NATIONAL INDIGENOUS PEOPLES DAY Simon Daniel James spoke at the Eagle Gathering Stage during National Indigenous Peoples Day on June 21. James, also known as Winadzi, was guest curator for this month’s Authentically Indigenous Festival at the Hearth Gallery. The festival, coinciding with National Indigenous History Month in June, featured artworks from Indigenous artists along with performances and a feast. The festival continues through Sunday, June 30. / Alex Kurial photo
WILL JOHNSON Squamish Chief
Hope is a tricky word
For the family and friends of Jodi Henrickson, a 17-yearold Squamish woman who went missing on Bowen Island in 2009, imagining a positive outcome to her case is nearly impossible All they can hope for is relief from the torture of not knowing where she is, or what happened to her That’s why a new documentary called Finding Jodi is aiming to shed light on her cold case.
For filmmaker Jenni Baynham, a true crime documentarian who has spent years investigating the disappearance, her goal can sometimes be hard to articulate CONTINUED ON PAGE 3
“Hope implies a happy ending, and there is no happy ending for this family My motivation here is different because I don’t believe in closure or hope in this specific situation, but I think it’s sick for the family to have to live with this question mark, not knowing where she is,” she told The Squamish Chief.
“As a mother of two kids, that has motivated me because I know Jodi’s mother goes to bed not knowing where her daughter is I want to give her that answer. This is about finding Jodi.”
Rumours have been swirling since the day Henrickson was last seen walking up Miller Road on Bowen towards Eagle Cliff which was initially misreported as her being seen walking in the opposite direction towards the ferry.
Through her work interviewing eyewitnesses, friends and family, Baynham has identified a new person of interest who she believes may have been involved in the crime.
“We have a pretty good idea where Jodi is, and we will begin a search at the end of the summer. We don’t want to pull the trigger too early, though, because every day we’re having conversations and receiving tips and accumulating more and more information,” she said.
She passes on leads to the RCMP’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT), which is in charge of investigating Henrickson’s case
For Bayhnam, this quest to learn the truth about Henrickson’s disappearance has become all-consuming. She has turned down requests to sell the film to streaming services because she doesn’t want to rush the outcome, only going public with the project this June following years of research and interviews
“I’ve fallen off the deep end with this story. It’s become very personal for me Until I can look her mother in the eye and tell her what she needs to hear, I’m not willing to stop.”
Rob Henrickson was just out of high school, beginning his chemistry studies at UBC, when his younger sister disappeared.
“I remember her studying to pass her final exams, and she’d never had the opportunity to try that before that’s how young she was. She was just coming into herself,” he said.
“I think about what she would have done, what she would have spent her time doing. She liked hanging with friends and doing the normal stuff, but she never had a chance to explore her interests because that time was stolen from her.”
Though her brother is confident Henrickson was murdered, there’s always a hint of uncertainty because her body was never found
“That’s the uncertainty of ambiguous loss. You can’t write anything down and say it’s a conclusion because there’s no conclusion here. But I don’t know what else could’ve happened. Science is the way, I think, and science is about demonstrating something and then proving it, backing it up. But nothing like that exists here. She was deleted from society,” he said.
Along with the filmmakers, Henrickson’s brother urges anyone with information about her disappearance to come forward, even anonymously, to Crime Stoppers.
“I think someone on Bowen Island knows exactly what happened to Jodi, and there’s no doubt in my mind that they’ve been keeping it to themselves for 15 years. It’s impossible that’s not the case. How can someone go missing on an island that small, and the RCMP can’t solve it?” he said.
“This documentary, we’re hoping that all of it adds together to someone having a change of heart. For whatever reason, they’ve kept the information to themselves, maybe for self-preservation, but the time to come forward is now.”
There was no way Tiffany MacMillan, whose maiden name was Tiffany Sweet, could have known she was spending her final moments with her friend.
It was Father’s Day weekend in 2009, and the then 17-yearold was sitting by a river in Squamish with Henrickson. The two were arguing about whether she would come along to Bowen Island for a party, but MacMillan had family visiting in town Before walking to the bus stop, Henrickson rolled
up MacMillan’s sleeves and wrote with a felt pen a list of all the things they would do that summer
“I have spots around town where Jodi and I did things together, including that spot along the river, and I go there a couple of times of year because it’s the last spot where we were together,” she told The Squamish Chief.
“We spent so much time together, and because I was supposed to go with her to Bowen, I’ve always had guilt about it.”
For the past 15 years, MacMillan, has been tortured by her friend’s absence She’s still interconnected with many of Henrickson’s friends, who are still actively interested in the case, including Chelsea Armstrong. A best friend and co-worker of Henrickson’s at Canadian Tire and Wendy’s, Armstrong remembers Henrickson as a relentlessly cheerful force.
“We want Jodi to be remembered for the person she was We want people to know how loved she was, and that she was taken away from us. We want people to speak up, because she deserves more than people not bothering to talk about what happened to her,” said Armstrong.
“We want justice for what happened to her.”
The friends have been heartened by the developments that have occurred since work began on the documentary, and MacMillan has struck up a friendship with Baynham They speak regularly about how things are progressing.
“It makes me feel hopeful again after 15 years of no progress You kind of lose hope, but Jenni is who I’ve always wanted to be on our side. It’s wonderful. I’ve always wanted somebody capable of reaching out by different avenues than we can to look further into things,” said MacMillan.
Both MacMillan and Armstrong heard the initial rumours that Jodi had run away, and dismissed them as impossible MacMillan hopes that the new momentum around the case will finally bring some measure of accountability.
“Nobody should get away with murdering a child,” she said.
If you have any information about Henrickson’s disappearance, call 236-712-3349, email findingingjodi@gmail. com, or contact the RCMP
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TheCup is Coming Home
Monday’s Game 7providedadramatic end to aStanleyCup Finalwhichlookedlikeitwas headed for aquicksweep after thefirst three games.Edmontonfoughtbackvaliantly and by even forcingaGame 7pulledoff something that hasn’t been done in decades.But the realityofovercoming an 0-3 hole wastoo much againstthe FloridaPanthers, andshowedus whythat feat hasonlybeenaccomplishedonce in thehistory of the CupFinals.
Therewas much discussion, as thereisevery playoffs,about the StanleyCup “coming home” to Canada.This discourse hasbeenconstant my entirehockey-watchinglife, due to thefact no teamnorth of the border hashoisted the Cupsince the Montreal Canadiens in1993. Thenarrativeespeciallypiques in yearswhere aCanadian teamactually makesthe Cup, like this year.It’satalkingpointIdonot reallybuy into,because the fact is the Cupiscoming to Canada everyyearnomatterwhich team hoists it.This year’s FloridaPanthersrosteris packedfull of Canadians,and rose to thetop with Canadian head coach Paul Maurice.If you arelooking for even morelocal connections from the champs,Sam Reinhartgrewup in West Vancouver and the occasionally-used Justin Sourdif is from Richmond andplayed for the Vancouver Giants.Jonah Gadjovichalso played in the Canucksorganization.
After Vancouver’s losstoEdmonton, and given ourexistingrivalry, Isaw little left to root for there, save acuriosity in thefinal game to seesuchahistoricalodditytakeplace ifthe Oilers came back from three games down.I alsorecall very little supportfromEdmonton, or most of Canada,duringthe Canucks2011 Cuprun. And that’s fine.The Olympicsand international tournaments arethe time to come together as acountry to cheerour playerson. TheStanleyCup is not an occasion to putaside fierce rivalries,because,the iconic trophy is “cominghome”eachseasonnomatterwhat. So congratulations FloridaPanthers, and all yourCanadian contributors,for once again bringingthe Cuphomefor anotheryear.
-AlexKurial, Editor
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Driving to Tunstall Bay Beach
Good dayfellowIslanders,
Yup, summer time and high touristseasonisuponus once again.
In fact the island is no longer“best kept secret”, it haspeoplecomingand goingall year long
We liveclosetothe mostpopularand easy access beach on BowenIsland: Tunstall BayBeach.
Therehavebeenseveral traffic studies andpetitions broughtforth in regard to the excess volumesoftraffic and speeds noted on this popularbeach route.
I am unclear as to whereweare at with thestudies, and feel that perhapsithas fallen on deaf ears.
We the residents of Tunstall Bayand of courseWhitesails, experience an ever growingtraffic volume on thetwo routes, someofthe speedsofthese vehicles andevenbicycles areextreme
Thedownhill grade to thePublic BeachAccess is obviously acontributingfactor.However Ihavenoted speeds in excessof60to70km/hr.
Iamnot sure the RCMP canquote me on that,due to their seeminglackofpresence,but Imay standcorrected
Thereare families with youngchildren andlotsoffurry friends that walk the road everyday,with toomanyclose calls.Itissimplyamatteroftime before thereisaserious incidentorevenafatalityoccurring.
Inaddition, therehavebeenanumberof ambulancecalls
Teun Schut Tournament
BowenIsland’s Teun Schutwas remembered at the 3rdBowen Island Football Club (BIFC)Over 50s Tournament held in his honour on June23. Schut wasacommon fixture at soccermatches on theisland and amuch-lovedmember ofthe community. During the day, both Andy Beesting &Chris Crowley were recognizedbyBIFC for Outstanding Contributions to Seniors Football./ Laurie Beestingphotos
to the bottom of theboulevard from cyclists that discover what brakefade means as theyare careening down the hill at warp factor speeds.
Asimple solution to the problem would be an installation of continuous(all the wayacrossthe roadway) perpendicular rollingspeed bumps. Similarto the onesthatare presentonthe down hillgradienttothe BC Ferries Kiosks Most peoplethatliveand drive in the area have enough common senseand will gear down to maintain asafe controllable speed.
Common sensedoesnot growina lotofour lovely visitors’gardens comingovertovisit this wonderfulplace.Most refuse or don’t knowhow to adjust to Island speeds.Some have no idea what the posted 40km/h speedsigns represent. Bottom line, aseries of sixtoeight speedbumpsare required,and perhapsbetween the gardening projectat theprecinct, astrongerpresenceofRCMPmonitoring is necessary.
Roads and infrastructure is in the handsofBowen Island Municipalitytoensuremobilityand safetyofthis community.Let’s getyou folks to take this seriously.Weall,urgeyou to takeacloserlookatthe issue.
Many thanksfor all thosetakingthe timetoview this letter and Iwould encourageyourinput towardsaviable solution
-Stewart Henderson Tunstall Boulevard
HOWARTH, Margaret
Howarth, Margaret, aged94passed away peacefully at Lions Gate Hospital on Monday,June 17th,2024. Margaret wasborn on December 5th 1929 to George andBarbara Schmidt and grewup on afarm just outside of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. This was the beginning of her love foranimals that stayed with her forher entire life and it is where her charitablegifts were directed. As she would say “animals never let you down”
She loved books, was avoracious reader and owned her own book store forseveral years in North Vancouver.Her hobbies included working with wood and building thingswith her hands. She made lovely picture frames, smallfurniture items and assisted her father in the building of her Bowen home where she lived forthe past fifty years. Margaret was truly one of akind and will always beaffectionatelyreferred to as “one of the Aunties” by her nephews and nieces and their many friends.
Margaret will be lovingly remembered by her nephews Bruce (Joanne), Mark, Phil (Debbie), Lorraine, Larry (Ginny), Diane, Talis (Alan) and many other relatives and friends. She was predeceased by her husband Fred andher two sons, Fred Jr andJamie, along with her three brothers, Peter, Frank and Tommy (Schmidt)and sisters Eva (Donnelly)and Anna (Chutka).
The family would like to thank Dr.Blackwood forhis kind and compassionate care over the past several years and the Bowen Island Health Unit, Vancouver Coastal Health, Cates Pharmacy andcaregivers Jani, Rebecca, and Vickywho enabled her to spend the last week of her life in her own home on her belovedBowen Island.
She will be profoundly missed and never forgotten. There will be acelebration of life at alater date. Margaret will be laid to rest next to her husband andsons at the North Vancouver Cemetery
Tea PartyThank You!
REV.LORRAINE ASHDOWN
BowenIslandUnitedChurch
Voices United is the name of theHymnBookusedby the United Church of Canada Oneofmyfavourite songs in this bookis“Godofthe Sparrow” whichcontainsthe line,“Howdoesthe Creature saythanks?” And Ioften wonder that myself
On Saturday,June 15, BowenIsland United Church held its annual Strawberry Tea. Sandwichedbytwo chilly days,the Saturdayheld sunshine,warmthand awonderful attendance from the Community.
With afull heart, Iwantto thankall of you who came out to supportusatthis fundraiser whichallows us to raise crucial dollarsfor ourchurch and contributes to keepingus afloat financiallyasanother church calendar year comes to an end.
Thank you to all of the volunteerswho made pies and scones;put up tents, took down tents; slicedstrawberries,sorted through clothingand stayed in the church on theday to sell it;made sandwiches,
juggledballs;pickedand organized flowers, sold pies;workedinthe kitchen,ran the barbeque,the fish pond, the auction and greetedthe Community as you came through our rainbowgate. Howwould we ever managetostage this eventwithout you?
Andthank youtoThe OrchardRecoveryCentreand to theBowen Island Legion for yourconstantsupport. We do not have thespace to do what we need to do to prepare for our bigday andyourhelp is invaluable
To allwho donated forour auction -thank you.Your names aretoo many to print herebut pleaseknowthatwe aregratefultoeachand every oneofyou who gave so generouslyof yourgoods, your artwork, your jewelry, your services andmore
TheStrawberryTea is put to bedfor another year.Thank you, BowenIsland,for comingout on theday andsupporting us. We will order up anotherbright, sunnyday in June of 2025 andwehopeto seeyou then
With gratitude, -Rev.Lorraine Ashdown andCrew
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Lynn Beattie(above)organized theStrawberry Teaauction.Natalie Chernoff(L) &Kailey Spear, along with their pal Mote,enjoystrawberries, tea, and sunshine. /LorraineAshdown photos
Summer Weekends
Asummer Social Teaconsisting of music, treats, and-like the StrawberryTea -sunshine,was hostedbySeniors Keeping Young andthe Bowen Island Museum& Archives on June 8(Alex Kurial photo, above). Thenextday the BowenNature Club and BowenIslandConservancyventured to Seymour BayBeachfor adiscovery activity to identify the manycreatures which call the bay home. (Sue Ellen Fast photo, below).
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TheOldGeneral Store 100thBirthdayParty
TINA NIELSEN BowenIslandPublicLibrary
TheOld General Storeis100 years old thisyear. Come and celebratewith us on Saturday, August 10 from 12 to 3pm.
What is the OldGeneralStore,you ask?
It is nowthe Public Librarybut wasoriginallybuilt in 1924 for the UnionSteamship Companyastheir general store, providing groceries and supplies to thecampers and cottagerenters who came every summer It hasbeencalledthe UnionSteamship CompanyStore, the OldGeneralStore (after the new and currentGeneral Storewas opened), and is nowthe Library
In its 100-yearlifethe OldGeneral Store hashad many uses and functions,but has alwaysbeenaplace for community gathering. Theusesofthe buildingoverthe years include twogeneralstores, agas station, a flea market,atheatre, recreation space, our first FamilyPlace,acinemaand perhaps evenacow pasture.
In the early1980s we almost lostthe building, as it wasslatedfor demolition in order to make room for awiderroad. Thankfullythe communityrallied around, advocated and securedgrantstoallow for the purchase of the buildingand surroundinglandsbyMetro Vancouver
andtomovethe building 60 feet further back from the road and restorethe badly neglectedstructure.
TheBowen Island Public Libraryishonouredtohavebeenthe primaryoccupant of the buildingsince 2001. It is aprivilege to offer awelcoming,freepublicspace in the island’s largestand most iconic heritage building at theentrance to our community.Together with the Museum and Archives,the Heritage Preservation Association, the Heritage Commission, and the Municipality,the Libraryispresentinga celebration of this important heritage building on August 10 on the Librarygrounds
Taking ourcue from thebuilding’sage,we arehosting a1920s stylefamilypicnic on the lawnsand patios around theLibrary.You areencouragedtodress in 1920s attire, and to bringyourown picnic or order agraband golunch from localrestaurants.
Therewillbedisplaysinside and around the Library,gamesfor the kids,agiant birthdaycake, acommunitygroup photo, afew souvenirs,and aweebit of speechifyingfromthose connected to thebuildingnow andthosewho helped to save it from demolition.
Save thedatefor a100-yearcelebration of this incredible building –Saturday, August 10 from Noon to 3pm.Everyone welcome!
PEKOE &TIMMY JIMMY
Welcometothe School of Rock
CATHLEEN PILARSKI
Contributor
LastSaturdayBowen Islandersweretreated to thefirst public performance of thestudentband“Thunderdrum”.
After attendingRossDoytchinov’s“School of Rock” in the Monday Enrichment Program at IslandPacifc Schoolduringthe school year thestudents performed atin-school events like theCoffee Houseperformances beforeChristmas andthe last house lunch of IPSofthe school year in May.
Ross,who teaches the School of Rock programat both IPSand Island DiscoverLearningCommunity, suggestedfor ChevyfromIDLC to join them as guitaristfor their upcomingperformance at the FarmersMarket. UnfortunatelyStorm,the bass guitarist, couldn’tmakeitthis Saturday,and Ross filledinfor him at the performance Thank you very much,Ross!
Together theyrockedthe market,playingfivewellknown songs to an appreciative audience,drawing in tourists and BowenIslandersalike.
It wasfun. It wasloud, butthat’show it works.
Ross Doytchinovisalsoopentoteaching allkidsfrom Boweninhis NewStage MusicStudio howtorockout!
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Members of Thunderdrum:(L-R) Chevy- Guitar,Kabir -Drums,Ross Doytchinov -Bass/Teacher, Stella -Vocals, Baye -Keyboard. /Submitted photo
Brad Carter takes the reins at IPS
ALEX KURIAL Editor
Island Pacific School will be starting the academic year in September with a new head of school for the first time in seven years.
Brad Carter will be at the helm when students return to IPS in the fall, taking over for Scott Herrington who has held the head of school position since 2017. Carter arrived on the island this month after moving from his home in Tokyo, Japan, but it’s not his first time on Bowen or even at the school itself. He’s lived and worked here before, including several years at IPS as an English teacher and eventually assistant head of school.
Carter, originally from Calgary but raised in Vancouver, graduated from UBC with a teaching degree, but dove into the hospitality business shortly after university. After landing on Bowen he came to operate the Beggar’s Purse, a restaurant housed in the building which is now home to Tuscany in the Cove When Brad was looking to transition back to teaching to allow him to spend more time with his family, then-head of school Ted Spear told him IPS was hiring, and he made the decision to come aboard
After several years at IPS, which included his kids passing through the halls of the building, Carter decided he wanted to see how education was done in other parts of the world. His long journey abroad began with THINK Global School, an experimental travelling high school without a set home base, and over the years took him across countries including Canada, Australia, Singapore, and most recently Japan. Brad has also worked with Apple carrying out education initiatives around the world, and currently performs consulting work with NoTosh.
Last year it was IPS which landed on Carter’s radar, once he heard Herrington would be stepping down at the end of this school year. Brad said the timing was right, and of course the history was there, to think seriously about returning to Bowen.
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“The school gave so much to me and my family, did such a brilliant job with my children, and gave me an incredible experience that launched my career in education which has been so rewarding,” said Carter “I’ve been fortunate to travel all over the world and it’s been so exciting and so satisfying. Here was an opportunity to give back,” he said, adding that he’s eager to see which learning strategies he’s picked up around the globe can be instituted successfully at IPS.
Carter is bolstered by the existing state of the school, which he calls “one of the best schools in the world.” A big reason for this comes from the staff and programming, which the new head of school points out is often well ahead of its counterparts
“A lot of what IPS is doing is way ahead of most everybody else… I’ve been working in schools and they’re kicking around ideas and I go, that’s interesting, IPS has been doing that for 20 years,” he says.
But Carter adds the school has something else which he considers most important in forming a successful school.
“It’s the connection to community,” says Carter. “Do they have community support? Do they support their communities?... If leadership understands community, and the school has a really strong and rich connection to community, that school will be great… IPS is like that.”
Brad sees this in community events IPS is involved in, such as participation in this month’s first public Pride event on Bowen or longstanding work with Covenant House in Vancouver, along with shared resources including use of the Colin Ruloff Community Field House and a partnership with neighbouring Cates Hill Chapel. Carter hopes to continue expanding these relationships going forward.
Carter says this community involvement also creates more well-rounded students He explains this is especially important for children’s development during middle school years. “You undergo more change in that time than any other time in your life, except from birth to about the age of two. It’s an extraordinary period of development, and we know a lot about that you start to individuate and you become your own person.”
It’s also the first time kids are stepping out alone into the wider world, and Brad explains it’s no small responsibility to make sure they’re prepared “I think the job of middle school is to create a space where they can enter that world for the very first time in their lives in a way that’s safe, but still lets them start to feel what the world is like,” he says While not serving in the role just yet, Carter has spent much of June at the school reacquainting himself and discussing the transition with Herrington – as well as squeezing in the end-of-year school kayak trip to Gambier Island. He’s also kept himself busy adjusting to the vast differences between life in Tokyo – with a metro population the size of Canada – and that of rural Bowen Island, and its pace of life on the other end of the spectrum. This includes the absence of 24-hour dining, and delivery times which extend past that same afternoon.
While he does this over the summer Brad says he’s looking forward to catching up with old friends, exploring the local trails, seeing how the Pub is doing, and grabbing a coffee or chat with anyone who’s looking to learn more about the school. And finally in September, Carter’s tenure at the Carter Road school will officially begin.
Brad Carter returns to the school he used to call home, now as head of school. / Alex Kurial photo
CALENDAR
Saturday, June 29
BookFest Sale
The Friends of the Bowen Island Library presents BookFest, a large sale of quality used books, happening at the Bowen Library Annex and plaza area All proceeds benefit the Bowen Island Public Library. 10 am to 4 pm
Saturday, June 29
Let’s Chat in English! at the Library
A Drop-In Conversation Club for English Learners Come meet with other English language learners at the Library, and practice your conversational English in this friendly space All levels of learners welcome This one-hour session is led by a volunteer with experience teaching English to new speakers Free, drop-in. Starts at 10:30 am
Saturday, June 29
Bowen Cider House 2nd Anniversary
Come help us celebrate our 2nd Anniversary! Flights now available showcasing our 7 ciders Build your own Charcuterie board, or ready made available all weekend. Free hotdogs 12 to 4 pm We’re now open 7 days/week 11-6!
Saturday, June 29
Carmina Bowena Concert
Spring into Summer with Carmina Bowena, Bowen’s a cappella chamber choir, with their favourite songs from the Renaissance plus a a few modern surprises. Show begins at 7:30 pm at Tir-na-nOg Theatre. Tickets $25 at Cates Pharmacy and at carminabowena.ca
Monday, July 1
Canada Day Reimagined
Canada Day Reimagined is an all-ages community event for Bowen Islanders to celebrate community, reflect on our
cultural and colonial heritage, and explore what it means to be Canadian today! Join the event at Bowen Island Community School from 11 am to 2 pm
Tuesday, July 2
Lego Launch Party at the Library
Drop in between 1 to 3 pm at the Library Annex for a Lego and bridge-making launch party for Summer Reading Club! Ages 5-12 – Family members and guardians welcome No registration needed. See all Summer Reading Club events at bipl.ca/SRCevents
Tuesday, July 2 (& other dates)
SKY Hangouts
Drop in at the Cottage on Cardena Drive: We will be offering a welcoming place to stop in for a coffee, tea and a treat while visiting with fellow seniors or friends. From 1 to 3 pm. Hangouts also July 3, 5, 7, same time and place
Tuesday, July 4
SKY Yoga
Join Diana for yoga at Bowen Court from 10 to 11 am $5 fee for non-members free for SKY members
Wednesday, July 3 & Friday, July 5
SKY Walks
Meet at 10:30 am at the Golf Course Both walks same time & place. Wednesday’s lunch will be followed by a social lunch at the Golf Course around Noon.
Wednesday, July 3
Eclectic Et Cetera Art Show at the Hearth
Art Show with Stacy Beamer & Kathleen Ainscough begins, running through July 22 at the gallery. Both artists join the Artist pARTy at the Hearth Gallery on Saturday, July 6 from 6 to 8 pm
Saturday, July 6
Lumberjack Show
Bowen Island’s 8th Annual Logger Sports Show at
Veterans Park. Breakfast with Mr. Tube Steak starts around 8 am, elimination events go about 9:30, and full competitions kick off around 11. Tickets $10 at the gate, kids under 12 free. Busses all day between the Cove and Park, by donation. Still seeking some volunteers and competitors, please visit www.bowenloggingsports.com to learn more
Saturday, July 6
Catching Stars Artist Party
Catching Stars Gallery presents two feature artists for the month of July - Dave Brewin: Wood & Resin vessels, & Natasha Boskic: Fibre Artist. Join us for the artist reception on Saturday, July 6 from 1 to 3 pm Natasha, award winning fibre artist, will be in attendance. Light refreshments. #1479 Bowen Island Trunk Road, catchingstarsgallery.com
Tuesday, July 9
Curious Clay Creatures at the Library
Build a mysterious creature out of clay, led by Sara Skuce from The Burrow! Ages 5-8 begins at 1 pm and lasts for 1 hour, Ages 9-12 starts at 2:30 pm and lasts for 90 minutes. Drop-off your child for both at the Library Annex. Please register at bipl.ca/SRCevents
Sunday, July 14
Songwriting Workshop at the Library
Free Songwriting Workshop w/ Bowen-raised Sarah Jane Scouten. Sarah Jane will share her long-honed knowledge of crafting songs, earning her 4 Canadian Folk Music Award nominations. Runs 12 to 2 pm. All ages, levels, & genres of songwriter welcome, whether you’re new to songwriting or have written songs before. Please register at bipl.ca/song
TUESDAYS
Meditation Sessions
Meditation is run on Tuesday from 7 to 8 pm and Sundays from 9 to 10 am. For more info people can contact Michelle by phone or text at 604-880-5609.
