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BIMTAC changesIs there a commuter vs non-commuterbattle being waged?

Why we loved Dorothy LawsonA celebration of the life of the archivesfounder will be held on October 4

Youth get their sayA new youth council is looking fordecision-making members

Bowen Islands crosswalks have a creative new look. After the paving and painting of Snug Coveended on Tuesday, it was Diana Izdebskis turn to go to work. The island resident won over votersin the municipalitys design with her swimming salmon. Grade 6 student Oscar Knowles-Dekkersslug design will guide students across the road near BICS. Martha Perkins photo

MARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R

The islands first two duplexeshave cleared their first bureaucratichurdle.Wolfgang Duntzs application for

two two-family residential buildingsin the Cates Hill neighbourhoodwas given first reading at Tuesdaymornings council meeting.A majority of council members

thought the application was a posi-tive step forward in the quest todiversify available types of housing,especially since the duplexes willcost less than the average $700,000for a new home on the island.

Mayor Murray Skeels andCouncillor Sue Ellen Fast votingagainst the proposal.It isnt fair to the neighbour-

hood, Skeels said. There shouldbe a lot of consideration into whatneighbours think.He preferred the existing zoning

which allows for one house and onesecondary suite on each of the twoproperties, saying it allowed a familyto offset the cost of their new homeby renting out the secondary suite.He questioned whether the cost ofa duplex would be much lower andwhether the top of Cates Hill was theplace to start allowing duplexes.

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Magnificent. Very positive. Veryencouraging. Long overdue. Verymuch needed.Do you get the sense that after

years of frustration about problemscaused by derelict boats and thebehaviour of some people living onboats in Mannion Bay, Bruce Russellwas one happy man on Tuesdaymorning?Im grateful for all the support,

he said after Bowen Island councilpassed a resolution that will see themunicipality eventually take con-trol of the bay (which is also calledDeep Bay.)When Russell and a delegation

of close to two dozens supportersof Friends of Mannion Bay arrivedin the council chambers, preparedto state their case about why suchcontrols are needed, Mayor MurraySkeels told them that they wouldbe pushing against a door that isalready open.

Before council was a detailedstrategy outlined by BonnyBrokenshire, senior bylaw serviceofficer: obtain a Licence of Occupation

for the 38 hectares of water fromthe east end of Sandy Beach tothe opposite point near the endof Ecclestone Road, a process thatcould take up to 140 days create land-use bylaw amend-

ments governing the use of the bay,including putting a two-week limiton how long people anchor theirboats in the bay come up with bylaw enforce-

ment strategies (the RCMP was alsoin attendance at the meeting) and get involved with social planning.It did not take long for council

to unanimously pass the motion tostart the application process, earn-ing the applause of the people gath-ered in the room. (Russell also pre-sented Brokenshire with a bouquetof flowers in appreciation of hercommitment to the file.)

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Elections Canada coming to BICS on October 3Two Elections Canada revising

agents will be at BICS on October3 from 10am to 3pm to help voterswho are unsure if they are on thelist of electors or if they know thattheir information is incorrect i.e. thepostal code may be wrong.

To update their information, vot-ers will need to show either theirdrivers licence or two pieces of ID both with their name on themand one of which has their currenthome address (i.e. BC Care Cardand a bank statement with cur-

rent home address). The list is atElections.caThis will minimize line ups on

Advance Polling Days (October 9 -12 from noon to 8 pm) and Electionday, October 19 7 am to 7 pm bothof which will be held at BICS.

BIM plunges into Mannion Baymanagement

Cates Hill duplexes pass first hurdle

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S N U G C O V EPA V I N G W E E K

The paving of Bowen Island Trunk Road is now complete.Mayor, Council and staff would like to extend a sincerethank you to the entire community, businesses andvisitors for your patience and cooperation throughoutthis project! Also, congratulations to the BIM PublicWorks Department on the successful coordination of thiscomplicated project!!

S N U G C O V EB E A U T I F I C A T I O NC O N T I N U E S

Please join the Bowen Island Garden Club and Bowen Island Municipality atour first community daffodil bulb planting event in Snug Cove. Bulbs will besupplied. Please bring your gloves, hand fork/trowel and good cheer.

When: Wednesday, October 14, 2015Meeting Place: Library North LotMeeting Time: 9:30 am

With your help, springtime in Snug Covewill be blooming for years to come!

E X P R E S S I O N O FI N T E R E S T k E O I jB I M PA R K P L A N U P D A T E

Bowen Island Municipality (BIM) seeks a qualified consultant to take part inupdating its Park Plan. The successful applicant will assist in the creation ofthis guiding document which will highlight preservation, enhancement andnatural capital evaluation of Bowen Islands ecosystems and green spaces.

Collaborating with various stakeholders, the successful applicant willtake part in a project that includes developing and facilitating a publicconsultation process, creating the Plans framework, research and writingand graphic design and layout.

For more information regarding this EOI, please visit the BIM website atwww.bimbc.ca.

E M P L O Y M E N TO P P O R T U N I T Y

Bowen Island Municipality seeks a qualified Administrative Assistant. Formore details, please visit the BIM website at www.bimbc.ca.

B C H Y D R OW O O D P O L E T E S T A N DT R E A T P R O G R A M

BC Hydro plans to test and treat wooden power poles on Bowen Islandbetween October 15 and November 15, 2015. As permitted under theirapproved Pest Management Plan, BC Hydro may apply wood preservatives tothe poles to prevent decay from wood rot or structural damage from insects.Members of the public with concerns or questions about the wood pole testand treat program are encouraged to call BC Hydro directly. The contact forthis program is Raymond Irving, BC Hydro Field Manager, 1-250-755-4798.

Information about BC Hydros pole maintenance program including thewood preservatives to be used is available at: http://www.bchydro.com/safety-outages/stay-safe/safety-outside/trees-power-lines/managing-weeds-insects/wood-pole-treatment.html

Public Participation in Flagging Areas of ConcernBC Hydro has provided metal pig-tail pins and orange flagging tape forthe Bowen Island Municipality to distribute to the public. Please call604-947-4255 to request your flagging materials by October 14, 2015. BowenIsland Municipality encourages residents to use the pins to identify wells(registered and non-registered), waterbodies or adjacent organic farms.

Bowen Island Municipality has been informed that the BC Hydro field crewwill respect all flagged areas and will utilize treatment methods that areappropriate for the marked sensitive areas.

M U N I C I P A LW AT E R M A I N F L U S H I N G

As part of the regular municipal water system maintenance program, BowenIsland Municipality (BIM) will be flushing water mains in all municipal watersystems; Cove Bay, Eagle Cliff, Hood Point, Bowen Bay, Blue Water Park, KingEdward Bay, and Tunstall Bay from October 3 November 13, 2015.

This procedure is necessary to remove sediment that gradually depositsin the pipes and will not pose a health hazard. Municipal staff will try tominimize any inconvenience. Flushing will take place 7 days a week from8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in most neighbourhoods. Every effort will be made toensure that water quality is not affected but some turbidity and higher thannormal chlorine concentrations may be present for short periods of time.Running your tap briefly should clear this up. In addition, temporary pressurefluctuations may occur.

Please note: Snug Cove and Cates Hill to Millers Landing areas will be flushedon Saturday, October 3 to alleviate water interruptions for Bowen IslandCommunity School (BICS).

Reminder: It is recommended that water users with compromised immunesystems ensure their drinking water is boiled, filtered or distilled.

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If youre 15 years of age or older, andlive on the island full-time or part-time,please take 10 minutes to share your story.

This is your opportunity to focus on whats right about Bowen by sharingyour story. In October, please visit www.bimbc.ca to complete My BowenIsland Story. Your stories will help support and sustain the values of ourcommunity, assist in municipal communications and provide input for theBowen Island branding initiative.Dont have a computer? Please go to theBowen Library or contact municipal staff at 604-947-4255 for a printed copy.

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Adam Holbrooksays commuter vsnon-commuter divideis deepening


An ideological battle betweencommuters and non-commutersmight be the reason behind chang-es to the Bowen Island MunicipalTransportation AdvisoryCommittee, says the man mostaffected by those changes.On Tuesday afternoon, Adam

Holbrook says the municipalitytold him that not only was he nolonger chair of BIMTAC but thathe was no longer allowed to sit onthe committee.Its back to the perennial Bowen

issue of whether were a smallcommunity that happens to benext to a metropolis or whether weare part of a metropolis, he toldthe Undercurrent.Holbrook is an adjunct professor

at SFU and commutes to down-town Vancouver one or two daysa week. This makes him aware of,and sympathetic to, commutersneeds, he says.The recent decision over wheth-

er to add more parking spaceson Cardena Road illustrates theconflicts that arise at BIMTAC, he

says. Commuters need some placein the Cove to leave their cars dur-ing the day so they can walk ontothe ferry and take public trans-portation, including Peter Kingsexpress bus, on the other side.Council turned down the

Cardena Road proposal.There is a lack of understand-

ing as to what sort of planningshould go into providing serviceson the island, Holbrook says, add-ing that the islands main export isbrains people who live on theisland but work on the mainland.Holbrook says theres always

been a wide diversity of views onBIMTAC but that the sense of con-flict has heightened over the pastfew months.This diversity has become

highly politicized, he says.He notes that there are cur-

rently eight members on BIMTAC;three of them are councillors Sue Ellen Fast, Alison Morse andMelanie Mason and theres onevacancy.In an email to the Undercurrent,

Mayor Murray Skeels says that thedecision was made in a closed por-tion of Tuesdays council meeting.A difficult decision was made byCouncil and the affected partieshave been notified of that deci-sion. Neither I or anyone elseon Council is permitted to com-ment further until authorized byCouncil at a future meeting.

BIMTACs chairtaken off committee

from page 1Im not against housing diversity but there have been

challenges with children getting to school from the top.How can children walk to school? Id like to look at it aspart of overview of the land-use bylaw, she said.She also had a problem with it being characterized as

affordable. Id characterize it as more affordable.After the meeting, Duntz was asked about Skeels and

Fasts concerns.We constantly have people coming in with a price

point and we say, Sorry, theres nothing we can do foryou, Duntz said in an interview.The vast majority of potential house buyers are single

retired women who want a place of their own but dontwant to rent, he says. Their price point is $395,000 and

often can afford more but dont need or want the squarefootage of a home.The other group of prospective buyers is families with

one or two children. Their ideal price point is $550,000although they can go up to $595,000. The typical cost ofa new home on Bowen, however, is $700,000. To affordthat, the couple needs $150,000 in cash and a combinedannual income of $125,000.Find me the family on Bowen that has that, Duntz

said, adding that there are very few places on the islandfor a family to rent.The proposed lots are across from Tir-na-nOg

Theatre School, the land for which Duntz donated,along with the neighbouring parkland and the Rivendellproperty.


Its time for a parking plan.I wonder if we can stop kick-

ing this can down the road, saidCouncillor Michael Kaile whenanother idea for creating park-ing spaces in the Cove came up atTuesday mornings council meet-ing. Why not look at [parking]more holistically and stop pickingat it in little bits. Lets get plans outand review in its totality. It wont beperfect because of the topographybut we just have to stop messingaround.We keep putting BandAids on,

Councillor Gary Ander said, agreeingthere is a need for an integrated plan.Council was discussing a staff

memo in response to a previousdirective to find ways to increasethe number of parking spaces in

Snug Cove. At its previous meeting,council acquiesced to negative reac-tion to a plan to create spaces nextto the Crippen Park entrance onCardena Road.One alternative, proposed in 2014

and revisited on Tuesday, was thecreation of 15 new spots on a por-tion of Community Lands Parcel3 fronting Miller Road. It wouldrequire the removal of three stumpsand eight trees, with a total cost of$16,250.We should look at other options

before we start going into the for-est, said Ander, who added thatcouncil should reconsider a pro-posal near Village Square from theBellringer family.Councillor Melanie Mason wants

council to look at the points raisedby Michael Chapman in his letteragainst the Cardena Road proposal.This included more efficient use of

existing spaces, in part by mark-ing them more clearly. She thinksthe public would like to see parkingissue integrated with other forms oftransportation.Councillor Sue Ellen Fast agreed

that options such as bus routes andcar sharing be part of the conversa-tion.Councillor Maureen Nicholson

said that while she likes an integrat-ed plan, shed like to move forwardwith better enforcement first. Anderagreed. Without enforcement youllnever solve the parking problems inthe cove, he said.After much to-and-froing about

the wording, council agreed onthe following wording: Councilwill direct staff to bring forward aproposal to investigate options forexpanding and optimizing existingparking in the cove, including theconsideration of private lots.

Cove parking needs holistic plan

Retired single women are typical buyers


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The valueof a dollarIn this day and age, the concept of know-

ing the value of a dollar has been thrown outthe window of a $500,000 starter home. Weremuch more likely to come up with an ironicnew slogan A loonie is the new penny than return to what not only seems like an old-fashioned concept, but an entirely unrealisticone.But in the world of the Bowen Island

Undercurrent, a dollar is still vitally important.Its what we ask readers, each week, to spend sothey can get a compendium of whats been hap-pening, learn a bit about their neighbours andget a heads up about community events.We know that the internet has made people

accustomed to getting the news for free but thereality is that someone has to pay for the workthat goes into making that news available.Newspapers have two sources of revenue:

advertising and asking people to buy the paper.If we decided to give the Undercurrent away forfree, wed have two choices. One is to put moreads on the page to recoup the loss of revenue,thus leaving less room for news on an islandwhere theres always something to write about.The other is to charge more for each ad.Instead, were encouraging people to spend

a dollar to buy a paper. Better yet, save a dol-lar or two and get a subscription so you havethe newspaper delivered to your mailbox everyweek.Theres such a basic, underlining reality to

all of this: making the paper costs money. Wehave to have it printed and delivered. We needto pay someone to fill it with content. We needto pay someone to keep the office running, aswell as pay for rent and hydro. Everyone whobegrudges paying the dollar needs to ask them-selves: where else will the money come from? Ifnot you, who?But its not just the Undercurrent that needs

your support. Retail is a tough, tough busi-ness on Bowen Island. If you want Bowen to bemore than a bedroom community, then peoplehave to make an effort to spend more moneyhere. If it werent for daytrippers, boating visi-tors and B&B guests who relax by meanderingthrough Snug Cove and Artisan Square, manyof these businesses could not survive.This is a smart island; we dont have to tell

you what would happen if these businessesclosed. Wed all be diminished.So, spend a dollar on the Undercurrent and,

while youre at, buy a book at Phoenix or dis-cover what a treasure we have at the USSCMarina store, and all the other Snug Coveboutiques. Save money at Costco if you want,but use some of those savings to do your in-between grocery shopping at the General Storeor Ruddy Potato.You may think that a dollar no longer mat-

ters, but it does. There is strength in numbers!

Martha PerkinsEditor

EDITORIAL

LNG does have a safe future in BC: Woodfibre LNG

Islanders speak out in favour of Pam Goldsmith-Jones

Re: LNG has a bright future but it must be a safefuture, September 24, 2015 Undercurrent

LNG has a bright and safe future in BritishColumbia, whether its being shipped from BCsnorth coast or our south coast, including HoweSound. We know this because LNG has been safelyshipped to ports around the world for more than halfa century.We also know LNG has a bright and safe future

in British Columbia including Howe Sound becauseprojects like Woodfibre LNG dont take the LNGshipping industrys impressive safety record forgranted. Rather, at Woodfibre LNG, weve hiredworld-class independent experts at Lloyds RegisterConsulting and Abbott Risk Consulting (ARC) Ltd.to conduct risk assessments to ensure we safely man-age any potential risks related to our project.Its important to note that the Sandia National

Laboratories reports actually conclude, Risks fromaccidental LNG spills, such as from collisions and

groundings, are small and manageable with currentsafety policies and practices. There is currently novessel large enough in Howe Sound to breach anLNG carrier and cause an LNG spill.LNG carriers can safely transit Howe Sound

three to four LNG carriers per month travellingat 8 to 10 knots, on a well-established shipping lane,escorted by at least three tugboats (at least one teth-ered to the LNG carrier), and with two BC CoastPilots on board, who are experts on our coast.And Woodfibre LNG is not stopping there. Were

also committed to implementing the recommenda-tions of another review this time by TransportCanada (TERMPOL) to ensure safe operations inHowe Sound.LNG does have a bright and safe future in British

Columbia, and it includes Howe Sound.John French

Community Relations ManagerWoodfibre LNG Limited

The serious issues facing our country aside, elec-tions can be fun. We have been having a great timecanvassing for Pam Goldsmith-Jones weve seena lot of beautiful little corners of Bowen for the firsttime, figured out diverse gate systems, made newdog friends from dachshunds to wolfhounds and,most important, had fascinating conversations withBowens super-engaged and informed voters.Almost everyone says the current regime must go,

that we can no longer tolerate Mr. Harpers assaultson democracy and truth, our rights and freedoms,the environment, scientists and even charities.And that we must take steps, through diplomacyand humanitarianism, to regain our self-esteem asCanadians in the world. We are on the wrong path;Canada needs a better government now.Pam Goldsmith-Jones has our support because she

is an outstanding candidate. She has an exceptionaltrack record in government and leadership, tremen-

dous knowledge and commitment to environmental-ism and democratic reform, and a lot of courage ifyouve heard her speak youll know that, as our MP,Pam will never hesitate to speak out on our behalf.(She also has strong connections to Bowen.) And, asthings stand now, Pam has the strongest chance ofwinning this riding. So theres that to seriously con-sider, too.None of us are young; we have all seen many fed-

eral elections in our lives, and voted for a varietyof parties. As we walk and talk our way across theisland, we have realized this is the most importantelection of our lives. Please join us and vote for PamGoldsmith-Jones, the Liberal candidate, on October19, for a better Canada now.

Deborah BrammHeather HodsonHeather Prittie

Jane Kellett


Why we lovedBowen IslandsaccidentalarchivistRON WOODALLC O N T R I B U T O R

This Sunday, October 4 at 1pm, BowenIsland will bid one last goodbye to one ofour very rarest gems. At Evergreen Hall, aCelebration of Dorothy Lawsons Life willhonour a delightful neighour and a lifetime ofcommitment to the heritage of Bowen Island.Id been there [in Maine] for a couple of

years when I got a telegram one day fromEngland from a certain person named EricLawson who had been in Cooperstown withme he and I were the oldest two in the class and Erics telegram asked, Will you marryme? I said, Yes.It was 1976 and soon, both Dorothy and

Eric would be together in Canada but notwithout strict instructions from immigrationto marry within six days of arrival. The new-lyweds first settled in West Vancouver and,by 1979, they had made their way to settle onBowen Island.Both were skilled conservators. Dorothy

was an art history graduate from the StateUniversity of New York in Cooperstownwith a practicum at Harvard UniversitysFogg Museum. Prior to interning at theSmithsonian, Eric also studied conservationat Cooperstown and it was there that he metDorothy.On Bowen Island, they began working from

home. Almost immediately, Dorothy wassought after for her specialty of preserving arton paper and small textiles. The VancouverArt Gallery called for her to work on a set ofdrawings from India that had lost the hingesand mats. In fact, Dorothy was never short forwork and that included some highlight assign-ments such as the eight or nine works onpaper by Emily Carr. Being too poor to buycanvas, Carr painted on construction paper.Dorothy was skilled at gently prying the paperfrom Carrs plywood backings. While in careof such treasured fine art, Dorothy neverwanted to know the value of what she wasworking on.A gallery up in Banff sent her a crate filled

with master works from Walter J. Phillips,a famous Canadian painter and woodcutterwhose work was used on Canadian postagestamps. She spent an entire winter restoring120 of Phillips pieces. Later, she learned thatthe gallery had entrusted her with their entirePhillips collection.But Dorothys greatest gift is her meticulous

labour of love, the Bowen Island Archives.In more than one profile written about her,Dorothy described herself as the AccidentalArchivist. She believed that, in hindsight,once on Bowen, her three decades of volun-teering with the Historians was inevitable.The minute you walk off the boat you areimmediately slotted into the community,everyone decides what you are. Well, of courseEric and I both dealing with artifacts, we wereapproached by the Historians.Dorothy became a key factor in the quest

for an island museum. She jumped into themiddle of the museums many challenges.First there were community outreach exhibitsprograms to work out with the local school.But Dorothy wanted an actual museum. Therewas no place to store the accumulating docu-ments and artifacts being cached in islandhomes, such as telephone books dating backto 1957. Also, the demand for photographsconvinced her of the need to develop a proper

photo archive.After much perseverance, the quest for a

museum began to see progress with the pur-chase of a lot in Snug Cove.Dorothy was key to the negotiations. A

small cottage on the lot was rented out tocover the mortgage. She secured some mod-est grants which allowed her to hire tempo-rary staff. That meant more working spacewas needed. Though they didnt have enoughmoney for a museum, they did have enoughto build a functional storage building on theproperty. The one-storey building became thefirst location of the archives and was openedin 1994.But not long after that, Dorothy had her

museum. As the story goes the completedbuilding you see now is partly the result ofthe need for a washroom in the archives. Theadvice given was that the most economicaloption would actually be to raise the existingbuilding and put a washroom and additionalspace under it. That created room for a smallmuseum on the main floor or, as Dorothydescribes it, a $50,000 washroom with amuseum attached.The simple solution was to raise the small

building to create two floors. New siding andwindows, along with a charming verandahgave Bowen Island a charming and functionalmuseum downstairs and an archive upstairs.Soon, a New Horizons grant allowed

Dorothy to hire two students to buy thecomputer she needed to begin the archivalprocess. Finding grant money and job grantsremained essential and Dorothy was alwayskey to those efforts. Her abilities in the worldof computers meant that she could plan andutilize contemporary methods.She already had a computer when she

accepted the challenge of putting an archivalprogram in place. She chose an Apple for thework because it was the easiest operating but

she always loved her original machine, theOsbourne 1, the first commercially success-ful microcomputer. She kept that old com-puter throughout her lifetime. Always honingher skills, she took every online courses andworkshop the archives association offered andbecame extremely computer savvy,Dorothy applied for a grant to digitize 7,000

images and in her working span placed 3000historical photographs online. In 2004, as thedigitizing progressed, it was decided to pro-duce the large format pictorial Bowen IslandReflections rather than update the IreneHoward book. Dorothy had switched to aPC program and database templates allowingher to easily and properly catalogue accord-ing to the international Rules of ArchivalDescription.Dorothy continued to volunteer at the

Museum and Archives and could be foundthere on Tuesday and Thursday, vowing tocarry on as long as I can climb the stairs.Her extensive background brought incal-culable depth over the years and her joy ofresearch always brought delight when shehelped someone solve a historical mystery.In 2011, Dorothy decided to retire and her

absence was strongly felt by her fellow his-torians. Her enthusiastic personality and herability to work with so many different peoplewere very much missed. Most of all, she isremembered for her huge role in the realiza-tion of a museum and archives for BowenIsland.The bright note is that Dorothy shared her

knowledge, mentoring the talented new archi-vist, Deidre Farah.Because she developed such a passion and

innate understanding of island life Dorothyhas truly been a priceless gift to the museumas the keeper of the flame. Its the life of theisland as it is and as it was its there foreverybody to enjoy, she said of her work.

How She Got Here:Dorothy Lawson

As well as being a founder of the Bowen Island Museum and Archives, DorothyLawson was a highly respected art preserver. She was tasked with removing nineworks on paper by Emily Carr from their plywood backings.

Dorothy metEric Lawson atthe Universityof New York inCooperstown. Heproposed to her bytelegram and theywere inseparableuntil his death.

Trust fund continues toshare a love of booksSince 2003, 51 BICS students have

received a gift of books from theCarolynne MacNeill Memorial Gift OfBooks trust fund.Carolynne grew up on Bowen and

worked at Snug Cove General Store formany years; she was a much loved staffmember and good friend to all. Sadly,Carolynne passed away in 2002. Herfriends and family wished to honour hermemory by setting up the Book Fund.Carolynne loved to read and actively

encouraged others to experience the joyof reading, so it is truly a fitting tribute toher.The fund is administered by the school

district and the students are selected byBICS staff.The students are given a gift certificate

to Phoenix towards the end of June eachyear.We wish to thank the family and friends

who started this gift of reading and aspecial thank you to Bonnie and staff atPhoenix for providing such a wonderfulselection to choose from.If you would like to donate to this fund,

tax receipts are issued for donations over$25, and the forms can be found in theBICS office.

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Memorial Gift of Books

Helping refugeesBowen in Aid of Syria raised $5,735 for

Off Shore Migrant Station in just one weekthanks to a sold-out Burger and Beer dayand late-night sister project!Beer and Burger would like to

thank Doc Morgans Pub & Restaurant fordonating the beer and space, Artisan EatsCafe & Bakery for donating the tasty buns,Seanna Strubin for donating the burgerpatties, Bowen Island Glass for your beau-tiful raffle item, Gary Anderson for donat-ing a load of wood for raffle, MichaelFix-It, Andrea Bastin, Inga Behm and JeniR. Redekopp for working the event.Thanks to Moss Hair Studio, Phoenix onBowen, Darryl D Deegan and HeatherDoherty for selling tickets.Special thanks to Andrea and Heather

for organizing and thanks to everyone whobought a ticket and or donated money!Late night event would like to thank

all the businesses who donated items forsilent auction: Moss Hair Studio, TheOffice at Artisan Square, Wagsville DogCamp, Tuscany, The General Store, Candyin the Cove,Rustique bistro, BowenislandFlowershop Caroline Walker, Off the RailsBrewery, Bowen Barber. Many thanksto everyone who bid on items and cameto the event! The generosity of BowenIslanders never ceases to amaze!Congratulations to Steve Purdy the win-

ner of firewood raffle and Ivan, the winnerof Bowen Glass donation! I will be con-tacting you shortly!

Many thanks!Sasha Buchanan

Inga Behm, Andrea Bastin, SashaBuchanan and Michael Segal serveburgers at the sold-out Bowen in Aidof Syria fundraiser at Doc Morgans.


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The sold-out 2nd Annual Bowen IslandInternational Wine Festival on September 24 and wasanother success for all attendees.It was truly an inspiring (and delicious) commu-

nity experience with 100 per cent of net proceedssupporting the Bowen Childrens Centre.BCC would like to thank the organizers; Sujinder

Juneja, Park Heffelfinger and Paul Rickett, as wellas Dan and Julia of the Lodge at the Old Dorm fortheir generous use of the venue, Julie and Christopheof Artisan Eats and Park at Memphis Blues for theamazing food, Peter King for providing safe trans-portation, and each of the 10 agents who poured anincredible selection of wines from across the globe.Special thanks to all the volunteers from the BCC

and to everyone who purchased a ticket to attend thefestival. See you in 2016!

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Derrick Cousins from International Cellars pours wine for participants at the Bowen IslandInternational Wine Festival at the Lodge at the Old Dorm. Dayna Purdy photo

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Bowens YouthCouncil: Helpplan the futureBowens youth are about to chart

their own direction, raising fundsthrough a team effort, and determiningwhat community projects might bestserve their needs.Through the initiative of the Bowen

Island Community Foundation and thegenerosity of a donor, Bowens YouthCouncil is about to become a real-ity. Our youth will learn of the ben-efits of giving back to the community,and volunteering its a partnershipbetween the Bowen Island CommunityFoundation and the Bowen YouthCentre, with an ultimate goal ofenhancing the quality of life for youthon Bowen.We are now inviting applications

from Bowen youth between the agesof 14 and 24, interested in participa-tion on the new Youth Council. TheCouncil will help to raise funds and todetermine how, when and where thosefunds might best be used to serve theneeds of Bowen Island youth.Its a novel opportunity a council

of Bowens youth will decide on their

priorities and then, through gener-ous financial assistance and their ownefforts, work to put in place the pro-grams and activities they would liketo see. There will be mentors availablefor advice, but it is our youth who willbe driving the proverbial bus. Theprogram will be overseen by JenniferPardee, a Community Foundationboard member, and the former prin-cipal of Bowen Island CommunitySchool.If you are a Bowen Islander and

between the ages of 14 and 24, con-sider making an application for a placeon our new Youth Council. Youll getto meet the members of other YouthCouncils in the Lower Mainland, shareand compare your experiences, andmost important of all, play a crucialrole in defining future opportunitiesfor yourself and your peers.

For more information contact JohnStiver, [email protected], 604-240-3467,or attention Jennifer Pardee, [email protected].

Bowen Island Legion is presenting areturn of the multi-award-winning playJakes Gift.This amazing play is about a Canadian

Second World War veterans reluc-tant return to Juno Beach for the 60thAnniversary of D-Day.It is written and performed by Julia

MacKey and directed by Dirk VanStralen. It is being staged for one nightonly Thursday, October 8 at 7:30pm.Tickets available at brownpapertickets.

com (search Jakes Gift) or at the CatesHill Pharmacy (cash only please). Checkthe reviews at JakesGift.com.

BingoThe Legions first Bingo Meat Draw of

the season is October 3. Doors open at1:30 and the first game starts around 2.

Friday DinnersCooks are needed for the Friday nightdinners, especially for the followingdates: November 13, 20 and 27. Pleaseemail [email protected] if youneed more information or would like tovolunteer.There will be no dinner on October 9

as it is the Thanksgiving long weekend

Award-winningplay comes toBowen Legion

Julia MacKey stars in JakesGift, a one-person play about aSecond World War vet.

BIM gives tax exemptions to 11 groupsFor an average of $18 a year, Bowen

Island landowners are helping 11 com-munity groups reduce their financialchallenges.Bowen Island council has given pre-

liminary approval to continue allowingtax exemptions for 10 groups and addRivendell Retreat into the mix.It means taking $16 million of

assessment out of the tax roles and for-giving $44,000 in taxes.On a property valued at $650,000,

the impact is $18.The 10 other groups are: Bowen Childrens Centre Bowen Island Museum & Archives Bowen Island United Church Camp Bow Isle Holy Trinity Church Royal Canadian Legion Cates Hill Chapel Island Pacific School Seymour Bay Foundation Tir-na-nOg Theatre School

and no dinner on October 30 as it isthe Halloween Dance.

BOWEN ISLAND YOUTH COUNCILYOUTH APPLICATION FORMThe Bowen Island Community Foundation, in partnership with the Bowen Youth Centre, is creating a Bowen Island YouthCouncil dedicated to supporting community projects for youth on Bowen Island through volunteerism and philanthropy.Themission is to enhance the quality of life for youth on Bowen Island. This is a program that will be youth driven, with supportfrom the Foundation.If you want to help make a positive difference for youth on Bowen, we encourage you to apply to join the Youth Council!

Who is eligible? Any youth between the ages of 14 and 24.Application deadline: October 15, 2015. The Youth Council reserves the right to limit participation to 20 members.

Email Completed Application to:Bowen Island Community Foundation: [email protected] Youth Centre: [email protected] do you feel you can contribute to the Youth Council?________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Parental Consent: If you are under the age of 19, please complete this section.I am a parent/guardian of __________________________________________________________and support his/her application to participate in theBowen Island Youth Council.______________________________Signature of Parent/GuardianTelephone:Email:Thank you for your application. We will get back to you after October 15th.Any Questions? Contact: John Stiver: [email protected] Pardee: [email protected]

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In the past weeks, council has receiveda raft of letters from people who haddeep concerns about what was happen-ing in the bay, everything from aban-doned boats, to people living on boatswithout proper black water systems, tonoise, to crude behaviour, to drug usethat spills into the Cove, to unsightlygarbage, to people beaching their boatsso they could use the beach as theirworkshop.Many of the people on the presenters

list started by talking about how longtheyd lived or cottaged on the bay andhow this pristine oasis has changed overthe years, especially after False Creekstarted to forbid anchoring for morethan two weeks at a time.Brokenshire said that, at present, there

are three floating docks in Mannion Bay,one of which is legal, 42 mooring buoysand 31 vessels. In early 2013, the munici-pality removed 29 mooring buoys thatwere non-complying.Her case for getting the Licence of

Occupation was based on restoringthe socio-ecological balance of the bay.This includes protecting marine lifeand the cultural values of island life. Italso includes being able to regulate theswimming area off Sandy Beach and themunicipal portion of the beach for whichit already has an LOA.Originally, her plan also included a

fifth point an environmental assess-ment. That is a large undertaking so itwas felt it was best to move ahead withthe LOA application first.

Licence willgive municontrol of bay


A Lazyboy chair is no longer sitting on the floor ofMannion Bay thanks to the 26 volunteers who par-ticipated in Saturdays Dive Against Debris.The chair was pulled out of the depths of the bay

along with 2,415 pounds of garbage that included afiling cabinet filled with tools and a steel frame for awindow.Its the most weve ever got in one run, says

Amber Spitkovski, who organizes the annual cleanup with Adam Taylor. She notes that some of thegarbage came from underwater areas that they hadcleaned up two years ago.What helped this year was having divers who had

more experience with this sort of clean up, and thetools to bring the debris to the boats that were wait-ing on the surface. (At one point, Doug Hoopersboat was so loaded with debris that it started to takeon water.)Members of Divers for Cleaner Lakes and Oceans,

Sea to Sky Scuba and Vancouver Apnea Free DiversClub all showed up to help on Saturday morning.Theyre all really enthusiastic, Spitkovski says.Another big help was Bruce MacDonald of

MacDonald Trucking and Excavating. He brought ina barge onto which the garbage was loaded.The garbage was hauled away by Bowen Island

Muncipality, which Spitkovski credits for helping theevent run so smoothly.She also gives a big shout out to Bowen Island

Marina and USSC Marina, which provided a skiff forPeter Mathews to drive, as well as the Snug Caf andRuddy Potato for feeding the hungry volunteers.All the debris had to be separated and weighed so

the information can be sent to Project Aware. Diversfrom all across the world are inputting their efforts tomake the ocean a cleaner home for marine life.

Divers dig deepto clean upMannion Bay

Divers with Divers for Cleaner Lakes and Oceans, Sea to Sky Scuba andVancouver Apneist Free Divers Club used Bruce MacDonalds boat to haulgarbage from the bottom of Mannion Bay.

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This Thanksgiving Sunday will be our 21stApplefest, Bowens annual celebration of pioneerorchards and heritage apple varieties.Each year Bowen Heritage and friends roll up their

sleeves to pick apples and bake pies, book music andtents and games and displays about apples and bee-keeping and serve tea, at our fabulous fall event.For the last few years, Grade 6 and 7 students

from BICS have helped us with apple-picking. Theylearn about local heritage with Judi Gedye, discuss-ing the connection between the heritage apple trees,our islands history and how Applefest helps to raisefunds to preserve the buildings and our heritageorchard varieties in Davies Orchard and Snug Cove.This year the Division Three students picked apples

with teacher Jon Hughes and school coordinator SarahHaxby. In previous years they have picked more than200lbs of apples but this year, even though the stu-dents worked really hard, they barely picked 50lbs.Sarah told us that there was higher than average

crop-loss, speculated to be due to the unusually earlycrop this season, the usual amount lost to birds andthe unusually high numbers of the eastern grey squir-rel and their habit of running away with whole apples!Squirrels notwithstanding, Bowen Heritage will

find apples, bake pies, and be ready to serve them aswe welcome everyone to our fun and family friendlyevent at Davies Orchard. Enter our pie-baking con-test, or the kids cake walk, or play giant chess. Therewill be heritage and nature walks and tours of themuseum cottage. Savour a heritage tea and slice ofapple pie in cottage 20, visit the heritage photo boothor enjoy the last farmers market of the year.

It takes teamwork to reach the apples high up in the 100+-year-old russet apple tree at DavisOrchard, as Mr. Hughes and Fleur discover.

Applefest celebrates heritage in delicious way


On the CalendarHave a birthday coming up? EmailCatherine Bayly at [email protected].

Caring Circle is organizing another6-week education session focusingon anxiety and depression starting inOctober. Please call Caring Circle at947-9100 to express your interest inregistering for this group.

Out of the Atticto Oct. 12Gallery @ Artisan SquareLong-forgotten attic masterpieces byvarious artists uncovered.

Rotary ClubOctober 1Collins Hall, 7:30pmNo charge, all are welcome

Legion DinnerOctober 26:30pm (doors open at 5)BI LegionYvonne McSkimming ispreparing fresh green salad, butterchicken, Aloi goobi, sauteed spinachand cheese, jasmine rice and fordessert, homemade carrot cake andice cream

Farmers MarketOctober 310am to noonBICS undercover areaTables, kids activities and buskers

Bowen Island Writers GroupOctober 3Noon - 2 pmCollins Hall,Open writers forum, all levels, allwriting projects welcome.Enquiries to: [email protected]

Bingo Meat DrawOctober 3BI LegionDoors open at 1:30 and the first gamewill start between 2 and 2:15pm.

Carli TraversOctober 410:30 am at the Little Red Church

2 to 4pm at Tunstall Bay club houseThe founder of Abetavu communityfor orphaned and vulnerable childrenin Uganda will talk about her newbook And Then She Was Free

SKY: Seniors Keeping YoungOctober 5Bowen Court9am Exercises with Ali Hartwick10am Speaker11am Yoga with Diana Kaile

Rotary ClubOctober 8Collins Hall, 7:30pmGuest speaker: Gino Rutigliano on theart of wine makingNo charge, all are welcome

Jakes GiftOctober 87:30pm (doors open 6:30)BI LegionJulia MacKey returns in this one-person play about a Canadianveterans reluctant return to JunoBeach for the 60th anniversary ofD-Day.Tickets at brownpapertickets.com orcash only at the Pharmacy.

Book launchWhen The Colours RunBy Lisa ShatzkyOctober 10Doors open at 7pm; event begins7:30Gallery @ Artisan Square

Girl RisingOctober 107pmBowen Island Yoga StudioScreening of the film written bygirls in Sierra Leone, Haiti, Ethiopia,Afghanistan, Peru, Egypt, Nepal, Indiaand Cambodia

Applefest, (and mini FarmersMarket)October 1110am to 2pmDavies OrchardDetails at BowenHeritage.org

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To ensure public safety and electrical system reliability, BC Hydro contractors inspectwood power poles along distribution lines and carry out treatment if required.Poles that have been in service for at least 8 years (lodgepole pine), 14 years (spruce,r) or 20 years (western red cedar) are inspected, tested for strength and treated nearground level with wood preservative to prevent and /or stop decay.

Untreated poles typically have a service life of only 30 years, while treated poles canlast up to 70 years, conserving demand on our forest resources.

Between October 15 to October 30, 2015, wood poles will be inspected and treatedalong distribution lines on Bowen Island.

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Vote for Strong, Stable, and Rational Governance

The people of Bowen know Ive been there for you, time and again,to celebrate with you our community accomplishments, work with you on Islandobjectives, mourn with you our losses, and -- on my own and with my family -- enjoythe beauty of the place I call Treasure Island, where Ive gone to make some ofmy most important decisions.As your MP, Ive worked with people of all different political backgrounds to bringhome investments of over $1.1 M in the community, such as:

- The Turf Field at BICS; our sewage plant; seniors housing; matched funds withthe Municipality to remove problem vessels from Manion Bay; and more.

Ive put my weight behind family reunification and other personal challenges forIslanders.

Time after time, Ive been impressed by the community spirit as Ive been dunkedin the Bowfest Dunk Tank, Run for the Ferry, and lapped up local history atSteamship Days.

Together, on the National Scene, weve proclaimed National Health and FitnessDay, got through a Crystal Meth Bill, and fought our way forward to First Reading witha bill to tackle Abandoned Vessels.

Under this Government, we have the lowest tax levels in 50 years, allowing forgreater investment in Bowen and in the riding as a whole.

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Land ActNotice of Intention to Applyfor a Disposition ofCrown LandTake notice that Bowen Island Wellness Centre, Bowen Island Lodge,has applied to the Ministry of Lands and Natural Resource Operations(MFLNRO), Surrey for a water lease for existing wharf situated onProvincial Crown land located adjacent Lot 37, Block 3, DL 490,Plan 11088 the File Number for this application is 2411572 Commentson this application may be submitted in two ways:1) Online via the Application and Reasons for Decision Databasewebsite at: www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPostings/index.jsp

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I attended the Community Harvest Feast at BICSlast Friday and was amazed at the number of peoplewho came and were well fed from the fruits of manyBowen farmers labours.Preparation of this wonderful feast represented a

lot of hard work and organization. Thanks go to MattMatheson, cook and Sarah Haxby, organizer.

Our Collins family farm was the main public sourceof fresh produce during the 1920s, 30s and 40s. Thiswas during the Union Steamship era. During the earliertime of Terminal Steamships, when my father went off

to war, my mother, with help from other islanders, alsosold produce to summer campers. They were the mainconsumers of milk, eggs, fresh fruit and vegetables. Allvegetables were organically grown and came directlyfrom the garden to the summer people waiting in linefor their orders. During the Steamships years, the sum-mer population of Bowen grew considerably but I dontremember ever serving such a large group of people asthose who attended Friday nights feast.

Yours trulyMarion Moore

A feast like Bowen has neverseen celebrates the harvest

A pile of Ragged Jack kale grown by the Young Farmers ofBowen is ready for volunteers Nova Pon, Christiaan Venter andQurban Singh Khalsa, above, to turn into a salad for the hordesof hungry diners who filled the BICS gym on Friday night for theBowen Grows feast. Local gardeners and producers provided theraw ingredients which chef Matt Matheson, at far left with NovaOn, and volunteers spent hours preparing. The massive loaf ofbread was donated by Artisan Eats. Sarah Haxby photos

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