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Montessori fundraiser raises thousands for school’s legal fees BRONWYN BEAIRSTO EDITOR
It was a boogying takeover last Thursday as dozens of children took to the Bowen Island Pub’s dance floor during a fundraiser for the Montessori school. DJ Mom and Leo Chan were spinning for the youngsters, while a bean bag toss and silent auction helped raise money for the legal-feeladen institution. Bowen Island Montessori School lost a three-year-long, widely-publicised B.C. Human Rights Tribunal case in a decision that came down last month. Though the preschool hasn’t said how much the case cost them, spokesperson Maria Turnbull did say back in December that the financial burden was substantial for the institution. As part of the decision, the preschool also had to pay $12,000 to the complainants. Their insurance didn’t cover any of the remedy payment. A former Montessori parent set up a GoFundMe campaign in the wake of the decision. The page raised more than $10,000 for the school and soon filled with notes of support from islanders. Now that the dust has settled somewhat, current Montessori parent Jen Lafferty felt the time was ripe for a fundraiser, so she organized the pub night Continued on page 8
Shasta Martinuk and a small group of demonstrators chant their way up Trunk Road during Bowen’s third annual women’s march. The international event began in 2017, the day after U.S. President Donald Trump took his oath of office. Photo: Bronwyn Beairsto
Food bank vandalized –window smashed, food ruined
BRONWYN BEAIRSTO EDITOR
The food bank at the Little Red Church is always open. Any hour of the day or night you can take or leave food. Which is why it was odd when, come last Saturday morning, church board members found someone had
broken into the little room, which also acts as an entryway to the church. “They’d piled stuff up by the window [likely] so they could get in,” said Lynn Williams, who works at the church. Someone had smashed a small window behind some of the shelves of food, sending glass out over the
shelves. Flour, maple syrup and other food spilled over on the floor. Because the window broke over the food, at least half a garbage bag full of food had to be thrown out. “You didn’t know what had glass on it,” said Williams. Though the window was broken, Williams said that it is too small for someone to enter through and there
were still jagged glass edges in the frame, so the person or people must have, in the end, entered through the door. Williams said that the lock into the nave of the church had also been tampered with but it would have been a futile exercise to enter there anyway. Continued on page 6
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Community Grants program is changing in 2019
Event Calendar Jan 28 2019 7:15 pm Regular Council Meeting
Jan 29 2019 8:30 am Emergency Program Executive Committee Meeting
Feb 1 2019 9:30 am Housing Advisory Committee Meeting
Feb 6 2019 1:00 pm Emergency Program Management Committee Meeting
Feb 8 2019 8:30 am Economic Development Committee Meeting
Feb 11 2019 6:15 pm Regular Council Meeting All meetings are held in Council Chambers unless otherwise noted. Council and Committee meetings are open to the public. We encourage you to attend in person or watch online.
Our volunteer fire department is recruiting Applicants must: • be 19 years of age or older • live and work on Bowen Island • have a valid BC driver’s license • be willing to undergo a criminal background check • be available and willing to be called out at any time • be willing to undergo training for first responder medical situations, in addition to firefighting Email bim@bimbc.ca for an application form, pick one up from Municipal Hall or visit our website www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/apply-fire-fighter. Closing date for applications is Friday, February 15 at 4:30pm.
Your Bowen. Your Budget. Save the Date: Budget Open House Bowen Island Municipality has begun the 2019 Budget process. The Community Charter requires that local governments approve a Five Year Financial Plan bylaw each year prior to the adoption of the annual property tax bylaw. The Financial Plan is also commonly referred to as “The Budget”. The draft 2019-2023 Budget will be available in late January, 2019. This is a draft because Council has not approved the Budget yet. We will be seeking your feedback through our budget consultation process in February. We will hold public Budget Open Houses at Municipal Hall on the following dates:
Bowen Island Municipality has a grants program to help fund not-for-profit organizations that propose, through projects and/ or programs, to improve the well-being of the Bowen Island community as a whole. Grants are funded from the Municipality’s annual operating budget. Grants-in-Aid are typically for amounts up to $2,000. Community Grants are typically for amounts over $2,000. Beginning in 2019, there is one annual intake for Grants-in-Aid and Community Grants. The application deadline is April 15, 2019. Please go to our website for more information and to download an application form: www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/grants-for-the-community Questions? Please contact the Finance Department at 604-947-4255 or bim@bimbc.ca
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Grant Scott, chair of Conservancy Hornby Island, answers questions about pulling together the Hornby Island Marine Conservation Atlas. Hornby’s atlas is a potential model for a Bowen iteration. Photo: Len Gilday
Bowen/Nexwlélexm Marine Conservation Atlas
A group of islanders plan to map how local species use Bowen waters. Using a combination of traditional knowledge, science and topography they want to chart out our marine neighbourhood LEN GILDAY CONTRIBUTOR
Last Saturday, at Bob Turner and Rosemary Knight’s home, around 30 islanders gathered to consider an idea: would a marine atlas about species in our local waters help us understand and care for Bowen’s shores? Grant Scott is chair of Conservancy Hornby Island, the guiding light and unstoppable force behind the Hornby Island Marine Conservation Atlas. He came to the meeting to offer advice. The Hornby atlas displays elements of the marine ecosystems and environment surrounding the island and fosters public awareness. Published in 2017, it is sold at Hornby shops, is now in a second printing and has already recovered its production costs. Coastal waters teem with many interdependent species –members of a marine web. A local marine atlas lays out key elements of the local web: the other living creatures in the neighbourhood. The Hornby Atlas has 13 chapters, each illustrated with maps, text and pho-
tos. Where do the herring spawn? Which beaches are favourite sea mammal haul outs? What is critical habitat for sea birds and shellfish? Where do the bottom fish and deep-water species hang out? The maps include information from scientific data, local knowledge provided by Hornby’s citizen scientists and K’ómoks elders. Grant said that the mapmakers’ foundational principle was respect for the people who were here before us. For thousands of years, First Nations people visited Hornby Island by canoe and resided there from March to December. K’ómoks traditional territory, known as the “Land of Plenty,” covers an area of coastal British Columbia from Johnstone Strait in the north to a portion of the Salish Sea in the south, including what we call Hornby Island. For generations, Hornby’s salmon, seal, octopus, herring, cod, deer, ducks, shellfish and berries drew people from throughout the Salish Sea. Using First Nations sources, the Hornby mapmakers were able to build one of the atlas maps based on Traditional Knowledge and prior
As an example of potential content for the Bowen marine atlas – this salmon migration map is part of the Hornby atlas. Photo: supplied practices. Where were the special places that First Nations used as campsites, winter villages and places of refuge? Where were the best beaches on Hornby for clam digging, sealing and hunting? Where
are the middens? In considering a Bowen/ Nexwlélexm Marine Conservation Atlas, what can the Squamish people bring to the map-making exercise? It will be layer upon layer of
scientific data and local knowledge coming together. In the past few years, after decades of industrial pollution, orca and humpback whales seem to be making a dramatic return to Howe Sound. Also on the rebound: dolphins and sea lions, herring and anchovy. Bob Turner of the Bowen Island Conservancy believes the time is right to celebrate the beginning of recovery with a Bowen/ Nexwlélexm Marine Conservation Atlas. By the end of Saturday’s meeting, priorities were being established and tasks divided. Our next steps: raise money for map making and printing; establish the base map; engage a cartographer and identify focus species. Most important: tap into Bowen’s citizen scientists and reach out to the Squamish First Nation for their input. Anybody wishing to be part of the Bowen/Nexwlélexm Marine Conservation Atlas project should get in touch with Bob Turner (bob. turner7@gmail.com), Len Gilday (leonard.gilday@gmail.com), or Will Husby (ecoleaders@icloud.com).
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Trading in our look Yesterday evening I popped into the Ruddy to find yogurt (which I no longer feel like eating - thanks new Canada Food Guide). Walking in, I smiled at someone passing in the opposite direction. The man stopped, swivelled, and, after a pause said, “Bronwyn, right?” “Yep!” I managed while guiltily flipping through my mental Rolodex of Bowen faces, desperately trying to find his. He looked pleased, smiled and loped off. I ran panicked into the Ruddy to find my co-worker, Tracey, and described the man. “Yellow coat, long grey beard,” I told her, “how do I know him?” Tracey knew immediately who I was speaking of and explained the connection. I, of course, felt like a fool and wanted to run and find the man and explain that I’m hopeless at connecting faces with stories (life stories, not newspaper stories), of course I know who he is. Then we could talk about the rain pissing down and then wander off in opposite directions once again. I assume that this is an hourly occurrence at the Ruddy – islanders forgetting other islanders’ names. If this hasn’t happened to you, please consider donating your brain to science. It would be helpful if people started wearing name tags around the cove – like at a big family reunion. “Alex Smith, lawyer, been on Bowen three years, daughter of George and Hazel.” Totally optional of course. “Jeremy Bacon, tourist, looking for a good baseball
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game.” Mine would read, “Bronwyn Beairsto, Undercurrent, been on Bowen eight months. Is this off the record?” But it might be more than a person you don’t recognize at the Ruddy (or at the General Store, Pharmacy, mailbox or ferry) next week. For the first time in a decade the Undercurrent is getting redesigned. While our designer is hard at work putting the finishing touches our (hopefully) easy-toread and attractive layout, we’re keeping the small-town feel of the paper. We don’t want to pretend to be one of the big guys. We’ve got a community tradition that started on mimeographed, stapled pages and has survived through sheer stubbornness. And we’re proud of that. We simply aspire to mirror the town and evolve with it. As part of our launch, next week’s paper will go to every mailbox on Bowen. I have a couple of big stories planned for this special edition. Slow Lane columnist Marcus Hondro and I have each written stories about someone we interviewed together (or rather Marcus did the interview and I took pictures and sat back, laughing at the raport between the two men.) I hope it will be like different people painting the same sunset but coming out with wildly different works. I also have a story about the youth landscape on Bowen coming down the pipe for the big edition. We’re excited and hope that you are too. Bronwyn Beairsto, editor
Community centre: don’t we have have enough rooms?
Dear Editor: In reading front page news in the B.I. Undercurrent (Jan. 10, 2019) regarding the generous donations for the proposed Bowen Island Community Centre, I feel I’m missing something. Or rather, a good portion of the community seems to be… Like a pool or an ice rink...perhaps even a curling rink now that it’s an official Winter Olympic sport? Sure, dream on, but even the small, southern Cariboo Town of Lac La Hache has a skating rink and ski hill at Mt. Timothy. with far less of an affluent tax base and population. Why is the fun cool stuff like this, for Bowen residents, always deemed unaffordable? I apologize to everyone who thus far has worked so hard over the past several years to see this project become a reality. But I am sure I am not alone in saying, do we really need to spend millions of dollars for a bunch of rooms? Don’t we have enough rooms? If you need more rooms then please make it a medical centre. Just my 2 cents rounded to a nickel. Gregory Pollard
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When you love yourself, you set yourself free
Dear Editor: They say “two heads are better than one,” so I am hoping that an entire community can help me find a solution to my current problem. As many know, I have been operating my scooter rental business, Zoom Zoom Bowen, from the corner lot at Trunk and Miller Road. Unfortunately, we will no longer be able to operate there and are now needing to find a new location that is safe, accessible and meets zoning requirements. In 2016, we successfully amended Bowen’s Land Use Bylaw, enabling Zoom Zoom to open. We felt that scooter rentals would solve a transportation issue for Bowen visitors, reduce the number of cars in the summer and increase access to local businesses. Indeed, since opening, we have had 2,032 riders from the US, Canada and 29 other countries. We aim to serve as Bowen ambassadors and are now recommended on Trip Advisor as the number one “Thing to Do” on Bowen. And for the past two years, we have been recognized as a “carbon positive” company through carbon offsetting, which means that by renting a scooter, our riders are doing more good than harm when it comes to greenhouse gas emissions. And we’ve had incredible community support. The Kabantsov family kindly donated use of the pre-distillery lot for our first season. And at the “Crossroads,” we’ve had many
thoughtful folks drop by on hot days with ice cold drinks, flowers, books and great conversations to share. We aim to give back to our local and regional communities with donations for fundraisers. Most recently, I’ve had the privilege of mentoring a woman from Haida Gwaii, who earned funding to start her own scooter rental business through the Aboriginal Canadian Entrepreneurs (ACE) program. How wonderful to be able to help her bypass so much of what we learned by trial and error! Zoom Zoom opens April 15 and we hope to employ a Bowen resident (or two) to work with us. But first, we need a new location. We’re still exploring possibilities and are hoping the community might also have some ideas. Several kind business owners have offered either temporary or more permanent spots, however nothing yet feels quite right from a safety perspective. Our needs? A designated space (ideally paved) to do our orientation, safety briefing and proficiency test and dry storage for the scooters would be very helpful. We are hopeful that Bowen still has space somewhere for Zoom Zoom and that we can continue to offer this service to those who choose to visit our beautiful isle. Ideas? Please email: jamie@ zoomzoombowen.com. Sincerely, Jamie Woodall
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much?” Then, “How could I not?!” And worse (or better,) “Why COULD I not?” It was crazy. So, I’ve been working on that, slowly. Things are improving around and inside me. Feels kind of weird to write those words, and even weirder thinking, “Why is that weird?” Positive begets positive. The more positive your thoughts, the more positive your speech, the more positive you witness/experience. Ever stub your toe first thing in the morning? The rest of the day was terrible? One thing after the other? Then you go on to fascinate everyone who will listen with your tales of woe, albeit in a humorous way. Or conversely, have you ever awoken to a cute puppy licking your face or a cute partner kissing your face? The rest of the day was awesome, everything flowed perfectly? This seems like a pretty good starting point, acknowledging, of course, that “bad things” can happen during the day as well. When you love yourself, you become “UN-F-WITH-ABLE,” to quote Vishen Lakhiani of MindValley Academy. The bindings of the world have been around for a while, self-love holds the key to set us free, or one of them, anyways. Be gentle with yourselves. Troy Tilley
I imagine newsrooms across the country regularly have dance parties. I picture journalists at CBC head office in Toronto breaking out into a “Hand Jive,” or the Globe and Mail offices rocking out to “Bohemian Rapsody,” (a la Wayne’s World), or even our Glacier Media sister papers, folks at the North Shore News or Vancouver Courier, getting down to “Uptown Funk.” The Undercurrent newsroom certainly has dance parties. This week, in honour of Sunday’s celestial treat, it’s to “Total Eclipse of the Heart.” We don’t claim to have taste. Just fun. Bronwyn Beairsto, editor
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We are all worthy to be loved. We are all worthy to love. What I have heard is when you love yourself, no other opinion matters. No one can say anything that could make you feel “less than,” and, that you didn’t “not love” you in a day. I was saying to a friend, “I would like to love me like ‘God’ loves me,” and I thought, that would be kind of amazing to pull that off. Imagine that?! Thing is, I have no idea what that is like. I’m sure it would be utterly brilliant and amazing and many other words in that same realm. So, as I was trying to imagine what that would/could be like, I was coming up a little empty with the feeling, because of lack of experience with it. My friend then said, “I have one for you, think about your dog, was there anything she could do to make you love her any less?” “No.” “Now, was there anything you could do to make her love you any less?“ “No.” (tears starting) “Love yourself like SHE loved you.” Blubbering idiot –for a number of reasons. I know how much I loved my dog and I know she didn’t have a mean bone in her body. How could I love myself the way she did?! Face palm. This was tangible. The wave of feelings was immense and soothing all at once. “How could I love myself THAT
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Do you love yourself? Do you know where to even begin to figure that answer out? It can be a tough one. I began thinking about that question, and thought, “well, sometimes, I guess.” But I had heard some folks talking about looking in the mirror and telling yourself “I love you!“ Woah. I’m betting that brought some uncomfortable visuals to some. Why? How odd that a lot of us have very little problem telling someone or a pet that, but when we think about saying it to ourselves, we feel uncomfortable and awkward (I know not everybody feels this way.) Self talk can affect this as well. How often have you said, “I’m such an idiot.” Or, “Holy Cow, I’m so stupid, there is nobody stupider than me right now.“ Or, “Why would I expect anything more?” We say these things without even a second thought. Some of us say these type of things on a daily basis and how can we not start to believe it? Oh, how we condition ourselves. Imagine if we could start saying “I’m so awesome.” Or, “Holy cow, I’m so brilliant.” Or, “Of course good things are happening to me, I am freaking amazing!” I’m sure we all have said some of these things before. Which paragraph feels better? Which feels more awkward when you read them back?
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Second time in as many months food bank targeted A note from your emergency We are sad to announce that Bowen Island resident
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died of complications related to a stroke on January 10th, 2019. Martha was a beloved neighbor of the island and will be missed by family, friends, colleagues and patients. Dr. Donnelly, MD, CCFP, FRCPC, was widely recognized as a Canadian pioneer in the field of geriatric psychiatry, and her devotion to senior patient advocacy helped shape national education and policy. Martha is survived by her husband John, her sister Paula, her sister-in-law Barbara, her daughter Kathryn, her grandchildren, several nieces and nephews, and a large extended family. A memorial service in her honor was held at the Arbutus Club in Vancouver on January 18th. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Martha Donnelly Memorial Fund established at the UBC Faculty of Medicine: https://psychiatry.ubc.ca/2019/01/10/donnelly/
Continued from page 1 “We keep nothing in there of any value,” she said. It’s not the first time the food bank has been targeted. Cpl. Paulo Arreaga of Bowen RCMP said that this is the third reported break and enter at the food bank since 2014 (this includes the shed where they store more food.) This is also the second incident in as many months at the Little Red Church – in December someone stole a donations box containing money for the food bank. The box was later recovered nearby, though empty of cash. While the police suggested installing a camera at the food bank, for privacy reasons the church decided against this and instead might install a better light. But the whole incident left Williams somewhat befuddled. “Why break a window, come on in,” she said. “And if people are ever that desperate, my goodness, tell someone.” The smashed window is now boarded up and it’s business as usual for the food bank. “On behalf of the church board we remind people that the door to the food bank is unlocked and accessible 24 hours a day,” said church board member Helen Wallwork. “We are disappointed that the vandalism occurred, but will continue to stock the shelves and freezer to provide for our community.”
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The recent windstorm that left thousands of British Columbians without power is a stark reminder of the need to prepare yourself, your family and your home for power outages. Bowen was relatively lucky in this last storm, considering some homes on Salt Spring Island were without power for nine days! Are you prepared to stay in your home without power for multiple days?
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Regularly clean your chimney if you have a wood burning fireplace Consider purchasing a secondary power source (e.g. generator, solar panels and battery.) Consider installing non-electric appliances when possible (e.g. stoves, heaters, ovens, etc.) Keep flashlights and candles in easy to find places; ensure batteries are charged and spares are available. Protect sensitive electrical appliances such as TVs and computers with surge-protecting power bars. Keep a small bag of ice cubes in your freezer – if you find it has melted and refrozen, there is a good chance your food has spoiled. When in doubt, throw it out!
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Report the outage to BC Hydro and stay at least 10 metres away from any downed power lines. Assume all power lines are live. Turn off all tools, appliances and electronics, and turn thermostats down Do not open your freezer or fridge unless necessary – a full freezer will keep food frozen for about 24 to 36 hours if the door stays closed. Never use charcoal or gas BBQs, camping heating equipment, home generators or other carbon monoxide producing devices indoors Use candle holders, keep candles out of reach of children and don’t leave lit candles unattended. Extinguish candles before going to bed. Listen to battery-powered or hand-crank radio for information if standard methods of communication are unavailable. • Make sure your home has a working carbon monoxide detector, with battery back up if hardwired into your electrical system. In the event of an extended power outage, the municipality will attempt to open a warming centre during the day, where affected residents can go to get warm, heat food and charge electronics. In the event of an extended island-wide power outage, this warming centre is likely to be at municipal hall or one of the fire halls, which all have backup generators.
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Women’s march 2019 Shasta Martinuk organized the third annual event for Bowen. Demonstrations for women’s rights erupted around the world two years ago after current U.S. President Donald Trump took office. While numbers have dwindled, this year, in Berlin, in London, in Washington, in Vancouver, and on Bowen, people marched for women’s equality. Top left: Rabia Wilcox, Isla and Brandie hold up their signs as cars unload from the ferry. Above right: Brian Hoover holds his sign “I’m with her,” pointing at the gathered group of women (and one other man), ready to march. Left: The march began at the library as Shasta and Robyn Fenton led people up Trunk Road, across to and through Village Square and back down to the base of the Cove. Photos: Bronwyn Beairsto
Above: Pam Matthews and Grant Scott chat during the Bowen/ Nexwlélexm Marine Conservation Atlas meeting last Saturday. Right: Anne Franc de Ferrierre, Adam Taylor, and Owen Plowman with some of the mapping tools used to make the Hornby Marine Atlas, which could serve as a model for Bowen’s iteration. Photos: Len Gilday
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Continued from page 1 “It was an opportunity for the island to come together in support of Montessori school,” said Lafferty. “Everyone I approached to help was super willing [to help],” she said. Lafferty didn’t sell tickets to the pub-hosted event. She also did not plan to do a silent auction but people started coming forward with acutionable items. And the place was packed with people of all ages, young and younger, including people who had never had a child in the school. Lafferty said that the pub had to turn people away at the door as there was nowhere for them to sit and eat. The Montessori school teacher, named in the suit, also had the chance to speak to the crowd, thanking them for their support. People had the option of
A bean bag toss was part of the night’s activities.
Organizer Jen Lafferty with her family.
donating directly and Lafferty said that the pub also donated a percentage of the night’s sales to the cause. In the end, the evening raised $3972.55, capped off with the winners of the 50/50 draw donating their winnings back to the school. “It exceeded my expectations,” said Lafferty. “It just shows the support of the community.” “For those [at the pub] who didn’t know this was happening, we’re sorry,” she laughs.
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Just some of the boys. Island kids learning some of the practical skills they aren’t taught at Montessori. All photos: Basia Lieske
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There will be a North Shore B-Line, one way or another, says TransLink CEO Kevin Desmond. But it remains an open question whether West Vancouver will get on board. The plan for an express bus spanning the North Shore from Dundarave to Phibbs Exchange has been in the works since 2014 and the service is expected to begin later this year. The B-Line would run every eight minutes during rush hour, and every 10 to 15 minutes during off-peak times, from 6 a.m. to 1 a.m., with stops in Dundarave, Ambleside and Park Royal before heading east through the District and City of North Vancouver. But a recent revolt by Ambleside and Dundarave business owners and residents has West Vancouver council teetering on pulling out of the project. Desmond is now asking everyone to keep an open mind. “...TransLink is working in close partnership with all the communities here. We want to find ways to improve overall mobility for now and the future,” Desmond said, in an interview Wednesday with the North Shore News. “Clearly we need to spend these weeks ahead with residents and business people in West Vancouver and walk through that question.” Though it wasn’t a public hearing, District of West Vancouver council chambers overflowed Jan. 14 with residents and business owners wanting to sound-off on the proposal. Those opposed outnumbered those in support by a margin of about two to one.
Whose lane is it anyway?
Most opposition stemmed from proposed changes to Marine Drive. Under the plan, 15 street parking spots would be removed and the outside lanes in both directions would become lanes to be used only by buses, drivers who are parallel parking and drivers turning right off Marine. The perception from many of the most vocal critics at the council meeting was that it would be taking away road space from one group (drivers) and handing it to another (bus riders.) Ambleside merchant David Jones said any measures that reduce private car access to the village centre could add up to a “fatal blow” for businesses in Ambleside. Peter McHugh warned council that the business access transit lanes would only send drivers looking for other east-west rat runs. “If this lane is closed, [Bellevue] will be a freeway and other streets above will be too. Everybody is going to look for another way,” he said. But the already stop-and-go vehicle traffic on Marine Drive won’t necessarily be made worse with through traffic using just one lane, largely because of street improvements built into the plan, accoding to Dan Freeman, project manager for the B-Line. “The way the Marine Drive corridor through that section works right now is actually not very efficient,” he said, thanks to drivers stopping to make left turns, people parallel parking or waiting for a pedestrian to clear the intersection. “As a result, you have two lanes, neither of which move a lot of the time.” To keep drivers moving, left turns would be prohibited at 14th and 16th Streets, and new left turn bays would be added at 15th and 17th. “You end up creating a lane that moves consistently. It doesn’t have anybody in your way,” Freeman said.
Supply and demand
There is pent up demand for better service in West Vancouver, according to TransLink stats. The 250 bus is routinely standing-room only by the time it reaches 24th Street on an
average weekday afternoon. And transit ridership is climbing faster in West Van than most other municipalities, with 9.8 per cent growth in between 2017 and 2018, compared to 6.7 per cent overall across the region. Implementing express buses was part of Desmond’s previous job as general manager of King County Metro Transit in Seattle, and Desmond said he has every reason to believe a West Van B-Line would be just as successful in getting people out of cars and onto buses, which is more efficient for the transportation system overall. “We built six of those lines. We called them Rapid Ride – all of them very, very successful. All had very, very strong, immediate and sustained ridership growth in the region,” he said. “Study after study, empirical information after empirical information, will show that is the way you attract and retain more riders.” According to TransLink stats, there are average of 8,000 people who board buses along Marine Drive in Ambleside and Dundarave on a typical weekday and another 11,000 at Park Royal. At Monday’s meeting, however, there was a strong theme of comments from critics who simply do not believe the numbers TransLink has put forward.
On or off?
If West Van council says no or puts the terminus at Park Royal, as some have called for, the transit authority cannot force anything the municipality doesn’t want, Desmond said. “What we are seeing in West Vancouver is obviously a challenge. Our goal for TransLink is to help any community figure out how to improve mobility. We’re not here to impose our will,” he said. “Some of the rhetoric depicts TransLink as a 900-pound gorilla.” In council on Monday, Mayor Mary-Ann Booth noted West Vancouverites have long been calling for measures to improve congestion but she emphasized the final decision will be up to West Vancouver council after a fourto-six-week consultation process. “Now we have a significant transit improvement proposal before us, which, if turned down, may not come along for another decade,” she said. “Council and the community need time to carefully consider this proposal before we make a decision.” The public engagement plan includes a series of smaller stakeholder meetings, one large-scale community meeting, pop up displays and online outreach, though no dates have been scheduled, according to the district. TransLink is expected to release details of the rest of the route from Park Royal to Phibbs Exchange this week.
Editor’s Note: While the above is a North Shore News story published on their site Jan. 18, the Undercurrent asked Caring Circle program director Colleen O’Neil what a B-line could mean for Bowen Islanders. The Caring Circle runs a drivers program for islanders to get to health-related appointments. “One of the most complicated commutes for people is getting from Bowen to Lions Gate Hospital and all the various other medical offices that are located on or just off of Lonsdale,” said O’Neil. She noted that if one isn’t completely healthy, the trek on and off the ferry, and then several transfers is long and onerous. “Islanders can get to downtown faster and more conveniently than they can get to Lonsdale. So the most common request for a ride through our driver program is to Lions Gate Hospital or doctor’s offices on Lonsdale.” O’Neil said that an easier route to Lonsdale could help physically and economically vulnerable islanders. From the maps it looks like a B-Line would pass through both Park Royal and Lonsdale.
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The female belted kingfisher, injured in November after flying into a window, pauses in her carrier before flying into the wild, fully recovered. Photo: Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C.
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Friday January 25
Dinner at the Legion Bowen Island Legion Doors at 5:30 Dinner at 6:30 Members and guests welcome Pro-D Camps Bowen Community Recreation 9 - 3p.m. To register call 604-947-2216 Friday Night Live with Small Town Runaway Bowen Island Pub 7 p.m. Live music, dinner special, and no cover Open Mic Night Doc Morgan’s 8 p.m. Hosted by Amber Mae 7 Randy Francis
Saturday January 26
Introductory workshop in art, movement and community Tunstall Bay Club 2-3:30
p.m. Innovative program integrating movement, prose and image. Available to all. tix. $25. Led by Ingrid Hauss. Preregister: ingrid@ ingridhauss.com Introduction to Dementia workshop Collins Hall 1-2:30 p.m. A free workshop to recognize dementia and learn strategies to communicate with someone living with dementia. Participants must pre- register at 604984-8348 or email vtsai@ alzheimerbc.org
Grieving losses during the Dementia Journey workshop Collins Hall 3 - 4:30 p.m. A free workshop to explore the loss and grief issues of the dementia caregiving experience. Participants must pre- register at 604984-8348 or email vtsai@ alzheimerbc.org Knowing Our Place Book Club Library 11-12:30 p.m. Book: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer. Register now at bit.ly/bookclub2019
Sunday January 27
Free poker league Bowen Island Pub 6 p.m.
Family Literacy Day Bowen Island Library Annex 12- 4 p.m. Drop in for family games and activities for all ages in the new Annex! Puzzles, word games, crafts, chess, featured books and more. Outdoor Meditation Circle Meet at the picnic tables at the entrance to Crippen Park 11 a.m. Open to everyone. Dress warmly. Tea will be served. No cost. More info: lisa.shatsky@gmail.com
Rwanda talk from Komera Canada Collins Hall 3 p.m. Rwanda: Land of a thousand hills, an afternoon of videos, fun with Rwandan coffee and treats, free or by donation for Komera Canada
Monday January 28
Seniors Keeping Young 1070 Miller Rd. SKY will have exercise at 9:00, coffee at 9:45, Tracy Leach talking about Parrots and Wild Birds at 10:00, and Yoga at 11:15. Yearly membership is $20.00. One time drop in is $3.00 and $2.00 thereafter with membership. Drop in adult Volleyball BICS Gym 8-9 pm $6.50
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Friday February 1
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Desperately seeking the whereabouts of our two cats. They are only 1.5 years old and went missing from Grafton lake area (Connolly Rd) between Saturday Dec 1 Sunday Dec 2. This is abnormal for them, so please check your sheds and any accessible places that they may have crawled into on those dates or shortly after. If you see or find them, please call us at 778-833-4002. Thank you!
Blue is 12 years old. She is Collie and Retriever mix. About 55lbs. We let her out to pee and she never came back. She lives in Bluewater on Bowen Island. She is really well behaved and has never disappeared like this before. Blue is very special to us so any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated. Last seen at 2pm on January 3rd 2019
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