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The wind leaves us in the dark when poles are snapped
Poaching problems RCMP are having to stop poachers
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Learning to savour a flavour
Local chocolatier gives a lesson in chocolate tasting
Volunteer Firefighters fast response saves a home Bowen Island Volunteer Firefighters helped save a family from losing all their belongings when their chimney exploded into flames this week Richard Underdown, photo
The Island community comes to the rescue after house fire louise loik EDITOR
Word got out quickly. There’ d been a fire. Everyone was safe but there was smoke and water damage and a family without a home. Within hours a fund was set up on the internet to accept donations for the family. In 48 hours almost $15,ooo had poured in. Julia Tweten finds it hard to hold back the tears when she describes the night that she and her girls Paige and Piper, watched her husband Shane fighting the chimney fire along with the rest of the fire-fighting team. “Shane is a firefighter so he knew exactly
what to do,” says Julia. She is overwhelmed with thoughts and emotion, not just about that night, but about the recent days that have followed. “The only thing I cared about was that everyone was safe. That’s all.” The family had been renting the home a short time, since the summer, and it was just about to change owners when the chimney caught fire. The Tweten family had just been away with extended family in New York City. They came home to an electrical power outage. With the power out, the family snuggled down by the fireplace, enjoying the warmth in the main room. It was partway through the night when
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Shane smelled smoke and saw flames by the shield around the chimney pipe. The family closed the bedroom doors after rushing the kids outside. From out in the cold dark night, 8-ft flames were shooting up from the chimney. A neighbour had caught sight of the flames, and had rushed over while calling 911. “I try not to think of all the “what-ifs? “Says Julia. “We had a metal roof. What if it had been cedar?” By the time the sun came up, the home was still mostly intact. “The firefighters were real professionals,” says the exhausted mom. “One of the guys even thought to dry off and
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save Shane’s artwork that was a carving he had done before getting too busy. They got everything out of the house. They were great.” “People are so fine, to kind. I think of everyone who has been through so much worse than us. We will pay it forward however we can..” Julia says the only way she can accept the generosity that has been shown to her and her family is “knowing that you would do the same for others. It just keeps going around.” The family has found another temporary rental that will get them through the holiday season and into the New Year
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A delicious lesson in chocolate
Just as terroir is an important factor in the making of wine, a cocoa bean’s origins evoke a particular taste relating to the land LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
Sixteen pairs of eyes stare as the five chocolate wafers are laid out on a dish on the table below. The eyes are unblinking, belonging to the white, milk, and dark chocolate teddy bears lining a shelf. The bears are safe, for the moment. Artisanal chocolatier, Joanne Mogridge is demonstrating the proper steps for a chocolate tasting. “Start with the darkest one, break off a piece and listen for the snap.“ She leads by example, breaking off a piece of shiny dark chocolate from a square, closing her eyes and inhaling the scent of the chocolate as she raises it to her mouth. “Now, breathe in the scent through your mouth, then chew it into little pieces spreading the chocolate over your palate.” By paying attention to the flavour in this way, hints of everything from citrus to smoke or fruit come through in a subtle way that is discernible, even to a novice taster. Mogridge, who opened the doors of Cocoa West with her husband Carlos Vela-Martinez 13 years ago, explains how the soil conditions where the cocoa is grown, affect the flavour of the cocoa bean. “Hawaiian beans have an ashy taste from the volcanic soil, cacao from Madagascar has more of a red fruit, or red berry flavour. Venezuela and Madagascar are renowned for producing the finest cocoa in the world. Cocoa West chooses the highest quality organic chocolate that has a blend of origins for a balanced flavour that will work with anything. “An acidic cacao isn’t good with coffee and a fruity Madagascar cacao wouldn’t work with lemon.“ Mogridge says that her husband has exceptional ability to distinguish subtleties of flavour that others miss. As chocolatiers, they choose the chocolate they want for their products from a chocolate maker who buys the cacao beans and processes the beans to render chocolate. “Big companies will blend the cheapest beans with lots of sugar, oil and wax to make candy bars. “ An artisanal chocolatier, on the other hand strives to perfect every part of the chocolate eating experience from scent, to “mouth feel,” to taste, texture, how it melts, to how it sounds when you bite it, and how it
looks with regard to sheen and design. “When I set out to learn about being a chocolatier there wasn’t anywhere to go,” Mogridge says. People didn’t want to share their trade secrets or culinary schools offered chocolate making as part of an entire confectionary and deserts curriculum. She was able to get the Vancouver culinary school to break out the chocolate making part of their course for her telling her they could teach her to be a chocolatier in 10 hours. “I’ve been at this for 13 years and I’m still learning,” she says. Mogridge says she is still grateful that she had a chance to work at Rocky Mountain Factory and Chocolate Arts when she was looking for training. “Greg Hook at Chocolate Arts knew I wanted to learn so I could go off and do it myself and he was so kind.“ Rocky Mountain taught her about the financial side of running a business. “It was totally invaluable.” She went on to BCIT for the Entrepreneur Venture program. The business plan she wrote was the only one in her school group that got financing. She says that in succeeding as a chocolatier, “the chocolate skills and technique make up 20 to 25 per cent of the picture. The rest is about business skills.” Mogridge says that leading up to Christmas, she is working 14 hours a day. ”The balance in my life comes and goes,” says the busy woman. She will take product to a Craft fair in Vancouver over the weekend and then come back make products for her regular market and work on growing her corporate sales. “We put together fantastic corporate gifts and can deliver it to town, but I don’t think people here realize we offer corporate gifts.” The couple also runs a bed and breakfast next door to their shop called “The Chocolate Suite.” Working hard is nothing new for the chocolatiers. When the company was starting out, Joanne and Carlos were simultaneously starting their family. “We were preparing for the Easter rush,” Joanne says “I was working 100 hours a week until I went into labour just two weeks before Easter.” After giving birth to a daughter and resting at the hospital a few days, Joanne and Carlos came back to the island with their baby and hit the ground running. The couple worked feverishly as helpers came and held the baby for the new parents as they poured chocolate and measured ingredients. Mogridge, now the mother of a teenager, looks back at that crazy month with a shade of disbelief. “I’m still learning to work smarter, not harder.” As Mogridge continues to learn, she also gives others interested in the business a chance to be mentored at Cocoa West. Taking six students at a time, the shop at Artisan Square hosts up to 24 students per year. ”They come from all over the world: China, Dubai, Ecuador, Chile, South Africa.” She says she makes sure that there’s more that goes into being a chocolatier than making chocolate
Co-owner of Cocoa West, Joanne Mogridge, advises students who want to become chocolatiers to learn the critical skills of running a business. Louise Loik photo bonbons. “I want them to know that they need a good business plan.” When Mogridge wrote her business plan and was asked to point out where artisanal chocolate was along the industry bell curve of growth, “I put us at the bottom of the end of the curve.” She thought small batch, gourmet chocolate, had already peaked and ebbed in terms of market growth but still thought she could develop her market. “It turned out we were ahead of the trend,” she says with happy hindsight. Mogridge says that in the years Cocoa West has been on Bowen, the customers have become educated in the delights of dark chocolate. She says that chocolate flavour is like wine flavours. One type of wine, like a chardonnay, tastes different from one winery to the next. The sensuous qualities of chocolate vary based on the origin of the beans, the
roaster and the chocolatier. Now customers can choose from approximately two-dozen flavours of chocolate truffles, some with seasonal, and locally grown berry and fruit fillings. The chocolates are fresh and organic and with dairy instead of oils so they have a limited shelf life. But that wouldn’t seem to be a problem as a steady stream of customers buys chocolate-based hot drinks to go along with one small chocolate that never gets past the bright blue door to the outside world. The island favourite is caramel-filled, nutcoated truffle, “The Unbelievably Good Egg.“ says Mogridge. She snaps another square of chocolate, “Life is too short to not eat great chocolate.” She closes her eyes and sinks into the sensorial experience of dark chocolate delight as her assistant hands a white chocolate bear over to the next customer.
Fun facts about chocolate
White chocolate doesn’t have any cocoa solids or powder but it has cocoa butter, milk, vanilla and sugar. photo: Louise Loik
• Canada ties France as one of the top 10 chocolate consuming countries • The Swiss eat twice as much chocolate as Canadians. • Dark chocolate is now 20 percent of the global demand. • After filing a patent last year, a chocolate manufacturer is close to launching meltresistant chocolate that can survive three hours at 40°C • There are 3-D printers for chocolate for creating edible sculptures Different cocoa beans produce flavours that complement specific ingredients.
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Though one may try and argue the fact on the Bowen Forum, transportation within any community is most certainly an essential service. Most towns and cities take transportation for granted due to the fact that, outside of the realm of public transit, they all have some form of taxi service. Except on Bowen Island. We used to have a great taxi service run by Wes and Ciel Magee. It unfortunately stopped running in 2005. Ever since then, there’s been a call and need for a taxi service, but no one has dared to get behind the wheel and step on the proverbial gas pedal to make it run again. Many have also asked, if there really is such a need, why hasn’t anyone done it? The answer is complexly simple, because there are many political, personal, and ideological forces at play on this little island we call home. I could go into details, but suffice it to say, living and running a business on Bowen Island can be quite a challenge. Many people have moved to Bowen over the years, bought a home, started a business, run it successfully for a while, tried to expand into other areas, only to run into one obstacle or another, and left a few years later having learned moving here was a costly venture. One person who has dealt with these forces is Mike Shannon, the owner of the English Bay Launch water taxi that provides a much needed daily service to the mainland for Bowen commuters, many of whom have become his close friends. He, his wife Wendy and two daughters (Hadley, seven, and Georgia, four), moved to Bowen Island six years ago and purchased “The Last Resort” property where they currently reside. Like many resilient islanders, Mike doesn’t back away from a challenge. That’s why, after learning of the years of research I’ve done, and the passion I have to bring a taxi service back to Bowen Island, Mike has agreed to invest further in the community he calls home, and help make Bowen Taxi a reality again... And, unlike past efforts by others, this venture’s aim is not to solely try and make a profit, but to create a service business whose aim is to aid in the success of many other businesses. In order for this to happen, we will need the help and support of the entire community in return. So far the response from the public, business community, and the municipality has been extremely positive, and we hope to be soon submitting our application for a taxi licence to BC Passenger Transportation Board. That is why we our hosting a community information this Saturday, November 28 from 1 to 3pm at Doc Morgans Restaurant. The intent is to share our vision and plans with the public, answer questions about the proposed service, and gather the required feedback we need in order to tailor our service plan to best meet the transportation needs of everyone in the community. We hope you can attend and get on board with the new and improved Bowen Taxi.
Bowen Islanders invited to join climate march on November 29 Planners of the Global Climate March in Vancouver expect to see a strong contingent of Howe Sound residents. The Vancouver march for a fair and effective climate treaty is one of thousands of similar marches being held around the world from New Zealand to Hawaii on Sunday, November 29. Now that the Paris Climate March has had to be cancelled, these marches have become even more important. The rally begins at 1 pm at the Vancouver Art Gallery. The march will follow the rally around 1:40 pm and will return to the Art Gallery for a wrap-up. Hardy souls can join a contingent leaving Park Royal at 11:20 and walking over the Lions Gate to join the main march. More info about the Vancouver Global Climate March can be found atat: http://peoplesclimateconvergence.org/globalclimate-march-vancouver Please join us in this worldwide march to express your sincere concern for our planet. Jim Pawley
Barry Dempsey Memorial Service
Saturday, November 28 1pm - 4pm at the Legion In lieu of flowers a donation to the Caring Circle is welcome.
Overwhelming gratitude from the Twetens Our family had a scary situation during a power outage last Wednesday when a chimney fire turned quickly into a structure fire at our rental home. Thankfully Shane noticed right away, as did our neighbour Hal, who called 911 and came to make sure we were out. We put a hose on the chimney, and BIFF came to put fire out and save most of the house and contents. In the aftermath, we are feeling very lucky to be save and sound with this wonderful community around us. From the calling and saving, cleaning and housing to the packing, moving and giving, there are so many people to acknowledge here. Thank you: Hal B, BIFF all, Sara S and Alex, Logan and Holt E, Kristin, Geoff, Sophie and Oceana J, Sheila W, Susie C, Jen R, Jen W, Sonja K, Roz L, and Jon R, Jewel M, Carla S, Lars B, Sara P, Josh S, Lisa-Marie B, Billi, Marcus and Marlie B, neighbours Carol, Ian, Chris, Ian T, Eric M, Steve H, Shawn D, Kevin T, Gary A, Katherine I, Charlie Hand Manny the Reno guy. We overwhelmingly appreciate the donations (thank-you Steve and Joy) and will find a way to give back. And we’re definitely feeling well hugged and loved. Thanks Bowen, you rock! Always… sincerely, Shane, Julia, Piper and Paige Tweten
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Creative kids at the craft fair Youth crafting is an island tradition that is growing due to the creativity of local youth who are inspired to paint, carve, knit, bake, design, felt, and create a wind range of fabulous things. Some youth are selling to pay their parents back for the cost of their supplies; some are saving up for their personal wishlist items, and some are donating part or all of the money they raise to various causes including the Children’s Hospital, saving animals and the environment. Youth crafters personally choose how and what they make and sell, but they are also learning skills in part thanks to entrepreneurial mentorship programs such as this year’s youth crafter how-to program led by Wendy Harding as well as guidance at home from crafty parents. Thirty years ago the new Bowen Island Community School had just been built and the Community School Association (CSA) was looking for ways to celebrate the community school and all that is uniquely Bowen, and this is how the CSA Annual Craft Fair was created. The CSA’s Craft Fair is an important island tradition. The Fair has always had a youthful element to it: youth crafters in grades five and up can have their own table in the gym, or they can share a table with their parents. Over the years the number of youth crafters has steadily increased and for the last four years or so there have also been in special parent-sponsored Youth Craft Rooms upstairs in the multi-purpose room and Room. The Youth Crafter
rooms are open at the same time as the CSA Craft Fair: 10am-3pm on Sunday December 6. Parents sponsor the youth rooms and volunteer to help supervise the rooms. The school coordinator helps with the table registration and organization of the rooms as well as the entrepreneurial mentorship programs which help to teach youth crafters basic skills such as economic and math skills, marketing and communication skills, visual communication through creating advertising and marketing of their work as well as creating a welcoming place for shoppers by decorating the rooms. Youth from all over the community from age five to 18 (K to Grade 12) are invited to participate in the Youth Craft rooms and over forty youth crafters will be displaying their wares on December 6. Looking at the statistics: 10 per cent of BICS students are participating in the Youth Crafter rooms, which seems like quite the local phenomenon of crafting creativity! Youth crafters are selling everything from jewelry to soap, candles, chocolate tiger butter, wooden swords, felted crafts, reindeer poo, journals, notebooks, toffee, body scrubs, stuffy owls, ring dishes, advent calendars and more. There will also be a youth playing piano in foyer from 10am-noon, busking for a good cause. So: please don’t forget to come up the stairs to check out their wares! Sarah Haxby
USSC’s proposed plans will improve upon Snug Cove’s existing aesthetics Four Bowen residents have written a civil letter of concern about the proposed parking garage that is to be located on the Union Steamship property close to the ferry terminal (November 13, 2015). They believe that it will prevent the “Gateway to Bowen” from being “as picturesque as its natural beauty and park setting so amply allow”. I expect that the owner, Rondy Dike, and his team will be able to come up with a reasonably attractive, unobtrusive design for this building. But even if they can’t, what does it matter? The Gateway
to Bowen is already a ghastly ferry traffic marshalling and unloading yard. Yes, many of the buildings on the south side of the road and the woods on the north side are appealing enough in themselves, but they are overwhelmed by the ugliness of all the adjacent asphalt and vehicles. And that will be the case until there’s an alternative method for handling ferry traffic. As I recall, at least one of the four signatories to the letter has always been an unyielding opponent of any such alternative. Bud Long
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Nature Club needs new directors The Bowen Nature Club is freshly out from our recent Apodaca Park adventure, and into the very wet and dark November (F)unschool outings. It’s been a lovely year of outings and we’re quickly approaching our January AGM. This year we’ll have a big changeover among the directors, and have openings we hope to fill before our one annual planning meeting in early January. Would you be willing and able to volunteer? The Bowen Nature Club is not a society under the societies act, so the two director meetings we have each year are quite informal, as are the volunteer director positions. We are a non-political group dedicated to furthering our community’s enjoyment and preservation of natural diversity. All directors attend both of our two annual meetings: a planning meeting in early January where we arrange the outings of the year, and the AGM in later January where we briefly read over the events of the past year, the financ-
The nature club enjoys outings like this one at Gwyneth Lake.
photo: Emily van Lidth de Jeude
es, and the planned outings for the coming year, and then we usually have a speaker. Please let us know if you’re interested in joining us. We think we’re a friendly bunch and find our involvement with the Nature Club to be not onerous, and very rewarding. Please contact us at
bowennatureclub@gmail.com for more information. Emily van Lidth de Jeude, Director of communications, membership and (F)unschool Bowen Nature Club http://bowennatureclub.blogspot. com
Family says “thank you” for the support after last summer’s house fire in Hood Point Nearly four months ago, our beloved home in Hood Point burned down and we lost everything. It was a shock for us, a harsh awakening after a wonderful start into the summer. But, since then, we travelled a heartwarming journey along the path of community, friendship and love. When our family moved to Bowen nine years ago, we sensed that this would be a wonderful environment for all of us. Islanders welcomed us, included us and became friends. Not for a second we regretted moving to this beautiful island, and we love it here since. During the past few months Bowenians showed us how strong this community is, how they reach out to people and friends in need. We were overwhelmed with the outpouring of help and love. We
would like to thank everyone who showed their concern and sympathy during that time. Your affection was shown in so many ways: Thank you for providing meals, goodies and wine J. Thank you for sharing your homes and dinner with us. Thank you for donating clothes and furniture. Thank you for all these lovely gift certificates. Thank you for adding to the bank account. Thank you to my lovely and amazing group of female friends who provided me with good energy and a new sewing basket. And beside all the things we were needed and provided we received so many heartwarming words and, very special to me, a never-ending flow of hugs! All your support and love carried us over this critical time. THANK YOU! Our family, and in particular
our young girls, learned a big lesson out of this tragic event: what counts is not the things we have or lose, but the people and loved ones we have around us. Of course we lost items with sentimental value and dear to our hearts, some replaceable and some not, but it’s actually quite easy to live with way less. We currently live in a nice house — we still don’t know for how long since it is on the market for sale — and we have everything we need for now. Of course we would love to find a more permanent rental home, but we hear we are not the only ones… So all is better and almost good, for the most part because of all of you! Thanks again, and keep the hugs coming - J.
Christie Grace is grateful to all the folks who have helped her in many ways One can never pay in gratitude, one can only pay ‘in kind’ somewhere else. ~ Buddha. My dear Bowen community, Thank you for making the Healing with Grace Benefit an unforgettable, once-in-a-lifetime experience. It was one of the most meaningful experiences of my life. I am honoured and touched beyond words by your loving support at this critical and final stage in my healing journey. Combined with many private donations, I am happy to share Healing with Grace generated up to half of the dental/ medical funds needed! This is a welcome, unexpected boost towards my final round of expenses over the next two months. There’s so many to mention who made this possible, but I ‘d like to try.
My grateful thanks go to the dynamic organizing team of Dyan Spear, Elaine Taylor and Joanne & Martha Forbes whose seamless, elegant and tireless co- ordination wowed us all. To the legion of wonderful support team players from the dapper barkeepers Greg Crowe, Ted Spear, to the gorgeous graphic designs by Tanya Voormeij de Zwart, the classy front of house hostess Gillian Darling and the overseeing of the beautiful venue, Susan Alexander. You were all awesome. To the brilliant appetizers, libations and cleanup crew of Paulette Turcotte, Karen Cowper, Ali Drake, Mary Pottier, Lorraine Ashdown, Andrea Mackay, Ann Silberman, Jack Callister, Ashley Callister and Connor McLeod, along with the delightful Master of Ceremonies
Bob Doucette. You were the best! Thank you to the super talented musicians who knocked our socks off throughout the afternoon including: Tyler Matzen, Chris Gestrin. Spider Robinson, Matt Maxwell, HSB with Doug Hillhouse, Doug Stepple, Susanna Braund, John Stiver, Teun Schutt, The Threshold choir with Shasta Martinuk, and the Crossing Over Choir with Brian Hoover. Also to Andrew Stone for over seeing the sound, BIMA and Cindi Keep for sound equipment, the Matzens for their electric piano and Phoenix for taking care of ticket sales. Thank you to the many local businesses, individuals and artisans for all their generous offerings for the enticing silent auction. Susan Alexander, Booklovers, Bowen Island Flower Shop, Bowen Island
Plumbing & Heating, Bread & Butter Tile, WREN, Ruth Forbes, Frame of Mind Art & Framing, Full Speed Ahead Specialty Cleaning, Matthew van der Giessen, GILT, James Goldfarb, Pauulet Hohn, Karolina Massage, Maureen & Rob Mackey, Barbra McCullough, Movement, Ocean Air Electric, Ryzard Krukowski, Sonja Picard, Out of the Blue, Positively Fit, Jeanne Sarich, The Gym on Bowen, Duff Waddell, Jilly Watson, Catherine Epp, Old Yale Penworks, Ruth Forbes, Integrity Technology Solutions, Fabulous Finds and Diana Zwanenburg! Finally to the thoughtful folks that contributed even though they could not attend: Beth Reid, Betty Dhont, Michael Epp,Tiki Westnedge, Larry Schmidt, Yvonne Forbes, Jamie Mauro, Peter & Anne
Davison, Gail Lotenburg, Carmen Dives, Christopher Polland, Ann Ramsey and Geoff Cowper. Thank you from the top, side and bottom of my heart. Christie Grace
Joanne Forbes, Christie Grace, Diane Spear and Elaine Taylor at the Tunstall Bay community clubhouse where the fundraiser was held. Louise Loik photo
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Seven projects benefit from Knick Knack Nook funding BETTY DHONT KNICK KNACK NOOK
The latest good news from the Knick Knack Nook grant giving team went to seven recipients of socialand environmental sustainability grants for the year of 2015. One of the Knick Knack Nook’s operating principles is sharing its proceeds by giving back to the community. Several volunteers from the Community Foundation and the Knick Knack Nook selected the following submissions:
Foam on the water is a natural phenomenon While it may look like pollution, the blobs of foam the have been appearing on fresh water around the island are a natural occurrence. Foam can develop naturally in water as decaying organic materials like plants, leaves, creating a reaction much like soap. Organic matter allows the air to mix with the water. If there is moving water, as there is in the causeway and upstream, this creates bubbles and, foam. The reason for the reason growth of foam has been heavy rain mixing with the cedar and other plants around the edges of the water..
Bowen Island Conservancy ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 28TH 2015 10:00 AM AT BOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL (MULTIPURPOSE ROOM)
Agenda: - 10:00 am: - 10:45 am: - 11:00 am:
Formal business meeting Coffee break “Safe and Sustainable Shipping–What does it Take?”, presented by Richard Wiefelspuett, Executive Director, Clear Seas Centre for Responsible Marine Shipping Closing remarks
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For more information, email info@bowenislandconservancy.org
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Following are comments of the grant recipients: No Child Left Behind: “Please know that the opportunities made available by this grant meant the world to the children and their families. The grant money paid for a child with extra needs to have oneon-one assistance for two wonderful weeks of summer camps” Homework Club: the grant has allowed teen men-
tors to get grad volunteer credits and give back to the students by providing homework help…the money is keeping the program running longer, providing a safe place for the students after school “ “Wild Art” The program is designed to inspire and empower Bowen educators to foster naturebased explorative learning in children and youth… the purpose is to expand and deepen the connection to the place we call home.. “Goose on the Loose”: …”parents really appreciate these programs which allow them to socialize, not feel isolated, teach them skills and time to practice interacting with their babies…” More information about when to submit applications for the year 2016 will be announced by mid January.
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Large clouds of foam have been appearing in the pond above the causeway. photo: Louise Loik
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Wade Davis joins panel talk on oil and gas industry Island resident, Wade Davis, is joining a panel discussion on December 1 in West Vancouver to talk about the potential implications of development of the oil and gas industry for this region. The panel will also discuss the issue of linking a fjord to fracking fields in north-eastern BC. The discussion is part of a film screening event of Fractured Land, a film that has drawn critical acclaim at the Vancouver International Film Festival. The panelists will include the film makers Damien Gillis, Fiona Rayher as well as the Director of Research for My Sea to Sky, a nonprofit organization. The film “follows the life of young Dene, First Nations lawyer, Caleb Behn, as he struggles to reconcile how the oil and gas industry has impacted his life and his community.“ Davis is internationally reknpwn as an anthropologist, author and writer and explorer with National Geographic.
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Protecting Bowen beaches and local offshore waters from poaching marine life by Tim Pardee BOWEN ISLAND FISH & WILDLIFE CLUB
While it may be tempting to capture some free food, there are laws enforced by the RCMP regarding the capture of marine life. Louise Loik :photo
It may look familiar because the poles that snapped this week are along the same stretch of road where it happened last week. Louise Loik- photo
The Great Shake: Concussion Awareness & Management Workshop Concussions are serious injuries that can be fatal. Learn what you need to know to recognize and manage a concussion to ensure a return to work, learn and play without delay.
A workshop for athletes, coaches, parents, teachers, and anyone directly or potentially affected by a concussion.
Tuesday December 1st, 2015, 7:00 - 9:00 pm 1041 Mt Gardner Rd: BICS, Bowen Island Admission is Free Sponsored by: Bowen Island Gymnastics Club www.bowenislandgymnstics.com
The workshop is interactive, including slides, videos, story-telling, discussion and online tools and quizzes. Presented by Isabel Budke (MA, MRM, Co-ActiveÂŽ Coach, Educator and Concussion Survivor) www.IsabelBudke.com
Earlier this month a resident of Bowen Island observed the crew and guests of a recreational power boat, which regularly visits Deep Bay, retrieving many crab traps which had been scattered throughout the bay, unloading the catch into large coolers, dropping the traps again, going to the Cove for a period of time, then repeating the process. The resident noticed that they did not throw any crabs back into the water; regulations require undersized crabs and females are not to be taken. The resident confronted the boaters in the Cove while they were eating their catch and inspected the contents of the cooler. Allowable crabs must be males and the minimum size at the widest part of the shell must be no less than 165 millimetres. As expected, most of the crabs did not comply and he personally threw over 25 crabs back into the water. The resident contacted Department of Fisheries & Oceans (DFO) Enforcement but, because the closest DFO Enforcement Officers are located in Squamish and Steveston, the response was felt to be inadequate. As President of the Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club (BIFWC), I was asked for advice regarding how to more effectively protect against illegal poaching on Bowen beaches and offshore waters. This incident gives me the opportunity to highlight what we in the Bowen community can do to be an important part of the solution. First of all, a bit of history.
Poaching has always been an issue on Bowen Island. In June, 2012 the BIFWC was made aware that poachers were taking oysters & clams and undersized crabs from Bowen beaches and the offshore. We purchased signs and Bowen Island Municipality (BIM) installed them on beaches where poaching had been observed in the past; Sandy & Pebbly Beaches in Mannion (Deep) Bay, Tunstall Bay, Bowen Bay, Grafton Bay, the Cape, and Mount Gardner Dock. Posters were also placed on the Capilano Queen notice board, the ferry dock, and other prominent locations. The signs ask anyone observing illegal poaching to immediately phone the Bowen Island RCMP (604) 947-0516, the Department of Fisheries & Oceans (DFO) 1-800-465-4336, and the Bowen Island By-Law Officer (604) 947-4255. It is important to record important information, especially boat or vehicle license numbers, exact location, and other descriptive features (make, model, and colour of boat or vehicle). Shortly after the signs were posted in June, 2012, several people from a van were observed digging up Sandy Beach and filling bags and coolers with clams and oysters. A nearby resident phoned our local RCMP, who responded immediately and apprehended the poachers in the act. The clams and oysters were returned to the beach. The RCMP gave the poachers, who were from the mainland, a stern warning that if they were caught again
heavy fines would result, then they were directed back to the ferry. This was the perfect result and an article was published in the Undercurrent highlighting the incident and thanking the public and RCMP for their prompt action. To my knowledge, there have been no reports of oyster & clam poaching from Bowen beaches since the 2012 incident on Sandy Beach. The RCMP is authorized to enforce the Fisheries Act and, in the case of the illegal taking of undersize crabs earlier this month, they have now contacted and reprimanded the boat owner. Our local officers will respond quickly when called and will coordinate their activities with DFO Enforcement in Squamish to ensure poachers are adequately dealt with. Anyone observing illegal poaching can make a difference if they immediately contact the RCMP at (604) 947-0516. Please do not call the RCMP, BIM, or the Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club to make general enquiries about fisheries regulations. For details about DFO shellfish regulations, please go to their website page http:// www.pac.dfo-mpo.gc.ca/fm-gp/ rec/species-especes/shelltabletableaucoquille-eng.htm or phone DFO Enforcement at 1-800-465-4336. Howe Sound and Bowen Island are in Area 28. It should also be pointed out that all of Howe Sound and the waters around Bowen Island are closed to fishing for rockfish and any boats observed jigging for rockfish should be reported to DFO.
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ART & DESIGN expo and open house Doors at 6:00 Meet the Teachers: 6:15 Open house & nibbles: 6:30 - 7:45 Ride to and from ferry
For further info please call: 604 947 9311 or visit us at
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Library annex & gallery campaign officially launched $900,000 fundraising goal for new community space in the Cove
Chief librarian Tina Nielsen knows it’s better to give than to receive. The library will waive $2 of fines for every food item donated to the food bank. Louise Loik photo
Donate food to pay for fines The library is launching a Food Bank fund raising campaign from November 24 to December 23. Librarian Tina Neilsen says “the idea is that people bring in food donations, or cash donations, and for every one food item or one dollar we will waive $2 worth of library fines.” Neilson says the project has two intentions; one is to help supply the food bank, and the other is to help people get their fines paid. “We don’t want people to feel that they can’t use the library because of their unpaid fines. People can pay up to $40. in fines in this way.” Donations can be made to the drop box is just inside the library front entrance.
The steering committee of the Annex & Gallery Project is thrilled to announce the official launch of our fundraising campaign. Representing the Bowen Island Public Library (BIPL) and the Bowen Island Arts Council (BIAC) boards, the Steering Committee members are aiming to raise approximately $900,000, to build a much needed community space in Snug Cove. The new 2,800-square-foot building will house the library’s Annie-Laurie Wood Annex and will be the home of the Arts Council and its gallery. The Annex & Gallery will play a very visible and dynamic role in revitalizing Snug Cove, providing an array of economic and social benefits to the entire community. It will help our two organizations meet the need for space and demands for expanded services and programs, but most importantly it will be a focal point for Snug Cove and an island gathering place. The joint project has been in the planning stage for almost a year and has garnered support from numerous individuals and groups even before the official campaign launch. “We are overwhelmed by the commitment of so many members of our community who have stepped up in support of our project,” said Cynthia Nicolson, Acting Chair of BIPL. “The energy they bring to our capital fundraising campaign and their unsolicited offers of help are amazing.” Thanks to commitments from key donors, local organizations and several community based fundraising events, the capital campaign for the Annex & Gallery project has already raised 30% of our fundraising target. With a base of $280,000, the library and arts council will be working to engage a broad spectrum of the public to help reach our ultimate goal in the campaign.
The next stage of the campaign will be supported and assisted by an incredible group of 19 volunteer community members who have formed our Fundraising Cabinet. The Cabinet will be working over the next few months to inspire other donors to join the project and will help us plan for on-island events and social media campaigns. Members of the Fundraising Cabinet include: the Bandali Family, Kathy Bellringer, Maryon Adelaar, Murray Atherton, Gary Ander, Kate Coffey, Glenn Cormier, Joyce Ganong, Joanne Gassman, Daron Jennings, Jane Kellett, Gerry Kirk, Cro Lucas, Kevin Manning, Bob McCaskill, Marie Neys, Maureen Nicholson, (on behalf of BIM), Bruce Russell and Ted Spear. “Thanks to those who have joined in, we’re feeling very positive about our potential for success,” noted Carol Cram, President of BIAC. “We are very fortunate to have the energy and enthusiasm of this talented group of islanders.” In addition to seeking private donor support for the project, the Library and Arts Council are casting their nets wide to attract funds for the project. An application to the Canada 150 Program for $275,000 is pending direction from the new federal government. The two organizations are exploring funding sources from other provincial and federal programs, as well as corporations and foundations. A number of FUNdraising events are also being planned. For more information about the project, please visit annexgalleryproject.com, email annexgalleryproject@ gmail.com or contact Tina Nielsen at 604.947.9788 or Jacqueline Massey at 604.947.2454.
Light Up Bowen & Lantern Parade Saturday December 5th
5:00 pm ARTISAN SQUARE Goodies from local merchants, the Black Sheep dancers & The Penrhyn Carollers 5:40 pm LANTERN PARADE With the Sugar Plum Fairy, Frosty & Black Sheep 6:00 pm VILLAGE SQUARE Open House with warm drinks & sweets Carol Singing & more dancing! 6:00 pm SNUG COVE & DAVIES ORCHARD Eggnog,Cocoa & cookies from local merchants HERITAGE MUSEUM COTTAGE 6:30 pm FESTIVAL OF TREES LIVE NATIVITY 7:15 pm SANTA - USSC MARINA 7:20 pm PARTY with SANTA Santa’s Craft Tent, Mulled Wine, Cocoa, Sweets, Singing & Visit with Santa
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Focusing on clean energy
LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
Bowen Island’s Merran Smith is joining world leaders at the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris. The goal for the event is to secure a legally binding global climate agreement to curb carbon emissions. Smith, the executive director of Clean Energy Canada will be attending as an observer with the Climate Action Network during the second week of the conference. Smith is a fellow at Simon Fraser University’s Centre for Dialogue as well as part of the BC Government’s Climate Leadership Team. Smith, with an office in Snug Cove, also serves on the board of Canadian Climate forum. Bowenbased Clean Energy Canada, part of the Centre for Dialogue at Simon Fraser University, to accelerate Canada’s transition to a clean and renewable energy system.
Merran Smith will head to the global summit in Paris.
Insuring against risk Fire underlines importance of properly maintaining woodstoves MARTHA PERKINS CONTRIBUTOR
This past summer, everyone worried about the risk of forest fires. Now that winter is settling in, there’s a different worry: house fires caused by woodstoves. The Tweten family’s chimney fire highlights the risks of heating your home with wood as a secondary source of heat. It also serves as a reminder that everyone needs to be diligent about reducing the risks of fire. When wood burns it creates creosote, which can build up in chimney vents. Fire chief Ian Thompson says chimneys should be cleaned once a year, preferably just before the start of winter in case any animals have got in during the summer. It’s especially important to clean out any bends in the flue,
since that is where creosote is likely to gather. Wet wood, that hasn’t been able to dry properly, is also more of a hazard because it burns off more creosote. People should also make sure the area around the fireplace or stove is clear of anything that can catch fire. Keeping a fire extinguisher in the kitchen is also a good idea, Thompson says. The fact that most woodstove fires are preventable hasn’t been lost on the insurance industry. In the past, all a homeowner needed to do was prove that the woodstove was installed to code, says advisor Nancy Jones of Bowen Island’s Westland Insurance. Today, insurance companies require proof that a chimney is cleaned once a year and that the woodstove has been WETT (Wood Energy
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Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land Take notice that Mary L.A. O’Donnell of Vancouver, BC, has applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Surrey for a Private Moorage Tenure for a Dock situated at Lot 19, BLK A, DL 1545, Plan 13739 PID 008-498-377, Bowen Island B.C. The Lands File Number for this application is File 2411649. Comments on this application may be submitted in two ways: 1) Online via the Applications and Reasons for Decision Database website at: www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp. 2) By mail to the Senior Land Officer at 200 – 10428 153rd Street, Surrey, BC V3R 1E1. Comments will be received by the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations until January 2, 2016. Comments received after this date may not be considered. Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact Information Access Operations at the Ministry of Technology, Innovation and Citizens’ Services in Victoria at: www.gov.bc.ca/citz/iao/.
Technology Transfer) certified. There are two WETT-certified inspectors on the island, who will often do a batch of houses at a time. The insurance company can provide details. Owners of rented dwellings should also consider getting insurance for the lost income as the house is repaired, Jones says. It’s recommended that tenants get separate insurance for their possessions. Fire chief Thompson offers another piece of advice for people who are now more aware of how fast a fire can strike: change your fire alarm batteries once a year. Choose a day that will help you remember — your birthday, January 1 — to replace your old batteries. Then, once a month, check that the fire alarm is working properly.
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Don’t park your car in the ferry line up: RCMP PAULO ARREAGA BOWEN RCMP
The Bowen Island RCMP has received several complaints of vehicles being left parked in the ferry line-up while the ferry is loading. We recognize that this has been an ongoing issue and it continues to be created by several drivers. The Bowen Island RCMP and Bowen
Island Municipal Bylaw Services would like to remind people that, although the practice is convenient, it is also dangerous and illegal. Vehicles are forced to drive around you into a non-ferry lane increasing the chances of avoidable collisions or “close calls”. In order to prevent injuries and damage, a specific Bylaw and Motor Vehicle Act sec-
tion was created making it illegal to impeded traffic. A Bylaw or MVA violation ticket can be issued costing up to $175. To continue our goal of ensuring maximum traffic safety on Bowen Island, please do not park in the ferry lineup unless you are boarding the ferry that is scheduled to leave at that moment.
Getting onto The Queen of Capilano can be a challenge for commuters. photo: Louise Loik
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Make the season bright at Light Up the Cove ELIZABETH WATSON CONTRIBUTOR
Nutcracker magic returns Twelve-year-old Bowen Island dancer Ethan Locher-Kinakin prepares for his role as Assistant to Drosselmeyer in Goh Ballet’s The Nutcracker. The production, which runs from Dec. 17-22 at The Centre in Vancouver for the Performing Arts, includes more than 200 local and international performers.
Bowen Island lights up next Saturday, December 5th! Are you excited? We’re excited! Community Groups, musicians and local businesses will unite to present this very special, elfinfested, only-on-Bowen event. Bowenians will be gathering up at Artisan Square starting at 5pm with music, dance and seasonal treats. At 5:40 they will begin the Lantern walk, parading down the hill to the Village Square where the weary travelers will be met with warm drinks, more music and more dance. Just before 6:30 they will head off down towards the dock. Along the way they will be beckoned to the stable by Wise Men and Bethlehem-based musicians. Children will be invited into the Live Nativity Scene, donning angel, shepherd and sheep apparel (provided). They will then join the scene with Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus, played by a young Bowen family. Much caroling will ensue. Before you know it, all will be travelling on to the Festival of Trees. Then, with mulled wine or hot chocolate in hand, they will eagerly anticipate Santa’s arrival, slated for 7:15. Will he really manage to fit Snug Cove into his busy pre-Christmas schedule? It is always a suspense-filled wait for both naughty and nice! The word is he plans to linger a while to visit with the kids. So catch the magic and come on over for this year’s Light Up the Cove event!
On the Calendar Community Lunch November 24 11:30am to 1pm Legion Harvest veggie and aarley soup or Italian meatball with wild rice and spinach, fresh bread, goodies, coffee and tea, all for $5 Tickets for Christmas lunch on sale Dec 8. Menu: roast pork stuffed with nuts and apples, garlic mashed potato, fresh veggies and salad. $10.00 /person. Friday Dinner November 27 6:30pm (doors open at 5) Legion Shirley and David Wrinch will be cooking dinner SKY: Seniors Keeping Young November 30 Bowen Court 9am Exercises with Ali Hartwick 10am Seasonal carols by students from BICS 11:15 am Yoga with Diana Kaile United Church Craft Fair November 28 and 29 Noon to 4pm Collins Hall Film screening and speakers panel December 1 6:30-10pm Kay Meek Centre, West Vancouver Fractured Land filmmakers Damien Gillis and Fiona Rayher, and Bowen’s Wade Davis, and My Sea to Sky director of research and co-founder, Eoin Finn talk about the potential gas development proposed for the lower mainland and Howe Sound $14 Concussion workhop December 1 7 to 9pm BICS Ladies Madrigal Singers Christmas Concert December 4 7:30pm Cates Hill Chapel Tickets at Cates Hill Pharmacy
Crafty entrepreneurs Bowen Island Community School students are ready with hundreds of varied items from food to jewelry to swords sell at the CSA Craft Fair on December 5.
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BOWEN BULLETIN BOARD Gallery @ Artisan Square Presents Carol Fancy “Myth, Magic & Mayhem” Melissa Crenshaw “Remnants and Fragments” 13 Nov. – 6 Dec.
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The Gymnastics Club is offering a free workshop about concussions LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
As a coach, a search and rescue responder, and outdoor leader, and a mom, Lisa Brougham has seen too many concussions to mention, “Concussions touch all our lives,” says Brougham. Her concern, due to first hand experience is that there is not enough information, or support for a head injury like a concussion, as they occur and in the aftermath. “My daughter got a concussion and had to be airlifted to the hospital.” says Brougham. She says that her experience left her feeling frustrated with the lack of information regarding the aftereffects of a brain injury. “There can be ongoing seizures, headaches, and dizziness,” says Brougham. Brougham thinks people need more information on responding in the moment when
an injury has occurred and then managing the injury over what can be a prolonged period. “People need to learn to recognize the signs of a concussion in the first place,” says Brougham. Because of her concern about the need for information, she has organized a free workshop through the Bowen Island Gymnastics Club. The workshop will cover all the newest information and offer tips on self-advocacy with regard to medical care. Brougham has invited Isabel Budke, who is a professional leadership coach, educator, a Search and Rescue leader and trainer with Lions Bay SAR. “ She has also had multiple concussions. The free workshop that is open to the community will be held at the community school on Dec. 1 from 7-9pm.
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Fire Chief Ian Thomson is set to lose his moustache after helping to raise funds for prostate cancer research. The fun will take place on Saturday, Movember 28, at the Bowen Island Pub. Donations are still being accepted.
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Life Labs Tue @ Dr. Schloegl Thur @ Dr. Zandy 6:45am - 8:45am
For routine lab tests. Specialized tests & children may be referred to the mainland.
Cowan Point Utility Company Ltd. NOTICE OF APPLICATION TO THE COMPTROLLER OF WATER RIGHTS UNDER THE WATER UTILITY ACT AND THE UTILITIES COMMISSION ACT NOTICE is hereby given by Cowan Point Utility Company Ltd that an application has been made to the Comptroller of Water Rights to amend the Utility’s Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the proposed construction and operation of an extension to the waterworks distribution system to serve residents in the areas of the proposed subdivisions of the following properties all of which are in Group 1, NWD: • Lot 1 (D.L. 2449, Plan EPP53146) and parts of Lots 11 and 12 (D.L. 1411 & 2450, Plan BCP51616); and • District Lot 2448; and • Lots 11 and 12 (D.L. 1411 & 2450, Plan BCP51616 except part in Plan EPP___) and Lots 1-5 (D.L. 1411, Plan BCP36612); plus the following two properties which are already subdivided: • Block 1 (DL1411, Plan 6372); and • Lot 5 (DL1411, Plan BCP16187). Any person wishing further information in connection with this application should apply directly to Cowan Point Utility Company Ltd at P.O. Box 228, Suite 201 – 475 Bowen Island Trunk Road, Bowen Island, B.C. V0N 1G0. Any objections to this application are to be forwarded to Rick Couroux, Secretary to the Deputy Comptroller of Water Rights, Ministry of Environment, PO Box 9340 STN PROV GOVT, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9M1 or by email to Rick.Couroux@gov.bc.ca or by fax 250-953-5124 to be received in that office on or before December 31, 2015. Cowan Point Utility Company Ltd.