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MUNI MORSELS: COMPOSTING, TRAFFIC CALMING AND WHAT HAPPENS BEHIND CLOSED DOORS
BRONWYN BEAIRSTO
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WAITING FOR THE MAILIN COUNT: A couple of skeletons on Whitesails Dr. have a socially
distanced visit. Many homes on Bowen are preparing for the scariest night of the year (see where they are on p. 9).
Sea to Sky (maybe) goes Green
GREEN VALERIOTE MAY UNSEAT LIBERAL STURDY STEVEN CHUA, JENNIFER THUNCHER
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The following are briefs from the Oct. 27 council meeting. It’s taken years to break down the barriers to an on-island composting facility, not the least of which was cost. Monday, at its regular meeting, council directed staff to apply for an $800,000 provincial CleanBC grant and $100,000 Knick Knack Nook grant for the project. The remainder of the nearly $1.2 million project would come from a Municipal Finance Authority of BC equipment loan, said a staff report. An on-island composting facility would mean cutting out the increasing Metro Vancouver tipping fees and trucking costs of hauling green waste off the rock. As well, BIM would sell the compost product of the HotRot system wholesale (an estimated $10 a yard). Bowen Island FoodResilience Society has voiced interest in purchasing some of the compost, improving its quality by allowing it to mature (as BIM doesn’t have the space to store the compost long enough for this process to take place) and reselling it to recoup costs. The staff report estimates costs of $10,600 for the first five years of the facility and then savings of $51,700 for the four years following that. On-island composting is at least a couple of years out given regulations and other hoops to jump through, said Bonny Brokenshire, Parks and Environment Planning manager, at the meeting. The grant decisions would likely come down in summer 2021. CONTINUED ON P. 7
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Events November 9, 2020 6:15 pm Regular Council Meeting All meetings are online via Zoom and
open to the public, unless noted otherwise.
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Seeking Public Comment
Ice & Snow Removal Contractors Bowen Island Municipality seeks applications for interest in the following: Ice Patrol - Temperature Dependent Snow Removal - Weather Dependent
TUP-03-2020 (2095 CAPE DRIVE)
Regular Council Meeting via Zoom 6:15 am on Monday, November 9, 2020 PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Council will be considering an application at its November 9, 2020 meeting for a Temporary Use Permit for 2095 Cape Drive. Allan Saugstad on behalf of the Island Discovery Learning Community (IDLC) has applied for a Temporary Use Permit. This application is to permit school use as a principal use on the property, and as proposed the permit would run for a three-year term, expiring in 2023.
Please provide a written response expressing interest in the On-Call position(s) by email before 4:00 PM on Friday, November 13, 2020 to: Public Works Department EMAIL: publicworks@bimbc.ca Phone: 604-947-2255 Please contact ICBC (1-800-663-3051) to request a driver’s license abstract and ask ICBC to forward it directly to BIM by fax at 604-947-0193.
Seeking Public Comment TUP-02-2019 (1034 MILLER ROAD) Regular Council Meeting via Zoom 6:15 on Monday, November 9, 2020
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A Temporary Use Permit application has been submitted for 1034 Miller Road (shown on map) to allow for office use. The existing insurance offices on the premises have been onsite as a home occupation and are now seeking to continue onsite as a general services use.
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Escape to Paris with Carol Cram’s latest read
MOVE OVER EMILY IN PARIS, ISLANDERS CAN SAVOUR A MORE MATURE DISH WITH LOVE AMONG THE RECIPES
BRONWYN BEAIRSTO
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Sitting in Paris’ French Quarter sipping wine and breaking apart a baguette may be unattainable for most these days but not for Carol Cram. The Bowen author is used to travelling through her writing. At the beginning of the year Cram was spending a lot of time in the 14th century with plague, war and general misery while writing a sequel to her 2014 novel The Towers of Tuscany, but when 2020 saw its own plague, she decided maybe now wasn’t the best time to be in the past. So she sojourned to Paris.
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Island author Carol Cram branched out of historical fiction for her latest novel.
Cram had written Love Among the Recipes about eight years ago but put it aside to write historical fiction. Three historical fiction novels (including The Towers of Tuscany, her first published novel) and a pandemic later, Cram revisited her Parisian escape. She spent the summer editing the not-quite -a-romance story and independently published it (for time’s sake) Oct. 20. “I’m figuring that the window of opportunity is going to end, hopefully soon,” she said. “And I thought this was a novel that people might enjoy sitting on their couch, because we can’t go anywhere.” Readers can visit the sites of Paris as protagonist Genna, a 50-year-old cookbook author who jets off to Paris in the face of a failing marriage, matches Parisian landmarks with recipes (don’t read this on an empty stomach, says Cram). While Netflix’s popular new series Emily in Paris follows a younger woman’s romantic adventures in Paris, Love Among the Recipes appeals to an older crowd. “She’s in her early 50s, she’s not looking for that kind of thing anymore,” explains Cram. “She’s looking for self-realization and self-actualization.” “All the way through the novel, she’s finding connections for her book but meanwhile, she’s also meeting new people,” says Cram “It’s really all about searching for a new life in middle age.” When writing the very, very first draft,
Cram was about Genna’s age––“So that was sort of like my early 50s me,” she laughs. “Except I didn’t take off to Paris and write a cookbook and I’m still with my husband.” Though she couldn’t return to Paris for a research trip, as she worked Cram had videos of people strolling through Paris. Every once in a while she’d glance over and wonder why people were walking so close to one another. “They’re all sitting in cafes,” Cram recounts wistfully. Revisiting Love Among the Recipes in 2020, Cram faced a temporal quandary. The pandemic is now an undeniable waypost in time, also, the book featured the now-charred Notre Dame Cathedral. She chose to set it in 2015, before the conflagration and COVID but after smartphones. “Smartphones are really actually tough these days because they’re kind of a plot killer,” laughs Cram. “So many plot things can revolve around misunderstandings, or missed meetings, or whatever. And if you’ve got cell phones, you don’t really have that anymore.” While she’s not a chef, the book is infused with Cram’s love of cooking. She recalls being part of a cookbook book club on Bowen where each meeting featured dishes from a different cookbook. Those curious about the dishes when reading can visit Cram’s website to find links to the recipes. While always occupied with a project or two (watch for a story on her Art in Fiction website), Cram’s already working on her
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A Canadian artist in Paris designed the cover art for Love Among the Recipes.
next novel, this time a thriller. “I want to have fun with it. I don’t want to stick with necessarily doing the same kind of novel over and over again,” she said.
Seeking Public Comment
Council will be considering the following development variance permit applications at the Regular Council meeting at 6:15 pm on Monday, November 9, 2020
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A Development Variance Permit application has been submitted for 1710 Whitesails Dr, Lot 156 (shown below) to reduce sea setback for construction of a house. The application includes an offer of a restrictive covenant to protect approximately half the lot from future development.
DVP-08-2020 361 Cardena Dr
PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A Development Variance Permit application has been submitted for 361 Cardena Dr (shown on map) to reduce sea setback for construction of a house addition.
YOUR COMMENTS ARE WELCOME: Written submissions may be delivered by 4:30 PM, Friday November 6th to Municipal Hall, in person at the mail drop-off box, by mail, by email to bim@bimbc.ca Submissions may also be made to Mayor and Council at the meeting held via Zoom at 6:15 pm on Monday, November 9, 2020 MORE INFORMATION ON MUNICIPAL WEBSITE: The applications may be viewed on the municipal website at: www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/planning. QUESTIONS? Please contact Emma Chow, Island Community Planner, at 604-947-4255 or by email echow@bimbc.ca
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Remembrance Day: the Legion does not want people dropping off wreaths at the cenotaph. Instead, if a wreath is ordered through he Bowen Flower Shop, the Legion will pick it up and if you have your own, you can drop it at the Legion Hall before 6 p.m. Nov. 9. Oct. 22 submission ‘The secrets we need to keep’ from the Community Foundation: The foundation let us know that the story was incorrectly attributed to Henry Campbell. The story was from another board member.
100TH BIRTHDAY WISH
A few islanders contacted us to share good wishes for islander Doreen Broughton, who celebrated her 100th birthday Oct. 24. Doreen and her late husband Harold used to come to the island on the Union Steamships boats for dances (though they never stayed at the hotel) and moved to Bowen Island in 1963 as summer residents. When Harold retired in 1978, they moved here full-time. “She’s just been a very good person all her life,” said daughter Bev Appleby. “She’s always been very giving and very welcoming.” As an avid bridge player, Doreen has bridge scores dating back to the 1970s in the local bridge club logs. When we called up Doreen the day before her birthday, she said she didn’t want a big todo. “There’s not much to talk about [turning 100],” she said. “It’s just a matter of living and being lucky!” Happy birthday Doreen.
FALL SUPPER REV. LORRAINE ASHDOWN
Minister, Bowen Island United Church
Take your minds back to a year ago. The air was crisp and cool. The days were getting shorter. And the community gathered in the gym at Bowen Island Community School for our annual fall supper: turkey, mashed potatoes, vegetables, stuffing, cranberry sauce and pumpkin pie. The room was abuzz with connection and conversation. Well, things are a bit different now. This year’s fall supper, again provided and hosted by Bowen Island United
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Doreen Broughton turned 100 last week. She’s pictured here with daughter Bev Appleby.
Church, will be brought to you in the new drive-through style at the Bowen Island Legion (1265 Scarborough Rd.) Both days, Saturday, Nov. 7 and Sunday, Nov. 8, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., you can drive through the Legion parking lot and pick up the meal that you have registered for. Yes, please make a reservation so that we know you are coming. You can buy your tickets in advance from Sheila McCall and send her an e-transfer at msmccall@telus.net. Tickets are $15 per person. I am sorry to say there is no vegetarian option this year. Of course, we would all rather gather in
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The covidbod: how to regain your restraint
Thursday, October 29, 2020 • A5
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WE’RE ALL A BIT MESSED UP FROM COVID, MAYBE DRINKING MORE AND EXERCISING LESS. ROB WYNEN OFFERS SOME TIPS FOR GETTING BACK INTO SHAPE
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We all have our weaknesses, things we need to keep an eye on before they get out of control. Often when stress goes up the weaknesses start to show, become more prevalent. These times, to say the least, have increased stress levels for the vast majority of us. This is no time to feel “normal,” these are anything but normal times: feeling anxious, afraid, depressed and worried are very “normal” responses to our “new normal.” Changes in stress often lead to changes in our behaviours, our routines and strategies to combat the trials and tribulations of life. Some of the strategies can be positive: exercising more, relaxation techniques and therapy are just some examples. Unfortunately, some of the strategies are not positive, often they are masking stress, not dealing with the root problem. They focus on making the uncomfortableness of stress go away, even if for just a brief moment in time. When the stress returns, we can find ourselves in a spiral that can become addictive and we become dependent on the stress relief to deal with the uncomfortableness. The negative stress relievers, those that don’t deal with the underlying stressor, can take many forms. I have spoken with a number of retailers on island who are just blown away by the huge increase in alcohol sales and jumps in junk food sales. In the fitness centre I operate, our numbers are significantly down. Many of my clients report resorting to dealing with their stress in less than ideal ways, many report overeating and not exercising. We know it is not good but it is tough to help ourselves, to deal with stress in a positive manner. This has led to a new phrase out there, the covidbod. The covidbod, unlike the dadbod I wrote about last year, does not target a gender. It can affect us all. It probably started in early April with jiggly muscles, unkempt hair and a general feeling of lethargy combined with the thought, what the heck is going on? Skip ahead six months and you are now dealing with a waistline that has turned your loosecut jeans into skin-tight fitting jeans and still that thought, What the heck is going on? The dadbod and covidbod have much to do with a change in hormones, routines and lack of sleep. With the covidbod you can add in depression, angst, changes in social interactions and an all round feeling of, what the heck is going on? It is a tough time and not at all surprising to see the uptake in alcohol,
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Rob’s note stopped him from indulging in a second slice of cake.
junk food and the drop in physical activity. Combating the Covidbod is not complicated but oh so difficult. Here are some tidbits of advice I give to my clients, while not earth-shattering, they hopefully will get you on a track veering away from the Covidbod. • Don’t beat yourself up, this is one sh**t show we are living through with an uncertain end point, assuming there is one. Feeling depressed, anxious and out of yourself is a normal healthy response to the current situation. • What is often stopping us is getting started. Pick a date to begin a new habit, activity or routine. Set up a bit of a plan and stick to it like glue. Ensure your action is manageable, start off slow and build on that success. Do not go full-on at the start, try to cut out the three glasses of wine a night to two, increase the walk around Killarney Lake from once to twice a week. Habits and routines take time to establish. Take your time and start with one activity at a time, adding only more once that activity has become a routine. • Solicit the help from your partner, friends and family. Let them know the change you are trying to make and ask them to support you in that change. (See photo, it did stop me from eating the second slice.) • Record your progress. I have a calendar at work that I use to record my daily weight and blood pressure. It will give you some positive feedback when you succeed and will give you a heads-up when you are veering off your path. While these suggestions seem pretty basic, they do take some diligence and patience. Like the virus, this is a bit of a marathon, but just getting started can give you immediate gratification, the end is not the goal, the journey is and what a journey we are all going through.
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Dog Ranch pivots to survive COVID REFOCUSES ON ITS BOARD & TRAIN PROGRAM
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When the world shut down in March, people stopped travelling and the Dog Ranch’s customer base disappeared. Owner Karen Munro shut down the ranch, laid off her staff and contemplated the future of her 14-year-old business. Now, the wagging tails and irresistible puppy dog eyes are back at the Grafton Rd. property, but Munro and operations manager Carey Bolduc have taken grooming shears to the business model. While boarding has long been a primary income stream for the Dog Ranch, Munro and Bolduc are harnessing Bolduc’s training expertise to focus the ranch’s energies on a board and train program. The training goes back to the dog ranch’s roots. “With my original partner, what I had intended on doing was a very professional high-end training facility,” said Munro. “But boarding just took off.” The ranch cared for many dogs
over those years and the board and train program was in place, but Bolduc’s arrival in 2019 bolstered the ranch’s training capacity. Bolduc had previously run her own dog walking and dog training business on the mainland as well as having been a puppy trainer at PetSmart. When she arrived at the ranch, they began to tweak the board and train program. “It wasn’t just training walks, wasn’t just obedience, we’re adding in the full spectrum of how to make a dog happy and how to do games and activities with them, to help them learn better,” said Bolduc. “It’s like a wellness retreat for a dog.” “Now with COVID, it really forced me to relook at the business,” said Munro. “And [I] gave [Bolduc] free reign to build this program to the best of what is out there.” The training is immersive, said Bolduc, with tailored programs. She’ll train puppies as well as older dogs with behavioural issues. “We do a full service in terms
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Carey Bolduc is the Dog Ranch’s head trainer and is helping owner Karen Munro usher in a new era at the ranch.
of socializing and exercise, obedience. We do enrichment, we do confidence-building, we do body handling,” said Bolduc. “We’re really trying to create a well-rounded dog.” Dog boarding school packages range from 14 to 30 days or can be customized and the training is positive reinforcement and forcefree. “It’s very rewarding and it can be even emotional when we pass off the dogs to the owner,” said Bolduc. “The owners, head in their hands, kind of like, ‘this is my dog, this is really my dog.’”
But in another way, the Dog Ranch is seeing a lot of dogs because of COVID-19, said Bolduc. “Because [people] first got their puppy during lockdown and the puppies had no socialization,” she explained. “Now it’s approaching seven and eight months old. It’s scared of people, scared of bikes scared of dogs, because it had no exposure.” “The socialization window and the socialization that has to be done for a puppy or young or new dog is so critical,” she said. “COVID has really impacted that poorly.” These days, she’s seen dogs
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scared of garbage cans and umbrellas. “It’s really bizarre how COVID really pushed everyone to get a dog but COVID has been the worst thing for dogs,” said Bolduc. The landscape of the Dog Ranch also looks a little different (and a little familiar) these days. Munro renovated the property over the summer and in the fall, she received some of the old turf from the BICS turf field replacement. While the daycare services aren’t available these days, grooming is available a couple of days a week.
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Policy-ing speed: The municipality is hoping to slow some of the island’s speed fiends with a new traffic calming policy. The policy outlines a six-step process whereby neighbourhoods could request traffic calming in their area. Under the policy, an affected property owner or resident (properties accessed through the road in question or within 100 metres) could submit a request for traffic calming. This would need to come with the support of at least five affected properties or 60 per cent of the affected properties. Staff would then review the request to see if the area warrants calming (judged by volume of cars and percentage exceeding the speed limit), consult on the appropriate traffic calming measure, fund, implement and monitor it. Interestingly, the policy notes that the much-desired speed bumps aren’t good on Bowen as they’re not for grades over eight per cent or emergency or transit routes and make snow clearing difficult. Speed tables (longer raised area) are more desirable on-island. While council had been set to consider the policy, it was deferred to a future council meeting as councillors were concerned there hadn’t been enough public engagement. The previous engagement had garnered just seven public responses. What do we get to know?: Some of council’s major spending and project decisions happen in closed council sessions, where councillors and staff can’t share proceedings unless council votes to release some aspect to the public. This was the case with the fire hall project, awarded (rather council agreed to issue a notice of intent) to a con-
tractor in a closed meeting two weeks ago. Coun. Rob Wynen said he had voted against moving into that closed meeting. “I was not comfortable not having had more robust public discussions on some of the issues that have been raised by different councillors at different times outside of council meetings, and not having that discussion prior to us moving into the private meeting and having those private conversations about issues that we can’t discuss publicly,” said Wynen. Council must follow the Community Charter, provincial legislation that governs all B.C. municipalities (except City of Vancouver) and lays out what council meetings may or must be closed to the public. “My intention is to try to find a bit of a balance between what we can discuss in a public meeting and what absolutely has to be discussed in the closed meeting,” Wynen told council. He recounted being at a preschool program over the weekend and having parents asking him about the fire hall and he was unsure what he could say and what he was bound by law to keep private. Wynen also wanted the public to be able to see how councillors voted on released resolutions (such as approving the fire hall project at $3.6 million). “We’re in a COVID situation where the budget’s going to look really rough. We’ve got all these new capital projects come forward,” said Wynen. “Things have changed and I did not feel that we had that full discussion in public, for the public to know what’s going on.” CAO Liam Edwards said they try to structure meetings so that discussions that should be in open council happen in open council and discussions that should be in closed happen in closed, but discussions sometimes veer in other directions. Corporate officer Hope Dallas said that when releasing future closed council motions, she can include the vote distribution. Coun. Alison Morse suggested a refresher workshop for councillors on what should be in open and closed meetings.
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Places of Worship Welcome You BOWEN ISLAND UNITED CHURCH Now offering a youtube channel of reflections and hymn/songs with Reverend Lorraine Ashdown and Lynn Williams. youtubewatch?v=tejV7Y6jo
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ST. GERARD’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Sunday Mass at 9.30 (limited seating due to Covid 19)
Contact Angela Powell 604-947-2515
CATES HILL CHAPEL
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Pastor: Phil adkins My amazing husband of 25 years ADAM MORTON had a medically assisted death on October 22, 2020, the date of his choice, to end the pain and distress of primary progressive multiple sclerosis. The event, in the presence of his daughter, son and twin brother, was peaceful and dignified. Born in London in 1945 and raised in Thunder Bay, Adam was educated at McGill and Princeton. He then taught philosophy at Princeton, Ottawa, Bristol, Michigan, Oklahoma, Alberta (where he held a Canada Research Chair) and UBC. He authored many philosophical books and papers as well as dozens of quirky short stories, available on his website: fernieroad.ca. Known for his wry humour and extravagant waistcoats, befo oree thee MSS arrivved hee was a keeen oboisst and an energetic cyclist and unicyclist. He was my anchor and I shall miss him forever. Susanna Braund
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The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) has released its official guidelines for Halloween celebrations to help British Columbians party and trick-or-treat safely in 2020. “Celebrate less socially and trick-or-treat locally this Halloween!” the BCCDC urges. They advise kids and supervising adults trick-or-treat in small groups of no more than six, and that people skip hosting and attending parties this year. Additionally, they have some suggestions for creative ways to hand out treats. Trick or treaters are urged to consider incorporating a non-medical mask or costume mask into their get-ups but reminded not to don both, in order to be able to breathe properly. Wash your hands often and use hand sanitizer. Keep it local and ditch taking the family to a different neighbourhood or city this year. Leave lots of room between your group and others - don’t clump up in driveways or doorways. While some folks go all out with the decorations, things that can cause coughing, like smoke machines, are discouraged. Additionally, the BCCDC asks that there be treats and not tricks because being too close and/or causing someone to scream or shout or cough can create more opportunities to spread droplets by air, which is how COVID-19 is transmitted. B.C. revellers are urged to keep the fun outdoors, so no DIY indoor haunted houses at your place for the local kids to check out, and keep party guest counts at six or under (more of a Halloween salon, or gathering, if you will). For those still planning to hand out treats, consider using tongs, a cookie sheet or similar tray, or something
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fun like a “candy slide,” (like using a long cardboard tube) or “candy zip-line” to distribute the individually-wrapped treats. Avoid creating situations where multiple hands will be digging in a bowl, and consider simply being outside so kids don’t even have to ring the doorbell. Because it’s likely many people will opt out of candy handing-out this year, the BCCDC asks those abstaining to keep their porch lights off, and for trick-or-treaters to be mindful of not going up to doors of dark houses. Read the full guidelines at vancouverisawesome.com/ bc-news/bccdc-halloween-guidelines-trick-treating-vancouver-2020-2767903.
TRICK OR TREATING GUIDE This year’s Halloween will look a little different on Bowen. Where usually hundreds flock to the Lenora-Melmore loop and then parade down to the Causeway to watch the volunteer fire department’s fireworks, neighbourhoods have instead organized their own small trick or treating areas. There will be no fireworks from the fire department this year. Each neighbourhood is requesting, for safety and candy numbers, for children to stick to their own neighbourhoods. For the Whitesails, Tunstall, Adams Rd., Sealeigh Park and Sunset area: there’s trick or treating on Whitesails between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. For the Miller’s Landing-Scarborough area: there’s trick or treating on Upper and Lower Oceanview as well as Deerwalk from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. “If people want to participate on that route they can put a pumpkin out or be out at the end of their driveway,” says the community organizer. For the Cates Hill area: There will be trick or treating on Village Rd. and Seaview Place. Organizers are asking homes wishing to participate to put out a pumpkin and for trick or treating groups to stick to four or fewer people. They’re also asking adults to hang back instead of approaching doors with kids, if possible. A 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. timeframe there too. For Deep Bay: While it won’t be the usual community-wide celebration, a number of homes in Deep Bay are still dressing up to welcome trick or treaters from the neighbourhood. There’s more coordination on this topic in the Deep Bay Neighbours Facebook group. For Bluewater: There’s trunk or treating (from parked cars or bottom of driveways) around the Windjammer/Spyglass loop. For the Cove and others not comfortable going house to house: Bowen Island Integrated Health will be capping off its Carve up the Cove contest. People can swing by anytime after 5 p.m. to light their pumpkins and pick up a grab bag. They’ll have extra pumpkins to light and plenty of grab bags, so kids in general can come down, drop a glowstick in a pumpkin and pick up a grab bag. Families are encouraged to drive around the island to enjoy all of the festive decorations (see map on page opposite thanks to B.I. Community Recreation).
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Wonder why they just didn’t send a text? We get it. A text would be easier. But we’ve been really busy this year and we have a lot to tell you about. Like the Resiliency Fund we created in response to the pandemic that helped hundreds of people on Bowen struggling with access to food, hygiene, isolation, and mental health concerns. Or the newly created Responsive Neighbourhood Small Grants program that enabled more than 20 islanders to help their neighbours, seniors, youth and friends through the early stages of Covid isolation this year. And... well, a whole lot more. But we need a little help from you to keep going. As we start our 2020 Giving Campaign, we have one small ask:
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Preliminary results leave Valeriote with nearly 40% of the vote CONTINUED FROM P. 1
This year, mail-in votes account for about 18% of the 42,786 voters registered in West Vancouver-Sea to Sky, a massive increase from the 2017 election where only 114 ballots — 0.46% of the vote — were mailed in for this riding. Provincially, major outlets such as CBC, Global and The Canadian Press have projected the NDP to form a majority government. However, locally, the NDP’s chances have dwindled leaving it to become a race between the BC Liberals and the Greens — with the latter having a realistic shot at toppling a local dynasty. Preliminary results have Green candidate Jeremy Valeriote leading with 7,019 votes, about 39.56% of the vote. The Canadian Press has projected him as the winner. Incumbent BC Liberal candidate Jordan Sturdy has 6,415 ballots to his name, about 36.16% The NDP candidate, Keith Murdoch, trailed with 4,309 votes — 24.29% A Green win would be a major upset. The thought of this seemed to electrify Valeriote, who spoke to The Chief on election night while his family and friends were watching the election coverage on TV.
“I feel fantastic,” he said, over cheers and whoops in the background. “I’m still pinching myself. I feel great, I’m really very happy.” Valeriote said he believed that the message of the Green party was resonating this time around. “People are concerned about the environment, climate change and social equity and I think they’re interested in a collaborative voice at the table,” he said. Valeriote said that the pandemic didn’t stop him from in-person campaigning, as he ended up going door-to-door to speak with locals. He stood his distance and had a mask, and nobody had a problem with it, he said. “It was a very, very positive experience,” said Valeriote. “People were very friendly and willing to talk.” For him, getting the Sea to Sky regional transit will be top of mind, should he enter the Legislature. “The plan is to get to, ‘Yes’ on a funding model and get it up and running and help the government understand why it’s essential for the Sea to Sky for economic development, for quality of life and for affordability for the people who live here,” he said.
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Valeriote also added he wanted to prioritize giving economic aid to the tourism industry and small businesses, which have taken a substantial hit from COVID-19. He said that while the NDP may have a majority government this time, an environmental voice is still needed. The NDP needs to heed the call to transition to greener energy and economy, he said. “They would ignore that voice at their peril,” he said. This riding has been a stronghold for the Liberals, with that party having held the area since 1991. Incumbent Jordan Sturdy has been the MLA since 2013, and last provincial election he won by a comfortable margin. Sturdy had a commanding lead with 10,449 votes, about 43%. The Green candidate, Dana Taylor took about 28% of the vote with about 6,947 cast in his favour. He was second place, beating out NDP candidate and fellow rookie Michelle Livaja, who amassed about 27% of the vote with 6,532 ballots. Reached by text, Sturdy’s team said he would not be commenting until Sunday. The NDP’s Murdoch was also not available to speak Saturday night.
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