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Gaining access

What’s the island car?

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The challenge of wheeling and dealing with obstacles on Bowen

In over 25 years, Leigh Automotive has seen an evolution of vehicles

Regional changes affect waste collection Committee will look at on-island solutions and policy changes SUSANNE MARTIN EDITOR

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otices have gone out to Bowen households to inform islanders of the imminent changes to the island’s waste collection. At the February 27 council meeting, Wil Hilsen, the municipality’s manager of engineering and operations, provided an update on the solid waste management plan. Hilsen stressed the necessity for a Solid Waste and Resource Management Advisory Committee. “The committee was supposed to be formed in January of 2012,” Hilsen said. “It will advise council on solid waste processing, review the solid waste management program for the 2012 transition year and develop a solid waste bylaw.”

“There is a challenge here,” Hilsen said.

“Solid waste management is evolving as Metro Vancouver integrates its new solid waste and resource management plan to include the mandatory removal of food scraps and ultimately all organics from the land fill waste stream.” Hilsen added that Metro Vancouver is also phasing out the burning of garden wastes and land clearing debris.

“Those region-wide changes will force Bowen to alter our waste collection practice and update our bylaws and associate regulations pertaining to the management of solid waste and land clearing debris,” Hilsen said. “There is a strong awareness that these wastes are actually resources. And to process organics on the island is likely the best approach.”

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Saffron Gurney was among the parents who came out to support the teachers on Monday. She said, ‘The cuts have been horrendous, there is no sign that the cuts are stopping and I’m embarrassed to be a Canadian if this is what the government really thinks about our children.’ Debra Stringfellow photo

The truth lies somewhere in the middle DEBRA STRINGFELLOW CONTRIBUTOR

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onday morning was the start of a three day legal strike that took our BC teachers to the streets with protest signs reading, “ Teachers Taking a Stand”. On Bowen, the teachers rotated shifts standing by the road side just above the tennis court on Mt. Gardner road. Local support for their actions came in many different ways, some parents and students rallied with the teachers, passersby honked their horns, waved and even brought coffee for

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the protesters.

Not everybody was happy with this disruption that proved costly for families and businesses. People were left scrambling for alternative childcare and the effect on businesses is still unknown. John Winters of the BC Chambers of Commerce claims in an interview with News 1130, “a withdrawal of the work force in order to take care of children could prove costly for BC businesses.” To help alleviate the stresses that working parents face, the Bowen Island community recreation department pulled together a three

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day kids camp in record time. Politics aside, they stated that their mandate is to help with community needs and they worked very hard to achieve just that.

As no picket lines were established, BICS remained open with limited staff and resources. Bus service was cancelled and parents were urged to keep their children at home. Though a handful of students were dropped off and cared for in the school library, most families respected the strike and dealt with the situation as best they could.

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Parent Rebecca Salmon came out on Monday to support the teachers.

She said, ‘I hope this goes well. I hate that the teachers have to fight our fight. Parents really need to be eternally grateful for their energy and sacrifices!’ She added that her son has been home-schooled since January because despite his teachers’ best efforts, the large class size and lack of consistent support in the classroom have left him unable to focus or successfully learn at BICS. Debra Stringfellow photo

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According to the BC Teachers’ Federation (BCTF), local teachers are fighting for the right to negotiate a fair settlement and to stop a one-sided contract imposed by government. Their statement to the media reads, “We support the BCTF’s bargaining teams efforts to get the best learning conditions for the West Vancouver students.”

The BC Liberal government wants to pass Bill 22 which will ban teachers from taking any further legal strike actions and impede their collective bargaining rights.

On March 3, the Ministry of Education issued an information bulletin titled BCTF Claims and Facts whereby they defend claims made by the BCTF. The Teachers’ Federation responded with a rebuttal which can be found on their website www.bctf.ca. At the heart of these disputes topics such as class sizes, fewer special needs teachers in the classrooms and equality of wages across the provinces and territories are brought forth. According to the BCTF, top

category 5 qualification (five or more years of academic and professional studies) rank ninth in Canada.

Cindy Dekker, chair of the Board of Education for West Vancouver which includes three municipalities (Bowen Island, Lions’ Bay and West Vancouver) is aware and concerned about students, families and staff. She believes that people should have the right to a fair and equitable bargaining process. She is also trying hard to maintain relationships. “ The truth is in the middle and both sides are entrenched” says Dekker, “but there is no more money.” She hopes for an early end to it all and a mutual beneficial conclusion. Dekker’s understanding is that we have stable funding but we won’t get more funding. The uncertainty moving forward leaves parents, students and teachers wondering what’s next. Yet the desire for all sides to put students first remains consistent. How they will achieve this goal remains to be seen.

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Maximum temperature 10.7 Maximum wind chill -5 Total snow 1.5cm

Minimum temperature .03 Maximum wind gust 45 kph Total rainfall 129.5 cm

Recorded on Jason Road. Remember that conditions can vary across the island. Small ants have started coming into our house; a sure sign that Spring is not far away.

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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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Servicing generations of island cars Leigh Automotive has been a true family business EDITOR

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Leigh Automotive has been a family business for a long time. Chris Leigh works as a mechanic and his wife Mary does the service writing, reception, bookkeeping and accounting. Their son Curtis has recently joined them as an apprentice. Leigh says, “[Curtis] has an easygoing personality. That helps because you need to have the patience and keep your cool when things go wrong. It’s a physical job but it involves thinking and keeping up with technology.” Harley Mercer is the second mechanic.

He did his apprenticeship at Leigh Automotive and has worked there for 10 years. Susanne Martin photo

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f it’s got four wheels that mainly drive on island roads, there is a good chance Chris Leigh’s had a look at it at some point. Leigh has been running Leigh Automotive, the island’s car repair shop, for over 25 years. “I still remember when I was working with my father, William Rathie, the ex-mayor of Vancouver, brought in his Rolls Royce. We told him that the starter motor would cost $800; the labour was $35.”

Over the years, Leigh has observed an evolution of island vehicles.

“Everyone used to say the beater was the Bowen car,” he says with a smile. “Now it is the five-year-old Lexus.”

Leigh thinks that working at Leigh Automotive is a great experience for a general mechanic. “We work on every make and model.

Occasionally, there might be a specific problem that we can’t solve but we try to fix everything. It’s good for apprentices to learn to cope with different vehicles. They get a broader knowledge than by looking at the same type of car every day,” Leigh says. “Most of our work is general: brakes, clutches, tune-ups, steering, suspension, computer diagnostics, tires, wheels, all types of servicing. We focus on cars and light trucks, but we make some exceptions and end up having to do other things.” He laughs and says they have fixed the occasional wheelbarrow.

“When I was a teen, I bought a car at the pump island,” says Leigh who used to work at the Chevron Station that was owned by his father. “A woman drove up in an old Vega and, when she got out, the door fell off because the hinge pins were gone. She said, ‘That’s it, I’m done with this, can you take it off me?’ I gave her the $65 I had on me.” Leigh fixed the car and drove it all the way to Lake Tahoe. He said, “These cars were notorious for noisy engines and burning oil. On the way to Lake Tahoe, just when you leave L.A., the road is really steep and there are broken-down cars all along that stretch. I was in my little car with a case of spare oil in the back and I thought that if it broke down, I would just take the plates off and go home by bus. But it just kept going.”

Leigh has been in the automotive repair business for a long time.

“I served my apprenticeship under

my father,” he said. “He had taken over the Chevron Station in 1977.

At that time, it was called Island Service. Then he changed it to his own name: Leigh Automotive.”

Leigh Automotive still carries on the tradition of a family business.

Chris Leigh works as a mechanic and his wife Mary does the service writing, reception, bookkeeping and accounting. Their son Curtis has recently joined them as an apprentice. Harley Mercer, the second mechanic, has worked there for 10 years.

Leigh recalls that during his teenage years, he and his brothers Alan and Jeff worked evenings, weekends and during the summer. “For the first year, we didn’t get paid at all, we thought it was fun. The second year, we made $1.50 per hour. For us, that was good money.”

Leigh completed his apprenticeship in three years and in 1986, he took over the gas station and the repair business.

Chris and Mary Leigh have been married for over 20 years. Their sons are now 18 and 19 years old.

Mary Leigh joined the family business shortly after they were born.

“Mary got involved because my mom had always done the accounting and the bookkeeping,” Leigh said. “She wanted to give that up because she wasn’t well and Mary had to take over.”

In June 2000, Chevron decided to close down. “After 23 years [of our family operating the station], they gave us four week’s notice,” Leigh said. He began to search for a place where he could continue the car repair business but that proved to be a challenge. “There was no [suitable] place that was zoned for light industrial as our business is classified,” Leigh recalls. “And there was no building that fit our purpose. Thankfully, Wolfgang [Duntz] stepped up and offered us that spot [near Artisan Square]. We started construction in the summer of 2001 and moved into the building at the end of September,” Leigh said.

“We’ve already passed our ten-year mark there.”

When Leigh Automotive moved to this location, they predicted servicing 10 to 12 cars a day and planned the parking lot accordingly. “We ended up having to excavate more land,” Leigh said. “We planned 12 customer parking spots but sometimes the cars cannot be finished or picked up right away.”

Leigh says that the same type of

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cars quite often have the same problems.

“I just had someone bring in a Chevrolet Tahoe that had a burning smell in the cab. It turned out to be the heater and, in next two months, I saw four more with the same problem.” Five cars with similar problems are not unusual but most of the time, they come in threes. “It’s a funny thing,” he says. “A car comes in and the starter’s gone and then we get two. If a fuel pump goes, we are sure to see two more with the same problem.”

Leigh says that Mary makes the schedule. “She juggles a lot of things. Sometimes people call her on the phone and say, ‘My wheel is making a funny noise.’ And she pulls out the file and advises them.”

Leigh says that he also works on new vehicles. “Even if your car is still under warranty, you don’t necessarily need to go to the dealership, as long as you get a licensed mechanic to service it.” He added that he is sometimes shocked by the high prices that people pay for services on a car that is only a few years old. Leigh can also recommend the best option for Bowen. “I know what kind of tires are good on our roads, they are not necessarily the same tires that are recommended for the city.”

The couple often drives into Vancouver on their days off to return parts and tires and do the banking. “We have Artisan Express pick up parts but if anything is wrong, they have to go back to the point of sale and it’s not cost effective to pay someone to do that. It is all about cost efficiency,” Leigh said. “When you’re running a small business, you put in lot of extra hours you so you don’t have so many wages to pay.”

And the service the Leighs provide doesn’t end at the garage door.

“Sometimes we even give people a ride.

There’s the difference when you are dealing with a person instead of a company,” says Leigh. “And we value our customers who have been supporting us for many years, some of them since our time at the Chevron station.”

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Finding on-island waste solutions can save money Continued PAGE 1

Bowen residents were informed through a flyer that the municipality is transitioning its solid waste program in 2012. Beginning Monday, June 4, residents will be required to separate food scraps from usual garbage for weekly collection. The food scraps that include all foods and table scraps as well as food soiled paper and boxes will be collected with the yard trimmings every week, year round.

Hilsen referenced a solid waste management report from November 2011 that had suggested alternating weeks for picking up garbage and food waste. “The decision to commence garbage collection every second week was held off until such times as the volume of garbage after the food waste is separated will be known,�

Hilsen said. “We will also look at how many trips to town will be required.�

Hilsen stated that there are financial implications in the way we handle waste. He said, “Reducing waste generation and increasing the amount of waste that is diverted from disposal through recycling, composting and other resource processing presents the greatest opportunity to minimize the increase of future disposal costs.� He added that Metro Vancouver projects that garbage tipping fees will rise from the current $97 per tonne to $185 per tonne by 2015.

The committee’s recommendations could potentially save a lot of money. “The mandate of the committee is to provide advice to council regarding solid waste processing and management options and to develop an education

program that will inform the community about good waste handling and reduction practices,�

Hilsen said. He also suggested that the committee liase with community groups.

Hilsen said that the committee will determine acceptable methods for the collection and handling of various types of waste, plan the frequency of collection and work towards the eventual collection and processing of organics on island. In order to get to that point, options for efficient and cost effective methods of processing organic waste, for instance chipping, composting, biochar and biomass to energy need to be investigated. And the committee needs to look at the zoning and other bylaw changes necessary to facilitate processing of organics.

Councillor Andrew Stone commended Zero Waste for the work the organization has done to educate the public and recommended moving forward with the solid waste management plan.

Mayor Jack Adelaar said, “In regard to [Metro Vancouver] phasing out burning [of green waste], there are two applications before council, from Twin Islands and J&W Backhoe, that relate to solid waste management. It seems that there is a way of lessening our cost from the municipal side as [on-island disposal] would mean less trips to the mainland.�

Hilsen agreed. “We will be looking at what we can do locally. A big part of the committee’s work will be looking at what resources we have available on island. We are also looking at ways to decrease the volume of garbage.

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Round Bowen by wheelchair: not for the faint of heart

Many places on Bowen were challenging to access in a wheelchair and ‘a little help from our friends’ was always welcome.

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he World Health Organization recently released a checklist of what a city needs to be age-friendly and the manner in which cities deal with wheelchair access was a part of it. There are islanders who need to get around Bowen in a wheelchair and we were wondering what that might be like.

So this reporter plunked himself into a non-motorized wheelchair borrowed from Cates Pharmacy and, with photographer Deb Stringfellow, went to find out through first-hand experience. We recognize housing, employment and health care may be more pressing issues for many in a wheelchair, but local wheelchair mobility seems worthy of space.

Firstly, no question, it was easy to feel reduced somehow, smaller, in a wheelchair – the world grows and you’re looking up at people and places.

We initially thought we’d go from the Ruddy Potato down to the General Store, a track I walk with great regularity, as many islanders do. Call me naive but I was surprised to realize I’d have to pilot my wheelchair into the parking-lot/roadway. Unless I had an islander the strength of Dwayne Derban, Zack Riley or Nolan Tipton, I would not trust anyone to negotiate me and my wheelchair down stairs.

Luckily I did not run into traffic as I made my way into the parking lot /road and back

to the sidewalk across from the video store.

Going downhill is not for the faint of heart, strong arms needed, good steering, a bit of luck. Cars jutting out from parking spots into the sidewalk lane were a bother.

Made it to the curb. Bowen being a hilly place makes it hard luck for anyone in a wheelchair (not to say that we can’t make it easier) and I found crossing the street a challenge; difficult getting up over the curbs, plus the road is very uneven.

WHO says sidewalks must be wide-enough for wheelchairs, logically, and that’s the case in some areas but not others, like the corner at Miller Road in front of the parking lot, that wasn’t easy. One thing that WHO did not mention is having a community where the citizenry is willing to offer assistance, which we discovered Bowen has; we received frequent offers of a push throughout our journey.

Overall to get from the Ruddy down to the General Store it seems you’d have to be pushed by someone, but even that, with the

uneven sidewalks and, at times, insufficient space, would not be easy for anyone doing the pushing. It’s just not easy, and I admit to rarely having thought about it.

I also found that ramps, like the ones in front of the General Store and Miksa, are hard to get up without aid I couldn’t. The Snug was easy enough, it’s level around the side and you can enter from there. There’s a clear path down to the ferry but it gets dicey from the cenotaph on.

We also went, by car, to the school and Artisan Square. The school put thought into wheelchairs. They have an elevator but you have to get the key from the office, which is of course up stairs. I reckon people phone ahead or get someone to get it for them because getting around without the elevator would not be possible, not in a non-motorized one.

Again, unhappily, not something I’d ever

thought about. To be honest, Artisan Square was, in part at least, almost sort of fun. That’s easy for me to say, I recognize, not being in a wheelchair all the time. But you can bomb around Artisan Square pretty easy, though shops without an entrance ramp are an extra pain and you need help.

To get to the doctor’s office if you were up in the main part of the square you’d wheel down the hill/ road between Artisan Eats and the Gym on Bowen. Again requires arm power and you’d have to be in an area where the cars go. It would be best to be dropped off in a car above the dance studio.

When this sort of thing is done it’s more often a reporter spending the whole day in the wheelchair or on the streets. We didn’t look everywhere but sought an impression in the few hours we had. Here’s a conclusion: these areas with shops that people need to go into are not easy, or sometimes safe, to negotiate in a wheelchair. In some areas it’s not possible.

I may be projecting due to my having been largely unaware of how hard wheelchair independence would be on Bowen, but it seems that as a community our becoming aware of the difficulties is a first step toward discovering ways of making our island more wheelchair-friendly.

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Size of breakwaters and wharves out of proportion To the Editor: Re: Breakwater and wharves proposed at Cape Roger Curtis beaches ome of you may have noticed the ad in last Friday’s Undercurrent for a Crown land tenure for private moorage purposes at Cape Roger Curtis. The proposed area for breakwaters and wharves is massive and hugely out of proportion to the average waterfront dock on Bowen.

The Bowen Island Conservancy has responded to these applications. The full letter can be found at www.bowenislandconservancy.org. The letter addresses a number of concerns, summarized here: • The applications are incompatible with the public swimming beaches at the areas proposed for private moorage in land file no. 2410700 (lot 11) and 2410702 (lot 15).

• Proposed moorage will destroy the enjoyment of the coastal walkway that was a requirement of subdivision approval (running through lots 11, 13 and 15).

• Both of the above are valued public amenities provided as a condition of approval of the subdivision instead of the legislated requirement of a beach access every 200 metres.

• Size proposed for the moorage is out of all proportion to private moorage facilities on the island.

• Proposed moorage is contrary to Official Community Plan policies and Land Use Bylaw conditions for moorage.

• The sea life, including eel grass, kelp beds, clam and mussel beds as well as the abundant bird life in this area will be negatively impacted by the proposed structures – this is contrary to the WG1 zoning of this area that states: “moorage shall be located such that it will not limit use of or physically divide a beach, or negatively impact eelgrass meadows, kelp beds, clam beds or mussel beds.”

• This is an area with strong tidal currents and these large moorage facilities are likely to be damaged if not destroyed during winter storms resulting in dangers to navigation as well as to the sea life.

• These applications, if approved, would preempt the municipality’s application for a foreshore reserve as recommended by the consultant planner in his report of September 2011.

Please respond to these applications and send in your concerns to the Senior Land Officer, 200 – 10428 153rd Street, Surrey V3R 1E1, and include copies to MLA, Joan McIntyre (email joan.mcintyre.mla@leg. bc.ca; phone: (604) 981-0045) and to BIM mayor and council (email bim@bimbc.ca).

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ast weekend, Bowen Island saw two one from getting a mohawk. Well, the results extraordinary fundraisers: a Wild Child are in. The Bowen Barber’s mohawk food Party in support of some of our youngbank drive netted $1500. Sue Clarke from est members of the community and a fashthe food bank had a big smile on her face ion show for our seniors. Both events were when she picked up the money. Clarke says not only fundraisers, they also showcased that she still has to replenish the food bank island creativity from young musicians to the on a daily basis and Murphy deserves a huge designer of period costumes. And nearly 50 shout-out for such a successful campaign. islanders played Spot the Ball to support athI find myself impressed by the ability of letic endevours of underprivileged children.

Bowen Islanders to find the ‘fun’ in fundraisI receive notices for all ing. And on that note, I Mini Gala piece simply have to mention an those worthy causes on an ongoing basis and I think event that is coming up this we, as a community, have weekend. some bragging rights about Yes, it’s the Mini-Gala. how creative we are when The annual fundraiser it comes to organizing fundfor the Gallery at Artisan raisers and how effective Square proves that size we are when we pool our does not matter. The eight resources. Last December, by eight inch masterpieces Barbara Murphy of Bowen that are on display at Barber fame had the idea of giving haircuts the gallery and will be up for auction this for a good cause. And not just any haircuts, Saturday are absolutely stunning. I have she chose mohawks since she believes that already inquired whether they are cheaper by they are a lot of fun - to cut and to wear. the dozen. Sadly, the answer was no. I have With this idea, she got the word out that she to show up like everyone else and enter into would donate all her proceeds from mohawk some high-energy bidding if I want to take cuts to the Bowen Island Food Bank. She something home. Oh, well, as long as it is for also took donations for modified mohawks a good cause. and from those who paid for keeping someSusanne Martin

Naming park in honour of the donor To the Editor:

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would like to request that Bowen Island Municipality consider giving a park the name of its creator. This parkland was set aside as a commitment to the community of Tunstall Bay to provide green space by the developer Donald C. Cromie, the president of Deecee Projects Ltd. The park designation was approved on August 17, 1983. It covers an area of six acres with an associated access road of approximately half a kilometre

that is mostly only six metres wide. Road access to the park is from Whitesails Drive across a lot designated 101.

As this is now a municipal park, it is time to recognize the significant contribution Mr. Cromie made to Bowen Island and specifically to the Tunstall Bay area.

My request is that the park be designated Cromie Park and that the road accessing the park be called Deecee Road, a road designation that is already recognized by locals.

Ed Booiman

Community Land banking – long-term value To the Editor:

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ecently, a local pundit offered us the notion that the $2 million loan for our community lands would “haunt our tax bills forever.” Allow me to offer a counter view.

Once upon a time there was a family who wanted to grow their farming business and create opportunities the children. They had lots of money (more than $5), but decided to borrow $2 to buy a goose. That goose laid her eggs religiously, and earned the family $0.65 in the first five years.

Over those years, the family spent $0.35 on paying the loan interest, which meant they netted $0.30, just on egg sales. Better yet, the market value for a good egg-laying goose, while it wobbled a bit, generally improved and was up to $2.46 after only five years.

It’s a true story. The municipality had a bunch of money, but decided to borrow $2 million in December 2005 to buy the GVRD surplus lands.

We bought the 39 acres for future community space, housing, commercial and industrial use. Over the first five years, we did not repay any loan principal and paid $350,000 in interest charges (average of 3.3 per cent per year). But, we earned $645,000 (about 5.8 per cent per year) in returns on the money we kept in savings (because the Municipal Finance Authority offers great borrowing rates and the long-term bond rate on our savings account has exceeded our borrowing costs). Add that gain to the general appreciation in land values on Bowen - hard to measure, but probably at least $70,000 or 23 per cent for a single family lot, or $460,000 (about 4.3 per cent per year) in aggregate for our community lands (based on bare lots sold on Bowen from 2006-2011) - and we have a very strong case to support community-owned land banking!

If there is a “haunting” of the community lands acquisition decision in 2005, it is a friendly ghost. A healthy community needs surplus lands for long-term community needs (e.g. a community hall, recreation facilities, housing, school expansion and economic growth). Think long-term in the 50-100+ year sense and what your grandchildren or their grandchildren might need. Bowen has a healthy balance sheet, but needs a sustainable revenue base that pays for ongoing expenses every year (including annual borrowing costs).

What we shouldn’t do is sell our long-term assets to pay for short-term operating shortfalls. As all Canadian farm families know – don’t bet the farm, or sell the golden goose.

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Foreshore is a public amenity and should kept in natural condition and moorage is available elsewhere To the Editor: Re: Cape Roger Curtis marina proposal am writing to express my opposition to this proposal for the following reasons: 1. The foreshore is a public amenity that should be kept clear of all docks in order to keep the foreshore in a pristine and natural condition. This is the policy of forward thinking municipalities such as West Vancouver.

West Vancouver has a policy, since 1984, of not allowing any new docks on their foreshore. That is why that municipality has taken out a head lease with the province. The purpose of that lease was to deny any applications for private use of this public amenity and to keep this de-facto park in a pristine and natural condition.

2. There is no need for moorage to be provided on the foreshore in this area as this should be available to the public and the marinas in Snug Cove provide a superior alternative moorage. This is not a boat access only island. We have moorage available where it

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should be – where there is adequate protection from the weather year round.

3. This moorage would only be seasonal and therefore for most of the year the view would be of wharves that are unsightly and become more so over time.

4. The size requested is gigantic. The area proposed in one case is approximately three acres in size. If best practices for small harbor management (as per Transport Canada) is to limit sizes of residential moorage floats to 300 sq. ft. why is this proposal for 130,680 sq. ft.?

This proposal is larger than Sewell’s Marina in Horseshoe Bay. I can only conclude from the sizes proposed that these mooring facilities will be for multiple boats and for unofficial marina operations.

5. Who will enforce the use (or abuse) of these sites? When huge docks with multiple boats are to be built here, what process is in place to enforce any non-compliance to the purpose of the application: private moorage purposes?

Gordon Reid

One parent’s experience of cuts in education To the Editor:

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y children are enrolled in the Bowen Island Community School. The school is our second home for learning, meeting friends and taking classes. Our family has felt the funding cuts the provincial government has imposed on our school in significant ways.

The school supply lists have changed for the worse. Did you know that each student at our school is asked to supply photocopy paper, whiteboard pens and facial tissues? It begs the question: will toilet paper be added to next year’s supply list?

Remember the feeling of new supplies on your first day? Well, for the last years, our family has brought back the barely used oil pastels and the half-length pencils and the no longer brilliant white erasers. The remaining required supplies still cost us $150 per child for the year. I also spent an average of $300 per child per year for field trips, sports, events and classroom activities – all money grabs for an under-funded school. Some of you may have noticed children using the public buses

on Fridays as our rural bus service budget was cut for the 2011/2012 year indefinitely. Who does that? Who says we will get you to school for four out of five days?

Last September, my child who receives learning assistance help for language asked where her other friends were whom she usually reads alongside. Funding had been slashed and those children that still need help were no longer eligible for language assistance. They were sent back to the classroom.

Our province’s teachers are required to continually adjust to the constraints imposed by the government. It must be heart breaking for our teachers to endeavour to reach as many children as possible in overcrowded, unsupported, under-funded classrooms. It’s similar to asking a nutritionist to work in a candy store. The budget cuts that teachers, children and families experience on a daily basis are shocking and, well, embarrassing. Is this how the government views children and families?

I believe that the majority of our teachers are our children’s advocates for quality education and I support their requests.

Saffron Gurney

Dorothy Lawson the perfect Heritage Week poster girl To the Editor: Re: Heritage Week s a member of a “heritage” Bowen family (circa 1920s) I very much enjoyed the heritage articles in the February 24 issue of the Undercurrent. The photograph of the ever lovely Dorothy Lawson was a treat.

What a fine choice for a Heritage Week poster girl.

Judi Gedye’s and Marion Moore’s articles on the Davies Orchard cottages were fascinating and show why that enclave of structures should be preserved. Throughout the years, Dorothy has considered me somewhat of a secret agent for the Bowen Island Historians due to my connection to the family of the legendary Joseph E. Mannion of Mannion Bay fame (aka Deep Bay). Through that connec-

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tion I was recently able to “return” a well preserved Union Steamship Estates Company rug that was approaching showroom condition.

Hopefully that is another small “step” towards preservation of the cottages.

I note with interest Dorothy considers herself as an “accidental archivist” which means we have something else in common as I consider myself an accidental president of a public golf course. From the outset of my support for a golf course, all I wanted was to be able to play golf on the island! May the desire to preserve the cottages be as successful as our dream to have a golf course on the island. Thank you, Dorothy, and all the other Heritage Preservation volunteers for your great efforts.

R.B. Russell

A thank-you from the Strubins To the Editor:

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he family of Mick Strubin would like to extend a sincere thank you to the community of Bowen Island for your tremendous support during this difficult time.

We would like to extend special thanks to those individuals who contributed their time and efforts to the Celebration of Life for Mick:

The Bowen Island Fire Department, Brian and Leanne, Janice and The Office, Siobhan, Linda, Corina and all of our friends who helped with the food and preparations at the lodge. Thank you again, we could not have done it without you. All dishes left at the lodge are at Seanna’s house.

The Strubin family

Many of the options that were explored in the Snug Cove Village Design and Transportation Concepts plan received positive feedback from Bowen Island residents. Among the most popular elements were the north side buildings and south side laneways that are shown in this plan by James Tuer.

Architects speak out about Snug Cove To the Editor:

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e start by asking you all for a few minutes of your time to consider the future of Snug Cove. It feels like since the beginning of time, that on Bowen, there have been grand plans for the Cove.

In 1999, under the fresh new leadership of our first municipal task force, a group of citizens laid out the framework for a better Snug Cove.

Fast forward to today. Countless hours have been spent studying the cove, including that of at least five community based committees, two public process and at least four consultant reports paid for by the community. Yet we still have no tangible evidence of improvements in the lower cove.

We have a new council that is finding its legs. So far the lower cove has sat under the radar. Proposals and discussion have started to emerge regarding ferry marshalling.

The loop road and the heron rookery have been discussed.

Between the start of 2010 and the end of 2011, BIM planners and council reviewed all of the work to date on Snug Cove, prepared four conceptual schemes for the cove that incorporated the best ideas of all of the plans to date.

There is a common misconception that all four schemes are very expensive. In reality the 2010-2011 BIM Snug Cove design project was as much about testing the public support for policy changes to implement 16 design ideas. Some of these ideas require capital (like building roundabouts and parking lots). But many other ideas that staff was tasked with moving forward, by the previous council, require only policy.

The four schemes and 16 design ideas went through a fair and transparent public review and BIM now has strong data showing support for some very simple policy changes which would make Snug Cove a more vibrant, richer and more pleasant gateway to our community.

As architects we understand that in order to implement ideas, there needs to be the will of the public, vision from our leaders and resources dedicated to make things happen.

We believe that many of the ideas presented to the public, coupled with the placement of a substantial civic anchor on the waterfront and a second anchor at the top of Trunk Road (such as the redevelopment of the pub site) will create the vision and excitement to bring the lower Cove back from the brink. Villages are either in decline or they are experiencing growth. To think that the lower cove can be left as is and will not fall further into decline is a mistake.

We ask that the community and council look at the current state of the cove and do something to make positive change happen. It could be as easy as allowing land owners to provide residential parking off site, to encouraging laneway studios rather than back yard fences as a front door to Crippen Park.

Perhaps council could work with Metro Vancouver to secure north side lands for a future northside village expansion. This idea gathered more support and momentum than any other design idea, and Metro Vancouver is open to exploring it as a means to raise capital funds to invest back into Crippen Park.

The alternative is already happening. Vacant lots, commercial space converting into private residential space, and a whole host of struggling businesses. Meanwhile, Artisan Square is thriving, the mid cove businesses that are successful need room to expand, and we risk re-focusing our energies creating a second Village Square along Miller Road and turning the lower cove into a residential street.

Don Gurney MAIBC Michael Epp MAIBC Mike Lightbody James Tuer MAIBC Dan Parke MAIBC Alan Boniface MAIBC

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WWW.BOWENISLANDUNDERCURRENT.COM Sue and Graham Ritchie strut their stuff at the SKY fashion show that featured Shirley Wrinch’s design and raised funds for Seniors Keeping Young last Sunday at the Legion. The event was a smash hit.

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further women’s rights. From Susan B. Anthony and Lucretia Mott to Betty Friedan, Bella Abzug, Coretta Scott King, Gloria Steinum and Hillary Clinton, the movement conmash hit! Standing room tinues. (And, count in the Raging only! Remember those old Grannies!)

SRO signs? That was the •Ten Years Ago in the community response to the SKYUndercurrent of March 1, 2002, sponsored fashion show and tea the municipality was discussing last Sunday. The first alert came the housing shortage, the illegality when several would-be early birds of multi-family dwellings and the found the Legion parking lot full policy of complaint-driven bylaw and had to scrounge for a parkenforcement. ing spot somewhere else. The next • The Chamber’s March 24 netsign came when on-time arrivals working breakfast was to feature walked into the Legion and found Frances McGuckin speaking on it transformed into a tearoom. Not Big Ideas for Growing Your Small only that, their first glimpse was of Business. a room filled with small tables set •Catherine Patterson’s heart-felt with china for four and every table occupied. Somehow, a few addition- letter stressed the importance of community input to the formation al tables were located along with of Bowen Island’s Cultural Master chairs and everyone was accommoPlan. dated. (I think) • Firemen captured the front page • The fashion show promised clothing from the middle ages to the plus more in the March 8 issue which was dedicated to Bowen’s 1950s. and so it did. SKY program volunteer force. Among those picplanner Merilee Yorke as moderatured were Fire Chief Alan Still, tor kept the amazing line-up movAssistant Chief Mick Strubin ing along. The audience was island and Fire Captain Lloyd fascinated and particularly Neighbours Harding but the group photo pleased when a model showof all of them was great. By ing costume of a certain perithe way, all the many ads od was accompanied by a paid homage to the firemen. male escort, also in costume.

• The Undercurrent’s The male escorts included March 15 issue described brothers, husbands, and Paul Grescoe’s excellent grandfathers and performed article about Lieben. their duties well.

Lieben was Bowen At just the right moment, Island’s unusual writer’s the audience was ready for haven. Its story was a highintermission and teatime. light of the March-April issue of The hospitable wait staff kept the Canadian Geographic. coffee and tea cups filled. An amaz• Birthday Wishes on March 11 ing amount of dainty sandwiches to Nicole Jamieson followed on were consumed before the SKY March 12 by Erica Macdonald, ladies brought out a dazzling array Lary Waldman and Barbara of small desserts. And, then, the Cornell. March 13 is the birthday final part of the show, as amazing of Andre Chollat, Richard Best, and stunning as the first part. Finally, the audience insisted Rita Dempsey and Sadie Duffield.

March 14 is the birthday of Geeritt that Shirley Wrinch, creator of this Duntz, Jay Boysen and Nicola amazing costume collection, come Durrant. March 15 is when Teagan out and be acknowledged. The Hartwick will celebrate. The St modest Shirley reluctantly did so.

Patrick’s birthdays belong to David Guests loved the event and suggestSmith, Shelly Begg and Jesse ed another fundraiser show in 2013 Durrant. On March 18, the celeadding that the tickets should be brants will be Art Van Holst, Ellen presold at fifteen dollars with at the McMahon and Justine Durrant. door price being eighteen dollars.

The only March 19 birthday is that Not a bad idea. of Jason Jaquet. The four March •March 8 was International 20 birthdays are those of Ricky Women’s Day, celebrating the Morgan, Susan Meyers, Paul advancements women have made.

Crowther and Chuck Hutcheson.

The old advertising slogan of March 21 will be celebrated by “You’ve come a long way” is cerSteven Klein, Matt Brown, Kellie tainly true for North American Ripley and Jenny Hanen. The women who began their search five March 22 honorees are Emily for equality in the 1840s.The gains Carter, Betty Dhont, Johanna Van are many: The right to vote. Equal Strien, Lloyd Harding and Louise access to graduate schools of mediDale. Lastly, on March 23, best cine and law. The right to keep wishes to Dorothy Davies, Tessa one’s own name and to have credit Goldie and Rosemarie Leverton. in one’s own name. The right to • The Last Word: As always, object to sexism. Respect and safety additions, corrections, comments in the work force. Realistic female anitems of interest are welcome by roles in books for children. The e-mail to: lbmcarter@shaw.ca or right to have an active role in politelephone to 947-2440. tics and government. You can probMeanwhile, here’s to Bowen’s ably think of many others. Over the multi talented women. centuries, many women worked to

Welcome to Island Neighboursstories of Island history, people, activities and events.

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LoisMeyers-Carter

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Call Dee Elliott (Personal Real Estate Corporation) Macdonald Realty 604-612-7798 to view, or Don Duncan (Personal Real Estate Corporation) Cushman Wakefield for commercial property details 604-640-5828.

Here’s to Bowen’s multi-talented women!

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What a great show!

Seniors Keeping Young would like to thank their members, participants and attendees for their support at the fashion show last Sunday. We were honoured that Shirley Wrinch allowed us to show her beautiful costumes and even provided members of her handsome family to help with the modeling. All her work was very much appreciated by all and made for a memorable afternoon. Debra Stringfellow photos

Doc Morgan’s SPRING CLAY CAMPS FOR KIDS Mud Puppies (5-8yrs) March 12 - 16 • 9-10:30 March 19 - 23 • 12 noon to 1:30 Klay Kats (8-12 yrs) March 12 - 16 • 11 - 12:30 March 19 - 23 • 2 - 3:30 Fee: 5 days $125 includes everything Squish Squash Moosh and Push Clay Fun for Youngins (2-5) with caregiver Thursdays or Fridays 10 - 11am • Starts April 12 Five sessions $85 • Additional child $10

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Irish Beers & Whiskeys!

Doc’s Limerick Contest!

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St. Patrick’s Day Limerick Contest!

On St. Patrick’s Day you’ll need some dinner, So think up a limerick grinner.

Then enter your rhyme, And submit it in time, Doc Morgan’s will then feed the WINNER! The suitable “G-Rated” limericks will be published in the March 16th edition. Deadline for submission is Tuesday March 13 at 9am.

The winner will be picked by Barbara Murphy and will receive a $50 gift voucher to be used on your next visit to Doc Morgan’s Pub. Submit by email to: editor@bowenislandundercurrent.com

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A kitchen for Tir-na-nOg JOYCE GANONG B . I . C O M M U N I T Y F O U N D AT I O N

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he Bowen Island Community Foundation has always seen sustainability of local organizations as its main priority. To that end, the foundation established a major grant program in 2011.

According to Joyce Ganong, chair of the foundation, “there were a number of organizations that fit our criteria for funding but with limited funds we could only support one major initiative and we chose the re-structuring of Family Place. That said, we made a commitment to the other applicants that we would try to find ways to help them achieve their goals. Much to our delight, a foundation donor came forward and asked for funding ideas. That conversation resulted in a $5,000 donation to the Community Foundation, which has been allocated to one of our very worthy 2011 applicants: Tir-na-nOg. Tir-na-nOg Theatre School moved into its home on Rivendell Drive seven years ago. Although the exterior of the building was beautifully finished, the interior needed a lot of work to make it a functioning theatre school and performance space. Much of that work has been done over the years by volunteers. Although a kitchen was roughed in on the original plans, funding for this amenity has not been available. The

Jack and Julie Headley (with the cast and crew of the upcoming A Comedy of Errors) receive the cheque for the grant from Joyce Ganong. Submitted photo

Sabrina Glave harvested her own front yard carrots last summer. Elle Glave photo

foundation grant will help Tir-na-nOg install their much-needed kitchen.

As the 25th anniversary of Tir-nanOg approaches, the foundation is proud to support an organization that continues to teach our young people the fundamentals of theatre arts and has, just in the past year, hosted 79 performances, 40 of which were community events separate from the theatre school’s performances.

The addition of the kitchen will increase the school’s fundraising capacity and move the Theatre School closer

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to its goals of enhancing the interior functionality necessary to its work in arts education and enhancing the facility’s capability to meet the performance needs of the community at large.

If there are volunteers in the community who are interested in helping with this project, your efforts will be embraced with enthusiasm. Tir-na-nOg is a registered charity, authorized to issue donation receipts for tax purposes. Contact Jack or Julie at www. tirnanogtheatreschool.org, or by phone at 604 947 9507.

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e spied some daffodils peeking out of the soil—a sure sign that spring is on the way. That means it’s high time to start thinking about growing fruit and veggies, or at least eating fruit and veggies. Which brings us to BowFEAST. The Bowen Agricultural Alliance Society (BAA) is once again hosting a series of monthly community BowFEAST farmers’ markets this growing season. If you like to eat locally, these markets—featuring locally grown produce and products, including veggies from the Homeowners have a new tool at their fingertipss BICS student garden— to help them better understand how warranty are your chance to do providers evaluate claims for possible design, so. Locally grown food tastes better, it is betlabour or material defects in new homes. ter for you, preserves The Residential Construction Performance Guide a diverse food supis the newest online resource available on the provincial Homeowner ply, supports farming families and a clean Protection Office website at www.hpo.bc.ca. It explains how homes environment, ensures covered by home warranty insurance should perform. a healthy and secure food supply for the Every new home built for sale by a licensed residential builder in future, benefits wildlife B.C. is protected by mandatory third-party home warranty insurance. and builds community It’s the strongest system of construction defect insurance in Canada. (from www.eatlocalnow.org).

“For most consumers, buying a new home is Here’s the schedone of the largest financial investments they will ule for the 2012 make. So it’s essential that homebuyers can BowFEAST farmers’ make that investment with confidence, knowmarkets: June 16: BICS ing that they will not be faced with additional July 21: BICS expenses to repair defects after they move in,” August 18: said Tony Gioventu, executive director of the BowFEAST local eatCondominium Home Owners’ Association and ing celebration on the an advocate for consumer protection. library lawn September 15: BICS This simple, practical guide is easy to use. It outlines more than October 7: with 200 possible defects that are searchable online. This includes the Applefest in Davies Orchard most common defect claims that might be submitted under a October 20: BICS home warranty insurance policy – from windows that malfunction, The markets are 9 am to driveway or interior concrete floors that have cracked, to siding to noon and open to that has buckled. all. Tables cost $5; kids can sell for free. We Designed primarily for conventional low-rise, need volunteers to help wood-frame homes, the guide also provides set-up and break down some helpful guidelines for the common the market. Contact property of multi-unit buildings. Builders Elle Glave, for anything market-related: can also use the guide to help ensure elle.glave@bowenagalthat they deliver high performance homes. liance.ca. For info, see www.bowenagalliance. ca.

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

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CEbc seeks stories and nominations for this year’s ACEbc awards for the Bowen Island community.

The public elementary school on Bowen Island has been a community school since 1974, making it one of the oldest community schools in British Columbia serving both as an elementary school and as a community-use facility.

As we head towards the 40th anniversary, it’s a good time to consider participating in the ACEbc call for community school stories and celebrate Bowen Island Community School (BICS) as the long-serving hub of learning and community life. Memories and stories about BICS abound such as watching the students follow the Scottish piper up the hill from the old school at the Millers Road location (now Bowen Court), to the current 1041 Mount Gardner location in 1982. Others recall cherished playground favourites, such as the hand-carved driftwood horse created by Ralph Fleming, or the times when the gym was filled with a stage and seating so that the Theatre on the Isle could bring plays to life.

Do you have a community school story to share? ACEbc (The Association for Community Education in BC) is seeking stories from across B.C. from anyone who has a special memory of their local community school. ACEbc may wish to use some of the stories to promote community schools, but will request permission before sharing stories, photos or videos.

• Did your child have opportunities that would not have been likely in a different school?

• Did you as a parent or community member have opportunities that would not have been likely in a different school?

• Did your local community school make a difference in your life? In the life of your child? In the life of someone you know in the community?

• Community schools typically offer afterschool programs - we would really like to get some stories directly from the teens and afterschool program participants in your community.

Please email or deliver your stories (and photos or videos if available) to one of the contacts below, or link us to YouTube or Facebook or other sites where you may have already shared stories with others. For more information contact your local community school coordinator, shaxby@sd45.bc.ca, or email: acebc2010@gmail.com.

One of the many ways in which ACEbc supports community schools is by recognizing staff and community members who make a difference with the ACEbc awards! You can only be awarded a Bowen Island ACEbc award once in a lifetime! The Association for Community Education in British Columbia is dedicated to fostering and promoting Community Education and Community Schools in British Columbia. Bowen Island Community School is a member of ACEbc. The masterlist of ACEbc awards is a whopping 13 pages long and is a testament to a rich legacy of community volunteerism on Bowen Island.

The 2012 ACEbc award nomination forms are now available on the BICS website in the community section, or in the main office. You may place nominates in as many categories as you wish. Awards will be awarded on June 26 at the BICS final assembly volunteers’ tea and community service recognition.

Award categories include community resident, community school teacher, youth leadership, community education staff and agency, organization or individual who rendered exemplary support.

Please submit nominations by April 15, 2012. There are forms online as well as the masterlist at: http://www.sd45.bc.ca/bowen in the community announcements section, and in the BICS main office. Email Sarah Haxby, BICS community school coordinator: shaxby@sd45.bc.ca for more information.

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ernice Lever has been playing what she calls â&#x20AC;&#x153;the literary bingo gameâ&#x20AC;? for a long time and has much to show for it. The Bowen Island writer is an award-winning poet whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s read her poems on five continents. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s published nine poetry collections, with a tenth on the way. And she is active in a wide range of literary organizations.

On Wednesday, March 14, at 6:30 p.m. she will read at the North Vancouver City Library as part of the North Shore Writers Associationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reading series.

Lever points to the title of the series and smiles to be called one of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;most intriguing local writers.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The local author series includes seven events but Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the only poet,â&#x20AC;?

Lever says and holds up her book Generation. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I can only sell this one, all my other books are sold out.â&#x20AC;?

Leverâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s next book, titled Imagining Lives, is published by Black Moss Press and will come out this spring. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The title can be taken in different ways as

lives could be a noun or a verb,â&#x20AC;? Lever says. She has loved word plays since her childhood. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I remember listening at doors as a child. I found it fascinating to hear what grownups had to say. â&#x20AC;? From listening, writing was just a small step away. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got my first poems published in grade 9 and 10 for a school annual,â&#x20AC;?

Lever says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Back then, I was still in rhyming jingle mode.â&#x20AC;?

For Lever, the allure of poetry has never faded. â&#x20AC;&#x153;With poetry, you can capture a chapter or an anecdote in a few lines. You write dozens of poems and each one means something different to everyone,â&#x20AC;? Lever says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t write every day,â&#x20AC;? Lever confesses. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I write when I get an idea that I am excited about. It is usually a line or a part of a sentence that is interesting in terms of words. It can be a new use of words that sets up a kind of rhythm.

I have days when I write two or three poems and then I go for weeks when I write only one. In between, I am massaging them into shape like piles of dough.â&#x20AC;? Lever says that â&#x20AC;&#x153;writing is mainly re-writing.â&#x20AC;? She also recognizes that

a lot of time needs to be dedicated to marketing. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I am looking at what editor or what publication would be right for a piece of writing,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;When I give a writing workshop, I call it the literary bingo game - you only win if you play.â&#x20AC;?

Lever sent Imagining Lives to the publisher in 2010 and, in the meantime, another yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s worth of poems have accumulated. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m 76 this month,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Maybe Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll hold off publishing another [book] until Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m 80.â&#x20AC;?

Lever is also active in the Vancouver group of World Poets. She enjoys meeting poets from other countries and gets a kick out of seeing her poetry in print in a New Delhi newspaper or a publication from Mongolia. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Many people wonder how I came to read poetry on five continents,â&#x20AC;? Lever says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had a husband who traveled a great deal.

Everywhere I went I gave workshops and readings and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made a lot of friends.â&#x20AC;?

Lever brings out a piece of paper that says: â&#x20AC;&#x153;A poetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s autobiography is his poetry, anything else is just a footnote.â&#x20AC;? It is one of her favourite quotes

Bernice Lever lives on Bowen Island and regularly gives readings and workshops.

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by Yevgeny Yevtushenko. Lever heard him talk in the Toronto area in the 70s and says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;His Russian supporters turned up with big bouquets of flowers. They treat their poets like divas in the opera.â&#x20AC;?

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Guest speaker Paul Fast shows the film Exploring Questions about the Meaning of the Human Experience and Compassion.

â&#x20AC;¢ Duplicate-style bridge: 7 p.m. sharp.

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You have experience supervising trades in a large Industrial environment. The role will be of interest to effective leaders who demonstrate a commitment to: safety; cost efficiency and customer service; the ability to evaluate schedule and prioritize projects; team oriented and strong coaching capabilities; well-developed verbal/written communication skills. Completion of recognized apprenticeship is desired along with computer skills including SAP. Pease submit your applications no later than March 19, 2012 to: Human Resources, 2005 Mission Flats Road, Kamloops, B.C. V2C 1A9 Or via email to: kamloopshr@domtar.com

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DRIVERS/COURIER/ TRUCKING

DRIVER. Class 1 Drivers wanted.

Offering top pay. Close to home.

Home most weekends. Family comes first! 1 year flat deck exp. & border crossing a must. Fax resume & driver abstract to 604-853-4179.

OWNER OPERATORS & CLASS 1 Company Drivers Surrey Terminal Van Kam Freightways’ group of companies requires Owner Operators and Class 1 Company drivers to be based out of our Surrey Terminal. Applicants must have winter and mountain driving exp./training.

We offer above average rates and an excellent employee benefits package.

Call Bev at 1-800-663-0900/ 604968-5488 or send a detailed resume and current driver’s abstract. (For owner operators, provide details of your truck) to: careers@vankam.com Fax, 604-587-9889 Van Kam is committed to Employment Equity and Environmental Responsibility.

Thank you for your interest however only those of interest to us will be contacted.

Star Fleet Trucking HIRING!!

DRIVERS, FARMERS, RANCHERS & RETIREES with 2003 or newer 1-Ton duallie, diesel; pickups & 8’box to deliver new travel trailers & fifth wheels from US manufacturers to Canadian dealers. Free IRP plate for your truck and low insurance rates! Prefer commercial Driver’s License. Top Pay! Call Craig 1-877-890-4523 www.starfleettrucking.com

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EDUCATION

AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783

HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR TRAINING Get Practical Skills That Get Jobs Vancouver Island University training for over 50 years, No simulators. Low student / instructor ratio.

1-888-920-2221 ext: 6130 www.viu.ca/ heavyequipment INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. Sites in AB & BC. Hands on real world machine training. NO Simulators. Start any Monday.

Funding Options. www.IHESchool.com 1-866-399-3853 MORE JOBS THAN GRADUATES! Employers seek out CanScribe Medical Transcription graduates.

New Course! New Low Price! We need more students! Enroll Today!

1-800-466-1535 www.canscribe.com admissions@canscribe.com PRIVATE drawing and rendering lessons for ALL ages, and levels of skill. Offering tutorials on realistic drawing, to advanced techniques in various themes, including portraiture, still life, landscapes, animals, and perspective drawing. Lessons are completely catered to individual needs, with fun, patience and ease.

Can meet in my home or yours, as well as outdoor lessons, depending on weather. $40 per 1hr session.

Supplies provided for first two beginning lessons. Contact Leigh-Ann at (604) 947-9780 or email lfroats@telus.net

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HELP WANTED

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.

You will work a set schedule for days on and off. Call Lloyd @ 780723-5051 CLASS 1 DRIVER Stepdeck BC/AB/SK $54K-$70K. 604-8564055 Featherweight Hauling Inc

CUSTOMER SERVICE REP. Aldergrove Company looking for a permanent full - time CSR. Position details include but are not limited to order entry, border paperwork, and various types of correspondence. Proficient exp. with Accpac, excel and word an asset.

Benefits offered after 3 mths.

Please e-mail your resume with cover letter stating wage expectation to mgratwicke812@gmail.com .

Heavy Duty Mechanic Vernon,BC Required for maintenance and repairs of mechanical,electrical, hydraulic systems, & diesel, 2 & 4 stroke engines. For details or to apply: e-mail hr@nor-val.com

UP TO $20/HR We need 12 CSR reps now!

PAID training. F/T Hours Benefits after 6 months Must be outgoing!!!

ERICA @ 604-777-2195

Classifieds work hard! www.bcclassified.com 156

SALES

RV SALES REP needed for asap!

We need someone to join the Voyager RV sales team! We have a rare opening for an energetic & effective RV salesperson, to start this Spring! It’s an amazing opportunity to sell the industry’s top selling RV brands (Jayco, Itasca, Winnebago towables, Northern Lite & more!) and work at the BC Interior’s Largest RV dealer. Email resumes to sales@voyagerrv.ca or fax to 250766-4640.

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

Basement Systems Vancouver Inc. is a basement waterproofing repair company and is growing You will run Company Provided high quality leads and close sales. Some previous sales exp. is required - you’re computer wise and outgoing. 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.

Reply with Resume as a word or PDF document to

careers@bsv.ca NO CALLS, please!!!

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

GAS MECHANIC for busy logging company in the Fraser Valley Area. Must have valid BC drivers licence and good work ethic. Ticketed mechanic’s are considered an asset.

Competitive Wages & Benefits After 3 mos.

Please fax 604-796-0318 or e-mail: mikayla.tamihilog@shaw.ca

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 160

TRADES, TECHNICAL

PERSONAL SERVICES 182

FINANCIAL SERVICES

LOOKING FOR BUSINESS, PERSONAL OR TITLE LOAN?

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 374

TREE SERVICES

AAA Tree removal done RIGHT!

MANUAL MACHINIST

Apply now

• Tree & Stump Removal • Certified Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck • Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging ~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~

Trades qualified with good skills.

Boring mill experience an asset.

Call 1-866-642-1867

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778

CNC MACHINIST Trades qualified manual machining background an asset.

Afternoon shifts available.

GRINDER Capable of precision grinding.

Experience on internal, external and universal grinders.

HARD CHROMED PLATER

Now get u p to $800k business or personal loan, with interest rate from 1.9%. Bad credit ok.

Prefer experience in the hard chrome plating industry.

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.

Send/email resume to: Bob.boudreau@wartsila.com 1771 Savage Rd, Richmond, B.C V6V 1R1 Fax: 604-244-1181 www.wartsila.com MONSTER Industries, a rapidly growing construction and maintenance company servicing northwestern B.C., in now accepting resumes for the following positions: Certified “B” and “A” level welders with fabrication experience, Certified CWB all-position welders and Certified Millwrights. Please send resume with attached cover letter to office@monsterindustries.ca. Unfortunately we are not accepting applications for laborers at this time.

WELDERS WANTED. Journeyman 2nd and 3rd year apprentices with tank manufacturing experience.

Automated Tank Manufacturing Inc. Located in Kitscoty, Alberta. 20km West of Lloydminster is looking for 15 individuals that want long term employment and a secure paycheque. Journeyman wages $33. $37.50/hour. Wages for apprentices based on hours and qualifications. Benefits, training programs, full insurance package 100% paid by company, profit sharing bonus.

Join a winning team. Call Basil or Blaine for an appointment or send resume to: blaine@autotanks.ca or production@autotanks.ca. 780-8462231 (Office), 780-846-2241 (Fax).

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WAREHOUSE

TROY Life & Fire Safety Ltd. requires a shipper/receiver at their Chilliwack location. Candidate must have good computer skills. Send your resume to HR@troylfs.com or fax to 519-371-6988

PERSONAL SERVICES 173E

HEALTH PRODUCTS

GET PAID TO LOSE WEIGHT. $5,000 For Your Success Story.Personal Image TV Show. Call to Qualify: 416-730-5684 ext 2243 Joanna@mertontv.ca www.mertontv.ca HERBAL MAGIC - With Herbal Magic lose up to 20 pounds in just 8 weeks and keep it off. Results Guaranteed! Start today call 1-800854-5176.

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

AVOID BANKRUPTCY SAVE UP TO 70% OFF YOUR DEBT.

JOBS

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LEGAL SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD?

PETS

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

Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 260

ELECTRICAL

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

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine.

7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

ADDITIONS, Renovations & New Construction. Concrete Forming & Framing Specialist. 604.218.3064

320

MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

329 PAINTING & DECORATING A-TECH Services 604-230-3539 Running this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca

GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt shingles, flat rfs. Cln Gutters $80. Liability Insur. 1-855-240-5362

If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue.

1.800.587.2161.

477

BERNESE Mountain Dog Puppies.

3 females vet chckd, 1st shots. $950. Langley.778-241-5504

AT NORTHWEST ROOFING

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

PETS

AMERICAN Cocker Spaniel pups.

P/B. 1 shots, family raised. Ready for good home $750 firm 604-826-3655

One affordable monthly payment interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not the creditors.

DROWNING IN DEBTS? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30%, or cut debts 70% thru Settlements. AVOID BANKRUPTCY! Free consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or Toll Free 1 877-556-3500

www.treeworksonline.ca treeworkes@yahoo.ca 10% OFF with this AD

MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused.

Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877776-1660.

Re-roofing, Repair & New Roof Specialists. Work Guar. WCB.10% Senior’s. Disc. Jag 778-892-1530

Cocker Spaniels: Proud parents of 8 pups, born Feb 2. 1st shots, dewormed, vet chkd, tails/dews done. Ready Apr 1. Purebred, no papers. $600. 604-888-0832 Eves

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

NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND pups.

Dewormed, 1st vaccination. Ready March 15 - 21st.

604-823-2259 mitzvig@hotmail.ca Springer/Lab cross pups, vet check, 1st shots, eager and social $350, 604-823-6739 afternoons/evenings.

STANDARD SCHNAUZER pups.

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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 509

HUGE RESTAURANT AUCTION New & Used Food Services Equipment. March 17 11am at Dodds Auction, 3311 - 28 Ave Vernon. View photos at doddsauction.com 250-545-3259

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

RECYCLE-IT!

JUNK REMOVAL Recycled Earth Friendly • Estate Services • Electronics • Appliances • Old Furniture • Construction • Yard Waste • Concrete • Drywall • Junk • Rubbish • Mattresses & More!

On Time, As Promised, Service Guaranteed!

604.587.5865

www.recycleitcanada.ca

BUILDING SUPPLIES

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 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT.

STEEL BUILDINGS FOR ALL USES! Spring Deals! Make an offer on sell-off models at factory and save thousands NOW! Call for FREE Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext.

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AUCTIONS

FURNITURE

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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Spot the Ball round five, join the fun!

This week’s photo

Round five for Spot the Ball is now open: Last week, the judges had to choose from nearly 50 entries. 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 Doc Morgan’s - your choice.

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.

It was a close call with the photo on the left. The lucky winner of last week’s contest and the recipient of the Snug Cove General Store gift certificate is Sara Herbsen (congratulations).

Last week’s photo with ball MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 563

MISC. WANTED

Private Coin Collector Looking to Purchase Collections,Mint Sets, Accumulations, Olympic, Gold, Silver Coins etc.

Please call Travis 604-377-5748

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HOMES WANTED

WE BUY HOUSES The OLDER. The DIRTIER. The BETTER. Flexible Terms. Quick Closing.

Call us First! 604.657.9422

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE

PEARL DRUM SET, $1000, receipts for $1000 in upgrades, located in Hope. Call 1 (604)869-7329

HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

626

REAL ESTATE HOUSES FOR SALE

RENTALS

REAL ESTATE

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

696

OTHER AREAS

NAPLES FLORIDA AREA! Bank Acquired Condos Only $169,900.

Same unit sold for $428,895. Own your brand new condo for pennies on the dollar in warm, sunny SW Florida! Walk to over 20 restaurants/100 shops! Must see. Ask about travel incentives. Call 1-866959-2825, ext 15. www.coconutpointcondos.com

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

FREE CASH BACK WITH $0 DOWN at Auto Credit Fast. Need a vehicle? Good or Bad credit call Stephanie 1-877-792-0599 www.autocreditfast.ca. DLN 30309.

Free Delivery.

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Christmas in March, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-5936095.

818

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AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

CARS - DOMESTIC Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

1994 Buick Regal, AirCared. 99,000 kms. 4 new tires. Needs TLC. $700.

Call 604-534-0923

2000 CORVETTE CONVERTIBLE. Silver,black top. 350 auto.Too much to list!! $24,900. Call 604-313-7014 2002 OLDSMOBILE INTRIGUE, senior driven, 89,000kms, $4500.

Hope (604)869-7329

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 The Scrapper

2008 PONTIAC WAVE, 4 dr sedan, auto, 150K, runs & looks good, white, $4850 firm. (604)538-9257

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 2005 SUZUKI SWIFT HB,exc cond, all records, low miles, owner history $5000/obo.604-942-8171/506-4120

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

TRANSPORTATION 838

RECREATIONAL/SALE

1977 PORSCHE TARGA, 6 cyl, 12,000 kms, green, excellent cond., $9950. Call: (604)921-9162

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2 hour Service from call. Professional staff and Member with A+ rating. Visit us on-line at www.a1casper.

1-800-910-6402

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

ANTIQUES/CLASSICS

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES! vehicles. Local family owned and operated business. BBB com or call (604)209-2026

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557

1997 BUICK LESABRE LTD leather, 139 kms, prem. cond., one owner, $3900/obo. (778)565-4230

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RENTALS

EXCEPTIONAL LEASE RATE Located in downtown Vancouver Yukon/2nd Ave. where average rates for retail are $33 per foot giving a gross mthly lease rate of $12375.00 but this 4500 sf shop in this very prime location across from ICBC is avail. for $7500/mo net lease cost. A smaller 2500 sf shop is also avail. for $3500/mo net. Ray 778-999-0581

TRANSPORTATION

2000 S Blazer 4X4 V6 Auto. Leather interior with all options, Michelin tires $4350. Call 1(604)796-2866 2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $7000 firm.

Call 604-538-4883

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TRUCKS & VANS

2001 GMC SIERRA 4x4, ext’d cab, auto, green, 135K, $8000 firm.

Call: (604)538-9257 1997 20 ft. Slumber Queen Class C Motorhome. Chev chassis, fully equipt. Many Extras. $15000.

Call 604-796-0230 40’ DUTCH STAR with Cummings turbo diesel, less than 59,000 mi.

Always stored indoors, looks like new, economical to operate, 2 slides, din. booth, 2 a/cond, 2 TV’s, 2 CD & 2 VHS players, ldry., propane generator (6500W). Must be seen. 604-854-3266

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BOATS

ALUMINUM BOAT WANTED, 10’, 12’ or 14’, with or without motor or trailer, will pay cash, 604-319-5720

UNCLASSIFIED ARTISAN EATS Cafe is HIRING Full AND Part Time Counter Attendants. Must be able to work weekends.

Experience is helpful.

Love of quirky people and tasty food essential! email info@artisaneats.ca

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 Do you have a kid who LOVES to read?

We’ve had two of those and many Y/A books that need to go to a new home: Series of Unfortunate Events, Charlie Bone, Hunger Games and more! Great prices, call 604-947-2442.

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: Studio apt. between Village Square and Municipal Hall. Avail.immed.

References required.

Sorry, no pets. 947-2944 LOST men’s blue/green Gortex MEC rain jacket - 0807

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UNCLASSIFIED

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

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UNCLASSIFIED PRIME RETAIL /OFFICE SPACE, VILLAGE SQUARE 1,080 square feet.

Call about incentives.

604-947-0099, ext.104

Or email ka@bowenislandproperties.bc.ca 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 FREE Pacific Energy wood burning stove & fittings. Pick up or we can deliver. 947-2982 HYDRO METER LOCKS now available on Bowen $25 - Building mount or power pole mount. Simple to install.

Call Jessie 778-883-3461

Looking for some fun for spring break? For sale: PSP with charger, games (Pac Man World 3, Loco Roco, Pocket Racers, Luxor, Sims 2, Tomb Raider Legend) and movies (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Rush Hour, Spiderman 2, Pulp Fiction). Package for $70.

Call 604-947-2442.

LOST gold earring with ruby, Monday between Cove & Muni Hall. 9486

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

Please call 2442.

URGENTLY NEEDED. MARCH UNCLASSIFIEDS SPECIAL! Items for sale? $5/week for 3 lines PRIMROSES 5 for $10! B.I. Nursery, 984 Grafton Road

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.

Shaped like a tear-drop. Please call Joanne at 604-970-0037 or contact: catherine.soussloff@ubc.ca.

Shared access 20”x20” room with ensuite, $575. Hydro and shared w/d included.

Avail. April 1. Call 0282 SPRING CLEANING SALE Sat. March 10, 9am to 2pm.

965 Village Drive Lots of home decor, many vases, baskets, kitchen ware, kid’s games, toys etc.....

TOYOTA ECHO RS FOR SALE 2004. Grey. 4 door hatchback.

98,950 km. Manual. Very fuel efficient. A pleasure to drive.

Excellent condition. $6,300.

Babette or Paul Deggan : 604 947 9221 bpdeggan@yahoo.com

FOR RENT: small office Seabreeze Building. Internet. Copier. Parking. (604) 657-1864

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