THURSDAY JAN 18, 2018 VOL. 44, NO. 03
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An update from the RCMP Crime statistics from 2017
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The size of the new fire hall, see p4.
Community Health Centre seeks location MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Meet the first Bowen baby of 2018, Wren Mary Blomberg born on January 4 at Lion’s Gate Hospital. Congratulations to her proud parents Carla Skuce and Lars Blomberg, and also to her big sister Lara Blomberg.
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A year ago, it seemed like little could get in the way of plans to build a community health care centre on Bowen Island. DK Harris Properties had offered up a piece of land at the bottom of Cates Hill, with the plan to build housing on top of a firstfloor health services centre. In October 2016, Tim Rhodes, a member of the Community Health Services Society, told The Undercurrent that he expected rezoning for the property to be complete within nine months, and a community health centre to be up and running in 2018. This week, the Community Health Services Foundation confirmed that a new location was needed for the project. In October, council decided - narrowly - not bring the rezoning forward for public hearing. “If it had gone to a public hearing, council would have heard how supportive our community is about the idea of a healthcare centre, but I don’t think it would have changed the circumstances that led council and the developer to disagree about how to move forward on this,” says Rhodes. “In any case the site was not ideal, and I am optimistic that we’ll find something better for the community health centre.” Of course, this does set the construction time-line back. “I still am hopeful that we can get this done by late 2018,” says Rhodes. “There are a lot of factors at play.” Ninety-three percent of Bowen Islanders surveyed told the Community Health Services Foundation that if there was a clinic on Bowen Island, they would use it. The Foundation has already raised $750,000 in pledges towards the project.
Proposal aims to tackle affordable housing, quickly MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
In December, the high cost of construction led to the collapse of an offer to purchase the piece of community lands known as Lot 2 of Area 1, on the corner of Senior’s Lane and Bowen Trunk Road. A group of Bowen Islanders are hoping to present their vision for the lot to council in the coming weeks, and garner the support required to allow the project to move forward quickly. “We’ve met with several councillors and they love the idea, we’ve met with the planner, and he loves the idea,” says Tom Matzen, who has been working with Jae Mather and
Christopher Erikson. The plan is to build 22 units of housing, made up of one-bedroom apartments, a shared office space with highspeed internet for the whole community, and 12 short-term vacation rental units equipped with kitchens. “The best part is, it could be built within nine months of the building permit being granted,” says Matzen. “When we present an offer, we want to know that the plan is supported. We don’t want this to be a thing where we spend years working out the details.”
RIGHT: The vision for “Area 1.” Image provided by Erickson Associates
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Meeting Calendar January 22, 2018 9:30am Regular Council Meeting
January 22, 2018 11:30am Public Hearing All meetings are held in Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.
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11:30 am on Monday January 22, 2018 Notice of public in Council Chambers,hearing
4:00-7:00PM PM on Tuesday, January 30, 2018 in Council Chambers Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island
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Bowen Island Municipality Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002, Amendment Bylaw No. 445, 2017 LOT 1 COMMUNITY LANDS REZONING
CAPE ROGER CURTIS WATER ZONE AMENDMENT Bowen Island Council is considering changes to Water General 1(b) (WG1b) Zone (shown on map) to clarify the prohibition in the Land Use Bylaw for docks or other structures in the WG1b Zone. The amended zone would prohibit the following structures, facilities, and uses: • Dock, pier, wharf, piling or other structures; and • Moorage, other than moorage necessary for navigational or emergency situations
Bowen Island Council is considering changes to the Official Community Plan (OCP) and the Land Use Bylaw (LUB) for the municipally owned property known as Lot 1 of the Community Lands (located on the Southwest side of Mt. Gardner Road, opposite the Bowen Island Recycling Depot). These changes would include: •
Area 1 to allow light Industrial and artisanal uses, with secondary live/workunits
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Area 2 to allow up to 20 residential units
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Area 4 to allow for Guest House use with up to 8 guest bedrooms
Starting Monday, January 8, 2018 the proposed bylaw and background material 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.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/planning.
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2017 on Bowen Island, the view from the RCMP Municipality welcomes areas of concern. new Chief Financial Officer RCMP Statistics SUBMISSION
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Bowen Island Municipality (BIM) is pleased to announce the hiring of a new Chief Financial Officer, Raj Hayre. Prior to joining BIM, Mr. Hayre was the Financial Controller for the District of West Vancouver, securing the Distinguished Budgeting Award and Financial Reporting Award from the Government Finance Officers Association of BC. He brings extensive experience from the local government sector and is a Chartered Professional Accountant (CPA, CMA) with a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) from Simon Fraser University. “I am very excited and looking forward to working with residents, Council and the team at Bowen Island to
make a strong contribution to the well being of the community”, said Mr. Hayre. The Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is appointed by Council and is a key member of the municipality’s senior management team, overseeing budget management, financial planning, asset management and risk management. The CFO works closely with the Chief Administrative Officer to provide advice and guidance to Council to make financially sound decisions, and provides operational management to finance staff. Mr. Hayre will begin work on Monday, February 5th. “We are so pleased to welcome Raj to Bowen Island,” said Kathy Lalonde, Chief Administrative Officer, “his skills and experience will bring a valuable contribution to our team and our community.”
Correction “What will 2018 bring Bowen Island,” printed January 11 The statement that the Agricultural Land Commision rejected the removal of land slated for the water treatment plant from the Agricultural Land Reserve was incorrect. John Reid, with Primex Investments confirms: “The municipality successfully completed its pilot plant testing last fall and has begun design work on the plant. The Agricultural Land Commission denied our application to swap lands so that the Orchard Recovery Centre could expand.”
As the new year begins, we wanted to take a moment to outline some basic information on your local RCMP Detachment and provide some numbers. The Bowen Island RCMP is part of the Sea To Sky RCMP Regional Detachment which also oversees Pemberton, Whistler, and Squamish. In addition to Bowen Island, we cover Hutt Island, Passage Island, and Bowyer Island. Our detachment consists of one Corporal, two Constables, and one Provincial Service Employee, all of whom reside on Bowen. Currently, Corporal Paulo Arreaga, Constable Chris Coulter, Constable Zhivka Ivanova and Melanie Mcleod have the pleasure of serving the community. We pride ourselves in working in partnership with the Municipality of Bowen Island to deliver a quality policing service to the community. Some of the places you will see us engaging with our community are at roadblocks, community events, on foot patrol in Snug Cove, at school presentations and at situations requiring emergency response. Our community also has two neighbourhoods that run a Block Watch program. Currently, Hood Point and Snug Cove (Cardena Rd) residents benefit from the program. This is a partnership between police and citizens that draws on members of the community for help in preventing and reducing neighbourhood crime. We also run a small Speed Watch program that is supported by ICBC and two local volunteers. The program aims to educate drivers and reduce speed in
The following are some raw numbers of incidents that Bowen Island RCMP members have investigated this year. •
Crimes against persons (assaults, etc): 26 in 2017, this number shows no dramatic increase or decrease over the past five years. Break and Enters: 5 in 2017. These crimes spiked in 2010, when there were 10 Break and Enters. Auto theft: Two such incidents this year. Again, there was a spike in 2015 when there were two. Mischief, 16 this year Drug investigations: 5 this year Vehicle collisions: 40 this year Impaired driving investigations: 22, more than double the number in 2016, which was double the number from 2015 Missing Persons: 7
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secure your home and vehicle wear your seatbelt don’t drive distracted slow down if you drink don’t drive secure your children in a proper child seat
Bowen Island is a largely safe community. We all work hard to keep it that way. Having said that, our island is not immune to illegal drug use. Police investigations have found that cocaine, her-
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The number of investigations on impaired driving has risen nearly doubled this year.
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oin, MDMA, and ecstasy have all tested positive for fentanyl. With the fentanyl crisis in full effect we are working closely with our local partner agencies to prepare for any overdoses. Our priority in this situation is to get medical help to anyone needing it. We need your help in preventing this from occurring. If you have any details on anyone drug trafficking on Bowen Island, please reach out to Bowen Island RCMP (604 947 0516) or Crime Stoppers (www.solvecrime.ca). Anonymous reports welcome! The commitment to Community Safety for residents of Bowen Island has always been and will continue to be our top priority. -- Cst. Paulo Arreaga Bowen Island RCMP
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Bowen Island Municipality seeks a qualified permanent part-time Playcare Assistant. This is a 17 hours/week position and could be split between two people. A complete posting and job description is available on the Municipal website (www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca), or from the Municipal Hall. Deadline for submssions: Friday, January 19, 2018 at 4:00 p.m.
inquiries and supporting role to the Manager of Planning and Development. The salary range for this position is competitive and includes a full range of benefits. Qualified candidates are invited to submit their detailed resume and covering letter in confidence by 4:00 p.m., Friday February 2, 2018 to the attention of: Shayle Duffield, Human Resource Coordinator Bowen Island Municipality 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 EMAIL: HR@bimbc.ca
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Women’s March: Bowen Island Library plays a part in re-writing old stories EDITORIAL
Have you checked out the shelf in the kids’ section of the Bowen Island Library that’s filled with folk tales? There are so many old, and often scary stories that don’t quite seem to fit with the lessons most of us look for in children’s books. Standing in front of these books, I’ve often found myself baffled by them. I’ve wondered why on earth would anyone read Rapunzel to their kid, especially to their daughter?! Then I stumbled upon an essay explaining that fairy tales served as powerful warnings from mothers to their children, especially their daughters, in a time when mothers’ lives were all too often cut horribly short. This made sense, and fit in to a story I was already telling myself about my daughter, “She’s definitely going to take tae-kwon-do because I’m not sending her into the world without the ability to defend herself.” Fairy tales are the emotional, intellectual equivalent to putting our daughters in self-defence classes. It is 2018, and this is how I think. It’s not irrational, but it is unfortunate. It’s
also sad and sickening, how little progress we’ve made as a species that claims to be moral and rational, as a society that claims to be “civilized.” Patriarchy. It’s a word I want my kids to know and understand, but I don’t know how to get them there. My five year-old is immersed in it already. It’s Paw Patrol, where the boss is a white male, where boys are “normal” and can be all kinds of things, girls are “other” and wearing pink, of course. Instead of being presented as a fun, happy and cute. Suddenly, the fairy tale section seems a whole lot less scary to this parent. So, you’ll see me on Saturday at the Bowen Island Library, this time on the lawn attending the second annual Women’s March. I’m going because the same old stories are just not good enough anymore. I’m going because I want to help build a better reality, and start writing a new script to go with it. editor@bowenislandundercurrent.com
Bowen Rocks Dear Bowen Island,
My husband Asa finished (fingers-crossed) cancer treatment (with complications: infections, an angioplasty, wicked colds along the way) early this month--almost six months to the day of his diagnosis. This island has treated him with big-hearted grace over that half-year, and though there are way too many people to thank individual-
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ly we want to acknowledge the many, many dozens of caring close friends, loving well-wishers, hearty hug-givers, generous money-donaters, wonderful to-treatment drivers, and compassionate food-deliverers who have sustained Asa physically, emotionally, and spiritually. Special thanks, however, to Becky Dawson, who set up a gofundme campaign that far surpassed its initial goal of $1,000, and to
Michelle Harrison and Jeni Redekopp (“Team Asa!”), who assembled more than a dozen drivers to ferry Asa (literally...) to and from his daily treatments, as well as almost as many friends--and some strangers--who gave us the gift of good dinners two to four nights a week through December and into January. As Asa would say, “Bowen rocks!” -Richard Labonte
Protect our Crown Lands To our leaders within the Provincial NDP: Congratulations on forming a government with the Greens - we now have high expectations and great hopes again. It is very heartening that the government is considering increasing protection for one of the worlds rarest ecosystems, the coastal Douglas Fir and Garry Oak ecosystems. Sadly, the years of liberal corruption and interference from logging interests have already irreversibly squandered much of what little remained of this old-growth habitat. Very little time is left to salvage some of what we still have and the Gulf Islands in particular are both very cherished by Aboriginal Nations, residents and tourists, and vulnerable to development and logging interests. I really hope that our new government protects the remaining old growth stands, as well as any Crown Land found unprotected on our coastal islands. To complete the picture and to ensure these forest ecosystems are viable and sustainable, I encourage you to seek funding and methods that would give continuity to separated land tracts that need protection, by finding ways to bring the missing private pieces into the public domain and ensure their protection along with the land already available to the government in terms of legislative and policy options for protection. As a resident of Bowen Island my family and I would strongly encourage you to remove our Crown Lands from the Chilliwack forest district and make it permanently unavailable for logging. Our recent referendum on establishing a new National Park on Bowen Island was extremely close, and if the ‘NO’ side had not disseminated lies such as ‘making Bowen a National Park will open it up to mining’ or ‘as a park we will no longer be able to walk our dogs there’ or ‘we will have to pay entrance fees whenever we leave the island and then come home,’ I am sure we would have had an easy majority. So it is really encouraging to see that with our new government we may have another chance to protect our Crown Lands, which consist largely of mature second growth (previously handlogged) Douglas Fir Habitat. THANK YOU. Wishing you and us all the best for the future of our beautiful and fragile coastal ecosystems - both on land and in the water, Yours truly, Silvaine Zimmermann, M.Sc.
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A helping hand to get a foot in the door
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It is no secret that it is getting tougher for younger generations to buy a home, especially in Vancouver, where the cost of living can make it exceptionally difficult to save the minimum down payment. If used correctly, one program which may help struggling first timers get into the market is the B.C. Home Owner Mortgage and Equity Partnership Program, otherwise known as the BC Home Partnership. This program is available to eligible firsttime home buyers by providing repayable down payment assistance loans. The program will meet the buyer’s contribution up to 5% of the home’s purchase price, to a maximum purchase price of $750,000. The maximum loan amount is $37,500. After five years, buyers can either repay their loan or enter into monthly payments at current interest rates. Loans through the program are amortized over 25 years which is the same length as most mortgages. The applicant needs to be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident for five years, live in BC, have a household income under $150,000 per year and be pre-approved for a high-ratio mortgage, among other requirements. For a first-time home buyer that has good earning potential but has not had adequate time to save a down payment, this program allows entry into the market with as little as 2.5% down. It also provides an adequate amount of time to increase earning power to pay off the loan upon renewal or to afford the associated payments by renewing the loan. There are important details to know before choosing for this program. The home being purchased must be used as the principal resi-
dence of all individuals on the title for the five years after purchasing. Any changes to the title will trigger the loan to become due and payable, except in the instance of divorce or new marriage and homeowner(s) qualifies to retain the loan. Borrowers also incur extra legal costs of approximately $560 for the second mortgage registration as these fees are deducted from the mortgage proceeds. The minimum equity component from the borrower can be gifted from immediate family member. Mortgage cannot be transferred to a new lender upon renewal if the B.C. Home Partnership loan remains outstanding. This can mean a higher renewal rate if the existing mortgage holder does not offer the lowest market rate. Other programs are available to help firsttime buyers save on property transfer tax (PTT). The First Time Home Buyers Program can save first-time buyers up to $7,500 when purchasing a home valued up to $475,000. Or, first-time buyers can access the Newly Built Homes Exemption, which can save buyers up to $13,000 in PTT when purchasing a newly constructed or subdivided home worth up to $750,000. The most effective way to buy a home remains to be with a 20% minimum down payment which avoids costly insurer fees. However, if the choice between renting and home ownership which is reliant on getting the down payment, the BC Home Partnership is a viable option. Kiah Grant is a new Bowen Islander who loves animals, gardening and helping people buy homes. She has worked with with Verico Paragon Mortgage Inc. as a mortgage broker for more than 24 years. You can find her online at kiahgrant.com or visit her office at Village Square in the Cove.
A community health care centre: What we can learn from Gabriola You know the old adage... “If you build it they will come,” well, that is the case in my mind with regard to our future Health Centre. A few of the Health Centre Foundation board members paid yet another visit to Gabriola Island this past year to do some filming of their incredible health clinic. The interview we had with one of their doctors says it all with regards to how I see our health clinic changing our lives for the better here on Bowen. We can adhere to the outdated model of care which is practitioners working in solo practices but by providing a large space where primary care physicians can work alongside the local
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Knowing Our Place, an initiative brought to you by the Bowen Island Library, the Bowen Island Arts Council, and writer/singer Pauline Le Bel is now offering you a unique book club. We will focus on books by Indigenous authors because Knowing Our Place also means getting to know the Indigenous cultures that have thrived here over thousands of years. We will meet on Saturday, March 3rd at the Cove Commons from 11:00 to 12:30. Our March book is Telling the Truth About Stories: A Native Narrative by award-winning Indigenous author and story magician Thomas King. I chose this book because I resonate with King’s belief that when we create better stories we will create a better world. King effortlessly blends linear non-fiction with aboriginal storytelling to show us how stories
dentist, perhaps a physiotherapist, an occupational therapist, the local community health nurse and care aides, a mental health nurse and VCH public health services…. we can have an integrated health centre where care is delivered by a team of experts able to easily consult with each other. The Ministry of Health recommends that a team practice is the best model of care. I would urge you to take the time to hear from Dr. Tracy Thorne who we interviewed on Gabriola. The video is on our website (bowenislandhealthcentre. com) and it is just a few minutes long. In case you don’t
get the opportunity to watch, she told us that since creating a clinic on Gabriola there have been many improvements to the local healthcare landscape: -there are three physicians working together, instead of two separately. -a home care nurse uses the clinic several days a week, and community health nurse in the clinic four days a week -anyone on Gabriola who wants a physician on-island can have one Colleen O’Neil Vice Chair Bowen Island Health Centre Foundation
Bowen Island Women’s March 2018 “Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.” - Martin Luther King, Jr Bowen friends! Please come to the Women’s March this Saturday. Meet at the library at 9.30am to make a sign, and the rally starts at 10am. Why am I taking part? Because this is a chance to stand together and remind the world that it is the 21st century. Women (and every human, for that matter) are equal. We deserve equal pay, equal opportunities, an equal share of domestic/unpaid/emotional
A Book Club with a difference
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have shaped and continue to shape our communities as well as our own personal mythologies, and therefore the choices we make. “The truth about stories,” writes King, “is that that’s all we are.” Telling the Truth About Stories is a collection of stories from a mythological point of view overlaid with history and social content, and comes out of his 2003 Massey Lecture series. King looks at the breadth and depth of Native experience and imagination. Beginning with Native oral stories, he weaves his way through literature and history, religion and politics, popular culture and social protest, in an effort to make sense of North America’s relationship with Indigenous peoples. Like other Thomas King books, there is the trademark humour, insight and delightful sarcasm. He begins by comparing a Native creation myth, The Woman Who Fell from the Sky, with the Judeo-Christian story in Genesis. I’ve heard both of these stories before. But when King tells them, I get a deeper understanding of how these stories
labour. We have the right to move freely in the world, free from fear. We have the right to not want our daughters to grow up taking self-defense training - believing it is their responsibility to keep themselves safe. We have the right to expect men to treat us with respect, not to inflict violence on us, harass us or belittle us. Women, men, all gender identities, children - please come and stand together for peace and equality. Sign making starts at 9:30am, the march starts at 10am. On the library lawn! -- Robyn Fenton
have shaped radically different views of the world. If you would like to listen to the book, go to the cbc.ca website and type in Thomas King Massey Lecture. You will hear the expressive voice of Thomas King telling these native narratives in front of a live audience. “Stories are wondrous things. And dangerous.” Because they determine how we live in the world. Be prepared to reconsider your own stories. Everyone is welcome, whether you are well-versed in Indigenous cultures or don’t know the first thing. Space is limited as we would like to make sure the group is small enough for everyone to participate. Please register at: info@bowenlibrary.ca Other upcoming events in Knowing Our Place include a very special celebration for National Aboriginal Day on June 21st. Mark your calendars and watch this space for more information. Pauline Le Bel is an award-wining novelist, Emmynominated screenwriter and the author of Whale in the Door: A Community Unites to Protect BC’s Howe Sound.
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New Year’s cleaning and the Knick Knack Nook SHARI ULRICH
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As we launch into the New Year it seems many of us have the urge to cull the clutter and unnecessary items from our homes. Consequently, this is a very busy time for the Knick Knack Nook! We are SO fortunate to have such a facility which raises thousands of dollars each year for our community while also benefitting our environment by helping us to keep materials out of the land fill. The Knick Knack Nook Re-Use-It Store Society would like to invite you to come help us celebrate the difference we are making in our community by attending its Annual General Meeting on Tuesday, January 23rd, at 7-9 p.m. at the Bowen Island Community School Multi-Purpose Room. There will be light refreshments served, and all are invited to become members for $1.00, which will allow you to vote at the meeting as well. Memberships will be sold at the door. We have invited a few organizations who have received our donations in the past to share their stories of how the funds have been used and will be looking for your input and vote on some decisions. As you do your post-New Years re-organizing, remember that the Nook is the place to take items that can be re-sold. So please do check in with the volunteers about items you’re dropping off. Generally the rule is, clothing must be clean and with no rips, holes, broken zippers or buttons missing, and other items must be in one piece with no parts missing. Though it is very convenient and common to want to drop all items at the Nook, please note in the list below how much material ends up needing to be transported directly to other outlets by volunteers. The attached list will help you sort your items and make their own plans to drop off items that don’t fit the above criteria adequately to those outlets directly. Please visit the new website at www.knickknacknook.org for the comprehensive list of items accepted and not accepted under “donations”. It’s very helpful. We look forward to seeing you at the AGM and in the store!
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342 bags (clothing, blankets, knapsacks) donated to Lookout—North Vancouver (shelter, meeting place, supportive housing for homeless men & women transitioning to homes) 53 boxes of children’s books donated to “Books for Me” (a program that distributes books to inner city schools & community centres for children to take home) 146 boxes, 21 bags (clothing for kindergarten to grade 7 children) donated to Admiral Seymour School (inner city Vancouver school) 322 bags, 2 boxes (infant to 4 year old and women’s clothing & household items) donated toYWCA— Crabtree Corners (single mothers & children living in supportive housing leading to independence) 17 boxes, 3 bags, 12 pieces of gear (blankets, carriers, monitors, baths, seats, books, sleepers) donated to BabyGoRound (baby clothing & gear to single mothers recommended by the YWCA & social service agencies) 32 boxes (adult & teen clothing) Bowen Island Library for their annual book sale donated to Bowen Children Centre/BICS Spring Sale 296 bags, 144 boxes (clothing, bedding & household goods) donated to Covenant House (16-24 year olds transitioning from the street to jobs, school & apartments) 82 boxes, 8 bags (suitable adult clothing) Harvest Project—North Vancouver (“Clothes for Change” 14 bags, 18 boxes (adult clothing, blankets, mugs, books) donated to the First United Church, Vancouver (men’s & women’s shelter & drop-in centre) 30 bags of cosmetics for Downtown Eastside, Lookout and WISH 5 children’s bicycles for Christmas Hamper funds
On the calendar Thursday January 18 Duplicate Bridge, 6:45 - 10pm at Bowen Court. For more information, please call Irene at 2955. Friday, January 19 Library Storytime, 10:30am Dinner at the Legion - Doors open at 5:30, dinner at 6:30
Saturday January 20 Bowen Island Women’s March Meet at 10am, Bowen Island Public Library Bowen Island Community Foundation will present the 2017 Vital Conversations Report at Doc Morgans
Sunday, January 21 Parent & Tot Gym time, 10am. $3 per child Community Emergency Response Event Noon - 2pm at BICS Community Meditation Circle 7:30 at the Seabreeze building, right above the Barber Shop
Monday, January 22 SKY: exercise at 9:00, coffee at 9:45, Emily van Lidth de Jeude speaking on unschooling at 10:00, yoga at 11:00. Tuesday January 23 Bowen Island AA - 7:15 Collins Hall Knick Knack Nook AGM BICS Multi-Purpose Room, 7pm
Wednesday January 24 North Shore Family Services Counselor Kim Laforest at Family Place to offer parent support, 9:30 am Be sure to visit the Nook for extra cheap electronics, CDs, DVDs, photo frames and art between January 18 - 22
Sunday January 28 Humane Pest Control Workshop presented by CAWES 2:15 at Collins Hall - Free
HOMES FOR SALE — OUTLOOK FOR 2018 AND BEYOND 2017 was a very active year, and the inventory for Bowen Island Proper-
of 6–8 homes per year, should keep us busy for the next 4 or 5 years (de-
ties is virtually “sold out.” Typically Bowen Island has not seen much “spec
pending on market conditions and available “construction capacity,” a term
building” — to use the term that describes the construction of homes by a
describing the availability of qualified builders and trades in any given area or
builder or developer intended to be sold on completion. Instead, most homes
region). Unfortunately, the previous healthy number of excellent craftspeople
constructed here are done on a “custom” basis — that is, constructed on a lot
on Bowen has declined, in part, due to the painful shortage of affordable
already owned, or to be purchased with the intent of building a home.
housing. It is a strange reality that the very people Bowen Island desperately
We still have a modest supply of subdivided lots (5 lots at Russell Lane
needs to build homes cannot afford to live here any longer.
plus 3 strata lots at Seymour Shores) on which houses can be built. Over the
Our search for solutions has introduced us to alternative construc-
next few years we are allowed to subdivide a further 12 residential lots on
tion methods which, in many respects, have been a surprising
Cates Hill off Rivendell Drive and 12 lots on Cottage Hill at Seymour
eye opener. More about that in next week’s advertisement.
Landing. That gives a total supply of 32 lots, which, at a typical rate
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BOWEN BEAT 7:30am ferry, no overload Commuters on the 7:30 ferry had reason to be happy this Wednesday, January 17, and so did the crew of the Bowen Queen: all cars were loaded onto the boat by 7:11am, with no overloads. The Captain kindly invited The Undercurrent visit to the Bowen Queen’s cockpit for a chat, alongside Mate Mark and Quarter Master Marc. The majority of the staff of this boat, they say, is the regular crew for the Queen of Capilano. “We get retrained for this boat every time it is in use here,” says Captain Ed, who says that before starting work for BC Ferries nine years ago he drove large tankers all over the world. “I don’t have a preference for bigger boats or smaller ones, it’s the art of driving and every boat is different. The technology on this boat dates back to 1965 when it was built, but the boat itself is faster than the Queen of Capilano, and very maneuverable. That said, it is not as good for the passengers so there is some stress there.” For any young people looking to follow Captain Ed’s footsteps and go into the ferry-driving business, he says the quickest wait to get a job driving a ferry probably starts with joining a cadet program. “If you want to work your way up with BC Ferries, it could take you 20 years,” he says. “It takes a long time to get the necessary sea-hours.”
TOP LEFT: Babies Sam and Layla commute to daycare alongside their moms, Christine and Candice, headed to work. BOTTOM: Curtis and André are headed to work. TOP RIGHT: Quinn, Wyatt and Finn are in grade 8 at Rockridge. BOTTOM: Poppy, Mei Mei and Alex are also in grade 8
From left: Daniel, Eli, Sam, Isaac and Alex are all in good spirits at 7:30am. The boys attend Rockridge and West Van Secondary School.
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Bowen Island Conservancy Where are the Whales? Monitoring and protecting Cetaceans through Citizen Science Our 2018 Speaker Series begins with a presentation by Jessica Torode about the BC Cetaceans Sighting Network. You’ll learn how to identify the different species of cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) in BC waters, the threats these animals face, and what you can do to help the Network with its mission. • When: January 27th from 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm here: Collins Hall, all, 1122 Miller iller Road oad • Where:
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A look at the lives of women artists throughout the ages
Carol Cram holds her first book, The Towers of Tuscany, published in 2014. Meribeth Deen, photo
MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Bowen Island author Carol Cram has recently completed and published her third novel, making a trilogy of stories on the lives of female artists at various times and places throughout history. What’s changed, “not that much in a lot of ways,” says Cram, but writing the stories, even fictional ones, at least acknowledges that such women existed. The first book, the Towers of Tuscany, tells the story of Sofia, a painter in 14th Century Italy.
“I didn’t even know if women painters existed in that world,” says Cram. “I learned that no one knows, for sure, but that they probably did. Painters at the time did not sign their work, but it is more than likely that there were women whose fathers were painters and had workshops, so they took up the craft as well.” The second book, A Woman of Note, tells the story of Isabette, a composer in Vienna during the 1830s. “I learned that there were many female composers in this period, and concert pianists as well,” says Cram. “It was hard for anyone to be taken seriously as a composer, and to be anything more than impoverished, but this was even more the case for a woman. Clara Shumann is one of the notable female composers of that time, although she was not recognized as a composer until after her death. In her life she was known for her performance of other people’s work. She happened to also have seven children, and a husband who lost his mind.” The third book, Muse of Fire, tells the story of an actress named Grace performing in London, 1809. “The story hinges on real events, and Sarah Siddens, who was perhaps the greatest actress of her age, is incorporated into the story,” says Cram. “The theatre was one of the only places in this era where a woman was really allowed to shine. It is not so different now…” Cram will launch The Muse of Fire in mid-February. The book is currently available for download from Amazon, and The Undercurrent would LOVE to print a review of this latest work by Carol Cram in the lead-up to the launch. Please connect with us or Carol if you are up for taking it on!
RIGHT: Cram’s latest novel, The Muse of Fire, is now available for download on Amazon.
Municipal land offered for sale Bowen Island Municipality is offering for sale a prime development lot at the corner of Bowen Island Trunk Road and Senior Road. The land, which is known as Area 1 of Lot 2 of the Community Lands, is 3/4 of an acre and is zoned for apartmentstyle housing and some commercial space.
A peak into the future MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Remember life before the digital calculator? If you do, you know the power of transformative technology. One-minute, everyone’s ooh-ing and ahh-ing over this thing, and the next, it is hard to imagine even one aspect of our lives without that technology and all the developments that follow it. Bowen Island’s Rob Bailey says that his most recent contract, with a company called Magic Leap not only gave him a chance to work on the next bit piece of transformative technology, but also gave him a peek into the future – at least one aspect of it. Take his description of his visit to the Magic Leap headquarters, the former Motorola building in Fort Lauderdale, Florida: There are no windows, and the level of security is just insane. You can’t even go to the bathroom without a guard escorting you. Then, in the hallways there are all these autonomous robots cruising around. Each one has a computer screen with the face of some remote employee who’s been brought in to headquarters to attend a meeting – and they can actually interact with everyone who is in the building! The product Magic Leap has been working on (with the help of $1.9 billion in funding) is a set of Augmented Reality Goggles, dubbed “The Magic Leap One”. “Imagine being here in this room,” explains Bailey, sitting in The Village Baker, “and you put on these goggles and suddenly you are surrounded by a massive coral reef – and you can interact with all of it! Every fish swimming around will actually respond to you.” The augmented world that Bailey helped create was not one of coral reefs, but one based on Icelandic mythology. Magic Leap has been collaborating with the Icelandic band Sigur Ros for the last four years, bringing a uniquely artistic vision to the first Magic Leap user-experience. From the comfort of his home office here on Bowen, Bailey collaborated remotely with the musical director of Sigur Ros to create code modules that could transform digital audio in real time. He also created a polyphonic (meaning more than one note at a time) synthesizer from scratch that is used to generate music on command within the Magic Leap hardware. continued PAGE 9
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Cape Roger Curtis home finalist for “Home of the Year” The Collingwood Residence at Cape Roger Curtis was completed last year. The principle designer of the home,Patrick Warren with Frits de Vries Architecture, told Western Living Magazine he wanted the home’s view scapes to include not only the waterfront, but also the surrounding forest. photo submitted
Rob Bailey at his studio on Bowen Island. Meribeth Deen, photo
from PAGE 8 “Essentially, we’ve created music that is not linear, so that no two individuals will experience the music in the same way,” he explains. “As a composer you are creating a matrix of possibilities, a musical experience that will be different for everyone.” The most challenging aspect of the project, says Bailey, was not the work itself. “Here I was, working on the most exciting project of my career, and I couldn’t tell a soul!” The goggles were top-secret until they were released to a select group of media in December. This product is expected to be available for consumers in the spring. “And probably, a slew of similar products will come soon after, and they’ll get cheaper,” says Bailey. “We really have no idea what it will look like, but my guess is this kind of technology will become commonplace and totally integrated into our lives.”
Expanding Bowen Island’s entertainment repertoire House Party, Volume III is about to hit Bowen Island. Sascha Yamashita and his wife Shawn have been throwing parties, with the aim of bringing good people great sound, entertainment and atmosphere, for twelve years. In their second year as Islanders, the couple has decided to incorporate their passion into their new life. Their first “House Party,” took place at the Legion and several months later, the couple threw another at the Tunstall Bay Club. On February 3, House Party will be hitting the Bowen Island Pub with music delivered by Sascha (The Sly Virus), local Leo Chan, and saxophone fuelled-Smoothy from Vancouver.
Bowen Island-based dj Sascha Yamashita aka: The Sly Virus. photo submitted
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The Collingwood Residence at Cape Roger Curtis is made up, essentially, of three different buildings each with their own exposure to the dramatic and beautiful landscape that surrounds it. The home was designed by Frits de Vries Architects and was a finalist for Western Living Magazine’s 2017 Home of the Year Award. “There’s a tremendous freedom of movement within the house,” says de
Vries, a Bowen Island home owner himself. “Our goal, as architects, is not necessarily to design the most amazing homes, but to build the best homes for our clients.” Frits de Vries Architects is made up of 14 employees, mostly in their early 30s, from all over the world. “Usually architects who work on single family homes are part of smaller firms and as they age, so do their clients, so I guess our office is a bit different this way,” says de Vries. “We are very process oriented, and I consider it my job to
help move things along.” Moving things along can mean dealing with the limitations of zoning and geography, keeping the project within budget, or as happened with this particular project – figuring out what to do when the construction company under contract goes bankrupt halfway through. The process, it seems, has been worth the effort as the owners told Western Living they couldn’t imagine being anywhere else.
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Feuerzangenbowle
In the kitchen with Bernie and Lisa from Bowen Island Herb Salts Left: Lisa Rainbird selling herb salts on Bowen Island. photo submitted
Here’s a traditional German treat that Lisa and Bernie say typically enjoyed by us on New Year’s Eve. “It is truly delicious,” says Lisa. “But beware, it can leave you feeling pretty rough the next day. INGREDIENTS:
Lisa says she enjoys experimenting, and is currently working on curing her own bacon with her salts. She says these adventures are being documented on her company website at bowenislandherbsalts.com. If you’re a local food-lover and cook who wouldn’t mind answering a few questions about what goes on in your kitchen, or if you know one, please get in touch!
What’s your favourite kitchen utensil? (of all time, or maybe of the moment) My favourite utensils are my slow cooker and dehydrator – use to make our salts, dehydrate all our fruit from the garden as well as greens because we run out of freezer space.
4 litres red wine 1 litre orange juice 2 bags of Bowen Island Herb Salt mulled spice 1 large sugar cone 0.5 litre 151 proof rum. Simmer the wine with the orange juice and mulled spice on low for about 30 minutes (the longer you simmer, the more flavour). Don’t boil. Place pot outside with sugar cone suspended over top of the pot. Soak the sugar cone with rum, and light with a match. Slowly ladle the rum over the sugar cone as the sugar melts and drips into the mulled wine. Continue ladling the rum over the sugar until all the sugar has disappeared into the pot. Drink up and enjoy!
If you could only have one cook book… It would have to be the Joy of Cooking because it has everything in it. Although I’m not vegan, I also love my vegan cookbooks, particularly “Get it Ripe” by Jai Steele. Everything in there tastes great with our herb salts! Who’s your biggest culinary influence, and what did they teach you? My biggest culinary influence was my aunt in England. As a child I remember how much she enjoyed cooking good and simple food from the garden in the summer. She always used to get so excited with the broad beans were ready! Every year I make sure I have some broad beans in the ground in her memory. When did you realize you loved to cook? Well, I don’t really love to cook, but I do like good food. That is why I grow a lot of herbs... they make the simplest meals taste so yummy! EDITOR
Lisa Rainbird brought Bowen Island Herb Salts into being in 2015, after a visit to a salt mine in Germany. “They had some salt blends, but there were things that put me off - like the plastic containers, for example. Also, we grow a lot of herbs in our own garden here on Bowen, so I thought making our own might be worthwhile,” says Lisa. “We started our company using glass grinders, and making use of wholesale Mediterannean sea salts.” The salts have evolved to include berries and fruits from Lisa and her husband Bernie’s garden, and their company now makes berry-sugars and teas.
Tell me about a culinary challenge, and how you overcame it. I tend to avoid culinary challenges because I don’t have a lot of time to spend in the kitchen. If it is too complicated, I don’t bother! How has living on Bowen influenced your cooking? I think that simply having a garden to grow all the herbs and fruit in has influenced my cooking because in the summer we get an abundance of herbs and fruit which need preserving. So, I like to think of different ways of using the herbs and fruit, and ways of preserving them so they last longer.
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North Shore owl falls prey to rat poison
didn’t make it overnight,” said Versteeg. Given the owl had no broken bones, Versteeg’s theory is that he ingested some rat poison and his body gave out.
sometimes getting into a poison makes them weaker anyway – so that’s when they are more likely to get injured in a different way that’s more severe. Martina Versteeg. OWL Rehab Centre
Left: Deep Cove resident Caroline Martini with a pygmi owl later rescued from a roadway. Above: The small pygmy owl was placed in a box to stay warm, after it was found on the road.
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An OWL volunteer who answered the phone instructed Martini to find a box and a towel to keep the injured pygmy safe and warm until another volunteer arrived. The society has trained volunteers stationed all over the Lower Mainland, ready to swoop in and save wildlife in distress. In this case, a volunteer was minutes away from Raven Woods and was able to quickly transport the injured creature to OWL’s rehab centre in Delta. The pygmy was found with a noticeable bald spot on his head and some bruising, said OWL raptor care supervisor Martina Versteeg. Internally, the owl had widespread bleeding and his condition was rapidly deteriorating. “Unfortunately, he had some severe trauma and he actually
A small pygmy owl most likely fell prey to rat poison in a residential development near Deep Cove on the weekend. Caroline Martini was driving down Raven Woods Drive, off Dollarton Highway, around 11 a.m. on Sunday, when she spotted “a small bird in the road.” “He looked right at me and I scooped him up off the road. He was so tiny... fit in the palm of my hand. I could tell he was injured as he didn’t try to fly away or struggle in my hands,” recalled Martini. Not sure what to do with the little guy, Martini googled “owl rescue Vancouver.” The first hit she got was Orphaned Wildlife (OWL) Rehabilitation Society, which lists a phone number the public can call around the clock for owl or raptor emergencies.
“He was just found in the middle of the road, so he very well could have had a little hit on the noggin as well,” said Versteeg. “But sometimes getting into a poison makes them weaker anyway – so that’s when they are more likely to get injured in a different way that’s more severe.” In December it was suspected a number of North Shore owls had been inadvertently killed by rat poison. “It’s just kind of an ongoing thing,” said Versteeg. “It’s not an isolated problem in North Vancouver and it’s just that those ones were proven to have (rat poison) in their body and that’s what caused their death.” Once rats have consumed a poison like warfarin, they become easy prey for owls and other animals. The toxins are then passed up the food chain. In advising people on how to deal with rodent problems, Versteeg said they must first look at what’s attracting them to the area. “We recommend, instead of going to poison immediately as your first choice, obviously trying to prevent why they are coming there. It’s usually food … or an entry hole to a nice shed that is warmer than the outside. So you just have to block off access points and food and then you won’t really have the problem to begin with,” said Versteeg. In the wintertime, northern pygmy owls move to lower elevations and have been known to hunt songbirds at bird feeders. After being informed that her feathered friend had passed away, Martini had mixed feelings. “I’m happy he at least was cared for and died in a warm, caring environment, rather than on a cold road,” she said.
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CATHERINE SHAW Dr. Traditional Chinese Medicine/Acupuncturist
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Hearing Testing On Bowen Island @ Caring Circle West Vancouver
MARY MCDONAGH RMT
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RMT, DCH Registered Massage Therapist
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NexGen Hearing Psychologist 604-281-3691
@ Artisan Square
Dr. Carolyn Nesbitt PhD, R.Psych #1484
604-376-9801 www.CarolynNesbitt.com
Celebrating 29 years Community Healthcare
Life Labs Tue @ Dr. Schloegl Thur @ Dr. Zandy 6:45am - 8:45am
For routine lab tests. Specialized tests & children may be referred to the mainland.