Bowen Island Undercurrent, November 30, 2012

Promoting Bowen as an arts and nature destinationVisitors to the island typically seek information on parks, adventure and cultural events

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Making a better communityRotary Club is looking for youth project proposals

A place to playJazz trio is looking for a local venue to continue performing

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New equipment for jamming at the youth centreSUSANNE MARTINE D I T O R

Thursday nights at the Bowen Island Youth Centre just got a whole lot better - they sound

better too. It’s the evening when local youth can hone their musical talents. And two new guitar amps, a bass and a bass amp, a sound system, a full drum kit, an acoustic guitar, as well as mikes

and mike stands are waiting for a band that is ready to rock. The equip-ment was purchased with grant money from the Bowen Island Community Foundation and youth services coordi-nator John Stiver appreciates the help. “We received $3,500 from the commu-nity foundation,” Stiver said. “Now we want to focus on playing together and work towards completing a project.” Stiver is excited about the prospect of

finding a few more young musicians, have them pick a set of tunes, learn their parts and perform. A friend of his, Stephen Fisk, has offered to record the music when it’s ready. “Stephen works as a music teacher at the Sarah MacLaughlin School of Music and the Vancouver Community College,” Stiver said. “He offered to bring in his equip-ment to record the band.”

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In the summer of 2012, approximately 65,000 visitors came through the information centre in Snug Cove that was operated by the Bowen Island Arts Council (BIAC) from the May long

weekend until Labour Day. On Monday, November 26, BIAC presi-dent Carol Cram presented a report to council, along with two pro-posals that envision a continuation of the initiative.

“On behalf of the arts council, I’d like to thank council for enter-ing into the service agreement with us. The summer went very well,” she said. “Our staff assisted over 65,000 visitors. In addition, we generated revenues that directly benefit local artists and busi-nesses through our mini gallery and gift shop.” Cram said that the arts council operated the visitor information centre in the Boulevard Cottage on a budget of approximately $14,000. Added to the service fee of $12,000 from the municipality were revenues derived through sales of art products and in-kind donations.

The overall visitation numbers were lower than those recorded in 2011, according to Cram, but that could be partly due to the later start date and a downward trend in international visitors.

The busiest day at the Boulevard Cottage was August 5 when 254 visitors entered the venue on a single day. That number was closely matched on September 3 and May 19, days that saw over 230 visi-tors each. Cram also noted that Steamship Days attracted many day-trippers.

“When people travel to Bowen, the main information they seek concerns parks, adventure and cultural events,” Cram said. “The single most important thing we learned from operating the infor-mation centre is that visitors arrive knowing very little about what the island has to offer. They come to the visitors centre for guidance. And that allows us to focus on promoting Bowen Island as an arts and nature based destination.”

One of the BIAC initiatives that proved popular with visitors was the Bowen Island Arts and Nature Walk, a self-guided tour featur-ing public art and natural bounty. Jacqueline Massey, BIAC’s execu-tive director, said, “We’ve been hosting [the art and nature walk] for a couple of years with the idea that people go on the walk and stop along the way to visit local shops.”

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Due to the success in 2012, Cram presented a pro-posal to council to suggest that BIAC continue the operation of the visitor information centre next year. She also asked council to consider a second pro-posal. “In addition, we would like to request keeping the cottage heated during the winter months so that community organizations can use the space. We’ve had some expressions of interest from the public library as well as the Chamber of Commerce,” Cram said. “The arts council is willing co-ordinate the use of the space.” Cram added that she sees a lot of ben-efit in the collaboration of the three organizations but that they depend on the municipality covering heat and rent.

“BIAC would also agree to keep the visitor cen-tre open on weekends from March to May 24,” she said. “We all know that on a sunny weekend during spring and fall, a lot of people come off the ferry. If they head over to the visitor centre, they are met with locked doors. Right now, we are showing visitors that there is is nothing going on in the fall and the spring on Bowen Island. I think we are missing an opportu-nity.” Cram said that many of the visitors, even in the summer, are locals who see Bowen Island as a day

trip destination year-round. “In the spring and fall, BIAC would staff the visitor centre with volunteers,” she said. “And we could use the space for arts and cultural programs. The library is looking to run its digital literacy program as well as the summer read-ing program there and the Chamber of Commerce wants to store maps and materials.”

Cram explained that the library has applied for a grant to remove one of the walls in the cottage to create a larger room that could be used as a meeting space for community groups.

Councillor Wolfgang Duntz commended the arts council on the report. “Having read this, I under-stand that we get some great results for comparative-ly little money,” he said, adding that he also attended the arts council’s AGM and paid close attention to the budget. He mentioned that the municipal coun-cil cut the BIAC’s grants in 2012 and expressed his hope that the funding can be restored in the future. Councillor Cro Lucas also welcomed the report as a good source of information about visitors to Bowen Island in the summer. He also spoke in support of BIAC’s proposals.

At the end of the discussion, Cram emphasized the fact that running the visitor centre includes an “enor-mous volunteer effort.”

Crowds of visitors like this were not unusual in the summer, especially during long weekends and the popular Steamship Days when around 200 visitors came through the information centre to learn what Bowen Island has to offer. Frequently asked questions included inquiries about hiking trails, biking, swimming, cultural activities and transportation. The visitor centre was run by the Bowen Island Arts Council and included a mini gallery and art shop. BIAC proposes to open the visitor centre on weekends starting in the spring. Janis Treleaven photo

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Youth centre is looking for musicians to join the band

Stiver said that musicians of all levels are invited to join and that he will help to coach them.

“We’ve been running the Thursday practice for a couple of years,” he said, explaining that the musi-cians used gear that people had left or loaned the youth centre. There had been a guitar and a drum set (on loan from Marcus Hondro) as well as a guitar amp. But the equipment was unevenly matched, affecting the quality of the sound. “The guitar amp was too small to keep up with the vol-ume of the drums set and we had no bass amp,” Stiver said.

To keep the youth music pro-gram active, Stiver had actively looked for fundraising options. He found the perfect opportu-nity when he participated in a grant writing workshop hosted by Joyce Ganong, chair of the Bowen Island Community Foundation. “[Joyce] has been very helpful,” Stiver says, adding that he hopes that the new equipment will be a draw for budding musicians, “It’s so important for kids to have an outlet and the youth music pro-gram gives them an opportunity to do something as a group.”

“We’ve had two kids play-ing drums but both moved off the island. We take turns on the drums but would really like to have a drummer join us,” Stiver said.

He added that an organ has also been donated and a piano has been there for many years. “We can cover most of the instruments but invite people to bring their own guitars,” he said. “They can also bring ideas for music or songs they have been working on.”

Stiver plays guitar and bass. He has been a musi-cian for 25 years and has played with a number of different groups. He started playing at 17 and, as a young musician, he also had the opportunity to “jam with people” until he got the call to join a funk band.

Since then, he’s built his career and gained experience coach-ing bands. “The kids don’t need to have a level of proficiency to join. I’ll help them find music that is suitable for the differ-ent levels and get them ready for the recording,” he promised. But Stiver is not the only one helping out. There is a group of three musicians who show up on Thursdays to practice. They often share tips on how to play. “We have a core group that would like to see some new kids fill out the band. And there is a bit of mentorship going on as well,” Stiver said, adding that one of them is Kip Thompson who volunteers regularly.

The Thursday program at the youth centre at runs from 4 to 7

p.m. In addition to musicians, anyone 12 to 18 years of age is invited to drop in and enjoy the free food.

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Bowen Island residents had half a year to get used to separating food scraps from their garbage in preparation of the date of January

1, 2013, when Metro Vancouver will cease to allow organics as part of the non-organic waste stream.

Don Marshall, chair of the Solid Waste Resource Management Advisory Committee, would like islanders to know that separating food scraps is mandatory and will be enforced. Councillor Andrew Stone, who is also council’s representative to Metro Vancouver, said that there will be spot checks when Bowen Waste takes the refuse to the North Shore transfer station and a fine will be imposed if food waste is discovered in the garbage.

“The public has to get with the program,” Stone said, adding that separating food scraps will have to be enforced and it is important that everyone is on board. “Any fines levied will make their way back to the taxpayer.”

Both Marshall and Stone expressed suspicions that not everyone on Bowen Island disposes food scraps separately. “We think that there are number of peo-ple who are not compliant. We have a month to get ourselves from taking shortcuts,” Stone said. Marshall echoed that sentiment, “Just having watched loads of

garbage being dumped into transfer bins, I noticed that many of the bags were extremely heavy. That’s usually a sign that they have food scraps in them.”

Stone added that it is fairly easy to identify food scraps because they add weight. “If a person is recy-cling and separating food scraps, a regular garbage bag comes to about one to two kilograms,” he said. “Bags that have a full week’s worth of food scraps weigh about seven to nine kilograms.” Stone said it would be interesting to check garbage bags in advance of the January deadline.

Marshall agreed, “We are considering doing a gar-bage audit at curb side in the coming month.” He suggested following the swampers and check bags that appear to be heavy. Bags containing food scraps could be left behind for the residents to deal with, along with a notice.

“One of the things the committee has been talk-ing about a while back is using clear garbage bags,” Marshall said, adding that he has repeatedly brought the idea before council as this needs to be a council decision.

“We’ve got one month to clean up our act,” Stone said. “We started the program in July to give resi-dents a chance to get in the habit. The municipality has taken on the task to get the community compli-ant with the food scraps program and we need to achieve that by the end of the year.”

Youth centre mucisians are hoping to sign up new band members to work toward a recording project.John Stiver photo

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Regional governments have an important role to play and should be seen as partners,

says Bowen Island Municipal coun-cillor Andrew Stone, who also is a director of Metro Vancouver and an Islands Trust trustee.

“I’ve realized that Metro Vancouver and the Islands Trust have the man-date of providing stewardship to the region. They also bring a deep and nuanced understanding of how the communities work,” Stone said. While municipalities look after the nuts and bolts such as providing and maintaining infrastructure like roads, sewers and water with a great amount of detail, regional government tends to consider the long view with a timeframe of 50 to 100 years, accord-ing to Stone, “They cover the region from 5,000 feet and up.”

Stone said it took a bit of adjust-ment on his part to switch his per-spective to a wider one. “On the regional level, one of the issues we deal with is the encroachment of towns and cities on agricultural land. That is an example of an issue that can only be managed through regional governance,” he said. “Municipalities have tools for land use planning at the local level and the regional government is there to provide some sort of check and bal-ance.” Stone believes that this leads to decision-making by people who don’t have a “jaundiced eye on a particular community.”

“This is different from politics at close range,” Stone said. As an exam-ple, Stone mentions Crippen Park and explains that Metro Vancouver doesn’t see the park in isolation. It is interested in having the park thrive but realizes that the community has to thrive in order for the park to do well.

“Metro Vancouver understands if there is a desire for a two-sided vil-lage because it considers not only environmental capital but also social capital,” Stone said. “When people talk about sustainability, Metro Vancouver understands that the com-munity needs to be part of it and that is embedded in the planning.”

Stone explains that economic capi-tal is dependent on social capital and that the park has to be integrated into the social development. “We have to make sure that the cove does work,” he said. “And we should look at [Metro Vancouver] as a partner in the process.” Stone explained that in

the past, the relationship with region-al governments has not always been healthy and he is working to improve it. “There is a bit of learning to take place,” he said. “Part of my role as Metro Vancouver director is to start the education process and let people know that Metro is not simply a third party [with interest in the cove] but a part of the community. The first step is to understand that regional governance is a good thing and it’s important to realize that the man-dates of both Metro Vancouver and the Islands Trust are to be good stew-ards of the land. That is fundamental to Metro Vancouver’s regional growth strategy as well as the Islands Trust’s approach.”

Stone believes that this point of view opens avenues of thinking about the village in a larger context. “With this approach, the park becomes part of village rather than, as it is some-times seen today, as an obstacle,” he said, adding that the public’s response to Snug Cove plans by Tom Fletcher, James Tuer and Alan Boniface showed that it is important for many that the park is treated with respect. “Metro Vancouver is interested in making the entrance to the park an inviting experience,” Stone said. “Right now, when people come off the ferry, there is no proper entrance to the park and that creates a lot of confusion.”

Stone said that Metro Vancouver has taken an important step in approving between $50,000 and $60,000 to repair one of the cottages in Crippen Park, hire a new care-taker to complete the repair work and contribute to the maintenance of the other cabins. “That’s great news, the repair on the cottage should be com-pleted by year end,” he said.

Stone believes that Crippen Park is very important to Metro Vancouver. “[Metro] has no intention to sell Crippen,” he said. “But if we require small amounts of land on the north side to complete our planning and we do it in a way that improves the park by creating a proper entrance and connects the park to the village, they will consider a land exchange.”

Stone shared the observation that belonging to regional governments is a requirement. He suggests seeing them as partners rather than taking an adversarial position. “If we try to divorce ourselves from one regional government, we need to look for another one that would be willing to take us on,” he said. “And then it is questionable if that would be a better fit and provide more [support].”

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Dear Editor:

Things are getting rather lumpy under the municipal rug these days. Earlier this year, council agreed to settle the second stage of

the lawsuit brought by Wolfgang Duntz and former councillor Richard Underhill against the municipal-ity for allegedly improper process in adopting its new Official Community Plan. The first phase of the law-suit, which cost the Bowen taxpayers approximately $30,000 (excluding lost staff time), was successfully defended by the municipality and the court ruled that Duntz and Underhill were to repay our costs. The second phase of the lawsuit continued, although we may never know what it cost us. The new coun-cil, which brought Mr. Duntz to office, agreed to not only allow the remaining lawsuit to settle with-out a cost recovery but, remarkably, also dropped the municipality’s right to the previous cost award. Notwithstanding that the previous council had pub-licly defended the municipality’s legal position, the due process in updating the OCP and had released the financial information related to defending the lawsuits, our new council chose to suppress all infor-mation relating to the settlement agreement. The costs of the lawsuits to the Bowen taxpayers and the rationale for not recovering our rightful settlement have been swept under the rug.

More recently, municipal staff reported that Bowen Island Properties, the developer of the Cowan Point property, had clear cut and installed storm sewage works on the municipal Seymour Bay Park lands without proper authorization and without com-pleting the works to the engineered design. Wolfgang Duntz and Daron Jennings, who have declared an ownership interest in the development, are council-lors now and are required by law to not interfere in council and staff deliberations related to the mat-ter. The staff report failed to demonstrate that the municipality followed its own regulations or enforce-ment procedures. Remarkably again, council has decided to not attempt to assess damage, liability or accountability and will focus now on replanting plans for next spring. The damage to the park is already done, but the true costs of these errors to future gen-erations of park users and taxpayers have been swept under the rug, for now.

Now, despite demonstrable public opposition and ecological risks, the BC government announced it would allow four large scale private moorage marine tenures at Cape Roger Curtis. Earlier this year, council went into closed session to discuss the mat-ter and came out with a resolution that, effectively, endorsed the massive dock applications. Previous councils have vigorously defended public access to waterfront beaches and trails by opposing private dock applications that bisect beaches or impair pub-lic access. High marine ecological values have long been demonstrated at the cape. Notwithstanding that public policy positions to protect the cape lands and adjacent waters are enshrined in our OCP and the Islands Trust mandate, council gave its tacit approval to the BC government. Financial contributions from the owners or agents of the Cape Roger Curtis devel-opment were made to the 2011 election campaigns of mayor Adelaar and councillors Cro Lucas, Alison Morse, Tim Rhodes and Andrew Stone. Councillor Duntz was a former business partner of the cape owners, but has since declared that he has disposed of all interests in the cape development. Sadly, even council deliberations about our treasured marine waters and coastal access at Cape Roger Curtis were swept under the rug.

Council should protect our public finances, our parks and our marine waters – in a transparent and accountable manner.

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To the Editor:

Re: Summary of Queen of Capilano refit

After a five-week refit period, the Queen of Capilano has recently returned to service on the Bowen Island-Horseshoe Bay route.

BC Ferries wants to take a moment to explain the reasons for this refit, selection of replacement ves-sel and benefits to the Bowen Island community.

The need for a refit is largely driven by the responsibility to perform preventative mainte-nance of a vessel. Every part of the ferry has to be maintained, and because the Queen of Capilano performs such frequent service, it is prudent to work on the ‘major components’ every two years. One of Queen of Capilano’s main engines was completely overhauled during this refit; this care-ful removal, inspection, testing and overhaul of every component requires more than a full month. During this refit, work performed included a complete check of all equipment and structures, testing and re-certification of all safety equipment, inspection of all electrical, communications and computer components and checking of all light-ing and bells. The most noticeable changes for customers will be new car deck signage, fresh sun deck paint, lane painting, a new sun deck emer-gency buzzer and a bicycle rack.

BC Ferries provides the Bowen Queen as the relief vessel during the refit, as this ship is the only minor vessel available during this time period. Ideally, the replacement vessel would typically provide as near as possible to the same capacity as the Queen of Capilano. However, BC Ferries has almost every vessel in service on any given day and there were no other options available at the same capacity.

Most important in any refit are the benefits to the community. Taking care of the Queen of Capilano helps ensure a reliable, safe and seawor-thy ship, day in and day out, 365 days a year.

BC Ferries wants to thank the community members of Bowen Island for their patience and understanding during this refit.

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Re: Undercurrent November 23 headline: How to boost business: Economic Development Advisory Committee is asking for input.

This committee should have attended some recent council meetings where I had the feel-

ing that much was done to shut down any possible business at the pit of Ed and Donna Weismiller.

It was appalling to hear the list of requests from Ed Weismiller that seem to block his industrial rezoning application while, on the other hand, little was required from Twin Island Excavating (no demand of environ-mental study, land survey for rezon-ing nor any other request than that the municipal staff be satisfied by the

documentation provided).Will the Economic Development

Advisory Committee really want to help existing Bowen businesses to thrive? If so, it would have to look at the grandfathering use of the pit as an industrial area for 50 years. Its advice to both municipal staff and council should be to set Ed Weismiller’s application for industrial rezoning to the same standards as the other applicant and both applica-tions should have been considered in tandem.

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Dear Editor:

How lucky we are to live on this island and to have the Arts Council with all their hardworking volunteers and fabu-

lous executive director, Jacqueline Massey. Last Saturday night, I went to a superb event organized by the arts council. It was the Tour de France of wines held at the gallery with Jean-Edouard de Marenches as our guide through the wine coun-try. Not only was he knowledgable and informa-tive about French wines, he entertained us all with his dry humour and tales of his life grow-ing up in Burgundy. Thank you, Jean-Edouard, and the arts council for making this happen. On Sunday, I went to the first of the Classical Concert series, again organized by the arts council where I saw the same volunteers as the night before. And what a concert we were treated to: Svetlana Ponomareva’s performance was thrilling. Thank you to Marianna Holbrook for finding talent like this to present to us islanders.

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Dear Editor:

I am surprised that the Bowen Island Legion has not protested the latest Snug Cove plan, which

casually moves the cenotaph out of the way of car traffic.

My reaction may be shared by only a few islanders. It is not that we glorify war or thrill to the sound of marching feet: on the contrary. I will give my reasons for believing that the cenotaph has special func-tions. It reminds us that wars have devastating costs in lives lost, families disrupted, countries, no matter on what side, with lasting scars. And the cenotaph is the only site where many with unknown graves in far-off plac-es can be remembered and mourned.

My uncle’s name is there, as are

more young island men. Uncle Cam was a champion long distance run-ner (training on Bowen by chasing deer, so the story goes!) who won many medals across Canada, running against the legendary First Nations runner, Longboat, at one time. He went off to the first World War. He was killed at Vimy.

Those of us who were at the dedi-cation of the cenotaph as a place to remember believe that it can’t be so casually moved about.

Yes, a solution to the ferry traffic is overdue. But resourceful plannners can surely find one that leaves the cenotaph in place, that would also speak to a respect for island values and history.

Jean Jamieson

Cenotaph helps to keep memories alive

Please note that the column Island Neighbours can be found on page 9, a bigger letter section will return next week.


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TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS CAROLS

A Full and Festive Family Event SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2012

Light Up Bowen is hosted by the community and made possible by these generous sponsors:• Artisan Eats/Tuscany • Bell Occhio Home Décor • Bowen Building Centre • Bowen Heritage Society • Bowen Island Arts Council • Bowen Island Chamber of Commerce • Bowen Island Community Choir • Bowen Island Community School • Bowen Island Parks & Recreation • Bowen Island Pub • Bowen Island Volunteer Fire Department • Bowen Sushi • Connie Wright • Doc Morgans • Dorothy Geisler • Doug Berry • Cates Hill Chapel • Cates Pharmacy • Cormorant Marine • Miksa • Nature Encounters Tours and Travel • Peter King • Phoenix on Bowen • Santa Claus • The Ruddy Potato • The Snug Cafe • USSC Gift Shop

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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2012SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2012

Light Up Bowen

ARTISAN SQUARE 5:30-5:45: Bob Doucet and the Black Sheep 6:00-6:15: Carol Singers6:15: Lights on at Artisan Square and parade down to Village Square

VILLAGE SQUARE: 6:30: Hot apple cider and goodies compliments of The Ruddy Potato

6:30-6:40: Bob Doucet and the Black Sheep and carols with the Bowen Island Community Choir6:45: Lights on at Village Square and parade to Orchard Cottages

DAVIES ORCHARD: 6:55-7:15: Nativity Scene enacted at Orchard Cottages and Museum Cottage open for viewing and caroling.7:15: Parade through cove to cenotaph

then around boardwalk to Doc Morgan’s lawn.

LOWER COVE 7:30: Canon � res to signal Lower Cove Light Up7:45: Santa arrives at Union Steamship dock via Cormorant Marine Water Taxi7:45-8:30: Meet Santa, Hot Chocolate, Mulled Wine and Goodies at Doc’s patio 8:30: Santa departs by Firetruck

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Santa Claus Is Coming To TownOh! You better watch out,You better not cry,You better not pout,I’m telling you why:

Santa Claus is coming to town!

He’s making a list,He’s checking it twice,He’s gonna find outwho’s naughty or nice.

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He sees you when you’re sleeping,He knows when you’re awake.He knows when you’ve been bad or good,So be good for goodness sake!

So...You better watch out,You better not cryYou better not pout,I’m telling you why.

Santa Claus is coming to town.Little tin horns,Little toy drums.Rudy-toot-tootand rummy tum tums.

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Little toy dollsthat cuddle and coo,Elephants, boatsand Kiddie cars too.

Santa Claus is coming to town.

The kids in Girl and Boy Landwill have a jubilee.They’re gonna build a toyland townall around the Christmas tree.

Oh....You better watch out,You better not cry.You better not pout,I’m telling you why.

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Rudolph the Red-Nosed ReindeerAuthors: Robert May (lyrics), Johnny Marks (music)

Rudolph, the red-nosed reindeer had a very shiny nose.And if you ever saw him,you would even say it glows.

All of the other reindeerused to laugh and call him names.They never let poor Rudolphjoin in any reindeer games.

Then one foggy Christmas EveSanta came to say:“Rudolph with your nose so bright,won’t you guide my sleigh tonight?”

Then all the reindeer loved himas they shouted out with glee,Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer,you’ll go down in history!

Jingle BellsDashing through the snow, in a one-horse open sleigh,Over the fields we go, laughing all the way.Bells on bob-tails ring, making spirits bright,What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight.

ChorusJingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way!O what fun it is to ride in a one-horse open sleigh.

A day or two ago, I thought I’d take a rideAnd soon Miss Fanny Bright, was seated by my side;The horse was lean and lank, misfortune seemed his lot;He got into a drifted bank and we got upsot

(Chorus)

A day or two ago, the story I must tellI went out on the snow, and on my back I fell;A gent was riding by, in a one-horse open sleighHe laughed as there I sprawling lie but quickly drove away

(Chorus)

Now the ground is white, go it while you’re youngTake the girls tonight, and sing this sleighing song;Just get a bob-tailed bay, two-forty as his speedHitch him to an open sleigh and crack! you’ll take the lead

(Chorus)

Helping exotic birds find a safe haven6 • FRIDAY November 30 2012 WWW.BOWENISLANDUNDERCURRENT.COM

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The sounds of a tropical rain forest filter through the home of Rebecca Salmon, where she and her three sons look after nine

exotic birds. Salmon currently cares for four bud-gies, three cockatiels, one 15-year-old lovebird and a black-capped conure named Suzi. Suzi ‘feather picks’ due to stress but otherwise she is a healthy bird that is mending nicely under the supervision of Salmon and her children. For Salmon this is more then just owning pets, “we decided as a fam-ily what we were passionate about and gave our time and our resources to care for these birds who were bred in captivity. I don’t believe in breeding exotic birds for pet stores so it’s about teaching my children about generosity, passion and respon-sible ownership.” states Salmon. All nine birds have been adopted from a rescue sanctuary called Greyhaven located in Surrey and Salmon’s mission is to educate people about owning birds, her core message is, “don’t buy birds from a pet store, if you truly want birds as pets, adopt them.”

Greyhaven Exotic Bird Sanctuary is a non-profit society that rescues exotic birds. It specializes in parrots and houses on average 40 birds - a num-ber that can increase at any given time. Hundreds of pet birds are brought to Greyhaven each year for many different reasons. Perhaps the owner becomes ill and can no longer care for the bird. Changes in lifestyle is a common reason and neglect and abuse unfortunately are realities seen far too often. “People don’t realize birds can live for a long time,” says Salmon. Greyhaven provides a safe refuge and works hard to find appropriate

homes for most of the birds. Unfortunately, not all of them can be adopted so they become perma-nent residents of the sanctuary.

The facility relies heavily on volunteers. Salmon’s family understands this first hand. They volunteer their time cleaning anywhere from 25-30 cages and provide socialization for the birds. At times, they have transported birds to and from the vet. They also foster one of the larger breeds, an African Grey named Cody who stays at the sanc-tuary.

Salmon has also taken on fundraising for Greyhaven as part of her volunteer duties. On Sunday, December 2, at the annual craft fair locat-ed at BICS, her sons Bret, Chai and Jay will set up a table with donation tins for Greyhaven. The Community School Association (in partnership with community school coordinator Sarah Haxby) provides free tables to support young entrepre-neurs, artisans, crafters and kids who are fundrais-ing to support charitable organizations. If people donate a toonie or more they will receive a “feath-ered friend”, a plasticine feathered creature made by IPS students who recently visited the Salmon’s home base aviary and were educated on responsi-ble bird ownership. A $60 donation will sponsor a parrot for a year, anyone who donates this amount will receive a colourful tail feather from one of the larger breeds.

The boys will also be selling greeting cards from the Victoria-based company Hand and Beak, owned by Mary McQueen. Her pet lovebird Luigi shreds paper which she then turns into greeting cards. McQueen was featured on the hit show the Dragons’ Den and a portion of sales will be donat-ed to Greyhaven (www.greyhaven.bc.ca).

Bret, Chai and Jay Salmon will have a table at the CSA Christmas craft fair to raise funds for their feathered friends and other birds that have found a refuge in the Greyhaven Exotic Bird Sanctuary. Chai poses with 10-year-old Joey and Bret gently cradles Max, the 15-year-old lovebird. Debra Stringfellow photos

On December 1, after Light up Bowen, come and light up your heart – climb the hill to the Tir-na-nOg Theatre to hear the stun-

ningly beautiful voices of the Madrigal Singers led by Lynn Williams and accompanied by Sheilagh Sparks. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. with comfortable seating, refreshments and good cheer all round. The Madrigal Singers are making music on Saturday night as a benefit for the Tir-na-nOg Theatre School Society. All funds raised will go toward paying the construction mortgage on the theatre school build-ing. Tickets are $15 and are available at Phoenix-on-Bowen.

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A trip to say goodbye to KathmanduKAMI KANETSUKAspecIAl to the UndercUrrent

Greetings from Kathmandu - city of temples, the living goddess, Buddhist stupas,

bustling bazaars, teeming masses, foggy pollution and motorbikes galore. When I called my Nepalese friend Shanti to say I was here, she said: “Welcome home.”

I have just finished cover-ing the 12th Council of the 13 International Indigenous Grandmothers: healers, medicine women and shamans from the four corners of the globe. The grandmothers visit each other’s homelands for their meetings. This time, Grandmother Aama Bonbo, a Nepalese sha-man, was the host. For four days, the grandmothers offered prayers and rituals for healing the earth. Each day had a different theme. The day of blessing water seemed particularly poi-gnant, as in Kathmandu one can only drink bottled water and the sacred Bagmati river passing through the city runs full of garbage.

There often seems to be a link to Bowen with many of my travels. On the first day of the council, Jessica Mitts showed up on her way to a Buddhist retreat at Kopan, just out-side of Kathmandu. Many indigenous people attend these councils and I also ran into Merle, Isabel and Alice, three Haida aun-ties of Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, Bowen’s cele-brated Haida Manga artist.

I recall a differ-ent Kathmandu when I first lived here almost half a century ago. Many beautiful roadside shrines, that were landmarks for me, have disappeared as labourers work on wid-

ening the road. By serendipity I found the temple where my wed-ding pictures were taken when I was married to my Japanese husband by a Brahmin priest in 1968. Once in a beautiful garden, it is now surrounded by eyesore highrise apartments and piles of garbage.

I call this trip my “Goodbye Kathmandu” pilgrimage, as I explore familiar places. I will never forget the days of tranquility and long walks through yellow mustard

fields, as local people went about their work. Now the sun shines through morning haze and people cover their noses with masks.

As I battle crossing roads where a constant stream of cars, taxis and motorbikes manoeuver around a terrified me, I appreciate my daily walk on Bowen through Crippen Park and puzzle how we can oblit-erate nature until it becomes a dis-tant memory. As the grandmoth-ers say, “we have to consider the next seven generations.”

Bowen Island writer Kami Kanetsuka explored familiar places in Kathmandu on her trip to attend the 12th Council of the 13 International Indigenous Grandmothers. She paused for a photo-op in front of the temple where she had been photographed with her new husband 44 years ago. Submitted photo

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• Legion Dinner: 6:30 p.m. come early or it may be sold out.

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

• Operation Red Nose: starting November 30 and running Friday and Saturday nights in December. For more info, call 604-947-0223.

SATURDAY, DEC. 1• Light up Bowen: For detailed

schedule, see page 5.• Movement Global Fashion

Show: 2 to 4 p.m. at the Gallery at Artisan Square.

• Madrigal Singers benefit con-cert for Tir-na-nOg: 7:30 Tir-na-nOg Theatre, tickets $15 at Phoenix.

• Bingo at the Legion: 1 p.m.

SUNDAY, DEC. 2• CSA Christmas Craft Fair: 10

a.m. to 3 p.m. at BICS.• ALANON: 7:15 to 8:15 p.m.

Collins Hall.• wOW Worship Team: Bowen

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

• Restorative Justice and Dance: SFU Woodwards, for info, contact Gail Lotenberg at 0436.

MONDAY, DEC. 3• NA Meeting: Open meeting, 7:15

p.m. Cates Hill Chapel. • Open Mic Night at the Pub:

starting at 8:30 p.m.• Seniors Keeping Young: 9 a.m.

line dancing, 9:45 a.m. exercises, singing and refreshments, 11 a.m. Christmas visit from BICS kindergar-ten and Grade 1.

TUESDAY, DEC. 4• AA Meeting: Open meeting, 7:15

p.m. Collins Hall. 604-434-3933.

WEDNESDAY, DEC. 5• Bowen Island Recycling Depot

AGM: 7 p.m. at BICS library. All BIRD users welcome.

• Drop-in knitting: 2 to 5 p.m. at Bowen Court with Pat Durrant. All levels welcome.

• Weight Watchers: Collins Hall. 6:15-7:15 p.m. Call 2880.

• Post Partum Support Group: Meets two evenings/mo. 947-2717.

THURSDAY, DEC. 6• Duplicate-style bridge: 7 p.m.

sharp. Bowen Court lounge. Call Irene at 2955.

• Youth Centre: 4 to 6 p.m. Practise with your band or listen to music. Free food.

UPCOMING• BIHORA photos with horses:

December 8, 1 to 3 p.m. at Evergreen Acres, 1355 Westside Rd.

• B.I. Community Choir concert: December 8, 2 p.m. Cates Hill Chapel.

• Breakfast with Santa: December 8, 9 to 11 a.m. BICS gym. Register at www.bowencommunityrecreation.com or at the recreation office.

• Winter concert for the commu-nity: December 9, 1 p.m. BICS gym, featuring youth musicians Kelsey Ross and Sophie Walters, members of the West Van Youth Orchestra and the West Coast Symphony Orchestra. Admission by donation.

• Christmas Jazz concert with Teun Schut, Buff Allen and Rob Bailey: December 7, 7:30 p.m. Tunstall Bay Clubhouse.

• West Van tanker town hall: December 10, at 7 p.m. at the Kay Meek Theatre, hosted by Tanker Free BC, the Wilderness Committee and STOP, a group of residents of West Van., Lions Bay and Bowen Island.

• Christmas Jazz concert with Jennifer Scott and Rene Worst: December 15, 8 p.m. Tir-na-nOg Theatre.

Here comes Santa Claus, here comes Santa Claus, right down Bowen’s lanes.

Yes, it’s true. Santa and the elves are coming to the BICS gym for Breakfast with Santa on Saturday, December 8, from 9 to 11 a.m. with special guests, the Chillbillies. You will not want to miss out on this popular festive event. Our north pole experience lets you take part in reindeer games plus Santa’s work-shop crafts. When you get hun-gry, you can head over for some homemade pancakes or cookie decorating in Santa’s bakery. Visits with Santa are a must when you’re at the north pole and, this year, Phoenix Photo and Dayna Purdy have generously offered to cap-ture the moment. Digital images will be mailed directly to you free of charge, but canned food con-tributions for the Food bank or cash donations for the Christmas Hamper are greatly appreciated. And don’t forget to bring a toonie or two if you haven’t yet purchased

Get ready for a chat with Santa

a Reindeer Raffle ticket for your chance to win a large basket of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory sweets as well as other generously donated prizes. All proceeds go to the Bowen Island Christmas Hamper. Come cel-ebrate together and help to make Christmas a little more magical for everyone.

We can’t wait - and neither should you. Breakfast with

Santa is only one week away. Pre-registration is required by Wednesday, December 5. You can register online at www.bowen-communityrecreation.com or in person at the recreation office. Call 604-947-2216 for more information. Cost is $15 for indi-viduals or $40 for a family.

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You don’t have to travel all the way to the North Pole for a chat with Santa as he will be on Bowen on December 5.Submitted photo

The Rotary Club of Bowen Island is pleased to announce that it will be

funding a youth project to Make Bowen a Better Place. Effective immediately, this program invites island students to propose a new service project for Bowen Island. Up to $1,000 will be awarded to support the implementation of the project.

To qualify, a project will dem-onstrate the Rotary principle of ‘service above self ’. It must pass the Rotary four-way test: 1) Is it the

truth? 2) Is it fair to all concerned? 3) Will it build goodwill and better friendships and 4) Will it be bene-ficial to all concerned? And finally, the result of the project will make Bowen Island a better place.

Written proposals must be submitted to Bruce Wallace ([email protected]) no later than December 21. Proposals may be made by Bowen individuals or groups of students from Grades 4 to 12.

The project has been designed with the assistance of Bowen’s

educational community, including BICS, IPS and IDLC and is funded by donations and sponsorships from Operation Red Nose (ORN) on Bowen Island. Both ORN and Make Bowen a Better Place are inspired by Rotary International’s new generations avenue of service.

The proposal that best meets the ideals of Rotary and has the big-gest positive impact on our island community will be awarded up to $1,000 towards its implementa-tion. Please contact Rotarian Bruce Wallace for more information.

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As an archival volunteer, I’m always on the look-out for articles or photos

of Bowen Islanders in the news. In the last little while, the most impressive discovery was the major article in the November 24 Vancouver Sun which lauded poet Bernice Lever. Lever has just published her 10th book of poetry Imagining Lives. Totally differ-ent was the salute to the work of island-based furniture designer Burns Jennings. A November 16 Vancouver Sun photo story show-cased two Jennings items featured as part of a two-day design show at the Four Seasons Hotel. Burns Jennings Custom Art Furniture focuses on building home and office furniture using environ-mentally responsible materials and practices. Aside from major arti-cles, I always check the obituary pages, hoping I won’t find any islander. Sadly, this time, I saw the notice of the death of Peter Granger. Peter has been part of Bowen for years and his death robs us of a good friend.

• For those with an interest in things Scottish, I’d be remiss if I didn’t point out that November 30 is St. Andrew’s Day celebrated by Scots all around the world with dinners and dances. Not only is Andrew the patron saint of Scotland, he’s also claimed by Russia, and Greece as well as by fishermen and golfers. Fishermen? Yes, Andrew was a fisherman. To refresh our memories, there were twelve apostles. Of those, Andrew and Peter were fishermen on

the Sea of Galilee and it was said that Jesus spoke to them, saying, “Come with me and I will make you fishers of men.” Andrew was part of the loaves and fishes event and is credited with many years of preaching and spreading the gos-pel. His travels took him along the Black Sea as far as Kiev. Legend says that when he was sentenced to death by crucifixion, he asked that he be crucified on a different cross from that of Jesus. The Romans sometimes used a diagonally trans-versed (x-shaped) cross that has been adopted as the national flag of Scotland and was later incor-porated into the Union Flag. Blue with a white cross, it’s said to be one of the oldest national flags, dating back to at least the 12th century.

• Ten Years Ago in the Undercurrent of November 22, 2002: It was election time and the race for mayor was so tight that a tie seemed possible. In the end, Lisa Barrett won over Peter Frinton by 51 votes. • Neighbours felt a special burst of pride when Shari Ulrich was inducted into the BC Entertainment Hall of Fame. • The Globe and Mail’s Books Section featured Paul and Audrey Grescoe’s

The Book of Letters: 150 Years of Canadian Correspondence. • Jane Boddy’s company Fairweather Yacht Charters Ltd. won an award as the Entrepreneur of the Year. • MDS Metro lab services agreed to a six-month pilot project providing blood-testing service once a week on Thursday mornings.

• In the Undercurrent of November 29: The American pur-chase of Cape Roger Curtis had fallen through, so it was again for sale for $16 million. A non-profit society, the Cape Roger Trust, had been formed to save the last accessible, undeveloped piece of Bowen shoreline. • Jude Neale and husband Paul Hooson were guests at the CBC launch of Bill Richardson’s book Dear Sad Goat. A letter from Jude was one of the 170 chosen from more than 10,000 received by Bill during the past five years of his radio program.

• The Last Word: If you are doing some house cleaning before your holiday company arrives, it helps to know that, yes, book sale donations are welcome. Small boxes, please, with no magazines or encyclopedias. Deliver to the library during open hours.

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Celebrating islanders’ achievements

This past Sunday, a group of Bowen Islanders stood amidst thousands of keen runners at

the start of the Seattle Half Marathon, buzzing with anticipation to pass by 21.2 km of the city’s finest scenery. A lone, lovely voice sang the American national anthem. As her song ended, the Canadian national anthem bubbled from my throat and the Bowen con-tingent spontaneously joined in for our own anthem of unity, strength and freedom. Records were broken that day as first-timers accomplished a physi-cal feat of endurance previously only dreamed of. After 10 weeks of train-ing on Bowen’s hilly terrain, Positively Fit’s half marathon group was prepared to take on Seattle’s famously challeng-ing course. In addition to running, we

Bowen group competes in half marathon

Positively Fit’s half marathon group: (left to right - top row) Launette Rieb, Lynn Fuhr, Amanda Ockeleon, Zoe Rappard, Mary Coleman, (left to right - bottom row) Lynn Forbes, Caro Milligan, Mary Letson, Susannah Montague, Melissa Harrison, (missing from photo) Keona Hammond, Jane Mckay, Peter Rawsthorne, Sue Nicholson and Laura Ruloff. Submitted photo

laughed (a lot) and shopped (a lot). For me, Sunday’s experience confirmed that life’s marathons are easier when done shoulder to shoulder with people you

adore. It was a fabulously memo-rable weekend I look forward to repeating next year. Well done, all.

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The family deeply regrets the peaceful death of Dr. Peter Granger of Vancouver and Bowen Island. Lovingly survived by his sister, Shirley Dietz (Wolfgang) and partner, Bill Granger, nine nephews and nieces.Pre-deceased by parents Eric and Enid Granger and older brother Bryan.Peter and family lived through WWII and emigrated to Canada in 1951. He graduated from University of Toronto School of Medicine in 1962, and practiced as a Family Physician, Chief of Staff, York Central Hospital, Vice-President of Medical Affairs, North York General Hospital and Director of Inner City Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Teacher and Mentor to CHIUS (Community Health Initiatives by University Students), retiring in 2012. Peter was the recipient of a Queen’s Silver Jubilee Award, 1977, College of Family Physicians of Canada Geeta Gupta Equity and Diversity Award, 2010, and College of Health Disciplines BC Health Association Award, 2012.Cremation has taken place. A Memorial Service will be held at Bowen Island United Church, Sunday, December 9, 2:00 pm. In lieu of flowers, donations in Peter’s memory are requested to Doctors without Borders, the Dr Peter AIDS Foundation, or a humanitarian charity of your choice.

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Fond memories of a steady gig on BowenSUSANNE MARTINE D I T O R

Jazz is not a note-by-note reiteration of a piece of music. It’s more like sitting down and having a conversa-

tion with old friends, says bass player Rob Bailey. Or an argument, suggests drummer Buff Allen, but even though you can just meet, pull up a chart and play, you get better the more you play together, you develop a bit of commu-nication and trust. Here is where the third in the trio, guitarist Teun Schut, chimes in. “I don’t know about trust,” he says, but it’s obvious he’s joking. There is an easy camera-derie between them as they sit around to shoot the breeze, their instruments still packed up.

It’s a Friday evening - this used to be the night they played their gig on Bowen. First at Doc Morgans - then at the Snug. And it’s with a sense of nostalgia that they talk about that time: 15 months of steady work in a row. But there are some notes of excitement as well as the trio is planning a Christmas jazz concert on December 7 at the Tunstall Bay Clubhouse.

In Teun’s studio, the conversation flows easily - a bit like jazz - touch-ing music, politics and the good old days. Tunes of Adam Rogers play softly in the background. He’s New York’s main guitar player, according to Buff,

who’s just bought one of his arrange-ments for five bucks. It’s something to try, even though they agree that jazz is not about rehearsing. Buff quotes American jazz composer and saxo-phonist Wayne Shorter who said, “How can I rehearse when I don’t know what we’re going to play.” Yet the months of playing together paid off. “We kicked it up a notch,” says Rob, adding that they haven’t had a gig together since Labour Day. “[The Snug] is too small a venue to be economically viable when the weather gets too cold to sit outside,” he said. Buff recalls that they played inside but the audience used to fill both the

room and the patio. “Inadvertent jazz, we call it,” Rob adds with a laugh.

“It’s unusual for a jazz band a) to have a regular gig and b) to have a gig that lasts so long,” Rob explains. “We were joking that we were the highest grossing jazz band on the west coast

in the year of 2012.” They are grateful for the welcome they received in the venues, both from the businesses and the audience. “We developed a bit of a following,” Teun says. “It was really nice – there were regulars who came every week. People could chat and have a glass of wine. They could listen to the music but could also sort of tune it out and chat.”

“Except during the guitar solos,” Rob interjects and Teun nods with a smile, “That was not allowed.”

Since then, work for the trio has

dried up. “There are no other gigs,” Bailey says. “None, other than the occa-sional private party.” They joke that they play at birthday parties, funerals and tonsillectomies, in short, for all occasions where jazz tunes would be welcome. Yet there aren’t many venues available on Bowen - and some don’t guarantee a payment. This isn’t new - Teun remembers a jazz club in Holland with a similar model. “It was a really good club and everyone wanted to play there. But they would increase the price for beer.” It’s like paying to hear yourself play, they joke but quickly grow serious again. “These are dark times for people trying to make a living as musicians,” says Rob, who recalls that when he was 25, he could play 52 weeks a year for six nights a week.

“The story I like to tell is about a friend of mine who passed away 10 years ago,” Buff says. “He was born and raised in West Vancouver. He was a professional trombone player and his next door neighbour was a doctor. They always chatted over the fence and had the same taste in cars. He told me in the 60s, they both would go out and buy a new car every year. The 70s came along and he was getting a new car every two years and the doctor contin-ued getting one every year. In the 80s, he had two cars and in the 90, only one, while the doctor was still getting one every year. This made him realize what happened in the music business.” Rob laughs and says that today, musicians are lucky to get a bus pass.

Buff says the situation is the result of the decline in the arts and that, in turn, is the result of funding cuts. “Just before the Olympics, the provincial government cut arts funding by 90 per

cent,” he says. “The only modern government that has done more than that is when the Taliban ruled Afghanistan and cut it 100 per cent.” Rob adds that local funding cuts had a disastrous result.

On Bowen, lack of performance space is a major issue. “It’s totally contradictory to our image of being one of the most arts and culture-rich outposts in Canada,” Rob says.

All three agree that it would be great to have a community centre where theatre groups and musicians could perform. They have played in other communities like Vernon that has a facility with around 600 seats and feel it’s a bit embarrassing for Bowen to come up short. Teun hopes that a gathering place would help counteract the current trend where people seem to prefer stay-ing home to update their Facebook status over coming out to a live per-formance. Rob adds that it may be

a societal trend that, if it continues in this vein, will make live music become a historical curiosity. “And here we are - working so hard to keeping this strange thing alive,” he said. Buff is more optimistic. He believes that live music will contin-ue – in a changed form that reflects the sentiment of bumper stickers that say: Think globally, act locally.

The three musicians are playing other gigs and are involved with different projects (between them, they have more than a century of playing professionally), yet what they would really like is another steady gig as a trio. And, as they pick up their instruments and start to play, it becomes obvious why. Listening to them add their own flavour to well-known holiday clas-sics, there grows a certainty that the trio will be well-received at the Christmas concert and, indeed, at any gig they’ll choose to play.

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