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Ander wins
With just two ballots separating candidates the mayoral race went to a recount, and chief elections officer Hope Dallas says she will not be seeking a judicial recount.
BRONWYN BEAIRSTO EDITOR
In the closest mayoral race the island’s ever seen, decided by a matter of two votes, Bowen has elected Gary Ander as mayor. Election night Mason formally requested a recount, which took place Tuesday morning. After Tuesday’s count the results remained exactly the same, chief elections officer Hope Dallas said in a press release Wednesday, that she would not be seeking a judicial recount, which would have been the next step if there was a tie, or the chance of a tie with contested ballots. The two mayoral candidates, Melanie Mason and Ander, were neck and neck for most of election night, with Mason for the most part leading, until the very end. Continued on page 3
Mayor-elect Gary Ander celebrates his win by a hair Saturday night at his home. A gathering of friends, family and councillor candidates watched the count results anxiously as Melanie Mason led the mayoral race for most of the night. Photo: Marcus Hondro
Only new West Vancouver school trustee has Bowen ties
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There’s one new school trustee on the West Vancouver board of education – Lynne Block, a retired educator, came third in the polls, while incumbent Pieter Dorsman dropped off the board. Dorsman was the only candidate not from West Vancouver, coming from Lions Bay. Block is the only trustee to have lived on Bowen, though she now lives in West Vancouver. All five school trustee incumbents ran for re-election, and four of them
were successful: Carolyn Broady, Nicole Brown, Dave Stevenson and Sheelah Donahue. Block said she is “thrilled and honoured and really excited” to join the four incumbents on the West Vancouver school board, and she’s looking forward to bringing her “experience, knowledge and expertise to the table.” Block said when she was campaigning, she didn’t hear much talk about a need for change. Rather, she said she felt her experience in education was “key” as to why she resonated with the public. She has worked in elementary, secondary
and post-secondary education and with children with a wide variety of learning needs, from fetal-alcohol syndrome to autism. She also received the Prime Minister’s Award for Teaching Excellence. “I can’t wait to bring my 30 years of classroom and administration experience to the board,” she said. Block said she was especially happy she received a lot of support from seniors, as she believes there should be more inter-generational learning, “more collaboration, co-operation and support between all generations.” The harmonization of salaries
and benefits is one of the big challenges for West Vancouver as their teachers are some of the lowest paid in B.C., Block said. She also wants “local language” for classroom composition. West Vancouver school trustee preliminary results(official results will be posted on Wednesday, Oct. 24): Carolyn Broady 5,967 Nicole Brown 5,816 Lynne Block 5,370 Dave Stevenson 4,640 Sheelah Donahue 4,439 Pieter Dorsman 4,290 Charlotte Burns 2,719
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Event Calendar Oct 30 2018 10:30 am Tunstall Bay Water System Local Advisory Committee Meeting
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We are hiring On-Call Ice Patrol/Snow Removal Services
Please provide a written response expressing interest in the On-Call position(s) by email before Friday, October 26, 2018 at 4:00PM to: Rachel Pryce-Jones, Public Works Coordinator EMAIL: rpryce-jones@bimbc.ca Phone: 604-947-0613 Please contact ICBC (1-800-663-3051) to request a driver’s license abstract and ask ICBC to forward it directly to BIM by fax at 604-947-0193. A one day paid training will be provided upon acceptance.
Halloween Fireworks courtesy of the Bowen Island Fire Department on the Causeway
Nov 1 2018 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Inaugural Council Meeting Cates Hill Chapel, 661 Carter Road
School Travel Planning School Travel Planning (STP) focuses on working with schools within Bowen Island to promote more active trips to and from school, improving road safety and addressing infrastructure and behavioural barriers to walking and cycling. If you have a child attending school on Bowen, you can help by completing the Family Survey available online or by picking up a copy of the survey at Municipal Hall
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Nov 5 2018 9:00 am Community Grants Advisory Committee Meeting
Translink Pilot Project Be the First to Try Out Translink’s New App! Track the bus and book your seat!
Nov 7 2018 1:00 pm Emergency Program Executive Committee Meeting
Nov 7 2018 5:00 pm Recreation and Community Services Commission Meeting
2018 General Local Election
Bowen Island Municipality seeks applications for interest in the following: Ice Patrol (Temperature Dependent) Snow Removal (Temperature Dependent)
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Bowen Island Municipality Declaration of Official Election Results
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I, Hope Dallas, Chief Election Officer for Bowen Island Municipality, do hereby declare elected the following:
FOR MAYOR: Gary Ander, having received the highest number of valid votes, is hereby declared elected MAYOR of Bowen Island Municipality.
FOR COUNCILLOR: The following six candidates, having received the highest number of valid votes, are hereby declared elected COUNCILLORS of Bowen Island Municipality: 1.
David Hocking
2.
Sue Ellen Fast
3.
Maureen Nicholson
4.
Rob Wynen
5.
Alison Morse
6.
Michael Kaile
FOR ISLANDS TRUST MUNICIPAL TRUSTEE The following two successful candidates, having received the highest number of valid votes, are hereby declared elected ISLANDS TRUST MUNICIPAL TRUSTEES of Bowen Island Municipality: 1.
Sue Ellen Fast
2.
Michael Kaile
Dated at Bowen Island, British Columbia this 24 day of October, 2018.
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Close race for Islands Trust, Kaile Muni Morsels: Skeels’ last council meeting wins over Morse by 17 votes
Continued from page 1 Ander ended with 896 votes to Mason’s 894. This isn’t the first time Bowen’s election has been close –four years ago Murray Skeels defeated his opponent by a mere 14 votes. Ander, 68, is finishing up his first term as a Bowen councillor. As a fulltime islander of around 25 years, Ander has served on more than a dozen municipal and community committees and boards. The father of five and grandfather of many is a retired Air Canada pilot and semi-retired contractor on-island. Ander said in his Undercurrent profile that his priorities would be “Supporting a diverse population, which is the core of a healthy community. Protecting at all costs our ‘natural capital,’” and, “Efficient, effective and fair governance that works for the taxpayer.” “You never want to win an elec-
tion that close,” said Ander Saturday evening. “But you move on and make it happen.” “I think we’re going to have an amazing council,” he said. “We’re going to try and bring everybody along with us.” Turning to Bowen’s six councillor seats, all the incumbents running for re-election are returning to council. Alison Morse, who has been elected for the seventh time, is the only incumbent to have served on more than one council (she’s served on all of them since Bowen incorporated in 1999.) Maureen Nicholson, Michael Kaile and Sue Ellen Fast are finishing up their first term and David Hocking was a councillor a decade ago. Rob Wynen is the only person elected who hasn’t served on council. Sue Ellen Fast is staying on as Islands Trust trustee but Michael Kaile will replace Alison Morse as
one of two Bowen representatives on the federation of islands – a matter that was decided by a mere 17 votes. This is Kaile’s first time being elected to the Islands Trust. While Fast is a staunch supporter of the Trust’s role on Bowen, Kaile suggested that the island needs to renegotiate its relationship with the organization. The councillor count was: David Hocking - 1235 Sue Ellen Fast - 1198 Maureen Nicholson - 1194 Robert Wynen - 1166 Alison Morse - 1023 Michael Kaile - 1018 Peter Williamson -732 Lawrence Phillips - 548 Robin Burger - 491 The Islands Trust count was: Sue Ellen Fast - 1080 Michael Kaile - 838 Alison Morse - 821 Peter Williamson - 572
Dancing from Spain to Bowen BRONWYN BEAIRSTO EDITOR
With fall showing hints of soon turning to winter, islanders might be dreaming of travelling warmer places. While a trip to the Mediterranean might not be possible for most Boweners, a little piece of Spain is coming to the island this weekend. Islander Monica Laurin will be presenting a flamenco show on Bowen. For Monica, flamenco is part of her Spanish heritage. Monica’s parents grew up within walking distance of one another on the coast of the Alboran Sea, her mother in Cadiz, Spain, her father in the British territory of Gibraltar. When she was two, Monica’s family moved from Gibraltar to Canada. “My parents had always made sure that our culture was alive in our home with flamenco music playing every Sunday,” she wrote in an email. “We often went back to Spain and Gibraltar where I was born so the music and costumes had always caught my eye.” When she was 26, Monica started spending five days a week studying Mozaico Flamenco and then was
asked to join a Vancouver flamenco dance company. She’s since studied with many famous flamenco dancers. For the past eight years, Monica has lived on Bowen with her husband and two daughters, and she’s done two previous shows on island. “I really enjoy performing for
people I already know in my everyday life, I think it just takes the performance to a whole other level,” said Monica. “Being able to give them access to that kind of cultural experience.” This weekend’s show will be a little different from its predecessors. Monica’s been studying a more classical type of flamenco, using castanets, handheld hardwood or fibreglass percussion instruments. There’ll be a guitarist, who’s come in from Cadiz for some Lower Mainland shows (not just with Monica), a singer and someone playing the cajón (a sort of box drum one sits on). “It’s very collaborative, you can’t do one without the other,” said Monica. “Everyone’s looking at one another.” Moncia said that there are deeper forms of flamenco and lighter forms and that you’ll see both at the show. “It comes from experiences people have had,” she said. The show is Saturday, October 27 at 7 p.m. at Tir-na-nOg Theatre. Tickets are available at Phoenix – $30 for adults and $20 for students and seniors.
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Monday morning, mayor Murray Skeels chaired one last council meeting. “You exceeded my expectations,” the municipality’s chief administrative officer Kathy Lalonde told Skeels, jokingly adding, “because I didn’t really have any.” “And if I also may say how much I’ve enjoyed working with this council and I say that on behalf of staff,” said Lalonde. “Our next council has a high bar there.” The following are brief reports from the Oct. 22 regular council meeting.
Reaching for the high bar: Council will consider issuing
elevations.) Council pushed first, second and third readings to a future meeting.
Not putting this one off: Council unanimously
approved a collaborative agreement between the municipality and proponents of a disc golf course in Veterans Park. There’s now a design for a 1.2 hectare, nine-hole course with two tees at each hole meaning that players could play a round of 18 holes. The agreement says that the disc golf course should be open to the public by fall 2019. The agreement says that the Bowen Disc Golf Club is prepared to fundraise and pay for the entire project, an estimated $25,000. BIM’s annual maintenance budget for the project (mainly for tree removal) is $1,500.
No recounts needed:
a temporary use permit for Bowen’s new proposed pot shop (the Happy Isle Cannabis Company) at its November 26 regular meeting. The matter came up Monday as a matter of procedure, so as to give BIM staff permission to notify neighbours and community members about the upcoming meeting. The shop is to be on the outside edge of Village Square on Dorman Road, immediately beside the Village Baker. Among the restrictions for the shop, opening date unconfirmed, is that no cannabis be consumed on-site and no one under 19 enter the store.
Councillor Maureen Nicholson, who sits on the Metro Vancouver board, said that only 15 of the current 40 directors were re-elected. Re-election doesn’t mean that that directors will be reappointed to the metro board. Nicholson was re-elected. Councillor Sue Ellen Fast, re-elected to Islands Trust last weekend, said that 12 of 26 of her colleagues are returning to that council. Bowen has turnover as well as councillor Michael Kaile replaces councillor Alison Morse on the Islands Trust, though Morse remains on council.
Industrial effort: After months of discussion and pushing the matter to a future meeting, council adopted the contentious lot one of the Community Lands rezoning. Councillors Sue Ellen Fast, Melanie Mason and Gary Ander voted against passing the bylaw. Lack of planning and public issue with the inclusion of “light industrial” in primary uses has been the consistent critique of this bylaw.
Skeels closed the meeting by addressing councillors-elect David Hocking and Rob Wynen sitting at the back of the audience space. “You guys are going to be a great addition to council, ” he said. “I feel great leaving things in such great hands,” he said. “The community is so happy. “I’m really proud of how I’ve left this. “Congratulations to you all.”
Leaving poop for the next council: A bylaw
adding a latecomer fee for sewage hookup on Miller and Senior Roads came before council. The idea is for the municipality to recoup some of the money it put into the infrastructure, including a milliondollar lift station (used to pump sewage between lower and higher
The inaugural council meeting will be 7 p.m. November 1 at Cates Hill Chapel, where the new council will be sworn in. A few days after that Michael Kaile and Sue Ellen Fast will be sworn in as Islands Trust Trustees. The first regular council meeting of the new council will be 7:15 p.m. November 13, 2018.
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Welcoming the council that will lead Bowen into the 2020s
Well that was a dramatic week. After weeks of anticipation and coverage, I got to watch the counting of the ballots. It was a strange juxtaposition: the calm of the room as counters methodically depleted their stacks of ballots, versus the furor on Facebook. The island-wide virtual tension as we waited for (especially) the mayoral results. The next day, unable to move, I huddled on the couch with my coffee and binge-watched the TV show, Designated Survivor (yes, I know sitting is the new smoking.) If I was that physically and emotionally exhausted after just talking about the election, I cannot imagine how the candidates were feeling. To Melanie Mason and Gary Ander, who’ve withstood days of extra stress and scrutiny, thank you. Thank you for spending the last four years in office and being willing to return to public service. To Robin Burger, Peter Williamson, Lawrence Phillips, David Hocking, Rob Wynen, Alison Morse, Maureen Nicholson, Michael Kaile and Sue Ellen Fast, thank you for standing for council. Democracy needs diversity and choices among its candidates and each one of you brought a dynamic element to the campaign (I should know – having sat through enough all candidates meetings.) To Hope Dallas and Sophie Idsinga, it was your job, but one that got a lot more difficult Saturday night. Thank you for being Bowen’s chief and deputy chief elections officers. Thank you also to the team behind them providing technical, advisory and manual support. And finally to Bowen, thank you for voting. Thank you for participating in our Facebook, Twitter and website coverage. Thank you for being engaged in the process. Some locals have sent in both constructive and kind words to the paper (which I also thank you for) but each one of those notes
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reminds me of the Undercurrent’s audience. News is no longer a one-way communication but a conversation. You hold me accountable for everything I write and I appreciate it, especially when public offices are on the line. This council will lead us to 2022. In four years the consequences of climate change will be more pronounced and water scarcity will still be a problem. Housing is likely to still be an issue but hopefully less of a pressing one, along with the ferry. Maybe the Community Lands will look different. Maybe the community centre will have just opened and maybe we’ll have a health clinic and a new fire hall. Much of the current boom of students at BICS will be in high school and those in high school will have launched into their adult(ish) lives. There will be issues that crop up in the next four years that we haven’t foreseen and there will be some we’ve already prepared for. The polls might have closed Saturday and we’ll have a seven-person team to guide us through the best life can throw at this municipality, but democracy doesn’t end there. Pay attention. If you don’t like something, speak up. Attend council or committee meetings. Attend public hearings. Read the minutes. Read the paper. Ask questions. Be thoughtful. Be engaged. On a completely different note. I love Halloween and am so excited to see Bowen’s famous celebrations. I won’t be around this weekend for all the pre-Halloween parties (my dad’s turning 60 so we’re throwing him a party back in Whitehorse) so please send me pictures of you, your friends, your kids, your dog decked out in Halloween garb: editor@ bowenislandundercurrent.com. We have also included in this issue call out for submissions for our Remembrance Day issue. Please send in your stories, stories you’d like remembered. Bronwyn Beairsto, Editor
Talk about ProRep
Dear Editor: Unsure how to vote in the referendum on proportional representation? This coming Friday, October 26, 2018, I will be doing an interactive talk on proportional representation and first past the post. This event is supported by the B.C. Green Party, a registered sponsor. As a B.C. resident of 19 years and former 37-year resident of the Netherlands, I know both systems first hand. In my talk I will explain the difference in governance outcomes when countries use proportional representation and when they use first past the post. After the talk, we will have a question and answer session. So bring your questions and join me in Cates Hill Chapel this Friday. We will start at 7 p.m. sharp (doors open at 6:40 p.m.) We will wrap up at 8:30 p.m. Anton van Walraven
On business licences
Dear Editor: I am in full sympathy with John Dowler’s letter objecting to the “one size fits all” proposal for a flat fee business license for all business owners and operators on Bowen. I am reminded of paying my most recent Cove Bay water bill. We are all metered – on meters we, as individual homeowners, paid for a number of years ago – and I note from my bill that additional charges for water only kick in after 136 cubic meters of water are used. As a single occupant of a small house, I use, in a typical billing period, only about 1/10 of this amount of water – I do only very limited yard watering and am conservative in my other water use – yet I pay the same basic amount – over 600 dollars a year – as a family with a basement suite does. It’s ridiculous and this type of thinking, broadened to apply to business licensing, is unfair and unwarranted. Michael Epp
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Letter: we need to vote no for electoral reform Dear Editor:
With our municipal election behind us, it is appropriate for us to thank all the candidates who unselfishly stood for election either as council members, Island Trustees or West Vancouver School Board trustees. Their willingness to dedicate a great part of the next four years of their lives is very much appreciated. To those who won, congratulations and to those who were not successful, thank you for running. Those who voted should take a bow, while those who supported helping candidates in many ways, good on you. Those who chose not to vote, for whatever reason, should have less reason to complain about the performance of those elected to office. We voters have it comparatively easy to the candidates. During the campaigning the candidates invest a much greater number of hours than the vast majority of voters. Most voters are only expected to invest a few hours to attend all candidates meetings and community meet and greets. To those who choose not to attend any of the those events, but fortunately still voted, why not just attend to show your appreciation for the candidates who are doing what the vast majority of us refuse to do: serve in public office. When comparing what those elected have committed to and what they must sacrifice during the next 35,040 hours of their lives, attending a few meetings over is not such a bad trade-off. Speaking of voting, the next important vote is for the B.C. electoral reform referendum, which will be held by way of a mail-in ballot from October 22 to November 30, 2018. I encourage all of voting age to inform themselves at least by way of the Elections B.C. Voters Guide 2018 Referendum On Electoral Reform. There is no shortage of opinions as to whether we should retain our
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Council approves health clinic home TIM RHODES
present first past the post voting system or change to a more complex and difficult to understand proportional representation system. Some of the rules for which have not yet been decided and will not be until after a majority vote for a change to proportional representation. I dearly hope is not the case. Change for the sake of change when the rules are not fully and clearly understood could be dangerous, not to mention disappointing. Be careful what you wish for. By retaining the present first past the post system, I want to continue to have more say in my chosen MLA and not have a political party choose up to 40 per cent of the MLAs, with mine possibly not being resident in my riding. Furthermore, I don’t want a number of fringe party candidates in my provincial government, one of which could be my MLA without my vote. I also don’t relish the idea of a greater number of provincial elections which is definitely possible under a proportional representation voting system, just look at Italy. If you share my concern and position please check out NoBCProRep.ca and be sure to have a look at Sam Sullivan’s excellent, short but oh so informative graphic and helpful 4-minute-40-second video. Scary or what? So please inform yourself and be sure to vote by way of the mail-in ballot. And remember, you do not have to answer the second question on the ballot, which requests you rank the three proposed alternate proportional voting systems, two of three of which have never been tried. Yikes. Bruce Russell
B O W E N I S L A N D H E A LT H C A R E F O U N D AT I O N
Bowen Islanders are a big step closer to having greater access to the health care they need, when they need it, right here on the island. On October 9, municipal council unanimously approved moving forward with the subdivision of lot three of the Community Lands, including a parcel of land for a new medical clinic. The municipality is also providing a long-term land lease at a nominal rate to the Bowen Island Health Care Foundation, which is leading the effort to create the new clinic. Council has heard loud and clear from Bowen families that health care accessibility is a key priority and, along with municipal staff, they have been highly supportive of this clinic. Providing this well-situated land parcel confirms their strong commitment and marks a major milestone for the clinic. The .149 hectare lot designated for the clinic is located immediately south of the new fire hall, providing easy access to the Snug Cove town site and the ferry, a key requirement for a health centre that will service the entire Bowen community. The clinic is designed to address serious public concerns confirmed in a 2015 Bowen health care survey. Nearly half of the respondents said they experienced difficulty getting timely access to health care because the services were not available on-island, while over half said they had delayed seeking care for the same reason. Forty-one per cent felt their health was at risk because they lived on Bowen and nearly a quarter of respondents considered moving off-island for access to primary health care. The new clinic will accommodate primary and urgent care treatment areas, allied professional services and public programming space. The core clinic team will include a collaborative group of primary care practitioners, allowing more residents to have their doctor close
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FELT THEIR HEALTH AT RISK
41% because they live on Bowen Island 51%
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CONSIDERED MOVING OFF BOWEN for access to primary care
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HAD DIFFICULTY GETTING TIMELY ACCESS because services not available on Bowen
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to home. It will also be equipped to handle urgent medical problems that need to be treated right away, but are not considered life or death emergencies. The service model integrates primary and urgent care services with Vancouver Coastal Health nursing services and clinics, such as immunization, social work, diabetes, asthma and occupational therapy, as well as the services of allied health professionals, such as physiotherapy. Life Labs collection service is also expected to provide services in the centre. Expanded hours of service will be a key priority. Initially, the clinic is expected to be open for extended hours Monday through Friday and for at least one half-day on the weekend. The long-term goal is to have after-hours, on-call service, adjusted to meet community needs. With a site secured, the next big step is raising the funds needed to get the clinic built. It is currently estimated that it will require approximately $4 million to cover the costs associated with construc-
tion: the build-out to codes, standards for a safe, effective healthcare facility, professional and service fees, fixtures, furnishings and equipment. While the foundation is exploring all possible avenues for funding, it is unlikely that the clinic would be eligible for any provincial capital funding. It is therefore going to take the generosity and support of the Bowen community to bring healthcare close to home. While several individual donors have already stepped forward with significant pledges, every Bowen family can play a big role in achieving the fundraising goal. Because this facility will benefit the entire community in such a fundamental way for so many years to come, we see our fundraising drive as a real opportunity for community-building and we want people to be involved in that. We believe that Islanders will prove generous with their time, effort, and imagination in creating a memorable and inclusive campaign that will make better health care a reality for everyone.
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Dinner at the Legion Bowen Island Legion Doors 5:30 pm Dinner served at 6:30 pm”Members and guests welcome. “
Saturday October 27
Black Molly Halloween Dance Bowen Island Legion Tix at Phoenix $10
Island Fright Night at the Pub Bowen Island Pub 9-1 am Featuring the blood thirsty footstomping Blackberry Wood band. Don a cape and grab a ghoul! Tix $20 Prizes for best costumes. Knowing Our Place: The Book Club Library Flex Room 11-12:30 pm Knowing Our Place: The Book Club discusses Thomas King’s The Inconvenient Indian. Register at bit.ly/ BookClubFall2018 Annual Pumpking Carving Ages 3-8 Bowen Building Centre Pre register online at bowencommunityrec. com Please bring a parent
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Solo Flemenco Tir-na-nOg Theatre 7 p.m. Live flamenco show. Adults $30, students and seniors $20 Bob Doucet at Doc’s Doc Morgan’s 7-9 p.m. “Watch out for ghouls, ghosts, and things that go bump in the night, and make your way down to Doc’s this Saturday for an evening of spine-tingling music”
Sunday October 28
Outdoor Meditation Circle Meet at picnic tables at the entrance to Crippen Park 11 a.m . Open to everyone. No cost. Dress warmly. Tea will be provided. More info: lisa. shatzky@gmail.com Jude Neale and Bonnie Nish Book Launch Collins Hall 4 -5:30 pm Jude and Bonnie present their new book “Cantata in Two Voices” Free admission.
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Trick o’ treat Loop Donation Box The General Store by 4 pm Last day to drop off your treats for the Loop neighbourhood trick o’ treaters.
Art Workshop 1070 Miller Road(Seniors Court) 9 - noon. Informal painting-drawing group meets every Tuesday. All stages and ages welcome. Drop-in $7 “The Planning Continuum: A Will is NOT Enough!” Library Flex Room 10:30-12:00 pm NIDUS. ca Personal Planning presentation “The Planning Continuum: A Will is NOT Enough!”
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Trick o’ treating for the wee goblins Artisan Square 10:30 & 11:30 am 0- pre-school. For more info contact Family Place Great Pumpkin House Drop off 505 Melmore Road any time after 9 am Tag your pumpkin with your name and phone number and be entered to win $50 gift certificate from Phoenix 12 Step Codependency Group Elliott Hall, 1070 Miller Road 6:30 - 7:30 pm Halloween Trick o Treating The Loop 6:00 - 7:00 pm (younger ones can start earliler) Dust off the your brooms - here we go! Halloween Fireworks on the Causeway 7:30 pm. The best display in the land brought to you by our amazing Volunteer Fire Department
Thursday Nov. 1
Duplicate Bridge Bowen Court 6:45 - 10 pm Info call Irene 604-947-2955 Inaugural council meeting Cates Hill Chapel 7 p.m.
Saturday November 3
Burn Barrel Classic Bowen Island Golf Course 11 a.m. Join us for our two-person scramble, followed by Frank Patt’s famous chili at this annual event. Members and nonmembers welcome. Book by October 31. 604-947GOLF (4653).
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Submission deadline for BIAC annual exhibit and sale For more information, contact Emilie Kaplun at Gallery@BIAC.ca United Church Fall Supper Bowen Lodge by the Sea 5 and 7 p.m. sittings Tix. at pharmacy or call Lynn 0090 Outdoor Meditation Circle Meet at picnic tables at the entrance to Crippen Park 11 a.m. Open to everyone. No cost.
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This week in Bowen Beat we bring you a selection of pictures we haven’t had the space to publish in the past few editions. Right: the Arts Avengers, Nerys Poole, Susanna Braund, Peter Williamson and Sue Ellen Fast successfully defended their title as Bowen’s Best Spellers at the Adult Spelling Bee on Oct. 13. Photo: Len Gilday
Below: Carol Cram and Deborah Bramm at BIAC all candidates meeting Oct. 14. Photo: Len Gilday
John and Josephine Riley looking after their final apple display at Applefest a couple of weeks ago. After many years, the Rileys have sold their very diverse apple orchard. Photo: Deborah Bramm
Left: Farmers market basket photo contest winner Cindy Fairbank at the last market of the season, Oct. 13. Submitted: Sarah Haxby Right: carver Bob Miller and photographer Cherie Westmoreland at the October 12 opening of the On the Wings of Trees show. Photo: Lorraine Ashdown
The Bowen Island Football Club’s under-fives practicing hard in September. Photo: Sheana Stevenson
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When writing meets pastels CAROL CRAM ARTIST
Gregg Simpson and I have teamed up to share with Bowen Island a “non-collaborative collaboration” at the Cove Commons from October 24 to November 18. The opening reception, which includes a book launch, is from 3 to 5 pm on Sunday, October 28. Everyone is welcome. “Pastel Journals,” the exhibition of pastels and works on paper by Gregg Simpson features a selection of work he completed while on the road. Although not consciously intended as a travel diary, the works document Gregg’s travels in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal and the Netherlands. The West Coast is also represented in several torn paper works and three large, organic abstracts that reflect elements of our local environment. The opening reception for “Pastel Journals” includes the launch of Pastel & Pen: Travels in Europe, a book that pairs my writing with Gregg Simpson’s pastels. Some of the works exhibited in the exhibition are also included in Pastel & Pen (but not all.) My collection of vignettes, flash fiction, comic memories and short stores are paired with a selection of Gregg’s pastel drawings down over the past 27 years. The relationship between each writing piece and each pastel is symbiotic. Sometimes, I wrote a piece in direct response to one of Gregg’s pastels and at other times, I wrote a piece in isolation and then matched it with a complementary pastel. Pastel & Pen celebrates the joy of creation that Gregg and I experienced as a direct result of responding to the world in their separate ways—I with words and Gregg with chalk and oil pastels. Pastel & Pen also includes a piece by our daughter Julia Simpson. Entitled “View from the Back Seat,” the piece presents Julia’s point of view as a nine-year-old sharing the family adventures. Carol will do a reading at the launch and refreshments will be served.
Gregg and Carol’s new book. I am also offering a writing workshop “Eat, Drink, Write” on Tuesday, November 6 at 7:30 p.m. at the Gallery to go along with the “Pastel Journals” exhibition and the launch of Pastel & Pen. Travelers and dreamers and anyone who loves to write can join me for a socially creative evening to explore ways to use writing to create space for processing experiences and uncovering new insights. In this fun, two-hour workshop, I will guide participants through a series of writing activities to help them capture the sights, tastes, smells and sounds that stimulate them and explore how to immerse and entertain readers with their experiences. No experience required. Treats and a glass of wine (or beverage of choice) is included in this no-pressure environment.
Bells of Peace: November 11 marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War. On Remembrance Day, Bowen’s United Church, like many across the country, will ring its bells 100 times at the setting of the sun, just as they rang out at the end of the First World War.
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First Nations 101 author to visit Bowen Literary festivals elicit joy
PAULINE LE BEL
KNOWING OUR PLACE
Knowing Our Place is proud to present author Lynda Gray on November 4 at Cove Commons. Lynda, a member of the Ts’msyen Nation will read from her best-selling book, First Nations 101: Tons of Stuff You Need to Know About First Nations People, an overview of the diverse and complex day-to-day realities of First Nations people. Lynda is a member of the Killer Whale clan from Lax Kw’alaams on the northwest coast of B.C. She holds a bachelor’s degree in social work from University of British Columbia, served as the executive director of the Urban Native Youth Association for seven years and serves on community boards including the UBC President’s Advisory Committee on Aboriginal Issues. Her work is grounded in a strong belief in community development, youth empowerment and culture as therapy. Not willing to just stand by and wait for change, Lynda wrote First Nations 101, “My contribution in helping restore First Nations communities to our former healthy, independent and proud selves,” writes Lynda, “and to move towards reconciliation between First Nations and non-First Nations people.” Lynda writes with honesty and humility. “I do not profess to know all the answers or to be an authority on all these issues,” she says. Nevertheless, she highlights the many topics that affect First Nations people’s lives and she does this with
Lynda Grey, author of First Nations101. humour and insight. For readers who want to continue their learning, each section ends with a short list of resources. There is no shying from difficult topics. The Indian Act, treaties, addictions, poverty, residential schools, feminism and the land bridge theory are all discussed in a straightforward, compassionate manner, as well as language preservation, the Medicine Wheel, Indigenous ceremony, governance, music and literature. In an easy-toread and engaging style, she offers practical solutions for individuals, groups and governments to address the social and economic problems created by colonization. “It has taken me decades to learn
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what I know about our history, challenges and strengths,” she writes. “First Nations 101 will make it easier for others to learn.” Lynda appeals to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous readers. She is fully aware that reconciliation is not possible “without you and I working together, encouraging others to join us, and by making governments accountable to us all.” First Nations 101 is a presentation of Knowing Our Place, a reconciliation initiative I lead, sponsored by the Bowen Island Arts Council and the Bowen Public Library. The aim is to educate ourselves on the shared history of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in Canada and to foster mutually-enhancing relationships. In the past two years, we have presented the blanket exercise - a workshop to experience the effects of colonization, building bridges through art with Squamish Nation storytellers and carvers, and the June 21 celebration of National Indigenous Peoples Day, sponsored by the Bowen Island Municipality, Knick Knack Nook, and Literacy Task Group. Our book club meets monthly to read and discuss books written by Indigenous authors. The interest shown in our programs gives one hope that the time has come to heal Canada’s deepest wound and to discover how we might move forward. Together. Please join us on November 4 from 2 to 4 p.m. as we welcome Lynda Gray. Grab a glass of punch, and join the Q&A. First Nations 101 will be available for purchase.
KAMI KANETSUKA CONTRIBUTOR
Having just finished volunteering for the 30th Vancouver Writers Festival, held on Granville Island, my mind reels with the many-faceted ways one can express stories. This year was particularly exciting with more First Nations authors, including multiple award winning Eden Robinson and Buffy SainteMarie, a transgender woman Vivek Shraya, and a brigade of international and Canadian authors. New this year, the festival experimented with a free day on Saturday, hoping to reach a wider audience. With 83 events over six days, one of the highlights for me, was the Sunday brunch where as well as being fed, one gets a glass of orange juice and champagne and hears six accomplished authors read from their work. I have also been lucky enough to attend or volunteer at the San Miguel de Allende Writers Conference and Literary Festival in Mexico, now in its 14th year. This event is a bi-lingual one, so one gets to hear from Mexican, American and Canadian authors. A rather different format brings in publishers, agents and editors and the five-day conference has many workshops scattered through the day. Over the years many diverse Canadian authors such as Margaret Atwood, Lawrence Hill and Naomi Klein have given keynote talks. The conference is held in the Real de Minas Hotel, which has a beautiful garden to relax in between
A future prospective writers festival goer. Photo: Kami Kanetsuka events. Over the years there have been a number of Bowen Islanders who have attended San Miguel’s event. There is an evening Gala with all things Mexican and an ample supply of tequila. Both of these literary events have their own flavor and there is a definite feeling that books are not going away in a hurry, despite fewer publishers. These literary events are guaranteed to educate, entertain and maybe even transform. And everyone leaves with a list of books that will keep them reading for a long , long time.
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A comprehensive guide to Halloween on Bowen
SARAH HAXBY
HALLOWEEN ON BOWEN EXPERT AND ORGANIZER
Bowen Island is once again getting ready for Halloween trick o’treating. How you can help get ready for Halloween: until Oct. 30, the General Store will collect candy donations, cash and non-food treats. Non-candy treats are appreciated along with the candy treats as many children have allergies and diet restrictions and really appreciate having options. Do you miss dressing up and having trick o’treaters come to your house? Want to volunteer and help someone who lives in the loop or would like help out with decorations, etc.? Call the Halloween volunteer hotline: 9952 or email shaxby@hotmail.com and put “candy” or “halloween” in the email subject line. Parents of Trick o’treaters: now is the time to arrange carpooling, check bus schedules and get costumes ready. Think about parking and walking into the loop as there won’t be parking in the Halloween zone. Check flashlight batteries along with practicing saying “trick or treat!” Are you curious about the rich history of Halloween celebrations on Bowen Island? Pull out a copy of the 2018 Bowen Phonebook and check out the feature on the history of Halloween on Bowen Island. Schedule of this year’s
Bowen’s kids will once again descend on the loop for trick o’treating on October 31. Photo: Doug Butler kid-friendly events: On Oct. 27 Irly will host its annual Pumpkin carving for ages 3 to 8. This is a free Irly Learning event that includes free pumpkins and hotdogs. You must register online, bring your own age-appropriate carving tools and every child must be accompanied by a parent or guardian who is responsible for supervising the use of the carving tools. On Oct. 30 the community donations of candy in the loop and cove are available for pick up between 4 and 7:30 p.m. at 1130 Lenora Road. Home-delivery or other options are available to those unable to pickup. Please contact shaxby@hotmail. com and put “candy” in the email subject if you can’t come to the Oct.
30 pick-up time or call me at 9952. On Oct. 31 between 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m., there’s a little and light trick-or-treating for the very young, 0 to pre-school aged children at Artisan Square. Contact Family Place for more information. Oct. 31 before 4 p.m. Phoenix presents the second annual great pumpkin house and carved-pumpkin-contest. Drop off carved pumpkins any time after 9 a.m. on October 31, 505 Melmore Road. Remember to tag back of pumpkin with your name and phone number. The best pumpkin wins $50 gift certificate to Phoenix. Oct. 31 Halloween Night: Trick o’ Treating in “the loop” Lenora and Melmore roads. Don’t forget your flashlights and visibility
gear: reflective tags, glow sticks, etc. Also, please no non-essential traffic in the loop on Halloween. Hopefully the RCMP will again be able to help with traffic calming in the trick o’treat zone. Between 5 and 6 p.m., the first hour is generally for the youngest kids (not all homes will be ready at 5 p.m.) Between 6 and 7 p.m. is the main trick o’treating. Reminders for kids about trick o’treating: please only go around to the houses once, stay on the paths (don’t cut through people’s gardens) and don’t run over the little kids. Please be polite, the more politeness, the more opportunity for candy. There are several houses that no longer hand out candy because
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at the RUDDY POTATO MARKET in Cates Square Say hello to your friends and neighbours, enjoy wonderful groceries and home made food, hang on the patio with a perfect latte and nourish your body and your community!
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Experience spooky spine chilling displays at Fabulous Finds. All those who dare to enter will receive a treat and we promise you’ll have a faBOOlous time. Stop by for a spell Wednesday to Saturday 11:00 - 5 pm and Sunday 11- 4:00 pm. At the Crossroads below the Pub.
1 THE ISLAND FRIGHT NIGHT AT THE PUB
Oh horrors the annual howl at the pub is back featuring the blood thirsty Blackberry Wood band; Saturday October 25th 9- 1 pm. Gather your fellow ghouls and dress to impress -costume prizes for best male, female, and group. Advance tickets $20
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Mondays 2 piece cod & chips for the one piece price $13.95. Tuesdays are $3 taco days - new taco creations every week. Wednesdays are Wing days for $8.95. Thursdays all day Happy Hour. Friday Prime Rib day and Saturday the fresh sheet and free live music!
5 FUNDS FOR YOUR COMMUNITY GROUP
The Bowen Island Refundables Assist Program is a non-profit organization whose sole purpose is to help local community organizations raise funds. The program has a two week opening in the summer of 2019 for a community association who would like to fund raise for a community project. If your group is interested, please contact Susan Redmond at 604.947.0849 or suered@shaw.ca.
9-Hole Shotgun 2 person scramble Sat. Nov 3 11am at the Bowen Island Golf course. Members $25 - Non Members $45 includes golf, prizes, lunch and a chance to huddle around a flaming barrel! Sign up by Oct 31. proshop@bowengolf.com or 604-947-4653
10 ANOTHER SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN ON BOWEN!
Register now for Spooky Trails on Mon, Oct 29 from 6:30-8:00pm at BICS. Spooky stories, mad scientist, late night trail walk with ghostly friends, flashlight tag, dancing, popcorn and fun!!! $8 Sign up at bowencommunityrec.com or 604-947-2216