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Profile
Retired BC Supreme Court Justice Cathy Bruce
Animal Affairs
Education/Parenting
Bowen Island’s feral cats
How to help your kids develop time management and organizational skills
Mayor and Council contemplate next steps on Community Centre
MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
After two years of hard work it’s official: the Snug Cove Garden Gateway Project is complete. From left, Soren Hammerberg, Judi Gedye, Murray Skeels and Wynn Nielsen cut the ceremonial ribbon. Meribeth Deen, photo
Public weighs in on Detached Secondary Suites Bylaw MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
After passing through it’s first reading, changes to the Official Community Plan and Land-Use Bylaws that would allow property owners to construct “Detached Secondary Suites” on their properties have received significant public feedback. As it stands, the bylaw changes do not limit the size of property where a second house can be constructed, however, they limit the size of a second building to 115 square meters (close to 1200 square feet). At the open house for these proposed bylaw changes, Peter Williamson mentioned that this bylaw should be called, “the second house bylaw, because that’s what it is,” and said that permission to build these second houses should be limited to
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larger lots for the sake of privacy between neighbours. Williamson’s comments echo the perspective of the Bowen Island Eco-Alliance, as outlined last week in their publication The Bowenian. In that publication, the Eco-Alliance argues that while the bylaw should be supported as a component of creating diverse housing on the island, “the draft bylaws as currently written will have a greater negative consequence than the problem they intend to fix.” The article goes on to argue that the bylaw changes will lead to an increase in housing density without creating more affordable housing, and will also lead to drinking water shortages, vehicle and ferry congestion, and environmental degradation. continued PAGE 3
On Tuesday evening Mayor and council, as well as members of the public heard about a focused vision for a Bowen Island Community Centre and a series of steps required in order to proceed towards having one built. With a benchmarked cost of almost $10 million for the project, Mayor Murray Skeels cautioned council to proceed with the next steps cautiously. Sam Collins, from a project management consulting firm called Pivotal, said that while various options for a community centre have been developed, re-hashed and re-worked over at least the past decade, it is necessary to commit to moving forward on one idea. The idea he presented includes community space made up of two multi-purpose rooms, a community kitchen, a lobby, reception, showers and washrooms. The building would also include municipal offices, a municipal hall, a fitness centre and recreation offices. The total square footage amounts to 14,400. Collins laid out a series of steps that need to be taken moving forward, and five “gates” that must be opened at various stages. Getting to and opening “Gate 2,” he said would trigger a community referendum about borrowing the money required to build. Stephen Bellringer spoke to council both as a member of the municipal finance committee, and a concerned member of the public. He warned that with major fundraising projects already being conducted, and others soon to be launched, there will be stiff competition when it comes to fundraising for this project. He also warned that while people will put their pennies towards a community hall, they might not be so keen to have their money put into a municipal hall. Most of council was adamant that despite the cost and the risks, it is important to commit to building a community centre. Councilor Melanie Mason made an impassioned plea to move ahead with the project, in part because there is currently the opportunity to access significant federal and provincial funding and if Bowen doesn’t move forward, we might “miss the boat.” Paul Hoosen, who has long advocated for the creation of a theatre space, also weighed in on the subject of funding. He said that there are significant reserve funds that can be used towards the project, including those put aside by the Arts Council. He also noted that there is government funding specific to arts-spaces that members of the arts community would be happy to pursue independently. The discussion continued, focusing on issues of government funding and whether or not to split the community hall project from the municipal hall project. In the end, the decision was made to recommend to council to move forward on the recommendations of Collins’ report and make commitments on the Community Hall project.
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Meeting Calendar October 17, 2016 7:00 PM Advisory Planning Committee
October 18, 2016 1:00 PM Emergency Management Plan Review Task Force
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Appointment of Emergency Social Services Director
Provide your feedback on detached secondary suites
We are pleased to announce that Carolyn McDonald has been appointed Volunteer Emergency Social Services Director for Bowen Island.
Bowen Island Council is considering changes to the Official Community Plan and the Land Use Bylaw to allow owners of residential properties to construct a detached secondary suite. Let us know what you think about the proposed changes by completing our survey:
Emergency Social Services (ESS) provides short term assistance to British Columbians who are forced to leave their homes because of fire, floods, earthquakes or other emergencies. Assistance may include food, lodging, clothing, emotional support and family reunification services.
Request for ice patrol and snow removal services Bowen Island Municipality is requesting applications for interest in: Ice Patrol (temperature dependent)
October 18, 2016 3:00 PM Communications Team
October 18, 2016 7:00 PM Parks, Trails and Greenways Committee
October 19, 2016
Snow removal (weather dependent) Those interested in either or both of these services are asked to provide a driver’s licence abstract directly from ICBC (1-800-663-3051) to BIM by fax at 604 947 0193 and to provide a written response by email, regular mail or in person before Friday, October 28, 2016 at 4:00PM to:
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 4:00 pm - 9:30 pm Bowen Island Lodge 380 Cardena Dr
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Special Waste clean up days are back this fall! Dump Day
Community Grants Advisory
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All meetings are held in Council Chambers at Municipal Hall
The Economic Development Committee (EDC) is hosting an event for businesses on Bowen:
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Your participation in this event will generate Bowen-specific ideas and tactics that will prove valuable for both your business and the larger Bowen Island business community. It will also provide critical inputs into what the Municipality can do to support our local economy in the future.
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October 20, 2016
For more information on the proposed changes, please visit www.bimbc.ca/planning, or contact Daniel Martin at dmartin@bimbc.ca or 604-947-4255.
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BC Supreme Court Justice says goodbye to the bench, and to Bowen Island MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
It’s been a little over three weeks since her official retirement, but BC Supreme Court Justice and Bowen Islander Cathy Bruce has not settled into her new life quite yet. In July, she made the decision to release John Nuttall and Amanda Korody, a couple found guilty of terrorism-related charges by a jury roughly a year earlier. She concluded that the couple could have never carried out their crime, planting pressure cooker bombs in the BC legislature, if the RCMP had not done so much to help them along. Now that the Crown is appealing that decision, Bruce needs to go through the transcription of the jury charge for accuracy so it can be used in the upcoming trial. Bruce says she’s going to buckle down and get the job done in the next few weeks, so she can move on to a completely new chapter in her life: working with her husband as a bed and breakfast operator on Quadra Island. When asked whether she thinks her judicial mindset will be hard to shake, whether it will kick into gear every time she opens a newspaper she replies, “I certainly hope not!” She pursued a law career, she says, for two reasons: economic stability and a romantic interest. “First of all I came from a very poor family and being economically independent was very important to me because I saw how my mother struggled, with five kids and one bathroom. She worked hard. She worked full-time all the time, and it was tough for her. I wanted to make sure I was never poor,” Bruce says. “And then I had a crush on a guy who was going into law. He was going to open up his own legal aid shop and we were going to save one person at a time…” Her crush, she says, never made it through law school, but she graduated near the top of the UBC law class of 1976. She also went on to the London School of Economics for a Masters. One of her first jobs as a lawyer was working with the Canadian Airline Flight Attendants Association. “They were seeking a declaration that it was unlawful for them to require women to leave the job of flight attendant when they became pregnant,” says Bruce. “We won that case, and the court found that it was unlawful and a breech of the human rights code for the airlines to discriminate against women in that way.” The job that followed, naturally, required Bruce to help the Union negotiate for maternity uniforms in their collective agreement.
“Pacific Western Union [the airline] was pretty funny, they had a nice group of managers bargaining against us but, they sent back this proposal from their bean counters and they costed-out millions of dollars for these uniforms because they said that every nine months, every flight attendant would have a baby! And we kept saying, I don’t think that is going to happen…” Bruce continued her career with a focus on labour law, and also spent time in the early 1990s working on a report addressing gender equality in all aspects of British Columbia’s justice system. In 1998, she was appointed as a provincial court judge. “I had to take a crash course in criminal law,” says Bruce. “And then they closed the Burnaby courthouse in 2002 alongside many other BC courthouses in an austerity measure. So they transferred me to Main Street, where I did nothing but criminal work for four years. It was sink or swim, and I think by the end of that, in 2006 when I was appointed to the Supreme Court I knew a lot of criminal law. And after a couple of years in the Supreme Court they used me as a criminal judge.” She jokes that while sitting in provincial court, she earned the nickname “Let’em loose-Bruce.” While explaining that she had a lot of empathy for people with drug addictions and alcohol problems, she adds that her perspective was not entirely unique for a judge in provincial court. “I think the impetus for the creation of a community court was a recognition by the judges that you can’t just put them in jail you have to get them housing, and you have to get them medical care, and you have to get them counseling. You have to do something for them so they can actually help themselves.” Bruce says that when she moved into the Supreme Court, the preservation of that mentality was harder to maintain, and made her stand out a little more from her fellow judges. The nature of the cases she heard meant there was more at stake in each decision. “An aboriginal offender who’s committed his eighth sexual assault of a young girl on one of the reserves is a danger. Even though the reason he’s in that position is systemic – his background, his fetal alcohol syndrome, his parents lack of proper upbringing for him, his wholly dysfunctional family life brought him to this point – there comes a time when you can’t do anything else but warehouse him otherwise you are going to destroy so many other lives.” Mostly, Bruce says, throughout her career she was good at not bringing her work home with her in either the physical and emotional sense.
Cathy Bruce at her home on Bowen Island. Meribeth Deen, photo
“Towards the end, I must admit that some of my more horrible cases got to me a little bit,” she says. “I had a really bad child sexual abuse case about, last June, and for the very first time I just emotionally couldn’t handle it. It was so horrendous, I just didn’t know where to go with my feelings about it. And that was a sign that it was time to leave. They say that a judge only has so many judgements they can write, and I think I was hitting the max.” Looking back on the past few years, Bruce says one really positive aspect of her work has been the commute, and the fact that the express but run by Peter King gave her the opportunity not only to leave her car at home but also to connect with a whole new group of people. She says that the home she and her husband have owned for almost ten years sold almost instantly, hastening their move to Quadra Island. “Just as we were starting to get comfortable here,” she says.
Detached Secondary Suites from PAGE 1
Municipal workers clear away a hemlock tree, roughly 4m in diameter, blown onto Harding Road last Thursday night. Bob McGilvray, photo
When asked to predict how many property owners might proceed to build detached secondary suites based on the proposed bylaw changes, planner Daniel Martin looked to the bylaw changes made in 2008 that allowed homeowners to create suites connected to their houses. “Since 2008, twenty-five secondary suite building permits have been approved,” he says. For Tim Wake, who has been working on the creation of affordable housing on Bowen for close to ten years, this statistic informs his view on the proposal. “Back in 2008, there was a lot of fear that Bowen’s population would instantly double, but here we are with a relatively unchanged
population eight years later,” he says. “There is not a huge economic incentive for homeowners to do this, and I don’t think there is going to be a huge uptake.” As he sees this being the only clear route to the creation of alternate forms of housing, Wake says he will be focusing his efforts on putting packages together to help people build detached secondary suites. From a homeowners perspective, Dan Parke and Kathryn Thomson have a 400 square foot office on Cates Hill that they would like to convert to a home and one day live in while renting their current house to a young family. “For us, this is just one small piece of the puzzle that make it possible for people to live here,” says Thomson.
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Michael Chapman and his house mates at the Seaside Cottage No. 1. photo supplied
Thank you Metro Parks for the last four years Dear Editor: For the last four years I have had the pleasure of working as the resident caretaker for Metro Vancouver, living at Seaside Cottage No. 1 at the entrance to Crippen Park. For this I say thank you. My work here is apparently done, but I will never forget this experience for the rest of my life. I have had the chance to meet so many great people as they pass by my home, coming to hike, play, jog or just visit the memorial gardens in the park. The chickens also liked to meet and eat with park patrons! Unfortunately Metro Vancouver has informed me they no longer require my services. Full stop, no reasons given. I have never been made aware of any problems or complaints with my work as caretaker. I am dumbfounded. I am proud of my contributions to our community during my time in Seaside, from running for municipal council, to volunteering for various projects and events, such as, sampling for radiation off our island, helping with Bowfest, or working on solutions for our housing crisis here on Bowen. One of the things I am most proud of is the work my neighbours and I carried out on behalf of all Bowen Islanders, in preventing the creation of a new parking lot at the entrance to the lagoon and Crippen Park, right beside Seaside No. 1. Using research, conducting a parking study to gather facts, and working together, as a neighbourhood, we were able to convince our municipality to withdraw the parking proposal Well, we convinced every council member, except for the mayor. I will continue working with an amazing group of people who have created the Housing Bowen Society. The projects that are coming forward from the group over the next while will help ensure we continue to be a diverse community that supports and welcomes people of all incomes and abilities. Always. Please support them. The chickens leave today, the cat by the end of the month, and Knucky and I are looking for a new adventure for the new year. Any suggestions or leads? Again, thanks, Michael Chapman
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Shout out to event key player Dear Editor: Our invitation to come to the Garden Gateway celebration inadvertently left out a key player that saw this project to completion. In addition to Holly Graff, James Tuer and Wynn Nielsen, stonemason and landscaper Andy Rainsley was an integral part of the Garden Gateway team. Our apologies for this unintentional error. Sincerely, The Bowen Island Community Foundation
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APPLE FEST
Apple Fest took place under sunny skies Sunday at Davies Orchard with Bowen residents of all ages in attendance, interested in celebrating the fall season. At left, John Riley inspects an apple beside the tables displaying specimens of the 150 varieties found on his property. “It’s a hobby that’s gotten just a bit out of hand,” he says. Below, Michelle Taylor (right), winner of the best Apple Fest apple pie for 2016, stands with Maria Steernberg. photos Meribeth Deen
At left, Bob Doucet plays tunes for the annual cake walk competition. Throughout the day, kids danced around as the music played, hoping to land on a lucky number when it stopped so they could be rewarded with a cupcake. At right, Peter Frinton helps kids throw apples into a grinder and then demonstrates draining out the pulp to make cider.
Bowen Animal Affairs
Prevent the comeback of the feral cat on Bowen SUSANNA BRAUND CONTRIBUTOR
The problem of feral cats on Bowen waxes and wanes. Feral cats are intact cats, meaning that they breed. They breed fast, they interbreed, and they breed with family cats that are still intact and allowed to roam free. Intact cats fight with other cats for food, for territory and for shelter. Mostly they do not stay in one place. The male feral cats leave to copulate in other territories and spread their genes. The females leave with their family units to find other territories. In a small community like Bowen, they end up being nuisance cats and cause all kinds of problems. Intact feral cats that wander, as well as cats that are
not properly cared for, are more prone to infectious diseases such as feline leukemia virus (FeLV), feline upper respiratory disease, and feline immunodeficiency virus (FIV). These are horrible diseases and they are easily spread amongst the feline population. By contrast, healthy, spayed/neutered barn cats who are well-fed and have warm, safe shelter are extremely likely to stay put and take care of the vermin problems on the farm or in the stables. Their very presence can deter small critters and most (but not all) will catch and kill rats and mice. Feral cats typically inbreed, which is very bad for the cats. Inbred cats don’t live long and have more health problems, especially
heart disease. And if they are having kittens at just six months old, it stunts the growth. Signs of excessive inbreeding include small litter sizes (i.e. one or two kittens), crooked noses, misaligned jaws and abnormal eye set. Sixteen years ago, Bowen had a major problem with feral cats. That’s one of the reasons why the Coast Animal Welfare and Education Society came into being in 2000. Because of the vigilance and hard work of many CAWES volunteers over the years, feline infectious disease on Bowen is almost non-existent. The work involved setting up feeding stations to trap the feral cats and then getting them spayed/neutered before releasing them. Some volun-
teers have given hundreds of hours to tending the feeding stations and trapping the feral cats. The BC SPCA is well aware of the problems caused by feral cats and has given support to this work, as has the municipality. Bowen’s vet, Dr. Westcott, told me that he has noticed a significant decline in the feral population on Bowen Island and attributes this to the persistence and hard work of the CAWES volunteers. He can’t stress enough the importance of spaying and neutering all cats to prevent over-population as well as prevention of certain diseases and maintaining individual and herd health. Particular signs of inbreeding among the Bowen feral cat population were feet with five or six
toes and short, misshapen tails, which were dubbed “the Bowen tail.” These tails occurred on about 50 per cent of the cats caught at that time. Many of the cats were already infected with FIV, which means they could easily have been spreading the disease throughout the entire feline population on Bowen. Sadly, in the past two or three years CAWES has once again started to receive lots of reports of feral cats. These cats don’t come out of nowhere. The only possible conclusion is that there are members of the Bowen community who have intact cats that are allowed to roam free. When female cats leave with their offspring, probably only half of the litter will survive. There have been
several reports in the past two years of kittens found dead or dying, which is a clue that inbreeding is taking place and that the momma cats are too young to take proper care of their kittens. Currently, on Bowen, there is no limitation on the number of cats that a farm owner or anybody else can adopt. Sterilized cats live longer. A good-sized group of sterilized, healthy cats will take care of the vermin problem on a farm for 15 to 20 years. In fact, there are cats at the original CAWES feeding station (cats who were sterilized many years ago but never found a human family), who are still alive and kicking at 16 or 17 years old – and still catching rats and leaving little “gifts” for the volunteers!
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Help your kid be on time, prepared
BICS hosts Executive Functioning workshop MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
You ask your kid to clean their room and the response is a blank stare or ignoring you completely. It is easy to assume that this response reflects defiance, lazyness or general disregard on your child’s behalf. Pediatric occupational therapist Anne Wilson offered parents at a BICS workshop last week another possible reason for the reaction: your child might genuinely not understand the concept of certain things needing to be kept in certain places. This level of organization, as well as understanding that it requires certain chunks of time to get things done, or being able to assess players on a soccer field and plan out where to kick the ball based on that understanding, all fall under the category of “executive functioning” skills. Wilson says she first learned about executive functioning skills at a conference two years ago, and was inspired to attend a two-day workshop with speechpathologist and executive functioning guru Sarah Ward last fall. Since returning, Wilson has been meeting with teachers at Bowen Island schools to talk about the subject and provide strategies to help build their students’ executive functioning skills. Wilson says that many typical strategies that adults
use to get kids organized, like lists, are Band-Aid solutions on the problem. “To those of us that make the list, lists are helpful. But giving a kid a list is not teaching the child a skill to come up with a plan for their day, or to think of all the things that need to be done,” she says. Wilson also stresses that these skills are developmental, and that children of the same age can be at very different stages of this development. “I wouldn’t say you need to catch anything early, when it comes to executive functioning. However, you can actually help these skills along without just waiting for development to do the job.” Executive functioning skills, Wilson adds, are about much more than success in school, they are also important to help kids manage their emotions, expectations, and feel more confident in undertaking tasks, whatever those may be. Wilson offered a number of straightforward strategies for helping kids in this regard: 1. To help your child have a feel for how time passes (so they can tell the difference between two minutes and half an hour) and consequently learn to plan based on that, get an analog clock that you can take off the wall and mark up with a dryerase marker. Use the marker to show what 15 minutes, or any chunk of time, looks like
Executive functioning is about more than keeping schoolwork organized, it’s about spacial awareness, like knowing where to move on a soccer field, or simply getting out of the house in the morning. Anne Wilson, pediatric occupational therapist, is seen in the photo below. photos MERIBETH DEEN when you are trying to get your child out the door, to practise a musical instrument, etc. 2. Use photos to help your child visualize accomplishing tasks that lead towards an end result. For example, create a poster showing all the things that must be done in the morning – brushing teeth, putting on socks, eating breakfast, taking knapsack – before leaving the house in the morning. “The important thing is they can see themselves,
you’re trying to create a dress rehearsal for your child.” 3. Use declarative language. For example, instead of saying, “I need you to help me with . . .” say, “I need a helper,” or a sweeper, or a cleaner or a fixer, etc. “As soon as you use the declarative, your child starts to see himself or herself doing the job in the immediate future.” For more information about executive functioning, check out Sarah Ward’s website: efpractice.com.
Gordon Edward Anderson October 1938 -September 2016
Gord passed away peacefully at his home on Bowen Island with his family by his side. He will be greatly missed by his wife, Marolyn, daughters Cathy and Karen, stepchildren Corinne (Wade) and Ryan (Rosemary), grandchildren, Samantha, Kristina, Kimberly, Emily, Seth, Brendan, India and great-grandchild, Mya. Gord was predeceased by his mother, Jessie, his father Paul, and his faithful canine friends, Fergus and Maggie. A Celebration of his life will be held on Sunday, October 23 at 1400 hours at Cates Hill Chapel, 661 Carter Road, on Bowen Island.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the ‘Bowen Island Community Foundation’.
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BOWEN VET IS HIRING! Bowen veterinary Services is hiring for two positions: Veterinary Assistance- (part-time/full-time possible) Experience with animals is ideal and candidate must be confident in handling/restraining animals and comfortable around medical procedures. Previous experience with animals is ideal but training will be provided. Receptionist- (part-time/full-time possible) Busy veterinary office looking for a committed, customer-service orientated person with good office skills, computer skills and excellent customer service skills. Previous experience in an office setting is required. Bowen Vet is a very busy, full-service 24hr hospital that offers in-house bloodwork and laboratory, digital x-rays, ultrasound, ICU, dentistry, and most major surgeries. We are looking for a committed person who is passionate about animals, wants to work in a lively and fun environment, and is eager to learn. Possibility for growth and further advancement for the right person. Please send resume and references to Bowen Vet Services: 573 Prometheus Pl, Bowen Island, VON 1G1 Or email; reception@bowenvet.com Attn: Marla
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Taking Your Garden to the Next Level with Brian Minter On October 17, 2016 the Bowen Island Garden Club welcomes Brian Minter, who will give us a presentation on how to take our gardens to the next level. Brian is a horticulturist, entrepreneur and business man. He is the president and general manager of Minter Country Garden an innovative destination garden center and greenhouse growing operation.He was also the owner of the now closed Minter Garden in Chilliwack. Brian believes, “in the garden, anyone can be an artist without apology or explanation. Too many gardens are a wasted canvas where little thought has been given to the elements of design and creativity. By approaching your garden with the vision and passion of an artist, the ordinary will become the extraordinary, elevating your garden to a new level.” Brian will inspire you to be a garden artist and he will show some of his new ‘added value’ plants in this exciting and fast moving session. Please join us for this exceptional speaker and presentation of the year at the Gallery at Artisan Square on October 17, 2016 at 1 PM. Everyone is welcome. Members no charge, guests only $3.00.
COURTNEY MORRIS CONTRIBUTOR
I am happy to announce, along with Dr. Alea Bell, the opening of a new wellness clinic: Bowen Island Naturopathic and Acupuncture Clinic. We met last spring, it was one of those thing where people keep saying “You two should meet.” When we met, it was so easy; we shared an interest in family wellness. We both wanted to build a practice on the island to support the community and be closer to our own families. We both also have a shared interest in treating women and children’s health. Once that was established it all fell into place. We thought about our ideal location and found a lovely and perfect spot in Artisan near Artisan Eats. The clinic is still taking shape. We would like to display local artists art and we are in the process of creating a small herbal dispensary of loose herbs and supplements for colds/flus, allergies, sleep, mood and more. Our group of practitioners is also growing. We started with the two of us, Bell, who is a naturopathic doctor and myself, who is a registered acupuncturist and homeopath. Recently, we have been fortunate to add Julie Hughes and Mary Coleman to our team, who will be offering their counselling services. What we all have in common is a holistic approach to health and a passion to serve our local community. What can you expect for a naturopathic consultation? Bell will go through an in-depth consultation, order or review recent lab work and
Naturopathic doctor Alea Bell and acupunturist Courtney Morris. photo Meribeth Deen then implement a carefully researched, practical and personalized treatment plan. It is her goal to treat the underlying cause of disease, rather than just managing symptoms. Treatment plans may include dietary changes, herbal medicine, vitamin/mineral supplementation, lifestyle counselling, injection therapy, bio-identical hormone therapy and/or pharmaceuticals when necessary. Bell treats a wide range of conditions and has a special interest in women’s health, hormone imbalances, pediatrics, fertility and pregnancy, fatigue, colds and flus, and digestive ailments. She welcomes all ages and conditions into her practice. For an acupuncture consult, it’s all about rebalancing. A health history will be taken to get information on which systems need to be balanced. For example, women should not have pain, PMS or a heavy cycle. Or if you or your child have stress, insomnia, tummy aches, all these things give information of what is imbalanced in the body. Acupuncture and lifestyle changes can
help to correct the symptoms. If you aren’t sure about what would be a right fit for you feel free to call, we are all happy to chat. What fits for some, does not fit for others; we as practitioners know and honour this. Our services are covered under many extended healthcare plans. Insurance plans typically reset in January so now is a great time to start a program and continue with the momentum into the New Year. Epsom Salt Bath Soak: This is great for stress relief, muscle aches, improving circulation, nutrient absorption and so much more. It is so easy to do. Epsom salts are available at Cates Pharmacy and The General Store. 1-2 cups of epsom salts 10-15 drops of essential oil of choice (I love lavender and mint) I mix the salt and then essential oil. The whole mixture gets added to a warm bath, and soak for at least 20 minutes, though 30 is preferable. I try to make time for this at least once a week, though my kids get it added to their bath each night.
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Silent & Live Auction 7:00 p.m. Saturday, October 15, 2016
At Cates Hill Chapel
All money raised will support the Caring Circle Online bidding for the silent auction has begun at:
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Extraordinary items from the treasures at Knick Knock Nook
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A special piece for Knick Knack Nook auction DONNA SCORER CONTRIBUTOR
A dress rehearsal of Voices in the Sound.
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A musical education on Howe Sound PAULINE LEBEL CONTRIBUTOR
New to the island? Want to know more about the fascinating history of Bowen Island? Or just enjoy a lively, enjoyable tale well told?
Voices in the Sound, the cosmological musical about Bowen Island written by Pauline Le Bel, is the story of an island’s magnificent dream and those who saw the dream come true. It was performed in the meadow at Crippen Park in 2005, and starred local actors, dancers, singers,
and musicians. It is now available on YouTube. David Cameron said this about Voices in the Sound: “Great performances, wonderful music, and a cool story about where we live.” You can watch it at youtube.com/ watch?v=xOHITv3UGfQ.
Many of our auction donations have interesting histories. The killerwhale carved bowl (seen in the photo below), by Haisla carver Garry Wilson, is no exception. The bowl was a gift to the Knick Knack Nook by UBC anthropology professor Jay Powell and his wife, author and photographer Vickie Jensen. Powell has worked with the Haisla at Kitamaat village for several years taking down the stories of the elders. In the ’70s Jensen was adopted into the Haisla Fireweed clan. The bowl was a gift, carved for her by Garry Wilson, son of Eagle chief, Oldman Johnny Wilson. In the Haisla culture the killer whale is called a Blackfish. You can recognize the whale in the carving by its dorsal fin, transverse tail, mouth full of teeth, and blowhole. The wood used was red alder stump-wood, the bark of which is used to make a medicine to treat burns. This is a valuable collector’s item. Go online through the Caring Circle website (caringcircle.com) to register your bid on this, or any of the 30 odd items now posted. Don’t forget that the items featured online are a small fraction of the more than 250 pieces that have been carefully stored and prepared for the auction event on Oct. 15 at Cates Hill Chapel. All money raised will support the Caring Circle. If you would like to make a special donation to support this fundraiser, email Katherine Lawrence at kathjohn@fastmail.fm. A special piece for the Knick Knack Nook-Caring Circle grand auction event is on Oct. 15, 7 p.m., at Cates Hill Chapel.
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Sunshine Coast Fixed Link Feasibility Study
The Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is undertaking consultation for the Sunshine Coast Fixed Link Feasibility Study. The Open Houses will present preliminary study findings on potential future fixed link connections between the Sunshine Coast and the Lower Mainland. Communities, stakeholders and the public are invited to attend an Open House to learn more about the preliminary study findings and to provide their input. Project team members will be available to provide information and answer questions. Public and stakeholder feedback will be included in the final report submitted to government to help determine the feasibility of a fixed link.
The killerwhale carved bowl by Gary Wilson.
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Open House Schedule Community Squamish West Vancouver Powell River Sechelt Gibsons
Date and Time Tuesday, October 18 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, October 20 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 25 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Wednesday, October 26 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, October 27 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Location Squamish Valley Golf Club: Main Clubhouse 2458 Mamquam Road, Squamish Gleneagles Community Centre 6262 Marine Drive, West Vancouver Powell River Town Centre Hotel 4660 Joyce Avenue, Powell River Seaside Centre 5790 Teredo Street, Sechelt Gibsons Garden Hotel: Meeting Room 963 Gibsons Way, Gibsons
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Questions and answers about Snug Cove House
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Snug Cove House volunteers were eager to get BowFest community feedback to our recent plans regarding selling 12 lots on Miller Road, and the progress on planning our seniors’ supportive living residence. Over the coming weeks we will share some of these questions and answers here in The Undercurrent. Feel free to check out our website (snugcovehouse.com) for more information. Question: What is the level of mental and physical ability required to be eligible for supportive living at Snug Cove House? Answer: There are really two questions here. One is what is the level of ability that supportive living at Snug Cove House will cover? And what extra support might someone need to contract separately? Supportive living is defined in provincial health and housing legislation, and we have designed the programming and architecture of Snug Cove House to provide that level of support. For instance, “independent/supportive living residences offer rentable housing and usually one or more services to assist the resident. Possibly help with grooming, bathing, shopping, providing meals, transport to appointments, etc. Residents are independent for the most part, but may like to have or require a little bit of assistance in their daily routines.” Snug Cove House will offer two meals a day, weekly housekeeping and laundry, but not personal grooming, dressing or supervision of medication. A resident could contract with a local home-care provider to come into Snug Cove House for these services. Another issue for residents will be dementia or other deteriorating conditions, and we may need, from time to time, to assess residents to determine whether they can still be well served by staying at Snug Cove House. We will have an independent medical committee review all applications, and assess each resident’s care plan each year to ensure that the resident and her or his family are assured of complete professional care. Residents will be required to wear a “lifeline” pendant that would provide 24-hour response to any emergency, through family, friends, or ambulance services.
On the calendar FRIDAY OCTOBER 14 Martin Joseph at TirnaNog, 7:30 p.m. Tickets $25 at Phoenix or online at brownpapertickets.com SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15
Crippen Park Eco-Blitz, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Meet at the mouth of Davies Creek, Snug Cove Bowen Island Gym open house, 9 a.m.-3 p.m.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 16 Knitting Circle, 1-2:30 p.m. 1681 Woods Rd. Suggested donation: $5 MONDAY, OCTOBER 17
Bowen Island Garden Club speaker series presents Brian Minter, who will give a presentation titled “Taking Your Garden to the Next Level” at The Gallery at Artisan Square
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22
Montessori Kid & Kaboodle Sale 10 a.m.-1 p.m. All donations welcome until Friday, Oct. 21 at the Montessori School Bowen Island Library First Adult Spelling Bee Register your team by Oct. 8 at the library or at bowenlibrary.ca Workshop: Recovering From Head Injury featuring occupational therapist Tamara Soloway, 9:30-11 a.m. To register call Caring Circle at 604-947-9100 or email info@caringcircle.ca
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Come to the Crippen Park EcoBlitz Want to help make a stream more salmon-friendly and spend a fun couple of hours enjoying the beauty of Crippen Regional Park on Bowen Island? Join Metro Parks to plant native species and remove invasives along Davies Creek as part of the annual EcoBlitz on Saturday, Oct. 15. Gloves, tools and snacks will be provided. Community members are asked to supply the helping hands. Meet at the mouth of Davies Creek by 10 a.m.
SCOUTING CEREMONY
Henry, Liam, and Denis receive their beaver tails from Beaver leader Malak (Loretta O’Brien), following their investiture ceremony at Cates Hill Chapel last Thursday. The ceremony recognized new Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and leaders and made them official members of the 16th Bowen Scouting Group. photo submitted
“By accessing world markets for Canadian oil, we’ll enjoy increased tax dollars and years of employment.” - Deborah Cahill, President, Electrical Contractors Association of BC
Now more than ever, this project makes sense for Canada and British Columbia. It’s vital we
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receive the most from our natural resources at a time when our economy needs it most. The Trans Mountain Expansion Project will allow Canadian oil to be delivered to international markets and, as a result, Canada will earn approximately $3.7 billion more per year for our oil.
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By realizing full value, everyone will benefit. In addition, the expansion will create tens of thousands of jobs over the next 25 years.
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“I’ve always wanted to own a gym,” says Brad MacDonald, standing in the gym he now owns. “Growing up I played every sport you could think of, and I always worked out, so this really makes sense.” MacDonald says he first expressed an interest in buying the Bowen Island Gym roughly two years ago. “Before our daughter was born, I spent a lot of time working in Alberta,” he says. “I was looking for local work, but Fawn (Gill) wasn’t interested in selling at that time. We made another offer last spring, and she was ready.” By this time, MacDonald had found steady work on Bowen Island, working for Metro
Blasting. Alix MacDonald also works on-island, sometimes at BICS as well as privately tutoring children who have difficulty with language and reading. Neither Brad nor Alix has any plans to quit their other work. So the fact that the gym is run, on a day-to-day basis by volunteers, has been a helpful piece of infrastructure to acquire alongside the gym itself. “For two hours of volunteering a week, they get a free gym membership – that’s how Fawn had it set up,” says Brad. “It’s been great so far, and having a volunteer at the front desk makes it friendly and welcoming to people who walk in.” Since taking over the gym, Brad and Alix have repainted the walls and purchased new equipment. They also have ideas to get more people working out, like a “Paw Patrol” workout hour for parents with toddlers, for example. They will be hosting an open house at The Gym on Bowen on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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