THURSDAY JUNE 14, 2018 VOL. 44, NO. 22
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MUNI MORSELS
OVERLOAD CONCERNS DRIVE FERRY COMMITTEE MEETING
BOWEN BEAT
SOCCER FINAL AND SAILING INTO SUMMER
HEART-FELT GIFT
LEGION MEMBERS FUND NEW DEFIBRILLATOR FOR THEIR HALL
New float home lands at Steamship marina BRONWYN BEAIRSTO EDITOR
If you happened to look out your window in Snug Cove Monday afternoon, you might’ve seen a small building flying through the air. A crane lifted a two-story floatable house from its perch beside the Union Steamship Company Marina and down onto the water. Bruce Russell was on-scene and reported, “A great round of applause was given by the many on the marina dock and parking lot when contact was made with the water, at which time many of the onlookers joined in to help move her from the launch area to her new home near
the marina office.” Lacking a concrete foundation, instead using foam-filled structural insulated panels, the building is an experiment in building design and living space. If it works, it’s the first of half a dozen duplex floating homes Rondy Dike plans to build to house marina and Doc Morgan’s staff. Dike says it’s his answer to the housing problem on-island, which has made accommodating his workforce difficult. Oydis Nickle, who, along with her parents Rondy and Dorothy Dike, runs the Marina, gave a speech and cracked a bottle of bubbly wine over the new seafaring home.
‘Topless’ boat wins trophy at Round Bowen race BRONWYN BEAIRSTO EDITOR
A new float home arrives at the Union Steamship Marina on Monday afternoon.
PHOTO BRUCE RUSSELL
It started with fewer than a dozen boats. A San Jose 21 crossed the finish line first, having circumnavigated Bowen Island. That inaugural Round Bowen Race nearly three decades ago was so small that it ended with a potluck on the Union Steamship Company Marina’s lawn. To get onto the Marbella Saturday morning we have to climb over another boat lashed to dock A. Bladders empty and coffee cups full, with 40 minutes to go until the gun, we push off. The motor is running, joining the chorus of anticipatory putting, as the colourful fleet of yachts files out of Snug Cove. We pass the 38-metre Kaori, one of two maxi yachts in the race, the dozen or so crew members in matching blue T-shirts. The single-person-crew, 11-metre Manana chuggs along beside us. The forecast had been grey for days. We had expected a pelting cold rain but arrive
to Sound waters to see the vestiges of clouds hugging the mountains and quickly disappearing in the sun. With 20 minutes to go, our skipper cuts the engine, and the tense energy is audible. Crews call out to one another, hoisting mainsails, checking tide tables, watching the clock, and watching not to collide with other boats. A cabinless boat cuts out in front of us, as the race-legend crew of Topless make final preparations. Ian Howie and Robert Armstrong get the same cabin every year. It’s one of the perks of being there since the beginning. Topless’s owners were among the enthusiastic early members of the Bowen Yacht Club, back when they’d meet in fellow member Wolfgang Duntz’s front yard, and its signature race. They remember the days of the potlucks on the lawn, “The wives would bring down mashed potatoes,” said Ian. See Costume on page 3
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Meeting Calendar June 18, 2018 7:00 pm Advisory Planning Commission Meeting
June 19, 2018 7:00 pm Parks, Trails and Greenways Advisory Committee Meeting
June 20, 2018 10:00 am Communications Team Meeting All meetings are held in Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.
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FireHall Open House
Property taxes are due July 3 Property tax notices have been mailed to Bowen Island property owners. If you have not received your tax notice, please contact us as soon as possible 604-947-4255 or bim@bimbc.ca.
The Bowen Island Volunteer Fire Department would like to invite you and your family to the Annual Open House.
To avoid paying late penalties, please note that the following are due by 4:30 pm on July 3, 2018: • Property tax payments • Home Owner Grant applications • Property tax deferral application and/or renewal forms
Saturday, June 16 11:00 am - 3:00 pm Satellite Fire Hall 1421 Adams Rd
Did you know? If your property taxes are paid through your financial institution, you still have to claim your Home Owner Grant. You can complete your application online. Questions? Please contact us or go to our website at: www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/property-taxes
Housing Advisory Committee seeking members Bowen Island Municipal Council is requesting applications from residents interested in serving on the municipal Housing Advisory Committee. Volunteer commitment should comprise a two-hour meeting monthly, actions generated from such, and possible subcommittee involvement. If you are interested please contact Stef Shortt, Committee Clerk, at sshortt@bimbc.ca for an application form. Submission deadline is June 25, 9:00 am.
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hot dogs, snacks and fun stuff for the kids! smoke house simulation display automobile-extrication display fire extinguisher inspection and use presentation Bowen Emergency Amateur Radio Service (BEARS) exhibition • fire safety and emergency preparedness information • Emergency Support Services (ESS), gear, games • CPR demos with Lifesavers first aid
Fun for the whole family! Meet your BIVFD members and check out the Fire Hall, trucks and equipment.
Paving Starts June 18
The Bowen Island Fire Department encourages residents to take steps to protect your home from wildfire. The FireSmart program can help you figure out how. Many residential dwellings on Bowen Island are surrounded by dense forest and low-lying brush, increasing the vulnerability to wildfire spread. We are offering FREE workshops in 2018 and 2019 to get Bowen Island residents familiar with and participating in the FireSmart program. Get your neighbours together and host in your home, or we can host groups at the fire hall. Residents that take steps to FireSmart their properties are eligible for FREE green waste disposal.
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Beginning June 18, 2018, crews will be working on resurfacing sections of Dorman Road and Bowen Island Trunk Road. Resurfacing includes grinding down the existing pavement, re-paving and then painting new lines. The project is expected to take up to two weeks. This work will complete the temporary repairs made to the roads following the BC Hydro construction work completed last fall, and will include the enhancement of a new bike lane going up the hill towards the school.
Traffic will be reduced to a single lane, alternating direction. Please expect delays of up to 10-15 minutes to drive through the work area. Flaggers will direct traffic. We appreciate your patience while we complete this work before the peak summer season.
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Bagel-buying bucks: Community Foundation scholarship gives students financial padding HENRY CAMPBELL BOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
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“I just got to be too big for that,” laughed Robert – islanders might know him better as Bob. “I love it,” said Ian with a grin. After a few races with the ragtag crew of local sailors, the Vancouver Area Racing Circuit added the Round Bowen to its annual itinerary. The race moved to the second weekend in June and grew. “We had over two hundred boats at one point,” said Ian. The boats all vaguely line up with a point on the shoreline, 141 boats – a fleet to rival the Spanish Armada – and are off. The crew of the Marbella are old hands at the sport, pulling at sheets, tugging at halliards. I’m the landlubber onboard, with a camera in hand, determined to get at least one picture out of the day. My job is to stay out of the way. Sitting on the rail of the boat is mostly peaceful, until the skipper calls a tack. My feet are supposed to stay behind the jib sheets (ropes that go parallel to the deck) as the boat turns, but I’m not far enough back, can feel the rope burning into my skin as it follows the sail fabric, whipping past knocking at my hair and glasses. And so it begins, zigzagging along the coastline, trying to catch a good wind. Rounding Cape Roger Curtis, there’s a wardrobe change, and fleet dons their colourful spinnaker sails, to catch the downwind drafts. We barrel down the east coast of the island at seven knots an hour, the tacks less frequent, but more violent. After a few hours of suppressed seasickness and bruised rear ends (OK, just one), we tack across the finish line. The boat carves into the water and turns with little notice to the crew, to avoid other boats trying to complete the course. Determining a winner for the round Bowen isn’t as clear cut as it was back in the 1980s. The first boat to cross the line at three hours and 18 minutes was Ha a’Koa of West Vancouver, skippered by Vic Bishop. Including the handicap that all boats have, the first place went to Too Wicked skippered by Michael Clement. However, the first Bowen boat to pass through the giant-inflated buoys gets a trophy. And the prize went to Topless.
Nicholas Belluk likes bagels. The first ever recipient of the Bowen Island Community Foundation Academic Scholarship keeps a bag of them in his dorm room at McGill University, preferring to eat them plain or, occasionally, with cream cheese while studying International Development. When the bag runs empty he strikes out in search of more bagels, the occasional croissant, and a lot of good places to study. “Receiving the community scholarship really helped my family and I worry less this past year about the expenses of school,” he writes. “(For) example, this year I was able to not have a job during the year, which allowed me to focus more on my studies as well as getting used to living in a new city away from home. “While I’ll likely get a job next year, as well as working all this summer to help pay for McGill, having some free time this year was very helpful.” The Foundation offers Bowen students many scholarships and bursaries. The criteria ranges from academic performance, to community involvement and leadership, to environmental stewardship to the Bowen Island Community Trade Scholarship – which has nothing to do with academics and everything to do with pursuing a career in the trades.
Nicholas Belluk (centre right) won the 2017 Community Foundation Academic Scholarship.
Noting that construction on the island is booming, and that trades are one of few industries that present opportunities for staying on-island, the Trade Scholarship seems like a natural fit for Bowen. In 2017, the foundation paid out awards of behalf of thirteen different scholarship and bursary winners. In total, $26,750 went to
benefit Bowen students pursuing higher learning. This is set to be an even bigger year, with $35,750 in awards up for grabs in 2018. We know that students have to live meagre lifestyles to achieve their goals. Here’s hoping these awards give them just a little more breathing room and allow them to enjoy
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the finer things in life every once in a while, like bagels with cream cheese. Applications for Community Foundation scholarships and bursaries are due June 25. For more information go to the foundation website: bowenfoundation.com/ scholarship-funds.
Calling all post-secondary students, and their cash-strapped parents JOHN LAWRENCE KNICK KNACK NOOK SECRETARY
Every year the Knick Knack Nook Re-Use-It Store Society has offered scholarships to students. They’re looking for student leaders committed to environmental sustainability. This year there’s more than $26,000 in funds available.
Science course work isn’t necessary to qualify for the scholarships, however, successful applicants must be able to articulate how their particular gifts, experiences and academic achievements could make a difference in this field. More information can be found on the KKN website or with the
Bowen Island Foundation. The foundation manages the process and the KKN finds the cash. Students, for whatever reason, often fail to apply until the eleventh hour, or not at all. It’s when parents get involved that students start to reappraise the possibility of a scholarship and get to work drafting letters.
University programs are increasingly expensive. Young people can mitigate these costs by researching the many funding agencies out there, and making applications with well-reasoned cases as to why they are deserving candidates. The deadline for submitting the paperwork is June 26.
CONGRATULATIONS 2017 BOWEN ISLAND GRADS
! 8 1 E N U J Y A D N O M E N I L D A E A L DBRIAN CUBA ROBIN DE ZWART TED DUFFIELD I NCOLE FCALUM MEGAN
2018 grad issue
I had a great time making friends both on and off Island. Over the past five years I’ve enjoyed playing rugby and football for WVSS. Next year I will be attending a science program at Queens University. Although I’m happy to start a new chapter in life, I’m going to miss living on Bowen.
I was born in Peru, Lima and moved to Bowen Island when I was only 10 years old.Throughout the time I’ve been here lots of fun stuff have happened to me. I got to meet a bunch of very nice people that helped me when I most needed it. Going from BICS to Rockridge was one of the most life changing events in my life. Catching the 7:30 ferry every morning is a nightmare for every Bowen island student due to the fact that it was too early to communicate with people, but catching the 3:30 ferry back home was probably the best part of the day. Getting to talk with your friends on the ferry about my/their school day highlight was quiet entertaining, without my Bowen grad group those ferry rides would’ve been terrible. I’m very lucky to have met such a great oup of friends that ha group havee helped me gone through some terrible moments especially morning ferries. I would also like to thanks everyone that have helped me prepare for my next stage of life. Next year I will be attending Capilano University with some of Ca my fella Bowen friends.
Congratulations, Robin! SFU’s School for Interactive Arts and Technology is such a perfect place for you to combine your passion for the arts with your love for technology! Dear one, keep on thinking, speaking and acting with passion and heart. Continue building extraordinary relationships by ordinary actions. Delight in creating things you wish existed, and pushing the boundaries of storytelling beyond your wildest imagination! And remember: “Never attempt to cram your sparkly, starshaped self into society’s beige, square holes. Instead, choose to embrace your ridiculous awesomeness and shine like the freaking supernova that you are meant to be!” We adore Eva, yyou! With ggoogolplex golplex love from Mama, Papa,Thomas, pa, Stella and Luna. xoxox
The past 18 years spent on Bowen have been awesome. This is the best place to live! Since 15 years of education (at preschool, BICS and Sentinel Secondary) is not quite enough, I’ll be heading off to Ryerson University in Toronto to play Hockey at Maple Leaf Gardens while I pursue a degree in criminology and law.Thanks to all my family and friends for making life sweet!
GUILFOYLE
It’s crazy to think that my school years at BICS, Rockridge, and at the dance studio are coming to an end. I’d like to thank my family, friends, and teachers for helping me get to where I am today. I can’t wait to see what all us Bowen kids get up to in the future. Best of luck grads of 2017!
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Hallmark holiday musings Growing up, my father was a stay-at-home dad. When I got sick at school, the school secretary would ask me for my mother’s phone number, and I wouldn’t know it, because it was Dad we were supposed to call to pick us up. Dad would bake six to 12 loaves of bread a week to feed my three brothers and me, a task that would later become my own. Chore distribution, conflict resolution, and hauling us to the hospital when someone inevitably needed stitches (more than once one brother knocked another brother’s tooth out) were Dad’s job. Dad’s also my sentimental parent. He’s got shelves of neatly compiled photo albums and folders on his computer, and still has folders with cross-country skiing participation medals from when I was six. Dad’s since gone into the civil service, and I’ve gained both a stepfather and a stepmother. Each came into my life at formative points (one as I was entering teenagerhood, the other as I was entering adulthood), and offered new takes on parenting and mentorship which were both sources of conflict and growth. Father’s Day and Mother’s Day at home are a jumble of broken stereotypes and complicated relationships. We, like many nowadays, just don’t fit the nuclear family mould. All this to say, give flowers, a steak, a beer, to who you want to this Sunday – be it a dad, a stepdad, a mom, a friend, the local reporter, or your dog. Celebrate your family. - Bronwyn Beairsto, Editor
Clipping culprit’s mea culpa Dear editor, I would like to apologize to Mrs. Zimmerman for ruining her enjoyment of the park bench in the meadow. I am the clipping culprit and Leo – who had no say in the matter – was the source of the black hair. At the end of the clipping I was careful to make sure the bench itself was clean of hair and – although it may be hard to believe – I did gather the bulk of the hair and put it in the tall grass far behind the bench. I do admit there was still a lot of bits of hair around when I left. I thought it would be scattered in a day or two by the wind and eventually used by the birds, etc. I now realize that this was not the right thing to do and again sincerely apologize. P.S. All of Leo’s poo, as well as some that’s not even his, is picked up. Dan McBurney & Leo
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Affordable housing needs measured approach Dear editor, A true measure of a community for housing is not just how we build it but how we look after our most vulnerable and provide for future generations. What becomes challenging is supporting housing projects regardless of their merits because there are no others, or for personal and political posturing. This sets a dangerous precedent, giving people in desperate need false hope and impeding processes for other affordable housing options over time. Housing projects ought to be assessed based on their own informed strategic assets, or on other models, rather than on the dire need for affordable housing. It is important to avoid history repeating itself, as we are currently experiencing on Bowen. We need stable housing with security of tenure for people in the long term. Our community needs housing for seniors, lowincome islanders, artists, single parents, those with disabilities, local employees, those living without a home, and more. Most small communities have learned from past experience that initiating projects without thinking them through has
deleterious impacts on everyone. These impacts affect our health and well-being, and our economic, environmental and social sustainability. (My) big concern for housing on the island is a lack of meaningful and respectful community dialogue. Most islanders have little understanding of what our current municipal leaders are doing for housing. Most also have little understanding of what is involved or the implications of community group’s and developer’s project proposals brought forward to our local government. Any community effort from the provincial, municipal or community level for housing needs to be transparent and explicit. It’s more important to look at whose voice is not at the table and consider how our solutions and preventions for lack of housing will alleviate our housing crisis to benefit those who suffer most from housing adversity. Incentives for (housing) solutions come through genuine community dialogue, research, close examination, and community consensus. Robin Burger
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There were two big municipal developments this week. First there was the community lands workshop last Saturday, where about 50 community members worked through potential uses of the public lands. There have been many reports of an engaging and fruitful discussion. The second is that after two years and many consultations, the municipality unanimously passed a 20-year transportation plan that looks at current and future transportation needs and hurdles, and how to best use community resources to meet them. Because Undercurrent editor Bronwyn Beairsto is away this week, these topics will covered with more depth in next week’s paper. The following are tidbits from the council meeting: Saturday night at the disc course: Longtime Bowen resident Sam Nosek and a large contingent of supporters asked council to support an upcoming proposal for a disc golf course in Veterans Park. Disc golf is a popular game that replaces the balls in golf with frisbees (it’s also been called frisbee golf). Nosek estimates that the setup costs for the park would be about $20,000, which he suggests could be covered in part by fundraising. He also says that the maintenance costs, compared to some other kinds of parks, is marginal. He proposes that volunteers, a good half-a-dozen being at the council meeting, would build and maintain the park. A more fleshed out proposal from the municipality’s side will be presented by BIM’s parks and environment manager, Bonny Brokenshire at the next committee meeting. Response from councillors was favourable, with Mayor Murray Skeels declaring that he’s completely in support of it. Baby, you can charge my car: The municipality is looking into where there could be electric car charging stations. The council inclination seems to be to have them in or near Snug Cove for tourist accessibility. Coun. Michael Kaile
This land is my land, this land is your land: Coun. Maureen Nicholson told council that Metro parks staff have offered work with BIM on the potential expansion of Crippen Park onto Crown lands. A potential meeting with Minister of Forests, Lands, Natural Resources and Rural Development, Doug Donaldson would happen in September. Overload concerns drive ferry meeting: The Ferry Advisory Committee met last Friday and covered a few pressing issues. The committee heard that overloads on the 7:30 a.m. ferry are increasingly common and a source of local furor. The surplus has been not only in vehicles, but in passenger count. This culminated in some high school students being left behind a couple of weeks ago, making them late for school. In response to these overloads, the Queen of Capilano will operate at full capacity (432 passengers) Monday to Fridays 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Coun. Melanie Mason, who was at the ferry meeting, remarked at the council meeting that B.C. Ferries has seen a six per cent increase in foot and vehicle traffic this year, which is up from five per cent last year, and four per cent the year before. Mason told council, “There’s a real concern from B.C. Ferries that we’re hitting capacity, and there’s no Plan B.” Mark Wilson, B.C. Ferries’ vice president of strategy and communication, noted Friday that lower fares means higher travel numbers. In a press release Tuesday afternoon, B.C. Ferries said that they are stopping fuel rebates as of July 27. Bowen Islanders had previously enjoyed a 2.9 per cent fuel rebate on ferry fare. Queen of Capilano a little sluggish: The Queen of Capilano has recently lost one of its four propulsion mechanisms, making the boat about two to three minutes slower than usual on its Snug Cove to Horseshoe Bay run. The parts to fix the ferry are hard to get, but should arrive in three to four weeks.
Places of Worship Welcome You BOWEN ISLAND UNITED CHURCH BOWEN ISLAND UNITED CHURCH Shelagh Mackinnon Rev.Rev. Shelagh MacKinnon
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RON WOODALL CARTOONIST
Last Friday the Undercurrent received an email: “In Lions Gate Hospital but there will be a cartoon Monday.” Ron’s since been discharged and is back on-island. Thank-you, for your dedication Ron. Let’s say you have an eldercollapse at six in the morning, probably because you’ve been obsessing too much about not falling down. Soon, your bedroom fills with paramedics and firefighters, even the chief. Truly the nicest, most encouraging bunch and there’s a bit of fun kibitzing even while you are crawling around on the floor. For this non-commuter, our early morning water-taxi trip together seemed like a fun little escapade. Of course, introductions were made mid-pandemonium but they instantly vaporized so thank-you so much, you guys. We know you’re always around but you become superheroes when the moment hits. This should stop here, but being cursed with a cartoon brain and very little hospital experience, a few observations are in order. Just couldn’t help noticing the similarities between a short hospital stay and a stint in the slammer. First of all, you arrive
strapped to gurney like Hannibal Lecter. Soon, all your stuff is in a plastic bag and you are issued the official wardrobe for your stay. This consists of an undersized frock which, for fun, you must wear backwards. It is, apparently, a traditional design for the institution and its purpose is to eliminate even the tiniest notion of escape. You get to share a compartment with others of your demographic, mine being dead men walking. You are observed and bed checked periodically, always with a request for your name which is easy to provide because it is printed on your wristband, which is in turn linked to some worldwide tracking system. In addition to your little backward dress are other deterrents to wanderlust. One being a constant companion: a tall, wheeled rack which holds the plastic bag of healing water. The rack is secured both to a wall plug and into one of your surviving veins. Later, when we were permitted to go down by the schoolyard, I called my new friend Julio. The geezer ward also gets special beds alarmed at night, lest we attempt to go honkytonking. Lights-out time focuses this metaphor. The southern windows still have the 90-year-old
sun-deflecting glass, narrow strips in narrow frames, which have a kind of Alcatraz-electric fence effect. The Vancouver skyline across the water begins to flicker through the rain and haze and morphs an apocalyptic movie set. This morose reverie is interrupted by the night nurse with a glass of ice water. Her name is Angel. Nurse Angel. That is perfect. Lions Gate is surely as good as it gets. But still funny. One more thought. Both repositories, hospital and pokey, are great equalizers. Whatever exalted role you may think you play in the real world, here you are but a shuffling object in a backwards dress. Shuffling, that is, only if you have a hall pass. The gentleman adjacent is an eminent philosophy professor with a splendid body of work listed on a substantial Wikipedia biography. But not here. Here, he is a fleeting glimpse of ancient buttocks. Contemplate the two truly mandatory rituals of your stay. Food and bowels. You have been reduced to a food-processing device. Nothing more is expected of you here. It is all a hallucination. As soon as they wheel you outside, life gets absurdly complicated again. Having Ajay, the paramedic, living next door really helps.
Father’s Day picnic, baby photo shoot set for Saturday LESLEY GAUNT FAMILY PLACE CO-ORDINATOR
All dads matter and once again, Father’s Day is upon us. Once more, the stage is set to celebrate the spirit of this special day with the Father’s Day picnic, a fun opportunity for some quality downtime with Dad and playful interactions
with other fathers and parents. Don’t forget the photo opportunity for all babies born in 2017. Please register at Phoenix. Mark your calendar for Saturday and join us from 10 a.m. to noon at the Bowens Children’s Centre. For new ways and ideas on the father-child relationship, you can go online to mydad.ca
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Last-minute donors give $10,000 to the Bowen Children’s Centre BRONWYN BEAIRSTO EDITOR
Despite a soggy, muddy morning, spirits were high at the Bowen Children’s Centre Friday. In the last day of the centre’s matching-funds campaign, Mr. and Mrs. Dong, who live out at Cape Roger Curtis, donated $10,000 to the infant-toddler wing. The donation put the centre’s campaign over the $50,000 an anonymous donor said they would match. “As residents of Bowen Island, we would really like
to support children’s education,” said the Dongs, through a translating device. “It is a pleasure to live in this community.” Including all the community’s donations and the anonymous donor’s funds, the centre will receive around $108,000. “We’re over the moon,” said the centre’s executive director Ann Silberman. Though the deadline for the matching-funds campaign was Friday, the centre will continue to accept donations.
Bowen Children’s Centre staff member Mia Itso, former BCC board member Noah Pryce-Jones, executive director Ann Silberman, and Mrs. and Mr. Dong stand before the new wing Friday morning. PHOTO BRONWYN BEAIRSTO
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Motorbike best way to get around Bowen BY ROB WYNEN CONTRIBUTOR
Getting around Bowen and to and from the city can be a challenge. Long commutes, ferry uncertainties and arranging your schedule around the ferry timetable can be tough for both work and family life. I have lived on-island full time now for about three years and commute to Lonsdale and 23rd. When I lived in the city I rode to work on bike and my wife walked. We never owned a car and still don’t, but it has been a real challenge on Bowen, especially living on the north end of the island with no regular bus service. When my wife and I decided that it may be time for our first motorized option for commuting, we decided to try our hand at motorcycling. We both took the motorcycling course at Capilano University through RideOn. The lessons only took a week and we were walked through the ICBC parking lot test, done at the university, and then the road test. We haven’t looked back. We have very much enjoyed getting around on our motorcycles and by the look of the number of motorbikes on island, many islanders are coming to the realization that
Motorbiking is a good way to experience the Cascade mountains, like a dozen Boweners did recently. PHOTO ROB WYNEN
motorcycling is a great alternative to owning a car. Besides the guaranteed boarding, and cheaper ferry cost, I only pay $15 for myself and the bike, motorcycling is fun and super cheap on gas. Even riding through the winter is not that big of a deal, especially if you own a good rain suit. Getting on the 6:20 ferry this morning I was amazed to see eight other riders at the front of the line. It can be lonely at times riding in the winter as typically only one rider joins me (Scott). Few activities bring a big-
ger smile to my face than riding to work with a group of motorcyclists. How many car drivers could say that? Riding a bike brings about a whole new circle of friends, we all support each other. I met one of my best onisland friends through motorcycling, Cordell, who helped me fix my flat on the ferry when I first moved to Bowen. I have had a number of others local bikers lend support, Randy and Brad come to mind with maintenance support, not one of my strong suits. Last year also saw the for-
mation of the “Sons of Bowen” lead by Anne. You may remember us leading off the 2017 Bowfest parade. We are a close-knit group of commuters, and growing fast. Demand for more space for both cyclists and motorcyclists is a growing issue as can be seen by the large number of bikes parked at the Snug Cove ferry terminal. This year there is a plan for a bike barn, which will hopefully create some needed extra space. Typically you can fit up to 30 motorcycles and many more bikes in a parking lot that would usually only accommodate five cars, the eight of us who rode on the 6:20 ferry this morning only took up one car space, so it is space well used. If you have ever considered switching your commute to motorcycling, come chat with some of our local riders, you will find nearly all are more than happy to lend their support. Summer is a great time to start, but don’t let the winter scare you off, I have found that on most days riding in the winter is a great option. On snowy days there is always transit for backup. As the sign on the upper levels boldly proclaims, it is motorcycle season. Hope to see some more Boweners on their bikes.
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Hillary Butler (back left) and Ross Patterson (back right) of the Rotary Club join the kids for a celebratory photo. PHOTO BRONWYN BEAIRSTO
Community, council and staff participants in Saturday’s workshop on the future of the community lands. PHOTO BOWEN ISLAND MUNICIPALITY
More than 130 sailboats were out on the water Saturday for the annual Martin Marina Round Bowen Race. It was a gorgeous day and the Undercurrent was covering it from the Marbella. PHOTOS BRONWYN BEAIRSTO
It was a soggy evening at BICS, but that didn’t dampen kids’ spirits as the five- to eight-yearolds played their last night of soccer for the spring with Bowen FC. Rotary Club president Ross Patterson and secretary Hilary Butler visited the players at the beginning of their mini-tournament because the Rotary Club donated money for the children’s T-shirts. PHOTOS BRONWYN BEAIRSTO
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Much ado about plastics
Local author covers Site C dam in new book WENDY HOLM CONTRIBUTOR
Local agrologist (studies agriculture) Wendy Holm recently contributed to and edited a book about the proposed Site C dam on the Peace River near Fort St. John. The following is an email interview with the Undercurrent. It’s been edited for length. How did the idea for this book come about? It concerned me greatly that the only costs being considered in the Site C narrative were energy costs. There are other very significant public costs to building the Site C dam. I’ve studied the agricultural impact of the project and could speak with authority on the food policy costs. But there were many other hidden costs that needed to be put on the public discussion table in a palatable way. With alternative facts flying, I knew we needed a chorus of respected, non-partisan voices. What was your role? I approached the contributors, begged and cajoled copy over the summer months, wrote my own chapter, edited all and worked with the publisher on copy edit and page edits to release it in April 2018. From a public policy standpoint, what concerns you most as an Agrologist about the Site C dam? Two very big concerns: food and water security. The unique soil-climate combination of the Peace River Valley make this land of strategic importance for food security. As a professional agrologist, I participated in the agricultural impact assessment of the proposed flooding of B.C.’s Peace River Valley. The loss of the rich soils – some of the highest capability horticulture land in all of Canada – was written off by BC Hydro and the Environmental Impact Assessment process as insignificant. This, despite that B.C. imports more than 60 per cent of the fruits and vegetables we could produce here, and fruits and vegetables are the building blocks of nutrition. The Peace River Valley – the only land available for significant veggie expansion in B.C. – is closer to Vancouver and much closer to northern communities than is California. From my past work on the water file, I know that the Site C endgame is continental water sharing. Site C is being built exactly where planned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers back in the 1950s to ensure that “America doesn’t run out of water.” The value of water as a scarce commodity combined with the profit aspirations of big hydro and infrastructure developers keeps it on the drawing boards. What’s the most important “take away” from the book? No matter how you look at it, the Site C dam does not have one good leg to stand on. When its cumulative impacts are added up,
SUSAN REDMOND CONTRIBUTOR
Damming the Peace is one of two new books about the Site C Dam.
its public cost is far more than we and future generations can bear. That makes this now about democracy. If we can’t stop Site C, we can’t really expect to stop anything. We might as well focus on our families and our Fitbits and forget about our responsibility to the community and future generations. Why was it important to have such a diversity of contributors to the book? Because there are many impacts of this dam and we needed credible experts on each area to present the facts in a clear, concise and palatable way. For this reason, the book draws together experts in energy, dams and Canadian climate change policy, trauma and indigenous resistance, biodiversity, agriculture and food policy, climate denial, fracking and earthquakes, human health, water sharing, cumulative impact, social licence, international laws and civil disobedience. How does Site C affect people on Bowen Island? This is everyone’s fight. If government made a bad decision based on good information, we would simply have a disagreement that we could argue about next time at the polls. But government made a bad decision based on bad information and is now refusing to reconsider despite HUGE public costs. This flies in the face of democracy. Kinder Morgan is the big environmental/land rights issue hitting headlines right now, how is Site C¹s situation similar/dissimilar? I would say that Kinder Morgan has a shorter-term impact than Site C. It is unlikely the pipeline would still be operational after 40 years. It is more easily dismantled and the
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steel can be recycled. Potential spills, while devastating, would likely have shorter-term impacts. Site C has a much longer impact on the Peace River valley, hundreds of years, even after eventual decommissioning. The agricultural resource lost through flooding will have a much more direct impact on human food security. In the event of a catastrophic structural breach there is no capacity to staunch the flow and the downstream impacts would be immeasurable and very long lasting. What¹s next for you? In April and May 2018, we launched the 87 Democracy Warriors campaign to raise funds to present Damming the Peace – the Hidden Costs of the Site C Dam and Sarah Cox’s Breaching the Peace, the Site C Dam and a Valley’s Stand against Big Hydro to every B.C. MLA. The books were presented on the steps of the B.C. legislature on May 10. Each book contained a plaque that explained how the books came to be placed in their hands and requested they read both and be prepared to defend their position on the dam to constituents in ridings across B.C. this summer. With organizational support from the Council of Canadians, I will be touring across the province this summer to beat this drum! We will also be encouraging the Yellow Stakes fundraiser (stakeinthepeace.com) to fund the legal fight against Site C dam by Prophet River and West Moberly First Nations. Where can people buy the book? Local bookstores, Amazon, the publisher website (lorimer.ca). All the usual locations. And signed copies available from me, of course, right here on Bowen.
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Islanders take cancer fight to the ocean
Dr. Sue Schloegl is training for the SwimBowen open water event July 21. PHOTO SUE SCHLOEGL
MARY LETSON CONTRIBUTOR
Part of the SwimBowen event building adventure is hammering out a fundraising mission statement. The SwimBowen Society is taking this fundraising business seriously, with heart,
thought and the future in mind. Thank-you to Joanne Gassman, Colleen O’Neil, Cathy Robertson and Madeleine Shaw for your invaluable feedback on this process. Funds raised in our July 21 race from Tunstall Bay to
Onion Island and back will provide Bowen Islanders with financial assistance to support their self-care needs during active cancer treatment. Suggested support services may include massage, acupuncture, physiotherapy, nutritional counselling, pedicures and food delivery. Our fund dispersal strategy includes three levels of support: Level 1 – $500 to support cancer patients receiving surgery with no follow up radiation or chemotherapy; Level 2 – $800 to those receiving surgery and radiation with no chemotherapy; and Level 3 – $1,000 to those receiving surgery, chemotherapy and radiation. Our target recipients are those whose financial situation make it challenging to cover the extra self-care costs necessary during active cancer treatment. Prioritizing fund dispersal will proceed as follows: when requests are equal, funds will be dispersed on a first come first serve basis. When requests vary in level, Level 3 requests will be serviced first, then Level 2, then Level 1. The number of fund dispersals will depend on total funds raised and the level of need in the community, while
ensuring $500 remains in our bank account for next year’s swim startup costs. The SwimBowen Fund Disbursement Subcomittee will identify Bowen Islanders in need. Local general practitioners (on Bowen Island and in Horseshoe Bay), Bowen Island’s Caring Circle, Bowen Island Church ministers, local homecare nurses, and the social services department at the Vancouver Cancer Agency will all be made aware of the funds. As well, families may contact SwimBowen on behalf of affected family members. All requests and recipients will remain confidential. Fund disbursement will commence after Oct. 15. If possible, and depending on the success of the event, over the next five years we hope to build an endowment fund held with the Bowen Island Community Foundation so that eventually all operating costs may be paid out of the endowment fund. Once achieved, 100 per cent of donated funds will go to Bowen islanders in need of self-care support during active cancer treatment. For more information on the SwimBowen Fund, please go to SwimBowen.com.
Bowen Legion members Tim Hausch, Lynne Hartle, James Walker, David Wrinch, Christine Roocroft, Jason Zahara, Richard Goth, Anna Marie Atherton and Pam Miller join local Rotarians Ross Patterson, Baum Campbell and Andrew Gourlay to celebrate the new defibrillator at the Legion. PHOTO LYNNE ROEDDE
A heart-starting contribution LYNNE ROEDDE CONTRIBUTOR
The Bowen Island Legion Branch 150, in its ongoing commitment to bettering the island’s amenities and serving its neighbours, has underwritten 100 per cent of the cost of purchasing and installing a Rotary Club AED (defibrillator) unit at the
Legion hall. May 22 saw the installation of the unit at the hall with Rotary Club and Legion members in attendance. A training session led by Amanda Ockeloen will be held for the Legion’s neighbours in the near future. The AED is at 1267 Scarborough Rd.
Discover your destiny on June 25 at workshop ELLEN HAYAKAWA CONTRIBUTOR
We’re blessed to live on Nexwlélexm (Bowen Island) where there are writers, artists, musicians, food growers, and others doing work they’re passionate about. We are already a vital community but can you imagine how vibrant a community we would be, if every adult was using all of their creative gifts and talents at work? Even if you already love your work, can you imagine how fulfilled you would be, if you used more of your gifts? Ellen Hayakawa had worked for a decade in a highly desirable job as a federal government wildlife biologist, when she became deeply depressed. “I knew I wasn’t doing my soul’s calling but I didn’t know what else to do,” she says. A friend and colleague invited Hayakawa to lunch and said, “You’re never going to use all your gifts and talents in this job.” Those words cut like a knife to the source of her frustration. It was a huge wakeup call. If you’re not happy with your work, you’re not alone. The Conference Board says that less than 50 per cent of people are happy with their jobs or work. Surveys show that being unhappy with work contribute to depression, stress and burnout.
When you do meaningful work, where you give your gifts and talents in service to others, you create deep personal satisfaction and fulfillment. And you feel energized. “The first key to creating work you love is to follow your passions. Listen to your intuition and inner guidance,” Hayakawa says. “For example, messages you receive in your dreams are one form of guidance that people ignore, yet are so powerful for guiding your life.” Following her dreams, Hayakawa has been living her passionate purpose including coaching others to discover their life purpose and says: “You too can discover your purpose, use all your gifts and talents and feel greater fulfillment and joy at work.” A “Discovering your Destiny: The 5 Step Blueprint for Creating the Joyful, Juicy Work you Love” workshop will be hosted at The Well on June, 25, 7-9 p.m. To register (limited seating): info@thewellonbowen.com
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Bowen Island Pub. 7-10 p.m. Dinner at the Legion
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Dinner at 6:30 p.m. Members and guests welcome. SATURDAY, JUNE 16 Strawberry Tea
Strawberry Shortcake, sandwich plate & tea. Auction, BBQ, home baked goods, and children’s fishpond. 10-4 p.m. at the Little Red Church. Bowen Island Farmers Market
For things made, grown and baked on Bowen. Every Saturday 10-12 p.m. Bowen Island Community School. Bowen Island Pub Grand Opening Party
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SUNDAY, JUNE 17 Parent and Tot Gym Time
BICS at 10 a.m.
Yoga on the Pier
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Noon-4 p.m. Little Red Church
MONDAY, JUNE 18 SKY Seniors Keeping Young
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TUESDAY, JUNE 19 Tuesday Morning Art Workshop
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At Bowen Island Marina Free Watermelon, free half hour on the water. Kayaks & Paddle Boards. 4-8 p.m. Men on The Rock
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SUNDAY, JUNE 24 Parent and Tot Gym Time
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Union Steamship Marina Parking Enforcement: Due to continued non-compliance with parking in the Union Steamship Marina parking lot, USSC will be using a wheel clamp. Anyone who does not have a visible current year USSC parking pass in their window or has not paid for parking will have their car wheel clamped. This will result in a clamp removal fee of $20 on top of payment for all outstanding fines. Customers of Doc Morgan’s please ask your server for a parking token to pay for parking when you arrive. For those who consistently pay for parking and hold a current year USSC parking pass, we thank you for your patience while we work towards solving the parking problem. Please note Union Steamship Marina Chandlery office hours are daily 9am – 7pm during the summer, if clamp removal is required.
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JUNE 21 7 PM - 9 PM
COVE COMMONS Presented by:
g Rebecca Duncan/Tsitsayxemaat Squamish Nation Cultural Ambassador & Storyteller g Simon James/Winadzi Kwakwaka’wakw Nation Storyteller & Artist g Squamish Nation Dance Troupe