Bowen Island Undercurrent, January 25, 2013

Pre-sale to gauge demand for commuter water taxi English Bay Launch is planning to reinstate service with a fuel efficient vessel

Community effortFibre artists’ group creates a community quilt as fundraising project

Calling all playwrightsTir-na-nOg invites islanders to participate in fifth playwright challenge

Biweekly pick-upNon-organic garbage now collected every second week

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A reason to stay another day

SUSANNE MARTINE D I T O R

After a year-long hiatus from running a water taxi com-muter service to the main-

land, Mike Shannon of the English Bay Launch is ready to consider starting up again.

This time, he is looking at using a fuel-efficient boat, the Bowen Belle, to ensure the run’s viability.

But the service with a tenta-tive start date of February 18 will depend on the number of bookings Shannon will get ahead of time.

“We did a survey last week because we heard from a lot of people who say they miss the ser-vice,” Shannon said, explaining that he has received many emails stating that the water taxi had made com-muting much easier and asking him whether he would consider operat-ing it again.

“What we’ve heard is that the water taxi plays a pretty important role and it even impacts property values,” he said. “We’ve had inqui-ries from people who are thinking about moving to Bowen but are working downtown and looking at

options of how to get to work.”When Shannon sent an informal

survey out to past customers, sev-eral emails bounced back and he’s learned about people who have sold their homes and moved off island due to the difficulty of commuting.

The 88 people who filled out the survey were asked where and when they would like to depart, how many days a week they would use the service, what they consider a reasonable price and whether they would be interested in a monthly pass.

Based on the response, Shannon is planning a departure from Snug Cove to Coal Harbour at 6:30 a.m. and to Granville Island at 8 a.m. Returning to Bowen Island in the afternoon, the boat leaves Granville Island at 4:30 p.m. and Coal Harbour at 6 p.m.

A one-way trip will cost $20, a return trip $35. For 10 round trips, Shannon plans to charge $300. A monthly pass that has unlimited use for an entire month is $500 and offers preferred seating. If people purchase three months in advance, Shannon offers them free rides from February 18 to March 1.

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Bowen Island has many assets, such as its natural beauty and cultural offerings, to

attract day-trippers. But it doesn’t

offer enough to entice them to stay another day, believes Gaëtan Royer, who spoke at the Economic Development Advisory Committee meeting on January 22.

Royer is the manager of Metropolitan Planning,

Environment and Parks, Metro Vancouver and 20 members of the public came out to hear about his views. Royer started with a brief introduction about the work

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“I’m only using one boat this time. We have a maximum of 12 passengers per boat and we’ll make two trips in the morning and two in the afternoon,” Shannon said, adding that English Bay Launch ran two boats before discon-tinuing the service – with double the capacity that he is proposing for this year. But Shannon is willing to adjust the runs according to demand and also plans to offer weekend service again in the warmer season.

“In the summer, we’ll go back to having the weekend service. We had a strong summer last year,” says Shannon, who believes that the water taxi helps Bowen Island businesses. “I would say that 95 per cent of the people on the weekend run have a meal and some buy a gift while they are here.”

And even though Shannon had a lot of positive feedback in response to starting up the commuter runs, he says he is “very cautious with the Bowen market.” To make sure that the ridership is there and pay for start-up costs such as moorage, insurance and getting the Bowen Belle ready for service, he is “pushing pre-sales.” On February 1, he will evaluate whether he has enough riders who are committed to using the service. Tickets and passes can be pur-chased by contacting Wendy Shannon at 604-484-8497. If there are enough pre-sales, English Bay Launch will open its website to single seat bookings, if not, all sales will be refunded.

Shannon has used the fuel-efficient Bowen Belle before, but had to deal with transmission problems. “We’ve purchased a new stern drive that will hope-fully solve the mechanical problems,” he said, adding that the bigger catama-ran Highflyer will be on stand-by for rough water conditions. “It’s heavier and has lots of horsepower but it also burns four times as much fuel,” Shannon explained. “We’ll keep [the Highflyer] close to make sure the service is reli-able.”

Shannon believes that the absence of the commuter water taxi has increased people’s appreciation for the service and hopes that this will find a reflection in the number of islanders who will commit to using it on a regular basis. “It’s going to be a group effort,” he says, about reinstating the run.

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The Bowen Belle is a fuel-efficient boat but was out of commission frequently due to mechanical problems. A new stern drive is expected to eliminate the dificulties.Submitted photo

Member of Parliament John Weston awarded the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee medal to the Honorary Colonel Roy Michael Shields from Bowen Island. Since 1951, Shields showed great leadership and support for the various cadet corps under the aegis of the Seaforth Regiment. He also played a key role in establishing the Seaforth Regimental Museum as a recognized military museum under federal government requirements. He was very active in organizing the establishment of a Seaforth Patrons’ Corps of 40 to 50 experienced business leaders committed to raising money for cadets and for special regimental needs. He has also provided voluntary service for the Vancouver Museum, the Planetarium Association, the Churchill Society, the Academy of Music, the Order of St. John (palliative care) and the Bowen Island Museum and Archives. Shields’ activities illustrate the importance of volunteerism in both charitable and civic organizations. Submitted photo

As part of Metro Vancouver, Bowen Island was required to separate food scraps (and organic waste) from the general garbage. Many of us

have adjusted to the new routines that were estab-lished in July 2012 and the result has been positive. General waste has been reduced by about 30 per cent thus far. Thank you, Bowen Islanders, for helping us achieve this remarkable goal.

To accommodate the new requirements, Bowen Waste has been picking up organic waste along with the yard trimmings during the same trips. This was a very efficient and effective solution, but because the landscape waste pick-up isn’t contracted to occur dur-ing the winter and spring months, we had to consider other options.

It is now apparent that most households do not need pick-up every week because they have so little

non-organic garbage. Because of this decreased need, and because non-organics are mostly not smelly or messy, it was decided that biweekly pick-up would work. Many communities do their pick-up this way, decreasing their costs and improving their carbon footprint with fewer curbside trips. This biweekly schedule also allows Bowen to do year-round pick-up of organic waste without incurring additional costs.

We continue to monitor volumes to see what will most benefit all of us here on our island. Remember, our garbage still goes to the landfill, a practice that is simply not sustainable. Together we can commit to reducing the amount of our garbage, having items reused or re-purposed wherever possible, and recy-cling whatever we can.

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Helping to find a job to thrive inSUSANNE MARTINE d i t o r

It’s not easy to land a dream job but for people with developmental disabilities, it can be even harder. That is why Leslie Gilkinson of the North

Shore ConneXions Society (www.nsconnexions.org) is happy to share the story of one of her clients, Kiiko, who found a job she absolutely adores.

“Kiiko is 27 and she came to us in March of 2012,” Gilkinson said, explaining that, as a custom employ-ment specialist, she has worked closely with Kiiko since June (when she took over the case) to find out in what position the young woman would thrive. The North Shore Connexions employment program pro-vides individualized support and on-the-job training for individuals with developmental disabilities and helps them find and keep quality employment.

Gilkinson learned that Kiiko loved to read maga-zines and newspapers to keep up with what is going on in the world of celebrities. “[Finding employ-ment] is a long process and the first step is discovery - finding out the participants’ unique skills and inter-ests by seeing them in their own element,” Gilkinson said. “Then follows the job development stage where we figure out what they are looking for in terms of hours, days, location, atmosphere and who will help them with hiring paperwork, depositing paycheques, etc.”

Together with Kiiko’s father and life skills worker, a plan was devised to find employment that would appeal to Kiiko, specifically in book stores or shops that have magazine aisles. Kiiko also asked to work at a familiar location and along a bus route that she had lots of experience using.

“She told us that she is an avid reader and is very interested in the media,” Gilkinson said, adding that what followed were months of exploring differ-ent locations and opportunities in West and North Vancouver as part of the job placement stage. None of them worked out until Gilkinson discovered a local pharmacy on Bowen Island that not only had a magazine section but also provided a support system made up of people who had known Kiiko since she was a girl. Cates Pharmacy was delighted to welcome Kiiko as part of the team.

“Kiiko started working at Cates Pharmacy in early September. And she loves it,” Gilkinson said. Once a week, Kiiko joins the staff at the pharmacy where she is in charge of the magazine rack. She has a detailed list of job duties, that include restocking the shelves and recycling old magazines, and follows it diligently. Kiiko told Gilkinson that her favourite part of the job is ripping off old covers (to be recycled) because “it’s fun.”

But for Gilkinson, that doesn’t mean that her task is complete. She explained that even after finding work for participants, the society stays in contact with them and their employers. “We offer on-going support,” she said. “We do job-coaching and go with

For one moment, Kiiko looks up with a smile from her work at Cates Pharmacy where she gets to do something she loves: sorting and stocking the shelves of the magazine aisle. Susanne Martin photo

them to the job to make sure they are comfortable. And then we make sure that we have a support system in place before we fade away.”

The “fading away” is a gradual pro-cess and is done in stages. “It starts with being on site for however long it is neces-sary,” Gilkinson says. “Then it’s reduced to phone calls and follow up support. But if there are any problems, we are happy to lend support.”

After a few months at the job, things are usually stable, Gilkinson explained, but changes in the work environment and job descriptions can trigger problems. If that happens, North Shore ConneXions is there to help but Gilkinson emphasized the fact that the society provides “a step-ping stone for our participants to help get jobs and be successful in these jobs.”

“We have 22 people on our current active caseload,” Gilkinson said, “and we are working with two different employ-ment programs.” Younger adults from age 15 to 30, like Kiiko, go through the customized employment program and Gilkinson explained that a lot of effort goes into finding or creating positions that are a good fit.

“We spend a lot of time with our partic-

ipants,” Gilkinson said. “The hardest part is that people do not understand how long the process can take. We cannot simply fill out a job application or look online for a position, we must literally ‘customize’ a position in order to meet the unique abili-ties of each of our participants.”

“This can be extremely difficult as we do not have a list of employers to chose from that will work with people with dis-abilities. We literally must go door-to-door to businesses, discuss our program and then tell them about our participants and what they can offer to see if we could make a match,” Gilkinson explained, adding that North Shore ConneXions is always looking for new employers to work with and welcomes expressions of interest.

Funding is provided through the Canada - British Columbia Labour Market Agreement, making the program free of charge for participants and employers.

“It can be a challenge to find employ-ers who are willing to give individuals with developmental disabilities a chance which is why Cates Pharmacy was such a wonderful find,” Gilkinson said. “We look forward to working with many more employers who are willing to give our par-ticipants a chance.”

Because the Bowen Island Recycling Depot (BIRD) takes so many materials that would not be accepted in the city,

recycling at BIRD can be somewhat compli-cated. When volunteers noticed that some questions came up more frequently than oth-ers, they made a ‘10 Most Asked Questions’ list. Here it is:

Q. Which plastic bags and wrapping CAN’T I recycle?

A. If the plastic tears with almost no effort (eg. cookie packet), it is not recyclable. We also can’t recycle plastic that has food on it, vinyl bags (bed sheets often come in these), dirty soil and manure bags (you can hose them out), foil lined bags (eg. coffee bags).

Q. Can I put coffee cups or ice cream tubs into mixed paper?

A. We cannot accept waxed paper or waxed corrugated cardboard. It both spoils the recy-cled paper mix and bungs up the recycling machines.

Q. Why can’t I recycle soup cartons - aren’t they the same stuff as juice cartons?

A. They are the same, but the dairy and soy/almond milk pay towards recycling - the soup manufacturers don’t.

Q. Why do you not take certain kinds of rigid plastics?

A. We only take rigid plastics with a recy-cling triangle and a number because the plas-tics are sorted into different types for resale, and the number tells the sorter what type it is.

Q. Why don’t you take styrofoam ?A. Styrofoam is ‘recyclable’, but we cannot

find anyone who will recycle it. Try return-ing it to the store, and ask them to pressure the manufacturer to use a different packaging material.

Q. Why is newsprint collected separately from mixed paper.

A. Newsprint is far more valuable than mixed paper. as is corrugated cardboard. Flyers printed on the same kind of paper as newspapers go in the newspaper bin.

Q. How does the refundable program work?

A. The bottle sorting area is run by island groups that provide some benefit to our island community. The program creates about $35,000 each year.

Q. In what category are dry pet food bags that are plastic or foil lined?

A. Foil lined bags, like all waste with mixed materials, is not recyclable. If the pet food bag is lined with plastic you can tear out the plastic and put the paper part into mixed paper.

Q. What about the ‘Pringles problem’ - paper, plastic and metal in one object?

A. Annoying! Can’t be recycled. Feel free to complain to the store and/or manufacturer. Q. Are paint and varnish tins accepted once completely dry?

A. Cans with dried up paint and varnish must go to hazardous waste. But if the can is empty it goes into the metals bin. (N.B. Many paint cans are plastic with a metal rim.)

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It was the foghorn Bernice Lever heard when she awoke one morning earlier this week. And the sound inspired her to write

the following Haiku: ferries flow in fogbellowing cows at birthingislanders sleeplessShe decided to share it with Undercurrent

readers to draw attention to the open call for submissions to Bowen writers, inviting them to participate in an anthology about island life.

Bernice said she also wants to encourage writers who have not been published to send in their best work. I want to add my voice to hers to ask all those talented writers to get out their tools. Don’t miss this opportunity.

I love anthologies. First of all, I like reading them, they are like boxes of assorted choco-lates - each one different and full of surprises in their degrees of deliciousness.

I’ve also had a number of my stories pub-lished in anthologies and the experiences were well worth the effort of getting a piece of writing finished, polished and out into the world.

For one thing, I’ve had a chance to work with some amazing editors who’ve put the

anthologies together. A couple of them were especially generous with time and feedback and gave me the extra push to get my writing to the best possible stage. For another, I dis-covered fellow writers whose work I love and with whom I formed friendships.

The Bowen anthology, I believe, adds an extra bonus. It will connect you with writ-ers in your community and the Bowen Island Arts Council, who takes on the task of pub-lishing the book, promises to throw a party.

I believe that if your work makes it to the pages of the book, you’ll find yourself in excellent company.

So, don’t wait! Submit your poetry (up to 100 lines), or one piece of creative non-fiction or fiction (up to 4,000 words) to [email protected] with the subject line reading: “Bowen Anthology Project submission.” The deadline is Sunday, February 17.

Name and address has to be included on a cover sheet but should not be found on the pages of the stories or poetry as a panel of judges will select the works based on the merits of the writing and theme alone. Good luck!

Susanne Martin

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Dear Editor:

I was very interested to hear Dave Witty’s presentation and apparent dismay at the lack of regard by council and staff of the municipality to the principles, goals, objectives and

policy statements that are contained in the recent Official Community Plan update document, adopted by council in 2011, at the speaker’s series hosted by the Bowen Island Conservancy this past Saturday at Collins Hall.

Witty’s key point was that the OCP update went through a thorough, very public process over two years, including newsletters, working committees, professional consulting and municipal staff, workshops and several opportunities for written and verbal input, and consistently followed an OCP review structure, “towards a sustainable future” for Bowen Island.

Witty is very well qualified, as were several others in the room, to comment on OCP process and implications for future planning. While the adoption of our OCP update met with some resistance and an unsucessful challenge by two landowners in the courts, the OCP amendments were adopt-ed by council.

There are several sections of the local government act that require council’s actions; all plans must consider and adhere to the OCP with respect to location, type and density of development, provision of infrastructure, as well as public consultation for any contemplated development. Only one member of council, councillor Rhodes, attended this meeting.

So far, we have seen no opportunity for specific public input on the latest plan for Snug Cove ferry marshalling, which itself seems to be ahead of the adopted OCP policies for Snug Cove, requiring ferry marshalling to be included as part of a Snug Cove implementation plan and restricted to Government Road (this was consistent with the former OCP, as well).

The municipality is also required by the local government act to have a five-year financial plan prepared, reviewed by the public, and approved by May 15 each year.

There seems to be a great disconnect betwen the plans being considered and adopted by council, adherence to the requirements of the adopted OCP, and the ongoing Five-Year Capital and Operating Financial Plan for the municipality. I urge all residents to be aware of and become involved in these processes - the outcomes will affect us all.

Bill Granger

To the Editor:

I would like to echo Richard Best’s letter in the latest Undercurrent. I was delighted to read about council’s accomplishments and their plans for the future.

It is clear that they are proceeding in a logical and finan-cially responsible manner. I feel that finally the gates have opened and we are on the right road.

The councillors have my full support and long may they reign.

Hopefully one day, we will have a united community all working together on this island instead of two opposed camps.

Eric Lawson

To the Editor:

I received this the other day and thought it might provoke a bit of thought or maybe amusement.

Quote of the day by Cicero, 55 B.C: “The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced,

the arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled,

and the assistance to foreign lands should be curtailed, lest Rome become bankrupt. People must again learn to work instead of living on public assistance.”

So, evidently we’ve learned nothing in the past 2,067 years.

Dorothy Lawson

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Leaving a legacy of songs• Welcome to the 23rd year of Island Neighbours, a gathering of

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The Bowen Legion Friday night suppers are a popular community event with an ever-changing menu but on January 25, the dinner will definitely have a Scottish fla-

vour because the gathering will be enjoying a Burns Supper. • Each year, the January 25 birthday of Robert Burns pro-

vides an opportunity to salute the memory and achievements of Scotland’s cultural hero. Burns was born on January 25, 1759. His father was a struggling farmer who was also a well-read man. Burns, proud, restless and full of ambition, toiled on the family farm while also educating himself. By 1784, he was writ-ing memorable poetry, delighting in the lassies and satirizing society and the church whose doctrines he scorned. By the time of his death in 1796, he had written more than 600 poems and 200 songs. After his death, appreciation of his phi-losophy, poetry and songs began to grow and over the centuries Burns has become a cultural phenomenon. There are Burns scholars who study every aspect of his life. There are Burns societies worldwide who hold suppers on or near the date of his birth. Among the many delights Burns bequeathed to the world are the songs. Many older North Americans grew up sing-ing such Burns songs as Comin’ Through the Rye, Flow Gently Sweet Afton, Green Grow the Rashes O, My Love is Like a Red, Red, Rose and, of course, the well-known Auld Lang Syne. That song, some 300 years old, was preserved by Burns and his friend, George Thomson, an Edinburgh lawyer and musician. Burns said he copied the words down from an old man he heard singing it but the tune was mediocre so Thomson gave it the melody we now know. It was first published in 1796, after Burns had died.

• What do the lyrics mean? The first verse poses a question: ‘Should old friendships be forgotten and never recalled? Should we forget friends and memories of times long past? ‘Then comes the chorus, ‘We’ll take a cup of kindness yet for auld lang syne.’ A cup of kindness signifies a pledge of affection and hospitality. There are several verses, seldom sung, which recall boyhood days when two young lads ran about the hills together, wading in streams and picking wildflowers. But time and dis-tance have kept these comrades apart until now, when, tankard in hand, they sing: “And there’s a han’ my trusty fere, And gie’s a han’ o’ thine! And we’ll tak a right guid-willie waught For auld lang syne!” It helps to know that ‘fere’ is Scots for companion and a ‘guid-willie waught’ is, literally, a potent draft but in con-text means a toast to the solidarity and loyalty that binds true friends.

• At the end of a Burns supper or other significant Scottish event, it’s traditional for the group to form a grand circle,

criss-crossing arms and joining hands as they sing the ancient refrain; Should auld acquaintance be forgot? ‘Auld Lang Syne’ has another history too, very different. During the dance band era, it was adopted as the opening signature of Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians Orchestra, which played “the sweet-est music this side of heaven”. For forty years, Lombardo’s band began a regular broadcast from New York City with the strains of the old Scottish air causing many Americans to believe that Guy Lombardo had composed the tune himself.

• Ten Years Ago in the Undercurrent of January 24, 2003, the front page photo showed a stately heron perched on a post near the USSC. • The major article described the recent municipal workshop aimed at ways to make council meetings more effec-tive. Trainer Eli Mna stressed the need to educate the public about impending municipal decisions, advising, “Educate before you engage. Create a smart, educated democracy.” He advised

council members, “The more of you that participate, it lessens the pressure on the mayor.” • Bowen’s fledgling Community Foundation was to be the 38th B.C. com-munity foundation. Initial seed money to start the island foundation was coming from the Vancouver Foundation, • Bowen’s Toastmasters were pictured next to Loraine Ashdown’s article describing a typical meeting. • Cypress Park Little League was registering youngsters seven and up for the coming season. •A major letter from Jeff, Patricia, Tim, Hanno and Kristen Grohne expressed thanks for their years at Town’s End, which has been the home of Bowen Island Physiotherapy Services for eleven years.

The Grohnes also expressed appreciation to Stan and Elizabeth Thompson whose vision and hard work created such a place of stillness and beauty.

• The Undercurrent of January 31, 2003, noted the many islanders featured in off-island media. Neil Boyd had a major piece in the Globe and Mail about gun control, Paul Grescoe highlighted the Grescoe’s The Book of Letters on CBC’s North by Northwest radio program. Martin Clarke was a winner in the Globe and Mail’s weekly Challenge while investment adviser Peter Boronkay’s services were noted in a Globe article titled Financial Facelift. Eagle Cliff ’s David Podmore, CEO of Concert Properties and part of the Olympic Bid Committee was to be the speaker at the Chamber’s upcoming AGM. •With February’s Heritage Week just around the corner, islanders were urged to share old-time photos of Snug Cove and its buildings with Bowen’s Museum and Archives and/or Bowen Heritage. •The Little Red Church was celebrating a musical heritage on February 2 by singing old gospel songs like Shall We Gather at the River.

• The Last Word: Planning is being finalized for the 2013 Heritage Week set for February 18 to 24 with the theme of Good Neighbours.

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Lois Meyers-Carter of the Bowen Island Museum and Archives and Sarah Haxby, Bowen Island Community School coordinator, join Judi Gedye, Maria Steernberg and Maureen Nicholson of Bowen Heritage in cottage number 20 to discuss activities and events for the upcoming Heritage Week. This year’s theme is Good Neighbours. If you have a story or photo to share, please email [email protected] (no more than 350 words) before February 10. Susanne Martin photo

Bowen Animal Affairs

I feel fortunate that we share our beautiful island with several species of owls, include the barred owl, famous for its ‘who-cooks-for-you-too’ call.

The barred owl is also known by other names, includ-ing Rain Owl, Wood Owl, Striped Owl, Hoot Owl and, best of all, Eight Hooter (though in my experience, our Bowen owls are Five or Six Hooters). Barred owls are pretty social and that’s why you can often persuade them to respond, with even a rather poor imitation of their call. There are certainly several who live around Killarney Lake. I vividly remember coming eyeball to eyeball with one on the very day we moved to Bowen, in the summer of 2007. I had got up before 6 a.m. to walk the dog before the moving van came at 7 a.m. There I was on the short boardwalk below our home, and there she was - a barred owl on a low branch, staring at me. Me and the dog stared back. This went on for about ten minutes, until I moved on. I was thrilled and felt that I had been properly welcomed to Bowen. This impres-sion continued through that summer as I often saw and heard juvenile barred owls in the canopy. Once there was a parent and three juveniles all in one tree, chatting away with each other (they have a different sound for chatting with the kids), and keeping an eye on me down below.

Barred owls are fairly large, up to two feet long with a four foot wingspan. They glide silently through the for-est: their wings seem to make no noise at all, in contrast with the creaky strokes of crows and ravens and geese. They typically feed on voles, mice and shrews but also on large insects, lizards, frogs, rats and squirrels. They will also take birds. Last spring there was a real panic going on among the robins near us and then I saw why: a barred owl landed on a high branch with a nestling in its beak. This was in the middle of the day: barred owls are among the most opportunistic and will hunt at almost any time of day, although like most owls they prefer dawn and dusk.

There is one other animal that might form the prey of the barred owl: cats. The evidence comes from pellets recovered during urban studies that contain the remains of cats, kittens and even small dogs too. At the moment on Bowen there seem to be a lot of cats missing. It’s good for us all to remember that raptors are one defi-nite risk for our kitties, especially the ones that like their nocturnal adventures outside. Keeping our cats indoors at night is likely to keep them safer.

Susanna Braund

Owls and their prey

Owl at Harding Road. Susanne Martin photo

Once again, it’s Tir-na-nOg calling islanders who have dreamed of writing a play. Here’s an opportu-

nity to write a play or scene for the stage. The challenge is open to children and adults, aged 9 and up. Register for the challenge by January 31 and then sub-mit the piece to the Tir-na-nOg Theatre School no later than March 17.

Over the last four years, Tir-na-nOg has had 24 plays submitted to the Playwright Challenge. The entries have been unique and perceptive pieces, each sharing a richness of experience, imagi-nation and expansive inquiry, together with a splash of humour and delight.

We aim to hold a viewing of all the work submitted for the public, on the

Tir-na-nOg stage in May or June. We’ll keep you posted. Registration forms can be found at www.tirnanogtheatreschool.org and if you choose to participate, we hope you enjoy every moment of the experience.

Full details are on the registration forms or if you prefer call 604 947 9507 or e-mail [email protected].

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The power of music


SUSANNE MARTINE d i t o r

Ruta Yawney’s face takes on a serene expression when she holds the Ukrainian bandura in her arms. She gracefully plucks the strings and music begins to flow. This instrument

is her anchor, she says, and it has been in her life for 35 years. It also helped her discover her calling. “When somebody asks me about my life’s purpose, I would say it’s being a catalyst for healing, growth and transformation. It is a privilege to witness such beauty, joy and meaning,” says Ruta who has incorporated music’s healing power into her career as a counsellor.

On Saturday, February 9, from 10 a.m. to noon, she plans to give a workshop on Bowen Island titled Finding Your Anchor: An Empowering Women’s Circle.

To give an example of the power of music, Ruta tells the story of a client who was battling addiction. He was taking part in therapy in a group setting where he had been asked to listen to the music. He was asked to imagine himself walking in an open space and seeing some-one approach who loves him. “Most people see the spirits of their grandparents or they see their children or even pets,” Ruta recalls. “But after the music was finished and I asked this man to share, he told me that the person he saw walking towards him was himself in a healed state.” This story is one of many that have confirmed Ruta’s belief in the power of music.

“This man created a new way of being and could envision himself in a healed place,” she said. “I was there as a facilitator. Therapy is about bringing out what is within people and I feel that this is very powerful work.”

“I started music when I was 11,” Ruta said. The bandura was her first instrument and it has been with her through the years. “I use it as the symbol to show [my clients] who I am and what inspires me,” she says. “And I encourage them to find out what inspires them.”

Ruta’s practice includes self-reflection with music. “When you pair music with self reflection, imagination can be the direct vehicle to your intuitive self,” she says, explaining that she is looking for sym-bols and metaphors and calls it the “message in the music.”

In a guided imagery session with music, people are invited to express what images come to them and Ruta believes that they reflect messages and insights about what’s going on in their lives. “It’s the intuitive self that is speaking,” she says. “The music is a tool to get you out of your head. When you are in your head, you are anxious. But when you go into your heart and access your intuitive self, there is this rich place - it never lets you down.”

Ruta is looking forward to the women’s workshop. “There is some-thing special about women gathering, it is very powerful,” she said.

“In my experience women have this great capacity to connect,” she says adding that she found a quote by Mother Teresa that says,

“There is more hunger in the world for connection and love than for bread on the table.”

The group will have a minimum of eight and a maxi-mum of 12 participants. Ruta has set these numbers from experience. “You need eight to create a group dynamic and you don’t want too many because you need to have the time for everyone to share their story.”

Ruta believes that everyone has a story, and the work-shop format is designed to draw them out. “I believe that the women who come into those circles are meant to be there. I trust that everyone has something to share and when we share our stories, they become healing stories for all of us. By sharing our stories, we feel less isolated,” she said.

Ruta comes from a large family. “I have eight sisters and grew up with a lot of gathering times,” she says. “I always say that I come by being a counsellor honestly and natu-

rally.”She has been

working with cli-ents of all ages, men and women, teenagers and seniors but for her workshops, she specifically invites women who are 40 or older. “They tend to look for

reflection and definition in their lives,” she said, adding that in her practice in West Vancouver, the majority of her cli-ents are women and she enjoys working with them.

A long-time Bowen Island resident, Ruta says, “I wanted to bring the workshop to Bowen to let people know what I am doing,” she said, adding that she created a new way of being for herself. On Bowen Island, people tend to know her as a mother and a musician.

She sang with Nota Bene for 12 years, worked as the minister of music at the Little Red Church for five years, was active in coffee houses and musical events and held both of her CD release concerts (in 2001 and 2006) on the island.

She also taught music, first at the Tiggywinkles Preschool, then at the Bowen Island Community School.

“I left my position at the church in 2008 and went back for a masters program in arts counselling and psychology,” she said.

Ruta is a clinical counseller and is a member of the BC Association of Clinical Counsellors (RCC) and a Fellow of the Association for Music & Imagery (FAMI).

“I call [my practice] music-assisted psychotherapy. Music is one of my most powerful tools that gives me a way to connect with people. There is no faster way to get to the heart of people’s stories than by involving music - it really is lovely work,” she explained.

Registration for the workshop is $50. Please register before February 7 at [email protected] or call (604) 928-0883.

Ruta Yawney has played the Ukrainian bandura since she was 11 and calls it her anchor. Susanne Martin photo

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Over the past two years, the Bowen Island Fibre Arts Guild has been working on 20 small (12”by 12”) squares that have been

painstakingly sewn together in windowbox frames to form a queen-size quilt. The theme for the quilt was the “View from our Windows.” Every month, someone would come to a meeting with a completed square that we would ooh and ahh over until there was a total of 20 squares, created by 15 textile art-ists. Executed in a considerable range of techniques, the squares show fabulous Bowen views. The tal-ented quilters are Pat Elliott, Anna-Marie Atherton, Heather Stevens, Sheila Webster, Sheila Hunter, Helen Brown, Louise Painter, Karen Watson, Judith Dale, Magi Amma, Evy Bruneski, Marolyn Anderson and Nan Massender and Jessica Tichenor, Helen Brown and Louise Painter did the hand stitching and quilt binding. The long arm quilting was done off-island by Lauren Tolhurst with the equipment for such a task, who was carefully chosen to maintain the high quality of work that has gone into this piece.

The quilt is a donation to the Bowen Island Arts Council (www.biac.ca) as a fund-raising project. The arts council will sell raffle tickets so that over the next several months and for a small sum you can hope to win this glorious, detailed, amazing pan-orama of Bowen. The odds will be good so buy early and buy often. If you become the lucky owner, this quilt could hang on a wall or be draped over a bed, but should never suffer the scratching and tugging of Fido or Fifi (shudder).

For now, the quilt takes pride of place at the new show at the Gallery at Artisan Square that opens on January 25 and runs until February 24. An opening reception will be held on Sunday, January 27, from 1 to 3 p.m. The exhibition also includes a range of pieces created by local textile artists, among them Sarah Haxby.

The Bowen Island Fibre Arts Guild has met monthly since June 1995, starting mostly with weav-ers and spinners and including quilters from time to time. It also has a solid representation of knitters and crocheters, doll-makers, basket-weavers, embroi-derers, dyers, surface designers and other fibre arts interests. This is our fourth group show at the gal-lery. Our monthly meetings are open to anyone with a love of textiles - creating or collecting - and fine desserts and camaraderie.

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The detailed work of the community quilt that is part of the new fibre arts show at the Gallery at Artisan Square is exquisite. The quilt is a donation to the Bowen Island Arts Council and raffle tickets will be available in the coming months. The exhibit will be on display from January 25 until February 24. Susanne Martin photo

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The following is from Betty’s husband Earl: Betty Jenkins and her husband Earl came to Bowen Island from Kingston, Ontario in the summer of 2009. Betty had taken early retirement from her career as a teacher of special needs kids, and was full of plans to help out, get involved in the arts, and make even more of a difference in people’s lives. By January, 2010, she began to show the first symptoms of ALS, the disease that took her life, one bit at a time, over the next three years. By July, she could barely walk, and by Christmas, she could barely talk. And on November 20, 2012, she could no longer breathe. If

Betty was alive today and could speak to you, she would thank you with all of her heart. If she was alive but could not speak, she would be smiling and crying at the same time. Since she is no longer with us, we can only thank you on her behalf. Thank you for your donations, for helping to ease the burden of those with ALS, and for helping to find a cure for this disease that took Betty’s life.

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For the future of Metro Vancouver, the number of inhabitants is projected to increase by about 1 mil-lion in the next 30 years to reach 3.4 million people, according to Royer, who said that the median income for Metro Vancouver is lower than in other metropoli-tan areas in Canada. “Generally, we are not as wealthy,” he said. “And combine that with a cost of housing that is 40 per cent higher than just about anywhere in Canada.”

Those numbers point to a trend in demographics that Royer thinks is relevant for economic develop-ment. He believes that fewer people are able to invest in single family homes. They also have less money for vacations. “The number of visits to parks in remote areas is falling steadily,” he said. “Family road trips don’t fit the lifestyle any more.” In contrast, the num-ber of visitors to regional parks is going up and Royer believes it will continue to increase. “People are mov-ing into condos where they don’t have easy access to nature. This is how Crippen Park fits into this,” Royer said.

Royer sees a market opportunity for Bowen Island to cater to local tourists interested in enjoying local culture but cautioned against setting the sights too high. “We are not moving into a booming economy,” he said.

“But Bowen Island has a lot of assets,” he said. “You have a beautiful setting, serenity and a great lifestyle.” And he sees the increase of tourism as a mutual goal for Bowen Island and Metro Vancouver. “We realize that for Crippen Park, the only growth we can expect will be coming from people who are attracted to the island by initiatives that we take and that you take. We should work together toward that goal,” he said add-ing that Metro Vancouver’s goal is to expose as many people as possible to nature.

Royer said that Metro Vancouver could provide assistance with activities such as events and festivals. “The idea is to turn Bowen Island into a destination,” he said. “That requires a bit more than holding week-end festivals – it requires an investment in the form of ideas that come from the island. I would suggest to start small with something big in mind.”

For an idea that would be suited to the island, Royer gave the example of a sculpture exhibit. “For the first year, you could have a couple of weeks when you invite artists to produce sculptures. The second year, it could go all summer long. And eventually, it could grow to an all-year program,” he said, adding that the sculpture park in Bellingham is a good example.

Royer also suggested running events for longer than just one weekend. “When people attend Applefest or Bowfest, they might come to the office and talk about it. And people would say, ‘That sounds great, can we go to that?’ If the event is something that lasts two or three weeks or all summer, that would lead to more people coming,” Royer said, adding that he suggests looking at the scope and retaining some kind of con-trol over “how big you want to be.”

Jacqueline Massey, executive director of the Bowen Island Arts Council and EDAC member, wanted to know Metro Vancouver’s position on the potential of bringing artists in residence into the Davies Orchard cottages. Royer replied that the idea of hiring a care-taker to live in the Seaside cottage was to start with minor renovations to the cottages and work toward a bigger plan. He said it would be helpful to hear from community groups but that budget constraints have to be taken into account.

EDAC member Murray Atherton said he loved the idea of “having a hook” and asked if there was any-thing lacking in the region that Bowen Island could deliver. “Having access to nature is a challenge for many,” Royer replied. “There is a nature deficit that kids are exposed to. As a society, we have to make sure that our kids are exposed to nature.” He also drew attention to the popularity of adventure tourism and physical activities such as zip-lines, and suggested increased access to view points.

“When I came here with my wife in the summer, I could see that there are not enough visitors to main-

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tain a high quality of businesses,” Royer recalled. “That is not due to the effort of the businesses – the owners are doing a good job offering services – but they don’t have enough profit.”

Peter Frinton asked, “We are looking at creating opportunities for small conferences, for health and wellness and cultural tourism and services. I’m won-dering if our pillars [for economical development] are sufficient or if we are missing out?”

Royer said that, according to the industry informa-tion available to him, he believes that a “large variety of offerings” needs to be available to entice visitors to stay overnight. “I don’t see that what you are offering is sufficient for the second day. I don’t think you get the overnight trip from what you have right now,” he said, comparing Bowen Island to Whistler and Las Vegas. He added that he could see a potential for lon-ger visits to Bowen if they could be paired with con-ferences or spa services.

In answer to the question about the annual number of visitors to Crippen Park, Royer quoted 120,000 vis-its to the area. Several speakers added their voices in appreciation of Crippen Park and its role of making nature accessible to residents of the Metro Vancouver area.

Wes Magee said that he sees downsides to the pro-posed cause of action. “I believe that the infrastructure [for increasing visitor numbers] isn’t there. We have one public washroom at the ferry and from time to time, it’s overflowing,” he explained. “I believe you have to address the problems so that people can come up with solutions.” Bob Tanner expressed concern with focusing efforts on tourism that would create minimum-wage jobs. He said, “Where would the peo-ple live who work in those jobs? It seems to me that this strategy hasn’t been thought through. You would have to create social housing so that people can work in those jobs.” The alternative, he believes, would focus on creating jobs that would generate a higher income.

EDAC chair Gordon Ganong said that this is part of what the committee is trying to sort out. “I believe that economic development on the island means creat-ing jobs that allow people to live here and shop here

Gaëtan Royer and Gordon Ganong at the EDAC meeting on Jan. 22. Susanne Martin photo

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FAMILY ANNOUNCEMENTS

7 OBITUARIES

COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS

33 INFORMATION

TRAVEL

74 TIMESHARE

76 VACATION SPOTS

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

114 DRIVERS/COURIER/TRUCKING

130 HELP WANTED


130 HELP WANTED

160 TRADES, TECHNICAL


160 TRADES, TECHNICAL

PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

PERSONAL SERVICES

182 FINANCIAL SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

245 CONTRACTORS

260 ELECTRICAL

287 HOME IMPROVEMENTS

320 MOVING & STORAGE

338 PLUMBING

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

374 TREE SERVICES

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626 HOUSES FOR SALE 626 HOUSES FOR SALE

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COMMUNITY ANNOUNCEMENTS . . . . 9-57

TRAVEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61-76

CHILDREN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80-98

EMPLOYMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102-198

BUSINESS SERVICES . . . . . . . . . . 203-387

PETS & LIVESTOCK . . . . . . . . . . . 453-483

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE . . . . . . 503-587

REAL ESTATE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 603-696

RENTALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 703-757

AUTOMOTIVE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 804-862

MARINE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 903-920

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On the calendarFRIDAY, JAN. 25

6 to 10:30 p.m. Free food, free music - drop in.

6:30 p.m. Members and guests welcome.

SATURDAY, JAN. 26

Tir-na-nOg.

1 to 4 p.m. Cates Hill Chapel, with Brian Tate, Dawn Pemberton and Karla Mundy.

7 p.m. Gallery at Artisan Square, a Bowen in Transition initiative fea-turing the film Occupy Love.

SUNDAY, JAN. 27

1 to 4 p.m. Contact 947-2655 or [email protected].

opening reception, 1 to 3 p.m.

Bowen Community Church music ensemble meets after 10 a.m. service at Bowen Court. For info, call 947-2063.

4 p.m. at Cates Hill Chapel.

MONDAY, JAN. 28

Open meeting, 7:15 p.m. Cates Hill Chapel.

9 a.m. line-dancing, 9:45 a.m. Exercises, singing and refreshments, 11 a.m. Screening of “The Iron Lady”.

7 to 9 p.m. Bowen Court, call 2283 for info.

TUESDAY, JAN. 29

7:15 p.m. Collins Hall. 604-434-3933.

WED., JAN. 30

2 to 5 p.m. at Bowen Court with Pat Durrant. All levels welcome.

Collins Hall. 6:15-7:15 p.m. Call 604-947-2880. Join for free until March 23.

THURSDAY, JAN. 31

Opening Night - fundraiser for ALS Society, for more performances, see www.kingbaby.com.

7 p.m. sharp. Bowen Court lounge. Call Irene at 2955.

4 to 6 p.m. Jam practice and free food.

UPCOMING

submission deadline February 17, please email one entry per person to [email protected]. Name and address on cover sheet only.

February 9, 10 a.m. to noon, Gallery at Artisan Square. Please register before Feb. 7th) at [email protected] or (604) 928-0883.

February 10, 2 to 4 p.m. Bowen Court hall. Performances by Corbin Keep, Teun Schut and Pauline LeBel.

February 6, 7:30 to 9 p.m. Gallery at Artisan Square.

February 16, 10 a.m. to noon. 650 Carter Road. www.bowenchildrenscentre.ca.

February 1, 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. www.bowenmontessori.ca.

Bowen Island artist Sarah Haxby is part of the new fibre arts show opening at the Gallery at Artisan Square this Friday with an opening reception on Sunday from 1 to 3 p.m. The overall theme of the exhibition is Home Comforts. Whether it is the comfort of a traditional quilt, or a contemporary look at textile arts, there is a wide range of works in the upcoming exhibit. For Haxby, thoughts of home evoke ideas of identity, and her Canadiana series explores the very Canadian tendency to satirize our lack of identity as one of our ways of self-identification. ‘It’s kinda’ funny, eh!?’ she says. Submitted photo

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STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca

WE BUY HOUSES!Older House • Damaged House

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• DIFFICULTY SELLING ? •Diffi culty Making Payments?

No Equity? Expired Listing? Penalty? We Take Over Payments! No Fees!www.GVCPS.ca / 604-786-4663

CHILLIWACK WAREHOUSE6,600sf. or 5,400sf. @ $4.50sf. + 3N or 12,000sf. @ $4.25sf. + 3N3 phase and single phase power.

3 bay doors 12 x 12. (604)941-2959

3 BED + den, 2 1/2 bath home on Tunstall Blvd. Pets allowed. Sunny yard. On bus route. Avail 3/1. $1800/mo. 604-345-0105

JOSEPHINE LAKE CHALET REN-TAL 2brm, 2bath, large deck, 2.5 acres backing onto Josephine Lake, incl 16x20 offi ce cabin available Feb 1st call Chris @604-916-9822 or chris@terrafi rstsolutions.com

DreamTeam Auto Financing“0” Down, Bankruptcy OK -

Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals1-800-961-7022

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THE ONE - THE ONLY authorized Harley-Davidson technician training program in all of Canada. You’ll work on all types of HD bikes. Quality instruction and state-of-the-art training aids. GPRC Fairview Campus, Fairview Alberta. 1-888-999-7882.

The Scrapper

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

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

560 MISC. FOR SALE

REAL ESTATE

627 HOMES WANTED

639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES

RENTALS

709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL

736 HOMES FOR RENT

TRANSPORTATION

810 AUTO FINANCING

TRANSPORTATION

830 MOTORCYCLES

845 SCRAP CAR REMOVAL FOR RENT 2 bdrm with ocean/mtn views.

New suite, full furn. & equipped.Walking distance to ferry. $1600. Avail. Jan 01. long or short term

604-908-9112For rent: Newly renovated

warm cozy 1 bdrm suite. 750 sq. ft. New kitchen, new bath-room. Scarborough area. $750 /mo. plus electricity. Non-smok-er, no pets (604) 947 9190 or

[email protected] Rent: Recently updated 1 bdrm suite Tunstall Bay on bus

route. Above grnd, sep. en-trance, forest view, workshop area, garden space, 3-piece bthrm, laminate throughout.

Avail. Feb 1 $700/mo incl. util & wifi . Call 604 947 0849

LANCE’S RECYCLINGI’ll pick up your recycling and deliver to BIRD for $25/load.Kindling $20/box at Building

Centre.CALL 947-2430

OUTSIDE / INSIDE STORAGECars, equipment,boats,campers

Inside storage 5’x10’Clean & Dry - Easy Access

604 947 0282Email: [email protected]

Roommate wanted for nice house. Private bedrm & bathrm, share Lndry & kitchn. On Eagle-cliff bus route. $800/mo inc. util. Call 947-9269 or 604-506-3902

The Gallery@Artisan Squarepresents

Home ComfortsFeaturing the stitched talents of Sarah Haxby & the Fibre Arts

Guild of Bowen IslandJan 25 - Feb 24

Reception: Sun Jan 27 1-3pmGallery open Fri, Sat, Sun 12-4pm

VACANCY COMMERCIAL SPACE

Location: Artisan Square, 569 A Prometheus Place(Next to the Dentist offi ce)

Size: 400 sq. feetAvailable Feb 1st 2013

Long term or short term for work-shops meetings & seminars.

Contact: Audra 604 908-0545 778-374-0158

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Skating on Josephine Lakephotos by Debra Stringfellow and Susanne Martin

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