Bowen Island Undercurrent, March 30, 2012

FRIDAY MAR. 30 2012 VOL. 38, NO. 48

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A day on the green

Talking about Snug Cove

Money talks

There was fun to be had right here on Bowen for spring break

Bowen Heritage AGM will explore the cove’s past and options for the future

Learn about making wise financial decisions

Does a loop road make sense?

Islanders speak out about Plan Z and the public process SUSANNE MARTIN EDITOR

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lan Z envisions a four-lane loop road through Crippen Park. When a recommendation by councillor Tim Rhodes that council name choose plan Z as its desired solution was included in last Monday’s council agenda, many islanders came out to speak about the loop road. They also expressed dismay about the lack of public process and staff consultation.

Every seat in the council chambers was filled.

At the beginning of the meeting, councillor Tim Rhodes explained that no ferry marshalling plan has been chosen by council. He proposed to hold a public meeting on the subject on April 14.

Fitch Cady was one of the 13 islanders who had signed up to voice public comments. He urged council not to choose the loop road as the preferred option. He said. “A choice of one is not a choice.” Cady brought along a photo of a painting by Ross Carter that shows Trunk Road with a green strip in the middle, north side angle parking and double lanes for ferry loading and offloading and used it to illustrate a ferry marshalling solution along the Trunk Road corridor.

Ellen Coburn spoke next. She said, “I think the number of people here today show us how important the issue is because the decision would have a big impact on Crippen Park.”

Coburn asked for an open public process and said, “I am aware that many people who voted against the national park did so because of concern for preserving and protecting parkland and not to put traffic through Crippen Park.”

Jean Jamieson said, “I would like to state my opposition to plan Z that envisions a road of four lanes through a sensitive ecological area.”

Aubin van Berckel thanked council for amending the original motion to include a public continued, PAGE 3

Currently we have two lanes for unloading and one lane for loading at the Snug Cove dock.

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Two loading lanes don’t ensure larger ferry DEBRA STRINGFELLOW CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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he future of Snug Cove and the conceptual redesigning of the village has to date put ferry marshaling and transportation at the top of the list of priorities. Widening the road to accommodate a double lane loading and unloading system has been deemed paramount to future designs of the cove.

Deborah Marshall, BC Ferries director of media relations, states, “BC Ferries has been working with Bowen for over 15 years on various concepts that have arisen to improve the traffic marshalling system in Snug Cove. We have provided

guiding principles for ferry terminal design including reduction of crosstraffic, loading and unloading patterns, and the separation of foot passengers from vehicular traffic for safety reasons.

Ultimately, the choice on land development, roadway networks and ferry marshaling is for the community to make.”

Currently Bowen has a one lane loading system and a two lane disembarkation. BC Ferries has recommended a double lane approach for loading and unloading, which , according to Marshall, would provide a host of benefits including reducing engine idling and quicker vessel turn-around times (our current on-time performance, for the

2011 fiscal year was at 85 per cent).

It has also been suggested that these future modifications would be a requirement for a larger vessel. James Tuer, president of JWT Architecture and Planning has stated, “two lanes of loading on and off the ferry is the only stipulation BC Ferries has asked for to accommodate a larger ferry”.

The fact of the matter is Bowen Island is not slated to get a larger ferry any time soon. Approximately a decade ago, BC Ferries planned to build an intermediate size vessel (a little larger than the Queen of Capilano), planning to continued, PAGE 3

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Bowen Island Golf Club

Men’s Night 2012 Men’s Night Men’s Night is once again back at the Bowen Island Golf Club starting Thursday, April 5th and running through until Thursday, September 6th. This season we will debut a less formal format and encourage players of all skill levels to attend. There will be plenty of skill and April 5th Opening Night format: 2 man best net, White Tees draw prizes.

Please book your own tee time and tee off between Entry Fees: BIGC Members - $10, Non Members - $30 2:00pm and 5:30pm. The opening Men’s Night is deÅnitely an event that you don’t want to miss.

April 5th Opening4th Night format: man best net, White Tees Annual Island2 Masters Date: Entry Fees: BIGC Members - $10, Non Members - $30 Time: Includes: 9 Holes of Golf, Skill Prizes, Draw Prizes, and Deuce Pot Entry Fees: 4th Annual Island Masters Date: Saturday April 7, 2012 Time: 10:00am Shotgun FoodStart Service Announcement Entry Fees: $20 - Members, $40 - Non Members $20 - Jr. Members, $30 - Non Member Jrs Includes: 9 Holes of Golf, Skill Prizes, and Draw Prizes To book a tee time or register one of theAnnouncement upcoming events, please call the Pro Shop FoodforService at 604.947.4653 or email: proshop@bowengolf.com

The “Cup Cutter” restaurant will be re-opening on Thursday, April 5th and will be open for the above mentioned events. Hours of operation for April and May will be 12pm-8pm Thursday through Sunday. Stop in for a round of golf and to sample some of the new items on the menu.

To book a tee time or register for one of the upcoming events, please call the Pro Shop at 604.947.4653 or email: proshop@bowengolf.com

B O W E N I S L A N D M U N I C I PA L I T Y

BOWEN ISLAND MUNICIPALITY BOARD OF VARIANCE Bowen Island Municipal Council invites applications from members of the public interested in serving on the Board of Variance.

The Board of Variance: • Is established pursuant to Bylaw No. 274, 2010 and outlines the authorities, responsibilities and duties of the Board. For a copy of Bylaw No. 274, 2010 please contact Municipal Hall or view the bylaw on our website at www.bimbc.ca/bylaws • Purpose is to review and render decisions for variances, or provide exemptions to relieve hardship, on development applications that have been received by the Municipality where the applicant has elected to have the Board consider that application.

• Consists of 3 persons with 1 position needing to be filled.

• Has historically met infrequently on an as needed basis.

• Serves without remuneration, but are paid reasonable and necessary expenses that arise directly out of the performance of duties.

Applicants for the Board are requested to complete the Application to sit on a Municipal Committee available on the municipal website or available at Municipal Hall. The Board’s work involves quasijudicial processes and, therefore, the Municipality would especially welcome applications from individuals with a background in law, tribunals, and the design professions. A person who is a member of the Advisory Planning Commission or of the local government (including an officer or employee) is not eligible for appointment to the Board of Variance.

Any questions or other inquiries may be directed to Sandi Laudrum, Building & Planning Clerk.

Those interested in sitting on the Board of Variance are asked to respond in writing, via mail, email or fax by the close of business on April 5, 2012 to: Sandi Laudrum, Building & Planning Clerk Bowen Island Municipality 981 Artisan Lane Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 Tel: 604-947-4255 Fax: 604-947-0193 E-mail: slaudrum@bimbc.ca

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Council to set up municipal housing corporation

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ouncil has given authorization to proceed with the application to incorporate the Bowen Island Housing Corporation (BIHC).

At its meeting on February 27, council accepted the recommendations in the final report of the council-appointed Affordable Housing Working Group (AHWG). One of the recommendations was the immediate recruitment of the founding directors for the BIHC. The BIHC founding directors will complete the incorporation process while carrying out an initial work plan outlined in the AHWG report.

The creation of the housing corporation was one the major recommendations of the affordable housing strategy developed in 2007, following completion of the Bowen affordable housing needs assessment in the same year. The needs assessment and the housing strategy were initiatives of the Bowen Community Housing Association, carried out with support from the municipality and other funders. Council established the AHWG to begin the work of the municipal housing organization while laying the groundwork for legal incorporation.In 2009, the AHWG launched the Affordable Ownership

Program, enabled by the municipal affordable housing policy #08-03. Under this program, fifteen percent of the ‘gross floor area’ of a project requiring rezoning is developed as below-market affordable housing. The first rezoning to come before council since the launch of the program is the Belterra Cohousing project, in which five of the 30 units have been designated for this belowmarket affordable housing program. A waitlist has been established for the purchase of these units by qualified individuals or families.

The initial work program of the BIHC, to get underway parallel with the incorporation process, includes the creation of a Housing Reserve Fund and the identification of a portion of the community lands in Snug Cove for the development of an affordable housing project in partnership with a private developer.

The ad for the founding directors of the BIHC describes the skills sought for the group.

The AHWG report on the BIHC can be found with the council meeting agenda for February 27. Further information about the work of the AHWG and the BIHC can be found online at the new affordable housing website bowenislandhousing.ca.

Mark April 4 to learn about wise financial decisions ABIGAIL FISK FCU

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t the time when we receive our T4s, we should have a pretty good idea of how much we made, but do we have any idea how much we saved? And then a bigger question is: Why bother?

When I was 21, I was told to start saving for my retirement. I thought, ‘I’m too young to be concerned with funding my retirement… I should enjoy some of the money I’m earning and live life a little.’

More than 20 years later, I’m wishing I could turn back the clock and put just a little of that “fun money” away. Why am I bringing this up and what does it have to do with you?

I’ve learned a couple things through my experience in the financial services industry and I wish I had figured it out earlier. I also realized that I am not the only one who thinks this and it seems like there are a lot of people who could benefit from learning the basics.

How to make money with the money you have and why it is important to start saving sooner rather than later are the first two things I can offer some information on - and it’s free!!

If you would like to learn the basic differences between RRSPs and TFSAs, budgeting and how to make wise financial decisions, join me for an hour on Wednesday, April 4, from 6 to 7 p.m. at the First Credit Union in the cove. Even if you think it might be too soon or too late to start saving.

Wolfgang Duntz to address Bowen Heritage AGM

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The role of heritage in Snug Cove revitalization” will be the theme of remarks by councillor Wolfgang Duntz, to be delivered at the Bowen Heritage AGM at Collins Hall on Sunday, April 1, at 1 p.m. The meeting is open to all members. Memberships will be available at the door ($10 for individuals; $15 for families).

“We would be missing an obvious opportunity if we failed to integrate Bowen’s rich history with plans for revitalizing the cove,” said Karen Wristen, Bowen Heritage president. “The whole area from Dorman Point through Deep Bay was once known as ‘Vancouver’s Playground’ and hosted a thriving tourism business. For over half a century, Bowen was primarily a destination resort.”

Bowen Heritage maintains that elements of

Snug Cove design could recall the fascinating history of Bowen and the steamship companies that opened it up to development. The group wants to see pedestrian pathways and rights of way emphasized, retracing some of the old walking paths that visitors followed.

Restoring the Davies Orchard cottages and landscaping the area to integrate it seamlessly with Government Road would return this area of the park to prominence in the design and use of the cove. “We’re encouraging everyone to join Bowen Heritage and help us work with Metro Vancouver and council to articulate our sense of place in the design and implementation of Snug Cove revitalization,” said Wristen.

Memberships can be purchased through the website at www.bowenheritage.org.

B O W E N I S L A N D M U N I C I PA L I T Y

GRANTS-IN-AID Spring Cycle 2012

Applications for the Spring cycle Grants-In-Aid will be accepted until April 13, 2012.

Information about the program criteria, Grants-In-Aid policy and application forms are available at Municipal Hall, and on our website www.bimbc.ca or contact Municipal Hall at 604-947-4255.

Bowen Island Municipality 981 Artisan Lane Bowen island, BC V0N 1G2 Fax: 604-947-0193

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SPECIAL NOTICE TO RESIDENTS OF BOWEN ISLAND Warner Bros will be filming scenes from a TV Pilot called “Arrow” on Tuesday April 3, 2012 on the Beach at Whytecliff Park in West Vancouver.

There will be a one time special effect between 9:00 am-2:00 pm. This may sound like a crack or boom that may be heard from afar. All local emergency departments will be aware.

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Council has not made a decision, Rhodes

Ferry ridership will inform decision on larger vessel

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hearing. She said, “All of you campaigned on a platform of trying to reach consensus.

With that in mind, you should be working towards constructive solutions, what I see here is not based on best advice.”

André Chollat drew attention to the fact that trucks and trailers require a minimum of 50 feet clearance and the sharp turns in option c would not pass the test of the highway planning department. Anne Franc de Ferrière-Chollat also pointed out flaws in the plan, for instance that it disregards the existing transport piping and septic field for the library. Will Husby expressed dismay that council was considering a proposal at this stage as he hasn’t seen due process. He also posed a number of questions: “Why is council rejecting two years of the professional review that was done by James Tuer? And why would council choose a proposal by a non-professional?”

David Hill stated that he is an advocate for a different solution. “Council knows that there is a valid proposal for the ferry marshalling to be moved to the south side, freeing up Snug Cove for revitalization without ruining the north park or clogging the village,” he said. “BC Ferries has indicated, despite the recent financial squeeze, that they can handle the financing and carry costs of implementing the south side option with a long term cost recovery.”

Former mayor Bob Turner said, “Plan Z proposes a four-lane road through Crippen Park without presenting a substantive rationale and without staff review and reports.

Is this transparent and accountable government?” Sue Ellen Fast said that she is part of the Bowen Heron Watch. “Coastal herons are blue-listed,” she said. “This is mainly due to the loss of suitable nesting habitat.” Fast explained that plan Z shows a road cutting straight through the nesting area. “There were only three nest sites active on Bowen Island last year, one at Deep Bay, a new one at Gailbraith Bay and the one at the old general store.”

Rosemary Knight said that she found the fact that this resolution appeared on the agenda disturbing. “I am opposed to this road but even more opposed to the process by which it has been brought forward: a resolution like this, with no staff report, no public consultation, no public council discussion,” she said.

Adam Holbrook is the chair of Bowen Island Municipal Ferry Advisory Committee.

He explained that BC Ferries has told the committee that it would like to see two lanes for loading and two lanes for unloading. He added that BC Ferries operates on a cost recovery basis and whatever the corporation might spend [on improving ferry marshalling] will have to be paid for by the ferry ridership.

Rhodes apologized for writing “a clumsy original resolution.” He said, “The current

deploy it on the Bowen Island run. BC Ferries had discussions with the Bowen Island Municipality Ferry Advisory Committee about designs of a ship but concerns were raised regarding the accumulative effects of load times due to a lack of a two lane loading road. “With a larger vessel obviously comes more traffic to load and unload. Without double lane loading at Snug Cove, the advantage of a larger ship is diminished because the ship would need increased time at Snug Cove. When you factor in the increased time, 16 times per day, the schedule would have to be changed, dropping a round trip.

Because of the single lane loading at Snug Cove, the decision was made not to deploy a larger ship to the Bowen Island route.” says Marshall. Interestingly enough, this will all get tested during the 2014/15 refit of the Queen of Capilano from marine diesel to LNG (Liquified Natural Gas). The Island Sky, a larger vessel with a capacity of 120 vehicles (compared to our current capacity of 85), is intended to replace the Queen of Capilano during her six months mid-life upgrade.

The lack of a double lane isn’t the only deciding factor in Bowen not receiving a larger ferry, according to Marshall who explained that a decline in vehicle traffic also plays into this decision. During peak sailing times, holiday weekends and summer vacations, the Queen of Capilano runs at full capacity, says Marshall and often these popular sailings are overloaded. However, yearly statistical analysis conducted by BC Ferries shows the demand for a larger vessel isn’t there. For the fiscal year ending March 31, 2004, BC Ferries carried 533,394 vehicles on the Bowen Island - Horseshoe Bay route. This works out to be a 56 per cent capacity utilization, a yearly average of the number of cars that load onto the ferry.

In comparison, to the fiscal year ending March 31, 2011, BC Ferries carried 498,544 vehicles on the route, which works out to be 52.9 per cent capacity utilization and a notable decline.

This decline in traffic has been noted across BC Ferries’ entire fleet. “In the third quarter of fiscal 2012, we [at BC Ferries as a whole] experienced a decline of 3.6 per cent in vehicle traffic and three per cent in passenger traffic as compared to the same periods in the prior year. The traffic this fiscal year is the lowest vehicle traffic we’ve experienced in 11 years and the lowest passenger traffic we’ve experienced in 20 years,” says Marshall. She attributes the decline to many variables such as increased fares, less discretionary income due to the economy and changing demographics, for instance retirees who are not commuting regularly. Another factor is that the population on Bowen Island has only increased by 1.2 per cent over the last five years. According to Stats Canada, in 2006 the population of Bowen was recorded at 3,362; in 2011 the numbers come in at 3,402.

As it stands now, creating a two lane road will streamline loading and save idling. A bigger ferry is not on the horizon and the peak hour and peak season overloading will still be a problem. Adam Holbrook who is the chair of the Bowen Island Municipal Ferry Advisor Committee, believes that we should be focusing on foot passengers instead of vehicles, “Some people don’t have a choice, they need a car - others do have a choice and they walk on. If public transit was better, it would be cheaper for people to walk on leaving more space on the boat for cars during peak times. Current bus schedules are linked to the Nanaimo and Langdale arrivals, yet [those communities] do not pay taxes to TransLink as we do!”

Rosemary Knight spoke at the Monday council meeting. She said, ‘The community has made a decision on Snug Cove, all you need is financial assessment and implementation. You said you wanted to heal divisiveness in community. Do you want to do that by running a road smack through the park and through the heron’s nests? It feels like you have no interest in honest respectful engagement.’

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council was elected to affect change and that cannot happen without changes to the ferry marshalling.

This plan will meet with opposition but council should make a decision based on its merit.” Rhodes recommended that council receive plan Z and include it in a concept meant for public review and consultation.

Councillor Cro Lucas expressed agreement with many members of the public. “My concern is with the environment and the issue of big trucks and tractor trailers being able to navigate the road.” He also said that he was in favour of Scheme C of the Tuer plan that included a version of the loop road. Councillor Alison Morse said that the plan Z is conceptual and right angle turns could be ironed out. She also recalled that the south side option was studied in 2003 and taken off the table because BC Ferries said that it works from an engineering perspective but it is not in the budget.

“The way this came about is seriously flawed,” councillor Andrew Stone said. “There was a lack of due process but it was due to inexperience and an overwhelming urgency to get on with it.” Stone apologized on council’s behalf and added that he is not sold on plan Z. “My preference is to tread lightly on the land and I like the idea of a public forum where we look at all the plans calmly and rationally.”

Mayor Jack Adelaar said that council is not trying to push through a concept without public consultation. He said that any

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development in the cove requires input from Metro Vancouver as well as private landowners. “From my discussions with landowners, I understand that they are willing to put money into a project as long as it works and as long as we are creating an inviting space when you come off the ferry,” Adelaar said. “We realize that people are concerned about the environment, plants, trees and herons. But we also have to be concerned about people who are trying to make a living on the island.”

Councillor Wolfgang Duntz said that he has been looking at ferry marshalling since 1981. He said, “That’s when we started dreaming about Snug Cove as a village and I spent a fair bit of time on committees, task forces and groups trying to find the best solution.” He said before judging different options, a set of criteria needs to be defined such as the speed of loading and unloading the ferry, environmental protection and a village core that is not dominated by ferry marshalling. He said, “For me, the value of a true village is at least as important as ferry marshalling and the environment.” He added that council’s decision will influence not only the ferry marshalling but also projects like the development of the community lands and the community centre. Addressing the members of the public, Duntz said, “You, by way of a poll or referendum, will have to make the decision. I don’t want to be settled with 40 per cent of people being mad at me.”

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Timing and cost of the lawsuit To the Editor:

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EDITORIAL

Is this transparent and accountable government?

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ast Friday, Will Husby told the landscape architecture students who presented their work about Snug Cove at Cates Chapel that most visitors to Bowen Island simply come to hike. At first, I was taken aback that tourists should be so ignorant of the island’s other attractions. But then I remembered the summer, many years ago, when I worked at the tourist information centre. From that experience I can confirm that most of the visitors did not inquire about food or shops, they wanted to know about the trails. I don’t believe that this has changed in the intervening years even though we have added a few island attractions.

Killarney Lake and Mount Gardner are still the main destinations for the walk-on crowd and why shouldn’t they be? They are wonderful hikes accessible on foot from the ferry.

Some would say that this group of visitors does not inject big bucks into our local economy but I wouldn’t dismiss them. They linger after the hike. And they come back, sometimes for a longer stay, sometimes with a family or a group of friends. Sometimes, they come to live here (I first came to Bowen for a hike).

The location of the trailhead a few steps from the ferry is one of our biggest assets when it comes to attracting visitors so we should treat it as such. Would a four lane road through the park change that?

You bet. Would that be a small price to pay if we could gain an attractive village by diverting the traffic away from it? I don’t know, it’s not a simple equation. But I would be careful with one of our biggest tourist attractions, especially one that cannot be easily replaced.

Susanne Martin

song about early settlers on Bowen, a light-hearted song about the ferry, as well as a beautifully harmonized anthem, Island Dream. The Bowen Library has a copy of the DVD of Voices in the Sound if you would like to hear those songs again – or for the first time. And the Pharmacy has copies of the CD. Paul Fast

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List of Bowen songs was incomplete To the Editor:

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t was good to read Lois’ column about the songs written about Bowen. However, she neglected to mention that Pauline Le Bel wrote a wonderful musical, Voices in the Sound, about Bowen Island, which was performed by islanders in the meadow in 2005 and 2006. The musical included a

To the Editor: I submitted the following letter to municipal council for the council meeting on March 26. Tim Rhodes revised his resolution, which would have adopted Plan Z with no public consultation. Council has now decided to hold a public meeting regarding the issue, but Plan Z remains as an endorsed option.

To mayor and council: oppose the proposed motion by councillor Rhodes for the March 26 council meeting that proposes “council stipulate the ‘Plan Z’ concept attached as council’s desired solution and that ongoing planning and implementation in Snug Cove incorporate the concepts in ‘Plan Z.” Plan Z proposes that a four lane marshalling road be built through Crippen Park. I find this motion completely contrary to reasoned decision-making. Let me say why.

The motion seeks to bind council to a specific outcome on an issue of vital interest to the community. Without presenting a substantive rationale. Without allowing for public consultation. Without the professional comment of staff review and report. This is astonishing.

There is no mention as to why the proposed motion ignores the results of a two year, professionally-led review of marshalling options for Snug Cove. This review had full public consultation, and led council to select options for marshalling within the government road corridor. Is ignoring this completed work good governance?

There is no mention in the motion as to what imperative would allow council to make a final decision on an issue of highest interest to the community, without any public input.

Is this transparent and accountable government?

There is no mention in the motion as to what imperative would allow council to make a final decision without technical and balanced advice from professional planning and public works staff. Is this competent governance?

Let me give you an example of just one consequence of this failure to obtain professional advice. The map of option Z, provided in the agenda, and never vetted by planning staff, mislocates the heron nesting area in Crippen Park. The map suggests that all the nests lie to the north of the proposed four lane road through the park. This is incorrect. Some of the nests lie directly along the proposed road alignment. I cannot speak to the sympathies this council has for herons. However, I have great confidence that the land owners of the nests, that is Metro Vancouver Parks, will have great sympathy, as well as statutory obligations, for the nesting sites of this threatened species. So if such a route was proposed by this council to MetroVancouver Parks, it will be quickly rebuffed. Bowen Island Municipality will look amateurish and unprofessional.

I strongly suggest that council unanimously defeat this motion, and send a clear message to the community that they do not endorse this style of governance.

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n 2009, the municipality appointed a steering committee to lead discussions on an update of the then 15-year-old Official Community Plan (OCP). So began a long and comprehensive process of public consultation and planning work on the future of this community. As part of the public consultation process, on June 24, 2011, the municipality published notice of a public hearing on the OCP to be held two weeks later on July 9, 2011.

But the day before the public hearing, on July 8, 2011, Richard Underhill and Wolfang Duntz filed a lawsuit against the municipality alleging that the public consultation that had taken place was inadequate.

Who files a lawsuit alleging inadequate public consultation on the eve of a major public hearing?

If the timing of the lawsuit strikes you as strange, you are in good company. On August 25, 2011, Mr. Justice Savage of the BC Supreme Court dismissed the lawsuit and ordered Mr. Duntz to pay costs to the municipality. The municipality has since confirmed that this lawsuit cost the municipality around $30,000, plus staff time and effort.

Undeterred, on September 30, 2011, Mr. Duntz published a full-page ad in the Undercurrent, saying he was a man of principle and warning that unless the municipality changed course, he might feel forced to bring another lawsuit. He added that he was confident that his second lawsuit would succeed and he warned that this time it would be the unfortunate taxpayers of Bowen who would be burdened with paying for his legal expenses. A week later, on October 6, 2011, Mr. Duntz went ahead and filed his second lawsuit, making the same and similar allegations about the public consultation process as before. And then, the following week Mr. Duntz filed his nomination papers for election to council.

If the timing of his ad and his two filings strikes you as strange, wait until you read this: In the November 4, 2011 edition of his blog, Mr. Duntz asked himself: Are you against the new OCP? His answer: “No. The OCP itself is not under dispute... As far as the new OCP is concerned, I personally am very much in agreement with it because it positively addresses a number of issues that are of particular interest to me.” That is strange. Why go to great expense to have the OCP overturned when you strongly agree with it?

If it was purely a matter of principle, then why did Mr. Duntz state in the first few paragraphs of both lawsuits that he was bringing the lawsuit in part because his land “will be affected by the OCP Bylaw” and because “the OCP Bylaw proposed the establishment of development permit areas”. Was it principle and process that were at stake? Or was it land and development permit areas? Or was it purely politics?

Here’s the punchline. It is likely that the total expense incurred by the municipality for both lawsuits together was more than $50,000. The case was finally scheduled to be heard on March 30 - but I understand that a settlement was reached late last week in which councillor Duntz agreed to withdraw his lawsuit so long as the municipality agreed not to claim any legal costs from him, including the costs already awarded by the court in respect of the first lawsuit. What happened to standing on principle?

In my view, the lawsuit had no merit and only served to undermine the democratic process, but Mr. Duntz was right about two things. The new OCP addresses important issues in positive ways.

And it might be the taxpayers and electors of Bowen who will be burdened with the costs.

James Hickling

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Plan Z road not suitable for for trucks and trailers To the Editor:

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Seymour Park has been municipal parkland for five years when the neighbouring developer cut down more than half of its trees. Will Husby photo

Trees cut in Seymour municipal park To the Editor:

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ore than half the trees in Seymour Municipal Park are missing.

This small park separates the public beach at Seymour Bay from the Cowan Point development uphill. A natural green backdrop to the beach for boaters and swimmers, it has been municipal parkland for about five years.

Last fall, extensive land clearing and construction in this park was brought to the attention of the Greenways Advisory Committee. Over the next several months, I investigated the situation and discovered facts that should concern all Bowen Islanders.

The trees were cut without approval during the summer by the neighbouring developer, Bowen Island Properties Ltd., improving views from private lands above the park. The trespass also included construction of a storm sewer across the park, diverting wastewater onto the public beach.

In similar cases, local authorities have taken effective action to have the public lands restored.

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’m hoping that this will be my final letter about Underhill and Duntz v. Bowen Island Municipality. I have learned that this action is now on the verge of settlement; apparently the terms of settlement are that each party will bear its own costs to date.

The municipality’s legal bills to successfully defend last summer’s injunction application were around $30,000. The municipality was awarded costs; this is a normal outcome when one party is entirely successful. A costs award is not a complete indemnity, but it is at least a contribution to the expense of defending an action.

Even though the court awarded the municipality costs, council has now agreed that the municipality will not collect on that costs award. Is this a fiscally responsible decision by council?

Further, council has agreed that the municipality will pay its costs of defending the second challenge to the OCP brought in this action.

How much will this be?

The municipality’s lawyers drafted the response to the petition and supporting affidavits; they also negotiated the settlement. It wouldn’t surprise me if the total bill came in between $15,000 and $20,000.

What do we have to show for this expenditure of up to $50,000? Absolutely nothing. The action should never have been brought in the first place; the injunction application was completely ill-founded and the second application was very weak.

And what does this unplanned expenditure mean for Bowen Island taxpayers? It may mean a tax increase of up to two per cent, or it may mean a reduction in municipal services. I’m sure we can all think of ways we would have preferred to spend those funds.

Susan Munro

On Bowen within the past five years, $17,000 was collected for tree cutting on municipal land in Bluewater. In Capilano Regional Park, North Vancouver RCMP are currently investigating the illegal cutting of about 35 trees and costs will exceed $50,000. Further north, the City of Prince Rupert received $88,000 back in 1990 for trespass and cutting of 89 trees on municipal land.

On Bowen, the Greenways Advisory Committee made recommendations about Seymour Park back in January to our newly elected council. The only response from council that I am aware of was to discuss replacing the committee on March 20; the only municipal committee so targeted. Councillors Duntz and Jennings are both principals in Bowen Island Properties Ltd. To read the questions, comments and recommendations of the committee, click on the draft minutes of the committee in their November 2011–March 2012 meeting agendas in the events calendar at www.bimbc.ca.

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The Gallery @ Artisan Square is seeking a part-time Curator The Curator reports to the Executive Director and is supported by the visual arts committee of the Bowen Island Arts Council (BIAC). He/she is responsible for the presentation of exhibitions on display at the Gallery. We are seeking to fill a contract position for 12 hours per week beginning in early May. Candidates must have a post-secondary degree or diploma in a related field or equivalent working experience. Knowledge of the arts community on Bowen is an asset.

Candidates should have: ✦ Experience in selecting, pricing, hanging, promoting and selling artwork ✦ Knowledge and experience in the areas of arts, culture and gallery management ✦ Excellent interpersonal skills essential to communicating effectively with diverse groups and individuals ✦ Strong organizational ability ✦ Proven management and administrative skills For a full Job Description, please visit our website at www.biac.ca.

Please submit your resumé and cover letter to: Gallery @ Artisan Square, Box 211, Bowen Island, BC, V0N 1G0, or email to info@biac.ca.

The deadline for submission is Monday, April 16, 2012.

have difficulty to believe that councillor Rhodes is serious regarding David Wrinch’s concept “Scheme Z” for Snug Cove ferry marshalling, recommending that it is to be the council’s desired solution in the ongoing planning and implementation of Snug Cove development.

I think that neither David Wrinch nor Tim Rhodes have ever driven an 18 wheeler, 60 feet long or more. Have they even watched any of those logging trucks that navigate our roads at any time of the year (as they are doing right now with the log-stripping of Cape Roger Curtis)? Such trucks require 50 feet clearance, minimum, to negotiate the turns on the roads.

Highways and freeways have three or four times that space, or more.

How can they imagine a truck of that size and length in the six right angle turns where the four

lanes considered may not even provide sufficient clearance for it to go? What kind of traffic fluency are they expecting? When they mention that David Wrinch’s concept is a pragmatic affordable solution that identifies funding potential, I would recommend that such a ill-prepared concept pass the test of the Ministry of Highways planning department before being presented to the community with fanfare. I do not need to say more regarding how I think of it, but it lacks professionalism.

Much better solutions were presented earlier on, in the parameters of Trunk Road limitations that had great potential at minimum expense to all.

I hope that mayor and councillors come to their senses before committing themselves to be the laughing-stocks of the nation with their road engineering competence.

André H. Chollat

Dearest Max, You were born on June 19, 2003 on Barnston Island, BC. Your mother was a lovely young golden Labrador retriever and your father was a handsome cinnamon colored Golden Retriever. You were the first-born and the biggest of the bunch. In our eyes, you were the most special of your 8 brothers and sisters.

We chose you when you were only 7 days old – you were absolutely adorable with your cinnamon color coat and white tufts of fur at the end of your toes. This by the way we were told by our friend Henry was a sign of high intelligence. We will go with this story because you really were the smartest dog on the planet.

We came to visit you at least 3 times a week while we waited for your mother to pass on the parenting responsibility to your Dad and I and join your two big sisters as part of our family. Your mother did an amazing job raising you – her small size didn’t stop her from looking after your young brood, she would go out, hunt mice and bring them home for dinner to ensure not one of her puppies would go hungry. Her selflessness was passed on to you and is a trait we will always cherish about you.

The day came to bring you home to our house on 159A; we picked you up early in the evening on a beautiful late July evening – I drove, your Dad held you in his arms on his chest close to his heart. We saw our friend on the ferry ride from your island birthplace – he had a big grin on his face while he told us we looked like parents taking home our newborn child.

He really wasn’t far from the truth dear Max, you were an addition to our lives at a time when your sisters were growing into young women and starting their new lives. Dad and I weren’t ready to let them go and were recapturing the nurturing of a newborn we so dearly missed, while at the same time eager for the next chapter in our life that would include you.

We have so many wonderful memories and moments of absolute wonder at your talents and ability to learn. You were always so eager to try something new and picked up tasks with a vengeance. You never traded your lovely disposition and cuddly nature for your drive to work and please anyone who asked. You would run yourself to absolute death for the sheer joy of doing what you loved. Retrieving your kong, ball or stick – “bringing” groceries into the house when I needed a hand or a blanket and pillow to anyone who may have told you they were cold or tired.

You were the ultimate socializer, playing hockey with the boys in the cul-de-sac, going on your walkabouts on Bowen, meeting up with anyone who was interested in a hike, swim or just a good game of fetch. Everyone you met was impressed by your loving, polite, intelligent nature. You will be remembered as the Frisbee champion at Dog Days – you shined – your Dad was so proud at your accomplishments. Your incredible hugs every morning, keeping your Dad’s place warm in the morning snuggled in under the covers, you were never a “morning person” and I loved this about you. I couldn’t wait to climb back into bed and sleep in while your Dad worked away on our home.

You kept us grounded Max, coming back to our island home through all the storms, missed ferries and crazy commutes. We wouldn’t have survived our first year on Bowen without you. You have been your Dad’s constant companion; looked after him for me while I am so far away for weeks at a time. I am always so eager to come back to find you waiting at the front gate or just inside the front door – you always knew when I was on my journey back home and I thank you for that.

We would like to thank you for allowing us to be a part of your life and giving it your all everyday of your life. You have a piece of our heart always, that piece was touched by the sweet scent of your fur, your beautiful brown eyes, tireless energy, an unending stream of love and dedication. It is with the heaviest heart this day has come much sooner than we would ever have expected, it’s unexplainable and unfair. We can only hope you are moving onto where you are able to spread the same joy you have given us. We believe you deserve the same dignity in your death as you had in your life.

Thank-you Max – we love you baby boy, Mom and Dad Maxamus Orellius Beck June 19, 2003 – March 18, 2012 (Bowen Island, BC)

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Three Stones by Pnina Granirer is part of the upcoming exhibition Shorelines at Coastal Patterns Gallery. The show includes works

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oastal Patterns Gallery in Artisan Square is launching a great new season of exhibitions featuring both on- and off-island artists in seven exhibitions.

Shorelines, the opening exhibition for the 2012 season, runs from March 29 to April 30 and features the work of Pnina Granirer and Gregg Simpson. Both artists are exhibiting works inspired by rocky coastlines.

Pnina Granirer has lived and worked in Vancouver since the 1960s after immigrating to Canada by way of Romania, Israel, and the United States. Her travels in Europe, Japan, and Mexico have inspired several series of works.

Granirer has shown her work locally, nationally and internationally. In 1993, together with artist friend Anne Adams, Granirer initiated Artists in

our Midst, an annual community-oriented open studios event in Vancouver that now involves more than 70 artists living and working on the West Side of Vancouver.

Granirer’s works in Shorelines are inspired by the rock formations on Gabriola Island. She creates haunting views that build upon the natural surreality of the landscape. Simpson will be exhibiting works inspired by the landscapes of Bowen Island and Brittany.

Coastal Patterns Gallery will host an artists’ reception on Sunday, April 8, from 1 to 4 p.m.

Upcoming exhibitions include paintings and works on paper by Katharine Vingoe-Cram, an emerging artist from Halifax, and Bowen’s own Kim Kasasian, Sarah Haxby, Gerald Morriseau, Marc Baur and Gregg Simpson.

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WWW.BOWENISLANDUNDERCURRENT.COM New CPGA Head Professional Steve Liddicoat sits with Keelan Hondro in a fancy Bowen Island Golf Club golf cart. The youngster hit a ball over a water obstacle and enjoyed finding lost balls. He had a great day (his Dad did too).

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HAPPY EASTER BOWEN ISLAND!

NANCY’S TACO & ICE CREAM SHOP Opening: Thurs. April 5th Hours: Thurs.- Sun. 11-3 pm

Guess who’s coming???? ps. I heard the Bunnies talking and they will be hiding eggs down on the Pier Easter Sunday

to the Union Steamship Marina on Bowen’s Boardwalk.

A Boy and his Dad hit the links

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he Bowen Island Golf Club didn’t exist in 1982 when I last went golfing; I went with musicians I played with in a blues band. Each year, for four or five years, we’d pick a week we played at the Ganges Pub on Saltspring Island and put on a ragtag golf tournament, ‘The Uncle Wiggly Hot Shoes Blues Band Open’.

The band, which broke up in 1983, was far better at playing blues than golfing, though our singer, Hank Leonhardt, he was pretty good. At any rate, I had not golfed since that final tourney, not until last week when the Boy and I ventured out to our local course.

During the spring break, he had friends going to Maui and skiing and the like, so something had to be done and he’s keen to golf. The golf course is being played on now. The proshop and the Cup Cutter open on April 5, the date of the first Men’s Night of the season.

Spencer Grundy, general manager of the course, told the Undercurrent (okay, me) that “the golf course has over-wintered fantastically and is in great playing condition.” We found this to be true and the Boy was thrilled to be on such an awesome course. He enjoyed spotting where the pin was and figuring the best tactic for getting there.

It’s a nine-hole, par course, 3,003 yards with multiple tee boxes. We started taking the ones furthest from the greens but, well, switched by the second hole. There’s two par 5s, four par 4s, and three par 3s but I didn’t hit par once, save for one bogey, it was all double-bogeys, and beyond. But I got one of their offers, for a $100 plus HST you get a privilege card that gives you two nine-hole green fee passes and green free discounts, and other stuff, and I’ll get a par before 2012 is out.

These are heady times for new CPGA head professional, Steve Liddicoat, food and beverage manager, Frank Patt, and Grundy, because it’s their first full season with all the bells and whistles. “The 2012 golf season will be our first season with a complete golf course operation,” Grundy said in an email.

“Golf course, clubhouse, food service, liquor license, fully stocked proshop, covered practice range, practice green and bunker.”

Now, we got a free perk or two on the day, that’s because I’m a bigshot, but you won’t have to be a bigshot to get your entire round free on May 5; just be an anybody. May 5 is the official opening day and you can book a round by calling 604-947-GOLF (4653) or emailing the proshop @ bowengolf.com. There will be an opening ceremony at 11 a.m., with further details to come in ads in this paper.

Not confident of having another 30 years to wait, this golfer intends to be there on the fifth, with the Boy in tow - he who already hit a ball over a water obstacle and found seven discarded balls while tromping through trees, an activity he seemed to enjoy almost as much as the golfing.

Life begins at 40

A film by Ana Sofia Joanes

Guess what’s here now????

Our ice cream window is open, starting this Saturday.

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Easter Services Bowen Island Easter Sunrise Service.

A joint service for all the churches on the island, followed by a delicious Pancake Breakfast.

Sunday 8 April, 7:30am at Sandy Beach.

Good Friday Tenebrae Service.

6 April, 7:00pm at Cates Hill Chapel.

Easter Celebration and Lunch.

Egg hunt for the children.

8 April, 10:00am at Cates Hill Chapel.

Ali, Teagan & Maesy

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Saturday, April 14 @ Collin’s Hall, 6pm Featuring: special guest speakers, local foodie info, delicious locally-made food concession and prizes too! $20 suggested donation @ door only. (or bring food bank items in lieu of) *All funds raised will go to a chosen local Bowen Island non-profit initiative to improve health and food education/security programs.

Find us on Facebook and join!

Contact Lisa Marie: spreadvitality@shaw.ca if you’d like to contribute and/or be a part of this wonderful event.

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Things We Need To Understand About Education in the 21st Century

Tuesday, April 3rd from 7:15-8:45p.m. at Cates Hill Chapel on Bowen Island.

Island Pacific School Head Ted Spear will deliver an address entitled, “Making Sense of Schools: Four Things We Need to Understand About Education in the 21st Century”. The presentation will offer a critique of contemporary schooling with additional commentary on Schools 2.0, parent decision-making, and the future of education.

Join us for this festive annual event. There will be crafts, games and visits with the Easter Bunny!

And everybody’s favourite, the big Easter Egg Hunt!

Pre-registration is required by Tuesday, April 3 at 4:30pm.

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Bowen Island’s Premier Screening of the acclaimed documentary film:

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Easter Egg Hunt Thursday April 5 5:30-6:30pm at Crippen Park

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From Fri. April 6th to Mon. April 9th

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$10/child or $25 for 3 or more kids in the same family.

Dr. Spear will be joined

by Mr. Allan Saugstad of the Island Discovery Learning Community on Bowen Island, who will offer comments in response to the initial address and province a brief overview of the Island Discovery Learning Community program and philosophy.

The final 30 minutes of the evening will be devoted to questions and discussion.

Please join us for what promises to be lively exchange.

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B O W E N I S L A N D M U N I C I PA L I T Y

Water Main Flushing As part of its regular water system maintenance program, the Municipality will flush water mains in Bowen Bay, Bluewater Park, Cove Bay, Eagle Cliff, Hood Point, King Edward Bay and Tunstall Bay from April 7 – April 29, 2012. This procedure is necessary to remove sediment that gradually deposits in the pipes and will not pose a health hazard. Municipal staff will try to minimize any inconvenience. Flushing will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in most neighbourhoods.

Every effort will be made to ensure that water quality is not affected but some turbidity and higher than normal chlorine concentrations may be present for short periods of time. Running your tap briefly should clear this up. In addition, temporary pressure fluctuations may occur.

For more information call Bob Robinson, Superintendent of Utilities at 604-947-4255.

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

Engineering & Operations FOR INFORMATION CALL 604-947-4255

Land Act: Notice of Intention to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Take notice that Property Owners: Guo Jing Fang & Tao Zhuang of 8035 Government Road, Burnaby, BC, V5A 2E1, intends to make applications to the Province of British Columbia for a Crown Land Tenure for Private Moorage purposes covering Property Lot 6 (DL 1548, Group 1, NWD, BCP 43260) situated on Provincial Crown land located in Bowen Island Municipality.

The Land File number for Lot 6 is 2410698. Comments on these applications may be submitted in two ways: (1) Online via the Applications and Reasons for Decision Database website at: www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp where details of this application, including maps can also be found.

(2) By mail to the Senior Land Officer at 200 – 10428 153rd Street, Surrey, BC V3R 1E1. Comments will be received by the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations until April 6, 2012. Comments received after this date may not be considered.

Be advised that any response to this advertisement will be provided to the public upon request. For information, contact the FOI Advisor at the Ministry of Forests Lands and Natural Resource Operations regional office.

Training for courage AGNIESZKA WYKA CONTRIBUTING WRITER

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ust exactly how do you get 11-hundred pounds of hard muscle, stubborn intensity and selfdetermination to cooperate with your instructions? “If you are not operating by the rules the horse understands, it will hurt you...it’s not a game,” warns Paul Dufresne as he gets his beautiful dark Friesian stallion ready for the Friday evening demo that kicked off a weekend of some intense horse training at the Evergreen Acres Riding Centre. Dufresne, a well known name in the interior equestrian community, spent the weekend on Bowen helping local horse owners and their animals step out of their comfort zones and into the riding arena with hopes of improving their relationships and quality of life.

Christine Miller, owner of the riding centre and one of the founders of BIHORA, the Bowen Island Horse Owner and Rider Association, played host to Dufresne’s riding clinic Training for Courage and says she has heard from a number of horse owners concerned with their animal’s behaviour and the timing for the event could not be better.

“We are so isolated here on the island that it is really difficult, when you are having problems with your horse, or sometimes you might not even realize what’s happening with your horse while you have a dangerous situation on your hands,” says Miller.

Those are exactly the kinds of challenges Dufresne believes his clinic can help address. “A lot of people really like horses,” said the Pritchard based trainer, adding that, unfortunately, human nature often dictates that we dote on those we love. “And what these owners end up doing is spoiling the horses and then they get into the fireworks with the animal when they try to take the lead because the horse still thinks he’s the boss,” says Dufresne, adding that often behavioural problems with their horse lead owners to sell the animal or worse, destroy it. But that does not need to happen according to Dufresne who believes that training for the horse and for the owner can turn a would be bad situation around. Using a relatively uncommon method known as EndoTapping – a neuromuscular stimulation technique which makes the training more palatable and relaxing for the horse– the trainer shows the owners how to achieve progress with their animals. He cautions though, that it does take time; “if people can spend years spoiling their horse rotten they can spend the time to reverse what they have done.” The quick fix, says Dufresne, does not work with horses adding that training the animals is usually the easy part – it’s training the people that is the biggest challenge; “I have a lot of people look at me and

Paul Dufresne with his Friesian stallion.

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say ‘this isn’t about training horses is it? It’s about figuring ourselves out, isn’t it?’ And I just nod and say yup, you got it now.”

From spoiling their animals, lacking confidence, poor communication skills and neglecting to provide a sense of security, Dufresne subscribes to the belief that the owners are truly responsible for the animals’ behaviour or misbehaviour. The good news is, that with some training, the damage is reversible. Dufresne views his clinic as a professional development course where the owners learn things about themselves that go beyond the stable doors. For an example, he says that if he were to tell people some of the things they don’t like about themselves they might be offended but he adds “if their horses reflect that back to them many owners accept they might need work in certain areas and are willing to change it. A lot of people like their horses enough they’ll make changes within themselves that other people can’t get them to do.

And that is a pretty cool thing I get to see because of this job.”

Meanwhile Miller, impressed by Dufresne’s technique and his results, is confident the event was a success for all who participated –she managed without a problem to attract enough horse enthusiasts to fill all available spots in the clinic and hopes to bring more training to Bowen in the future.

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• Youth Centre: 6 to 10:30 p.m.

Free food, free movies. Drop in. • Jazz Night: Teun Schut, Rob Bailey, Buff Allen and friends. 7:30 p.m. Doc Morgan’s. • Legion dinner: 6:30 p.m.

Members and guests welcome.

SAT., MARCH 31 • Cornshed: 8 p.m. Bowen Island Pub. Bob Doucet starts the night with traditional bluegrass, then Cornshed takes the stage with punk-bluegrass. • AA Open Meeting: 9 a.m., Collins Hall.

SUNDAY, APRIL 1 • Bowen Heritage AGM: 1 p.m. Collins Hall. Councillor Wolfgang Duntz will speak about The Role of Heritage

in Snug Cove Revitalization.

Memberships available at the door.

MONDAY, APRIL 2

WED., APRIL 4 • Drop-in knitting group: 2 to 5 p.m. at Bowen Court. All levels welcome.

• Seniors Keeping Young: 9 a.m. line dancing 9:45 a.m. exercises, singing and refreshments, 11 a.m. Carol Fancy will talk about exercising the brain.

• Post Partum Support Group: Meets two evenings/mo. (604) 947-2717.

TUESDAY, APRIL 3

THURS., APRIL 5

• AA Meeting: Open meeting, 7:15 p.m. Collins Hall/United Church. 604-434-3933.

• Drumming workshop with Milton Randall: 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. BICS, followed by tea and dessert, $10 contact Katherine Gish at foodies2@shaw.ca.

• Preventions & Options to Heal from Cancer 7:30 pm, BICS multi-purpose room. Free event is a preview of a full day seminar, Bowen date TBA. Provided by www. thehealingedge.ca. For local info call Florrie -2194.

• Weight Watchers: Collins Hall. 6:15-7:15 p.m. Call 2880.

• Duplicate-style bridge: 7 p.m. sharp. Bowen Court lounge. Call Irene at 2955 for info. • Youth Centre: 4 to 6 p.m.

Practise with your band or listen to music. Free food.

Bowen Ag Alliance AGM set for April 28 MICHELLE PENTZ GLAVE BAA

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he Bowen Agricultural Alliance Society (BAA) is hosting its Annual General Meeting on Saturday, April 28, from 1 to 3 pm at Collins Hall, and all are invited to attend.

BAA will discuss its many 2012 initiatives, invite others to bring related project ideas, and screen a variety of interesting short videos.

BAA is a registered non-profit society supporting small-scale agriculture, promoting local eating and advancing food security on Bowen. For info, see www.bowenagalliance.ca. Also at the meeting, BAA will elect a new board of directors.

Upcoming BAA events include:

On the calendar

• Rotary Club: Guest speakers: Rotarians Robin and Hilary Butler about their journey on the Camino Santiago de Compostela. Guests welcome. 7:30 to 9 p.m.

Rob Wall’s Gallery at Artisan Sq.

• April 7: Creating an Apple Orchard with Suzan Philippe and John Riley, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Willowdane Farm, $35, registration required; plus a 7 to 9 pm slideshow with Salt Spring apple expert Harry Burton at Collins Hall, BAA members free, others $5. Contact Suzan Philippe: suzan@hygienicae.com, 9708. • April 14: BAA soil amendment workshop, focusing on how to create superior-quality soil in which to grow tasty veggies and fruit, including palet-compost building, at The Ruddy Garden, 10 a.m. to noon. Contact Brett Dowler: bdowler@telus.net. • April 28: BAA AGM, 1 to 3 p.m. Collins Hall. All are welcome. Contact: Kim Howden, kimberbee@shaw.ca.

Looking for work? We can help.

Get the training and support you need to find and keep a job in B.C. Job search resources • Personal employment planning • Workshops and training • Specialized services

HEALTH & WELLNESS

BOWEN ISLAND WELLNESS CENTRE 604-947-9755 CATHERINE SHAW Dr. Traditional Chinese Medicine/Acupuncturist

u MARY MCDONAGH

Bowen Island Family Physicians BLOOD TESTS, URINE TESTS OR ECGS Dr. Susanne Schloegl

6:45 - 9:00 A.M.

Reg. Massage Therapist Classical Homeopath

u SANDY LOGAN Registered Physiotherapist

Lisa Shatzky B.A., B.S.W., M.S.W., RCC

Family Therapist Family, Child, Couples and Individual Psychotherapy

EVERY THURSDAY DR. ZANDY'S OFFICE

Dr. Utah Zandy 604-947-9830 CALL FOR APPOINTMENT OPEN MONDAY, TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY & FRIDAY

Dr. Gloria Chao Dr. Peggy Busch

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Dentists

M.D.

Call for an appointment 566 Artisan Lane, Suite 203

604-947-9986

Chiropractor

Dr. Tracy Leach, D.C. 566 Artisan Lane, #205

Call for an appointment

(778) 828-5681 Dr. Dana Barton

Naturopathic Physician 596 B. Artisan Square

Artisan Square • 604-947-0734 Fridays 10am-5pm

604-947-2957

Horseshoe Bay • 604-921-8522

Natural Family Medicine

WE’LL BE ON BOWEN ISLAND, EXCHANGING THE OLD BC HYDRO METER ON YOUR HOME WITH A NEW SMART METER. BC Hydro is upgrading homes and businesses with new smart meters.

Moving to a more efďŹ cient, modernized grid will help us meet the growing demand for electricity while continuing to deliver safe, reliable power throughout the province.

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EMPLOYMENT SERVICES CENTRES Locations across B.C. Visit one near you.

WorkBCCentres.ca 1.800.663.7867 TDD: 1.800.661.8773

The Employment Program of British Columbia is funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia.

For 50 years, BC Hydro has been providing clean, reliable electricity to you.

Today we are planning for the next 50 years by investing in new projects, upgrading existing facilities and working with you to conserve energy through Power Smart.

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108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

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PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT SPECIALIST - Vernon SolidWorks, AutoCAD & CNC programming. Marine Industry Knowledge.

Creativity and technical skills.

Effective communication.

Manage projects to completion. See www.harbercraft.com for details.

HOME BASED BUSINESSWe need serious and motivated people for expanding health & wellness industry.

High speed internet and phone essential. Free online training. www.project4wellness.com HOME BASED BUSINESS We need serious and motivated people for expanding health & wellness industry. High speed internet and phone essential. Free online training. www.project4wellness.com SMALL BUSINESS GRANTS - start or grow your small business. Free to apply. Qualify for up to 100K. www.leadershipgrants.ca.

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COMING EVENTS

PASSOVER Seder on Bowen.

Fri 6 April. Call Janet for more info on 2981.

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CITY OF YELLOWKNIFE Building Inspector II. The City of Yellowknife has a vacancy for a Building Inspector II. For more information on this position, including salary and benefits, please refer to our web page at: www.yellowknife.ca.

Submit resumes by April 5, 2012, quoting #220-139U to: Human Resources Division, City of Yellowknife, P.O. Box 580, YK, NT, X1A 2N4, fax: 867-669-3471, or email: hr@yellowknife.ca

EARN EXTRA CASH! - P/T, F/T Immediate Openings For Men & Women. Easy Computer Work, Others Positions Are Available. Can Be Done From Home. No Experience Needed. www.HWC-BC.com

LOOKING for new challenges, a faster-paced workplace and a place to grow your career? Consider applying for the Facilities/Purchasing Manager position at Van Belle Nursery. We are a growing business in Abbotsford looking for an individual who lives by our Core Values, has high integrity, is competent at managing projects and people and is experienced in purchasing. For more information see: www.vanbelle.com

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TRAIN TO BE AN Apartment/Condominium Manager at home! We have jobs across Canada. Thousands of graduates working. 31 years of success! Government certified. www.RMTI.ca or 1-800-6658339, 604-681-5456.

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for Landscaping Work!

Competitive, Energetic, Honesty a MUST!

PropertyStarsJobs.Com EXPERIENCED GRAPPLE Yarder Engineer and Hooktender. Fax or Email resume: 604-485-6380, goatgroup@shawcable.com .

TRADES, TECHNICAL

Wellpoint Dewatering Superintendent/Foreman IDL Projects Inc. is a dynamic rapidly growing, progressive construction company currently accepting resumes for the position of Wellpoint Dewatering Superintendent/ Foreman for a project in Kitimat, BC. This is a permanent position with opportunity for relocation to other areas of the province following completion of the initial project.

Qualified applicants must have a minimum of 5 years experience in wellpoint dewatering and must possess the ability to manage several crews and up to 10 employees.

All accommodation and travel costs will be provided by the employer.

Please submit resumes to Bob Cartwright at bob@okprojects.com or contact 250-878-5292 for further information.

AIRLINES ARE HIRINGTrain for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified- Housing available.

CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance 1(877)818-0783.

AIRLINES ARE HIRING- Train for high paying Aviation Maintenance Career. FAA approved program. Financial aid if qualified- Housing available. CALL Aviation Institute of Maintenance (877)818-0783

START NOW!!!

PACIFIC Coast Community Resources are recruiting foster/home share families. We are looking for good fmilies with experience in the Community Living field. If your children have grown and you have space in your home, maybe even a suite, contact us. This may be a match for you. Resumes can be sent to: 1805 Scarborough Cres., Port Coquitlam, V3C2R2 or resumes@pccri.com.

CLASSIFIEDS can help you reconnect! www.bcclassified.com 287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

FINANCIAL SERVICES

MOVING & STORAGE

NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com

329 PAINTING & DECORATING AAA PRECISION PAINTING. Quality work. 778-881-6096.

When you need help in a hurry... rush on over to bcclassified.com We’re here for you.

The answer to your problem can be as easy as picking up your paper.

To place an ad call

604-947-2442 “ ABOVE THE REST “ Int. & Ext., Unbeatable Prices, Professional Crew. Free Est. Written Guarantee. No Hassle, Quick Work, Insured, WCB. Call (778)997-9582

A-TECH Services 604-230-3539 Running this ad for 8yrs

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services. www.paintspecial.com

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PLUMBING

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

359 SAND, GRAVEL & TOPSOIL

MONEYPROVIDER.COM. $500 Loan and +. No Credit Refused.

Fast, Easy, 100% Secure. 1-877776-1660.

Always! deliver Top soil, bark mulch, sand & gravel. 7days/wk.

Simon 604-230-0627 will spread

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TREE SERVICES

CRIMINAL RECORD? Tree removal done RIGHT! • Tree & Stump Removal • Certified Arborists • 20 yrs exp. • 60’ Bucket Truck • Crown Reduction • Spiral Pruning • Land Clearing • Selective Logging ~ Fully Insured • Best Rates ~

1-8-NOW-PARDON (1-866-972-7366) RemoveYourRecord.com

604-787-5915, 604-291-7778

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

www.treeworksonline.ca treeworkes@yahoo.ca 10% OFF with this AD

CLEANING SERVICES

PETS 477

PETS

CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

#1167 $25 service call, BBB Lge & small jobs. Expert trouble shooter, WCB. Low rates 24/7 604-617-1774

CATS OF ALL DESCRIPTION in need of caring homes! All cats are Spayed, neutered, vaccinated and dewormed. Visit us at fraservalleyhumanesociety.com or call 1 (604)820-2977

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

Cocker spaniel pups – purebred, no papers 1st shots, dewormed, ready to go now. $600. Call 604-888-0832

ELECTRICAL

Jack Russell pups, cute, short, stocky, smooth coat, tail doc, deworm, 1st shot. $600. 604-798-9233

SHIH TZU PUPPIES, Male & Female. 1st shots. Tricolor $450. 604-465-4305

GL ROOFING. Cedar shakes, Asphalt shingles, flat rfs. Cln Gutters $80. Liability Insur. 1-855-240-5362

Guaranteed Record Removal since 1989. Confidential, Fast, & Affordable. Our A+BBB Rating assures EMPLOYMENT & TRAVEL FREEDOM. Call for FREE INFO. BOOKLET

PETS

PARKER Moving and Storage 604617-9902 Contact us for early spring rates and high end service. parkermovingandstorage.com

If you own a home or real estate, ALPINE CREDITS can lend you money: It’s That Simple. Your Credit / Age / Income is NOT an issue.

1.800.587.2161.

LEGAL SERVICES

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COLLIE BOUVIER cross puppies born Feb 14. Black with white paws.

1 Blue Merle. Will make excellent family & livestock guardians. Mission 604-820-4827.

NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND PUPS. Dewormed, 1st vaccination. Ready now! 604-823-2259 mitzvig@hotmail.ca

$36/HOUR. Local lic’d Plumber.

Big & small jobs. Plumbing, heating, plugged drains, call (778)549-2234

260 555 Craigmont Drive, West Vancouver Tel: 604-307-8433 Fax: 604-913-2232

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1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Real Professionals, Reasonable.

Rates. Different From the Rest.

604-721-4555.

GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877987-1420. www.pioneerwest.com

RYAN B’s General Contracting: Gutter Cleaning, Vinyl Siding Cleaning, Pressure Washing, and Exterior Painting. Free estimates.

Ryan (778) 919 - 7926.

R_B@telus.net

Fully Insured – Bonded – Over 25 Years Experience

GUTTER Cleaning Service, Repairs Free Est, 20 yrs exp, Rain or shine.

7 days/week. Simon 604-230-0627

One affordable monthly payment interest free. For debt restructuring on YOUR terms, not the creditors.

236 • Rain Screen Wall System • Windows • Doors • Vinyl Decks • Siding • Stucco

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

HERBAL MAGIC - With Herbal Magic lose up to 20 pounds in just 8 weeks and keep it off. Results Guaranteed! Start today call 1-800854-5176.

DROWNING IN DEBTS? Helping Canadians 25 years. Lower payments by 30% or cut debts 70% thru Settlements. AVOID BANKRUPTCY! Free consultation. www.mydebtsolution.com or toll free 1-877-556-3500.

HOME CARE/SUPPORT

GARDENING

GET PAID TO LOSE WEIGHT. $5,000 For Your Success Story.Personal Image TV Show. Call to Qualify: 416-730-5684 ext 2243.

Joanna@mertontv.ca www.mertontv.ca

Must be outgoing

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Always! Pwr. raking, grass cutting, fertilizing, hedging, pruning, Rubbish rem. Free Est. 604-230-0627

HEALTH PRODUCTS

Call 1-866-690-3328 or see web site: www.4pillars.ca

Call Erica

Employers seek out CanScribe grads.

Contact us today.

1.800.466.1535 info@canscribe.com www.canscribe.com

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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12 F/T CSR reps needed Up to $20/hr, weekly pay

604.777.2195

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

PERSONAL SERVICES

AVOID BANKRUPTCY SAVE UP TO 70% OFF YOUR DEBT.

APPLY NOW: Pennywise Scholarship For Women to attend Journalism certificate course at Langara College in Vancouver. Deadline May 30, 2012. More information: www.bccommunitynews.com

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TEAM Drivers wanted for regular USA runs. Must have a minimum of 2 years mountain and highway experience. Clean drivers abstract.

Contact Ron Hutton at Coastal Pacific Xpress at 604-575-0983 ext 311 or fax resume to 604-575-0973.

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Apply with resume by emailing custservpacific@fuchs.com or faxing to 604-888-1145

EDUCATION

HELP WANTED

$100-$400 CASH DAILY

To conduct deliveries for international lubricants co. in Vancouver area, Seattle-Tacoma, Prince George, Okanagan & Edmonton.

Pay $20/hour, mileage, bonus, profit-sharing & full benefits.

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TEAM Drivers required for regular USA runs. Must have 2 years mountain and highway experience and a clean drivers abstract. Contact Yugo at Blueland Transport at 604-777-9720 x105 or email resume to y@blue-land.ca

DRIVER WITH CLASS 1 + AIR WANTED

ADVERTISE YOUR BUSINESS

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Terrific career opportunity outstanding growth potential to learn how to locate rail defects. No Experience Needed!! Extensive paid travel, meal allowance, 4 wks. vacation & benefits pkg.

Skills Needed - Ability to travel 3 months at a time Valid License with air brake endorsement. High School Diploma or GED. Apply at www.sperryrail.com under careers, keyword Driver DO NOT FILL IN CITY or STATE

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

WKM, a mechanical contractor locate in Trail, BC, is looking for a CONTROLLER. Responsibilities include but are not limited to managing the day to day accounting operations, accts receivable, accounts payable, payroll, ccra remittances and monthly reporting of the financial statements to the owner.

Please email your resume to wkm@shawcable.com. &#8195;

www.bcclassified.com

DRIVERS WANTED:

LAWYER REFERRAL SERVICE: need a lawyer? Learn more by calling 604-687-3221; 1.800.663.1919

EDUCATION

CARETAKERS/ RESIDENTIAL MANAGERS

CAMPGROUND/RV Park Caretaker Year round position, Fort Langley BC. Duties maintenance, grounds and security tasks. Qualifications: Must have a background in maintenance related work, an ability to operate all basic tools, experience in the RV industry, knowledgeable of basic computer programs. This is a live on site position, a full hook up RV Site available, applicants must provide their own RV. Please apply with resume, salary expectations to paul@duckworthmanagement.com www.fortcamping.com

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DIAL-A-LAW: access free information on BC law. 604-687-4680; 1.800.565.5297; www.dialalaw.org (audio available).

ATTENTION BUSINESS OWNERS. Fully automated Payday Loan Kiosks now available. Minimum investment $14,995.00 Visit www.Qcash.ca or call toll free at 1855-279-9442.

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Small Ads, BIG Deals!

CRIMINAL RECORD? Don’t let it block employment, travel, education, professional, certification, adoption property rental opportunities. For peace of mind & a free consultation call 1-800-347-2540.

to Every Hunter in BC! Advertise in The BC Hunting Regulations Synopsis 2012-2014 publication.

Increased circulation 250,000 copies! Tremendous Reach, Two Year Edition!

Contact Annemarie at 1 800 661 6335 or hunt@blackpress.ca

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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 509

AUCTIONS

Restaurant Auction Kelowna Sandwich Restaurant Newer quality equip. Apr 5th @ 6pm 243 Bernard Ave Kelowna. (250)545-3259, View photo at doddsauction.com

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BUILDING SUPPLIES

SAWMILLS from only $3997 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT.

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FURNITURE

MATTRESSES staring at $99 • Twins • Fulls • Queens • Kings 100’s in stock! www.Direct Liquidation.ca (604)294-2331

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MISC. FOR SALE

CAN’T GET Up Your Stairs?

Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1-866-9815991.

Can’t Get Up Your Stairs? Acorn Stairlifts can help. Call Acorn Stairlifts now! Mention this ad and get 10% off your new Stairlift! Call 1866-981-5991

HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper?

566 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

PIANO; APT SIZE Lowrey upright piano $550/obo. Ph: 604-418-6274 or 604-531-1576.

REAL ESTATE 615 COMMERCIAL PROPERTY

STEEL BUILDINGS FOR ALL USES! Spring Deals! Make an offer on sell-off models at factory and save thousands NOW! Call for FREE Brochure - 1-800-668-5111 ext.

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STEEL OF A DEAL - BUILDING SALE! 20X24 $4798. 25X30 $5998.

30X42 $8458. 32X58 $12,960.

40X60 $15,915. 47X80 $20,645.

One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca

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This week’s photo

Last week’s photo with ball

Here’s how you play: Cut out this week’s picture and mark the spot where you think the ball should be.

Then submit the photo with your name, age and entry fee (one try for a loonie, three for a toonie) at the red and white drop boxes at the Snug, the General Store, the Office at Artisan Square, the recreation office or the Undercurrent office.

REAL ESTATE 626

HOUSES FOR SALE

TRANSPORTATION 810

You’ll have a chance to win a a $50 certificate for the Bowen Building Centre.

The deadline for this week’s contest will be on Wednesday, April 4, at 11 a.m. This contest is organized by grade 9 IPS student James Milligan as part of his masterworks - the money will go to supporting athletic endeavours for underpriviledged

TRANSPORTATION

AUTO FINANCING

810 Need A Vehicle! Guaranteed Auto 1.877.680.1231 www.UapplyUdrive.ca

Loan.

Apply

Now,

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AUTO FINANCING

WANT A VEHICLE BUT STRESSED ABOUT YOUR CREDIT? Christmas in March, $500 cash back. We fund your future not your past. All credit situations accepted. www.creditdrivers.ca 1-888-5936095,

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

TOP CA$H PAID TODAY For SCRAP VEHICLES!

2 hr. Service www.a1casper.com (604)209-2026

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1993 BUICK Park Ave. Altera, fully loaded, G.T.S., aircared, $3,900. Call (778)565-4334 1995 MONTE CARLO fully loaded, almost new tires, good cond. Needs trans. $800 obo (604)530-5014 2007 CHEVROLET MALIBU LT, 3.5 V6, auto, 98,000 kms, exc cond, smoke-free, $7400, (604)288-7997

Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

2008 PONTIAC WAVE, 4 dr sedan, auto, high kms. runs/looks good, white, $4300 firm. 604-538-9257.

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk.

We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

821 CARS - SPORTS & IMPORTS

SCRAP BATTERIES WANTED We buy scrap batteries from cars, trucks & heavy equip. $4.00 each. Free pickup anywhere in BC, Min. 10.

Toll Free Call:1.877.334.2288

2001 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, 1.8T turbo, 4 dr sedan, std, all options, exc cond. $5500 obo 604-780-8404

The Scrapper

2002 TOYOTA CAMRY XLE 4 door. White 187,000 kms. $7700.

Call 604-541-9129.

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RECREATIONAL/SALE

DreamCatcher Auto Loans “0” Down, Bankruptcy OK Cash Back ! 15 min Approvals

1-800-910-6402

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

www.PreApproval.cc DL# 7557

1999 ISUZU SUV 4/dr hatchback, 4x4, 5 speed standard, 144,000/km. $3900. Call 604-531-9280.

2004 JEEP GRAND Cherokee Ltd. 4x4, auto, green, 126K, $6800 firm.

Call 604-538-4883

GUARANTEED Auto Loans or We Will Pay You $1000

All Makes, All Models.

New & Used Inventory.

1-888-229-0744 or apply on line at: www.kiawest.com (click credit approval)

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HOMES WANTED

WE BUY UGLY HOUSES! Older House • Damaged House Moving • Estate Sale • Just Want Out • Behind on Payments Quick Cash! • Flexible Terms!

CALL US FIRST! 604-657-9422

660 LANGLEY/ALDERGROVE HOMES FOR SALE-SUPER BUYS

www.dannyevans.ca

Homelife Benchmark Realty Corp. Langley

Must be employed w/ $1800/mo. income w/ drivers license. DL #30526

NEED A VEHICLE? EASY FINANCE!! Low Payments! $99 Delivers 24 Hour Approval. We Deliver!

3,000 Vehicles to choose. Call Now! Marty 1-888-414-8042. Big Discounts! www.eagleridgegmc.com

SHIFT AUTO FINANCE Get Approved Today!

CREDIT DOESN’T MATTER..

For The Best Interest Rate Call: 1.877.941.4421 www.ShiftAutoFinance.com

2003 Salem Light:

Northwest Pkg, 22 ft, Sleeps 7, 1 bunk, Shower in & out.

G.V.W. 3300. Lots of extras

$9,995.00 604-463-9428

2008 FREEDOM SPIRIT 20’ travel trailer, like new, hardly used, a/c, f/s, dble bed, dble sink, nook, couch 2 prop tanks/2 batteries, $11,500 obo. Please call: (604)581-5117 9½ft Vanguard camper, new fridge. $700. Call 604-888-6042.

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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673

UNCLASSIFIED 1bdrm.ocean view garden suite, pvt.entr. bus rte. n/s,

CARS - DOMESTIC

1997 BMW 318iS 2 dr. coupe, 4 cyl, auto, silver on blk. leather, sunroof, pwr. options, A/C, local, only 109K mint. cond. $5900 / 604.312.7418

children. Get out your scissors, pens and wallets and join the fun.

The lucky winner of the last contest and the recipient of the special Easter prize from Cocoa West and the Flowershop only gave his phone number: 0782 (congratulations).

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n/d, suits 1, w/dry, Deep Bay $625 all incl. 947-2002 Ambitious islander with 3 schemes to win new friends and make extra cash: 1) dog walking; already owns a ‘DOG MAN’ hat given him by neighbours for his excellence in this job; will take ‘em around Killarney Lake.

2) Hauling away junk in a truck or otherwise lift and move things about and 3) take care of writing needs you may have, such as family memoirs, business reports, brochures, promo letters, online content with strong SEO included, etc. etc..

Marcus at 947-2005 ARTISAN SQUARE RENTALS. Office/ studios with ocean/mtn views from $350. 604-329-5643.

Beautiful light-filled studio space available for sub-lease in popular Artisan Square.

Space appropriate for many different uses (art classes, meditation, fitness, yoga, workshops, etc).

Call 778-918-6082 for more information.

TRUCKS & VANS

2002 Chev Silverado p/u 1500 4.3 v6, auto. 2wd. Black. canopy 68kms Exc cond. $7800. 604-813-5427.

2008 Mazda B4000 SE+, gold/grey, 48K, auto, all options, like new, $13,900, N.Delta, 778-855-3097

EASTER SPECIALS Please pre-order now: Hams, Turkeys, Ducks etc.

Bowen Butcher Shop Open Wed-Sun 10am-5pm 1351 Adams Road- 947-9434 FOR RENT: 2- bdrm apt. in Village Square. Avail. April 1.

References required. Sorry, no pets. 604-947-2944 FOR RENT: small office Seabreeze Building. Internet.

Copier. Parking. (604) 657-1864

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UNCLASSIFIED

FOR RENT 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom home with ocean view. No pets. No smoking.

Long term.$1700/mo.

604-657-1864 David Riddell Angell Hasman Realty.

FOR RENT: basement suite in a recently renovated home.

1 bedroom, 1 bath, laundry, plenty of storage, pet friendly with deposit, private entry, on bus route. $800/month. Available April 1, 2012. For more information call: (604) 657-1864.

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UNCLASSIFIED FOR RENT: Studio apt. between Village Square and Municipal Hall. Avail.immed.

References required.

Sorry, no pets. 947-2944 LANCE’S RECYCLING I’ll pick up your recycling and deliver to BIRD for $20/load.

Kindling $20/box CALL 947-2430 PRIME RETAIL /OFFICE SPACE, VILLAGE SQUARE 1,080 square feet.

Call about incentives.

604-947-0099, ext.104

Summer Daycamp Leaders

FOR RENT: Gorgeous 1 bed. suite in new custom built house.

W/D, S/S appl, storage and lots more! 2 min to ferry & on bus route. See ad on Craigslist. $980/month. perfectbowenhome@gmail.com FOR RENT: main floor suite in recently renovated home.

2 bdrms + den, 1 bath, private laundry, pet friendly with deposit, on bus route. $1500/mo. Avail.

May 1, Call (604) 219-6556.

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Bowen Island Community Recreation is looking for enthusiastic, creative and reliable people to work with our popular Daycamps, Preschool Camps, and Playcare this summer. We have full and part time positions available that run up to 10 weeks throughout the summer. Leaders will be working with children in a variety of settings and assisting with training and supervising youth volunteers. People with previous experience working with children are preferred.

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At last Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s artistsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reception, the Gallery at Artisan Square offered vibrant colours and scenes reminiscent of spring in the French capital city. Artists April Bosshard (top with Murray Atherton) and Jackie Conradi-Robertson (photo below) enjoyed mingling with an appreciative crowd. The show will be on display until April 22.

Susanne Martin photos