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$1 including GST Watch for more online at: WWW.BOWENISLANDUNDERCURRENT.COM FRIDAY SEPT. 11, 2015 VOL. 42, NO. 33 The NDP’s Larry Koopman Tommy Douglas’s legacy resonates strongly with federal candidate A salute to Cpt. Richards Allie Drake visits with a descendent of the man who gave Bowen its name Fall into autumn Community groups, from soccer to to SKY to choir, are starting new seasons It’s still too dry to lift fire ban, water restrictions Ah, the joys of the first day of school! Two friends greet each other in the playground on Tuesday morning as BICS rings in a new school year. More photos on page 3. Martha Perkins photos It’s not ‘the Bowen way’ to have campaign signs MARTHA PERKINS EDITOR In 1999, a group of people running for a seat on Bowen Island’s first-ever municipal council got together at Doc Morgan’s. Since municipal elections were new here, they wanted to come up with certain etiquettes. “We agreed we wouldn’t have signs,” says Alison Morse, who was at the meeting (and has been a successful candidate in every municipal election since then.) “We didn’t want to litter the landscape.” Continued page 7 MARTHA PERKINS EDITOR The drought might be over but that doesn’t mean the risk of forest fires is. “It’s still incredibly dry out there,” Bowen Island Fire Chief Ian Thompson said on Tuesday morn- ing. “Even this rain hasn’t done a lot.” With a return to summer-like weather fore- casted for later this week, he’s keeping many of the island’s fire restrictions in place. While you can have a barbecue on your own property, no campfires or charcoal briquette bar- becues are allowed in public places. Thompson will reassess the situation next week and, until then, he reminds islanders that there are no backyard clearings and burns allowed until October 15. And it’s not yet time to give your house or boat a good power wash. The water restrictions in the King Edward Bay and Bluewater neighbourhoods are still in place. Public works superindentent Bob Robinson says recent rains have had a negligible impact on the wells that are 500 feet below ground. Up until August 26 this summer, there was only 8mm of rain. Between August 28 and 31, we got 104.5mm, and another 10 or so millimetres fell in the first few days of September. “It will take a lot more rain to recoup” the water in the municipal wells, Robinson says. All other residents on municipal water systems are recommended to conserve water. Saturday traffic advisory The Lions Gate Bridge and Stanley Park Causeway will be closed to northbound traffic on Saturday morning from 6 to 8am to accommodate the RBC Granfondo Whistler. As well, the east- bound lanes of the Upper Levels Highway from Horseshoe Bay to Taylor Way will be closed from 6 to 9:30am. Traffic will be rerouted to Marine Drive. This affects the 6:30 and 8:35am ferry traffic. www.bowenislandpub.com • 604-947-BPUB (2782) Open year round see you at the pub this fall/winter Full Menu Now Available ys a Week (w EVERYONE WELCOME! W W W e ee ek k At the Bowen Island Golf Course F N O f t ( Full Menu No la Op sa om 7 eath F N O o e M A v 7D :00 m mi M A 7 : m r l Men w va n 7 Da y am 0 er ing l w n 1 00 rp w p p w 0 e v a a i Thanks for a great summer… The Cup Cutter will be closing for the season on September 27 th Bowen island pub

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The NDP’s Larry KoopmanTommy Douglas’s legacy resonatesstrongly with federal candidate

A salute to Cpt. RichardsAllie Drake visits with a descendent ofthe man who gave Bowen its name

Fall into autumnCommunity groups, from soccer to toSKY to choir, are starting new seasons

It’s still toodry to lift fireban, waterrestrictions

Ah, the joys of the first day of school! Two friends greet each other in the playground on Tuesday morning as BICSrings in a new school year. More photos on page 3. Martha Perkins photos

It’s not ‘the Bowen way’ to have campaign signsMARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R

In 1999, a group of people running for aseat on Bowen Island’s first-ever municipal

council got together at Doc Morgan’s. Sincemunicipal elections were new here, theywanted to come up with certain etiquettes.

“We agreed we wouldn’t have signs,” saysAlison Morse, who was at the meeting (and

has been a successful candidate in everymunicipal election since then.) “We didn’twant to litter the landscape.”

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MARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R

The drought might be over but that doesn’tmean the risk of forest fires is.“It’s still incredibly dry out there,” Bowen Island

Fire Chief Ian Thompson said on Tuesday morn-ing. “Even this rain hasn’t done a lot.”With a return to summer-like weather fore-

casted for later this week, he’s keeping many of theisland’s fire restrictions in place.While you can have a barbecue on your own

property, no campfires or charcoal briquette bar-becues are allowed in public places.Thompson will reassess the situation next week

and, until then, he reminds islanders that thereare no backyard clearings and burns allowed untilOctober 15.And it’s not yet time to give your house or boat

a good power wash.The water restrictions in the King Edward Bay

and Bluewater neighbourhoods are still in place.Public works superindentent Bob Robinson says

recent rains have had a negligible impact on thewells that are 500 feet below ground.Up until August 26 this summer, there was only

8mm of rain. Between August 28 and 31, we got104.5mm, and another 10 or so millimetres fell inthe first few days of September.“It will take a lot more rain to recoup” the water

in the municipal wells, Robinson says.All other residents on municipal water systems

are recommended to conserve water.

Saturday traffic advisoryThe Lions Gate Bridge and Stanley Park

Causeway will be closed to northbound traffic onSaturday morning from 6 to 8am to accommodatethe RBC Granfondo Whistler. As well, the east-bound lanes of the Upper Levels Highway fromHorseshoe Bay to Taylor Way will be closed from 6to 9:30am. Traffic will be rerouted to Marine Drive.This affects the 6:30 and 8:35am ferry traffic.

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NEW ESTIMATED START DATE: September 22*, 2015*Weather DependentBowen Island Trunk Road - From BC Ferries’ property to the top of the hillby BICS and including Cardena Road to the Library Parking lot.

General Information● The Snug Cove paving project will improve and maintain Bowen Island’s

essential infrastructure.● Work will take place over six weekdays.● This project will benefit the entire community - please be patient and

courteous.● Two lanes of traffic will be open whenever possible.● Trained traffic control persons will be on-hand during construction.● This project will be funded by the annual roads budget.

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“Is anyone feeling nervous?”A circle-full of hands goes up in

the BICS library on Tuesday morn-ing.“I even feel nervous when I move

up a grade,” says Jacob, one of thedozen or so students sitting on thefloor.Nervousness is normal, says Cindy

Fairbank, the music teacher givingthe new-to-BICS students a tour onthe first day of school. Then she letsthem in on a secret — she’s nervous,too, because it’s her first day at BICS,too.Little by little, the students’ shy-

ness melts away as they go throughthe getting-to-know-you phase in aless overwhelming environment. Thisyear, there are approximately XXstudents enrolled at the K-8 schoolso that’s a lot of new faces for thesestudents.When Miss Fairbank asks them

what they’d like to accomplish today,Jasmine says, “I want to know whomy friends will be because I don’tfeel comfortable.” All of them want toknow who their teacher will be butthat, alas, is something that mighthave to wait until Thursday. A fewstudents have a more prosaic need: tofind out where the washrooms are.Then she asks them what their

favourite thing about Bowen is. “Allthe nice people,” says Levi, who justmoved here from Alberta. Josephinesays, “I like the rain because whenwe lived in Alameda, California, wedidn’t have much rain.”And Greenlee says she likes

that everyone can let their cats outbecause there are no coyotes or bears

Jemima arrived on crutches, the result of a soccer injury.

The first day of school was also Tara’’s last. The Grade 4 student, second from left, is movingto Calgary with her mom, Michele Harrigan, right, and father James Thangaraj.

Who knew collecting attendance sheets could be so much fun..

A time of newbeginnings at BICS

Oscar and Max (aka Mad-EyeMoody) take a tour of their newschool.

Everything is possible when youhave a friend by your side...

Photos by Martha Perkins

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Following on from Stacey Beamer’sthoughtful letter, I too am deeply dis-appointed with the plan to re-pavethe Cove. To me this is a clear state-ment that the comfort of the com-muter matters far more than the on-island worker.We need housing for workers on

Bowen. It is a dire situation now. TheOCP is a wonderful wish list. It istime to look at the results it has givenour community: a 16,000 sq.ft. houseand various tear-downs of waterfront/view homes are beyond the pockets ofthe staff of the Ruddy Potato.The intention to save the environ-

ment is laudable. Whenever supplyis restricted then the wealthy havean advantage. We see this on Bowenwith luxury homes for holiday-mak-ers being the new norm. With theresurgence of the housing market therental market for workers is worsen-ing. Renting is the only way work-ing people can live on Bowen. Thisrestriction of supply is an artificiality,created by us. To blame the problem

on the market is simply a cop out.To balance life’s realities we could

create a similar artificiality to favourthe worker: density in the Cove. Ofcourse to build we need land. I fearthe expense of re-paving the Cove issuch that it de-facto removes manyfuture planning choices for the Cove.I would love to see many different

housing styles for workers. It could bedone by moving Bowen Island TrunkRoad north into Crippen Park betweenthe library and the crossroads. Thiswould instantly create land.Various Snug Cove Plans have been

mooted over the years with BowenIsland Trunk Road being built on. Thesupreme irony is that the answer is inthe OCP Chapter 11: Create a BusinessImprovement District for the lowercove. As working capital put the oldroad into the corporation.The island is awash with good

brains to implement this possibility.Sadly it is Bowen and time to fiddlewhile Rome burns.

Daniel Heald

Dear Woodfibre LNG: That’sall Howe Sound means to you?

Isn’t it sad and soul destroying thatwe have to read, in last week’s letterfrom Woodfibre LNG in the BowenIsland Undercurrent, that WoodfibreLNG regards Howe Sound not to bea high-population density area andtherefore not to be an issue in publicsafety risk assessments? Although theSIGTTO and Sandia safety guidelineswere never part of Woodfibre LNG’senvironmental assessment applica-tion, they now try to make it soundlike they were. That does it, I guess— if our lives are only valued byWoodfibre LNG when we are at morethan 9,000 peoples per square mile,what more can we say?Well a lot actually.In the light of rapidly moving cli-

mate change, all of our efforts shouldbe focused on investing in local,provincial, national and continentalrenewable energy infrastructure, suchas making Bowen Island fully solar,considering on-island hydro stor-age capacity and connecting into aNorth American grid of wind, solar,geothermal energy farms and hydrostorage. Instead, we have to waste ourprecious time fighting off a proposalfor a LNG plant and LNG super tank-ers going through our waters, becausethe BC government and its super-rich supporters hold the opinion thatHowe Sound is well suited for a LNGprocessing and export plant.We have been barraged with ads

coming from the oil and gas industryand its politicians, trying to seduceus into accepting that BC needs LNG;that it is clean LNG; that it is safe,and a so-called “bridge fuel” to getus, and Asia, to a “renewable energyfuture.”LNG is cooled methane. This fos-

sil fuel is a potent greenhouse gas.Its extraction with fracking is farfrom clean. Fracking destroys wildlifehabitat, leads to ground water con-tamination, leaves behind pools oftoxic affluent, and wastes away our

highly valuable freshwater resources.At least seven per cent of well headsleak methane and the fracking opera-tions in northeast BC would like toget their energy from the proposedSite-C dam, which itself would leadto the flooding of farmland need-ed for growing future crops. Thedrought in California makes thatabundantly clear.

Should LNG be a “bridge fuel”?But what needs to be bridged? Whyinvest in infrastructure that will soonbe obsolete, when we can leap intoa renewable energy future? We canstart building that today! The tech-nology is already here and is beingused through out the world for over10 years. China and Europe are mov-ing ahead fast. I bet you, the rest ofAsia and Africa will follow soon. Andit is starting to rumble in the US aswell: Hawaii sees any money goinginto LNG proposals as money notbeing spent on its goal of going 100per cent renewable.How does it work? China and

Europe are building and connect-ing its solar, geothermal and windfarms to a smart grid that will allowthe energy to move from locationsof generation to locations of need orstorage. For instance, when there isless wind over here, it will blow inother locations across the continentor energy can be released from stor-age. Norway has just offered its hydrostorage capacity to the European grid.Local energy generation for local useis part of this mix.This, people, offers hope and a way

out of the economic malaise Canadais in. It is the hope that we feel whenwe see the herring and whales returnto a recovering Howe Sound. This isthe hope that gives us confidence andguidance to build the children of thisworld a future.

Anton van WalravenOn behalf of Concerned

Citizens Bowen

To: The Mayor and Council, BowenIsland MunicipalityOn a recent trip to the Bowen Gas

station, I was amazed to see two signsat the intersection of Mt. Gardnerand Carter Roads, designating themas “streets”. I have not checked to seeif this is isolated urban vernacularpreferred by our mayor, council andpublic works department.However, I sincerely hope this new

designation will be returned to theoriginal.It is my understanding that Bowen,

and other islands in the Salish Sea,signed an Island Roads Agreementwith the Islands Trust which recog-nizes that road standards have beenlowered in the Islands Trust Area.Standards were lowered in

response to the Trust objective tomaintain the rural character of theislands and “the need for a gentlerapproach in harmony with the land”.Who among us might object to thatphilosophy?I checked in my 2008 Canadian

English Dictionary for a definitionof street: “a public road usually linedwith buildings”. Its compounds:“street walker n. prostitute” and“streetwise adj. knowing how to sur-vive in big cities.” Bowen seems tohave added another: “street sweeper”n.leaf blower.Is this what Bowen is looking for,

rather than the road objectives of theIslands Trust? Let us hope not.

Sincerely yours,Marion Moore

Housing, not paving, needed most

A road by any other name isn’t a street

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Rotary ClubSeptember 10Collins Hall, 7:30pmGuest speaker: Gloria Staudt on theRotary Peace FellowshipNo charge, all are welcome

Farmers’ MarketSeptember 12BICSLocal producers share bounty oftheir garden, plus baking, from10am until they sell out

Local Food CookingDemonstrationSeptember 1210am – noonFarmers Market at BICSFeaturing Chef Matt Matheson;sponsored by Bowen Grows

Bowen Island Writer’s GroupSeptember 12Noon - 2 pmCollins HallOpen writer’s forum, all levels, allwriting projects welcome.Enquiries to: [email protected]

Bowen In Aid of SyriaSeptember 12Doc Morgan’s4 to 6pm$20 for a beer and a burgerAll funds for Migrant Off Shore AidStationTickets available at Phoenix

Eat, drink, paintSeptember 12Gallery @ Artisan SquareTwo-hour evening workshop

taught by Janet EsseivaInspiration: Tom Thomson’sTamarack SwampRegister at www.bowenislandrecreation.com

SKY – Seniors Keeping YoungSeptember 14Bowen Court9am Exercises with Ali10am Speaker — Ron Woodall11am Yoga with Diana Kaile

Deadline for PassionatelySpeaking: Pecha Kucha onBowen IslandSeptember 14Each presenter at the September 26event has 6.66 minutes to present20 images for 20 seconds each.If you want to be one of thepresenters, submit your name,

info and presentation subjectto [email protected]

Busk on BowenSeptember 15in Snug Cove from 12 - 2pmFeaturing Lorraine Ashdown

Islands Trust Town HallSessionSeptember 161:30 to 2:30pmCates Hill ChapelDeadline for delegations: August19

Community Choir registrationSeptember 167pm, Cates Hill ChapelSign up for the fall concert season;rehearsals are Wednesday nights,7:30 to 9:30pm.

Jonathan ByrdSeptember 167:30pmTir-na-NogPresented by Shari Ulrich’s TrustMe series. Tickets $25 at Phoenix.

Rotary Club SocialSeptember 176:30pmSee Piers at the Snug Café forlocation

Wine is Bottled PoetrySeptember 183 to 7pmBeer and Wine CellarAfternoon of wine sampling withSandra Oldfield of Tinhorn Creekpaired with local wine-themedpoetry. A fundraiser for the BowenIsland Arts Council.

On the Calendar

Shah Bragg hugs his one-day-old sister Frankie at BCWomen’s Hospital. Chrissy Rodriguez photo

If it takes a village to raise a child, then our new babyhas landed in the right place. Before our little Frankie evenpopped her head out, family, friends and neighbours havestepped up, ensuring the transition from womb to worldwent as smoothly as possible.When she was still hanging tight in my belly six days

post due-date, Mike Shannon called in an extra bumpy ridefor us on the water taxi ride from Granville Island. I’m notsure if the boat ride had its intended effect, but I appreciatethe effort.Another boat ride, with Doug Hooper, ensured that

Ross got home to me well ahead of when he would haveif he had waited for the perpetually late (it seems) Queenof Capilano. That was Monday, after I texted him to say, “Ithink I’m in false labour, looking forward to seeing you!”Although we considered it, we did not put in the call for

a water taxi during the wee hours of that night. Instead, weheld out until the 5:30 a.m. ferry. We left the island know-ing that our almost-three-year-old, Shah, would be safeand happy although we were not quite sure yet with whom.Our friend Jeff, who was staying with us from Vancouversecured his title as the best “manny” ever.Felicity and Jen, thanks so much for getting Shah to

“school” with lunch in tow. To the staff at BCC: thanks forfielding Ross’s calls... I knew you would give Shah all thelove he needed to get through what was likely a challengingday for him.To Melanie and Tom: you are brave souls for taking on

another energetic redhead. I hope you managed to get somesleep.And Chrissy... thanks again for bringing Shah to the hos-

pital to be a part of the first day of his little sister’s life; itwas nice to have you there too.Courtney Morris and Alicia Hoppenrath, you weren’t in

the hospital with me, but I still consider you both a part ofthe fantastic team that helped in the safe delivery of Frankie.Bowen-raised Jazzmin Nagy was with me as my doula for

the second time. I credit Jazzmin’s attention, as well as that ofour amazing, super-hero of a midwife Natalie Amran, for sucha successful delivery. Jazz — I am so glad you were there toshare this experience with Ross and I.Andrea Layzell and all the wonderful mommas who have

brought meal train food over — thank you! I feel so spoiled.This is the best among many great Bowen traditions.And to Geoff and Karen Cowper, your generosity will also

be long remembered.Our family is so lucky to have landed in such a kind and

caring village. Frankie (full name: Francis Sparrow Bragg) islooking forward to getting to know you all better in the yearsto come.

Meribeth Deen

Who will be Bowen’s keeper of the birthdays?MARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R

A much-loved Undercurrent tradition was putting birthdaygreetings in the paper.Every two weeks, columnist Lois Meyers-Carter would hon-

our those who were celebrating their arrival into this world.However, now that Lois is no longer writing her column,

the Undercurrent no longer has a Keeper of the Birthdays.We were reminded of this when Robin Smith phoned to

add his and his daughters’ birthdays to next week’s list.Is there an Undercurrent reader who would like to take

on this important task? If so, please contact editor MarthaPerkins at 604-947-2442 or email [email protected]. If you have a birthday greeting you’d like toshare, please use this contact information as well.In the meantime….This week’s birthday greetings to Robin Smith on

September 14, Shauna Smith on September 13 and SamanthaSmith on September 14. (What are the odds, especially sincethe two sisters were both born in delivery room number 13?)Birthday greetings on September 11 to the Undercurrent’s

Maureen Sawasy and welcome home to Lois, who is back onBowen Island after breaking her hip.

From September 14 to 17, the Islands Trust Council is hold-ing its quarterly meeting on Bowen Island.As well as its regular agenda, the Islands Trust will host joint

meetings with Bowen Island council. A brief schedule:

September 14• 1 to 5pm: annual meeting of Islands Trust executive commit-tee and BIM council at the municipal hall council chambers.• 7:15pm: regular BIM council meeting

September 15• 1 to 4:30pm: Islands Trust workshops at Cates Hill Chapel onstructured decision making, adaptation strategy and terms ofreference for Victoria office location study.• 4:30 to 5:30pm: joint meeting with council at Cates HillChapel

September 16All meetings at Cates Hill Chapel• 9am: Islands Trust decision and information items.Continued at 4:30pm• 10am to noon: Islands Trust strategic planning• 1:30 to 2:30pm: delegations and Town Hall session• 2:30 to 4pm: Strategic planning discussion cont’d

September 17• 8:15 to 9:40am: Islands Trust decision and information itemscontinued• 10 to 10:45am: Islands Trust trustee roundtable• 10:45am: Islands Trust meeting adjourned

For details go to islandstrust.bc.ca and BIMBC.ca.

To all those active Bowen Islanders 55 years and up:Would you like to hear an interesting speaker or be enter-

tained by a musical group every Monday at 10am? Would youlike to go on a trip over to the mainland or further afield everyother month? Or maybe you would just like to exercise withAli or Elizabeth at 9am and yoga with Diana at 11am.If so, then Seniors Keeping Young (SKY) would like you to

join us at Bowen Court (1070 Miller Road) on Sept. 14 for ourfirst Fall meeting with guest speaker Ron Woodall at 10am.For more info, phone Elizabeth Storry at 604-947-0702.

Frankie’s arrivalinto the worlda smooth onethanks to manyBowen Islanders

Claus Spiekermann memorialA memorial for Claus Spiekermann is planned for Sat., Sept.

26, at BICS at 1pm in the Community Use Room.Claus passed away in Kamloops on August 6. He and his

late wife, Lorraine, have left a lasting legacy on Bowen. Clauswas the founder of the Community School Association, aschool trustee, Islands Trustee and was instrumental in creat-ing the present school. Lorraine served as school secretary fora while and was the cofounder with Anne Woodrow of “AllAround The House”.Those, who remember the Spiekermanns, and anyone, who

would like to hear more about this couple, so dedicated toBowen, is invited to come to the memorial.

HC Behm

Islands Trust meets onBowen Sept. 14 to 17

Ron Woodall helps launch SKY fall season

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Things change. People change.Our preferences and desireschange. What does this haveto do with art? The Gallery @Artisan Square has been helpingretrieve those works of art thathave lost a place in their owner’sheart, or a space on their walls.Maybe it’s because they havedownsized. Or perhaps they’vediscovered a new love.Regardless of the reason, these

owners of work selected for theOut ofthe Atticexhibithave madethe deci-sion thatthey canlet go oftheir art-work, andallow it toimpressand cre-ate joy forothers. Forthe thirdtime overa numberof years,GretaSmith and

Betty Dhont have teamed up togather a collection of impressiveartwork – original paintings, lith-ographs, etchings, sculptures andceramics – that will be on displayand up for sale from September18 – October 12.These two volunteers of the

Visual Arts Committee of theBowen Island Arts Council havecombed private collections, auc-tion houses and other riches toamass more than 42 works bysuch well-known artists as NorvalMorrisseau, Karel Appel, Laurie-Ann Latremouille, MildredThornton, and Ejner Thornvig.As Betty says, “The exhibit

will feature a variety of manyhigh quality artworks – some byknown artists and others by lesserknown but also very talented art-ists. There will be an incrediblediversity of work in this show.Really, something for everybody.”“We’ve been able to uncover

some real gems,” Greta adds.While most of the revenue

from sales will go to the owners,the Gallery will retain a 20 – 30per cent commission. There havealso been some generous dona-tions of works. Money raisedgoes directly towards offsettingcosts of operating the gallery andensuring that artists continue tohave the opportunity to displayand sell their work on Bowen.On average the Gallery mounts12 shows a year, largely featur-ing local artists, including bothemerging and well-established.The Gallery invites everyone to

join us for the opening receptionof Out of the Attic on Fri., Sept.18, from 7 – 9:30 pm.

Out ofthe Atticandinto theGallery

ALLIE DRAKES P E C I A L T O U N D E R C U R R E N T

I recently stayed in Englandwith an old and dear friend whoinformed me, with much delight,that his great-grandfather hadnamed Bowen Island! And so wehastened to the National Archivesin Kew to peruse old journals andmaps pertaining to the journeys ofCaptain George Henry Richards.It is a most fascinating story. He

was born in Cornwall, England, in1832 and by the age of 12 had joinedthe Royal Navy. In the next 20 yearshe saw action in the first OpiumWarwith China, surveyed the FalklandIslands and the coasts New Zealand.From 1852-54 he sailed in search ofSir John Franklin where he surveyedthe coast travelling 2,000 miles bysledge in the Canadian Arctic. Onhis return to England he was pro-moted to Captain.Now in command of a 21-gun

screw survey vessel, H.M.S.Plumper,Capt. Richards sailed for the PacificNorthwest in 1856, ostensibly tohelp with the Anglo-AmericanBoundary Commission but also toprovide a British military presencein Victoria. He spent six monthssurveying in detail the watersbetween Vancouver Island and theUS mainland as a basis for resolvingthe boundary negotiations.By June 1858, gold fever hit the

An unrecognized heroWhile charting theislands in theHowe Sound in1860, CaptainGeorge Richardsgives Bowen Islandits name

Fraser River and thousands of pros-pectors began arriving in Victoria.While helping to maintain law andorder, and transporting men andgoods, Captain Richards also hadthe urgent task of charting the lowerreaches of the Fraser. And so, forthe next two years he sailed throughall the waters between VancouverIsland and the mainland. Six small-er boats set forth from Plumpereach day, making detailed maps ofevery island in Howe Sound. Eachevening, Richards would compilethese drawings into an accuratemap, sending them regularly to theAdmiralty in London, urging themto print as soon as possible, sinceships were entering the straits “real-ly knowing nothing of navigation,and run considerable risks”.I think, from his journals, I can

pinpoint the date to October 26,1860, when he records he “weighedanchor and proceeded up theSound, sounding every one-quarterof an hour. Shark (his main surveyboar) left for three days in chargeof ___? ...foggy and drizzly… 9:10– weighed and steamed up betweenGreat (?) and Anvil Islands, turnedoff near ___ Island and proceededdown between Great Island and theMain, passed between Great Islandand an island off it, sounding everymile, at Bowen Island.”The next day he passed out of

Howe Sound. When he sailed backto England in 1862, his senior sur-veyor, Daniel Pender, Lt. RichardCharles Mayne and Second MasterEdward Bedwell carried on the work.Considering that he named just

about every place along the coast, itseems ironic that there is no men-tion at all of Captain Richards inour local maps. Admittedly, hisinspiration often came from thequestionably glorious sea battle ofthe Glorious First of June, 1794wherein the French and Britishfleets succeeded either in demolish-

ing or in thwarting each other effec-tively enough so that both couldclaim victory. Under direct ordersfrom Lord Earl Howe, Commanderof the Fleet in his flagship, QueenCharlotte, (Howe Sound so namedby Captain Vancouver earlier), wasRear Admiral James Bowen.Other ships’ officers whose names

might sound familiar were AdmiralSir George Montagu, Vice-AdmiralSir Alexander Hood, Rear-AdmiralsAlan Gardner and George Bowyer,Captains William Truscott, JohnPayne, Thomas Pasley, John Hutt,James Gambier, Sir Roger Curtis,Cuthbert Collingwood and JohnElphinstone. Admiral Sir RichardKeats did not take part in this bat-tle as his ship was being repaired.There are many more inlets, islands,channels and coves around us whichCaptain Richards named.

He returned to England to anillustrious career until retirement ashydrographer of the Royal Navy. Foranother 20 years he was chairmanof Telcon, a telegraph construc-tion company responsible for laying76,000 miles of submarine cables.Admiral Richards, K.C.B. diedin 1896. He was described in theProceeedings of the Royal Societyobituary as “a man of great abil-ity, of sound commonsense, and ofuntiring activity”.Among one of his treasures, my

friend has a small painting of LadyJane Franklin, presented by herto Captain Richards in thanks forhis efforts in trying to locate herhusband. It would be very fittingif we could find and name a placeon Bowen as tribute to his untir-ing activity in opening up our westcoast waters.

While on a visit to England, Bowen Island’s Allie Drake becomesfascinated with the British captain who mapped the Howe Sound.

This work byKarol Appel isone of the piecesthat will be ondisplay at theGallery @ ArtisanSquare.

The HMS Plumper in Port Harvey, Johnston’s Strait at the start of the surveying boats.

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JOHN REIDT H E G R A F T O N L A K E L A N D S

We have just seen one of our dri-est springs and summers on recordcome to an end as the end-of-sum-mer rains fill Grafton Lake withininches of overflowing again.We really benefited this year

when the public works depart-ment had the foresight to raise thelevel of the new dam to its licensedmaximum last spring. This gave usan extra month’s supply in the lakejust before the drought.At the moment it is looking like

we may not have to pump fromthe lake to keep water flowing inTerminal Creek this year. Normallythis is required as the lake levelfalls to a point where water no lon-ger is held back by the dam, andthe lake retreats backward acrossthe wetlands to its natural location;still lots of water, but several hun-dred feet from the dam.

What has been telling for meis how large a storage reservoirGrafton Lake is, and how easy itis to fill it back up when you havea catchment area of close to 1,900acres flowing into a 40-acre lake.Our future issues as Bowen

grows will not be around supply asmuch as they will be about storageand water quality.The rezoning application that we

are working towards will include a200-acre nature preserve entirelyencompassing the lake. This willinclude lands far in excess of wet-lands, riparian areas etc.Public ownership of these lands

would allow the municipality tohave control over things such asfuture storage levels and publicaccess. These lands, while privatelyowned at present, have been usedextensively by the communityfor their recreational needs andmunicipal ownership could ensurebetter control of these activities

going forward.Personally, I see the Nature

Preserve as being critical to ourgrowing greenway and trail system.Municipal control should enablebetter management so that trailscan coexist with the need to pro-tect the quality of the water supply.We know that decisions are on

the horizon for the Cove Bay watersystem in regards to future expan-sion and water quality. We hope tobe part of that discussion, and inSeptember we will be asking coun-cil to allow us to enter into discus-sions with municipal staff on howour development’s water needs andthose of the municipality can beintegrated so as to benefit both inthe long term.We would be happy to hear your

thoughts on any of this. You canreach us at our website - grafton-lake.ca - or me personally at [email protected].

End-of-summer rains fill Grafton Lake

MARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R

Growing up in Saskatchewan,Larry Koopman and his family didn’ttalk politics only at election time.“Politics were always front and

centre in our home,” the NDP can-didate for West Vancouver-SunshineCoast-Sea to Sky Country says dur-ing an interview on, appropriatelyenough, Labour Day.The legacy of former

Saskatchewan Premier TommyDouglas, one of the NDP’s founders,instilled in him “the ideals of justicefor all and the unwavering beliefthat a more equal society creates ahealthier and stronger society thatbelongs to everyone.”Life on a farm also taught him the

importance of co-operation and pull-ing together when times are tough.Those qualities and values are

being undermined by the StephenHarper government, especially withBill C51 which is “infringing onCanadians’ liberties, freedoms andconstitutional rights,” he says.The current Conservative govern-

ment has also gutted our environ-mental protection laws, laws whichpeople in this riding hold dear, hesays.This is Koopman’s first foray

into federal politics. A resident ofthe Sunshine Coast, he made anunsuccessful bid as a school boardtrustee. The idea to enter federalpolitics was born a couple of yearsago when, as president of the fed-eral riding association, he and hiswife hosted and overnight visit withNDP leader Tom Mulcair.“I formed insights into the man

and his qualities — his honesty andintegrity, how he genuinely caresabout issues. He’s an extremely prin-cipled individual. These are the qual-ities I admired in Tommy Douglasand [former Saskatchewan Premiers]Al Blakeney and Roy Romanow. Iwanted to be part of his team.”Koopman acknowledges that as

a Gibsons resident, he is not as wellknown as his opponents — incum-bent Conservative MP John Weston,former West Vancouver mayor PamGoldsmith-Jones, who’s runningfor Liberals, and the Green Party’sKen Melamed, a former mayor ofWhistler.“I don’t have the profile of the

other candidates but I’m out knock-ing on doors. I’m very active in

getting out there and talking aboutthe real issues that concern us,” hesays. “Do I have the experience ofa politician? No. I’m a hard worker,I communicate with people and Ilisten. The skills that are needed, Ihave.”His campaign profile says that,

“after earning his education degree,Larry dedicated much of his careerto helping others.” He is SunshineCoast community coordinatorfor the Opportunities Fund, help-ing people with disabilities accessemployment training. He alsocreated, developed and managedthe Greater Vancouver BusinessLeadership Network, educatingemployers about hiring peoplewith disabilities. He helps promotethe Sunshine Coast through hisGibsons-based cottage rental busi-ness, which he and his wife haveowned for 14 years.One of the local campaign issues

that’s emerging is the WoodfibreLNG proposal for the Squamisharea. Koopman says the issue hasbecome very divisive on the coastand that it lacks “social licence.”“Howe Sound is a very sensitive

area for such a massive and complexproposal,” he says. “There may beplaces for it along the coast but theHowe Sound is not one of them.”However, he also wants people to

think on a broader scale and, likehim, be inspired by the sentimentbest expressed by John F. Kennedy:“Ask not what your country can dofor you; ask what you can do foryour country.”“That’s the macro statement for

all of us to adhere to,” he says. “Wereally have to look at how we bal-ance jobs and economy” while pro-tecting the environment.

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Ever since then, Morse says, anycandidate gets “a polite phone call”if they don’t follow the informalprotocol.“It’s ‘the Bowen way’ not to have

campaign signs,” she says.Although there are no specific

rules banning campaign signsfrom the sides of municipal roads,candidates who call the municipaloffice are given a similar messageas a way of giving them a heads upabout islanders’ possible reactionto road signs. The generally accept-able option is to put up one sign atthe four corners — as long as you

put it towards the back of the lawnso that smaller community groups’signs are still visible.That property is owned by Telus

which has given the island permis-sion to put signs there.“The Green Party is doing lawn

signs big time everywhere else,”says Tim Wake, a Bowen Islander(and former Whistler councillor)who’s helping former Whistlermayor Ken Melamed with his cam-paign as Green Party candidate.“When we asked around here, wegot a very clear message — ‘Bowendoesn’t do lawn signs.’”At first the campaign was some-

what taken aback but Wake says

the consensus now is that it’s a nicepolicy to adhere to.“When I ran for municipal councilin Whistler, I was appalled with thenumber of lawn signs,” he says. “Ifthat’s the way Bowen Islanders feel,I’ll respect that.”The Greens have printed up

small dashboard banners with“Bowen is voting Green” on oneside, and the ferry schedule on theother.Mary Ann Smith, who worked

for John Weston for five years, saysthat instead of knowing who canput up the most signs, she wants toknow who has done the most forBowen.

ChannellingTommy Douglas

Bowen etiquette frowns on campaign signs

NDP candidate Larry Koopmandraws inspiration from party founder

Larry Koopman grew up livingand breathing politics.

Foresight has helped Grafton Lake do well during the summer drought. John Dowler photo

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CINDY DE CONNICKB I Y A C H T C L U B

The Bowen Island Yacht Club sent eight of its sail-ors to compete in the 30th anniversary of the RoyalVancouver Yacht Club’s Commodores’ Cup. Shortlyafter our arrival, we had the great pleasure of meet-ing Patrick, a past Commodore of RVYC and theregatta’s founder, truly a man with wonderful storiesand a rich history. Patrick’s unbridled joy was tangi-ble as he watched over and interacted with the youngsailors, showing a true love for the sport of sailing.BIYC sent two wonderful coaches to guide and

assist our young sailors: Derek Zandvliet who tookhis team of five sailors out on their Lasers; and skip-per Bless Wleshlow with crew Holden Jones (firsttime racing), Skipper Dayna McMahon with crewJessica De Connick (first time racing) on Laser 2sand Ava Shaw racing a Laser 1.These teams overcame many challenges, with one

skipper unfortunately receiving a head injury andhaving to withdraw from the race, to a damagedLaser that was taking on water at an alarming rate.The challenges, however, did not deter our team wholearnt to work together and find solutions and whoultimately won both Silver and Bronze medals.Santana Rutherford coached three young and

determined sailors, Avery Jones, Christopher Obenand Ryan Champoux on the Optis. These sailors hada wonderful time and gained knowledge, experience

and the desire to compete in the next Commodores’Cup.The parents of participating sailors would like to

thank BIYC Commodore Geoff Jarvis, Florrie Levineand Ann Walters for coordinating the event, volun-teers Finnen Davis, Ally Radley and Sophie Walterswho helped our team to successfully complete theraces and with special thanks going to our coachessDerek Zandvliet and Santana Rutherford. Thoughfaced with many trials, Derek and Santana werealways there for the children, keeping them safe andguiding them successfully through to the end.On a personal note our daughter started sailing

with CanSail 1 this summer through BIYC – on hersecond day she came home and we knew we nowhad a sailing addict with the rest of the summerquickly becoming dedicated to sailing. The coachesand volunteers throughout the season helped her togain skills and confidence in sailing which culmi-nated in her being awarded a bronze medal at theCommodores Cup.If you are looking for a healthy, outdoor activity,

during the summer for your child, learning a lifelongskill and gaining experience in a sport that they willtruly enjoy, with coaches and volunteers who arethere to train and inspire them, please sign up withBIYC for the next CanSail lessons in summer 2016.Alternatively please support your local Yacht Club

by signing up to be a member. www.biyc.bc.ca/word-press/

Keona Wishart started taking sail-ing lessons at the BIYC at age 10. Shequickly became hooked on sailing.With the unfailing supports from hercoaches, Keona continued to growfonder in sailing, and be more deter-mined to do well. She received a sec-ond place in the Commodore’s Cup2013, when she was with BIYC.BIYC provided her with many dif-

ferent types of experiences; fromlearning important techniques to sail,to gaining self-confidence, to find-ing solutions when the boat or plan

didn’t seem to go her way, to assist-ing coaches during lessons, and hav-ing many volunteering opportunitiesthroughout summer, and to makingfriends with people of all ages.This was Keona’s last year of

Commodore’s Cup Regatta. Sheattended the regatta with the inten-tion of having a blast, and she wasplaced first in the Laser class dinghyfleet.Without BIYC, Keona won’t have

the opportunity to discover her pas-sion and ability to sail!

A young sailor’s storyKeona Wishart came third in the Laser class dinghy fleet. Of the 80 sailors in the CanSail program offered by BIYC this summer, a handful were selected

to go to Commodores Cup. From left: Derek Zandvliet (coach), Ava Shaw, Ryan Champoux,Finnen Davis (Volunteer), Christopher Oben, Bless Wleshlow, Avery Jones, Dayna McMahon,Holden Jones, Jessica De Connick and Santana Rutherford (coach).

BIYC competes in Commodores’ Cup

It took skill and perseverance to overcome the challenges of the Commodores Cup; Bowen Island sailors put their training with the CanSail program to the test.

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All are welcome to come out andregister for our 2015 fall seasonDate: September 16Time: 7 p.m.Location: Cates Hill ChapelCost: $85

No experience necessaryPractices: Held every Wednesday

evening 7:30-9:00 p.m.Performance: Concert in December

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Community Choir — goodvibrations + sound nutritionCHERYL HUTTONB I C O M M U N I T Y C H O I R

We could all do well to be reminded of the healingpower that music can offer in our busy lives.Music is made up of frequencies that relate to each

other through resonance and coherence, a form ofvibrating energy. Researchers at the University ofGothenburg, Sweden, found that choristers’ heart-beats synchronize when they sing together (a kindof entrainment), bringing about a calming effect thatwould be as beneficial to health as yoga. You see,singing incorporates a lot of breath work making forhealthier lungs and diaphragms, and has also beenshown to boost immune systems and reduce stress.Perhaps the most rewarding aspect of singing in achoral group is the feeling of ?one? that comes fromsinging in harmony with others.If you’ve been part of the Bowen Island

Community Choir you’ll know this to be true. If you

haven’t, here is your chance to join and experience itfirst hand! The BICC second night of registration isWednesday, Sept. 16, 7 p.m. at Cates Hill Chapel. Theregistration fee is $85.Under the gifted direction of Ellen MacIntosh and

talented accompanist Sheilagh Sparks, the grouprehearses every Wednesday from 7:30 - 9:30pm end-ing the season with their ever-popular holiday con-cert in December. All those interested are welcome.The choir is always looking for sopranos, altos,

tenors and basses. Members are not asked to auditionand previous experience is not necessary. You?ll beamazed at how Ellen blends and polishes ensemblevoices for performance! Downloadable practicemusic files as well as additional sectional rehearsalsare available for the experienced and inexperiencedalike.Come join us for the GOOD vibrations and

SOUND nutrition of choral singing in one of thelongest running community programs on Bowen!

SHARI ULRICHT R U S T M E C O N C E R T S E R I E S

As I explained in my article aboutthe recent Martyn Joseph concert,the Trust Me concert series is aboutthe artists who have inspired, enter-tained and otherwise moved me soprofoundly that when I discoverthere’s an opportunity to bring themhome to meet the family on BowenIsland I jump at the chance. They areartists who tour all over the worldand for good reason – because theyhave exceptional gifts as songwrit-ers, musicians, and the ability totransform a room with their warmth,humour and music.I first heard Jonathan Byrd several

years ago when he was on the same14-date series but two weeks follow-ing my shows. The presenters keptwriting me about how Jonathan hadblown them away, so I arranged toattend one of the shows to see whatthe fuss was all about. I was spell-bound from the first song and havebeen a diehard fan ever since.He’s a world-class flat

picking guitar player,and his songs are heart-breakingly beautiful andalternately steeped of thecharacter of his home-land in the southern US– a 7th generation NorthCarolina boy. The factthat the Chicago Tribunehailed him as “One ofthe top 50 songwritersof the last 50 years” doesnot surprise me.He is also one of my

favourite writers of proseand if you want to reallyget a sense of who he isyou can go to his websiteand read his bio. It’s agreat read, trust me….again. www.jonathan-byrd.com/aboutAnd if you want a

taste of who he is, listento “I was an Oaktree” or“Happy Father’s Day”.You’ll get it.He will have two

remarkable musicians

with him – Paul Ford on cello, andJohnny Waken on mandolin, guitar,vocals, and a few surprises.We are very lucky to have Tir-na-

nOg Theatre in our community – it’sa sweet room for concerts, but it issmall, which means limited incomefor the artist, and touring is expen-sive. So though some might feel $25is “spendy”, it is often less than theseartists command elsewhere, and thatextra $5 makes a big difference toit being financially feasible to bringartists to the island. But I never wantanyone to miss out because it’s astretch, so if you’re squirming pleasedo contact me at [email protected] and we’ll work it out.Note, all of the proceeds (after rent

is paid to the well-deserving Tir-na-nOg Theatre) go to the artist.Tickets are at Phoenix. If need be,

you can call them at (604) 947-2793to have them reserved in your nameat the door. Be sure to let me know ifyour plans change.Wednesday, Sept. 16, 7:30 pm at

Tir-na-nOg! See you there!

Shari Ulrich has invited North Carolina’s Jonathan Byrd to BowenIsland on Sept. 16. Rodney Bursiel photo

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tracted paving company has advised Bowen IslandMunicipality that the new estimated start date for the

Snug Cove paving project has been delayed to theweek of September 21 - 25. Updates will be postedregularly at www.bimbc.ca.

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Bowen Island Football Club’s kickoff to theseason proved to be the best this year withthe help of Joe Scigliano and the CoquitlamMetro Ford U-16 BCSPL Porto team. Therains held off just long enough on August 30for the kids to practise drills and skills withsome of the finest players in the BC SoccerPremier League. The best part was when thekids tested their skills against the ‘big guys’in a series of small sided soccer games. Abig thanks to Scigliano and his team forvolunteering their time and expertise to ourBIFC club. We appreciate it!

— Debra Stringfellow

Joe Scigliano, left, and other members of the BC Soccer Premier League, got the Bowen FC’s new season off to a rousing start on August 30. Debra Stringfellow photos

Pitch in to helpDive Against DebrisFor the fifth year in a row, island volunteers will be

keeping the shore and waters of Mannion Bay clean.Do you want to help?Dive Against Debris is slated for September 26.

Shoreline volunteers will gather at 11:30am whiledivers, boaters and kayakers are asked to contactorganizer Amber Spitkovski in advance to arrangetheir contribution to the annual clean-up effort.This year, there will also be a Nature Dive, with

details to follow next week.Here are some stats from Dive Against Debris’ first

four years.2011: 827 lbs of debris gathered by 31 volunteers,

including stove top, blender, outboard motor, genera-tor, batteries2012: 1,414 lbs of debris gathered by 24 volunteers,

including camera, small row boat, crab traps, genera-tor, plastic blinds2013: 678 lbs gathered by 19 volunteers, including

tricycle, batteries, nets, crab traps, rope2014: 688 lbs gathered by 32 volunteers, includ-

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It’s not only school-age kids who are gearing up to get back into a learning routine. On September 3, the BowenIsland Montessori School held an open house so children could reconnect with their teachers, get familiar with theirsurroundings and find out about all the exciting new plans for fall. Above, preschool teacher Theresa Taylor welcomesEllarose, and her mom Erin Naysmith, back for another year. Top left: Administrator Helen Davenport helps Stella writenames on a drawing. Left: Several years ago, Henry’s grandmother, the late Teal Ander, started Tiggywinkles preschool,the precursor to the Montessori school. Much has changed since those early years as he and his mother Rebeccadiscover. Martha Perkins photos

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