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Saving the cottages
More from Bowen Heritage
Run, salmon, run
Made-on Bowen app, launched
Local golf dynasty
Bowen Island Community Cup sees repeat winners
Green Man wins again
In the annual battle of spring versus winter, the leafy Green Man (Doug Elliot) and his young supporters beat-out the long-reigning Ice Queen )Sarah Cormier) and her little warriors. May Queen Annabelle Koon led revelers in celebration afterwards with a dance around the May Pole. Thanks to Rich Ralph and Murray Atherton for photos
Summer arrives with a bang for local businesses MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Robin McMillan and Branch Freedman say their first four weeks of business as restaurant owners was not too hectic. The couple, who have expanded their business (Branch 01 gift shop) at Bowen Island’s pier to include the new restaurant Branch & Butter say that this weekend, with the sudden heat and a holiday Monday, brought a serious change of pace. “It was bananas,” says McMillan. “It was a lot of fun, and getting all that good energy from the tourists is part of why we opened, but I’ve never seen the pier like that. On Saturday
we sold out by 4pm. Our baker in Gastown brought us a new shipment of bread Sunday morning, and that day we sold out by 2pm but scooped ice cream until 8pm, and Monday we sold out again. At one point we thought we had too much food, but ingredient by ingredient, everything just kept disappearing.” Up at the four corners, Zoom Zoom Bowen had scooters booked back to back throughout the weekend. “Every single rental was pre-booked online,” says business owner Jamie Woodall. “I don’t want the business to get too big, but I am considering adding two more scooters to our fleet just because I had to turn so many people away.” She adds that business is definitely weather dependent, and her theory is, “people are just chomping at the bit to get outside.”
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The rush of business did not stop in the lower Cove. Julie Cree, manager and co-owner of Artisan Eats says the restaurant had the busiest day in its existence on Sunday. “We managed to stay open for our regular hours,” she says. “But we ran out of absolutely everything in our cooler. It was an epic weekend.” Last week was the first week of the season that the Visitor Information Centre took statistics. Bowen Tourism Chair Murray Atherton says that numbers are definitely up. “Last week we had roughly 15% more tourists than the same time last year,” says Atherton. “Every business person I ran into this week was smiling, last weekend was great for the local economy.”
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Meeting Calendar May 29, 2017
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Leadership opportunity Bowen Community Recreation is looking for an enthusiastic, fun female outdoor recreation enthusiast to lead a Girls Biking Club this summer. Must be comfortable on a bike and in the trails leading a group, but no professional cycling expertise is required.
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Artisan Square: installation of new signs
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Bowen Island Community School: carved welcome pole
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Bowen Island Lodge: public welcome gate
If you are interested, please contact Rebecca Lyne, Recreation Programmer at rlyne@bimbc.ca or 604-947-2216.
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Bowen Island Loggers Sports Society: beautification of Veteran’s Park
Water conservation guidelines begin this spring
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Community School Association: fence art installation
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First Credit Union: planters and plants for business frontage
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Tourism Bowen Island: beautification of Boulevard Cottage
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Xenia: beautification of labyrinth
May 29, 2017 Committee of the Whole
May 30, 2017 1:00 pm Emergency Program Executive Committee
May 31, 2017 7:15 pm Transportation Advisory Committee
June 1, 2017 5:00 pm
Bowen Island Municipality is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2017 Innovation Grants! Congratulations to the following organizations who applied for grants of up to $500 to fund: •
Regular Council Meeting
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Congratulations to winners of Innovation Grants!
Last year, Council endorsed Metro Vancouver Regonal District’s Water Shortage Response Plan (WSRP) in order to promote awareness about the importance of water conservation. The plan defines guidelines for four levels of water conservation for users of municipal drinking water systems, aiming to manage demand for drinking water during the summer months, and if necessary during times of emergencies. Please note that on Bowen, the plan is intended to provide guidelines for water usage, not restrictions. Throughout the summer, water conservation stages will be posted and updated regularly on the Municipality’s Alerts and Advisories webpage. For more information, please go to:
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Advisory Committee BOWEN ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY PRESENTS:
All meetings are held in Council Chambers at Municipal Hall unless otherwise noted.
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Sunday, May 28 1-2pm Collins Hall
Food Label Mysteries Explained:
The Innovation Grant program is intended to foster civic pride, environmental responsibility and beautification through community involvement. BIM is pleased to have supported these projects and looks forward to the program continuing next year.
Bowen Island Ferry Guide coming soon Check out the new Bowen Island Ferry Guide, available soon on the Queen of Capilano and strategic locations in Snug Cove - just in time for the tourist season!
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The Nook’s got Distillery project moves forward money to give away after parking negotiations settled Apply for scholarships by June 26 SHARI ULRICH SUBMISSION
We all love the Knick Knack Nook as a great place to discover wonderful finds and help keep items with lots of use left in them out of the land fill. In turn the revenue from the sales, with the help of The Bowen Community Foundation, provides much needed support for countless Bowen Island organizations and groups. Next time you’re in, have a look at the big poster on the portable bulletin board to see the impressive list of recipients and funds, soon to be updated! But the Knick Knack Nook Re-Use It Store Society also has a larger purpose – to foster leadership in environmental sustainability through both action and education. To that end, a total of $20,000 in scholarships will be awarded in 2017 to individuals with strong ties to Bowen who are pursuing academic studies in support of advancing environmental sustainability. Applications for this scholarship will be received up to and including June 1, 2017. For full information on applying please go to our website and look under bursary opportunities. On another note, for all you golfers, or aspiring golfers, who are reveling in the spring weather, note that the Nook is currently loaded up with several sets of golf clubs – some of them very good quality. So come on by!
Have your say on ferry schedules This week, BC Ferries announced the beginning of public engagement period on schedule changes that will run until early July. This effort will explore options for schedule changes with the public, with the goal of improving the reliability of sailing times for the Horseshoe Bay - Langdale and Snug Cove routes. “It is very important to us that we engage with the community and hear their feedback on these changes,” says Mark Collins, BC Ferries’ President & CEO. “We know
these routes have been particularly challenged by sailing delays and these delays are having an impact on the quality of life and business for Sunshine Coast and Bowen Island residents.” The engagement program involves a range of activities including focus-group workshops, an online survey, intercept surveys at Langdale and Horseshoe Bay terminals, and presence at community events and public spaces. Have your say at any time through the online survey at: bcferries. com/about/ontime-sc.
The current vision for the Copper Spirit Distillery, which is now under construction at 441 Trunk Road.
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With the building permit issued for 441 Trunk Road, fences went up and the earth started moving to begin construction on the proposed Copper Spirit Distillery. The project’s proponent, Miguel Kabantsov, says he is pleased to be in the construction phase but is still feeling frustrated by the time and cost it has taken to get to this stage. Kabantsov made his first permit application for this project in October, 2014. Based on the building’s proposed size, he was told that he would need to provide 10 parking spaces. Kabantsov negotiated that down to six, based on the fact that most of the building would be warehouse-type space. This left him requiring five more spaces, given that there was only room for one spot along the street beside the proposed building. “From there, I tried all kinds of ideas including a proposed, shuttle, bike racks, an EV charging station, I even offered to lease land for parking,” says Kabantsov. “Then someone proposed that I pay $20,000 for each parking spot I could not provide.”
Kabantsov says paying $100,000 to the municipality would have made the project un-viable, so the negotiations continued. In July of 2016, he proposed the inclusion of two one bedroom apartments into his building proposal, and a contribution of $40,000 to the Municipal Parking Reserve. Since then, the plan has shifted to include three one-bedroom apartments, two of which will be under an affordable housing contract, and a contribution of $40,000 to the Municipal Parking Reserve. Kabantsov says that including residential units as part of his project posed a challenge, as that it is against the building code to combine a distillery with housing. “We hired a code-consultant to come up with a design that would be acceptable to the building inspector,” he says. “So this will be the only distillery in British Columbia, or maybe even Canada, to have residential units.” Kabantsov says that now that construction is underway, he is focused on doing everything he can to make up for time lost in negotiating with the municipality over the parking and other project details. “I hope to be in production by next January or February, that’s my goal,” he says. “Hopefully, this will turn out to be a viable business that will also be good for this community.”
Jewelry design school brings creative energy to the Cove
Azadeh travels from her home in West Vancouver to learn jewelery making at Di Goldschmiede. She is in her third year of study at the school.
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You may have noticed some new activity in the space beside the Bowen Beer and Wine
Store on Dorman Road. What was formerly part of Bowen Island Coffee is now known as Die Goldschmiede, a jewelery design shop and school formerly located in West Vancouver. Owner, Gerold Mueller has lived on Bowen
Island for 18 months. “I was happy with the idea of commuting for the next five years or so,” he says. “But my lease was up, and I would have had to pay more in order to keep the space in West Vancouver. I would have had to charge my students more to cover my costs, and so I started looking into spaces available here on Bowen.” Meuller says he was concerned that he might lose students because of the commute, but the space he ended up settling for on could only accommodate five. “Getting five students is easier than getting and keeping twelve,” he says. “A smaller class also gives me time to work on my own ideas.” Student Lainey Thompson says that the commute makes for a long day, but it is worth it. “It is a real treat to leave the city,” she says. “And to come to a place that is quiet, with so much natural beauty. You don’t get to see whales and dophins when you spend all your time in Vancouver!” Mueller says there is one student who is looking to move to Bowen, and they may have found a place for her. “I would definitely say that housing is going to be an issue for us,” he says. Mueller has engineered the space to hold a display case for his own creative jewelery art and that of his students, but also a classroom
for five learners. At the back of the area are five work stations for his students plus several pieces of machinery for shaping precious metals. His jewellery design school is registered with the BC Government and offers a twoyear full time diploma course in Jewellery & Object Design. There are currently five students working with Gerold, all of whom are commuting to Bowen Island. Gerold was trained in Jewellery & Object Design at the world-renowned University of Applied Science School of Art in Pforzheim in Germany, and opened his own studio in his hometown of Konstanz where he established his own innovative and creative jewellery style. He immigrated to Canada in 1996 with his wife Elisabeth and one of his daughters. Elisabeth is well known to many families on Bowen Island as she runs the popular Bowen Island Kinderhaus licensed family childcare and preschool on Miller Road; she is also a member of the Community Choir. A few weeks ago, Gerold hosted an Open House at the jewellery store and school with one of his students in attendance, but he welcomes visitors to his new establishment at any time. The jewellery on display is made from a variety of metals and gems and is of both traditional and contemporary design.
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Orchard cottages: help us hold on to Bowen’s history Dear Editor, When Metro bought Crippen, there existed over 100 cottages that had belonged to Union Steamship resort. They decided some, which were scattered amongst some old evergreen trees, would be torn down. A walk along Maple Trail, behind the new parking lot, from Snug Cove to the fish ladder, only 30 years ago, saw close to 100 cottages complete with gardens and a community of people. Today, there’s nothing to conjure the once thriving resort. Fourteen cottages in Davies Orchard remained tenanted. In 1989 a backhoe arrived, demolished two and led to the creation of Bowen Heritage. Metro wanted to tear them all down, but were persuaded to support a “heritage precinct” from the causeway to festival field. For 15 years Metro wrote support letters enabling Bowen Heritage to get sizeable federal, provincial and local grants to fully restore two and stabilize two cottages, plus create an information sign about the Union Steamship Company and a bronze statue. In addi-
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tion, Metro paid, with your tax dollars, to fully restore two more cottages plus sewage hookups for 9. That left 4 needing work. The 2008 recession triggered 10 years of inaction. Metro took the position that they couldn`t justify any work until they had an overall policy for heritage structures, then not until they had a plan for Davies Orchard. They have just tabled that plan. All the tenants were evicted by the late 1990`s and the area rezoned to “tourist accommodation”. The Union Steamship Marina contracted to manage two cottages as short-term rentals. Metro decided that there could be only “non-exclusive regional use” of buildings but were unable to describe what that meant. Recently, they indicated nine uses were acceptable: museum, shortterm rentals, bookable space, nature house, landscape display, storage, food outlet, caretaker lodging, and artist studios. Only the first three uses, and notably not the last two, although of particular interest to Bowen, were recommended. Bowen Heritage has long
had a dream of all 10 cottages, and some infill, being restored and put to self-sustaining, productive use with a museum, a nature house, offices, meeting rooms, tourist accommodation in eight (families in overcrowded Vancouver are our target audience), organized educational tours, small group conferences, artist retreats and workshops, an artist in residence programme during the off-season, used books, art galleries, a demonstration children’s garden, logs for seating: people, programmes and activities under a roof! Warm and dry during eight months of rain. There is a price tag - less than we expected on the most neglected. Whatever amount Metro decides for restorations, we want an opportunity to leverage that into matching funds and for Metro to help with fundraising. Other money slated for demolition - which will be considerable given their current knowledge of hazardous old paint and the mold that has flourished with neglect - to be redirected for stabilization, a reprieve. Having just had received their first offer of a plan, we want
a chance to demonstrate local and regional support for more uses. Bowen Heritage has invested years of time, money and free labour into Davies Orchard. When the staff report was tabled, we asked for a chance to offer a 3rd option to save more cottages, but that was never put to a vote. Metro will only offer two options: demolish 4 or 6. Both include “saving” the four that have already been saved. They prioritize better access to the beach [there is no beach in Davies Orchard], better trails and bike paths and more green space. They want better car circulation and more parking, a big change from their previous pedestrian emphasis. They want to improve views, moving trees to fill in cleared areas. They suggest commemorating cottages with plinths. Granted, it is much easier to mow lawns instead of maintaining, advertising, painting, renting and planning events. But, as one of the original directors for Bowen Heritage, I know of a very long list of volunteers, who have peeled a lot
of apples, scrubbed a lot of porches, watered trees, guided tours and sat on countless committees: none of that work was done to support such destruction. This community is capable of much more than Metro seems willing to tap into. What can you do? It is important to join Bowen Heritage to show support, share information and attend public hearings. Ask questions and get responsive answers. Perhaps create placards, theatre, songwriting. Offer volunteer time to help with a long list of major or minor jobs on the perpetual lists. We want a reasonable chance to be allowed to make Davies Orchard the sweet cluster of charming wooden buildings it was designed to be. Come visit and sit on a porch with your feet on the railing, listen to the birds, feel the breeze. We`ll provide a cup of tea. We aren’t asking for increased taxes, rather donations and grant writing to build on whatever Metro will spend. For more information, visit www.bowenheritage.org. Judi Gedye
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the Road Aging is not a battle, it’s a process Share Bike to school week May 29 - June 2 and you don’t have to fight it DONNA KREUZER JONES SUBMISSION
ROB WYNEN COLUMNIST
The messaging around againg pretty much goes something like this: you are old, so you are sick - take X to get fixed. Feel tired? Try this hormone supplement. Got some wrinkles? Try our newest Botox therapy. Do you have pain in your joints? Hey, rub this on your knee and if that doesn’t work you can always get a new one, they are made out of titanium these days didn’t you know? It seems like every time we turn on the tv there is an ad letting us know how we can, or should I say should, be living like we were when we
were teens, minus the acne, low bank account and of course the angst. With a growing baby-boomer population, especially on Bowen, we are not immune to this messaging. Whether it is the “virtual gastric band” that has a “95%” success rate (which I recently saw advertised on the Queen of Capilano) to the more conventional (I use this term relatively) meditative practices that seem to be able to cure all of our aches and pains, there is no shortage of secret potions/practices on our island that seniors should be clamoring for. Even amongst my colleagues the language surrounding aging has changed,
“take this health survey and get your true physical age,” for example.
...at the end of the day age is just a number and something we may want to celebrate a bit more. In my books if you are 50, you have the body of a 50 year old, no matter how much you exercise. Aging is not something to be avoided even if that were possible. Our bodies change at different rates and yes, fitness can greatly enhance our body’s ability to function, but at the end of the day age is just a number and something we may want to celebrate a bit more. One of the greatest benefits of my job as a Health and Lifestyle consultant is that I get to meet lots of seniors. Seniors have been there and done that. Why reinvent the wheel? I might as well learn something from someone who has been around the block and save myself the trouble. What depresses me in my conversations with many of them is that there is so much messaging designed to make them feel they are inadequate and in need of intervention, that it is hard for them not to suck that in. We’ve all seen the ads of happy seniors jump-
ing over logs chasing down their grandsons. Take this glucosamine supplements (they don’t work by the way) and you too can be running through the woods with a smile on your face. Or the almost unrelenting focus on getting all men over the age of 50 to take some hormone supplement which will make them feel like they are the new alpha male in the Cove. The ads all have two common themes: create an unrealistic image of a senior resulting in a feeling of inadequacy for the viewer and then hit that viewer with your product they will think will get them to that unrealistic imaginary super senior. The forces of sales and marketing prey on our vulnerabilities whether we are young or old. A healthy diet and regular exercise can help us feel healthier and better in our bodies, but they can’t make our bodies young again. None of us can escape aging, so why not embrace it? For those of us lucky enough to have long lives, we will feel the effects of accumulating years... instead of trying to buy our exercise our way out, it might be worthwhile to take a step back and consider the situation from a new perspective, and maybe then we can set an example of appreciation for what life has given us to the young people in our lives. Rob Wynen is a Health and Lifestyle consultant with a passion for policy issues relating to population and environmental health.
Bike to School Week is a perfect opportunity to see Bowen Island kids choosing their bike instead of the bus. For the past few years, Bike to School week has seen the lone bike rack at BICS swamped with bicycles and this year will likely be no different. BICS recently had all kids in grades 4 – 7 participate in a program through Cycling BC called iRide. The course taught them about sharing the road, riding in groups and basic road safety techniques. This course was also intended to prepare students from BICS’s Outside45 program to travel from Bowen Island to Gabriola Island solely on their bicycles. With the confidence the riders gained from the course coupled with Bike to School Week, there is a good chance you will be seeing the kids and their bikes out on the roads. Add to that the cycling day-trippers and the locals getting out for a spin and our Bowen roads turn into a hive of activity from now until fall. Here are a few tips to help keep the roads safe for all of us. Most of this information is available on ICBC’s website but its been condensed here for a quick refresher on sharing the road: 1. Always actively look for cyclists on the roads. Wherever possible, make eye contact to let them know you have seen them. A cyclist often relies on eye contact as a means of communication as they try to anticipate your next move. 2. Make yourself familiar with the hand signals that cyclists use. If you are not familiar with them visit ICBC’s website. 3. Shoulder checking is very important, especially when making right-hand turns at intersections and before you open your door to get out of your vehicle. 4. Drivers must yield to cyclists as they do any other vehicle and should maintain at least three seconds of following distance. Cyclists sometimes need to react quickly and unexpectedly to avoid hazards on the road so an increased distance will give you more time to safely react. A few additional tips more relevant to Bowen Island: • Honking your horn at a cyclist is only necessary if you need to give them a warning. A loud honk could startle them, cause them to fall or swerve towards your car. • If you want to pass a cyclist, be patient. It is only safe to do so when there is not an oncoming car in the opposite lane. A significant number of crashes result from sideswiping. You can also pass when you are not on a hill or coming around a curve in the road. If you cannot see if there are oncoming cars, as is often the case on Bowen, do not pass a cyclist. • Slow down. Speeding past a cyclist may make them nervous. If you cannot pass them without speeding in order to avoid oncoming traffic, then wait for a better opportunity to pass. • Cyclists should ride one meter away from the ditches, curbs, and parked cars to avoid getting hit by opening doors and for better visibility. Allow them this space. • Share the road
Bowen Needs Better Street Address Signs
Emergency vehicles have difficulty responding to calls when they cannot spot the address BOWEN ROTARY SUBMISSION
Rotarian and RCMP officer Paulo Arreaga caught the attention of Bowen Rotary when he described the difficulty emergency response vehicles have searching for the street addresses on Bowen Island. The solution is to have address signs that are easy to read, visible when approaching from any direction, and are reflective when illuminated at night. Members of Rotary researched this and are now supplying signs that meet all these specifications. Bowen Island Fire Chief, Ian Thompson, commented, “The RCMP, the Fire Department, and the Paramedics all need to be able to provide speedy response in an emergency. On many of our streets the address signs are missing, or hidden by vegetation, or invisible at night. Often we know where to go simply because we are familiar with the residents. Our job would be much easier if every address had suitable signage!”
In response to this need, the Rotary Club of Bowen Island is selling blue and white reflective number signs. Each sign is 6 x 24 inches with clear 3-inch numbers, and made of the same materials as our street signs so they will not fade or wash out. They have ready-drilled screw holes for installation together with suggested instructions for installing them. Rotary will supply screws/bolts with each sign so that they can be installed on a wooden post or gate. Also available is a 4-foot metal post which is long enough to be anchored 2-feet into the ground and with holes drilled to fit the sign. The sign can be ordered in the vertical format with the numbers on both sides (easiest to see when approaching on the street from both directions) and in the horizontal format with the numbers on one side. The cost in either format is $35. An optional 4-foot metal stake is available for $12. Anyone interested in a sign should contact Sheila Webster at 604.947.0114 or e-mail sheilawebster@shaw.ca
Rotary President-Elect Ross Patterson holds one of the new street signs.
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Community Challenge reveals golfing dynasty
The Thom-Puri golf dynasty from Bluewater/Bowen Bay has won the Bowen Island Community Challenge golf tournament two years in a row. TERENCE MCKEOWN SUBMISSION
Summer suddenly arrived on Saturday May 20th, just in time for Bowen Island’s annual Community Challenge golf tournament. Sixteen teams of golfers representing ten Bowen
neighbourhoods celebrated a glorious sunny day with a hardfought scramble for the ultimate bragging rights, and the beautiful Gwynneth Rogers Community Challenge Trophy. The winning team once again came from Bowen Bay / Bluewater. But the day also saw the establishment of a true Bowen golfing dynasty. With the deep freeze of our wacky winter and the biblical
deluge of the spring, our acclaimed public golf course has taken a pounding. Bowen golfers, normally spoiled by yearround play, have spent far too many days on the couch watching Golf Channel. But thanks to the great grounds-keeping team led by new dad Frank Griffiths (congratulations Frank!), the course has recovered beautifully. So there were no excuses on Saturday, and two teams shot a brilliant 6-under par 29. To break the tie, an arcane and mystical formula called “retrogression” was used. (Unless you are Scottish and were born in the nineteenth century, you are not allowed to understand it.) The winners, for the second year in a row, and now officially a local golf dynasty, were Kathy Thom and her sons Derek, Evan, and Lucas Puri. In postmatch interviews, it was unclear which generation of the family carried the team to victory this time, but with all four members capable of brilliance the big money will be on the Thom / Puri dynasty to 3-peat next year. In second place by retrogression was the Tunstall Bay / Sealeigh Park team of Rob Purdy, Ian Watson, Steve Clippingdale and Aaron Cawker, also shooting 29. There was some controversy among the tournament officials, since this foursome had not observed the long-standing tradition of having at least one member of the opposite sex on every team. But it was determined that this had not been clearly established as a rule, and their transgression was inadvertent, so they were allowed to remain in official competition. In solo third place was the Hood Point / Hood Point West team of Barb Rendell, Bob Miller, Ross Waters, and Braeden Waters shooting a very respectable 4-under 31. The men’s and women’s “closest to the pin” prizes went to Ian Watson, and Mary Farris. Both received Helly Hansen jackets generously donated by tournament participant and Helly Hansen rep Adam Grieder. The prestigious Community Spirit Award, for the most participants from one community, went to Miller’s Landing, which fielded three teams. There were rumblings (okay, one rumble, by me) that unofficial team captain Bruce Russell may have been a little generous with the boundaries of the Miller’s Landing neighbourhood while recruiting team members. But isn’t that what community spirit is all about? For information on upcoming events at our public golf course, go to www.bowengolf.com
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On the calendar Friday May 26 Friday night dinner at the Legion, doors open at 5 p.m. dinner starts at 6:30 p.m. Tickets sell out quickly come early. $10 members / $13 guests Knowing Our Place: Building Bridges Through Art Gallery at Artisan Square 7:30 - 9 interactive evening of Squamish Nation art
Saturday May 27 Tailgate Sales for Bowen Farmers: BICS 10am - 12pm Bowen Island Adventure Film Festival Bowen Island Lodge, all day
Sunday May 28 Bowen Island Garden Club Open Garden at 609 Cates Hill Road (home of Aubin and David Van Berkel) 1 - 3pm, free for Garden Club members Wednesday May 31 Logger Sports Hatchet Throwing League Starts 5:30pm at the Legion Email: ben@laughinglogger.com or call 604-765-8836 Island Pacific School Walk Through Time/Twins Project, Art & Humanities Open House. 6 - 8pm everyone welcome
Sunday May 28 Food Label Mysteries Explained with Ellie Mackay Collins Hall 1 - 2pm Square Dance for Climate Justice at Cates Hill Chapel Family set 6:30 -7:30 Livelier set starts at 8pm $10 tickets at the door
Saturday June 3 SoccerFest at BICS Fun for everyone, cheer on your favourite adult co-ed team and give human foosball a try Starts at 1pm, everyone welcome Sunday June 3 Raven Speaks: Family reconciliation event Bowen Children’s Centre, 10am - 12pm Coho Bon Voyage Release tiny salmon fry into Terminal Creek 11am - 2pm
Tuesday June 6 BIAC Conversation on Land Art Bowen Island Lodge, 7pm Sunday June 11 Will Stroet concert 11am - 1pm at the BICS gym Tickets available at Pheonix and the Soap Box
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Demystify Food Call for submissions: Take a seat Labels with Ellie Mackay
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Here’s a newsflash: nutrition, health, and food in general is a hot topic these days. There is no shortage of information out there on these topics, but somehow that does not make them easier to navigate. Whether in print or on the internet, opinions are many and facts are almost always debatable. Which ones should you trust? Take sugar as an example. How much is too much? Are fruit sugars the same as refined sugars when it comes to health? And what about fats — is saturated fat still evil? It’s easy to be confused, with the shifting headlines and changing research. And although we try our best to read ingredients lists, health claims, and those white “Nutrition Facts” tables with a skeptical eye, even these aren’t totally intuitive. In trying to maintain health goals for ourselves and our families, we may feel like we need a translator for what should ideally be plain English, but often isn’t. To
make things worse (or, hopefully better), the Nutrition Facts table will be undergoing a change in Canada over the next five years, which means what you’ve gotten used to seeing and understanding on your favourite raisin bagels and apple ring packs may soon throw you for a loop. It’s all enough to make us throw up our hands and yell to the skies, “What the heck is in this?!” Luckily for us, on Sunday, May 28, Registered Dietitian Ellie Mackay will explain exactly what the heck is in this, by demystifying the Food Label and all other cryptic writings found on packaged consumables. Come from 1-2pm to Collins Hall with your questions for this interactive session, presented by the Bowen Island Public Library. After this informative talk, Bowen Islanders will be able to walk confidently into their grocery store, armed with the knowledge essential for feeding a healthy self and family, (cursing and yelling no longer required).
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Many Islanders will recall a fantastic, fun exhibit that was held at the Gallery at Artisan Square in 2012. The Take A Seat show featured 41 unique pieces of furniture that were brightly painted and creatively decorated by talented Bowen Islanders. The chairs, stools, benches and other functional artworks were then sold by silent auction as a fundraiser for the Gallery. Bidding was brisk as everyone wanted to take home a unique piece to accent their décor. After a five year hiatus this exhibit will be re-created at the Gallery at Artisan Square entitled Take Another Seat. Once again Bowen Island artists will demonstrate their incredible creativity and playfulness by painting one of the array of chairs that have been donated by generous islanders. Children’s chairs, rocking chairs, garden chairs, stools and perhaps even a throne or two will appear in glorious colour and decor ready for avid bidders in October. A new feature this time around will be the addition of mirrors with wooden frames that have been painted, and a few small end tables. The show will run from October 16 to November 18, 2017. Donations of wooden chairs or stools that would lend themselves to painting and decoration, mirrors with wooden frames and small tables are still welcome. Contact Greta Smith at 604 947 0853 or gretasmith@shaw.ca or Betty Dhont at 604 947 9237 or blushrambler@shaw.ca Artists interested in participating are welcome to contact either Greta or Betty. Items to be painted will be primed and ready to be decorated and available for distribution in June which will give artists lots of time to let loose their creativity.
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BICS students enjoy “made-on Raven Speaks Bowen” app on the lifecycle of salmon A reconciliation event LISBETH HAIGH SUBMISSION
“Raven Speaks” is an opportunity for children to participate in “Knowing our Place”. This event is jointly sponsored by the Bowen Children’s Centre (BCC) and Bowen Island Montessori School. Families with young children are invited to join us on June 3rd from 10am to noon at BCC. We will be breaking bread (yes that’s fry bread or bannock), listening to Simon James tell the story of the Raven’s Tale. Children will also have the chance to create their own artwork in celebration of the day’s teachings. This is an opportunity for children to become part of Bowen’s collective movement in holding out our hands in friendship and reconciliation. It’s time to move forward and send a different message to the next generation - one of hope, friendship and commitment to a Canada where all people are included and all cultural values respected. Pauline Le Bel’s remarkable “Knowing our Place” initiative in recognition of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission offers a way to move beyond the antiquated lens that First Nation communities are commonly understood by. Bowen Island Children’s Centre and Bowen Island Montessori are thrilled to participate in this project. See The Calendar for event details.
Students Delilah and Ella release salmon (left). On the right, Atom and Knox try out the Run Salmon Run app.
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Back in 2015, childrens’ entertainers Bobs and Lolo recorded their song, Run Salmon Run, and that summer Bowenbased Turtle Box Productions created their music video. “As we were working on it, we decided hey, why not make an app,” says Turtle Box’s Kat Hayduk, who now lives in Hamilton, Ontario. “We started a fundraiser through Indi-GoGo and raised about $1,000 towards the app. One of our biggest donors was the Bowen Island Fish and Wildlife Club. Working closely with the Department of Fisheries and Ocean’s “Salmonoids in the Classroom” program, the team came up with a design for an app with three levels: a storybook about the salmon lifecycle including an interactive element, a “learning mode” with prompts based on DFO’s classroom program, and a third level that included the music video
and a game that tests the users salmon-lifecycle knowledge. The app launched on Itunes a few weeks ago, and Liz Watson, one of the grade one and two teacher at BICS, downloaded it onto the school’s ipads right away. “Teaching about salmon here on Bowen is really easy and accessible,” says Watson. “We see them come up the fish ladder in the fall, we raise them in the classroom, and I love that the story of their lifecycle is full of mystery. The kids love it too, and were already excited about all the app’s components before it came out.” Watson says her students first got to use the app last week and loved it. “They wanted to play the game over and over,” she says. “They also loved the part of the video that shows Bobs and Lolo releasing salmon into the stream, because we do that too. They were really quite delighted.” The Run-Salmon-Run app is available on Itunes for $2.79.
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An open-garden you won’t want to miss JOHN LAWRENCE SUBMISSION
The Bowen Island Garden Club would like to invite you to 609 Cates Hill Road for our second open-garden of the season. This stunning property has been 25 years in the making. From a clear-cut slope, determined hard work, coupled with a big imagination, terraces, gardens, ponds orchards, vegetables and a vineyard have come into being. The orchard garden features raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, even kiwis, persim-
mon, and on the hottest slopes pomegranates. Given the difficulties we all labour with on Bowen of limited water supplies you will discover the Van Berkels have learned to store water and use it sparingly and effectively over the large area of the property. Composting and pig muck should be added to the ingredients of success in creating this Eden. This event will take place on Sunday, May 18th from 1.00 -3.00 P.M. Visitors are requested to park on Cates Hill Road and not in the driveway. There is a small admission’s charge for non-members who can elect to buy a full membership on-site.
LETHAL DRUGS ARE out there
Square Dancing for Climate Justice
The Wooly Bears with Islander Amos Rosen will be making music through the night for the Square Dance next Sunday.
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Every day, people are losing their lives to overdoses in BC. These deaths are preventable. Many illegal drugs, including party drugs, have been found to contain deadly fentanyl. And even more toxic carfentanil is now being detected in BC. Not using drugs is the best defence — using alone is the greatest risk.
Square Dancing is an oldtime tradition within settler communities in Western Canada. It’s a beautiful and fun tradition, where neighbours create something together that can’t happen without joining together. The Pull Together campaign is a similar thing. While First Nations in BC lead the legal fight against the proposed Kinder Morgan Pipeline expansion, they need the support of their neighbours. Bowen island is a settler
If you use drugs or know someone who does, help is available. Learn about treatment, and where to find naloxone and overdose prevention sites in your area by calling 8-1-1 or visiting www.gov.bc.ca/overdose. Your knowledge, compassion and action can save a life.
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community. Sierra Club BC, RAVEN Trust and various First Nations have banded together to spearhead the Pull Together campaign, which aims to bring settler communities into a coalition for climate justice and a healthier planet. Two years ago I went to a Pull Together Fundraiser organized by RAVEN Trust in East Vancouver. It was such a positive scene and such an obvious way for non-indigineous people to support the work of our indigenous neighbours. I thought to myself, I should do something like this.
Recently Sierra Club BC approached me to help bring Bowen Island into the fold of the larger Pull Together community and I said yes. As a dancer, I came up with the idea of a Square Dance, which will take place this Sunday at Cates Hill Chapel. Making the night super fun will be the music and Square Dance calling of the Wooly Bears from Vancouver, featuring Bowen Island’s own Amos Rosen. There will be Chili and Cornbread and drinks for sale to increase people’s opportunities to donate and have some hoedown fun. Young fiddlers will be on site to keep the intermissions upbeat and entertaining. Come on down to Cates Hill Chapel this Sunday May 28 between 6:30-9:30pm to have fun dancing with neighbours, do a good oldDosey-doe and support a good cause. Square Dance concepts are easy to master and if you’ve never attended a Square Dance before, than you simply must not let this opportunity pass you by.
Bring the kids to jam with Will Stroet and help build a new park Juno nominated children’s perfomer Will Stroet is coming to Bowen Island on June 11.
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If you’re a new parent like me, it’s likely that you’re discovering the world of children’s entertainment little by little and fiercely scouring the Vancouver area for things to do with the wee ones. There’s more out there than YouTube nursery rhymes and Paw Patrol. Let’s kick off the summer right and set the standard high. On June 11th, Bowen Island welcomes award winning and Juno Nominated Will Stroet. He’s the Star of TV series Will’s Jams on CBC kids and Kidoodle and he’s in high demand these days. He’s been touring the country engaging children and inducing boogies to his rock, pop and blues inspired bi-lingual music. His songs about imagination, vegetables, hygiene, sports, art (to name a few) are sure to get your kids thinking and moving. It’s going to be fun! Bring blankets and pillows for a picnic style concert. Chantal Russel, owner of Bowen Island Yoga, will lead the children in a warm up before the show. Smoothies, lunchy snacks and the Orchard’s famous lasagna and veggie lasagna will be available for purchase. Support this concert and fund Bowen’s new Nature Scape Children’s park innovated by local dad, Nick Mitchell. It’s currently under works and phase 1 is expected to be done by the end of summer. Tickets are available for purchase at the Phoenix and The Soapbox.
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Bowen Football Players in an International Veterans World Cup tournament in Wales The Inter UBC Canada Tri-nations Over-55s Football team includes Bowen Islanders John Reid, Teun Shut, John Dumbrille and Harry Hubball.
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Building on two previous world cup winners trophies, world cup runners-up trophies (against FC Barcelona, Spain, and FC Berlin, Germany), a 2012 win against Chelsea FC 050’s in London, and months of hard training, the Inter UBC Canada Tri-nations Over-55s Football team set off to compete in the 9th International Veterans 5-a-side World Cup Football Tournament in Swansea, Wales. The team includes five Bowen Islanders: Captain John Reid, Teun Shut, John Dumbrille, and Harry Hubball. A total of six-
teen teams (065 and 055 divisions) participated from North America, Europe and UK. After six competitive games on the first day, Inter UBC Canada Tri-nations team came runners-up to Northern Ireland Veterans, with England in 3rd place. On the second day of the tournament, each team competed in a 5-a-side walking football tournament which resulted in England winning, Northern Ireland Veterans as runners-up, and Inter UBC Canada Tri-nations in 3rd place. On completion of 2-days of competitive 5-a-side games, each 055 team squared off in a team penalty shoot-out competition. Inter UBC Canada Tri-nations won the
team penalty shoot-out trophy with Northern Ireland Veterans as runners-up. Team Finland won the team fair play award and included some of the oldest participants in the tournament. 055’s team Captain, John Reid, said the 2017 International Veterans 5-a-side World Cup Football Tournament was a fantastic experience with terrific camaraderie among the competing teams (055 and 065 divisions), as well as glorious weather and wonderful hospitality from the Welsh Veterans Football League hosts. Next challenges in store for these veteran Bowen Islanders and the Inter UBC Canada Tri-nations football team include preparing for the 055s and 060s international tournaments in England and Qatar respectively.
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