3, 1945, on his 23rd birthday. The painting is of the view from their room in barrack H5, looking across the compound towards one of the guard towers.
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It’s not just kids who love getting dressed up for Hallowe’en... On October 31, the Bowen Island Horse and Riders Association hosted its annual Hallowe’en With Horses party at the meadows. Several games were organized to test riders’ skills, as well as their creativity. photos - Louise Loik
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Landscaping and Gardening Over Septic Fields On November 16, 2015 the Bowen Island Garden club welcomes two guest speakers, Wynn Nielsen, landscape/garden designer on Bowen Island, and Scott Stevenson, who owns and operates Bowen Island Septic Services. Both Wynn and Scott will bring their respective expertise to this presentation topic of gardening with a septic system, something that presents challenges to many home owners on Bowen Island. Scott, a registered on-site Waste-water (septic systems) practitioner and fully accredited expert in the installation and repairs of septic systems, will discuss the technology associated with septic systems. He will inform us about the differences between old and new systems, installation, maintenance, recognition and consequences of malfunction. He will also discuss Provincial and Health regulations that govern the installation and maintenance of septic systems. Wynn, a landscape/garden designer who specializes in naturalistic gardens will focus on the challenges and aesthetics of landscaping and gardening with septic fields. She will discuss how you can transform a septic field into a landscape asset without compromising the septic field. Although there are challenges and more don’ts than dos Wynn hopes to broaden our knowledge of the potential that exists for us to improve the aesthetics of our septic fields. Yes, they don’t have to be a simple piece of lawn! Specific no risk and low risk plants will be identified as safe to use as well as references for us to use in the future. Wynn will also touch on some cautions and limitations of gardening and land use with septic fields (e.g., growing edibles). Also, specific plants that should never be planted near or on a septic field will be identified. This is a golden opportunity for all Bowen Island newcomers who have never had a septic system to acquaint themselves with both the technology of septic systems and how to garden effectively with them. And for those who are not new to living and gardening with a septic system this is an opportunity to update your knowledge with the technology and perhaps motivate you to re landscape your septic field in a more pleasing way. Please join us at the Gallery at Artisan Square on Monday 16, 2015 at 1PM. Everyone is welcome. Members no cost and guests only $ 3.00.
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Revellers dressed up for a night of fun at the Bowen Island Legion on October 30. Rebecca Henderson, in the top hat on the left, holds her nose because of the two skunks, Maureen and Bob Mackey. Dani Gifford in blue also holds her nose in jest. Top Left: Susan and Bob Proctor as the dead bride and groom and above, Jen Rosling with Georgia Nicholls and Pat McReady. Rebecca Henderson, dressed like Shania Twain also prepared food, decorations, lighting effects, and she also created a backdrop to take pictures of guests at the legion.
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Maker Day inspires innovation LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
A day meant to showcase the inventiveness and creativity of participants, Maker Days and Maker Fairs have become a North American phenomena. The idea is to bring a creative community together to create or design innovative approaches to a variety of challenges. Inspired by the notion, Bowen Island’s Island Discovery Learning Centre brought Maker Day to Bowen. Together, parent Charmaine Heffelfinger and teacher Cara Felde put together a day of challenge and creativity for the students. Divided into multi-age groups, the kids were assigned to invent a vehicle that could move a minimum of eight students plus cargo from anywhere on Bowen to anywhere on the Lower Mainland. The vehicle required renewable energy, and would have to deliver the students safely and in better time than the ferry. With building supplies that
Students at Island Discovery Learning Centre worked on their innovative ideas in groups, including this experimentation with prototypes of transport vehicles such as cable cars, above and at left. photo: Emily van Lidth de Jeude
ranged from cardboard to wire to rolls of tape and bottles of glue, the students set to work. Their first challenge was to be able to conceptualize something that hadn’t been invented and then explain their concept to their peers. Within the group, the students
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Carol Cram’s second novel, A Woman of Note, takes readers on a fascinating musical journey ANDREA VERWEY CONTRIBUTOR
Bowen Island’s Carol Cram has just published the second in her trilogy of historical novels about women in the arts. The first was The Towers of Tuscany, which tells the story of a painter in medieval Italy. With A Woman of Note, Cram takes us to 1820s Vienna to meet Isabette Grüber, a concert pianist and closet composer. Isabette’s story opens on the day of Ludwig von Beethoven’s funeral. She is performing a concert, but we soon learn that her real passion is for composing music at a time where women composers are not accepted. The novel takes us through Isabette’s challenges in bringing her music to light, chronicling her journey as she works to overcome painful social awkwardness, plain looks, and strict societal boundaries. It is easy to cheer for Isabette, and I enjoyed that all the twists and turns of her journey through friendship and marriage, high times and low, included many surprises. Cram’s compassion for Isabette the artist is no
doubt connected to her own background as a pianist, and a life shared with painter Gregg Simpson. A Woman of Note takes us through the private salons and opulent concert houses of Vienna and Paris. We rub shoulders with an array of Beethoven’s successors, including Schubert, Berlioz, Chopin, Liszt, and Clara Schumann. Cram’s deep research into musical life at the end of Vienna’s classical era, and women’s role in it, shines throughout the story. I enjoyed the details – the pub politics of getting your musical score published, the impish eccentricities of Herr Schubert, and the much darker realities of those diagnosed with mental illness. Cram’s latest book is already winning praise. Earlier this week, the Historical Novel Society published a glowing review, and anointed A Woman of Note with an “Editor’s Choice”. And this writer’s recommended pairings? A cozy fire, a slice of Sacher torte and glass of Grüner Veltliner, and your favourite Viennese composer spinning in the background. Anything but Strauss – Isabette’s orders. Everyone is welcome to attend the Bowen Island launch of A Woman of Note this Sunday, November 8, at 3 pm at Cates Hill Chapel.
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Bowen Pet Supply celebrates grand re-opening SAM JOO AHN B O W E N P E T S U P P LY
At Bowen Pet Supply we’d like to take this opportunity to thank all of our customers over the years. If it wasn’t for you, we would not be here today. Up until now we’ve felt unable to provide the proper level of customer service that we wanted to give our customers. Our old store location was crowded, dark and more importantly, you couldn’t see our inventory. We’ve taken several initiatives to continue to evolve our business with the sole mission of serving our customers in the best way possible, now and in the future. Relocating to our new store is one of those steps we’ve taken to improve the shopping experience for our customers. Our new layout is designed to accommodate a larger inventory providing you with much better product selection with additional elbowroom for you and your pet. Now you can shop, explore or say hello comfortably to your neighbour while shopping. Bowen Island’s community represents a diverse community of warm-
hearted people from artists and musicians to small business owners and many others. Everyone comes together in a way that makes Bowen Island a special place to live. It’s that sense of community support that was extended to us by many local residents who volunteered their time to help us in our move. Bowen we thank you! Your generous, heart-felt, sincere acts of kindness mean so very much to us at Bowen Pet Supply. We are proud to live here and be part of a community where helping your neighbour and lending a hand is still a way of life. We continue to offer our convenient “Always Free Delivery” service for all our customers. This service is offered even after regular business hours because we realize that a large bag of kibble may not be easy to get home. Our “Always Free Delivery” service is available to Bowen Island, Horseshoe Bay, West Vancouver and the surrounding communities. On November 14 we celebrate our grand re-opening. Please come in and bring your pets and enjoy treats, coffee, cookies. Every pet owner will go home with a free gift. Come in and celebrate with us.
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From priceless totem poles to palace treasures Andrew Todd gets insider access LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
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t’s not everybody who gets a personal invitation into a palace, but one island resident, Andrew Todd, has been invited to into royal settings more than once. Todd is an Art Restorer with decades of experience under his belt. Over the years he has been brought to museums, galleries, first nations settings and palatial homes to rescue or assess, works of art in need of repair or preservation. Two years ago, the Canadian Embassy in Greece invited Todd to Athens. At the time, more than artwork was in need of repair in Greece. Todd recalls being set up in an apartment overlooking the Acropolis, but being unable to set foot outside because of the tear-gas that ate it’s way into the air passages of the building in which he was stationed. Though the streets in many parts of the city were in chaos, Todd says that he managed to stay on task and restore a Canadian totem pole that had been given to the Canadian Embassy in Athens in the early 70’s. It was badly eroded and was moved to a museum where Todd worked on the restoration. While he was there Todd staged workshops for peers, and demonstrations for the public. Todd admits to enjoying the privilege of getting to explore museums without the crowds. One particularly interesting experience he says, in when two curators in Istanbul, Turkey, escorted him into Topkapi Palace Treasury. Topkapi Palace had been home to The Ottoman sultans for four centuries. One curator had the key to unlock one door, the other could only unlock his assigned door. Todd was lead through the palace to a locked display case with a throne. One of the curators opened the case and Todd began assessing the condition and restorative action needed for the gold-plated throne. The
throne ”had emeralds encrusted that were this big,” Todd says, holding his thumb and finger apart indicating the space of a couple inches. The sultan’s throne, decorated in giant emeralds and pearls, had been a gift of from a Persian ruler in the 18th century. Windsor Castle is anther palace where Todd has worked. The restorer spent a portion of his summer two years ago at Windsor Castle assessing a totem pole carved by one of Canada’s leading West Coast First nations artists, Chief Mungo Martin. The pole is in the Queen’s Private park that Todd says is “around the size of Bowen.” During the time Todd was doing the restoration he was given a tour of the grounds and he say’s he got to see palace life “from the point of view of people who live there.” Todd spent his time doing substantial scientific testing of the sculpture before coming up with a proposal for conservation of the totem pole. With Todd, he takes on so many extraordinary projects, he has to be prodded to remember all the different places and items. Todd has restored Emily Carr ceramics that had been shattered, as well as a onemetre-tall sculpture carved from serpentine stone in the Winnipeg Art Gallery. While the art was in storage it fell over and broke into hundreds of pieces. Todd was called up to seamlessly fit the pieces of the sculpture back together. Todd says that there was a fair bit of finger-pointing and tension between departments at the museum after that disaster, but it had happened because the foam the sculpture had been placed on had not compressed evenly under the weight of the stone. This set it off balance causing it to tumble off the shelf and shatter. Todd was also called to Toronto to the Royal Ontario museum when what was said to be “the ossuary of Joseph” was accidentally cracked. For Todd, he was oblivious to the
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Art restorer Andrew Todd with a restoration project in his studio. photo: Louise Loik media fuss over the ossuary. All he saw was a piece of antiquity in need of restoration. “The downside” to getting private access to museums and artwork says Todd, “is that I get to see what is stored in basements; -- acquired during oppressive times.” He says that “when all these works of art come out,” it’s piecemeal as opposed to a socially coherent exhibit or story. Todd points to how Greece has been trying to get the Elgin Marbles from the British Museum “but they won’t give them back.” Similarly, when it comes to First Nations art, “Things were lifted right out of villages when they (the villagers) were out fishing.” As a curator he sees the artifacts that never go on display. ”There’s a shrine from Friendly Cove, (on Nootka Island, BC,) --it was removed from the village fully intact and has never been exhibited. It’s in storage at the American Museum Of Natural History.” Todd says that because of his west-coast home base, his work now focuses on restoration of First Nations art, and
in particular, totem poles. “I studied conservation from point of view of wooden artifact world but got out here carved wooded stuff is everywhere.” He adds, “I’ve worked on all the pieces in Canada Place,” and every year, he restores a Vancouver totem pole carved by Bill Reid. If you ask Todd about his most interesting work, he’ll say “totem poles. --Some of them are fantastic works of art.” Regarding art back home, and specifically public art on Bowen, Todd says he doesn’t “get involved.” Todd says he likes art that is inspiring. Public art, in particular, “should make you think.” The mild-mannered Todd has a few things to say however, about the totem pole created by a Tshimshian first nations artist lying on the ground in Horseshoe Bay. “Oh god,” he mutters. “That’s awful and I’ve told them,” he says, referring to the District of West Vancouver, who have laid a deteriorating totem pole down on the ground, leaving it to decompose. Dogs pee on it and people sit on it, wearing off the paint. “That’s a big mistake,” says Todd. “The artist is no longer
alive and West Vancouver feels the cost of preserving it is too high.” He adds that there is a bit of tension between the Tshimshian nation and Squamish who want their own pole. In any case, West Vancouver has posted a sign at the pole saying that allowing a pole to decompose is a native tradition, ”That tradition is highly questioned,” says Todd. Todd points out that in the late 1900’s the missionaries in Massett tore down the poles and lay them as roads. Poles weren’t preserved by the first nations “because they didn’t have resources;-- but to carry that forward as a tradition doesn’t make sense.” Todd says he can’t necessarily decode or read the story being told in a totem pole in spite of all his time among them. “They are all complex and different.” He says the totem poles are both the most challenging and interesting work and for him, it feels like something with a bigger meaning than just a piece of art. “There’s an artistic complexity, it’s a story-telling, language, so you are working on more than the physical material, it’s the preservation of legends.”
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A Hallowe’en treat! The skies over Bowen Island took on all the colours of the rainbow when the Bowen Island Firefighters presented their spectacular fireworks display on October 31. The evening started with the children of Bowen Island descending, in fanciful costumes, in Deep Bay for an extravaganza of trick or treating. Then, young and
old alike gathered at the causeway and looked up, way up, and marvelled at the fireworks while enjoying the hot chocolate also provided by the firefighters. On behalf of everyone who “oohed” and “ahhed” at the amazing display, a huge thank you to the volunteer firefighters for making it possible. Louise Loik photos
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Ryan Phillippe stars in series shot on Bowen Island from page 1 While on Bowen, shooting takes place day and night and different members of crew may work a 12-hour day. Crew members either shuttle back to the mainland or they are hosted by local Bed and Breakfasts. Last year, Bowen was used for four different shoots, including a day of shooting still shots, a couple commercials and one 20-day film shoot. Whispers, The Killing Productions, The Company You Keep, and Cousins are some of the films that have been partially filmed on Bowen. Shooter is based on a book series by Stephen Hunter, the first of which was Point of Impact . It was then made into the 2007 movie Shooter starring Mark Wahlberg as the main character, Bob Lee Swagger. The story depicts an ex-militia man, known as a sharp-shooter who has removed himself from society. The character, Bob Lee Swagger, played by Ryan Phillippe, is drawn back into action to defuse a plot that threatens the life of the American president. An action show, the plot line twists f to keep things interesting.
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