October 7, 2011 Undercurrent

FRIDAY OCT. 7 2011 VOL. 38, NO. 33

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Playing with the big kids

A flood of mail

Bowen shares

Bowen soccer kids get a moment in the limelight at BC Place

Read what your friends and neighbours have to say on pages 6, 7, 10 and 11

Students learn about helping others – on a personal level

Composting matters Individual and local solutions might be the answer to new Metro Vancouver requirements SUSANNE MARTIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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oldy fruit salad in a container? Lettuce that seems to have melted into the bag? Tossing it into the garbage might seem the easiest recourse but soon that’s going to cost you extra.

Beginning in 2012, Metro Vancouver plans to impose surcharges on garbage loads that contain kitchen scraps and other soon-to-be banned organic waste.

Morganne Keplar has compiled an organic resources recovery report that is geared to assisting Bowen Island council in managing the island’s waste. It includes compost and septic sludge, which, as Keplar says, “takes a different mindset to see as resources instead of waste.”

The report was commissioned by the Knick Knack Nook, Bowen’s re-use-it store, and Keplar will present it at the October 11 council meeting. She says, “It depends on us as a community or as individuals to decide whether we are going to take the food off island or deal with it ourselves. If we ship it off island, it will be expensive.”

Keplar has looked to other places for examples. Studies show that if things are handled locally, it would be about half the cost of shipping them to a commercial facility.”

Right now, she says, most of our household garbage gets taken to the North Van transfer station where it gets dispersed to landfill or incineration. About 35 per cent gets burned, the rest goes to landfill.

But sometime next year, there will be facility to accept food waste and yard trimmings.

Before that deadline arrives, Keplar says “we can begin to do as much home composting as possible. The second thing we can do is organize ourselves in neighbourhoods and combine our effort with community gardens. We start with ourselves, then we look to the neighbourhood level. And when we have exhausted those options, we see what is left.”

Keplar knows of three parties on Bowen who have an continued, PAGE 5

At the opening of Evergreen Park on Saturday, Oct. 8, there will be an unofficial presentation of the Islands Trust Community Stewardship Award. The recipient is Sue Ellen Fast who has dedicated countless volunteer hours to creating a network of trails, beaches and view points. Susanne Martin photo

Activist receives Islands Trust award SUSANNE MARTIN CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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ue Ellen Fast is a household name on Bowen Island. With the younger crowd she has shared her knowledge of how to make midges dance, the best way to spot a bat and what to do with heritage household items. The adults know her for the boundless enthusiasm she brings to her work on numerous committees.

This year, Fast received the Islands Trust Community Stewardship Awards that recog-

nizes programs or actions that have made a significant contribution towards the objectives of the Islands Trust.

“I believe in the Islands Trust statement,” Fast says. “I think we should be preserving and protecting the things we care about. And for me, that’s nature although I also get involved in all kinds of other things.”

One of Fast’s main areas of interest is wildlife. “I’m still charmed with how much variety of wildlife we have. Even right down here in Snug Cove, at the lagoon. There

is the salmon run, there are kingfishers and dippers and herons, of course, and all kinds of different tree-nesting ducks. There is a whole diversity of wildlife all around us.”

Fast started volunteering 15 years ago after she gave up a job that required her to commute.

She said, “When I started volunteering on Bowen, there was no municipality. At that time, I joined the Bowen Rec Commission that was a GVRD committee and they were starting to take on more of a continued, PAGE 5

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Why he’s running for council War of words Tim Rhodes jokes that he should rename his blog, “The Eco-Alliance made me do it.com.”

After vowing not to take a second run at council, he has decided to run under the OneBowen banner.

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im Rhodes has been writing a blog entitled “Why I won’t run for council. com” but a recent island-wide mail-out has caused him to have a change of heart.

He laughs and says, “There’s a certain segment of the population that is going to think that this was a strategy but that’s not the case. I really wasn’t going to run but someone needs to address the issue of development openly.” He adds, “I guess I’ll have to change the title of the blog. Maybe I should call it: The Eco-alliance made me do it.com.”

Rhodes makes no bones about saying he is pro-development. “This is a shocking statement that certainly hasn’t gotten anyone elected. But it’s what I am. I am pro diversity in housing. And I don’t see the municipality building houses. I am pro aging in place.

And I don’t see the taxpayers paying the shot for sewer lines to Abbeyfield. I’m pro community centre, but are taxpayers going to build it all on their own and operate it?”

Recalling the last election, Rhodes, who ran unsuccessfully, says, “We have councillors who got elected by promising ‘shovels in the ground’ [for a community centre].

Well, it’s three years later and no one’s even positive where the ground is.”

Rhodes sees development as a tool to get some of the things we need. “It’s the only way. You have to take a realistic look at how we are going to get those things if we want them.” He adds, “I see that we have this irrational attitude towards development here that has gotten in the way of absolutely everything, for instance dealing with the surplus lands or even just discussing the walkable village concept within the OCP.” But Rhodes makes it clear that he isn’t talking about tract-housing, “We are talking about Bowen-style development and a Bowen-style pace which is so slow and risky that most developers wouldn’t even bother.

Our average take-up is only about 30 or so houses a year, and that has to be shared between all the developers on the island.”

One of the things Rhodes would like to see, were he elected, is a reduction of the number of council meetings. He says, “I’d like to see two meetings a month. I don’t know why Bowen Island has to have more council meetings than Vancouver. And I was thinking that once a month, all seven of the council members could sit down with maybe 14 or so members of the public.”

Rhodes thinks the group could take one or two hours to discuss community issues. And that would work much better than the public comment period that is currently held in the first few minutes of a council meeting. “People could bring their concerns and feel a bit more connected. Council would get a sense what is

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real, what is important.”

“I keep seeing that things get to a point here and then blow up,” Rhodes says referring to the steep slopes bylaw. “Instead of bylaws being pushed down on the public, I think they should spring up from the public.”

Rhodes says he is not desperate to be elected (and his wife has only reluctantly consented to his second foray into politics) but this can be a benefit. “I don’t have to say things to please a wide swath of people. I don’t have to temper my comments. I’ll just say what I think and I’ll get elected or I won’t.”

Rhodes is running on the OneBowen platform. “I like their idea that the first thing we have to do is get the governance in order.

We have extremely dysfunctional governance at this point, exemplified by the fact that our council seems to have to meet weekly and that about 25 per cent of the time there is an on-table agenda that the public has had no notice of.

And we need to have a real look at the financial situation.”

Rhodes was appalled that municipal finances had reached the point where, this June, the director of finance informed council that she had been preparing an emergency borrowing bylaw because she was concerned about making payroll.

He is openly critical of the current council and says, “You look

at all these things: housing, aging in place, ferry marshalling, Snug Cove revitalization. All those things have been on the table before this council and long before that. Let’s either stop talking or do something about them. We’ve got to elect a council that has the guts to say yes.”

Rhodes also states that being pro-environment and supporting development should not be mutually exclusive. “There’s supposed to be a balance between the economic, environmental and social.

Our environmental leg is about four feet in diameter and the other two are pretty spindly. Nobody on Bowen wants to pave paradise.”

But, he says, there have been hundreds of acres of potential parkland that have been turned down because of an irrational fear of development.

Rhodes also believes that the national park should not be an election issue and agrees with the OneBowen position that council should respect a no vote and, if there is a yes vote, should put together a strong negotiating committee to represent community interest.

For Rhodes, the question that should be asked in this election is not “what,” but “how.” “Everybody agrees on what; it’s the how you achieve it, especially how you would do it without some level of development, that interests me.”

MARCUS HONDRO CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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he political debate is heating up on Bowen once again. With the November municipal elections drawing near, recent mail-outs to islanders, one from the newly formed electoral organization called OneBowen, and another from the long-standing Bowen Eco-Alliance, serve as a testament.

The Eco-Alliance mail-out last week was a clear rebuttal to one by OneBowen the week before, which had asked for candidates it might assemble under the OneBowen banner to run for mayor and/ or council; it also explained their mandate and policy choices. At press time, One-Bowen was to meet on Oct. 6, in part to seek candidates.

The OneBowen mail-out – which names its group of writers – talked of what they pledged to work for within the first 100 days of the new council, should their members gain seats. The Eco-Alliance criticized some of their intentions, such as re-opening dialogue with the Cape on Bowen concerning Cape Roger Curtis and a park dedication there.

The Eco-Alliance is not a political group per se but their mail-out contained discourse not unlike that which might come from one. The group states on its website that, under different names, they’ve been on island since 1947 and “comment on matters related to growth and the environment.” They commented on OneBowen under the heading ‘Big-city Politics Lands on Bowen.’

“Will a slate of candidates answerable to a political party that may be financed and led by land developers become the central issue of Bowen’s upcoming elections?” the Eco-Alliance wrote. It went on to say to that “the cozy world of land developers, financiers, and civic parties always hungry for funds, is the unfortunate reality in many large municipalities (but is) entirely inappropriate for Bowen Island.”

Fighting words, no?

OneBowen quickly responded, this time on their website, in a piece written by one of the group’s founders, James Glave. “The circular distributed this past week suggests our organization is a developer front group, hell-bent on paving paradise. These allegations are so ridiculous that they barely warrant a response.”

Glave also wrote that the Eco-Alliance flyer was “an attempt to seed fear, uncertainty and doubt” and noted its authors didn’t “have the courage to name our organization, or even sign their own names.”

OneBowen also claims the alliance is a lobby group that “has quietly but relentlessly advanced a campaign to stop growth and stave off the housing diversity we so desperately need in our community.”

Fighting words, no?

For this story the Undercurrent did not call either group for comments; they have, after all, talked at length already. And, given the tenor of their dialogue, it appears the discourse will continue, even intensify, all the way until the Nov. 19 election when a new mayor and six councillors will be elected.

So what can we make of all this? The political debate is heating up on Bowen once again.

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BOB TURNER

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MAYOR

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Mayor highlights accomplishments t has been a great honour and pleasure to be your mayor.

The municipality is in good shape – it is well staffed and managed, has a proven capacity to deliver quality services and infrastructure, and the partnership between council and staff has created a record of accomplishment over the past three years. I am ready to turn over the helm and have others build on our successes. I am stepping out of politics after this council term.

The current council has been a pleasure to work with – we have been hard-working, collegial and productive. Our diverse opinions have tested ideas through critical debate, and we never shied away from making tough decisions in a timely fashion. Working together, the accomplishments of council and staff over the past three years include the largest acquisition in community-owned infrastructure in the last 20 years, a new community-designed OCP to guide future development, and a fully staffed and effective municipal team. I am using the mayor’s report, over the next two weeks, to highlight these accomplishments. This week I will cover infrastucture investments.

Next week I will finish with community services, planning and development, fiscal management and municipal staffing.

Infrastructure investments The expansion and environmental upgrade of the Snug Cove sewer treatment plant was a critical step required for a community centre, sale of municipal lands, advance of Belterra and Abbeyfield, and redevelopment of Snug Cove. We acquired $1.57 million from senior governments to augment $721,000 from the community to complete this project. Staff will develop options to recover this community investment through future users. Senior government declined funding for the necessary sewer main extensions, so a new source of funding is needed for this.

In its short life, the new artificial turf field has quickly become a vital recreation hub for the island. Community and staff acquired $362,000 of senior government money and council authorized $350,000 of community money (parks and recreation reserve funds) to complete the project. The field joins the golf course as the two major recreation facilities constructed on the island in the last 20 years. Construction of the turf field was highly controversial when proposed. This healthy debate, in the community and at the council table, led to a superior turf product that is recyclable and very safe. To ensure the lighting was designed so as not to compromise the quality of our night sky, council passed a night sky bylaw.

Rezoning a site for a new satellite fire hall is currently underway near the junction of Adams and Bowen Bay roads on the island’s south side. This hall, the first new fire services building to be built on Bowen in the past 30 years, will be completed next year and improve fire services to the southern and western part of Bowen. Over the past three years, the fire department has used reserve funds to acquire a new fire emergency rescue vehicle ($199,000) to upgrade emergency response for the island.

Major road reconstruction projects were undertaken to prevented potential road-base failures on main island roads.

Until 2008, due to lack of staff capacity, the roads budget had been under spent. This council authorized a major increase in roads spending (from $300K to $500K or more annually) to ensure completion of this work, rock slope stabilization, and other road surface and drainage improvements. These roads improvements are first steps towards implementation of staff’s island-wide road management plan.

Planning for a community centre is proceeding and council designated land adjacent to the school. Our expectation is for a centre of modest scale that can be funded through community fund-raising. Council has required a business plan for the

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he members of the Bowen Community Centre Action Committee (BCCAC) are eager to convey our activity since our last update in May. Watch for our newsletter in your mailbox and posted on the BIM website. Read and find out how you can be a part of your Bowen Island Community Centre (BICC) “from the ground up”. We welcome you to join us on the site (located between the BICS grass field and Seniors Lane) to help with landscape cleanup on either October 16 or 23, and for a celebration of the site recognition project on Sunday, Nov, 6 at 2 p.m.

A community centre is long overdue for our island and the space demands for cultural, recreational, children’s and senior’s programming is pressing as BICS outgrows its ability to function as our community centre. We appreciate your support and welcome your input and involvement.

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project, to ensure adequate funding for both capital and operating costs. Council has provided money ($58,000) and staff support for a contract project-manager, islander Florrie Levine, and an assessment of fund-raising potential in the community. The committee leading this initiative is chaired by Shari Ulrich, and supported by the Director of Community Recreation Services Christine Walker.

A number of other key public works and recreation assets have been acquired during this council term. Important new beach accesses have been constructed at Alder Cove, Scarborough Beach, Mount Gardner, and Eagle Cliff, a boardwalk at Headwaters Park, and trails near Crippen Park, and at Ocean View, Cates Hill, and Quarry Park (total of $175,000 of community money). A kilometre of spectacular shoreline trail was acquired through the requirements of subdivision of Cape Roger Curtis, and important new municipal parks have opened at Headwaters (on Cowan Point Road) and at Evergreen (above Bowen Bay).

New vehicles for snow plowing have been acquired ($215,000 of community money). The municipality provided the land for Knick Knack Nook, the highly successful volunteer built and run reuse-it store. And the municipality finally received Department of Fisheries and Oceans approval for the Tunstall Bay boat launch (up to $220,000) for this key recreation asset and back-up emergency access to the island.

Next week, I will continue this review. If any one has specific questions on any of these projects and activities, feel free to contact me.

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he Knick Knack Nook Re-Use-It Store Society is pleased to announce the publication of their Bowen Island Organic Resource Recovery Report researched and written by Morganne Keplar. This report will be presented to Bowen Island Municipal Council on Tuesday, Oct. 11 at 7:15 p.m.

Knick Knack Nook, in collaboration with CAO Brent Mahood, created this report to assist council in managing the island’s future plans for resource recovery.

September weather ERIC LAWSON MILLERS LANDING

Maximum temperature Minimum temperature Total rainfall

29° 8° 75.0mm

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fter spinning faithfully for 20 years, our anemometer is finally wearing out. We are in the process of updating our old equipment and should be able to provide interesting additional details such as ultra violet and solar radiation. We might even be able to extrapolate daily hours of sunshine on Bowen. Even in winter.

No, Cathy, I cannot create the weather; just report what happens. Sorry.

Places of Worship Welcome You BOWEN ISLAND UNITED CHURCH Rev. Shelagh MacKinnon Service and Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.

Evensong first Sunday of each month 5:00 p.m.

Minister of Music: Lynn Williams

FOOD BANK DROP-OFF

BOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Clinton Neal 1070 Miller Road 604-947-0384 Service 10:00 a.m. Sunday School 10:30 a.m.

ST. GERARD’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Mass: 10:30 a.m. Priest: Father James Comey

604-988-6304

CATES HILL CHAPEL www.cateshillchapel.com 604-947-4260

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10:00 a.m. Worship • Sunday School: Tots to Teens Pastor: Dr. James B. Krohn

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Connecting communities JEN ELLIOTT BOWEN SHARES

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oodbyes are so bittersweet. Three years of my family living in Ghana are coming to a close. I’m so excited to be returning to Bowen but my home has been here in Ghana.

This community, these people and their friendship have made a huge impact on me. Most important has been my relationship with the kids of Royal Seed Home.

What images will stay with me? The chorus of “Mama Jenny - where is my lettah?” when arriving at the orphanage with an envelope of penpal letters from Canada. Doing basic science experiments with baking soda and vinegar to expressions of absolute shock from my students.

Watching Ottilia, proud in her secondary school uniform, bags packed and a little scared, on her way to fulfill her dream of becoming a pilot. This has been my community.

Yes I will miss the chaos, easy greetings and African vitality …but I am returning to the peacefulness of Bowen, its forests and ocean... and a community that cares.

The community of Bowen Island has shown that in so many ways. When Andrea Bastin and I decided to try to link Bowen Island to a struggling orphanage of 120 Ghanaian children in December of 2008 we were hopeful that we could inspire people to join in on our project.

Three years later, I’m proud to say that the link between communities is strong. We and Naomi Amoah, the ‘mother’ of Royal Seed Home, are so pleased with the amazing changes this relationship has brought.

Bowen Shares has raised funds through craft fairs, private donations and fund raising. This has contributed to the infrastructure of the Home with the construction of a boys’ and girls’ dormitory and the purchase of textbooks and math sets. A huge contribution to the well-being of the children was the phenomenal fundraising effort around Christmas of 2010. Over $10,000 was raised, blowing the top off of our homemade thermometer in Snug Cove, to buy food for the children for an entire year.

As important as a roof over heads and food on the table are the feelings of hope and belonging that has changed for the Royal Seed Home kids.

Fifty children have been writing to and receiving letters from their pen pals at Island Pacific School. These are cherished letters from someone who cares about them on the other side of the world.

We have, in the last year, also been able to

sponsor a student to go to senior high school.

This is the very first student from Royal Seed to be given this opportunity. A high school education for her will be a life changing gift – a chance to move out of the poverty cycle. This also has an effect on the older kids at the orphanage.

Their motivation and dreams are being ignited.

Yesterday, a shy 13 year old held my arm and asked “can I go to high school too?”

Relationships are two-way streets. Certainly the kids of Royal Seed Home have benefitted, but the youth of Bowen have gained also.

Through their pen pal connection, they have fostered friendships and learned first-hand about other cultures and other circumstances. They do not see an abstract world of Africa but have stories from real kids to base their views on. For the most part they have found similarities – they both like soccer, have a dog but don’t like the rain.

They’ve had fun explaining about fufu and pizza, ultimate and skiing. It has been quite eyeopening too, finding out that these kids get up at 4 a.m. to start the day’s chores and that they eat meat or fish in their stew only once a week.

On a personal level this shared exchange often leads to feelings of empathy and a commitment to action to improve the lives of others.

The youth of Bowen have certainly proved themselves to be global citizens moved to take action. In taking stock, the Love of Learning homeschoolers worked through the ‘Free the Children’ curriculum then raised money to buy food.

Island Pacific School has been involved in the penpal program, complementing the global education component of an IB World School and fueling them in their involvement with the Me to We program (www.metowe.com). This spring they really shone. IPS students dreamed up, organized and pulled off an amazing concert with Juno award-winning guests, Said the Whale.

A youth supported and youth run event that raised enough money to send four more students to senior high school in Ghana.

So the answer to the girl who shyly asked is – yes. You can continue in school. You will have the opportunity to change your life. You can dream of a bright future; due to the caring and compassion of a small, island community on the west coast of Canada.

Thank you so much for supporting Bowen Shares over the past three years. And thank you to the board and volunteers: Andrea, Patti-Jo, Sarah, Pam, and Paul, Isabelle and Neil, for supporting me. We have made a difference.

B O W E N I S L A N D M U N I C I PA L I T Y

Pursuant to Section 224 of the Community Charter, Bowen Island Municipal Council intends to adopt a bylaw exempting from property taxation for 1 year (2012) the lands and improvements or both that are owned or held by charitable, philanthropic or other not for profit organizations and that Council considers are used for a purpose that is directly related to the purposes of the Corporation. The properties being considered at the Council meetings of October 11th and 17th, 2011, and the estimated total property taxes for all purposes that would be imposed if they were not exempt are: Estimated property taxes if not exempt (3% escalation) Owner/Occupier

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Royal Seed Orphanage kids hold up letters from their pen pals from Bowen Island. Submitted photos

IPS seeks masterworks advisors

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very year, the Grade 9 students at Island Pacific School complete a compulsory Masterworks Project on a topic of personal interest. Students research their projects extensively, write an extended paper and defend their work at a public presentation in June. For many students, masterworks is the seminal academic remembrance of their middle school experience.

Students are supported in the masterworks process by an advisory committee that consists of one IPS faculty member and two external advisers. The advisory committee meets five times throughout the school year to review the student’s work-in-progress and to offer suggestions, guidance, and support.

Members of the advisory panel attend their student’s presentation and public defense in June.

Although every student submits a final paper relating to their topic of interest, the final product may take different forms like, for example, a documentary film, an original composition, or the building of a boat.

The school is now looking for external advisers to sit on the advisory committees.

Here are some of the questions that are investigated by students this year: How can I create social change through black and white photography?

What triggered change and rebel-

lion in music?

How can I make a quality guitar?

How can I run an engine without emission?

How does acting influence who we are as people?

How can astrology influence people’s lives?

How do the styles of various composers influence the content and feeling of their music?

What are the technical and practical aspects of macro photography?

Can we use neuropsychology to understand how physical brain functions determine thought processes and emotions?

What are the essential components of fantasy writing and what makes one type of fantasy more popular than another?

How can I write a short novel that seems realistic to the reader?

How can pressure of being an enforcer lead to suicide in the NHL? How can I master the art of cooking in one year?

Why does engaging in physical activity have a positive effect on your emotional stability?

External advisers have either specific expertise or a keen general interest in the topic being investigated. If you (or someone you know) is interested in helping, please contact Tania Krumpak by email at tania@go.islandpacific.org .

For more info, see www.islandpacific.org.

B O W E N I S L A N D M U N I C I PA L I T Y

The Bowen Island Municipality and the Greenways Committee are pleased to invite you to the official opening of:

EVERGREEN PARK Saturday, October 8 at 10:00 am [off Bowen Bay Road, at the kiosk on Evergreen Lane]

The ribbon cutting ceremony to be followed by an ‘unofficial’ presentation to Sue Ellen Fast of the Community Stewardship Award from Islands Trust, a walk to the picnic area, forest loop trails, and viewpoint overlooking Collingwood Channel.

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Getting involved attracted Fast to Bowen continued, PAGE 1 parks function. That was a good time to get involved. And then we had the parks master plan that was done in 1994.”

Fast recalls, “At that time, it was recognized that Bowen isn’t going to stay the same. We had an eye toward the growth that was coming and the idea that every community needs to stay green so that people could maintain their quality of life without having to hike to the end of the road.”

Fast helped with beach inventories, parks, trails and viewpoints and loves how islanders were engaged in almost every process. Before moving to Bowen, she was employed by GVRD Parks and was responsible for environmental education programming for Crippen Park. In that capacity, she worked with community groups such as the Bowen Island Historians and the Heritage Preservation Association. “I met people like Lois Meyers-Carter, Jean Jamieson and Marion Moore who are still my friends today. And I saw how they were pulling these events together, it was fun.”

This was one of the reasons Fast persuaded her partner Will Husby,to take a look at Bowen. “We came in November, on one of those rainy, stormy days. We drove out to Hood Point where you could look towards Howe Sound with these waves and the wild weather. Then, coming back, this enormous tree had tipped and was leaning over the road.” The couple took a chance by scooting under the tree.

They decided that living on Bowen was an adventure and started looking for a place.

Fast’s vast enthusiasm makes her a gifted educator. She says, “That’s one of the things I love to do, to create lively kinds of outdoor learning experiences where children discover for themselves what’s special about this place they’re growing up in.”

Fast is working as a consultant for Interpretation Canada and other projects. She also edits a journal but she says, “I keep my hand in [education] by doing interpretive programs with kids on Bowen.

At the heritage days at BICS, there was this whole

table full of strange objects from the past. One of them was a telephone with a rotary dial.” Fast has a big smile on her face as she describe how the kids tried to push the numbers on the dial and were confused when that didn’t yield any results. “What fun,” she says, not for the first time during the interview.

Fast considers the update of the Official Community Plan a highlight of her volunteer work.

“I was selected for the steering committee and then I became the chair. I felt honoured because it is such an important document. With all my different volunteer work in different areas, I felt that I had gained a sense of the special nature of Bowen.” As an example, Fast mentions the importance of all the different community groups. She says, “I think we’ve got more per square foot than in other places.”

Community involvement is another recurring theme. “We were steering the process, not writing the plan, but we were able to get a lot of people involved in many different ways. It was very interesting to see what were the dominant community themes, and see them get reflected in the text.”

Fast feels good about council passing the OCP. “Now that it’s in place, we have a vision of Bowen’s future and what direction islanders want to take. So we hold on to the good things that we love about the island.”

Fast currently chairs the Greenways Advisory Committee, is a member of Collins Farm Community Supported Agriculture group, and is involved the Bowen Heron Watch as part of the Bowen Island Conservancy and Nature Club and Partners for the Park.

“This is what Will and I both love about Bowen, that you can get involved in something you are passionate about and you can make a difference.

You can jump right in, meet all kinds of wonderful people and work with others in the community. It’s fun.”

There will be an unofficial presentation of the award at the opening ceremony of Evergreen Park on Saturday, Oct. 8 at 10 a.m. The official presentation is planned for the council meeting on Oct. 11.

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Policy changes would allow island to move in the right direction continued, PAGE 1 an interest in pursuing composting on a commercial level.

But it’s not easy to have a solid business model, and turn a profit. First, there are the tipping fees. “Can you see yourself paying someone to take your food waste away,” Keplar asks.

Keplar has looked into processes such as anaerobic digestion and biochar. But for composting, wood chips are required.

“You need a 30 to one ratio of carbon to nitrogen,” Keplar says. “So we need to look to companies on Bowen that could provide us with woodchips. It isn’t clear that we could have a composting facility on a commercial level unless we tie in no burning laws.

Then we would get the material from land clearing.”

This line of thinking resonates with concerns about air quality. Keplar says, “It’s inevitable that we will have to address the issue [of air quality] at some point. And for the transitioning time, it is important have to have an option in place.”

It only makes sense to have a commercial entity set up for chipping as the prices to ship the material to the mainland are steep.

“One load can cost $2,000,” Keplar says. “That’s what Eddie [Weismiller] charges and includes transportation, labour and time.” And with rising fuel and ferry costs, it is not going to get any cheaper.

This is why Keplar urges the whole community to find a solution. “We have to have a willing council and municipal staff.”

Keplar realizes that there are many other demands on the municipal coffers. But some of the issues could be addressed by policy changes that would enable local companies to move in the right direction.

As a beginning stage, Keplar proposed to place our existing garbage in clear bags. “If we go to clear bags, our service people will be able to see when recyclables, toxic waste or food are not separated. Then the bag will go back to home owner. We have to educate people to be more responsible because, even now, we are fined heavily.”

Right now, the island’s garbage contractors get spotchecked and have to pay fines if, for instance, drywall and paints are found. And that could happen more and more once the 2012 restriction on food and yard trimmings will be enforced.

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n a recent interview, someone told me that “all the voices in the community need to be heard.” At first I thought that to be overly generous but after some consideration, I have come around to see the point.

For last week’s Undercurrent, we had five letters that didn’t make it into the paper due to limited space.

By Monday afternoon, there were 11 more submissions for the opinion page. On Tuesday, four more letters arrived. Some of them were in response to content previously published in the Undercurrent, others were related to community events.

They are all important and that puts me in a tight spot. On average, we publish six letters a week. And there are some guidelines. We try to first accommodate letters that relate to material published in the paper. We prefer letters that are under 350 words in length and that haven’t been published elsewhere (including online). But these rules are not written in stone.

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onsidering the upcoming municipal elections, I am anxious to discover the platform of each candidate.

Mayor Applebaum of Montreal and president of the Canadian municipalities constantly reminds everyone of all the aches and pains of the financial straight jackets that all Canadian municipalities find themselves in. For saving purposes, Mayor Ford of Toronto would like to close the libraries. The whole municipal council of Bridgetown, NS, resigned en masse in protest to the extreme downloading of both the federal and the provincial governments onto the municipalities.

How will the future municipal council fare given the extent of the transfers of financial responsibilities from the federal and provincial governments to our municipality?

The federal government has given us the expensive responsibility of both our docks.

The current provincial government pulled the rug out from under the foundations of Abbeyfield, the rural roads are a municipal responsibility with an incomplete hope chest etc.

As our friend RP says, Bowen islanders are triple E: educated, esoteric and eccentrics, so I am curious to discover which candidate will take on the cull and permanent eradication of the invasive sciurus carolinensis.

hy do some people have this fear of a national park on Bowen? The times of dance pavilions with loud music are long gone. But since we want more customers for Bowen’s businesses and a greater diversity of jobs for our youths, a national park would be the way to get this. With the ferry prices being what they are, there won’t be many more cars to worry about. We are a pedestrian-oriented destination. What we have to offer is walking, swimming, kayaking and golfing. For the extra foot passengers, water taxis from downtown are waiting to fill the gap.

With more trails built by Parks Canada, visitors would disperse, and our bus service might even improve to take them to the trail heads.

So, we might have a few more hikers. Is that so scary? Let’s make them welcome with bed and breakfasts, outdoor luncheons, fancy coffee hours, and dinners. We also might get some more customers for our artists and artisans, as well as bigger audiences for our performing artists.

The main opposition seems to be from people who hope that as population pressures increase, they will be able to lobby the province to sell off the Crown lands for development in the future. Do we really want to become another built-to-the-hilt suburb – or do we want to remain a green oasis?

Let’s be as farsighted as the people who kept Stanley Park intact. Future generations will praise us for it.

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hank you, Dave Witty, for setting the record straight, again, with your letter clarifying aspects of Bowen’s Official Community Plan.

I am one of many who watched from the sidelines while others took on the necessary burden of revising our OCP. Lately, I have been hearing and reading criticisms that paid consultants’ reports as well as volunteer work had been “gathering dust” on municipal shelves. I am relieved to find out the truth from someone who has been deeply involved that such work was incorporated into the OCP during the review process.

I also understand that other studies done on Snug Cove have been carefully examined and integrated into James Tuer’s plan.

There seems to be a great deal of unnecessary anxiety being fomented in our peace-loving community. Much fear and friction is generated by leading questions and misinformation.

Most of us don’t have the time or money or staff to put our personal views in the form of paid advertisements and brochures.

I was shocked to see a full page ad last Friday which threatened me as a Bowen Island taxpayer (and you too!) with a lawsuit against our municipality for adopting the revised OCP. I hope that I am not alone among Bowen Islanders who value a balance of frankness, civility and independent thought in our elected officials especially in the face of what I can only see as bullying.

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ven when the school is open, access to proper change rooms has been a problem for a longer time than the existence of the artificial turf field. Don’t we have a gym at BICS? Yes, we do. And it doesn’t have change-rooms? Well, it does, the green doors with white top lights, as shown on the front-page picture of last weeks Undercurrent, give access to them. There is only one problem, as Christine Walker, the municipality recreation programming supervisor, informed me on the evening of January 17, 2009. While we were busy folding up and putting away seats after Public meeting about the artificial turf field she told me, “The change-rooms are used to store the seats.”

Store seats? I couldn’t believe my ears. I was dumbfounded. A day earlier I had to carry my daughter to the car after a gymnastic lesson because we couldn’t find her shoes, they were gone and all that…because of seats.

All because of seats, we are exposing our children to total embarrassment having to change in the foyer(!) of the gym, changing before strange eyes on rain boot wet floors, exposed to cold drafts and unable to properly hang up or store their shoes and clothing. Not to embarrass themselves, some boys choose to use the washrooms cubicles, having to put their clothing on urine sprayed floors. I was and am still sick of it; our children simply ripped of their dignity all because of seats. What kind of message do we give them? The message I send was to the Municipal Council, the then principal of BICS David Longmuir and Christine Walker to ask for a solution to this unacceptable situation.

The situation was even more unacceptable since we were deciding to put $500,000, including a $125,000

provincial grant, into the construction of an artificial turf field that would benefit the school district hugely. Ms. Walker wrote me back and explained that it was the schools decision to use the change-rooms for storage.

At the time, it was no secret that I had big problems with the fact that there was no municipal strategic plan in place for recreation, a plan that would address the on-island recreation needs in its totality and, and as expected, to include practical solutions for issues like change room and washroom needs. Last weeks front-page story made me wonder: the washrooms full of seats too? Is there still no plan for recreation?

I hope there is a plan and I hope the municipality understands that it has a strong position to make sure our community needs are met in the negotiations with the School Board. On the other hand the School Board should start to understand that the school and its facilities were paid for with taxpayers money, our money, and the school district has done a so-so job in making sure that the facility is up to snuff: -the stairs to the busses and the new music room were not ready at the start of the school year, there are still no changerooms available at the gym. It wouldn’t be fair not to mention that larger upgrades, like to the playgrounds, the artificial turf field and night-lights, were arranged for by our community.

Instead of turning to our community with rising fees and school building closures in order to meet its budget needs, the school board must turn to the provincial government to demand the money that is needed to educate our children and pay the teachers properly. That is why we elected them, to present our interest. If they do, they will have our full support. If they don’t, it must be remembered that it is always about the seats.

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t last! Book season has arrived and donations for Bowen’s annual BookFest are now welcomed. BookFest hosts and sponsors are FOBILS, the Friends of the Bowen Island Library Society. What is your part? Trim your overflowing bookshelves and pack those unneeded books nicely in a small box and deliver them to the library. What is acceptable? Magazines? No, Take them to the Recycling Depot’s bookcase or the Library’s magazine swap shelf. Textbooks and encyclopedias? Sorry but no. By the way, mark your calendar. . BookFest is planned for the May 26-27 weekend in its BICS gym location. That is, if the gym is still being used by the community. (There are problems to be solved.)

• FOBILS has a long history. Founded in 1978, their prime purpose was to achieve a library for Bowen. And they finally did but those adventures are another story, A quick survey of library history recalls that after a popular bookmobile experiment, the first library was a Reading Centre at BICS in space shared by the school library. It then moved to the Old General Store where it occupied one third of the floor space. A would-be Teen Centre used the other two -thirds of the area along with the island’s post office. From there, the library moved to the lower level of the Cates Hill building. That was a small but convenient location until after three floods, the library was able to move back into the space at the Old General Store. In today’s world, that location is perfect but the limited floor space forces a severe limit to the size of the collection.

All along, the Friends raised money for library needs but when they began their annual book sale, they provided a wonderful chance to buy great books at minimal prices. ---and no hassle with a ferry trip.

The first sale location was the covered patio at Tuscany (then the Breakfast Café.) For several years, the sale was held in the Old General Store.

When the library was established there, the sale found a home in the big yellow tents on the library lawn. When that site proved too cumbersome, the sale moved to the BICS gym, a marvelous location because it had parking, lots of space, easy access to tables, nearby washrooms and more. Let’s hope that access programs with community

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he article last week regarding the municipal recreation budget and access to BICS during evenings and weekend programming sparked some good discussion in the community. Similar attention has recently been given to library funding in the wake of the 2011 budget. To inform the public review, it would be helpful to present more background facts. The 2011 recreation budget is $568,173 (2010 $608,910; 2009 - $572,909); about one third of this amount is recovered from program user-fees. The library budget is $163,591 (2010 - $157,849; 2009 $157,080). The most impacted budget areas in 2011 are general administration (-24%) and general government expenses (-15%) and, despite a significant increase in engineering and public works ($709,133 or +22%), the overall 2011 operating expenses were reduced by 4% from 2010 which is also below 2009. In addition, within these figures there are numerous one-time items, which complicate year to year comparisons, but are important to understand.

Full budget and actual results are on the Bowen Island Municipality website (www.bimbc.ca).

However, as noted in the article, programs and services have been negatively impacted by fiscal constraints.

Council’s role in determining fiscal resources to support municipal services is to set tax policies and define the overall budget (e.g. set tax rates and department expenses). In times of fiscal restraint, staff must wrestle with the difficult challenge of balancing staffing and program delivery options.

In the case of recreation, this challenge has been exacerbated by external financial pressures from the new BICS fees. I will not comment on the details of negotiations in progress with the school district, but it is clear that the BICS facilities are available and needed. However, the current joint-use framework requires payment to WVSD at rates that do not fit easily into the current year’s budget. In the case of library services, the implementation of a new two-staff minimum service model to improve workplace safety has impacted hours of operation.

Our staff work very hard to deliver excellent programs and services with our scarce tax dollars, and I think they do an incredible job with the resources at hand. Council and staff always welcome ideas and comments from the public on priorities and options, but it helps to keep the big picture in mind and ask a few questions first.

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• Ten Years Ago in the Undercurrent of October 5, the front page story concerned the rights of waterfront property owners which are based in common law which extends back in time before confederation.• Island playwright Joan Macleod’s one woman play The Shape of a Girl was to open in Vancouver on October 9.• Municipal Council approved a study to clarify the vision that islanders have for the future of arts and culture on Bowen Island.•Rivendell, a retreat centre, was being built on the top of Cates Hill. The owners wanted to commission Bowen artists to create two-dimensional art pieces of specific west coast trees for each guest room. • A grateful parent offered her thanks for the After School Club – a real boon to those balancing full-time off-island jobs along with the vagaries of BC Ferries. • In the October 12 issue, a comprehensive letter from Gus McTavish commented on the philosophy of paying local artists just a few hundred dollars for their commissioned paintings. He noted what this indicated about the actual value of these works • October 21 was the Gallery’s launch date for the book Love Your Bones. written by Carol Fancy with illustrations by Annette Shaw.

Birthdays: Oops, don’t want to forget that October 3 marks a first birthday for little Samantha Stevenson. Next up is the October 9 birthday of Justyn Wall, followed by the October 10 birthdays of Sarah Haxby, Anne Seaberly, Keira-Smith-Tague and Perry Carroll. After that, October 11 marks the birthdays of Dorothy Dike, Don Pearce and Kathleen Moir. October 12 is the special day for Georgeanna Drew and Mary Boyle. On October 13, there’s Jake Hoekstra while October 14 is the special day for Eleanor Smith and Corbin Keep.

Then, it’s on to October 16, the birthday of Keith Buchanan, Dorothy Lawson, Jan Elsted and ex-islander Robert Bringhurst.

October 17 birthdays include those for Troy Meyers, Angela Powell, Michele Seaberly, Joanne Newdick, Carmen Dives and Rod LeRoy. October 18? Trisha Seaberly and Leighton Matthews. Then, October 19 is the birthday of Jeanie Thoman and Brian Carter. Moving to October 20, there’s Annie Faragher, Steve Baskerville, Randy McHale and Joanne Singleton. Next up, on October 21 are Diana Romer, Spencer Coulter, Antonia Dolhaine and Coreen Mayrs. Lastly, on October 22, it’s birthday time for Suzanne Allen, Dr. Anthony Ocana and Samantha Knowles.

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n what may have been the largest off-island migration of Bowen Islanders, 370 boarded the Queen of Cap last Sunday, Oct. 2 – more than 10 per cent of Bowen - and headed to the newly refurbished B.C. Place Stadium for the first Vancouver Whitecaps game there in 27 years.

Burns Jennings from Bowen Island Football Club said 67 were Bowen kids who participated in the opening ceremonies in a program called ‘Kickin’ It with the Caps.’ There were 22 player escorts, 12 flag bearers, 21 high-fivers and 12 were ball retrievers throughout the game.

“I had chills running through my spine as I saw our children on the big screen singing the National Anthem with pride,” Jennings said in an email interview. “We all wore our BIFC kit with pride and showed Vancouver the spirit and dedication our club has for this wonderful game.”

Those who were escorts walked out onto the field with a player and stayed throughout

the national anthems and nineyear-old Claire Squire said it was fun being in front of the over 21,000 spectators. Squire, who plays for coach Ellie Mackay’s U-10 girls team, said it was easy to learn what to do.

“They just told us to just stand and not to run, even though we did run a little anyway,” said Squire. “It was kind of a bit weird when we first got out there, like in front of all those people, but after a while it felt pretty normal.” Squire added that she’d be happy to do it again some time.

Peter Blomberg, 13, was a ball boy and also got an unplanned opportunity to warm up Whitecap keeper Joe Cannon before the second half. “We were behind his net and he comes over and checks Marlon’s ball and it was soft so he comes over to me and mine was good,” Bloomberg said. “So he’s like ‘hop over the fence and come and take some shots.’

It was sweet.”

The ‘Caps lost to Portland 1-0 but it was a well played match. Big Whitecap striker Eric Hassli provided dramatics in the form of a yellow card (his 8th of the season to

go with three reds) and a little turf pounding when he missed a chance to equalize. Bowen’s Blomberg must have done well warming up Cannon as the goalie made a great save early in that second half to keep his team one goal down.

Whitecaps Jeb Brovsky told the Undercurrent in the dressing room that Bowen kids were a highlight of the opening ceremonies.

It wasn’t the first time Bowen had this chance. A largely different batch of island kids performed in the same roles in July when Manchester City came to town for a friendly.

Jennings said the Whitecaps “worked tirelessly” to organize the event and treated our kids exceptionally. He passed along a thanks to Whitecap worker Hugh Hamilton “and his crew” for all they did and marvelled at how much fun the children had. It was, he said, a great growing experience for them.

“It has been an honour to watch our players become good stewards of the “beautiful game” and (Oct. 2) will surely be planted in the memories of all involved for many years,” he said.

Top: There were 67 kids in total to particpate in the ceremony (12 ball retrievers, 12 flag bearers, 21 high fivers). Programs like Kickin’ it with the Caps involve kids from clubs and expose them to the excitement surrounding professional sports. It’s such an amazing honour for these kids to participate in that program. Hugh Hamilton of the Whitecaps organization has done a fantastic job working as the liaison between the clubs and the Whitecaps. They have been very accommodating and easy to work with. Days like Sunday will forever be a part of these young players lives. So thanks to the whole Whitecaps organization for the priceless memories.

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If you don’t own your future, your future owns you To the Editor:

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’ve been asked a number of times to give my bottom line on the positives a national park would bring to Bowen Island. Three things come to mind: Economic benefit: We are a small community lacking in financial capacity. We are looking at a partner that can help us get our community centre built, our firehall improved, our town center revitalized. A national park will bring us new jobs, support for our artists, research opportunities, expanded infrastructure, third party partnerships for new business initiatives, and expanded tourist opportu-

nities in the retail, restaurant, accommodation, and outdoor activity sectors.

Environmental security: for our Crown lands, our forests, our watersheds and the quality of the water we drink. The Parks Act is the strongest form of legislation we have in this country and right now our Crown lands are not protected. Also, I believe this park puts Bowen at the centre of a significant ecological resurgence of Howe Sound and the emerging green and blue belts that we are a part of.

Education: The many young people on Bowen stand to benefit from combining Parks Canada’s strong interpretive work and commitment

to education, with our school system. PC’s emphasis on comprehensive research will create opportunities for research training, for jobs as research assistants, the building of outdoor classrooms, training in outdoor activities such as hiking, climbing, kayaking, etc. Bowen has the opportunity to immerse itself in its history and heritage and to position itself as the research centre and guardian of Howe Sound.

As a good friend likes to say, “If you don’t own your future, your future owns you.” I don’t want to close the door on the opportunities that come from creating a national park here.

Stephen Foster

Parks Canada continues to want to hear from islanders An open letter to the residents of Bowen Island

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ver the past weeks, since mailing out the revised concept for a new national park reserve on Bowen Island, we have continued to receive thoughtful and concerned notes and enquiries. We promised to listen and we are keeping that commitment. Many changes

have been made since last spring. We continue to meet with groups and individuals on the island to have conversations about specific concerns and opportunities.

More work lies ahead including engagement with First Nations, Islands Trust Fund and Metro Vancouver. But if Bowen residents vote against a national park reserve, we have also

promised to respect that and the feasibility study concludes.

If you have not already submitted your comments, please let us know what you see as outstanding challenges or opportunities. We can be reached by phone, fax, mail and email and through the online comment form at www. pc.gc.ca/bowen/feedback .

Sincerely, Richard Carson Parks Canada Agency,

Yes and no and what they mean about park’s future To the Editor:

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’ve noticed an interesting twist in the rhetoric coming from the “no park” folks. According to Hugh Freeman’s Undercurrent letter last week, the recent “Election Connection” and a few forum posts, a no vote on the park would just mean that Parks Canada would come back to us with a better offer.

This seems strange and manipulative. All through the process the “no park” side has very vocally told council that the vote had to be a yes or no, and that council had to stand by the vote. Now that the “no” side sees that public opinion on Bowen is sliding to “yes,” they are trying to soften the meaning of the word “no.” I don’t know about you, but my mother always taught me that “no means no”.

Let’s imagine that we do get a “no” vote. Will the no-park side really let Parks Canada come back to Bowen with a “better offer”? On top of that, the province, Metro Vancouver Parks and First Nations still have to agree before the park can happen. This is only the first

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stop sign. And, we have assurances from the province that they will not turn over any of the Crown lands unless they hear that Bowen community is happy. Council has recommended that this approval come in the form of a second community vote. So, the chances are great that we’ll get to vote again when we know more details. The November 19 vote would simply give Parks Canada the okay to proceed to the negotiation step.

So, please, don’t listen to this malarkey. No means no, yes means “let’s keep the conversation going.”

The vote question is, “Do you support the creation of a national park reserve on Bowen Island” not “Do you say yes to everything that is in the revised park concept?”

If you are undecided on the park because of concerns with the specifics, but you support the overall idea, the right vote is “yes” and send your concerns to Parks Canada before October 15, here: http://pc.sondages-surveys.ca/surveys/sondage-survey/bowen-islandfeasibility/?l=en. They’re listening.

Kat Kelly Hayduk

Rooters Press Agency, Ottawa, September 11, 2011 Sources have reported that Stephen Harper, prime minister of Canada, has been involved in secret negotiations to take advantage of the new United Nations “International Territories and Country Heritage” (ITCH) program.

The program is an extension of the World Heritage Site program and places entire countries of special importance to the world community in protected status.

“Designation as an ITCH country guarantees that the country will be preserved in its present state for future generations,” said Sy Dieply, the head of the program.

When a country is designated as an ITCH, all parts of the country, except the existing municipal areas, will be prohibited from further development and will be administered from the ITCH HQ in Nairobi. ITCH countries will be managed by staff bilingual in English and Swahili known as Supervisory Control Restoration Attendants and Technicians, or SCRATCHers.

In the case of Canada, the entry point to the ITCH will be Banff National Park, which, like all national parks, will be taken over and incorporated into the ITCH. The existing airfield will be converted into an international airport to welcome visitors. Administration of the ITCH by the SCRATCHers will be fairly costly, but a very modest annual fee of $350 will cover these costs, and will be applied to

all those who visit the areas outside the municipalities, where most people live.

The leader of the Canadian parliamentary opposition, and others, have pointed out that people in the world can visit Canada any time they like, without an extra fee, and that Canada should be able to manage its own affairs for the benefit of Canadians; that Canadians have a keen interest in preserving the best aspects of the country, and avoiding any deleterious developments.

The promoters of the ITCH say that Canadians cannot be trusted with such a unique country, and proper supervision is required.

The government of Canada will become a secondary level of government, assisting the SCRATCHers in the preservation of the Canadian Heritage for the future, for the benefit of world citizens.

“Canadians are not entitled to nix the process,” said Sy Dieply, “because Canada belongs to the world, and there are more than six billion people in the world.

Canada’s population of 33 million is a mere 0.5 per cent of that total.

The majority wishes are supreme.”

Government sources said the move will greatly benefit Canada because it will become a preeminent tourist destination, and the citizens will be able to set up souvenir stands and coffee shops, while standing around in smocks and other forms of national costume for the benefit of the tourists.

An unsubstantiated rumour claims that the ITCH is seriously interested in buying some of the less salubrious municipalities in Canada and restoring them to park-like status, as part of the ITCH lands.

David Hill

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Mean-spirted innuendo has no place in election

Do not make decisions based on fear To the Editor:

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admire all groups who make a sincere effort to make Bowen a better place to live, but am discouraged when one organization maliciously attacks the character and questions the motivations of others. This occurred last week, when the Eco-Alliance distributed a circular to island mailboxes that made a number of unfounded and inaccurate assertions about OneBowen.

I won’t go into a blow-by-blow defence of all the imaginative and unfounded assertions, but I will say that the meanspirited rhetoric and allegations of “murky” intention contained in the flyer is precisely what is making people shy away from getting involved in volunteer work and civic affairs on Bowen.

To the anonymous author of the flyer, I will say this: We are your neighbours who, like you, have been involved in volunteer efforts on Bowen for decades. We have taken great pains to be completely transparent. Our names are on every document and on our website.

Of your conclusion that “the cozy world of developers, financiers, and civic parties is inappropriate for Bowen Island,” I challenge you to stop speaking with such vitriol and contempt. This is the kind of talk that discourages those who might otherwise want to get involved in local affairs.

Let’s address the issues at hand and dispense with the character assassinations and fear mongering, just because someone else might have a different vision that you of what constitutes a healthy community.

Colleen O’Neil OneBowen

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e are reading with interest the various perspectives about the status and the future of Bowen Island as they land in our mailbox. This is a time when we are all trying to make decisions as to who will best serve our citizens in the upcoming elections. All promote some concepts with which most of us would agree. It is safe to say that all Bowen Islanders love its greenness, cleanness, beauty, calm. The important differences lie in the fact that some of the concepts being put before us are based on ideals of engaged participation, while others seem to be founded on fear.

It appears that some people consider us to be incapable of making mature judgements, and therefore must be protected from our own apparent stupidity.

Therefore we must label what appear to be forward-thinking ideas “big city politics,” and fear that we will be hoodwinked

and taken advantage of by the “bad guys,” as if they were not also loving and valuable members of our community. And we must devolve our rights and responsibilities to the whims of Ottawa bureaucrats, and others who know what is best for us. There is a saying that the distance to Ottawa is 3,000 miles, but the distance from Ottawa to here is 30,000 miles. This seems to sum up the gap in understanding and perspective. Sometimes it also seems true of the distance between our populace and our municipal hall.

Fear is never a good basis for making any decision. When one’s frame of reference is so narrow, it is impossible to see the breadth of other possibilities that exist. From the bottom of a well, we may see and be impressed by one beautiful star, but miss entirely the whole magnificent sky alight with amazing brilliance and potential.

A broad perspective is required, and it must by definition be based on an under-

Celebrate new park’s opening Dear Editor:

standing and acceptance of the possibilities within many disparate components, each of which has merit, but none of which are complete on their own. We can not keep doing things the same old way and expect to get different results.

We are truly at a turning point and we have the opportunity to create a renewed Bowen Island. If we are to be a harmonious and vital community we will have to move beyond narrow views and embrace that one constant, change, in a caring and mature fashion. We want to interpret and be guided by the highest common denominator. We want to practise “both/ and” thinking, rather than be stuck in “either/or” ways of seeing.

This is not change just for the sake of change. Rather we are engaged in a creative evolution, to choose the very best outcome for the largest number of people out of each possibility. This is our right, and no less, our responsibility.

With hope, Bob and Anne Andrew

Summer car boot sales a success To the Editor:

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fabulous view over Collingwood Channel, forest loop trails connecting to Mt. Gardner, a picnic area with play field, and lots of nature: Bowen Island has a new municipal park.

Come to the grand opening on Saturday Oct. 8 at 10 a.m.

Evergreen Park is a 50 per cent park dedication, meaning that fully half the land in the new neighbourhood has been protected.

Water to keep the forest green for the long term is also protected through the unique low-impact building agreement between the developer and the municipality.

Meet at the kiosk on Evergreen Lane, just off Bowen Bay Road. A ribbon-cutting ceremony will be followed by a walkabout. Come to to celebrate another link in Bowen’s greenway network.

Sue Ellen Fast

Sarah-Jane Hayes, the eldest and only daughter of Piers and Joan Hayes of Bowen, and Gordon Curry, eldest and only son of Doug and Maggie Currie (late of Bowen), were married at St Peters Church in Greatham, Liss, Hampshire UK on August 20th, the service was followed by a fantastic reception at The LAbrie Manor House - a beautiful day surrounded by family and friends from around the globe.

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Heartfelt thanks go first to Stacy Beamer and Dan Waefler of Bowen Island Metalworks for the use of their lot in the cove. Thanks also to all the folks who donated, bought, recycled and re-used all the treasures found at the sales. Many cash donations were made and we thank the donors. In the end we raised over $500. On behalf of the Tir-na-nOg Theatre School Society and with much gratitude, thank you all.

Laura O’Neill (car boot coordinator)

Bylaw No. 301, 2011 A Bylaw to Establish Development Permit Guidelines for Watershed, Aquifer, and Stream Protection Development Permit Areas Please take note that, at its meeting of September 26, 2011, Council reconsidered and finally adopted Bylaw No. 301, 2011 (an amending Bylaw to Land-Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002). The purpose of Bylaw No. 301, 2011 is to establish Development Permit guidelines, and the conditions under which a Development Permit would not be required, for development within a Watershed, Aquifer, and Stream Protection Development Permit Area.

The Guidelines and Exemptions for Watershed, Aquifer, and Stream Development Permit Areas support the objectives and policies identified in Section 2.8 of Bowen Island Municipality’s new Official Community Plan (Bylaw No. 282, 2010) as well as the Development Permit characteristics established in Section 11.4.3 of the Plan. Bylaw No. 301, 2011 brings the Municipality into compliance with the requirements of the Riparian Areas Regulation. Please note that the provisions this Bylaw also supersede the “Watershed and Stream Development Permit Area” regulations found in Section 7.2 of Land-Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002.

Bylaw No. 301, 2011 and its related maps (Schedules B-3 & B-3A: Fish and Riparian Protection Areas and Schedules B-4 & B-4A: Water Resource Protection Areas) can be found at the following links on the Bowen Island Municipality website: http://www.bimbc.ca/files/embedded/WatershedAquiferandStreamProtectionDPA.pdf

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A friend of the island is gone, but not forgotten Joan McNeill dies at 61 neighbours and community, as well as the wildlife and the everchanging beautiful scenery.

UNDERCURRENT Joan’s career in education spanned 30 years, beginning as a y wife, Joan McNeill, high school teacher, then evolvone of the most avid ing into senior management at lovers of Bowen Island, the global educational enterprise, passed away on September 22, Landmark Education, where she 2011, at our home at the end of touched the lives of thousands Mt. Gardner Road. by assisting them to find ways Joan first visited my family on to fulfill their dreams and aspiBowen in 1976, the year before rations for their relationships, we were married. But it was health, career, leadership, selfnot until 2004 that she declared expression and satisfaction. that Bowen would now be our In 2005, we bought the house real home – instead of our apartnext to my grandparents’ little ment on that other island called cottage on Mt. Gardner Road, Manhattan on the east coast of and six weeks later, it sadly the U.S. (which coincidentally is and mysteriously burned to the also 20 square miles in size) and ground. where my career with the United Joan quickly set about re-buildNations happens to be based. ing in the most environmentally Bowen was already a self-contained paradise for her, but when sustainable manner possible. She made certain that almost every she realized it had a health food bit of wood was recycled, that store (Ruddy Potato) and fine the house was as energy efficient restaurants (Blue Eyed Mary’s as possible and introduced dozand others), she knew she had ens of other resource-efficient, everything environmenshe needed.

But in fact, it was Joan tally friendly, Indeed, construction one might the “newcomer” who practices. have thought For her that I would would lose her heart efforts, the be the one house received to declare to Bowen – to the the first Bowen our home, friends, neighbours and “Platinum” rating on because of for a my long community, as well as Bowen “BuiltGreen” family history here. My the wildlife and the house (with special thanks grandparents, to local buildever-changing beautiful Prof. Mack er, Roger and Antonia scenery. McGillivray).

Eastman, The sudbought den diagnosis their land of liver cancer on August 2006 at the end of Mt. Gardner Road launched a new chapter in Joan’s in 1919 (for $300), and it was life, and undaunted, she priorimy mother, Isabelle Eastman tized being on Bowen even more McNeill, born in Vancouver since she knew the fresh air, in 1922, who also considered peaceful way of life and commuBowen to be her favourite spot nity on Bowen was essential for on earth. good health.

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She received dramatic benefits from a raw food and vegan diet.

Through a most rigorous adherence to this diet, her health (and mine) improved significantly, keeping her cancer at bay for several years thereafter.

She came to understand that the same steps one undertakes to improve one’s own personal health (i.e. a local, organic, plantbased diet) when multiplied across many people, also happen to be among the most potent solutions to the rampant global crises of deforestation, biodiversity loss, clean water shortages, land degradation and climate change.

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Despite the strong advice of Please see Joan’s blog (www. her medical team to move to a joanmcneill.wordpress.com) to Vancouver hospice, and in the see photos and get a sense about face of excruciating pain that she Joan from many of her friends managed with medication every and admirers. few hours, Joan was committed I am grateful to all Bowen to staying in her beloved home Islanders for creating such a nurto the end. As a result, both our turing environment for both Joan families were able to visit and and me. spend meaningful time with her We have been blessed by our there. time here.

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• Baby Connections: For new and expecting parents and babies 0-12 months. 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Family Place. 947-2717. 650 Carter Rd. • Stories of Bowen and Turkey Dance: 5:30 - 9:30 p.m. BICS gym. scrumptious dinner, live entertainment, dancing, balloon animals and face painting for kids.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 8 • Evergreen Park official opening: 10 a.m. off Bowen Road, at kiosk on Evergreen Lane. Ribbon-cutting ceremony to be followed by an unofficial presentation of the Islands Trust award to Sue Ellen Fast.

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 9 • Applefest in Davies Orchard: 11 a.m. - 3 pm. Enter our pie baking contest! Come for the games, displays, heritage apple sales, pie sales, bee culture workshops. Admission is FREE! • Drop-in Meditation Circle 7:15 p.m. in the yurt at 903 Windjammer. Call Lisa 947-2246.

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MONDAY, OCTOBER 10 • AA Meeting: Women’s: 9:15 a.m., Collins Hall.

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• Drop-in knitting group: 2 to 5 p.m. in the lounge at Bowen Court.

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• Post Partum Support Group: Meets 2 evenings/mo. A Family Place program. (604) 947-2717.

• Weight Watchers: Collins Hall. 6:15-7:15 p.m. Join free until October 15. For info call 947-2880.

THURSDAY, OCTOBER 13 • Youth Centre: 4 to 6 p.m.

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• Rotary Club: Guest Speaker Robert Ballantyne on governance and non profit organizations.

7:30 to 9:00 Snug Cafe. Everyone welcome.

• Dementia Caregiver Support Group: 7:30 - 9 p.m. For more info, contact Kerri at 604-984-8348 or email ksutherland@alzheimerbc.org.

THIS WEEK ON BOWEN • Tir-na-nOg Theatre School’s 2011/2012 season begins: For information or to receive a prospectus, please contact 604 947 9507 or e-mail tirnanog@telus.net.

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TRIPP, Sheila Sheila Lynn Tripp of West Vancouver, British Columbia died on October 1st, 2011, at home, in peace and with dignity, in her 65th year after a life- time of love, laughter and joy.

Sheila was predeceased by her father Andrew (1965) and mother Laura (1999), and by her half brother Grant Tripp. She is survived by her beloved husband Ken Haycock, and fondly remembered by brotherin-law Rick Haycock (Lori) and Rick's children Jeremy and Robynn, cousin Brent Hanson (Jorge) and the extended Tripp and Hanson families; and many, many friends and colleagues.

Born on March 31st, 1947 in Calgary, the closest hospital to her parents' home in Windermere, BC. Sheila enjoyed wonderful preschool days exploring the outdoors at Pender Harbour with her loyal dog Perky, the first of many four-footed companions, ending with Roxy and Mica. She attended Fleming elementary and John Oliver and Magee secondary schools, graduating from Simon Fraser University with professional teaching certification (1967), a Bachelor of Interdisciplinary Studies (1975) and a Master of Education (1982); she also served with distinction on the University Senate. An outstanding primary school teacher who stayed in touch with legions of former students and their parents, Sheila was an award-winning educational consultant, and school principal on Bowen Island (as Sheila Luetzen) and at False Creek, McKechnie and Shaughnessy Elementary Schools in Vancouver, where she was consistently recognized for exceptional school programs with high student achievement as well as high parent and student satisfaction. One Vancouver newspaper reported that her school was the only one in the province where no improvements were needed. Sheila never agreed. Following retirement she worked on contracts in human resources, until the first bout of cancer, from which she fully recovered. During a later five year stint with Ken in California she moved quickly from gift shop volunteer to guild president and fund-raiser to Board member at the San Jose Museum of Art. She made many exceptional friends in San Jose who supported her during her first rounds of ovarian cancer and stayed in close touch when she moved home to West Vancouver.

Sheila was a faithful friend, a devoted host, a talented cook and committed gardener; her knowledge of plants, animals and foods was legendary. From her hospital bed she organized a mystery book club for friends and later hosted them at home with wonderful lunches and wines during the hours she was unhooked from her IV, even though she had been unable to eat herself for many months. She never once lost her positive attitude, concern for others or strength of character.

Sheila's abiding thoughts near the end of her life were typical of her spirit: "In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer."--Albert Camus. "I don't want to trickle out. I want to pour till the pail is empty, the last bit going out in a gush, not in drops."--Emily Carr. "I have learned not to worry about love but to honor its coming with all my heart."Alice Walker.

No funeral will be held by request. Sheila's ashes will be spread at special places known to her husband. Friends, colleagues and caregivers are invited to a celebration of the life and contributions of Sheila Tripp at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club, 3811 Point Grey Road, on October 11th, 2011 at 5 p.m. and on October 20th, 2011 at 5 p.m. at Park Townsend, West Julian Street, in San Jose. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sheila Tripp Endowment for the Performing Arts, realizing her lifetime passion to bring live performances to young people in the public schools, c/o Secretary-Treasurer, The Vancouver School Board, 1580 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6J 5K8.

Telephone: 604-713-5080.

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IRRIGATION/SPRINKLER

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MISC SERVICES

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MOVING & STORAGE

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Chocolate Lab pups, P/B, vet checked, 1st shots. M-$700/F-$800.

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LABS, 2 fem black & 2 male yellow ready now. 1st shots & dewomred, $500, ph: (604)803-9999.

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BUILDING SUPPLIES

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REAL ESTATE

ALLAN Const. & Asphalt. Brick, conc, drainage, found. & membrane repair. 604-618-2304; 820-2187.

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt shingles, flat rfs. Cln Gutters $80.604-832-1053. 1-855-240-5362

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BEAGLE PUPS, tri colored, good looking, healthy, vet check $450.

(604)796-3026. No Sunday calls BERNESE MOUNTAIN dog puppies, vet checked, 1st shots. Jen 604-807-3853 / rjkooi@hotmail.com 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 puppies, tiny teacups, ready to go now. 1 male/1 female, $700. 604-794-7347

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Local fundraiser to aid kids in Kathmandu K

ate Coffey has a penchant for advenand employs women to weave textiles. ture. And not any kind of adventure, “In visiting the children’s home, I saw but one that presents challenges, how basic the accommodation is, lackboth physical and mental, and introduces ing many comforts or amenities. Yet I also new vistas and opportunities for growth. witnessed how happy and well cared for Kate, a long-time resident of Bowen, is the kids are.” Kate was moved by the comeither in training for, or when sufficient passion of the Didis (carers), and struck vacation days have accumulated, headby how everyone in need was welcomed, ing off to exotic places to conquer heights. embraced and respected, regardless of their She’s bound to achieve a new goal this religion, culture or background. Witnessing year that once again the generous spirit of the includes travel and locals and the immense “In visiting the impact on so many people, reaching a summit.

But this time, when says she was moved and children’s home, I Kate Kate accomplishes motivated to play “a little her objective, the in that magic.” saw how basic the part benefits will be And she’s hoping Bowen widespread. She will might feel the same accommodation is, Islanders not be the only perway, and come out to a fundson whose life may event on Saturday, lacking many comforts raising have changed as a November 12 at the Gallery result of her efforts. or amenities. Yet I also at Artisan Square. In addiKate has vowed to tion to a short film depictraise at least $5000 witnessed how happy ing Child Haven’s work in for Child Haven Kathmandu and a talk by International to and well cared for the Kate’s friend, Katherine, the support its work in event will offer a chance for kids are.” islanders to kick up their Nepal, where the nonprofit provides heels for a good cause. a home and care Come dance to tradifor destitute children, many of whom have tional Irish music by Ita Kane-Wilson and mothers who are doing time in the local Cameron Wilson, sample tasty Chyia cookprison. Money is needed for food, clothing ies and bid on silent auction items that Kate and to ensure the kids are healthy and gain- is bringing back from her fall trip to Nepal ing an education that will help them survive (where she’ll be joining the Everest trainand rise out of poverty. ing team on Mount Pumori for a little side She made this decision after a trip to trip). Tickets are only $10 and available at Kathmandu in 2008 where she visited her Phoenix. Donations to Child Haven will be friend, Katherine Doyle, who volunteers accepted and tax receipts issued. with Child Haven. She hung out for the For more information on the organizaday, stepping in to help where she could, tion, please visit their website at www.childand later visiting a co-operative that trains haven.ca/nepal.htm.

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CARS - DOMESTIC

2002 CHRYSLER INTREPID 105K kms, great shape/condition, Air/care 2013, no accident, fully loaded, $3500 obo 604-304-5571 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS 1993 ACURA Integra GSR - (Rare) 265,000km, 2 dr, Std, Aircared $3,400 obo. Call: 604-617-3191 1998 MERCEDES E320, 4 dr. auto, fully loaded, 80K, local, no accid, $6995 obo. Call 778-881-1216.

2002 BMW, 325i, 4/dr, 83K’s, clear coat red w/black interior,recent tune up/brakes, tires. If you’re looking for an excellent pristine car, ths is the one! $11,500/obo. 604-541-0018.

2005 HONDA CIVIC, auto, a/c, p/l, CD, no accid’s, 100K, $7800, call: 778-552-6300 or 604-807-7652.

TRANSPORTATION

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

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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

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2007 BMW 530 Xi, Moon roof, Bose Premium CD/DVD entertainment package, Xenon headlight package, heated front and rear seats, climate control, 17” alloy wheels with all seasons, all power options plus extended warranty 2012 or 120km.

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OFF-ROAD VEHICLES

2006 HONDA ATV - TOURTR -4 wd, elec. switch, auto. $5000/obo.

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MORTGAGES

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TRANSPORTATION

Kate Coffey and Ang Nima, the lead Sherpa on Kate’s 2008 trek to the Himalayas.Kate’s connection with people of the area motivated her to organize a fundraiser for Child Haven on Bowen scheduled for Nov. 12 at the Gallery at Artisan Square. Tickets are $10 and available at Phoenix.

Kate is back climbing this fall, joining the Everest Training Team on Mount Pumori as well as visiting the Children’s Home in Kathmandu.

RECREATIONAL/SALE

1993 Coleman trailer great shape rec service propane tanks incl. c/w org. manuals fold-out king sz & dble bed table & seating area converts into 3rd bed. $4995. 604-534-6305 1999 - 22’ tent trailer- Layton. Very Good cond. Asking $4000/obo.

(604)217-3038 or (604)850-5463

1999 Slumber Queen Adventurer Camper

The Scrapper

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2004 F350 CREW CAB, diesel, 03 24’ Salem 5th whl. trailer, both mint cond., too many things to list. Will sell separate. Trailer $7,900 or both for $24,000 obo.Call 604-812-1278.

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847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES 2008 Suzuki Grand Vitara

30,000 miles, auto, pwr. steering, & brakes, 4 new all season tires & more! $16,800 / 604-908-8804

1999 HINO FB box truck, diesel, auto, brakes 90%, new glass, great tires, 1600 lb. lift gate, 316K, $9,999. Call (604)869-3466 2003 F350 white, low ks, exc. cond.

All maint. done, ready to drive. $10,000 neg. (604)715-2337 2005 MONTANA SV6, loaded, Onstar, 7 pass., new front rotors & brakes. Mint. $6500. 604-812-1278 2007 Ford Sport Trac

111,000 kms, new brakes, after market rims & tires, toneau cover, trailer towing package & More! $18,500 / 604-908-8804

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HOUSECLEANING dependable & efficient Call Noina 604-947-9379

BOWEN Island spacious 3 BR house, F/P, play area, W/D, N/S pet OK. Avail Oct 1 $1250/mo.

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TRUCKS & VANS

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

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10 Foot WS model with all the trimmings, 13’’ Sansui TV, queen bed 8 foot awning & much more!

Excellent Condition. Call for more info. $8600.

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Come up to the BOWEN BUTCHER SHOP for your free-range turkey and Thanksgiving Dinner fixin’s!

Bowen Butcher Shop at Alderwood Farm, 1351 Adams (604)947-9434 FOR RENT: 1 bdr. water view home by Mt. Gardner dock.

Steps to beach. W/D. $1,010+util. Cats OK. Avail. Oct. 15 or Nov. 1 947-0161 FOR RENT: small office - Seabreeze Building. Internet. Copier.

Parking. (604) 657-1864

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FOR RENT: Fully furnished equipped beautiful private 3 to 4 bdrm, 3 1/2 bath, new elegant country home. Gated, circular drive, lovely grounds. $2500/ mos.short or long term 604-908-9112 FOR RENT: top floor of house, 3 bdrms, 2 baths, plus storage, hardwood flrs. Ocean view, back and side decks, fenced backyard garden with big trees.

Whitesails Dr.- on school and commuter bus routes.

Close to beach. Pets ok. $1800/mo.+ utilities.

Fun-loving and compassionate tutor available for young students struggling with reading, writing, spelling and organizational skills. Exp. working with students with Dyslexia, Irlen Syndrome and other cognitive difficulties.

Orton-Gillingham trained.

Musical tools used as well.

Three spots available.

Call Lorraine at 947-2061.

HELPING HANDS Home/Business Cleaning Doctor Visits (local + town) Shopping, Yard Work, Moving 25 years experience incl 8 years with Vancouver Coastal Health on Bowen Val Gooch 604-947-2640 Cell 604-802-4365 LOST: Blue iPod shuffle, poss. on walk from gym to Cove.

Call Penny 604-947-2473

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UNCLASSIFIED KNICK KNACK NOOK will present the “Bowen Island Organic Waste Recovery Report” to BIM Council on Oct. 11 at 7:15 pm

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Articles, Blogs, Books & Memoirs Call: Bowen - 2005

OLIZIM DESIGN & CONST. hiring F/T Reno. Carpenter to work on Bowen Island Several yrs. of exp. and compl. high school req’d E-res: amanda@olizim.com PARADISE PARTY How about a classic popcorn maker and a two flavoured slush puppy?

We have great party options for kids and adults available.

We deliver, decorate, setup, cleanup, pickup, and provide server (if required).

For a quote, please call Paradise Party at 604 908 9112 Writer/photographer/editor available.

25 years experience.

Profiles, human interest, ad copy, press releases, media relations, event coverage.

Creative, comprehensive, deadline oriented, professional.

Available to assist with research projects, web copy, collaboration, grant writing.

Competitive rates.

Please call Lorraine at 604-947-2061.

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From our village to yours It was a fundraising event the likes of which Bowen has never seen before. BICS was transformed as Africa Village Project Association presented Africa Night. The Kokoma African Heritage Dance and Drum Ensemble featuring MaObong Oku provided the entertainment and encouraged everyone to join the dancing.

An authentic Ethiopian dinner was provided by Harambe Restaurant. And of course, there was a “watering hole.”

Islanders came out in force and had a lot of fun in aid of purchasing mosquito netting for a Okaseni Village in Africa.

For a list of people who made it happen, please see our online edition.

Lorraine Ashdown, Tiffanee Scorer and Susanne Martin photos