June 15 2012 Undercurrent

FRIDAY JUNE 15 2012 VOL. 39, NO. 7

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A salute to grads

Fresh from the garden

Pardon me?

Bowen graduates express gratitude for support of families and community

Farmers market kicks off this weekend with locally grown goodies

Get your hearing checked on June 21 at Cates Pharmacy

Food scraps picked up Wednesdays

Mayor proclaims Steamship Days

Committee gears up for organics collection and explores on-island solutions

Festival seeks to rekindle Bowen’s reputation as the Happy Isle - a place for recreation and fun

SUSANNE MARTIN

SUSANNE MARTIN

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lyers have gone out to everyone who’s purchased a garbage decal and additional notices were left at waste collection stops. A powerpoint presentation is running in the foyer of the municipal hall as the date of implementing new pick up regulations nears. Don Marshall, chair of the Solid Waste Resource Management Advisory Committee (SWRMAC), says that members of the committee will be on hand at the municipality to answer questions during the last two days of tax payments.

The first food scraps pick up will happen on the afternoon of Wednesday, July 4, and Marshall stresses that this is due to the July 1 holiday weekend. In regular weeks, organics will be collected Wednesday mornings. Even though Marshall hopes that everything will go smoothly, he says that he expects some bumps.

At the Monday, June 11, council meeting, Marshall gave an update on the committee’s progress. “Our website is getting some action and the Frequently Asked Question [section] is gradually improving,” he said.

“The biggest question we get is about what container should be used.” Marshall says he expects islanders to be resourceful and come up with workable options.

In addition to creating public awareness about organic waste collection, SWRMAC has been working toward finding solutions for on-island processing of food waste. continued PAGE 3

Happy fifth Birthday, Bowen Island First Credit Union! And thanks for inviting us to the party. Last Friday, community members came out to help celebrate. More photos on page 20. Susanne Martin photo

t the June 11 council meeting, mayor Jack Adelaar proclaimed July 7 to 15, 2012 as Bowen Island Steamship

Days.

“Whereas the reputation of Bowen Island as the Happy Isle, a place of refuge and fun for our brothers and sisters on the mainland, and indeed all over the world, was once the way we were known and whereas there is a heritage of the island as a destination for families, seniors and youth to enjoy the magical setting as a place for healthy games, good food, music and culture,” Adelaar said, adding that the heritage has nearly disappeared and has been replaced by an reputation to be an unsustainable bedroom community.

The proclamation went on to say that the Bowen Island Municipality supports fostering an environment where local businesses can have a chance to not just scrape by but thrive and succeed and will do its utmost to support a grassroots event that encourages tourism and traffic to the island.

“Thereby I, mayor Jack Adelaar, on behalf of the Bowen Island Municipal Council, do proclaim the first Saturday after Canada Day and the following eight days Steamship Days and encourage all residents, businesses and institutions to celebrate Bowen Island’s great and unique heritage with this new annual event, and to welcome visitors during these nine days with Bowen warmth and hospitality,” Adelaar said. continued PAGE 3

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High school at sea Class Afloat students learn life lessons in cramped quarters SUSANNE MARTIN EDITOR

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lot can happen in a year when you’re in high school.

You’ll have new experiences.

You may get a sense of what to do with your life. You may fall in love.

This and more came to pass for the three Bowen teens, Emily Lefler, Will Evans and Aidan Holland, who participated in a West Island Colleges program called Class Afloat.

They spent 164 days at sea, crossed the Atlantic twice, sailed over 16,000 nautical miles and visited 22 ports in 16 countries while completing their Grade 11 coursework. They started the adventure on August 25, 2011 and finished on April 29 – the trip changed their lives.

“We started in Norway and finished in Malta,” Aidan Holland said.

“A couple of us stayed on board to sail down to Istanbul, Turkey, and we dismantled the ship while we were sailing.” Aidan first heard about the program from his father. He added that his great grandfather was a sea captain and harbour master in Vancouver – the love for the sea runs in the family.

Will Evans said, “We basically did a circuit of the Atlantic. We started in Western Europe, in the Mediterranean. We saw a bit of Spain, then we went to the west coast of Africa. Then we sailed across to Brazil, the Caribbean and then to Bermuda, then the Azores.

After that, we went back to the Mediterranean to finish off the year.”

Will added that, in preparation for landing in a port, the students learned about the culture and the “cool places to visit.”

For Will, the most interesting stops were in Morocco, the Brazilian city of Belem and a trip up the Amazon River. For Aidan, the highlight was landing in Malta, the final port. “All the parents were there,” he recalled. “We did what we call ‘dressing the yacht.’ Students climb up the rigging and I was lucky to be at the top. From there, I had a great view. I could see all the different styles of architecture.”

Will said that both he and Aidan “enjoyed the actual sailing aspect” but that this wasn’t the case for everyone. “You didn’t need to have any experience going into it but you come out with a lot,” Aidan said, adding that one of the extracurricular activities available was learning more about sailing where students completed different assignments in a booklet. “Everyone should have completed the first level but then it became more difficult,” Aidan said. “I got 75 per cent and climbing to the top of the rigging was the reward.” Two other classmates also finished the higher level: one earned the second spot at the top, the other had the honour of steering the ship into port.

But Class Afloat offered more than lessons about sailing. “I came out appreciating things more. Even little things like taking a shower. We had a limited water source and could shower only once a week,” he said.

“I also learned that you work better as a team. Being a team-player makes your work ethic better. It was interesting to see how the people changed on board. They arrived being self conscious and, by the end, they were more comfortable with who they are.”

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The three Bowen students in the Class Afloat program at West Island Colleges sailed over 16,000 nautical miles and visited 22 ports in 16 different countries.

Arriving in Malta, they were greeted with a seven-cannon salute by the Royal Navy. Submitted photos Another thing Aidan learned was to do a job well. “If you slack off, this will either impact you or someone else,” he said, recalling the many times he and his shipmates had to re-do a job that wasn’t done properly. “That stuck with me. If you don’t slack off and get it done fast and well, you’ll be rewarded and get a better job next time. “ The Class Afloat community has grown since 1984 when the program started, says Will, but not all the experiences are similar because the “route changes quite a bit every year.” And the sense of belonging is not limited to the students’ shipmates.

Aidan said, “The ‘Floaty’ community is not just our group but all the people who have taken part. When you travel, they will all take you in.”

“The program stayed in the Atlantic a couple of years and went into the Pacific three or four times. It started with Terry Davies, the founder, who developed it for a competition to create the best traveling school,” Aidan explained. Davies developed a curriculum where students learn seamanship, work as crew members and complete their high school coursework.

This year, the majority of the Class Afloat students completed Grade 11. Half a dozen were in

Grade 12 and half a dozen were university students.

Aidan said that the biggest challenge was not having any privacy. “The program had a setback when the ship called the Concordia sank off the coast of Brazil in 2010,” he said.

“Everyone survived. With the number of drills you do, you know exactly what to do and when to do it. But they weren’t able to recover the ship.”

Will added that, for the last two years, the program has been renting a Norwegian tall ship, the SS Sørlandet, that was built in 1927. “The Concordia was built for the program,” Aidan said. “But the SS Sørlandet is a national ship of Norway and it’s kept as traditional as possible.

Everything is lifted by manpower – there are no winches and no power-steering at the helm.”

Will said, “In such a small community, you get a feel for the effects of your actions. On a ship that’s 64 metres long and nine metres wide, the quarters are very close and you’re at sea for 16 days at a time.

Things get around so quickly and you’re pretty aware of what you are saying to each other.”

Evans added that everything went quite smoothly but there always were some smaller conflicts. Aidan agrees, “There are

people for everyone that you can’t stand. But on the ship, you learn to work with them. You know people’s strengths and weaknesses and you learn to work around it. You go to certain people for certain jobs.”

The hardest part about coming back home was saying goodbye to their friends. Aidan said, “There were 40 of us from all over the world, for instance from Mexico, the U.S., Germany and Turkey. The three of us are lucky to live on the same island, so we see each other a lot. But others have to go from seeing 40 people every day for eight month in a row to not seeing them at all.” For Will, this means a geographical distance from Marta, his girlfriend. “We started dating in September,” he said, adding that they held a ‘wedding at sea.’ “She’s from New York but we’ll hopefully continue the relationship.”

What’s ahead for the Class Afloat students? Will is probably going to attend West Vancouver Secondary School for his Grade 12 year. Aidan says he might get a chance at another year at sea. Holland sees this as an opportunity of a lifetime. He says, “You can go, do it, if you are able to make money – it’s $42,000, that’s a lot of money – but it’s worth it.”

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FRIDAY JUNE 15 2012 • 3 Jayeson Hendyrsan and Sachiell Ricketts of Forestbrooks Farm are selling bedding plants and vegetable starters outside the Ruddy Potato every Saturday for the month of June from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.. The list of non-GMO plants include six types of tomatoes, three types of cucumbers, amazing hot and sweet peppers, Arugula, romaine lettuce, red and green chards, cilantro, minature dill, sunflowers, two types of eggplant, flowers grasses, bamboo and strawberries. To order your plants, call 604-947-9122 or email forestbrooks@ me.com. Debra Stringfellow

BowFEAST offers local produce

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he Bowen Island Agricultural Alliance (BAA) is once again hosting a series of monthly community BowFEAST farmers markets this growing season.

The first one will be held on Saturday, June 16, at the Bowen Island Community School.

If you like to eat locally, these markets—featuring locally grown produce and products, including veggies from the BICS student garden—are your chance to get your ingredients.

Eating locally grown food tastes better, is better

for you, preserves a diverse food supply, supports farming families and a clean environment, ensures a healthy and secure food supply for future, benefits wildlife and builds community.

The BowFEAST farmers markets run from 9 a.m. to noon and are open to all.

Tables cost $5; kids can sell for free.

If you are interested in volunteering to help setup and break down the market or would like more information, please contact Elle Glave at elle.glave@ bowenagalliance.ca.

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Options for dealing with organic waste on-island continued PAGE 1 Members of the committee have been reading up on and visiting organic waste processing facilities that could work for Bowen Island.

“For our first site visit, we went to Mission and met with a local expert on composting. It was a very useful meeting,” Marshall said. “The second site visit is happening on Thursday and Friday. Members of our group are going to see sites in Saanich and Nanaimo and they

The Steamship Days saw record numbers of foot passengers coming to Bowen Island to have a good time and the Bowen Island Chamber of Commerce is looking to revive this tradition with a two-week festival this July. Submitted photo

Can we entice them to come back? continued PAGE 1 Adelaar’s proclamation was followed by applause.

The Steamship Days are sponsored by the Bowen Island Chamber of Commerce. In the audience were Alan Mills, organizer of the event, Rob Wall, manager, and Rod Marsh, president of the Bowen Island Chamber of Commerce.

Marsh said, “The idea of holding the Steamship Days has been greeted with lots of enthusiasm from the community and it is very much a grass roots event. This is not only an opportunity for the community to

come together but also to invite others to relive some of the glory days of Bowen as the Happy Isle.”

At the May 28 council meeting, Mills had asked council for support in creating an annual summer festival that celebrates Bowen Island’s history. The sponsors had also asked for permission to use the north part of the Snug Cove municipal dock for the event and that the municipality assist in promoting Steamship Days by posting an announcement of the festival on the municipal website.

Adelaar said, “I want to repeat that this is a terrific thing and a great start to our summer season.”

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will attend a seminar in Duncan on composting and waste management.”

Marshall also mentioned a report funded by Bowen Island individuals and the Knick Knack Nook that provides valuable information about a system that would work for the community. “We are looking at potential organics processing sites and will have recommendations for council soon,” Marshall said.

“In the meantime, we are actively encouraging people to do home composting.”

Help! Where to get a bin for food scraps?

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here are a number of outlets that carry containers suitable for collecting food scraps and for putting them out at the road-side for pick-up. If you want an in-house collection container, Canadian Tire, Rona, Home Depot, Home Hardware (in West Van Ambleside) all carry various sizes that range in price from $6 to $40.

Of course, you can always use a lidded container that you recycle from your own used containers (or from BIRD).

Road-side collection bins (the green bin that all of West Vancouver has), or similar bins, are available

from Canadian Tire and Rona for about $30. These have wheels, a secure lid and hold about 12 gallons.

The Solid Waste Resource Management Advisory Committee suggests that you don’t really need a second bin. Just put your smaller container that is large enough to last a week inside your regular garbage can on the food scraps pick-up day.

Remember: no plastic bags of any kind, food scraps can be placed in the bin loose, or can be in a paper bag, or wrapped in newspaper.

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GUEST EDITORIAL

Forget me not

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just received a brand new computer that has, in addition to bells and whistles the names of which I can barely pronounce, a superginormous amount of memory. My old computer, built, I suspect, back in the days when Pong was all the rage, is kind of slipping up in the memory department. I’ve stuffed that processor so full of useless chunks of information that whenever I ask it to do something, it kind of hums and gurgles and generally messes about as if it were running around some library in a mad search for the answer to my question before realizing it’s not in a library at all, but at the liquor store. If it had any real brains, it would stay there.

I know the feeling. My own fleshy microprocessor could use the calming effect of a slosh or two of Bacardi & Who Cares to forget for a little while just how forgetful I am.

It’s not that I suspect that I’m in the early stages of Losing My Grip (LMG as Greg House might like to put it). After all, I am only 61 (or is it 62? I can’t quite remember).

Thankfully my doctor has already dismissed the notion that I might have Alzheimer’s (after I successfully recited the entire 12 times table without a single misstep). He thinks I’m simply overreacting. “For God’s sake, Paul, your brain is just getting lazy. You’ve stuffed it full of the useless debris of your pathetic thought processes for over five decades. It’s simply pooped and probably more than a little fed up with you.”

My doctor, though he might have a vague familiarity with Hippocrates, certainly never put much stock in the Florence Nightingale approach. Not for him, the wiping of the weary brow with the cooling cloth. Instead, he belongs to the school that believes “doing no harm” means stopping just shy of not battering a patient over the head with the sledgehammer of truth until he gets a migraine.

Names are the worst. Probably because forgetting someone’s name is like denying they exist or at least the import of that existence.

No one appreciates his or her moniker being lost in the fog of some old coot’s brain. When I was younger, it seemed I never forgot a face or the name to slap on it. Now I’m on the brink of asking my family members to wear ID tags. As for relative strangers to whom I’ve

only recently been introduced, I’m forced to address them all with the same generic label.

First name: Hi. Second name: There.

And, naturally, names are only the beginning of an ever-increasing glut of minutiae that my already overtaxed noggin is forced to accommodate. Take computers and the Internet for example, if I haven’t already overworked that analogy. Why you need a password in order to get a recipe for meatless meatloaf is beyond what little comprehension I may have left. Yet these days nearly every website seems to display an almost Masonic paranoia in demanding you first join their secret club by ‘signing in’ with a user name and password. Inevitably, I will have forgotten both. It doesn’t matter. By the time I have exhausted every possible entry from my first puppy’s nickname to my great aunt’s mother’s fourth child’s half cousin’s alias, I’m no longer hungry.

I’m beginning to think that the whole trouble with life is that everything is in such a constant state of flux, that nothing hangs around long enough to be fastened forever in my memory.

It’s not that I forget everything. I don’t wander around my house wondering where exactly I am or how I got there. Although, I have to admit, sometimes I race downstairs and burst into our kitchen full of frantic purpose only to wonder what I’m doing there.

Sometimes my intention comes back to me right away. “Aha!” I say. “It’s coming back to me now!”

Those are the blessed forgetful moments in my life. For a terrible fraction of a millisecond, I imagine I’ve completely lost the use of my faculties. And then it all comes flooding back to me: THE REASON. Even if THE REASON is as mundane as wanting a baloney sandwich, its significance can’t be underestimated. I’m not going crazy because I now remember the why of it all and that is a frightfully important thing to hang onto for an aging person whose innate need to nail everything down to an understandable immobility is slowly vanishing.

Or was it ever there to begin with?

Paul J. Hughes

Telling it as it is To the Editor:

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t takes someone like our beloved island senior Imke Zimmerman to tell it like it is in ‘A playground for the few.’ Her piece both moved and saddened me. Yes, I know, change is inevitable but surely there could be more changes for the betterment of our island home. When I came here 16 years ago, I thought of Bowen as a little refuge from the extreme development of Vancouver – somehow protected and loved. On May 15, while shooting some photos for an international website on communities, I took a picture of a truck leaving on the ferry with huge logs from Cape Rodger Curtis and now watch the same scene daily.

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CRC with my daughter, her new baby and friends on my first Mother’s Day on Bowen.

Sad to know that that has gone for ever, and the grandkids will never experience that magic. Moments ago I signed a petition against the Harper government trying to get rid of all environmental regulations. What insanity is that and are we going to go along with the mainstream until it is too late?

I have to laugh at the fact that there are no pubs. Although I wasn’t a regular. I have spent some wonderful evenings in both pubs. it feels very strange to me, a former Brit, that there isn’t anywhere to just drop in for a pint. Oh, this bedroom community of ours, where are you going and what will you be?

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Community archive needs help To the Editor:

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his has been on my mind since the National Archives budget cuts meant cutting the National Archival Development Program but the Undercurrent article on Bowen’s municipal grants has given my thoughts a special urgency.

It seems clear that our mayor does not understand what the Bowen Island Community Museum and Archives are really about. As the archivist “who has left,” I would like to enlighten him and anyone else unfamiliar with our purpose. We are a service organization. Our mandate is to collect, preserve and make available to anyone, the history of the island. That means everything about the island and its people. We are the guardians of your past. We even store the archives of some organizations that are not in a position to store them. As a service organization we do not charge fees for the research we do, except for consumables such as paper or discs. We do not have space that we can rent out for events. It is difficult to put on a program of our own, as much as we would like to, or to store the artefacts that make up our history for lack of space. Our income is largely from memberships, donations and what grants we can legitimately apply for.

As the “archivist who has left,” I did not just leave. I simply can’t manage the stairs well anymore. Besides, it was time to bring in fresh blood. I might well have wished to have been paid for all the time I put in trying to bring the archives up to proper professional standards. My purpose was to be of service to the community.

Who uses the archives; who benefits from the archives? Everybody. When you look at your Bowen Almanac, the theme and pictures each year are drawn from the archives holdings. When you look at your Bowen guide, again material has come from the archives. In this week’s art council announcement of The Power of Lieben, a good deal of

the material used was researched at the Bowen Community Archives. The school children look to the archives for help in completing assignments. Genealogical research requests come in daily by mail, by e-mail and by phone….”my grandfather, uncle, aunt, etc. once lived on Bowen; can you tell me anything about them, where they lived etc. One summer was spent in an exciting exchange of information and photos with descendants of two of our pioneer families now living in Nova Scotia…This eventually led to finding of an original trunk in Seattle, a family member from Colorado, another from Victoria and one in Australia. Mr. Koga’s relatives from Japan came to see where he had made the famous Japanese bridge on the Union Steamship Estates.

They spoke no English but we had joyful communication with them. An archive is a wonderful mélange of recording history and forensic detective work.

The original purpose of this article was, and still is, to ask community members who have used the museum and archive as a source of information, for pictures or for any other purpose to e-mail Dorothy Lawson d_lawson@shaw.ca the reason they’ve used our services. I wish to summarize them all and send the results to Canada’s National Archives so that they will know how valuable the small archives are to their communities and to Canada.

The National Archives Development Program’s purpose was to assist smaller community archives throughout the nation. This has meant cuts to the Archives Association of British Columbia, which implemented the program. In fact, it means that advisors on whom we all count for support and answers to our questions may lose their positions. For Bowen, it may mean that there will be no education advisor to manage the distance learning program: Introduction to Archival Practices, a certification program (we had scheduled our new volunteer archivist to take this course).

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FRIDAY JUNE 15 2012 • 5

Bohemians, writers, artists, poets, hippies, intellectuals, potters and painters and their time on Bowen vaged and is now the Higgins Cottage logWelcome to the 22nd year of Island ging museum.

Neighbours, a gathering of items about • That was then and this is now. Today Island people, activities, interests and Bowen Island calls for wider community events. To share an item, email lbmcarter@ awareness and understanding so a forshaw.ca or telephone 947-2440. mal name change has taken place. The une is full of pleasant events and one of Historians are now Bowen Island Museum them is certainly the annual Strawberry and Archives. Speaking of archival services, Tea hosted by the Little Red Church the Bowen archive was the starting point congregation. It’s a two day affair – Saturday, June 23, from 10 to 4 and Sunday, for writer-researcher Andrea Verwey’s marvelous exploration of the Bowen artistic June 24, from noon to 4 p.m. Those who have enjoyed the tea before know that there haven called Lieben. The archives had the guestbook, photos, some pieces of furniture are also added goodies- a bake sale, a silent and a number of Lieben items. She went auction, a barbecue, activities for children to work seeking more information and, on Saturday, music by the island about this historic time and place: the Chillbillies. By the way, Bowen’s Neighbours more she learned, the more there was United Church is now 80 years old. to find. Now, she’s ready to tell the Congratulations!

Lieben story.

• Sunday, June 24 is a popular • On Sunday night, June 24, at date for other activities. The AGM 7 p.m., the Arts Council is presentof Bowen Island Museum and ing Verwey’s presentation revealing Archives is set for 2 p.m. at the all sorts of fascinating items that her newly painted two-story cottage searches have uncovered about the building across the street from the place called Lieben. Not many Bowen RCMP. Members and friends are islanders are familiar with its existence invited. but for a few, Lieben has become a Bowen • When Bowen’s archival group was legend. As the attractive Lieben poster says founded in 1967, the members felt that call“ Einar Neilson arrived on Bowen Island ing themselves ‘Historians’ would emphain 1941 by way of Winnipeg and Banff. size their active role in collecting island That winter, he transformed and furnished history. So, away they went, interviewing an old cottage on his 10-acre waterfront pioneers, accepting important island artifacts and, finally, documenting Bowen’s first Eagle Cliff property. Here he created what became known as Lieben, a retreat for art100 years in Irene Howard’s book Bowen ists and writers. By the time that Einar and Island: 1872-1972. Royalties from the book his new wife, Muriel, honeymooned there helped to purchase a small piece of propin 1947, it was in full swing. Much has been erty in Snug Cove. The lot’s little cottage rumoured about the people who spent time was refurbished and rented to help pay the at the Neilsons in the 1940s, 1950s and mortgage. In 1984, a garage-sized build1960s – bohemians, writers, artists, poets, ing was created to store artifacts previously Trotskyites, hippies, dipsomaniacs, intelkept in private homes. In 1997, the storage lectuals, naturists, potters, painters – the building was raised to become a two-story famous and the infamous. Sounds like a building housing a museum on the main fascinating evening at the Gallery at Artisan floor and archival materials and service Square. upstairs. The tiny rental cottage was sal-

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In 1996, raising this basic structure gave Bowen’s Museum and Archive a two story service building. Summer open hours are 10 a.m to 4:30 p.m. Visitors invited. Photo courtesy of the B.I. Museum and Archives • I was delighted to hear that Bowen now has lab service twice a week: Tuesday, it’s at Dr. Schloegl’s office at Artisan Square while the Thursday lab continues at Dr. Zandy’s office. Hours are as usual: 6:45 to 8:45.

• Sorry to hear that the June 17 Round Bowen Kayak race has been cancelled due to kayak king Martin Clarke’s ill health. Warm wishes for speedy recovery.

• Looking back 20 years ago in the Undercurrent of June 21, 1992: It was reported that Bowen’s 3200 population had income and education levels higher than the rest of Canada. • Island merchants were feeling the impact of commuters spending their shopping dollars at Caulfield Village, Save-On Foods, Whole Foods or going farther to Costco.

• Neighbours was still reporting wedding anniversaries so I can tell you that Marianna and Adam Holbrook will be celebrating 44 years of marriage on June 29, 2012.

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A tribute to a candid, sparkly and sprightly ‘young lady’

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am a former pastor with Congregational Christian Churches In her later years, Anne’s eyesight failed. This caused her in Canada and was, for five years, the spiritual guardian at some anguish as it meant she could no longer read the labels the Bowen Island Community Church. on her food boxes and cans, even with a strongly illuminated After leaving that pastorate in May 2009, my wife and I magnifying glass, to get the recipes correct. Because of her stayed in contact with many friends from our time on Bowen English upbringing, Anne was a deeply seasoned shopper.

Island. One of those was a delightfully candid, sparky, sprightly Whenever she could convince anyone to give her a ride to the “young lady” named Anne Manning. Anne passed into the stores, she was in her element. More than one friend has been glory of her Lord in May 2012. run ragged trying to keep up to Anne in her energetic dash Following years of living in England, at from store to store in the malls. the age of 80, Anne came to Canada to be In May 2011, my wife and I had lunch near her daughter and son-in-law who lived with Anne at the home of a mutual friend. in British Columbia. During the Second During the course of the meal, Anne said World War, Anne and her husband ran sevsomething which I think encapsulates her eral public houses (pubs) and it was through attitude towards life. I had asked her, casucontact with the young Canadians who were ally, how she was feeling and how were around London for the war efforts that she other people treating her. Her response? came to know of and admire our country.

“People treat me well enough, I suppose, but Anne was one of the first people to move I do so hate it when people refer to me as into the Bowen Court Seniors Complex an old lady. After all, I’ve only just turned when it opened and lived in apartment 100.” number 1, on her own, for her whole resiIn early May 2012, Anne had to go to dency here. The Bowen Community Church Lion’s Gate Hospital and spent two nights meets in the common room of that seniors’ there. She was very unhappy there and told complex. Our family first came into contact her doctors, “I don’t want to be here. I want with Anne when I came to take on the role to be in my own bed, in my own apartment of associate pastor, under Rev. Bill Clark in on Bowen.” Her attending physician agreed Anne Manning with the card she the fall of 2004. When Bill resigned in June to discharge her and she went back to her received from the Queen for her 2005, the congregation asked me to take own place. With her octogenarian daughter 100th birthday. Martha Perkins photo over as the pastor. at her side caring for her needs, but refusAnne was a spirited and open person who ing to accept any other visitors, several days was strongly determined in her views, always willing to speak later she died as she had wanted: in her own bed. her mind and was not easily swayed by the opinions of othAnne Manning was 101 years old. A memorial service to ers. I remember her telling me quite candidly, at our congregacelebrate her life and legacy of encouragement will be held by tion’s Christmas gathering in December 2005, “I want you to the Bowen Island Community Church in the hall at Bowen know, when the board asked us in summer to call you as pasCourt on June 17, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. tor, I voted against it. But I think I’m changing my mind now.”

Pastor Bob Quicke

David Mitchell had been asking the government to review over-height, bicycle and walk-on ferry fares, some of which had jumped 64 percent. In other ferry news, B.C. Ferries president Frank Rhodes announced that the Queen of Capilano would begin service on the Bowen route June 19.

• More than 150 people celebrated the opening of S.K.Y. Seniors Keeping Young on June 13. This weekly drop-in centre, a dream of long term care nurse Karen Levy, stressed nutritional and health counseling, offering massage and mild exercises.

• Somebody pass the word that it’s a community no-no to put commercial signs on the telephone company’s space at the intersection of Grafton and Miller’s Landing Roads. The telephone company prefers that the limited space is reserved for community use and hopes that signs are taken down promptly after the event is over. It’s Bowen’s informal good neighbour policy.

Peter Antony Drake died peacefully at home on Bowen Island on June 7, 2012 surrounded by his wife Allie, sister Maureen, children Erinne, Gillian and Chris and granddaughters Drake obit Kaelyn, Natalia and Maya. Born January 12, 1937 in Ranchi, India, educated in England, he worked in Japan where he met and married Allie in 1965. They moved to Canada from England in 1969. After many years of working in Vancouver and abroad as a consultant in the forestry products industry, he discovered Bowen in 1989.

From then on, he greatly enjoyed the island's natural beauty and being involved in the vibrant community.

The family would like to thank the many friends who have helped and supported Peter during his recent illness. A celebration of Peter’s life will be held on June 22, 1:30 pm at Cates Hill Chapel.

Donations to the Peter Drake Fund at the Bowen Island First Credit Union or bowenislandconservancy.org.

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Riffing off one another

Ed Jordan and Conrad Juraschka are the DJs of the Howe Sound System, a Bowen Island based radio show that airs Saturday nights at 101.7 FM CHLY and is archived at www. howesoundsystem.com. Tune in for an eclectic mix of music and community announcements.

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he show opens with Ed Jordan’s voice saying, “Some of the music we play is really not here for your bumpin’ and jumpin’ but it’s here for you to think.” Then a beat sets in as Jordan continues. The Howe Sound System is his and Conrad Juraschka’s radio show that is produced on Bowen Island and airs on Saturdays at 101.7 FM CHLY. The two make a good team, even in an interview.

They listen to one another, elaborate and spin off on each others comments.

Jordan laughs at the question about the intro. “First of all, I find it funny. But it’s also about music being about something deeper than just entertainment,” he says. “That fits with why we call it the Howe Sound System.

Back in the day in Jamaica, sound systems were set up by DJs in the street to play music for the community. It was entertainment but also politics and religion. It all blended together to make the voice of the community.”

Jordan believes in showcasing music that is “rich with a variety of layers of meaning.” He says, “Some music is out there to be thought about. You have to spend some time with it in your head. Not into one ear, out the other, can I have another… candy, please.”

Juraschka is happy with the way the intro turned out. “Ed created it and I really like it,” he said. “For me, music can be a connection to something beyond just entertainment. It can be about progression, growth, introspection or inspiration. These are cultural forces that can help communities.”

Jordan thinks that ‘culture’ is the key word.

“That’s what we are talking about,” he says.

“Music is a fundamental part of culture, both now and historically. The rest of the intro speaks to that. Imagine waking up tomorrow and you have no recollection of music but you remember that it was important and that it is part of your culture and you want to hear it again. Music is fundamental to us as humans.

We’re playing into that or playing with it anyway.”

As seriously as they take their show, another idea behind it was to have some fun.

“The beauty is that we are also hanging out,” Juraschka said. “The sound system idea really attracted us because we both have diverse taste in music and we are both interested in DJ culture and found objects. Creating new music out of past materials is what DJs are doing. We aren’t really limited to a format

but we play Reggae, electronic music, ambient, glitchy.” He added that they don’t give much space to rock ‘n’ roll.

“We have a base in electronic music and in that production world but our tastes are quite broad so other stuff filters in,” Jordan explained. “We play a variety of different things but we make it work in the grounding of the music we are interested in. I’m always surprised that a show makes sense as a whole.”

Since the start of the Howe Sound System on November 22, 2011, Jordan and Juraschka have produced 22 shows. Having a radio station had been a dream for both of them.

“In 2000, I was involved with webcasting for a radio station,” Jordan said. “I did a show every week for five years and I saw the value of alternative media and presenting an alternative point of view.” Jordan got involved in media activism and when his job came to an end, he found that he missed doing radio shows.

“I remember how distraught I was when I learned that programming on TV and radio is designed to sell ads,” Jordan says. “It’s not ads that are supporting the programming. It’s about making money and the content that you and I are watching or listening to is only there to get us to see or hear the ads. What makes community radio so incredible is that we can play

Knick Knack Nook Bursary for Environmental Sustainability The purpose of Knick Knack Nook is to foster environmental responsibility through both action and education. To that end, two $2,000 Bursaries will be awarded in 2012 to students with ties to Bowen and who are pursuing careers in support of environmental sustainability through studies at the undergraduate or post-graduate level (or equivalent).

whatever we want because we are not selling ad time. It literally is free media in that respect and to me that is valuable to keep alive.”

After living in Montreal for a number of years, Jordan moved back to his native B.C. “I started listening to CHLY that is based in Nanaimo and I was really impressed,” Jordan says, adding that he is normally not that easily impressed by radio shows. “I listened to it more and more and I thought I would really like to have a show on there. And after a year and half, I heard someone make a comment about his studio on the Sunshine Coast.” Jordan emailed the program director at CHLY who responded with enthusiasm and said he would like to have someone from Bowen Island represented on the show.

Jordan talked about the idea to Juraschka. “Conrad and I had gotten to know each other over the last year and we talked a lot about music,” he said. “We both missed the old days of hanging out with people and putting on a record and actually listening to music.” Juraschka and Jordan discovered that sharing music with others was important to both of them and that formed the premise for doing the radio show together.

Jordan has a background in new media art and Juraschka studied new

Steamship Days

General Meeting

An applicant must provide the following information, by July 30, 2012: 1. Her/his full name, address, telephone number and email address.

2. A letter outlining: • The course of studies being pursued; • How the applicant’s course of studies will help her/him foster environmental sustainability; • The applicant’s connection to Bowen and the Bowen community; • Volunteer or other work that relates to community life and environmental sustainability; • Her/his financial need and the assistance the $2,000 Award would provide.

3. Proof of acceptance at a recognized Canadian post-secondary institution, including the applicant’s student number and the address of the institution.

4. A letter of reference from someone other than a relative.

5. A copy of the applicant’s official transcript of scholastic standing from the most recent year of attendance at a recognized educational institution (either secondary or post-secondary).

Please submit the full application electronically, to: Bowen Island Community Foundation • info@bowenfoundation.com Please note that preference will be given to applicants demonstrating strong ties to Bowen and those who have already shown a commitment to environmental sustainability. Though not the primary determining factor, financial need will be a consideration and should there be several candidates who appear equally deserving, the selection committee may ask for further, standard financial documentation to assist in its decision making.

The Bowen Chamber is having a Steamship Days rally with finger food, costume, entertainment and a great chance to meet local business owners and volunteers and find out more about Steamship Days. We will start with a short meeting for members to report the years’ progress followed by the festivities and mingling. We encourage all to wear their Steamship Days attire.

See you there!

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media and digital production at the Vancouver Film School. “I was there in 1999/2000 when webcasting and streaming video over the Internet was still a pretty difficult thing to do and we started doing that,” Juraschka recalls. “I was part of a group of students who, on one night a week, produced a netcasting show where anybody could tune in and watch it live. That got me excited about the potential of the internet to deliver media and get messages out.”

For the past 20 years, Juraschka has listened to CiTR, a radio station from UBC. “Back when there was no digital media, I used to record music that I heard on radio shows,” he says, adding that he made little mixed tapes for himself with music he couldn’t find anywhere else. Juraschka liked the idea to play the music he was passionate about. “I thought it was great that there was no corporate agenda, just people with a passion for music they wanted to share,” he said. “I thought how cool that would be. Then I met Ed on Bowen and we hit it off right away, especially around music.”

Juraschka and Jordan share more than a similar taste in music. “We found that we had common interests and we’re coming from a similar place,” Juraschka explained. “When I heard about the radio show, it seemed like a perfect opportunity to collaborate.”

Over the last half a year, the show has changed, according to Juraschka. “It’s definitely grown and progressed,” he said.”When we started out, we produced half the show in our own space and then put it together in software and did the voiceovers.”

“We’d play the show back for each other but each half was already pre-canned,” Jordan said.

And while this was fun, Juraschka said that the collaborative idea they had envisioned was missing. “Then it transformed into more of a DJ set up where we have turntables,” Juraschka says. “The whole idea is to have the show grow organically over that one hour. Now, one of us will start the show by playing a song. That will remind the other person of another song.”

The show grows from that back and forth process and Jordan explains that they never know what they are going to play. “We have ideas but it always depends on what the other guy plays first,” he says. “I love doing it this way. It’s very improvisational, riffing off the other person.The shows all have their own trajectory.”

The shows are available in an online archive at www.howesoundsystem.com for listeners who can’t make the Saturday night time slot and Jordan says that he’s gotten a lot of positive feedback. “I’ve had quite a few friends say that they are sitting down to listen to three or four of the shows while they work.”

But other than that, Juraschka and Jordan don’t know how many people tune in. “A lot,” says Juraschka and Jordan adds jokingly. “Undoubtedly at least a million.”

Arts Council seeks Gallery/Admin Assistant Are you personable, interested in or studying art?

We offer a great summer job working in a creative environment.

Responsibilities include acting as a host at the Gallery @ Artisan Square, art sales, volunteer coordination, public relations including social networking, assisting the curator with the hanging and presentation of art exhibits, as well as assisting the Executive Director in the areas of promotion, administration and program coordination. An interest and or background in arts, communications, media and working with the public is essential. We are looking for an individual who is a selfstarter, possesses time management skills and who can relate well to the public and our members. The job is full-time for five days a week lasting eight weeks with a remuneration of $14/hour.

Please submit your resumé to Jacqueline Massey, Executive Director, BIAC via email: admin@biac.ca, or by mail to Box 211, Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G0, no later than Monday, June 25, 2012.

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Why conservationists (not just conservatives) should support bill C-38

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Hear ye, hear ye!

BUD MASSENDER C AT E S P H A R M A C Y

JOHN WESTON M . P.

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’d like to take the opportunity to address some misinformation that has been circulating about bill C-38, the Budget Implementation Act. Bill C-38 will provide clear advantages for the Canadian economy. By streamlining regulatory reviews for major projects, we can, and will, maintain the same rigorous environmental protection that Canadians rightly expect. As Prime Minister Harper has stated: “when it comes to evaluating development plans, one should not confuse the length of the process with the rigour of the science.” In other words, more assessments do not equate to better assessments.

The proposed changes streamline regulatory process, eliminating duplication and overlap, and setting a specified, generous period – two years – for completing the necessary assessments. These changes will stimulate the economy and create jobs, two things the conservative government has consistently done while other countries fail around us. Ask any of the 750,000 Canadians who have, since July 2009, found jobs; they will tell you how important it is to continue this momentum.

This bill will also strengthen fisheries management in several ways.

The current Fisheries Act is indiscriminate and goes well beyond its conservation goals.

It is time for an update and for us to focus our government’s efforts on what really matters to Canadians.

The new legislation will protect Canada’s fisheries and the habitat that supports them.

This focus will make better use of departmental resources by aligning them to commercial, rec-

reational and Aboriginal fisheries. There will be no reduction in terms of DFO’s mandate to preserve and protect BC fisheries, especially coastal salmon fisheries and the spawning and nursery streams that support these fisheries.

Second, the current act also treats all activities – from the largest industrial development to the smallest personal project on private land – in the same way. The new legislation will make a distinction between the size and scale of projects. We will create guidelines and standards in regulation to clarify for Canadians what can and can’t be done when working in and around water for smaller projects and maintain the full review process for larger projects.

In effect, instead of focusing on the carp living in ditches, the new law will protect migratory streams and lakes that are home to Canada’s fisheries and the areas that support those fisheries.

We will also be able to provide enhanced protection to ecologically sensitive areas and enforce conditions associated with Fisheries Act authorizations which, at present, is not be done. We’re cracking down on those that break the rules by aligning penalties with that of the tougher Environmental Enforcement Act. Existing rules will continue to protect waterways from pollution, as they have in the past.

Our riding may sit far from Ottawa but Ottawa can be sure to hear articulate, passionate voices on behalf of what I call “the most beautiful place on earth”. As a proud British Columbian and MP for a spectacular riding, I continue to remind our government that conservationists – not just conservatives – must be able to support our government’s policies. In my opinion, the BIA meets that test.

Please refer to my website for an expanded version of this statement: www.johnweston.ca.

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NOTICE OF INTENTION TO CLOSE A PORTION OF A ROAD TAKE NOTICE THAT pursuant to Section 40 of the “Community Charter”, for the purpose of closing and removing a portion of road dedicated on Plan LMP 4859 of DL 492. Bowen Island Municipality intends to stop up and close to traffic and remove the dedication of the portion of road for the purpose of dedicating land to the Bowen Island Municipality Satellite Fire Hall.

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ost of us take our hearing for granted. It is too easy to be blase about its role in bringing us pleasure and keeping us safe--at least until we experience some loss of acuity. It is estimated that, in our part of the world, approximately one-third of those ages 65 to 75 and more than half of those over age 75 have some degree of hearing loss.

Some signs of that diminution are easily recognized: such as favouring one ear over the other or increasing difficulty in understanding what others are saying. Other signs, especially those that develop gradually, like listening to TV or radio at high volume can come as a surprise. In any event, the loss can be anything from irritating to downright hazardous.

There are two primary types of hearing loss. The most common (sensorineural) is that caused by

damage to the tiny hair cells of the inner ear, usually due to aging or prolonged exposure to excessive noise. A proper hearing aid can maximize the efficiency of any remaining intact hair cells. The other type is conductive, involving the outer and/or middle ear, and occurs when the transmission of sound is impeded, for example by impacted ear wax or infection.

The first device that functioned as a hearing aid was the ear trumpet, in use since the early 1600s. They were still produced commercially as late as 1963. We’ve come a long way since then. Recent advances include wireless hearing aids and FM listening systems that address the problem of background noise.

On Thursday, June 21, Cates Pharmacy is hosting a complimentary hearing screening clinic for adults over 55 conducted by a certified audiologist from Connect Hearing.

Space is limited, so please book early.

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New Members Requested for the Bowen Island Community Centre Implementation Committee The Council of Bowen Island Municipality is extending its request for applications from members of the public who are interested in recreation and culture and are interested in serving on the Bowen Island Community Centre Implementation Committee.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT a copy of the proposed bylaw cited as “Bowen Island Municipality Road Closure Bylaw No. 326, 2012” may be inspected at the Bowen Island Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, inclusive, excluding statutory holidays, commencing 12 June 2012.

AND FURTHER TAKE NOTICE THAT Bowen Island Municipal Council will be considering Bowen Island Municipality Road Closure Bylaw No. 326, 2012 for adoption at its meeting on 25 June 2012, and all persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the proposed bylaw.

Inquiries regarding proposed Bylaw No. 326, 2012 may be directed to the Planning Consultant for Bowen Island, at (604) 947-4255.

Dated at Bowen Island, B.C. this 12th day of June, 2012.

Kathy Lalonde Interim Chief Administrative Officer

The purpose of the Committee is to provide advice to Council and/or staff on the planning for the Bowen Island Community Centre project with the intention that construction begins by September 2013. The Terms of Reference can be found on the Bowen Island Municipal website at www.bimbc.ca (available Monday, June 11, 2012). It is anticipated that the committee will meet at a minimum, bi-weekly.

Those interested in sitting on the Committee are requested to submit a brief biography or resume outlining their qualifications and a statement identifying why they are interested in serving on the Bowen Island Community Centre Implementation Committee and print and fill out a Committee Application Form (found on the Bowen Island Municipal website at: http://www.bimbc.ca/ files/embedded2010/CommitteeApplicForm.pdf). Members of the public with a background in communications and marketing, facility management, building design and planning, construction, fundraising and financial management are especially encouraged to apply.

Please respond in writing via email, fax or regular mail by Monday, June 18, 2012 4:00 p.m. to: Bowen Island Municipality 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, B.C. V0N 1G2 e-mail: bim@bimbc.ca FAX: 604-947-0193

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Sixty years after graduation SUSANNE MARTIN EDITOR

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lorian York Wells, nee Fyfe, always wanted to be a nurse. She recalls visiting her aunt in Scotland who was a nurse. “She sometimes put her cape down and treated people right there,” Wells said. “That’s when I decided I wanted to be a nurse.” But her parents weren’t keen about her chosen profession. “I was trained in piano and vocals and accompanied my father from when I was 13 at Robbie Burns celebrations,” Wells said, adding that her sister had a bad experience when she trained as a nurse. “She just about died so my parents said that I was forbidden.”

But the Edmonton native did not lack determination. “I applied to the Vancouver General Hospital (VGH) and the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal,” she said. When she was accepted to VGH, Wells learned that she had to have her tonsils out. “I was only 17 years old and I went to a doctor and arranged to go to the Royal Alexandra Hospital to get my tonsils out. My parents didn’t know anything about it until the hospital phoned to say my bed was ready,” she said.

There were 98 students in Wells’ class but, by Christmas, the number had dwindled to 58. “I think people couldn’t stand all the gore and the blood,” Wells said, adding that the students all received their white caps at that time.

Wells graduated from nursing in 1952. In 2012, she went to her 60th reunion. Two Bowen Islanders, Florian Wells and Pat Elliott, graduated in the same class and attended the reunion together. Wells was surprised that the 500 nurses there (some had graduated in 1952 –others in 1962) were in really good shape. “The oldest was 102,” she said. “Not one of us was in a wheelchair and only one was walking with a cane because she had her knee done.”

Florian Wells treasures the mementos of her life, among them her graduation photo from the VGH nursing program and documents from her time as a stewardess with Trans-Canada Airlines. Submitted photos After graduation, Wells went back to Alberta to stay with her parents. “My parents had supported me through my training and I felt that I should go home and stay with them for the six months of graduate work. At that time, I was the head of the case room and gynecology.”

After that, Wells applied to be a stewardess at Trans-Canada Airlines (TCA), partly because she wanted to be close to her boyfriend who was studying mining and engineering at McGill.

“When I went for the interview at TCA, I had to shrink a little bit as they said we couldn’t be over 5 foot 8. And they asked us to pull up our skirts so

they could look at our legs,” Wells says, indicating a height just below the knee.

Wells was accepted the following March and took a four-months-training course at TCA. At that time, stewardesses were required to be nurses, she explained.

Wells didn’t end up marrying her boyfriend at McGill. Instead, she threw herself into work. She got a masters degree in nursing. On the days she wasn’t flying, she worked at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal with Dr. Penfield, specializing in seizures.

One of Wells’ fondest memories is being one of seven stewardesses chosen for a Viscount publicity flight. After

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working for the airline for three years, she got married and raised four children.

In her youth, Wells spent part of every summer on the West Coast. “We were one month in Vancouver and one month in Victoria,” she said. “My mother had an apartment at the end of Pendrell Street and when she passed away, she left me that condo.” The Wells eventually moved to the West Coast.

Wells is happy to be where she is, and to be in good health. “This chick is still going strong,” she says sixty years after her graduation.

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Congratulations Class of 2012

ROSIE ANDER

EMMA ANDERSON-NASH

ASHLEY CALLISTER

GABBI EVANS

ANNIE FARAGHER

The past three years at Sentinel Secondary have been wonderful for Rosie. She loved performing with the school’s theater productions as well as singing with the Rhythm and Blues music program. Rosie is thrilled to be attending Capilano University in the fall to be a part of the Early Childhood Care and Education degree program. She would like to thank her family for their unlimited amount of support, her friends for constantly making her laugh every single day, and finally, Bowen Island, for without this sweet little island, my life wouldn’t be compete!

After living on Bowen for 16 years, I am looking forward to studying at UBC (Okanagan) in the fall. Not too close, not too far. Thanks to all my teachers from BICS, especially Ms Sanhedrai, and all the good ones at WVSS. It is going to be hard to say goodbye to my Bowen girls - the ones I have grown up with....skype, skype! I have to say that I am excited that my commute to school won’t involve a ferry or a school bus!

Congratulations to the 2012 Grads. We did it!

Ashley is enthused to embark on a journey to the University of Western Ontario in the fall where she plans to pursue a career in environmental law.

She would like to thank her parents for their unwaivering support, her various amigos for all the puns and shenanigans, and Bowen Island for making her a little adventurous.

She would like everyone to know that she’s not crying, it’s just been raining, on her face.

I have had the pleasure of growing up on Bowen Island my whole life. My favourite times have been spent at Tunstall Bay beach. I am excited about the future to come, i am heading off to South East Asia. Thank you so much to my mom, dad and my sister for their support, you guys are awesome!

To my closest friends, i love you! i will miss Bowen very much but i am excited about my future plans.

Annie was born and raised on Bowen Island and attended Bowen Island Preschool, BICS and is now graduating from WVSS. “After all the years of commuting on ferries, it’s finally over!“ Annie has been accepted into the Faculty of Science at UBC this fall and is excited to start the next chapter of her life.

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Congratulations to the grads of 2012. We made it. Thanks to my family and all my friends.

James Piper Goth is graduating from BCIT with a Bachelor Of Technology Degree - with distinction. He will also receive the 2012 Dean’s Award.

Natalie made the most of her high school experience while at Island Pacific School and West Van Secondary. She will work during the summer and fall and then head off to explore South East Asia and Australia before continuing with her studies.

Congratulations, Natalie!

After five successful years at Sentinel as a member of the soccer academy, French Immersion, and AP programs, Natasha is headed off to Queen’s University in the fall. She wants to thank her friends for making the ferry rides bearable and her true gratitude is towards her parents for having taught her that everything truly does happen for a reason and for always supporting her through the many late night soccer practices, early morning science labs, and mid-day emotional freakouts.

A big congratulations to all the Bowen grads of 2012, but it’s no shocker we made it! Cheers to an amazing first 18 years.

I took my first steps and spoke my first words on Bowen Island that has been a wonderful community to grow up in. I am thankful to my family, friends, teachers and mentors for their time and generosity. The natural beauty of the island has inspired my art and photography which I plan to continue pursuing.

Some of the highlights of my three years at WVSS include forming new friendships, playing on the Ultimate team, art and history classes, volunteering for clubs, and the trip to Nicaragua. I am excited to attend Acadia University in Nove Scotia. I will be taking Bowen with me in my heart.

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Congratulations Class of 2012

SIERRA MASSEY-NESBITT

THOMAS HUBBALL

BAILEY JONES

PHILIP ‘GAGE’ MEERES

SACHIELL RICKETTS

Sierra has benefited immensely from the mentors, teachers and BFFs who have facilitated, guided and inspired her over the past years on Bowen and beyond. She is especially grateful to her sassy sisters who backed her up at every turn. She is excited to be graduating and embarking on a bright future that will lead her to discover her role in the mystery of the universe. She knows she’ll miss Bowen, though she hasn’t quite yet figured out why. Sierra thanks her parents for giving her space to dance, work and play in a nurturing, though sometimes challenging environment. She forgives BC Ferries for all those time the ferry left her stranded.

I have enjoyed my time at West Vancouver Secondary School and all of the great memories, especially with my friends on Bowen. It was a privilege to grow up on the island but I am more than ready to move on. This September, I will be attending the Sauder School of Business at UBC and living in residence. I appreciate all of the support that I have received from the community towards my class trip to Nicaragua last February. Thanks to all of my family, friends and teachers.

Good luck grads!

I am so excited to finally graduate! The past five years at West Van were awesome, but I am looking forward to many new experiences to come in the future.

To all of my friends, you made every day worthwhile, I will never forget the times we had together.

Mom, Dad and Taylor, thank you for all of your love and support, I couldn’t have done it without you!

Congratulations grads and good luck!

Born and raised on Bowen, Gage attended Tiggywinkles Preschool, BICS and WVSS. Having enjoyed taking things apart and putting them back together for most of his life, he plans to pursue a career in heavy duty mechanics. Gage thanks his teachers and TAs and congratulates all 2012 grads!

Sachiell would like to thank her family, friends and the community of Bowen Island for the great memories and endless support. In the fall, Sachiell looks forward to attending the University of Victoria.

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Congratulations Class of 2012

LAURA WRIGHT

KAILEY SPEAR

JORDYNE SHATZKY

TAYLOR STRATFORD

ROOS SCHUT

Laura was born on August 30, 1987. She attended BICS, Rockridge, UBC and OISE. She graduated in June of 2012 with her masters in Sociology and Equity Studies in Education. Laura is presently working with Right To Play in Toronto, Ontario as a child protection coordinator. Family members are very proud.

Well done, Laura!

Kailey spent her first year following high school traveling to Burkina Faso and Europe.

She has now completed the four year film program at Simon Fraser University and is receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with honours.

She would like to thank all of her friends and family who supported her through her studies as well as everyone who helped on her grad film.

I can’t even begin to explain how amazing these last five years have been for me. From sitting on the bleachers with my girls to hanging out at Bean Around the World, it really has been a riot.

With the support of my friends and family, I will be taking a year off to focus on my music and singing and hopefully traveling to Bali within the near future! Thank you to everyone who’s been there for me this year, you know who you are. We did it, kids! I can’t wait to see what the future holds.

Taylor’s time growing up and leading to graduation has been remarkable. She would like to thank all the people who helped her come this far, especially her family and Bowen Island friends who were always there for her. Taylor looks forward to a summer with her friends and family, followed by her departure to London, where she will attend the University of Western Ontario. Finally, she would like to congratulate her fellow graduates on making it this far, and wish them the best of luck next year!

Roos had a wonderful childhood on Bowen Island – she will never forget that tight-knit community feel. She started BICS in Grade 1 when she moved here from Holland. Next, she went to IPS, and finally to WVSS. Roos would like to thank all the amazing teachers she’s had. Roos has been dancing for many years at Perform Art Studio on Bowen and she would like to say a special thanks to her inspiring dance teacher Rebecca Woodruff.

Roos will be attending Queen’s University this fall. None of this would have been possible without the support of her friends and family. Mama, Papa and Lisa, I love you guys so much, thank you for everything!

CONGRATULATIONS! Congratulations to all the Bowen Island students who are graduating this year hopefully from one level of education to the next, whatever that transition might include.

Enjoy your ongoing classroom years as those should be some of the best years of your life.

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Congratulations Class of 2012

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I am very excited to be graduating from the Josh graduated from University of Victoria this West Vancouver June. I have worked hard Secondary School with these past four years to Honours with achieve a double major in Distinction, an award anthropology and history. for the highest mark in Fortunately, my hard work philosophy, a Kay Meek has paid off and I am Bursary and the Young lucky to be graduating in Entrepreneur Award from the top five per cent of the Howe Sound Brewing UVic’s 2012 grad class. I Company. Along with his would not have been able effort in academics, Josh to accomplish this without was captain and coach the endless support of of the West Vancouver my close friends and Ultimate team and family. Especially my participated in numerous mom and grandparents, community service who have always been initiatives including there to help me when helping the homeless I became overwhelmed in East Vancouver. with my school work. I A highlight for Josh am planning on taking at this last year was least one year off to travel representing Bowen in Europe and work before youth at the Community I go back to grad school.

Foundation’s conference I am hoping to return to and meeting many university to pursue an international leaders education in the field of such as Naomi Tutu. Josh business and marketing, will be pursuing an which I have become truly engineering degree at passionate about.

UBC in the fall.

A big thank you to everyone who has supported me over the past eleven years. To say that I am excited about life after high school is an understatement!

I plan to enter a trade but will take a year to decide which one.

Good luck to my fellow graduates!

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Bowen gymnasts joined 500 other gymnasts from across B.C., Alberta and Washington, USA, to showcase various gymnastics discipline-based group routines. Special thanks to go to Peter Blomberg who showed extra team spirit volunteering to be the B.C. Gymnastics mascot to the delight of many children at the B.C. Gymnastics Event.

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A gathering of excellence: Six island students attending WVSS excelled at sports this: Mimi Jones, Charlie Welsh, Josie Huskisson, Jack Welsh, Connor Holloway and Katie Brougham.

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Mimi Jones, Josie Huskisson and Connor Holloway all received awards for combining high-athletic achievement with exceptionally high scholarship achievement.

Other West Van Secondary athletic achievers from Bowen this year include Robbie ‘the Wall’ Watson, who, over three years of highschool, has won a host of accolades for sports, Justin Wood, Colleen Woodward, Malcolm MacEachern and Jamie Frost.

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BORDER COLLIE PUPPIES P/B. fem. $550 red & white. Vet chk, 1st shots Call 604-250-4360 CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866 CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977 FLUFFY WHITE Maltese pups, 8 weeks old. Family raised. $750 firm.

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n June 9 and 10, Metrotown in Burnaby hosted Hockey Night in Canada’s Play On 4 on 4 street hockey tournament (www.playon.ca).

Approximately 451 teams came out to play in divisions ranging from Tidbits (seven and under) to Adult Elite. Two Bowen Island teams made the journey to play.

The Dekers, nine and under division, had the ‘Bowen Islanders’ playing with teammates Dane Gilbert, Kevin Harding, Angus Ingram, Clayton and Wyatt Miller and Cooper Wright. These boys played hard and never gave up, even though they were being out scored. They played as a team, used three goalies and held together for one another. Kevin was strong as the opening game goalie. Angus stood tall in the second game even though he was getting TRANSPORTATION

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shelled like a sand dollar on the beaches of Normandy. Dane was the octopus goalie in game three and he used all eight arms and legs to keep the ball out of the twine.

On offence, Clayton and his young brother Wyatt made lots of good plays around net and Cooper played with reckless abandonment and was possessed with an indomitable spirit. In the end though, they just had a lot of fun. See you next year, mainlanders!

The Danglers, 13 and under division, had the ‘Bowen Island Havoc’ playing and consisted of team-mates Duncan Beale, Ted Duffield, Payton Grundy, Connolly Ingram and Kai Tubinshlak. The Havoc won two games and lost one on Saturday, and that was enough to rank them seventh out 18 teams and move on to the playoffs on Sunday.

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Sunday morning had the boys back on the 6:30 a.m. ferry for an 8 a.m. game start. The Havoc won the game 13 to 7 with some amazing saves by Duncan and some killer shots and snipes by Connolly, Kai, Payton and Ted. They moved on to the quarter-finals and played hard against a super-fast team. Unfortunately, they lost that game to the team that went on to win the division championship.

In fact the only two games the Havoc lost were to the number 1 and 2 placed

teams and our boys should be so proud of their accomplishment. Besides, those guys didn’t have to catch the 6:30 a.m. ferry two days in a row - not that we’re making excuses.

One of the best moments on Saturday was when the ref said that out of all the teams she had seen, the Bowen Island Havoc, were playing with the best sportsman-like behaviour; they played with respect and with the good fun spirit of Canadian street hockey.

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Bowen Islanders (photo right) and Bowen Island Havoc (above) played very well in the Hockey Night in Canada street hockey tournament. Submitted photo

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The Scrapper

2001 CHEV CAVALIER, 5spd manual, 4dr, low kms, new aircare, $2000 firm. 604-538-4883 2005 CHRYSLER SEBRING, silver, convertible, 84,000 kms. Auto. Aircared. $4,900. obo. 604-826-0519

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1989 6 CYLINDER, 1 owner touring motorcycle. Wineberry color. Always garaged when not in use. $7,200. Phone 604-852-9529 2002 TRIUMPH TROPHY. Low k’s, new battery, runs good. $4,700.

Call 604-217-3479; 778-880-0233.

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2004 ITASCA SPIRIT 29.4 ft. Class C motorhome, 50,000km. 2 slide outs, awnings, generator & ext. warranty. Exc. cond. $39,900. 604856-8177 / 604-308-5489(Aldergrv)

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New & Used Inventory.

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1998 Mazda Protege. 168,000 KM, manual transmission, great on gas. Fantastic on island car. $1100 OBO. Call 778-874-6937 3 BD spacious house, pellet stove, washer/dryer, N/S. Pet ok. Wrap around deck on large acerage, ideal for families.

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1st. Rent $1250.00/month. Call 604.837.1700 for information.

Artisan Square- Professional offices with waiting rooms available as well as one small retail gallery space on the square. Call (604) 329-5643 or (604) 947-9119.

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BOATS

ALUMINUM BOAT WANTED, 10’, 12’ or 14’, with or without motor or trailer, will pay cash, 604-319-5720 NEED A LAWYER MONEY! Selling my 23’ Bitz Day Cruiser w/tandem axle trailer, 454 BB Chev Turbo 400, Coal V Drive w/22% overdrive, frest paint. Too much to list. $5,500.

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Currently at The Gallery @ Artisan Square “Around the mulberry bush” featuring the collaborative work of Magi Amma and Andrea Little May 25 to June 17 Hours 12-4pm Fri. Sat. Sun. Eat local! BowFEAST farmers’ market: Sat., June 16, 9 am to noon, at BICS undercover area.

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ESTATE SALE Every kind of household item you can think of : pictures, beds, couches, lamps, cutlery, dishes, sheet sets, antiques, dining and kitchen table sets. Please call 604-908-9112 for inquiries & viewings.

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I am looking for a nice furnished 2 level, 4 bedroom Bowen home to rent, fenced if possible, with a separate suite ideally, on a flexible term, 1-4 months, starting end June, 2012. Please email wilma@cranimal.com or call 778-231-1568 LANCE’S RECYCLING I’ll pick up your recycling and deliver to BIRD for $20/load.

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Scholarship Opportunity First Credit Union is currently accepting applications for their annual scholarship program on Bowen Island.

In the five years since the Bowen Island branch opened its doors, assets have grown to over 20 million dollars. Based on these assets, the Bowen branch will proudly award a scholarship of $1500 to one local student. As the assets of the branch grow, so does the amount of the annual scholarship. Scholarship selection will be based upon membership, family relationships and community involvement.

Graduating grade 12 students can apply for this scholarship by submitting a letter outlining their academic pursuit, and how they could benefit from the contribution.

Letters can be dropped off at the Bowen branch at 475 Bowen Island Trunk Road. The deadline for submission is July 31, 2012. If you have any questions, please contact Kevin Manning, branch manager at 604-947-2022.

Ivonne Hernandez, Trent Freeman, Karrnnel Sawitsky and Eric Wright are the Fretless and will perform at the Gallery at Artisan Square on Wednesday, June 20.

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n June 20, the audience at the Gallery at Artisan Square will be treated to a new experience: a string quartet playing fiddle tunes. The Fretless play Celtic and Canadian-style folk music with the flawless precision of the classically-trained musician. “We’ve taken traditional fiddle tunes that are normally played with fiddles, piano and guitar and arranged them to be done with a cello and viola,” Trent Freeman, one of the fiddlers,

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said. “It’s been a fun project.”

The Fretless will travel to Bowen Island because Freeman has worked with island musicians Buff Allen and Teun Schut who suggested the group perform here. “Buff, Teun and I worked on a jazz rock album for Shaun Pollinger,” Freeman said. “Buff thought it was a good idea to do a show so we got in touch with the arts council.”

Freeman said that the Bowen Island concert fits well into Fretless’ West Coast CD release tour. “We are playing lots of songs from the album as well as newer stuff,” he said.

The album, Waterbound, was recently nominated for the Western Canadian Music Award for best instrumental album of the year, according to

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Comments received after this date may not be considered.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be provided to the public upon request. For information, contact the FOI advisor at the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources Operation regional office.

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Freeman.

Ivonne Hernandez, Trent Freeman, Karrnnel Sawitsky and Eric Wright are all accomplished musicians. And even though some of them have played together occasionally, the Fretless was only formed in November 2011. “We all played together before but not in that formation, so coming together was fairly natural. We got together in November and finished recording the album in January,” Freeman said. “It was released in February. It’s a very fresh project.”

“We’ve had some success so it looks like this is a keeper,” Freeman says of the Fretless who call their sound “rad trad.” For more information, see www. thefretless.com. The show starts at 7:30 p.m., tickets cost $15 at the door.

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hare your passions and your skills! The Bowen Centre for the Arts (operated by the Bowen Island Arts Council) is seeking workshop ideas and presenters in all artsrelated areas. Do you have a course or a workshop you would like to give?

Let BIAC know! In preparation of our Fall/Winter calendar, the BIAC Programming Committee will be considering offering programs in all genres of the arts including visual, literary, performance and crafts. Also welcome

Islands in the Sound

by Michael Epp is one of the paintings featured in the Local Landscapes 2012 show that opens in the Gallery at Artisan Square on Friday, June 22.

are workshops related to the healing arts and holistic living. Workshops can be tailored to adults, children, teens, seniors, or a combination of age groups.

The season runs from September, 2012 to June, 2013. If you are interested in presenting a workshop or class, please complete the Workshop Application Form available for download from the Bowen Island website at www.biac.ca. Email your form to admin@biac.ca by Friday, July 6.

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Tyler Matzen had the good fortune of getting a tour from violinist Tom Lee at the West Coast Symphony concert for the community last Saturday.

Dennis Nault photo

n Friday, June 22, the Local Landscapes 2012 show opens at the Gallery at Artisan Square.

Dozens of talented artists are submitting work depicting Bowen Island as well as West Coast scenery in a variety of media including oil, acrylic, photography, mixed media, found objects, water colour and much more.

Sizes vary from matchbox size canvases to murals on movable panels.

The reception, with artists in attendance, will be held at the Gallery on Friday, June 22, from 7 to 9 pm.

All are welcome.

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Tranquil living on beautiful Bowen Island 946 SPYGLASS ROAD $695,000 Situated on a spacious private property with idyllic views of the forest, creeks and gorgeous natural setting. This newer quality custom built home is finished with natural wood siding and wood casement windows. Beautiful wrap around deck to enjoy the peaceful setting. Over 3,400 sq.ft. of interior living space, including 4 bdrms and 3 baths. The main floor features 9’ ceilings, gorgeous H/W floors, big open living areas, spacious windows and glass doors that open onto the deck. Custom kitchen with granite counters are only a few of the many fine features of this well built home. Steps to beaches, trails and recreation. This home represents excellent value.

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The drizzle didn’t dampen the spirit of the crowd that came out to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the Bowen branch of the First Credit Union on Friday, June 8.

Janis Treleaven and Susanne Martin photos

www.sandpipergolfclub.ca Nestled in a centuries-old forest of Douglas Firs and surrounded by the Sandpiper Golf Course, the West’s most idyllic golf course, Rowena’s is the perfect escape. Here, indulgence is a way of life. You’ll find it in the tasteful tranquility that surrounds you and feel it in the attentive service that sets us apart.

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Romeo DiPietra

Cell: 604-250-3547 Fax: 604-421-5263 | Office: 604-421-7275 Email: romeo@romeorealty.com

1317 HILLCREST ROAD | BOWEN ISLAND | $569,900 Great family home, on a quiet dead end street. Two level home with a basement, main floor features, living room, family room, good sized kitchen, dining room, bedroom/den & mud room. Upstairs are 3 bedrooms – the master having soaker tub and separate shower. Unfinished basement with a roughed in bath.

Good size lot 66’x165’.

Call today for a private viewing.