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Home improvement
Rod Marsh on simple solutions to more efficient home heating
Car2Go
Company responds to Horseshoe Bay car-sharing users
Terminal Creek Hatchery
Tour sheds light on its reason for being
New data to impact planning for Bowen’s housing needs MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Renters Qurban, Santosha, Erin and Ella Rose have found a place to live for another year, but they worry they’ll have to move again in a year’s time. Meribeth Deen, photo
Erin Naismith, her husband Qurban, her daughters and her father have found a new home, but their sense of instability on Bowen Island remains as they know they will face uncertainty again in a year’s time. They also know, that they are not the only family feeling this way. “It’s horrible,” says Erin. “There is so little available to rent, when you go to check out a place you feel like you have to compete with other families for a place to live. I really didn’t have that sense of Bowen five years ago when we moved here. And then you look around and see all of these empty houses, it is really frustrating.” Recently released statistics show that while Bowen’s population has grown 8.2% since 2011, the number of “private dwellings not occupied by usual residents” (otherwise known as second homes or vacation properties) has increased by five since 2011, and by 75 since 2001. Municipal Councillor Maureen Nicholson clarifies that the number of second homes has in fact remained steady in relation to the size of Bowen’s population, a fact she says she finds surprising. Also, the rate of home building on Bowen has remained steady since 2001. Nicholson presented these statistics, and
others that have been released by Statistics Canada’s at a recent Economic Development Committee (EDC) meeting. She says that Statistics Canada will continue to release census data in the coming months that will fill in the gaps on how people are living and traveling on Bowen, and all of it will serve to help the municipality make better planning decisions. “I think what’s happened on Bowen over the past few years is that people who have bought homes are actually living in them, instead of renting them out,” says Nicholson. “But information we get in the next few months will confirm whether or not that theory is correct. Also, we are looking forward to knowing how many permanent residents are renters.” Robyn Fenton, who heading up the newly formed Bowen Housing Network, says the lesson she takes away from the census data is that Bowen, like the rest of the lower mainland, is reaching a “pinch point,” and planners need to be looking at innovative solutions as opposed to relying on the creation of more single-family homes to cover a community’s housing needs. “I think maybe part of why we have reached this point of crisis is a lack of data,” says Fenton. “More census data will be great, but we also need more data about what people want and need instead of what simply exists right now.”
Fare prices remain stable for Horseshoe Bay - Snug Cove for another year MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Vehicle fares on three BC Ferries routes will increase by 1.9% starting in April, but fares for route 8, Horseshoe Bay to Snug Cove, will stay the same alongside fares on all the other minor, northern and Horseshoe Bay sailings. “We’ve heard fair affordability loud and clear from customers,” says media relations manager Deborah Marshall. “I know that our pricing team is concerned about covering the costs of new vessels and capital replacement projects, but it seems that we can meet those needs while keeping prices stable on a number of routes.” Marshall adds that in 2016, ferry commissioner Gord
Macatee approved an annual fare increase of 1.9% for all routes. Susanna Braund, chair of Bowen Island’s Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC), says that this decision is definitely something to be happy about. “It is worth noting, that the way that BC Ferries makes its decisions on fares is complex,” says Braund. “The size of the province’s contribution to BC Ferries is a factor - and we know that fare-box revenue covers 101% of their operating costs, whereas with fare revenues from TransLink cover 40% of their operations.” Braund adds that another complicating factor is the price of fuel, which fluctuates constantly. “To deal with that, they use a fuel deferral account, where they park money when fuel costs less than the predetermined set price per litre and from which they draw when it costs
more,” she says. “This fund is the source of fuel rebates; it is also where fuel surcharges go. Currently the fuel rebate stands at 2.9%. Look at your ferry ticket and you will see this broken down.” Braund adds that BC Ferries has used money from the fuel deferral account to hold fare-prices steady last year so that there appeared to be a fare-freeze. This year, she says, “there really is a fare freeze,” but fuel prices look to be increasing. This could mean the fuel rebate you see on your ticket disappears, and when that happens it will feel like a fare increase. Next week, Bowen’s FAC is expected to release an in-depth voter fact-sheet on ferries with more details on how fares have risen in relation to the Consumer Price Index since 2003.
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Meeting Calendar March 27, 2017 9:30 am Regular Council Meeting
March 27, 2017 2:00 pm Snug Cove Improvements Working Group
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Invested in Safety: A New Fire Hall for Bowen Island At its Regular meeting on March 13, Council gave first reading to a Loan Authorization Bylaw which is required to borrow the funds needed to build a new Fire Hall and Emergency Operations Centre (EOC). This is the first step towards a referendum this summer. We are inviting all Bowen Islanders to get informed. Here’s how: Go to our website to learn more about the proposed new Fire Hall and EOC, including the history of the project, frequently asked questions and more.
www.bimbc.ca/fire-hall Come to a Public Open House. They are planned for March, April and June.
March 28, 2017
We are hiring Community Recreation Programmer Bowen Island Municipality seeks a qualified permanent part-time Community Recreation Programmer. This is a 28 hour/week position; some weekend and evenings may be required. The Community Recreation Programmer is responsible for the development, coordination, implementation and evaluation of a comprehensive recreation program in a variety of community facilities on Bowen Island. The applicant should have a strong knowledge of the philosophy and objectives of community recreation programming and the ability to organize, promote and direct others in the development and presentation of recreation programs for various ages and interest groups. Proficiency working with Word, Excel and Desktop Publishing is an asset. A complete posting and job description is available on the Municipal website (www.bimbc.ca), or from the Municipal Hall.
7:15 pm Transportation Advisory
Please submit your cover letter and resume by Thursday, March 30, 2017 at 4:00 pm (contact information below).
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Summer Parks Maintenance Crewperson
March 29, 2017 1:00 pm
Bowen Island Municipality seeks two full-time temporary Park Maintenance Crewpersons (Summer) for employment for the period of May 1 - September 1, 2017. Crewpersons will primarily be responsible for maintaining the Municipality’s parks, trails and public beaches.
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All meetings are held in Council Chambers at Municipal Hall unless otherwise noted.
Burn season ends on April 15 The backyard and industrial burning season on Bowen Island is from October 15 to April 15 each year. Burn permits are required for yard cleanup and machine burns during this period. Open burning is prohibited after April 15. Permits for personal cooking fires and camp fires are available after April 15, provided that a fire ban is not in place. Always check the Fire Department page at www.bimbc.ca for updates on fire bans during the warmer months.
Parcel Tax Review Panel The sitting of the Parcel Tax Review Panel is an opportunity for individuals to appeal the validity of the Parcel Tax Roll on one of the following grounds: a) there is an error or omission respecting a name or address on the parcel tax roll; b) there is an error or omission respecting the inclusion of a parcel; c) there is an error or omission respecting the taxable area or the taxable frontage of a parcel; d) an exemption has been improperly allowed or disallowed. The Panel will convene at 10:00 am on April 5, 2017 in Council Chambers at Municipal Hall. Individuals who wish to appear must provide written notice to the Municipality by 10:00 am on April 3, 2017.
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The positions also require that the crewpersons interact in a courteous manner with the public. The applicants will have a strong landscaping and maintenance background, be comfortable working outside under varying weather conditions, have the ability to work under supervision on a task-oriented basis, and hold a valid driver’s license. This position is based on 35 hours per week. A complete posting and job description is available on the Municipal website (www.bimbc.ca), or from the Municipal Hall. Please submit your cover letter, resume, and references by Friday, March 31, 2017 at 4:00 pm (contact information below).
Roads Crewperson Bowen Island Municipality seeks a qualified permanent full-time Roads Crewperson. The Crewperson will primarily be responsible for assisting with the maintenance of the Municipality’s road system as well as some additional labour tasks related to other Municipal infrastructure. This position will require that the crewperson interact in a courteous manner with the public and is based on 35 hours per week. Please submit your cover letter, resume, and references by Friday, March 31, 2017 at 4:00 pm to: Shayle Duffield Human Resources Coordinator 981 Artisan Lane Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 Fax: 604-947-0193 Email: hr@bimbc.ca
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Community-owned Thermal Imaging Camera helps Bowen homeowners take first step towards lower heating bills ..if you are sitting or standing near a window your body will lose heat to that window, in the same way your body will gain heat if you are standing with your back to a fire. Radiant heat, the heat that makes the biggest impact on our comfort, throws heat at any surface in the line of sight. Rod Marsh, Bowen In Transition
Rod Marsh at work with Bowen’s community-owned thermal imaging camera. Meribeth Deen, photo
MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Bowen Island is the only community in Canada where a member of the public can check-out a thermal imaging camera from the local library. The Bowen Island Public Library has two of these cameras, purchased with carbon tax money returned to the municipality after reporting community actions to reduce emissions to the province’s Community Action Revenue Incentive Program. With these cameras, volunteers with Cool North Shore and Bowen in Transition have surveyed local homes for the past two winters, offering tips on how to reduce heating costs and increase energy efficiency. Last winter, volunteers from Cool North Shore conducted what they call “mini-energy audits,” and offered training on their community approach to sustainability. Rod Marsh gravitated towards the technical aspects of the work, learning to use the camera and conduct the audits himself. Other members of Bowen in Transition took over organizational aspects of the
program. “Like Cool North Shore, we tried to take a neighbourhood approach and the first neighbourhood we tackled this year was Whitesails. We audited five houses there in one day,” says Marsh. “Aaron Davison invited people to a potluck following his audit. People chatted over lunch about their experience, and the hope is they will continue that conversation as they make improvements to their homes.” The camera, Marsh explains, not only measures temperatures on the various surfaces in a room but also takes a picture describing the heat or lack of it. “It will show you the temperature of a wall, or of a window, but it will also show you where the cold patches are – maybe indicating a lack of insulation – or where there’s poor caulking or draft sealing,” says Marsh. “If you see a hot patch, that might mean there’s an overheated electrical wire.” Looking at the average Bowen home in winter, Marsh says the average temperature of an interior wall ranges from 15 – 22C, whereas double-paned windows range from 13 – 18C and single-paned windows are often as cold as 10C.
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“People often think that if they are losing heat through their windows its because the windows aren’t sealed properly and are drafty,” says Marsh. “In fact, if you are sitting or standing near a window your body will lose heat to that window, in the same way your body will gain heat if you are standing with your back to a fire. Radiant heat, the heat that makes the biggest impact on our comfort, throws heat at any surface in the line of sight. So your body will throw its radiant heat at the cold window. This is why one of the most simple heating solutions is to put some kind of window covering on to block that negative transfer.” Marsh says that while most Bowen Islanders enjoy radiant heat emitted from wood-burning stoves, many islanders could benefit from attaching a fresh-air vent to their stoves. “If you have your wood stove burning in the main room of your house, you’ll likely notice that the other rooms are extra cold,” says Marsh. “This is because the stove is sucking the air from those rooms to fuel the fire, and cold air from the outside is then being sucked in to those rooms. An outside-air vent connected to the stove’s draft will stop this from happening.” Marsh says that any room where the temperature falls under 13C is at risk of developing mold and mildew growth. “For rooms that are not in constant use, a dehumidifyer is a great solution,” says Marsh. “It sucks the moisture out of the air and also emits a small amount of heat. Yet the energy it uses is significantly less than that of a heater.” This year, Marsh and members of Bowen in Transition audited 30 homes. On April 2nd, they will be hosting a follow-up potluck to discuss the audit outcomes and next steps. “We’re looking forward to finding out how people have responded to our recommendations,” says Marsh. “Based on the enthusiasm of the people we worked with, I am thinking we’ll be hearing about lots of follow-through.”
Places of Worship Welcome You BOWEN ISLAND UNITED CHURCH Rev. Shelagh MacKinnon
Service and Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Collins Hall Bookings: Helen Wallwork Minister of Music: Lynn Williams
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BOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH www.bowencommunitychurch.org Pastor Clinton Neal 1070 1070 Miller Road 604-947-0384 604-947-0441 Service 10:30Service a.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. 10:30 School a.m.
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Mass: 10:30 Sunday a.m. Priest: James Comey Mass:Father 10:30 a.m.
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10:00 a.m. Worship • Sunday School: Tots to Teens Phil James Adkins B. Krohn Pastor: Dr.
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Survey results lead to positive action for animal welfare Just over a year ago CAWES (Coast Animal Welfare & Education Society) conducted a survey with the help of some IPS students that focused on the health and welfare of Bowen Island’s companion animals and wildlife. We wanted to find out about the relationship between children and companion animals; animals and the law; animals and medical care; animal emergencies and first aid; and how much or how little the community knows about CAWES and what we do. We have now had a chance to analyze the data from this survey with some interesting results, and have been able to identify some positive actions. How To Interact Safely with Our Pets: Clearly cats and dogs are our favourite animals to have as home companions. No real surprise here! The responses mostly suggested that pets and children get along pretty well, but there was quite a lot of interest in learning how our children can interact safely with our animal companions. To this end, CAWES is considering holding a special workshop on this topic for children (or parents and children together). Emergency Preparedness and Animal First Aid: When it comes to being prepared for an emergency evacuation, the responses are split fairly evenly between “no plan,” “on the to-do list,” and “have a plan,” which indicates to us that we need to know more about how to be prepared for, say, an earthquake. There also seems to be quite a lot of interest in learning more about first aid for companion animals. Based on this feedback, a hands-on workshop that incorporates these ideas is something we hope to develop before long. Helping Wildlife: General concern was expressed about not knowing what to do when someone comes across injured wildlife, which leads us to believe that a workshop or session with wildlife experts might be of interest to community members. However, we will probably need to do a little more research first to find out how well this type of workshop might be attended. Learning More About Our Bylaws: Animal bylaws are
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hot topics! Many responding seemed unsure about the details of our bylaws and/or whether they would support stronger enforcement, but nearly all of those who had strong views added comments to express exactly how they felt. We think a Q&A panel session involving our bylaw officers would be a great opportunity for people to ask some very specific questions about what is and is not allowed legally when it comes to our companion animals, and perhaps what could be changed and improved. Improving Our Cat Bylaws: When asked whether there was any support for having a bylaw designed to control the feral cat population through mandatory spaying/ neutering of free roaming cats over six months, we received an overwhelming “Yes!” This response confirms our longstanding belief that the community thinks it important to minimize the numbers of strays, ferals and nuisance cats on our island, and to keep our companion cats safe. With renewed confidence that the community is behind us, our efforts to get a cat bylaw in place will be reviewed and increased. What Does The Community Know About CAWES? The responses were disappointing. We are surprised at how little a large percentage of the people responding in this survey know about what we do or don’t do. With this in mind, we are trying to come up with ways to better get the word out there. To start off, we would like to direct you to our website, which describes our mission, objectives, and actions, as well as board members and volunteers: cawes. org. Second, if you have any advice or suggestions on how we can communicate what we do (or don’t do), and how we can better help the community at large or you personally, we’d love to hear from you. Please send your queries and comments to cawes.bowen@ gmail.com or mail to Box 280, V0N 1G0. To all of you who took the time to complete the survey, thank you so very much for participating! CAWES
Ron is still in Mexico so here is another golden oldie.
Dear Editor, The decision to end Car2Go service at Horseshoe Bay was not an easy one. We have been evaluating and researching the service extensively for over a year and we have already tried several different approaches to make the service work. Unfortunately, the imbalance we have there is only getting worse and despite our best efforts to find a different solution the only option we have at this point is to discontinue service. We have been contacted by some of our members about this change and we are having 1:1 discussions with each of them to hear them out and answer their questions about the upcoming change. As a member-focused company, we know that any change we make to our service impacts the people who have come to rely on our unique one-way transportation option. We deeply regret any inconvenience this causes our members, but we believe this
is the right decision and that, ultimately, it will improve the availability of our vehicles in the Home Area where we see near constant utilization of our vehicles. Dacyl Armendariz Media relations manager for Car2Go, Vancouver
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Caring Circle still open despite construction Dear Editor, Despite the construction work in and around Caring Circle, we are still open Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. You can walk along the side of the building, between the work site and our building to get into the back door or feel free to come in the front door of the Information Centre/Caring Circle building. Parking is slightly more complicated but there are two handicapped parking spaces and another dedicated space in front of the building on Cardena for short appointments that could suffice for the time being. Also feel free to call during those hours at 604-947-9100. Colleen O’Neil Program director
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No way out, only in SHAHAR RABI CONTRIBUTOR
Duality. Two sides to every story. Yin and Yang. Push and pull. You know: the stuff that makes up our life. It is the waters in which we swim, so much so that we do not recognize that we constantly divide almost each and every moment, experience, and interaction into good or bad, or pleasant or unpleasant. When we are in a dual frame of mind, we have a harder time processing complexity and ambiguity, and usually miss half of the story. Because our relationship to boundaries and to the notion of duality is so immediate and unfiltered, we constantly miss the “hook” and get caught up in the spin and manipulation of others. If you are a politician or a person who is interested in controlling others, you know the old trick: “Us and them . . . right and wrong . . . good and evil.” Until recently, this kind of mass manipulation worked well. Every side of the political spectrum would hold a somewhat rigid position (a dual position), and people would choose a side. As we manifested more diversity in our culture, pluralism in our ideals, relativism in our thoughts, freedom to be and collaboration, we also grew the shadow/other side of such ideas. Inherent in these progressive ideas, a counter force for greater security, unity, clarity, and safety was needed for balance. The collective consciousness was picking up on this tension (or at least on the shadow), but was immediately shamed by the ideological impulse to culturally evolve. What was not claimed in a truly safe environment was pushed down, never to be spoken. As people felt ashamed to bring up their concerns and worries and
SHAHAR RABI to have respectful dialogue with those who disagreed with them, resentment grew. Again, shadow is shadow. No matter how progressive one is, there is always a “shadow idea” that needs to be seen, heard, and integrated. Jung (1945) wrote: Filling the conscious mind with ideal conceptions is a characteristic of Western theosophy, but not the confrontation with the shadow and the world of darkness. One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious (CW 13: Alchemical Studies, p. 335). “Shadow” leaders (and “shadow” media) are using the anger, resentment, and (legitimate) fears as fuel for power. And please notice, no matter what you throw at these people, they just keep getting stronger – facts, jokes, a sense of moral superiority, investigative journalism and other methods won’t break the spell. It can’t work because this type of consciousness is fully immune to these things. In fact, they just make it stronger and more popular. The leading edge of consciousness (in ideas, morality, values) does not have a proper response, not to Donald Trump, nor to any other political or cultural movement. And yes, this is much bigger then Donald Trump. We might feel that
we have power when we march together, or when we share a funny post on social media but, in fact, we are making the “shadow” even stronger (please note: I do not use “shadow” here in a derogatory sense, but as the unconscious side of an idea or position). Let us consider all those individuals who felt fear, danger, insecurity, and disorientation as more and more progressive ideas penetrated into culture. People who did not feel that their voice mattered, that their fears were legitimate, or that their perspectives were respected. Maybe you are one of those people (I know I am). You hear a progressive idea for the first time, and initially feel fear, danger, or insecurity. You want to keep an open mind and get excited to ask questions and participate. However, you don’t feel that you are allowed, and you fear that if you share your questions or concerns, you might be judged. Now think how that person might feel when a man like Donald Trump just says whatever he feels like saying. There’s vindication for all of that repression! Let me be clear: I am not calling to embrace bigotry, misogyny, or racism. I am just pointing to the fact that without allowing people to feel safe to explore their “shadows” around progressive ideas, we won’t be able to move beyond this current crisis. Bigotry, misogyny, and racism come from fear, which is actually something we can change. Most people can change when they are loved. They change when we don’t want to change them; when we become really interested in listening to what they have to say, and curious about why they behave in the ways they do. The good news is that we can use this as an opportu-
nity to grow in complexity and to see the limitations of the post-modern era. It is not enough to condemn how the U.S. administration is behaving. We also need to see them as representing the reaction of people who felt their voices and ideas were unseen and devalued. An embrace of a new state of being, which includes an ability to hold, simultaneously, both sides of the story and the whole story, is deeply needed. In
FRIDAY FRIDAY MARCH MARCH 24 24 2017 2017 •< 55 this fusion, a new “human element” can be born. Final note: This is a simplification of a very complicated topic. I am aware that my ideas have their own “shadows.” Your comments, additional perspectives and viewpoints are welcome. Shahar Rabi is a registered clinical counsellor and co-founder and director of Education for the New Earth Institute in Vancouver. He has years of experience in
treating trauma, addiction, depression, and anxiety. For his work with disadvantaged soldiers, he earned a medal of honour from the president of Israel. Rabi also has a broad spectrum of work experience as a choreographer, philosophy teacher, yoga teacher, and meditation instructor. As a meditation instructor, he draws on years of study and practice with prominent non -dual teachers from various traditions at monasteries in India, Nepal, and Thailand.
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On the calendar SUNDAY, MARCH 26 Bowen In Transition Fix it Fair Bring in your bicycles, small appliances, computers, phones, etc. Collins Hall, 1:30-3:30 p.m. MONDAY, MARCH 27 SKY will have exercise at 9 a.m., coffee at 9:45 a.m., Speaker’s Corner with Carol Petersen and Ali Drake on their African Safari at 10 a.m. and yoga with Diana Kaile at 11:15 a.m. Breastfeeding workshop for expectant parents with Jasmine Cairo, 7-9:30 p.m.
Send a message to Jasmine through Facebook if you’d like to join.
TUESDAY, MARCH 28 Community Lunch at the Legion, 11:30 a.m.1 p.m. Gourmet soup served with artisan bread, followed by dessert, tea and coffee. Adult event $5. SUNDAY, APRIL 2 Community Energy Audit Potluck: noon-3 p.m. at Dave Pollard’s House (340 View Royal Place, off Sunset). RSVP: Jae Mather at jae@carbonfreegroup.com.
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Janice Martin, a new BIFWC salmon enhancement volunteer, removes a dead coho egg from an incubation tray at the Terminal Creek Hatchery. Tim Pardee (centre) is president of the BIFWC and is responsible for its administration, as well as arranging funding and organizing hatchery and habitat rehabilitation projects. Mike Von Zuben is responsible for assuring BIFWC volunteers follow the Department of Fisheries and Oceans best management practices when caring for salmon eggs and fry at the hatchery. Like all volunteers, Pardee and on Zuben like to spend most of their time at the hatchery or walking Bowen creeks and waterways. photos Patrick Currah
Spending a day at Terminal Creek Hatchery MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
The Bowen Island Conservancy set up a tour of the Terminal Creek Hatchery, guided by members of the Bowen Island Fish and Wildlife Club, that offered islanders a chance to get to know what goes on there and understand the history and purpose of the place. It all goes back to the mid-1970s when the federal government saw that salmon stocks were declining on the West Coast and decided to take action. The Minister of Fisheries and Oceans at the time, Romeo LeBlanc, launched the Salmon Enhancement Program to that end in 1977. The program funded the building of salmon hatcheries and the rehabilitation of creeks and streams. Salmon enhancement volunteers on Bowen with the assistance of DFO made plans for a hatchery that they completed in 1987. The other important component to the Salmon Enhancement Program was education. Salmon volunteers on Bowen, members of of what we now know as the Bowen Island Fish and Wildlife Club, have taken this on by working at BICS, IDLC, IPS and the Youth
Centre, as well as inviting young people into the hatchery for events like Coho Bon Voyage in June, when kids get to release fry in to Terminal Creek. “The reason we have hatcheries is that in the wild probably less than five per cent of the eggs laid and fertilized in the gravel of creeks and rivers actually hatch into fry,” says Tim Pardee, president of the Bowen Island Fish and Wildlife Club. “In the hatchery, between 95 and 97 per cent of the eggs we get from DFO become fry and are released into the ocean. Last fall, we saw many of them come back to spawn. We estimate that more than 1,000 chum spawners made it back to the Lagoon and Davis Creek this year. You do the math. It might be thinking that not many came back, but even those fry that got eaten by predators made a positive impact on the ecosystem. There were some years we saw no returns at all, so we are hoping last fall’s returns mark the beginning of a positive trend.” For more information on the Fish and Wildlife Club’s mission, our waterways and how to get involved visit bowenhatchery.org or contact either Tim Pardee at timpardee@shaw.ca or Mike von Zuben at mvmanana@gmail.com.
A preserved small coho fry. This size of fry will be fed for several weeks by BIFWC volunteers before being released into one of Bowen’s several salmon-bearing creeks.
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