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Investing in local food
Islander’s program seeks investors for business involved in local agriculture
Bye, bye, fry...
Reconciliation
Photos from Coho Bon Voyage
Local organizations state their commitment to carry out TRC actions
Cuts to DFO programs shocks MP into action MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Bowen Recreation’s second Lead Like a Girl last Sunday afternoon brought out another 18 girls for a tough hike, obstacles in nature’s playground, and a barefoot forest stretch. Rebecca Lyne, photo
Islanders express optimism on climate solutions
MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Last week, the BC NDP and the BC Green Party announced their plan to work together and jointly fight the expansion of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline, put plans for the Site C Dam under review, and gradually meet the Federal target for carbon pricing to $8 per tonne by 2022. On Friday, US President Donald Trump announced his intention to pull the US out of the Paris Climate Accord. Bowen Islanders Merran Smith and Jae Mather, both of whom work on climate policy, are optimistic about the impact of these recent events. Smith, the executive director of Clean Energy Canada, says that for her organization, the most interesting thing about the NDP-Green alliance is the potential to build a “21st Century economy,” in British Columbia. “In the past five years, globally, there has been more infrastructure for renewable energy built than in fossil fuels,” she
says. “We would like to see BC become a leader in producing renewable energy and the services that go along with it. This is what emerging economies want. Yes, there is still a market for oil and gas, but that will only last for a decade or so. The growth, the future, is in clean technology.” Smith adds that many people do not know about the opportunities that exist for more traditional sectors of the economy by investment in clean technology. “Take mining as an example: electric vehicles use four times as much copper as traditional vehicles,” she says. “Forestry products are less carbon-intensive than cement, so they’ll be needed. When it comes to retrofits, to building wind power and bio-fuel plants, we’ll need all kinds of trades-people.” On the proposed changes to the BC carbon tax, Smith says that the NDP-Green plan simply raises the amount of tax to the levels expected by the Federal government, and does so more gradually than a Liberal government under Christie Clarke would have. continued P 12
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Recent news from the Department of Fisheries and Oceans left the President of Bowen Island’s Fish and Wildlife Club, Tim Pardee, and streamkeepers across the province both dismayed and confused. Shortly after an announcement by Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc about funding for new Coast Guard stations in BC as part of the government’s Ocean Protection Plan, BC Streamkeepers learned that the Department planned to phase-out the 30 year-old Salmonoids in the Classroom program, and eliminate the Resource Restoration Unit (RRU). Sea-to Sky MP Pamela Goldsmith Jones says she found out about this through the Squamish Chief, and started working immediately to reverse the decision. “I don’t even like to call them cuts, its more of an egregious mistake,” says Goldsmith-Jones. “I ran for this position because I believe it is our job to restore the cuts made over the course of a decade by the previous government, and ever since I found out I have been on the phone every day with Minister LeBlanc to work on changing this.” She adds that the decision to make these cuts was not one made by Minister LeBlanc. “I’ve been speaking with streamkeepers across the province and they all seem to understand this,” says Goldsmith-Jones. “I read an article that says I had to contradict my own government on this matter, but that is not the case. The government did not intend this.” Pardee says that the Bowen Island Fish and Wildlife Club has joined streamkeeper groups across the province in writing letters to emphasize the importance of the RRU (which offers technical support to streamkeepers in various projects) and the salmonoids program. “Our work will continue,” says Pardee. “But we do need the experts from the RRU to help design and implement our salmon habitat restoration projects. And all of us at the Fish and Wildlife Club were devastated to hear that our classroom work through the salmonoids program was coming to an end. Fortunately, we’ve been assured that DFO will keep it going for at least another year and I am hopeful that in that time the decision to eliminate that program can be reversed.”
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Meeting Calendar June 12, 2017 5:00 pm Snug Cove Improvements Working Group
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Seeking Public Comment Council will be considering two Development Variance Applications at its regular meeting scheduled on:
Monday, June 12, 2017 7:15 pm Council Chambers, Municipal Hall DVP-03-2017 650 Carter Rd
June 12, 2017 7:15 pm Regular Council
June 13, 2017 11:00 am
FREE GREEN SHORES WORKSHOP A session for landowners, stewards, local government, elected officials, real estate agents and others interested in shoreline protection. The workshop is free, but space is limited so registration is required.
June 22, 2017 9:00 am - 4:00 pm Municipal Hall For more information, please contact Carla Skuce, Parks & Environment Technician at 604-947-4255 or cskuce@bimbc.ca.
Seeking Public Comment
A Development Variance Permit application has been submitted for 650 Carter Rd (shown on map) to reduce the front setback. The variance will enable construction of an accessory building to increase infant/toddler care capacity. Questions about DVP-03-2017 can be directed to Emma Chow, Island Community Planner 1 at 604-947-4255 or echow@bimbc.ca.
Community Centre Select Steering Committee
for BOV-01-2017 1774 Billington Rd A Board of Variance Permit application has been submitted for 1774 Billington Rd (shown on plan below) to reduce the setback to the sea. Variance will facilitate the construction of a residential building and deck, and will reduce the required setback to 20.47 metres for the house and 17.9 metres for the deck.
June 13, 2017 7:00 pm Parks, Trails and Greenways Advisory Committee
June 14, 2017 1:00 pm Finance Advisory Committee
DVP-04-2017 1174 Miller Rd A Development Variance Permit application has been submitted for 1174 Miller Road (shown on map) to reduce the required rear and side yard setbacks and to reduce the required parking. Variance would allow the expansion of an existing cabin at the rear of 1174 Miller further into the required setbacks. Variance would also allow expansion to occur without triggering the need to provide an on-site parking space.
All meetings are held in Council Chambers at Municipal Hall unless otherwise noted.
Questions about DVP-04-2017 can be directed to Daniel Martin, Island Community Planner at 604-947-4255 or dmartin@bimbc.ca.
The Board of Variance will meet on:
Wednesday, June 21, 2017 7:00 pm Council Chambers, Municipal Hall 981 Artisan Lane The application may be viewed at Municipal Hall between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday (excluding statutory holidays), or on the Municipal website at www.bimbc.ca/planning. Written submissions may be delivered to Municipal Hall (hours and contact information below):
Written submissions may be delivered to Municipal Hall in person, by mail, by fax or by e-mail (contact information below). Submissions may also be made to Mayor and Council at the meeting on June 12, 2017. To ensure a fair process, submissions cannot be accepted once the meeting has ended.
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Library and Arts Council state their On the calendar commitment to Reconciliation
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At last week’s council meeting, local artist Pauline LeBel noted that Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Committee (TRC) calls on Municipalities to adopt the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples as a framework for their reconciliation efforts, and applauded BIM’s efforts at reconciliation so far. The library’s Tina Nielsen and the Bowen Island Arts Council’s (BIAC) Jacqueline Massey joined Le Bel, stating their organizations’ commitment to the reconciliation process. Nielsen told council that she’s been considering how the Bowen Island Library could move forward the 94 actions recommended by the TRC ever since it released its 2015 report, “Honouring the Truth, Reconciling for the Future.” “The way I’m thinking about it is, the TRC is really asking for a sweeping change in the view of our country. You can do that as an individual, but you also need to do that at the government and organizational level,” said Nielsen. “We at the library need to educate ourselves, we can’t offer programming to the community on this unless we’ve done the work our-
selves.” Nielsen told council that Reconciliation Canada offers many great workshops, but they are expensive. She offered that if other groups on Bowen are interested, resources could be pooled. Jacqueline Massey told council that over the years, BIAC has made an effort to include First Nations culture and heritage in its programming, but at a recent conference held by Arts BC, the importance of this work was re-enforced. “The BC Arts Council put arts councils in the province on notice to review and embed the TRC recommendations in our activities,” said Massey. “Doing so will be a measure of our eligibility for support going forward.” With this in mind, as well as the awareness of the power of the arts in enabling a visceral sense of connection, understanding and sharing, Massey said BIAC has entrenched a commitment to explore the TRC recommendations in Bowen Island’s revised Cultural Master Plan. She says she is very excited about working with local First Nations and all of the Bowen community in developing relationships and initiatives that celebrate Canada’s indigenous cultures.
Friday June 9 Friday Night Dinner at the Legion Doors open at 5pm, dinner starts at 6:30
Saturday June 10 Tailgate sales for Bowen Island Farmers, BICS 10am - 12pm Tourism Bowen Island Pancake Breakfast 7am - 10am outside Docs, by donation Fire Department Open House 11am - 3pm satellite firehall on Adams Rd Martin Marine Round Bowen Race More than 100 boats start their circumnavigation of Bowen, 10am, Snug Cove
Sunday June 11 Will Stroet concert 11am - 1pm at the BICS gym Tickets available at Phoenix and the Soap Box Open Garden at 105 Baker Road 2 -4pm, free for Garden Club Members, small fee for non-members
Monday June 12 SKY will have exercise at 9:00, coffee at 9:45, Yoga at 10:30 and a pot luck lunch at 11:30
Squamish Nation storyteller, dancer, language teacher, weaver, Tsitsayxemaat, telling the uplifting story of Chichiyuy (the Squamish name for the iconic peaks we call The Lions) at the Gallery at Artisan Square.
Tuesday June 13 Community Lunch at the Legion Gourmet soup with bread, followed by dessert, tea/coffee Adult event $5.00 Sunday June 18 Annual Father’s Day Picnic and Phoenix Baby Photo Shoot 10am - 12pm BICS outdoor learning centre register for baby photos at Phoenix Saturday June 24 First official Farmer’s Market of summer 10 -12am at BICS
Bowen Island Municipality is proposing to build a New Fire Hall and Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) on part of Lot 3 of the Community Lands. This summer, Bowen Island electors will be asked to vote in a referendum to decide if the Municipality can borrow up to $3 million to build it. Investing in a new Fire Hall will make Bowen Island a safer, more responsible community, with a facility we can all be proud of. We are inviting you to learn more. Please join us at the Annual Fire Department Open House on June 10, or go to our website for more information about the new Fire Hall and EOC.
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Annual Fire Department Open House The Bowen Island Volunteer Fire Department would like to invite you and your family to our Annual Open House. Saturday, June 10 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Satellite Fire Hall 1421 Adams Rd -hot dogs, snacks and fun stuff for the kids! -smoke house simulation display -automobile-extrication display -fire extinguisher use and service presentation -Bowen Emergency Amateur Radio Service (BEARS) exhibition -fire safety and emergency preparedness information -learn about the proposed new Fire Hall and Emergency Operations Centre -order your high visibility house number sign Fun for the whole family! Meet the fire fighters and check out the Fire Hall, trucks and equipment. Find us on Facebook
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Enough already with Wild West-style democracy Dear Editor, The Bowen-based NDP candidate in the recent provincial election, Michelle Livaja, speaks for the great majority of B.C. electors when she states that “having big money in elections undermines democracy, so having leadership dedicated to changing that is going to make an important difference”. In this province in particular, it has spawned a system of legalized bribery so blatant that it caught the attention of the New York Times (British Columbia: The ‘Wild West’ of Canadian Political Cash, January 13). I believe a key factor in the B.C. provincial election was the resulting lack of trust in Premier Christy Clark and
her government. Any elected representative who personally accepts $300,000 in payments within such a system of governance does not deserve to lead a province, nor a party. For the political health of our province, Clark needs to resign her positions as premier and as leader of the B.C. Liberal Party. As we continuously strive to do on Bowen Island, the only path to a healthier and better society is to maintain the political agenda where it belongs in a democracy in the hands of the people. Thank you to Michelle Livaja for upholding our traditional defence of democracy at the provincial level. John Sbragia
Book Launch Gratitude Dear Editor, I would like to thank those who made my book launch such a stunning success. Paul Hooson, my go-to- guy, handled everything with such grace, love and aplomb. Teun Schut provided a musical backdrop that suffused the room with a shimmering light. My dear friends, Elaine Taylor and Paulette Turcotte were cheerleaders, setup, wine bearers and stewards. Julie Cree/ Artisan Eats, this is the fourth time you have added edible elegance to my affairs! Susanna Braund was the Master of Ceremonies Emeritus. You honoured me with your eloquent words. Caroline Walker of the Flower Shop brought periwinkle hydrangeas. Very classy! Thank you, Kyle Hawke for bringing refugees from the city to celebrate with me. Thank you for giving me your day. Helen Wallwork for lending us such a beautiful venue as Collins Hall. Friends laughter spilled out into the green sun drenched garden. And most importantly, thank you to all my friends and neighbours for letting me share my words with you. You are in my heart and memory and gave me the space to connect deeply. Jude Neale
A proper send-off Dear Editor, My sincere thanks to all of those who came out last Saturday to help celebrate my retirement from Island Pacific School. It has been a really pleasure to work with over 75 Board members, 150 staff and community members, and hundreds of parents and student over the past 22 years. It has also been an honour for me to serve along other island educators -- Scott Slater at BICs, Al Saugstad at the Learning Discovery Centre, and Ann Silberman at the Bowen Children’s
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Saving the cottages might not be the best Woodfibre LNG and the Canadian government: alternative facts galore! way to support Davies Orchard Dear Editor, Do you support the restoration of the orchard cottages; support the restoration of cottages with less architectural interest than some long abandoned roadside fruit stand? Thanks, but no thanks - the bulldozer can’t come soon enough. For centuries, Bowen Island was used as a summer outpost by the native Squamish Nation, who hunted for deer and fished for salmon here. The Bowen Heritage website describes it in this way - “On Xwlíl’xhwm, the Squamish established a tiny village called Qole’laqom and here they hunted, fished or stopped over during long voyages up and down the coast.” Then Bowen Heritage goes on to tell us that the early Europeans made Bowen a “hive of industrial activities” including a Brickworks and Explosives Company. Contrary to the words written in a letter to the editor a few issues back, the Davies Orchard site was never designed to be a “sweet cluster of charming wooden buildings.” It was never designed as an area for tourist accommodations, or artisan cottages. It was never designed as a place for a museum, an office, or “public bookable facilities.” It was designed by William Davies as an orchard to produce fruit for resale. It wasn’t until the twentieth century that the steamship companies began littering this hillside orchard with unsightly, shoddily constructed, seasonal shacks in their relentless pursuit of the all mighty tourist dollar. Time continues to march on. It’s the 21st century and we would like our parks to be a reflection of our outdoor lifestyle and not our grandparents’ vision of the great outdoors. Today the “Orchard” is a PUBLIC park; no longer a part of some corporations holdings and although the lands may have been acquired by Metro in 1983 we are still waiting to be given true access. Public parks today
are by definition “people spaces” and cottages do not contribute to making spaces people friendly; they in fact have the opposite effect by creating private spaces. We are talking about the difference between spaces for the ordinary man vs. spaces for the elite. Spend 500K to restore cottages on public park land to provide a place for a select few to reside or lounge around, and you, the quintessential Canadian, will whisper “excuse me’’ as you slip quietly by trying not to disturb their privacy; spend 10% of that 500K on a playground, one with natural elements and artistic play sculptures, and you will provide hours of enjoyment and stimulation for generations of Bowen Island kids I don’t think I have to remind anyone that we already have four “saved” cottages at the Orchard plus the caretaker’s cottage by the causeway. We also have the old general store plus few other privately and/or municipally owned cottages throughout the Cove. Surly this pays adequate homage to the steamship era. It should be obvious that as a society we cannot preserve all remnants of our past. Somewhere, sometime, someone has to take a stance and apply a measure of common sense and evaluate what is truly worthy of preservation. Are the orchard cottages currently utilized for a “true public use”? Two are rented as “overnight tourist accommodations” under a short term contact”, one, I am told, is used as a museum and the other as office space. I question whether you or I benefit from any of these current uses. Did you ever wonder when the typical Bowen Islander was last inside one of these “saved” cottages? I wonder if the typical Bowen Islander has ever been inside. I urge Metro to adopt what they have called “Concept 1 - Open Space Focus” and return the orchard lands to the community. It’s not a perfect solution but a reasonable compromise. Ted Evans
RCMP Cpl. Paulo Arreaga and Callaghan participating in the bike safety campaign as a part of Bike to School Week. More than 80 students and staff biked to school throughout the week.
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Is there any word that describes the Federal Liberals did in their 2015 better than dishonest? Two years in, the governing party continues to break promises after they ‘won a majority’ with 39% of the vote and were handed the reigns of this country. But this is old news, deceit and colonialism go together, and Canada seems to have a hard time removing both from its culture. Remember the announcement about Woodfibre LNG going ahead last November? Well turns out, that was not true. A Reuters article from June 5, quotes the CEO of Fortis, Barry Perry as saying, “Fortis expects Woodfibre to make a decision on the project by the end of 2017.” Clearly, Fortis is pushing this project, and scoring points with shareholders. They’ll just keep fracking to devastate North Eastern BC. No one knows what Sukanto Tanoto, the man behind Woodfibre LNG, feels about all this with LNG prices as low they are. He is probably too busy clear-cutting Borneo’s tropical forests to notice, anyway. Then we have Federal Minister James Carr going out of his way, from China, to announce that the Federal Government has ‘approved’ the Woodfibre LNGs requested 40 year export license. Not a minor detail, the government’s press release, (or better, alternative fact release) came on the UN’s Environment Day. It doesn’t get more cynical than that, does it? It promises lots of goodies, so let’s see. It opens with: “Liquefied natural gas (LNG) is greener than any other fossil fuel and more affordable than many renewables, which means it will play a significant role as we transition to a clean energy future.” Essentially it says, Canada is going to do zero on renewables in the near future and effectively positions its fossil fuels as worthy alternatives, effectively undermining any efforts to move to renewables fast. This is really troubling, I must add…Let’s carry on. “Canada is the world’s fifth-largest producer of natural gas, and creating the conditions to open access to global markets will help to create good, middle-class jobs for Canadians.” Who cares about climate change when you can have ‘good middle class jobs for Canadians.’ “The Government’s approval of this license will help Canada achieve international market access for its natural gas by providing certainty to investors on their long-term access to natural gas while strengthening investment and planning decisions in the industry.” I added emphasis, but this is pretty clear again, Bye Bye Paris commitments! ….and now some ‘facts’ from Minister Carr himself: “This project also underscores the significance of working together with First Nations communities, as it will lead to environmental protection and economic benefits for the Province of British Columbia and the Squamish Region.” Environmental protection? Have I missed something? Economic benefits? Does the Minister not know the list of subsidies the BC LNG industry has been offered? One thing the release does not lie about is this Liberal Government’s intentions. “Canada has about 300 years’ worth of marketable natural gas reserves, estimated at 1,566 trillion cubic feet, or 44 trillion cubic metres, which puts it in the top tier globally.” And it has as it seems no intention to keep that in the ground. Well, sorry life on planet Earth. The Liberal Government of Canada is happy to turn a blindeye in exchange for, ‘good middle class’ jobs. Who cares is if anyone understands what is meant by ‘middle-class’ except that there must be an upper class and a lower class too. And it is clear to whom the Canadian Government is catering. So much for celebrating on Canada’s 150th. Anton Van Walraven is a Netherlands-born transplant to Bowen who dearly misses the bike he left behind.
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Register your bike! RCMP is encouraging bicycle owners to register their bikes with 529 Garage: 529 Garage provides the public an avenue to participate in helping police reunite bikes with their owners. It is critical that people record details & take photos of their bikes so they have all the information in the event it does get stolen.
Head to https://www.bowenloggingsports.com/ to download the registration form or pick one up at the Bowen Building Centre. Events include: AxN ThrOL • HNritaJN • POHN cHimb • StOcI saL DOubHN bucI • SiPJHN bucI • ChOINr racN • JacI & JiHH UPHimitNd ChaiPsaL • RNHaK
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At Endswell, Home Farm shares struggles of other BC Farmers
Duck eggs and other special treats at the Farmers Market on Bowen
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Corinna Headley says she was supposed to plant the first crop of outdoor greens at Endswell Farm in mid-March, but unusually cold winter weather forced her into the farm’s greenhouse. This adjustment, was one of many Headley and the team from Home Farm Gardens have had to make at their market gardening operation. Flooding, both in the field and in the greenhouse has been another major struggle. After planting their tomato seedlings, Headley noticed something starting to eat away at the small plants from the stem, up. It turns out there was a “wire worm” infestation. These pests stay in the soil for between two and six years, and farmers along the coast have all suffered from them this year. “We learned, from an advisor at West Coast Seeds, that if you bury potato chunks down at the stem the worms will eat them instead of your plant,” says Headley. “It worked. Of course, this means we had to pull out chunks of potatoes and add new ones to between 500 and 600 plants every day, but I’d say we’ve saved about 70% of our tomato crop.” Islander Sarah Dent works with a resource network for young farmers and people who are new to the agriculture sector across BC (called the Young Agrarians). She’s been observing the work at Endswell and says the team of farmers there have been amazing at responding to the varying crises they’ve come up against. “It’s been awesome to watch, actually,” says Dent. “They deal with things that would make people working in any other kinds of business just pull their hair out. Every year, there’s a new and major challenge for farmers to face, whether it’s drought, pests or too much water. I would predict that as climate change intensifies, so will these struggles.” Headley says that for the first time, last week she felt she finally had enough produce to sell at the weekly tailgate market at BICS. The next challenge, she says, is getting people out to the market to buy their food.
You will find Sarah Haxby selling her duck eggs at the upcoming Farmers Market at BICS. The summer’s first Farmers Market is June 24, don’t miss it! Tailgate sales are every Saturday in the BICS parking lot. SARAH HAXBY SUBMISSION
Brad Ovenell-Carter plating Endswell Farm’s first Long-Table Dinner. The ingredients came mostly from Endswell, with some contributions by other Bowen farms. Endswell will host several more such dinners throughout the summer.
I’d been working on becoming a year-round vegetable grower in my small backyard food-garden, when I mentioned to my nephews and niece last year that I really liked the idea of ducks. They had ducks and chickens and proceeded to hatch some duck eggs and give me the ducklings. I built a pen out of recycled materials, using old windows, fencing, an old boat that now serves as their pond and an old volleyball net that protects them
from birds of prey. It’s been a huge learning curve: I’ve spent many hours reading books on duck coops, the difference between keeping ducks and chickens, what a good duck diet is, and generally learning about all-things ducky. I stand in my garden looking at the kale and garlic growing beside the duck pen and think to myself how much I’ve learned and grown personally, and in my community in the years since attempting to grow my first vegetable garden only a few years ago.
Full Day—Reception Centre Course June 17, 2017 @ Bowen Island Muni This full day course is designed to prepare individuals to work in local reception centres which receive evacuees who have been forced from their home in an emergency. No charge Contact: Jennifer McGowan
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Rory Holland wants you to put your money where your mouth is
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An unfenced Open Garden
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Rory Holland doesn’t consider himself a ‘foodie’ but says food has always been a quiet, persistent influence in his life. He adds that for a long time, gardening was not his thing and all of his outdoor efforts consisted of digging holes or moving dirt for his wife, Lisa. Then once, when asked to empty the kitchen compost, he had a “conversion experience.” “I saw the rich, black soil filled with worms that the food turned into and it just got me. Gardening led to Permaculture, and that led to thinking about all the ways food impacts our economy, our environment and our community,” says Holland. In the past few years, Holland has turned this passion into an organization that exists to support local food and agriculture businesses called Knives and Forks Community Investment Co-op. “The inspiration for this started at a ‘Slow Money’ conference my wife Lisa and I attended in Colorado,” he says. “Woody Tasch, Slow Money’s founder, asked the question ‘what could the impact be if we invested 50 percent of our money within 50 miles of our home?’” Holland says the help of Van City Credit Union, and a dedicated founding board, made his vision a reality by navigating securities regulations and helping to set-up a co-operative. He adds that the initial goal set two years
The garden of John and Katherine Lawrence. BOWEN ISLAND GARDEN CLUB SUBMISSION
Rory Holland says he is enjoying the benefits and new sense of connection brought by the bee colony in his garden. Meribeth Deen, photo
ago was to get 150 investors and a total of $300,000. The organization is halfway there, and currently funds two businesses: Sunday Cider, that uses organic apples grown in the Simlkameen and Okanagan Valleys, and Coast Protein, a Vancouver company producing protein bars out of cricket flour. “We’ve told our investors that they might get a 2% return, and a handful of people have even dipped into their RRSPs to make investments,” says Holland. “I think we need to shift the way we think about investing, and we need to shift the way we think about food: when you’re investing in your community, the returns go beyond financial. The potential for positive
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environmental, social, and economic impact is a benefit to everyone, even if little or no money is made. When it comes to food, we need to consider the whole life cycle, sure food grown-well costs more – but it’s an investment in the soil, the farmers, as well as our own health”. Holland says that he’d welcome local Bowen farmers and food producers to seek
out Knives and Forks. “All that said, however, I think the best thing anyone can do is to start a garden of their own,” says Holland. “It’s as local as you can get and the bonus is it creates a sense of empathy and understanding about the effort required to grow real food in the first place.”
The Garden Club’s next Open Garden will be held on Sunday June 11th from 2 - 4pm at the home of John and Katherine Lawrence at 105 Baker Road, off Old Eagle Cliff. Non-members are welcome for a small fee, and for a little extra annual membership can also be purchased on–site. Please park on Old Eagle Cliff and walk down the drive. For those unable to walk there is limited parking available at the house. The Lawrences started this garden in 2002 and continue to work on its evolution and development. The garden beds and pathways extend over two acres on a steep slope facing East and South, with stunning views over Queen Charlotte Channel and the southern entrances to Howe Sound. The greater part of the property is unfenced; here the choice of plants has been restricted to those which are unappreciated by our hoofed comrades from the forest. Nevertheless research and experiment, plus the help of various repellent concoctions have yielded a surprising variety of thriving plants. For gardeners wishing to know more about deer resistant plants this is a garden where you can see what can be achieved. A feature of the property is the creation of multiple interest-areas which include: five decks, a fenced vegetable garden, a small fenced flower garden and a Japanese style Zen garden. Although the official open time is in the afternoon, the best viewing times are early morning (between 7am and 8am, see you for coffee) or late afternoon (between 5pm and 6pm) Visitors are welcome to join us at these special times when the gardens are at their best.
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Rivendell Retreat Centre A new edition of the celebrates 15 years Bowen Island Trails Guide! CHERIE WESTMORELAND SUBMISSION
Pick up a copy of the Bowen Island Trails Guide at the Tourist Information Cottage, Union Steamship Marina, Cates Pharmacy and Ruddy Potato.
This past weekend marked the 15th anniversary of the opening of Rivendell Retreat Center on Bowen Island. The volunteer community and friends connected with Rivendell over these years gathered to celebrate Sunday afternoon, June 4th. Rivendell is a place of heart and spirit; a place of hospitality and commitment. In the midst of a world of ever-increasing speed and insistences, Rivendell thrives against all odds in offering a contemplative place/space for those inquiring into and deepening their lives of spirit. The dream of Rivendell came into being due to the kindness, generosity, vision and love of a developer and a dreamer, with a good dose of grace mixed in. Rivendell is accessible to everyone, regardless of their financial situation, offering a place of quiet, reflection and radical hospitality, based in the Christian tradition and welcoming all who come, regardless of their faith background. Rivendell welcomes guests year-round and has no paid staff. Rivendell has functioned over its fifteen years because of the commitment and dedication of a group of volunteers, who share the love of this place and what it offers. We sometimes forget, here on Bowen, what a contribution Rivendell makes….sitting on the top of Cates Hill…a reminder of our lives of spirit…..a place that draws hundreds of individuals and numerous groups, many of whom buy food on Bowen, patronize restaurants, buy gas, purchase in local shops….individuals who return home with a wonderful sense of this Island. Over the last few years, occupancy at Rivendell has been over 85%. In 2016, this translated into over 100 groups and other individuals, in all about 2,500 folks for two or more days on average. Kathi Bentall continues to hold the dream that she and her parents first brought into being fifteen years ago and commented “What a moving experience to come together to remember, celebrate and be grateful for lives touched and transformed by this welcoming and sacred space.” Happy 15th birthday Rivendell. For more information about Rivendell, please go to: www.rivendellretreat.org.
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Two years ago, the Rotary Club of Bowen Island published a guide to the trails on Bowen Island, having seen an opportunity
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for a service to the community. We were working towards initiating a project for maintaining the trails on Mount Gardner, having awarded a prize to an enterprising BICS student who wrote an essay about getting lost on a hike up the mountain. Several of our members realised that there was no reliable guide to the many trails on Bowen Island so we set to work. Most old-time hikers on Bowen know our trails, both public and those that traverse private property, and sometimes prefer to keep their favourites as a secret! However, our job was to investigate only those trails that are officially open to the public, track them and describe them. We discovered several that even we, avid hikers, didn’t know about, so were happy to include these in the guide. Bowentrails.ca has the maps, if you would prefer to get your information on line. This year, we have added two new hikes, edited some of the old text, and added a variation here and there to the original walks. We have not provided an extensive guide to Mount Gardner trails but this is In our sights. Also new in this year’s Trails Guide is a page of thanks to sponsors who have generously donated some funds to allay our printing costs.
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
FOOD BANK DROP-OFF
BOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH www.bowencommunitychurch.org Pastor Clinton Neal 1070 Miller Road 604-947-0384 1070 Miller Road Service 10:30Service a.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m. 10:30 School a.m.
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Summer Reading Club is BACK! BOWEN ISLAND LIBRARY SUBMISSION
The Summer Reading Club at the Bowen Library returns with its free seven week program for kids aged 5-13, geared toward improving and maintaining literacy skills over the summer. This year’s theme is Walk on The Wild Side! We will be looking to all the magnificent wildlife around us for inspiration, sto-
Head out to CRC to see the beautiful Lupins!
Len Gilday, photo
The Bowen Island Community Foundation wants to send you to see Adele We’re kidding. But we do want to send scholarships to your high school student. We oversee more than $25,000 in scholarships and bursaries. That’s a lot of Adele concerts. And now that your teenager is going away to school you’re going to have a lot more free time to do the things you want to do. Hello from the other side.
Application deadline extended to June 9. bowenfoundation.com
ries, and learning. And there is no place more inspiring than Bowen Island. We have a 50 day reading challenge & weekly activity sessions from July 4th to August 18th and will end with a fabulous party on the 26th. Come in for a brochure or talk to a staff member for much more information. Registration starts on June 12th. Contact Rowan: src@bowenlibrary.ca or phone 9788.
LETHAL DRUGS ARE out there
Find out how you can save a life. Every day, people are losing their lives to overdoses in BC. These deaths are preventable. Many illegal drugs, including party drugs, have been found to contain deadly fentanyl. And even more toxic carfentanil is now being detected in BC. Not using drugs is the best defence — using alone is the greatest risk. If you use drugs or know someone who does, help is available. Learn about treatment, and where to find naloxone and overdose prevention sites in your area by calling 8-1-1 or visiting www.gov.bc.ca/overdose. Your knowledge, compassion and action can save a life.
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New transit fares effective July 1 to help fund the biggest transportation expansion in nearly a decade. We are extending the transfer window to 180 minutes for customers travelling to Bowen Island to improve connections to the ferry and transit services on the island.
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Optimistic analysis of climate news from P1
“The more significant change that the NDP and Greens say they will make to the carbon tax is that they will shift it from being ‘revenue neutral,’ meaning that money collected from the tax will be contributed to lowering income taxes, to investing that money in carbon reducing programs,” says Smith. “And from the research that’s been done, that’s what a majority of British Columbians want from a carbon tax.” Mather, whose organization, The Carbon Free Group, works on bringing sustainable technologies to the construction industry, agrees with Smith that the proposed changes to the carbon tax are not the most significant aspect of the political shift in BC. “The carbon tax is not nearly at a level that would change behaviours,” says Mather. “To do that, you need to bring the cost of carbon up to $50 per tonne, at least, if not $80. What excites me is that this alliance, if it works, will not deliver business as usual policies. Coalitions governments, as demonstrated in the UK by the coalition between the Conservatives and Liberals, allows for ingrained policies that are no longer useful to
be shed and for new ideas to take their place. I am concerned though, that we’ll see another election in the shortterm and with lower voter turn-out, we won’t see such interesting results.” Even more positive news, for Mather, comes from the global stage with the announcement that the US is pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement.
...the United States is not out of the game... “No one who works on climate change is in any way surprised by this action from Trump, we’ve already braced ourselves. Besides, the United States is not out of the game just because the government is – companies, cities and states are coming out as being committed to the fight against climate change,” says Mather. “In a way, what Trump’s done by pulling out of these talks is he’s galvanized people on the issue.” He adds that, from his perspective, Trump is proving that Nicaragua is on the right track. “Aside from Syria, which is not engaged in these talks for obvious reasons, until now Nicaragua has been the only other UN member country that hasn’t signed the Paris Agreement, and that’s
because Nicargua knows that Paris isn’t enough and carrying out agreement does not equal success,” says Mather, noting that in the past decade Nicaragua has undertaken a massive roll-out of renewable energies including wind, solar and tidal power and aims to acquire 90% of its power from these sources by 2020. “This leaves the US, the second biggest emitter of carbon pollution in the world, in a class of its own. And frankly, it is a good thing they are not at the table any more because any international climate conference I have attended in the past fifteen years has seen everyone around the table pandering to US demands. Now the countries that want to can get serious about stopping climate change.” Smith, who is currently in China as a part of the Canadian delegation to the Clean Energy Ministerial, was unavailable to talk this week but pointed to a blog post on her organization’s website that sees “a silver lining for Canada” in Trump’s decision to withdraw from the Paris Accord. The author states that the global shift to clean energy is already well underway and it is creating tremendous opportunity that Canada is well positioned to capitalize on.
A chance to donate blood and save a life!
Ten islanders participated in the recent blood drive at Glen Eagles Golf Course. COLLEEN O’NEIL SUBMISSION
Caring Circle organized a recent Blood Drive at Gleneagles Golf Club. Ten Islanders went over as a group on the 1230 ferry (others donated coming home from town) and were wonderful escorted by a Canadian Blood Services shuttle van up to Gleneagles, shuttled back to the water taxi dock, and Brian Biddlecomb very graciously and generously donated his time (and gas) to pick up we ‘depleted’ donors. Canadian Blood Services will be coming back again this sum-
HEALTH & WELLNESS Dr. Susanne Schloegl
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mer to Gleneagles on July 19th. If you’re interested in donating email info@ caringcircle.ca and I’ll start making another list. If we can get 8-10 people, they will pick us up and drop us off. The schedule that seemed to work best is to walk on the 12:45 ferry and we’ll either walk back on the 2:30 or 3:30 ferry or perhaps we might be able to come home on the water taxi. People have asked me why they can’t actually come to Bowen like they used to many years ago. There are new regulations around being close to a major hospital, so Gleneagles is as close as they’re going to get. Find a time to give so that others can live!
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