March 2, 2012 Undercurrent

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For the love of B.C. songs

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Teachers’ strike is evidence of unity and determination of BCTF members

Dead Horse celebrates the music of Similkameen Valley settlers

Fashion show of times past will support Seniors Keeping Young

Burn, chip or ship?

Building a legacy

J&E Blackhoe is looking to continue disposal of green waste

Community centre committee maps out clear way forward

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I believe that the community centre is a necessity and not a luxury,” Shari Ulrich, chair of the Bowen Community Centre Action Committee (BCCAC) said. “It requires courage to shepherd that project to completion but the rewards will be felt by generations.”

The committee has worked hard to map out a way towards building a facility that is right for Bowen and that is sustainable but when it presented its final report to council on February 27, much of the focus was on the numbers.

“This is the single largest capital expenditure. It is extremely significant in the life of our municipality,” BCCAC’s consulting project manager Florrie Levine said. “Creating a facility that meets the needs of the community will have a long term impact.”

“The challenge was to create feasible financial plan with a modest facility,” Levine said.

“Since a larger facility was recommended for financial sustainability, we looked at three options and came up with a hybrid model.”

She added that in June 2011, the committee was asked to include at a municipal hall component.

Levine said that the committee recommends option B, the hybrid model, what she calls the mama bear model, with the addition of the municipal hall. Levine said that this option consolidates current arts, recreation and municipal programs and staff into the facility for enhanced collaboration, shared spaces and operating efficiencies. It also has three large multi-use programmable spaces that can generate rental revenue to offset the facility’s operating costs.

Levine also recommended exploring further opportunities to share the site. “We should be looking for partners,” she said.

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he neighbours complained about burning at Eddie’s Pit, as Ed Weismiller’s J&E Backhoe Ltd. (J&E) site is referred to.

Yet wood waste has accumulated there and, in an effort to deal with it, Weismiller acquired a horizontal tub grinder. Shortly after, he received a letter from the municipal bylaw officer stating that the zoning of the property did not allow the operation of the grinder and it needed to be stopped until his rezoning application has been processed.

At the Monday, February 27 council meeting, Weismiller asked for a temporary permit that would allow him to deal with the wood waste in the interim. “There are three major companies that currently look after the disposal of wood waste on their properties,” Bill Newport, who spoke for J&E Backhoe, said.

He listed J&E, Twin Island and the municipality and added, “Nowhere on Bowen Island is it permitted to use a tub grinder, nowhere is it permitted to burn transported green waste.”

Since the bylaw officer’s cease and resist notice, wood waste is piling up, says Newport and added that J&E would like to continue operating the grinder on a temporary basis until the municipality has made decisions on policy. He added, “ If you tell one [company] they can’t do it, neither can the other, nor can the municipality.”

Councillor Alison Morse said, “If someone applies for a temporary use permit, this still has to go through the proper public process.

I heard that the issue with the grinder is the noise. In a temporary use permit, you can specify all kinds of conditions, for example the number of hours it can be run and how many days a week.”

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Committee recommends hybrid model and three-year implementation plan Continued, PAGE 1

up with three different rates: non-profit, private and commercial as well as rates “The library has asked to be included. for residents and non-residents.”

They are in the process of doing a space Levine said, “For example, Cates Hill needs assessment. They would add more Chapel rents for $200 and seats 150 vibrancy to the project.” The committee people. This facility would rent to a nonalso suggests a commercial kitchen as profit for $40 per hour. For the five hours an additional element since the planned of usual production time, that would be multi-use concession area may not meet $200 and doesn’t represent an increase the long-term needs of the community of expense. But it seats more people and centre. has a proper lighting and sound system.

BCCAC’s municipal staff liaison We’ve made an effort to make it affordChristine Walker said that an events calable and not onerous for non-profits to endar for the great hall was developed create events.” with the input from user groups. She When Levine looked at the numbers said, “We approached them and asked, for operating the facility, she included the ‘How would you use the facility and when rent that was currently paid by the municwould you use the facility?’ With events ipality and BIAC. But the bottom line like weddings and memorials, we went came up as a negative number. Levine with a lower number because we didn’t know. We met with stakeholder and came realizes that for a realistic operating budget, a shortfall is not acceptable.

Measures to eliminate the deficit that stands at $64,500 annually for option B have been identified by the committee. They include decreasing operating costs, costsharing and increasing the BIAC endowment fund.

And what would it cost to build Join the crew at the the facility? The price tag for the option B community centre comes Bowen Island Marina to $11,750,000. Levine said that 320 sq ft building with a view of the fundraising campaign would build on existing funds and target Snug Cove and Howe Sound private sources, foundations and government. Levine said, “We were looking at a model where one third would be raised locally.”

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be left with just over $1.5 million.

The committee recommends a threeyear implementation schedule that includes 2012 for site planning, building design and fundraising development.

The year 2013 is earmarked for holding a referendum, design development and fundraising, and 2014 could see construction drawings, contract negotiation and construction. Levine said, “It is a very challenging schedule and any deviation would make it difficult to get to construction in 2014.”

Councillor Wolfgang Duntz said we all ran on a platform to make it a reality, “Are we ready to embark on fundraising or should we explore whether we are ready? The municipality faces times of financial hardship. The financial advisory committee will help us come to terms with that.” Duntz said that, in order to proceed [with the community centre project], council needs to be sure that it will not be a failure. He added, “Even if it is delayed past our term, I would call that a failure and see it as a major disappointment. We need to explore the readiness and we need the largest degree of public buy-in.” Duntz also said that he suggests to check [community] readiness rather than investing too much in a conceptual plan. He added that Bowen has not seen a project of this scope.

Mayor Jack Adelaar asked Duntz to elaborate on the connection between the surplus lands and the community centre.

Duntz said, “Ideally I would like to see the project being viable even without the success of fundraising. I see us focusing, but not being dependent, on the surplus lands as a fall back option. There is a significant amount of money that can be freed up by dealing with the surplus land and without it affordable housing and community groups will suffer.”

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T Ed Weismiller has acquired a horizontal tub grinder in order to deal with wood waste that has been accumulating at his site. He said, ‘I can grind 30 tonnes in three hours with that machine and to grind everything that is there would take me a month.’ Susanne Martin photos

Burning and chipping transported green waste is prohibited and shipping it off island is expensive Councillor Alison Morse wanted to know how much waste was up at the site and how long it would take to grind it. Newport replied that it would probably take five days of four-hour periods.

Ed Weismiller said that there is additional material at the pit but the subject under discussion was the chipping material that has built up since Christmas. “If I don’t know what to do with it, I just leave it there. The neighbours didn’t like me burning so I got the grinder and then the bylaw officer came up there.”

Morse said that she would support a temporary permit as she is concerned about increased fire hazard. She said, “We’ll request staff to investigate [the pit] and report back to council. We’ll look at the feasibility and implication to allow the existing stockpile to be ground with the provision that no further material is accepted until the rezoning application has been dealt with.”

But stopping deliveries to the pit will have a wide effect, according to Dave McIntosh, owner and operator of Bowen Waste Services. He said, “I’m opposed to burning and have been for many years.

But we don’t have a comprehensive plan on Bowen. What Eddie Weismiller is asking for is a temporary permit to do what he can [to alleviate the situation].”

McIntosh said that he currently has three containers out on sites on behalf of Bowen residents. “I don’t know what I would do with them [if they can’t go to the pit], we cannot stop what we

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have been doing without proper notice.”

McIntosh also expressed concern about the extra expense for islanders if the waste has to be shipped to Vancouver.

Mahood said that staff should be invited to comment on some of the factors. He said, “We need to hear from [fire chief] Brian Biddlecombe and the bylaw officer. We also need to look at Metro Vancouver’s requirements to see what we can do on that site in addition to burning.”

Newport said that J&E was the only Bowen company that has previously held all the appropriate Metro Vancouver burning licenses. In the letter to council, J&E states, “As a result of rising costs of the burning permit, the air quality report and increasing awareness that open burning is not the best method to process wood waste, we invested in a horizontal tub grinder.” Newport said that Metro [Vancouver] has no concern with grinding other than what happens with the material after. Newport said.

“If no more debris can go up [to the pit], I believe it is fair to give all the contractors some notice that green waste will not be accepted [at any site].”

Council set the cut-off date for receiving waste at the pit and other sites as March 16 and, until that time, the letter from the bylaw officer in regard to operating the grinder will be held in abeyance with the condition that grinding only happens from Monday to Friday for four hours a day.

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Continued, PAGE 1 Mayor Jack Adelaar suggested to hold the letter from [the municipal] bylaw [officer] in abeyance. Councillor Cro Lucas said that there was some urgency to address the issue as material has been piling up. Cathy Buchanan is a neighbour of J&E. She said, “I don’t see what the rush is. The pile has been sitting there for two years.”

CAO Brent Mahood said, “I just wanted to clarify that there is an alternative available. All that material could go off island.” Mahood said that in order for J&E to accept green waste at the pit, some criteria have to be met. He suggested to find a solution in conjuction with the solid waste management plan.

“Contractors have the option of going through J&E or ship [green waste] off the island. But the fact is that it has been stockpiled [at the pit] illegally,” Mahood said.

Newport confirmed the CAO’s statement but added that the bylaw officer should be monitoring all three sites that have been dealing with green waste.

“That chipper went to the municipal site at Salal Road and chipped all the municipal waste and the bylaw officer didn’t say anything. A temporary permit would give [the municipality] time to monitor the decibel reading thorough the valley.

That would also be a good plan for the neighbourhood.” Newport said. “And there’s the added cost for shipping [the material] off island.”

he B.C. Teachers’ Association has served strike notice for Monday through Wednesday after teachers across the province endorsed the option in a provincewide vote.

The union was required to give two school days’ notice before being in a legal strike position, under a Labour Relations Board ruling on essential services that allows for up to three consecutive days of full strike action next week. Education Minister George Abbott said Thursday that schools will be open, and it’s up to parents if they want to send children to school.

The LRB ruling prohibits picket lines, allowing unionized support staff to go to work.

Administrators will supervise students, but normal instruction will not take place.

The B.C. government began debate Thursday on legislation that would extend the current teacher pay and benefits for another six months, while a mediator works with the BCTF and the B.C. Public School Employers’ Association in an effort to find common ground on class sizes, special needs support and other issues.

Nearly 28,000 BCTF members voted yes to the strike option out of the 32,209 who voted Tuesday and Wednesday, after the B.C. government tabled legislation to impose a “cooling-off period” until the end of August and impose heavy fines on the union and its members for strikes during that time. Nearly 9,000 teachers did not vote, and more than 10 per cent or 4,263 voted against strike action.

Abbott and Premier Christy Clark would not specify how long the government would wait before passing that legislation, but it likely won’t be in time to prevent a three-day strike.

Clark said she wants to give the union time to “climb down from the cliff” after seven months of working to rule, refusing to complete report cards and other non-essential duties.

Opposition leader Adrian Dix said the NDP will oppose Bill 22 in the legislature. Dix called for “real mediation” but refused to say if he would support a raise for teachers.

BCTF president Susan Lambert has dismissed the legislation and restrictions on mediation to work within the government’s two-year “net zero” wage mandate as “bullying tactics.” She said an extra $30 million fund for special needs support this year, on top of more than $800 million currently budgeted, is a “crumb” that won’t even cover inflation.

“The results of our province-wide vote are strong evidence of the unity and determination of BCTF members in rejecting this government’s provocative and damaging legislation,” Lambert said.

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Electrical energy doesn’t simply vanish To the Editor:

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am writing to correct some misconceptions about electrical energy.

A fundamental law of science is that energy can neither be created nor destroyed. While it is true that some electrical energy is lost in transmission through the resistance of the transmission lines, the suggestion that two thirds of all electrical energy generated at our power stations never gets used is ridiculous. To maintain the stability of the grid, BC Hydro and all other electricity companies feeding electrical energy into the grid must, and do, balance the amount of electricity generated with the average instantaneous demand (see http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_ happens_to_any_unused_electricity_in_a_power_grid). Minor short term fluctuations in voltage or frequency may occur when the load demand changes rapidly, but no electrical energy simply vanishes! Total demand is not just B.C.-based consumers - substantial energy is exported to the US. Smart meters play no part in balancing instantaneous generation and load. Their primary purpose is to keep track of the electricity we consume during peak hours (when we will pay more per kilowatthour) and off-peak hours, when we will pay less. By motivating us to defer energy-consuming activities to the off-peak hours (when excess generating capacity is available), BC Hydro hopes to delay the investment necessary to increase generating capacity. In practice, most of us will end up paying more in our electricity bills, especially if we depend on electric heating, as I do.

The wireless feature of smart meters serves a separate function for BC Hydro - to reduce the cost of reading the meters. We could easily have smart meters without the wireless feature - they would simply have to have two separate displays, one showing cumulative peak hours consumption and the other cumulative off-peak hours consumption. The meter reader would have to record two readings instead of one. Wireless access has additional important advantages the timing of “peak” and “off-peak” hours can be adjusted, or split into more than two divisions, etc.

Please note that I am not, and never have been, an employee of BC Hydro. I have no ulterior or commercial motive in writing this letter - its only purpose is to correct misleading and unscientific information I have come across on Bowen Island.

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Questions about smart meters

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inding on-island solutions makes sense from a wide perspective. We are, after all, separated from the mainland by that narrow band of water that makes it necessary to utilize the ferry for most of what has to be transported to and from the mainland. Ferry costs have gone up and it’s the same for the price of fuel. There are many things we cannot deal with on Bowen, garbage is one thing, recyclable material is another, as we don’t have the land nor the technology. But do we need to ship green waste off the island?

During the last few months, I have spoken with a number of islanders about on-island solutions.

André Chollat has shown me how he recycles green waste. He’s explained that it takes about two and a half years to compost cut branches. He also said that chipped wood decomposes faster if it is properly aerated.

Morganne Keplar has explained that for composting, a 30 to one ratio of carbon to nitrogen is required. That means that if we are envisioning a commerical composting facility, we need wood chips.

Ed Weismiller has stopped burning and has

acquired a grinder that breaks down the material into compostable fragments. Yet, he’s been asked to stop operating it from March 16. The result?

We are trucking off green waste that could be chipped. We also import topsoil. Am I missing something here?

At the same council meeting at which Weismiller asked to find a temporary solution, Wil Hilsen also spoke. The municipality’s manager of engineering and operations urged council to move ahead with a solid waste management plan. He referred to a plan that states, “Reducing waste generation and increasing the amount of waste being diverted from disposal through recycling, composting and other resource processing presents the greatest opportunity to minimize the increase of future disposal costs.” And it recommends to “promote the private handling of all land clearing debris and green waste on the island.” Hilsen recommended appointing a committee that looks at our options.

Now is the time. Tipping fees have gone up and if we cannot come up with Bowen solutions, we’ll have to pay the price.

Susanne Martin

Woody debris must be trucked off-island from March 16 To the Editor:

trucked to Mission or Chilliwack.

The costs passed on to the homeowner will amount to half a day of trucking, ferry fare and tipping fees for the smaller debris rising to one full day of trucking, ferry fares and tipping fees for the larger debris. This council motion gives until Friday, March 16, to take effect but J&E, in order to dispose by chipping of its green tree debris by that deadline will no longer be able to accept any material from its customers after Friday, March 9.

J &E is sorry for the inconvenience and extra costs this will cause our customers but until municipal zoning is dealt with, all Bowen contractors must abide by the council motion and pass these extra costs on to the homeowner.

Ed Weismiller, J&E Backhoe

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t a council meeting on Monday, February 27, council made a motion that will not allow any burning and/or chipping of [transported] tree debris anywhere on Bowen Island. This hopefully is a temporary problem but it may be many months before an on island solution is provided by zoning changes. This not only applies to my business but to all island contractors who deal with tree debris, including the municipality. If you or your contractor cannot chip or burn on your own property, then all woody debris must be trucked off island to be disposed of. Smaller branches will be trucked to the North Vancouver Transfer Station and large branches and stumps will be

To the Editor:

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have sent the following questions about the smart meter program to BC Hydro but have received no satisfactory reply: 1. Is Corix going around in unmarked vehicles to do installations?

2. Is the smart meter CSA or UL approved?

3. The cost of the program is said to be around a billion dollars. Is this more or less correct? I have heard that the life span of a working meter is roughly 20 years. Does this mean that it will cost another billion dollars in 20 years to replace the meters? How does that compare to the average cost over 20 years of installing analogue meters?

4. Will time of use billing be introduced to B.C. once the smart meters are in place?

5. How much of the cost of the program is BC Hydro borrowing and at what rate of interest?

6. Has the BC Auditor General reviewed the smart meter program and published a report?

7. Why was the BC Utilities Commission oversight of the smart meter program avoided?

8. Will there be a “smart meter tax” brought in after the program, as in Ontario, if the program does not prove to cover itself financially?

9. Assuming a house fire is caused by conflict between the smart meter and the electrical system of the house, will Hydro be liable and/or compensate the homeowner for losses?

10. Once the smart meters are in place, will Hydro move towards a timeof -use system of billing?

11. In remote, rural areas, will the meters act as mini-transmitters for the data to reach the nearest tower?

12. What has Hydro spent so far on advertising and promotion of the smart meter program in B.C.?

On behalf of the groups Citizens For Safe Technology, Stop Smart Meters Bowen, Gulf Islanders For Safe Technology, I ask for full replies to all of my questions and I formally request that BC Hydro raise the issues that I point out in Ottawa and in Victoria, including full reviews by the BCUC, debates in both houses and a full review by the BC Auditor General before the program continues.

Jayeson Hendyrsan

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Autocratic style of governance is disruptive To the Editor:

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ayor Adelaar’s dictatorial performance at the February 13 meeting of Bowen’s municipal council should be of serious concern to islanders, including those who voted for him. To state that he, and only he, has the power to set the agenda - without any commentary or discussion - is chilling to say the least.

The fact that he made that Orwellian statement within the council chambers of the Bowen Island municipality, of all places, is particularly disturbing.

Bowen’s self-described “new sheriff” appears to be oblivious to the very spirit which beats at the heart of this community - the municipal electorate with the largest voter turnout in the province.

Adelaar could not have placed a more crimson flag before the eyes of those who have fought so hard and so diligently to forge this community into British Columbia’s staunchest bastion of democracy.

Every major accomplishment of the community has been made through the sustained power of its people to uphold that democratic framework.

Following in the footsteps of those who have laboured valiantly in the past, Bowen Islanders must always ensure that the democratic lifeblood of their island community will not be staunched. The continuation of Bowen’s island way of life depends upon it.

Adelaar campaigned on a platform of creating a more harmonious and better functioning political climate. Instead, he has begun his mayoralty on the worst possible footing. The last thing this community needs is an autocratic style of governance. Nothing could be more disruptive or alien to what Bowen Island is all about. That course of action can only lead to confrontations which will make the quarrels of the recent past seem like a walk in the park.

I take this opportunity to inform our island friends that my wife Meredith and I will be returning to our Bowen Island home in the spring. I encourage my fellow Bowen Islanders to keep a vigilant eye and to always defend the principle that the only path to “peace, order and good government” in a free society is for our elected representatives to govern democratically.

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Many letters - but not one reply To the Editor: In response to John Weston’s article, How to Get in Touch with Your MP did try to get in touch with John Weston when I learned about the Omnibus Crime Bill. I received an automated response: he had too much email and couldn’t respond unless I was in his riding. After confirming with my address that I am in his riding, no reply. I also wrote him another email about his speech in the house, featured on YouTube. No reply. And another letter about

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And another letter about the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement. No reply.

Another one about environmental concerns. No reply. I have sent many of the above mentioned letters to MPs of other ridings and have received responses from them, even though I’m not even in their riding. It was nice of MP John Weston to let us know, through the Undercurrent, how he is so connected to Bowen. Sorry, it’s not enough for my vote next time.

Ginger Erskine

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’m inside our laundry room nor Ann Beatty, Natalie Broderick, on the floor looking through Doug Davis or Seanna Strubin. stuff. It’s unlikely anyone Okay, Mark Pennington would, in the history of the world has but not Karen. written a newspaper column Nothing to be gained by comfrom their laundry room floor. paring yourself to other humans.

Actually, that’s hubris, it may Found it! It was in a lump have been done, but surely not of clothes that got wet when I often. knocked the hose off last month For good reason I guess, but, after pulling the washer out to see still, stick with me, no? if the sock was behind it. Next Phone rings – brought it in – it’s time I did laundry the floor started an Unknown Caller, don’t answer. getting soaked until I noticed and Came in after a brief visit from my put the hose back on. Should Dad, Sonny, he lives next door. have cleaned up properly, would He’s a thoroughbred racehorse have found this sock long ago. trainer and I just showed him No time for regret, move foractual footage of the 1938 match ward. Rejoice! Need some air. race between Seabiscuit and War Just went down and got the mail Admiral, the first time he’s ever and there was a host of interestseen it. ing people there. Saw Cindy, “How’d you get that on your Amber and Paul Brown. Paul is machine-thingy?” he asked, pointan outstanding musician, he and ing to the computer.

I were in blues bands back in the “I just Googled it.” He looked day, same era, didn’t know him confused. “Never mind.” but saw him play and he was aweNorth America paid rapt attensome. tion to that race and it was an Cindy and Amber are forever exciting event. Doing launsaying amusing things and I dry is not exciting. A short slow told Cindy the reason I don’t play I wrote when young, go on the Bowen forum is lane ‘The Cycle,’ had a guy doing that she already says the his laundry the entire play. things that I’d say if I was Just did his laundry and on it. Told them about findread a book. A metaphor ing the sock and they were in there somewhere; I was pleased for me. trying to be Samuel Beckett Reg Lucas happened by – but lacked profundity, people happen by on Bowen which won’t surprise any- and ran home to grab him one familiar with this space. the book ‘Round Ireland by It was never produced Fridge;’ it’s by Tony Hawks, – surprise! - but were I to cast who hitchhiked around Ireland it now, I’d cast Michael Epp of with a fridge. Reg grew up in Bowen in the lead. He’s an archiBristol and has an amusing daughtect but also a good actor - he’s ter, Penny Wright. worked with Jack and Julie up at Back into the laundry room.

Tir-na-nOg - and he’s got a kind of Phone rings again. It’s my wife!! ‘everyman’ with a caustic edge that Bless her, she is in the world earnwould suit. I expect Michael does ing real money while, comparalaundry, too. tively, I earn a pittance writing These are things you think on the laundry room floor. She’s about sitting on the floor amongst completely uninterested about the dirty wash. where I am, not a drop of interest, Looking for the Boy’s second and gives me instructions – very soccer sock (trying saying that 10 capable in that area – and rings times) and have been a month. I off. noted the other children on the Been in here, not counting the team have both soccer socks – mail break, one hour. I have we’ve been using an impostor for this to show for it: one load in the second – and as they’re in the the washer and one in the dryer, playoffs, determined that he have a toque I hadn’t seen since the both of his.

Olympics, my missing back stage Now, I’m comparing myself pass/memento from the ‘Bay to other parents who, I’m cerStreet Boogie’ (a concert I did in tain, wouldn’t send their child to Victoria on October 27, 1984) and a game with an impostor soccer two soccer socks. sock for a month. Chris Corrigan Oh and, for good measure, one and Christine Walker wouldn’t, Slow Lane Chronicle.

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am writing to acknowledge and applaud the dedication and impressive work of the community centre action committee, a municipally-appointed group of amazing individuals who have recently completed their mandate. These Bowen Islanders have worked diligently for more than 2 1/2 years on behalf of the community.

They’ve spent innumerable hours trying to figure out how to make a dream come true. They’ve been building on the work of countless studies and previous task forces considering the needs of residents and our desire for a place to gather and meet, to experience arts, culture and to recreate. They presented their extensive final report to mayor and council this past Monday morning. They demonstrated how they had fulfilled the tasks they were given – to identify a location and conceptual plan for a building, to develop a business plan, a financial strategy and fundraising strategy and to propose a governance model.

If that wasn’t enough, they came up with a set of clear and concise recommendations based on

their thorough research and findings. Shari Ulrich chaired the committee, which included Christine Walker, community recreation supervisor from BIM staff, with Florrie Levine as the consulting project manager, and Cro Lucas as council liaison. Other members included Ann Ramsay, Tina Nielsen, Kevin Manning, Paul Hooson and Sarah Haxby. Saying thank you seems hardly adequate for what the committee has achieved. They’ve kept it real; they’ve drawn a map; they’ve shown us the way. While pretty much everyone agrees Bowen is a special place, many of us question why it has the unique distinction of being one of the only places in the province that lacks a community centre.

It’s up to each of us now to decide if we are ready to reach out for what is within our grasp. But we also must recognize that we wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for the members of the action committee and their predecessors. The value of their time, expertise and efforts is the wealth they share and of which we all benefit. I fervently hope we do not squander the gift.

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Students wear pink shirts to raise awareness about bullying MARIA SPITALE-LEISK BLACK PRESS

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his past Thursday, students across Canada donned pink shirts to raise awareness about bullying. West Vancouver Secondary School youth worker Leanne Warner didn’t have any statistics on high school bullying off-hand.

What she did bring to the Pink Shirt Day discussion at the school was more eyeopening and relevant than stony numbers on a page: Students who had been bullied based on socioeconomic status, perceived sexuality and physical appearance.

Eleventh grader Bella Molineux had on her pink shirt emblazoned with a sketch of a swing and the words “The ONLY thing that should get PUSHED AROUND”.

She wears a subtle, cherry-hued lip stain on her otherwise bare face. Her long brown, left-side ponytail spills down the front of her oversized T-shirt, as she walks tall in a sea of students sporting designer fashions. But Molineux wasn’t always this self-assured.

The novelty of the eighth grade held promise for a 12-year-old with freshlydivorced parents. There were new friendships to forge and other coping mechanisms to be discovered.

To feel some trepidation is natural.

Unbeknownst to Molineux was the label she would be instantly assigned on the first day of school — along with a lesson in pretentiousness.

“I came from Bowen Island and I think there was an immediate stereotype about

Bowen kids; they all smoke weed, they are the different types of bullying, the roles all losers, they are poor,” said Molineux. that are played and how to develop the She couldn’t muster the courage to framework to respond to the harassment. defend the natural splendour of the island The conversation turns to cyber bullying and the enviable laid-back lifestyle of its “That’s a whole other world,” sighed residents. Molineux also noted how all Warner, whose office is a revolving door the Bowen Island students would huddle of teenage predicaments. together in the cafMolineux provideteria. ed a troubling anecThat only perdote from her junior petuated the teasyear of high school. ing — and Molineux’s Somebody had startembarrassment about ed a website solely her hometown. She devoted to public used her dad’s West gossiping about her Vancouver address as friend. a shield in the bar“She would have rage of insults that to check the website were hurled at her. everyday and she “Oh no, I live in would see all these West Van. I never go hurtful comments [to Bowen Island], that people were I swear,” was what saying about her,” Molineux would said Molineux. say, even though her She also revealed mom still lived there. just how high-tech Molineux was bullying has become among a dozen in recent years. At WVSS students from one point there was grades 9 to 12 who A pink shirt says: I care about bullying. an application on signed up for two-day Facebook called anti-bullying training Bathroom Wall that offered by the Canadian Red Cross. gave users free rein to anonymously post Entitled Beyond the Hurt, the program messages about people. produces anti-bullying ambassadors who “These girls from my [elementary] then set out to create a harmonious envischool wrote about their own friends sayronment at their school. ing they were stupid and they were sluts,” Through skits, games and PowerPoint said Molineux. presentations, workshop participants learn The slanderous online activity snow-

balled to the point where the principal of the school got involved and sat the girls down for a bullying intervention.

Starting these conversations at the elementary school level is key, said Warner.

The WVSS students who took the Beyond the Hurt training are taking their knowledge to the feeder schools. It is hoped that bullying behaviour will be thwarted before high school.

“I think a lot of it, too, is that they don’t even realize that they are bullying, said Warner. “Not including other people, turning their back, the eye rolling — all that is a form of bullying. So just getting the conversation going so they kind of recognize their behavior and hopefully change it.”

The staff and students at WVSS made pledges on Pink Shirt Day. The impetus for a national day of anti-bullying awareness was in response to an incident at a Nova Scotia high school in which a student was bullied for wearing a pink shirt on the first day of school.

The WVSS community doesn’t just dedicate one day to curbing bullying. Gay and lesbian organizations as well as Rotary International, which has an ethics and values program, are routinely invited to speak to the Grade 10 students.

In the school’s hallways Beyond the Hurt ambassadors will be out in full force, spreading messages of mutual respect.

“These are leaders for the school,” said Warner. “It’s up to them to really get in there and train others. And just keep it alive and talk about it throughout the year.”

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A shared love for local songs SUSANNE MARTIN EDITOR

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ika Ruebsaat and Jon Bartlett have a love for songs about local places, a love they share with fellow musicians on Bowen. They will come to present songs and poems made up by Similkameen Valley pioneers and launch their new book entitled Dead Horse on the Tulameen: Settler Verse from BC’s Similkameen Valley on Sunday, March 11, at 7 p.m. at the Gallery at Artisan Square.

Ruebsaat and Bartlett are looking forward to visiting Bowen again as they have a long connection to the place – and its people. “We have known Lyn and Everhard [van Lidth de Jeude] for over 30 years. My connection with Lyn is through music as we were both involved in the Vancouver Folk Song Society,” says Ruebsaat.

When the van Lidth de Jeude family moved to Bowen, Ruebsaat and Barlett maintained that friendship and joined into local musical events. “When Bob Doucet started the Kitchen Junket, we started coming to Bowen. We came over for seven or eight of them,” Ruebsaat said.

At the Kitchen Junket, the couple met other Bowen Islanders. “We heard Chris Corrigan sing local songs about B.C. and realized that people enjoyed singing and listening to B.C. songs,” Ruebesaat said adding that Corrigan also wrote original songs about life on Bowen.

In 2008, Ruebsaat and Bartlett started the Princeton Traditional Music Festival and just as they once traveled to Bowen Island to hear and make music, islanders started to flock to Princeton to attend those annual summer events.

“The Black Sheep came up, as well as Bob [Doucet], Chris [Corrigan] and the van Lidth de Jeude family,” Ruebsaat said. “We’ve had a whole Bowen constituency coming to the festi-

Jon Bartlett and Rika Ruebsaat will reconnect with Bowen friends when they launch their new book, Dead Horse on the Tulameen, at the Gallery at Artisan Square on March 11.

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val every year.”

Ruebsaat and Bartlett’s new book brings the abandoned mines and ghost towns of the Similkameen Valley back to life as voices from the grave tell their stories in verse. The couple discovered those voices in the Princeton archives, sifting through fragile pages of old newspapers going back to 1900. They found out how it feels to leave the fields and hedgerows of England and come to the BC wilderness, what tools did the early miners use and why it took so long for the railway to come to the Similkameen.

At the presentation at the Gallery, Ruebsaat and Bartlett will sing songs and recite poetry as well as show historical photographs. Maybe they will have a chance to join their voices with music enthusiasts in the audience. Ruebsaat said that she hasn’t met some of her Kitchen Junket buddies for a while and is looking forward to seeing them again. “It is a sweet thing to connect with people who have an appreciation for the songs about life where you live.” Admission to the presentation is free and copies of the book will be for sale.

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he BICS grade 7 girl’s volleyball team finished their 2011-12 season on very much a high note last week, not only finishing third at the Girls’ District Volleyball Jamboree at Rockridge Secondary, but doing their school proud by being tenacious players.

“They demonstrated so many virtues including enthusiasm, cooperation, fairness and excellence,” BICS principal Jennifer Pardee said about the BICS Eagles. “They made us all proud!”

Coaches Geraldine Brink and Liz Watson have been meeting with the team three times a week for two months, taking time at lunch and even before classes, working on both skills and volleyball strategy, said Watson.

“The level of play increased dramatically each week as the girls gained confidence in their own abilities and in the overall ability of the team,” Watson said. “We played well during the season, tying most games with other schools in the district, but really shone at the Jamboree where we won six out of nine games.”

The BICS losses were narrow, once by four points and another by just two points. The winner, Ecole Pauline Johnson, is a volleyball powerhouse in the district but the BICS Eagles showed mettle in playing up to their level. Player Lauren McCutcheon said she and her teammates had a great experience at the tournament and were pleased to have done so well. “We were so proud of our players and we hope that they will go on to continue playing volleyball at highschool next year,” Watson added. “Go Eagles, Go!”

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Born February 9, 1944, Mick grew up in Caulfeild Cove, West Van, where he spent much of his time with the sea scouts and running loose in Lighthouse Park. In his twenties, Mick moved to the Cariboo where he worked as a welder and logger. In 1978, Mick settled on Bowen Island with his young family. He operated a tree falling business helping many a resident out after a wind storm or clearing property for a view. Mick was a long time member of the Bowen Island Fire Department. He developed a lifelong love of rugby both as a player and as an avid spectator. Over the years he was involved with many activities on Bowen from wood chopping contests to baseball, and more recently became an enthusiastic golfer. He was an accomplished sailor and loved the challenge of a strong wind. Mick will be remembered for his dancing skills, his deep laugh, and his love of a good story.

Predeceased by mother Kay, Mick is survived by his loving spouse Debbie, father Hank, daughters Tanya (Peter), and Seanna (Greg), grandsons Jacob and Evan, son Christoph (Cambrea), sisters Shari (Ron), Trudi (Keith), Rennie (Keith), extended family and many friends.

Thank you to the community of Bowen Island for your wonderful outpouring of love and support. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday March 3rd at 3 pm at the Bowen Island Lodge. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation.

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mix of newcomers and past members gathered at Evergreen Hall for the annual general meeting of the Bowen Island Chamber of Commerce on Thursday, Feb. 23.

Among the guests was mayor Jack Adelaar who said, “Council wants to set up an economic office or officer. We have realized that the tax base has been stagnant for a while. We want to increase the tax base and we want to lean on new economic activities, not on the residents.� Adelaar said he hopes to work with the Chamber to move forward.

Daniel Heald, past president of the Chamber, said, “In the last ten years, the Chamber has been on a path of promoting tourism almost to the exclusion of everything else. I have to say it has not been an entirely successful strategy.� Heald said that the visitor centre has seen a dramatic reduction in visitors from 17,090 in 2009 to 7,204 in 2011. He said that the Chamber is looking forward to only playing a supportive role in the operation of the visitors’ centre as the Bowen Island Arts Council will enter into a partnership with BC Tourism and use the facility to promote the island as a cultural destination. Heald said that one of the proudest accomplishments was to build a closer relationship

between the local business and arts communities.

Rob Wall, manager of the Chamber, said that membership has dwindled drastically. “In ’97, we had 270 members, last year that number was down to 52,� Wall said. Wall suggested to reach out to other sectors, particularly the construction and service industries, for new members. Wall has many ideas for moving forward, one is a new website called bowenfinder.com. He plans to organize workshops and speakers that address the challenges of opening a new business. He says, “The present high failure rate is not good for our community.�

For this summer, Wall proposes events in Snug Cove. He said, “[Bowen] Rotary will set up the stage and the Chamber will provide the tent. We’ll create a performance space in the empty lot in the cove.�

James Tuer of JWT Architecture presented the plans for Snug Cove he had drawn up in collaboration with the municipality’s planning department and said, “There is the misconception that all those schemes involve heavy costs. That is not true if we give the business owners the incentives to develop.�

He added, “Planning exercises like this need to go beyond elections. Development in the cove can be a way to increase the tax base.�

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On the calendar FRIDAY, MARCH 2 • Wild Child Party: 8 p.m. to midnight. B.I. Youth Centre. Tickets $20 at Phoenix and B.I. Children’s Centre.

Fundraiser for children’s centre bursary fund.

• Youth Centre: 6 to 10:30 p.m. Free food, free movies. Drop in.

• Jazz Night: Teun Schut, Rob Bailey and Buff Allen. 7:30 p.m.

Doc Morgan’s Pub. • Legion dinner: 6:30 p.m. Chicken Cordon Bleu with veg. and potatoes. Chocolate carrot cake for dessert Members and guests welcome.

SAT., MARCH 3 • Karen Savoca in convert: 7:30 p.m. Tirna-nOg Theatre, a rare west coast stop for this stellar NY artist.

• B.I. Preschool open house and registration: 10 a.m. to noon B.I. Children’s Centre.

• AA Open Meeting: 9 a.m., Collins Hall.

SUNDAY, MARCH 4 • Afternoon Tea and a Walk through Time: 2 to 4 p.m. the Legion. featuring fashion design

by Shirley Wrinch. $10 admission supporting SKY. • Village SongCircle: 7 to 9 p.m. at Bowen Court. Fee is on a sliding scale from $75 to $150 for 12-week session.

MONDAY, MARCH 5 • Seniors Keeping Young: 9 a.m. line dancing 9:45 a.m. exercises, singing and refreshments, 11 a.m.

Guest speaker TUESDAY, MARCH 6 • AA Meetings: Open meetings, 7:15 p.m.

Collins Hall/United Church. 604-434-3933.

•B.I. Yacht Club AGM: 7 p.m. Doc Morgan’s downstairs.

Notice from Bowen Rotary Due to a very positive response to our polio fundraising campaign efforts, we need to reschedule the March 22 polio fundraiser evening venue to accommodate a larger audience. We will announce the new date shortly.

WED., MARCH 7 • Drop-in knitting group: 2 to 5 p.m. at Bowen Court. All levels welcome.

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ust lately you may have noticed some extremely well dressed people wandering around Bowen. This is not usual Bowen attire, not even for a night out on the town. Shirley Wrinch is our resident couturier and has been creating her meticulously researched and executed fashions for many years.

Shirley says that when she was a child, she and her family loved to dress up and perform. It was this that persuaded her to study sewing and design.

When asked by Tir-Na-Nog Theatre to costume their production

of “A Comedy of Errors”, her talents were immediately obvious. Since then, she has outfitted two productions each year. She searches materials from friends and other sources and turns them into miracles. This love of fashion is carried on by granddaughter Sophie, who is also studying design, and other members of the family who will be modeling for Seniors Keeping Young at the Legion on Sunday, March 4, from 2 to 4 p.m. The show is titled “A Walk Through Time, A History of Fashion from the Tudors to Today.” Afternoon tea is included for $10 per person. Tickets are available at Phoenix, Cates Pharmacy and at the door. Don’t miss it.

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Vegetation management work on Bowen Island will continue until March 31, 2012.

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Bowen Island Municipal Council is requesting applications from residents interested in serving on the Solid Waste & Resource Management Advisory Committee. Details pertaining to role and expectations may be viewed on the Bowen Island Municipal website @ www.bimbc.ca/ News & Notices.

The Municipality is seeking individuals with an interest in solid waste management issues and committee members serve without remuneration. The Committee will consist of up to eight members of the community and the meeting schedule will be determined by the workload. It is expected that during the first several months meetings will be held more frequently.

Identified deliverables will be completed no later than December 31, 2013 at which time the committee will be disbanded unless Council approves an extension.

Please respond in writing, including a brief biography and the reasons you wish to serve on the Committee by 4:30 p.m. Monday, March 19, 2012 to: Wil Hilsen, Manager Engineering & Operations Bowen Island Municipality, 981 Artisan Lane Bowen Island, B.C. V0N 1G2 Tel: 604-947-4255; Fax: 604-947-0193 e-mail: bim@bimbc.ca

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An earthmoving company based in Edson Alberta requires a full time Heavy Duty Mechanic for field and shop work. We require Cat Dozer/Deere excavator experience.

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Carpenter-Joiner

needed for Westeck Windows Mfg. Inc. $ 22.00 -25.00 hourly - 40 hrs. per week. Send resumes to 8104 Evans Parkway Chilliwack, British Columbia V2R 5R8, apply by email at westeckjobs@hotmail.com or by fax at (604) 792-6714.

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IN-HOME SALES PROFESSIONALS This Is A Real Opportunity to make over $100,000/year

North Delta based international basement waterproofing and crawlspace repair company Basement Systems Vancouver Inc. is GROWING! You will run self-generated and COMPANY PROVIDED high quality leads and close sales.

Must have home sales exp. OR come from the residential real estate, window / siding / roofing industries, home inspection, or home improvement industries.

Must be able to access confined spaces to do your inspections for quotes.

100% commission based income, offering the highest commissions in the industry. We provide the BEST training, systems, products, and services in the business. We are the biggest and best. A valid Passport is required for travel to training facilities.

Reply with Resume as a word or PDF document to

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CNC MACHINIST Trades qualified manual machining background an asset.

Afternoon shifts available.

MANUAL MACHINIST Trades qualified with good skills.

Boring mill experience an asset.

GRINDER Capable of precision grinding.

Experience on internal, external and universal grinders.

HARD CHROMED PLATER Prefer experience in the hard chrome plating industry.

TOOL ROOM ATTENDANT Knowledge of tools relating to a machine shop. Inventory management, purchasing & computer skills. Knowledge of SAP software is an asset.

Competitive Wages & Benefits Package including RRSP Plan.

Wartsila Canada supports the Federal Contractors Program as it relates to Employment Equity for Women, Aboriginals, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

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Required Immediately! Journeyman RV Technician for Kamloops largest RV Dealership. Jubilee RV Centre offers excellent wage compensation, medical & dental benefits, ongoing industry training and year round employment.

Come join our team in sunny and warm Kamloops, where you will be appreciated, love our climate and enjoy all our outdoor activities! Please forward your resume to service@jubileerv.com Attention Steve Joyce - Service Manager

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

WORK local! You could commute hours per day to work in the city or, you could work locally at IMW. Make $30-35 per hour plus shift premium as a CNC MACHINIST and $20-25 per hour plus premiums as a OPERATOR, spend more time with your family and earn while you would be driving. Send your resume and cover letter to hr@imw.ca. Only expereinced applicants need apply.

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BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies.

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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

Chihuahua pups, tiny, 2 males, 1 long & 1 short, vet check, deworm, 1st shots, $650. (604)799-1919 GOLDEN Retriever puppies, born Jan. 7th, family raised, very well socialized, 1st shots & deworming included. Mission 604-820-4827.

LAB cross puppies, vet checked, 1st shots, eager and social $350, 604-823-6739 afternoons/evenings.

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com PITBULLS ~ PUREBRED. Ready for sale. $500. Vet ✔, 6 weeks old.

Call 604-217-2983 STANDARD SCHNAUZER pups.

17 - 19” / 30 - 35lbs full grown. $500. each. 604-826-5846 Mission.

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Date: March 3 , 2012 Time: 12:00 Noon Auction Viewing Dates: March 2nd 1:00p.m.-6:00p.m.

March 3rd 9:00a.m. - 12:00p.m.

Address: 14730 66th Ave. Surrey, BC (AROUND BACK) PARTIAL LIST ONLY Auction Details: As NEW Mac Tool Macsimizer Tool Series Chest (25k AS NEW) HUGE Snap-On Tools Tool Chest, John DEERE Skid Steer bobcat #317, Natural Gas Gensets, 3 large semi truck engines, Pipe Bender w/shoes 1.5”-2.5” , Honda Diesel Genset EX13D, Heavy Duty Truck Parts, 2 4500 w diesel gensets, 6 as new tool boxes full of tools, Gasket and Hollow Punch, Flaring Tools, Oil Filter Wrench Sets, Torpedo Heaters, Workshop Presses, Miller Welder, Ingersoll Rand Impact Guns, 2004 F-350 Crew Cab, rebuilt engine, with new chip, Hyster 50 Forklift, Hyster 2500, 4000 Clark Electric forklift, Toyota 2500lb Electric, Mac Tool Air Conditioner recharging unit, Landa 3500 psi pressure washer, pallet jacks, HYSTER 3000 Forklift, Pipe bender w/shoes 1.5?-2.5?, As New 2 5hp 3ph full size compressors, 3 large air dryers- 1 gates pc707 hose machine with dies 1ph - 2 , 1=2 miller 300 acdc 1ph wire feed machine with gantry feeder. - 1 miller 625 plasma assorted jacks - grinders floor jacks, hero airless paint sprayers with new lines and guns.- Snap on Mac torque wrenchs. - 1 10hp honda pressure washer. - asst Snap-On Mac wrenches sets. - 1 blue star miller 13 hp mobile welder. - 1 ph 100 amp high frequency welder. 1- professional grade pipe. - misc torches - safety equipment.). 1 peca 9 camera surveillance system with cameras. - 2 h beam trolleys. - misc parts bins. - various hand port-apowers, jack stands, jacks ETC.

SO MUCH MUCH too mention!!!

(Subject to additions & deletions.

Terms: VISA, M/C, AMEX, CASH 15% buyers premium)

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BUILDING SUPPLIES

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MATTRESSES staring at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

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MISC. FOR SALE

Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1866-981-5991

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

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PETS

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CHIHUAHUA / MALTESE PUPS. $425-450. Vet checked, 1st shots.

2F, 2M. Abbotsford 604-866-8727.

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TIBETAN MASTIFF puppies. P.B. 8 wks old. Ready to go. Good health.

604-302-5914 or 604-440-3650

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SAWMILLS from only $3997 - MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship.

FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800-5666899 Ext:400OT.

STEEL OF A DEAL - BUILDING SALE! 20X24 $4798. 25X30 $5998.

30X42 $8458. 32X58 $12,960. 40X60 $15,915. 47X80 $20,645. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca.

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Spot the Ball round four

This week’s photo Round four for Spot the Ball is now open: Last week, the judges had to choose from over 50 entries (the number doubled from the previous week). So don’t miss out on the excitement. Cut out the picture above and mark the spot where you think the ball should be. Then submit the photo with your name, age and entry fee (one try for a loonie, three for a toonie) at the red and white drop boxes at the Snug, the General Store, the Office at Artisan Square, the recreation office or the Undercurrent office. You’ll have a chance to win either a co-ed soccer league registration of the Bowen Island Football Club plus a gift (total value of $50) or a $50 gift certificate for the Snug Cove General Store - your choice.

The winner of last week’s contest and the recipient of the Tuscany gift certificate is Joel Schudson (congratulations). The weekly deadline has been extended by popular demand to Wednesday at 11 a.m. This contest is organized by grade 9 IPS student James Milligan as part of his masterworks - the money will go to supporting athletic endeavours for underpriviledged children. Get out your scissors, pens and wallets and join the fun.

Last week’s photo with ball

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REAL ESTATE HOUSES FOR SALE

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Contact a bcclassified.com Classified Representative for assistance. Call 604-947-2442

633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS *****WHOLESALE Factory Direct***** Modular Homes, Manufactured Homes, and Park Model Homes. New Homes Starting @ $37,209, 16 wides $49,183, double wides $70,829. www.hbmodular.com or 877-976-3737 The Home Boys

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

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AUTO FINANCING

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847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $7400 firm.

Call 604-538-4883

851 Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pickup anywhere in BC, Min. 10.

Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

TRUCKS & VANS

2001 GMC SIERRA 4x4, ext cab, auto, green, 135K, $8300 firm.

Call: (604)538-9257 2009 TOYOTA Tacoma TRD Sport truck, auto, 4x4, double cab, local, no accidents, warranty, 52K, silver. $27,995. Call 604-722-1362.

FOR SALE: Excavating Company including excavators, dump trucks and skid steers. $250,000 O.B.O FOR SALE: Septic Pumping Company includes 2 trucks (one hydrovac, one pump truck) 250,000 O.B.O Email: jaydensunfire@yahoo.ca for more details.

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CANDYINTHECOVE.COM Attn. candy fans! Goodie bags from $5 for all special events.

Chocolate and sweets with no artificial flavours or colours. 0999 CATES HILL I have clients looking to purchase a home on Cates Hill. If you are thinking of selling, please call me.

604-765-7983 Lyn Watson Prudential Sussex Realty FOR RENT: 2- bdrm apt. in Village Square. Avail. April 1.

References required. Sorry, no pets. 604-947-2944 FOR RENT 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with ocean view. No pets. No smoking.

Long term.$1700/mo.

604-657-1864 David Riddell Angell Hasman Realty.

FOR RENT APRIL 1: 1 bdrm suite, w/d, detached, on bus route - $800 includes utilities.

(604)947-9752.

FOR RENT: Office space in Snug Cove: 2 units, 141 sq.ft. & 255 sq. ft. office spaces with shared common entrance, kitchen, bathroom.

For more info please call: 604-947-0099 ext. 104

Or email ka@bowenislandproperties.bc.ca

DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-910-6402

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557

For Rent: one bedroom suite.

Mid island on bus route.

Wood stove. Garden area.

604-657-1864 FOR RENT: Studio apt. between Village Square and Municipal Hall. Avail.immed.

References required.

Sorry, no pets. 947-2944 LOST gold earring with ruby, Monday between Cove & Muni Hall. 9486

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FOR RENT

Sunny, charming 1 bedroom self-contained house, like new. South Island, private, ocean view.

Washer/Dryer/Dishwasher N/S, no pets. $1050/month.

Available Immediately.

604-947-0527 HELPING HANDS Home/Business Cleaning Dr.visits (local + town)shopping, yard work, moving. 25 yrs. exp.

8 years with Van. Coastal Health on Bowen. Val 604-947-2640 HYDRO METER LOCKS now available on Bowen $25 - Building mount or power pole mount. Simple to install.

Call Jessie 778-883-3461 KAREN SAVOCA IN CONCERT!!

THIS SATURDAY (Mar. 3) at 7:30 pm At Tir-na-nOg Theatre A rare west coast stop for this stellar NY artist.

Don’t miss it!

LOST in Doc’s Laundry or library area, upper plate dentures.

Please call 2442.

URGENTLY NEEDED. LOST men’s blue/green Gortex MEC rain jacket - 0807 MARCH UNCLASSIFIEDS SPECIAL! Items for sale? $5/week for 3 lines PRIME RETAIL /OFFICE SPACE, VILLAGE SQUARE 1,080 square feet.

Call about incentives.

604-947-0099, ext.104

Self Storage Units 5x10 units available.

Very reasonably priced indoor/outdoor storage.

7 days/wk,on-site manager.

604-947-0282 Sentimental silver drop earring for pierced ear lost on Jan 17 between the ferry, Snug Café and The Lodge at the Old Dorm on Bowen Island. One inch long with hollow core and cutouts.

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RSL fair a rich program for local families SARAH HAXBY C O M M U N I T Y S C H O O L C O O R D I N AT O R

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he Ready, Set, Learn (RSL) Early Learning Fair, held Saturday, February 25, at Bowen Island Community School, was a great success. Over 27 families (35 adults and 42 children) attended and made use of resources, activities, snacks and a chance to socialize. This event supported early learning and community-building in a fun, hands-on format. By combining provincial resources with local solutions, we created a RSL event that is unique to Bowen Island and featured our community’s agencies and resources.

The support of local partners was key to creating a rich, successful program for local families. For more information about RSL events, see www. bced.gov.bc.ca/early_learning/rsl/ A big thanks to our key event partners: Helen Davenport (Bowen Island Montessori), Ann Silberman (Bowen Children’s Centre), Lynne Tomlinson (West Vancouver School District 45), Jennifer Pardee (BICS principal), Tracy McLachlan (Bowen Family Place) and the community school coordinator. The key partners all met over the last year to design and develop this annual event to benefit our youngest learners and their families. Additional community partners, volunteers and people who participated and gave generously of their time to make this event a success included Aubin VanBerkel (story time), Louise Escallier (active music lesson), Siobhan Catchlove and Sarah Pansino who helped with the importance of play activities, Shelley Shannon (Bowen Island Community Recreation), Terri Shea (speech and language development), Ellie MacKay (Vancouver Coastal Health nutritionist), and Corporal Nancy Joyce and Efron Essevia representing the Bowen Island RCMP. This event fostered positive connections with the school system and local community agencies with local style and flare. Thank you all who came out to participate.