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Fusion Energy

A Bowen Island breakthrough

Adventure Film Festival

French travel

Dazzling views of local adventures

A dream comes true

Woodfibre LNG project gets federal approval

CHRISTINE ENDICOTT SQUAMISH CHIEF

It’s time for an Easter egg hunt! Eight-year-old Zeyah and three-year-old Indio are excited for Easter. Searching for Easter eggs and eating chocolate bunnies is a fun thing to do at any age. photo LOUISE LOIK

Film fest embraces local adventure LOUISE LOIK EDITOR

There was a buzz in the air tied into a powerful urge to get out on a hike or into a kayak after the first few presentations at the first Bowen Island Adventure Film Festival. The Festival kicked off on Saturday with a great lineup of films and lots of enthusiasm. Staged at Bowen Island Lodge, seating was filled as films, still

shots and animation depicted adventures around Howe Sound and on Bowen Island from sea to sky. The purpose of the event, says co-organizer Kiley Redhead, was “to get people excited about adventures in their own backyard.” The plan was successful.

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The Woodfibre LNG Project received environmental approval from the federal government on Friday afternoon. In Ottawa, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Catherine McKenna issued a decision stating that the Woodfibre LNG Project is not likely to cause significant adverse environmental effects. The federal decision follows the provincial approval of the project in October and concludes the environmental assessment (EA) review process for the liquefied natural gas export plant planned for Howe Sound near Squamish. “I don’t think it’s surprising,” Mayor Patricia Heintzman commented to The Squamish Chief. “This is how these environmental assessments work,” she said in reference to the approval with conditions. Heintzman said the District of Squamish are currently reviewing the approximately 130 conditions of the federal approval. “We are trying to go through them and see if they are meaningful in terms of shaping what happens at the Woodfibre site.” She said the district would review the decision in more detail. “At first glance, the conditions don’t appear to be overly onerous. They appear to be basic,” she said. Woodfibre LNG will still make an investment decision on whether to go ahead with the project. Also, the related FortisBC natural gas line to supply the Woodfibre plant has not received provincial environmental assessment approval. “Fundamentally, it still comes down to a final investment decision by the proponent and, of course, Fortis has to work through their EA process,” Heintzman said. “There are still questions and we haven’t seen the final submission yet on the Fortis side of this project.” On March 1, the District of Squamish had outlined to the federal EA office its concerns about the LNG plant, including fisheries and marine environments, environmental impact, shipping safety standards and accountability for upstream greenhouse gas emissions. “Obviously through this whole process, no matter what transpires from these conditions, we still have to be vigilant meeting health and safety and environmental needs for our community,” Heintzman said Friday. Woodfibre LNG vice president Byng Giraud said the federal approval is “another step in a long journey.” He commented he was “a little surprised” that the decision had come so soon. “It means we have our hat trick, I guess,” Giraud said, referring to the provincial, federal and Squamish Nation conditional environ-

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Municipal Hall MEETING CALENDAR March 29, 2016 9:30 AM Regular Council Meeting

March 29, 2016 1:30 PM

Ö SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENT NOTICE is hereby given that Bowen Island Municipal Council will be considering the following applications for Development Variance Permits (DVP) at the meeting to be held Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at 9:30 AM at 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island BC. Members of the Public who wish to provide comment on any of these applications may deliver written submissions before 9:30 AM on Tuesday March 29, 2016, or in person at the Council Meeting held Tuesday March 29, 2016 at 9:30 AM. DVP-03-2015: 441 Bowen Island Trunk Road

Snug Cove Improvements Working Group

The purpose of the permit is to vary the parking requirements for the development of a proposed building located at 441 Bowen Island Trunk Road.

March 29, 2016 5:00 PM

If issued, the DVP would have the effect of varying Sections 4.5.2(1) of the Bowen Island Municipality Land Use Bylaw, No. 57, 2002 to reduce the parking requirements from 10 required parking spaces to 1 required parking space and one secured bicycle rack.

Advisory Design Panel

April 1, 2016 9:30 AM

As part of its regular water system maintenance program, the Municipality will flush water mains in Bowen Bay, Blue Water Park, Cove Bay, Eagle Cliff, Hood Point, King Edward Bay and Tunstall Bay from March 26 to April 22, 2016. This procedure is necessary to remove sediment that gradually deposits in the pipes and will not pose a health hazard. During the flushing process, temporary water pressure fluctuations will occur. Municipal staff will try to minimize inconvenience where possible. Flushing will take place seven days a week from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and will rotate through each neighbourhood. Snug Cove and Cates Hill to Millers Landing areas will be flushed on Saturday April 2, 2016 to alleviate water interruption to Bowen Island Community School. Every effort will be made to ensure that water quality is not affected, but some turbidity and higher than normal chlorine concentrations may be present for short periods of time. Running your tap briefly should clear this up. For more information, please contact Bob Robinson, Public Works Superintendent by phone at 604-947-4255 or by e-mail at bim@bimbc.ca

Community Grants Advisory Committee

All meetings are held in BIM Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.

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DVP-01-2016: 917 Elrond’s Court The purpose of the permit is to vary the required setbacks for the construction of an Accessory Building at 917 Elrond’s Court. If issued, the DVP would have the effect of varying Sections 3.13 and 4.15.2.4 of the Bowen Island Municipality Land Use Bylaw, No. 57, 2002 as described below: 1. Section 3.13 Accessory Buildings or Structures is varied by reducing the minimum setback from the principal building from 1.8 metres to 1.22 metres 2. Section 4.15.2.4 Size, Siting and Density of Permitted Uses, Building and Structures is varied by reducing the minimum setback from a side lot line from 3.0 metres to 1.39 metres

Reminder: it is recommended that water users with compromised immune systems ensure their drinking water is boiled, filtered or distilled.

Ö PA R C E L TA X R E V I E W PA N E L The sitting of the Parcel Tax Review Panel is an opportunity for individuals to appeal the validity of the Parcel Tax Roll on one of the following grounds: a) there is an error or omission respecting a name or address on the parcel tax roll; b) there is an error or omission respecting the inclusion of a parcel; c) there is an error or omission respecting the taxable area or the taxable frontage ag of a parcel; d) an exemption e has been improperly allowed or disallowed.

The Panel P will convene at 12:00 pm on March 29, 2016 in Council Chambers Chamber at Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane. Individuals who wish to t appear must provide written notice to the Municipality by 4:30 pm on Friday, March 25, 2016.

DVP-03-2016: Bowen Island Investments

PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS

The purpose of this DVP application is to vary required setbacks for a covered walkway at 479 Bowen Island Trunk Road.

Integrated Transportation Master Plan (ITMP)

If issued, the DVP would have the effect of varying Section 4.31.2 (1) of the Bowen Island Municipality Land Use Bylaw, No. 57, 2002 to reduce the required setback for projecting roof overhangs and supporting posts from 2.0 metres to 0.0 metres.

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Fusion energy company has Bowen roots Startup was initially housed in Snug Cove

LOUISE LOIK EDITOR

General Fusion, a startup initiated in Snug Cove, has just received $12.7 million from Sustainable Technology Development Canada following a recent visit from the Prime Minister. Though the company has reached international acclaim, few on Bowen Island know its history. In 2002, in what had previously been the Bowen Island gas station, a 40-year-old man was acting out on what he calls “a mid-life crisis.” In that dilapidated wood building across from the Snug Cove General Store, Dr. Michel Laberge was quietly attempting something big – something that could become a global game changer with long-term implications. While it wasn’t the usual response to a mid-life crisis, Laberge, a plasma physicist, is anything but an ordinary kind of guy. At 40, he began deliberating his life choices. “I was exposed to laser fusion when I was working on my PhD, and I wanted to do some high tech stuff. I liked space stuff. Space is very fun, but it’s not required for the planet,” he explains. It was a time in his life to go big, or go home. Laberge went big, and decided it was time to try to solve global warming. His strategy would be to generate fusion energy simply and inexpensively. This would be his new mission in life. He turned to friends and the government for seed money, and began charting his course. Big labs were already generating some fusion energy, but it was still taking more energy to get the reaction going than the energy produced. Laberge wanted to try a different approach that would be cheaper, simpler and efficient. He began to work on his idea at the Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation and Research. “I hacked on this thing, but after a year, the research centre shut down,” and Laberge moved his research to Snug Cove. “It was great, I could ride my bike home for lunch,” he says. Laberge is known for his quick mind, his sense of humour and his passion for research. If asked about the lab, the physicist would patiently explain his work with hand gestures and a Québécois accent as if describing a process for making a baguette that involved compressing and heating the ingredients. Deceptively unassuming and looking more like a place

for tinkering with old dirt bikes than plasma physics, what was happening inside the lab was work of global implications, but Laberge kept it simple. He took two existing schools of thought on how to generate fusion energy, took the best concepts from each, combined them into his own design and then built a simple prototype of a fusion machine no bigger than a dishwasher. Unlike nuclear fission reactors, fusion energy does not use uranium as fuel; it cannot suffer from meltdowns or produce long-lived radioactive wastes. Laberge explains that, “in fission, you take a big nucleus, you break it apart in two, and it makes lots of energy, this is how a nuclear reactor works. Then there’s fusion. You take two small nuclei, you put them together, and you make helium. It makes lots of energy. This is nature’s way of producing energy. The sun and all the stars in the universe are the result of fusion. The fuel from fusion comes from the ocean that you can extract for about one thousandth of a cent per kilowatt hour.” The challenge that Laberge was trying to overcome was that it takes a lot of energy to get two nuclei to fuse when they naturally repulse each other. Under great pressure, the two nuclei will collide with each other at great speed. The collision is what makes energy. While some big research labs had been able to generate some fusion energy, they use expensive and complicated systems of lasers and superconducting coils to get results. For two years, Laberge beavered away on Bowen Island, using Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF,) to create pressure. Eventually, his hard work paid off and Laberge had a breakthrough. “After two years on Bowen I generated a few neutrons as a result of fusion reactions. I was pretty pleased,” he says in what surely must be one of his classic understatements. “But it didn’t happen in a single shot,” he explains. “You shoot, you do some tests, you make

Dr. Michel Laberge, who spent 15 years on Bowen raising two kids with his wife Vivien, did some breakthrough fusion energy research in a small lab in what used to be the local gas station garage. photo supplied sure, and you get statistics.” He continues, “the first time you get a signal, it’s interesting. In physics, you go back, run a control test, and do it again to make sure. With the first signal, I thought it was garbage,” a misleading signal, “but it was good.” He had done it. This would be the turning point for his work and in fusion energy research. Once Laberge was completely sure of what he had accomplished he had something concrete to interest potential investors. “Now with my little neutrons there on Bowen, I went and found a business partner.” Laberge had worked with Doug Richardson before, and

“When I started this fusion company in Snug Cove, I knew the big labs had much more resources than me. So I decided I would need to find a solution that is cheaper and faster. So we built this machine in this garage here.” – Dr. Michel Laberge

Richardson was willing to come aboard without a salary. “We had to pitch 100 investors to get one. I would put on my suit and do a “show and tell.” We got a lot of, “no’s, but then we got our first $1 million.” The 2006 break-through in the Snug Cove garage would eventually attract $100 million from venture capital companies and private investors like Jeff Bezos, founder of Amazon. The first big influx of funds and investor confidence helped Laberge move from the little lab to a mainland location and scale up to a full size prototype. All eyes in the industry were now keeping watch on the Canadian startup called General Fusion. Then, two years ago, Laberge took to the stage as a speaker at the TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) Talks. “When I started this fusion company in Snug Cove, I knew the big labs had much more resources than me. So I decided I would need to find a solution that is cheaper and faster. So we built this machine in this garage here,” says Laberge in his TED Talk, showing a slide of his Snug

Cove lab. “We made a small machine and managed to squeeze out a little bit of neutrons.” Those neutrons were gold to him. He explains his breakthrough approach: “You take a big vat and you fill that with liquid metal, and you spin the liquid metal to open a vortex in the centre, a bit like your sink. When you pull the plug on a sink, it makes a vortex. And then you have some pistons driven by pressure that goes on the outside, and this compresses the liquid metal around the plasma, and as it compresses it, it gets hotter, a bit like laser fusion and then it releases fusion energy. So, it’s a bit of a mix between a magnetized fusion and the laser fusion. Both have a couple of very good advantages. The liquid metal absorbs all the neutrons and no neutrons hit the wall, and therefore there’s no damage to the machine. The plasma gets hot, 150 million C. This is why fusion is so hard to do. It’s rather warm,” he says with his signature humour. He explains how, “you can pump the liquid metal in a heat exchanger, make some steam, and spin

a turbine. Steam-powered pistons are way cheaper than lasers or superconducting coils.” Over the next few years, Laberge and General Fusion would continue to grow in status as leaders in the field of fusion technology. Laberge has always been confident and radiated his own positive energy. He always believed he could help change the world. “It’s not that fusion energy cannot be produced, the challenge is also to do it cost-effectively.” Last fall, Time magazine looked at the future of fusion energy, and profiled General Fusion. The company has been the subject of attention in the media from magazines to television and radio across the continent and beyond. Last month’s contribution of funds from the Canadian government is helping take General Fusion’s research to the next level in the global competition. Says Laberge, “the money will help the company to build a special plasma injector which will shoot plasma into the centre to help get the plasma dense enough, and stay hot long enough,” to satisfy Laberge and his team. If the system works as planned, Laberge says that this will allow them to leapfrog the big labs that have been working on the technology for four decades. “The big labs can get 50 per cent of the energy that they put in, which is way more than we have done.” On the other hand, he says, the big labs, “are not cost-effective. It’s too complex and would cost a huge amount of money. In physics, they are ahead, but many of the physicists who have worked at those labs say their technology can’t make a power plant. It’s too complicated. But, it’s great to learn from them.” While Laberge is pleased about the new government funding he adds, “the world spends about $650 billion a year in subsidies for oil and gas energy and some renewable energy. We spend one half of a percent of that on fusion. Considering that fusion could flat out save global warming, fusion should be better supported.” The physicist says it will still take a couple years, “to demonstrate we can make the extra energy, and it could be as long as 10 years before power plants are putting energy into the grid.” No one knows how soon it will be before someone cracks the code, or who it will be, but there’s a good chance that it could be General Fusion. That little garage across from the grocery store, may one day wind up as a museum marking the turning point in the way the world generates energy.

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Sounding off on an issue of ecological integrity For once, things were looking hopeful. We had a federal government promising to “meet the Aichi Biodiversity Targets to protect freshwater, marine, and coastal habitat and increase marine protected areas to five per cent by 2017 and 10 per cent by 2020.” Their website said the Liberals would invest, “in the protection of our oceans – the health of which is critical to safeguarding our environment and growing our economy. Our plan will help fish stocks recover, support eco-tourism, protect coastlines from erosion, ensure ecological integrity, and protect species at risk.” They went on to say, “we will restore Canada’s reputation as a leader in ocean science, strengthen our laws and regulations, and give communities more say in how we manage our oceans.” We all know better than to believe in pre-election promises but it was a message that gave this region hope for recovery. The reindustrialization of Howe Sound is a loss and a danger of unimaginable proportion. By using the Conservative’s environmental review process that had decimated the earlier and more rigorous bill, our current prime minister has

found a way to rip the heart and hope out of his coastal constituents with his LNG announcement last week. While Fisheries and Oceans Canada and Transport Canada have to provide permits and give the authorizations to move to the next stage, both those departments participated in the approval process in the environmental assessment. Hoping that either of these bodies will hold up the process is just wishful thinking. Before their election, the Liberal government prom-

ised with any luck, the LNG investors, Indonesia’s Pacific Oil and Gas, will not go ahead with the project of their own accord due to low demand for LNG in China, a country now investing heavily in clean energy technology. At deadline, I await a response from our Liberal MP Pam Goldsmith-Jones, whose office says that she will be, “meeting with ministers to discuss the conditions” set by Transport Canada and Fisheries and Oceans. Surprisingly, the

MP’s office reported getting very few calls resulting from the LNG announcement. ••• Accidentally rubbing salt in the wound, the Bowen Island Adventure Film Festival happened on the weekend, screening films with close up views of the fragile nature of Howe Sound. Filmmakers and photographers enjoying local adventures, showed multiple perspectives of the stunning beauty of this area from air, land, sea and underwater.

Bob Turner will be offering screenings of his film on the new Howe Sound Marine Trail for any interested organizations. ••• The vernal equinox is upon us, a turning point when we move from the dark days into the bright. As an unknown author wrote in a poem called Desiderata, “With all its sham, drudgery and broken dreams, it is still a beautiful world.” Happy Easter. Louise

Annex/Gallery project in need of funding Tina Nielsen’s (chief librarian) article entitled, “The library’s not just for books,” does an excellent job of roll calling the many “people benefits” of the Annex/Gallery Culture Corner project. Additionally, this project will give further life and importance to the most iconic, historical and strategically located building in our community. The Old Store Society (Ellen Dorman, David Smith and numerous others) saved it many years ago and now it is our turn to give it an expanded use and purpose. While the Garden Gateway is a fully funded project, we are not there yet on the Annex/

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Louise Loik

Gallery project fundraising, but we are nicely on our way. I am delighted to be a member of the fundraising cabinet along with a number of stellar, fellow islanders as I remember the importance of the library building (in my youth – circa 1942), which is some 18 years after it was constructed in 1924 for use as the general store, gas station and building supply centre. As the records show, “one of the highlights of the week was a trip to the store.” We have come full circle, some 92 years later, as the old store prepares itself for a much -needed expansion. The library and arts council, along with my

fellow cabinet members, encourage you to financially support this campaign by logging on to annexgalleryproject.com. Yours truly,

R.B. (Bruce) Russell

Memorial service Mourners spilled out of the entrance of Bowen Island Lodge after filling the room to capacity on Sunday as friends and family gathered to honour Piers Hayes and to pay their respects to Joan Hayes and family.

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Concerned Citizens issue statement on LNG We are disappointed with the federal government decision to grant environmental approval to the Woodfibre LNG project in Howe Sound. All communities around the Howe Sound have stated their opposition either through their municipal councils, through letter writing, by signing the Howe Sound declaration (close to 9,000 signatures), submitting comments or by attending the three recent Town Hall meetings in Squamish, West Vancouver and Gibsons. At Concerned Citizens Bowen, we are strongly opposed to this project on the grounds that: ! The decision utterly fails to recognize the years of co-operative effort by local communities to plan a better future for Howe Sound. Instead of moving forward, the project is seriously out of line with Bowen Island’s vision for its future. Rather, it is a step backward, endangering the possibility of developing a sustainable economy. ! The Howe Sound is

recovering from decades of industrial pollution, a recovery that brings the return of a plentitude of marine life including Pacific herring, a variety of salmon species, dolphins, and killer, grey and humpback whales. ! Herring is an important part in the food chain between plankton and larger fish, marine mammals and birds. This is why we see dolphins and whales return to Howe Sound. ! Woodfibre LNG has chosen the oldest, most primitive cooling system, Once Through Cooling, which is very harmful to the marine environment. Every day for 25 years 408 million litres will be sucked out of Howe Sound, chemically treated and heated by 10 C before it is returned into Howe Sound. All of this, right in the middle of area where herring spawn was documented for the last five years. ! All other LNG plants proposed in B.C. are using Closed Loop Cooling. This more advanced type of system uses five per cent of the water

a Once Through Cooling system does. ! Woodfibre LNG, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans (DFO), and the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office in their assessments of the suitability of the proposed Once Through Cooling system used DFO herring spawn data that was limited in scope, had huge time gaps and is biased towards areas where human habitation is present. ! The proposed outdated Once Through Cooling system will damage the herring spawn that has been found around the Woodfibre site for the past five years and the harm to herring threatens to reverse the documented recovery of Howe Sound. ! One thousand foot-long LNG super tankers should not be travelling in busy narrow channels close to the populous residential communities of Bowen Island, West Vancouver, and Lions Bay or through the busy waterways between Bowen Island and Whytecliff Park (West Vancouver).

Federal government ignores Howe Sound councils We regret yesterday’s federal government decision to grant environmental approval to the Woodfibre LNG project. The decision is a snub to the 3,000-plus people who objected in the public comment periods of the EA, the almost 9,000 people who signed the Save Howe Sound Declaration and the 800-plus people who gave voice to their dissent in three recent town hall meetings with their Member of Parliament. It ignores the resolutions and objections of elected councils all around Howe Sound. We at My Sea to Sky fail to see how ignoring the plant’s direct and upstream greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – almost one million tonnes yearly – is consistent with B.C.’s legislated GHG reduction targets and with Canada’s recent commitments at COP21 in Paris; ! Banned in California and elsewhere, the plant’s once-through cooling system will destroy the recovering marine life of the Sound. ! This dangerous plant and LNG tankers pose a significant risk to human populations throughout the Sound – but especially to West Vancouver and Bowen Island. ! Generally, the conditions outlined in the approval are weak, qualitative, and insufficient to protect Howe Sound’s environment from rapid degradation. Equally, they do nothing to restrict the future expansion of the plant or its pipeline. ! The alleged “benefits” of the plant – employment, property and royalty taxes – are grossly overstated. Profits will go to Singapore, not B.C. or Canada. They are also insufficient compensation for the damage to our environment and the expanding tourism economy of the Whistler corridor. ! The LNG industry is founded on fracking – a destructive and dangerous technique that is permanently polluting the water tables and aquifers of our province. ! The project is seriously out of line with Squamish’s vision for its future. Rather, it is a step backward to an earlier industrial age that our people – young and old – have no desire to revisit. Our gift to our children should be SuperNatural – not SuperIndustrial – B.C. ! The community consultation commissioned

by the District of Squamish Council highlighted many areas where the proponent failed to assuage community concerns about the environmental, economic and social consequences of the project. ! We reject the specious argument that China will use exported B.C. gas to clean up its toxic air. Recent peer-reviewed science has shown that – end to end – there is no significant difference in GHG emissions between coal and LNG. ! There has been no attempt to estimate the cumulative impacts of the LNG plant, the associated FortisBC pipeline and compressor station and the BC Hydro power lines. ! The decision fails utterly to recognize the years of co-operative effort by local communities to plan a better future for Howe Sound. ! The financial and environmental reputation of the proponent (tax evasion, human rights abuses and the destruction of the rainforest in Sumatra and Borneo), is shocking and unworthy of doing business here. This shabby record does not provide the basis of a productive partnership with a young, dynamic, educated community. ! The many failings of the B.C. Environmental Assessment process – Government as industry’s cheerleader, proponent-supplied “science,” no cross-examination of evidence, disdain for local input and consultation, inadequate notice and short response periods – fell seriously short of a fair and balanced EA approach. The people and the communities of Squamish, West Vancouver, Bowen Island, Gibsons, Lions Bay, the Regional Districts of Powell River and the Sunshine Coast plus the Islands Trust Council have spoken and will continue to do so. Our trust in the ability and desire of government institutions to safeguard our environment is severely shaken. We will continue to oppose this ill-advised project. Squamish and the communities of Howe Sound deserve, and expect, better. Melyssa Hudson My Sea to Sky

! Despite the Federal Assessment Act (CEAA 2012), which states that public safety cannot be deferred to the future and must be part of the assessment decision, the risks associated with having LNG super tankers travelling close to communities was deferred by the B.C. Environmental Assessment office, a decision the federal minister wrongfully adopted. ! The B.C. Environmental Assessment process fell seriously short of a fair and balanced approach. The B.C. Government had already committed to supporting the LNG industry, the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office accepted only proponent-supplied science, did not cross-examine “evidence,” showed disdain for local input and consultation, and gave inadequate notice of hearings and deadlines. The impossibly short time frame that was provided to the public to comprehend the application and respond adequately, seriously undermined the purpose of the public comment process.

! The conditions outlined in the federal approval are generally weak, qualitative, and insufficient to protect Howe Sound’s marine environment from rapid degradation. More egregious, they do nothing to restrict the future expansion of the plant or its pipeline. ! There has been no attempt to estimate the cumulative impacts of the LNG plant, the associated FortisBC pipeline and compressor station, and the BC Hydro power lines. ! The alleged “benefits” of the plant – employment, property and royalty taxes – are grossly overstated. Profits will go to Singapore, not B.C. or Canada. They are also insufficient compensation for the damage to our environment and to the tourism economy of the Sea-to-Sky corridor. Bowen Island will experience only negative impacts and zero benefits from Woodfibre LNG. ! The financial and environmental reputation of the proponent (tax evasion,

human rights abuses, and the destruction of the rainforest in Sumatra and Borneo) is shocking and unworthy of a business partner. ! The LNG industry is inextricably linked to fracking – a destructive and dangerous extraction technology that is permanently polluting the water tables and depleting aquifers in our province and beyond. Therefore, the people and the communities of Bowen Island will continue to work with the people of Squamish, West Vancouver, Gibsons, Lions Bay, the Regional Districts of Powell River and the Sunshine Coast, plus the Islands Trust Council to prevent funding, development, construction and operation of Woodfibre LNG in the Howe Sound. The communities of Howe Sound deserve, and expect, better from our government. Members of Concerned Citizens Bowen Bowen Island in Howe Sound

A positive celebration On behalf of the Bowen Island Community Foundation, we are delighted to congratulate Mary Letson on the 10th Anniversary of her personal training studio, Positively Fit. While Mary’s fitness business has been active on Bowen for 19 years, 10 years ago she took a leap of faith when she decided to open a studio gym and training facility. A decade later, Mary and her team continue to help Bowen Islanders stay healthy and active, providing one-on-one personal training, a range of fitness and yoga classes, wellness guidance and support, and hosting numerous community events, including Aaron’s Run, the Tri for CHAC and the Reindeer Run. Mary welcomed members and friends to the studio in celebration on Saturday, March 5 to mark the milestone. The event featured a silent auction, giving clients a chance

to take the reins as fitness coach to “train the trainer” and raised more than $1,000 for the Community Foundation’s Helping Hand Fund. Please accept our heartfelt thanks and congratulations!

With gratitude, Jennifer Hall and Joanne Gassman Positively Fit Training Studio members and directors of the Bowen Island Community Foundation

Adventure film fest organizers grateful

We wanted to send out a message of congratulations and gratitude to each and every one of you for participating in the 2016 BIAFF! Than you. Your stories were amazing and showcased the spectacular nature of Bowen and the opportunity for adventure that exists right outside our front doors. The feedback from attendees was overwhelmingly positive and we had many conversations about how your stories inspired them to want to get outside and play (though most aren’t quite up for technical mountain bike riding just yet – ha). There was supposed to be a festival prize awarded at the mix and mingle, however, many presenters had to leave right after the

presentations and we wanted the opportunity to chat with the attendees after the show and hear what they had to say. After the event, we chose based on everyone’s feedback and we will make the announcement today on our website and our Facebook page. Stay tuned! We are already looking forward to the 2017 BIAFF and we have many ideas about how to make the festival bigger, better, and even more fun. We would love to hear your ideas, as well. Please feel free to let us know what you would like to see for next year. Some of you already mentioned your interest in becoming more involved, and we welcome your input. In the meantime, we look forward to seeing you outside! Kiley and Baz

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Wildlife, wilderness well featured

from PAGE 1 With images of colourful creatures in sunlit waters, scuba enthusiast Adam Taylor had breathtaking underwater footage of marine life from around the shores of Bowen. Ranging from an octopus to sea slugs, Taylor showed the audience the local sea creatures as spectacular, and exotic-looking as anything you would expect to find in tropical waters. “I prefer scuba diving here to the tropics,” said Taylor who grew up playing in the waters along the local shores. Bob Turner screened his film of a stunningly beautiful expedition along the new Howe Sound Marine Trail that spans from Horseshoe Bay to Squamish. Only days after the announcement of another coup for LNG in Howe Sound, his film drove home the magnitude of loss to the recovering biodiversity in the Sound, should LNG get to final approval. The beautifully shot film showed Howe sound from a snorkeler’s point of view, a kayaker, and hiker’s vantage points. It opened with a history of the Sound, and armchair kayakers got a view of the campsites, the scenery and the animal encounters along the way. The film describes the wild archipelago of islands big and small, with seals and seabirds. The film takes a point of view ranging from that of a kayaker, a snorkeler, a swimmer and a hiker, describing a “a crazy array of extraordinary scenery and intertidal life… a wild magical place that would be a national park anywhere else in the world.” The marine trail courses along from Horseshoe Bay around Bowen, Gambier and Anvil Island then on up to Squamish River at the end of

the fjord. The film is a great opportunity to see the kayaking routes just off our shores. Bob and his brother Tim paddle around Gambier and Halkett Bay, one of four sheltered bays with tidal flats, known for recently discovered cloud sponges. “There’s beautiful camping with an hour-long hike and with views over the Sound,” said Bob. They paddle onto McNabb Creak, and Pam Rocks with white granite rising straight up from below the water. Pam Rocks is home to the largest colony of seals in the Sound. They pass Christie Island, a birth sanctuary with oystercatchers, eagles, and other seabirds, before going north to the second largest estuary in the Sound. “We have to come together and create a vision for a wild Howe Sound. Howe Sound is Vancouver’s wild neighbour, and it’s too fragile and beautiful to watch it wither under development pressure,” said Bob, reflecting on the spectacular locations. They make their way to Porteau Cove camping, then paddle on to Squamish, and then Britannia, with its smoothed rock formations before entering the “ecological jewel of the Sound,” the Squamish river estuary. At the completion of the expedition, Bob reflects that “The time is now, the moment is now, to stand, speak and act. The time is now to be the ones we have been waiting for.” Following the Turners’ and Taylor’s images, Bruce McTaggart shared footage of surf skiing in the company of porpoises, and of being herded by a transient killer whale. He had the remarkable and disconcerting experience of having the orca charge at McTaggart

The marine trail has established water access campsites between Horseshoe Bay and the Squamish River, a route depicted in the a film by brothers Bob and Tim Turner. To see the film visit youtu.be/olliN_IAwA4. photo TIM TURNER numerous times, only to reach the boat and make eye contact with the kayaker, before deftly diving under the kayak. The spectacle from this area we call home continued, with images from free diving with sea lions by Peter Scott and Linda Giusti, to mountain biking with Dangerous Dan Cowan, Rock and Ice Climbing on island with Hobey Walker, and Slacklining with Baz Cardinal. This inaugural event turned out to be nothing short of jaw-dropping. Kiley Redhead and Baz Cardinal who came up with the idea for this festival, and then worked out all the logistics,

know they have tapped into something perfectly suited for this island’s residents. “Next year we can make it a weekend-long event,” said Redhead. Her own presentation depicted hiking adventures, and her commentary, remarking on the looks of joy in the images, noted “this is what ‘yes’ feels like.” Her comment was also a perfect summary of the mood of the audience who couldn’t get enough of the wonders of the island and surroundings. The invitation to adventure was perfectly depicted in the festival, and one that is hard to resist.

Kiley Redhead and Baz Cardinal organized the island’s first Adventure Film Festival drawing a full audience and superb submissions. photo LOUISE LOIK

More work still left to be done on process points from PAGE 1

Water-borne adventures were a strong theme running through many of the films and slideshows over the weekend’s Adventure Film Festival. photo BAZ CARDINAL

mental approvals. The Woodfibre LNG site is located on the traditional territory of Squamish Nation. On Oct. 14, Squamish Nation Council announced it had approved an environmental assessment agreement and issued a Squamish Nation Environmental Assessment Certificate with legally binding conditions that Woodfibre LNG is required to meet for the project to move forward. “In truth, the real work is just beginning for our project team,” the vice-president said. “We now have to take all the conditions from the three environmental reviews and ensure they are incorporated in the detailed design work and planning for construction and operation of the Woodfibre LNG project.” The company still has a number of permits and regulatory processes ahead, including oil and gas commission permits. As well, Woodfibre LNG is looking at ways to pare expenses. “With prices being the way they are, we have to lower our costs,” Giraud said. The market is a major factor, he acknowledged. “It’s a big deal. But as a smaller facility with relationships in Asia, we still feel we are in a strong position.” Because WLNG would not be a huge facility, he said, “it’s easier to find a place for the gas on the market… but ultimately, price is a big factor, so everyone has to work hard.” If the company decides to go ahead on the project, construction would start in 2017, he estimated. “Theoretically, you could see construction before the end of the year, but it would be tight,” Giraud said. “It would be more likely next year.”

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Rotary Club takes care of local trails The local Rotary Club is now taking care of the local trails and would like volunteers to join the effort to keep the trails in a great, wild but accessible condition. They have taken the time to map all the island trails. This map is from Bowen Trails, created by John Dowler. In the photo below, Rotarians Robert Ballantyne, Nancy Joyce and Denis Lynn stand around one of Mount Gardner’s existing signs. MERIBETH DEAN photo

Corporate Officer or Deputy Corporate Officer Bowen Island Municipality is seeking a Corporate Officer or Deputy Corporate Officer. Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) as a key member of the senior management team, this role has responsibility for the statutory functions set out under Local Government Act and the Community Charter. Leading the Administration Department, the Corporate Officer or Deputy Corporate Officer also provides assistance to Council and the CAO including dispensing routine information, answering general inquiries and preparing, assembling and distributing Council agendas and minutes. In addition to regular office hours, it will require attendance at evening Council meetings. Experience and qualifications we are seeking include: • Certification or course work in local government administration; • Preferred experience of 5 years progressive experience as a Corporate or Deputy Corporate Officer; and • Working knowledge of the Community Charter, Local Government Act and other pertinent legislation. Consideration may be given to candidates who do not completely fulfil the above qualifications, but who can demonstrate a career interest in municipal government, who possess excellent organizational and communications skills and who have a proven record of transferable skills and completion of other training programs. If selected, such a candidate will be expected to complete necessary training as required by the position. This is a permanent full-time position. We thank all applicants, but advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please submit your covering letter and resume via e-mail, fax or mail by 4:00 pm on Monday, April 11, 2016 to: Kathy Lalonde, Chief Administrative Officer Bowen Island Municipality 981 Artisan Lane Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 FAX: 604-947-0193 EMAIL: klalonde@bimbc.ca WEBSITE: www.bimbc.ca

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Bowen Island heritage board welcoming new members Bowen Heritage is celebrating our 25th anniversary this year and some exciting projects are underway. The Metro Parks Board is exploring opportunities to conserve the Orchard cottages and park, and the municipality has launched its Heritage Commission. To support this work we would like to expand our team and are asking for interest from our members. Do you have an interest or knowledge of Bowen history and heritage? Experience or interest in park or heritage planning? Ideas for family programming or creating exciting volunteer opportunities? Perhaps you enjoy events planning, such as our proposed 25th anniversary long-table dinner and other community celebrations? Experience with communications and social media? Could you advise us on restoration work? If you are interested in joining our board, or other volunteer opportunities, please contact the nominations committee chairperson Pernille Nielsen at bowenheritage@gmail.com or at 604-947-2210. Please note: Under our bylaws, nominations for the board cannot be accepted from the floor at the AGM. Nominations close on April 3. AGM material will be published on our website in April. Save the date: Annual General Meeting is on Sunday, April 24, 2:30 p.m. in Collins Hall.

Things to Do March 25 Friday Night Craft Circle at 7, The Hayloft Suite 1355 Westside Rd.

Rob Bell-Irving, community adviser with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, brings thousands of spring, coho, and chum salmon eggs to the island fish hatchery every year. photo LOUISE LOIK TIM PARDEE CONTRIBUTOR

A major scientific effort is underway to find out why salmon stocks have declined in the Strait of Georgia, Juan de Fuca Strait and Puget Sound, which together form the Salish Sea. The initiative is being driven by two non-profit organizations: the Pacific Salmon Foundation in Canada and Long Live the Kings in the United States. I encourage you to learn more about this science-driven study by visiting the Salish Sea Marine Survival Project website or downloading the 2015 Canadian Progress Report. The following provides some background to this undertaking. The Strait of Georgia’s marine ecosystem supports about 3,000 species of marine life and is fundamental to sustaining the diversity of Pacific salmon in southern B.C. We have all witnessed significant changes in the Strait’s once highly productive ecosystem. Chinook, coho, and steelhead have experienced a tenfold decline in survival during the marine phase of their lifecycle.

Growing scientific consensus is that marine survival of Pacific salmon is largely dependent upon the growth and mortality rates of juvenile salmon during their early marine life, according to Dr. Brian Riddell, CEO of the Pacific Salmon Foundation. To find out what is affecting salmon survival, the Pacific Salmon Foundation and Long Live the Kings of Seattle formed the Salish Sea Marine Survival Project in 2012. The scale and scope of the five-year research project are unprecedented in our region. Today, more than 40 organizations, encompassing most of the region’s fisheries and marine research and management complex, are working on a comprehensive study of salmon and steelhead survival. The scientific undertaking is co-ordinated by both founding organizations, with the Pacific Salmon Foundation leading a five-year, $10-million research effort in Canada. Again, I encourage you to learn more about the Salish Sea. Tim Pardee is a member of the Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club bowenhatchery.org

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

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March 27 Easter with horses BIHORA Games and Fun 1-3 p.m. Crippen Park Equestrian Ring Free March 30 Step for the Seas; a fitness event in support of the sea. Bring out your best leg warmers and one-piece lycra and step your heart out to fun and simple choreography to ’80s and ’90s tunes; all while helping the Sea Shepherd protect our oceans and its majestic creatures. Location; Fitness Studio, 650 Carter Rd., $10 per person is the suggested donation. Wednesday, March 30, 7-8 p.m. All Proceeds to Sea Shepherd (seashepherd.org); led by Rebecca Lyne, BCRPA fitness instructor and personal trainer. RSVP Facebook: Step for the Seas.

e-published. She’ll be reading excerpts from her new sci-fi novel at Cates Hill Chapel, 4:30 p.m. Talk and questions: 5 p.m. -6 p.m. Admission is free at the door. April 12 Community Lunch 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Legion $5 drop in. Adult event May 8 Tayo Aluko Concert, sponsored by the Bowen Island Arts Council. A performance of songs performed by Tayo Aluko recalling the life of Paul Robeson, who sang Ol’

Man River in Showboat. He was an American football player, lawyer, civil rights activist, writer, actor and concert singer with a unique bass-baritone voice. Paul Robeson catapulted himself onto the international stage in 1928 and became a legend during his life time. Cates Hill Chapel in two performances at 2 and 7 p.m. Tickets will be available at Phoenix on Bowen and at the door, adults $25 and students $ 15, cash or cheques only. Contact HC Behm at hcbehm@shaw.ca.

April 9 Community Dance: Contra and country dances taught and then danced with live musicians at Cates Hill Chapel. Tickets on sale at Phoenix The Rosetta Man Book Launch 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.: Claire McCague, author of Rosetta Man, is presenting a reading and author talk about getting

Jedi Training camp: Bethen tries out a new lightsabre during Jedi training camp at Bowen Island Parks and Recreation Spring Break camp. CARRIE THIEL photo

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GYMNASTICS Last weekend the Bowen Island Gymnastics Club gave their gymnasts a chance to show off their moves at Community School gym. Jordan, photo at right, concentrates on her moves through her uneven bars routine while Kate, photo above, keeps her balance on the beam. Callahan, photo below, showed off his flexibilty while flying between the uneven bars. photos Kate Parker

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Castle calls for only the fanciest flip-flops

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After a discount flight from outside Milan to outside of Paris, and a series of train changes, we finally made it to our destination. We jumped off the train, expecting to find a taxi to take us to “The Castle” then off we’d go, with afternoon tea ready upon our arrival. But this was a rural station, with no taxicab. Instead, there was a bus stop, with four older French ladies sitting on a bench. I went over with a big smile, in my best French introduced myself, and told them we were trying to get to the chateau. One old woman told us that if we got on the bus with her, we could get fairly close to the chateau, then foot it the rest of the way. It was a very long route, and when we finally arrived at our stop, one of the old women pointed up a lane, and told us we could walk to the chateau in about 20 minutes on our “young legs.” On foot, out in the boonies, we decided to pop into the local shop and pick up some wine, cheese and a baguette. All of our reusable bags were in the bottom of the backpack, so we got our goodies in plastic bags, and headed to the chateau in flip-flops with backpacks, and carrying plastic grocery bags. Twenty minutes later, we arrived at a very ornate gate, with an incredibly long driveway, surrounded by Arabian horses on one side and prize-winning sheep on the other. There was also a double moats. That’s right, not just one moat, but two! And there, at the end, stood a breathtaking, huge-gabled, many-windowed castle. I pinched myself. We were finally here! I quickly ran my fingers through my hair, smoothed my travel-weary clothes and practiced my curtsey. Hubby, on the other hand, always looks dashing in his shorts, flip-flops, and dark sunglasses, though I did suggest he practice a bow. Up the driveway we went, and went, and went. It was a long driveway, and halfway up, I got the distinct feeling that we were being observed from behind heavy damask curtains as they ran around hiding the silver as vagabonds approached. Now the question was, did we go to the front door or the tradesman’s entrance? I suggested that we should probably leave our backpacks and plastic bags outside. With a huge smile on my face, I pushed open the 11-foot high door, and saw a high counter ahead of me, with a little silver bell. I glanced around at a majestic spiral staircase with passages and doors and history. Everywhere was history. I momentarily forgot I was in the 21st century as images of ladies in long gowns danced before my eyes. I came back to the present with a voice that said, “Bonjour, Madame!” I glanced up to see an impeccably dressed man looking less than pleased to see us. I was grateful for the high counter so at least he couldn’t see our flip-flops. Not to be put off, in my best accent I “bonjoured,” him back, and

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What’s the French word for “wow”? gorgeous fireplace, antique couches, a little bell to ring for tea and great tall windows looking out onto roaming horses and a double moat make this the standout room inside a stunning castle lost somewhere in the French countryside. CAROLINE WALKER photo then asked him ever so politely if by chance he “parlez’ed English?” In the most condescending tone ever, he replied, “Of course, Madame.” We introduced ourselves and told him we had a reservation. “Ah, but madame, monsieur, you must be mistaken, the castle is full,” said Monsieur. “Well that just can’t be,” I said, “we booked three months ago.“ Tears welled in my eyes and I could see the tears were having a slight effect as he peered down his nose. “Ah madame, you are lucky, I do see one spare room.” Before he could finish, I said, “that’s great, fantastic; so happy.” His final words were, “in the annex.” “Annex!” I gasped. “You mean stable block!” Who did he think he was messing with here? I had not footed all the way to the castle to miss staying in the castle. At the exact moment that he was going to get an ear full, a lovely young woman in a designer cashmere suit floated out of the office. She smiled at me, batted her eyelashes at hubby, and gently stroked the arm of monsieur while telling him in French that he was mistaken, as the castle had lots of spare rooms. (At least that was the gist of what I understood.) He looked suitably chastised, but still took his time looking through his book before saying that in fact, he had managed to find an available suite. I thought he said it was Marie Antoinette’s personal suite. I almost jumped up and down with glee, but felt it may be not be proper, and the better idea was to demurely lower my eyes, and say “merci.” Ms. Gorgeous-Cashmere-Suit reached over to get a key; a real key, a five-inch long key. Probably a 500-year-old key made of gold. Well, maybe not gold, but the rest is true. I gestured at hubby to grab our bags, and Ms. Cashmere sashayed ahead of us in her stiletto heels, up the spiral staircase. It wasn’t a marble staircase, but it was huge chunks of ancient stone that had an ominous lean to the left, making me wonder if it would appear straight after a few glasses of wine. Round and round and up and up we went. Now I was wondering if we were in the attic. Top floor, but not attic, and oh my, I was in love with the place; antique carpet runners, old paintings, windows so tall you wouldn’t want to be the cleaner. Then we were at our door. Out came the big key. The door opened, and immediately there was another door, I mean right there, not a little hallway and another door, but touching the one that was open. “Sound proofing,” Ms. Cashmere explained. Hmm, so they thought we were the rowdy guests; or maybe they were going to lock us up and we would never get out ... and I’d thought we’d only have ghosts to contend with. Before handing us another key for the inner door, she told us they would be happy to serve us afternoon tea in the sitting room, and evening meal in either the grand ball room or equally grand dining room, but she told us, as an after-

thought, formal wear is required. My mind scrambled through my backpack items. Maybe my beach cover-up could pass as a floaty evening gown if I ironed it, but even hubby’s best dove grey linen shorts wouldn’t cut it. I was feeling grateful we had a plastic bag full of bread and cheese and wine. We opened the door, and despite grumblings from my hubby about fabric wallpaper that was probably moldy, I was in bliss. It was everything and more than I had hoped. As I glanced out of the window across the moat and across the lake to a beautiful gazebo set on a crest, I knew if I ever left this room where we would take our plastic bag of wine and cheese. I could barely wait to check out all the rooms and nooks and crannies and back stairs. It took some great will power not to slide down the banister, but I gracefully glided downstairs, still in flip-flops. I glided down the three floors and wandered into the grand ballroom, and through the formal and not-so-formal dining rooms, through multiple sitting rooms, until I found “my” room! This was where I would spend my time. It was gorgeous; great tall windows that looked out on the moat and the horses, with beautiful afternoon sunshine streaming in, and a gorgeous fireplace with huge baskets of tree trunk-sized logs at either side. There were big comfy looking antique couches and a little bell to ring for afternoon tea. I grabbed a blanket and curled my flip-flopped feet under it, and waited for tea. While I was in that beautiful room, a couple of people in a Jaguar drove up to the castle and asked if they could look around. As they were not in flip-flops, monsieur had decided they were worthy of a tour. As they entered “my room,” they were aghast, and apologized profusely for disturbing Madame! I think they believed it was my house and I was actually starting to think that by now. I nodded my head and thanked them for their courtesy, and told them to enjoy the house. A short while later, my hubby came searching for me to suggest a walk around the grounds which was probably a good idea, because if I stayed there much longer I would have started acquiring airs and graces. Outside was lovely, the moat sparkled in the sun, and the water lilies were the perfect shapes. Even the horse poo smelt better than most. Out of the corner of my eye, I saw a movement. A ghost? No, it was Monsieur and Madame, from the office, cozied up to each other behind the rhubarb! Hmmm, it would serve them right if they get grass stains on their cashmere, and horse poo on their shoes. The day we left, he called a taxi for us, probably grateful we were leaving, but we felt he deserved a token of our gratitude, so we left him the empty wine bottle in the plastic bag, and a pair of flip-flops.

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