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Ferry line-up
Tales from the front-line
Bowfest
Citizen Shelagh
Schedule, map
The community honours good works
Braund optimistic about BC Ferries MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Participants in the Island Village Song Circle, led by Shasta Martinuk, brought harmonies to Cape Roger Curtis Beach on Monday evening. Meribeth Deen, photo
Islanders vote “yes” to borrow for new Fire Hall BOWEN ISLAND MUNICIPALITY SUBMISSION
The Bowen Island Municipality’s Deputy Chief Election Officer, Hope Dallas, has declared the results of the referendum, with 81% of ballot votes cast in favour of Bowen Island Municipal Council adopting Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 441, 2017. Adoption of the bylaw - which is expected at the next regular Council meeting - will authorize Council to borrow up to 3 million dollars, repayable over a period of 30 years, for the development and construction of a new Fire Hall and Emergency Operations Centre on a portion of the Community Lands on Miller Road.
“We are pleased with the result of the referendum, and look forward to taking the next steps toward breaking ground on this important project.” said Murray Skeels, Mayor, “Thank you, Bowen Island, for investing in safety with your vote.” Information about the next steps in the project will follow in the coming months. • A total of 965 ballots were cast. • 81% voted “Yes” and 19% voted “No”. • The voter turnout was 32% of 3001 registered voters, which included resident and nonresident property electors. The determination of official election results and declaration of results are available on our website at: www.bimbc.ca/ content/referendum-results
According to the First Quarter Results published by BC Ferries on August 14, passenger traffic levels are the highest they’ve been in 20 years, and vehicle traffic is up 4.4% from last year. On Route 8, between Bowen Island and Snug Cove, vehicle traffic is up 6.04% from last year and passenger traffic up 7.43% from last year. Susanna Braund, chair of Bowen Island’s Ferry Advisory Committee (FAC) says that this summer’s delays on the Bowen route can be attributed to ferry traffic coming and going from Horseshoe Bay as opposed to increased passenger and vehicle traffic, and she is feeling optimistic that a new ferry schedule will help lessen delays. “Horseshoe Bay was not designed to have as much traffic as there currently is,” says Braund. “There are currently 32 dockings every day, and half of those dockings are from Bowen. This is the rationale for wanting to change the schedule for Bowen Island and the Sunshine Coast.” From May until July, BC Ferries ran a six week public engagement program on these ferry schedules that included an online survey. “More than 600 people from Bowen completed the online survey,” says Braund. “I don’t think the schedule BC Ferries comes up with will be negotiable, but I think islanders will be relatively happy with the result.” According to a recent BC Ferries press release on the recent public engagement, the top scheduling priorities for Bowen Island are maintaining school and work commute times (especially the 7:30 a.m., the 3:30 p.m. and ideally 5:30 p.m. sailings, if possible) and adding a later last sailing out of Horseshoe Bay and additional weekend sailings. Braund says that at last week’s BC Ferries AGM, the chairs of the various FACs had the opportunity to hear from BC Ferries Commissioner Gord Macatee, the new Minister of Transportation, Claire Trevena, and the new CEO of BC Ferries, Mark Collins. “Collins talked about how the positive feedback BC Ferries received when they introduced an hourly sailing using smaller boats to Langdale, and committed to fulfilling that need within five years,” says Braund. “Our fate here on Route 8 is so tied to Langdale. I am encouraged by the new CEO’s responsiveness, and also hopeful that the new spread schedule will minimize the number of cross-ferry holdings.”
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Meeting Calendar September 6, 2017 1:00 pm Emergency Program Management Committee September 8, 2017 8:30 am Economic Development Committee
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REFERENDUM RESULT
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The results of the proposed Fire Hall and Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) referendum have been determined. 81% of ballots cast were in favour of Bowen Island Council adopting Loan Authorization Bylaw No. 441, 2017, which authorizes Council to borrow up to 3 million dollars for the development and construction of a new Fire Hall and EOC. Voter turnout was 32% of 3001 registered voters with a total of 965 ballots cast.
The Bowen Island Community Centre project team will have a booth at Bowfest on Saturday, August 26, 2017. Please stop by to see the current design, ask questions and provide your comments. You can also find information about the project at:
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Community recreation Registration for Bowen Island Community recreation, arts and education programs opens on August 28th, 2017.
To view the official declaration and determination of results, please go to our website at www.bimbc.ca/referendum-2017. We would like to thank the members of the community who came out and voted.
We are hiring Bowen Island Municipality seeks a qualified temporary full-time Administrative Clerk. This is a 35 hour/week position covering regular office hours Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm.
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The Administrative Clerk reports directly to the Interim Deputy Corporate Officer and Chief Administrative Officer and is responsible for providing professional administrative support services to Admin staff, Council, and the CAO. The applicant should have a strong administrative background, have excellent computer skills using Microsoft products, and have the ability to work with limited supervision. Applicants with experience in communications and familiarity with Adobe creative products is an asset. This is a temporary full-time position to fill a one-year maternity leave from September 2017 to October 2018. We thank all applicants, but advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. The job description can be viewed on the Municipal Website:
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Evacuation plan and Flagger tries to volunteer training, top keep the peace priorities in planning for in ferry line-up island-wide emergency MERIBETH DEEN MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Jennifer McGowan, Bowen Island’s Emergency Services Program co-ordinator, says that coming up with a solid evacuation plan for Bowen Island has been on her mind since her job started in January. She says that time spent working at an reception centre for people forced to evacuate their homes because of wildfires re-enforced what’s needed to make such a plan effective. “An influx of volunteers offered their time to help when communities throughout BC got evacuation orders this summer,” says McGowan. “Most of them were not trained, so Emergency Social Services BC put out a call for experienced people to help. I responded, and my job consisted mostly of supervising and supporting volunteers.” McGowan spent roughly ten days working at the Sandman Reception Centre in Kamloops, starting on July 15, the day after people in Williams Lake, BC, received an evacuation order. “It was incredibly heartwarming to see so many people dedicate their time to helping,” says McGowan. “There was one 80 year-old woman who offered to be a runner and spent 12 hours bringing things up and down a flight of stairs. There was another woman who came to Kamloops to visit her daughter but spent the entire trip helping.” McGowan says that here on Bowen, a number of community members have volunteered to help set-up the NERP (Neighbourhood Emergency Response People) system to allow for a highly localized response to emergencies on the island. Others have stepped in to be a part of Bowen’s Emergency Social Services Team, headed up by Carolyn McDonald. “I really want to make sure all these volunteers can be trained to carry out their jobs before we face an emergency,” says McGowan. She adds that the Municipality is rolling out a new emergency notification system. If people sign up, they will be notified by their preferred method in case of a neighbourhood or island-wide emergency. T register, go to: www.bimbc.ca/eas
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A lesson in the history, culture and benefits of skateboarding
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There has been one call to the RCMP, many confused tourists, and plenty of moments of frustration with locals who do not follow the rules of etiquette in the ferry line-up, says flagger Jewal Maxwell, who has been working on Sundays and holidays throughout the summer to ensure cars load safely onto the ferry in Snug Cove. “The worst day I’ve seen when it came to overloads was August 8, the Tuesday after the long-weekend,” says Maxwell. “Starting from 8:30 there were overloads all the way up to the General Store. Then in the line up for the 11:30 ferry, there was a small space above the cross-hatches close to the bottom of the line-up where I put pylons, so a small car wouldn’t sneak in. Then, this big Brinks truck pulls in and parks right on the cross-hatches. I told the driver that he had to move, but he refused claiming that he had priority to load. I argued with him but he still refused, and eventually, at the urging of Sue Schloegl, called the RCMP and they ordered him to the back of the line-up.” Maxwell says that people parking in the cross-hatched area is a consistent problem. “As one driver I spoke with said, where in the world can you park in cross-hatched areas?” She asks, “I’ve had to talk to a number of locals about this, especially in the areas near the General Store.” As for tourist, Maxwell says that despite the signs, many are still confused about how to “zipper” into a single lane from the twolane loading area behind village square. “Tourists also don’t seem to understand that it is single-lane loading everywhere beyond that point,” she says. “And I get a lot of people asking me where to buy their return tickets.” Maxwell points to better speeding enforcement for the 7:30 am ferry, more communication from BC Ferries about additional sailings and delays, as well as some enforcement for rule-breakers as things that could help make loading the ferry easier during busy summer days. “Overall I have to say I really like this job,” she says. “People come up to me to say thank you, so I feel like I’m doing something that makes a positive impact.”
Lachlan Coker enjoys the riding the smooth pavement at the satelite firehall on Adams Road. Meribeth Deen, photo
MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
On Sunday, the RAD Skates Demo Team showed an all-ages audience of Islanders tricks demonstrating the evolution of skateboard tricks. Team member Colby Dion nearly cleared a stack of five skateboard on his board, and World Champion Freestyle Skateboarder Kevin Harris demonstrated his multiple 360s using two skateboards. Harris, a Vancouverite who got his first board in 1975 and went pro by his early 20s, says he has always been aggravated by long-standing sterotypes
about skateboarding culture. “I spent decades traveling the world as a professional skateboarder and have never drank or done drugs, and when you’re at a skate-park, that’s not what you see. On the other hand, I play softball, and you smell weed in the dugout at every game,” he says. “And skate parks themselves are also for bmx bikers, for younger kids on scooters. We need to start thinking of skate parks more as youth parks, and realize that they can become positive gathering spaces for the whole community.”
Margaret Laforme Obituary Margaret Laforme passed away Monday July 31st peacefully at her home on Bowen Island at the age of 93. Margaret was predeceased by her loving husband George W Laforme, 2 son in laws George Laforme Jr and Herbert Harzan and her sister Geraldine Bailey. Margaret is survived by her sister Lois De Dominico, son David Stalker, step daughter Diane Harzan and step daughter in law Dianne Laforme along with 7 grand children and 8 great grand children.
Memorial donations in lieu of flowers can be made to The Salvation Army.
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Contemplating the Fire Hall referendum Dear Editor, How fortunate are we to have a community with no shortage of volunteer fire fighters, as I understand some communities have difficulty filling the requirement. Given the cramped conditions of the existing hall and its lack of seismic safety a better facility is definitely needed, and given that a lot of BC is on fire, this need was really brought home and the referendum could not have been better timed. The acre of land proposed for the fire hall is viewed as the most affordable option, since it came to the community as part of a package of properties which were deemed surplus to the needs of Metro parks (called GVRD at the time). The community agreed to the borrowing of $2,000,000 for the purchase of these lands under the agreement that the debt would be paid off in 5 years (as I recall, but could be mistaken). That was 12 years ago. We have not paid for that land, but have been paying interest on the loan on our property taxes since 2006. It is right and good that we as a community should develop self-sustaining infrastructure such as an adequate fire hall, emergency coordination and training center. It is also right and good that we have the infrastructure of adequate housing for all those who cannot get into housing purchase, yet upon whom we rely to help work in the businesses of our local economy. The reality is that in housing terms nest has turned into nest egg and housing has become a commodity with great return on investment. Rentals have greatly diminished. Some people felt that the piece of land designated for the new hall would have been better suited for the construction of some “more economical” housing, given its easy walking distance to stores and the ferry. The referendum passed with about 80% in favour of borrowing $3,000,000 for the new fire hall. So that is agreed upon, but surely there is room to consider more than one simultaneous use of this valuable land. Could there not be room to consider a seismic design that satisfies the fire department’s needs while also providing some second level housing units, which could help pay back this additional borrowing? Richard Best
A class act Dear Editor, The Odyis Nickel “USSC Marina upgrading wooden docks” article in the August 4, Undercurrent is a good reminder and validation as to why the marina was chosen by the West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce as the 2017 Medium Business of the Year. First Class are two words that come to mind with every aspect of their operation at this strategically located “welcome to Bowen business.” What a great first and last impression for visitors. The facilities, features and stunning setting make the
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marina a favourite port for visiting boaters and tourists alike, while at the same time, a great social gathering and meeting spot for locals and hosted community activities on the lawn of the marina. I can only imagine how delighted and impressed the Harbour Air “fly & dine” customers must be upon arrival at their destination at this well-presented, “community facility.” Kudos to the Dike and Nickel families for a job well done. Sincerely, Bruce Russell
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Reverend Shelagh is the Citizen’s Choice
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Bowfest 2017 Schedule: Parade on Bowen Island Trunk Road - 10:30am Bowfest Gates open at 11 Main Stage
Bowfest Field
Country Fair Submissions 11am 12:30pm
12:15pm Parade winners, citizen and Dog of the Year
Beer Garden open at noon
12:30 pm Amber Spitovski
Activities open at noon:
1pm HSB 2:15pm Country Fair Winners 2:30 pm Lyp Sync Contest 3:15 pm Hot Legs Contest 3:30pm The Waterfront Jam 4:30pm Six Figures 5:30pm Snug Cove Blues Band
Rides and climbing wall Community games (until 2pm) Local business Artisans and makers Communities BIAC Museum & Archives Boat Building Phoenix Games for Tots BI Makers Shooting Range Archery and Axe Throwing Face Painting Activities close at 5pm
Tallest flower Biggest Zuchinni Strangest-looking fruit or veg Best Bee photo Best Slug photo Lego Contest Fibre Arts Finest Slug Races
6pm Community Potluck
6:30pm David Graff Band
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This Saturday morning, the Little Red Church’s own Reverend Shelagh MacKinnon will be sitting proud in our traditional Citizen of the Year car. For 2017, that’s an even bigger honour because we can also call Shelagh “The Citizen’s Choice.” Choosing one person to represent an island of 3800 is always a difficult, perhaps absurd challenge. So many islanders contribute so much in so many ways, that it is almost impossible to declare a single winner because there really shouldn’t be any losers. The selection committee and the Museum and Archives which has taken on this event, have introduced a new judging process this year. The intent was to help us become as inclusive and impartial as possible. The first step was to call for nominations
which formed the basic list but still omitted some very deserving folks. So the committee then complied a longer list that we believed included every islander who in any way makes a significant difference on Bowen. Then, each committee member, judging separately so as not to influence the others, ranked the long list for their ten top choices. Only then were the lists compared, ranked, and a top ten identified and featured in the Undercurrent. We called these “Islanders Who Make a Difference.” Again, we considered all ten to be people who go the extra mile, all winners in their own right, But who would ride in the parade as Citizen of the Year? Well, once again, to keep the choice as objective as possible, we decided to have all our ten choices choose a winner among the winners. Liken it to the idea of an all-star team picking its captain.
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On Monday between 10 and 11am, islanders came together to share protective glasses and look up at the solar eclipse. Others looked down, enjoying the rare sight of moon-shaped shadows. Meribeth Deen, photo
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Jenny Ritter Trio to bring creative flame Gather your teams, study your MARYSIA MCGILVRAY SUBMISSION
A September visit to Bowen Island by musician Jenny Ritter and her trio will be a sonic treat, as the perfect end-cap to a long, dry summer, a folk-rock celebration in sound. Ritter’s past performances include Vancouver Folk Festival, ArtsWells, Mission Folk Fest, a TedX event, and she has toured all over the continent and beyond, including opening for Lucinda Williams in Glasgow. Projects she has founded include acclaimed country/roots band The Gruff (which she played in for ten years), choirs The Kingsgate Chorus and the Mount Pleasant Regional Institute of Sound, and Scandinavian folk trio Marmota, and she has participated in many collaborations. The creative flame runs deep with Ritter, and apart from being accomplished at guitar, banjo, voice, and songwrit-
ing, she is also a graphic artist and illustrator, with her dreamy artwork appearing on Sarah Jane Scouten’s latest album. Having grown up in a remote part of Vancouver Island, her recent, second solo record, titled “Raised by Wolves” reflects her unusual childhood, and was featured in the !Earshot top folk-roots Top 10 Charts for 8 weeks running. Americana Roots UK praised her recording’s “catchy melodies, and those gorgeous vocals, she is already head and shoulders above the pack. A tremendous album.” No stranger to island life and island touring, her trio’s performance this September 8, at the Gallery @ Artisan Square, presented by the Bowen Island Arts Council, will be a welcome event to music-loving Bowen Islanders. Fingers crossed, the only fires started will be those in the hearts of the new fans she’ll no doubt make.
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Bowen Island Duct Bank Project As part of ongoing improvements to the electricity supply for Bowen Island, we will be constructing a new duct bank along a portion of Bowen Island Truck Road and Dorman Road. Starting on: August 14, 2017 Anticipated completion: September 15, 2017 Mille r Rd Bowen Island Trunk Rd
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Anyone who attended last year’s First Annual Adult Spelling Bee knows that a Scripps Bee this was not. Bedecked in their finest bee and spell themed costumes and other flamboyant finery, the raucous teams did their best to spell words like “philtrum” and “scintilla.” Another doozy was “impecunious,” meaning regularly penniless – which thankfully has not been the state of affairs for the Cove Commons project. The moneys raised from last year’s Bee, along with many generous donations from community members, organizations and the provincial and federal governments have made the construction of the Annie Laurie Wood Annex and new Arts Council gallery in the Cove Commons a reality this year. The Second Annual Adult Spelling Bee is coming up September 30, with tickets on sale and team registration happening as we speak. I’ve interviewed Chief Librarian Tina Nielsen, initiator of the popular Bowen Bee, on what it’s all about.
What is the Adult Spelling Bee raising funds for this year, specifically? This year’s Bee will be raising funds for the outdoor plaza surrounding the Cove Commons building. The plaza will be a fabulous gathering place for the community as well as a space for Arts Council and Library programs. Painting en plein air, “Living Library” summer sessions, musical performances,
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What is the status of the Cove Commons? Roofing is complete, electrical is going in, rough plumbing has begun and windows and doors are expected anytime. With any luck the building will be complete by the end of this year! Any unexpected or exciting news around the Cove Commons? We had an unexpected donation of $1600 towards solar panels for the building, generously raised by “A Bunch of People Productions” an impromptu theatre group, who produced the recent play “Fracked.” The group decided to donate their profits to us to help ensure environmental sustainability in this important public building. We are very grateful to the whole group of “A Bunch of People Productions” for a great show and for contributing to the solar panel array. Many thanks also to Tir-Na-Nog Theatre School for hosting the production and to author Alistair Beaton for reducing royalties for the Bowen production. Why should Bowen Islanders form a team (register before Sept 15)? Because it is so much more fun than any of the spelling tests or bees you might have suffered through as a child. As a team you never have to stand up by yourself and spell a word. You have a whiteboard to try out spellings and up to 3 other team members
to consult with – and there’s beer and wine!
What’s new about the Bee this year? This year the audience will be able to spell along with the teams and track how many words they can spell correctly. Pencils and paper will be provided to all audience members so you can play along with the teams. We’ll also have a new prize this year, called the Biggest Honey Pot prize. The team that raises the most money for the Cove Commons will win the prize. Team members can fundraise ahead of time using CanadaHelps.org. Once registered, each team will have an on-line fundraising page set up for them where they can send a link to friends and family to be “sponsored” and compete for the prize. Also, our guest MC this year is Andrea Verwey, a most illustrious word-nerd who is excited to be joining us this year. What are the prizes to be expected, and do all of them involve good spelling? We will continue the Best Team Theme prize for the team with the most creative team name and costumes, and we’ll also have the Most Spirited prize, which was impromptu last year, but we decided to make it a fixture for this year, celebrating the team having the most fun. Prizes or not, the Bee is a wonderfully fun and funny community event. Bee there or Bee sorry! Tickets are $20 at the library or on-line.
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Golf community faces annual fight for survival TERENCE MCKEOWN SUBMISSION
The Bowen Island Golf Club is not just a place to play golf. For members and non-members alike, our public golf course is
a social centre. The community of golfers that has grown over the eleven years the course has existed brings together people from all walks of island life, and from all parts of our socio-economic spectrum. On the clubhouse deck, it is not unusual to see retired titans
of commerce having a beer with young conare paid employees. But the overall managestruction workers. They start out with a love ment and much of the organization of events of golf in common, then find that they can and tournaments are still done by volunteers. converse and connect in other ways. Equipment is all bought second-hand, and At the many social tournaments throughused as long as it’s humanly possible to keep it out the year, couples meet and create friendrunning. As a result, we have the lowest posships that extend beyond golf. My wife and I sible overhead. But we still have a significant arrived on Bowen from Vancouver six years operating loss each year. ago. We now have many more friends and So our September 16th fundraiser is critical acquaintances here than we did in Vancouver to our survival. We urge everyone who uses after 20 years, and almost all of them have the club, or just cares that it continues to exist, been made at the golf course. It’s quite comto think about contributing. If you’re a golfer, mon to hear people say that if there was no please sign up for the event through our Pro golf club, they might leave the island. The Shop - proshop@bowengolf.com, 604-947importance of feeling like part of a communi- 4653. If you can’t attend, or don’t golf, you ty can’t be understated, particularly as we age. can donate a Joint Hole Sponsorship for $300, But this gem of a social club faces the ques- or a Patron contribution of $50 or more. All tion of its survival every year. It costs more contributors will be recognized on promito operate the course than is taken in from nent signs at the event, and in an ad in the membership and golf fees. We don’t receive Undercurrent the following week. money from any other sources. So we end Our public golf course has become an intethe year with a substantial deficit, and need gral part of Bowen’s rich social fabric. Please to raise additional funds to cover the loss. We help us keep it going. do this with an annual fundraising tournament, which this year takes place on September 16th. Called “From Tee to Shining Tee,” it will celebrate Canada’s 150th with a 9-hole scramble followed by a great buffet dinner, and live and silent auctions - the most fun you can have on a golf course this year. Our golf club was created by a group of dedicated volunteers, and that’s largely still how it’s run. The Pro Shop staff are employees of Monaghan Golf, a manageYoung golfers at this year’s summer golf camp. ment company we contract out to; and the grounds staff
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