Bowen Island Undercurrent September 25 2015

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James Tuer wins design awardWestern Living magazine has chosenhim as Eco Designer of the Year

Weighing in on LNG safetyWade Davis and Thomas Rafael addtheir voices to the debate

Reach for the SKYAs Seniors Keeping Young prepares forits 21st birthday, new members sought

Keeping a smile on your face helps, whether you’re a flagger, such as Greenscapes’ Jewal Maxwell,a person trying to drive through Snug Cove, or a member of the paving crew that is giving the mainthoroughfare a new asphalt surface this week. Martha Perkins photo

Paving expected to continue onSaturday as crews respond to weatherMARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R

It’s not the easiest task to pave aroad that is not only a main thor-oughfare but also the place to lineup for a ferry, but the crews oversee-ing the Snug Cove project seem tobe pulling it off with relatively fewcomplications.After towing a couple of cars off

the street on Tuesday morning,crews got to work grinding portionsof the south side of Bowen TrunkRoad. They switched to the northside, and the portion around BICS,on Wednesday.Although the plan had been to

start paving on Thursday, the fore-casted rain was expected to delay itfor a day. (The Undercurrent goes toprint Wednesday afternoon.)It is now very likely that the pav-

ing that starts Friday will continueSaturday, Monday and Tuesday.“We’re so late in the season

you can’t wait on the weather,”says public works superintendentBob Robinson on why the changeof plans to include working onSaturday.The plan was never to grind up

the asphalt on the steep portion ofthe hill leading to and from SnugCove. Because of the grade, and notknowing how deep the gravel would

be, the road surface would becomelike a washboard as vehicles tra-versed the hill.Instead, they’re grinding down

speed bumps and creating the prop-er surface grades at intersections inpreparation for paving the entirestretch.Robinson reminds drivers to

respect the flaggers, and the flag-gers’ and crews’ safety, as they navi-gate through the Cove. If you haveto come to stop and wait to proceed,please put on your four-way blink-ers to alert other drivers.Bowen Island Municipality is pro-

viding constant updates on its web-site, BIMBC.ca.

BeyondtheHappyIsle

MARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R

Squamish is Hardwired forAdventure.British Columbia used to be the

Best Place on Earth.And Bowen Island is…During the month of October,

Bowen Island Municipality is askingeveryone to help it fill in the blankby taking part in a resident survey.Why did you move here? Why do

you stay?“If you want to understand the

values of a community you haveto understand their experiencesand personal stories,” says MayorMurray Skeels.For council, he says the survey

will provide “a pretty good feel forthe values [we] want to reflect andwhat [our] priorities are.”For the municipality’s economic

development committee, which isspearheading the project, “It willreally help us understand what ismaking Bowen unique and special,”says committee chair Gord Ganong.“It is a learning process.”

It’s the stories that we tell oneanother that tell us who we are.Islanders EdWachtman and ShereeJohnson , the dynamic force behindStorytellings Consulting, have devisedand will analyze the survey pro bono.They’ve taken international clientssuch as Ford Motor Company andJack Daniels on a similar journey todiscover the heart of who they are andwhat they represent.

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BIM wants to hearyour story as part ofits initiative tore-brand Bowen Island

Fixed-linkstudy puts‘everythingon the table,’includingBowen bridgeMARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R

Everything is on the table whenit comes to a study into the pos-sibility of a fixed link between themainland and Sunshine Coast, saysJordan Sturdy.But the table can just as eas-

ily be cleared, the MLA for WestVancouver-Sea to Sky said in a tele-phone interview on Saturday morn-ing.“We may find out that the naysay-

ers are right — [the Howe Sound]is too big, too deep, too whateverto even begin to consider any typeof crossing but let’s get a little moreinformation… about what’s poten-tially realistic and what’s not,” hetold the Undercurrent.While Bowen Islanders may

instantly think of the possibility ofhopscotch bridges from the coastto Bowen Island to Keats Islandto Gibsons — an idea that’s beenbandied about for years — Sturdysays the study will also look at thepossibility of road access. “Thereare people who ride bicycles fromSquamish to Sechelt. There’s a two-kilometre hike-a-bike but it’s other-wise doable.”There’s also a group called the

Third Crossing Society which isproposing a 173km road fromPowell River to the Sea to Sky high-way south of Whistler. Other groupspoint to fixed links in Norway,where the fjords have a similartopography to the Howe Sound.Transportation minister Todd

Stone announced the survey lastFriday morning.

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The NDP’s Larry Koopman

Tommy Douglas’s legacy

resonates

stronglywith federal c

andidate

A salute to Cpt. Richards

Allie Drake visits with a descend

ent of

the man who gave Bowenits name

Fall intoautumn

Community groups,from soccer

SKY to choir, are starting

new

It’s stilltoo

dry to lift

ban, water

restrictions

Ah, thejoys of

the first day of scho

ol! Two friendsgreet ea

ch other inthe playgro

und on Tuesdaymorning

as BICS

rings ina new school

year. More photos

on page 3. Martha Perkins p

hotos

It’s not‘the Bowen way’ to have campaign signs

MARTHA PERKINS

E D I T O R

In 1999, a group of people

running for a

seat on Bowen Island’s first-ever m

unicipal

council got togeth

er at DocMorgan’s. S

ince

municipal elections w

ere new here, they

wanted to come up with certain etiquettes.

“We agreedwe would

n’t have signs,” say

s

Alison Morse, whowas at th

e meeting (and

has beena success

ful candidate in every

municipal election since the

n.) “We didn’t

want to litter the la

ndscape.”

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mean the risk of forest fi

res is.

“It’s still incredibly

dry out th

Fire Chief Ian Thompson said o

ing. “Even this rain

hasn’t done a

With a return to summer-like

casted for later this week,

he’s ke

island’s fire restric

tions in place

While you can have a barbecue

property,no campfires or

charco

becues are allowed

in public places.

Thompson will reassess the si

and, until then, he

reminds islan

are no backyard clearings

and b

October15.

And it’s not yet time to give

y

a good power wash.

The water restricti

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and Bluewater neighbo

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Public works super

indentent B

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wells thatare 500 fe

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s summ

8mm of rain. Between August 2

104.5mm, and another 10 or so

the first few days of S

eptember.

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ore rain to

in the municipal wells, Robi

nso

All otherresidents

on munici

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Bowfest, Bowfest, Bowfest!Parade page 3; Logger Games page 6;

Bowfest page 12; Run page 7Meet the Green candidateKen Melamed wants people to vote for

their values, not as strategy to oust MP

Get artyBowen Island recreation teams up with

arts council on exciting fall program

There was a lot of brawn on display at Bowfest’s Logger Games, and not just among the male competitors. Women such as

Alicia Hoppenrath (who created a new yoga move called The Axe Throw) thrilled hundreds of spectators with their strength

and determination to win. Story on page 6; more photos and video online at BowenIslandUndercurrent.com. Martha Perkins photo


The Bowen Island RCMP are investigating

two attempted break and enters and one break

and enter which have led them to believe that

the culprit(s) have familiarity with the neigh-

bourhoods.One was on Dorman Road. The owners

were away for a few days and the suspect

attempted, but failed, to gain access by forcing

open a rear door.No entry was gained during an attempt

on Hummingbird Lane, either. Although the

property might have appeared vacant, the

suspect was scared away from trying to open

a lever-operated window when the owner

turned the lights on.In the third incident, the suspect cut

through the screen of a window that was left

open to gain access to a home on David Road

that, once again, appeared vacant. The suspect

had rummaged through the master bedroom,

opening drawers, but was scared away by resi-

dent’s dog.The RCMP says two of these incidents

occurred after midnight and access was via

the rear of the residence.Tips on deterring theftsThe RCMP reminds residents to walk

around their homes to assess ‘weak points’

during the day and in the evening.Look for objects that might be used for

access such as ladders, stumps, and rocks.

People should also assess the visibility of

items of value that can be seen from the out-

side.“Criminals tend to be opportunistic,” says

Bowen Island RCMP Cpl. Paulo Arreaga.

“Mainly small items that are left in the open

and are quick to grab will be targeted (phones,

laptops, money, wallets, purses). These items

should be kept out of plain view. If they are

going to be in plain view, consider your sur-

roundings before you leave them unattend-

ed. At home or in a vehicle, close and lock

windows and doors. Out in the town, don’t

leave items of value on a table or in a shop-

ping cart for even a few seconds.

Attemptedbreak-insindicate localknowledge

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Why the healthcaresurvey matters Artists bid oncrosswalk design


It was two in the morning and Colleen

O’Neil’s five-month-old daughter was

gasping for each breath. As O’Neill paced

through the night trying to comfort the

baby, she wondered whether to call the

island’s emergency’s services.She hesitated. Should she bother the para-

medics in the middle of the night, and what

about the driver of the water taxi who would

have to take them across to Horseshoe Bay?

No, she decided, she’d wait for the 5:30 ferry.

When she got to the hospital she discov-

ered her daughter had pneumonia. “I should

have taken her right away,” she says today.

How many times have people on Bowen

Island hesitated to call 911 or seek their doc-

tor’s help because of how complicated it is to

get off the island?That’s exactly the sort of informa-tion O’Neil, and other members of the

Community Medical Clinic Society of

Bowen Island, want islanders to provide.


Artists don’t usually like people trampling

all over their work but when it comes to a

new creative idea for the streets of Bowen,

they’d be thrilled.The Bowen Island Municipality is invit-

ing artists to submit designs for new painted

crosswalks in Snug Cove. The timing is per-

fect with the paving of Bowen Island Trunk

Road this month.The Bowen Island Arts Council has teamed

up with BIM to ensure that the new cross-

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→ F I R E B A N &WAT E R U S A G ER E C O MM E N D AT I O N SL I F T E D

Thank you to all Bowen Islanders for following the recommendations ofthe Bowen Island Volunteer Fire Department and the Municipal UtilitiesDepartment throughout this very dry summer! Please continue to actresponsibly and maintain general efforts in regard to conserving water.

Reminder: The outdoor burning season does not begin until October 15,2015. Please ensure you get a burning permit from the Bowen IslandVolunteer Fire Department by calling 604-947-9324 prior to planning yourburn.

→ S N U G C O V EPA V I N G W E E K *

*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.

More detailed information is available at www.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 O W E N I S L A N DG E T S A C U S T O MC R O S S W A L K ,B O W E N n S T Y L E

Bowen Island Municipality is thrilled to congratulate Diana Izdebski, winnerof the “Crosswalks, Bowen-Style” competition! Diana is the designer ofBowen Island’s first-ever custom crosswalk with her salmon design. Thewinning design was decided in an online voting contest that resulted in953 total votes from the community. For more details, please visit the BIMwebsite at www.bimbc.ca.

→ N O T I C E R E : S A N D YB E A C H B O AT S T O R A G E

As part of Bowen Island Municipality’s efforts to clean-up the Island’sforeshore, effective September 25, 2015, all small watercraft stored at SandyBeach must be labelled with the owner’s name and phone number. Allnon-compliant small boats will be removed at the owner’s expense. If youhave any questions, please contact Bonny Brokenshire, Manager Parks andEnvironment at [email protected] or call 604-947-4255.

→ T H E 5 T H A N N U A L D I V EA G A I N S T D E B R I S

Come join the clean-up efforts in Mannion Bay andprotect marine life from the harmful effects of debris.Since 2011, over 100 volunteers have helped improve our aquatic habitat byremoving over 1600 kg (3600 lbs) of discarded items from Mannion Bay.

Meeting Place: Sandy Beach, Mannion BayEvent Date: Saturday September 26, 2015Event Time: 12 pm (noon) until 2 pm (rain or shine)Equipment: Will be supplied (please bring gloves for smaller helpers, adultsizes will be available)Light refreshments and snacks will be provided.Please contact Bonny Brokenshire, Manager of Parks and Environment at 604947-4255 or Amber Spitkovski at 604 454-4676 for additional details.

→ B O W E N I S L A N DM U N I C I P A L I T YF A L L G R A N T S n I N n A I DA P P L I C A T I O N D E A D L I N E

The deadline for BIM Fall Grants-in-Aid applicationsubmissions is September 30, 2015.Application forms and information about evaluation criteria, and theGrants-in-Aid Policy can be found on the BIM website at www.bimbc.ca orcan be picked up at Municipal Hall. If you have any questions, please contactthe Finance Department at [email protected] or call 604-947-4255.

→ WAT E R M A I N F L U S H I N GAs 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.

→ M Y B OW E N I S L A N DS T O R Y n O C T . 1 n 3 1

If you’re 15 years of age or older, and live on the island full-time or part-time,please take 10 minutes to share your story.

This is your opportunity to focus on what’s 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.Don’t have a computer? Please go to theBowen Library or contact municipal staff at 604-947-4255 for a printed copy.

The “My Bowen Island Story” link opens on October 1.

How I Got Here: James Tuer


James Tuer had a dilemma. As ayoung architect who didn’t want towork for big firms, he needed a profes-sional calling card, something he couldshow people about his vision for WestCoast living.His dream was to hang up his own

shingle, but what could he use as aportfolio to show potential clients?And then he struck upon the perfect

solution: he’d build a house for him-self in one of the most quintessentiallyWest Coast places — Bowen Island. Thehouse would be both his home and thebest marketing tool for his yet-to-beformed business, JWT Architecture.The irony is that he was living in

Florida at the time. He knew BowenIsland from his years in Horseshoe Bay,when he’d take the ferry across on aSunday and ride his bike to Tunstall Bayand back. But work commitments didn’tallow him to fly back to Bowen to findthe perfect piece of land. Instead, hebought the property, sight unseen.The property had been owned by

Dai Roberts, an engineer who had hadplans to build a log home there. If Daicould make the property work, Tuerreassured himself, then he could.Since Bowen was several hours

behind Florida time, Tuer could workat his day job and, in early evening,phone contractors and suppliers atthree in the afternoon Bowen time.For the first year after the house was

built, Tuer rented it out and then, in2004, made the move.On September 17, Tuer was at a gala

party in Vancouver to accept the pres-tigious Eco Designer of the Year awardfromWestern Living magazine. A run-ner-up twice before — once in the eco

category, once in the landscape archi-tecture category, a nod to his initialtraining — it’s a huge honour, especial-ly for a one-person firm such as his.“It’s about looking at buildings as

functional art objects and thinkingabout all four elevations,” he says in theSeptember issue of the magazine. “It’sabout thinking holistically — how it’sgoing to look from all the views, howeach side will react to its environment.”Tuer grew up in Toronto and spent

summer weekends at his family cot-tage in Barry’s Bay, a tiny communitywhere the Ottawa Valley meets theCanadian Shield. It’s bit like a smallerversion of Bowen Island, with rug-ged hills instead of mountains, lakesinstead of coastline. As a kid, he’d wakeup on a Saturday morning and pinchhimself, feeling incredibly lucky to besurrounded by nature.He got his landscape architecture

degree from the University of Guelph,lived in Whistler for seven years as adesigner for ski resorts, and then didhis master’s degree at the eco-friendlyUniversity of Oregon in Eugene. Whenhe moved to Vancouver, he found anold “character cottage” in HorseshoeBay that was within his budget but notquite surrounded by the natural coastalenvironment he had in mind.In these post-9/11 years, work was

hard to come by so Tuer moved toFlorida for three years before finallycalling Bowen Island home in 2004.“Bowen has everything — the

Whistler feel with the mountains but italso has the oceans and the beaches…if you can put up with the ferry andlocal politics.” (The last point was saidwith a smile — a knowing, somewhatrueful smile.)If his house on Bowen was to be his

calling card, what did he want it to say?

Bowen architectwins Eco Designerof the Year award

“I wanted it to say, ‘West Coast, lots of natural light,capturing all the views, working with the topography,working with Douglas fir in a contemporary.As an architect, Tuer’s passion for landscape comes

to the fore.Western Living cites the second househe built, the Pearson residence, as well as WynnNielsen’s Bluffs on Bowen B&B. “His spaces,” thearticle says, “are also designed with beauty in mind,

with angular lines and oversizedwindows aplenty. A tilted roof onone home embraces the energy ofthe bustling streetscape; a curvedroof on another echoes the curve ofthe floor plan.”Tuer is also working with

Neilsen and Holly Graff on GardenGateway, a linear garden next toRondy Dike’s parking lot at USSCMarina. With the Bellringer fam-ily, he did the redesign of VillageSquare, including the new home forFirst Credit Union and the expand-ed bistro space for the RuddyPotato. He’s also “fully into” thetwo-stage design of The Pub cornerredevelopment for Glenn Cormier.But his passion, and source of

polite frustration, is Snug Cove,which has the potential to be somuch more of a village community,not a ferry line up. With the councilfrom two terms ago and planningstaff at Bowen Island Municipality,he worked on a Snug Cove plan,complete with designs for lanewayhousing, that has fallen off the offi-cial radar. “I’ve always seen SnugCove as an incredible gem,” he says,“with its sense of character andwonderful people places.”He’s started a Facebook page

called Imagine Snug Cove.“Facebook is generally a happyplace because you can only ‘like’things, you can’t ‘dislike’ them.”Such a trait is welcome on an islandsuch as Bowen, where people are

known to dig deep trenches into their side of anargument.“Patience is a virtue, especially on Bowen,” he says

of what he’s learned since he built his house. “If youwant to live on Bowen, you’re trading off lifestylewith opportunity but that’s why I love it here — itdoesn’t change. It’s hard to make a mistake when youdon’t do anything.”

Passionate about Snug Cove, James Tuer designed thepermanent new home for First Credit Union and the RuddyPotato bistro space in Village Square. Martha Perkins photo

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Please define‘definitive research’on LNG safety

Thank you Woodfibre LNG fordirecting me to this video in February2015 when I asked you about thesafety of my daughter who attendsBowen Island Community School andhow you will be providing the ‘worldclass safety’ that our BC governmenthas promised: “Floating Disaster?LNG Tankers and the Reality ofRisk” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTbfjz61wpIThe video said, “When you’re in

need of definitive research covering therisk around LNG tankers you’re to lookno further than to Mike Hightowerfrom the US Dept. of Energy SandiaNational Laboratories. He is the leadauthor of “Guidance on Risk Analysisand Safety Implications of a LargeLiquefied Natural Gas (LNG) SpillOver Water.”I did read this ‘LNG industry Bible’

along with their recommendations toensure ‘world class safety’ measures arein place. They use a ‘worse-case sce-nario’ of a tanker losing 40 to 60 percent of its LNG cargo over water andrecommend a two-mile exclusion zoneahead of each tanker and one mile oneither side as the tanker navigates closeto communities. This means that noother vessel can be within this zoneexcept for the LNG tanker escort boats.I do understand that this could be

a nightmare for BC Ferries and othercommuter and recreational boaters butam still confused as to why you arechoosing not to follow this world-classsafety recommendation.I also wonder why you are only

using a worse-case scenario of 20 percent loss of cargo instead of the rec-ommended 40 to 60 per cent. I wouldreally like to hear your reasoning. Doesthe minimum of 9,000 souls requiredto provide world-class safety alsoinclude government establishmentssuch as elementary schools with over400 children?I tried to look for this report on the

BC Environmental Assessment websitebut could not locate it. When I askedthe BC EA officer at the January 2015Bowen Island open house about thisSandia report, he had never heard ofit which really surprised me. Here isa link: http://www.energy.ca.gov/lng/documents/2004-12_SANDIA-DOE_RISK_ANALYSIS.PDF

Janine Brossard

Council kudos for NAPTEP

Every dollar spend on LNG is moneynot going towards a renewable energyfuture, which we can start building

tomorrow. The technology is here!

Anton van WalravenOn behalf of Concerned

Citizens Bowen

An alternative

Thank you, council, for passing the resolution thatwill allow Bowen Island landowners to consider plac-ing NAPTEP covenants on their property if they wishto reduce their taxes to preserve special places on theirlands.NAPTEP is the Natural Areas Protection Tax

Exemption Program, administered by the Islands TrustFund, and has been used for many years by landownerson other islands in the Islands Trust area. I was a mem-ber of the Islands Trust Fund Board from 2008 to 2011.As such, one of our tasks was to consider applicationsfrom landowners for NAPTEP. Due to a wrinkle in thelegislation, as a municipality, Bowen Island had to waituntil the provincial legislation was amended in late 2011to include an island municipality in the NAPTEP.I understand there is a resolution before the Union

of BC Municipalities that will allow other areas in theprovince to introduce a similar program. They have seenthe benefits of this program in the Islands Trust area.For those who wish more information about NAPTEP

and how they may apply, go to islandstrustfund.bc.ca, orask one of your Bowen Island Trustees.This approval by our council provides another tool for

islanders who wish to conserve places on their land thatdeserve special protection, while offering a tax reduc-tion incentive. Mayor and council members, I thankyou for this.

Nerys Poole

Enough is enoughWhile for some 10 years, the Friends of Mannion Bay

have focused their efforts on the “surface” abuse and misuseof Mannion Bay as well as Sandy and Pebbly Beaches, weare thankful Amber Spitkovski, “The Underwater Angel”,and friends are doing their clean-up part on the bottom ofthe bay with their September 26 Dive Against Debris.DAD has removed a remarkable 3,607 pounds of junk/

debris from the bay bottom, which is a small fraction of the“refuse” the community has had to deal with by way of der-elicts and unwanted/discarded boat parts from some of thelive-aboards and undesirable long-stay anchorages. I say“some” because not all long-stay anchorages are undesirable.The timing of the dive is a perfect segue to the

September 29 meeting at which council is being requestedto move forward with some positive action and regulationswhich are needed to stop the abuse and disrespect of thisiconic public amenity. These guilty individuals’ relentlessdisregard for the environment sadly trumps the generalpublic’s desire to use the public beaches and bay, safely andenjoyably, which is appalling.As Bowen Island and Mannion Bay are an impor-

tant part of the western boundary of the beautiful HoweSound, we all love so much, it is important we take bettercare of our own backyard! As a community, our failure tostop the unacceptable conduct in the bay has made us thelaughing stock of the marine/boating community. We alldeserve so much better, whether residents or tourists.

R.B. (Bruce) Russell


WADE DAVIS ANDTOM RAFAELS P E C I A L T O U N D E R C U R R E N T

LNG has a bright future but it must be a safe future*.Woodfibre LNG has proposed the construction of an LNG facility at

the head of Howe Sound, an iconic fiord much beloved by all BritishColumbians and especially those of the lower mainland.Opposition to the project to date has largely focused on whether we as

a province should be reindustrializing a waterway that has only recentlyand at great expense been cleaned up. Having finally staunched the flowof heavy metals from the Britannia copper mine, at one time the largestin the British empire, do we want to allow LNG tanker traffic in a fiordonly now being repopulated with herring, salmon orcas and humpbackwhales? Every municipality on Howe Sound has passed resolutionsopposing the project.The project is currently under review by the BC Environmental

Assessment Office (EAO), whose formal mandate is to give “full and fairconsideration to all interests” Their process obliges the EAO to examinethe Woodfibre proposal for, among other concerns, all potential adversehealth effects that may occur during the life cycle of the project. Toaccomplish this the EAO is expected to consider technical studies that mayidentify significant adverse effects, reasons in effect to deny an application.The proponents of Woodfibre maintain that LNG is a perfectly safe

gas. We beg to differ. In liquid state (-162 C) methane does not burn.A LNG spill on land can be a nonevent. A spill over water presents anentirely different and potentially dangerous scenario.In the wake of 9/11 the U.S. Department of Energy commissioned

Sandia National Laboratories to undertake the first scientific assessmentof risks associated with LNG tankers. Critically this report focused onLNG spills over water. The Sandia Reports (2004, updated 2008) providethe foundation for the U.S. Coast Guard’s current position on LNG safe-ty, and provide it with the basis for evaluating the risks associated withLNG marine traffic.The science demonstrates that LNG spills over water can result in the

liquefied gas mixing with water vapor from the ocean, creating a vaporcloud, which being heavier than air, will not instantly evaporate and willinstead spread over the sea and adjacent lands. As it disperses, mixingwith the surrounding air, the concentration of natural gas lowers. Whenit reaches fifteen percent the vapor cloud becomes highly flammable.The Sandia Reports suggest two equally haunting scenarios. In the

wake of an accident the gas may ignite and burn as a pool fire in theimmediate area of the spill. Alternatively, in the absence of an “ignitionevent”, the LNG may disperse as a vapor cloud spreading more than amile from the spill, covering ocean and land until it encounters an “igni-tion source”, sparking a conflagration.While the Sandia Reports acknowledges that such “unignited” vapor

clouds are “unlikely”, the very fact that they are possible led the U.S. gov-ernment to place simple and fundamental risk management controls onall LNG tanker traffic and new facilities. According to these stipulationsthe route from any shore facility to international waters must be carefullymapped, taking into account three zones.The first considers the risk of pool fires and extends 500 meters on

each side of the tanker’s route. The second, extending 1600 meters oneither side, anticipates the consequence of an accidental spill, leading toan unignited vapor cloud. The third zone extends a total of 7000 meters,reflecting the greater danger of a spill caused by a deliberate act of ter-rorism. By law, proponents of any new LNG facility in the U.S. mustidentify along the entire tanker transit route any population centers, resi-dential or commercial districts, including schools, hospitals and churchesfound within the outer perimeter of these zones.Woodfibre’s proposed tanker route extends from the head of Howe

Sound, south past the shores of West Vancouver. Were the U.S. riskassessment criteria to be applied, significant parts of West Vancouver,Bowen Island and other Howe Sound communities, home to tens ofthousands of people, would fall within the hazard zones as delineated bythe U.S. Coast Guard. Indeed were the Woodfibre project to be in play inthe U.S. it would categorically be rejected, on the basis of risk assessmentand safety alone.The fact that Canada, unlike the U.S., has no regulations concerning

the positioning of LNG facilities and the tanker routes that serve them,does not absolve our provincial government and its agent, the EOA,from its primary obligation to look after the safety of its citizens. Theremay be places along the coast of British Columbia where LNG facilitiescan be safely established. But Howe Sound is not one of them.*LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) is methane gas super cooled to -162 C

where it becomes a liquid and its volume diminishes by a factor of 600.Wade Davis and Tom Rafael live on Bowen Island. Davis is Professor of

Anthropology and the BC Leadership Chair in Cultures and Ecosystems atRisk at the University of British Columbia. Rafael, a retired lawyer, holds aDoctor of Law degree from the University of British Columbia. This columnfirst appeared in the Globe and Mail.

The scienceof LNG riskassessment

I read with interest the article about Conservative MPJohn Weston’s re-election bid where he subtly (or not)paints himself as a radical in his Conservative Caucus,standing up for his constituents, the environment andgoing against the grain. Perhaps he is not aware of thedamage to Canada done under the Conservative leader-ship?I dedicate this political parody song to John Weston,

to help him remember the record of his party. You cansing along with the music of that Ballad of John Henry,or add your own tune....

“Oh Conservative Party,What Have You Done For Me Lately”

You said that the evil LiberalsMust be ousted at any costAnd started traditions of robocallsTo make sure that they (and everyone) lost

You promised change to the cushy old SenateAnd promised greater reformBut refused to get tougher on Duffy, (and Wallen, Boi

svenu, Brazeau, Oliver,Germain, and Meredith) …..For wasting my tax dollars as is their norm.

You entered the government cryingThat you would be tougher on crime,Now how many of your corporate bureaucratsAre now doing some serious prison time?

You fired the scientists workingUnless filling the petrochemical plateAnd are calling David SuzukiAn enemy of the state

You took 200 million from salmon fisheriesThen proudly give 26 million backScientists, libraries, and Kitsilano Coast GuardWere given the literal sack.

You deleted the Liberal gun registryWas that a sardonic grin on your face?As you put in secret-police tribunalsNamed “Bill C-51” in its place

Local jobs and economy are primeThis is your favourite dittyBut you give foreign companies secret dealsThe right to sue our small towns and cities...

Now, John Weston, how did you vote on every one ofthese acts?You say that you work for the folksThe Parliament record statesThat maybe you are saying a joke…?

….Oh John Weston, what have you done for melately?

Jayeson Hendyrsan

Voice your opinion with a ribbonMARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R

Not many people, it seems, want to tie a yellow rib-bon on Marc Baur’s tree.The tree, made of pipes, was part of Vanishing, a

recent exhibit at the Gallery at Artisan Square. Visitorswere asked to tie a ribbon to the sculpture. A yellowribbon indicated they were not concerned about devel-opment in the Howe Sound. A blue ribbon indicatedthat they were concerned.The gallery soon ran out of blue ribbons.Now, the tree lives on in its new temporary home,

First Credit Union. It will be interesting to see, Baur

says, if the branches start to sprout more yellow leavesnow that not only art enthusiasts are weighing in.Baur was one of three landscape artists who con-

tributed to Vanishing. Through their work, he andGeorgina Farah and Janet Esseiva wanted people to talkabout the issues facing the Howe Sound.“We have to make mindful decisions because what

we have now is very valuable,” he says.After reading a Globe and Mail article about the

Sound’s future, including nine development plans worthmore than $15 billion, Baur put the article on display andbuilt the tree, evoking the many pipeline debates.“I don’t mind I you agree or disagree; just have an

opinion,” he says.

Marc Baur made atree out of pipes andthen asked peopleto tie a ribbon onthe branches tovoice their opinionabout the future ofthe Howe Sound.A yellow ribbonindicated a lackof concern; a blueribbon indicatedconcern. The tree,originally part of theVanishing exhibit atthe Gallery @ ArtisanSquare, is now ondisplay at First CreditUnion.Martha Perkins photo

A ballad for John Weston and the Conservatives

A shout-out to firefighters and local restaurantsAs the warm days and evenings fade into memory, I

am grateful for two groups of our fellow islanders fortheir sacrifice and caring this summer.One, our restaurateurs. While I enjoyed tranquil

beachside dinners, they worked flat out until late everyevening, and spent ‘days off ’, restocking. My freedom todine out on a whim was possible only because of theirlong hours. Squeezing a year’s worth of viability into afew short months… not for the faint of heart.And a bonus: both my teenagers, and many other

families’, have had great workplaces for their first taste

of a real job. Thanks for breaking them in!Second, our firefighters. You vigilantly guarded us

in the tinderbox. But taking care of our island wentbeyond the danger of fire. During the July open housein the new firehall, Fire Chief Ian Thompson and thefirefighters took extra care to protect the Tunstall Baywatershed from fire extinguisher releases into thegroundwater. (The firehall sits atop our most importantcreek for community drinking water).Protecting our homes, forests and our water – you

guys are great! Thank you! (The other) Ian Thomson


from page 1Sturdy says the next step is to draft the terms of

reference for the study and then put out a request forproposals from companies that want to take on thetask of assessing the viability of the various options.His hope is that the selection of the firm could bedone before Christmas.The province has not yet decided what approach it

will take next: should it let the successful firm comeup with the costs and engineering capabilities andmake a decision to continue or end the process thenand there, or should public consultation be part ofthe mix right from the start.And from his own family’s conversations around

the dinner table, Sturdy knows the public will havemany, often differing, points of view.“My first swim in the ocean was in Roberts Creek

when I was two months old,” he says. His family haslong lived on the Sunshine Coast — his father ownsthe general store in Roberts Creek — and “I haveheard this discussion my whole life.”However, as with the study about the possibility

of a fixed link to Gabriola Island, he thinks it’s betterto have concrete information on which to base deci-sions. (He also realizes that having information willin no way sway the opinions of some people.)“I think the discussion is healthy and having bet-

ter information is important,” he says, adding thatincludes understanding the impact on existing infra-structure.Sturdy has been asked to help with the process

which will include liaising with community groups,municipalities and First Nations to assess their inter-ests and concerns. That will likely not start to takeplace until next year.On September 15, Bowen Island council met

with Islands Trust trustees to discuss topics of com-mon concern. One of the issues raised is the ongo-ing study about a fixed link to Gabriola Island. Onetrustee from the island said she agreed to the studyon the basis of “What’s wrong with getting moreinformation?” but said islanders became very con-cerned when they learned the study cost $200,000 ata time when service cuts were being made.The Bridge Free Salish Sea petition has 2,000 sig-

natures.Study results were supposed to be ready this past

February but everyone’s still waiting.At the meeting, it was felt that any discussion

about a fixed link that involved Bowen Island was“pie in the sky.”

RFP for fixed-linkstudy expectedby Christmas

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All the survey questions are openended except for those that help definethe survey’s demographic.The survey is one step in many —

there was a visitors’ survey in 2014 anda business information-gathering pro-cess earlier this year — that the munic-ipality is undertaking to come up witha new brand for “The Happy Isle.”“Our economy is not only tour-

ism,” Skeels says during an interviewwith Ganong and Councillor MaureenNicholson. “We want the brand tobe something residents can be proudof so there’s a consistent message. It’smuch broader than trying to bringtourists to the island.”The committee stresses that a brand

is not a logo or a slogan. “A brand isthe meaning of a place, the heart andsoul… How it emotionally connectswith you. A place brand reflects what aplace currently is and inspires what itcan be in the future.”Once the stories from online

survey are analyzed, RethinkCommunications will take over theprocess. Responsible for one of themost successful recent marketing cam-paigns — the Molson Canadian BeerFridge that opened when a Canadianswiped their passport — Rethinkwould be far beyond the municipal-ity’s price range were it not for anotherisland connection. Rethink’s founder,Chris Stewart, lives on Bowen and hasalso agreed to do the work pro bono.

“Their track record is outstanding,”Ganong says, with Skeels adding thatone of the things that makes this com-munity of 3,600 souls so dynamic ishaving all this world-class talent at itsfingertips.When it comes to the survey,

Nicholson says “Just think of thosethings that make you smile andcouldn’t happen anywhere else.”“We want the vignette,” Skeels says,

“the memorable.”But just like Canadians don’t like

being described as “not American”, themunicipality does not want to defineitself by the negatives. “We’re not look-ing for the good, we’re not looking forthe bad. We’re looking for what is,”Skeels says.The survey, which is anonymous,

is open to anyone 15 years of age orolder. It’s available online but youcan also call the municipality to askthat a hard copy be mailed to you. It’sexpected to take 10 to 15 minutes tocomplete.“We know from previous research

that residents feel a strong sense ofcommunity,” the committee says. “Weneed to know what specific thingsabout living on Bowen bind us together.“This survey is about our future,

ensuring that we can protect thoseaspects of Bowen Island we collectivelyvalue. What is the Bowen Island story.”To tell your story go to http://

www.surveymonkey.com/MyBowenIslandStory from October 1to 31.

Here’s what visitorshave to say about BowenAs part of the branding exercise, visitorswere asked to share their impression.Many say the journey is part of thedestination and, combined, they offeran escape from the stresses of everydaylife and an opportunity to feel connectedwith what’s important.

• Close – our proximity to Vancouvergives us a clear advantage• Nature – our beaches, hiking trails,views• Safe – there is a feeling of trust here;visitors don’t have to fear crime or bears• Quiet activities – we provideopportunities for swimming, hiking,kayaking, paddle boarding; the quietactivities that allow people to be bothactive and take in our beauty• Artisans and galleries – our vast talentof creative artistsEvents – Places, Plants and People;Bowfest; Steamship Days; Round BowenRace• Amenities – our great restaurants,lodging and shopping; the conveniences• Friendly people – we smile, we’rewelcoming to strangers• History – though not mentioned alot, we have our history that says we’renot new at providing these amazingexperiences and visitors have beencoming here for decades• Island/water crossing – along withbeing close, one our biggest assets is thatwe are an island that requires a water-crossing. Symbolically this water-crossingis extremely powerful. In literature itsignifies going from one state of being toanother.

‘Just think of thosethings that make yousmile:’ residents survey


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On behalf of the club, I was delighted to bejoined by Kim Stephens, Bowen Island CommunityFoundation director, for the presentation ofthe Bowen Island Golf Club’s two $750 JuniorScholarships on September 5.The scholarship awards, to Jack Welsh and Lucas

Puri, are in keeping with the club’s belief that “golf+ education = a good combination.”Jack was awarded the BIGC – Penny Moul

scholarship while Lucas received the BIGC – HerbPaterson scholarship. Both Jack and Lucas havebeen active junior members of the club, workedsummers at the course, had excellent scholasticmarks and are good members in the communi-ty. They are two fine young men.Jack is entering his second year at the Irving

K. Barber School of Arts and Sciences at theOkanagan UBC campus, in pursuit of a major inhistory. In accepting the award he thanked the clubfor its generous support, his years as a junior and

his summer employment.Lucas is entering his first year at Simon Fraser

University at the Beedie School of Business inpursuit of a Bachelor of Commerce degree. Hetoo thanked the club for the financial support, hisenjoyable years as a junior member and his sum-mer employment at the course.The Bowen Island Community Foundation has

administered this unique scholarship program fromthe outset; unique because there are very few clubswhich have such a segregated program. Our schol-arship program is a great source of pride. The fundbalance is currently $36,000+ from which only theinterest can be used for annual scholarships.Donations to the Bowen Island Community

Foundation, earmarked for the BIGC JuniorScholarship Fund, qualify for income tax receipts.

Yours truly,R.B. (Bruce) Russell

BIGC Vice President, Special Projects

The Handloggers Half MarathonTrail Race on September 5 put a buzzin the air for the 65+ runners and sup-porters of the event’s official debuthere on Bowen Island.A beautiful day of sunshine made

for perfect conditions on the trails anda glorious finish along the causewayin the cove with mountain and oceanviews. After running 21km and nearly3,500 vertical feet, the finishing timesspanned from 1:47 to four hours. Achallenging but remarkable routeshowcased the best of Bowen Island’strails, mountain views, bluffs, singletrack, and a few burly creek beds too!This year’s event would not have

been possible without the collabora-tion between Phil Osborne, AlisonOsborne and Alicia Hoppenrath. Thesuccess of the event was a true testa-ment of their collective efforts. Inaddition to the foundational team ofevent planning, it was the volunteerswho brought it all together on theday. From road marshals, aid stationhosts, time keeping, registration, foodprep, set up and take down, and ofcourse the private property ownersthat enabled us to create the route wedid….Thank you to Reidun Van Kervel,

Diana Romer, Janis and ColleenTreleaven, Jerry and Sue Hurn, JaneOsborne, Julie Van de Valk, NicoleWinstone, Kathleen O’Connor, JennyHarris, Angela and Basil Huxham, Jessand Scott Slater.Thank you to all the participants

who challenged themselves and thankyou also to our sponsors: DownunderTravel, Lambert Intellectual Property

Law, Community Safety Net, CocoaWest, Bowen Island Massage Therapy,McTaggart Water and Bowen IslandCoffee for generous donations.The funds raised from this year’s

event went towards the construc-tion of a new classroom block at AkiliPreparatory School, an all-girls schoolin Obunga slum in Kisumu, Kenya.Next year the run plans to fundraisefor both global and local communityinitiatives to reflect the interest of theorganizing team of thinking globallybut acting locally.Alicia Hoppenrath and Colin Kerr,

both born and raised on Bowen Island,have had a dream of creating an epictrail running event for a long time.Their goal of giving back to the com-munity, promoting and further estab-lishing the network of trails, as well asdeveloping a larger recreational sceneon the island, is what they would loveto see happen.This year the event brought the

majority of its racers from off island,from as far away as Alberta andMassachusetts which just goes to showthe potential of Handloggers Halfbecoming a recognized race in theseries of trail running on the lowermainland. Bowen is a beautiful acces-sible destination for an event like this,and organizers were so pleased to seesuch great success.

The top three winners are:Men: Ryan Johnson (1:47:24), Greg

Curtiss (1:52:03), Colin Kerr (1:53:24)Women: Margaret Butler (2:10:57),

Sarah Stark (2:15:49) and Jessica Slater(2:21:12).

On your mark, set, go! Alicia Hoppenrath sends 65+ runners on theirway at the start to Handloggers Half Marathon. Janis Treleavan photo

Handloggers Half Marathonoff to a fantastic start

Dive Against Debris will give Mannion Baya deep cleaning on September 26This Saturday morning, a group

of volunteers will be cleaning upMannion Bay, both on the shore andunder the surface.Diving Against Debris is an annual

event organized by Amber Spitkovskiand Adam Taylor. Divers, boatersand kayakers are asked to meet at theBowen Island Marina at 9:45am. Please

confirm you’re coming by phoning604-454-4676 or emailing [email protected] volunteers can gather on

Sandy Beach at 11am. Refreshmentsfrom the Ruddy Potato and Snug Caféwill be available.All you need to bring is your enthu-

siasm.

The Bowen IslandGolf Association

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Stephen, a BowenIsland Community

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with his BIGC-PennyMoul scholarship

while BIGC directorBruce Russell

presents the BIGC-Herb Paterson

scholarship to JackWelsh. Wayne Seaman

Two young golfers receive scholarships


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Ron Woodall captured Dorothy Lawson’sspirit and pride in this portrait.

Community honoursDorothy Lawson, the‘accidental archivist’Bowen Island archivist, Dorothy Lawson, won-

dered “who would have known when I was born ona farm in Nebraska in the Twenties that this is how Iwould end up?”She called herself the “Accidental Archivist” but we

are convinced it was not an accident. Perhaps she wasdrawn to Bowen to make certain our history wouldnot disappear.To appreciate the accomplishments of this

“Accidental Archivist” visit our website (bowen-islandmuseum.ca) and take a look at the photo-graphs, history, maps, biographies, interviews andartifacts. This significant collection of communityhistory was carefully gathered under her conscien-tious care.We continue to build on the strong foundation

that Dorothy created at the community museum andarchives and hope that we will make her proud ofour accomplishments over the years.There will be a gathering to celebrate the life and

honour the memory of Dorothy Lawson at EvergreenHall in Deep Bay on October 4 from 1 to 3pm. Pleasejoin us.

Bowen Island Museum & Archives Board ofDirectors, Deidre Farah and Catherine Bayly


Seven years ago, Frank Gish was deeply moved by a story inthe Vancouver Sun about a young woman who could no longerblithely walk by a group of abandoned children in the streets ofKampala.Just as Carli Travers, a social work graduate from Vancouver,

was compelled to do something to help these children, Gishknew he too could not stand idly by.“I think sometimes you’re just ready for something,” Gish says

of why this story resonated so strongly with him. “It was Carli’scourage and compassion that jumped out at me. I needed to findout more about her.”Travers’ email was in the story and so he wrote her a note, ask-

ing how to make a donation.The email exchange continued and evolved into a friendship.

A few years ago, Gish and his wife, Joanna Mereu, travelled to

One child at a time...Carli Travers’ story illustratesthat the actions of a single personcan change many lives

the Abetavu, the Ugandan home that Travers’ has created forabandoned children..As the legal guardian of 16 children and mother to five of her

own, there is constant chaos and activity even before you add inthe five dogs, three cats and a monkey.“You just kind of roll with it,” says Gish, who, on October 4,

invites Bowen Islanders to meet Travers.Travers will be at the Little Red Church at 10:30 that Sunday

morning and then will make a longer presentation at the TunstallBay clubhouse from 2 to 4pm.Gish says people don’t need to make a donation to Abetavu

(although donations are most certainly welcome and needed.)He wants people to hear Travers’ story, which she’s recounted ina book called And Then She was Free, so they know that there isso much we all can do.“She’s given children, with no chance at all, security. They’re

safe, they don’t have to steal to eat, they have a chance to get aneducation. ”Just come out and hear the story and be inspired.What I’ve learned is we don’t have to be a Carli to make a differ-ence. There are some things you can do to help her. She needs us.“If we all do something, we’ll make a difference.”

To learn more about the community Travers has created, go toAbetavu.com. She will be on Bowen Island October 4.

Carli Travers and her husband Robert Birungi have five children and arelegal guardians of 16 children, all of whom live at Abetavu in Uganda.

Abandoned children rediscover thejoys of childhood at Abetavu.

A big thank you to allthe people who helpedmake the recent bike-building camp such asuccess. Six kids gotto work with a profes-sional bike mechanicto build bicycles fromscratch. Two of the bikeswere donated to kids onBowen.Thanks to Sarah

Haxby for arranging useof the outdoor classroomat BICS and the manypeople who offered todonate old bikes, partsand tools: BenjaminFaber, Margit Griffiths,Simon Bates, SiobhanCatchlove, Van Hayden,Robert Torok, CindyDe Connick, SingnePalmquist, Erik Wyatt,and Rob Gloor.It takes an island...

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Clemencia Brararten donates a bushel of lovely red potatoes forthe Bowen Grows Community Feast that Matt Matheson, chefand caterer of Vine and Garden catering, is going to cook up (withthe help of a number of volunteers) in the BICS kitchen. SarahHaxby of the CSA’s Bowen Grows Project Committee invites othersto contribute to the September 25 feast, which will include acornucopia of local talent as well.

On the CalendarHave a birthday coming up?Email Catherine Bayly [email protected].

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

Bowen Island InternationalWine FestivalSeptember 246:30 to 9:30pmLodge at Old DormTickets: $50 in advance at Phoenixor Beer and Wine Cellar.100% of proceeds go to BowenChildren’s Centre.

Rotary ClubSeptember 24Collins Hall, 7:30pmGuest speaker: James Glave onclimate reality and solutionsNo charge, all are welcome

Alicia Hansen album launchSeptember 24Pyatt Hall, Vancouver8pmBowen Island-based singer launchesher experimental album, Companionwith Ben Brown$8 in advance fromBrownPaperTickets.com or $10 atthe door

Bowen Grows CommunityFeast & Cornucopia VarietyShowSeptember 255-9pmBICSContribute Bowen-grown fruits,greens and vegetables at BCSkitchen Sept. 23 and 24 from 6-8pmand Sept. 25 from 9am to 1pm

Legion DinnerSeptember 256:30pm (doors open at 5)BI LegionPam Cleary will prepare chicken incashew cilantro sauce with rice andvegetables. Brownies for dessert

Dive Against DebrisSeptember 26

9:30am: divers, boaters andkayakers gather at Bowen IslandMarina11am: Shore volunteers gather atSandy Beach

Bowen Island Writer’s GroupSeptember 26Noon - 2 pmCollins Hall,Open writer’s forum, all levels, allwriting projects welcome.Enquiries to: [email protected]

Passionately Speaking: PechaKucha on Bowen IslandSeptember 26Gallery @ Artisan SquareDoors open at 7pm; event starts at7:30pmEach presenter has 6.66 minutes topresent 20 images for 20 secondseach.

Tailgate MarketSeptember 26BICS parking lotLocal producers share bounty oftheir garden from 10am until theysell out

Heather Haley at WordVancouverSeptember 271:30pmLibrary Square, Vancouver PublicLibraryBowen Island poet will read fromher debut novel, The Town Slut’sDaughter.

SKYSeptember 28Bowen Court9am: Exercises with Ali Hartwick10:30am: 21st Birthday Party, withrefreshments; everyone welcome

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

Legion DinnerOctober 26:30pm (doors open at 5)BI LegionYvonne McSkimming is chef.

BOWEN ISLAND ARTS COUNCILC O N T R I B U T O R

The Bowen Island Art Council sends specialthanks to Paul Rickett of the Bowen Beer & WineCellar and Sandra Oldfield, CEO of Tinhorn CreekVineyards, for Friday’s Wine is Bottled Poetry event.The winery donated a two-night stay at its guest

suite as the prize for a silent auction, while the storehosted the wine tasting, donated 50 cents per bottleof Tinhorn Creek wine sold Friday to BIAC, and pro-vided prizes for our poetry winners.Thanks also to the public for its cash donations

and for bidding on the silent auction prize. Congratsto Gerard and Marie Martinez who cast the winningbid.In total, we raised close to $650 to help support

our programming and services. We are very grateful.Our poetry contest proved popular with 120 votes

cast. Hats off Pat Adams and Alan Whitehead, thepoets whose words attracted the most votes from thepublic.

The winning poems are...

At sundry events among friends of mineI’m offered refreshment, but I must opineThat when it comes to choice,I walk a fine line.

Don’t offer me vodka, for I must declineForget about gin — it’s too benignIf you give me rum,I’ll continue to whine.

My only request is not out-of-lineI simply demand that fruit of the vine—That liquid nectar of Grand DesignWhich bears the brandof Tinhorn Wine!

Pat Adams

there was a time before BC winewhen I felt less fine than now.

Alan Whitehead

Gerard, left, and Marie Martinez, right, were the highest bidders for a two-night stay atTinhorn Creek Vineyards at Friday’s Wine is Bottled Poetry fundraiser for the Bowen IslandArts Council. Making the presentation were event hosts Sandra Oldfield, CEO of Tinhorn CreekVineyards, and Paul Rickett of the Bowen Beer & Wine Cellar.

Raise a glass to the successof wine and poetry fundraiser

Island Discovery Learning Community’s Zoeand Arjun pour water carried from SeymourBay to Alder Cove, a symbolic gesture of TerryFox’s wish to carry water from the Atlantic tothe Pacific Ocean. Saffron Gurney photo

PechaKucha a night ofspeaking passionatelyJACQUELINE MASSEYB I A R T S C O U N C I L

A Bowen mini-version of TED Talks rolled intoa fun and casual evening where ideas and imagesflow — that’s one way to describe PassionatelySpeaking, an evening of short visually evocativeand emotionally engaging presentations hosted bythe Bowen Island Arts Council on September 27at the Gallery.The evening, which also includes entertainment

featuring the robust music of Marc Gawthrop,has been produced in the style of PechaKucha.PechaKucha is a simple presentation formatwhereby speakers creatively address their audi-ence, displaying 20 images each shown for 20seconds. The talks are designed to inspire andinvigorate.The line-up on Saturday includes six presenta-

tions on a diversity of topics, from cultivating self-love through self-talk, letting go of hope duringturbulent times, finding inspiration by exploringthe outdoors to resisting challenges to our rightsand freedoms, living our true story, and the joy ofmaking music for the very young.Admission is by donation and everyone is wel-

come. Doors open at 7 pm.



The Tir-na-nOgTheatre School boardof directors and studentbody express a profoundappreciation for theBowen Building Centre’sdonation of $2,000,raised in its annualgolf tournament, to theschool’s building fund,and to Timbermart’sTimbrkids CharitableFoundation for providinga $2,000 matching grant.These generous gifts

take us another steptoward the fulfillment ofthe Tir-na-nOg vision ofestablishing, and secur-ing a permanent homefor young people’s the-atre on Bowen Island, inorder to ensure that thisremarkably rich educa-tional experience in thetheatre arts will alwaysbe available to our futuregenerations.The Building Centre

has supported the the-atre school for manyyears through its coun-tertop sales of Tir-na-nOg cookies, so we aredoubly grateful for thisthoughtful contributionto the great adventureof live theatre by youngpeople for the world!

Jack Headley &Julie Tetzner

Julie Salisbury workshopexplores how to getyour book published

KAMI KANETSUKAC O N T R I B U T O R

Are you working on a book youwant to publish? Often the intentionis there but the route to publishingseems overwhelming.Julie Salisbury, who has travelled

the world (mostly on small boats), isnow living on Bowen Island. She hasdeveloped a program that covers allyou need to know to get your bookready to pitch to a publisher. Thisintensive eight-week course offers thebest tools and information for success.Julie has been teaching this pro-

gram for 10 years on VancouverIsland, Vancouver and retreatsin Mexico. She also has her owncompany, Influence Publishing.Originally she wrote and self-published her own book Aroundthe World in Seven Years – A Life-Changing Journey. This experienceinformed her that most new authorshave no idea of all the work that isinvolved in getting published.Julie researched the changing

industry and was moved to create herown business, ‘InspireABook’. Shestarted a hybrid category of publish-ing, which offers all the services that

a traditional publisher offers. Shesays, “It is a joint venture betweenpublisher and author, they share thecosts but the author keep the rightsto the book and receives higher roy-alties.”Her publishing house has a very

tight genre and Julie calls her authors“wisdom keepers, or people whoinfluence the way we look at theworld.” She has published 70 booksincluding her own.Julie also advises authors how to

find the right publisher whethertraditional, independent or to self-publish. And she helps them find apublisher after self-publishing. Shesays a successful book needs a plat-form, so the author needs to developentrepreneurial skills, be a speaker,be prepared to use social media andself promote.This course is for people who are

committed to getting their story pub-lished. There will be assignments at theend of every class, which will give thebook a structure and flow. Basicallyyou will be building your book, withcommitment, and perseverance. Julieinspires people to write books – toleave a legacy. It’s about publishing yourwisdom and experience.The course costs $395, with a pro-

visional starting date of October 13.Each session is two hours. ContactJulie at president@inspireabook orKami at 604-947-9713.

Inspire a bookThe Bowen Island Arts Council invites everyone

to join them on Saturday, October 10 at the Gallery@ Artisan Square for the launch ofWhen the ColoursRun, published this summer by Black Moss.This is the third book of Lisa Shatzky’s work pub-

lished by Black Moss. The others include Do NotCall Me By My Name (2011), which was shortlistedfor the Gerald Lampert Poetry Award in 2012, andBlame it on the Moon (2013), shortlisted for the2014 Acorn Plantos Award for People’s Poetry.When the Colours Run is a collection of 41 poems

that speak to the human condition as well as thefragile state of the planet with a voice that is deeplypersonal, eclectic, and universally evocative. At timesmeditative and at times darkly humorous, the poemsin this collection wrestle with the timeless questionseach of us must walk with in some way throughoutour lives: “Who am I?” and “What does it all mean?”Using the seasons of the earth in sometimes play-

ful and often startling ways, as well as drawing oncycles of light and dark, the poems move from oneseason to the next, and illustrate how not only do wemove through the seasons but the seasons also movethrough us. The poems in this collection talk aboutlove and relationships, loss and grief, impermanenceand transcendence and beg the reader to listen andlisten well to the human heart, which is so deeplyconnected to the blooming and evolving patterns andcycles of the earth.Lisa, a long-time Bowen resident, has had her

prose and poetry widely published in magazines,journals and anthologies. Her work has appearedin the Vancouver Review, Room Magazine, QuillsCanadian Poetry Magazine, The Nashwaak Review,The Antigonish Review, The Vancouver Sun, TheDalhousie Review, Canadian Literature, CanadianWoman’s Studies, The Prairie Journal, Jones Ave., TheNew Quarterly, Monday’s Poem, and in six chapbooksby Leaf Press (edited by Patrick Lane).

BIAC celebrateslaunch of new bookby Lisa Shatzky

At the launch and celebration, Lisa and friendswill read from the new collection and Ruta Yawneywill provide beautiful music. Signed copies of Lisa’sbooks will be available for purchase with 100 percent proceeds from the sale of books to benefit theSea Shepherd Conservancy Society.Admission is by donation. Doors open at 7 pm and

the event begins at 7:30 pm.

Tir-na-NOgthanksBuilding Centre


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At the age of 94, Doreen Broughton is game for all thethings that let her have a healthy, as well as long, life.

Instructor Diana Kaile checks Louise Dale’sposture as she leads the group through yoga.

Bev Rogers focuses on her breathing and hersense of inner calm during Monday’s yoga class.

Seniors who want to keep young, and healthy,know where to spend their Monday morningsMARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R

There are no Lululemon leggingsin sight, and the Downward Dog is

replaced by a sit-down stretch, butDiana Kaile’s yoga classes at BowenCourt every Monday morning areseriously good for you.“Let the head down and breath

into the spine,” she tells the group ofSeniors Keeping Young. “With eachexhale, release, let go…”Taking part is Doreen Broughton,

one of two 94-year-olds who faith-

You too can besmiling after a

morning of exercisefor the mind

and body. SKY islooking for new

members and thenext meeting is theperfect opportunity

to discover thebenefits: on

September 28,SKY is turning 21and it’s throwingitself a birthday

party. Everyone iswelcome to attend,starting at 10:30am.Students from BICSwill be helping with

the refreshments.Inviting you to join

them are, fromleft: standing,

Louise Dale, DaveHazlewood, Bev

Rogers, Pat Pinch,Joan Henley, Louise

Ferguson andDoreen Broughton.Seated: ElizabethStorry and April

Sear..

Martha Perkins photos

fully spend their Monday morn-ings at SKY along with the youngercrowd of seniors. She’d put off join-ing for years because Mondays wereher day to recoup from a weekendof entertaining guests but “I cameonce and I’ve been coming eversince.”The advantages of spending a

morning exercising, socializingand learning were underlined thispast Monday by guest speaker Dr.Dooley Goumeniouk, a psychiatristwith a special interest in neuropsy-chopharmacology.When he’s not travelling around

the world — during a recent 14-daystretch he was in Munich, HongKong, Belgrade, Amsterdam andLondon — he’s in his magnificentMount Gardner garden.His talk focused on the impor-

tance of having meaningful interac-tions with our environment as a wayof improving our brain’s health.Every little bit helps, says Kaile

with a smile that’s all sunshine, norain. It can be as simple as changingwhich hand you use to perform anevery-day task, or standing on onefoot while you brush your teeth. Getyour brain out of its usual grooveand shake things up a bit.“I think I just shimmied a bit too

much,” one woman laughs as shecatches her breath during the class.SKY is a place of happy people,

and we all need to surround our-selves with happy people, Doreensays.There’s more laughter when

you’re with others, says ElizabethStorry, who adds that SKY is also aplace to make friends who will bethere for you when you need them.SKY has been around for 21 years

— it invites you to its 21st birthdayparty on September 28 — and when

Joan Henley was first approachedabout joining in the early years, shepolitely declined. “The public healthnurse said, ‘They’ll take your bloodpressure.’ It finished me for years.”On the morning of the

Undercurrent’s visit, DaveHazlewood was carrying the flag forall men on the island.It’s quite common for husbands to

drop off their wives before return-ing home, a habit that SKY hopes tochange with its fortnightly commu-nity lunches at the Legion. (Moredetails about the $5 luncheon,which are the second and fourthTuesdays of the month, in nextweek’s Undercurrent.)Dave enjoys the morning, and

despite restricted mobility, gamelytakes part in all the activities,including yoga.“You meet people you wouldn’t

meet otherwise,” he says.When Bev Rogers’ husband had a

stroke, she’d bring him to SKY for amorning’s respite for both of them.After he moved to a nursing home,“I realized that I needed something”and so she’s now she’s the regularvisitor.A SKY morning begins with an

exercise class with Ali Hartwick atnine. There’s tea, coffee and good-ies before the guest speaker arrivesat 10 and Kaile’s yoga class beginsat 11. Everything wraps up withfriendly goodbyes at noon.More members are welcome and

the definition of “seniors” is not setin stone.

The 21st birthday party for SKYbegins at 10:30am on September28. Everyone is invited to drop byto discover for themselves why keep-ing young gets off to a good start onMonday mornings at Bowen Court.

Reach for the SKY


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