FRIDAY JUNE 22 2012 VOL. 39, NO. 8
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A look at Lieben
From the deep
Positive Tickets
Provocative artists’ retreat provides inspiration for two events
Nature dive offers hands-on experience of watery wonders
Getting stopped by the police can be a good thing for Bowen youth
With 124 boats entered, the Martin Marine Round Bowen Race is the largest single start sailboat race on the west coast, more photos page 12.
Not giving up on justice for Jodi SUSANNE MARTIN EDITOR
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odi Henrickson is more than a case file and a new YouTube video underlines that fact with a slide show that follows her through 17 years of her life. The video is part of the Sea to Sky Crime Stoppers’ efforts to shed light on the disappearance of the Squamish teen who was last seen on Bowen Island on June 20, 2009. Three years after her disappearance, the Integrated Homicide Investigation Team (IHIT) continues to believe that Jodi met with foul play on the island but there have been no arrests in connection with her disappearance. Larry Murray, chairman of the Sea to Sky Crime Stoppers, visited Bowen Island last Thursday to put up new posters that
urge anyone with information to call the IHIT tip line at 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or email ihittipline@rcmp-grc.gc.ca. Those who wish to remain anonymous can provide a tip to Crime Stoppers on the web at solvecrime.ca, by phone at 1-800-2228477 or text: BCTIP and a message to CRIMES (274637). “We continue to support the efforts of the IHIT in the disappearance of Jodi Henrickson,” Murray stated. “And one of the key things that Crime Stoppers guarantees is anonymity. We’ve heard from people that they believe that some folks here are sitting on information because they don’t want to get involved.” Murray has been in contact with the IHIT as well as the Bowen Island RCMP. continued PAGE 3
Bowen Island route is an exception SUSANNE MARTIN EDITOR
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arlier this week, BC Ferries released its year-end results for fiscal 2012, reporting a net loss of $16.5 million for the year, compared to net earnings of $3.8 million the previous year. Revenues for the year decreased from $739.3 million to $738.2 million, while operating expenses increased from $672.2 million to $682.7 million. Representatives of coastal ferry users attribute this, in part, to rising fares. Councillor and member of the Bowen Island Municipal Ferry Advisory Committee Alison Morse said, “Ferry cost clearly has an impact. This came across loud and clear in the ferry survey. It impacts people’s travel pat-
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terns.” The findings of the ferry review have prompted BC Ferries to think about cost containment, for instance through cost cutting measures and service changes, according to Morse. In the year ending on March 31, vehicle and passenger traffic declined by 3.5 per cent and 2.8 per cent, respectively. That makes it the lowest vehicle traffic for BC Ferries in 13 years and the lowest passenger traffic in 21 years. Yet route eight, from Horseshoe Bay to Snug Cove and back, is an anomaly. “Bowen Island has experienced a significant drop in traffic in the past but in the last two years, it’s leveled off,” Morse said. While the percentages comparing the last two years have a negative in front of the continued PAGE 7
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