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Business owners on Bowen win top awards LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
Peter King, with his dad Peter King Sr., and son Riley King, enjoy a moment in the spotlight after Peter took top award for Business of the Year at the recent West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce Excellence Awards. photo supplied West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce
Howe Sound forum unites region LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
Regional community leaders from around Howe Sound, along with MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones and MLA Jordan Sturdy, recently gathered on Gambier Island. The purpose of the gathering was to shine light on regional projects, information and ideas covering topics ranging
from development to ecology. Bowen’s Adam Taylor, a scuba diver volunteering as a citizen scientist, expressed his gratitude to Sturdy for extending marine protection to Halkett Bay and the glass sponge reefs of Halkett Provincial Park. On behalf of the working group responsible for the expansion and the Howe Sound Community Forum who supported the expansion, he presented a framed image of
a diver on the Halkett Bioherm (glass sponge reef). Bowen’s former mayor Bob Turner also took a leading role as a presenter identifying key information regarding the various levels of unique qualities and attributes of the Sound. Turner, in collaboration with the Suzuki foundation, the Squamish Nation and the Vancouver Aquarium, is working on an enterprise called
The State of the Sound Project, which he introduced at the last Howe Sound Forum. The project pulls together a variety of information about the Sound from science and discovery to residential development. Bonnie Brokenshire, senior bylaw officer and manager of Parks and Environment, attended as an observer for the
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Peter King and Mary Letson took top spots at the West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce Excellence Awards event last week. King took the prize for Business Person of the Year, and Letson, a contributor to the Undercurrent, took the award for Best Small Business for Positively Fit. The Chamber acknowledged Positively Fit for feeling less like a gym and more like a spa and for comprehensive fitness services including boxing classes, yoga, Pilates, half-marathon training, and more, noting “Their focus is establishing and maintaining wellness for a lifetime. They have hosted many island fundraising events over the years to raise money and awareness for the future Bowen Island Community Hall Arts Centre, Bowen Island Christmas Hamper Fund and the Aaron Sluggett Memorial Scholarship.” Letson has been running the business for 19 years and has five staff members. “It was an honour to be recognized within a larger business community,” said Letson. She was also thrilled for Peter King. “Peter’s presentation showed him to be from the salt of the earth, and it showed how much he appreciates his customers.” Letson added that King was “passionate and articulate in his presentation.” King, owner of Bowen Island Community Transit Ltd., won because he “has been providing customer-focused transit services on Bowen Island for over 16 years. He knows most customers by name and where they live. His bus charters offer a friendly atmosphere, great drop-off locations, and timed integration with the water taxi and ferry. The Express Bus saves commuters both time and money with their daily commute to and from the Lower Mainland and has established itself as a self-supporting service with no subsidy at reasonable transit fares. He provides a ‘safe ride home,’ monthly outings for Seniors Keeping Young, Bowen Island Garden Club and transportation for school trips. While in the city he has made connections between Bowen merchants and Vancouver retail operations.”
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Hemp houses are smoking hot in eco-design LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
Cannabis is big news these days, and 15 years ago, Jayeson Hendyrsan was already using it in mass amounts – in the industrial hemp version. Hendyrsan has been building homes with hemp, a non-narcotic strain of cannabis. “I was a bit naive when I started out,” says Hendyrsan. “I heard that the police in town were burning marijuana they’d seized from drug dealers,” he continues, recalling that he went up and asked if he could have the stalks assuming that they would be similar enough to the industrial hemp he was bringing from Alberta. “The cops looked at me like I was joking when I told them I wanted to build a house with it.” Not surprisingly, he didn’t get the hemp. The kind of hemp that he uses in construction is the same kind that was being used extensively in fabric manufacturing prior to the arrival of synthetic fabric, and specifically, polyester. Hemp oil and hemp seeds are mainstream products in grocery stores and for industrial uses, though hemp houses aren’t quite so common. The attraction to the material for Hendyrsan is that it is strong, enduring, and ecologically logical and cost effective. “This is very inexpensive relative to other construction,” says Kim Brooks, Hempcrete CEO. She and Hendyrsan live in their second Bowen Island Hempcrete home whose thick walls are rich in mineral-based colours, from cinnamon to saffron to sage and blue. The two will be hosting a twoweek intensive building workshop May 9-20 on location. Builders are booked from around B.C. and coming from as far away as Alberta and Seattle. The workshop will provide hands-on building opportunities while constructing a tiny hemp house. The small house idea is an alternative to a trailer and a response to a lack of options for people who want a small home, and can work as laneway homes or for emergency housing. “They can be put on skids like a mobile home,” says Brooks, and at 14-by-22-feet “they can be transported by semi-trailer.”
The buildings could also be transported unassembled, as panels, as the tiny house has thin walls, six to eight inches thick as opposed to the 12-inch thickness in the larger houses. Three thousand pounds of hemp will arrive on Bowen in time for the workshop and construction of the prototype tiny home. Each house has wood framing, post and beam style, and wiring is set in tubes in channels in the walls. The island project will act as a sample home that will be tested by the University of Manitoba for tensile strength, energy efficiency (R value), compression and the increase of R-performance due to high thermal mass. “We did the testing on our first house 13 years ago; with product evolution it’s great to test it again,” says Hendyrsan. Hendyrsan says that this building could help reduce affordable housing shortages. “The prototype will be self-contained, net zero energy use with passive solar heating, and thermal exchange system. This kind of design will not put any extra load on local energy supply.” Hendyrsan explains that he is working with a septic engineer on a process “that is 100 years beyond a septic field.” “It’s more like septic fields are 100 years behind,” says Brooks. But that’s another story. The prototype tiny home will feature everything from French doors to a full size kitchen, a deck around a room with bay windows that open to a forest. There are two loft rooms with a catwalk connecting the two over the living areas below. “We’ll turn it into affordable housing,” says Hendyrsan. “If you have labour to build it and the land is cheap, this is great, perfect for housing for workers up north.” Brooks says that one of the tiny houses would work for two people and a small child. “You could link the buildings and make a U-shaped compound.” Hempcrete’s tiny house target resale price is $70,000-$75,000 right now, but as this new initiative gets going, Hendyrsan expects prices to drop.
On this day, the heat is record-breaking and yet, inside the hemp house, the temperature is comfortable. With a hemp house, the wall is a monolithic structure, wrapping around the timber frame like a big blanket. Each wall is made from a mixture of hemp chips and fiber and lime. The lime repels carpenter ants and rodents as an additional benefit. The mass of the walls moderates the temperature inside the building year round. While the construction is durable, it is also biodegradable. If you took a wrecking ball to it, the walls would enrich the soil. Brooks says that unlike cob construction or straw bale, hemp fiber does not break down easily. “So much so that farmers truck it off the field the following year because it doesn’t break down like corn or other plants.” Once it is mixed into a form for a wall, the hemp breaks down very slowly and the walls calcify. This makes it an ideal ingredient for a hemp fiber reinforced concrete, as the slow off-gassing of the fiber enables the wall to set into a strong durable wall without cracking. “We looked at other natural building approaches and decided that for this climate, our Hempcrete would be the best, most affordable solution. It’s labour intensive, but you can manage the other costs,” Hendyrsan adds. “We are firm supporters of other natural building approaches where eco-friendly and less toxic materials are used.” The mission for Hempcrete is to make the home building technology available to provide earth-friendly affordable housing adaptable to any setting, from frontier lands to suburban settings. They can provide emergency housing during a crisis and housing for workers or extended family. They are esthetically pleasing even with the simplest of designs. “We’ve already been getting requests from people who want to buy them,” says Hendyrsan as he brushes the construction dust off his shirt, heading toward the preparation site of the sample home. Hempcrete is staging a workshop on Bowen on May 9.
Top photo: The first prototype tiny hemp house, built by HNB in Alberta in 2014. Above: A hemp house can fit into almost any setting. photos supplied by Hempcrete.ca
At left: Hempcrete CEO Kim Brooks isn’t afraid to get hands on and apply a deep coral wall colour crafted with pigments form the earth. At right: Jayeson Hendyrsan stands in front of a rough wall. The pre-plastering stage shows the industrial hemp fiber used in the lightweight fiber reinforced concrete. photos supplied by Hempcrete.ca
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Happy Mother’s Day With the hottest April on record and fires raging inland, many of us are thinking about water conservation and emergency preparation. Even the light rain has not prevented ponds along the trail up Mt. Gardner from drying up almost overnight. There’s still time to fill cisterns and rain barrels and to begin conservation strategies now. Salt Spring Island is already enacting first level water conservation in preparation for a dry summer. Neighbourhood Emergency Responders are currently
in action around the island collecting house-to-house information on occupants, emergency skills and resources in case of a natural disaster. This week, we get an update on the Howe Sound Forum, the business excellence award winners, and an alternative construction material. For next week, I’m working on a story about Internet service options, which I think you’ll find interesting. For all the moms out there, Happy Mother’s Day. Louise
Bowen Island is encouraged to Move for Health on May 15 On Sunday, May 15 Bowen Island Community Recreation will be hosting a Family Play Rally as part of the International Move for Health Day Initiative supported by the B.C. Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA), and Healthy Families BC. The Family Play Rally event will take place at BICS fields, or in BICS gym if it’s raining, and is designed as a sports day event that will consist of games and activity stations. From potato sack races, obstacle courses to tug of war, each station is designed for the whole family to be active and have fun. “We wanted to create a fun, free, family event to get our community active and moving,” says Bowen Island Community Recreation. Move for Health Day is about promoting awareness of the importance of physical activity, not only on Move for Health Day but throughout our lifetimes. Come and show off your family’s team spirit for at funfilled event. Participants are encouraged to bring water and sunscreen, wear comfortable clothes and appropriate footwear. The event will take place rain or shine from 10:30 a.m. to noon. Registration is not required. Move for Health Day was designated by the World Health Organization in 2002 as a worldwide day of physical activity. The BCRPA, with support from Healthy Families BC, has spearheaded the organization of this year’s Move for Health Day activities and encouraged municipalities across the province to get British Columbians moving. All B.C. residents who participate in Move for Health Day are being encouraged to log on tobcrpa.bc.ca/mfhd to see what types of events are taking place in your area. For more information on Bowen Island’s Move for Health event, call 604-947-2216 or visit bowenrecreation.com.
Weather damaged mural being removed In the coming weeks, Bowen Island Municipality will be removing the artwork on the lock block wall near the ferry dock. Titled Corridor, the mural was created by local artist Josh Van Dyke, as part of the celebrations around the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Vancouver. Unfortunately, because of damage due to exposure to the elements, the integrity of the artwork has not been maintained. It requires restoration and, if possible, will be reinstalled at an alternate location. The Snug Cove Improvements Working Group – a BIM committee composed of staff and councillors – is considering future artworks for the lock block wall that complement the Garden Gateway project (facebook.com/ SnugCoveGardenGateway). The committee welcomes feedback from the public. Email sciwg@bimbc.ca.
Isobel White, who is in Grade 7, wrote the article last week about going to the University of British Columbia Science Fair. She won a bronze medal at the Greater Vancouver Regional Science Fair in April for her experiment entitled How deep is your sleep – an investigation on the effects of technology on the quality of your sleep. photo supplied All Advertising and news copy content are copyright of the Undercurrent Newspaper. All editorial content submitted to the Undercurrent becomes the property of the publication. The undercurrent is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, art work and photographs. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund of the Department of Canadian Heritage.
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“Technically legal” is not good enough John French, Woodfibre LNG’s community relations manager, wants to assure the public that we need not worry about the inherent risks of building an LNG export facility up Howe Sound at Woodfibre. We are told that safety surrounding marine traffic, “will be very manageable.” We are told that their proposed seawater cooling system is “legal” – both facile assurances uttered by a corporate representative paid to issue such assurances. It is hoped we will set aside scientifically founded concerns about both public safety and environmental risk. Why? Because it is “legal,” that’s why! Under as yet unrepaired Canadian environmental
regulations, gutted by the Harper regime, it is technically legal. While such a project proposal wouldn’t pass muster south of the border under U.S. laws and regulations – which were enacted based on the best scientific evidence, experience and the scrutiny of U.S. government regulators and departments, including the U.S. Coast Guard – under Canada’s weaker laws and much more limited experience in regulating LNG operations, Woodfibre LNG’s plans are technically legal. But is that good enough? To put their defense of “legal” in context, one only needs to recall that the ongoing squirrelling away of billions of dollars of cor-
porate profits and large personal wealth in offshore tax havens to avoid paying taxes is also technically legal. Billions that could not have been earned without publicly funded infrastructure by those who happily accept publicly funded services paid for by the rest of us: freeloaders, if you will. The federal Liberals need to catch up and gain an understanding at least as comprehensive as thousands of Howe Sound area citizens have. Regardless of one’s position on the wisdom of exporting LNG, Woodfibre is simply not a safe or environmentally responsible location to site an LNG export facility. Jef Keighley Courtesy of Coast Reporter
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It’s almost here, the big bonanza, the annual clothing sale This group of enthusiastic parents are sorting clothes for a local and worthy cause – enhancing their children’s experience of growing up on Bowen Island. A huge thank you to everyone who has donated such fantastic clothes. And to the amazing parents who continually show up to volunteer their time either at the school on a regular basis, or for special events like this one. It takes a village, as they say, and boy, have we got a good one! This year the Bowen Children’s Centre has handed the reins and organization of the annual clothing sale over to the Bowen Island Community School PAC. The BICS PAC will put money earned from this fundraising effort towards playground upgrades, which are due to happen next year, among other
PAC initiatives within the school and community. Enjoy a fun-filled day with much more than just clothes. Yes, you will get a great deal on pre-loved clothing and accessories – and there are many gems to be found this year. Most items are a toonie, so you really can’t go wrong. You will also be able to peruse a few local crafters’ wares, grab a hot dog or ice cream, get your face painted and listen to some talented young musicians, including the North Shore Celtic Ensemble and BICS Choir. Check it out this Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Cates Hill Chapel. Don’t forget to also bring a food bank donation (food or money) as your entrance fee. See you Saturday! Carrie Thiel BICS PAC co-chair
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Ily Allen is co-ordinating the set up and volunteers for the Book Sale on May 20–23. She can be contacted at ilyallen01@gmail.com if you are interested in volunteering for this annual sale.
Ann Ramsay and Lynn Beattie sell Garden Club raffle tickets outside the General Store. The club is raffling all things related to gardening in time for the upcoming Garden Club plant sale, Saturday, May 7, 11 a.m.-noon at BICS. The annual sale draws hundreds of buyers eager to get anything from vegetable starter plants to trees and shrubs that have been raised by club members and priced to sell out quickly. LOUISE LOIK photo
Steamship Days struggling to stay afloat I would like to thank all those who helped make our fundraiser a most memorable evening. I especially would like to thank John Nicol of Windjammer Studios for sponsoring the world class performance of Dutch Robinson and his band. I think I can say every-
one left with a huge smile on their face and a song in their heart. Unfortunately, it came to my attention early last week that we did not receive the expected funding from the grants we applied for and the amount raised still leaves us about $8,000 to cover in the next two to
three weeks. This and the attrition of volunteers leave this summer’s Steamship Days festival in doubt. Should anyone wish to help satisfy the above conditions I look forward to discussing the matter further. Yours truly, Alan Mills Steamship Days Society
Bollywood on Bowen Fundraiser for the Annex/Gallery Project, Saturday, May 28, 6:30-9:30 p.m. Scrumptious Indian Meal (veg and non veg options) Live music and entertainment, dancing, mehndi and bindi applications, Cash bar including beer, wine, watermelon muddle and non-alcoholic beverages
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fourth year in a row. “It was so important to have First Nations at the table.” She explained that the first grass roots gathering happened in the early 2000s, with regional representatives and leaders all coming together with shared issues. “It’s a unique model,” she added. Brokenshire has been involved in resolving challenges with derelict vessels. Goldsmith-Jones attended the event but Brokenshire said “she wasn’t questioned. It was all about sharing and dialogue about the work happening in the region.” Surprising to Taylor was information about all the projects underway or proposed in the area. He said that there was a presentation with a snapshot of development and the changes underway in the area, noting “The new housing numbers for the region are staggering.” Presenter Kate-Louise Stamford, an Islands Trustee for Gambier, cited 11,000-plus new residential units planned in the Sea to Sky Corridor. “One of the challenges I think communities have on Howe Sound is we’re divided up with jurisdiction structures … . It’s such a complex area geographically and politically.” She noted the importance of the fact that the Squamish Nation are throughout the whole of Howe Sound. Taylor noted that it was good to see leaders looking at the cumulative effect of projects instead of seeing change as disconnected pieces. This sharing of information and resources is the very basis for the gathering that is gaining momentum by the year.
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The Bowen Island Garden Club held an Open Garden Tour at the home of Shelley and Craig MacDonald on Sunday. The Whitesails Drive home is set on a ridge facing out to the ocean and the Sunshine Coast. In just four years of ownership the couple has built the enclosure for growing produce, including espaliered fruit trees and hardy over-wintering crops. Outside the fenced area the gardens are lush with deer-resistant plants including 50 hellebores in 10 different varieties.
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The home, all one level, has massive skylights and wall-to-wall windows on one side making for views to the sea and the stars.
At left, Shelley MacDonald hangs a teapot in her garden for the birds to hop into for a drink of water. She keeps water reservoirs for insects and birds throughout the garden.
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Raised beds have vegetables growing well ahead of the usual planting season with early hot weather.
At left, welcoming to insects, this insect house adds visual interest to the landscape. At right, with honey bees struggling to stay healthy, a mason bee house welcomes another kind of pollinator.
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Above, Black Molly plays a wide range of cover tunes great for dancing. They had the crowd on their feet having fun all night at the pub on Saturday. At lower left, Dutch Robinson croons a Marvin Gaye tune, “Sexual Healing” at the Legion fundraiser for Steamship Days on Saturday night. Lower right, mixed league soccer gets players out after dark onto a lit field. The warm weather and fast pace heated up the early season competition. photos LOUISE LOIK
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Transportation input sought In 20 years time, what will your life look like on Bowen Island? What would you like it to look like? Bowen Island’s Integrated Transportation Master Plan (ITMP) is a long range plan that identifies and co-ordinates transportation priorities over the next 20 years. The first important piece of the project is the Travel Snapshot Survey that was conducted in the month of April. The survey looked at travel patterns; how and why we travel both on island and off. Respondents were also able to share their thoughts about areas of improvement that need to be considered within the ITMP. We had strong public feedback, with approximately 20 per cent of households responded. Those that participated were eligible to win fantastic prizes from Coco West, BC Ferries, Peter King’s Downtown Express bus, Comorant Marine
water taxi, Zoom Zoom Bowen, TransLink Compass Cards, USSC parking tokens. In the coming weeks there will be plenty of opportunities to engage, learn more, and have your voice counted. Islanders are in a unique position in creating the blueprint for the way Bowen Island moves forward in creating new and sustainable transportation options and to improve upon the ones that we have. Like a well-honed public transportation system, we are going to be everywhere. Look for us at our information session at the ferry docks on May 20. Come on over to BICS for a mini muni hall at 2 p.m. on May 27. There is also a stakeholder workshop being held at the Municipal Hall on May 28 from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. You can always find more information at transportationbowen.com.
“I feel strongly that by listening to people, we are making better project decisions.” - Lexa Hobenshield, External Relations Manager, Kinder Morgan Canada
For more than four years, we’ve worked together with our neighbours and local communities to hear what they have to say about our proposed pipeline expansion. By listening closely and having an open dialogue, we’ve been able to create a stronger, safer and more responsive project. We are working to meet all the requirements of the regulators, as well as consulting with communities, Indigenous people, government agencies and municipalities – and we’ll continue to work with them throughout development, construction and operations. We know how critical it is to get this right. Most importantly, we’re acting on what we hear with significant changes to the Project.
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