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Being two places at the same time Haig Farris brings us quantum mechanics
On tour with Prince
Reflections from a backup dancer
Baseball season opener
The games of summer are back
Groundbreaking to begin for new pub LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
The Bowen Island Pub has been iconic in the cove, anchoring the corner of Bowen Trunk Road and Dorman Road with funny messages on its sign board, and bulky blue barn appearance. Visitors and locals alike know that it’s the kind of place that you won’t find anywhere else. It’s worn around the edges, even “falling apart,” as owner Glenn Cormier will tell you. But this is the kind of place where esthetics have never mattered. It draws boaters in summer and dancers in the winter. When a band is playing there are 19-yearolds dancing alongside the seniors in the community. The layout is bad, the dance floor barely there and the stage for the band is always cramped to overflowing, but it’s a part of community life. There has been a ska band complete with two trumpets, a saxophone, drummer, guitarist and singer rocking that stage. The local bands, including Black Molly, Ginger 66, Walk on Dead, Adam Woodall Band and numerous others, know that stage like their own instruments. When a good band is playing, word gets out and the place is packed from one end to the other. Movember moustaches have been shaved off at the pub, birthdays celebrated and dark days have been danced away. People meet there for a beer or some gossip and a bite to eat. Even though the location offers mountain views off the patio for daytime noshing on fish and chips, it’s the evenings when the pub rocks into life. “Since we took over we’ve seen the business grow,” says Cormier. “On rib nights there’s not enough tables and chairs for everyone.” The new pub will have a better layout, and a better kitchen for preparing foods for dinners for families. He would like the new pub to be a place where seniors are comfortable coming for some fish and chips and families can come and feel welcome, away from the bar.
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Families of the co-owners of the Bowen Pub gathered on Sunday for a ceremonial groundbreaking in the location of the new pub. Farrah Cormier, whose dad has been running the pub, is proud to celebrate the groundbreaking with family and friends. Using a specially made shovel, co-owners Nick Shaw, Glenn Cormier, Connie Shaw and toddler son Wyatt, and Meredith Cormier move the first pile of dirt to make way for their new business. LOUISE LOIK photo
Local scholar wins prestigious award LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
Bowen’s Susanna Braund received a top Canadian award in the world of higher learning last week. The University of British Columbia humanities professor is one of six scholars to receive a Killam Research Fellowship, granting her full teaching and administrative release to pursue independent research. For Braund, funding from the award gives her “possibly the best award a researcher can receive – time.” Recipients get
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two years “relieved from all teaching and administrative duties, with a properly funded replacement position for the department.” Braund’s peers selected the winners and the process was administered through an independent committee. The prestigious privately funded award from the Killam Trust, supports creativity and innovation through research and higher learning. Braun’s project, Virgil Translated, is “about the power of the written
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Mark your calendars for May 6 - 8, 2016. Bowen Island is participating once again in the Jane’s Walk Global Festival - free citizen-led walking tours inspired by activist and scholar Jane Jacobs. The walks get people to tell stories, explore their communities, and connect with neighbours. Details of Bowen walks will be posted at http://janeswalk.org/canada/bowen-island-bc. If you’d like to lead a walk, please email mnicholson@bimbc.ca
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Finding happiness at BIRD CAROLINE PARKER CONTRIBUTOR
This spring, Bowen Island Community School’s Parent Advisory Council (BICS PAC) will once again hold a spot in the line-up of Bowen Island organizations whose volunteers box and stack refundables at the Bowen Island Recycling Depot (BIRD). You may have noticed that some of these volunteers radiate a kind of happiness that you wouldn’t ordinarily associate with the handling of stale beer cans. One way to explore the mystery is to see how volunteering for the BICS PAC’s shift at BIRD fits the 10 key steps on the path to happiness identified by Action for Happiness (see actionforhappiness.org) and discussed last fall in BICS principal Scott Slater’s blog (see scottslater.org). Summarized as the acronym GREAT DREAM, these 10 key steps to happiness help to unlock the secret of finding bliss as you box empties. Here is just one interpretation: feel free to imagine your own answers. Giving You are giving your time to raise money for worthwhile projects such as the BICS community playground. Relating You are connecting with your fellow volunteers and island neighbours in a spontaneous way. Friendly eye contact. Frequent grins. The occasional chat with a new acquaintance or old friend. People leaving their smartphones in the car. Exercising As you set bottles and cans in motion on their journey to a better place than the dump, you are working your major muscle groups.
Appreciating You are appreciating that in the glorious Bowen springtime, you have a relatively painless way to do your part. No sweltering heat. No plague of wasps around the juice bin. Trying Out It’s all about innovating and refining your technique as you corral wine bottles of varying girths into a cardboard box. There’s no shame in being a novice. Direction You have a discrete task and two hours to do it. You will never face another more direct and easily achievable goal in your week. Resilience After the first time you realize that you’ve mistakenly tossed a white-lined juice box into the silver-lined juice box mega bin, you know you will bounce back from wading your hand into the juice slime and will be stronger for it. Emotion Your fellow islanders radiate positive energy as they weave around you and sometimes throw a kind word your way. How can you not soak it in? Acceptance Whether you go through your BIRD shift like a Zen master, a chatty bartender, a human sine curve, or Mrs. Tittlemouse, you accept the unique traits that you bring to this noble undertaking. Meaning As a parent volunteer, you are helping your family, your school, your community and the planet. It’s hard to pack that much meaning into two hours of volunteer time, but you’ve done it. Go home, your mission is complete. Don’t forget to wash your hands.
How word of mouth can distort the facts LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
While rumours of a cougar attack spread on Facebook and in the community, it would appear that it was likely the silhouette of a deer that triggered a series of events. According to RCMP Cpl. Paulo Arreaga who attended the incident, two men from off island were hiking and got lost, returning late in the day off the Mt. Gardner trail. “They came down to Mt. Gardner Road and came across the silhouette of an animal crossing the road. They yelled at it, and it didn’t
move.” The men felt that the wisest course of action was to find safety, assuming that the animal on the road was a cougar that was unfazed by the yelling. “They broke into the gas station for safety.” One of the men sustained minor cuts from breaking the window, contrary to any rumour of lacerations from a cougar attack. The man was assessed by a paramedic and did not require stitches. When Arreaga arrived, the men took him to what they described as the exact location where they had seen the cougar. “A deer
was standing in that same spot and didn’t move when I drove up,” says Arreaga. He says that he can’t be 100 per cent sure that there wasn’t a cougar that triggered the alarm, but there is nothing to substantiate the sighting. Arreaga sent a message to the nearby school choosing to “err on the side of caution.” “It’s unfortunate that a Facebook message caused this to escalate. It’s not really news that someone saw a silhouette on the road.” The men compensated the gas station for the damage to the building.
BICS student Malena Dawe and her dad Neil Dawe help out at the recycling centre. photo ISABEL RUEDIGER
Illegal crab trappers fined JANE SEYD CONTRIBUTOR
Two men caught illegally catching Dungeness crabs off North Vancouver’s Cates Park last year have been fined over $3,000 by the courts. The two men were caught illegally fishing for crabs off the pier in January 2015. When questioned by the RCMP, neither of the men was able to produce a license. One of the men was also using three crab traps when the legal limit is two. Altogether the men were in possession of 27 crabs under the required legal size and 21 of which were female – which is also banned. Four
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crabs per person is the daily limit for Dungeness crab. Some of those crabs were discovered in a plastic garbage bag hidden in a spare tire of a vehicle belonging to one of the men. Sellathurai Sivakumaran, 38, of Vancouver was fined $1,600 April 4 after pleading guilty to possession of illegally caught crabs and fishing without a license. Sirpavan Kandsamy, also of Vancouver, was fined $1,700 last May after pleading guilty to catching and retaining undersize crabs and for retaining more than the daily crab quota. -courtesy of North Shore News
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The amazing people who share this rock
There’s a lot to talk about this week, but only so much space. One thing that took a lot of space is the feature on Haig Farris, and when you read the story you’ll know why. I struggled to fit his story into anything short of a book. Big news for the cove is the change coming with the new pub, shops, condos and townhouses. The demand for affordable housing isn’t going away and the municipality, landowners and developers are working on solutions. The challenge will be accommodating the local demand in addition to that of people coming from off island, happy to get a reprieve from mainland housing costs. We should be hearing something soon about what the municipality has in store for the housing crunch. Susanna Braund has been acknowledged for her brilliance with her academic award, but the University of British Columbia professor stays busy outside
academia as well, keeping involved in a multitude of areas. Braund is a talented musician who frequently performs in town and on island to packed audiences. She is also a key player in CAWES fundraising, and
she is the head of our ferry committee. On the sad news that Prince is gone, I spoke to Kelly Konno who is a huge Prince fan, and who toured with him as a teen, wondering if she would like
to share some insight on the performer. She tells us, neighbour to neighbour, the story of an unexpected experience of being able to work for Prince, whom she idolized, and who has tragically made headlines this
week. We’ve got a pretty amazing bunch of people on this island, which means there’s no shortage of stories. I hope you enjoy the articles in this week’s paper. Louise
Covenant House efforts engage island women Just prior to Mother’s Day, on May 5, fellow Bowen Islander Kelly Matzen and I will be joining a group of 30 mothers who will spend a night sleeping on the street in the Downtown Eastside. We will spend the night on the street in a sleeping bag on a piece of cardboard. The purpose of our sleep out is to raise awareness about the issues facing youth on the streets, while raising money for Covenant House. Covenant House provides Vancouver’s street youth with a place to go when there is nowhere else left to turn. The organization operates a crisis shelter, independent living program and street outreach. Covenant House
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has a strong Bowen connection in that two of its staff members, Jen Hall and Jessica Slater, commute in daily from here. Issues like mental health and addictions are everywhere and they can wreak havoc on a family, at every imaginable level. Kelly and I are so mindful of the blessings our own kids receive daily growing up on Bowen, and we want to send a gesture of hope to young people who have not been given such support in life. Kelly and I, along with each of the 30 mothers involved in the sleep out, have pledged to raise $3,000 for Covenant House. A huge, huge thank you to those who have already supported our cause! Further donations Interim Editor Louise Loik
in support of our efforts for Covenant House can be made at: covenanthousebc.
org. Click on “Sleep Out – Mothers Edition” and search for our names in the list if
you would like to help! Natasha LaRoche and Kelly Matzen
Fisheries Act needs to be changed The federal Fisheries Act, enacted almost 150 years ago, is one of the oldest pieces of environmental legislation in Canada. In 1977, under Pierre Trudeau’s government, the Act was amended to include habitat protection. Until 2012, this legislation empowered the federal government to protect oceans, clean water and fish habitat. The Fisheries Act used to state that: “no person shall carry out any work or undertaking that results in the harmful alteration, disruption or destruction (HADD) of fish habitat.” Petition request: “After several meetings in Ottawa last week, it became clear that Minister Tootoo might need a bit more of a push to reinstate habitat protection back in the Fisheries Act as a first step. Although it may
seem counterintuitive to ask for minimal consultation on this piece after a decade of exclusion, Harper made this change with no public participation, respect for First Nations rights and title, and scientific evidence (in fact this Globe and Mail article shows it was written by industry - theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/fisheries-act-change-guided-by-industry/ article13606358/). We’re hoping that a petition with significant support and calls from the public, First Nations and scientists helps make this policy change happen quickly (in the next two months) and then starts off a consultation process for introducing “modern safeguards.” We’re hoping significant outreach can help us get to 20,000 for it to be tabled in Parliament. Thanks, Nikki Skuce
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Local MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones announced that the Government of Canada is offering “open-ended consultations” on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP,) and is encouraging members of our community to share their views on the topic. “It is an issue that has complex implications for all Canadians and I know there is tremendous interest in our community.” Last week a Vancouver Island MLA, Andrew Weaver, spoke out against the deal in a Motion 11 debate in the legislature saying that it hurts Canada’s ability to be competitive in technology, and that it is based on outdated thinking. “This is not a deal for British Columbians, this is a deal for Petronas (LNG).” The Leader of the B.C. Green Party continued, “It is a 20th-century trade strategy applied to a 21stcentury economy.” Adds Weaver, “the BC Liberals have been going out of their way to try to court technology companies, talking about leadership in this sector and how government is there for them. Today we see that was all talk, as they swiftly cut the legs out from under this industry with this vote. “Signing this deal will also undermine our ability to be climate leaders. If we are serious about addressing climate change we will have to implement more aggressive policies to reduce our emissions, under this agreement that would put us at a distinct trade disadvantage if other countries did not follow suit.” In support of the deal, B.C. Premier Christy Clark and the International Trade Minister Teresa Wat released a letter to federal International Trade Minister Chrystia Freeland signed by 80 B.C. businesses from food producers to aircraft and forest companies. The public consultations are part of a study launched by the Standing Committee on International Trade on the TPP. Both the Prime Minister and the Minister of International Trade have said they will listen to all Canadians regarding the proposed partnership. The committee wants written submissions and invites Canadians to request to appear as a witness before the committee, either as an individual or as a representative of an organization. No closing date has been set with regard to the consultation period. The deal requires ratification by Canada, the U.S., Mexico, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia and other Pacific Rim countries. To appear as a witness, provide your name and contact information to the Clerk of the Committee at: ciit-tpp-ptp@ parl.gc.ca. Written submissions should be emailed to the same address. More detailed information can also be found on the Committee’s web page: parl.gc.ca/Committees/en/CIIT.
Cody Bentall, Kaid Sander and Frank Seaberly watch as Gary Anderson practises his double-handed axe throwing technique in Anderson’s backyard. Anderson is organizing Bowfest’s Logger Show. photo MARTHA PERKINS
Axe throwing league coming to Bowen Thrown are coming to Bowen to work with Bowen Loggers, Doc Morgan’s and Bowen Island Brewing Company to host Bowen’s first ever axe throwing league. Starting Thursday, May 26 (and held weekly for eight weeks), the USSC lawn in front of Doc Morgan’s will be transformed into a flurry of axe throwing and lumberjack entertainment. While Thrown comes with more than 15 years of facilitating axe throwing experiences and interactive activities, Bowen Island is sure to bring the gusto and enthusiasm. The first week is dedicated to technique and instruction to ensure that each thrower can fully optimize his or her throwing potential. Throwing hatches have been chosen as the
instrument of choice for their user friendly capability, and so that anyone can throw right from the get-go. The league works in a round robin style, boiling down to what is sure to be an explosive final two weeks of finals, and wrap celebration party on July 14. Men and women will compete neck in, as overall event winner of Bowfest’s Logger Event Kelly Miller proved – axe throwing is not a gender-specific event! Though participants must be 19 or over, children and anyone wanting to watch are invited to do so from the safety of the boardwalk or the heights on Doc Morgan’s patios. Though the prize pot is still growing, currently booty for the winners includes: $650 in cash prizes, a cruiser
bike, local gift certificates and tons of Bowen Brewing Company swag. Up to $1,800 is being donated to the Logger’s Group for the continual effort to create a new Athletic Park. Everyone from parents looking for a good stress relieving activity, new islanders looking to meet people and join in on community spirit, to experienced logger sport enthusiasts are encouraged to join the league. Registration is $150, which includes your personal starter pack and T-shirt and a $30 donation to Bowen to Bowen Logger Group and the Athletic Park. If you would like to join or would like more information please email events@ussc.ca or stop by the bar at Doc Morgan’s.
UBC science fair inspires students PAM MATTHEWS CONTRIBUTOR
Last week 10 IPS students attended the Vancouver Regional Science Fair at the University of British Columbia. Over the course of the three days they presented their projects to the judges, fellow participants and visiting students and public, met with other students to learn about their projects, and participated in UBC science department tours and workshops. For me it was an incredible experience to be one of the more than 300 students from around Greater Vancouver who took part in the 2016 Regional Science Fair. The judges treated us like fellow scientists; they asked challenging questions, and discussed our topics and gave their feedback as professional scientists. They were enthusiastic about our experiments. I came away with a deeper understanding of my project and it inspired me to challenge myself with a new experiment next year. All of the IPS students were successful and had a great time. Special recognition goes to Taliesin Van Lidth de Jeude Roemer who won an honourable mention for his project “Do plants have feelings?” And happily I who won a bronze medal for my project “How deep is your sleep.” Congratulations to Reid Mackenzie, Jett Witty, Joel West Sadler, Amelia Parkin, Farrah Cormier, Quinn Cameron, Taliesin Van Lidth de Jeude Roemer and Lili Goodwin.
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Quantum computing opens new possibilities
First Haig Farris brought us Science World, now it’s a super computer LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made headlines with his 35-second soundbite explaining quantum theory at an Ontario university last week. Haig Farris, co-founder of the world’s first commercial quantum computer, D-Wave, thinks it’s great that the prime minister was bringing quantum theory into the mainstream, but according to Farris, who lives on Bowen Island, “they say that if you say you understand quantum mechanics, you don’t.” Farris, who co-founded D-Wave in 1999, has his own explanation of how a quantum computer works. “It processes every possible permutation at once. Classical computers take things step by step. In a problem that is extra complex, like chess, or with stock trading, there are a great number of possibilities. It solves the whole problem in one step.“ If, for instance, you had to plan a trip, stepby-step you would need to consider every component of the journey, from one point to the next, looking at all forms of transportation, service providers, accommodation, date options and all possible combinations for each leg of the journey. “With quantum computing, an algorithm incorporates all that information, entangled and superimposed. It produces solutions in one computation.” “We are working on 2,000 permutations solved in the blink of an eye,” says Farris. “No one is doing it yet.” The company website describes D-Wave as a computer that “taps directly into the fundamental fabric of reality – the strange and counterintuitive world of quantum mechanics.” Einstein described the idea of quantum physics as “spooky distance,” a place of parallel worlds, or as our PM explained it, where things can be “both a particle and a wave at the same time.” “We’ve done the work,” says Farris. “You can prove it on an atomic level. Particles can exist in two places at once.” What is even stranger than the concept of quantum mechanics is that what happens inside the box of a D-Wave computer. The equilibrium of the computer is maintained within a super-cooled environment, 150 times colder than interstellar space. The balance is so delicate that what happens in the box is unobservable, as observation, heat, or noise would mess with the homeostasis. NASA and Google acquired a D-Wave quantum computer last summer and the CIA is one of the investors in the company. Another advantage of quantum computers is that D-Wave “is green technology,” says Farris. “It can have a huge positive impact on the environment; one huge D-Wave server can form millions of computations, but it doesn’t generate heat, and scaling up doesn’t use more information. Currently, what one quantum computer can process in a moment would take a million traditional computers to process over the course of many years.” The human-like ability to assimilate a lot of information in an instant is what is special about the D-Wave computers. For instance, says Farris, “With Google Glass, our computer taught it to distinguish between a wink and a blink.” The possibilities for problem solving with this technology are vast are unimaginable, and for Farris, this kind of business is a perfect fit. He is a man who dwells in the realm of possibilities. Though he isn’t one to blow his own horn, Farris has been pushing the boundaries
Bowen resident Haig Farris is the co-founder of D-Wave, the world’s first commercial quantum computer. photo supplied of what can and can’t be done in areas ranging from the arts to science and education for decades. Farris is one of Canada’s best-known venture capitalists and experts in high-technology startups. He started out practising law in Vancouver, and true to form, chose corporate law “because it deals with the future.” At 28, while working in corporate law, he saw the opportunity for a shift, to work as a financial consultant for startups and in venture capital. At Ventures West, in one situation, he saw the potential in a company working on commercialized radio technology, the type used by FedEx and cab companies. He helped finance the business that Motorola then purchased. His successes continued and as his accomplishments grew and so did Ventures West. “It got big and I left,” says Farris. In 1990, he started up Fractal Capital Corp., a private venture cap-
got startup funding from Farris. Another company, Zymeworks got its start because Ali Tehrani took the entrepreneurship class and impressed Farris with his work designing protein enzymes. Zymeworks Inc., is working on antibody and protein therapeutics for fighting cancer, autoimmune and inflammatory diseases. They are about to begin human clinical trials. “It’s quantum chemistry with an overlap of chemistry, physics, biology. It’s the ultimate medicine – printing organs,” says Farris. Farris was also impressed with Elliott Holtham, a geophysicist that was in his program. Holtham joined forces with Farris to start Tech-X Resources, which creates physics simulation and scientific software. The company created an algorithm that would map out copper deposits that are road accessible. The investor also saw value in plant genetics
“Currently, what one quantum computer can process in a moment would take a million traditional computers to process over the course of many years.” ital company that finances high-tech startups. The next year, as a venture capitalist, Farris was invited to teach entrepreneurship at UBC. He accepted the position as an adjunct professor but wanted to ensure the course would be open to science graduate students, along with other students from outside the faculty of business. He wanted someone with a physics PhD to apply their skills outside of academia and use their knowledge in a business application. For a decade, he worked with some of the brightest young minds in Vancouver and kept an eye out for the “superstars” who could be both analytical and good problem solvers. One of his superstars was Geordie Rose, who was studying for a PhD in theoretical physics. He impressed Farris with his clear presentation about a complex subject, so much so, that when he came back to Farris years later for support on a quantum transistor, Farris handed him a cheque for a computer and printer to get the business that would become D-Wave started. Over the years, only a few superstar students
research and got behind Creatus Biosciences and researcher is Dr. Hennie JJ van Vuuren, who is focused on the microbiology of genetically engineered yeast for use in wine making. The company is also using yeast in the sustainable commercial production of industrial chemical compounds. Farris says that what he looks for in a business partner is not just business acumen, but likability. “From the time I was 40 I decided I will only work with people I like.” His guiding principle seems to be working. He has found the right people to work with on an astonishing number of successful ventures. Farris, who “never took a science course, but read a lot,” has none-the-less spent decades promoting scientific experimentation at all levels. It was Farris, with a strong team of partners, who took the concept of a science centre from an inspiration in the mid-1970s to the grand opening of Vancouver’s Science World by Queen Elizabeth II in 1987. “I toured Prince Philip around,” adds Farris, saying that all the work to make Science World happen
“was a labour of love.” He adds, “At the time, no one had an idea what Science World was.” Farris worked on acquiring the location, along with $22 million in funding. “Rudy North, who lives on Bowen, helped out with $40,000,” says Farris. At the conclusion of Expo, Farris also managed to get the geodesic dome to house Science World. “It took a big fight to get the globe after Expo ended,” he says, but clearly, the results were worth the fight. His eyes shine with pride over the number of students, teachers and visitors who have walked through the doors of Science World, gaining inspiration and knowledge. “It was fun,” he reflects simply. In spite of all that Farris has accomplished, he is intriguing in his lack of self-importance. He shows curiosity about the people around him and enjoys talking about other people’s accomplishments. Farris is just as interested in the person who has been a volunteer teacher in a developing country as he is in an entrepreneur, an artist, a performer, or a physicist. He tries adeptly to focus attention on other people before talking about himself. Farris is happy to talk about another project that deviates from the high-tech world. Billy Bishop Goes to War, a musical theatre production which enacts a piece of Canadian history about a First World War flying ace, made it to the stage in both London and on Broadway in New York, thanks to the efforts of Farris, who brought the various people and pieces together. He also initiated the Disney movie production of Farley Mowat’s book, Never Cry Wolf. With so many accomplishments under his belt, you might expect Farris to be feeling burnt out. The opposite would be true. Farris reflects instead that his career “has been a lot of fun.” It turns out that in spite of a busy schedule, Farris also takes time to photograph the wildlife around his oceanside home, taking remarkable pictures of marine mammals and birds. He has a strong appreciation for art and museums, nature, and especially for the love of his life, Mary Farris, who is an accomplished artist. He’s invested in things that he’s found interesting, and has worked with people that he’s
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Dancer looks back on touring with Prince LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
Kelly Konno was 17 when she toured with Prince as one of his backup dancers. She reflects on the rare experience of working for Prince, the pop icon who died suddenly last week. “I had every one of his albums,” says Konno, who still can’t believe the turn of events surrounding herself and Prince. “I’m a huge fan.” Konno was 17, a backup dancer just starting out fresh from Surrey and living in LA. She was living with other dancers, getting by hand-tomouth, when she auditioned to dance for Janet Jackson. There wasn’t an opening for her with Jackson at the moment, but the choreographer who was watching her had another client for Konno. That client was Prince. At the time, Prince was pushing back against the industry, dropping his well-established name and opting instead to be called The Artist, or The Artist Formerly Known As. “We were told to call him The Artist,” says Konno. “We also called him The Boss.” The Artist had one main dancer and needed Konno as one of this two other dancers for his North American tour. Naturally, Konno took the job. “We weren’t a big part of the show. We did two numbers and would sit in the audience and watch the show in between our sets.” Konno says that Prince was exacting in his expectation of everyone involved in his shows. “He could get up and play any instrument from his band, and play it better than anyone in the band. If someone wasn’t up to his expectations, anyone, they’d be gone.” She says that he wouldn’t warn anyone, but he would change up his set list and his song list, keeping everyone on their toes. “One day the other dancer and I were in the audience between our sets and our song starts playing. We flew down the steps to race onto stage. I think he saw us sitting there and wanted to
make sure we were paying attention.” Konno’s one role as his dancer was to come running down from the audience area, looking like a journalist trying to get a story. Once she got to the floor in front of the stage, she had to follow him in a choreographed style, back and forth in front of the stage, while he pretended to push her away before he finally pulled her up onto the stage where she would continue in character. Prince regularly performed for two hours straight in concert, says Konno, and then, “around 2 a.m., he would let a club know that he was coming and then he and his band would show up and play for another two hours.” He had unstoppable energy and talent, and attracted an entourage of the rich and famous. Before each show, Konno says that the performers would gather with The Artist for prayer. “One day I ran in, held hands with the person beside me, and when I opened them, I saw that I was holding hands with Lenny Kravitz – he ended up being a surprise guest in the show.” Konno said that Prince spoke in a soft voice and kept his distance from the dancers. “We were allowed to come to the club parties after the show,” says Konno, who was underage and amazed at her own circumstances. “I would just sit in the wings and watch him play and I’d see all kinds of stars who were there too.” She says he treated everyone well, putting the crew and dancers in five-star hotels while on the road. “Prince was always very respectful. One day at the end of the tour, his bodyguard told me that Prince wanted to talk to me. I was waiting at a table, trying to think of what he was going to say. Prince didn’t speak to us individually,” says Konno, “so I was worried, I didn’t know what to expect. He came and sat across from me and in that soft voice said that he really
liked what I had been doing on the tour – and then he asked me if I would like to do the European leg of his tour.” Konno said she was electrified. “I was so excited.” She accepted, but then she was offered a chance to tour with Janet Jackson “with lots of dancing,” so she turned down Prince’s offer. “I can’t believe that I turned down Prince at 17,”
says Konno looking back. Before switching bosses, Konno had a chance to go to Prince’s estate, Paisley Park, near Minneapolis. “He had a recording studio there, clubs, a sound stage, it was amazing. I feel pretty lucky I got to see it, and to have a chance to work for Prince, especially at 17. I’m sorry that he’s gone. He was an amazing performer.”
Canada still in the ‘Dark Ages’ from PAGE 6
liked. In the process, he happens to be helping “create an entirely new technology with the potential to solve some of the world’s most challenging problems.” Farris is president of Fractal Capital Corp., co-chair of the Creative Destruction Lab at the University of Toronto, and chair of the advisory committee for UBC Centre for Molecular Medicine and Therapeutics at B.C. Children’s Hospital. Farris is involved with Quest University, and is a patron of the arts, among other things. His list of awards is also lengthy, and includes an award presented by the Governor General of Canada for his role in developing the Canadian venture capital industry. He’s invested in more than 100 startups and early-stage companies. In spite of his own personal efforts to promote science and the advance of new technology, and regardless of the show of enthusiasm by the prime minister for quantum physics, Farris says the reality is that “Canada is still in the Dark Ages.” He says that China understands the role of new technology and “treats it as something of major importance; the U.S. is beginning to move in that direction, and with Canada – we may as well be in horse and buggies we are so far behind.” It’s a comment con-
Haig Farris has made numerous contributions to the world of science innovation and the arts. photo supplied sistent with what we’ve heard on Bowen from technology experts ranging from a plasma physicist to a number of renewable energy experts. Farris has advice for the next generation of innovators. “Learn coding, physics and math. Learn to think and to debate.” Another thing? “Read a lot.”
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from PAGE 1 The new pub will rise from the current parking lot, while the old building waits to be torn down and replaced with townhouses and condos. The ground level of the pub will be used as retail space and staff accommodation will be built above the pub. The plan for the second building is for four two-level townhouses (1,500 to 1,600 square feet each). On the ground level there will be a couple of apartments, more retail space and underground parking. “People are already asking us to put their names in for a place,” says Cormier. “There’s a lot of demand for something like this.” He thinks that this sort of condo development in the cove will be ideal for people wanting to downsize but have no small home options on the island. “Now people keep asking when is it going to happen?” He says though he has, “been anxious to get this thing going,” he knew from the time he bought it that he was taking on a big project. “It’s proven
to be a good business, but it’s always been a question as to whether the building would survive.” Cormier feels that this development will give the cove a much-needed facelift and that this prime location “deserves so much more.” While it will be a big change for the cove, the new business will also be a big change for the whole Cormier family, including teenager Farrah, and wife Meredith, who moved here four years ago when they took over the pub. “We’ve been in transition for the last four years,” laughs Glenn. “It’s been a very welcome one,” he adds. His business partner Nick, along with his wife Connie, and toddler son Wyatt, are also in transition, as they get ready to move to Bowen when their house in King Edward Bay is built. “I’m really excited,” says
Connie, who has already had a chance to meet the neighbours. “We took a big leap of faith when we bought the pub. I had never been here before when I heard about the pub being for sale,” says Cormier. “It was a big risk, but the community embraced us. It’s been great.” Meredith is very happy with the way things have come together for their family. “I used to come to Bowen 20 years ago,” she says. “I love it here and because of having the pub we’ve met so many people.” The owners expect it will be a year and a half until the new pub is open, but the old pub will hold the space until the new building is erected. Even though the Bowen Island Pub sign is down, the pub will keep on rocking. This weekend Black Molly takes to the stage for covers of great dance tunes and another ribfest is on the calendar.
Virgil’s poetry centrepiece of western education from PAGE 1 word. It’s about the power of one ancient Latin poem to affect the course of western civilization. And it’s about the power of the translators who made this Latin text available in their own languages,” says Braund. This is how Braund describes her project: Virgil’s epic poem, the Aeneid, tells the story of refugees fleeing from the city of Troy (in modern-day Turkey) after it is devastated by the Greeks. These refugees endure countless challenges as they travel westwards through the Mediterranean to their new ‘promised land’ in Italy under the leadership of the hero Aeneas. T.S. Eliot famously described this poem as ‘the classic of all Europe’. In the past it has been read as a justification for imperialism; more recently, it has been seen as an anti-war poem; and today, it has something to say about the plight of refugees. According to Canada Council director Simon Brault, recipients of the prize “are renowned specialists in their fields. But their impact goes far beyond academia. Their creative insights and innovation help us to better understand the world around us – and lead us on a path to resolving the pressing environmental, economic, health and social problems of the day.” Says Braund, “Though Virgil’s poetry was written over 2,000 years ago, it has been the centrepiece of the western education system for most of that time. It has exerted an extraordinary effect not only on European culture but even on geopolitics by providing a paradigm for what in medieval times was called ‘the transmission of empire and learning’ through persistent movement westwards, ultimately to the western edge of the North American continent. For many readers, Virgil’s ideas have been accessible only through the medium of translation, which makes the study of these translations critically important. “My book will explore the different ways in which later cultures reacted to and appropriated Virgil’s poems in the process of translating them. It will demonstrate that the significance of translations of Virgil extends beyond the aesthetic realm into the social, political and moral spheres. My study will advance European intellectual history by exploring the appeal that these Latin poems had for later readers and the uses to which the poems were put by their translators.” In recent years in the national competition, the Killam Program has awarded five to eight Research Fellowships per year, spread across all subject areas in all Canadian universities. During the previous five years of the 32 Killam Research Fellowships awarded, UBC received three; seven were awarded to humanities scholars and only four were awarded to women. The Killam Prizes will be presented at Rideau Hall on May 3.
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Plant sale set for May 7 Attention all gardeners: the Bowen Island Garden Club’s Plant Sale and Raffle is just around the corner. Note your calendars now! The annual plant sale and raffle will take place on Saturday, May 7. The plant sale and raffle is the club’s annual fundraiser. Islanders are reminded that the funds raised support a number of “beautification” projects which are of benefit to the whole community. For example, the club has renewed its commitment to fund the regular maintenance of the library garden in 2016. The club continues to make available to Islanders a variety of spring bulbs at cost. Enjoy what remains of them as these little beauties are
almost finished. In addition look for the monthly postings in the Undercurrent for our program of open gardens, and visiting speakers. The plant sale and raffle will open at BICs at 11 a.m. and lasts for one hour only. Be sure to allow yourself plenty of time to get a place in the front of the queue. The better items sell out very quickly! The club’s 300 members have been busy collecting a wide variety of plants and shrubs over the last six months to ensure that there will be generous choices available for your gardens. Prices, as always, will be competitive. Given the ravages of our resident deer population expect to find a large collec-
tion of “deer resistant” plants for the unfenced portions of your property. When in doubt about the most serendipitous placing of that must-have beauty, be sure to ask a club member for help and advice on the best placement for sun, drainage, soil etc. for that particular plant. Through the generosity of our many donors, both on and off Island, the raffle will offer over a dozen different baskets of prizes. Tickets will be on sale at the General Store, The Ruddy Potato, the Legion dinner on May 6, the library; and at BICs on May 7. The raffle draw will take place just before the conclusion of the sale. Be sure to get your tickets now!
Open garden event this Sunday The Bowen Island Garden Club’s next Open Garden is at the home of Shelley and Craig MacDonald at 1675 Whitesails Dr. The garden will be open from 1 to 3 p.m. on Sunday, May 1. There is a small charge for visiting non-members but new memberships can be bought on site. Visitors should park at the end of Whitesails just before entering The Cape property. The land falls steeply away from the property to provide stunning views due west of Worlecombe and Pasley islands, and more distantly the Sunshine Coast. The property was bought four years ago after a long relationship with Bowen Island. Additions have been added to the house, and the land recontoured to create a large fenced area for growing vegetables in raised beds and the planting of fruit trees. Below the fenced garden there is a ravine which has only just be cleared and prepared for plantings of hellebores and ferns. The rest of the property is open to the deer. Shelley is pioneering with deer-resistant plantings taking Shelley and Craig MacDonald’s property a wait-and-see experimental approach to what has been recontoured to create a fenced area for growing veggies. photo supplied really works and what doesn’t.
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from Tuscany Restaurant and the West Van Dental Group. Awards were given to the following players at the team’s end of season dinner celebration: - Most Valuable Player: Andy Cuba - Leading Scorer: Marlin Watts - Most Improved Player: Brian Cuba - Most Committed Players: Gabe Sentlinger and Roderick Watts Training for the summer league runs on Tuesday nights at the artificial turf from 7 to 8:30 p.m. until mid-July. Any players looking for a highly competitive adult soccer experience should feel free to drop by.
Black Molly band performance. The Bowen Island Pub. Fundraising dinner and concert for Steamship Days featuring Dutch Robinson at The Legion, 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets at Phoenix and The Boss. May 2 SKY. 9 a.m.: Exercise with Allie. 10:10 a.m.: Travel in Normandy with Murray and Anna Marie Atherton 11:10: Yoga with Diana Kaile
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