FRIDAY JAN 27, 2016 VOL. 43, NO. 04
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Assessment increases
Islanders question numbers from BC Assessment
Guest editorial
“The Candy Diet” and the race to the bottom
Animal Affairs
From Mexico, with love
More than 200 march on Bowen Island MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
On Saturday, January 21, at least 214 Bowen Islanders (and quite a few dogs!) assembled outside the Library at 9:45 am. Many people were decked out in pink hats, scarves, jackets, and even garden baskets, and waving pink placards. The Knick Knack Nook is reported to have sold all its pink items to marchers scrambling to find pink things to wear! The crowd included women of all ages, children, infants, babes in arms, and men. Susanna Braund, organizer of the Bowen March, kicked off the event by explaining why she was marching: “I am marching because women’s rights just suffered a terrible setback south of the border and I wanted to make a protest and to commit to working even harder for social justice because women’s rights are human rights. It is 2017 and I think that
it is not okay that women still get paid significantly less than men for the same work; that it is not okay that women still shoulder more than half of the domestic labour in households, unpaid; and that it is not okay that women do nearly all of the emotional labour in the world. I commit to working to reduce domestic violence against women, to protecting women’s reproductive rights, and to standing up for the LGBTQ community, for First Nations rights, and for the planet Earth, which is now under direct attack from the climate change deniers.” Susanna then invited others to share their reasons for marching. These reasons included “for my daughter,” “for the next generations of women,” “against the rise of fascism and bullies,” “for my wife and daughters,” “for and in serenity not anger,” for “respect,” and “for education.” continued PAGE 3
Top Left: Debra Bramm, Barbara Wiltshire, Jlonka Bally-Brown (in behind) and Susanna Braund. Bottom left: marchers gathered at the causeway. Bottom right: Ayla, Pippa,Rachel and Andy stand outside the library at the beginning of the march. Meribeth Deen, photos
Multi-use, cross-island path inches towards reality MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Planner Emma Chow brought council’s attention to the section of Grafton Road where it takes a sharp turn at Charlie’s Lane. Pedestrians and cyclists navigating this turn, she said, tend to find themselves forced into the vehicle lane. Discussion on this corner and the need for more active transportation options on-island led to a decision to fund preliminary design work for a multi-use path on this stretch of roadway. This decision essentially fast-tracks the implementation of the Integrated Transportation Master Plan’s (ITMP) vision for a multi-use path crossing the island. “There’s a high latent demand for walking and cycling. This means a lot of people prefer to walk and cycle but don’t,” said Chow, referring to the information gathered through ITMP consultations. “Active transportation is important for public health and the environment, and right now, we have about 1km of sidewalks and zero kilometers of cycling infrastructure on the island.” She added that islanders cited a multi-use path as their number one priority for local transportation. The proposed route for such a path would connect Snug Cove with Tunstall Bay, travelling mostly along the westbound side of Bowen Island Trunk Road, Grafton Road and
Adams Road. It would end at the corner of Adams and Bowen Bay. “All in all it would be about 6.5 kilometers long and ideally it would be paved and buffered, with enough width to accommodate both cyclists and pedestrians,” said Chow. The corner of Grafton Road by Charlie’s Lane has been a longstanding barrier to the creation of such a path, and Chow told council that if a design for a path that deals with this corner can be put together within three weeks, the municipality could get 50% of the project’s cost covered by a $7.5 million TransLink fund for improvements in cycling infrastructure in Metro Vancouver. Chow says the preliminary estimate of this project’s cost is between $250,000 and $300,000. This estimate covers the cost of survey, geotechnical and engineering work; blasting, bolting and meshing of the rock face; tree removal; road construction and line painting to cost between $250 and $300,000. Councillor Gary Ander questioned moving forward on building a path along a roadway as opposed to one through the woods. “This is a tremendous commitment, and it’s a quarter of a million dollars just to deal with 400 feet, do we really want to be beside the roadway? If that’s the decision
that’s been made then I guess we’ll go ahead with it but I would prefer to not travel along a roadway,” said Ander. He was reminded that building such a path through the forest would end up being much more expensive, and may not even be possible as the municipality does not own all of the land required to create a continuous path through the woods. Councillor Sue Ellen Fast called the corner a longstanding issue, and recalled a video created by the Parks and Recreation Commission 20 years ago that demonstrated the precarious journeys of pedestrians navigating this turn. Other councillors noted that other possible sources of funding for the path are available through various provincial and federal programs, as well as a potential contribution by the Grafton Lake Lands development. Chow says that the Municipality may also receive funding from Metro Vancouver Parks
and BC Hydro towards the path. In the end, council unanimously agreed to put $5,000 in municipal funds towards the design of a multi-use path on the section of Grafton Road near Charlie’s Lane. Chow told council she had already contacted a number of design and engineering firms that were willing to take on the job right away. She says that this part of the project will be the most expensive part of creating a multi-use path. “The cost accounts for why this has never been dealt with, and why it is important address it with the funding that is currently available,” says Chow. “Most sections of the path should be less than a third of the cost, on the per-metre basis.”
BELOW: A cross-section of a multi-use path, as illustrated in planner Emma Chow’s report to council this week.
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Islanders question property assessments MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
According to a report submitted to council this week by Municipal Manager of Finance Kristen Watson, BC Assessment reports an average increase of 20-25% for most properties on Bowen Island this year. There are 1,740 single family dwellings on Bowen, each with an average value of $960,000. In some cases, homeowners have seen their property values increase more than 60%. Local realtors say they are fielding calls from people questioning the assessment and looking for information about how to contest their assessments. Realtor France Frost says that this year, she has heard from five clients so far. “One woman called me in a panic because her property increased in value more than 60%, she’s a long-time property owner and a senior, she was totally shocked. I also have had calls from companies who own larger blocks of land. There is one block in the middle of the island that has no water, no sewer, no road and would be difficult to develop because it’s on a watershed, it went up 31%,” says Frost. “Every year, I talk to people who are interested in contesting their assessments, but usually there is a specific type of property that seems to have risen in value. This year it seems more difficult to pick out a trend.” Frost says that while some people are concerned about the increased rate of tax they will be paying, others simply want to know that the assessment they have been given is fair. James Buskard is one of those people. “I got one of the early assessment notices, and I was just immediately confused about how they came up with such a large jump,” says Buskard, whose property increased in value by 65% in the past year. “I started look-
ing at my neighbours’ properties and realized that we all had similar increases. I started looking at other waterfront neighbourhoods and saw that properties in those neighbourhoods were treated similarly, but this neighbourhood (Queen Charlotte Heights) saw a particularly drastic jump.” Buskard said he called BC Assessment, and was pointed to the resources that point to the general information about understanding the assessment. He says as he’d already been through that information, Buskard was told that someone would call him back for a more in-depth discussion on the matter. He is still waiting. When asked whether he is pursuing this because of concern about his property taxes, Buskard said that is not his motivation. “The increase brings us to a place where we are no longer eligible for a homeowner’s grant, so that’s a concern,” says Buskard. “Ultimately, I am happy to pay my fair share, I am just not sure this is fair.” Jason Grant is the Vice President of Assessment for BC Assessment. He says that in comparison to the rest of the Lower Mainland, which has seen values increase between 30 - 50%, Bowen’s increases are fairly typical. “If your property increased less than 28%, which is the average value increase for Class A properties on Bowen Island, your taxes may go down,” says Grant. “There are always going to be properties that fall out of the average range, and in those cases it is based on sales activity on comparable properties.” Grant says that he can not comment publicly on specific cases, but he said he would urge people with questions to contact the BC Assessment office and ask to speak with the appraiser responsible for their assessment. The last day to launch an appeal for your property’s appraisal is January 31.
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Escape to Appalachia with the Lonesome Ace Stringband
Women’s March on Bowen Island builds solidarity from PAGE 1
Islanders marched to The Causeway and gathered at the lagoon at 10 am for a minute of silence in solidarity with the other marchers all across the world. They then listened to a Buddhist prayer about the golden chain of love that stretches around the world and to Pauline Le Bel performing a song she had composed for the event. Finally, everyone joined in singing ‘This Little Light of Mine.’ Miki Tanaka and her husband Bob Schultz moved from New York City at the end of November, and say that the March on Bowen
helped them to feel connected to their friends marching in New York, Washington and elsewhere. “Arriving here just after the election, we felt sad and torn. Everyone,including myself, was so depressed about the political situation, and it was hard to be away from our friends when they were suffering. On top of that, Bowen is so peaceful we felt extra disconnected,” says Tanaka. “But it feels really good to be a part of a community that is willing to step up and acknowledge what is happening.” Tanaka adds that every, single one of her friends back in New York City marched on
Saturday. The Women’s March website run by actionnetwork. org recorded 673 marches all over the world with 155 people registered to march on Bowen Island. Nearly five million people on all seven continents (including Antarctica!) joined together to march for social justice, for women’s rights, for diversity, for respect, for peace, and for love. The march is being described as the largest of its kind in US history—and possibly the world! Thanks to Susanna Braund and Carol Cram for their assistance with this article.
Bowen Island Conservancy Learn about the Howe Sound UNESCO Biosphere Region Initiative The first event in our 2017 Speaker Series will feature Ruth Simons, Executive Director of the Future of Howe Sound Society. Ruth chairs the Howe Sound UNESCO Biosphere Region Initiative, and will explain how a UNESCO Biosphere Region can help achieve our common goals for protection of Howe Sound for future generations. This session will be interesting and informative. We hope that you’ll join us. • When: Saturday, 4th February at 2:00 pm • Where: Multipurpose Room, Bowen Island Community School, 1041 Mount Gardner Road More information about this presentation is available at bowenislandconservancy.org.
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Members of the Lonesome Ace Stringband from left: Chris Coole, Max Heineman, John Showman photo submitted
The Lonesome Ace Stringband is bringing its grit, skill and abandon with old-time, Appalachian folk songs to Bowen Island. These are songs and tunes for life and all of it’s occasions: festivals, dances, wars, parties, and funerals. The music comes from a tradition that has inspired and brought together generations of people. It’s themes - love, loss, hard work and hardship, faith, and everyday life speak to everyone. The members are Chris Coole on banjo, John Showman on fiddle and Max Heineman on bass. Together they bring a deep respect for the roots of the music, a keen sense of innovation to the performance and material, and a passion for the sound that transcends both. This is old-time music for today’s old soul.
Their debut album, “Old Time”, was recorded in 2014, and was met with critical acclaim from the folk, old-time, and bluegrass community. In 2016, the band recorded their sophomore album “Gone For Evermore”. Heading into the studio, the group’s goal was to capture the feel, energy, and narrative of their live playing. Since 2008, LAS has held a weekend residency at Toronto’s legendary Dakota Tavern. Often performing 10 sets of music in a weekend, the band has developed the kind of instinctual rapport, that only comes from seasoned musicians logging many hundreds of playing hours together. Show starts at 4pm, TirNaNog Theatre. Tickets available at the door and at lonesomeace.com. ($20)
Request for bids for repair/remediation construction work at Bowen Island Legion 150. The Bowen Island Legion is inviting building contractors to bid on structural repair work on the Legion building. The work involves the sistering and support of existing joist beams under the legion building, along with additional repairs. This work is offered to qualified contractors who are appropriately insured and covered by Workers Compensation. Interested parties can contact Jason Zahara by February 15, 2017 at jaguza1@shaw.ca for a copy of the engineer’s report and set up a site visit.
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Our culture’s candy diet
Ron is still in Mexico so we’ve decided to rerun some of those golden oldies There is a cult-like belief that a fine community hall and performing hall will someday appear. Close Encounters of the Third Kind, said Ron. That’s exactly what happened.
Pssst... don’t take the clickbait The bestselling novel of 1960 was Allen Drury’s Advise and Consent. Millions of people read this 690-page political novel. In 2016, the big sellers were colouring books. Fifteen years ago, cable channels like TLC (the “L” stood for Learning), Bravo and the History Channel (the “History” stood for History) promised to add texture and information to the blighted TV landscape. Now these networks run shows about marrying people based on how well they kiss. And of course, newspapers won Pulitzer prizes for telling us things we didn’t want to hear. We’ve responded by not buying newspapers anymore. The decline of thoughtful media has been discussed for a century. This is not new. What is new: A fundamental shift not just in the profitseeking gatekeepers, but in the culture as a whole. “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”* [*Ironically, this isn’t what Einstein actually said. It was this: “It can scarcely be denied that the supreme goal of all theory is to make the irreducible basic elements as simple and as few as possible without having to surrender the adequate representation of a single datum of experience.” Alas, I’ve been seduced into believing that the shorter one now works better.] Is it possible we’ve made things simpler than they ought to be, and established non-curiosity as the new standard? We are certainly guilty of being active participants in a media landscape that breaks Einstein’s simplicity law every day. And having gotten away with it so far, we’re now considering removing the law
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from our memory. The economics seem to be that the only way to make a living is to reach a lot of people and the only way to reach a lot of people is to race to the bottom, seek out quick clicks, make it easy to swallow, reinforce existing beliefs, keep it short, make it sort of fun, or prurient, or urgent, and most of all, dumb it down. And that’s the true danger of anti-intellectualism. While it’s foolish to choose to be stupid, it’s cultural suicide to decide that insights, theories and truth don’t actually matter. If we don’t care to learn more, we won’t spend time or resources on knowledge. We can survive if we eat candy for an entire day, but if we put the greenmarkets out of business along the way, all that we’ll have left is candy. Give your kid a tablet, a game, and some chicken fingers for dinner. It’s easier than talking to him. Read the short articles, the ones with pictures, it’s simpler than digging deep. Clickbait works for a reason. Because people click on it. The thing about clickbait, though, is that it exists to catch prey, not to inform them. It’s bait, after all. The good news: We don’t need many people to demand more from the media before the media responds. The Beverly Hillbillies were a popular show, but that didn’t stop Star Trek from having a shot at improving the culture. The media has always bounced between pandering to make a buck and upping the intellectual ante of what they present. Now that this balance has been ceded to an algorithm, we’re on the edge of a breakneck race to the bottom, with no brakes and no break in sight.
Vote with your clicks, with your sponsorship, with your bookstore dollars. Vote with your conversations, with your letters to the editor, by changing the channel... Even if only a few people use precise words, employ thoughtful reasoning and ask difficult questions, it still forces those around them to catch up. It’s easy to imagine a slippery slope down, but there’s also the cultural ratchet, a
positive function in which people race to learn more and understand more so they can keep up with those around them. Turn the ratchet. We can lead our way back to curiosity, inquiry and discovery if we (just a few for now) measure the right things and refuse the easy option in favor of insisting on better. Seth Godin Guest Editorial
Correction Regarding last week’s article on the Cove Commons project: The surname of the couple in the picture is Bandali. The amount of the grant from the Cultural Spaces Program of the Canadian Heritage Department of the federal government is approximately $254,000. It brings the total raised to date just over $900,000.
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From Bowen to Isla Mujeres, with love ... SUSANNA BRAUND BOWEN ANIMAL AFFAIRS
Bowen folk have big hearts, no doubt about it. One manifestation of those big hearts is the interest Bowen Islanders take in stray animals they encounter when they are vacationing. There are a number of lovely dogs on Bowen who have been rescued from terrible, life-threatening situations in Mexico, Puerto Rico and Taiwan. Closer to home, there are also dogs who have been re-homed from reservations in the north. You probably know some of these dogs that have been lucky enough to make it to the doggie paradise called Bowen Island! One of Bowen Island’s many animal supporters is lawyer Brenda McLuhan, who every spring makes a trip to Isla Mujeres, a small island in the Caribbean Sea off the coast of Mexico. The name means “Island of the Women,” from the ancient Mayan goddess worship on the island. Brenda combines her vacation trip with supporting an amazing animal rescue organization on the island, run almost entirely by volunteers and led by a visionary woman, Alison Sawyer Current. One of the island’s huge problems is the out of control number of unwanted stray dogs and cats. “Isla Animals” was started in the year 2002 to help control the rampant animal
population on Isla Mujeres. Before that, the municipality’s approach was to round up the strays regularly and electrocute them. When Alison Sawyer Current moved there to live, she saw a problem and decided to work towards a solution: the organization provides free spay/neuter clinics and runs education, vaccination and adoption programs. Brenda has participated in one of the spay/neuter clinics and seen for herself the amazing efficiency of the procedure, which can handle more than 200 dogs in two days. Volunteers prep the animals, then the veterinarians (both local and vacationing) do the procedure. While the animals are still sedated, the volunteers give them inoculations, clean their ears, remove ticks, clip nails and trim matted fur. Local kids are involved in shampooing those dogs that come in for a “spa day.” In this way, visitors and vacationers gain a rare and rewarding connection with the local population. The Isla Mujeres municipality has supported this work by allowing Isla Animals to use local buildings for the clinics and to house the injured, sick and abandoned animals that are continually being dropped off. Alison works hard to find foster and adoption homes for all these animals, mainly in the USA and Canada. Street animals that have
On the calendar FRIDAY, JAN. 27
Montessori open house, 9:30-11:30 a.m.
Robbie Burns Dinner at the Legion Tickets $20 at the pharmacy and Legion Roast Beef dinner with nips, tats and a haggis piped in by Joe McDonald.
SATURDAY JAN 28
Annual Bowen Ag Alliance Seed Sale/Exchange (Plus – garden book and tools swap; mini farmers market) 12 – 2pm at BICS For more info or to book a table contact Sarah Haxby shaxby@ wvschools.ca Pipelines and pinhole cameras Workshop at St. Monica’s Church, Horseshoe Bay starting at 1pm Never a Dull Word Gallery at Artisan Square, 7pm Admission by donation
SUNDAY JAN 29 Susanna Braund pets a four-legged friend. Lawyer Brenda McLuhan plans to head to Isla Mujeres in February to aid the island’s stray dog and cat population. photo supplied had little positive human interaction are not easy to find new homes for. They need to learn to trust and they need to learn good manners. This is another way that volunteers like Brenda help: they spend time with the dogs socializing them and teaching them to walk on the leash. One of Brenda’s fondest memories is of a cute white dog called Guapo whose snout was broken after he was hit by a truck. Without Isla Animals, he certainly would have died. Instead, with his jaw wired to make it mend correctly, he was painstakingly nursed back to health. He became one of thousands of dogs that Isla Animals has found loving homes for. I am devoting this column of Bowen Animal Affairs
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to Isla Animals in the hope that readers will help Brenda by donating items that she can take to Isla Mujeres next month. Each year she gathers as many donations of animal supplies as she can fit in her suitcase. She would be especially pleased to receive any leftover animal medications, even if the best before date has passed. Surgical items such as latex gloves or absorbable sutures are needed, as are leashes and collars. And of course cash is always welcome and goes a long way to pay for things like anaethesia. You can also support the work of Isla Animals by an annual or monthly donation via the website (islaanimals. org/); there is also a FB page. Brenda’s contact number is 604-816-5299. She leaves mid-February.
Cribbage Tournament at the Legion All proceeds go to the annual Nature Dive and the Missy Foundation For more info call Rebecca at 778-868-1576 Three ways to see Europe, a fundraiser for Komera Canada, Collins Hall, 3p.m., $15 for adults, $12 for students The Lonesome Ace Stringband 4pm at Tir Na Nog TheatreTickets $20 at Lonsomeace.com
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Seniors Keeping Young (SKY) Exercises at 9am, Speaker’s Corner with Audrey Grescoe discussing books for your grandchildren at 10:00, and Yoga with Jeff Simons at 11:15.
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The Impact of Parental Anxiety on Children Call Colleen O’Neil at Caring Circle to register 604-947-9100
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Bowfest AGM Doc Morgan’s (lower dining room) at 7pm Everyone Welcome! Bowen Island Trail Society Inaugural Meeting 1751 Olivia Terrace, King Edward Bay, 7pm RSVP aliciahoppenrath@shaw.ca
Places of Worship Welcome You BOWEN ISLAND UNITED CHURCH Rev. Shelagh MacKinnon
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KATHLEEN MARY MASON (nee Wilson) 1927 - 2017 It is with much sadness the family of ‘Kay’ Mason announces her passing on January 13, 2017. Kay was born April 29, 1927 in Calgary Alberta being the younger sister to Doreen (predeceased). She had a wonderful, active childhood, swimming, diving, skating, skiing, parties and happy times. Her family frequently traveled to the coast and Kay loved Vancouver. About 1946 she moved to Vancouver to attend UBC. December 1949 Kay married Arthur W. Mason (predeceased 1993) and she is survived by their 4 daughters, Penny (Mike) Pam (Leslye) Catherine (Ross) and Sue (Brent). Nana to Beth, Scott, Christopher, Sean and Teal; and Grand-Nana to 5 great-grandchildren. Aunt to many nieces and nephews across Canada. She was employed with Simpsons-Sears in Burnaby for many years. In 1994 Mom moved to Bowen Island alongside Catherine and Ross. She was very active in the community volunteering at the Library, participating in the Historical Society and SKY. At that time she purchased a knitting machine and devoted herself to designing and knitting a multitude of sweaters, scarfs, hats, etc. She taught herself about computers and digital cameras. Kay loved traveling and visited many countries in Europe, with fond memories of visits to her roots in England and Scotland. Her move to West Vancouver coincided with her 80th birthday. She was so happy to walk the sea wall almost daily and to exercise at the West Vancouver Community Centre with new friends. Her great delight was the Tuesday Morning Art Class at the Senior’s Centre. These last few years she has been a prolific painter of landscapes, portraits and abstracts. She was a very independent woman who enjoyed her life and she will be missed. We are very grateful to Dr. Susanne Langley who generously helped Mom through the challenges and we very much appreciate everyone at Lion’s Gate Hospital, North Vancouver, where she was treated many times with much respect and dignity. In lieu of flowers should you choose, please forward any charitable donations to the Lion’s Gate Hospital Foundation. A Celebration of Life will be held Sunday, January 29,2017 at 1:00pm.at the First Memorial Boal Chapel,1505 Lillooet Road, North Vancouver. Condolences may be sent to; www.firstmemorialfuneral.com
When you think that you’re the only parent who loses it . . . CAROLYN NESBITT CONTRIBUTOR
Worry impacts children and families, and it starts with the parents’ expectations. I have had a mom tell me that after she drops her child off her whole body is left feeling overwhelmed. “The thought running through my head is, that’s one more time that the morning didn’t go the way I wanted it to… It’s as if I’m having ‘one of those days’ all the time,” said the mom. You know when you are having one of those days? You are worried about how your day will unfold before your feet even hit the floor. At some point, most parents have had the thought, why do I never seem to have it together like everyone else does? In our small community, it’s hard to escape from comparison because you often see the same group of people every day. As a clinical psychologist, I know the effect that comparison has on a person’s self-worth. It generally leads to anxiety and that anxiety impacts the entire family. We all have ways of coping with the idea that we are not enough. Some of us hide, like dropping off the kids and never leaving the car. Or we try to make up for it by becoming a super-parent and never taking down-time, which is exhausting. Or we avoid by micro-managing so that nothing bad ever happens to our child. The end result of all of this is often a tail-spin. Physiologically, our whole body spends its day in reaction. If it goes on too long, the anxiety leads to depression, or adrenal fatigue, or both. The good news is anxiety isn’t an illness or a disease. It’s a way of coping with our fearful
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thoughts, and thoughts can be changed. When I run workshops for people in other countries, I notice that parents all over the world have the same desires. We all want our children to be healthy, to feel happy and to have a sense of belonging in the world. So we pay attention to the tiny details of our children’s lives, and that very loving act can get overwhelming. The very best intention that we have, to give them the best life possible, can lead us down the path of comparing ourselves and coming up short. Gordon Neufeld says, “Children do not experience our intentions, no matter how heart-felt. They experience what we manifest in tone and behaviour.” Often, our tone and behaviour falls seriously short of the way we truly want to be. Too many parents think they are the only one going through this and they are not. Brené Brown says, “Imperfections are not inadequacies; they are reminders that we are all in this together.” Come join other parents for two hours of exploring The Impact of Parental Anxiety on Children. The program will run twice, so you can find the time that suits you: Tuesday, Feb. 7 in the morning or Wednesday, Feb. 8 in the afternoon. Call Colleen O’Neill at the Caring Circle: 604-947-9100. You don’t have to have “one of those days” every day. Carolyn Nesbitt is a registered psychologist and an international workshop leader, specializing in anxiety, depression and trauma. carolynnesbitt. com
Peacefully, in the early hours of January 12, 2017 and under a brilliantly full moon, Corinne Hays (87) left us. She is predeceased by her husband William Hays, parents Albert and Adele Marchand of Winnipeg, MB and beloved siblings Leona, Dorothy and Randall. Her survivors include her daughter Carol (Bernie) of Vancouver, Robert (Maureen) Anderson of Vancouver and Brent and Randy Anderson of Bowen Island as well as her cherished grandchildren Danny, Nichole, Michael, Christopher,Airiel and Laura. Originally from Winnipeg, Corinne, with her husband Bill, moved to their home in Tunstall Bay in 1974. Bowen Island was her true home and brought her much joy. Here she made many wonderful friends and became an active part of the community. She was a member of the Tunstall Bay Community Association, the Royal Canadian Legion and the Bowen Island Historians where she volunteered for many years. She was also involved in many Bowfest celebrations, always busy with a local project or event and willing to help her friends and her community.
A Celebration of her Life will be arranged for a future date.
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INVITATION TO PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE: PROPOSED REZONING AT 980 DORMAN ROAD FEBRUARY 1, 2017 - 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. BOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL (MULTI-PURPOSE ROOM)
Bowen Island Trail Society (BITS) inaugural meeting ALICIA HOPPENRATH CONTRIBUTOR
D.K. Harris Properties Ltd. invites you to an OPEN HOUSE regarding the proposed rezoning of 980 Dorman Road at 7:00 p.m. on WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2017 in the Multi-Purpose Room at Bowen Island Community School (1041 Mount Gardner Road). Partnering with the Bowen Island Health Centre Foundation, D.K. Harris Properties’ proposed rezoning shall allow for the creation of a three-storey building that accommodates a 3800-square foot community-owned Health Centre for primary and urgent care, as well as 16 residential rental apartments conveniently located in the heart of Snug Cove. Municipal staff will also be present at the Open House to take comments back to Mayor and Council at an upcoming Council meeting.
Organizers of the Handloggers Half Marathon, including myself and Phil Osborne, invite those interested in participating in the formalization of Bowen Island Trail Society (BITS) to meet Thursday, Feb. 9, 7-8 p.m. at the home of Alicia and Colin. BITS is a volunteer organization dedicated to building and maintaining a well-integrated and interconnected community trail network for the trail users of Bowen Island. Members will act as local advocates and advisers on community and neighbourhood trails, planning, maintenance, and quality for multiple use by non-motorized means including walking, hiking, running, mountain biking, and horseback riding. We will actively participate in the development and maintenance of trails, and hold regular meetings to discuss issues pertaining to the trails and strategize the direction of our projects. We look forward to reviewing our objec-
tives and goals for this group, establishing roles by electing a board of directors, and discussing our formalization as a registered non profit. We look forward to seeing you there. Location: 1751 Olivia Terrace, King Edward Bay. RSVP to aliciahoppenrathrmt@ shaw.ca or 778-996-5911 if you plan to attend.
Be wowed by words this Saturday
On November 14, 2016, Bowen Island Municipal (BIM) Council gave the first of four readings to a bylaw that would permit the requested rezoning and instructed planning staff to refer the application to Islands Trust as well as BIM’s Advisory Planning Commission.
Words wield power. They evoke emotion. They can be dangerous and they can be delicious. This Saturday, at Never a Dull Word at the Gallery at Artisan Square, words will be flying. They’ll be presented in the
form of poetry and prose, critical comment and music. Local wordsmiths, joined by former resident Donaleen Saul who is conducting a writing workshop earlier the same day, will provoke and entertain. Everyone is welcome to attend this written and spoken-word event presented
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