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Bowen poetryJude Neale’s success... and Woodall’s“poet’s dilemma”

Howe Sound’s “tube worm”You have more in common with thiscritter than you think

April 12 - 18 is National Volunteer Week. At The Undercurrent, we are making April Volunteer month and will featureBowen Island volunteers each week. Above are just a few of the volunteer drivers for Caring Circle. In 2014 thesevolunteers helped 36 fellow Bowen Islanders get to medical appointments in town.Meribeth Deen, photo

MERIBETH DEENE D I T O R

In a press release sent out by the City of Burnaby, the mayorsof Burnaby, Vancouver, New Westminster, North Vancouver,Squamish and Bowen Island co-signed a statement of non-confi-dence in the existing National Energy Board (NEB) public hearingprocess.The Mayors’ Declaration on Kinder Morgan Energy Process

states that: It has become apparent that the NEB process does notconstitute a ‘public hearing’ and is completely inadequate to assess

the health and safety risks of a proposed pipeline through majormetropolitan areas, and the potential risks of shipping bitumen oilto Burnaby and through the Burrard Inlet, the Salish Sea and alongthe coastline of British Columbia.Kinder Morgan is proposing a $5.4 billion expansion to the

Trans Mountain pipeline, the only line that runs oil from Albertato B.C.’s West Coast. The proposal includes expanding the BurnabyMountain tank farm and the Westridge Marine Terminal in theBurrard Inlet, where tankers fill up on crude. If it goes through, theexpanded pipeline will bring 890,000 barrels of crude oil per day tobe shipped to the open ocean.

Mayor Skeels stands with Burnaby’s Derek Corrigan againstNational Energy Board (NEB) and Kinder Morgan proposal


Looking at a chart tracking the sale of BowenIsland homes, month by month, between 2003 andthe present, realtor Dee Elliot is hesitant to saythat the island’s real estate market has recovered.However, Elliott does say, she has a long list of poten-tial home-buyers looking on Bowen Island, many ofwhom are disappointed with the number of homescurrently on the market here.“I’ve noticed that a lot of people are coming here

for trial periods living on Bowen, to see if they canhandle the commute and that sort of thing,” saysElliot. “That’s a new thing for sure.”She points to the numbers to tell the story: by the

end of March, 2014, realtors on Bowen had only soldfive homes. This year, they’ve made 17 homes salesthrough MLS.Elliott adds that with only 44 homes currently on

the market, buyers are complaining.“People expect more availability,” she says. “We

may see more come on the market in the next fewmonths. Last year, by the end of spring there weremore than 80 properties listed.”Elliott says she also gets almost daily inquiries

from people looking for places to rent on Bowen, butthere is little availability, and she doesn’t have time tomanage these calls anyhow.“I am too busy dealing with buyers right now,” says

Elliott.With regards to the sellers, Elliott emphasizes that

people can’t expect their home to sell for what itmight have been worth in 2007, or for a price com-parable homes for sale in Vancouver.“What makes Bowen attractive is the fact that we

are cheaper than Vancouver. If prices go up that’sover,” she says. “Aside from that, there is no obvi-ous reason why homes on Bowen are selling. Interestrates are low, but they’ve been low for a long time.But there’s also the other thing I heard someone sayrecently: I came to Bowen because it was the onlyplace I could afford, now I couldn’t imagine livinganywhere else. Maybe that is the reason we see thesituation we have here, now.”

For more statistics on Bowen Island realestate, see page 10.

Realtor points tothe numbers: It’sa seller’s market

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RCMP Cpl. Paulo Arreaga, transferred from NorthVancouver, has been living and working on BowenIsland for three weeks now, and with several visits tothe pub under his belt, he’s started getting in to knowthe local community.Cpl. Arreaga grew up in North Vancouver and

his first posting with the RCMP was in NorthVancouver. However, he says he asked for a post-ing in a remote community because he wanted totry something that was out of his comfort zone. Bythe time Arreaga’s wish was fulfilled (with a transfer

to Boston Bar, north of Hope) he had already methis future wife (Lucia) in North Vancouver. He saysthat because of her, he returned to North Vancouverwhere he was promoted to Corporal in charge of theyouth division.Fortunately, Lucia shares her husbands taste for

adventure so once married, Cpl. Arreaga asked foranother transfer to a small community.“In a small community, policing is all about being

connected with people, sometimes that means youare connected with them at the hardest possibletimes, but I hope to connect with people beforesomething happens,” says Arreaga. “That tends tomake things a little easier when there’s an emergency.”

Bowen Island welcomesnew RCMP corporal

Corporal Paulo Arreaga with his wife Lucia and daughter Maya.Meribeth Deen, photo


With summer just around the cor-ner many Bowen businesses are onthe hunt for new employees. Whilemany restaurant owners say they arejust getting ready for the busy-seasonand willing to wait until universityand high school students wrap up theschool years, other businesses are find-ing themselves more pressed for time.Oydis Nickle is looking for staff

both at the Union Steamship Marinaand at Doc Morgan’s. Since posting onFacebook about Doc’s re-opening andneed for staff about two weeks ago,Nickle says that she’s found a chef anda few line-cooks, but still needs muchmore staff.“I think our timing was good in

terms of getting word out that we’relooking for people,” says Nickle.“Responses to our posting have sloweddown, but I’m sure when studentsstart to look for work in a few weekstime they will pick up again. As forthe marina jobs, we’re looking for twopeople, and I’m confident we’ll be ableto fill those positions.”Céline Boyer at Café Rustique

recently advertised for a dishwasher,and says she has not found someone tofill the position yet, but is not worried.“You do have to start preparing for

summer ahead of time, you can’t waituntil the end of May to start look-ing for people,” she says. “Usually, it isnot a problem to get students to workentry-level positions. Finding quali-fied and experienced staff, that’s wherethe real challenge is. We’re fortunate tohave those positions covered.”Shika restaurant on the Pier is plan-

ning to re-open in May.Owner Mitsumi Kawai says she is

actively looking for cooks and counter

servers to join her team.“I’d say our needs are on the urgent

side of things,” says Kawai. “So far I’veheard mostly from high school stu-dents - which doesn’t really help mefind someone who can work full-timeas a cook starting in May.”Landscaping businesses are even

more hard-pressed to find labour.“We need to people to work now,”

says Rosie Montgomery with HomeFarm Gardens.Montgomery says that with a start-

ing wage of $15 an hour, she is prettysure the pay for landscaping is betteron Bowen than in the city, but she’sfound it increasingly challenging tofind employees over the past few years.“I’m not sure what the reason for it

is,” says Montgomery. “I increasinglysee young people are living with theirparents out of economic necessity,so I don’t think it’s a housing issue.That said, we might be hiring some-one we met at a conference in NewWestminster, and part of the reasonthat is feasible is because we can pro-vide housing at the farm [Endswell].”Jen McIntyre, owner of Island Girls

Garden and Design says that she wouldlike to hire two full-time employees,and one part time employee, but hasbeen so busy working herself she hasn’thad time to advertise.“I’m relying on word of mouth at

this point,” says McIntyre. “Spring ismy really busy time, so university stu-dents don’t really work for me. Also,you have to train them then they leaveat the end of the summer. I did hirestudents last summer, but it just doesn’tseem like they really need to work. Ineed someone with some maturity. Ipay $15 an hour to start, and will goas high as $20… but it is really hard tofind the right people.”

Help wanted on Bowen Island

Mayors express lack of confidence in the NEB process relating to Kinder Morgan’s Trans Mountain proposalfrom PAGE 1

The letter from the mayors also questionswhether the NEB panel is independent fromthe oil industry proponents. It criticizes theprocess for the fact that the evidence present-ed never ends up being cross-examined, andalso states that the proponent has failed toanswer a majority of questions submitted bymunicipalities and other intervenors.Ultimately, the mayors ask for the current

NEB process to be put on hold and for a newone, created in consultation with local govern-ment, First Nations, and citizens, to replace it.No one at the NEB was available for com-

ment on the Mayors’ statements, but in a let-ter to the Burnaby NOW, NEB spokespersonTara O’ Donovan said the board is “commit-ted to a thorough and fair environmentalassessment and regulatory review of the TransMountain Expansion project.”“Our processes are fair and guided by

legislation, including the National EnergyBoard Act,” O’ Donovan wrote. “The boardhas determined that this hearing is fair toall participants and meets the requirementsof natural justice. The hearing includes anopportunity to file evidence, two opportuni-ties to ask Trans Mountain written questions,opportunities for Aboriginal communities to

provide oral Aboriginal traditional evidenceand the option of both written argument andoral summary argument.”Bowen Island Mayor Murray Skeels says

that he has been following the erosion of theNational Enery Board process since the hear-ings for the proposed Enbridge NorthernGateway pipeline project.“There has been such a serious erosion in

the quality of this process, I’m not sure whythey even bother to have it at all,” says Skeels.He says that because the mayors wanted the

letter to be released prior to any public discus-sion on the matter, there was no formal meet-ing about it.

“I chatted with a few of the other mayorsin passing at the Mayor’s Council and othergatherings,” said Skeels. “My one additionto this release is that I wanted it to be madeclear that in this situation, I am speaking asmayor, but that does not mean I am speak-ing on behalf of council of the Municipality ofBowen Island.”He adds that there will be a discussion on

the matter at Bowen’s next council meeting,April 7.

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Rescue crews from B.C. Ferries, the Coast Guard and Vancouver Police marineunit spent a frantic hour combing the waters off Cowan Point on Bowen IslandMonday afternoon after a man jumped overboard from the Queen of Oak Bayferry.The ferry had left Horseshoe Bay heading to Nanaimo, and had been underway

for about 15 minutes when several passengers saw a man jump from one of thevehicle decks as the ship passed the south end of Bowen Island.The crew immediately stopped the ferry and called in the emergency to the

Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre.The crew from the Queen of Oak Bay launched a rescue boat from the ferry,

while another rescue boat was also launched from the nearby Queen of Cowichan.The Coast Guard’s hovercraft and fast response boat from Sea Island and both

North and West Vancouver auxiliary Coast Guard units also raced to the scene,along with tugboats and other boats in the area.Cindy Burggraeve was a passenger on the Queen of Cowichan when the drama

unfolded. “I saw everybody running towards the lifeboat,” she said. Burggraevesaid everyone on board was told to watch the water for signs of the man.Crew members in a rescue boat from the Queen of Oak Bay were the first to

spot the man, sometime around 5 p.m. and pull him out of the water. He wasunconscious at the time.The man was quickly transferred to the Vancouver police boat, along with two

Coast Guard rescue specialists, who continued CPR as the man was rushed toshore, transferred to an ambulance in Horseshoe Bay and rushed to Lions GateHospital.B.C. Ferries cancelled the remaining sailings of the Queen of Oak BayMonday

evening, including two from Nanaimo and one from Horseshoe Bay.“Adrenaline runs high and there was some trauma felt (by crew members),”

said Darin Guenette, public affairs manager for B.C. Ferries.The victim — a 45 year-old man from Vancouver — was later transferred to St.

Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver where he died Tuesday morning.A spokesman for the Nanaimo RCMP said the incident is considered a suicide

and has been turned over to the coroner’s office.

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LNG: This is bigger than Squamish,this is bigger than Howe Sound...Bowen Islanders show support for members of the Squamish Nation


A bus load of Bowen Islanders, as well as Islanderstravelling in their own vehicles, travelled to Squamishto attend a rally organized by Skwomesh Actionand My Sea to Sky to protest against the proposedexpansion of the Fortis BC pipline and WoodfibreLiquified Natural Gas (LNG) Export Facility. Therally was attended by people living in various com-munities around the Sound, and while they weretold the purpose of the event was to let the SquamishCouncil know how people within the Nation feelabout the project, the issue goes well beyond regionalconcerns.Speaker Khelsilem Rivers, member of the

Squamish Nation, told the crowd that the peoplehave made it clear to their leadership that theydo not want LNG in Howe Sound. He went on toexplain the reasons why.“I hear politicians say that Liquid Natural Gas ain’t

as bad as diluted bitumen. They tell me it’s a differentproduct, an oil spill and an LNG spill are two differ-ent things. It’s not as bad, they tell me. My response tothat is if we continue to frack in BC and destroy indig-enous lands, if we continue on this course emittingthe carbon that we are emitting, then that only meansdestruction, that only means death for the humanpeople. It only means seas will rise, droughts willincrease, water will become more precious...”Bowen Islander Robb Schultz says that while he is

unsure of the accuracy of what Rivers’ was saying, hethought this brought another angle to the discussionsof LNG in Howe Sound.“And I think it was good that we were there, the

organizers seemed buoyed by the presence of all thepeople that came from different communities aroundthe Sound.”

Squamish Nation organizer Khelsilem Riversat Sunday’s rally at Nexen Beach.Pauline Le Bel, photo

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Of course not everyone agrees but, the idea comesup rather frequently that what makes Bowen so spe-cial is not simply its rural charm, but also the factthat we are just a hop, skip and a ferry-ride awayfrom Vancouver.There are moments when I don’t agree with this

sentiment either. Usually, those moments occurwhen I am inching along Taylor Way watching a longline of other cars continue to inch over the Lion’sGate Bridge.Which brings us to the stark reality of the fact that

whether or not we choose to be, Bowen Islanders areintimately connected to a city ranked as number 20on the list of the world’s most congested cities.And while it is so easy to gripe about the cost of a

ferry trip, I think it is worthwhile to look at the bigpicture of our transportation woes. If I had a choice,I would take public transit on every trip I take to the

city. But that’s not realistic, because my trips tendto be about running errands in all corners, haul-ing multiple children and then transporting goods,which are sometimes very heavy (a door, recently)back to Bowen.So there I am stuck in traffic missing the days I

spent on my bicycle. And at that moment, I am reallyjust wishing we had a better, more comprehensivesystem of public transportation system in the hopesthat more people would make use of it. Because I aman optimist (sort of) I actually think that they would- maybe not all of them, but I do believe every car offthe road is a good thing.Is the Mayors’ Plan the magic bullet that will

releive my angst? There’s no guarantee... but as far asI can tell, it is the only plan we’ve got, and workingtogether with other communities to pool resourcesand attempt to solve this huge problem seems to mea better road to travel than standing as a lone voicein the wilderness yelling about our problems. Wemay live on an island, but I’m not sure we can affordto think like one.

Inching toward progress... maybe Dear Editor,

After listening at a “visioning” workshop a fewyears back, Holly Graff set to work with JamesTuer and Wyn Nielsen to come up with the GardenGateway Project idea. She needed a charity as a spon-sor in her appeal for funding to the Bowen IslandCommunity Foundation, and asked Bowen Heritageif we were interested. We liked the idea and joinedher list of supporters. She has been to council a fewtimes and worked her way through some new path-ways with our bureaucracy, got donations, volunteersand other in-kind contributions such that she hasalmost doubled the value of the project. Now, thisweek she has been given a prize by the Association ofLandscape Architects of BC for her community spiritand her concept.Congratulations Holly! A little more icing for your

cake, and some sparkles! We have drawings of theGarden Gateway Project on the front page of ourwebsite for your interest and pleasure. www.bowen-heritage.org

Judi Gedye

Congratulations to Holly Graff


PAULINE LE BELC O M M U N I T Y C A U L D R O N

We’re on a bus – the trusty Peter King at the wheel – going to Squamishto stand with the Skwomesh Action group to protect our home. We’re travel-ling down one of the most picturesque highways on the planet, The Sea to SkyHighway, 25 Bowen Islanders who want to keep the “natural” in supernaturalB.C. We’ve been fired up by the smooth talk of provincial salesmen telling us theWoodfibre LNG plant and super tankers would be good for Bowen. We’re miss-ing most of the great scenery because of the pouring rain, but our spirits are notdampened. We’ll join 500 others – from Bowen, Lion’s Bay, West Vancouver, andSquamish, all residents of this beautiful inlet who want to keep it that way.I move around on the bus to find out why people are willing to get wet and

cold. They don’t look like radicals, just regular folk who care deeply. They rangein age from 11 (Simon) to 83 (Paul), from newcomers to oldtimers like Bonnyand Robb Schultz who came to Bowen in 1972. “We have to step up,” says Bonny;Robb decided to step up when he heard Eoin Finn express his grave concernsabout an LNG export facility in Howe Sound. “I saw a problem, and it was moreimminent that I thought. Bowen is a real jewel. We need to protect it. The LNGplan is a real threat to the future – a betrayal to our children.”Ann Ramsay, not anyone’s idea of a radical, believes this is a non-partisan issue.

“Everyone should be concerned. We should be abiding by the safety rules.” Annis referring to SIGTTO, the world authority on LNG siting, which states that thebusy, narrow waterway of Howe Sound is no place for LNG. “This is somethingI absolutely have to do – rain or shine,” says Allie Drake. “It’s one thing we cando to make an impression.” Dr. Leah Cline is quite naturally concerned with thehealth aspects. “The health of our Sound – our home – is intimately connectedwith our own health.” She won’t support something that will threaten the healthof the Sound.Kim Kasasian wants to be counted and hopes the numbers will be big. “All

the reasons for not doing this have been clearly stated. A recent David SuzukiFoundation report on Natural Capital (the services nature provides for free)indicates that the services provided by Howe Sound would amount to more than$800 million dollars a year.” Paul Fast wants to “play his part to stop the giveawayof our natural resources.”Chris Corrigan’s on the bus “because this is a local and important action of rec-

onciliation and support for those that host us on this land. We’re being invited tocome and be helpful by showing up. The importance of reconciliation is that wecan do more together than separately.”Jack Resels moved to Bowen just three weeks ago; he’s on the bus because of

the future. “I think about future generations and how great for them to have whatwe have now – clean water, clean air, seals and whales and no tankers – all thebeauty that attracted us here.”Brent O’Malley wants to support the ongoing revitalization of Howe Sound and

stop the possible return to industrialization. “I have a vested interest,” he admits.“I own the kayak shop.” When I mention the possibility of the need for whatNaomi Klein calls “Blockadia” - to physically stop the tankers from entering theSound - Brent tells me he has 40 kayaks – 20 singles and 20 doubles – enough toget 60 people out into the Sound.Betty Morton wants to “partner with the First Nations to protect Howe Sound

– my playground for 40 years.” Peter Williamson is interested in “sending a mes-sage to Christy Clark that this is a bad idea.” Gillian Darling shakes her head: “Ican’t imagine why anyone would want to desecrate Howe Sound with an LNGexport terminal.” Martin Clarke is “fed up with this nonsense. After years spentreclaiming the Sound, it looks like they want to return to industrialization.”Anton van Walraven is here “to connect with the Squamish and show govern-ment we are one on this issue.”We’re here. In Squamish. We get off the bus, stand in silence, our heads tilted

to admire the beauty at the top of our inlet - Shannon Falls, the Squamish Chief.We’re here to support Joyce Williams and the others who organized this event.Her love for her home – our home - brought us here. Her words brought us here:“God forbid our land should be totally devastated and the children ask: “Whatdid you do to stop it?”In part 3, we will look at other partners involved in the protection of Howe

Sound.

Pauline Le Bel is the author of Becoming Intimate with the Earth, published byCollins Foundation Press

The hope of HoweSound, part twoDear Editor,

Given Metro Vancouver’s decision to not move forward with our proposed pollinator demonstration gar-den and agriculture education center in Killarney Meadows, we wanted to take a moment to thank those who,over several years, donated considerable time, money, energy and expertise to the project.Metro Vancouver Parks staff have conveyed to us that they will not entertain other locations on Crippen

Park lands, so we have withdrawn our proposal.Huge thanks to all who participated in our engagement process and one-on-one exploratory meetings, and

attended our visioning workshop. Thanks also to the many who provided technical assistance and also thosewho generously donated funds for our professional site assessment.Finally, I want to recognize our working group, members of which donated dozens of evenings and week-

ends to this vision.We would be happy to share our materials with anyone who would like to grab the baton and pursue this

concept in another location on private land.Sincerely

Michelle Pentz GlaveBowen Agricultural Alliance/Killarney Meadows Garden Working Group

The Pollinator Garden

Dear Editor,

I congratulate our Municipal Council for passing a clear resolution that tells the province that Bowen Islanddoes not want the building of any more docks at Cape Roger Curtis. The resolution passed in a four-threedecision thanks to councilors Maureen Nicholson, Melanie Mason, Sue Ellen Fast and Mayor Murray Skeels.The resolution reflects a message from Bowen Islanders which has been loud and clear as over 1,385 peoplehave signed a petition opposing the CRC docks. I encourage our council to keep listening to the people andupholding our strong democratic tradition on the island.In a beleaguered world where democracy is being eroded by plutocracy (“rule by the wealthy”), our long

term struggle on Bowen Island has always been the self-determined journey that the will of the people mustprevail. That democratic reality is built into the DNA of our community plan and the community which cre-ated it, and the only way forward is to keep spreading those democratic principles into every aspect of ourway of life. It is only in doing so that we can continue to create a true model for the rest of Canada.

John SbragiaBowen Island

Celebrating the CRC docks decision

MAUREEN SAWASYU N D E R C U R R E N T H I S T O R I A N

25 years ago in the Undercurrent• At a GVRD Board Meeting, Bowen resident

Judi Gedye, reported that the board discussedthe plans for recycling and specifically a de-inking plant, with concerns about pollution.They discussed tanker traffic in Burrard Inletand listened to a presentation by Bob Bossinconcerning the potential tragedy of an acci-dent for the environment and economics ofthe area. A moratorium on increased tankertraffic with the ultimate goal of reduction oftraffic in the area was discussed.

• A local resident called The Undercurrentoffice to report that Bowen Island is probablythe only place in Canada that allows triple

parking. He had been watching a mid-morn-ing ferry sailing. The parking lane was full,the ferry lane was full, and a car came downthe through lane, parked, and the driver wentinside a store for a cup of coffee or some-thing. Cars enroute to the Cove had either towait patiently until the illegally parked auto-mobile was moved or pull over into the laneof oncoming disembarking ferry traffic. Thisis only April, and already the daytime trafficcongestion in Cove is unbelievable

15 years ago in the Undercurrent• It was 15 years ago that Colleen O’Neil

debuted in an unusual production com-missioned by the B.C. Nurses Union called,Hurl, Hemorrhage, Heal, the Nurses’ Musical.Meant to be an informal way to dramatize thelives, hopes and hardships of nurses the pro-duction would be touring to various locationsin the lower mainland throughout April.

10 years ago in the Undercurrent• The front page headline from the April 1,

2005 edition of The Undercurrent read, “BCFerries purchases Cape Roger Curtis; plansa mega-terminal.” The article was written bynewcomer to the Undercurrent team at thetime, J.O. King.

This week in Undercurrent history

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Well the weather was good, but it wouldn’t havemattered as little hands were busy pounding nails,and filling planter boxes with lovely miniature pan-sies on Saturday morning at Irly Bird. Twenty fami-lies ate hot dogs grilled by Anna and constructedbeautiful planter boxes with help from Lena and aparent. Irly you did it again – welcomed Spring andeven arranged for the Easter Bunny to leave bags ofchocolate eggs early to the delight of the kids!!Thank you Lena, Pat and Anna. You out- did

yourselves as usual!!

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DENIS LYNNC O N T R I B U T O R

The “feathery” animal pictured is Serpula columbi-ana, also called a fan worm or calcareous tube-worm.These creatures reach sexual maturity in less thana year, and during mating season, the adults releasesperm and eggs into the sea where fertilization takesplace. The larvae spend several months in the plank-ton, feeding and growing, before dropping to the bot-tom to settle on rocks and dock pilings. There theybegin to construct their tubes.If you happen to see the Serpula on a dock pil-

ing, Bowen Island’s Government dock, for example,its hard tube-shell will extend outwards like a straw.If you see them on a rock, the vertical tubes will beflattened by the wave action. On a calm day you cansee these tubes, and if the worms are feeding the fanswill be out. Once the tide goes out, the worms with-draw into tube.The shafts of the “feathers” are technically called

“radioles.” Small vibratile organelles on the surfaceof these radioles, called cilia, create feeding currents,filtering phytoplankton, zooplankton, and detritusfrom the sea water, and trapping it in mucus in thefeeding funnel. (We humans have cilia on the cells inour windpipes, they trap particles of dirt and debris,transporting them from the lungs to the throat andeventually stomach to be digested or excreted.) Thecilia then transport the trapped food to the mouth.The fan worm can rapidly withdraw its feathery

crown when a predator, such as a starfish or fishpasses by, and then can slowly extend its crownby pumping blood back into the radioles – so theradioles are also considered branchiae or gills as theyhelp to oxygenate this worm’s blood.

A Legless FeatherDancer on the Rocks

A tube worm in Howe Sound.Adam Taylor, photo

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STEF SHORTTC O N T R I B U T O R

I knew what she was going to say.She was going to say what they always say: eat

breakfast. Ugh. Eating breakfast within thirty min-utes of waking up is like downing a box of saltinecrackers after running a 10K. Not that I would knowwhat running a 10K is like, but I can imagine itwould be a similarly unpleasant sensation: food act-ing as an object perched obstinately on your tonguenot knowing where it is supposed to go next, or why.If God had wanted us to eat breakfast, I thought tomyself, She wouldn’t have invented coffee!But she didn’t start with the predictable glories of

the morning meal. Ellie MacKay, everyone’s favouritedietician and nutritionist, gave the third presentationto our Sun Run Training Group. (I don’t know aboutyou, but I can name at least seven strange items ofproduce that are now my kids’ faves thanks to EllieMackay and her Fruit and Vegetable program atBICS, the most notable of which being raw fennel).Ellie was geared up and ready to talk to us aboutnutrition and how important it is for our runningsuccess.And she was fun. She started with iron – surprise!“What food has the highest iron content?” she asked

as an opener to our willing group. The usual suspectswere shouted out.“Spinach!” Cried the vegetarians.“Bone-in-rib-eye!” Cried the meat-lovers.But no.“Pumpkin seeds top the iron-rich list of non-ani-

mal products,” Ellie confided with a coy smile. “Butthe number one is oysters.”Oh, yes! I looked down at my new, pink shoes

fondly and remembered feeding my fellow-runnerand driver Oysters Rockefellar from my greasy handas we drove through downtown Vancouver on ourrunning shoe shopping mission, and felt vindicated.We’d thought we were being so naughty, but in real-

ity, our vices are virtuesand we’ve been super-athletes all along.If oysters win, so could

their partners in crime.“Wine!” I shouted,

clearly over-excited.Apparently, there isn’tany iron in wine.Why do we sun run

trainers need iron?“Because low-iron sta-

tus is a common condi-tion in new runners whoare building new musclesand stressing their bod-ies,” Ellie told us.Ellie spoke next of

vitamin D – another

blind side. Milk, fatty fish… Why do we need foodscontaining vitamin D? Cancer prevention, strongbones, and “cognitive decline.” So apparently, thecray-cray is a common condition in new runners,too. That fits. I know at least one new runner whowent so crazy that she agreed to write a bi-weeklyjournal for the local paper.

When you are training for the Big Run

(that is 10K, ahem), it is not a protein

versus carbs situation, but rather, a

protein after carbs one.

Finally, she got to the question that many of usponder in ferry line-ups when our phones havedied or when we’re on hold with Telus – the age-old question: protein or carbs? Old school says thatcarbs give you the energy you need to burn, butwhat about muscle building? The great news is thatthe amino acids versus alkaline dilemma is not aneither/or, but rather a before and after. When youare training for the Big Run (that is 10K, ahem), itis not a protein versus carbs situation, but rather, aprotein after carbs one. Carbs before your run, togive you that fantastic energy that is going to propelyou through the streets of Bowen Island on a rainy,Saturday morning (especially if you have run out ofcoffee) and protein after your run. It’s recovery nutri-tion. Boosting the glycogen storage in your muscles.Repairing the microscopic damage.Carbs before, protein after. Easy peasy. It felt like

the answer to the question of the universe.The run we did that week was harrowing on paper:

10 minutes run, 15 minutes, 20 and then 10 again(with 1 minute walks between). Then, to finish, whatthe Sun Run Training Schedule doesn’t say: hugs, lotsof cheering and a ridiculous amount of high-fiving.The first ten minutes of running was like scaling Mt.Everest carrying your children’s back-packs in addi-tion to your own. The last ten were like coastingdown a water slide – one of the steep ones that onlythe Dads go on - whoosh. We even sprinted the lastminute, all the while shouting about booking hotelsfor our big trip downtown on April 19th!I have never run for 20 minutes straight in my

life. It helped that Sharon Slugget was by my side theentire time, checking in on breath, on movement,and on pain. It helped that Jo Quarry was on myother side, talking about drinking tequila with NancyGreene and beating her in a ski-race on MountWashington. But they were still my legs. It was stillmy ass. It was still my poor, sad-sack, bunged-up hipflexor chugging around this muddy island for – yes,do the math - 55 minutes plus some!Oh yeah, and I gave Ellie a call to check my facts –

apparently, we do have to eat breakfast.Blast!

Sun Run training diaries: Part #3

Bowen Island Sun Runners stretch it out in front of the BICSplayground.Stef Shortt, photo

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“Good night sweet prince….And flights of angels sing thee tothy rest.”

This is a photo of Charlie and Gordon almost 16 years ago, when he was anew pup - Charlie was afraid Gordie couldn’t do the hike back home - so heput him in his backpack for the return trip.

Gordie grew into a strong hearty enthusiastic explorer, who loved his dailyhikes - whether around Kilarney, up Dorman, or through the meadow, itdidn’t matter. Such was his nature, so easy going, accepting, and lovingof all he encountered. Gordie died on Friday March 27th. It was a peacefulbeautiful passing. It was his time.

He had a very full life and travelled with us whenever possible - fromthe Caravan FarmTheatre, to the Blyth Festival in Ontario, to Theatre Calgary - to appearing withMichael and I in a production at the Belfry Theatre in Victoria - and stealing the show!

Some of you may remember him when he was“3rd runner up”for Dog of The Year in 2003! Nosmall feat on an island of amazing dogs! Ed Sanders, who nominated him had this to say“ Gordonis a Zen dog. He is within the moment. He instinctively knows his individual space in the universeand totally accepts it - and what’s more, this brings him great happiness”And happiness is whathe brought our family and all who knew him. He was the unabashed favourite of the grandkids.He was simply the best. He taught me so much about life and love.And death and dying.Thank for for gracing our lives with your presence Gordon.Good bye my loving and loyal friend…Susan

Sunday, April 19,12:30 to 3:30 p.m.,at Evergreen Hall,464 Melmore Road.

The workshop is free formembers and $10 for

non-members.

If you’re planning to attendthe workshop, please [email protected].

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MARTHA PERKINSG L A C I E R M E D I A

Flashbacks that keep looping in an endless parade of memoriesbest forgotten. Paralyzing anxiety. The black cloud of depressionthat leads to suicidal thoughts, self-medicating behaviour, familystrife, feelings of helplessness and isolation. Death, at the extreme.Post-traumatic stress disorder is a devastating affliction that, left

untreated, can have tragic results.PTSD is much on the minds of firefighters throughout the Lower

Mainland. On March 30, a funeral was held for a Surrey firefighterwho had suffered from PTSD.It is estimated that more than 30 per cent of firefighters — as

opposed to eight per cent of the general public — have PTSD,something that, until recently, they have not liked to talk about.“In the fire service, we’re ‘manly men’ and ‘tough women’ and

we largely keep our feelings inside,” says Vancouver firefighterNils Gorseth, the executive director of the Vancouver Firefighters’Charitable Society. “We have thought we’re not the ones who needhelp; we’re the ones who help other people.”.Helping people exposes all first responders — firefighters, police

and paramedics — to horrific experiences. While others can lookaway, they’re the ones who retrieve the bodies from burned-outbuildings, extricate people from mangled cars, respond to suicides,murders, spousal abuse, and more. Sometimes it’s not the actualevent they have trouble coping with; it’s the cumulative after-effectof dealing with so much tragedy.But, as overwhelming as the symptoms feel, there is a cure.“The real tragedy is that we are not reaching everyone who

would benefit from the treatments that work,” says Dr. ChristineKorol, a Vancouver psychologist who’s spearheading an innova-tive project that will make a proven PTSD therapy program easilyaccessible online.

... the more events you have in your life — and first

responders see trauma after trauma — the risk of

getting PTSD increases.

“Not everyone [who has suffered a trauma] goes on to havePTSD,” says Dr. Korol. “Many recover from a single event sponta-neously. However, the more events you have in your life — and firstresponders see trauma after trauma — the risk of getting PTSDincreases. Eventually, anyone is vulnerable.”Gorseth’s organization is supporting Dr. Korol’s efforts to make

PTSD therapy available to first responders across the province.The Kelty Online Therapy Service at Vancouver Coastal Health

is named in honour of the project’s founding donor, the KeltyPatrick Dennehy Foundation, which has raised $7 million for men-

tal health projects since the Vancouver teenager took his own life in2001. It will use video, animation, and interactive tools that anyonecan access at any time, choosing from topics such as depression,anxiety, pain, grief, panic, insomnia and addiction. When there’s areferral from a doctor, psychologist or therapist, they also get thesupport of a certified psychotherapist.“Self-help is like trying to learn judo from a book,” Dr. Korol says

of the program’s prime effectiveness when a therapist is involved.“The therapist guides you through it.”The Kelty service is based on a cognitive behaviour treatment

program that has an 87 per cent success rate in helping peoplerecover from PTSD.It will cost $70,000 to get the program up and running; addition-

al funding will be necessary to ensure that there are enough thera-pists available for everyone who is referred to higher care throughthe program. Currently, no funding is in place for a first responder-specific PTSD module with focused content, important because ofthe intensity of their experiences.Colin Thompson is a retired Vancouver firefighter. Last

September, while attending the Fallen Firefighters Memorial inColorado Springs as part of the Vancouver firefighter union’s hon-our guard, he vowed to do something to make sure that every firstresponder can get the counselling he or she needs. This August,he’s going to ride his bike the 2,000 kilometres from Vancouver tothe Colorado memorial in hopes of raising at least $10,000 for theKelty project’s PTSD module.“Fortunately, at this point in my life I seem to have dealt [with

stress] okay but I’ve worked with others who were not so lucky,” hesays. “Where do we go when we need help? Who do we reach forand what services are available for us?”That’s the $70,000 question. While peer-based critical incident

stress management programs exist to attempt to defuse critical inci-dent stressors before they lead to PTSD, this amounts to necessary“first-aid” for mental trauma, says Gorseth. “Surgery”, analogous toprofessional ongoing care provided by mental health professionals,is elusive. There is a solution, in the Kelty PTSD Program.Gorseth thinks first responders will respond to Dr. Korol’s

approach for five reasons: it can be customized to address firstresponders’ unique experiences; initially, it can be done remotelyfrom home or work; it’s private, which may help to drive participa-tion from the stoic first responder community, and; first respond-ers, who often work five days on, three days off, can fit it aroundtheir timetables.

The VFCS is committing itself to supporting the Kelty programto help all first responders in BC, not just firefighters. “We are allin this together. Police, fire, ambulance — it makes no difference;we are a unique family, bound by our shared experiences,” saysGorseth.Tax-deductible donations to Thompson’s FundAid campaign will

flow directly to the VFCS’s commitment to supporting PTSD treat-ment. Donations can be made atwww.FundAid.ca

Who helps the helpers?Innovative program hopes to make PTSD therapy easilyaccessible to first responders

One of the tragedies of PTSD is that there areways to cure it. Dr. Christine Korol is workingon a cognitive behaviour therapy programthat will be easily accessible online.Rob Newell photo

Look out Bowen Island, itsalmost baseball season.


On the calendarFRIDAY APRIL 3Legion Dinner

Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner starts at 6:30

Jazz and Prime Rib at the Bowen Island Pub7 p.m. - 9 p.m.

SATURDAY APRIL 4Easter with Horses

1 - 3 p.m. in the MeadowEveryone welcome

Youth Open Gym: 6 - 8:30 p.m. at BICS

SUNDAY APRIL 5Wild Food Tour

Register by calling 604-947-9563

MONDAY APRIL 6Seniors Keeping Young (SKY)

Easter Monday - No program!

TUESDAY APRIL 7AA Meeting

Collins Hall 7:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY APRIL 8Knitting Circle

2 - 5 p.m. Bowen Court - All levels welcome!

THURSDAY APRIL 9Duplicate Bridge @ Bowen Court

Call Irene @ 2955

Free hearing tests, hearing aid cleaning and checksCaring Circle. Call 604-281-3691

Ladies Golf League opening dayBest Ball followed by coffee partyCall Susan Alexander for more info 604-947-2247

UPCOMING

April 1110-4 PM, Becoming Intimate with the Earth work-

shop with Pauline Le Bel, Rivendell Retreat Centre.Information and registration: www.bowenislandyoga.com or 778-986-3669

April 16AGORA Forum

Converstation on Doctor Assisted SuicideStarting at 7 p.m. at the Gallery at Artisan Square

April 17Future of God - Part 2

Bowen Island Yoga

April 18Municipal Special Waste Drop-Off Day

Bowen Island Recycling Depot 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.Purchase receipts per-load at the General Store orMunicipal Hall. Payments will not be accepted on-site.

April 19Bowen Heritage AGM and Heritage Basics work-

shop to follow.12:30 to 3:30 p.m., at Evergreen Hall, 464 MelmoreRoad.The workshop is free for members and $10 for non-members. If you’re planning to attend the workshop,please email [email protected].

April 24“Beyond the Edge” photographs by Emmett

Sparling and Tristan DegganGallery at Artisan Square, opening at 5:30 p.m.

April 25Wild Food Tour


April 26Wild Food Tour


MAY 14Free hearing tests, hearing aid cleaning and checks

Caring Circle. Call 604-281-3691

BOWEN ISLAND YOGAS U B M I S S I O N

The Bowen Island Yoga Studio is thrilled to be offering Pauline Le Bel’sBecoming Intimate with the Earth workshop. Pauline, a long time resident ofBowen, a masterful storyteller, an award-winning novelist, and Emmy-nominatedscreenwriter, has presented these workshops in Victoria and Vancouver. Theyare based on Pauline’s book of the same name, published by Collins FoundationPress in 2013 and praised by the scientific and ecological communities. MichaelDowd, author of Thank God for Evolution, reviewed the book as “Science-rich,artful, soul-nourishing.” Janaia Donaldson of Peak Moment TV said: “BecomingIntimate with the Earth is soul food.”Bowen’s Chris Corrigan wrote: “Becoming Intimate with the Earth is an elder’s

gift of wisdom, guiding our hearts to a deeper relationship with each other,with our communities and with the universe that birthed us into being.” Headded: “There are very few people I know who practice intimacy with the earthas wholeheartedly as Pauline Le Bel. There are many who will illuminate yourunderstanding of the crises we face as a species… But there are few who have cre-ated their daily practice around healing, and a celebration of a personal connec-tion with the earth.”In her book, Pauline explores the old cultural stories that have led to a discon-

nect from our planetary home. She unwraps the new stories – scientific, eco-nomic, political and spiritual – that present a more positive and earthy way to bein the world, and offer hope in these challenging times. The book also includesIntimacy Practices and Guides that lead to the transformation and healing of ourrelationship with the Earth.On Saturday, April 11th, you are invited to come to Rivendell Retreat Centre to

immerse yourself in Earth’s beauty and generosity and to deeply experience howyou are intimate with the Earth. Pauline’s workshops are playful, interactive andnourishing. For more information and to register: www.bowenislandyoga.com

Becoming Intimate withthe Earth


Congratulations to Bowen Island poetJudeNeale for having her poem, Emptinessin TheGarden, chosen to grace the wallsof buses in the Channel Islands, UK.Nealesubmitted the poem to theGuernseyInternational Poetry Competition for2014, and shewill also be reading thepoem (which is about her daughter leavinghome) at theGuernsey Literary Festival.It was also announced this week that

Neale’s bookAQuiet Coming of Light,has been short listed for the League ofCanadian Poets Pat LowtherMemorialAward.

Emptiness In The Garden

Your sheets are pulled backto reveal the small impression

you left for me to guard.

Your head laid here fullof dreams.

I walk with disbelief around thepaththat you had worn so thickwith your parting

Towels capture your scentthe way moss fills chinks

New poem by Jude Nealechosen to grace bus walls

EMILY VAN LIDTH DE JEUDES U B M I S S I O N

This morning as I stood blanching nettle leaves,pressing them into clumps for the freezer, and plop-ping them onto a tray, I discovered a small cookedladybug. “I'm so sorry,” I said, and lifted her into thecompost. Despite all my careful picking and clean-ing, I had still missed her – and killed her. It was thismoment that reminded me of the connectivity of allthings.Insect sacrifices aren't unique to wild foods, as

evidenced by the aphids and flies I find nestled intostore-bought greens in winter. But this feels different.I picked this at home. I picked it surrounded by the

buzzing of flies and other pollinators, by the dust-ing of alder and maple pollen on the air, by the windand rain still in the soil. I picked various flowers andgreens for salad, as well, some fresh green licoricefern for tea, and mostly... I did this with my daughter,at her request.Foraging is about food; it's about nutrition and

medicine. But it's also very much about home. It'sabout developing an understanding of and deep rela-tionship with the land we live on, and with our com-munity.I love sharing this joy. So this weekend and at the

end of April I'll be leading wild food tours again.Please register by calling me at home: 604-947-9563

Forage for food, medicine and to find your home

Rhiannon pickingstinging nettle.Stinging nettle is oneof the first greensto come back eachspring, and is apowerful nutritivewith high levelsof vitamins andminerals. We use itfor tea, broth, pesto,smoothies, braisedgreens and lasagna.We also freeze itfor use during thefollowing winter.Emily van Lidth de Jeude,photo

A few statistics on the Bowenreal estate market

from PAGE 1

The following statistics have been pulled together by Frazer Elliott, who wouldlike to add that the numbers are constantly shifting:

• 547 - the (approximate) average length of time that houses which havesold on Bowen have been on the market

• $270,100 - the lowest price for a home on Bowen so far this year• $2,212,500 - the highest price for a home sold on Bowen so far this year• 10 - the number of homes on Bowen that sold this year for less than

$700,000• 2 - the number of home on Bowen that sold this year for more than

$1,000,000• $640,000 - the median selling price for a home on Bowen in 2015

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BOWEN HERITAGES U B M I S S I O N

The above image was created by Vancouver-based art-ist Kevin Lanthier (www.kevinlanthier.com) as part of hisVancouver Specials series, which depicts various parts of thelower mainland. Separate photographs were taken of eachof these Davies Orchard cottages, which were then digitallyextracted and recombined with other photos to create thishyper-real composite image. The artist created the image in

support of, and to bring attention to, Bowen Heritage’s aims torestore the cottages. The single apple tree in the image refersto the hope of the orchard being restored for the enjoyment ofthe people of Bowen Island and visitors alike.Built in the 1920s, the Davies’ Orchard cottages have over-

looked Snug Cove for almost a century. Thousands of peoplehave used them to access all that Bowen has to offer. Cottageswere a common feature of the landscape around the lowermainland before the 1950s, but the popularity of private carsand the development of highways meant that people travelled

further afield for their vacations. Our cot-tages were neglected as interest in themwaned. They were purchased as part ofCrippen Park in the eighties, and in 1989,when GVRD decided they did not want tobe landlords, the cottages were threatenedwith demolition. Bowen Heritage grew out

of islanders’ desire to see the cottages saved. The area nowconstitutes the only surviving precinct of that vintage of sum-mer cottages in the region.The cottages earned a reprieve, but Metro has not had the

capacity to maintain or restore the cottages, and some havebeen slowly turning to compost. Bowen Heritage and MetroVancouver have managed to restore five of the cottages, butwithout control of management and no formal heritage desig-nation, it has been a struggle to capture funding or secure per-mission to use them. They remain vulnerable to demolitionas their condition deteriorates. With no heritage protection,there is no legal reason to prevent Metro from deciding thatthey should be demolished for safety or economic reasons.On the other hand, if we could get the cottages designated,

and agree on a sustainable, community-based vision for thecottages, the Davies Orchard could blossom into the gem itreally is. With beautiful views and space for games and gar-

dens, the Orchard couldbecome a significantfeature in the Cove, forboth visitors and island-ers alike.To this end, Bowen

Heritage is hosting a“Heritage Basics” work-shop at their AGMdelivered by Dr. KarenDearlove of HeritageBC, designed for com-munities who would liketo adopt values-basedmanagement to con-serve heritage and what’smore, leverage those cul-tural assets for economicgrowth. Participants willgain an understanding ofwhat is values-centeredheritage conservation,including benefits, chal-lenges, opportunitiesand possible next stepsfor our community.Karen assures us thatNO heritage backgroundis necessary. If you areinterested in helping thecottages, or interested inthe benefits of heritagefor economic develop-ment, please do comealong: Sunday, April19, 12:30 to 3:30 p.m.,at Evergreen Hall, 464Melmore Road. Theworkshop is free formembers and $10 fornon-members. If you’replanning to attend,please email [email protected].

The Davies Orchard Heritage Cottages digitally re-worked by artist Kevin Lanthier.www.kevinlanthier.com

Saving the heritage cottages, that’s our reason for being

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