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Property tax up 6.7 per cent A BREAKDOWN OF BOWEN ISLAND’S 2019 BUDGET
BRONWYN BEAIRSTO
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FROM ONE FAMILY TO ANOTHER:
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Artisan Eats will change hands mid-April as the Snug crew (Will Hayes [left], Joan Hayes [middle right] and Ai Kanezaki [right]) takeover the cafe Julie Cree (in blue), Christophe Langlois and Michael Lecourt (latter two not pictured) started a decade ago. For now, hours will stay the same and Michael will still be the cafe’s own French baker. Read Julie, Christophe and Michael’s goodbye letter on page 5.
Council passed first, second and third readings of Bowen’s $16.8 million 2019 budget (in BIM-speak the five year financial plan) Monday evening. The budget proposes a property tax increase of 6.7 per cent. This is lower than last year’s 8.1 per cent increase. This means that for the average Bowen home of just over a million dollars, property taxes will go up by about $150. Of the tax increase, 5.2 per cent is for municipal operations while 1.5 per cent is for infrastructure reserves (capital expenses). The reserve amount rose at the same rate as last year (1.5 per cent) while the municipal operations went down (from 6.6 per cent last year). The budget booklet says that the tax increase has several culprits. For one thing, debt servicing –the $2 million debt from the Community Lands purchase is going from temporary to long-term debt, which means the 2018 cost doubles. As well, staff cost-of-living raises and changes in contracts for rent, insurance, information technology and more added to the increase. The budget also notes that the steady 1.5 per cent asset reserve rise is municipal policy, so that the muni may have the money to fix and build infrastructure. This rate of increase could change in coming years, once the municipality completes an asset management study, outlining infrastructure needs over coming decades. Included in the five-year plan is projected spending for major projects over the next few years, including the fire hall, community centre and Cove Bay water treatment plant. Chief financial officer Raj Hayre said at the council meeting that the heavy spending on infrastructure tapers out by 2022-23. There will also be a $126 garbage and waste tax increase, which the report says is due to transportation costs, tipping fees and more organic waste and recycling coming through the system. This raises the flat-rate tax to $426. CONTINUED ON PAGE 12
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Public Notice SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENT for DVP-05-2018 (510 Smugglers Cove Rd)
Burn Season ends April 15 Burn season is coming to an end. The last day for an open burn with a permit is Monday, April 15. All open burning is prohibited from April 16 to October 15.
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A Development Variance Permit application has been submitted for 510 Smugglers Cove Rd (shown on map) to reduce setbacks to enable the construction of a tramway.
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Bowen Island Municipality is looking for a permanent full-time Fire Chief to join our team. Reporting to the Chief Administrative Officer, the Fire Chief will administer, plan, direct and control all aspects of the Fire Department including administration, fire suppression, fire prevention and rescue activities. In addition, the Fire Chief will abide by and implement applicable local, provincial and federal regulations.
Committee Meeting
April 3 2019 11:00 am Emergency Program Management Committee Meeting
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April 4 2019 5:00 pm Mayor’s Standing Committee on Comunity Lands Meeting
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MORE INFORMATION AT MUNICIPAL HALL: The application may be viewed at Municipal Hall between 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday through Friday (excluding statutory holidays) or on the municipal website at www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/planning. TIMELINE:
Summer Recreation Positions We’re looking for Daycamp Leaders, Daycamp Assistants and a Playcare Assistant. www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/jobs
Housing Advisory Committee Meeting
Public Hearing re: Bylaws 473 & 474, 2018 (Veterans Park Rezoning) & Bylaw 461, 2018 (USSC Rezoning)
April 8 2019 6:15 pm Regular Council Meeting
April 11 2019 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm Firesmart Workshop Fire Hall #2, 1421 Adams Rd
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BIRTHDAYS THIS WEEK:
Planting the solution: Hugelkultur RABIA WILCOX
Bowen Island Food Sovereignty
Sometimes town crier Murray Atherton’s birthday is March 30.
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Mike Hartwick Murray Atherton
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Dawn Brett-Hauschild Taren Sturko
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The word seems strange (it’s pronounced Hoogull - Kulchure) but this imported food-growing method could be the salvation for Bowen Island gardeners. As many of us know, the soil on our precious isle is relatively poor and rocky and we sometimes face water shortages. At least two prolific home gardeners on Bowen are addressing these problems by using hugelkultur with amazing results. Translated, hugelkutltur means “hill culture” or “hill mound.” “Hugels” are a form of raisedbed gardening but with some key differences. Instead of building boxes and filling them with soil, a hugel is created by burying tree logs and creating a broad, raised mound with sloping sides. In the spring of 2013, islander Jackie Bradley picked up Sepp Holzer’s book Permaculture – A Practical Guide to Small-Scale Integrative Farming and Gardening. “I fell in love with this man’s attitude toward growing things and I began forming my dream of having a hugelkultur-centred garden,” she said. It also led Jackie to explore the field of permaculture ––working with nature rather than battling it ––and using organic seeds. Jackie and her husband, Phil Gregory, got started in April 2014. Local permaculturist Jesse Lemieux guided the process. His first step was to orient the hugel to face the sun. To assemble the necessary materials, Phil chopped down alder trees on their 6.2 acre property and bought deer fencing, manure and straw from local suppliers. Jackie and Phil decided on steel posts because wood ones either rot if not treated, or if treated, the chemicals would defeat
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Jackie Bradley’s Hugelkultur garden gets plenty of sun but its moisture-retantion keeps plants happy without a lot of watering. the goal of gardening organically. Then, the couple set to digging a trench two and a half feet deep and ordered good, healthy, organic soil. They hired islander Frank Seaberly to haul the alder logs and he laid the logs in the trench and layered them with branches and soil. Green cover crops and manure were stuffed into the crevices as logs were stacked five high in a pyramid fashion. Once the logs were in place, Jackie and Phil added a good layer of mulch on
top to keep the soil from drying out. An advantage of hugel gardening is that, as the logs and branches decompose, soil aeration is increased, so tilling isn’t necessary. No tilling means that carbon is kept in the soil. The branches and logs of the hugel also act like sponges, storing the rainwater and releasing it during drier times. You may never need to water your hugel bed after the first year, except during severe droughts. Another benefit of hugels is that their mounded shape has more growing area than a traditional raised bed. Both Jackie and Phil are dedicated to “regenerative agriculture,” and their hugel gives them just that. Regenerative agriculture continually improves soil by restoring its carbon content, which in turn improves the health, nutrition and productivity of plants. Jeanette Wrenshall (yes, your local artist and barber) uses a hybrid form of hugelkultur to create food forests at her off-the-grid compound on the island’s west side. Living on the side of a mountain, Jeanette uses “swales” to slow and direct the rushing water that sheds onto her property. “I’ve created food forests on hugel mounds and swales,” Jeanette explained. “We have nut and fruit trees inter-planted with perennial food shrubs, root crops, and annuals.” To know that vegetables and fruit can grow profusely on Bowen in drought-resistant gardens that sequester carbon is good news for the soil, the folks who garden it, and all of us who enjoy the bounty! You can borrow a copy of Jackie and Phil’s book, Hugelkultur Garden, at the Bowen Island Library. For more information about hugels, or to learn about the permaculture workshop on Bowen, contact Jackie at: jacksbee@hotmail.com.
Oct. 19, 1959 March 23, 2019 Jamie (James Alan) Shaw passed away surrounded by loving family and friends on March 23, 2019. He is survived by his beloved wife Celeste (Whittaker) and their daughters Grace (Shaw) and Kaylee (Whittaker); his parents Jim and Daphne; his siblings Catherine, Susan (Leithead), Duncan and Allison and their spouses, children, and grandchildren. His merry whistling, sparkling good humour, and superb listening skills will be missed by the entire communities of Bowen Island, Horseshoe Bay, and the North Shore. Rev. Shelagh McKinnon will officiate a Celebration of Life for Jamie at the West Vancouver United Church on Friday, April 12, 2019 2-3 p.m. with a reception to follow.
Dianne Esther Olsson, 78, passed away Saturday March 2nd, 2019 at Lions Gate Hospital in Vancouver, BC from complications due to COPD and a fall. Living independently on Bowen Island up until her hospitalization, she passed peacefully. She leaves her two sons, Mark Olsson (Mary) and Sean Olsson (Tammy) along with 2 grandchildren, Noam and Olive. She was preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Alvin Henry Olsson, in September of 2014, who died at the age of 81. Born in Galt, Ontario in 1940, Dianne lived a rich and varied life and in her early years attended Teachers College in
Stratford, was an accomplished swimmer and life guard (winning several medals), and attained the rank of Sergeant in the Cadets. A teacher all her life, both professionally and as a mother to her 2 sons later in life, Dianne and Alvin several successful construction companies as well as a family placer mining operation north of Dawson City on the Sixty Mile. They enjoyed vacations to Florida with friends, curling, rock-hounding and fishing trips across Canada, and trips to the Yukon for mining. They fell in love with the Yukon and relocated to live in Whitehorse for over 15 years. Dianne will be remembered by all that knew her as a devoted wife and a nurturing mother to her own children, as well as to all of the children that she taught. She was a wonderful person inside and out, with a giving heart and a kind smile, diligent and loyal to her friends and colleagues, and a spirit that was unquenchable. She will be sorely missed. A small memorial for Dianne will be held on Sunday March 30th at 3 – 5 pm in her home on Bowen Island, BC at 306-994 Dorman Road.
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Examining budget capital spending DEAR EDITOR: Thank you for your coverage of the outrage and support for a substantial increase in the Islands Trust levy to Bowen Islanders for 2019 operations, representing approximately 4 per cent of the annual property tax bill, coming up fast. There has been little coverage of the local Bowen Island Municipality property tax proposal for a 6.7 per cent overall increase this year. The draft five year financial plan was posted on the BIM website in early February. It has some explanation of the proposed increases (2.2 per cent cost-of-living staff increase, general operational and policy-driven increases for asset renewal and maintenance plus additional $126 parcel tax for every tax folio no matter the size or assessed value for garbage and waste disposal.) However, there is no rationale provided for capital expenses, especially the purchase in 2019 of three new large trucks, two fire department, one snowplow/salting operations at $897,000 shown in general fund, heavy equipment, plus a water utility truck at $100,000 over two budget years [editor’s note: as of the last council meeting one of the fire truck purchases has been pushed back and the snowplow/salting truck was ordered last summer]. I responded to Raj Hayre, chief financial officer and he tells me that my comments will be made available to council. But, as of today, no changes to the document, which can be seen at bimbc.ca/2019budget. I also checked the draft five-year financial plan for a list of capital reserves on page 29. Not there, but there is a good description of capital planning and financial resilience aspirations. I suggest that an equipment reserve fund would even out the impact of these large capital outlays over many years, paid back for each operation on an hours-used basis. In any case, a 6.7 per cent property tax increase, plus an additional $126 parcel tax increase, seems excessive and will be hard to pay for some residents. Many of the candidates running for election or re-election last year spoke against large annual increases and rued the 8 per cent amount we got with the previous council. I hope that they are able to find some efficiencies and reductions before adoption of the 2019-2023 five-year financial plan for Bowen Island. Yours truly, Bill Granger Bowen Island
This was late Snug co-owner Piers Hayes’ favourite cartoon. It ran mid-May 2009 and was Ron’s 39th Undercurrent cartoon of now 550. For years, the cartoon hung just inside the front door of the Snug. It has since been replaced with a small tribute to Piers, who died in 2016. The cartoon refers to the move of V0N 1G0 Antiques up to the old pub building and the expansion of the Snug kitchen into the space (the Snug was once half the size it is now). We thought it appropriate to re-run this much-loved cartoon as the Snug empire has grown again. (Though council has yet to pass the land use ammendment bylaw for the Snug office complex.) Besides Piers, another dearly-missed islander remembered in this cartoon is V0N 1G0 owner Joan Knight who would sit out front of the Snug. She could always be found for a chat in her favourite chair outside the shop. Joan ran the antique shop until 2010 when she passed away at the age of 95. V0N1G0, incidentally, was our only postal code at the time. ––Ron Woodall, Cartoonist (with editor’s commentary thrown in )
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The quiet superhero
DEAR EDITOR: Our planet is obviously in need of more superheroes to help us out, so the news that we’ve lost one is particularly hard to take. Jamie Shaw was a true superhero, quietly helping more people than you can imagine while posing as a mere mortal, armed only with boundless empathy. He did have the unfair advantage of an amazing family and good friends, but he built on that to make himself truly special. Thanks Jamie for the blessing of your time here. Graham Ritchie
Medical clinic necessary DEAR EDITOR: We have heard about opening a round-the-clock medical clinic on-island ever since we moved here in 2006. What we cannot understand is: why the constant delays to get such an obviously vneeded and sensible facility built and staffed? You printed a letter to this effect signed by all our medical residents, plus various ones by other interested parties. Isn’t it about time we did the right thing ? Let’s build it! Loredana and Bill Brind
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Islands Trust question a philosophical one
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Michael Lecourt, Christophe Langlois and Julie Cree have spent a decade serving Bowen islanders french pastries, coffee and other delectible delights. As of April 15, the Snug team will take over the cafe, though Michael will stay on baking.
New era at Artisan Eats DEAR BOWEN: It is with mixed emotion that Christophe, Michael and I announce the sale of Artisan Eats Café. After 10 years of creating, developing and maintaining this little French café, we’ve decided to pass the reins to new and enthusiastic owners. Fortunately for all, the new owners are well known and dearly loved on Bowen Island! Joan Hayes, Will Hayes and Ai Kanazaki of the Snug, will be taking over Artisan Eats Café as of April 15 and will continue to run the café in a similar fashion, tweaking things to their own style over time. More good news is that Michael the baker will be staying on in that role, so the quality of handmade croissants, quiches and breads will remain and some of the favourites may even make their way down to the Snug Café. We wish to thank the Bowen Island residents and visitors who have supported our restaurant endeavors for the last 15 years; first at Tuscany for almost nine years and here at Artisan Eats for 10 years. Some of you have been loyal customers since the beginning; we have watched you have babies, have seen your babies grow up, and have employed some of your babies! We’ve seen the teens become young adults and, in some cases,
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start families of their own. Being in front of two busy restaurants, we have met many of the island’s residents, welcomed the newbies and said goodbye to those who have had to move on, figuratively and literally. We are all planning on staying on Bowen Island! Michael met his wife Ayumi while both working at Artisan Eats. They had two children together and Ayumi now works with Joan and Ai at The Snug. They are very content to remain. Christophe will move into “property management,” which gets him working outdoors a lot AND fiddling with the tools he’s been collecting over the years. I will focus on our boutique hotel suites located just above Artisan Eats Café. We look forward to spending a summer enjoying the weekend markets, riding our motorcycles and HAVING BRUNCH at Artisan Eats! We wish Joan, Will and Ai all of the best with their new undertaking. We could not be happier with any other group taking over. We know Piers would be very happy and proud of his family. It seems Ron Woodall’s premonition came true. With much love for this island and its people. Julie, Christophe and Michael
Quality of life at stake in Trust debate DEAR EDITOR: While it is reasonable for us to request that the Islands Trust council review the municipal tax requisition calculation as it applies to our island and its taxpayers, it is entirely a different matter when it comes to the issue of severing Bowen from the Islands Trust. As I indicated in my previous letter (Undercurrent, March 15), if Bowen were removed from the Islands Trust, amendments to our Official Community Plan and decisions affecting our bylaws could be made without the embedded legal protections in the “preserve and protect” mandate of the Trust. Those legal protections were established in the ‘70s by our provincial government because of the need to preserve and protect the unique amenities and environment of islands which are among the most beautiful on the planet ––for the benefit of all British Columbians and visitors from all over the world. It is vitally important for islanders to realize that there is a much greater provincial and global responsibility at play here. I believe what we must do is work cooperatively with the Islands Trust and the provincial government in dealing with issues within the Trust ––which is an on-going process within any organization. What we must avoid is to be so short-sighted and reckless as to attempt to pull out of the Islands Trust and relinquish our fundamental responsibility as Trust members who are the stewards and caretakers of an island which is one of the world’s greatest natural treasures. As a small community a short distance from Canada’s third largest city ––subject to the ever present political pressures within that urban proximity - it should be obvious that the embedded legal protections provided by the Islands Trust are more important for us than for any other community within that federation of islands. Based on my experience with both internal and external political pressures on our island since the ‘70s, I strongly believe that - if Bowen is severed from the Islands Trust - the integrity of our island quality and way of life cannot be sustained in the long term. John Sbragia Bowen Island
DEAR EDITOR: Municipal trustee and councillor Michael Kaile has provided details about Bowen’s contribution to the Islands Trust but does not answer the most basic question – how the tax is calculated. The answer is that it is based on the aggregate ad valorum (ie. based on the assessed value) of Bowen properties. Quite simply, values on Bowen have risen much more dramatically than elsewhere within the Trust area. The exact same system is used island-wide for general property tax purposes and results in higher-valued waterfront and larger properties paying more than others. It can easily be argued that those more expensive Bowen waterfront homes do not receive “value for money” for their higher property tax bill, yet we continue with that system. When sold, those properties generally will have appreciated faster than the island norm, and if a principal residence, will not attract any capital gains tax. Within the Islands Trust, Bowen is the rich kid on the block. What the real main question should be is whether Bowen should be in the Trust or not. After all, we are a rare jurisdiction with five levels of government (municipal, regional [ie Metro Van.], Islands Trust, provincial, federal). However, when we voted to incorporate in 1999, that was a known factor, and we voted 60:40 in favour. By the way, our annual contribution from 1999 to 2002 was over $300,000 because the Islands Trust provided planning services for that period. Others have written about the Trust but some intangible elements should be factored in. Bowen lies outside the Urban Containment Boundary of Metro Vancouver and development plans here cannot be subject to the Regional Growth Strategy. That is unique in the region. In lieu, we are obliged to adhere to the Islands Trust policy statement which is generally more protective of land. Plus the Trust Executive Committee must approve any Official Community Plan changes. Bowen has several Trust nature preserves, and other lands that are covenanted by the Trust. NAPTEP ( a tax relief program to encourage conservation) is also in place here. The federation benefits –eg. liaison with First Nations and San Juan County, a larger voice for shared island concerns such as commercial anchorages, derelict boats, breakwaters and docks, ferry service levels, are all part of the mix. The other question, about reforming how the tax is calculated, should legitimately be reviewed. This requires line by line scrutiny of the Trust budget, as was done by their chief financial officer and then-trustee Alison Morse well over a decade ago. I suspect there might be minor tweaking but nothing very dramatic. So, it probably comes down to a philosophical question of whether the Islands Trust is warranted as the “protector” of unique island attributes. That is something at the discretion of the provincial government as Kaile pointed out. His reaction is to beat the drums, but the general public has shown deep and longstanding support for the Trust and the Agricultural Land Reserve, both legacies of the Barrett 1972-75 NDP government. Peter Frinton Past municipal trustee, councillor and Metro Vancouver director
Preserve and protect what? DEAR EDITOR: I love to read the letters supporting the Islands Trust. I feel warm and fuzzy inside, don’t you? Everything is right with the world. Our elites know best, so buckle up and listen. We have an Official Community Plan, we have an embedded oversight, we have been preserved and protected, how glorious is that? Well it is not what we talk about but what we do that is the true measure of our island’s life. We have managed to prevent building on a car park, yet agree to build around our watershed. We sanction a holiday home of 16,000 square feet whilst preventing 16 one thousand square foot family homes on the same lot. Some members of council actually see five affordable suites as progress in the face of 50-plus AirBnB suites. Where is our island’s humanity being preserved and protected in these choices? I am reminded of life in a submarine. It takes officers and men working together for the common good. Each values, trusts and respects one another so the boat can operate safely at depth. Yet here on Bowen we appear to only want officers. We risk becoming a very dysfunctional island. In my opinion, the preserve and protect mandate is being used just for the physical appearance of the island. It has nothing to do with the social fabric of the island: the working people, the very people who make this island livable in the first place. The usual excuses will be trotted out here: foreign immigration, the market, high building costs etc. The Islands Trust has nothing to do with this. We as an island set the regulations that make these excuses fit our beliefs. Leaving the Islands Trust might save some money. It will not unite the yawning chasm between our beliefs and behaviours. We are responsible for our island and we are not, doing it very well. Daniel Heald Bowen Island
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To the editor: letter’s Island Trust calculations simplistic
DEAR EDITOR: Reading last week’s letter of Michael Kaile’s to the Editor “Answering some key Islands Trust questions” we feel obligated to respond to the biased, disingenuous and simplistic accounting description of Bowen Island financial participation to the Islands Trust budget over the years. As one of our representatives to the Islands Trust, Michael Kaile does not help us understand our relationship as the only municipal member to this organization, as should be his role. In calculating how much we have participated in total over the years, impressive as it may be, it misleads any islander who does not know any better about the Islands Trust. To state that the Islands Trust is only providing the
municipality with “an additional level of oversight” is a simplistic manipulation of the reality. For those who witnessed the joint council meeting of the Islands Trust and the municipality recently, it was explained how the Islands Trust authority controls and prevents abuse in the Trust area. This includes excessive land development, unwise resource exploitation, coastal and marine environmental degradation from private and public actions. For instance, the Islands Trust was instrumental in stopping the potential logging of Bowen Island’s Crown lands by the province, in doing so protecting our vital water resources. The municipality alone could not have succeeded. What we could expect of our municipal trustees is to
obtain the optimum understanding of the collaboration between the Trust organization and our municipal administration and a constructive participation therein. Inciting Bowen Islanders to denigrate the overall value of such an organization in raising opposition to its relationship to Bowen Island Municipality, regarding the annual budget requisition set by provincial ordinance, is not what we could expect from our municipal trustee. With such an attitude, should Mickael Kaile be in that position? We urge anyone who seems to be confused by such information to get the facts straight from all other Islands Trustees. Sincerely, Anne Franc de Ferrière & André Chollat
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965 Cowan Point Drive • $1,725,000 There’s never a dull moment when the view is this spectacular! This custom-built home is perfectly-positioned within its surrounding granite setting for one of the premier panoramic views on the south slope of Bowen. Featuring four bedrooms, an enviable games room, and a large open plan living room/dining room/kitchen with an eclipse doorway that opens out on to an expansive covered wrap-around deck. The fenced-in garden basks in all day sun, and contains a specimen collection with a variety of fruit trees, olive trees, grape vines and more. Overlooking the golf course, and close to Bowen’s best sandy beach – Alder Cove.
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$915,000
Summer is coming!
527 Collins Lane $3,390,000
963 Captain Cates Walk, Cates Hill
6657 sq.ft. + cottage + barn 4-acre private park-like setting
Enjoy the easy proximity to Snug Cove, the ferry and shops from this charming 18 year old Cates Hill home. Nestled into a .29 acre wooded lot this home enjoys privacy and quiet away from the main roads yet is only a short walk away from “downtown” Bowen. As well, a walking path at the end of the Captain Cates cul-de-sac leads to Bowen Island Community School, Artisan Square and the Municipal Hall. Fir flooring, wainscoting and T&G ceilings all add to the warm and cozy feel of this 3 bedroom 1300 sq ft home. Large deck in front to enjoy the lovely front gardens and a separate garden shed at the side of the house. Connected to municipal sewer and water. This location and home is perfect for commuting, downsizing and first time home buyers.
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Sellers or buyers, who will blink first?
TIMOTHY RHODES
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February 2019 was a reflection of previous months. Year-to-date (YTD) and year-over-year (YOY) number of sales and dollar volume was down dramatically compared to the 12 months ending February 28, 2018. Buyers continued to show little interest in purchasing and sellers continued to add to inventory. At the same time, the YOY MLS®Home Price Index continued to grow: up 7.5 per cent in February. The sold price in February averaged 95 per cent of list price, within the norm for Bowen, an indication that there has been no significant downward pressure on prices. The numbers: YOY total number of sales down -15.4 per cent, total dollar volume down -17.5 per cent, median price down -7.7 per cent, and average price down -2.8 per cent. Homes are currently averaging about 4 months on MLS® prior to selling. Three home sales completed in February. A look at the REBGV (Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver) YOY percentage change in MLS®HPI for detached homes showed a range with a low of -9.5 per cent (West Vancouver) and a high of +9.4 per cent (Langley City). Bowen Island was second highest at 7.5 per cent. Thirteen of twenty Metro Vancouver municipalities had
Metro Vancouver Municipalities
positive growth while seven (West Vancouver, Vancouver, White Rock, Richmond, North Vancouver, Burnaby, and New Westminster) saw the YOY Home Price Index reduced. Bowen placed in the top 20 per cent of municipalities with the most stable prices and the top 30 per cent of municipalities with the lowest Home Price Index. For buyers, there is more choice but no real softening of prices. For sellers, patience continues to be a virtue. The industry is anticipating that Spring weather will inspire more interest from buyers; however, to date, both buyers and sellers seem content to wait and see. Who blinks first will set the tone for the coming year. Timothy Rhodes, REALTOR® Angell Hasman & Associates, Realty, Ltd. For more information: www.rhodesonbowen.com/blog-main
MLS®HOME PRICE INDEX YOY PERCENTAGE CHANGE AT 28 FEBRUARY
Bowen Island Year Over Year at 28 February 2019
• MLS®HPI: $ 995,375 up from $925,500 • Median Sales Price: $ 900,000 down from $975,000 • Average Sales Price: $1,198,859 down from $1,135,310
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The Bowen Island Gymnastics team is busy fundraising for the 16th World Gymnaestrada in Australia . The event happens every four years and these athletes are holding a silent auction on their Facebook page between March 29 and April 6 to help pay their way. Pictured: Roxy Pedley, Mara Baxendale, Sophia Toews, Mikayla Toews,Natalie Tichopad, Isabella Windler. Front row: Kiana Cooke,Martha Sinclair, Rose Brossard, Riley Baxendale, Olive Tourand and Rachel Molinski. (Photo: Lisa Brougham)
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The budget says that Bowen Waste had a five-year fixed-rate contract that ended in December. In that time, Bowen Waste could only adjust for inflation while their costs rose by about 15 per cent a year because of tipping fees and more green waste and recycling. This caused a sharp jump when the contract ended. Other tidbits (from the significant to the merely interesting): • To compensate for the disappearance of a non-taxable stipend, council compensation rose. The mayor now makes $30,000 a year while councillors make $15,000. The budget says that their compensations hadn’t been adjusted in many years and that it’s in the 60th percentile of comparable municipalities. • There are no new tax-funded positions budgeted (so far) in 2019. • Engine 32 replacement is budgeted for $100,000 while the replacement of Engine 31 (five times more expensive than its counterpart) has been pushed back until the new fire chief can give a report to council (so could be this year, could be next.) • There’s a $15,000 increase in the parks and environment budget for removing logs from beaches (for access reasons) and for maintaining park grounds. • Snug Cove and Mt. Gardner docks’ assessed values have gone up and so have their
insurance premiums. A Cardena Road round about, sidewalk and bus drop is budgeted for $475,000 in 2019 – though half is that is funded through a grant. • There’s $500,000 for the new firehall in the budget, the first half-million of $3 million borrowing authorized in the 2017 referendum. • And the muni has $130,000 for a skid-steer (it’s like a Bobcat) broom, bucket and shoulder attachment in the budget. Council heard that the shoulder attachment should pay itself off within a few years. The budget passed first three readings unanimously (though it still needs to pass through adoption). See bowenislandmunicipality.ca/2019-budget for the full report. •
Other briefs from the March 25 council meeting: –Application fees for development permits, temporary use permits, rezonings, official community plan amendments, subdivisions and the like could soon be rising. Council heard Monday that the fee schedule hadn’t changed since 2000 and was not only out of synch with other municipalities but the actual costs in staff time. It unanimously passed first reading of a fee schedule change that sees jumps of between $100 and $400. – Council decided against authorizing a speed bump on Carter Road in front of the Bowen Children’s Centre. Council has received many letters from
concerned parents about the speed of cars as children regularly cross the road. Manager of public works, Bob Robinson noted that there’s a parking lot below the Children’s Centre for parents to use. Council said it would invite BCC representatives to council to discuss concerns. –Mayor Gary Ander said that the Mayor’s Standing Committee on the Community Lands had a meeting with Bowen Island Resilient Community Housing, Snug Cove House, Bowen Court and the Health Centre Foundation. He said that they discussed having an aging community theme in the Miller Road area. He said that the committee is hoping to have the Lot 3 decisions wrapped up by the end of April. –Trustees Sue Ellen Fast and Michael Kaile noted that they’d attended last week’s Islands Trust meeting on Gabriola. Kaile said he was the only one to vote against its budget. – The municipality, Islands Trust and the Living Oceans Society are hosting a sea level rise workshop Saturday, March 30 in council chambers, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The workshop will explore the implications of rising seas for the island as the provincial government projects a rise of half a metre by 2050. A news release from the Islands Trust says that the workshop will discuss how individuals can prepare and adapt to these changes. “The workshop will be of interest to anyone worried about the impacts of climate change, especially waterfront owners and other concerned community members,” read the release.
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SUSAN HILLMAN
Contributor
The seed for this show was a conversation between Jens Dierks and Sandy Arthur in the recycling depot parking lot. This conversation spread and now five island artists are putting on a show – Second Chances – inspired by materials unwanted or discarded. The exhibit pieces contain everyday objects, ones considered useless, worn out, or natural objects serendipitously found in the landscape. We all use found or abandoned objects and work at giving them new life, whether they are from homes, the street, recycling bins, the beach, or the forest floor. Our process involves looking at these ordinary objects and rebuilding, repositioning or repurposing them. These items (sometimes even rescued from their landfill fate) have become a source of great potential for these five islanders as they alter their context, change their meaning, or transform them into something thought provoking, even beautiful. You know what they say about one man’s trash. Every artistic expression has its historical precedent and this one is no different. Kurt Schwitters’ artistic practice in Hanover, Germany in 1918 was characterized as a “salvaging operation.” It entailed transforming trash into art as a path of rescue or salvation. A way to reclaim personal wholeness and control in the face of fragmentation and chaos after the First World War. In 1919 Schwitters made series of abstract watercolours. On one he attached a fragment of newsprint reading the word “Kommerzbank.” He excerpted the four letters “merz” which became the name of an entire art form. It was an act of redemption, a democratic system equalizing classes of people and a combining of art materials with non-art materials. Contrasting low status materials with “high art” oil paintings, for Schwitters, was still driven by the desire to create pure art, almost as a religion. At the same time, Marcel Duchamp and the Dadaists were also interested in multi-media collage practices. Their motivation differed from Schwitters’ however, in that they favoured the creation of non-art, anti-art, as a protest against the whole situation in postwar Europe. Another more recent precedent would be the post 1960’s movement from Italy, “Arte Povera.” Named and defined by the critic Germano Celant, Arte Povera promoted the notion of a revolutionary art, free of convention, the power of structure and the marketplace. “Poor Art” or “Impoverished Art” grouped together about a dozen artists (for example Jannis Kounellis) who used commonplace materials that might evoke a preindustrial age. Their work explored some of the effects of modernization, effects which tended to destroy experiences of locality and memory while pushing toward the future. Much can be read into the motivation of the use of discarded materials at any time or in any place. However, since the 20th century in Europe and North America, art and life have become ever more intertwined inside and outside of Museums, galleries, the landscape, the fashion runway and the street. We would like to see a show like “Second Chances” as an annual event and possible fundraiser for the Gallery with an open call for entry to all Bowen Islanders. There has already been plenty of interest and requests to participate in this endeavour. Future shows might include island organizations like BIRD, KKN and BICS, concerned about waste, recycling and sustainability here on Bowen Island. The artists contributing to this year’s show are Sandy Arthur, Jens Dierks, John Givins, Susan Hillman and Claudia Schaefer. Second Chances runs from April 3 to May 5 at the gallery@ Cove Commons. Join us at the opening reception on Saturday April 6 from 6 to 8pm.
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The April 3 concert at Tir-na-nog Theatre will be the first real test of the moniker of the “Trust Me” Series. Indeed, you may not have heard of the Big Little Lions but they’re one of my all-time favourites. Do we know one another well enough yet that you can trust my certainty that you will be so glad you took a leap of faith? I am hoping so. Big Little Lions is the duo of Helen Austin, based on Vancouver Island, B.C. and Paul Otten, based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Both hugely prolific songwriters, between them they
have had hundreds of TV, movie and ad placements. They met at a songwriting event and simply clicked musically. They are favourites of CBC Radio and their awards include a Juno, first place in the International Songwriting Competition, Song of the Year in the John Lennon Songwriting Competition and Ensemble of the Year at the Canadian Folk Music Awards. Helen, an utterly charming Brit, was a friend before I even realized her exceptional talent. She gave me a Big Little Lions album and I was instantly hooked by the enchanting and fresh sound, lyrics, melodies and two-part harmonies. In February in Montreal, I was finally able to meet Paul
and experience their live show, which is quite the spectacle, with both Paul and Helen using every limb and then some to create a colourful and rich sound. Their charm, warmth, and utterly infectious melodies sink into your consciousness from the first moment they hit the stage. Have a listen on their website: biglittlelions.com. I am hoping they leave Bowen with the same feeling Stephen Fearing had after his show – that Tir-na-nog, the audience and the whole experience had him raving and keen to return. Tickets: $20 at Phoenix, online at biglittlelions.bpt.me ($25 at the door) and of course, a money back guarantee!
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR THURSDAY MARCH 28
Duplicate Bridge Bowen Court 6:45 - 10 p.m. Info call Irene 604-947-2955
FRIDAY MARCH 29
Friday Night LIve at the Pub with Randy and Amber Bowen Island Pub 7 -10 Live music, dinner special, and no cover
FRIDAY MARCH 29
Dinner at the Legion
Bowen Island Legion Doors at 5:30 Dinner at 6:30 Friday’s dinner is brought to you by Bob Raines featuring ribs, potato salad and coleslaw... with cookies and ice cream for dessert! Kids 12 and under eat free! Members $10 and Guests $13w elcome!
SATURDAY MARCH 30
Climate Conversation: Sea Level Rise Municipal Hall 10 am - noon Free interactive community workshop presented by Living
Oceans Society, this workshop is supported by Bowen Island Municipality’s Climate Conversations series and sponsored by Islands Trust.
SUNDAY MARCH 31
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
MONDAY APRIL 1
Seniors Keeping Young 1070 Miller Road Exercise at 9 a.m., coffee at 9:45, author and poet Lisa Shatzky speaking at 10 and yoga at 11:15. Yearly membership is $20, drop in fee is $3 for first time and $2 for members.
TUESDAY APRIL 2
Bowen Island AA Collins Hall 7:15 p.m.
WEDNESDAY APRI 3
Big Little Lions Tir-na-nOg Theatre 7:30 -10 p.m Shari Ulrich’s TRUST ME series brings another amazing evening of music to Bowen. This award winning duo’s voices were described by the Mariposa Folk Festival as “blending like magic..it’s the cue for a heady mixture of soul, spirit, and fun” Advance tix $20 at the Phoenix. $25 at the door.
THURSDAY APRIL 4
Duplicate Bridge Bowen Court 6:45 - 10 p.m.
FRIDAY APRIL 5
Dinner at the Legion Bowen Island Legion Doors at 5:30 Dinner at 6:30 Friday Night JAZZ at Pub Bowen Island Pub 7-10 pm Featuring Stephen Fisk, John Stiver, Steve Smith, and Buff Allen no cover, and dinner specials.
Notice of Public Hearing HAVE YOUR SAY. Public Hearing April 8, 2019 5:15 pm Council Chambers
Municipal Hall
981 Artisan Lane
Land Use Bylaw and Official Community Plan Amendments Veterans Park Rezoning (Bylaw Nos. 473 & 474, 2018) USSC Marina Rezoning (Bylaw No. 461, 2018)
Veterans Park Rezoning
USSC Marina Rezoning
A rezoning/Official Community Plan amendment application is being considered for the parcel containing Veterans Park (shown on map) to facilitate community uses, including community park, auxiliary public works yard and future school site. The bylaws being considered are: Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 Amendment Bylaw No. 473, 2018.
431 Bowen Island Trunk Road (shown on map) is the site of the Union Steamship Marina. The marina has applied to amend the Land Use Bylaw for permission to build up to 6 floating buildings and up to 16 dwelling units to house marina staff. The buildings would be governed by a Housing Agreement requiring that the units be available for Bowen workers from May to September. The bylaw being considered is:
Official Community Plan 282, 2010 Amendment Bylaw No. 474, 2018
Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 Amendment Bylaw No. 461, 2008
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How to get more information
The proposed bylaws 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
Ways you can Have Your Say bowenisland municipality.ca /planning
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Contact Daniel Martin, Manager of Planning and Development
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Women’s golf league tees off April 4 at Bowen Island Golf Course at 9:30 a.m. Meet other women who golf, this year’s executive and hear plans for this year’s season. Coffee, goodies and friendship. Season runs from April to September. Tee off every Thursday morning at 9. All playing levels welcome. We’d enjoy meeting you. For more info call Barb Rendell: 0838 or rgmiller1@shaw.ca or Jane Skipsey: 9747 or jskipsey@telus.net
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Speak at the Public Hearing: 5:15 pm on Monday, April 8 at Municipal Hall.
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Write to the attention of Mayor and Council: E-mail: mayorandcouncil@bimbc.ca Mail: 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC, V0N 1G2 To ensure a fair process, Council cannot consider any submissions received after the Public Hearing has ended.
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