FRIDAY DEC. 3 2010 VOL. 38, NO. 43
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A marriage made in theatre
A symbolic density bank
50 years a firefighter
David Cameron and Jackie Minns share more than a love for each other
Council comes up with a way to move density across the island
Lloyd Harding signed up when he was 17; the fire department says thanks
All Crown lands seem up for grabs as new park MARTHA PERKINS EDITOR
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here seems to be surprising unanimity about what lands should be considered for a potential national park on Bowen Island. On Saturday morning, representatives from more than a dozen diverse local groups gathered at BICS to come up with conceptual options for a park. They broke into five groups and each one recommended that most Crown lands be considered by Parks Canada and Bowen Islanders. The groups also agreed that some surplus lands would need to be retained for the island’s future needs and that it was important to find some link between the various proposed park areas. They also saw the island’s coastal areas worthy of protection and enhancement as parkland. “We want more marine areas - that’s what is special about this place,” said Sue Ellen Fast at the afternoon open house of her group’s discussion. Her group also wanted
green areas that would provide connectivity for plants and animals so they too could travel across the island. “We’re surrounded by a salt water moat so we have to keep all the species here.” Her group also suggested walking trails that would link natural points of interest to the island’s bed and breakfast establishments, as well as a high coastal trail from Snug Cove to Seymour Bay. (The latter idea was echoed by other groups and got favourable response from the public.) They feel surplus lands should be left out of the park and also left out a piece of Crown land where there is currently a radio tower and gravel extraction. It’s also the proposed site for a greenwaste recycling facility. Colleen O’Neil’s group included all Crown lands, Crippen Park and municipal parkland. They recognized that the land surrounding Grafton Lake is privately owned but felt the lake provided important connections between parkland. continued, PAGE 4
FASHION THAT MOVES YOU – On Saturday afternoon, Amrita Sondhi unveiled her new collection of Movement Global clothes, just as the Gallery @ Artisan Square was unveiling its new Gifted exhibit. To show that her clothes are both beautiful and functional, Saskia Gould of the Yoga Co-op and Christine Roocroft of Collins Hall Yoga did a choreographed demonstration of yoga. More photos page 8. Martha Perkins photo
Brent Mahood is municipality’s new CAO MARTHA PERKINS EDITOR
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ast December, Brent Mahood arrived on Bowen Island as the municipality’s new director of engineering and operations. Eight months later, the municipality’s chief administrative officer
resigned and Mahood was asked to fill in as the interim CAO. It was a steep learning curve for Mahood, who did double duty throughout the summer and fall. On Monday night, council rewarded him for his dedication, hard work and management skills by announcing that Mahood had
been chosen as the new CAO. Council is “quite thrilled” with the appointment, Mayor Bob Turner said at the council meeting. Everyone has been “really impressed” with how Mahood’s managed to fulfill all of his duties and obligations. continued, PAGE 4
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It’s humans who have to change, not black bears MARTHA PERKINS EDITOR
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oung people on the island seem prepared to live safely with bears. All students at Bowen Island Community School, Island Pacific School and the Discovery Learning Centre attended a “Living In Bear Country� presentation at BICS on November 22. Crystal McMillan, executive director of the Bear Smart BC Society showed a short video about black bears, and the problems they can cause when they get used to living with humans, and then quizzed the students about what they’ve learned. The main message is that since it’s pretty impossible to change bear behaviour, if you want to avoid conflicts it’s better if humans modify their behaviour. The video explored how smart bears are. They have incredible eyesight, although they are nearsighted. That’s why, when confronted by something or someone new, they might stand up on their hind legs and start sniffing the air. They’re not getting ready to pounce, McMillan said. “They’re just trying to scent you out.�
Bears will always remember where they can find a good food source - a birdfeeder, garbage can, compost heap, fruit tree, dog dish and grease-encrusted barbecue. “Their intelligence is comparable to apes,� McMillan says. “Once they learn something they can remember it for the rest of their lives.� Although they seem large and ungainly, they can run 55 km an hour and use their claws to open everything from garbage cans to porch doors. When McMillan travelled the island, she saw that many people kept their garbage cans closed with bungee cords or rocks, two barriers that a bear could deal with in seconds. The trick is to leave garbage where bears can’t get it and only leave it out on the road just before it’s picked up. (McMillan knows of one bear that showed up every week just before a garbage truck made its rounds.) The only things that will protect livestock from a bear are electric fences and dogs. “We can’t stop them from coming here or teaching them new behaviour but we can modify what we do,� she said. “You guys are the number one wildlife managers on your island.� It’s essential that bears do not
What do you do when a bear moves into your neighbourhood? Well, it’s important to know your neighbour so you can adapt your behaviour to avoid conflict. Jan and Dave Mackey photo become habituated with humans. “When bears become accustomed to human food they can become dangerous. But usually it’s the bear that ends up dead.� When conservation officers are called to deal with a nuisance bear, the bear will be killed if it’s felt that the bear has lost its wariness of being
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tact, which is deemed as confrontational, and slowly back away. “Bears will take a couple of minutes to access if you’re a danger,� McMillan said. “If it sees you, it will take a look at what you’re doing.� For more information about what people can do to reduce the number of nuisance bears, go to www.bearsmart.com.
Help turn on the switch for Festival of Lights ou are invited to Family Place’s 4th annual Festival of Trees decorating party on Friday, December 3 from 3 - 4:30 p.m. at the Union Steamship Company market square. This is a great way to show your holiday spirit while helping decorate our Family Place tree; we welcome
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Mad about each other Jackie Minns and David Cameron have a symbiotic relationship that works on stage and off MARTHA PERKINS EDITOR
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avid Cameron was four years old when he got the acting bug. It was just before Christmas and he and his family were driving through Chilliwack’s neighbourhood to admire all the lights. To add to the perfect Hallmark moment, they were all quietly singing Silent Night. “We got to the final line, ‘sleeeep in heav-en-ly peace...,’ and I went ‘Cha, cha, cha,’” he remembers. “I got a huge laugh and I thought, ‘That was nice.’” By the time he was 10 he was creating a theatre under his front porch. (“Head room was a bit of an issue.”) “It’s just the adrenalin rush you get” when you’re on stage and you can make people laugh, or cry, or believe you’re someone you’re not, he says. “Some people jump out of airplanes. I act.” His wife Jackie Minns didn’t have an epiphany but she did learn early on that she could use her body to, in a sense, step outside herself and create entirely new and whole characters. “I am a physical actor,” she says, having studied mime, theatre sports, clowning and improv, including time at the Dell’Arte School of Physical Acting in California. “It’s working from a physical base, learning how to hone your body voice and imagination.”
Imagine what the pillow talk is like when Kingbaby’s Jackie Minns and David Cameron wind down after getting wound up about theatre? They are in the midst of rehearsals for this month’s run of Mad Mabel’s Christmas. Martha Perkins photo Together they are a tour de force professionally and personally. They celebrated their 21st wedding anniversary recently and their theatre company, Kingbaby Productions, is in the midst of rehearsals for their classic holiday tale, Mad Mabel’s Christmas. They met in Toronto when they were both performing in His Majesty’s Feast, a theatrical dinner performance. Jackie had been born in Toronto but at 16 had moved to Vancouver with her mother. She started formal training the next year and quickly migrated back east. A lot of her work was in children’s theatre. David had taken acting at Toronto’s York University and, degree in hand, was getting quite a lot of work, including live theatre, television, commercials. He was in the founding production of Theatre in the Park. They fed off each other’s energy and creativity, becoming each other’s best audience. “We believed in each other so much,” Jackie says. Eventually they moved back to British Columbia and developed other careers that could fit between their time-intense but sporadic acting jobs. She’s a massage therapist who helps her
clients “relax into a quiet, blissful state of being.” He’s a contractor who one day got a phone call from a fellow actor who had property on Bowen Island and needed David to build the house. They were smitten with the island. Soon, David was building a house for them and their son Andrew, too. They found that compared to the north shore, Bowen was a much more dynamic and creative community. “Bowen has been an inspiring place for me,” says David. He is like a magpie, stealing bits of conversation and character for his plays. He wrote The View about an argument over a tree, its sequel A Womb with a View, and La Vita Grande, “a comedy without words but about 600 props” that follows the life of a couple. These plays were produced by their theatre company, Kingbaby Productions. (They chose the name because they like the way it sounds, and “it gives sovereignty to the most innocent and naïve.”) “We’re artists who want to work, not actors waiting for our next job,” Jackie says. “During that out-of-work time, we had the sense of play with each other and thought ‘Maybe we could just do our own show.’” Mad Mabel’s Christmas had its
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impetus in a story David wrote during detention in Grade 7 but adapted into Mad Mabel based on a character Jackie created. “I could come out with this outrageous character and he could structure a play around that,” Jackie says of their symbiotic relationship. “We imitate life. We’re revealing people back to themselves so they can laugh at themselves and cry at themselves and be moved.” They have a few other projects on the go, inclucing the possibility of touring with The View. She’s working on a one-woman show that’s a collage of six women. “They’re all aspects of myself but they’re amplified.” One character is a woman who’s going through the transition of a son moving away. (It’s not a coincidence that their son Andrew is in his first year of theatre school in Montreal.) Then there’s Connie Schlump. “Connie’s like Oprah of the new age and she brings God onto her television show.” David’s lucky enough to bag the role of God. He’s in the midst of writing what’s destined to become a new seasonal favourite, only this time for that second most hallowed of holidays, Hallowe’en. Dr. Acula Comes to Bowen
is about a recovering vampire who’s in the midst of a 12-step program to quit drinking blood. He’s the only doctor who applies to work on Bowen and finds a good way to put his vampire past to work. “He tastes the blood like a wine sommelier, sniffing, sipping and then describing the bouquet in terms of glucose, cholesterol and PSA values.” Of course, they’d love to have a theatre space on Bowen where they, and others, could mount their shows. A theatre would give momentum to all the talented people on the island. “We want our work to be part of a community,” she says. It’s why they moved to Bowen and it’s why they’d like to be able to stay here and pursue their craft. Mad Mabel’s Christmas, starring Josie Huskisson, Jackie Minns, David Cameron, Katalina Bernards and Tony Dominelli runs December 10, 11, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23. 7:30 p.m. at Tir-na-nOg Theatre. (December 18 matinee as well.) You can receive 20 per cent off your meal at Tuscany restaurant by presenting your ticket on the evening of the show, or 20 per cent off Tuscany brunch for the matinee on Sat. Dec. 18.
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Official Community Plan update
Where to put density? MARTHA PERKINS EDITOR
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Brent Mahood can scratch out the word “interim” on his nameplate. Council announced that he has accepted the position as the municipality’s chief administrative officer. Martha Perkins photo
Mahood’s leadership praised continued from PAGE 1 “He’s done it with grace and real leadership,” Turner said. “He’s always on the run with a smile and has lifted the spirits of staff.” Mahood went through a rigorous application process, noted Councillor Nerys Poole. The selection committee came up with a short list of four potential candidates who were all interviewed. The hiring committee put Mahood at the top of the applicants. Before coming to Bowen,
Mahood was the utilities and fleet superintendent with the City of North Vancouver. His responsibilities there included the management of water, sanitary and storm capital, development, and operating programs, solid waste collection and disposal, and fleet capital and operating programs. Mahood will continue to oversee and administer the engineering and operations department, with other engineering and operations duties to be shared, at present, with other staff.
here will be no deposits into or withdrawals from a Bowen Island density bank. Council has given up on the idea of creating a density bank as part of its updated Official Community Plan after accepting the advice of municipal lawyer Chris Murdy. Instead, council will focus on a more symbolic bank that has a maximum number of density units for the island, and it can track the number of units added and subtracted from that total. As well, council is changing language in the draft OCP. Instead of having sender and receiving lands for density transfers, the OCP will talk of “donor lands” and “density increase eligible lands.” Oh, and you won’t transfer density any more. You will re-allocate it. Murdy was at council on Monday night to go through the OCP line by line in areas where it deals with density. It’s a follow-up to a previous presentation that was in-camera. That private discussion outlined his legal concerns with the wording in the current draft. He also pointed out “operational concerns” with how the wording would be implemented. Council has agreed to all of the wording changes he recommended on Monday night. Murdy replaces the idea of a density bank with setting a maximum density number for the island. This is based on assigning density for all lots on the island, with each lot getting the density value it’s been assigned in the current OCP. Council still needs to come up with a way of tracking what happens when a certain parcel of land does not use up all the density units it’s been given so that those density units can be used by another property. The caveat is that the OCP identifies only three areas that are eligible to receive those donated units: Snug Cove, Seymour Bay and the Belterra Co-Housing property. “It should be a zero-sum game,” Murdy said. “Something has to go down before something can go up.” He thinks the notion of a density bank cannot legally exist. “The fundamental problem is there’s no authority for a floating density to be reallocated later.” By working back from a total number of den-
sity units, “you’re creating the ability to increase density in areas that are appropriate.... What happens on the ground will be covered by the land use bylaw. A lot of the [principle] can be implemented on the basis of actual applications. The concept is we’re using the OCP as an umbrella to guide but not restrict [development.]” Murdy added that, “development rights aren’t forever. No one can assume that what rights they have now they will always have. The OCP is to create some guidance.” Mayor Bob Turner asked, “how can we be assured that these designations [for donor lands, for example] are available for re-allocation?” Murdy said, “as long as we create wording with clarity about maximum density, we’re creating a symbolic bank. If the maximum density is set at a number, it wouldn’t matter if you reduced one area’s number.” He added that the concept of re-allocation as opposed to transfer is subtly different. “You could have density that isn’t coming from anywhere.” Later, Mayor Turner said, “we’re not going to give up on the notion of a density bank because it’s central to the flexibility we’re trying to achieve. We need to figure out the total build out of the current OCP so when we amend it, we can track how we’ve fallen below this cap so we can reallocate it back to the cap. The density cap has been talked about as a maximum. We need to talk about it as a minimum too. Staff need to do tracking of where we removed density and where there’s licence to add. We’re still sorting out the legal mechanism of how we do that.” As part of that system, in the updated OCP, Crown lots will be assigned a density unit of one. The density that those lots used to be accorded will now be available for reallocation. Donor properties were identified as all areas within a community watershed, a development permit area designated in the OCP, and any other area that the municipality, as part of its consideration of land use applications, considers to be worthy or protection and preservation. Councillor Peter Frinton said that coming up with a total density figure is not as onerous as it looks. Much of the data was provided in a report by Celene Fung several years ago. Staff have been asked to come up with wording about how to establish density caps.
Seaview trail idea popular continued from PAGE 1 Peter Arbuckle’s group felt all large blocks of Crown land should be included. “Where we perhaps differ,” he said in his report, “is when considering Crippen Park.” It’s a popular walking trail and off-leash dog trail and his group felt its inclusion needed more study as well as a management plan before they felt comfortable turning it over to Parks Canada. They also want more details about what Parks Canada would do with municipal parkland. Stephen Foster said his group felt “the challenge is that it’s not a cohesive park. We’re throwing the challenge back to Parks Canada to show us their plans.” They had a few hold backs, such as Crippen Park, until Parks Canada could explain what extra benefits the island could get if it was part of a national park. They also included Lieben lands and all of Cape Roger Curtis. “I know it’s not practical,” he says. “It’s [Parks Canada’s] problem to buy it.” Later in the meeting, it was stressed that as part of the Parks Canada feasibility study into the potential benefits of creating a national park on Bowen - likely part of the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve
- no land would be or could be expropriated. Any private lands would have to be purchased on the basis of a willing seller, willing buyer. The former Minister of Environment, Jim Prentice, said there was no budget to buy Cape Roger Curtis. In the question and answer period that followed, one man asked when Parks Canada would be seeking the island’s approval of any park plan. Councillor Nerys Poole says the municipality has a diagram of the pathway leading up to the community vote, which will be at the end of the process, on its website. Another man worried that access to his Hood Point property would be blocked by the park because he must cross Crown land. Bill Henwood, Parks Canada’s project manager, said that access would not be denied. Berni Claus noted that parklands on Bowen are currently managed by unaccountable forms of government. He said it would be good if one of those forms, Metro Vancouver parks, was taken out of the equation. Another man said that if much of the island’s green space is taken up by a national park, Bowen Islanders will need some private areas to retreat to. Ian Henley worried that park visitors
At Saturday’s Parks Canada open house at BICS, people were invited to share their thoughts on a possible national park on Bowen. Martha Perkins photo would not know where parkland ended and private lands began. “Parks Canada will be inviting people here and the people will have no idea what’s private and what’s not,” he said. “I’d like to see some protection for us.” Henwood said when a park is created, private lands are respected. Henley said “you say, ‘trust us.’ I worry about that.”
After the question and answer period, people were given sheets of red dots and asked to put dots on the various comments they agreed with. Some of the comments that received the most dots were bans on recreational vehicles and personal watercraft. A seaview trail was popular as well as protecting marine areas.
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The following are brief reports of items that council has discussed as part of its ongoing review of the draft Official Community Plan update.
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he current OCP allocates 224 density units to the single 600-acre Cape Roger Curtis property. The owners have approval to subdivide the property into 59 10-acre lots, which means the property will not be using up its full OCP allocation of density. On Monday night council agreed to municipal lawyer Chris Murdy’s suggestion that the draft OCP update retain the owners’ right to apply for the total density allocated to the property. That means that if the Cape Roger Curtis owners were to sell, let’s say 10 lots, they could apply for a new configuration on the remaining 49 lots. Owners of individual 10-acre properties are not allowed to subdivide their lot into smaller lots, however. “It’s creating an ability to consider an application that would not have to come to the OCP as long as density is not increased,” Murdy said. Councillor Peter Frinton congratulated him for “stumbling upon elegant wording that works.” Mayor Bob Turner said under this system, the owners of Cape Roger Curtis could apply for the density they currently have in the OCP. “Council is still looking for an innovative solution to at least part of the CRC lands.” The designation for the prop-
erty on the map Schedule C has been reduced to “R” which is 10-acre density. Swimming in Grafton Lake Should council have a policy that forbids swimming in certain lakes if it is unable to enforce such a policy? Planning director Hap Stelling doesn’t think so. “When you have policies that aren’t enforced, it breeds contempt,” he said. Councillor Frinton said it’s important to send the message nonetheless. Grafton Lake is the source of Bowen Island’s water and swimming should be discouraged as a way of keeping that water clean. “I see nothing wrong with having language that discourages things that shouldn’t be happening,” Frinton said. “We have a real problem that we live with in our watersheds. [The ban] should be there just as a signal.” Councillor Nerys Poole said that “we can’t prohibit anything in an OCP.” She suggested changing the wording to say that swimming, and the watering of livestock in lakes, is to be discouraged rather than forbidden. Other councillors agreed. Camping Until a discussion takes place as part of the national park feasibility study, council will continue to restrict camping opportunities on the island. The current OCP does not allow campgrounds for recreational vehicles. Backpackers and bicyclists can get temporary use permits on designated rural lands. That language will be retained.
Affordable Housing The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation sets affordable housing at 30 per cent of a household’s income. Resort areas in British Columbia are moving towards setting the definition at 42 per cent to reflect higher than average housing prices. The updated OCP will avoid using a formal definition, however, because councillors do not want any form of an income test to be included. Tim Wake, of the island’s affordable housing working group, agreed. “If you’re not income testing, there’s little use having a threshold,” he told council. The percentage figures are only meant as a guide but are not necessary in the OCP. Accessory dwellings Council accepted Stelling’s recommendation not to include accessory buildings in the OCP update. There are no land use policies in place that allow housing units attached to buildings on the same lot. Councillor Alison Morse disagreed with leaving it out. “Why wouldn’t we leave in enabling language?” There’s a chance that council will come up with policies during the lifetime of the update. Councillor Peter Frinton said, “It’s a discussion that should come forward but it’s a big undertaking. Pender Island did this and that led to other issues. It’s a big philosophical issue.” Morse replied that “it’s only a big issue for some people around the table.”
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elterra is starting to look and feel a lot like a community. More than a dozen people, ranging in age from children to seniors, filled up the municipal council chambers on Monday night to show their support for Roger McGillivray and Stephanie Legg’s presentation to council. They were all members of Belterra Co-housing, a development planned for the hill overlooking Island Pacific School, that creates its own neighbourhood. “Effectively,” McGillivray said, they and the 10 other households that have become equity members of Belterra have become “the developer, owner and future residents. We manage ourselves and make decisions together for the good of the larger group.” There are also 10 associate members. As a group, they will be working out the design of the cluster of housing plus communal buildings and facilities. The current concept envisions five buildings, each with six to eight units, for a total of 36 units plus a community building and garden on five acres of the 10-acre property. The other five acres, including land on the banks of Terminal Creek would be donated to the public. “We’re all lovers of the natural environment and worried about our impact,” McGillivray said. He’s been working with property owners in the area to come up with a concept that pleases everyone. He’s also been very involved
Roger McGillivray says Belterra is a new model for Bowen. File photo/Martha Perkins
in the Official Community Plan update, which formally recognizes Belterra and assigns it the right to allow greater density. Now Belterra is almost ready for the next step - a formal rezoning application, which will likely come in February. Belterra has hired local planning consultant Andy Beaird to work on the plan through construction with Ronaye Matthew of Co-housing Development Consultants. Beaird sees Belterra as “a timely and inspired evolution” of housing on the island. Councillor Cro Lucas congratulated McGillivray and Legg for the project. Their 20-year commitment to developing the land wisely “shows guts and determination... I really look forward to this moving ahead.”
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Request for Expressions of Interest Building Inspection for Bowen Island Municipality
Due to the impending retirement of the Building Inspector in the Spring of 2011, Bowen Island Municipality is seeking Expressions of Interest from qualified individuals who are interested in serving as a part-time Building Inspector. As Building Inspector, you will perform inspections, regulatory, and enforcement work related to building construction and current trade practices. At the present time, and in the foreseeable future, it is anticipated that there will be a requirement for two days work per week. The Building Inspector must also have: • the ability to read plans & specifications; • possession of a Carpentry TQ and/or Diploma in Building Technology or education & experience in a related field; • effective communication skills, both orally and in writing; and • possession of a valid BC driver’s license and the ability to provide their own transportation in return for reimbursement according to BIM’s travel policy. Prior experience in a municipal inspector’s role and BC Building Officials Association certification would be considered an asset. Expressions of Interest in this position should identify the applicant’s qualifications and whether he/ she seeks to provide this service as a contractor or part-time municipal staff along with compensation expectations. Specific questions related to this request may be addressed to Hap Stelling, MCIP, Director of Planning for BIM at hstelling@bimbc.ca or 604-947-4255. The Municipality would like to establish a transition process to ensure that Building Inspection services are delivered seamlessly and therefore the deadline for receipt of the Expressions of Interest is the close of business on December 15, 2010. Thank you for your interest in Bowen Island Municipality.
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here is a trick to doing your Christmas shopping in a community where there are no big box stores that offer endless choices and selection. When you’re making up your list of who to buy for, try to keep an open mind about what you’re going to get them. If you’re too specific then it will likely be impossible to find what you want on Bowen Island. Instead, visit the local stores first and see what they have to offer. Is there something in the store that someone on your list will like? Then, after giving Bowen businesses – and the plethora of craft sales and fundraisers – a try, you can take the ferry to the stores in town to finish off your list. That’s the irony about big box stores, and built-up retail areas. So many people on Bowen say they don’t want them here and yet that is where they spend most of their disposable income. By not spending money on the island, Bowen Islanders make it very difficult for businesses here to survive. And yet having those small, owner-operated stores and restaurants on the island is one of the things that give Bowen its charm, people say.
You can’t have it both ways. You can’t expect Bowen Island to survive as a functioning, thriving community if you don’t invest. Of course, the other argument is that things are more expensive here. It’s not just businesses that are hurting. Many people don’t have the job security, or the hours, or the pay that they had a couple of years ago. They need to make their dollars stretch. But remember that business owners have to pay ferry fares to get goods to the island, and with less volume of sales, they can’t offer the deeper discounts. And when consumers add in the amount of money they have to spend on the ferry, and gas, and time finding parking in crazy mall parking lots, they are often not saving much money. I once interviewed a store owner at his going-out-of-business sale. He was the second generation owner, and the store was perfectly geared to the needs of the community. And yet he couldn’t make a go of it. He said he could compete on prices with stores in the city, he could compete on value, but what he couldn’t compete with was the entertainment value of
loading the kids in the car and driving to the retail giants an hour and a half away. Families could treat the excursion as a mini holiday, a chance to get out of town, indulge in the forbidden pleasures of fast food, and fill up their vehicles with enough supplies to last them for a month. It’s a mantra that is repeated so often that people stop listening, but we will lose so much on Bowen Island if businesses have to close here. We will lose the opportunity to save ferry fare every time we need something. We will lose jobs for people who don’t want to commute off island. We will lose donors of prizes to all of our fundraising events. We will lose from our tax base. Maybe you should try to turn a Saturday afternoon into a mini holiday on Bowen Island. Park your car in the Cove, or at Artisan Square, and wander into all of those stores you usually rush by on your way to someplace else. You might be surprised at what you find so don’t forget to bring your list. Martha Perkins
Bowen needs jobs more than a new park To the Editor:
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t is not difficult to pick holes in Parks Canada’s “vision” for a possible national park on Bowen Island. It is so easy, in fact, that I cannot help but wonder why any of it meets with any acceptance whatsoever. To borrow from another party the “pious boilerplate” contained in the “vision” could well refer to the hundreds of acres already dedicated to parkland on Bowen Island or in Stanley Park or Pacific Spirit Park, all of which are under-utilized. The majority of people entering Stanley Park do so to use the Sea Wall, the aquarium, and various other man-made amenities, not just to saunter through the existing almost-vacant trails to enjoy the “rich ecological refuge for nature.” They go there to see the harbour, the cruise ships, the totem poles, a lot from the comfort of their cars. Or they go there to exercise on bicycles or on foot all of which can be done without coming to Bowen Island. Why is council spending so much time and energy working with Parks Canada to get something we already have in abundance? Shouldn’t they be spending more time on what Bowen Island really needs? What Bowen Island really needs is jobs. Bowen Island really needs affordable housing for the people that really need the jobs. Bowen Island really needs seniors housing. Without these Bowen Island will continue to decay into the “backwater” as it has been doing for many years. Rise up, citizens. Let not the wishes of a few councillors frustrated by their own inability to turn Cape Roger Curtis into their namesake playground plan the forlorn destiny of this island. Voice an opinion that will enhance the character of this island. It is great to love green space, but isn’t miles and miles of square miles of greenery enough? R. Gerry Sear
How will plan affect traffic flow? This letter was first sent to Bowen Island mayor, councillors and CAO. Your worship and councillors,
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was very interested in attending the November 8 council meeting as it dealt with the ferry marshalling. Each of the eight schemes had a leitmotiv of automobiles and revitalization of the Cove. I left elated, the wish of the sustainability committee had been granted: Bowen Island no longer needed supplies from the mainland. Looking up in the dictionary, the word marshalling comes from the French Canadian expression “marcher en ligne”: a marshal arranges the order of marching in a parade. A parade has two components, the stacking of participants
and the seamless flow of the parade itself. The only request from BC Ferries was that the flow of traffic remains uninterrupted. Many of us have followed large trucks with stickers reminding “caution, this vehicle makes wide turns”. So why has the presentation not included any modeling of the impact of each scheme on the traffic flow, onloading and offloading of a parade of every conceivable vehicle? As the present ferry marshalling traffic follows the path of an arrow it is the most efficient one. And since Snug Cove will always be the ferry marshalling corridor, I wonder if the omission of the impact modeling of traffic was only an oversight. Sincerely yours, Anne Franc de Ferrière - Chollat
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Rudolph is waiting to get you home safely this weekend To the Editor:
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ew would argue that no one should commit to excessive physical exercise without proper training and warm up. Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer is no exception. With only 22 nights before he takes flight with Santa Claus, precious little time remains to get him in game shape. The Bowen Island Rotary Club’s Operation Red Nose program is a well organized community service and is ready to provide a great service to Christmas holiday revellers tonight, tomorrow night as well as December 10, 11, 17, 18 and 31. Clients (drivers) and those with them in their vehicle who are either at a bar, restaurant or private residence, on Bowen, who have enjoyed “one too many” can simply call 604-619-0942 for a ride home.
The driver, the other people in that car and the vehicle itself will be given a “lift home”. What more could you ask from a complimentary service? Information on the service can be found on tent cards and posters in the Snug Cove establishments that sell alcohol. Try it, you’ll love it. On behalf of the community, I thank the new Bowen Island Rotary Club for agreeing to implement this Canada-wide program on Bowen and giving me the opportunity to volunteer my services along with my two helpers, Dorene and Jennifer. Just like our wonderful volunteer fire department, all Operation Red Nose volunteers are ready, able and willing to help those in need in the community. Merry Christmas from a wannabe Rudolph. Bruce Russell
To the Editor: Appreciation from locals for that which is Bowen Island tends to be about the lake walks, the Mt. Gardner climb and the community of like souls that reside happily in their cedar and glass abodes. I get the impression that there is a distinction between what appeals to locals and what appeals to visitors although there is considerable dovetailing around places like The Snug. There is little doubt that the Union Steamship Co. Marina appeals clearly and greatly to visitors; however, there is very little said about how much the marina means to us locals, particularly if we are head over heels in love with the water and boats. I would suggest that few people living on the island don’t like the water and who among us can’t get a little romantic about a beautiful sailboat? The Union Steamship Co. Marina, unlike all of the marinas on the Lower Mainland, is completely open and requires no elec-
tronic passes, no special keys, no secret passwords to go onto the docks and wander aimlessly among the beautiful sea going vessels. This is an unusual gift from owner Rondy Dike who could easily follow his fellow marina operators’ example and close the marina off to dock patrons only. When the sun is shining and the water calm there is available to anyone who wants to walk down the ramp an extraordinary visit to another world. The ambience created by the presence of gently rocking boats tied up at a marina cannot be duplicated anywhere else. It’s a wonderful place to wind down and then of course, you can always walk across the pristine lawns, also generously maintained for any locals who wish to relax, before heading home. I believe that not enough is said about the contribution that this marina provides for locals - it is not merely a tourist destination... Don MacLean
Movement fashion says thank you To the Editor:
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hank you to the Bowen Island Movement/fitness community, models and people working behind the scenes in Saturday’s Movement fashion showcase in the Gallery @ Artisan Square. The afternoon celebrated Movement in its
many forms. The audience’s participation as always made this another memorable event. Donations from the event will support a family’s micro loan through the Pamoja Foundation. Amrita Sondhi
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he following are the weather highs and lows for November 2010. Maximum temperature: 16° Minimum temperature: -6° Maximum wind chill: -29° Maximum wind gust: 51kph
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ctober sort of floated into November and suddenly it’s December and the island is gearing up for the holiday festivities. Soon Christmas songs will be heard everywhere and the list grows larger every year. Among my favorites is Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and since I was around during its creation, I’ll tell you how it happened. In the spring of 1939, island at the tail end of the neighbours Great Depression, the major department store Montgomery Ward, hoping for better times soon, asked its advertising department for a Christmas promotion. Copywriter Robert May was handed the job because he’d written a parody for the previous year’s staff party, His boss told him to come up with a giveaway: “For instance, an animal story for kids. Have you read Ferdinand the Bull?” So, after some thought, May decided to do a poem about a reindeer. As he was looking for a Christmas angle, he glanced out the window at the fog swirling in from Lake Michigan and wondered what would happen if Santa ran into bad weather. He might need a light to show the way. Hmmm. Maybe a nose! How about Rollo the Red-Nosed Reindeer? No, maybe not Rollo but maybe Rudolph? After a good deal of thought, May blocked out a charming little story about a young reindeer who lived in town, slept in beds and wished for presents from Santa. The result? Montgomery Ward handed out some two million copies of the little booklet that year and forgot about it until 1946 when the store handed over all the rights to Robert May whose generosity prompted the store to do another run of three and a half millions copies.. At some point, May talked to lyricist Johnny Marks about creating a song. Marks jotted down some musical ideas but he wasn’t satisfied until one day, strolling through Greenwich Village, he got an idea that was so good, he set up his own publishing company. But then, he ran into blockage - nobody was interested in his song. Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra declined to cover it. Perry Como was interested but only if a line were changed but Marks said no. Next, Marks tried Gene Autry who had a fine hit with Here Comes Santa Claus. But the cowboy-actor didn’t see much potential in a reindeer either. It was Mrs. Autry who saved the day because she thought of Rudolph as sort of another ugly duckling. With her persuasion LoisMeyers-Carter
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Answering the call for 50 years Lloyd Harding honoured for his unwavering commitment to fire dep’t MARTHA PERKINS EDITOR
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hen Lloyd Harding was 17, he started helping the Bowen Island Ratepayers’ Association respond to fires. They used an old Union Steamship pumper that was hooked behind a truck. The pumper worked well at first, but then it became harder and harder to find parts and its reliability was questionable. Then, in 1961, a 1928 LaFrance fire engine was donated to Bowen Island. Since Harding was quite handy with engines, he was asked to help modify it to become the island’s first fire truck - including cutting 12 feet from its middle to help it negotiate tight turns. In 1969, funds were raised to buy a new fire truck. Not only did the island not have a fire hall, but it had yet to formally create a fire department. Harding was named the first chief of the Bowen Island Volunteer Fire Department and a lean-to was added next to his garage to store the truck. Except for 18 months in the early 1970s when he moved to Vancouver Island after his marriage to his second wife, Dale, Harding has dutifully served the department whenever and however he was needed.
On November 23, the Bowen Island Fire and Rescue held an “extraordinary practice” in honour of Lloyd Harding’s 50th anniversary of his first night as a volunteer firefighter on Bowen Island. Harding, centre, was feted by, from left, Gary Davies, Aaron Hanen, Bob Clark, Lachlan Huinink, Don Cochrane, Wil Hilsen, Shane Tweten, Steve Harding, Frank Seaberly, Shawn Davies, Scott Begg, Scott Moore, Jeff Dempsey, Ken Gisby, Randy Arnott, Kevin Huskisson, Spencer Grundy, Bob Robinson, Brian Perry, Dustin Leigh, Phil Wood, Laurin Macdonald, Matt Taylor, Mick Strubin, Eric Blomberg, Kevin Toews, and Chris Sorrentino. Present but not in photo was Ian Thompson; Rick Cannell was away. Brian Biddlecombe photo
“I’ve always enjoyed helping people,” says Lloyd Harding, who was 17 when he started as a volunteer firefighter on Bowen Island. Martha Perkins photo On November 23, the department threw him a surprise party on the occasion of his 50th anniversary as a volunteer firefighter. That night was one of the
proudest in his life. “There are two things I live for,” he says. “My grandchildren and the fire department.” Indeed, Harding says that the
fire department is like a second family because it’s such a tight knit group of volunteers. They’ve been through a lot together, and sacrificed a lot together, and the sense of camaraderie binds them together. Not only have Harding’s son Stephen and sonin-law Aaron Hanen joined him on the department, he’s known many of the firefighters since they were young tots. “They all care about each other,” says Dale. Fire Chief Brian Biddlecombe says, “Lloyd’s selflessness to the hall is remarkable.” There are few, if any, other volunteer fire departments who can boast of having a member who’s served for five decades. Lloyd was born on Bowen Island, the youngest child of Maude and Doug Harding. (Lloyd was a surprise; his oldest sibling was 22 when he was born in 1941. “I kept the family alive with the ration coupons they got for my food.”) Doug Harding was BC Tel’s first male telephone operator and at one time the island’s postmaster. When Lloyd was four, his family moved to the house right behind where he lives today on Harding Road; his old house is home to son Stephen and his family. (He and Dale have two children, Stephen and Jenny. He has two children from his first marriage, Rod and Andy.) Although most people heated with wood in the island’s early days, there weren’t as many fires as you’d expect. People were very cautious; to prevent chimney fires they’d put a rock in a sack and attach the sack to a long rope. They’d climb on their roof and drop the sack down the chimney, lifting it up and down to get rid of any blockages and
creosote build-up. Harding’s first fire was at an old Union Steamship cottage where the RCMP detachment is today. The fire was going so vigorously by the time the firefighters arrived that “all we were doing was saving trees.” Generally, if a fire has gone through the roof it’s almost impossible to save the building. Bowen’s long winding roads and steep terrain don’t help with response times either. But Harding is proud of the number of fires they’ve been able to put out before the damage was too great. He laughs when he remembers one home owner rushing into the house when there was half a foot of water on the floor from the hoses. The man ran into his bedroom and pulled out dresser drawers until he found his two socks filled with cash. Some fire calls will leave indelible memories of a more serious nature. In one fire, a group of young men were sharing the house together; one of them, who was only 19, couldn’t get out and died in the blaze. Another time, the men were at a call about downed power lines when they got a second call from the dispatcher to help with a medical assist: a man had collapsed in his house. Everyone was deeply disturbed to find out that the man who had collapsed, and died, was their much respected and admired fire chief, Allen Still. Because Harding is so good at talking with people, he is often asked to stay with family members after the call. As Dale says, “When someone needs a hug, he gives them a hug.” continued, PAGE 11
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The card signed by all of his fellow volunteer firefighters has a place of pride in Lloyd Harding’s home.
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Families make sacrifices, too continued from PAGE 4 “It’s kids that I find the hardest,” he says of the emotional toil, “but kids are the best on the phone because they tell you exactly what’s happening.” The calls that really make him angry are when they can be attributed to a dispute between neighbours rather than a true emergency. As well as responding to fires, the men - and they all are men - also respond to medical calls. In the beginning, the island’s ambulance was housed at the fire department and the volunteer firefighters responded to medical calls as well. It’s when he started to become hardened to illness and injury that Harding decided not to respond to the ambulance calls any more. Suicides and accidental deaths are also hard on the volunteers, especially on an island where everyone knows one another. Counselling is readily available but Harding says talking things through with the other firefighters really helps. But it’s not just the firefighters who are affected by the emergency calls. Their families also contribute to the effort to keep the island safe. “Do you want to know how many Christmas dinners we’ve had where the guys are sitting down with a fork in their mouth and the pager goes off,” says Dale. “The whole house goes silent and then they’re gone. The men are all gone and you’re all at the table, silent.” Before the pagers, each of the firefighters had an emergency fire phone in their kitchens. When
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it rang, everything else in the house stopped. Kids knew you didn’t run or horse around when there was emergency, especially since Dale was often helping with dispatching duties. Harding notes that businesses are another important partner. When a volunteer leaves on a call, he’s often leaving work. Some workplaces are staffed entirely by volunteer firefighters. And since the firefighters don’t get paid for responding to a call (they do get dental and medical coverage), if they answer a call during work hours, they’re also losing those wages. Some people think that last week’s celebration was in honour of Harding’s retirement. It’s not so. He plans to remain a volunteer as long as he is able. “I’ve always enjoyed helping people,” he says. “This is the only fire department that has a line up to get into.” Dale says, “the first thing he does in the morning is put his pager on. That’s what all the guys do. They’re just a dedicated bunch.”
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ouncil is delighted that Brent Mahood, our interim chief administrative officer since July, will take on the full-time role of CAO. One of Brent’s primary responsibilities will be to continue to direct staff efforts on council’s strategic plan. The core of council’s plan is to complete the Official Community Plan update, complete a new Snug Cove marshalling plan, decide on the merits of a national park on Bowen Island, launch a fund-raising campaign for our community centre, create a plan to upgrade the fire hall, and complete expansion of the Snug Cove sewer plant. This article focuses on Snug Cove, the OCP, and the national park initiative. Updating our OCP has been the top planning priority for this council. The public consultation that led to the draft OCP update has brought the OCP in line with community aspirations. The update was given first reading in July 2010, and has since been reviewed by various agencies, the Bowen public, and our municipal solicitor. Our planning staff, led by Hap Stelling, has done a very thorough job compiling the received comments and recommending necessary changes. The changes focus largely on improving clarity and consistency within the document, highlighting the fact that the first reading draft was of very high quality. This is a credit to the public process managed by
the OCP steering committee and consultant planners. I would take this opportunity to thank the members of the OCP steering committee, chaired by Sue Ellen Fast, and planners Dave Witty and Linda Allen for their excellent work on the OCP update. The work items that remain are completion of maps and guidelines for development permit areas identified within the OCP: steep slopes, environmentally sensitive areas, watersheds, and others. To accomplish this, planning staff will be bringing forward recommendations for the OCP and land use bylaw for council and public review. The second topic I wish to cover is Snug Cove. Council has entered into an exciting design stage. Our planning department and consultant James Tuer have prepared two major reports full of outstanding visuals that propose options for an invigorated Snug Cove village. We are looking to redesign ferry marshalling within a more pedestrian-oriented village. The reports are available on the municipal website (Current Topics, Ferry Marshalling). Council has asked staff to develop several hybrid options that present a range of road and village concepts, from modest redesign to ambitious change. This report is due back in spring 2011 and we look forward to inviting public comment on these options. Based on input, council intends to make a decision on a final design by the summer of 2011, opening the door to detailed infrastructure plan-
ning in the Cove. The feasibility study for a national park on Bowen Island has grown into a vibrant island discussion since its announcement last summer. From the start, council’s intention was to ensure that the opportunity for a national park received full and fair consideration by the community. There has been significant progress to date, beginning with the well-attended introductory presentation by Parks Canada in August. In September, a group of islanders toured the Gulf Islands National Park Reserve to learn first hand about Parks Canada’s operations and to hear directly from local islanders. In October, this tour group reported back at a public meeting at the BICS gym, and island facilitator Chris Corrigan led a half day discussion with an agenda set by participants. In November, Parks Canada held two workshops with representative islanders; one to develop a draft vision, and the second to develop Park Concept Plan options. Parks Canada and the representative islanders reported back on those workshops at a public meeting. Parks Canada will present the draft park concept plan options at the December 13 council meeting, and these will be available on the BIM website and Parks Canada website (www.parkscanada.gc.ca/ bowen) for public review and comment. Even with the successes of these meetings, tours, and workshops, it is clear to council that more needs to be done to
engage the Bowen Island community. This is essential because we have committed to bring the question of a national park on Bowen Island to a community vote in April 2011. We are therefore establishing an outreach committee, representative of our demography and island organizations to inform and engage islanders. This committee will be appointed in early December and start work immediately. The committee will report to council on the public’s interests and concerns in the new year. This report will guide council in framing the questions for the community vote. I have now worked with Parks Canada staff for a year and am very impressed with their professionalism, quality of work, and openness to collaboration with BIM and our community. While on our tour of Gulf Island National Park Reserve, I was struck by the quality of Parks Canada planning, community engagement and facilities. What they do, they clearly do well. Local islanders offered us diverse opinions from high praise to frustration. But when asked “Would you do it again?” we heard the answer “yes”. All of this tells me that a national park is a very significant opportunity for Bowen. We need to consider both the shorter term impacts as well as the longer term legacy. How do we protect and promote the best of Bowen far into the future? What do we have to offer - to our region, to Canada? There is much to think about.
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On the Calendar TO DEC. 24 • Gifted: The annual pre-Christmas showcase of Bowen Island talent at The Gallery@ Artisan Square. Friday Sunday, noon - 4 p.m. DECEMBER 10, 11, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23 Kingbaby Production’s Christmas classic, Mad Mabel’s Christmas: starring Josie Huskisson as Anna, Jackie Minns as Mad Mabel, David Cameron as Dave MacIntrash, Katalina Bernards as the Cat and Tony Dominelli as the street busker. Co-directed by Nina Rhodes. 7:30 p.m. at Tir-na-nOg Theatre School. Tickets available at Phoenix. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 3 • Festival of Trees: Join Family Place in decorating the trees at Union Steamship Company’s market square, 3 to 6 p.m. • Legion Dinner: Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Members and guests welcome. • Baby Connections: For new and expecting parents and babies 0-12 months. 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Family Place, (604) 947-6976. 583 Prometheus Place (Lower Artisan Square.) • Youth Centre: 6 to 10:30 p.m. Free food, free movies. Drop in. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4 • Light Up the Cove: See ad this page • Synola: Three ensembles, 25 musi-
cians, Cates Hill Chapel, 2 p.m. Proceeds to Edna’s hospital for maternal and infant health in Somaliland. • Family Art Class: Get together for a morning of play inspired by the muses and assisted by teacher Diane Buchanan. $5 per person or $10 a family. Gallery@ Artisan Square, drop in from 9:30 to noon. • Makers Market: A collection of artisans who make fabulous things, including former Bowen Islander Sarah Taylor, will be selling their wares (jewellery, farmhouse furniture, children’s clothing, pottery, handmade soap, baked & canned goods, artwork, wreaths & ornaments, handbags, giftbags, and more!). 10-5, St. Monica’s Church Hall, 6404 Wellington Ave (at the roundabout on Marine Drive, above Horseshoe Bay). • Youth Centre: 6 to 10:30 p.m. Free pizza from Tuscany and the Pub. Drop in. SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5 • CSA Craft Sale: Do your Christmas shopping at this Community School Association fundraiser, BICS, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. • Evensong: At 5 p.m., in the Little Red Church, Alison Nixon will be leading a service of Evensong, focused around hope. We will include the anthem “Veni Lumen” (Come, O Light) in recognition of this dark time of year,
and the hope that the Christmas season brings. Please join us for a half hour of reflection and gentle music. • Parent and Tot Drop-In: 9:45-11:15 a.m. in BICS gym. Cancelled this week because of craft sale. • Drop-in Meditation Circle Sunday evenings, 7:15 p.m. in the yurt at 903 Windjammer. All levels of experience welcome. No cost. Call Lisa Shatzky 2246. MONDAY, DECEMBER 7 • SKY: Line Dancing, 9 a.m.; exercises at 9:45 a.m. followed by singing and refreshments; 11 a.m. Kip Anastasiou will talk about BC’s own Nobel laureate, Michael Smith, who discovered a way to change particular genes, a useful technique to use bacteria, for example, to produce human insulin. • Family Place: For parents, caregivers and children 0-6 years. Mon., Tues., Thurs.,101. (604) 947-6976. Lower Artisan Square. • AA Meeting: Women’s: Monday 9:15 a.m., Catholic Church
Annex. • Bowen Children’s Centre: Community Daycare, and Bowen Island Preschool. Programs run Mon.-Fri. 604-947-9626. • Narcotics Anonymous: Open meeting, 7:15 p.m. Cates Hill Chapel. TUESDAY, • Christmas Decorations from felt: 3:30-6 pm, $45 per person - Serious Play. www.bowenhive. blogspot.com • Legion: Open from 4 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Drop by for socializing, pool, darts and shuffleboard. • AA Meetings: Open Meetings, 7:15 p.m. Collins Hall/United Church. 604-434-3933. • Bowen Island Library: Library hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.5:30 p.m., Wed. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Now open Sundays. Closed Mon. WED., DECEMBER 8 • Beginners Crochet (Adults): 6:30-9.30 pm, $45 per person - Serious Play. www. bowenhive.blogspot.
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• Youth Centre: 4 to 6 p.m. Practise with your band or listen to music. Free food. • Rotary Club: 7:30-9 p.m. at the Snug Cafe. Visitors welcome. • Al-Anon: Meetings have been changed to Thursdays at 7:15 at the United Church • Bridge Club: 7 p.m. at Bowen Court. • Stories of Bowen: Come tell the story about why you live on Bowen and join in a community dinner. Story on page 15.
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h come all ye faithless to Bowen Island Pub on Saturday, December 11 is a fantastic musical extravaganza featuring 12 of Canada’s most talented musicians and comedians. Carolyn Mark, JUNO nominee and West Coast Music Award recipient, and her team of assassins shall tackle the problem of Christmas with singing, dancing, beautiful music and costumes. See Dave Lang fulfill his life-long dream of performing the fan dance from White Christmas! Hear Grayson Walker sing his touching hit “Christmas Alcoholic”! A killer band and beautiful harmonies and stereo emcees: Wes Borg (3 Dead Trolls in a Baggie) and J. McLaughlin. All 12 artists will be performing in support of CAWES, a group of volunteers dedicated to creating a balance between pets, people and wildlife on Bowen Island. Run solely by volunteers, CAWES has been operating as a charitable, non-profit organization since 2000, and has rescued and placed hundreds of stray animals (http://cawes.org). Extremely considerate CAWES supporters and sponsors include: The Office, Bowen’s Little Pet Store, Cates Pet Store, Phoenix, Bowen Island Vet Clinic, and The Bowen Dog Ranch. There will be door prizes and some other surprises. Tickets are $15 and available at The Pub, Bowen Veterinary Services and Phoenix. Here are just a few of the wonderfully talented people headed our way: www.carolynmark.com http://www.myspace.com/tolanmcneil www.davelang.com www.hankpine.com
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6:15: Lights on at Artisan Square and parade down to Village Square Village Square: 6:30: Hot Chocolate and goodies at Village Square and at the Pub 6:30-6:40: Bob Doucet and the Black Sheep and carols with the Bowen Island Community Choir 6:40: Lights on at Village Square and parade down to Davies Orchard Cottages 6:50-7:10: Nativity Scene enacted at Orchard Cottages and Museum Cottage open for viewing and caroling. 7:10: Parade through cove to cenotaph then around boardwalk to Doc Morgan’s lawn. Lower Cove 7:30: Canon fires to signal Lower Cove Light Up 7:45: Santa arrives at Union Steamship dock via Cormorant Marine Water Taxi 7:45-8:30: Meet Santa, Hot Chocolate and Goodies at Doc’s patio 8:30: Santa departs by Firetruck Thanks to our Sponsors: The Undercurrent; Village Square Co-Owners; Nancy’s Taco Shop; Cates Pharmacy; Quickway Paint and Drywall; First Credit Union; Snug Cove General Store; Tuscany Restaurant; Snug Cafe; Cormorant Marine; Union Steamship Marina; BI Chamber of Commerce; Ruddy Potato; Mik-sa Restaurant; Nature Encounters Tours & Travel
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HEAVY DUTY Mechanic Welder Amix Salvage, Surrey, Afternoons Work for an industry leader and help save the planet by being a part of the largest scrap metal recycling co. in BC. Seeking enthusiastic individuals to work in our busy shop on Afternoon Shift to maintain/repair our onsite equipment and assist with our commercial fleet. Apply online at www.amix.ca or fax: 1-866812-2478 PIPE LAYER required immediately. Full/Time opportunity. Must have manhole placement and benching experience. Competitive Wages & Benefits. E-mail resume: info@directional.ca or Fax: 604-513-9821 REQUIRED IMMEDIATELY Journeyman Mechanic with Ford diesel training. Excellent benefit package and competitive wages, full-time position. Apply in person to Service Manager at S.L. Ford Sales in Slave Lake, Alberta. Fax resume to 780-849-3333 or email to k-riddel@dealeremail.com TECHNICIAN REQUIRED. Bow Valley Ford, Canmore, Alberta. Great working conditions in a very busy shop with great rates & full benefits package. Contact Joe Hawkeye, 403-679-2270. Fax 403679-2271. Email: jhawkeye@bowvalleyford.com.
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AKITA SHEPHERD X PUPS born Oct. 17, family raised, vet chkd 1st shots $260/ea. 604-856-0469 BERNESE MOUNTAIN dog puppies vet checked,1st shots for more info, call Jen 604-807-3853 or jenv411@hotmail.com BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES P/B. M $350; F $400, Vet chk, 1st shots Call 604-250-4360, 604-856-7975 Boston Terriers pups, ckc reg, vet checked, reputable breeder, excellent pedigree. 1 (604)794-3786 CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 856-4866 ENGLISH LAB RETRIEVER PUPS avail now. 1 male 1 female left. $600 each. 604-593-1532 ENGLISH MASTIFF pups, M/F, p/b, papers, microchipped, dewormed, 1st shots. $1850. 604-316-5644. Golden Retrievers, 8 wks, vet check view parents, born oct 2. Ready to go. $600 (604)796-2886/799-7033 MINI SCHNAUZER pups, 1st shots, dewormed, tails docked vet ✓ $750/ea. Call 604-657-2915. MINI SCHNAUZER, purebred, salt & pepper, F, vac, vet ✓, micro chip, ready. $650.604-318-0465 Langley
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ROTTWEILER PUPPIES, CKC reg. 9 weeks. Champion German lines. Pet & show stock to approved homes. 604 - 287 - 7688 SHIH TZU, beautiful puppies, 2 F, 1 M, black/white, shots & dewrmd, 8 wks, $550 ea.Call (604)864-9826. Wolf X Shepherd pups, $350. blk w/markings, dewormed, view parents. chrisjo@telus.net (604)8692772 Laidlaw, Hope
YORKIE POODLE. 1 male. Vet ✓, wormed, 1st shots. Yorkie colored. $550. 778-574-2001 YORKSHIRE PUPPIES. 1 Female, 1 Male. 1st shots. Ready to go. $1300. Phone (604)845-4526. Yorkshire Terrier pups, CKC reg’d, 1st shots. vet ✓ $1100-$1300. M/F, Ready Dec 9. 604-793-2063
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MAPLE RIDGE 4 bdrm 2 bath. lrg living spaces on acreage. 2 car garage w/workbench. alarm. $1600/month. 249 St/108 Ave. 604762-2086
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Why do you love Bowen? Share your stories as part of innovative, community-building project MARTHA PERKINS EDITOR
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hy did you move to Bowen? Are you an escapee from the urban jungle? Did you fall in love with the seascape or forest trails? Or have you lived here all your life and can’t imagine living anywhere else? Yvonne McSkimming wants to hear your Stories of Bowen. “Let’s celebrate ourselves as a community,” says the island’s literacy co-ordinator. McSkimming is working with community school co-ordinator Sarah Haxby on a special project funded by the 2010 Legacy fund. It’s the result of a question that had been haunting McSkimming for a while: how do you create a sense of community on an island where people both share a common bond - their love of Bowen Island - and yet can be very fragmented? She wanted to find a way to bring Bowen Islanders of all ages, backgrounds and cultures together
and what better way to forge a sense of community than sharing stories? The project has several features. The first is that she is organizing a series of four free community dinners, the first of which is December 9 at BICS. She invites people to come and share a meal that she is preparing. That, in itself, will help forge a sense of community among those who attend. In exchange, she asks you to sit down for a few minutes to be videotaped telling your story about why you came to Bowen Island, why you’ve stayed and what is your most memorable memory of island life. “The project will highlight the diversity of people, examine who we are as island people, mark what we have in common, showcase who what we can learn from each other and identify how we can better support each other,” she writes in a newsletter. “Ultimately, the project will work to build mutual trust and respect, limit fragmentation and isolation,
foster a greater appreciation of diversity and examine how we can create other learning possibilities.” Volunteers are available to pick people up if they need transportation to the school. If you can’t make it to one of the dinners, volunteers are also willing to come to you with their cameras. If you don’t feel comfortable on camera, you can write out your story. The interviews will be gathered for an on-line e-book about Bowen. But there’s more. She’s also asking islanders to think of an image that best captures why they love Bowen. Is it a whale? Sailboats in the harbour? A starfish on the beach? The forest canopy? The committee will chose the “winning” image and then, using a computer program, they will re-create that image using photos of each of the story project’s participants. That computer-generated image will be made into a mural. If you would like to come to the first community dinner on December 9, please contact McSkimming at 604-726-5277.
Community choir shares the joy of Christmas on December 18
T WHO’S THERE – Margaret Miller took this photo of a beautiful barred owl recently. TRANSPORTATION 810
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821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 2004 CROSSFIRE German import, 48K, like new, garage kept. All options. $16,000obo 778-232-3578
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1999 OLDS INTRIGUE 3.8L V6, 226,000Km. Blue, gray int., all power, 4 dr., $2500 obo 604-534-3435 2004 BUICK LASABRE 3.8 V6 spotless cond. in & out. Private. $8900 obo. 604-593-5072 2009 FORD Focus $13,900 MUST SELL Moving Country Best Deal In BC Mint condition and is equipped with: 4 cyl 2.0 Auto/W Overdrive, Cruise, Tilt, PS, PB, PW, PL, Steering Wheel Controls, Sync Voice Command, Cd Player with Mp3, Black Leather Seats/Front Heated, Rear Headrests, Alloy Wheels/W Low Profile Tires. Car in White Rock Call Steve at 604-613-7453 orcasea@telus.net
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1966 CHEV DELUXE p/u, V8, 4 sp, blue/wht, all stock, collectors plates, $7,800. 604-796-2866 (Agassiz) 1998 GMC CLUB CAB 4.3 Vortec, 5spd trans, air, alarm syst, CD, under 300K, needs some TLC, good daily runner. 604-794-5815. 2000 FORD F350 V10, 82,000km., mint cond. 2 wheel drive. Asking $9500. 604-946-9307 2002 DODGE DAKOTA SPORT 4X4, auto, V8, 149kms. Great cond. $7500 obo. 604-925-4271. 2002 FORD F150 XLT 4X2 s/c. One owner, extra clean, white. 4.6 EFI, 4 spd. auto O/D, 4 dr. w/flairside bed, f.g. bed cover. XLT special appearance pkg, cast alum. wheels. $8000. Daytime/Evening 604-746-7472.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The Estate of Margaret Linklater Fougberg, deceased, formerly of 508 Collins Road, Bowen Island, British Columbia, V0N 1G0. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Margatet Linklater Fougberg are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Executor of the Estate of M.L. Fougberg, c/o North Shore Law, 600 - 171 West Esplanade, North Vancouver, British Columbia, V7M 3J9 on or before January 24th, 2011, after which date the executor will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the executor then has notice.
Saturday, December 18 at 2 and 7:30 p.m. at Cates Hill Chapel. Tickets will be available at the Pharmacy. Under the direction of guest conductor Bonney McDowell and accompanied by Sheilagh Sparks,
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BOWEN ISLAND 1 bdrm carriage house suite, furnished or unfurnished, n/s, n/p, private entrance, off street parking, 5 min drive to the cove or 15 min walk. $950 p/m includes all utilities except telephone. 604-947-2582.
BOWENSHIRE LANDSCAPING * Paving stone installation * Flagstone and natural stonework * Retaining walls and steps * Fencing, ponds, decks, arbours * Mini excavator&operator Phone Andy (604)947-0674 or (778)231-7283
CSA CHRISTMAS CRAFT FAIR Sun Dec 5, 10 am - 4 pm Bowen Island Community School
80 Tables of handmade goods and more. Child-care. Food. Entertainment. Limited parking at BICS. Please plan to carpool, walk, or park at the Children’s Ctr For more info, or to volunteer, call BICS: 604 947-9337, shaxby@sd45.bc.ca
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UNCLASSIFIED FOR RENT: 3 BDR with flat yard in Millers Landing. Electric & Propane heat. Avail. Dec 1st $1450/mos Call Angell & Hasman Realty 604-657-1864
FOR RENT 3 bedroom home, wood stove & electric heat. Long term. $1550/month. On bus route & close to park. Angell Hasman & Assoc. 604-657-1864 FOR RENT: Long-term rental opportunity. 2 bedroom main floor home with private yard. Brand new appliances; kitchen & bathroom. On bus route, share utilities with lower suite. Electric heat plus efficient wood burning fireplace insert. $1300/month 947-0768 FOR RENT Millers/Scarborough Area Lg. 2 BDR, In-suite Laundry Wood Heater, Hardwood floors, Sep. Entry, N/S, N/P $750 947-9228 FOR RENT: Self-contained 1 Bedroom Suite in quiet home. Bright & New. Private entrance. In-suite w/d. No smoking/pets. Avail. Jan. l $725/mos incl hydro, cable, wireless internet. 947-0507
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FOR RENT: 2 BDR apt in Village Square. Avail Jan 1st References req’d. Sorry no pets 947-2944 FOR RENT: Small suite on main floor of house in Deep Bay. Deck, garden, opening skylight. 10 min. walk from ferry. $600 incl. util.+internet. 604-314-0797
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FOUND: Keys & Lock at BIRD. Call Caroline 947-2663 FOUND @ Post Office Car Keys - Call the Undercurrent office 947-2442 to pick up
the choir will be performing selections from Handel’s Messiah along with some beautiful jazzy pieces, some lighter-side-of-the-holidays pieces and some soothing, thoughtprovoking pieces such as Bob Chilcott’s A Time of Snow.
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he holiday calendar of a Bowen Islander is as busy as Santa’s flight plan on Christmas Eve. As a result, for your calendar’s sake, please take note that the Bowen Island Community Choir’s Christmas concert is
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UNCLASSIFIED “GIFTED” Annual Pre-Xmas Show The Gallery @ Artisan Sq. Nov 26 - Dec 24 Fri - Sun Noon - 4pm 947-2454
HOUSE FOR RENT 3 BDR house with f/place,1 BA, New W/D. Lg. Living Rm 15x20 & f/place. Great for kids & very private. Pkg for 2 cars & more storage if req’d. Sorry no dogs. 5 mins to ferry. $1050/mos. Property Not for Sale. 947-0282 Lance’s Recycling $20/load sorted. Kindling - $20 a box Call 947-2430 NOTICE DOC MORGANS Restaurant & Pub will be closed until further notice. Landlord 947-0707 Now Available at the USSC Marina Gift Shop on Bowen Island’s Boardwalk! Old Charts of the Caribbean Area. Only $2.50 each. 947-0707 ext 2. Open 7 days Office/Studio/Retail Space available @ Artisan Square 604-329-5643, 947-9119 or 947-2293 PRIME RETAIL/OFFICE SPACE: 1200 sq ft available. Suite 101, 102, 103 - 485 Bowen Isl Trunk Rd. in Snug Cove (under Union Hair & Ruddy Potato offices) 947-0099 ext. 104 Ready for the Holidays? Cocoa West Can Help In Artisan Square 947-2996 Wed-Sun 10-5 Open Christmas Eve!
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UNCLASSIFIED SELF-STORAGE UNITS Bert’s Self-Storage Clean, Dry Units (5’x10’) 947-0282
SUITE AVAILABLE As residence or office. Few mins walk from ferry. Clean, grnd floor of house, pkg. 3 pce BA, Kitchen, Wood laminate flooring, sep entr.,quiet. N/S, N/P, incl wifi & hydro. $750/mos 947-2497 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
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BICS craft fair set to ring in holiday season SARAH HAXBY C O M M U N I T Y C O - O R D I N AT O R
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his year the 25th annual Community School Association Craft Fair is shaping up to be as popular and busy as ever. With more than 80 tables the fair is a not-to-be missed event. It is this Sunday, December 5 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and the theme is silver bells, in honour of this event reaching the quarter-century mark. Entertainment is part of this event, with the Morris dancers performing around noon, roving Santa, elves, and possibly even a Christmas Grinch! Please bring cash and cheques as only a few vendors have creditcard capability. Vendors will be selling pottery, jewelry, soap, art, gifts for men, women and chil-
dren, knitting, handmade incense, weaving, Christmas cards, toys, and so much more. There are 80 full sized tables and over 12 youth tables. Most of the vendors are crafters who have island connections. Some of the tables are non-profit tables, such as the Friends of the Bowen Island Library who hold a book sale upstairs. Watch for the youth tables and don’t forget to support young entrepreneurs by admiring their wares. The Craft Fair Club will have a plethora of hand-created wares and have been learning about creating and marketing their wares through an after-school program thanks to Saffron Gurney. If possible, please take the bus, carpool or park off-site and walk to the school. There is over-flow parking on the shoulder of Mount Gardner Road, and at the Bowen Island
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As we approach the biggest shopping event of the year, please remind your friends, family and colleagues the importance of supporting local businesses. Businesses off-island do not support our community. Purchases made off-island – rather than local ones – increase the Ånancial load at home. When you choose to “shop local”, you’re buying where dollars stay on island. Shopping locally helps improve the quality of life in our community. Purchasing from local businesses supports the very reason we live here. The entire Bowen community proÅts when you buy from the businesses here. Please support our local economy this holiday season.
Children’s Centre. If needed we can hold your items at the front door until you are able to bring your car to the school for pick up. Please park legally; the by-law officer has notified us that they will be active on the day of the event. Child care can be found in the primary wing - follow the signs to the new Reindeer Room which has been organized this year by students raising money for a trip to Quebec. The Cakewalk, (a favourite tradition,) is located in the primary wing upstairs, near the Reindeer Room. Follow the arrows everywhere! The Craft Fair is in the gym, community use room, multipurpose room, room 36, room 33, the library and upper foyer; and that’s why we call it two floors of fun. There is an elevator in the lower foyer near the gym.
B O W E N — The Marina Gift Shop has stocked up for the holiday season. We have Barefoot Venus bath products, unique hand-made jewellry, Artizan shawls, bags, wallets & purses, warm fleeces, fun stocking stuffers. Coming soon Kyper wool hats, scarves & mitts. Expecting new products every week. Come see what’s new!
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9am – 11am Bowen Island Community School Gymnasium $15.00/person or $40.00/Family Pre – Register by Wednesday December 8th!
Family Pancake Breakfast, kids Crafts and Games, Carolling and of course...SANTA!
Santa always visits the craft fair, but you never know when the Grinch, aka Ian Kennard, will also show up! Sarah Haxby photo
Christmas Decorations & Gifts for the Whole Family
Open 7 Days a Week.
In the Spirit of Christmas and Community Donations for Bowen Island Christmas Hamper and the Bowen Island Food Bank will be accepted at the door and greatly appreciated!
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Operation Red Nose™ 9pm -2am 6 604-619-0942 A free drive home in your own car if you may have had just a bit too much. Nov. 26 & 27 • Dec. 3 & 4 Dec. 10 & 11 • Dec. 17 & 18 • Dec. 31
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