February 3, 2012 Undercurrent by Bowen Island Undercurrent

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Don the white spandex

Trouble in the fen

Food waste solutions

Best Elvis costume will win a prize at ‘50s Dance Party

Off-road vehicles pose danger to sensitive eco-system

Chollat’s property a showcase for successful composting techniques

Reliability and safety are key

Another sunken boat in Deep Bay

Survey explores the market for a commuter water taxi service

Lustre of 2011 beach clean-up is wearing off

SUSANNE MARTIN

MARCUS HONDRO

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CONTRIBUTING WRITER

third boat, a 10-or-so-foot skiff, has sank in Deep Bay near the shore of Sandy Beach. It was abandoned in the past week or two. There are now at least three boats under water there; the other two are larger. One of the boats has been there for years and is submerged in such a way that it could pose a danger to anyone boating, swimming or diving in the vicinity. Long-time islander Bruce Russell has concerns about the boats and a large, seemingly abandoned tug in the waters of Deep Bay. Russell is also concerned about the state of the beach and water and has found debris such as old mattresses, electronic equipment and a syringe. He said items like the syringe could have washed ashore, but others, like the mattresses, may have been left there by live-aboards in the bay. He feels not all the live-aboards are behaving responsibly – he believes some aren’t maintaining holding tanks – and questions why nothing can be done about it. “Why has it become a free marina where people can drop their boats?” asked Russell who thinks that some of the boats are not owned by Bowen residents. A group of concerned citizens, at their own cost in effort, time and money, cleaned up the area in April and hauled 10 or so derelict boats away. Russell says the beach is already becoming littered with debris again and the situation requires the correct agency to step up. “Nobody seems to know exactly who to go to with concerns,” he said. Russell has not been able to pin down whether the Coast Guard, the department of fisheries and oceans, or another federal department has jurisdiction.

n the period of one week, nearly 100 Bowen Islanders have completed a survey about a water taxi for commuters. Shirley Tan-Tompkins, Neil Tompkins and John Parker are the partners who are exploring the feasibility of a new service they are calling the Bowen Express. They are pleased with the fast response but they won’t arrange for a boat just yet as they want to be sure that they have a solid business plan. Parker said, “The fact that three companies have tried [a commuter run] before and have failed gives us pause. We have had the experience of being customers of all these companies and have some ideas of doing the business side better.” Tan-Tompkins took the water taxi to Granville Island and Parker said he used “the silver sausage” to Coal Harbour. TanTompkins said, “As commuters we know, and the research also shows, that reliability is a big issue. The customers need a commitment from the water taxi company to get them there and back every day.” She added that consistency and safety are additional concerns. Parker elaborated, “What we bring to the table is a focus on the customer, that is why we started with the survey.” Parker is the CEO of Fresh Tracks Canada. He said, “I’m in the tourism business and I know something about marketing.” Tan-Tompkins agrees that a solid business plan is important. “Rather than trying to rush into it, we want to look at everything from operation cost to pricing to make sure the business is viable.” continued, PAGE 2

Leah Serna is a holistic nutritionist. She takes the slow route when it comes to food. She grows organically, eats more local foods and chooses foods that are nutritionally dense. Serna has the following advice to people who want to improve their health and wellness: ”Incorporate raw foods into your daily regimen, such as fruit, vegetables, a salad or a smoothie. The living enzymes will give you a boost and help keep you active.” Serna also suggests cooking healthy meals from scratch at least twice a week with organic ingredients. She says, “You and your family are worth the time.” More on page 7. Debra Stringfellow photo

This week’s Live Music line-up at Doc Morgan’s Pub FRIDAY, Feb 3

SATURDAY, Feb 4

Fantastic LIVE JAZZ with Teun Schut, Rob Bailey & Big Buff Allen Guest vocalist “Jewal”

Great, toe-tappin’ BLUEGRASS! featuring local heroes “The Lawndogs”

$4 glasses of wine! • Fresh-shucked BC oysters Specials on great ribs, steaks & burgers Late-Night Snack Menu

Doc’s • 947-9443

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Watch the Game on 3 big screens at Doc’s! $12.50 pitchers of beer all day Great specials on chicken wings, ribs, burgers and steaks BIG POT OF CHILI COOKIN’ ON THE STOVE with house-made bread bakin’ in the oven!

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BOWFEST ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Please come and join us for our Annual General Meeting February 9th 7 to 9pm at Doc’s Light refreshments will be served. We are in need of volunteers and are looking for interested people to help us make the festival spectacular. We would love to see you there. For more information please contact Yvonne McSkimming ymuzak@telus.net or 604 726 5277

1st Annual Bowfest Theme Contest

Do you like to draw? Design posters? Come up with ideas? Each year Bowfest has a different theme, and this year we are inviting Bowen youth (21 and under) to choose a theme and to design a poster. Work given to the Board must be original i.e. no images taken from the internet. We are looking for something creative, fun and colourful as the theme is a key part of the parade and advertising. We are happy to see ideas and art from our youngest artists: the selected artist and artwork will work with an artist who has graphic design training to create the ﬁnal poster. If your theme idea and design are chosen you and your family will receive free tickets to attend Bowfest and a $200 honorarium will be given to your school to support art and cultural programming. Submissions can be dropped off at the BICS main ofﬁce or emailed to shaxby@hotmail.com. Deadline: March 1.

Bowen Island Water Taxi Commuter

A group of business professionals is currently exploring whether there is a demand for a Bowen Island water taxi service for commuters. For those of you who are interested, we would like to hear from you. Please send an email to bowenexpress@yahoo.com and we will forward the

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online survey to you. Thank you!

PUBLIC INPUT Proposed 2012-2013 Annual Budget Visit our web site at: www.islandstrust.bc.ca

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We’d like to hear from you The Islands Trust invites input from the public on its proposed annual budget. Trust Council will consider your input during its budget deliberations, before it makes a ﬁnal decision during its quarterly business meeting March 6 - 8, 2012 on Gabriola Island. You can see the proposed budget on-line at www.islandstrust.bc.ca or you can get printed versions directly from the Islands Trust ofﬁces: 1-500 Lower Ganges Rd Salt Spring Island, BC Phone: 250-537-9144

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Submissions from the public regarding the proposed budget must be delivered to: Islands Trust Council Attention: Treasurer #200-1627 Fort Street Victoria, BC V8R 1H8 OR Fax: (250) 405-5155 OR E-mail at: budget2012@islandstrust.bc.ca If you want your submission to be considered as part of the Financial Planning Committee’s budget recommendation to Trust Council, and you want it to be in the public Trust Council meeting package and posted to the website, your submission must be received by NOON FRIDAY February 10. Later submissions will be accepted until NOON THURSDAY March 1st and be delivered to Trust Council at its March 6th meeting. ALL BUDGET FEEDBACK WILL BE PROVIDED TO TRUST COUNCIL MEMBERS

Price point is important for water taxi business plan continued, PAGE 1 “I am an accountant by trade and I guess, with my background, conservatism comes into play,” Tan Tompkins said. She added that different people have different needs but the survey highlights similarities. She said, “Even though people need to get to different destinations, they say that arriving in Coal Harbour is a good option since it connects them to the Sky Train.” Granville Island is another desired destination. Tan-Tompkins also has marketing experience and sees a lot of potential for Bowen Island. She said, “I used to work as a promotion manager and have seen communities that are smaller than Bowen Island become thriving tourist destinations.” Parker agrees and adds, “We are well positioned to access this potential.” Tan-Tompkins said, “We have the expertise to pursue the tourist angle but right now we want to find out if the commuters are going to be on board.” Parker clarified, “The regular customers need to pay for the basics. If the commuter run operates at a loss, that doesn’t work. The whole business needs to hold together to make sure it is viable. In this survey, we are asking the community if it is willing to support us and the response has been very positive.” Parker also plans to approach businesses and the municipality to see if there is any support for the water taxi. “We are not asking for hand-outs but there are other ways. We’d like to see what the Chamber of Commerce could do and what the municipality can do. We’re open to ideas.” An area where the water taxi would welcome help would be the heavy fees for parking the boat at the marina. Tan-Tompkins explained that there are many options for mutual benefits. “If we do a proper marketing effort to bring in tourists, local businesses could grow.” Tompkins said, “We’ve even had some interest from contractors who asked us whether we could bring their people and supplies to Bowen Island.” Parker said that when he moved to Bowen nearly three years ago, having a water taxi service was an important consideration. He said, “I knew that without it, it was too long a commute for me. And everyone missed it when the water taxi went out of service.” He added that for many tourists who stay downtown and don’t have a car, Bowen Island is not easily accessible. But the price point is an important consideration. “BC Ferries gets people off the island for free but they are heavily subsidized by tax payers. It’s impossible to compete with free,” said Parker. “In the survey, we asked how much people are willing to pay and some responded by saying $7 for a return trip. But we have to be realistic. The reason to take the water taxi is not the price, it is speed, convenience.” That is why the group has suggested the name Bowen Express. For Parker, it takes around two hours one way if he takes the ferry and drives to work downtown. Tan-Tompkins said, “For me, the commute takes three hours for both ways if I take the ferry.

John Parker, Shirley Tan-Tompkins and Neil Tompkins are exploring the feasibility of a water taxi for communters. They know that the 7:30 and 8:30 a.m. ferries are always at capacity. Parker said, “We look at all the people who sit in their cars in the ferry lineup and wonder what it would it take to get them on the water taxi.” Susanne Martin photo That includes lining up early to make sure I get on the ferry.” Tompkins added, “We moved here in June and now it has been over a month that Shirley [Tan-Tompkins] had to take the ferry. It really makes a difference to her day.” Parker said, “If you consider professionals who work downtown and whose time is worth more than minimum wage, a price that is higher than $7 is acceptable.” And Tan-Tompkins has crunched the numbers on the actual cost of commuting downtown by car. She said, “If you look at the lease of the car, insurance, gas, parking and maintenance, it costs an average of $29.65 a day for a Honda civic. And if you add the $26.10 for the ferry, you come to $55.75.” Tan-Tompkins said that some of the previous water taxi commuters are a bit “gun shy.” Parker explained that, in the past, water taxi runs have been canceled if there weren’t enough riders or if the weather was bad. He said, “That is not a great way to run a business. We would do whatever it took to get [the commuters] home if the weather was bad.” He suggested running taxis to the ferry so people wouldn’t be stranded. For Tan-Tompkins, it is important that the business is viable and can offer certainty and continuity. She said, “There is a certain price point that we need to meet. Based on the 100 respondents to the survey, 30 per cent say they are willing to pay the price range we are looking at. If you provide a decent regular service, the word is going to spread in the community.” Parker, Tompkins and Tan-Tompkins have many ideas on how to promote the water taxi but first they want to make sure that there is a market and a need.

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Dealing with food waste requires a shift in how we think about food This is the first in a series of articles that explore Bowen Island’s varied approaches to reducing, recycling and disposing of waste Chollat spots a grapefruit peel and explains, “I wouldn’t use citrus in a bin but when you put it into EDITOR the ground, every cubic inch has millions of bacood waste does not equal compost, in teria. In a limited environment like a compost bin, André Chollat’s book, at least not here you don’t have as many bacteria. If I had to use a and now. He thinks that the decision to bin, I would bring in soil from the garden to accelerban food waste from general waste later this ate the composting process.” year will require a shift in how we look at food. Chollat explains that citrus fruits have antibacteriComposting, Chollat says, comes from the latin al properties. He laughs, “A lot of cleaning products verb componere that means: to mix – it describes include citrus for that reason.” Many other ingredithe process where de-composition takes place to ents interfere with bacterial decomposition such as become humus (soil in latin), the organic comcoffee grinds, grease, sugar and salt in excess, flour ponent that allows new life to grow. and dairy products, says Chollat. “Composting used to be a natural process when a When the grapefruit peel is in the soil, Chollat major part of the food production was done around chops it up with the spade and says, “Even in the the house. Remnants of soil, it’s better to cut it food that were not utiinto small pieces.” After lized, would be returned spreading the compost, to the ground through Chollat fills the trench a compost bin or pile,” with about 15 centimeChollat said, “But today, tres of soil. He says, “If food is not directly relatyou come back in six ed to our surroundings. weeks, you won’t find It comes from a store anything but soil and I where it is wrapped in can start seeding and plastic, tied in bundles, planting right on top of moistened and ventilated, it.” prepared, pre-cooked, Chollat explains that refrigerated or frozen. We a compost bin attracts don’t know how it came unwanted attention from out of the ground, how rodents and ants but he it grew and in what condoesn’t have that probdition and location it’s lem when he puts the been produced.” compost directly into That kind of food is the soil. He said, “Rats not so easy to dispose of, and mice are not diggers Chollat says. To illustrate unless there are openhis point, he describes ings in the ground - they what a shrink-wrapped won’t show any intercucumber turns into est in compost that is when it rots. “It has the buried. Composting that André Chollat shows a pail of compost that consistency of a freezie way also does not attract and it smells so bad that he is ready to put directly into the soil. In six any ants but bins somepeople want to throw out weeks, only the soil will be left, ready for times do.” the whole thing,” he says. planting. Susanne Martin photo Chollat points to the “People recycle cans and soil and says, “This is plastic but food waste is more yucky to handle.” one of the techniques that can be applied. What you “Food waste is mixed in with material that takes do with the compost is a function of what and how years or centuries to decompose,” Chollat says. much you have.” The compost Chollat is taking out this cold winTogether with his wife, Anne Franc de Ferrière ter day does not contain any prepared food waste, - Chollat, Chollat has been composting for comin part because he’s already sorted it for chicken mercial businesses on Bowen for over 20 years. He scraps. He grabs a spade and a bucket filled with said, “At the peak, we had five tonnes of compost vegetable and fruit peels and heads out to a garden a year, now we have about half of that.” He points plot. out another place on the five-acre property and “I dug this out last year,” he says, pointing to a says, “This is a raised bank of compost that we have roughly four by seven-metre plot. “I’ve prepared buried over a 10-year-period. There is a huge quanthe soil and now it’s a simple thing.” Chollat has tity of soil underneath that is enriched and can be removed the rocks that will be used for a garden removed for planting.” path skirting the flower bed. He now digs a straight A few metres away, there is a pile of cut branches trench, about 30 centimetres deep, neatly piling the and weeds. Chollat says, “With this kind of material, soil on one side. He’s slightly out of breath when he composting takes about two and a half years. Rather is done and takes a moment before he says, “You than leaving this out to be collected for green waste, see, I can put the composting material directly into this returns it to the cycle of nature.” the ground.” He shows me the pail before dumping Chollat adds, “If you have access to a chipper, you it into the ground. can crush the branches. The smaller the particles He points to the stretch of soil to the left of are, the faster they decompose. But smaller particles the trench and says, “This is where I put in the need to be properly turned and aerated to achieve last load.” Spreading the compost into the trench, the proper balance.” SUSANNE MARTIN

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Composting green waste is much more straightforward, says Chollat and returns to the question of food waste. “Given the actual artificial approach to food production, and food consumption, composting also becomes an artificial means of dealing with food waste. A governmental decision to eliminate food waste from garbage collection may be a logical decision in principle if it is addressing the problem of food waste in a knowledgeable manner.” Chollat thinks that in order to deal with food waste, it has to be separated into natural food waste and prepared food waste as they cannot be composted in the same way. “If you buy ready-made food, you sometimes don’t know what is in there. There are some packages of food you could open in ten years and

you could still eat it. Just imagine how that interferes with decomposition,” Chollat says. “You can’t put everything into a compost bin and expect everything to be composted in three weeks. It’s not realistic.” Finding a local solution for food waste makes sense to Chollat. He says, “Since we don’t have a huge quantity [of food waste] on Bowen Island, it would be smart to have a pig and chicken farm. It could be an experimental facility under the governance of the municipality. The pigs and chickens would take care of most of the remnants. The best solution usually draws from models that have worked well in the past.” Chollat believes that a proper analysis of the community’s needs can lead to the best choice of composting techniques.

Places of Worship Welcome You BOWEN ISLAND UNITED CHURCH Rev. Shelagh MacKinnon Service and Sunday School: 10:30 a.m. Collins Hall Bookings: Helen Wallwork Minister of Music: Lynn Williams

FOOD BANK DROP-OFF

BOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Clinton Neal 1070 Miller Road 604-947-0384 Service 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

ST. GERARD’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Mass: 10:30 a.m. Priest: Father James Comey

604-988-6304

CATES HILL CHAPEL www.cateshillchapel.com 604-947-4260

(661 Carter Rd.)

10:00 a.m. Worship • Sunday School: Tots to Teens Pastor: Dr. James B. Krohn

LIBRARY BOARD VACANCY The Bowen Island Municipality and Bowen Island Public Library are seeking expressions of interest from Bowen Island residents to ﬁll one vacant volunteer position on the Library Board, which meets on the third Tuesday of every month. We are seeking applications from residents who are committed to the ideals of open and equitable access to information through public library service. For more information please call Tina Nielsen, Chief Librarian, at 604-947-9788 or email questions to info@bowenlibrary.ca Those interested in sitting on the Library Board are asked to submit a one page summary of their background, their skills and of their interests in public library service by Friday, February 17, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. to: Kathy Lalonde, Corporate Ofﬁcer, Bowen Island Municipality, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2, FAX: 604-947-0193 or email: klalonde@bimbc.ca

“Don’t be upset if you don’t get a Valentine’s card, there’s always April Fool’s!” ~Bernice Lever Send your Valentine’s Day message via the Undercurrent for a chance to win a romantic dinner for two at MIKSA on Feb.14th. “Midnight in Venice” will be a four course Italian dinner at a value of $100. Deadline to submit 50 words or less is Monday, February 6, by 11 p.m. The messages will be published in the February 10 edition of the Undercurrent. Best submission will be selected by award-winning poet Bernice Lever.

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GUEST EDITORIAL

What happened to the mail delivery person?

An artful celebration of public service PETER WING SPECIAL TO THE UNDERCURRENT

e’re fond of dissing our politicians, and don’t find them trustworthy – an Ipsos-Reid poll last year found that only 17 per cent of Canadians really trust municipal politicians. How delightful, then, to attend the celebration of our municipal politicians at the packed Cates Chapel on Friday, January 27, and observe the high level of esteem in which our politicians are held on this barnacle-encrusted rock we call home. Not only was this a celebration of Bob Turner and the work he did so conscientiously as mayor of Bowen, it was a tribute also to a number of his colleagues who gave countless hours of their time and many weekends preparing for council business. But it was more than that: it was a truly Bowen experience. Where else would the mayor’s terms be recognised in song? Where else would a political career be summed up as a performance poem? In what other context would an OCP be considered an intimate part of our life? Graham Ritchie was the charming ringmaster as a number of Bowen resi-

dents recalled meeting Bob. The stories usually revealed not only a curious mind full of wonder about our natural environment but also a patient personality who would always take time to explain to his fellows, from kindergarten through high schoolers to adults, how Bowen is constructed and how its natural environment works. Sue-Ellen Fast recalled Bob “jumping out of a bush” and helping her teach youngsters on a forest walk. Several had met him hiking, or seen him swimming around his adopted island which he knows better than most of us. A few worked closely with him in council; as Kathy Lalonde, the corporate officer for BIM recalled, “I can attest to how much of himself Bob gave to Bowen - unstintingly and unselfishly. Bob is my definition of what a true leader is all about - he led by example. He provided much needed leadership to staff when we needed it the most. It was a true honour to work with mayor Bob Turner.” A number of islanders were soaking up the sun, or otherwise unable to attend. Lisa Barrett, Bowen’s first mayor, said she knew how it feels to retire from council. In her email, she recalled giving Bob a hand when he was canoeing blindfolded at Bowfest. In her words, “It was

a case of the blind leading the blonde.” Musicians adapted well-known songs and we quickly learned to sing along. We heard musical offerings from Chris Corrigan, Pauline LeBel, Lyn, Emily and Everhard van Lidth de Jeude. Corbin Keep gave us “On top of Mount Gardner” to a familiar smoky tune and considered how the island might have fared under different Turners, such as Billy-Bob or Robert Turner. A panel game, “Identify the Issue”, saw Graham Ritchie moderating, Nerys Poole and Doug Hooper miming clues for Messrs. Turner, Frinton and Wrinch to recall some of the contentious problems facing council over the last few years. Lisa Shatzky delivered a passionate ode recreating her experience of municipal service: “Bob was captain of the good ship Bowen Island for six years and I served with him for three... and oh, those windy and wild and long Monday nights, what fun we had, what fun we had, I think I might miss them one day but not yet, not yet…” And the proceeds of the event went to support the Snug Cove House. It seems politics and volunteering are not altogether thankless tasks, at least not on Bowen Island.

the Island is 400% larger than when I moved here. There are those who would wish that had never happened. But it did. We have to deal with it, for it will continue. Whether we try to stop everything or whether we try to guide growth to our benefit is the issue. No change is nowhere. Carefully considered change, carefully managed, is to our benefit That is what we need. Let’s see what the new mayor and council will do. I have high hopes. Bruce Howlett

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’m afraid that Bowen will be divided into two camps: those who passionately support the prior mayor and council versus those who see new departures in the new council and new mayor. But we moved to Bowen Island for our reasons - and we want to maintain those reasons. There is always the feeling that a change in administration will disappoint those who are opposed to change. No, the reason for change, as the voters have clearly indicated, is that The Undercurrent is published every Friday by Black Press Group Ltd. All Advertising and news copy content are copyright of the Undercurrent Newspaper. All editorial content submitted to the Undercurrent becomes the property of the publication. The undercurrent is not responsible for unsolicited manuscripts, art work and photographs. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund (CPF) for our publishing activities.

new views are needed. That change will occur no matter what. It always has. Right now, I know few folks on the ferry. Earlier, I knew them all, by face or personally. Now, we are bigger, and I think better, and much as I would like to see everything stop, that is not in the cards. It is how future change occurs that is important. Those who abhor change are not in in ascendency. Those with a look for a new view are. Let’s see how the new mayor and council proceed. Let’s give them time to see where they want us go - and go we will. From my perspective,

s most of the island has heard by now, I am no longer your mail delivery girl on the east side of Bowen. For the past nine years, I have faithfully covered the route on Mondays and Tuesdays and any holidays that Ruth, the regular carrier needed help with. I was hired by Ruth privately, but paid by Canada Post. I now find myself replaced by someone who had no experience and also failed the map test - a test that I was told was required to hold this full time position with Canada Post. It all started at the end of October with the transition from box numbers to civic addresses. The complete and total chaos that the new delivery system created caused the retirement of Ruth, the 30-year employee. As her reliable back-up of nine years, I took a leave of absence from my other job and took over the route. It was a very frustrating time, made worse by the heavy workload of flyers for the parks and upcoming election material. In late November, the position of a full-time mail deliverer was finally posted and I eagerly applied. Together with two other applicants, I was interviewed and tested. I was told by one of the senior managers that I would most likely get the job because I would be awarded 10 extra points for my previous experience on the rural route. Unfortunately, later that week, I was told by my supervisor that neither myself or the other applicants had passed the French road map test and the position could not go to anyone unless they had. This map test consisted of a fictitious road system with French street names and the objective of the test was to find the most direct route to deliver five separate parcels throughout the area. I know every road on Bowen. I am a fifth generation resident, and failing or passing a map test of anywhere other than the area I knew seemed irrelevant, yet I was told the full time job could not be awarded to myself or anyone else who could not pass this test. I was told that I could continue to deliver the mail, for the next six months, but with no benefits and no guarantee of ever getting the full-time job. After the six months period, the job would again be posted. Needing stability in my life, there was no choice but to turn it down. Less than a week later, I heard that the position had been given to one of the other applicants who has no previous knowledge of mail delivery and had also failed the test, but is a good personal friend of the postmistress. I was also told that I was not given extra points for my previous experience. Yet Canada Post insists that the hiring process is fair and equal. If this were true, why then was I offered the six months job before the position was reposted? To date I have not received any honest answers from Canada Post nor was the misinformation cleared up. I will dearly miss delivering your mail, but I believe that in life everything happens for a reason. I realize that time is too short to waste it working in a toxic environment for a company that does not appreciate your talents, work ethic and overall commitment to your customers. I’ll miss seeing you at the mailboxes but won’t forget your friendly faces or the happy years I spent serving you.

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Off-road vehicles left deep ruts like this in the area of the Fariy Fen Nature Reserve. The Bowen Island Conservancy will take on the contract to manage the reserve and plans to put up signs to let people know where the boundaries are. Please respect the sensitive environment of the fen. Submitted photo such as Fairy Fen. By riding in Fairy Fen and other vulnerable locations, the damage you can cause is forever lasting. Please respect our natural areas. Directors of the B. I. Conservancy

A nearly ten per cent tax increase is unacceptable To the Editor

read in the Undercurrent of January 13 that staff at the Bowen Island Municipality are recommending a 9.9 per cent property tax increase for the first year of the 2012-2016 fiveyear financial plan. I understood that the previous council had directed staff to achieve no more than a three per cent increase. Even that exceeds the average Canadian wage increase of 2.2 per cent in 2011, reported by Statistics Canada. I personally developed, managed and was responsible for large municipal department budgets for over thirty years, and always met the current directions set by council, in close consultation with staff and community engagement. I never overspent the allocated budget. An almost ten per cent increase in local taxes is unacceptable. If I ran my personal finances this way, something would have to go or I would be bankrupt. I recall almost all members of the present council, as recent candidates, inciting promises of better business management for the municipality. But the first major discussion item is a tax increase

to which mayor Jack Adelaar is quoted as saying “this is not good news”. A finance committee may be a good idea if the recommendations are acted on by council. However, as Karen Blow, chief financial officer, has pointed out, the decisions on the five-year financial plan must be made by early April by council to enable first, second, third and final readings of the bylaw by the legislated date of May 15. I am counting on councillor Andrew Stone to defend Bowen at the Metro Vancouver level so we don’t get double-hit with regional charges in our taxes paid to Metro for large- ticket items that don’t provide any benefit to Bowen, such as the over-budget Seymour-Capilano water tunnels and filtration plant, the new sewage treatment plants for North and West Vancouver and Annacis Island, and the Evergreen Line, to name a few. I am also counting on mayor Adelaar and all members of council to keep their word, and vote down such a high local tax increase. Bowen cannot afford, in social and community terms, to become an exclusive enclave only for the wealthy. Bill Granger

ost of us have our major plishment while on the field accomplishments in life at Commonwealth Stadium in celebrated, attaining a high Edmonton during an actual CFL position professionally, being a good game. That would be Dwayne parent and spouse, contributing to Derban, who spent two seasons our community. But what about our while a young buck as a 220-pound more obscure accomplishments? ‘dude with an attitude’ on the B.C. I am likely one of but a few Lions. humans to have visited the town His accomplishment is obscure, of Pisa, Italy, without setting eyes rare and rather unwanted. upon the leaning tower, for examDwayne, who, along with wife ple. I was there with a former Andrea and kids Coby and Jamie, girlfriend, Sally Finter, a British are long-time islanders, was a spewoman, and we opted for the more cialty team member for the Lions rare experience in Pisa. in the late 80’s but, due to injury, We arrived at night and left the got a chance to be a starting defentrain station and asked where the sive tackle in a game to decide first leaning tower might be. A place on November 1, 1987. passerby said it was right Derban promptly went offslow around the corner. As we side in his first two plays as lane approached the corner I a starter. Teammates were balked, anyone can look none too impressed and upon the tower but it takes a Derban wasn’t sure he’d get rare bird to decline doing so, a third play. But coach Don said I. Matthews was the forgiving Back into the Pisa train stasort. The thing is he went and tion for a vending machine accomplished a good thing meal, an evening of talk with later, blocking a punt and fellow travelers and a night’s kicking it into the end zone sleep upon a bench, spending where a teammate fell upon 12 hours there and avoiding seeing it for the winning touchdown in a the leaning tower. I’d have surely 33-32 victory. forgotten it by now anyways. So Janis had her accomplishment Janis Treleaven, the amusing and first, a year later Dwayne and then highly-competent office staff/salesI didn’t see the leaning tower one person at the Undercurrent offices, year after that. The final one, my she, too has an obscure, and rare, wife Tracey Wait’s obscure accomaccomplishment. She shoved royplishment, was also in the late 80’s. alty. In London in 1986, two years I’d ask the exact date but she only before I did not look upon the lean- reluctantly agrees to this sort of ing tower, Janis actually shoved thing and I don’t wanna push it. Princess Margaret. She did not My wife stood up the creator knock the queen’s sister down, but of The Simpsons TV show, Matt she did shove her. Groening. She met him while he “I was on my lunch break,” Janis was in Victoria for a function and explains. “There was a crowd in he gave her his number and sugfront of a museum and I was trying gested she call during her planned to make my way through it. This visit to L.A. a few weeks later. woman was standing right in the Unbeknown to him, she was going middle of the sidewalk and right in down with a boyfriend. my way. It wasn’t a hard shove, but She phoned Groening when in it was a shove.” L.A. and they arranged to meet Janis was not, to her credit, horat a nightclub. The boyfriend was rified upon being told by a friend unhappy, naturally, and the upshot that she had just shoved Princess is she did not keep the appointMargaret, she had, after all, been ment. rather miffed. She did turn and The following year, out came The watch the Princess being helped Simpsons. So had she kept the reninto a motor car though and, as a dezvous she may have wound up peace offering, waved at her, smilwith the creator of a multi-million ing wanly. dollar earning, culturally iconoclasTo her credit, Margaret waved tic animated TV show. Instead she back. got the creator of these Slow Lane There is a Bowen Islander Chronicles. who had an obscure accomObscure indeed. Marcus Hondro

ver the years, few people have ventured near the Fairy Fen area, but this has changed. Some days ago, members of the Bowen Island Conservancy and a representative of the Islands Trust Fund, the two parties which will manage the new nature reserve for Bowen, noticed that the use of ATVs and other four-by-four vehicles has resulted in erosion of trails and creeks. This erosion will deposit large amounts of silt, which will, in turn, smother all life in the creek. There are many reasons for the fen’s reserve status. It lies within the only undeveloped water shed (Huszar Creek) in the Lower Mainland. The fen stores a large amount of water which is slowly released during the dry season keeping Huszar Creek from drying-up. The deep (up to three metres) Sphagnum moss serves as a colossal carbon sink. The varied fauna and flora are of great interest to many. It is a truly magical place. Have a look at http://bowenislandconservancy.org/our-work/fairy-fen-nature-reserve/ for details. Bowen Island Conservancy will be taking on the contract to manage the reserve. One of our first tasks will be to identify, for all to see, the boundaries of the reserve and we are optimistic that these boundaries will be respected and the fen’s ecological integrity can be preserved. In the meantime, we appeal to those who enjoy riding off-road vehicles to please consider the impact you have on Bowen’s natural surroundings especially very sensitive ecosystems

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hank you, Bowen. Thank you. Thank you. For Friday evening. To Doug, Pam, Nerys and Peter who organized the event, to those who attended, to those who spoke and sang, and to those who sent messages. With Cates Chapel jammed with big-hearted islanders, the evening was such a reminder of what a remarkable community we are. Onwards! Bob Turner

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Shauna Jennings recommends that parents model a healthy lifestyle. She said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Parents are very good at asking their kids if they brushed their teeth before going to bed. I recommend making it routine to ask them if they have been physically active as well.â&#x20AC;? Debra Stringfellow photo

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hauna Jennings is the community recreation programmer of the Bowen Island Municipality. The Victoria University graduate, BCRPA certified personal trainer and mother of two is dedicated to helping our community stay fit. Her faithful group of followers at bootcamp is a testament to her abilities to whip people into shape in a very short period of time. Jennings not only teaches various fitness classes, she is also active in her spare time. She completed two half marathons, is an avid soccer player, down hill and cross country skier, mountain biker and runs for fun. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I grew up with adults around me who were active every day. Physical activity has so many benefits. Life can be so full when you have the

energy to do what you enjoy. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m also a big advocate for having parents model healthy lifestyles for their kids. Active parents usually have active kids and that can lead to a lifetime of enjoying physical activity and prevent obesity, heart conditions, and other diseases associated with inactivity. With obesity on the rise, especially in children, this is more important than ever before,â&#x20AC;? Jennings says. According to the Minister of Health, 48 per cent of children and youth aged five to 17 are not active enough for optimal growth and development. Sixty minutes of activity throughout the day are required. Jennings is aware of these statistics and recommends finding an activity you love to do and to set goals for yourself. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It feels so good when you achieve them,â&#x20AC;? she said. Check out the www.bimbc.ca website for the fall/winter brochure or call 604-947-2216.

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Dietitian Ellie Mackey thinks that it is important to bring a more mindful approach to the dinner table. She said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Small, permanent changes we make to our diet and lifestyle can lead to long term health and weigh management.â&#x20AC;? Debra Stringfellow photo

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Looking at how and what we eat DEBRA STRINGFELLOW CONTRIBUTING WRITER

f its true what they say, â&#x20AC;&#x153;you are what you eatâ&#x20AC;? then Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d like to have a huge helping of what Ellie Mackey is serving up. She makes juggling numerous jobs, volunteer work and family life look easy. Dietitian Mackay has worked in hospitals, research settings and in residential treatment centres for individuals with eating disorders and addictions. â&#x20AC;&#x153;If there was one nutrition focus, it would be to look more at how you eat, not just what you eat,â&#x20AC;? Mackay says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Turn off the distractions (screens, phone) and slow down. We eat too fast and too much. Research shows that if we eat together with our children, we help establish life long, healthy eating habits and avoid the development of obesity and other chronic diseases. Skipping meals is a sure fire way to bring on over-eating later. Aim to spread your eating through the day. Enjoy a balanced

breakfast and eat every four to six hours. And remember, no one ever said dinner had to be the biggest meal of the day!â&#x20AC;? Mackay suggests some simple tips: 1. Eat vegetables, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Getting antioxidants from vegetables and fruits will be one of the main messages from health authorities this year.â&#x20AC;? 2. Avoid drinking your calories, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Liquid calories rarely sustain us as much as the calories we chew.â&#x20AC;? 3. Emphasize non-animal proteins, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Try being a vegetarian twice a week!â&#x20AC;? 4. Read food labels, â&#x20AC;&#x153;If there are trans fats or saturated fats in the product put it back on the grocery shelf.â&#x20AC;? 5. â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Unlearnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to like salt. â&#x20AC;&#x153;It takes time but your heart will thank you.â&#x20AC;? 6. Eat food the way mother mature meant you to eat it. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Fresh, minimally processed, whole foods pack more nutrition in their natural state.â&#x20AC;? 7. Move your body. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Active living helps us use the nutrients from food for energy instead of for fat storage.â&#x20AC;?

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eah Serna is a registered holistic nutritionist and owner of FRESH Nutrition. She is dedicated to living a simple and authentic lifestyle. A recent graduate from the Canadian School of Natural Nutrition (CSNN), Serna also is one of our local gardeners at the Ruddy Potato Garden, working along side with Kim Howden and Karen Shea. Serna is sensitive to the needs of her clients, aware that people have different body constitutions when it comes to food and is able to custom-

ize her advice. Her relationship with food is both sensitive and thoughtful, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve come to realize that food is much more than what you just fill your body with. There is also a vibrational connection that happens, depending on how fresh the food is, where it came from, and how it is all combined. Food is also brought to people in the form of inspiration: through music, friends, children and animals. We are all connected and nurture each other.â&#x20AC;? For more information about FRESH Nutrition visit www.freshnutrition.ca or call 778 - 231- 5234.

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Islander’s work reflects search for peace and balance DEBRA STRINGFELLOW CONTRIBUTING WRITER

eaturing new works by Bowen Island based artist/painter Georgina Farah, I’ll Follow You into Quiet, is the title of a forthcoming solo exhibition with Buckland Southerst Gallery located at 2460 Marine Drive, West Vancouver. The show will run from February 10 to 18, with the opening reception on Sunday, February 12, from noon until 4 p.m. Born and raised in BC with connections on Denman and Vancouver Island, Farah has called Bowen Island her home for five years. Her abstract impressionistic style combines her admiration for our rugged coastal land with her mixed cultural background. Her mother is from Philadelphia and her father is from Afghanistan. She describes her heritage as a classic east meets west blend. “I’ve been taking ferries for over 20 years and have spent a lot of time looking at the horizon, ocean, sky and land,” she said. “My Afghan heritage has always been an important influence on my life, but always from a distance due to the ongoing violence. I think it has inspired my work to search for peace and balance in the landscape.” Farah’s other influences include masters such as J.M.W Turner for his ability to create expression in landscapes, Rothko, a Russian American abstract painter, for his meditative colour panels and finally, Carravagio for his haunting quality of light. Farah’s work is warm with a pervasive underlay of opposing forces symbolic of the calm after a storm. She creates a certain atmo-

Georgina Farah’s work will be shown from February 10 to 18 at the Buckland Southerst Gallery. Debra Stringfellow photo sphere with her exploration of light that evokes emotions different to each viewer. Farah’s compositions are flowing and not bound by conventions of time, space and form, “I paint from my mind; it’s a continuing journey in each work, someplace new but familiar at the same time.” Farah has sold more than 30 oil paintings here on the island and this latest show of new works will not disappoint the avid collector of local art. For more information about the show visit www. bucklandsoutherst.com or call 604 922-1915.

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On the calendar FRIDAY, FEB. 3 • Youth Centre: 6 to 10:30 p.m. Free food, free movies. Drop in. • Jazz Night: Doc Morgan’s Pub, starts at 7 p.m. with Teun Shut, Rob Bailey and Jewel Maxwell. • The Breakmen concert: Cates Hill Chapel, 7 p.m. Tickets at Cates Pharmacy and the door. • Legion dinner: 6:30 p.m. Members and guest welcome. SATURDAY, FEB. 4

• Village SongCircle: 7 to 9 p.m. at Bowen Court. Come at no cost to check it out, fee is on a sliding scale from $75 to $150 for 12-week session. MONDAY, FEB. 6 • Seniors Keeping Young: 9 a.m. line dancing 9:45 a.m. exercises, singing and refreshments, 11 a.m. Robin Wall: Colour photography in the 19th century. • AA Meeting: Women’s: 9:15 a.m., Collins Hall.

• ‘50s Dance Party Cates Hill Chapel, 7 to 11 p.m. Fundraiser for Africa Village Project. Tickets at Phoenix and at the door.

TUESDAY, FEB. 7

• Bluegrass with the Lawndogs: Doc Morgan’s Pub, starts at 7 p.m.

• Bowen’s first Women’s Sound Healing Circle: 7:30 p.m. For info call Cheryl at 2057 or email cheryl. expressions@shaw.ca.

• Family Bingo Night: BICS gym 6 to 8 p.m. serving pizza and frozen treats. Sponsored by BICS PAC. SUNDAY, FEB. 5 • Superbowl party: Doc Morgan’s Pub, starts at 1 p.m. Reservations recommended at 9442.

• AA Meetings: Open meetings, 7:15 p.m. Collins Hall/United Church. 604-434-3933.

WED., FEB. 8 • Drop-in knitting group: 2 to 5 p.m. at Bowen Court. All levels welcome. • Post Partum Support Group: Meets two evenings/mo. (604) 947-2717.

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• Weight Watchers: Collins Hall. 6:15-7:15 p.m. Call 947-2880. THURSDAY, FEB. 9 • Youth Centre: 4 to 6 p.m. Practise with your band or listen to music. Free food. • Rotary Club: Business meeting with discussions on the club’s role on Bowen Island. Also information about the Rotary Foundation. The Snug Cafe- 7:30 to 9 p.m. More info: 604947-0935.

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ONGOING • Nia classes: Sun. 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the yoga co-op at Artisan Square. Tues. 7 p.m. at the Youth Centre and Thurs. 9:15 a.m. at the Gallery at Artisan Square. Call Carol at 9408 or Deborah at 2290 for info.

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for female, male, couple, kids, and Elvis attire. The ‘50s dance party is a fundraiser for the Africa Village Project Association, which has adopted Okaseni Village in Tanzania. For more information, visit the website at www.africavillageproject.org. Come dance those mid-winter blues away. Tickets ($20 each) are available at Phoenix or by calling 947-2811.

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Jive, twist and boogie ou can still get tickets to the ‘50s dance party on Saturday, February 4, at Cates Hall Chapel. This exciting retro evening will feature master DJ Cam Hayduk, who will spin the rocking hits of the 1950s. The fun starts at 7 p.m. and goes until 11 pm. It’ll be a whirlwind of finest ‘50s style dancing – jiving, twisting, boogying! There will be prizes for best dancing and for best ‘50s costumes

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AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783 Become a Psychiatric Nursetrain locally via distance education, local and/or regional clinical placements and some regional classroom delivery. Wages start at $30.79/hr to $40.42/hr. This 23 month program is recognized by the CRPNBC. Gov’t funding may be available. Toll-free 1-87-STENBERG www.stenbergcollege.com MEDICAL TRAINEES needed now! Hospitals & Doctors need well trained staff. No experience needed! Local training & job placement available. Call for more info! 1-888748-4126. TRAIN TO BE AN Apartment/Condominium Manager at home! We have jobs across Canada. Thousands of graduates working. 31 years of success! Government certified. www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-6658339, 604-681-5456.

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An earthmoving company based in Edson Alberta requires a full time Heavy Duty mechanic for field and shop work. We require Cat Dozer/Deere excavator experience. You will work a set schedule for days on and off. Call Lloyd @ 780723-5051

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PORT HARDY-Available immediately, working Bodyshop Manager. Painter/Bodyman. Competitive pay, benefits and bonuses. Also looking for a Journeyman GM Technician. Send resumes to Attention Cory, klassengm@gmail.com or fax 250-949-7440.

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LAB X PUPPIES, black, 1st shots, dewormed, ready now $300. 604807-9255 NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com Registered Belgian Shepherd Tervuren. Import lines. 1-250-392-5531 dmcyr@wlake.com

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STEEL BUILDINGS FOR ALL USES! Beat the 2012 steel increase. Make an offer on sell-off models at factory and save thousands NOW! Call for FREE Brochure - 1-800668-5111 ext. 170.

548 NU-WEST Construction Products seeks a key individual to fill the role of Customer Service Representative in our Richmond Branch. The successful candidate will be responsible for preparing quotes, orders and ensuring customer satisfaction. We offer a competitive salary to be negotiated, group benefits,and bonus program. Apply by Fax 888.853.5795 or email humanresources@nu-west.ca

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ACCOUNTING/TAX/ BOOKKEEPING

ACCOUNTING BOOKKEEPING Qualified, Experienced Staff. ROCKPOINT small bus. support. 604-541-9918, 604-220-6773

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GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine. 7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

THE LEMARE GROUP is seeking a Machinist. Fulltime union wages. Please send resumes by fax to (250)956-4888 or by email to office@lemare.ca.

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HIGH CALIBER CONSTRUCTION • Kit. • Bath • Remodels • Finishing Reno King Since 1972 778-837-0771

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EXPERIENCED DRILLERS, Derrickhands, Motorhands and Floorhands. Seeking full rig crews. Paying higher than industry rates and winter bonus. Send resume c/w valid tickets. Fax 780-955-2008; info@tempcodrilling.com Phone 780-955-5537.

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable. Rates. Different From the Rest. 604-721-4555.

MILLWRIGHT JOURNEYMAN BCTQ certification mandatory. Fulltime opening @ West Coast Reduction Ltd in Vancouver. Competitive wage and benefits. Email resumes to rpretorius@wcrl.com

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PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

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BEAGLE PUPS, tri colored, good looking, healthy, vet check $600. (604)796-3026. No Sunday calls BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies. Vet checked with first shots and ready for new homes. $1,200. 778241-5504. Langley BLUETICK COON HOUND PUPS, born Dec 1st, females only, $350. Call: (604)856-7316 Cairn Terriers: shots/dewormed. Ready to go to good homes. over 20 yrs of referrals. 604-807-5204 or 604-592-5442/604-854-1978 CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 GOLDEN Retriever puppies, born Jan. 7th, family raised, very well socialized, 1st shots & deworming included. Mission 604-820-4827.

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ACREAGE

LANGLEY, BC, 31.24 acres In ALR, flat land, good drainage, creek. 10 acres in cottonwood trees balance in mixture of pasture and bush. Qualifies for farm taxes. Older barn. Lovely building site for dream home. Drilled well, plentiful excellent water, designated septic field. 5 Minutes to hospital, shopping complex & indoor pool. $1,800,000. Call: (604)534-2748

615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY Steel Buildings STEEL OF A DEAL - BUILDING SALE! 20X24 $4798. 25X30 $5998. 30X42 $8458. 32X58 $12,960. 40X60 $15,915. 47X80 $20,645. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

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or the past two years, IPS has been sending its grade 7 and 8 students on a sailing trip organized by SALTS, and it is hoping to do that again this year. To raise the money required for this experience, IPS is holding a number of fundraising events including an upcoming movie day. The Muppet Movie will be shown at Cates Hill Chapel on Saturday, February 11, at 3:30 p.m. There will be popcorn, juice, and cupcakes for concession. Tickets are $5 each and are available at the Phoenix and IPS. There will be a raffle draw at the end of the movie. The prize is a package with two Tuscany pizzas, a movie rental and popcorn. Raffle tickets are sold outside the Snug Cove General Store this weekend and at the movie. Phillip Bement REAL ESTATE 696

ast year, I went on a weeklong trip with the grade 7 and 8 students on the tall sailing ship Pacific Swift. The experience was incredible. We did everything from climbing â&#x20AC;&#x153;ratlinesâ&#x20AC;? to helping out in the galley. We helped plot our course, steered the ship, and had classes about various nautical topics almost daily. At the end of the trip, everyone took a test about ropes, map charting, and nautical terms among other things. The entire experience was incredible and fantastic, and we welcome any donations and help to get us there this year! A fun way to support us is to come to our movie day, featuring the Muppets! Elsa Heath

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ave you been looking to learn a fun and easy Latin dance? Pamela Podmoroff of Urban Beat Dance Co.,will be teaching a special pre-Valentineâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s (PG version) dance lesson of Bachata on Monday, February 13, 7:30 p.m. at the Gallery at Artisan Square. Bachata is a sensual, fun, and most of all, simple dance from the Dominican Republic. Danced to slower, more romantic music than salsa, Bachata music is referred to as the blues music of the Dominican. It is a must-have-dance for a sexy Latin night out! No previous dance experience or partner required. The cost is $10 per person and a rose will be given to all women participating. Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t miss out on this exciting night out and try something new. Register with Bowen Island Community Recreation (at BICS) or call to find out more 604-947-2216.

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Friday February 10th 9:30 to 11:30 am

Circle Time 10:00 am . Story Time 11:00 am healthy snack provided

WHAT TO DO ABOUT KINDERGARTEN Thursday February 16th 7:00 to 8:30 pm Bowen Island Montessori School is inviting families from our community to join our teacher, Helen Davenport and Al Saagstaud from Island Discovery to discuss the other options for Kindergarten Registration for the year 2012/2013 is available

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CARS - DOMESTIC

1996 PONTIAC BONNIEVILLE SE good shape, lady driven, many new parts / tires. $1200. 604-859-0066 2003 Ford Focus stn wagon SE loaded. 107K. Winter tires. spotless aircared $3900: 778-565-4230 Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 2003 CHEVY MALIBU, 110,000 km., auto, V6, Air Cared, good tires, $4300 obo (604)531-3251

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OFF-ROAD VEHICLES

1993 Jeep Cherokee lots of work done on it, standard trans, power steering and locks. Asking 1650.00 OBO

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2003 21â&#x20AC;&#x2122; WILDWOOD 5th wheel, light weight, a/c, awning, slide-out beaut cond. $16,500/obo. Free storage till May/2012. 604-287-1127

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847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 2002 Santa Fe, 122,000kms, 4 cyl standard, exc cond. Air, FWD. $6200 obo. (604)710-8053 2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $8800 firm. Call 604-538-4883

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2001 Ford Ranger XLT 4X4 175,000k, needs some work$2400 604-830-7797 or 604-467-7598 2006 FORD F350 FX4 Diesel Lariat, full load. Leather etc. Over $10,000 in recent repairs- with receipts - Tires, brakes, shocks etc. No acc. $15,900/obo. (778)3224593 or 778-893-4866

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Family Bingo Night this Saturday, February 4th Lots of Prizes, Pizza and Guaranteed Fun! 6 - 8pm, Doors open at 5:45pm. FOR RENT: 1 bdrm ground floor suite in newer home, located mid-island. On bus route w/ vegetable gardening opportunities, mountain view with sunny patio, storage shed, full kitchen w/ 4 full size appliances, insuite W/D. Wireless internet & cable included. Avail.Mar.1 $775.00/month + hydro. Call (604) 219-6556 FOR RENT 2 bdrm. garden suite. Upper Oceanview Rd. Close to cove, bus route. $950 heat / hydro incl. Avail.Feb.1. 778-872-1979 For Rent

2 bedroom plus den. Long term. $1550/mon. Woodstove. Ocean view. Close to beach. Angell Hasman Rlty 604-657-1864

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Or email ka@bowenislandproperties.bc.ca For rent: Private 5 bdrs home, waterfront, amazing view, close to beach, on bus routes, fireplace and woodstove, office, playroom, 2 1/2 bathrm, private dock $2,450.00/mo + util. ennasus@telus.net FOR RENT: small office Seabreeze Building. Internet. Copier. Parking. (604) 657-1864 FOR RENT: Studio apt. between Village Square and Municipal Hall. Avail.Feb. 1st. References required. Sorry, no pets. 947-2944 FREE 4, 13â&#x20AC;? studded snow tires mounted on Honda wheels, 60% tread left. Call 947-2811 LOST - black leather gloves, Thinsulate lining, letter â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hâ&#x20AC;? on wrist strap. Lost in cove. Please call Glenn Milsted @2868 if found.

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Classified Advertising An effective way to build your business. Phone 604-947-2442 Sentimental silver drop earring for pierced ear lost on Jan 17 between the ferry, Snug CafĂŠ and The Lodge at the Old Dorm on Bowen Island. One inch long with hollow core and cutouts. Shaped like a tear-drop. Please call Joanne at 604-970-0037 or contact: catherine.soussloff@ubc.ca. Sunny, charming 1 bedroom self-contained house, like new South Island, private, ocean view. Washer/Dryer/Dishwasher N/S, no pets.$1050/month Avail. Immed.604-947-0527

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Last weekend, islanders came out to express their appreciation for the years of service of our former mayor, Bob Turner (see page 4). Susanne Martin photos

Encourage investment. Support training. Grow small business, right here at home.

We’re extending the Apprenticeship Training Tax Credit and increasing the Small Business Venture Capital Tax Credit. And that helps small business grow. To learn more about the BC Jobs Plan, or to share your ideas, visit BCJobsPlan.ca