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Tourism numbers set to double — again MARTHA PERKINS CONTRIBUTOR
Last year, the number of people visiting Bowen Island doubled. This year the island is on track for a repeat performance. “It’s unbelievable,” says Murray Atherton, the chair of Tourism Bowen. “We’ve had people from all around the world.” The board recently hosted a “familiarization tour” for Chinese bloggers who came and discovered the island. Their stories about Bowen have been read by 1.3 million people. He and Bruce Russell have also been concentrating on attracting people from the North Shore by going to various events and trade shows to spread the word. “Eighty per cent of the people say, ‘Oh, Bowen. I was there 20 years ago,’” he says. Now their interest is being revitalized. With the American exchange rate adding 30 per cent to any trip across the border, staycations close to home have become increasingly popular. Another huge part of Tourism Bowen’s success is the popularity of its “The secret is out” campaign. Atherton knows that not every islander is as thrilled with the number of visitors, and the impact they have on ferry travel. Continued on page 12
A couple of contemporary art works featured in “The Serpentine Path,” including a neon burnt cedar sign from Ron Terada. The show opens at Terminal Creek Contemporary art space in Artisan Square on August 25. Photo: Scott Massey
Darkness may fall on Light Up the Cove
MARTHA PERKINS CONTRIBUTOR
Basia Lieske is tired. For the past two and a half months she hasn’t had a single day off work. And while she hasn’t had time to read a book or clean her house, it also means she hasn’t been able to pour her prodigious energies into her
many volunteer jobs. As a result, there was no Dog Days of Summer this year. Unless she gets help soon, there will also be no Light Up the Cove in December. “I’m not saying people don’t pull their weight,” she said as she grabbed a late lunch at the USSC Marina gift shop, where she works when she’s not attending to her own
business, Bowen Event Rentals. “I’m so grateful for the people who do help.” However, most of the help comes close to the night of the event when merchants and community groups involved in the magical evening step up. Jewal Maxwell is also indispensable as Lieske’s right-hand woman as the event approaches.
The bulk of the organizational work beforehand, however, falls primarily on Lieske’s shoulders alone. “I’m fried,” she says. As the chief organizer of Dog Days, it wasn’t only that she didn’t have time to gather sponsorships and do the posters, among the myriad of other duties. Continued on page 12
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Sep 4 2018 4:00 pm Special Council Meeting
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All meetings will be held in Council Chambers at Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island. Water system users in their respective neighbourhoods are encouraged to attend. Please join us for this opportunity to learn about your water system and ask any questions you may have about the utility. Please note information meetings will be held first, with the Local Advisory Committee meetings immediately following. Please see below for the scheduled dates and times for each meeting.
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In a time of tragedy, the Black Sheep find hope MARTHA PERKINS CONTRIBUTOR
The past few months have been a time of loss and sadness for the Black Sheep Morris Dancers of Bowen Island. In the spring, one of their beloved younger members, Colin Ruloff, was killed in an accident. Then, in the early days of August, Gerald Morrisseau was severely injured in an on-island assault. And this past weekend, the fanciful troupe of dancers and musicians gathered to mourn the passing of Jim McConnan, one of the group’s fixtures since they started performing in 2001. Even before these tragedies, the group was on a self-imposed but involuntary hiatus: after only two members showed up to perform at last December’s craft sale, founder Bob Doucet had cancelled future performances and fretted about the group’s future. Ironically, the outpouring of support over these past few weeks is giving him hope that the group may one day don its bells and ribbons once again. “It’s one flower amongst all the weeds,” Doucet said a day before hosting a celebration of McConnan’s life. “People have rallied to support Gerald and the outpouring of affection for Jim has been tremendous. It gives me hope that the flame is not extinguished.” In their heyday, the Black Sheep
were ubiquitous at Bowen events. In 2009 and 2015 they even toured the United Kingdom, inspiring “wonderment” among British enthusiasts that an island so small could sustain such a vibrant group. Doucet began Morris dancing in Boston 40 years ago and in December 2000, the first Christmas he lived on Bowen Island, he was on the ferry when a group of local thespians, including McConnan as “the doctor” performed their annual mummers’ tale involving St. George and a dragon. “I saw the mummers and thought, ‘If they’ll do this, they’ll do anything,” Doucet says. He brought the element of music to the performance and the Black Sheep were born. “From that ragged beginning we kept going. For a few years it exploded beyond our wildest dreams.” There were several contributing factors to the group’s recent lull, including “old knees” and rifts between members. Last December’s low turnout at the craft fair was a low point. “We were hanging on by our fingertips,” he said of the group’s status. “There’s no question we’re at a real crossroads. We’ve got to take a deep breath and see what happens in the fall…. “Maybe we can build Black Sheep 2.0.” If you would like to be part of a Black Sheep revival, please contact Doucet at bob@bobdoucet.com.
Want not? New waste service comes to the North Shore
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The Bowen Island Recycling Depot (BIRD) is a busy place these days. There are lots of people bringing in lots of different materials, some of which can be recycled and some of which cannot (at least not at BIRD.) However, there is good news for those who don’t know what to do with that old car seat or plastic deck chair. Waste Control Services Inc. (WCS) is a privately owned North Shore waste management operation. The company offers a comprehensive recycling program called Red Bag Recycling. There is a $7 fee to drop off materials for recycling and there’s a self-sorting area for the materials brought into the depot. The company collects many of the items BIRD collects, such as cardboard, glass, electronics and soft and hard plastic. However, they also collect items that are not currently recyclable at BIRD. WCS accepts textiles and shoes in all conditions, rewearable and non-rewearable. Like those at all recycling depots in North America right now, the textiles and shoes need to be clean. Do you have ceramic dishware, porcelain, or pottery plates, bowls, and cups that can’t be left at the Nook? WCS will recycle them. How about that car or booster seat your child has outgrown? Once the item is stripped down to the hard plastic WCS will accept it. Unfortunately, WCS will not accept the fabric and canvas coverings. Those you will need to put into the garbage. WCS accepts ridged household plastics including waste bins, garden chairs and children’s toys. If you find yourself on the North Shore, you can also recycle many of these items and more at the North Shore Transfer Station. Want to know more about these programs? Go to www. wastecontrolservices.com for their hours of operation and location. The North Shore Transfer Station’s recycling info can be found at www.metrovancouverrecycles.org.
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Art show dream team becomes reality
“The Serpentine Path” curator Patrik Andersson holds a work by Sointula artist Kerri Reid. The show will open August 25 at Terminal Creek Contemporary.
BRONWYN BEAIRSTO EDITOR
A few years ago, an ad appeared in a small Vancouver art magazine, Issue. The ad read, “Coming soon, another Trapp project.” On the page opposite was a list of artists. Emily Carr art history professor and Trapp curatorial project founder Patrik Andersson had taken out the ad as a way to support the magazine (which was put out by his former students.) Andersson had asked his friend, Vancouver artist Kim Kennedy Austin, to compile a sort of fantasy team of artists who’d lived and worked in the city. He then just ran the list it as is, ambiguously hinting that there could be a new show coming up. Fast forward a few years and, this weekend, a show featuring those same artists opens at Terminal Creek Contemporary in Artisan Square. “The Serpentine Path” is curated by Andersson and features a multimedia selection of works from 16 artists, including some pieces made for this show. “It started out as a small and humble exhibition,” says Andersson. Usually artists are paid artist fees but Terminal Creek’s budget doesn’t compare with that of Vancouver Art Gallery and other spaces where these artists have exhibited. “It’s a show that’s grown out of generosity,” he says.
There are between 35 and 40 pieces in “The Serpentine Path.” They range from a video recreation of the Crane synchronized swimming move (from Ingrid Baxter of N.E. Thing Co.), to a sculpture (from Jack Jeffrey), to a series of stencil-esque paintings inspired by archival images of company picnics in the Union Steam Ship era (from Andersson’s collaborator Kennedy Austin.) Other highlights include work from the creator of The Birds (in Olympic Village, Vancouver) Myfanwy MacLeod, and Ron Terada’s burnt cedar neon Snug Cove sign, a sign made especially for this exhibition. Andersson describes putting together this show like a dinner party where someone asks you to make a three-course meal, and you have to look through the cupboards and see what people have. The works have been selected for their relevance to one of the show’s inspirations – Bowen Island itself. But the connections are serpentine in nature. Some works appeal
to the characteristics of locals (such as a drawing of a Sointula bumper sticker that reads, “Think twice about eating farmed salmon”); others are more literal island representations, such as an underwater volcano painting. (Underwater volcanos create islands.) Andersson’s says he’s trying to accomplish two things with this show – bring people and art from the outside to Bowen, and to bring Bowen in contact with work from elsewhere. This all fits in nicely with the mandate of Terminal Creek Contemporary, which is owned by local artist Scott Massey. “The Serpentine Path” is the art space’s inaugural show from an outside curator (Massey showed his own work in the space in May and there was a place-holder exhibit over the summer.) The show runs August 25 to September 14, with the opening happening this Saturday between 1 and 3 p.m. Many of the featured artists will be at the opening, some flying in from as far away as Toronto.
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Lots of progress for Snug Cove House Left behind Dear Editor,
Remember Paul Martin? Canadian Prime Minister, re-elected to a minority government in 2004? If that sounds like a long time ago, it’s because it was. In that same year, 2004, Bowen islanders collected enough money to allow the Snug Cove House Society (then called Abbeyfield) to buy a piece of land on Miller Road. Fourteen years later, last week, that land was registered as a subdivision of 13 lots at the B.C. land title office. Growing the value of land without money in the bank isn’t an overnight process. Twelve of those house lots will be sold
– actually most of them have already been sold (all to Bowen islanders) – to help finance the construction of Snug Cove House, a residence for Bowen seniors who will no longer have to leave the island in search of supportive accommodation. We reached this long-awaited milestone thanks to the many, many islanders whose contributions bought the land; thanks to the persistence of the many islanders who have served as directors and volunteers of the society; thanks to the support and encouragement of the current council which allowed the land to connect to municipal services; thanks to the support and patience of municipal staff;
thanks to the financial support of the Bowen Legion, Knick Knack Nook, Hawthorne Foundation and First Credit Union; thanks to the immense patience of our neighbours at Bowen Court Seniors’ Co-op. The society is now finalizing plans for the design and construction of Snug Cove House on the Miller Road land’s thirteenth lot. The society needs to boost the ranks of its directors for this stage of its life. If anybody is interested in contributing some time as a member of the board of this key community amenity, please contact me at 0225. Graham Ritchie Snug Cove House
Getting in the Bowen spirit Thank you for reading our Bowfest issue! Get all the information you need for a full day of festivities in our handy dandy pull out. I’m very much looking forward to my first-ever Bowfest. I am always interested in the types of events that appeal to dif-
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ferent communities. In Whitehorse (where I’m from) we have Yukon Sourdough Rendezvous. It’s a weekend-long celebration held in mid-February. We have activities such as chainsaw chucking, dog sled racing, Can-Can dancing and leg hair contests. In Dawson City, one of
I would carry you over phosphorescent water just like J35 did if you died. And I was spared Like her Tears wouldn’t be enough. Just the relentless journey of holding love in your being. It leaves no room for a future that didn’t include you. My darling ones, you are the sharp pierce I feel When every cell knows that letting go isn’t an option. So immense is this burden no one can touch it, nothing would help. I weep for you Tahlequah.
their famed events is outhouse racing (Google it.) I’m excited to witness the much-anticipated slug races, the stellar musical line up and the ferry-accommodating parade. See you Saturday! Bronwyn Beairsto Editor
I weep for those other mothers bound and voiceless who draw a winter shroud around themselves scalloped with grief. I cry for the loss of a baby. I cry for my children. I cry for the whole human race. Judy Neale
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A week ago my husband Paul and I went to the satellite firehall on Adams Road to hear a talk about wildfire on Bowen. I wanted to know what plans had been made to evacuate the island, or part of it, if we were hit with a wildfire. Instead, the 30 or so islanders present were told about our obligation as homeowners to prevent our houses from catching fire. The presenter that night was Bruce Blackwell, a professional forester and biologist who has spent his entire career studying fire ecology in B.C. In 2007, he wrote Bowen’s Community Wildfire Protection plan, a 70-plus-page document available on the web (and worth examining.) As fire seasons grow longer and B.C. is in yet another state of emergency (with more than 600 fires being fought in the province,) our community needs to take action on a protection plan. While the probability of fire here is considered low to moderate and the risk of a lightning strike is lower than in the interior, coastal forests do get dry. What we have to worry about is a house fire spreading to the forest, the consequences being high because of the number of houses that might be lost. Over many years the province has suppressed fires in order to sustain forests, but in doing so we have created a fuel load of unburned debris. Since 2003, the province has experienced at least four “significant” fire seasons. There was a time when the fire season lasted for 20 days; it is now 50 to 60 days long. The trend seems to be that every year we have a lot more fire. As I write this, no firefighting resources remain on the coast, either men or equipment. Speaking specifically about Bowen, Blackwell said we are on our own because all the firefighters are in the interior. The volunteer firefighters attending his talk, he suggested, would be ensuring the safety of their own families. In a wildfire emergency, Blackwell said, “The fire department is not coming to save your house.” They will be too busy trying to stop the fire from spreading. Even though evacuation is one of the most significant issues on Bowen, Blackwell explained that my fear of an island-wide evacuation is unrealistic. The Bowen community is made up of small islets of development intermixed with the forest. This exposes us to interface fires. For instance, a house fire growing out from a neighbourhood into the forest. This would perhaps require a limited evacuation. While Bowen has no formal evacuation plan, one is to be drafted beginning early in 2019. In the meantime, Blackwell endorses the idea of heading for the ocean, with an added warning not to go west where, because of prevailing winds, a wildfire is most likely to arise. e Since the risk of such a fire on the island is low but the consequences are high. You can mitigate your personal risk by focusing on saving your home. If we could convert all of the island’s houses to non-wood roofs, the community would fare better in an interface fire. Blackwell says there is an 85 per cent chance that a house with a duroid-shingle or metal roof will survive a fire. We’ve probably all read about the idea of a fire-safe zone of 10 metres (30 feet) around a house. Making this area fire-safe is your first step. Beyond that area and up to 100 metres beyond your house, focus on fuel removal. Heat dissipates as it moves over 10 metres and is less likely to set your house alight. Do
not have burnable vegetation up against your house. Replace grass that goes dry and brown in the summer with plants that don’t burn readily and surround these plants with rocks and gravel. Blackwell warns that propane tanks are bombs. Get yours outside your fire-safe zone and bury a copper feeder line to deliver the fuel to your house. Don’t use your barbecue under the eaves of your house and keep a fire extinguisher handy. Fire moves quickly up a slope, so we’ve placed an oscillating sprinkler directed at the slope that rises from the main road to the level of our house. On this slope, we will sacrifice one Douglas fir and remove lower branches from another to prevent radiant heat from rising into its crown and showering us with burning embers. If there were more trees, we would thin them. Other advice: The debris in your gutters will catch fire. Clean it out. Mulch will burn. So will chips and shavings. Ferns won’t burn. Salal and salmonberry will be resistant. Don’t have your wood pile near your house. Cedar, juniper and yew burn like stink. “I hate cedar hedges,” says Blackwell. “They are like gasoline. A spark sets them on fire.” As for the more expensive remedies: If you are retrofitting your house, choose a fire-resistant cladding such as metal or tin. Vinyl siding catches fire easily and burns so hot it can ignite a nearby house. Use composite decking such as Trex that will not burn. Or put plywood sheathing under decks (although it was suggested that might eventually rot out a wood deck). Install a sprinkler system on your roof. Because there is a chance the power will go out in a fire, the system would require a gas-powered pump running for six hours and drawing rainwater from a cistern holding 300 to 600 gallons. The idea would be to turn the sprinklers on before you evacuate. So what did Paul and I do after Blackwell’s talk? We talked to our neighbour about a community cistern. We removed the propane tank from our barbecue and placed it outside the 10-metre zone in a spot clear of trees and debris. (Obviously, we don’t barbecue much.) In a few hours, we filled a half dozen large bags with forest-floor debris. We began to trim lower branches from our Douglas firs and hired a professional to trim what we can’t manage. We’ve started a green-waste pile and hope to take advantage of the island’s FireSmart program to dispose of a pickup-truck load, for which we qualify because we attended Blackwell’s talk. (Does anyone have a pickup truck we could make use of?) Bowen’s FireSmart information is available on the municipality’s website. Jennifer McGowan is our emergency program co-ordinator. FireSmart is a pilot project funded by provincial grant money; a community can choose how to use the money. Here are a few ideas from other municipalities: Whistler offered a wood-chipping program for people who have trimmed trees. Jasper, Alberta, has called for FireSmart volunteers to create work parties to clear road edges. Cortes Island has installed rainwater cisterns at their public school and fire hall. As for us, we can talk to our neighbours and bring them to Blackwell’s next talk at the satellite firehall on Thursday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. Free green-waste disposal is offered to those who attend. Blackwell’s final thought: “On this island everything is so continguous. It’s a bad thing if people don’t care about fire safety.”
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This Bowen Islander has made some very big differences and many little ones. The roots of Bruce Russell’s family run deep on Bowen. His family first summered here in 1942 when Mannion Bay was pristine and crystal clear. In Bruce’s eyes, as each year passed, he sensed a slow deterioration of their bay. Each boating season the bay seemed to grow more disagreeable. As Bruce saw it, Mannion was becoming a virtual garbage dump. The most apparent causes were proximity to the city combined with the desirability of Bowen’s finest anchorage. Mannion Bay provided near-perfect protected moorage and it was free! Some people weekended there, some wintered, some moored permanently, some lived aboard. Some boaters were responsible, some inconsiderate. Bruce watched bay residents’ behaviour, dismayed by those who chose to dump trash and worse. Much more troubling were those who chose to abandon a vessel permanently leaving the inevitable shipwreck to deposit oil, debris, even electric batteries and toxic chemicals. Fecal counts had soared in summer, and three of Bowen’s most popular beaches became unswimmable. Over a decade ago, Bruce decided to do something about it. As the driving force behind Friends of Mannion Bay, a group dedicated to waterfront restoration, Bruce was a man on a mission.
As strongly as he felt, Bruce did not resort to protest or aggression. With undaunted focus, he approached this task with remarkably tempered patience, persistence and above all, the skill needed to negotiate arcane bureaucracy across complex jurisdictions and seemingly endless paper trails. Finally, this year, words became actions, and derelict boats are being salvaged from the bay. Having led the efforts of many neighbours and the municipality itself, Bruce’s accomplishment is unmistakeable. Mannion Bay is back! The intrepid local has carried the day elsewhere on this island. In 2003, the first sod was turned for Bowen’s new golf course. Much of the credit for that moment went to the club’s president and director Bruce Russell. Again, through reasoned dialogue (and a few good breaks,) Bruce led a skeptic-confounding team to realize a 77-year-old dream (for nearly eight decades there’d been attempts to building a golf course.) Bruce is a true leader and a major Bowen asset because he is the kind of guy who knows how to get things done by playing by the rules but with perseverance. Besides heading the Mannion Bay and golf groups, he was the island’s adept representative on the West Vancouver Chamber of Commerce. He is an enthusiastic supporter of the Cove Commons and the Outdoor Adventure Show. Bruce has a relaxed side too. So what does he do in his down time? Oh, perhaps pop over to wash down the cenotaph or mow some public lawns grown unkempt. Bruce is the perfect definition of one of our wide spectrum of volunteers. He is the good citizen.
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Above: In the calm before the wedding festivities, members of the McCready and Bruzzese families relax at Bowfest field on Friday. The next day, Melanie McCready and Domenico Bruzzese (third from right) were married under the arbour overlooking the marina. Photo: Martha Perkins
Above: Natalie Vermeer with daughter Xyla, Paul Anthony, Inga Cadranel of California, and Liam Goggin, were on the island visiting family. They enjoyed some beach time in Mannion Bay in Friday’s heat. Photo: Martha Perkins Right: Not many tourists visit the municipal office, but most people aren’t SFU urban studies students working on their masters degree. “You’re an outlier — you’re part of mainland but you’re invisible to us,” Kate Elliott, far left, who was friends with the late Jan Furst, says of the island’s fascination. Photo: Martha Perkins
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Stay safe and brighten your night HILARY BUTLER R O TA RY C L U B
We love that on Bowen Island we can lie on the grass and watch the stars. Having no streetlights and little light pollution, the island is quietly cloaked in darkness every evening. However, the lack of street lights means that school kids, mothers with strollers, seniors, dog walkers, cyclists, ferry passengers, people wearing ear buds and everyone who wears black outer clothing is in danger from passing cars. When it’s mid-winter, dark and rainy, and school kids and commuters are converging on the 7:30 ferry, Snug Cove becomes treacherous for
any pedestrian. Many locals have stories about narrowly avoiding walkers on a dark night or being in immediate danger of being run over by a car, truck or bus. We don’t want to become even more West Vancouver-like than we are right now but we need to save our lives. So help is on the way! Snug Cove House and the Rotary Club of Bowen Island are teaming up, thanks to a Knick Knack grant, to jar us all into wearing something to show that we are alive and well. “Be bright at night on Bowen” is our catch-phrase. To launch the campaign, at Bowfest this year the Rotary Club
will be handing out free strobe lights that you can hook on to your jacket, your backpack, your hat or your bike, so come by our booth for your light! This is just a start. ICBC will be holding a seminar on new driving rules for seniors at a Seniors Keeping Young session in October. Reflective tape, strobe lights and other reflective gear will be on show and available to all who attend the session. The RCMP will be joining the campaign, so keep an eye open for more news on this front. We will be looking for feedback and input on this issue, so please stop by the Rotary booth at Bowfest and tell us your ideas!
Sisters Madyson and Khloe of Agassiz picked up tree leaves and seashells as mementoes of their visit to the island. Photo: Martha Perkins
2018 Notice of Nomination ELECTION PUBLIC NOTICE is given to the electors of Bowen Island Municipality that nominations for the offices of: MAYOR - one (1) to be elected COUNCILLOR - six (6) to be elected MUNICIPAL TRUSTEES FOR ISLANDS TRUST COUNCIL - two (2) to be elected will be received by the Chief Election Officer or a designated person, as follows: 9:00 am Tuesday, September 4th to 4:00 pm Friday, September 14th
Sign up, volunteer to save Light Up Bowen Continued from page 1 Lieske was booked for four weddings that weekend so she knew she wouldn’t have a minute to breath, let alone help with the set-up as the person-who-knows-where-everything-is. She’s said on Facebook that if people want Dog Days to return, they’ll need to step up to the plate this September. The irony is, of course, that Lieske hasn’t had time to organize the search for an organizing committee for either group. However, those who want both events to continue are invited to reach out to her by emailing lightupbowen@gmail.com. Santa says thank you, too.
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Bowen Island Municipal Hall 981 Artisan Lane Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 Phone: 604-947-4255 Fax: 604-947-0193 E-mail: Election2018@bimbc.ca Originals of faxed or e-mailed nomination documents must be received by the Chief Election Officer by 4:00 pm on Friday, September 21st.
Continued from page 1 Chinese visitors can sometimes be part of large groups of 40 to 50 people and the ferry’s capacity is around 450. The reason Chinese visitors tend to travel as a group is language, Atherton says. “North Americans can go anywhere in the world and speak English. The Chinese cannot go everywhere and speak Mandarin and be understood. They have to do it in groups because it’s just too difficult to do it individually.”
Nomination forms are available at Municipal Hall from 9:00 am on Monday, July 23rd to the close of the nomination period at 4:00 pm on Friday, September 14th. QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member of local government if they meet the following criteria: • • • • •
Canadian citizen; 18 years of age or older on general voting day (October 20th, 2018); resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the day nomination papers are filed; a person or the commander of an armed forces unit who has been granted freedom of the municipality, if that person is a Canadian Citizen; and not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment from being nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwise disqualified by law.
For information on campaign period expense limits and third party advertising limits, please contact Elections BC: Toll-free phone: 1-855-952-0280 E-mail: lecf@electionsbc.ca Website: www.elections.bc.ca For further information on the nomination process, please contact: Hope Dallas, Chief Election Officer Email: Election2018@bimbc.ca Phone: 604-947-4255 Website: www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/elections
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Questions and answers with Sue Ellen Fast Looking toward the October 20 municipal election, the Undercurrent is asking politicians about their experiences running for municipal office. Our fourth Q&A is with councillor and Islands Trust representative Sue Ellen Fast. What do you wish you’d known before running for council? I wish I had known about the excellent workshops available to elected folks who want to do the work well. There’s good support, for democracy and for those who step up to serve. How has your perception of Bowen changed over the past four years? My perception of Bowen has deepened, if that’s the right word,
because now I have seen it from inside municipal hall as well as from outside as a community volunteer. Binocular vision? Depth of field? And with an Islands Trust Council perspective too, I feel even more fortunate to live in such a beautiful and protected part of the world. What’s your greatest council (Islands Trust or Bowen) accomplishment? I’m pleased that this council has updated our parks plan. And with our new collaborative projects policy, which has enabled community groups to get their projects underway, like the bike park. Many good things. In general this council has really listened to each other, and to
staff, and to citizens who have participated, before making decisions. I think that might be our biggest accomplishment. It’s a group effort. What’s rewarding about being a Bowen representative on Islands Trust? To be part of a federation of islands in the Salish Sea “entrusted” with the mission to protect this special part of the world? Wonderful. I see it as a sort of greenbelt between Metro Vancouver and southern Vancouver Island. It’s rewarding to serve on Trust council, helping to keep the islands beautiful. What do you think Bowen will look like in 20 years? Change is inevitable, especially
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now with climate change. I expect more solar panels and exciting technology. And I hope Bowen will look much the same, from the air at least. Lots of trees, nature and wildlife, including herons and whales; all sorts of people active in community life and on the trails and beaches. This vision is similar to the one in our official community plan, shared by many islanders. A small, friendly, caring community, sharing a unique island lifestyle and supported by well-protected natural ecosystems. That’s what I’m working toward. What advice would you give to an aspiring councillor or Islands Trust representative? Go for it! From observing Bowen
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Handloggers Half Marathon goes international PHIL OSBORNE CONTRIBUTOR
In its fifth year of running, the Handloggers Half Marathon Trail Race will be hosting a truly international field of participants. Runners will toe up to the start line at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 1. This year our pre-race registration shows entries from both Europe and Asia as well as from all across North America. It’s really exciting to see that the interest continues to grow and that people are beginning to plan the event into their Bowen Island vacation. There is also a high percentage of returning runners in this year’s pre-registration which is also quite encouraging. Returning runners should note there will be a few small changes to the course this year to make the distance a bit closer to 21 kilometres. Our volunteer support has once again been fantastic in helping plan and boost the profile of the event through media and word of mouth. There are also those wonderful people who’ve come forward to help out on race day. We couldn’t do this without a lot of help from our friends! Again this year the proceeds will be going to the Bowen Island Trail Society and the Akili Girls School in Kisumu, Kenya in support of their respective projects. Proceeds are also getting a boost this year from the Race Day Ready training clinic by Bowen Island Adventures. Once again, we’ve got great prizes for the top men, women, masters, youths and relay teams. We are so grateful for the support of all of our sponsors that have donated prizes, food, and water and the amazing group of volunteers that organize, prepare and administer the race. For more information and to register online before August 31, visit https://handloggershalf. com/. Day of Race registration is open from 8 to 8:45 a.m. at the ferry dock. Handloggers Half Marathon is now a BC Athletics sanctioned event. We look forward to seeing you there!
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Public Hearing (Continued)
HILARY BUTLER This Saturday is Bowfest. Just before the parade there is the Rotary Run for Rwanda. If you are younger than 10 years old, you can register for the run that goes from the ferry dock, through the park, up to Miller Road and back – a really easy 1.5 kilometres. Your registration costs only $10, and if you like, one of your parents gets to run or walk the 1.5 km with you for free. It all starts at 8:30 a.m. At the end of the run you get a great medal and fruit and muffins to reward you for all that hard work. What is more, the first boy and the first girl home win excellent prizes. If you are a really good runner, you could do the 5 km or 10 km run with your parents or friends or on your own. Your grandparents can walk if they aren’t into running. You can register on line at www.rotaryrunforrwanda.com or do it before Friday afternoon at Phoenix. Otherwise, come down to the library lawn on Friday between 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to register. If by any chance you forget to get your registration done before Saturday, you can do so on the library lawn before 8:30 a.m. So come on out and join us; your $10 goes to Rwanda to help girls to pay for their education.
council over the years, and from meeting elected folks from around B.C.; all kinds of people run, all kinds of people win, and all kinds of people do a good job. Democracy is a beautiful thing that way. I encourage anyone who is wondering about it to get in touch: 604-833-2418 or sefast@bimbc.ca Nomination packages are now available at Bowen Island Municipality and the nomination period is between September 4 and 14.
HAVE YOUR SAY. Public Hearing (Continued) September 4, 2018, 7:00 pm Council Chambers
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Offical Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 432, 2017 Land Use Amendment Bylaw No. 433, 2017
About the bylaw
Currently, Lot 1 is designated as “Rural” in the Official Community Plan, and it is zoned “Rural Residential 1” in the Land Use Bylaw. Council is proposing to change this designation. Bylaw No.432, 2017 would amend the Official Community Plan designation from “Rural” to a combination of “Light Industrial, Rural Residential and Village Periphery.” Bylaw No.433, 2017 would amend the zoning in the Land Use Bylaw from “Rural Residential 1” to “Comprehensive Development 21”, with four “sub-areas” as follows: Area 1: Light Industrial, Artisanal, Retail, and Residential uses Area 2: Residential, up to 20 homes Area 3: Rural Residential (Land Bank) Area 4: Rural Residential, one dwelling
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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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Rotary Run for Rwanda Beginning at Snug Cove the race course winds through Crippen Park trails. 8:30 am: Kids’ 1.5K run; 9:00 am: 10K and 5K run/walk. Register online at raceroster.com or pick up reg. form at First Credit Union or Phoenix. All funds from this annual run go directly to support girls education in Rwanda. Bowfest Parade Parade route from school to ferry 10:50 am. If there’s one event that makes us collectively gush about our island’s commu-
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Eco-Alliance
Annual General Meeting August 26, (Sun.) at Collins Hall at 2:00 PM
Guest Speaker: Professor Jack Little “Restful Refuge or Vancouver’s Bedroom? The Making of Bowen Island’s first Official Community Plan, 1969 – 1977”
Everyone is Welcome! www.ecoalliance.ca