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Preparing for change in the Bay MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
The current MLA for the West Vancouver Sea to Sky riding Jordan Sturdy on causeway. Sturdy attended a meet and greet with Bowen Islanders at Evergreen Lodge last Sunday. Sharon Thompson, photo
With spring comes an election Bowen Islander named as NDP candidate for West-Vancouver Sea to Sky riding
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The BC election will be called, officially on April 11, but campaign season is already underway and all three candidates for the West Vancouver Sea to Sky riding have been announced. Liberal MLA Jordan Sturdy will run against Dana Taylor with the Green Party and Bowen Islander Michelle Livaja, running for the NDP, and Liberal Jordan Sturdy, the former mayor of Pemberton, will run for a second term. Last Sunday, Sturdy held his first official campaign event on Bowen Island. He noted that the West Vancouver Sea to Sky riding is large and very diverse, but there are a few key issues that unify it. “Transportation a critical piece, combined with housing,” he said in an interview following the event. “With all the development coming to the region, we need to be creating complete communities. The province plays a big role in that, just think of what Squamish would look like if not for the upgraded Sea to Sky highway?” Michelle Livaja, a Bowen resident of 17 years who commuted for years to her job with the BC Nurses Union says the
opportunity came up, and she decided it was time to fight for change. She says that while she definitely identifies with the rural communities in the riding, she has a strong relationship with labour movement and also has a relationship with the business world, siting previous employment with Electronic Arts and other companies. “I would say that Bowen, with similar diversity is a microcosm of the province as a whole,” says Livaja. “Right now, we are really only hearing the voice of the business community and that needs to change. It is getting harder and harder to live in BC and that’s bad for everyone, business included.” Dana Taylor sat on council in North Vancouver from 1983 to 1987 is currently the Executive Vice President of the Mechanical Contractors Association of BC. “This riding is big and diverse, incumbency always has the upper hand in those kind of situations. But there are a lot of people who are not very happy with the Liberal government,” says Taylor. “The one that stands out the most to me is the fact that campaign contributions seem to line up pretty tightly with the businesses the government seems to be serving. It’s politics for sale. I would never say it’s a slam dunk, but I entered this race to put an alternative in front of people and I get the feeling that they’ve been wanting it for a while.”
Over a five year period, Bowen’s municipal council has developed a strategy aimed at “revitalizing” Mannion Bay, located just north of Snug Cove. With the recent granting of a Licence of Occupation (LOO) the Municipality will soon have the power to enforce regulations in the Bay. The Manager of Parks and Environment, Bonny Brokenshire, says there’s a “sea-change” coming, and last Thursday she held a stakeholders meeting along with Bowen’s Helping Hands group and a Caring Circle representative to try and prepare and offer assistance to those people whose lives and use of the Bay will be affected by the change. “Letting people risk their lives on un-seaworthy boats is not supporting people,” said Brokenshire, addressing crux of the conflict on the Bay: people living on boats. Typically, the number of “live-aboards,” drops during the winter and spikes during the summer. However, Brokenshire told community members attending the meeting that recently, an individual returned to his boat and within a four-week period, emergency services were called to attend to him four times. Fortunately this individual entered a drug and treatment recovery program. Currently, no one is living in Mannion Bay. “There’s an elephant in the Bay so I’m just going to name it: addiction,” said Brokenshire. “I don’t want to see someone die.” She also pointed to the clean-up costs caused by boats washing ashore (approximately $60,000 over five years, paid for by the Municipality, an estimated $30,000 covered by Transport Canada) and environmental damage including toxic paint being scraped onto prime spawning beaches, oil spills that have infiltrated chum salmon spawning areas in the lagoon, and more than 5,000lbs of debris removed from the bottom of the Bay by volunteers with the Dive Against Debris initiative. “Usually, people seeking crown tenures are looking to change the environment. An example of this would be building a dock,” said Brokenshire, in reference to the LOO. “In this case, we are looking to restore the Bay’s socio-economic integrity.” With this tool, the Municipality will be able to charge an nominal annual fee (e.g. $240/year is being recommended) to individuals keeping a mooring buoy in the Bay, and also request contact information and proof of boat insurance from those individuals. The money collected for mooring buoys will be funneled into restorative efforts in the Bay. Non-compliance with these provisions may result in Trespass Act contraventions with fines being issued by the RCMP or Provincial Officers. Contravening vessels can be removed at the owner’s expense, and boaters will be allowed to live on their vessels in the Bay for no longer 48 hours. continued P3
Meeting Calendar April 10, 2017 7:15 pm Regular Council Meeting
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Spring clean up days are back Special Waste clean up days are back this spring! Dump Day Saturday, April 22, 2017 9:00 am - 5:00 pm @ Bowen Island Recycling Depot 1063 Mount Gardner Rd Drop off excess household waste, appliances and mattresses for a small fee. You must purchase your ticket in advance - payment will not be accepted on site. Please note, drywall will not be accepted. Hazardous Waste Drop Off Day Saturday, April 29, 2017 9:00 am - 3:00 pm @ Bowen Building Centre 1013 Grafton Rd
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All meetings are held in Council Chambers at Municipal Hall unless otherwise noted.
No fees to drop off hazardous waste such as paint and clearly marked hazardous waste containers. Need more information about fees, where to buy tickets, what is accepted and not accepted? Contact us at 604-947-4255 or go to:
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Volunteer for Emergency Social Services (ESS) Throughout the province, thousands of ESS volunteers train and prepare so that when an emergency or disaster affects their community they are ready to help. The Bowen Island ESS Team is seeking energetic and enthusiastic individuals to volunteer. If you are interested in assisting your fellow community members in the event of an emergency, please attend their next meeting to learn more:
Wednesday, April 12 7:00 pm Satellite Firehall 1421 Adams Road The qualities necessary in an ESS volunteer include: • A concern for people affected by disaster • Good communication skills • Ability to work well in a team
Drinking water and persons who are immunocompromised The Provincial Health Officer advises all British Columbians with compromised immune systems (such as HIV, organ or bone transplants, chemotherapy or medications that suppress the immune system) to avoid drinking water from any surface water or ground water that is under the influence of surface water, unless it has been boiled, filtered, distilled or treated with UV. Bowen Island and other areas in British Columbia use surface water sources (lakes, rivers, streams). This is not a general boil-water advisory for the general public, but rather is directed only at persons with compromised immune systems. Please discuss your immune system status with your physician.
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Municipal water main flushing will begin April 22 As part of its regular water system maintenance program, the Municipality will flush water mains in Bowen Bay, Blue Water Park, Cove Bay, Eagle Cliff, Hood Point, King Edward Bay and Tunstall Bay from April 22 to May 31, 2017. Flushing will take place seven days a week from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and will rotate through each neighbourhood. This procedure does not pose a health hazard, and is necessary to remove sediment that gradually deposits in the pipes. During the flushing process, temporary water interruptions will occur and your water pressure could be low or turned off completely for brief periods of time. Municipal staff will try to minimize inconvenience where possible. Please check www.bimbc.ca/alerts or follow the BIM Facebook Page for daily updates. You may also notice signs in your neighbourhood while flushing is underway. Every effort will be made to ensure that water quality is not affected, but some turbidity and higher than normal chlorine concentrations may be present for short periods of time. Running your tap briefly should clear this up. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact us at 604-947-4255 or bim@bimbc.ca
Seasonal job opportunities in Community Recreation Seasonal Part-Time Aquafit Instructor Bowen Island Municipality seeks a qualified temporary part-time Aquafit Instructor. The Aquafit Instructor is responsible for providing Aquafit classes twice a week throughout June, July, and August in an outdoor pool environment. Programming will run two mornings a week for one hour classes.
Seasonal Part-Time Swim Lesson Instructor Bowen Island Municipality seeks a qualified temporary part-time Swim Lesson Instructor. The Swim Instructor is responsible for providing swim instruction and evaluation of all age groups and levels of swimming in an outdoor pool environment. Programming will run for 7 weeks throughout July and August 2017 in the mornings.
Summer Daycamp Leaders Bowen Island Municipality Community Recreation Department has full and part time positions available this summer. Positions include, but are not limited to, Daycamps, Sport camps and Playcare programs. Hours per week and number of weeks will vary depending on the nature of the position. Weeks of work will occur from mid-June through late August. Our interview process may include an interactive group interview in early May. Details to be provided at time of application.
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Brokenshire added that she will be recommending to Council that BIM’s Land Use Bylaw be amended to not allow any more mooring buoys be added to the Bay. She explained that Transport Canada’s best practices for mooring buoys outlines specific “swing-distance” between them and with any more buoys in the Bay, that requirement would not be met. Jennifer Davidson said the enforcement of a 48-hour limit on people residing on boats in Mannion Bay would make her homeless. “I have lots of work, but can’t afford rent,” she said. Another individual spoke on behalf of her landlord, who is providing her with a place to live by renting her house, and living on a boat in the meantime. “She comes here to visit her family,” said the individual, noting that 48-hour stays would be in-adequate. Damien Bryan spoke from the perspective of a recreational boater, and expressed his concern about the annual fees for mooring buoys on top of the costs of responsible boat ownership. “Some boat owners pay for divers to go down and check that their mooring buoys are secure every year,” he said. “And we’ll have to add an annual fee to that expense?” Bruce Russell, a waterfront property owner with a long family history on the Bay, has been a long-time supporter of the revitalization strategy and pushed to get it going in the first place. He said these changes deliver the changes he’s hoping for: more transient activity of tourists coming in and out of the Bay and supporting the local economy, as opposed to people moored there living through the summer. Brokenshire noted that the specifics of enforcement in Mannion Bay, the annual fees, and the specifics of the amount of time people are allowed to stay in the Bay and other details will be decided by council in the coming months. The plan is expected to be in place by 2018.
On the Calendar Theft suspect identified, warned
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In early March, the Bowen Island RCMP received information pertaining to thefts from the “honour” system parking box located in the parking lot adjacent to the General Store on Bowen Island Trunk Road. These incidents were particularly frustrating for the paying customers who returned to their vehicles to find a written reminder notice on their vehicles instructing them to pay for their parking. In fact, these customers had paid for parking but their payment envelope and money had been stolen from the payment box. The Bowen Island RCMP identified a suspect with the assistance of diligent commu-
nity members and the identified person had been formally warned. Given the small dollar value of the thefts, it is not always feasible to prosecute persons criminally if the matter may be dealt with in another manner. The Bowen Island RCMP would like to remind Bowen Island residents that any type of criminal activity should be reported to the police as even small matters may be part of a bigger issue or investigation. If you have information related to criminal activity, please contact the Bowen Island RCMP at the non-emergency number 604947-0516 or, if you wish to remain anonymous contact Crime Stoppers by phone at 1-800-222-8477, by text 274637 or the web at solvecrime.ca.
Saturday April 8 Opening for “Visiting the Happy Isle, a Paradise Playground” at the Museum and Archives, 12 - 2pm
Logger’s Show Fundraiser at Doc Morgan’s Tickets $20 at the door, includes access to games as well as live music by Almost Famous. Starts at 7:30 BIHORA Annual Manure Sale 10am - Noon BICS parking lot
Sunday April 9 Bikes for Humanity Bike Drive Bring your old bikes to the parking lot behind IPS, 1-4pm Karen Savoca and Pete Heintzman TirNaNog Theatre, 7:30pm Introduction to Permaculture To register, or for more details, contact delvin@cosm.org
Monday April 10 SKY will have exercise at 9:00, coffee at 9:45, Speaker’s Corner with Pat Adams showing a film 10:00, yoga at 11:15 Tuesday April 11 Community lunch at the Legion 11:30 - 1pm, Gourmet soup served with artisan bread followed by tea/coffee and dessert. Adult event, $5 Thursday April 13 Easter Egg Hunt, 5pm at Crippen Park Pre-registration is required, call 2216 Thursday April 13 Easter egg hunt and brunch at the Bowen Island Lodge Reserve by April 9 - 947-2129
Brokenshire provided an update on the status of Black Eyes: the owner died and it is now technically owned by the Crown. They are now trying to figure out what to do with it. “It is important the boat be removed sometimen soon. It is not in good shape and if it goes down could cause serious environment damage.”
Doc’s Easter Brunch 10am - 3pm, buffet-style
Sunday April 30 The Blanket Exercise, a reconciliation initiative 2 - 5 pm, the Gallery at Artisan Square
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Permanent Full-Time Job Opportunity Bowen Island Municipality seeks a qualified permanent full-time Administrative Clerk. This is a 35 hour/week position. Hours will include evenings and some weekends as the nature of the work may vary based on meeting times and dates. The Administrative Clerk position is responsible for assisting in the preparation of agendas and recording of minutes; preparing and distributing correspondence; scheduling meetings and maintaining the municipal calendar; upkeep of records and filing systems; and other administrative tasks as required. Other duties include assisting the Communications Coordinator with day-to-day communications tasks and coordinating with the Municipality’s IT contractor to resolve IT issues. The duties of the Administrative Clerk are diverse and as such we are seeking an individual with a strong organizational and administrative background. The applicant will have advanced computer knowledge, the ability to multi-task with an attention to detail and perform their duties effectively and professionally with staff and members of the public.
Apply by Friday, April 21 at 4:00 pm For full details about the job description and how to apply, please visit our website at:
Volunteers needed for the Emergency Program Executive Committee Bowen Island Municipality has recently established an Emergency Management Program (EMP) with the adoption of Bylaw No. 428, 2016. Council is inviting members of the public to apply for a position on the Emergency Program Executive Committee. Reporting to Council, this committee will provide strategic direction and oversight to the Emergency Program Management Committee. Additional duties include: •
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Approving Emergency Plans developed by the Management Committee
Skills or experience in Emergency Management would be an asset. If you are interested in joining the Committee, you may download an application form from our website or pick up a paper copy from Municipal Hall. Please submit your application by Wednesday, April 12, 2017 to Jennifer McGowan, Emergency Program Coordinator at jmcgowan@bimbc.ca
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Ron is still in Mexico so we’ve decided to rerun some of those golden oldies. Back in 2014 we were quite alarmed at the idea of LNG tankers in the sound. Ron wanted to show the enormity of these giants but with humour. Enter the Queen of Capilano.
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Heartfelt thanks to Bowen’s first responders Dear Editor, The Bentall family would like to express their heartfelt gratitude to the first responders of Bowen Island. Recently, we very suddenly and unexpectedly lost Louise, a beloved member of our family. After previously living on Bowen for several years, she returned almost two years ago and was thoroughly enjoying her life here. On the day she collapsed, she had walked her dog around the golf course, a walk she loved, and then was grooming a horse at Evergreen
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Stables. Profound thanks to the paramedics and firefighters for their care, diligence, training and for the sensitivity displayed in dealing with our situation and others like it when the wheel of life turns. We would also like to make a special mention of community members, including several at the barn, who took the time to get their first aid and CPR training in order to provide immediate care and treatment while waiting for help. Sincerely, The Bentall Family
The season of votesplitting is upon us MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
I think that this year, spring has been on hold just like the provincial election: we all know it’s coming, but it’s not official until April 11. For those of us going into this without our candidates of choice decided, we’ll weigh more than how the candidates line up with our own perspectives on the issues but also the effectiveness of our
votes within the context of our riding. Just to clarify, I’m talking about vote-splitting here. During the last provincial election, the BC Liberals, it seems, were more than happy to exploit this situation. Why else would they have purchased a full-page advertisement in the Victoria Times-Colonist praising the Green Party of BC? Aside from continuing to push for electoral reform, I
don’t have any brilliant solutions to resolve this. That said, if each of us works harder to remain politically engaged when it’s not election season ... maybe the political movement we hope for can inch closer to reality. Here at The Undercurrent, we want to hear more about the issues that you’re thinking about this election season. editor@bowenislandundercurrent.com
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Federal budget hits close to home
AARON DAVISON COLUMNIST
When it comes to local issues, like say, housing, Ottawa can feel a million miles away. This year’s recently released federal budget, however, includes a few key components that may actually hit close to home. If you scroll down to the bottom of the budget’s second chapter, called Communities Built for Change, you will find a proposal to invest more than $11.2 billion over 11 years in affordable housing. This is our new National Housing Strategy, and it may well have a big impact on our Island’s housing stock and
the diversity of our population. One component of this strategy is a renewed Federal-ProvincialTerritorial partnership in housing. As the Federal Government is quite removed from any immediate community needs, they are looking to strengthen their ties to the provinces and territories, in order to have a tighter grasp on their needs and better allocate funds. Approximately $3.2 billion over 11 years will be earmarked for provinces and territories to support key priorities for affordable housing. These may include the construction of new affordable housing units,
rent subsidies, and other measures to make housing more affordable. Another component is a new National Housing Fund. It will address critical housing issues and prioritize support for vulnerable citizens, including: seniors; indigenous peoples; survivors fleeing situations of domestic violence; persons with disabilities; those dealing with mental health and addiction issues; and veterans. This fund will receive an investment of $5 billion over the next 11 years and will: ! Encourage greater collaboration and investment in housing ! Expand direct lending for new rental housing supply
and renewal ! Support innovations in affordable housing ! Preserve the affordability of social housing ! Support a strong and sustainable social housing sector My hunch is that the direct lending for new rental housing supply and renewal is likely to have the biggest impact. This will leverage billions of dollars available for investment in affordable housing. It will provide municipalities and other housing partners sustained and improved access to lowcost loans for the construction of new affordable housing, through the Affordable Rental Housing Financing
Initiative. Further details about the National Housing Fund will be announced as part of the launch of the National Housing Strategy later this year. The impact of all this here, will ultimately be determined by our municipal government, who will be charged with the task of applying for funding for these initiatives. If the municipality doesn’t think it is a priority for us as a community, then the federal government will not be sending money our way. If islanders see affordable and diverse housing as a priority, they can push our council by writing letters and showing up to council meetings to make it so.
Aaron Davison is a mortgage broker with Dominion Lending Centres Origin, living on and loving Bowen Island. He and his wife Harmony have just had their first baby, named Maple. He can be reached by phone at 604947-0448, e-mail at aaron@ aarondavison.ca
Philosopher’s Café explores human relationship with natural world Last month, the Bowen Island Lodge hosted the island’s second Philosophy Café (Café-Philo). This time around, the conversation tackled some of the most difficult questions of our time: What is our relationship with the natural world? And will we ever live in harmony with nature? Amidst a rapidly changing climate and expanding human population, there are mounting doubts about our longevity here as a species. It is a global issue as much as a local one. Whether considering the nearly complete bleaching of the Great Barrier Reef halfway around the world or the pollution of Howe Sound resulting from nearby resource develop-
Bowen Islanders thinking hard and hashing out ideas at the most recent Philosopher’s Café. photo supplied ment, we (human beings) are placing a significant strain on Mother Nature. Greater balance is clearly needed, but is it possible?
In a group of nearly 30 attendees, there were mixed opinions. Some were more optimistic about our future on this planet than others,
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Our own prosperity depends on the health of our environment as well as that of others with whom we share resources. An appreciation of our mutual interdependence, whether in nature or in society, results in an appreciation for all individuals (human or otherwise) and for the land itself. It is perhaps in our capacity to treat each other with love and kindness that we might rediscover our ability to treat the world the same. Whether in our small island community on Bowen or in the world at large, we must see ourselves as part of a complex evolving system. Our goal in every interaction should be harmony, not control, if we wish to see this through. We
are perhaps stewards of the Earth by consequence of our influence, but we are not its masters. It is only with this humility that we might begin to heal our relationship with nature and preserve our place in this world. The next Philosophy Café will be held on April 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Bowen Island Lodge. Our conversation will focus on the following questions: As a community, to what extent are growth and evolution possible while preserving elements of the past? Do tradition and convention stifle or inform progress? Our goal is to provide a safe space for healthy, respectful conversation and debate in order to raise local consciousness.
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believing that balance would be struck eventually (likely following a natural disaster of some kind). Others suggested that we are too far gone, having long ago committed ourselves to a lifestyle of consumption, waste, and endless expansion. From either perspective, the challenges we now face seem too numerous to count. From energy and food production to urban sprawl and the loss of biodiversity, we are a species constantly at odds with the world around us. But an important point was made during our discussion. Although we have forged a unique relationship with the natural world (we are, after all, considering resurrecting the woolly mammoth), we are also part of it.
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Karen Munro with her dog Rosco outside the Dog Ranch office.
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Labour shortage holds back Dog Ranch growth MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
After this winter, Karen Munro is calling the stretch of road where the Bowen Island Dog Ranch sits “Adams Pass,” as the region has proved itself to be the island’s snow belt. “I had snow halfway up the chairs in my garden for almost 11 weeks,” she says. “I had to get people to snow plow just so we could function. Our training centre, which was a giant tent where I had all my agility equipment set up, collapsed. We went out one day in midDecember to get the snow off knowing there was another load coming that night, and the next morning it had completely imploded.” Now that it’s all melted, staff at the Dog Ranch are working hard to fix up all the damage to the five-acre property, and make it better than ever. This spring, the business is celebrating its 10-year anniversary. Munro says that in the
past few years, she’s managed to outsource a majority of the hands-on work, including administrative work, required to keep the business functioning day to day. The staff now numbers 15, up from two employees in the early years. “The right people have come along,” says Munro. “We have a lot of part-timers, we have some full-time including four seniors. They, including Steve Levia who is my general manager, and myself are the mainstays of the business. Thankfully I’m in a place right now where everyone who works for me lives on-island.” She says that for the last few years, she has struggled with how to hold on to her part-time staff, many of whom did not live on Bowen. “I’d have to house them in my trailer two nights a week just to keep them here, but it’s not a permanent thing,” says Munro. “I’m not in a financial position to build tiny houses, but it’s something that’s crossed my mind. If I had the
money, I would build a few and put them on the back corner of the property.” There is currently one gap in Munro’s staffing: she lost her dog trainer four months ago. “It’s not that she couldn’t afford a place here, it’s that she couldn’t find a place that was appropriate for her,” say Munro. “Because she’s one person, making a fairly good income. She would’ve liked to have had her own place or a roommate in a decent house, but a decent house on Bowen costs between $2,500 and $3,000 per month. That’s just unaffordable. This leaves me with a gap in the services the Dog Ranch can offer.” Recently, Munro said she tried to hire a new trainer but the person chose a job in Mission instead. “Basically, I’ve seen the housing situation here get worse and worse over the past few years,” she says. “If I wanted to expand the business, I couldn’t, I literally couldn’t. So in the next few years my only plan is to stabilize.”
Bowen Island Conservancy Learn about the Howe Sound UNESCO Biosphere Region Initiative The second 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, April 8, 2:00 to 4:00 • Where: Room 2, Bowen Island Community School, 1041 Mount Gardner Road More information about this presentation is available at bowenislandconservancy.org.
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Owners of Rustique Bistro now looking for housing MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Celine Boyer and Thierry Mohrbach say that in their three years of owning and operating Rustique Bistro they have not had a problem getting staff. “It’s easy, you put an ad out in France saying that you have a job for young people who would like to travel, and then you have an employee for two years,” says Mohrbach. “But I don’t feel comfortable doing that anymore, as I wouldn’t want someone to get here only to find they can’t afford to rent a place to live.” Boyer and Mohrbach know this situation inti-
mately, as they are living it. As of May 1, they are out of a place to live. “We found a place on-island, it was beautiful,” says Boyer. “But it was $3,000 a month. I wish ... .” The couple (who have three children) also looked for homes to rent in communities that are within commuting distance from Bowen, including Horseshoe Bay, Lion’s Bay and Squamish, but did not find an appropriate and affordable housing situation. “We know people who have offered to move into the bottom half of their house, and rent us the top half starting in May,” says Mohrbach. “They have two kids as well, so it won’t be permanent but it will do for a few months.”
Out of the current kitchen staff at Doc’s, three are in dire need of housing. From left: Kevin Golze, Carly O’Connor, Kyle Merritt, Anne Suitton, Pam Cleary and Sam Sandeen. photo Meribeth Deen
Reliant on commuters, business hit hard by housing crunch MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Thierry Mohrbach and Celine Boyer behind the counter at Rustique Bistro.
photo Meribeth Deen
Oydis Nickle recalls getting all the necessary staff for summer as being a challenge for her parents, but now after two years of running the Union Steamship Marina and Doc Morgan’s restaurant, the challenge is far greater. “We’re pretty well staffed here at the marina, but we really need a full-time manager. Last summer,
we had two managers that commuted but between the cost and the hassle of that commute we couldn’t keep either of them,” says Nichol. “Last summer, we had two people working here from Coquitlam and one from East Vancouver. I think people get off the boat, look around and think it’s awesome, but when they get into it with the commuting, they realize its really hard.” Nichol adds that at Doc’s
getting wait staff is not too hard – as they make great tips in the summer – but getting the kitchen appropriately staffed is a whole other challenge. “Right now we probably have four full-time positions to fill in the kitchen,” she says. “We get applications all the time, but when we tell people we don’t have staff housing and it’s hard to find a place to live on-island, it ends there.”
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Sat and Sun April 8 and 9 11am - 2pm
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Cowboy Dinner
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BBQ Ribs & Chicken, beans, baked potato, & Caesar salad
Walk on beachfront!
Enjoy the use of this 1950’s cottage while you plan your dream home on this low bank .24 acre lot. A relaxed building set back allows you to build just 7.5 meters from the high water mark. Southern exposure and a share in over 19 of acres of parklike common property and a communal dock, make this a very special property.
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Family chops emissions, cuts wood-fired heating MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Grade 7 student Ursula Frid at the Island Pacific School science fair. photo supplied
The Frid family drives a Toyota Prius and an electric vehicle. They eat a mostly vegetarian diet, with no red meat, and they don’t fly off on annual vacations. Ursula Frid, however, wanted to know how her family could do even better in terms of reducing their output of fossil fuel emissions, so she used the Island Pacific School science fair as an opportunity to find out.
“I found out that by walking on the ferry, instead of driving on, we could theoretically reduce our emissions from ferry travel from 6.38 tonnes annually to 1.61 tonnes. Of course, this is an estimate as we don’t have up to date data from BC Ferries about the Queen of Capilano’s fuel consumption,” says Ursula. “I also learned that burning 1.5 chords of wood, which is what our family would normally go through in a winter, is equal to driving 30,000km
in the family’s Toyota Prius.” With this in mind, Ursula’s dad, Leo, who works from home, has cut way back on his wood burning. “I used to start a fire in the morning when I went to work in my home office,” says Leo. “This winter, I would just start a fire occasionally.” Obviously, the family stands by Ursula’s data, but both Leo and Ursula say that wood burning is probably one of the more complicated and controversial sources of emissions.
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A Bowen Island Fire Department member oversees a machine burn. photo Meribeth Deen
Wet weather may extend burn season MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Every year, the season to build large fires often required in the clearing of land, extends between October 15 and April 15. Fire Chief Ian Thompson says that this year, the fire department has issued 56 permits for
smaller burns and 10 permits for burns large enough to require machinery to carry them out. There have been a few complaints, which he says is normal, and these have typically occurred when the person doing the burn has not followed proper protocol. What has been unusual this year is the incredibly wet
weather. “I’ll wait until the very last day, but depending on what next week looks like I might consider extending the burn season,” says Thompson. If someone did want to burn in the extended season, Thompson says they should call him so that he can inspect the site to ensure its safety.
Student Summer Job at the Library Youth Program Coordinator*
Bowen Library is seeking a creative, enthusiastic and organized individual to run weekly summer programs for Bowen Island youth. This year’s Summer Reading Club theme “Walk on the Wild Side” will be used for core programming to ages 5 to 12. But we encourage you to use your “wild side” to create programs for other ages.
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Special Bennies Menu and more Champagne & Orange Juice Caesar Bar Adults - $22.00 (includes 1 Caesar or Champagne & Orange Juice) Children under 12- $8.00 (includes Easter Egg Hunt Taxes and Gratuities Not Included Reservations by April 9 suggested!
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Creating and running weekly programs for kids with a focus on books, reading, creativity and fun. And… o Working at the library’s circulation desk o Helping children and their parents find great books to read o Looking at ways to engage teens in the library or in programs o Taking on other library duties as assigned by staff.
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Find out more at http://bowenlibrary.ca/about-us/library-information/job-opportunities/ Apply by April 9th, 5 pm Submit your cover letter and resume by email to info@bowenlibrary.ca For more information contact Tina Nielsen or Sue Geist at 604-947-9788. *Funding for this position is contingent upon receipt of a Canada Summer Jobs Grant.
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We’re Hiring! Bowen-based, online education software company Learnbase, is looking for a temporary, full-time employee. Over the next few months, we will be launching a new educational WordPress plugin and are looking for an individual to lead marketing, social media and outreach during this period. Applicants must be WordPress and UX savvy, self-driven, and able to work from home. This is a temporary position (30 hrs/wk for 3 months over the summer) and is part of a National Research Council program under which applicants must be between the ages of 18 and 30. To apply, please send resume and cover letter to neil@learnbase.com. Application deadline is April 20th.
NEW PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT PASSES THE KID TEST
The fences were removed from the three new play structures at Bowen Island Community School Tuesday. Scott Slater says his students seem very enthusiastic about these playground additions. The CSA will be hosting an official opening ceremony for the new playground next Wednesday. Meribeth Deen photos
Bentall, Louise
Shari Ulrich’s “TRUST ME” Series Presents
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BOWEN ISLAND MENS FASTPITCH LEAGUE 2017 SCOREKEEPERS NEEDED For the 2017 Ball Season! Do you like to come down and watch the Mens Fastpitch league play ball? Do you want to make some extra money? We are offering a wage for scorekeepers to fill a season’s worth of ball games! We are looking for a variety of individuals to come do some scorekeeping. You do not have to be available every week! Games are typically held each night, Monday through Friday
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Bowen Island Baseball Field – just below the General Store Scorekeepers would need to be available for a variety of games from 6:15 pm – approximately 8:30 pm. Training will be provided. For more information please contact: Spencer Grundy Scorekeeper Coordinator grundy1@shaw.ca or call 604-354-5363
68, of Bowen Island, BC died suddenly on March 25th doing what she loved, tending horses. Louise, born February 1949, was a source of stability and humour in the lives of those who knew her. Compassionate, intelligent, and feisty with a keen attention to detail, she gave back to the community, working and volunteering for many dance and theatre organizations as well as supporting charitable endeavours in and around Vancouver. She leaves behind her two beloveddaughters,CarlyandErin(Rasheed); her sisters, Kathi and Joan (Rick); brother, Barney (Kath); pets, Rizzo and Linus; as well as a plethora of nieces and nephews who adored her. She is predeceased by her parents, Shirley and Howard. Louise was a true original who carved her own path in life. Her quirky personality challenged and inspired us, and her abrupt passing leaves a heart-wrenching void for her close-knit family and friends. A gathering to celebrate her life will be held at the Vancouver Rowing Club at 1:30 pm on Sunday April 9th. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation (www.heartandstroke.ca) in memory of Louise.
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Museum celebrates 50 years INES ORTNER
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The Bowen Island Museum and Archives celebrates their 50th anniversary this year and on Saturday, April 8, we are opening our permanent exhibition: Visiting the Happy Isle, a Paradise Playground. You are invited to celebrate Bowen’s Union Steamship era, a time when hundreds came on moonlight cruises, dancing on the steamship Lady Alexandra and then continuing to dance in the pavilion on the Island and then returning to Vancouver that same day. It was a time when thousands of guests played all summer long at the beaches, lawns, and picnic grounds around what is now Snug Cove, Sandy Beach, Deep Bay and Crippen Park. Come by the museum this Saturday between noon and 2 p.m. for our informal meet-and-greet opening of the exhibition. Meet our board of directors, celebrate our
Pat Elliott (right), and a Californian named Irene ride the Dorman Carousel on picnic ground No. 1 in 1948. photo Bowen Island Museum & Archives exhibition season and share with us what you would like to see in your museum. For one day only we will take 30 per cent off our book Bowen Island:
Reflections, and Jack Little’s booklet Vancouver’s Playground: Leisure and Sociability on Bowen Island, 1902-57 as well as all Bowen heritage postcards.
Bowen author wins writing awards
MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Local author Carol Cram, president of the Bowen Island Arts Council, is celebrating the recognition offered by the Chanticleer Authors Conference in Bellingham, Wash., for her writing in the genre of historical fiction, and also forging on through her next two works. Towers of Tuscany tells the story of a woman who dares
to follow he own path in the all-male domain of the painter’s workshop in medieval Italy. Published in 2014, judges at the Chanticleer Authors Conference awarded the novel with first place in the Chaucer Division. Her second novel, Woman of Note, won first prize in the Goethe Category. Cram is busy working simultaneously on her third and fourth novels, and is going back to Tuscany next week to do
more research. She says that while awards are great, they are not her motivation. “The only real motivator is the desire to tell a good story that people want to read,” she says. “Money and sales are nice, of course, but ultimately I think I get the most satisfaction out of engaging with the characters and the words on the page. I just really love doing the writing and the editing and
Carol Cram outside the Bowen Island Library. photo Meribeth Deen
hanging out with my imaginary friends.”
Starting April 24, we’re improving bus service on the North Shore and Bowen Island. It’s all part of the biggest transportation expansion in nearly a decade. Find out what improvements TransLink is bringing to your neighbourhood at translink.ca/servicechanges
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Final lap heartbreak for Gary Robbins
ANDY PREST
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North Vancouver’s Gary Robbins came agonizingly close to completing The Barkley Marathons Monday, a competition regarded by many as the toughest foot race in the world. According to Canadian Running magazine’s onsite reporting, Robbins missed the cut-off for the 60-hour race by six seconds, and arrived at the finish line from the wrong direction. John Kelly from Washington, D.C., became the 15th finisher in the race’s history, completing the course in 59 hours and 30 minutes. The diabolical ultra-marathon involves completing five loops of a course set through thick brush in Frozen Head State Park in Tennessee, a total distance that equals at least 100 miles. The full course contains an elevation gain that is approximately equivalent to climbing Mount Everest twice. Video posted on the Canadian Running website shows Robbins sprinting to touch the famous “yellow gate” that marks the end of the course and collapsing to the ground. Robbins had collected all of the book pages that are used to mark progress on the course but got disoriented in fog and snow near the end of the final loop. “I took the wrong side of the mountain in the fog,” Robbins can be heard explaining. “I went the wrong way.” Race organizers at the finish line indicated that even if Robbins had made the 60-hour
North Vancouver’s Gary Robbins listens to race instructions before the start of the 2016 Barkley Marathons. photo Keith Knipling cut-off he would not have been an official finisher because he did not arrive by the correct trail. Robbins, a highly decorated
ultra-marathoner, first attempted the race last year and finished 4½ laps before a navigation error made it impossible for him to complete the
course in the allotted time. It was the best ever finish for a Canadian racer and third best for a rookie. At the conclusion of this year’s
race Robbins was once again serenaded by a bugler playing “Taps,” a tradition carried out for all who fail to finish the race.
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