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The ungulates ravage island gardens, but you can fight back with an easy recipe.
CANADA DAY CELEBRATION NEW CHARITY
We have pictures from the annual Crippen Park party in Bowen Beat.
Bowen Island Health Centre Foundation has been granted charity status.
The dog who wouldn’t come in from the cold
Eight years ago, Peanut was found with a collar but apparently no home. Today, she has a home.
BRONWYN BEAIRSTO EDITOR
The Bowen Island Recycling Depot (BIRD) has an unusual tenant. No one knows where she came from, or quite how old she is. But visitors may catch a glimpse of scruffy black fur as Peanut roams around dumpsters and woods. If Peanut had “people,” Dave and Louise McIntosh would be it. The long-time recycling centre leaders were the ones who found her, scrounging for food in a dumpster, about eight years ago. There was a tarp covering the dumpster and, attracted by the smell of food, Peanut had apparently walked onto the tarp just far enough to fall in. “That was the first time we realised we had a dog,” says Louise. Continued on page 3
As a grand finale to Bowen’s Canada Day celebrations, the firefighters hose down Island kids with their pump truck. Here, an excited Trent Bristow runs through the spray, his twin brother Hayden following him in the background. Photo: Bronwyn Beairsto
Bowen Vet closisng its doors for at least a month BRONWYN BEAIRSTO EDITOR
If you heard loud howls and growls (at least over Facebook) this weekend, it’s because Bowen Veterinary Services will be closed for all of July, and likely longer. In a surprise announcement on Facebook last Friday, Bowen’s
only 24-hour emergency vet clinic said that it would be shuttering its windows in preparation for the August-expected opening of Mountainside Animal Hospital in North Vancouver. “By August, All Bowen patients can be seen at Mountainside as your history, files and medical records will be there as they were on Bowen.
“Later in the fall, Bowen Vet will reopen again as a full-service, daytime hospital. Critical cases that present on Bowen will be transferred to Mountainside where they can receive more advanced treatment and minute by minute intensive care,” said Bowen Veterinary Services in a Facebook post. The large new facility will service
much of south-western B.C. Bowen staff will be doing training on the north shore in preparation for the new hospital, and therefore won’t be available on the island. “We just don’t have the man power to stay open,” said head veterinarian Alastair Westcott. “We’ve had to make a change temporarily.” Continued on page 5
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Meeting Calendar July 9, 2018 7:15 pm
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Snug Cove parking changes Now that the Cove Commons is complete and the planned improvements to Cardena Drive are underway, we are proceeding with changes to parking on Cardena Drive, to accommodate the businesses and patrons of public amenities in Snug Cove. The 12 hour parking spaces will be changed to 3 hour parking, effective July 15, 2018. www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/parking
Regular Council Meeting
Dogs on main beaches Dogs are not permitted on Bowen Bay Beach, Tunstall Bay Beach and Sandy Beach during the months of July and August. Dogs are welcome on all other beaches. Please ensure that everyone can enjoy the beach. Keep your dog under control and within 3 metres of you at all times. Do your doo diligence and clean up after your dog.
July 11, 2018 5:00 pm Recreation and Community Services Commission Meeting
July 12, 2018 7:00 pm
All meetings are held in Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.
Water conservation guidelines In 2016, Council endorsed Metro Vancouver Regional District’s Water Shortage Response Plan (WSRP) in order to promote awareness about the importance of water conservation. The plan defines guidelines for four levels of water conservation for users of municipal drinking water systems, aiming to manage demand for drinking water during the summer months, and if necessary during times of emergencies.
Effective July 31, 2018: All self-propelled water craft, such as stand-up paddle boards, kayaks, canoes and row boats must be labelled with the owner’s name and telephone number. In addition, all selfpropelled water craft must be moved to the designated boat storage area to the north of the King Edward Bay Beach entrance. The boat storage area is a flat, grassy area with some tree overhang. Please contact Bylaw Services if this area is unable to accommodate your boat and we will recommend an alternate location.
Please note that on Bowen, the plan is intended to provide guidelines for water usage, not restrictions.
All sailboats, unseaworthy boats and boats not actively being used will be removed at owner’s expense.
Throughout the summer, water conservation stages will be posted and updated regularly on the Municipality’s Alerts and Advisories webpage. For more information, please go to:
Please contact Bylaw Services at 604-947-4255 or 604-328-5499 if you have any questions.
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Multi-Use Path & Bike Lanes P Parking in these areas will endanger pedestrians and cyclists, and destroy the pavement integrity. Please help ensure the safety and durability of this important transportation infrastructure.
We’re hiring: Casual Bylaw Services Officer Bowen Island Municipality has an opening for a Casual Bylaw Services Officer for up to 14 hours per week. Generally, hours worked will be between 8:30 am to 4:30 pm but weekend and evening work will also be required. Duties include gaining compliance with municipal bylaws through education and direct enforcement and acting as Wharfinger and Animal Control Officer. The ideal candidate for this position has excellent communication skills, is proficient with computers, is comfortable handling dogs, possesses a valid BC driver’s licence, can work independently in all-weather conditions, and is able to perform light labour duties. For more information and a full job description please check our website. www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/jobs
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Cottage featured in July Open Garden JOHN LAWRENCE B.I. GARDEN CLUB
If you frequent the Bowen Island Recycling Depot, you might be treated to one of Peanut’s joyful dances as she plays (from a distance) with her caregivers: the facilty staff. Photo: Bronwyn Beairsto
Stray no longer: recycling centre rallies around Peanut While Peanut was wearing a collar, there was no name or contact information to be found, and after asking around and posting notices, it became clear to Dave and Louise that Peanut was abandoned. “She was extremely feral and hadn’t had people contact in months,” says Louise. They called in the animal society and the vet to see how best to handle their surprise guest. The vet said they could try and socialize her, but no one could get near the timid canine. Instead of trying to relocate Peanut, Dave, the then president of BIRD, adopted her. But it wasn’t your average dog-human relationship. Peanut
had a small bin in the woods she used as a den, among other hidey holes around the facility, would wander as she liked and Dave would feed her every night. The two soon bonded. “She knew the sound of the engine of his truck,” says Louise. But even Dave wasn’t allowed to touch Peanut. He was able to grab her and take off the collar, because he was worried it was constricting her neck. But that was the extent of Peanut’s human contact. Dave looked after Peanut from afar, consulting the vet when she looked peaky, but otherwise respecting the dog’s quite large bubble, which extends beyond humans. “She’s not very social with other dogs,” says Louise.
“She tends to run away.” But there’s one guy who’s made it through. Another local furry fella, Toby, is the only dog Peanut’s ever warmed to in her tenure at BIRD. She’ll come bounding out when he visits. Recycling centre staff call him Peanut’s boyfriend. Though she’s found a home at BIRD, Peanut’s life there hasn’t been entirely stable. In 2015 Dave suffered a stroke and no longer frequents the depot. Care of the resident pup has passed to the recycling centre staff, who now look after snacks, meals and medicine. Greying hair and a stiff posture betray Peanut’s age, and she’s now on glucosamine for her joints. “She’s probably doing better than some of us,” chuckles Louise. Still a character, Peanut greets
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every meal with a delighted little dance, bouncing around her food. “[Peanut] does appreciate us, and she definitely entertains. For all we give her, she definitely gives back that sense of fun and frigility,” she said. Louise notes that every winter they’re concerned that the dog won’t survive, but spring comes and Peanut’s still there. “She gives you hope,” she says. There are warm places Peanut can stay when it gets really cold, and Knick Knack Nook and BIRD staff try to make sure she’s safe when that happens. “She’s loved and she knows it,” says BIRD’s Sean Delaney. If anyone wants to donate food to Peanut, there’s a small donation station for soft dog food at BIRD.
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The Garden Club’s July Open Garden will be hosted at a picturesque cottage in Tunstall Bay July 8. Ann Ramsay and Chris Pollard invite you to their home at 512 Eves Road. Bought in 1994, it’s been an ever-transforming property. Land clearance involved rock blasting, which provided material for retaining walls and steps. After experiencing the ravages of deer appetites, the fencing of the garden has steadily enclosed more and more of the property, allowing for the planting of roses, perennials, fruit trees, vegetables and a grassy area for badminton and croquet. Plants benefit from both shade and natural hot spots, where the sun shines for several hours each day. A deep well, sunk some years ago, feeds the irrigation system. As at the Knick Knack Nook, the well is filled by natural drainage from its surroundings. Ever the industrious couple, Ann and Chris planted their latest garden in 2013. It flanks the green house and garage on the path to the ‘back forty.’” Non-members are invited to attend the open garden for a small donation, but you can purchase memberships on-site for little more than the cost of admission. Tea, coffee and snacks are available sustenance as you wander through the garden and chat to friends and neighbours. Open Gardens bring together upwards of 100 islanders to share information about the gardening arts and, dare I say it, gossip as well. The garden will be open to view from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. Cars can be parked outside the property on Eves Road.
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Bowen knows how to celebrate Canada Day with style More than 850 Islanders and visitors came out to celebrate Canada Day on Bowen, hosted by Bowen Island Community Recreation. Gary Ander, our fearless master of ceremonies, warmly welcomed all who came to the event. Ava Daniel performed a beautiful version of our national anthem – a capella no less! Big thanks to DJ RoRaven for keeping the Canadian hits rolling all afternoon. Thanks also to the West Coast Society for the Preservation and Conservation of Reptiles, who brought an array of reptilian species for the kids to get to know, and Home Farm Gardens for setting up their “Home Away from Home” and popcorn maker. Gratitude to the BIM crew for bringing down some information about the proposed community centre and taking the time to chat with the community. Thank you to Community Recreation’s energetic summer camp staff: Josie Huskisson, Ryley McLeod, Francesca Brind-Boronkay and Evan Wynen who kept the games exciting and ongoing throughout the entire event. Shout out to Robbie Watson who was a great help and addition to the team.
Special thanks to our youth volunteers who helped with face painting: Fleur Sinclair, Maya Cassidy, Sienna Cassidy, Paige Tweten and Piper Tweten. It’s great to see the Bowen volunteer-spirit being cultivated early. Donations totalled almost $300 and will go to the Bowen Island Legion and Food Bank. Much appreciation to the ongoing support of Rebecca Smith, with a generous donation of sup-
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plies from Opus Art Supplies, for the 5th annual community art project. Glenn and Meredith Cormier and the Bowen Island Pub donated and served the Canada Day cake and it was deeeeeelicious! Artisan Eats and Alderwood Farms offered fantastic lunch and snack options. McTaggart Water provided a water-bottle-filling station. Thank you all for coming out and getting us into the spirit! Thanks to Metro Vancouver for loaning us their scenic park and to Kevin Huskisson, Erik Hunter James and Guthrie Gloag from Metro Vancouver Parks for your help on the day and leading up to it. Thank you also to Tim Hausch for putting up our Canada Day banner in the Cove. The annual hose down by the Bowen Island Fire Department is always a hit – thanks for keeping us refreshed. Thank you to the RCMP for being on-site and the firefighters and B.C. Ambulance who gave tours of the trucks and connected with the community. We had a new look this year, thanks to the talented folks at Rethink Communications – thank you for our new banners and for all you do for the Bowen community. Bowen’s annual Canada Day party continues to bring the community together in our beautiful island setting and, oh boy oh boy, do we ever have fun! Thanks to everyone for coming out, taking part and making Bowen such a great place to live, visit and celebrate together. Sheana Stevenson; Community Recreation
Mark your calendars and prepare your masks — we’ve got a Bowfest theme
Well it’s official. Bowfest 2018 has a theme. Thanks also to the students at BICS for once again giving us three themes to choose from: Candy, Carnival and Superheroes. It was a close vote, but at the end of our tally the winning theme was Carnival. Whether you are a clown, magician or dancer at heart, this year will be sure to bring out lots of eclectic talents. If you are interested in participating in this year’s parade please send an email to rob.wynen@gmail. com so we can put you on the parade list. Bowfest will take place on August 25, with the parade starting at 10:50 a.m. See you there. Bowfest Committee
Yume, 4, playing with bubbles in Crippen Park on Canada Day
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Staying fit is cheap health insurance Richard Best writes from experience
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The Health Centre Foundation board has been working tirelessly to get a facility on Bowen and, now that they’ve gained charitable status, can proceed with land and loan applications, along with fundraising. Foundation from left are: Bill Brown, Colleen O’Neil, Ken McArthur, Bruce Wallace, Sheree Johnson and Tim Rhodes. (Absent: David Adams) Photo: submitted
Health Centre Foundation takes another big step toward bringing healthcare close to home The Bowen Island Health Centre Foundation has passed a critical milestone in its goal to build a community health centre on Bowen Island. The Canada Revenue Agency Charities Directorate has approved its application for charitable status. “Charitable status allows us to begin fundraising to build a Bowen Island community health centre.” said the foundation’s president Tim Rhodes. “It will be community-owned, community-governed, and community-centred. “This community health centre on Bowen will greatly ease the stress of needing to travel to the mainland for healthcare services; will provide urgent care for the community; will be patient-centred; and will promote health education for community wellbeing.” Colleen O’Neil, vice-president of the foundation, said the health centre will “build partnerships among community residents, and a wide variety of healthcare, social service, housing, education, and other partners. “These relationships will help our community health centre to identify the needs of our community, to design and oversee appropriate service delivery, to address the many social determinants of health, and to evaluate health service programs. In addition to high-quality interdisciplinary services, community health centres go beyond just ‘care’,” she said. Charitable status was a prerequisite to the Health Centre Foundation’s capital fundraising campaign, and a condition the Bowen Island municipal council set prior to entering a longterm lease agreement for a portion of the
community lands south of the new Fire Hall site on Miller’s Road. The Health Centre Foundation is now able proceed with its plans to fundraise, design, build and open a community health centre on Bowen in the winter of 2020. The foundation sees this as an aggressive but attainable goal. Physicians, medical practitioners, and allied professionals interested in participating in the health centre should contact the Bowen Island Heath Centre Foundation or speak with one of its directors. The Health Centre Foundation is actively looking to fill as many as five positions on the board. It is a working board, and directors are expected to participate in one or more of the Health Centre Foundation committees including communications, facilities (design, construction, maintenance and operations), fundraising, governance and health services advisory. Bowen Islanders who have experience and expertise in any of these areas and would like to be considered for a position as a director and/or committee member are asked to contact the Health Centre Foundation at info@ bowenislandhealthcentrefoundation.com or speak with one of the directors. It’s time to take care of our own and bring health care close to home. Bowen Island Health Centre Foundation: Tim Rhodes, Colleen O’Neil, Ken McArthur, David Adams, Bill Brown, Sheree Johnson and Bruce Wallace
No more 24/7 veterinary service on Bowen Island Continued from page 1 “As soon as we’re able, we’ll open again,” he said. This doesn’t mean that everything will go back to the way it was. For nearly 20 years, Westcott’s been the vet to call when your pet had an emergency and the ferry wasn’t running. But the Bowener says that that the days, or rather nights, of doing surgeries with one assistant at 3 a.m. on-island are gone. Westcott noted that it’s an anomaly for a population as small as Bowen Island to have the comprehensive service and a late-night
emergency usually only happened once every month or so. Patients will instead be taken to the hospital by water taxi and van. “This decision was not taken lightly,” says Westcott. “It’s my community.” Sandra Madden of MyVet said for the month she’d take on extra Bowen patients and Canada West is also open to helping local clients. During their service hiatus, the Bowen Veterinary staff say they will be monitoring phone and email daily and will be able to pass along patient records.
A few years back, on the verge of retirement, I got the urge to walk. Living within two kilometres of the Cove and not being as pressed to make every moment pay, (having basically dropped out of the rushing life) I started walking to the Cove daily for coffee and/or grocery items. A couple of months into this practice, the mini-van wanted more money in repairs than the vehicle was worth, so I decided to let vehicle ownership go. This further committed me to regular walking. After a few months of this walking regime, I and others noticed that my posture had improved. The walking had improved my capacity for walking plus I found it somewhat meditative. After a few years, it occurred to me that I might do something to benefit more than my legs and lungs and so I added rowing machine activity. My doctor referred to rowing as the “fountain of youth”. I consulted with my friend who is a fitness professional who gave me all the appropriate encouragement for what I was doing so far but slyly added that a person of my age (just turned 70) needs to add some muscle to the mix. I started working out at the end of April, and in two months have doubled my strength in many of the exercises. I think it important to start out with what one can comfortably fit into one’s life, and increase intensity at the body’s urging, not that of the ego. The ego seems to be fixated on “more, farther and faster” and ultimately we get an injury which sets us back or makes us give up entirely. There’s a lot going on when we exercise internally as well. I had read recently a study that demonstrated that cardio activity improves the gut flora (microbiome), so it seems to me that it’s not just the burning of extra calories that makes some of the excess fat go away, but also the improved efficiency of our digestive system. As for strength training, apart from mak-
ing one look better, feel better and function better, as if that were not enough, here are the health benefits as listed in Strength Training Past 50 by Westcott and Baechle. Strength training will help you avoid the five to seven pounds per decade of muscle loss typically experienced by adults over 50. In fact, research shows that adults average a three pound increase in muscle tissue after just 10 weeks of sensible strength exercise. Strength training will help you avoid the three to five per cent per decade reduction in resting metabolic rate that adults oler than 50 typically experience. In fact, research demonstrates a seven per cent increase in resting metabolism after just three months of sensible exercise. Strength training will help you lose fat weight even in the absence of dietary restriction. Research indicates approximately four pounds of fat loss from strength training alone after just 10 weeks of training and twice as much fat loss when combined with minor dietary adjustments. Strength training has been shown to significantly: • Increase bone mineral density, thereby reducing the risk of osteoporosis • Increase glucose uptake, thereby reducing the risk of type 2 diabetes. • Increase gastrointestinal transit speed, thereby reducing the risk of colon cancer • Reduce resting blood pressure, thereby reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease. • Improve blood lipid profiles, thereby reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease • Increase full range lower back strength, thereby reducing the risk of low back pain. • Increase musculoskeletal function and concurrently ease the pain of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Bottom line, literally, is that getting out of the car and developing a fitness regime is cheap health insurance.
Request for Proposal (RFP) Canada Post Corporation is requesting Proposals for a mail transportation contract for the following service: Bowen Island (BC) & Vancouver Highway Service 18’ Cube Van with 985 cu.ft. Cargo Capacity The service includes pick-up and delivery of mail between Bowen Island, Lions Bay and Richmond, and requires the Contractor to provide the necessary driver and vehicle. Refer to the RFP’s Schedule “A” for the complete requirements. The proposed contract term would be for a period of up to five (5) years, and would commence as early as October 1, 2018. For further information with respect to obtaining the RFP package, please contact: CANADA POST CORPORATION SOURCING MANAGEMENT Attention: Brian Estabrooks 2701 Riverside Drive, Suite N0780, Ottawa, ON TELEPHONE: 613-734-3000 Ext. 55220 brian.estabrooks@canadapost.ca Interested Proposers must complete and submit the RFP in accordance with the terms and conditions set forth within the RFP package. All Pr Proposals must be received eceived at the specified location, not later than 11:00 am Pacific Daylight Time (PDT), in Ottawa on August 3, 2018.
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Visit local people, plants and places EMMA LIVINGSTONE & MCKENNA RICHARDSON BOWEN ISLAND MUSEUM & ARCHIVES
Summer is officially underway and Bowen Islanders know what that means. It’s time once again for the biennial People, Plants and Places Tour, taking place this year on July 21 and 22 from 10 a.m to 4 p.m. The Bowen Island Museum and Archives would like to invite locals and tourists alike to book their tickets now. This two-day event promises to showcase Bowen Island’s natural beauty and culture through a plethora of beautiful gardens tended by our generous gardeners across the island. Local artists will also present their original artwork on the tour for ticket-holders to enjoy. This year’s hosts have been busy preparing their charming homes and gardens to open up for visitors. We aren’t giving away any names, so come get your tickets to satisfy your curiosity of who’s on the tour this year.
There are some real treasures on display including a straw home with Mediterranean décor, backyard artist studios and large gardens to stroll through with a variety of vegetables and flowers in full bloom. Take your partner! Take your best friends! Take your grandmother! Take yourself on this classic tour unique to the island and experience the local culture of Bowen. All proceeds for this event will be going towards the Bowen Island Museum and Archives to help us continue our work of collecting, preserving and displaying the unique history of the “Happy Isle.” Individual tickets are $25 each and are available on our website at bowenislandmuseum.ca or in the museum at 1014 Miller Road. But they’re selling fast so be sure to get yours as soon as possible. Tickets can be picked up before the weekend starts or the day of. The museum will open at 8 a.m. on both days to ensure everyone gets their tickets on time, but it is advisable to come early and grab them if you can.
Notice of Public Hearing HAVE YOUR SAY. Public Hearing July 9th, 2018 6:45 pm Council Chambers
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Cannabis Regulation Land Use Amendment Bylaw No. 455, 2018
About the bylaw
Council is considering changes to the Land Use Bylaw that would prohibit the cultivation, production, packaging, storage, distribution, trading, or selling of cannabis in all zones on Bowen Island. The exception would be where these uses are permitted as a farm use, where permitted for medical purposes, or where specifically permitted through a Temporary Use Permit or a rezoning application.
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The intention of this bylaw is not to prohibit the recreational consumption of cannabis, but to regulate where cannabis is produced and sold on Bowen Island.
Questions?
If adopted, Bylaw 455 would require rezoning applications for recreational cannabis retail to be considered by Council and the community on a case-by-case basis. The municipality could then spotzone to allow cannabis sales after community input has been received.
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January 2018
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External 2nd Referrals Reading
May 2018
Public 3rd Reading Bylaw Hearing Adoption
July 2018
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Bowen Farmers’ Market: your local connection SUSAN SWIFT BOWEN FOOD SOVEREIGNTY
There’s lots of yummy food at the Bowen Farmers’ Market: freshly baked goodies, hand-picked vegetables and home preserves. Sellers display their homegrown produce and handmade products from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. Saturdays at the Bowen Island Community School. Sarah Haxby, long-time market coordinator, explains that the market is a project of Bowen Agricultural Alliance, which was founded 11 years ago. This season marks the first year that the market is open every week, from May until mid-October, thanks to grants received by BAA. On Bowen, it’s not only the array of produce that makes the market enjoyable. It’s also socialising with farmers and neighbours and admiring handmade items, from flower bouquets and jam, to socks and fruit leather. Some of the vendors returning this year include Little Song Farm, Shamana Blooms, Home Farm Gardens, Bowen Sea Glass, Moe Makes and the Van Berkel Farm. Shopping at farmers’ markets is good for your health, the environment, and local farmers, even if the main reason we love farmers’ markets is because what we buy there seems to taste better. Food nutrition decreases after it’s been picked. Some foods, such as apples, are hardy and don’t suffer much nutrient loss over time. But others, such as broccoli, green beans, salad greens and tomatoes, lose some of their nutrition by the time they travel long distances to reach your plate. Small farms like those on Bowen produce a variety of crops. This biodiversity supports pollinators, essential to making our food, and also protects against pest invasions and reduces the need for synthetic fertilizers. Large farms may only produce a few crops, or even just one – such as acres and acres of lettuce or corn. Because pests generally feed on single crops or species, a large expanse of one crop is vulnerable. To deal with the onslaught of pests, farmers use more pesticides. Monocrop farming also depletes the soil, which then needs synthetic fertilizers. Both making and using fertilizers creates greenhouse gases. To stay productive, large farms may get caught in a vicious cycle of fertilizers and pesticides, both of which harm the environment. Which fruits and vegetables to grow are often selected because they transport well, not because they taste best. Local farmers can choose varieties for taste because long-distance transportation isn’t a concern. And, they can pick fruit when it’s ripe, since it doesn’t need to be firm for travel and storage. Shop locally to support Bowen-based farmers. And, if you have something to sell, visit the Bowen Island Farmers’ Market Facebook Page for details: https://www.facebook.com/ BowenIslandFarmersMarkets/ Members of BAA receive a discount on renting a table, and first-timers have been known to have the $20 per table fee waived. Enterprising buskers are also welcome.
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The proposed bylaw and background material may be viewed at Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, during office hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays), or on the Municipal website at www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/planning
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Santosha Naismith with her assistants (left to right) Ella Rose Naismith, Lachlan Coker and Sawyer Coker at the Home Farm Garden table. Photo: Susan Swift
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Canada Day at Crippen Park: music, tug-of-war, snakes, potato sack races and fun. Photos by Bronwyn Beairsto
Top left: Though not yet an Olympic sport, potato sack races are serious business on Canada Day. Top right: Hubert Florin, Audrey WIlliams and Olivier Florin Williams, 4.5, check out the fire truck (Olivier was reconsidering his career as Batman).
Top left: Chevy Cawker, 3, is unure what to think about one of the snakes brought to Crippen Park Sunday. Top right: After some coaxing and shyness, Leo Basabe, nearly 3, meets a non-Bowen-native snake held by Richard Basabe. Side right: The next generation of firefighters acquainting themselves with their (future) truck. Below: The all-age tug-of-wars pitted neighbour against neighbour, classmate against classmate
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Brigitte Gall lives a long way from Bowen Island but she shares a very strong connection: she loves to look at deer as long as she’s not watching them eat her tulips. But rather than make her garden in Ontario’s cottage country look like a “refugee camp for veggies” by erecting a six-foot-high fence, she’s spent years coming up with her secret weapon: powdered cinnamon, garlic, mustard and pepper mixed in water and sprayed on her plants. And what makes it even better? The neighbourhood cats, including her own, no longer use her garden as a washroom. “First year, I tried hay and sticks/branches with thorns to try and keep the cats from peeing in the garden, and the deer from eating all of the tulips,” the Gemini-winning comedian (Brigitte Gall: Joan of Montreal) told her friends on Facebook. “Not only did they openly mock me by simply moving the branches or finding gaps, it was me who would kneel or put the soft fleshy part of my hand on the thorns. &*%$!! “The second year I tried cayenne pepper and hay, which resulted in burning eyes, hands/knees — and the sounds of derisive snickering from the cats. “Third year, I tried bird netting, which, if you don’t lift daily, the plants grow into the netting, and then the cats and deer simply
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sashay over top to munch and poop. “Fourth year I tried the kiddy pools — which had success against the cats, but not the deer or wet year.” The next year the deer got most of her tulips before she came up with her “evil concoction.” “The trick is to spray after a heavy rain and to spray around the outside of the garden. I found that by putting hay around the outside, and dousing it, that kept everything out — even the skunks. My guess is that the hay absorbed the liquid and, when it dried, the remaining powder stayed in the stalks. I didn’t bother to keep accurate measurements, and kept adding peppercorns, mustard seeds and cinnamon sticks to the original jug which, FYI, is best to keep outside.” Here is her recipe: In one litre of water fling liberal amounts of: Powdered cinnamon Powdered garlic Powdered mustard (mustard seeds for extra measure if you’re really mad) Peppercorns Let this sit overnight, pour into a spray bottle, and spray the edges and inside of the garden. Yes, it smells like an Italian restaurant for about an hour, but the smell dissipates. “The neighbourhood cats have become so annoyed that they’ve taken to digging up the lawn to poop in,” she wrote on Facebook. “Fine. I’ll get you yet my pretties.”
Newborn fawn is out of the woods BRONWYN BEAIRSTO EDITOR
Every season a new batch of deer is born on Foxglove Ranch. Because it’s increasingly difficult for deer to escape humans on-island, they’ve retreated to the ranch’s ten acres out at Cowan Point. “Through the years we’ve developed a good relationship with the local deer,” says owner Daphne Fargher. The farm grows fruit and berries. They feed the orchard prunings to the deer, and in exchange, the deer don’t eat their crops. A couple of weeks ago, about eight new fawns were born on the property. A yearling doe gave birth to twins, one of which had a severe limp. The mother and twin tried the best they could to nurture the young animal. “They both were very attentive and helped groom her and kept her in a safe nest under some large trees,” says Fargher. But the fawn grew weaker and thinner. Last Sunday an eagle took a run at the little deer, and nearly got her. Foxglove has been raising money for Coast Animal Welfare & Education Society (CAWES) for years and has a close relationship with the society. When the situation looked dire for the young doe, Fargher called CAWES. The local society referred her to the Critter Care Wildlife Society in Langley. The only facility of its kind in southern B.C., the critter society provides short and long-term care and rehabilitation for native mammals. Their mandate is to return healthy animals to the wild and to promote public education. The deer, dubbed Daisy, was admitted to the facility. Fargher says that it looks like Daisy has a club foot, hence the limp, but it’s likely operable. Because the society runs off of donations, Fargher is currently fundraising for Critter Care and to support the care of the fawn. Her cupcake sales from the weekly farmers’ market at BICS will go toward the deer and the society. For questions about Critter Care Wildlife Society, please reach them at 604-530-2064.
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Surveying the bleak future of health ROB WYNEN CONTRIBUTOR
It’s not often that I get asked to meet with someone to discuss what my job is like and if I could give any words of wisdom to students looking at getting into the health and fitness profession, so getting two in one week was a bit strange. Maybe it’s a sign I’m getting old and must’ve gained some insight into the industry over my years of experience (the latter is debatable). The conversations with the students, both in their twenties and from Bowen, left me a bit worried. Their assumptions about future trends goes something like this: people are getting older, obesity and many associated diseases are on the rise, fitness is shown to be the best cure/preventative measure for many of these ailments, therefor there will be lots of demand for professionals in the health and fitness industry. It was the same logic that led me down the path of kinesiology and exercise physiology, but it is faulty logic. Preventative health has pretty much been at a standstill in Canada, or more accurately, has never really taken off. Inactivity and poor food consumption are up, as are medical interventions. In Canada we spend about $4,600 per person/year on medical intervention and yet our life expectancy — 81.96 years — is pretty close to that of Chile where the medical costs add up to $1,700. (Chile has a life expectancy of 81.5 years).
The country with the highest costs, not surprisingly, is the U.S.: $9,451 person/year. Here is the kicker: the life expectancy is there 78.9 years. That’s less than Chile, which spends five times less than the U.S. If you still believe a private “competitive” health care system gets better results, I would give your head a good shake. The relationship between how much we spend on our medical system and our outcomes is debatable. More is not always better, and often it is worse. One may want to question how a country like Chile manages to have similar health outcomes to a rich country like Canada. What is their secret? I believe much of it comes down to lifestyle: walking, eating less junk and leading a less frantic lifestyle. In short: preventative health. They don’t call it that, they just do it. Both of the students sitting in my office didn’t need much convincing. They know that there are some major flaws in our medical system, that health does not mean a trip to the doctor and that people who make healthier lifestyle choices tend to live longer and happier lives. Why not be part of such a profession? The sad fact is that most health professionals working outside of our medical system do very poorly financially. It is a tough way to make a living — few people want to hear that the two-for-one burger night does not give one permission to eat two burgers or that walking
to the ferry is a better choice than driving one’s car into the Cove, even if the muni is covering their parking costs. We have become a nation that visits our medical system on a very regular basis, gets regular “checkups” and pops over to emergency if little Jimmy’s fever doesn’t disappear within two days. We have increasingly associated health with medicine and, as recently demonstrated by my 82-year-old client who proudly told me she was 82 and had never seen a doctor in her life, it was not always this way. I belong to the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiologists, which puts out a yearly report card on health and fitness trends and recommendations. The trends over the years are very consistent, they all point in the down direction. The last report on children’s activity level gave our youth a score of D+. While this is up from the previous D-, it is still absolutely pathetic and one of the lowest scores in the world. Why has this happened in a well-educated country like ours and what the heck is up with this generation of parents (yours truly included)? We know all about the health risks of not being active and fit. We know what to do, so why are we moving away from what we all know we should be doing? On island we’ve spent three decades talking about a cross-island path so kids can safely walk
and bike to school and we are still talking, though positive signs are on the horizon for this project. Our community school, even with a proactive, fitness-focused principal, still looks like a Walmart parking lot on the opening day of Black Friday (full of cars) even with studies showing that kids who walk/cycle to school generally have grades 10 per cent higher than those who don’t. This stat is even greater than those comparing the marks of students who don’t eat breakfast vs those who do. Little seems to be changing. If anything, the slide to lethargy continues. Not a lot of parents would send their kids to school hungry, yet most wouldn’t think twice about driving their kids to school. Why? When I see the health issues of middle-aged clients at my work, people who had a much more active youth than those of today, it makes me wonder what is in store for the upcoming generation. The predictions from the experts are not pretty. Even with increases in medical advancements, the next generation of Canadians is predicted to have a shorter lifespan and one with more illness. This will likely lead to more costs and a less productive and happy citizenry. For students like the two who visited me at work, it is a perplexing phenomenon but a good life lesson: things don’t always go in a direction that makes sense and you shouldn’t apply too much logic to predict human behaviour.
My message to them was not what they had expected but a message I wish I heard when I was in their shoes. While I don’t regret my career decision, luckily I ended up in a fairly well paying profession, the next generation of fitness and health professionals will increasingly be conflicted between making a good living in such an expensive place to live and working in a meaningful profession they love.
Rob Wynen is currently supervisor of the fitness centre at the Harry Jerome Rec Centre in North Vancouver. He is also a certified kinesiologist/ exercise physiologist. Photo: Rob Wynen
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The art of conservation This weekend is your last chance to see the glamorous garbage bag weaves, the camouflage slug costume, and other delightful creations from Bowen artists at the Wearable Art Show. Starting next week at the Gallery@Cove Commons there will be a show co-featuring Guthrie Gloag, creator of the mastodon. Suddenly stopping in your tracks at the sight of a grizzly bear down trail; cutting the engine and drifting in the ocean waves as orcas glide through the water: moments like these inspire the art of Guthrie Gloag and Di. In their first joint show, “The Art of Conservation,” these two emerging artists showcase their love for British Columbia’s wilderness, both through the subjects of their art and by donating a portion of their proceeds to conservation organizations. The unique artistic perspective Di brings to her work allows the viewer to see the world through her eyes. Her stylized landscape and wildlife paintings resonate with a beautiful stillness that will draw you in. Di hopes that through her art you will reflect on the awesomeness of nature and be compelled to help protect it.
Gloag’s life-sized sculptures of coastal animals are inspired by encounters he’s had working in the field of biology and in his explorations of the mountains and coastlines of B.C. He hopes that viewers experience an echo of what he felt seeing these animals. You may have stumbled upon his larger work – the elusive mastodon, an animal he had to create to be able to see it in the wild. Both Di and Gloag feel an urgency about the issues threatening our environment and the animals that call it home. In this show, they take their art beyond reflecting beauty and inspiring awareness; they’ve decided to donate a portion of their proceeds to Pacific Wild and Raincoast Conservation Foundation, which work to protect the wildlife and landscapes they portray. Di and Gloag chose Bowen for their first show together as they both call this beautiful island home and want to share their art with a community they love. Join Di and Gloag at “The Art of Conservation” reception Saturday, July 14 from 6-8 p.m. The show runs at The Gallery@Cove Commons from July 11 to August 13. Check out www.biac.ca for more information.
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