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SUNSHINE IN MY EYES: a woman pushes a child in a stroller down Cates Hill Rd. during Monday evening’s golden
hour. Later Monday evening the skies clouded over and snow started to fall, resulting in a lot of shovelling Tuesday for Bowen Islanders and many in the Lower Mainland.
The library has sorts of resources: books, workshops, the med shed and once a month, it has a career advisor. Work BC career advisor Janice Zlatarits comes over to Bowen one afternoon a month to offer free drop-in advising in the library’s flex room. Zlatarits, who’s been doing career advising for 25 years, is part of Work BC’s North Vancouver office, the catchment for which includes the North Shore and Bowen Island. Zlatarits does everything from editing resumes and interview prep to discussing interests and strengths to come up with career ideas. “It also might be, you should come to our center and take advantage of some of the workshops that we offer and maybe get yourself a case manager who will provide you with support in your job search and that kind of thing,” says Zlatarits. “So pretty much whatever people need in the area of career and job search.” A couple of other online resources Zlatarits recommends are workbc.ca/ and ywcavan.org/programs/ employment-programs-services. Also, having been in her role for so many years, Zlatarits knows a thing or two about job market trends–– high turnover for one thing. “Now everybody talks about the gig economy and you know, people doing jobs here and there,” she says. On Bowen, Zlatarits describes the career advising service “highly underutilized” but the library highlights its usefulness. “It’s been a real asset to the community, to have a WorkBC career advisor come over monthly,” says Marysia McGilvray who coordinates programs for the library. “We have a unique economy, being an island, and whether locals are looking for answers that will help them find work on or off-island, Janice can help. “[This service] is very much in line with the Library’s vision of ‘connecting islanders to each other and the world’––in this case, the world of work.” Zlatarits will be in the Bowen Library flex room from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 12, Mar. 11, Apr. 8, May 13, June 10, July 9, Aug. 12, Sept. 9, Oct. 14 and Nov. 18.
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Bowen Island Fire Rescue recruiting new members
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Bowen Island Fire Rescue is accepting applications for volunteer members.
February 10, 2020 4:00 pm
Applicants must:
Committee of the Whole Meeting: On-Island Composting Feasibility
February 10, 2020 6:15 pm Regular Council Meeting
February 12, 2020 9:30 am Housing Advisory Committee Meeting
February 12, 2020 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Budget Information Session
February 13, 2020 10:00 am - 12:00 pm Budget Information Session
February 13, 2020 6:00 pm Mayor’s Standing Committee on Community Lands 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.
Bowen Island Municipality wants you to participate in the 2020 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”.
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be 19 years of age or older live 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
• The draft 2020 -2024 Budget will be available soon. This is a draft because Council has not approved the Budget yet. We will be seeking your feedback through our budget consultation If you are interested in joining our team and serving the process in February. community, please download an application form or pick one up We will hold public Budget Information Sessions at Municipal from Municipal Hall, then submit your application to bim@bimbc.ca or drop it off at Municipal Hall. Hall on the following dates: www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/apply-fire-fighter
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Thursday, February 13, 2020 10:00 am - 12:00 pm
Builders and developers: new Development Cost Charges in 2020
Please go to our website for more information:
As of January 15, 2020, Bowen Island Municipality, on behalf of Translink, is required to collect Regional Transportation Development Cost Charges (DCC) for all building permits Questions? Please contact Raj Hayre, Chief Financial Officer, at issued and subdivisions approved on Bowen Island. This means that an additional fee on top of the BIM building permit and/or 604-947-4255 or rhayre@bimbc.ca subdivision fees must be paid.
www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/2020-budget
Compost on Bowen?
Bowen Island is within Translink’s Transportation Service Region. This DCC contributes to the regional share of funding for paying Is a composting facility on Bowen Island an impossible dream or for growth related expansion and upgrade projects in Translink’s 10-Year Vision. These projects will benefit many Bowen Island an inevitable future? residents and commuters who travel to the Lower Mainland, helping create greater transit capacity that will attract greater Can we stop exporting green waste, stop importing compost transit ridership, which in turn will also assist in lowering traffic and close the green waste management loop? congestion throughout the region. That means more transit, Please join us to hear the answers in a presentation of the results better roads, safer cycling and pedestrian access for everyone. of the On-Island Composting Feasibility Study: Please go to our website for more information:
Committee of the Whole meeting Monday, February 10, 2020 4:00 pm Council Chambers, Municipal Hall
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THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2020 • 3
HOT OFF THE PRESS RELEASES
Asking for opinions on trails and ferries
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Pauline Le Bel displays some of her previous work.
In the essence-finding business
WRITE ME A SONG PAULINE! IS LE BEL’S LATEST PROJECT
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At 76, Pauline Le Bel is starting a new business. Looking to mark a significant birthday, anniversary or acknowledge someone you love? You can now hire Pauline to write you a song. While the impetus to start Write Me A Song Pauline! was her longtime partner moving out due to health reasons and therefore she needed some income, Pauline’s songwriting pen has never been far from her hand. “I got this idea to do what I’ve already always done,” says Pauline, who has released five CDs of original songs since 1973. Last summer, when friends of Pauline’s celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary, she wrote a song to sing at their celebrations. Before Pauline dove into the writing, she interviewed the couple. “It was really fun to do,” she says. “I take the notes and then I go home and I get my highlighter––like she said that, he said that––and the song starts to come to me.” “He made her laugh, she made him think, little did they know they were on the brink of love that would blossom and grow…” “I love it because I get to know more,” says Pauline. “I’m a curious person so I get to find out this interesting stuff about people and then come down to what is the essence and what they want to celebrate and then write a song about
it.” While this is a new chapter for Pauline, it also comes with making peace that she’s no longer––as she describes it––the “Energizer bunny.” Following the publication of her 2017 book, Whale in the Door, and the surrounding commitments of touring, Pauline was left burnt out and she has had some health issues over the past couple of years. But her recent living situation change has reinvigorated her creativity. “So I start every morning.. I sit down and write a poem about old age,” says Pauline. “I’m calling it ‘Let me tell you something about old age’ And some of them are really funny…some of them are not funny and they’re just facing…lack of future. What that means to a person. “Or less future I guess.” But it’s the future Pauline’s preparing for. She had considered moving off-island but after a bout of bronchitis over the holidays and a constant stream of soup from friends, she realized that her community is here and resolved to stay. “That’s why I need to make money, so I can stay here because it’s expensive to live here,” she says. “If I live to be 80 I can just live off my savings. But, that’s four years from now. If I’m like my dad and live to be 94, I’m in deep doo doo.” With a few customers already lined up, Pauline bounces in her chair as she discusses her projects––rather like the Energizer bunny. For more information visit: paulinelebel.com/write-me-a-song/.
Trails: Given the recent concern over trail development on the Mt. Gardner Crown lands, islanders may want to contribute ideas and feedback to the provincial trails strategy review. “The intent of the review is to ensure the continued relevance and importance of the trail strategy to First Nations, recreationists, communities, tourism proponents and the province as a whole,” reads a province press release. The province has agreements with more than 500 volunteer groups for site and trail maintenance and about 30,000 km of formally recognized trails, says the release. And Bowen’s a part of this. The public has until Feb. 28 to provide feedback. Visit engage.gov.bc.ca/trailsstrategyreview for more information.
Ferries: Islanders are not short on opinions about ferry service––and now we can voice them somewhere other than Facebook. The province is seeking survey-eager British Columbians to comment on the future of coastal ferry services. “What should the coastal ferry service look like in 20, 30 or 40 years and how should services be delivered to better support a desirable future?” Reads the press release. Visit engage.gov.bc.ca/coastalferries to fill out the survey, which is open until March 4. Compost: All green waste (and regular waste) is currently hauled off-island but is there a way to keep it on-island? Find out when the on-island composting feasibility study presentation comes to council Feb. 10 at 4 p.m. in council chambers.
Turns out, we’re an island of nearly 4,000
While local organizations, including the Undercurrent, like to quote the 2016 census’ population statistics for the island (3,680) we’re likely a few hundred people off BC Stats released sub-provincial population estimates Jan. 24 and found that Bowen had 3,957 people in 2019 (down from 3,973 in 2018). Patrick Charbonneau, a senior analyst for Statistics Canada’s centre for demography told the Squamish Chief (a sister paper) that the analysts measure the increase in population of usual residents by calculating growth rates based on administrative files including taxes.
It’s also worth noting that these results are preliminary and this is the first B.C. population estimate that uses BC Stats and Statistics Canada data. Fun fact: this 2004 BIM document from Bruce Howlett (bowenisland.civicweb.net/ document/18404) suggests that Bowen could have a population of more than 5,500 in 2021. What happened? To see the BC Stats info visit: gov.bc.ca/ gov/content/data/statistics/people-population-community/population/population-estimates. With files from Keili Bartlett/Squamish Chief
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This 1969 Spencer sank in Mannion bay Nov. 28, 2019, said Bowen Island Municipality bylaw officer Tyler Ruggles. BIM later took posession and with financial support from the Canadian Coast Guard, had it removed. Marcus Hondro got a snap of Cormorant Tug & Barge retrieving the vessel last week.
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It’s a contest!
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ou may have noticed Tracey’s “who’s your Bowen Queen” ads running for the past couple of weeks. Never ones to miss out on the opportunity for an epic pun, we’re taking full advantage of our last days with the vintage ferry to have a Valentine’s Day contest. So we don’t mean, who’s your rusty old boat (though if you wish to nominate your boat as your Valentine, we welcome any and all submissions), but who or what holds your heart this year. Who’s queen (king, ruler, supreme leader, democratically determined leader, generally favourite person/dog/boat) of your Bowen? Send in your submission to editor@bowenislandundercurrent.com by Feb. 10 to be entered to win a BC Ferries voucher (yes, Tracey got them in on it).––Bronwyn
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Clearing the air around trail building: Bowen Trail Riders Editor’s note: the following is a public statement from the Bowen Trail Riders Association president. DEAR ISLANDERS, I’m sure that some of you may be aware that there is a growing concern within the Bowen community with regards to trail use on Mount Gardner. Unfortunately there has been a lot of misinformation going around regarding Bowen Trail Riders Association (BTRA)’s intent as trail stewards, the work we do and the funding we have received. I have to make it absolutely clear that while BTRA is relatively new (incorporated in 2017), motorized use on Mount Gardner is nothing new. I personally have been riding a dirt bike on Gardner trails for nearly two decades and have been using the trails as a hiker since I was little (almost 40 years). I love this mountain and the trails just as much as the next person. While it is true that we do not make up a large percentage of trail users we currently contribute a considerable amount of hours (482 total in 2019) working as volunteers on projects such as the recently completed Reservoir Bridge, contributing to trail marking, mapping and signage and general maintenance such as clearing blowdown and overgrowth off the trails. These projects benefit all trail users and as trail stewards we are happy to do this! Sadly, it has been implied that we are attempting to change the dynamic or historic use of the mountain and that BTRA has received funding to advertise off-road vehi-
cle use on Mt. Gardner which is absolutely untrue. Our goal is to stick to the terms of our partnership agreement, (legally gives us the ability to perform trail work and upgrades on Mt. Gardner) the aspirations of the coalition (improve safety, navigation, sustainability and accessibility for all trail users) and the guidelines provided by the province (they approve all projects and oversee our work to ensure that we’re conforming to legal trail standards). While we encourage responsible trail use and are committed to maintaining and building safe, durable, environmentally sound trails, we certainly are not in any way attempting to flood the islands trails with off-island riders or change the character of Mt. Gardner. Any funding we receive goes back into the trails making them better for all groups to enjoy. There’s also been a lot of discussion lately about public consultation and how we share information with the public. While in the past our undertakings as trail stewards have been covered in the Undercurrent, we’ve posted information on our social media pages too through Facebook and Instagram and now we are now looking to further improve how we interact with the public. As a member of the coalition we are currently developing a framework for this. After discussion at our last meeting (Jan. 28), we will be working to create an email list, which will be used to keep interested parties in the loop, including opportunities to learn about and provide feedback on new proposals before they are submitted to the district regional office for approval.
Our mayor and council have also expressed an interest in being kept in the know and so while the municipality does not have jurisdiction over the Crown lands of Bowen, we will also be including municipal staff in our communication strategy. As a coalition we will be soon announcing details of how to get on this list. In the meantime if you wish to get involved with the trails (we would really appreciate the help) you can reach out to any of the coalition groups to apply for membership. Regarding the recent Facebook posts about the clearing of a section of old road on Mt. Gardner near the top of Hikers Trail service road. The road was created many years ago by contractors initially to aid in the construction of the power line right of way and was also most likely used for logging in the area. The clearing of such tracks is within the scope of our section 56 partnership agreement with the Province. It was done in order to access part of the existing Mt. Gardner Trail in order to carry out trail maintenance, including clearing blowdown from that route in preparation for an upcoming trail marking event. BTRA published the work we did that day on our public Facebook page (Jan. 29, 2019). Recreation Sites and Trails BC was also informed of this work. As was previously mentioned in the service trail proposal, a portion of this old road would have been utilized for that project. However, it was not cleared specifically for that project nor was there any new trail constructed. Sincerely, Kevan Bernards, president, BTRA
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Opinion: herring fishery jeopardizing health of the Salish Sea ‘HERRING ARE THE FOUNDATION OF THE MARINE ECOSYSTEM OF THE SALISH SEA, AS THEY ARE ALONG THE ENTIRE B.C. COAST’ BOB TURNER
Bowen Island Conservancy
Last March, I went to Hornby Island to attend the annual HerringFest, a celebration of the herring spawn that occurs along that island’s shores. This Strait of Georgia herring spawn, the largest on the west coast of North America, typically stretches each year along Vancouver Island shores and nearby islands from Nanaimo north to Comox. Sea lions, sea birds, and whales from around the Salish Sea converge to feed on the herring and their eggs alike, creating a great spectacle of nature. Amid all this wildlife is the commercial herring fishery, with dozens and dozens of gillnetters and seiners harvesting about 20 per cent of the returning herring. It is a highly controversial fishery, opposed by many groups, including the Bowen Island Conservancy. I went to record both the spawn and the fishery on video, and have since posted two movies on my YouTube channel (search Bob Turner, Howe Sound)––one about kayaking amid the chaos of a spawn, and the other, at a harbour on Vancouver Island, watching fish boats return with their herring catch. Both the experience and my conversations since have taught me many things. Foremost, herring are the foundation of the marine ecosystem of the Salish Sea, as they are along the entire B.C. coast. Herring feed on abundant plankton and convert into their oily flesh a rocket fuel that feeds salmon, halibut, hake, humpback whales, dolphins, seals and sea lions. And that makes herring the keystone species for so much of our coastal economy––the commercial halibut, hake and salmon fisheries, the sport salmon fishery, and the whale watching industry, collec-
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A fishing boat of the herring fleet entering the French Creek harbour mouth lined with sea lions, also there for the herring, during the 2019 herring fishery and herring spawn. tively worth over half a billion dollars annually. Orcas too, depend on herring, as both resident and Bigg’s killer whales feed respectively on Chinook salmon and seals, which in turn, hunt herring. Here in Alt’ka7tsem/Howe Sound, we know the importance of herring. For 30 years, our local herring stocks were depressed by industrial pollution and overfishing, and, as a consequence, few marine mammals other than seals visited the Sound. But in the early 2000s, after the pollution was abated, a local herring stocks rebuilt. We have witnessed what followed––the return of whales, sea lions and other marine life that some have called the Great Howe Sound Recovery. But the herring fishery puts much of that at risk. Industrial
scale fishing started in the early 1900s along the B.C. coast and by the 1960s, herring stocks collapsed and the fishery closed. After a few years stocks rebounded, and the commercial fishery continued, primarily for herring eggs, or roe as it is called. The eggs are shipped to Asia as a delicacy food. But the herring stocks continued to be overfished and today, four of the five herring districts along the B.C. coast managed by Fisheries and Oceans Canada are closed due to depressed stocks. Today, only the Strait of Georgia herring fishery remains open. However, these stocks too are down, now for the fourth year in a row. In 2019, DFO scientists advised the minister that the best way to mitigate the risk of stock collapse was to reduce the catch
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from 20 per cent to 10 per cent. The minister chose to not take that advice and announced the fishery would proceed in 2020, business as usual. Opposition to this fishery is widespread: 53 communities on Vancouver Island, several First Nations, Islands Trust and many conservation groups. A letter signed by dozens of conservation groups and businesses, including the Bowen Island Conservancy, has called on the minister to suspend the Salish Sea herring fishery. MP Gord Johns (CourtenayAlberni) has gathered more than 2,700 signatures against the fishery. Please consider signing that petition––just search the internet for “House of Commons Petition 2342.
I, along with many others, find the commercial herring fishery stunningly wasteful and harmful. Herring, unlike salmon, can spawn seven or eight times. First Nations have practiced for millennia a sustainable roe-on-kelp fisheries that harvests just the eggs, not the fish. However the commercial fishery limits this potential of multiple spawns by killing the fish. Also problematic is that only the eggs of mature females is food for humans, shipped overseas to Asia as a delicacy food. The rest of the herring, equivalent by weight to nine out of 10 herring, are ground into fish meal for farmed fish or garden fertilizer. Such a “reduction” fishery is illegal in Canada, but the herring fishery has a ministerial exemption because of the value of the eggs. And there is further damage. Young herring depend on older fish to lead them to spawning areas. However, the herring fishery has, over the years, caught most of the older fish. Many experts believe that this explains the tremendous loss of herring spawn areas along the B.C. coast. Snug Cove once had herring spawn. And yet, the commercial herring fishery is barely profitable. Over the past 30 years, the price for roe has dropped to a small fraction of its former value. The landed value of the herring fishery in 2016 was $16 million, yet this small fishery is allowed to jeopardize the collective health of the commercial salmon, halibut, and hake fisheries, the sport salmon fishery, and the whale watching industry, together worth well over half a billion dollars annually. That a small fishery is allowed to damage not only the entire ecology of the Salish Sea but also the entire coastal economy seems hard for me to understand. And well worth protesting.
Places of Worship Welcome You BOWEN ISLAND UNITED CHURCH Reverend Lorraine Ashdown Service and Sunday School 10:30 am Collins Hall Bookings: Helen Wallwork Minister of Music: Lynn Williams
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What’s up at the Hearth? KATHLEEN AINSCOUGH
Hearth (Bowen Island Arts Council)
Are you interested in checking out the arts and cultural scene around Bowen to find out what events are planned and upcoming? Or, perhaps you want to schedule an event or performance and you want to avoid conflicts with other activities that are already planned? Then we have a solution for you. The Hearth is reviving the Community Arts Calendar on the website event page. Check it often, as well as our weekly newsletter, so you don’t miss any of the incredible offerings throughout the year. It’s available at thehearth.ca/events.php. If you are organizing an event, we welcome you to add it to the calendar. Email us at info@thehearth.ca and we will set you up as an administrator on the Google Calendar. You can then add your events and activities. It’s as simple as that. We hope that this calendar will help with the promotion of your event, as well as assist those scheduling events on island. Now that the winter darkness is receding, the Hearth is revving up with some enticing cultural offerings to get us through until spring arrives. Workshops are a great way to connect to your creative self and to other like-minded community members. Eat Drink Paint! is coming up on Saturday, Feb. 8, inspired by our beloved Emily Carr’s magnificent painting The Red Cedar. So much fun for a Saturday night. Postcards and Prompts, led by the dynamic duo, Meribeth Deen and Tina Overbury, of the Writer’s Adventure returns by popular request, on Thursday, Feb. 27. Join them for
an inspiring evening of writing in a relaxed and fun atmosphere in the lower level “writing den” at Doc Morgan’s. Learn some greatt tools to take you on a writing journey. g Dive into the wonders of Monoprinting on a Gel Plate and Collage: Creating Oneof-a-KindCards and Journals with Jenniferr Love on March 7 and 8, with this two-partt workshop. The first day, you will create original printed papers to use in your own creh ations and the second day will unfold with the how-tos of journal and card-making g from your own printed creations. Take one or both sessions. Register for these workshops at bowencommunityrecreation.com or call 604-9472216. The Hearth sponsors groups and organizations so that they may offer the quality performances we are blessed with on n Bowen. e Members of the Hearth can also take advantage of the benefit of sponsorship off their events, which includes liability insurance ($25 fee required), enhanced publicity and ticket sales, both online and at the Gallery @ Cove Commons. For more information about sponsorship and becoming a member of the Hearth, please contact programs@thehearth.ca. Arts and culture help create a healthier, more resilient community. They are the threads that weave together our social fabric, enhancing a sense of identity and belonging. They increase our quality of life, contribute to the local economy and inspire us to dream. We are honored to play a lead role in forwarding arts and culture on Bowen Island. Visit thehearth.ca for more information.
Unveiling the mini gala mystery KATHLEEN AINSCOUGH
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Walk through our gallery doors for our Feb. 29 gala and you’ll be greeted by characters right out of a painting. The mystery is in the art is this year’s theme for the 16th annual mini gala exhibition and live auction. At the gala, volunteers dressed in costumes will help you find your way through suspended frames, old colourful paintbrushes or artistic paint palettes, sending you on an adventure into a gallery filled with the mini masterpieces by local artists. We encourage guests to join the fun and dress in theme as their favourite artist (perhaps Van Gogh minus his ear) or a character from a fantastic painting (maybe the Last Supper or Warhol’s Marilyn). We will award a prize for best costume. The gala evening is the conclusion of our annual exhibit of local artists’ mini masterpieces. Each year, local artists and a few from away donate their masterpieces on 8” x 8” canvases or mounted in frames generously donated by Opus Framing and Art. Our Visual Arts Committee and volunteers organize the exhibition and transform the Gallery @ Cove Commons with festive decorations. We appreciate the incredible support we receive from everyone involved. The Gallery @ Cove Commons, fresh from its annual spruce-up, then reopens to the public on Feb. 12. We will resume our opening hours of Wednesday through Monday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on that date. Drop by to see and be the first to bid on these original artworks. The anonymous mini masterpieces are sold by silent and live auction. The mystery of who the artist is is the game. All bidding starts at $125,
an incredible deal for an original artwork from one of our much-celebrated artists or up-and-coming new talent. Paintings with two or more bids will go to live auction. All shall be revealed at the gala as the auctioneer takes live bids on the various artworks and the audience finally learns the identity of the artist. Each year, art lovers and partygoers come out in droves to attend the gala and live auction in anticipation of taking home a mini masterpiece. And in the process, by supporting this fundraiser, they help the Bowen Island Arts Council keep the doors open at the Gallery. This year, more than 60 artists have created the spectacular pieces. Our amazing auctioneer Tim Hausch, of Shaw Cable fame returns this year, with the talented and irrepressible Marc Gawthrop providing musical entertainment. As always, there will be delicious treats and a cash wine bar. Tickets are $20 for the Live Auction event on Feb. 29 and are now available online at: bowen-island-arts-council.square.site/ mini-gala-tickets. It’s the often sold-out event of the season. Paper tickets will be available to purchase at the Gallery @ Cove Commons on Feb. 12. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the auction starts at 7:30 p.m. Can’t attend? We accept absentee bids. Please contact either Emilie Kaplun at curator@thehearth.ca or Jacqueline Massey at executivedirector@thehearth.ca, or identify the Lot # of the artwork you are interested it, indicate a maximum bid, write down your name and phone number and leave this at the Gallery in a sealed envelope, no later than 4 p.m. Feb. 29. We will bid on your behalf up to the maximum bid offer. If you have any questions regarding the Mini Gala, please contact Emilie Kaplun, Gallery Curator at curator@thehearth.ca.
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Shasta and Brian lead the circle.
Making music at the library Among the things people usually don’t do at the library is play percussion. But that’s exactly what these young ones were up to last weekend as Shasta Martinuk and Brian Hoover lead a music circle with guided games and jams as a part of Family Literacy Week. PHOTOS BY MARYSIA MCGILVRAY
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Snug Cove House: finding help for seniors
MERIBETH DEEN
Bowen Island Community Foundation
Snug Cove House Society has spent more than 20 years working toward the dream of supportive seniors’ housing here on Bowen. That dream will become a reality before long but in the meantime, our island’s seniors need assistance and support in other important areas including healthcare, transportation, and gathering places to combat isolation. In 2018, the Bowen Island Community Foundation provided a grant to Snug Cove House to identify the needs of Bowen’s seniors and how best to support them throughout the community. Carol MacKinnon, working with the society, conducted focus groups with seniors, health care providers, caregivers, and volunteers and asked them about the benefits and the challenges of aging in on Bowen Island place on the island. These conversations made it clear that while there is lots of information online and in brochures available on seniors’ issues, there is still a need for ongoing education and advocacy, as well as help with demystifying the various levels of support available. While some of this information can be made available online, MacKinnon determined that seniors, family members and caregivers need a navigator––a person who can provide Be part of an exciting new program on Bow wen Island creating ongoing support to an Adult Day Program which will offerr a variety of wellness, find the relevant and therapeutic and recreational servicess to adults requiring support. necessary information. April Struthers or the following part time positions: We are currently recruiting fo was a project consultant. Through her LPN Coordinator research, Struthers identified how comProgram Worker munities similar to
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Care Aide
For further information please contact Cindy MacLeod at macleodcindy@yahoo.com
Bowen have responded to the diverse needs of seniors. Some communities have created referral and navigation centres where people can learn the most effective ways to access resources and support. These centres also build collaborative health services and relationships among care providers such as physiotherapists, chiropractors, and homecare support workers. Then there are anti-isolation initiatives such as outings and cultural opportunities and a “seniors’ planning table,” which pulls community members together to research, collaborate and advocate for necessaryJ B services for seniors. Services navigation support on Bowen is already provided for seniors and their caregivers through the outstanding work of the Caring Circle. However, the society’s research pointed to a great-b er need than what currently exists. To that end, Snug Cove Houseb Society is currently focused on developing a formal partnershipa with the Caring Circle. This partnership will result in an effectivel use of combined resources––financial and human––and leveragesg the Caring Circle’s already significant role in providing seniors with access to more information and support. n In the future, with the existence of both a health centre and aD seniors’ residence, we might also envision a physical hub in one ofn those facilities, where seniors can gather for social as well as edu-a cational purposes. w Snug Cove House will also be working to implement a seniors’d planning table for Bowen. This will be a group of individuals, advo-m cates and representatives from government, non-profit organiza-a tions and businesses concerned with the inclusion and wellbeingS of older adults living on Bowen. This group will meet regularly too discuss the issues that are relevant to our older population, sharep information, link with other such organizations to advocate andn take action. t Your Bowen Island Community Foundation, through the contri-s butions of our generous donors, is proud to support such projectst that impact the quality of life for Bowen Islanders. If you have a great idea to help make Bowen better, the 2020m Community Impact Grant cycle is now open. Please see bowen-m foundation.com for details––applications (500-word ideas) are duet Feb. 15. s The Bowen Island Community Foundation is a registered charitya engaging the community and inspiring generosity that will benefit3 Bowen Island for generations. a s s
A look back: February‘80,‘95 and‘10 CATHERINE BAYLY
Bowen Island Museum and Archives
It is always interesting to look back to see how things have changed – or not! The Bowen Island Archives have the complete run of the Undercurrents from 1975 to present. To read past Undercurrents or follow up on information please contact us at bihistorians@telus.net or 604.947.2655
40 years ago – Feb. 1980
NOTICE TO BOWEN ISLAND TRADES AND SUPPLIERS RE: MULTI-FAMILY RENTAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECT – AREA 1, LOT 2 In anticipation of construction start-up in April 2020, we wish to invite interested Bowen Island tradespersons and suppliers to submit Expressions of Interest. Please include details and references for similar sub-contract work. Due to professional consultant liability, budget and financing, contracts will be stipulated price (CCDC 17) with associated terms. Contractors must have $2 million liability insurance and WorkSafe BC clearance standing. The tender drawings will be available mid-March 2020. Those who qualify will thereafter be contacted. Based on firm specification documents, the lowest tender may or may not be accepted. A Bowen Island address is preferred. Trades must also demonstrate: • adequate supervision; • available labour and equipment to coordinate/complete installations on an aggressive schedule; and • commitment to quality and safety foremost. The site will be operating six days per week, including Saturdays. We will also be employing directly (for 12-14 months): 1. One site superintendent, experienced in multi-family development construction; and 2. FAA Level 2/labour and rough carpenter. Please address all detailed proposals to bowenproject@outlook.com as soon as possible. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION: MARCH 1, 2020. We hope to hear from you, David Bellringer Rob Purdy Peter Winckler P.O. Box 258 Bowen Island, BC, Canada V0N 1G0
“Lady Alexandra victim of rough seas The Lady Alexandra, B.C.’s favourite booze and cruise steamer which carried sixteen million passengers on runs from Vancouver Harbour to Bowen Island over twenty-eight years, has been sunk by fierce winds storms pummeling the California shore. California authorities said Thursday she probably would be broken up and sold for scrap, or towed to sea and used as a fishing platform. Taken off the run in 1953, the Lady Alex, owned by the Union Steamship Company, became a floating restaurant and a Vancouver landmark six years later when she anchored in Coal Harbour at the foot of Cardero. She was towed to Redondo Beach, California, in 1972 where the steamer-turned-restaurant became a disco – Dirty Sally’s. The disco also had a gaming room for backgammon. The steamer was scuttled as huge storm waves reached the breakwater which protected her. She was scuttled in an attempt to allow the sea itself to protect the vessel but instead of sinking upright and on her keel, the forty-five metre vessel landed on rocks that tipped her on her side. LOCAL BOY Brian Biddlecombe was awarded a fine, large, mounted medallion for the rescue of the sailors of a large sailboat a year ago. At a special awards meeting at Bowen Island Legion Hall, the Royal Naval Sailing Association on behalf of the Canadian
Marine Rescue Auxiliary, on Remembrance Day, Brian was presented with the medallion. It was a fine award to a fine sailor who is doing this sort of thing all the time. Congratulations, Brian, skipper of our very special and available ‘Cabrini.’
25 years ago - Feb. 1995
“Twas a bonnie, bonnie night By Betty Neill There was the sound of revelry Friday night from the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch 150 on Bowen. The occasion was the 3rd Annual Robbie Burns supper. It was an outstanding success. The tables were set with the good china, and heather added to the floral table centres was an appropriate thoughtful touch. Festivities started with piping in the head table guests, followed by the ceremonial piping in of the haggis borne by Mort Graham dressed in formal highland splendor. He did not trip or drop the haggis. Barry Neill, who we all know loves to talk, gave a lyrical toast “to our oon toon”. I thought he looked quite dashing in his kilt and sporran. He said it was drafty even though he wore two pair of shorts. And thank heaven the bar didn’t run out of scotch that year.”
10 years ago - Feb. 2010
“Set your clocks early – Olympic Torch comes through Bowen at 6:10 a.m.” “After weeks of anticipation, the big day is soon upon Sandra Campden, Murray Atherton and Catherine Patterson, three Bowen Island residents who are about to carry the Olympic Torch.” “Work on sculpture begins. Jim Clark of Black Bear Transport unloads the large cedar trunk that will be transformed into a sculpture over the next few months by Shane Tweten and Simon Daniel James.” See page 11 for more of A look back, including a classic Ron Woodall cartoon.
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NATURE CLUB
Birds getting a head start on Valentine’s Day
IT’S NESTING SEASON FOR THESE BOWEN ISLAND BIRD SPECIES––INCLUDING SOME EAGLES, HUMMINGBIRDS AND HERONS
JEN RITCHIE
Bowen Island Nature Club
Spring may feel very far away, but love is in the air for the many birds already scoping out territory and mates. Here are a few of our local favourites that are already getting busy. Anna’s hummingbirds start nesting and breeding as early as December. Their tiny 2.5 to 4 cm nests are made primarily of willow and leaves and bound together with spider webs. The outsides are decorated with mosses and lichen, making them well-camouflaged among shrubs and garden plants. Some will nest in Douglas fir trees or on man-made structures. Their pair of jellybean sized white eggs nestle one to three metres above the ground, where hatchlings will stay for three weeks before venturing out. Barred owls are breeding by mid-January. Unlike the hummingbirds, which take great effort to build their nests, barred owls simply find a deep tree cavity, an abandoned platform nest or a 30x60 cm human-made nest box and add some “padding,” consisting of feathers, fresh conifer spray and lichen. They lay one to five white eggs, which are slightly smaller than a chicken egg, and keep watch over their brood
for four to five weeks before the young will attempt their first flight from their 6 to 12 m perch. Great blue herons return to their previous year’s nest in February to start making repairs. Herons breed in colonies of up to hundreds of nests, mainly in trees 30 m off the ground but sometimes among wetland grasses. The male brings branches to the female, who builds a platform, then creates a cup of grasses, leaves and mosses within which to lay her two to six pale blue pool cue ballsized eggs. Hatchlings stay in the nest for seven to 11 weeks before their first glide to the ground. Bald Eagles lay their eggs before the end of February. Both male and female will build or rebuild a nest using sticks, grass, moss and even seaweed. While a couple’s first nest might be small, every subsequent year they rebuilt it, it gets bigger and bigger––up to 4m deep and 2.5m wide. With such a large nest, they need to pick the biggest and strongest old-growth trees to support its weight. Usually they will build in the tallest tree around but not right at its crown. Rather, they will tuck their nest next to the tree’s trunk, about one quarter of the way down. They will commonly lay one to three dull white eggs, about the size of baseballs. The hatchlings will stay for
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Not quite a conspiracy of ravens
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Hummingbird quenching its thirst.
10 to 12 weeks before they fledge. Ravens breed in late February. They find or break sticks about 1m long and weave them together to form a basket-like structure in a high crotch of a tree, on a cliff beneath an overhang or on top of a man-made platform, such as can be found under a bridge, or on a telephone pole. Inside the nest, smaller branches, mud, fur, bark and grass form a tighter lining in which to lay their three to seven golf ball-sized eggs. These eggs can be green, olive, or blue, often mottled with dark brown. The hatchlings will stay in their nest for four to seven weeks before making their leap.
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The Bowen Legion is looking for a Part Time General Manager Position to work 6 to 12 hours a week. We are offering compensation of $20 per hour. Duties include: 1) Managing Friday night dinners i.e. table set up, room preparation, bar management, ticket management, clean up, linen cleaning etc., 2) Managing hall rentals i.e opening legion, room set up if applicable, securing bar tender if applicable, making sure rental is following rental rules 3) Managing all volunteers i.e. booking and recruiting volunteer bar tenders for nights the legion is open (Thursday, Friday and the first Sunday of the month for Meat Bingo plus rentals that include the use of our bar) etc., dishwashing and clean up help for Friday night dinners etc. 4) Managing all bar and inventory associated with bar needs i.e. pop, juice, liquor etc., this includes completing regular inventory of stock, documenting inventory, ordering liquor etc and putting it away 5) Managing all maintenance and repair needs of equipment and notifying board members 6) Ordering supplies for the kitchen, bar, restroom etc. 7) Being available to open the legion and give tours as necessary 8) Must be onsite to work Friday night dinners 4 pm to 8: 30 pm and other events as discussed 9) Must be able coordinate cleaning needs with contracted cleaner 10) Manage garbage and recycling needs
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A look back: in pictures
THURSDAY FEBRUARY 6, 2020 • 11 The sign in this 2010 Woodall cartoon reads: “Overload. If you are beyond this sign, don’t even think about riding on the ferry!”
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Mort Graham wearing a kilt and tuxedo (and plaid boxer shorts) and Dolores Davis at the 1995 Burns For the stories behind supper.
the photos, see the Museum and Archives’ monthly Undercurrent rewind on page 8.
On Feb. 11, 2010, the Olympic torch visited Bowen Island the day before the 2010 Vancouver Olympics opening ceremony.
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR ONGOING FEB 12 - FEB 29
Annual Mini Gala Exhibit Gallery at Cove Commons Over 50 Bowen artists create mini masterpieces to be auctioned at the Gala event Saturday Feb 29 proceeds go to support the Gallery at Cove Commons. View the mini works of art exhibit from Feb 12th Wednesday through Monday, 10 AM – 4 p.m., closed Tuesdays.
THURSDAY FEB 6
Duplicate Bridge Bowen Court 6:45 - 10 pm Info call Pat at 778-288-7090
FRIDAY FEB 7
Friday Night Jazz at the Pub Bowen Island Pub 7 - 10 pm Stephen Fisk, John Stiver, Noah Gofrit and Buff Allen serving up the jazz. Dinner specials and no cover charge. Legion Dinner Bowen Legion Hall Doors at 5:30. Dinner at 6:30 Mike Brennan is cooking ribs with all the fixin’s.
SATURDAY FEB 8
Eat. Drink. Paint! Emily Carr’s Red Cedars Gallery at Cove Commons Artist/teacher Kathleen Ainscough will lead a
two-hour step-by-step acrylic painting class, at the end of which you will have a masterpiece to take home. Pre- register at bowencommunityrec.com No experience required! Doors open at 6:30. Stories from the Core The Well 6:30 pm “Four women, four unique stories, four compelling messages of hope:” Charlene Sanjenko, Sharon Marshall, Kellie Garrett, Christina Bentyl and TinaO Tix. $20
SUNDAY FEB 9
Outdoor Meditation Circle Meet at the picnic tables at the entrance to Crippen Park 11 am. No cost. More info at lisa.shatzky@gmail.com French brunch Barcelona noon-1:30 p.m. Venez pratiquer le français avec des amis
TUESDAY FEB 11 Community Lunch Legion Hall 11:30 - 1pm join your friends for delicious homemade soups (m +v), artisan breads, and dessert. Coffee and tea included. (Ages 18+) Every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month. All for only $5! Bowen Island AA
Collins Hall 7:15 pm
Regular Council meeting Bowen Island Municipality 6:15 pm
WEDNESDAY FEB 12
WorkBC Career Advisor Bowen Library Flex Room WorkBC Career Advisor available for free dropin sessions. Come by any time from 2pm - 5pm with your questions for resume, interview, career etc. help.
pm for cupids tonight! Don’t stay stuck in the “pizza & a movie rut!” Catching Stars Gallery has 55 artists that create with you and yours in mind! Gifts for your Spouse, your children and even for yourself!
2020 budget information session Bowen Island Municipality 10 a.m.-noon Public information
session about the draft 2020 Budget. Duplicate Bridge Bowen Court 6:45 - 10 pm Info call Pat at 778-288-7090
FRIDAY FEB 14
Bowen Film Festival BICS Gym Doors 5:30 Locally made short films by youth and locals. By donation. Couples Thai Yoga Massage Workshop
The Well 4-7 p.m. Learn techniques to practice at home. Not just for couples, sign up with any friend or loved one! Limited to 10 couples. Led by holistic practitioner Tara Lynn Krueger. thewellonbowen. com/events/thaiyogamassa
SUNDAY FEB 16
Outdoor Meditation Circle Meet at Crippen picnic tables.
WEDNESDAY FEB 12
2020 Budget information session Bowen Island Municipality 6:30-8:30 Island Pacific School Science Fair 6:15 - 8:15 Everyone welcome to tour the projects of IPS Middle school students. islandpacific.org
THURSDAY FEB 13 Bentall Taylor Ulrich Tir-na-nOg 7:30 pm BTU Barney Bentall, Tom Taylor, and Shari Ulrich. Tickets $30 at Phoenix Books and online at BTUBowen. brownpapertickets.com Valentine late night shopping at Catching Stars Gallery Open daily 11- 5 and until 7
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A frosty reflection in Grafton Lake from Bowen Life’s Raf Izdebski.
bowen queen?
Tell us who your Bowen Valentine is (includes felines and grandpas) and you could WIN BC Ferries vouchers ($180 value) good on any southern route! Every entry will be published in our February 13th issue and one winner will be randomly drawn from all of the entries. Deadline February 10th 5 pm
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