February 4, 2011 Undercurrent by Bowen Island Undercurrent

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Bowen in Transition

Davies Orchard

Little lambs

How will we prepare for peak oil, climate change and economic crisis?

Heritage Association says Parks Canada would be a welcome home

The Black Sheep are nurturing a talented group of young Morris dancers

New owner, new plans for CNIB property MARTHA PERKINS EDITOR

erek Trethewey wants to honour the traditions of the CNIB Lodge by the Sea by turning it into a destination for people with disabilities and health issues. The Vancouver-based entrepreneur has “a firm and binding” deal to buy the Sandy Beach property, with the transaction closing in early March. He is currently working with a team that’s dedicated to sprucing up the building in time for an April opening. “I’ve been coming to Bowen Island for years; Bowen Island happens to be my favourite island,” says Trethewey, who also owns two other resorts, Cove Lakeside in Kelowna and the 60-acre Outback near Vernon. No major changes to the Lodge by the Sea are being planned. “I love the style of the building,” he says. However, “the building needs TLC.” He’s getting the walls painted, adding new carpets and changing the bedroom linens. He’s also improving the grounds and restoring the totem pole on the front yard. The dining room is staying the same. He has no plans to change the layout of the rooms. While there are some private rooms, most are shared and none of them have their own bathrooms. Trethewey says it would be prohibitively expensive to add ensuite bathrooms. However, he thinks potential guests won’t mind having the bathrooms down the hall. He said he was just at the Clayoquot Wilderness Resort which has shared bathrooms and charges $1,500. “It’s part of the character. Most of us don’t have an issue with it.” As well, the lack of private washrooms will be reflected in a lower cost per night’s stay. continued, PAGE 6

Michael Alexander

A raven is surrounded by a flurry of dancers in a performance by the Dancers of Damelahamid at BICS on Friday. Students were transfixed by the costumes and dancers, who draw on the heritage of the Cree and Gitxsan peoples for their dances and stories. More photos on page 12. Martha Perkins photo

Council sets out its guiding principles for national park MARTHA PERKINS EDITOR

his Saturday, Parks Canada is presenting to the community its preliminary concept for a potential national park on Bowen Island. Two days later, Parks Canada representatives will attend the Monday night council meeting. As part of the discussion, council’s national park committee - Mayor Bob Turner and Councillors Nerys Poole and Doug Hooper - is presenting a report to council about its “preliminary and draft guiding principles”. The agenda for the meeting states,

“the draft guiding principles proposed below are intended to be broad preliminary statements of interest that include some key concerns of municipal and community interest in the consideration of the proposed national park reserve. The [national park council committee] is not asking for council endorsement of these principles at this time.” Instead the council committee is recommending that council forward this report, as well as Parks Canada’s preliminary concept plan, to municipal staff, the Advisory Planning Commission and the Greenways Committee for comment. The two reports are also to be forwarded to the community national park

advisory committee. “The purpose of this preliminary list is to further catalyze the discussion and debate towards developing a final set of principles,” the agenda memo says. The preamble to the following draft guiding principles states, “Over and above Parks Canada’s vision statement for the national park reserve concept, Bowen Islanders have clearly articulated that the proposal will have to demonstrate that the national park reserve will ‘enhance the quality of life’ for Bowen Island residents and property owners. continued, PAGE 2

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Steep slopes regulations

Policy ready for public imput MARTHA PERKINS EDITOR

ouncil is moving ahead with new regulations that it hopes will provide better protections for people building on Bowen’s hillsides, as well as those who live below them. The public will have its chance to weigh in on the steep slope guidelines at a special meeting on February 16. The addition to the land use bylaw is intended “to better manage development within areas that have a high hazard for slope instability, landslip, rock fall or soil erosion,” says director of planning Hap Stelling. The justification for the steep slope areas is: “As the human population of the island has grown over the past three decades in particular, with it has come increased pressure for residential development within steep slopes and hillside areas. While these locales may lend themselves to dramatic home sites, they also present special challenges for the creation of safe, economical and environmentally sensitive development which can maintain the aesthetic qualities and environmental functionality of the hillside terrain. Equally as important, as conventional development within high-terrain areas ages, the cost to maintain this infrustructure becomes burdensome to the community as a whole.”

New development in steep slope areas will have to show that they will avoid unstable or hazardous sites and protect lives and property from hazardous conditions such as rock falls, storm runoff and erosion. Construction must also be compatible with adjacent development, open spaces and natural features by respecting existing views, privacy and access to light and safety. There are separate guidelines for subdivisions on steep slopes and a list of possible exemptions, including emergency removal of hazardous trees or emergency work to prevent flood damage. The new policies, which borrow from bylaws of municipalities throughout the Lower Mainland, require landowners to go through certain steps if they plan to build in areas that have been identified to have a slope of more than 30 per cent for a minimum horizontal distance of 10 metres. But all steep slopes weren’t created equally. The proposed guidelines recognize that a geotechnical review by a qualified professional may not be necessary on every type of slope. Rather, the guidelines provide the opportunity for the municipality to ask for the review should planning staff deem it prudent. Municipal staff decided to measure the steepness of slopes by percentage rather than degree because that is becoming the acceptable norm. As well, 30 per cent (which

Council sets out principles on national park

to support the operation of the national park reserve Therefore, the preamble Park Fees says, it is through this lens Bowen Island residents and that the following guiding property owners will not pay principles are viewed: national park reserve access Park Establishment or use fees (other than shortThe Parks Canada vision, term facility rental or campboundaries and features of ing charges) the proposed Bowen Island Ferry Access national park reserve plan British Columbia will will be clearly established ensure that BC Ferries will and the commitments to the offer priority loading or national park reserve prinassured access for Bowen ciples will be set out in an Island permanent and seasonagreement between Parks al residents. Canada and the Bowen Historical Uses Island Municipality. Parks Canada will commit Park Investment to grant licenses of occupaParks Canada will commit tion or permits to Bowen to a specified capital investIsland Municipality and/or ment for the national park community organizations to reserve establishment and allow for the continued use upgrade of existing park feaand enjoyment, in perpetutures (e.g. Davies Orchard ity, of existing Crippen Park Cottages, new/existing trails, facilities (e.g. baseball field, picnic facilities, other) Bowfest field, equestrian Park Costs ring, fish hatchery, bike park, Bowen Island taxpayers memorial garden, etc.) and residents will not (other Park Management than as Canadian taxpayers) Parks Canada will comsupport the direct or indirect mit to a Park Advisory Board costs to establish and operate structure to collaboratively the national park reserve develop the national park Municipal Costs reserve management plan and Parks Canada will pay, guide national park reserve through Payments in Lieu of operations after full consulTaxes and other contractual tation with the Bowen comfees, for all municipal costs munity directly associated with the Park Sustainability delivery of municipal services Parks Canada will commit to operate the national park reserve utilizing best practices for lowimpact (non- motorized) and sustainable Islands Trust design and operations. Proposed 2011-2012 Annual Budget Park Education Centre Visit our web site at: E-mail: Parks Canada will www.islandstrust.bc.ca budget2011@islandstrust.bc.ca commit to establish an educational and interpretative centre that offers programs and displays about our The Islands Trust invites input from the public on its proposed annual marine and terrestrial budget. Trust Council will consider your input during its budget habitat and our rich deliberations, before it makes a ﬁnal decision during its quarterly First Nations culture business meeting on March 8 - 10, 2011 on Galiano Island. and early settlement heritage. You can see the proposed budget on-line at www.islandstrust.bc.ca or Bowen Interests you can get printed versions directly from the Islands Trust ofﬁces: Parks Canada will ensure that national 1-500 Lower Ganges Rd 700 North Road 200-1627 Fort Street park reserve design Salt Spring Island, BC Gabriola Island, BC Victoria, BC and operations will Phone: 250-537-9144 Phone: 250-247-2063 Phone: 250-405-5151 continue to support and nurture the quiet Submissions from the public regarding the proposed budget must be enjoyment and rural delivered to: quality of life of Bowen Island residents, and Islands Trust Council support the growth and Attention: Treasurer development of Bowen #200-1627 Fort Street Island consistent with Victoria, BC V8R 1H8 Bowen Island Official OR Community Plan and Fax: (250) 405-5155 the Islands Trust Policy OR Statement. Overnight E-mail at: budget2011@islandstrust.bc.ca camping, if developed, will be restricted to To have your feedback considered by the Financial Planning walk- in, boat-in access Committee before only.

is 16°) was chosen as the starting point for the definition of a steep slope because that is the average among regional jurisdictions. Stelling says the guidelines are not a guarantee that all development will be safe in the event of such things as an earthquake or exceptionally heavy rainfall. “The intent is to mitigate the potential [for problems] but it doesn’t provide guarantees they won’t happen.” Councillor Peter Frinton asked that more be done to address the stability of a slope at its top. Councillor Alison Morse was concerned about putting too many restrictions on areas of relatively flat land within a steep slope. She was also concerned that the guidelines might put too many restrictions on landscaping projects. Stelling said “there’s a balance between what we ant to control and what we want to enable without control. We’re all struggling with where that balance exists.” “This is good government,” Councillor Doug Hooper said. It’s in keeping with other jurisdictions and mitigates risks. Mayor Bob Turner said, “We live on a steep-sided island, period. Bowen Island is a rugged piece of geography; those are the cards we were dealt and we all have to live with it. We all know of irresponsible development that has affected neighbours.” He added that until now the municipality has had no control over it.

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PUBLIC INPUT

National Park Reserve Feasibility Assessment for Bowen Island Open House Join us at our Open House to comment on the preliminary park concept for the potential establishment of national park reserve lands on Bowen Island and to learn about the results of the Economic Impact Assessment. There will be one scheduled presentation starting at 1:00pm. Saturday, February 5th, 2011 • 1:00-4:00 pm Bowen Island Community School 1041 Mt. Gardner Road, Bowen Island

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Peak oil, climate change and a economy in crisis – are we ready?

Please add your voice to the national park conversation BARBARA WAHLER ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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n the morning that Dave Pollard is to be interviewed about how Bowen Island can prepare itself for the triple whammy of peak oil, climate change and a global economic crisis, his car won’t start. Since he lives high on a hill halfway across the island from his rendezvous at the Snug café, walking to the interview isn’t an alternative. And so he does what Bowen in Transition wants the entire island to do - he asks his neighbour for help. May he borrow her vehicle for the morning? Coincidentally, since she is involved with the Belterra cohousing development, she too is thinking about how to create a strong sense of community. She willingly says yes. “It’s like an omen,” Pollard smiles, sitting in the Snug a short while later. “This is my own chance to practise Transition principles.” The Transition Town movement began in a small community in Totnes, England. (www.transitiontowntotnes.org.) How could the town transition itself from dependence on cars, imported food and debt to a community that is more self-sustaining? “A group of people had been studying peak oil, climate change and the fragility of the global economy,” Pollard says of the movement’s origins. “They needed to make their community resilient to these threats.”

Dave Pollard is part of Bowen in Transition, a group that is looking at ways Bowen Island can be more self-sustaining. By imagining what the future may be in the face of global changes, we can create the pathway to get us to the future we want. Everyone’s invited to join in. Martha Perkins photo They realized that they couldn’t rely on politicians to lead the process so they took it into their own hands to start the conversation - and the conversion. Since then, Transition Towns have sprung up across the world. Bowen’s next. A small core group - Pollard, Carol MacKinnon, Don Marshall and Mayor Bob Turner - attended a training session in Vancouver. Turner has been swept up by other initiatives (the national park debate springs to mind) and has been less involved but the group has been joined by Shasta Martinuk, Rob Cairns and Tim Kasasian. They are inviting all Bowen Islanders to a daylong workshop called Bowen in Transition on Saturday, February 12. Can Bowen grow more of its own food? Can we rely less on our vehicles and a gas-guzzling ferry to take us to jobs off the island? Can we change our behaviours so that we contribute less to global warming? “One of the big focuses is livelihoods for young people,” Pollard says. “They’re leaving the island in droves [because they

can’t find work here.] We need to keep them on the island so we can have a healthy mix of generations.” The issues can seem overwhelming but they are taking place whether we are incapacitated by our feeling of being overwhelmed or not. The key is not to feel you have to deal with those issues on their own - it will take an island to raise a sustainable community. For Bowen in Transition members such as Don Marshall, there’s also the need to engage the heart and soul as we take on such a large task. Pollard says, “We need to support each other to learn how we can cope better emotionally with the challenges we have in front of us.” Isn’t this a lot like the back-tothe-land movement in the 1970s? Sort of but not quite, Pollard says. Back-to-the-landers were concerned about their own selfsufficiency. Bowen in Transition takes a community approach, which is why it wants to involve as many of the existing groups on the island as possible. “We want to tie in with what other groups are doing because they’re part of

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the solution.” Bowen in Transition wants the process to be fun and rewarding. The visioning exercise on February 12, to which everyone is invited, “will enable us to collectively imagine Bowen in 2030.” The next task is to figure out the steps we need to take to manage how that future will unfold. “By connecting what we imagine the future to be with what we’re doing now, we create pathways,” Pollard says. But he also notes that this is a marathon, not a sprint. Just don’t forget we can’t depend on our cars to get us to our destination. The February 12 workshop is from 10 a.m. to 4: 30 p.m. at Island Pacific School. Register by calling Shasta Martinuk at 604947-2283 or email jshasta@telus. net. Space is limited so please register ASAP. There will be a follow-up visioning session on February 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. at IPS. Attendance at the Transition training on February 12 is a prerequisite for the visioning session on February 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. at IPS.

he importance of our decision about the national park emphasizes the need for everyone’s voice to be heard. The community advisory committee has been looking beyond our traditional methods of community conversation to find alternatives to make joining the conversation convenient for all. On Monday, February 7, we will be launching our “face to face” program. We are inviting all island residents and groups to host or attend a small-scale meeting and discussion. We will be looking at specific fears and hopes, starting with those that have been identified by community members and gathered to date. Our first goal will be to make sure that yours have not been missed. Then, through more in-depth conversation, we hope to shed additional light, share ideas and information and identify those that need the most attention before we can contemplate a vote. The outcome of these conversations will be brought back to our committee and included in our report which will be delivered to council and Parks Canada in advance of the vote. If you would like to host or attend one of our meetings, please contact Colleen O’Neil, 604-947-0232 or Barbara Wahler, 604-947-9872. You can also e-mail us c/o bim@ bimbc.ca . Meanwhile, the deadline for filling out the committee’s online survey has been extended to Saturday, February 5 at noon. Last chance to get in on this survey! Please go to www.bowenparkinfo.ca.

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f all things go according to plan, in my next life I am coming back as a child on Bowen Island. I hope I get to keep my parents and all my siblings, but instead of growing in a neighbourhood of pretty houses and not much going on, I want to grow up in a place that is so extra-ordinarily childcentred. This idea first got planted when I walked down the hill as part of Light Up the Cove. Being out at night was, when I was a child, something I wasn’t allowed to do very often. How magical. Then there’s Hallowe’en and Bowfeast and Family Place’s fair. Add onto

that all the dance classes, soccer games, afterschool arts projects, rec department programs, community school presentations... On top of all this, Bowen Island is still a place where a child can walk without too many risks (apart from the lack of sidewalks or shoulders on the road). They are nurtured by a caring community that watches out for them as well as indulge in their boisterousness on the ferry. This island invests in its young people gladly. I’m not quite sure what I have to do to ensure a youthful return to Bowen, but it would be worth it. Martha Perkins

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Why the rush on park vote? To the Editor:

f the information in last week’s Undercurrent is correct - Ottawa is not pushing for a speedy referendum on a national park; they can wait but would prefer earlier than later - why are we being forced, by our own elected officials, into a rushed decision without a complete understanding by either council or ourselves of the Parks Canada agreement? We all require time to digest and dissect the details and acquire a deeper understanding of potential impacts. I forwarded some of my concerns to the advisory committee. I’m led to believe a response will be coming in the near future. The concerns are as follows: The questionnaire from the community national park advisory committee is supposedly looking for feedback from Bowen Islanders. I find it strange that nowhere do I see a question regarding the process council is manipulating / forcing upon us. Surely this would be relevant information for the group to assimilate and pass along to council. Why was this information not deemed necessary to be obtained ? I guess this reinforces the widespread belief that the advisory committee is heavily loaded with pro-park supporters. Given this council’s track record of procrastination on issues that have concerned Bowen Islanders for years, that no member of this council has been elected on a mandate that included the national park and that the park is the most comprehensive and irreversible decision that Bowen Island Municipality will have to make since its

inception, surely the logical time and place to bring this issue to a conclusion is at election time in November. I’m led to believe that there is usually a 70 per cent turnout for elections (this may be the problem!) If Bowen Island, in the spring / summer of 2011 is such a desirable location for Parks Canada to expand into and make the commitment that they will be honourable custodians of the land for generations to come, then surely that same commitment would be as strong at the end of the year, or early 2012. Why this “rush to judgement? I guess one can only surmise that the “hidden agenda” would not be achievable if carried out in a proper democratic way. I have attended the three information meetings but have yet to see this council sit “en masse” in front of the people and answer any concerns. Are there any planned public question and answer sessions scheduled within this process, with the elected officials ? I’m presently in the “no” camp, not through an analytical conclusion but as a reaction to council’s under-handed manipulation of the democratic process. The “hidden agenda” is what concerns me. John Greene

Take heed of letter To the Editor:

ats off to Gayle Stevenson for her letter “Bowen Island works just the way it is” in the January 28 issue. Every Bowen Islander should take heed to this well-worded letter. Wish I had written it. Erwen Smith

Preserving Bowen’s forests with a national park and other myths To the Editor:

he rallying cry for those who support establishing a national park on Bowen is that it will keep Bowen’s forests pristine forever. Who can argue with that? Well, the facts, for one. Most of the proposed national park will consist of Crown land, now owned by the province of BC. Terry Cotter, a former member of council, has written that the two previous councils were assured by the province that there were no plans, current and in the future, to do anything with the Crown lands. Now, let’s see exactly what we do know about national parks and their development. From the National Park Act, a federal law governing the national parks: 1. The top priority (and it is only a priority) for national park lands is admittedly preservation; however there are other priorities, including tourism. And from history (what has happened with national parks in the past), tourism has been as or even more important than preservation, depending on the government in power (the governments of Mulroney and Chretien placed huge importance on tourism, as an example, and the results were extreme development at Banff and Jasper, to the point where a temporary development moratorium eventually had to be established). 2. Notwithstanding any of the stated priorities, Parks Canada reserves the right to do anything it wants with the lands contained within a national park. Taking Banff again as an example, resorts, ski hills and many other tourist-oriented attractions are obviously all possible. Desirable to some, perhaps, but hardly keeping the forests in their natural state. From the Memorandum of Understanding between the Gulf Islands and Parks Canada: 1. There are NO provisions stating that any development in the park must adhere to local bylaws 2. While a board for the running and development within the park, consisting of some local representation, has been established, it is advisory only. The park superintendent, as well as the province and the federal government retain the final say as to what happens. 3. It is ‘strongly recommended’ that Parks Canada be consulted for any development adjacent to the park, and adjacent is not defined. So they even want some control of development outside the established boundaries of the park. Parks Canada has stated that it is so interested in a national park on Bowen because of the proximity to a major urban centre. There WILL be development within the national park to accommodate the resulting tourism; Parks Canada has admitted that. From the Parks Canada website re the National park on PEI: 1. This is a small park, very similar in size to the one proposed for Bowen 2. Over 1/3 of the park has been developed in various degrees for tourism, including trails, roads, campgrounds, lookouts, etc. So, to conclude, if we keep everything the way it currently is, the province has given assurances that they have no interest in developing the Crown lands. If we establish a Park, there will definitely be an undetermined amount of development, controlled largely by Parks Canada, to support tourism. If everyone involved agrees forever on all issues, and that seems to be the going-in assumption by those who want this thing, then there will obviously be no problems. Life is good when everyone agrees. But if there are differences (but there won’t be any of those, will there? Will there? ), the government and residents of Bowen will have little to no say in what happens. Preserving the forests of Bowen in a pristine state? Hardly! If you’re going to argue for a national park, at least get your facts straight. David Chamberlain

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Heritage cottages would find welcoming home with Parks Canada KAREN WRISTEN B O W E N H E R I TA G E

rippen Park could play an important role in the revitalization of Snug Cove, especially if it were administered by Parks Canada. There are distinct differences between Parks Canada and Metro Vancouver when it comes to policies and priorities for park administration and Bowen Heritage sees an opportunity for making great gains in the area of the Cove. You may not know that for years, Bowen Heritage has been working under a comprehensive business plan for developing the heritage resources in the Cove. The plan involves all of the old buildings and landscape from the Union Steamship era. North of Government Road, that includes the Old General Store, the Boulevard Cottage, the Seaside Cottages overlooking Deep Bay and the causeway over the lagoon. On the south side: the boardwalk, Davies Orchard and its cottages, trees and festival field. Our plan would see all of the buildings restored so that they could be used by the community and tourists as a “heritage precinct”, connected with broad pedestrian walkways, lined with heritage plants. The walkways would wrap around the precinct, connecting it to the commercial area and leading to the jewel in the centre: Davies Orchard with its fruit trees, gardens and 12 magnificently restored cottages. We envision Davies Orchard looking much like it did in the 1930s: vibrant with picnicking families, children playing and couples strolling. It could be a focal point for gathering and a source of great civic pride. However, it has taken us 20 years to raise funds for just four restorations and the remaining cabins are now so deteriorated that urgent action is needed if they are to be saved. This is where the differences in policy, expertise and budget between Parks Canada and Metro Vancouver come into play. To be clear, our relationship with Metro has been a good one - the staff have been exceptionally accommodating and we have enjoyed a respectful joint management regime for many years. But Metro Vancouver has a regionwide policy that prevents any kind of long-term lease or licence being granted in a park. That policy prevents us from raising the funds

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needed to tackle the big job of restoration and landscaping. Heritage preservation and tourist accommodation are not part of Metro’s Crippen Park Plan. That plan envisages a “destination park... Crippen is designated as a multi-purpose park which should provide for a variety of active and passive recreational pursuits. In a multi-purpose park, activity areas can be intensely developed emphasizing service to large numbers of people.” That plan dates back to the late 1980s and yet Metro, notoriously land rich and cash poor, has not developed any area of the park thus far. Even if the budget were there, they do not have the inhouse expertise to deal with a heritage restoration project as large as ours. Crippen has consistently been the least visited park in the region, so it is unlikely that it will ever be a budget priority. That fact also needs to be considered when it is argued we will be overrun with visitors. Ultimately, the once important cottages sit derelict in the centre of our village. Weeds choke out the remnants of once glorious gardens. Vandalism is a major problem. People have stopped using the area because it looks decrepit. Parks Canada, on the other hand, has a mandate that includes among its top three priorities the preservation of cultural heritage. They have the expertise, experience and budget to do serious cultural heritage work and they have done so, in co-operation with community groups like ours, elsewhere in the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve. Community groups wanting to continue their usual activities within a national park can apply for licences of occupation -exactly the kind of security Bowen Heritage needs to raise significant funding. We’ve researched the policies and attended the meetings and this is what we think: Parks Canada is extending a unique opportunity. We can eventually revitalize the Cove ourselves or we can get some help! In addition, Parks Canada offers protection of our forests and drinking water and the trails we’ve worked on for years. Our community is called upon to decide what heritage it will leave for generations to come. Bowen Heritage sees the national park proposal as an opportunity unparalleled in our history, to create the future of which we all dream.

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hese are heady times for the Slow Lane Chronicles. The past three previous columns have each been about real things and each contained actual information. Do I hear a fourth? Not a chance. Actually there is real information this week and it’s about one of the bestest persons on Bowen Island ever, my neighbour and a personal friend: Sarah-Jo Lightbody. Though she is quite a small person she does not seem it and Sarah-Jo (“don’t say Jo-Jo for the paper though”) is big in the amusement department. She’s also cute as a button and knows stuff about toys, drawing pictures and playing with dirt. Oh, and Barbie dolls. Now Jo-Jo (oops, sorry!) spends lots of time with best friend Eliana, who also has a high amusement quotient, though she has no fondness for nicknames whatever and is good at setting boundaries around that issue. The two get on very well. Sarah-Jo also spends time with big sister Kylee (a.k.a. The Wiley One), a Grade 5 student so wonderfully bold that she was once able to routinely lock my son, who is a movable feast and not easily bested, into a shed. Kylee also enjoys chalking ‘Keelan and Ben Keep Out’ at the entranceway to her driveway. Anyhow, Jo-Jo (oops again!) has a Mom, Carmen, who she frequently uses to get her things like dinner and clean clothes and to provide her with rides to her many activities. Her father Mike is a great ballplayer and not at fault for his team, the Celtics, going 3-20 last season. Oh, and Sarah-Jo also has a cat, Boo, who gets a bit grumpy but means well. She gives cuddles to all of the above, even the cat, though one time I saw the cat scratch her, which clearly wasn’t much fun at all. She was mostly okay with it though. To get an idea of some of the other things she does I met with Sarah-Jo at BICS last week during the break up in the back where my son used to cavort, striking other children with sticks. This group of kids do no such thing but, under the

excellent supervision of Theresa Ewart and Kim Blomberg, they play nicely. Or mostly they do. The kindergarten kids were moving about trees and rocks; they dart about, have a chat and then move on. Some picked things up, like leafs and sticks and such, and took them elsewhere before putting them back down. There were allegations of a pine-cone being thrown and the appropriate authorities dealt with it post-haste (see Ms. Ewart, above). Sarah-Jo said they were “planting a plant inside the tree.” The buzzer went off and it was time to go inside for lunch. I sat at a table with Sarah-Jo and friends Astrid and Sadie, each of them in turn wonderfully amusing and nice. Astrid and Sadie enjoy sharing a good deal as each insisted that the names of other children in their class be in the story as well. “Could you put Jeremiah’s name in, too? Astrid asked. “Yeah and it would be really funny,” Sadie offered, “if you could put our teacher’s name, Mrs. Stephens, in the paper, too.” “And Alison. She’s really nice. That’s her over there.” “And Brooke and Avery and Macey and Michael and Caleb.” “And put all of those names in the paper.” I assured them I would do my best and we talked for a bit about the day’s lunch monitors, two great role models, Gregory P. NicollsPenington and Peyton Grundy. Sarah-Jo informed me that lunch monitors mostly just sit there but that sometimes “they help us open our stuff.” Then they got me to take my hat off and laughed quite a bit at my bald head and then told Eliana and others at another table to look and there was more giggling. Oh, and my favorite part was when I made up a word for blueberries and Astrid and Sadie said it was a funny name and Jo-Jo said I did it because “...he’s Marcus and he’s the funniest neighbour I ever had.” And you, Sarah-Jo, are the sweetest neighbour I have ever had ever.

Clubhouse fundraiser nears completion To the Editor: While as of the date this letter was submitted to the Undercurrent, being January 31, we have not yet reached our $110,000 goal for a clubhouse, the Bowen Island Golf Club is pleased to advise the community that a remarkable $97,900 (89 per cent) has been raised. We are confident that by the February 4 extended deadline we will reach our goal. A one-week extension to the campaign was required to accommodate those who are still proposing to be a part of this initiative and of course enable us to achieve our objective. The directors are committed not to allow the initiative to die as we are so close to the finish line. The directors are confident donations up to February 4, and some late pledges/donations early next week, will enable us to proudly announce, because of a tremendous team effort, that we made it!

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No plans to rezone institutional property continued from PAGE 1 His plan is to cater to the disabled and people with medical issues. For instance, last year he had back surgery. “I would have come over here to recover.” He’s hired Cindy MacLeod, who’s a nurse and lives on the island, as his general manager. The lodge, which has yet to be rebranded - that’s Bowen Islander David Youngson’s job - will be a kind of wellness retreat, they say. They would like guests to hire local wellness practitioners to provide services such as acupuncture, physiotherapy and massage. One room at the lodge will be renovated for this purpose. “We’re developing the business as we go,” MacLeod says, but the core of the business will be therapies for the disabled she says. Former CNIB guests will also be a

target market. For this reason, Trethewey says he doesn’t plan to change the zoning from institutional. “It’s our absolute goal to conform to the current zoning.” The institutional zoning for the property says “the principal use of the facilities will be as a recreation, training and meeting centre... related to the care and rehabilitation of persons with disabilities including overnight guest and staff accommodation and shared eating facilities.” Trethewey notes that zoning allows for accessory uses of the facilities for 150 nights a year. This is for conferences as education or training facilities or gatherings for public, charitable, cultural, religious, memorial, philanthropic, recreational, educational or entertainment purposes. There can also be one assembly use, such as a wedding, a month

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Derek Trethewey wants the former CNIB lodge to cater to the disabled and people with healthcare needs. Martha Perkins photo Individuals can book a room [but] I see it being primarily groups or individuals with disabilities.” MacLeod says, “because the CNIB had the camp for three months of the summer, that was their disability use and the other days they rented out to groups or weddings.” Youngson says, “to me the assurance is the model of the past 50 years. The intention is to carry on the type of use that’s been there. MacLeod says, “I’ve being working in healthcare for almost 30 years in a variety of capacities so I see it as a positive atmosphere to be in.” Trethewey says that aside from all the benefits of carrying on the traditions of the past, he thinks it will benefit the island economically.” He says they’ll be reviewing the operations of the first season in the fall, including meetings with the neighbourhood association.

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Park hovers over ferry marshalling plan EDITOR

Should council allow certain ferry marshalling ideas - such as development of the north side of Government Road - to be presented to the public for debate if there’s the likelihood that council will likely vote against those ideas anyway? That question from Councillor Nerys Poole was the springboard for a lively debate at Monday’s council meeting. Councillors had been presented with four ferry marshalling concepts by consulting planner James Tuer. These four concepts were winnowed down versions of the eight concepts presented to council in October. Nearly all aspects from all eight concepts were mixed and matched into four new potential plans which now have to be worked out in detail. Three of those concepts include the potential for development on the north side of the road. Poole, who has repeatedly said she’d vote against development in those parklands, felt that the concepts were skewed in favour of intruding into the park. One concept has an intrusion of 80 feet. “If the majority of council does not support the 80 feet, why are we putting it on the table,” she asked. But are all councilors against

an 80-foot intrusion? “I think we should be cautious about providing excessive council guidance,” said Mayor Bob Turner. The municipality has an excellent planning staff that’s come up with “two remarkable documents” of concept plans. “I’d be cautious about putting steerage on a process that’s unfolding.... The goal is to put all these plans on the table and let the public speak to all of them.” Tuer spoke against putting too many restrictions on the concepts before they were presented to the public for comment. “I think if you go that route it’s treacherous and has a chance of derailing the process,” he said. “To have a good outcome you need a good process.” He’d prefer that the options as presented be allowed to go forward “rather than micromanage us as to what you want to see right now.” “I agree with James,” said Councillor Cro Lucas. “We wanted all eight options to be brought forward [in some form as part of the four final options] and they’re all there. We should be looking at everything.” Councillor David Wrinch, who had his hopes for a loop road linking Cardena and Miller Roads turned down by council at the start of the process, said, “Nerys does have a

good point. If as a group we don’t want any incursion [into the north side] it’s only fair to tell planners that it’s something we feel strongly about. They may spend a lot of time drawing up plans we’re not in favour of.” Mayor Turner asked councillors whether their objections are so clear that they won’t be swayed by public input. Is there a chance that councillors will change their minds based on the public’s feelings about concepts? Poole said that she was prepared that night to say that she will not vote in favour of any 80-foot incursion into the park but she may consider a 30-foot incursion. “We’re talking about the optics of the Cove and how some of us see it.” She said that when you arrive in Snug Cove, the forest gives a favourable first impression. Councillor Alison Morse thought 80 feet wasn’t enough. Councillor Peter Frinton said, “to me it’s not a yes or a no. My preference is that the intrusion is not that much and I think we can achieve what we want [with less than 80 feet] but I wouldn’t say no we couldn’t do it. I want to see as little intrusion as possible but I’m not willing to put a number on it.” He’d rather have a mass of new buildings on the south side

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he Grade 9 class of Island Pacific School invites you to come to the annual French Bistro at Artisan Eats for an evening of Québecois dining and music on February 7 and 8. Following a tradition initiated by students in the early days of Island Pacific School, each year the Grade 9 class raises money to travel to Quebec. This trip allows them to experience for themselves the vitality of the French language in Canada, and the different cultures and traditions that exist across our huge and diverse nation. The Bistro is an important fundraiser for the Grade 9 class and a great way for the larger community to experience a taste of Quebec without leaving home! This year, we are very pleased that the Bistro will feature musical performances in keeping with the theme. On Monday night you will enjoy Pierre Beaudry and Teun Schut on guitar. Tuesday evening features the talented Corbin “Corbeau” Keep on cello. Songs and traditional dances performed by IPS students and faculty will help make each night special. We are grateful to our volunteer musicians, as well as to the owners and staff of Artisan Eats and Bowen Hideaway B & B for their generous contributions. Doors open at 6 and the dinner will begin at 6:30 on February 7 and 8. Tickets are available for $35 at Phoenix or by calling IPS at 9311.

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Bowen’s spirit rises again

nce again Bowen Island’s spirit will shine brightly, as the community comes together for the 2011 Spirit Festival in February. The local spirit committee is organizing a host of festivities, commemorating the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics and the local Torch Relay celebration. Everyone is welcome to relive the excitement and thrill experienced by residents and visitors to Bowen’s shores during international, national and especially, local events. As chair, Murray Atherton notes, “People have not stopped talking about that magical morning when the Olympic Torch came to Bowen, and when our entire community lined the streets and filled the dock before dawn, to witness a moment in history.” Thanks to support from the Province of British Columbia, as part of the legacy of the Winter Olympics, the committee is throwing a Community Celebration on Sunday, February 6 at the Gallery @ Artisan Square, complete with the screening of a film featuring Bowen as the star. The Spirit Rises, created by the talented team at Turtlebox Productions, captures the highlights of our island’s biggest party to date. On Thursday, Feb. 10, the anniver-

sary of last year’s party, we’ll brighten up the wintry night sky with our annual Winterfest, a cozy bonfire with yummy treats and delightful entertainment, held at Crippen Park in the Bowfest field. But before we head to Crippen Park, we’ll meet at the Bowen Public Library, the home of the Spirit of the Flame sculpture. From there, the Black Sheep will dance us over to the grand unveiling of Bowen’s new art installation, Corridor, commissioned by local artist Joshua Van Dyke. Other highlights of the Spirit Festival include the presentation of the awardwinning animated series, Raven Tales, and a carving demo on February 18, held in conjunction with the Cedar Stories project. For complete details, please visit www. spiritofbowen.com. The 2011 Spirit Festival is an event organized by the Spirit of Bowen Committee, consisting of members from the Bowen Island Arts Council, Bowen Island Municipality, Bowen Island Community School, and other community groups. The Committee acknowledges the generous support of the Province of British Columbia, and the Assembly of BC Arts Councils. For more information, contact Jacqueline Massey at the arts council, 604.947.2454 or admin@biac.ca.

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Salsa class makes for hot Valentine’s date

ll set for Valentine’s Day? Big plans? If you haven’t quite finalized all the details yet, here is another way to show your special one how thoughtful and romantic you are! Dance instructor Pamela Podmoroff from Vancouver’s Urban Beat Dance Company will be hosting a fun beginners drop-in salsa lesson on February 14 from 7:30 - 8:30 p.m. If you’ve thought about registering for any of Bowen Island Community Recreation’s partner dance classes, including West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing, Cha Cha or Country 2 Step, don’t miss out on this opportunity to see what these classes are all about. No sweetheart? No problem! Come by yourself or bring a friend as dance partners will be provided. Cost is $15 per person, or $20 per couple; at The Gallery at Artisan Square. To register come in to the recreation office near the undercover area at Bowen Island Community School. Call 604-947-2216 for details.

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In commemoration of the 2010 Winter Olympics and Paralympics, we invite you to join us in reliving the excitement and emotion of last year’s Torch Relay Celebration.

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Little Lambs are born from Black Sheep traditions DWAYNE MATTHEWS BLACK SHEEP

wayne here, “lamb herder” aka “computer guy”, Black Sheep, etc... I reluctantly attended a Black Sheep practice on a Wednesday evening at the Legion back in 2004 because of “nudges” from Sarah Haxby and Brad Ovenell-Carter saying I should try it out! I almost didn’t go a second time thinking it was awkward, strange and frustrating the first time. Now, it’s the best thing I’ve experienced since moving to Bowen Island in 2002! I’ve gained in many ways - I learned something old and traditional, became part of a supportive community, and have a lot of fun! Part of the appeal is that we are “ragged” and unpolished, and we avoid politics and being “too organized”. In costume we perform in public, go to festivals and “ales” in different cities, and have opportunities to get to know a lot of interesting people. Now we approach the 10th anniversary of the inception of the Bowen Black Sheep in February. One month later, March 2011 will be one year since the beginning of the Bowen Black Lambs! It all started with the group of families in Bowen’s Island Discovery Learning Community, for which one mother, Sam Knowles, organized a workshop on Morris dance by popular request! The workshop saw 18 kids from about five to 12 years of age learning a little general history (what isn’t “lost in the mists of time”), creating their own basic “kit” (Morris costume), and learn ing a few dance moves with sticks. We have a core group of six lambs who know three of our dances, and have performed at Bowfest, the Christmas Light Up on Bowen, and earned their first real “paid” performance at the

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Tir-na-nOg senior students and young adult alumni: Calder Stewart, Samantha Spear, Bev Rapley, Kailey Spear, Natasha Wehn, Katalina Bernards, Michael Epp, Nicole Gibson and Rachael Franz.. Also taking the stage will be Lyn, Emily and Adrian Van Lidth de Jeude; Iona Buchan with Joel Bravo; Martin Clarke; Sarah Haxby; Allice Bernards; Jack Headley; Lisa Shatsky and the inimitable Bob Doucet as Master of Ceremonies. Tickets are on sale at Phoenix or at the door, 7 p.m. at Tir-na-nOg.

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ir-na-nOg Theatre School and the Black Sheep Morris Dancers are pleased to announce that Happily Never After is back by popular demand on February 11. Are you feeling just a little weary of Hallmark holidays? And mushy love stories? Join them for tunes, tales and scenes of gut-wrenching, unrequited love; of love matches not made in Heaven; of love gone awry; of love gone out the window and never coming back! Performers include Bowen’s own Black Sheep Morris Dancers and

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MAPPING THE COVE – Want to know where something is in Snug Cove? Then ask the children at the Discovery Learning Community. They spent Monday morning mapping all the buildings and learning a lot about their home island in the process. Martha Perkins photo

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Dundarave winter festival in November! In January, we had our first lamb practice of 2011, and the plan is to continue every third Sunday each month at 12:30 at BICS. We had eight lambs this time, and plenty of “sheep” to help learn the moves! They even invented their own new ending for one of our dances. I love the enthusiasm the kids bring, and they learn the dances four times as fast as us old(er) fellas! All children on the island are welcome to join the Black Lambs. “Kids” from five to 100 years old, if you might like to swing a stick, dress funny, jingle some bells and learn a dance, come and try it out. Big kids meet at the Legion Wednesdays at 7:30 p.m. Watch for our next Bowen performances, at Winterfest on Thursday, February 10, in the cove, and also at Tir-Na-nOg for Happily Never After on February 11.

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FAMILY BINGO NIGHT Concession, prizes, bingo! Sat. Feb. 5 6-8 pm BICS gym FOR RENT: 1-2 BDR Lovely, bright above garden suite. Avail Mar 1. On bus route. Walking distance to Cove. W/S, DW. Fully fenced yard with view. Own patio & gdn area. Lg. laundry room with W/D. Lots of storage & pkg. N/S. Pets ok. Cable incl. $800/mos 604-230-2521 FOR RENT: 2 BDR apt in Village Square. Avail Now. References req’d. Sorry no pets 947-2944 FOR RENT: 3 BDR apt. (disability suite) in Village Sq. Avail. March 1. Refs req’d. Sorry, no pets. 947-2944 SUITE FOR RENT: Cates Hill 1 BDR, Private entrance. Walking distance to Cove. $800 + Utils. 604-220-2795

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FOR RENT: 4 BDR House in Tunstall Bay. Fenced front yard, close to beach and bus stop. TBCA membership. Internet incl. Avail Now. N/S, pets neg. 1 yr lease, refs. $1,600/mos plus utils. 604-726-9557. FOR RENT: 4 bdrm country home w h/w floors, deck, mountain view/acreage, large studio/den, near firehall. $1850/mos. Avail Now & Mar 1. Call Ira 604-638-9880 FOR RENT: Self-contained 1 Bedroom Suite in quiet home. Bright & New. Private entrance. In-suite w/d. No smoking/pets. $650/mos incl hydro, cable, wireless internet. 947-0507 HELPING HANDS Home/Business Cleaning Doctor Visits (local + town) Shopping & Yard Work Moving in/out 22 years experience incl 8 years with Vancouver Coastal Health on Bowen Val Gooch 604-947-2640 Cell 604-802-4365 Lance’s Recycling I’ll pick up your recycling and deliver to BIRD for $20/load. Kindling - $20 a box Call 947-2430 LOST: Black kids Sidney Crosby hockey stick. Black tape on blade - name @top of handle. Lost inside/outside library Jan 26. 947-2194 Truffle Making Class! Cocoa West Chocolatier Feb. 9 & 10. Limited amount of space. 947-2996 to reserve.

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NOT LOST - Hope and early occupancy FORE the golf course clubhouse. Please join our fundraising “drive”. Bowen Island Golf Club @ 604-947-GOLF (4653) or www.bowengolf.com and click on “Clubhouse”. SOLAR POWER Carmanah G1 - 10W Solar Power Panel, Power Supply & high-powered LED lights. Light your yard, work site,etc. New Cost $5,000 - Must Sell $2,000 obo.Email for photos, etc. medident@shaw.ca. Call 947-6988 VACANCY COMMERCIAL SPACE Location: Artisan Square, 569 A Prometheus Place Size: 400 sq. feet Available Now 1st Month Rent Free Contact: Audra Orring 604 908-0545 604-565-0750 Valentines + good chocolate = happiness Visit us at Cocoa West to improve your math! Artisan Sq. 947-2996 Open Feb 14th too!

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here is a growing concern about literacy in our society today. Approximately 25 per cent of Canadian children are not developmentally ready when they enter school. This means that a quarter of our children enter kindergarten without the necessary skills to be successful. There are reasons for this figure â&#x20AC;&#x201C; in B.C., families may not have access to early childhood programs due to geographical location or they canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t afford them (early childhood programs are not publically funded here and largely depend on parent fees). According to the Human Early Learning Partnership at UBC, our most vulnerable children are not poor. So what can we do to make sure our children get the pre literacy skills they need? Children who attend licensed preschool and daycare programs with trained early childhood educators have a head start when entering the public system. Early childhood educators are trained to foster all areas of the development of each child: social, emotional, cognitive and physical. All these areas need to be included in an early childhood program for children to gain the pre literacy skills needed for success in school. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not just about knowing your letters and numbers! So when Terri Shea, a speech and language pathologist for Vancouver Costal Health by day and president of the Bowen Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Centre by night, said she wanted to offer two evenings of training about acquiring language in early years, 15 early childhood educators and caregivers on Bowen Island said â&#x20AC;&#x153;yesâ&#x20AC;?. Shea says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;On Bowen we are really fortunate as our preschool and daycare programs have access to great support both through Vancouver Coastal Health speech and language services and also with Sandra Murray, a speech and language pathologist who specializes in literacy and practices on island.â&#x20AC;? Hosted by the Bowen Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Centre, the evenings were a great success and it was wonderful to see almost all the ECEs and caregivers on the island attend. As part of its mandate, the Childrenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Centre will be offering ongoing professional development. In the works for late Spring: bullying prevention skills. For more information: call 9626 or email: info@bowenchildenscentre.ca

On Friday morning, the entire student body at BICS was treated to a colourful and fascinating performance by the Dancers of Damelahamid. Reaching back into the traditions of the Cree and Gitxsan people, and led by elder Margaret Harris, the dancers delighted the young audience. Top, Margaret Grenier and Candice Johnson paddle their way to the front of the crowd. Above left, Lucien and Liam couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t keep their eyes off the dancers. Above right, Johnson follows a masked Raven Grenier. At right, Chief Janice blesses the cedar planks that Bowen artists Shane Tweten, Winadzi James and Gerald Morrissseau will help the students carve as part of Cedar Stories. Other guests included trustee Jane Kellett, Bob Baker and Lonny Hindle. Martha

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CLUBHOUSE UPDATE As we near the end of our fundraising campaign, the Bowen Island Golf Club is delighted to acknowledge the participants who, as of January 31st, have graciously pledged/donated $97,900 (89%) towards our proposed $110,000 modest clubhouse project. Late pledges/ donations received next week, beyond the February 4th extended deadline, will be gratefully accepted to ensure we meet, or exceed, our fundraising goal which will enable the Club to meet all ďŹ nancial obligations for the decision the directors have now made, to proceed. From this point forward we will focus our efforts on pledge conversions and construction. The community support to date has been phenomenal for which we thank the following: â&#x20AC;˘ Bruce & Dorene Russell â&#x20AC;˘ Mardy Duncan â&#x20AC;˘ Bill & Helen Brown â&#x20AC;˘ David & Janice Podmore â&#x20AC;˘ Jake & Judy Kerr â&#x20AC;˘ Dale & Conn Hewitt â&#x20AC;˘ Jill Purdy â&#x20AC;˘ Kevin Butler â&#x20AC;˘ Larry Oliver & Alison â&#x20AC;˘ Ken & Barbara Hallat â&#x20AC;˘ Ron & Gael Booth â&#x20AC;˘ George Zawadzki â&#x20AC;˘ Bob & Belle Sangster â&#x20AC;˘ Haig & Mary Farris â&#x20AC;˘ Jean Cleator â&#x20AC;˘ Cro & Sue Lucas â&#x20AC;˘ Mary Selman â&#x20AC;˘ Dave & Marg Witty â&#x20AC;˘ Peter Boronkay â&#x20AC;˘ David & Lis Hazlewood â&#x20AC;˘ Bob Miller (Irly Bird) â&#x20AC;˘ Garth & Midge Meeres â&#x20AC;˘ Michael Cornelissen & Gayle Stevenson â&#x20AC;˘ Neil Boyd â&#x20AC;˘ John & Anne Ayre â&#x20AC;˘ Terry Rollins â&#x20AC;˘ Dick van Aelst & Barbara Wallis â&#x20AC;˘ Peter Ross â&#x20AC;˘ Maurice & Doreen Anderson â&#x20AC;˘ Dan Vasiga & Cheryl Bailie â&#x20AC;˘ Murray & Anna Marie Atherton â&#x20AC;˘ Marilyn Harris â&#x20AC;˘ Doug MacDonald â&#x20AC;˘ Maryon & Jack Adelaar â&#x20AC;˘ Gary & Teal Ander â&#x20AC;˘ Jane Kellett & Charles Perrin â&#x20AC;˘ Mark Groen â&#x20AC;˘ Spencer & Casey Grundy â&#x20AC;˘ Bill & Nancy Edmonds â&#x20AC;˘ Pauline LeBel â&#x20AC;˘ John & Margo Anthony â&#x20AC;˘ Gerry Kirk â&#x20AC;˘ Primex Investments â&#x20AC;˘ Don & Chris Duncan â&#x20AC;˘ Richard Anderson & Carolyn Edy â&#x20AC;˘ Brian & Betsy Hodgins â&#x20AC;˘ Colin & Dale Forbes â&#x20AC;˘ Colleen Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Neil & Peter Moir â&#x20AC;˘ Harold Fraser & Barbara Reid â&#x20AC;˘ Herb & Emilie Paterson â&#x20AC;˘ Cape on Bowen â&#x20AC;˘ Ken & Audrey Shirley â&#x20AC;˘ Rick & Nancy Jones â&#x20AC;˘ Jim Walker â&#x20AC;˘ Michael & Joyce Catliff â&#x20AC;˘ Keith & Alice Ewart â&#x20AC;˘ John Pearkes â&#x20AC;˘ David Smith â&#x20AC;˘ Tony Grieve â&#x20AC;˘ Kathy Leishman â&#x20AC;˘ Steve Bellringer â&#x20AC;˘ Kenneth & Sheila McArthur â&#x20AC;˘ George Lyttle â&#x20AC;˘ Sunset Marina â&#x20AC;˘ Erwen Smith â&#x20AC;˘ Ian Henley â&#x20AC;˘ John Clarke â&#x20AC;˘ Ron Anderson â&#x20AC;˘ Tarrnie Williams â&#x20AC;˘ Peter K. Automotive â&#x20AC;˘ Gitte Kristensen â&#x20AC;˘ Tom & Dale Edwards â&#x20AC;˘ Gillian Telford â&#x20AC;˘ Terry & Sylvia Boss â&#x20AC;˘ Gord Campbell & Wendy Bower â&#x20AC;˘ Alan & Alison Morse â&#x20AC;˘ Paul & Beverley Webster â&#x20AC;˘ Alister Taylor â&#x20AC;˘ Clar & Sharon Dickson â&#x20AC;˘ Josephine & John Riley â&#x20AC;˘ Hugh & Jocelyn MacNeil â&#x20AC;˘ Bud & Penny Moul â&#x20AC;˘ Bill & Lael Hamilton â&#x20AC;˘ Hugh & Sally Freeman â&#x20AC;˘ Steve & Sue Hoffar â&#x20AC;˘ Tim & Jennifer Pardee â&#x20AC;˘ Dr. James Hogg & Dr. Wan Cheng Tan â&#x20AC;˘ Paula Hepburn â&#x20AC;˘ Hugh & Mary Matthews â&#x20AC;˘ George Bernard â&#x20AC;˘ Navroz & Mumtaz Bandali â&#x20AC;˘ Ted Benson â&#x20AC;˘ Shannon Rondeau â&#x20AC;˘ Braden & Norna Jolly.

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