Bowen Island Undercurrent, February 14, 2014

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Home sales increase, property values keep sinking The affordability factor for incoming residents means hard times for many local homeowners MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR

Happy Valentines Day! The preschool classes at the Bowen Children’s Centre have been busy all week hand making cards to give to their special Valentines. The children are learning all about the process of mailing a letter and this week they proudly marched down to our local Post Office for a behind the scenes tour by the Postmaster Adele Turner. Turner showed them the different sorting rooms for each area of the island and the kids got the opportunity to stamp their own Valentines letters before they were sorted into the appropriate boxes. Each kid received a complimentary cookie at the end of the tour which pleased the group greatly.

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Dock application highlights oversights in ammended bylaw MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR

Prior to seeing an ad in the Undercurrent a few weeks ago announcing that the International Buddhist Society had applied to build a large dock, none of the long-time property owners around Grafton Bay had any knowledge of their new neighbours’ plans. The Buddhist Society had purchased two waterfront lots and started construction on a large residence overlooking the Bay, with a steep set of stairs down to a sundeck at beach level. Karen Cowper says the dock plans she and her neighbours have recently learned about have come as a shock, and they highlight the gaps and problems which

remain with the regulations of dock construction on Bowen Island.

In November, the Bowen’s Municipal Council passed amendments to the Land-Use Bylaw 335 in an effort to establish a clear set of rules on what’s allowed, and what’s not, when it comes to dock-building plans on the island. The amendment limited the length of private docks on Bowen’s shores to 40 meters (approximately 131 feet). However, the amended bylaw allows for exceptions to this limit to be made for “Group Moorages.” continued, PAGE 2

The preliminary assessments of homes in British Columbia conducted by BC Assessments shows that the value of Bowen Island homes are down, yet again. A home that was valued at $530 thousand in 2011 was worth just $454 thousand in 2012. In 2013 the same house would have a value, according to BC Assessments, of $447 thousand. BC Assessment has specialists in various types of real estate: commercial, stratas and residential, who come to Bowen at least once per year to evaluate properties based on unique characteristics and in comparison against other recent sales in the area. They consider their prices to be accurate to market value on the date of assessment, July 1st of each year. Local realtors, however, still believe Bowen is worth investing in.

Bowen’s newest realtor is Barry Thomas. He says his faith in the local market is confirmed by his decision not only to move to Bowen two years ago, but to leave a lucrative position in downtown Vancouver to take on the job of selling homes here. Thomas says he sees a diversity of people choosing to live here, and he and his partner, Nicholas, are among them.

“We’re a gay couple from downtown Vancouver, but I’ve seen families move here from Winnipeg, and older people coming here from West Vancouver after cashing out,” says Thomas. “There is a major affordability factor here compared to Vancouver that makes it seriously appealing. You can own a home or land for the fraction of the price. You just have to be willing to make a lifestyle adjustment. At some point, Metro Vancouver’s going to get in on our little secret.” continued, PAGE 8

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Grafton Bay dock application from PAGE 1

Map of Grafton Bay showing the proposed dock.

Dock application file #2410953

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The dock proposed to be built by the International Buddhist Society will be made up of four aluminum sections, each 50 feet long, with a 32 foot-long concrete float at the end (roughly 70 meters).

According to Cowper, the Municipality has said that this length is acceptable because the proposed dock will be a “group moorage.” What qualifies the dock as such is the fact that the International Buddhist Society owns two properties side-by-side.

Cowper says she does not think Council realized the potential problems that might arise from this part of the bylaw amendment.

“Unfortunately, the permissive wording in that amendment allows for virtually any two people to get together and decide to how big a dock is going to be, without any Municipal input at all.”

Cowper’s grandparents bought a large chunk of land around Grafton Bay alongside Enoch and Olive Broom. The land has since been subdivided among the two families’ children, grandchildren and now great-grandchildren. The three houses overlooking Grafton Bay, not including the house being built by the International Buddhist Society, belong to Karen Cowper and her husband Geoffrey, Karen’s parents Joan and Kip Anastasia, and Mark and Leslie Churchland (Leslie is a Broom).

Grafton Bay itself is extremely shallow. When the tide is out the Bay is completely empty and its extensive mudflats are exposed. Joan Anastasia says the flats and tidal pools serve as both a playground and sun-lounge for birds in the summer. This long and shallow intertidal zone is also part of what complicates any dock design for the area.

The Cowper-Anastasia family has a dock along the western edge of the Bay, where the shoreline drops-off more steeply. The family also keeps boats moored in a deeper part of the bay, and they rely on a small dinghy to access them.

While there is no public access to Grafton Bay M U N I C I PA L I T Y from the shore, the area’s residents say the Bay is a popular resting place for people kayaking around the area.

They say the new dock, if it is built, will block access to the mooring buoys and kayakers who want to paddle around the Bay. “If you lived here and you loved the place it’s a plan you would never suggest,” says Karen Cowper, of the dock application. “But if you’re in the business of selling docks, of course you would suggest it to your clients.”

Beyond the issue of access, Kip Anastasia fears the new dock, if it is built, will be an eyesore.

“It will look similar to the large new dock at Cape Roger Curtis which is a blot on the seascape.” says Anastasia. “I’ve seen it from shore and I’ve seen it from the water and it looks much worse from the water, because you can see it from so far away.”

Karen Cowper says that if the International Buddhist Society were to propose building a different style of dock, it might be more well-received by the neighbourhood.

“This sort of thing is happening up and down the whole British Columbia coastline,” says Cowper. “I think we need to consider that there might be a better way to approach this that would be friendlier to the scenic nature of our coast. So I think its worth talking to the province about the situation that has arisen since the new dock-building technology has come into play.

We have a beautiful foreshore and we should have a conversation about what happens upon it.”

Cowper says that she is hoping some kind of compromise can be reached with the • to Bowen Island Municipal Council at the Public International Buddhist Society over their dock-building plans.

Hearing at 11:00 a.m., Monday, February 24, 2014.

“We want to continue to be good neighbours, Inquiries regarding the proposed bylaw may be directed to so I’m hopeful that we will find a way to work Judy McLeod, Planning Consultant at 604-947-4255 or by this out.”

Anyone wishing to submit a comment on the email at jmcleod@bimbc.ca. dock application can do so by writing to the NO REPRESENTATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE BOWEN land officer working on this file (Land File No. 2410953): ISLAND MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE is hereby given that Bowen Island Municipal Council will hold a Public Hearing for the purpose of allowing the public to make representations on the following proposed bylaws: • Bylaw No. 354, 2013 Land Use Amendment Bylaw (Fairweather Holdings Inc.) The Public Hearing will be held on: Monday, February 24, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC. At the Public Hearing, all persons who believe that their interest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw shall be afforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting matters contained in the proposed bylaw.

Subject Property: Purpose: The purpose of Bylaw No. 354, 2013 “Bowen Island Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 Amendment Bylaw No. 354, 2013” is to permit one caretaker’s residence of up to 100 square metres in floor area in addition to the main dwelling on the lot.

A copy of the proposed bylaw and any background material that may be considered by Bowen Island Municipal Council in respect of the proposed bylaw, may be inspected at Bowen Island Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, inclusive, excluding statutory holidays, or on the BIM website at www.bimbc.ca commencing Friday, February 7, 2014.

Written submissions may be delivered to: • Bowen Island Municipal Hall in person or by mail to 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC, V0N 1G2 or by fax: 604-947-0193 prior to 11:00 a.m. Monday, February 24, 2014; or

THE PUBLIC HEARING. Kathy Lalonde Chief Administrative Officer

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Catherine Allard Land Officer, Resource Authorizations, South Coast Regional Office 200, 10428 - 153 Street, Surrey B.C. V3R 1E1 Catherine.Allard@gov.bc.ca

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Frozen Ballou Pond showcases Bowen’s hockey talent

Bowen remains “very safe� despite increase in crime rates MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR

FROM LEFT: Luna Matthews (dog), River Hooper, Connolly Ingram, Angus Ingram, Keelan Hondro and Finn Segal. Finn scored his first career goal on Saturday Marcus Hondro, photo

MARCUS HONDRO SPECIAL TO THE UNDERCURRENT

Freezing temperatures last week saw island kids skate onto not-so-thin-ice to play Canada’s game right here on Bowen.

The burgeoning hockey community had a blast, with Ballou Pond on Cates Hill providing a great little outdoor arena, aided by hockey-dad Doug Hooper setting up a water-pumping system to keep the surface smooth.

Bowen’s second freeze this winter (Hooper noted the rarity) gave kids the chance to mimic Bobby Orr and Gordie Howe’s childhoods’ and play outdoors every day of a long weekend.

Hordes were there, including Ted Duffield, Peyton Grundy, Finn, Will and Charlie Segal, Connolly and Angus Ingram, Peter Blomberg, Mattias Blomberg, Marlin Watts, Keelan Hondro, Cooper Wright, Luna Matthews, River Hooper and neophytes Beck, Finn, Gavin and Ryan.

A notable feature of that list is that, aside from the tiny guys not ready for organized hockey, 8 out of 10 of the older kids currently play in the West Van Minor Hockey Association.

Despite the extra challenges of ferry travel, hockey players are the rise on Bowen and one WVMHA Atom team has 5 Bowen players (Dane Gilbert and Guthrie Boose among them), while the Pee Wee Rep team has two.

So what gives? Are Bowen parents getting crazier? “I’m pretty sure he was born with a hockey stick in his hand,� River’s mom, Pam Matthews, offered as her and husband Doug’s reason behind signing him up. Matthews said that helping cement her son’s love of the game was that at just

two years old, â€œâ€Śhe watched the Canadians play in the World Junior series and he just fell in love with it. After that it was just hockey, hockey, hockey.â€?

They started him with skating lessons, not as much fun as hockey, but River loved them. While still wee, River and Doug, a hockey player from his youth, went to the West Van Stick and Puck session most weeks for two years. Pam said the thinking was “okay, maybe he’ll get tired of this‌but that never happened.â€?

River, 9, started in Hockey 3 at age 7 and is now on that team with 5 Bowen kids in total. His skills have taken a leap this year and he’s a team leader in goals (an impressive 13 in his last 5 games) and is getting called up to the Atom Rep team for games, a club he’s a lock to make next season.

Matthews notes that there’s more than the hockey on the positive side and that River enjoys making new friends and working toward a common goal with them. She also points out that for parents, having that opportunity to get to know other parents is a bonus (hockey parents spend a lot of time in a lot of arenas with one another).

The Ingram family may be approaching a record for Bowen families with the most kids playing organized hockey. Already Dad Todd Ingram and Mom Tina Overbury have Connolly (a.k.a. The Con Man), whose playing style is reminiscent of former NHL great the Big ‘M’, Frank Mahovlich, playing Pee Wee Rep, and Angus, who is the agile goalie on River’s team. continued, PAGE 12

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RCMP Corporal Nancy Joyce appeared before council this week to report on the crime statistics on Bowen Island for 2013. Both assault and poperty crimes increased this year due to a few reported incidents. Corporal Joyce told council that not all crimes are reported, so the statistics cannot be taken to be 100 percent accurate, but it does appear that Bowen remains an extremely safe community.

Violent crime rose 18 percent on Bowen in 2013. Two additional cases of reported domestic violence are responsible for this increase (in 2012 there was just one reported case of domestic violence on Bowen). Last year, there were 13 reports of assault in total. Assault includes any kind of physical violence, including threats of physical violence.

Property crime rose 29% in 2013 due to two additional cases of residential breaking and entering, as well as “mischief to property under $5000.�

These incedents, Joyce told Council, are more commonly known as “tagging� and were committed by young offenders who went through the North Shore Restorative Justice (NRSJ) program as opposed to being charged and sent to court. Corporal Joyce says this is the preferred method of dealing with young offenders, and she has received positive feedback from both the victims of these crimes and offenders who have been through the program. Joyce urged council to make a contribution to NSRJ so that in future, Bowen Islanders going through their programs might have the option of staying on-Island for them and therefore speeding up the process.

There were 10 people reported missing on Bowen this past year. Corporal Joyce told council these were mostly people who lost their way on Mount Gardiner and did not return when expected.

Joyce told council that the RCMP is continuing its efforts to reduce substance abuse on Bowen, increase road safety, and preventing youth involvement in crimes.

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Lost and found MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR

I don’t get off Bowen much these days and the result, I think, is a touch of cabin fever. Yes I’m saving money on ferries, and while I find a lack of choice can reduce decision-making stress sometimes I miss the infinite variety of options available in the city. Still one hectic trip to the city chock-a-block with traffic, parking, errands and more errands, is a good reminder of the things I appreciate here. That, and a funny thing that happened just last week.

I was making my way to work (no car) carrying two bags, a camera and a baby. It was cold, really cold, and my fingers were numb and I was feeling kind of wimpy. Fast forward to my first destination (the boy’s daycare) and I realize the diaper bag I was carrying mysteriously disappeared from

Leftbank turns right Dear Editor,

Dear Editor.

I was pleased to receive a letter from the Cove Bay Water System Local Advisory Committee explaining how the committee is working with the municipality to secure the long-term integrity of our drinking water. The largest municipally owned and operated water system, Cove Bay serves my household and more than 600 others. The letter explains how the committee is laying the groundwork to build a new purification plant to ensure the long term safety and integrity of our most precious resource. I would like to thank council and the committee for taking leadership on this essential and long-neglected file.

Let’s make it happen.

Here’s how.

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belongs to and someone will get him home. This sense of security, I believe, raises confident kids who will go out into the world knowing they’ll find their way home eventually.

Every complaint and struggle I hear from people in my daily conversations and interviews is offset by such stories, of how great it is to be a part of a place like this. As the Economic Development Committee works on building a tourism initiative, they’ll be looking for ways to communicate the allure of Bowen, ways to reel people in and make them stay for more than a day.

If we could just convey the experience we Islanders live every day, I’m sure we’d peak some interest. The “tourists” we lure, just might decide not to leave at all.

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my hand. This is typical of my life. I’ve left bits and pieces of myself around the globe. Most of the time I don’t get those things back.

I figured by retracing my steps and making a few calls it wouldn’t be too hard to find the bag, but no. Instead, the day after I gave up looking a friend walked into the Undercurrent office with my bag and asked, “Is this yours?”

Someone had dropped the bag off somewhere where my friend happened to be and she recognized its contents.

Oh Bowen, this what I expect of you. Lost stuff gets returned in cities too but, I think you only hear about it because its such a big deal when it happens.

On Bowen, even lost kids get returned. Little space-cadet misses his stop on the school bus route? No problem, everyone knows who he

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Ferries solution Bowen Island has the job of playing the hand we have been dealt by BC Ferries. Trying to “fix” the deck is not going to happen. I suggest we figure out how much each foot of deck space costs per trip.Then we charge accoring to the length of the vehicle.Certain sailings could be more expensive then others if they fell in the most used category. It would not suprise me if we saw a move to shorter cars, trucks,diversified planning etc.Then we could look at the system for what it ios, and assign praise or blame where appropriate.

I would like to take the opportunity to thank my dear customers over the last two years: I appreciated your business and procured friendships.

Yikes! Owning a restaurant by myself was the most stressful, uber multitasked ride of my life, coupled with perfect creme brulee.

My deep gratitude goes to my sister Alison, Neil Reynolds, Judy Dale, Janet Sims, Caitlin Frost, Denise Lockett, Corporal Nancy Joyce, Dr. Bawdin, Dr. Catherine Shaw, and Bud Massender who helped through many an overwhelming time.

I’d like to thank Carrie Theil for her grace, serving guests year one. I’d like to thank my rockstar dishwashers - Riley King, Kieran McGuigan, and Ginger Rose.

My thanks to waiter Peter Hall making the trek from Lonsdale to serve guests year two.

I would like to thank Carol Chow and Thierry Mohrbach for ‘saving my bacon’ in the kitchen.

Thierry Mohrbach and Celine Boyer had me over for a delicious raclette lunch November 18 and proposed to purchase the assets of Leftbank. Fait complete. I am so happy for Rustique, I wish my friends Thierry and Celine every succe$$. I am so happy doing dishwashing in the back of Rustique and getting ready to foodblog - as ‘radchef eats her words’.

Best, Becky Dawson

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This week in Undercurrent history MAUREEN SAWASY UNDERCURRENT HISTORIAN

20 years ago in the Undercurrent Island Neighbors column featured an introduction to Victor Chan and Susanne Martin who had recently moved to Bowen to open up the Bowen island Café. The café was to feature Italian food in keeping with the Chan’s interest in the cuisine. Susanne went on to work at the Undercurrent herself as holiday filler, contributor, advertising sales rep, and finally, editor.

15 years ago in the Undercurrent The new wharfinger and harbormaster created a stir on Bowen Island by shutting down the Government dock without warning, pending some minor repairs. The newly appointed, Maurice Gangne, said it was up to him to make sure that everything on Bowen Island was up to standard. His appointment came as a surprise to many as no locals had been considered for the position 10 years ago in the Undercurrent The Bowen Island Chamber of Commerce spearheaded a move to create a Bowen Island Tourist Information centre in Snug Cove.

5 years ago in the Undercurrent Cape Roger Curtis Developer Don Ho and his daughter Candy Ho along with Morganne Keplar, met with SKY (Seniors Keeping Young) to discuss the proposed development of The Cape and how this could include a senior’s residences along with recreational facilities such as an amphitheatre, tennis court and swimming pool. This plan would include 52% of the land base to parks and public use, including 82% of the waterfront.

Our community’s grand generosity To the Editor After over year’s absence I am ecstatic to say… “I’m back!” 2013 was the toughest thing I have ever endured and hope never to repeat. A routine mammogram in Oct 2012 uncovered breast cancer – specifically grade II invasive lobular carcinoma, a rather nasty beast that required surgery, 6 months chemo, 4 weeks radiation and now daily Tamoxifen. Not surprisingly, there are a thousand things that are hard to fathom when you are told you have cancer requiring long and brutal treatment. One of the hardest things for me was stepping away from my business for a year – a challenge made entirely possible due to the brilliance of my associate trainers Meghan O’Connell, Joanna Quarry and Marla Brillinger. Thank you gals, you are so fabulous. The Bowen Island community revealed epic generosity: 6 months of meal deliveries by 21+ women organized by Angie Bosworth. Remarkable.

Regular visits to Spa angel Leah Darling and the stellar wellness trio of Mary McDonagh, Sandy Logan and Catherine Shaw all eased the nightmare. Bud Massender and crew at Cates Pharmacy helped make the pharmaceutical adventure easier to navigate. My beautiful, shiny, new website is by Leanne Romak and Digitally Hip. I love it – thank you!

After a few false starts, I am finally beginning to feel like the energetic, optimistic Mary I used to know. After months in the cancer treatment trenches you begin to lose hope. Well my hope is back – along with my hair.

I am so looking forward to beginning work again (next week!) running in the woods and regular yoga. Hurray for this wonderful life!

Sincerely, Mary Letson

Bowen comes alive in print Dear Editor,

I picked up my phone over the weekend to see what all this excitement was about the new Bowen Island guide recently published by Sticky Bee and I was thrilled. I haven’t seen any publications using this technology yet, and discovered when scanning the page with the Layar App (free download) it came to life! In a second I have Bowen Island in the palm of my hand! The videos are really well done; they capture the essence of the businesses promoting themselves and the island in general - the accommodations guide is a downloadable pdf that can be saved on your device and each link goes to the website, each area pops up on Google maps - unbelievable! I have to applaud Tim Rhodes and Darcie Buzzelle as they’ve put together a stunning publication that can instantly be stored on a device and used again and again, prolonging the life of the print brochure indefinitely.

I would like to encourage everyone to check it out!

Sincerely, Julia McCaig

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Olympics offer a boost to February blahs Cheering hard for strangers in the Slow Lane MARCUS HONDRO THE SLOW LANE

I think it’s fair to say that February isn’t the biggest activity month on the calendar, nor is it the most fun month or the one that zips by the quickest, that despite having fewer days (we won’t get into that). But once every 4 years February gets a dose of pizzazz courtesy the Winter Olympics.

I’m here writing up at Artisan Eats, where I thought I’d find more interesting people than I to talk about the Olympics with. But as I eat my grilled cheese sandwich (they make the best grilled cheese sandwiches ever here) I’ve had an attack of shyness and haven’t found the courage to bother anyone.

Shyness!! Oh well, I’ll wax on poetically until I come around.

This is noteworthy: I can’t help but feel somewhat mean when cheering competitors in the Games. The whole competition thing makes me feel almost ruthless and, despite playing sports myself, I feel guilty and a tad foolish when ardently rooting for one group of humans over another. Were I to actually know the competitors it would be easier.

But the closest I’ve ever come to an actual Olympian was walking by Karen Magnussen at the North Shore Winter Club a few years ago.

I have thought certain islanders would make great Olympians, like Mike Lightbody (he never wimps out on jogging, hit a homer off of Mike ‘the Cannon’ Carachelo and is almost as good at chopping wood as his wife) but to my knowledge no islander has competed at the Games.

Fact is that if a Canadian makes a final with a skater from Latvia, say, I might root for the Latvian because they don’t get many medals. I root for Kazakhstan, too, because not only do they hardly ever get medals, it’s an obscure country and it got made fun of in ‘Borat’ (which was, it must be said, very funny).

Time to find even just one person to talk about the Olympics with but sitting next to me is my best friend on Bowen, Paul Lieske, and I can’t ask him because he has been in this space lots lately and I really should find someone new.

Mind you Paul told me a cool thing: he was calling Arizona about finding a home for his Father and the guy who answered, on hearing Paul was from Canada, went on and on about how our country is kicking butt at the Games.

Hooray for Canada!

Julia Cree is working hard, so won’t bug her.

It is Susan Ping’s first day working here (I was the first ever to order a grilled cheese sandwich from her) and the last thing she needs right now is me asking her stuff about the Olympics. The other employees are working, too, obviously, so it’s gonna have to be a customer.

Finally, I approach a woman working on a laptop and take the plunge. ‘Hi, my name is Marcus etc. and I am writing a column in the local paper etc. etc’. Bingo! Klara McCallum is a kind human and willing to participate. She’s interesting and in fact we ended up talking about Bowen Island and kids and work as much as the Olympic Games.

Klara is a married mother of 3 and just moved out from Ontario, only arriving on Sunday, Feb. 9. Her TV has not arrived yet (nor has her husband and children, for that matter) and so, except for a workout at The Gym, which has TV’s set tuned to the Games, she can’t watch the Olympics.

“No TV but I would like one so that I could watch the Olympics,” she told me. “If anyone wants to invite me over I am definitely up for it.”

Out of space and having reached my goal, as I prepare to sign off it comes to mind that if Klara doesn’t get an invitation it will leave her dealing with February without her kids, husband and that shot of pizzazz the Games provide. Not fun but this, too, I think: it also leaves her not having to get all hopped up cheering for people that she doesn’t even know.

An update from our federal MP Gong syi fa tsai – happy year of the Horse!

Readers may be well into the celebration of the Lunar New Year, a highlight of which is the Annual Asian New Year Celebration, marked February 8th this year in the West Van part of the riding, thanks to the efforts of 70 or more volunteers with whom I work to create this festival of music, dance, and great cuisine.

That same community spirit filled the room January 14th, when over 75 community leaders met in Britannia Beach to discuss the future of Howe Sound. Participants included MLAs Jordan Sturdy and Nicholas Simons, representatives from half a dozen local governments, and other members of the public. The four-hour meeting led to three conclusions.

Firstly, it’s clearer than ever that we need a long-term plan that will embrace aspects of tourism, other industry, and the environment to ensure that decision-makers balance competing interests in an informed manner with a multi-generational perspective. The importance of such a plan in our riding is obvious, given the vital nature of Howe Sound to so many of our constituents, not to mention the tourists and visitors who flock to our area.

The process involved in creating such a longterm plan may sound intimidating, but I take

confidence, given the keen interest from such a broad cross-section of our area’s community leaders.

The other issues that preoccupied participants were ferries and abandoned vessels. While ferries are not a matter of Federal jurisdiction, I am aware of their critical importance to the lives of Coast residents. I have ensured the Federal Minister of Transport is aware of current circumstances; she and local Coast leaders are keen to get together, if only by phone, so she can be thoroughly briefed.

Finally, on the matter of abandoned vessels, I am working with Mayors and Councillors from the affected riding communities. Building on my work with them over the past years, we will address a brief to the Minister of Transport on what might be done next.

As we enter the Year of the Horse, I am settled in the saddle, and look forward to riding with you in this New Year.

John Weston, M.P. West Vancouver – Sunshine Coast – Sea to Sky Country

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Ready, Set, Learn!

Rebecca Smith shows off sample lessons from her classes: Van Gogh inspired flowers in a vase and onepoint perspective drawings.

Sarah Haxby, photo

Art with Becca BOWEN ISLAND REC SUBMISSION

You may have seen posters for Becca’s art classes and wondered: who is Becca?

Becca (Rebecca) Smith grew up near Granville Island where she spent most of her out-ofschool time at the Arts Umbrella. She later moved to Calgary where she completed a BFA in Developmental Art. Becca continues to share her love of painting, printmaking, drawing, and art history through children’s art classes.

Becca has a library of art history books and loves to share the artist’s life stories and techniques; from Van Gogh’s sunflowers to Matisse’s collages. Bringing the stories of the characters behind the artwork into her art classes is part of the experience. For example did you know Mary Cassatt had very naughty dogs who would get up to mischief in her art studio?

During her time in Calgary, Rebecca worked in the Calgary Zoological Society’s Education Department where she developed and taught children’s programs. After five years she became

the zoo’s art teacher and developed new programs in the arts, programs that are still running today. In 2005 she moved back to the West Coast to continue her studies in education.

She completed her Bachelor of Education in 2007 at SFU with a minor in Environmental Education. She was Port Moody Art Centre’s Youth Art Academy instructor for 2006 and 2007. In 2008 she joined the 4Cats Arts Studio team.

Rebecca now lives on Bowen Island with her husband, Brandon, and two boys, Alexander and Arrian.

If you have children you may have met her already through BICS, BCC, BIMS, or IPS, and now you have the opportunity to meet her through a new series of art classes offered by Community Learning programming at BICS. Don’t delay, sign up today for: t t t t

OPEN HOUSE Sunday March 2, 10am - noon Join March 2 - get the first month free!

Drawing and Painting ages 5-8 Sat Apr 5 - May 3 10:30 am-11:30 am $65 Drawing and Painting ages 8+ Sat Apr 5-May 3 1:00 pm-2:00 pm $65 Drawing and Painting II ages 5-8 Sat May 10 10:30 am-11:30 am $65 Drawing and Painting II age 8+ Sat May 10, 2014 1:00 pm-2:00 pm $65

Prices include materials. Register online at www.bowencommunityrecreation.com or 604 947-2216 in the Community Recreation Office.

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Constable Brian Mulroney at last year’s Ready, Set, Learn event.

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Bowen Island Community School and its community partners are inviting all three- and four year-old children and their families to the annual Ready, Set, Learn, (RSL) early learning event. RSL will take place on Saturday, February 22 from 9:45am-11:45am at Bowen Island Community School (BICS) in the primary wing.

This free morning of fun parent/child activities and information is hosted by community partners and sponsored by the West Vancouver School District. t The morning includes: t A complimentary early learning resource kit t Nutrition information from Vancouver Coastal Health representatives t Information on the importance of learning through play and kindness t Visits from community recreation & community safety representatives, (meet your local RCMP, sit in a fire truck or see the inside of an ambulance). t Fun & entertainment, (including music, how to create a story on the go, and more). t A healthy snack and an opportunity for parents to socialize and make connections BICS is grateful to community partners and volunteers who give generously of their time to connect families to local island resources. RSL community partners include: Bowen Island Community School, Bowen Children’s Centre, Family Place, Bowen Montessori, Vancouver Coastal Health, Bowen Community Recreation, Bowen Island Public Library, Vancouver Coastal Health, local RCMP, Ambulance, Emergency Social Services, Bowen Island Volunteer Firefighters and the West Vancouver School District.

Ready, Set, Learn is a provincial early learning initiative that supports all Bowen Island families regardless of their child’s future educational path.

“Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs and services are designed to help parents, service providers and family members provide the best possible start for BC’s children.

Early childhood development refers to the growth that takes place from pre–conception until age six. The early years are the most critical for neurological development, as the most significant brain growth occurs in the first six years of life. The experiences of early childhood have a profound impact on the overall health and well being of individuals throughout their lifetime. “ Ministry of Education website.

For more information: www.bced.gov.bc.ca/early_learning/rsl/ ) Please contact BICS to confirm your family’s attendance at this event: 604.947.9337.

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Bowen Nature Club AGM Featuring a presentation by the BC Cetacean Sightings Network MARCEL BALLY SUBMISSION

It is once again time for Bowen Nature Club’s AGM and it’s annual keynote presentation. This year’s event will be held Saturday, February 22nd at the home of Lynn and Everhard Van Lidth de Jude. The address is 602 Collins Lane.

The meeting and always delicious potluck (yes please bring along a dish to share) starts at 5:30 with the keynote presentation starting at about 7:00pm.

This event is open to all Bowen Islanders and for those that are interested in Bowen’s Nature Club (BNC) you will have a chance to meet many of the members and learn about the events and outings being planned for the upcoming year.

This year’s keynote talk will be given by Tessa Danelesko, Coordinator of the BC Cetaceans Sightings Network, a project that collects information on opportunistic sightings of whales,

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Is your child interested in playing baseball?

West Vancouver Little League (WVLL) has just opened registration for the 2014 season.

Baseball veterans will be interested to know that Cypress Park Little League and West Vancouver Little League have recently merged; this is an exciting change that has been many years in the making. Bowen Island kids will now play for West Vancouver Little League.

WVLL covers West Vancouver, plus Bowen Island and Lions Bay. The league is open to boys and girls aged 5 to 18 and you don’t need any baseball experience to play. Teams are formed after Spring Break, with the season ending by Father’s Day.

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dolphins, porpoises and sea turtles from the coast of B.C. If you’ve seen the misty blow of a whale or the fin of a dolphin recently the BC Ceatacean Sightings Network wants to know and you can find out why by attending this presentation.

Discover what whales, dolphins, porpoises, and sea turtles inhabit B.C. waters. Find out which species are most commonly seen around Bowen Island. Learn a bit about their unique histories and the threats that they face. Learn how you, as a coastal citizen, can become a citizen scientist by participating in marine conservancy and research through the Sightings Network. Get ready to be informed, connected and inspired.

This presentation is sponsored by the Vancouver Aquarium Cetacean Research Program. We hope that the event will encourage you to join BNC. The Bowen Nature Club is dedicated to the enjoyment, understanding, and preservation of Bowen Island’s diversity both on land and in the surrounding oceans.

West Van Little League registration open MARY ANN ZAKRESKI

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A typical week might include one practice, one town game and one weekend Bowen game.

The league is able to keep its fees reasonable by relying on volunteers to fulfill many important roles such as coaching and managing.

Bowen Island has had a long and successful baseball history; countless local kids have enjoyed this fun game, often playing for five years or more. Time and time again parents and coaches from West Vancouver have said how much fun it is for them to come here on weekend mornings for games at our ball field in the Cove. Bowen Island is an integral part of the league.

If you are interested in volunteering, or require more information, please email president@westvanll.ca. To register your son or daughter, go to westvanll.ca.

On the evening of Sunday, February 9th, Robbie Savoie found two large holes in the mesh of his chicken coop (on a property just off Grafton Road), and found two chickens missing. The next morning, Savoie says he found these tracks in the snow - larger than his cat’s tracks, smaller than his dog’s. He believes they may be the tracks of a cougar who took off with his chickens.

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Cut Loose photocollage exhibit CAROL ROBB SUBMISSION

It always surprises me how amazing it is to meet real art, including old masters, “in the flesh”. Given that most of us see famous paintings for the first time, and most often, in reproduction.

For “Cut Loose,” I took some well loved images from gallery postcards, catalogues and calendars and set them into new constructs. Historically, artists constantly reference other art and take up where the masters have led them.

“Cut Loose” includes two photocollaged series, a large group

of small paper collages comprise, and finally, a handful of 3-D boxes, tiny theatrical sets.

“Cut Loose” refers to technique, to setting free, and to taking off and travel, to shifting both time and place. The work is thought provoking and, as always, humourous. Small papercollaged work is for sale and postcards are (ironically) available, in a set of four.

Please bring respectful children (especially those who love messing with scissors and glue).

Lovers of Art consider coming for Friday Feb. 14th.I will be at the show, and gladly answer your questions.

See you there!

CUT LOOSE - Feb.3 - 23 at the Gallery@Artisan’s Square.

Van Gogh at the Hermitage.

Carol Robb photocollage.

Property values from PAGE 1

Thomas says that when pricing a house, he definitely takes the assessed value into consideration, but he does not believe that assessments reflect market value.

Dee Elliot, who’s worked as a realtor on Bowen for 9 years, agrees with Thomas on this point.

“The range of what homes sell for on Bowen, in comparison to their assessed values is from 0.57 to 1.66,” says Elliot. “This is a huge range, and for me it just makes assessments somewhat meaningless.”

Elliot says that in terms of the number of homes that have sold in the past year, it appears as though the Bowen market is

improving. This past year, 56 homes sold on Bowen, up from 43 in 2012. In the past decade, the highest number of homes sold was 83 in 2005, in 2008 the market took a drastic turn and only 43 homes were sold.

“2008 is the year where the idea of owning a second home became a lot more unrealistic for people,” says Elliot. “But it was only a few years ago that we started seeing houses being listed for any price under $500 thousand dollars.”

Elliot says that people buying on Bowen right now are similar to herself, more than 20 years ago when she came here.

“Young families who are looking for an affordable place to raise their kids,” she says.

BC Ferries’ Sailing Schedule Refinement Options — Public Survey

After conducting engagement sessions in the communities that would be affected by proposed sailing reductions across the coastal ferry service network, the provincial government has recently confirmed a plan to reduce sailings across a number of routes serviced by BC Ferries.

BC Ferries will now implement these service adjustments to ensure new route schedules are in effect by April 28, 2014.

BC Ferries is seeking public opinion regarding schedule options for all of the affected routes.

Anyone interested in recommending a preference for one of the schedule options available for each route they utilize may do so through an online survey that will be made available from February 12 - 21, 2014.

To participate in the survey, please visit bcferries.com and look for the section titled “New Schedule Options”.

“When my kids were young, I was living in West Vancouver and had to find somewhere more affordable. The options were basically Bowen or Maple Ridge, and I chose Bowen and don’t question that decision. I know when my son is ready to start his family, he’ll come back here too.”

While the “affordability factor” is definitely a bonus for people who may find themselves priced out of the Vancouver market and are looking for cheaper options, the huge drop in property values over the past few years comes as a major blow to people who bought just prior to 2008.

“These people could get huge mortgages and lines of credit because their homes appraised for so much,” says Elliot. “Over time many of them have not been able to keep up with the payments - I’ve been to foreclosure court five times since November 1st.”

Foreclosure.

Mention the word to Councillor Wolfgang Duntz and he’ll tell you its an experience that can destroy a person’s Urvertrauen the basic trust we have in the world which allows us to function.

Duntz says that Bowen is doing far better economically than a lot of the other islands within the Islands Trusts.

“We see an aging population without an income to be spending money in the local economy,” says Duntz. “They have an unsympathetic government, and there are limits to developing the local economy. Here on Bowen, we are more a part of Metro Vancouver than the Islands Trust that’s what’s keeping us alive.”

Duntz has a number of concerns about dropping property values.

“I’m a developer, so I know what it costs to develop a single lot on Bowen,” says Duntz. “It costs $350 thousand, minimum, so if the price drops below that for a lot, you’ve just lost the money and there’s not getting it back.”

Duntz says that he is happy to hear that

Bowen’s real estate market is considered affordable, but that the cost of living here is still too high.

“We may have young families coming here, but how are they living? All of their money goes into daycare and ferry costs and mortgage payments. If we want to have a healthy community we need these young families, and if we want to keep them we need a thriving local economy. If you look at Surrey, people are moving there because it is the only place they can afford. And they will make a great community out of that. In 10 years, Surrey will be the place to be.”

Duntz says that if the price of affordability comes by way of wiping out people’s life-savings, it is not a healthy path for Bowen.

“It’s great to be known as an affordable community,” he says, “but if we let property values continue to drop we’ll be known as a community that empties people’s wallets.”

Hans Merkelbach, a retired financial analyst and long-time Bowen resident is not optimistic that real estate will make a good investment here, or elsewhere, for a very long time.

“Bowen can’t be compared to Yaletown, but when I look at Vancouver I see an unsustainable market,” he says. “Eighty percent of all homes in the Vancouver area are listed at over a million dollars. Interest rates will rise, because that is the only way they can go, and when that happens, people will not be able to pay down their debts.”

Merkelbach believes there will be a crash in the stock market, and in home prices in big urban centres in the near future. As this happens, he says, Bowen Island real estate values could drop further.

“It really depends on how many people lose their jobs,” he says. “But life will go on, and really, I think that here on Bowen we are better off than people elsewhere. Things are more stable here because we have community. In hard times people will help each other out - you don’t get that in a city.”

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Jazz for your Valentine ‘The Days of Wine and Roses’ is about more than just the first blush of romantic bliss MARY KASTLE MUSICOLOGY

If there was ever a bar band that played all the hits, it’s the jazz trio at Docs on Friday nights. As I sat amongst a circle of girlfriends celebrating the upcoming nuptials of our bride-to-be, I couldn’t help but get caught up in the poignant melody of “The Days of Wine and Roses”. The song hails back to an era when jazz tunes were the Top 40.

Henry Mancini wrote the tune and Johnny Mercer wrote the lyrics. Mercer borrowed the song’s title from this line, “They are not long, the days of wine and roses: out of a misty dream. Our path emerges for a while, then closes within a dream.” The English poet Ernest Dowson wrote this line first in his poem ‘They Are Not Long,’ which kicks-off with a Latin line which translates to “the brief sum of life forbids us the hope of enduring long”.

Consequently, the the film that makes use of the song and borrows its name (released in 1962 and featuring Jack Lemmon) is the story of a young couple, at first happily married, who soon get caught in a downward spiral of drinking and debauchery ending in alcoholism and defeat.

It’s a tragedy so well-wrought that the film has now become suggested viewing as part of many 12-step AA programs.

It makes me think of the heyday of jazz. What used to be a hoppin’ and swingin’ style, filled with emotion and groove, is now overshadowed by finger-flailing and snobbery. What was an ecstatic form of music has become a technical and scholarly language only accessible to those with the endurance to study and understand it. Many well-known players have lamented this fact, most prominently jazz saxophonist Branford Marsalis in his latest article “The Problem with Jazz”. Just as all the chocolate in the world won’t make Valentine’s without love behind the giving, jazz devoid of its soulful melodic roots becomes noth-

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ing more than a mental excursion and an assault on the senses. The result is an alienated and disinterested audience that soon moves on to the next danceable, sing-able style. For those of us that love to play jazz publicly, it’s a constant reminder that music needs to communicate before educate.

Yet as the night swung on, to my surprise and delight, the bride-to-be spontaneously burst into the lyrics of “All of Me”. “How do you know such an obscure tune?” I asked. Her father had been an avid jazz fan and had schooled her in the repertoire. I inwardly sighed with relief, thankful that the legacy deftly endures. “Hip pocket!” she exclaimed, before asking me if that was the correct technical term. “Yes!” I nodded emphatically.

It was a toe-tapping number, passionately performed, giving me hope that jazz’s future is still bright. As the tune wound up, we sang at the top of our lungs, “you took the part that once was my heart, so why not take all of me!”

And then we danced, the days of wine and roses lingering like sparkling champagne. Two jolly mamas with babes at home asleep, soft-shoeing around the pub. The essence of jazz surrounded us - a groove that moves you, a melody that stirs, a lyric that lives on for generations. We soaked up that happy night before it could “laugh and run away, like a child at play.” Little did our bride know that she would soon find “a door marked "Nevermore", that wasn't there before”.

But what lay behind that door would be the subject of another tune. For the moment, a path had emerged within the dream, and we sashayed down it blissfully, feeling the drummer’s groove beat straight into our hearts. The enduring hope was never higher as we sent off our bride-to-be out under the bright Valentine’s moon.

Mary Kastle is a musician, writer, and fashion designer who loves jazz with a passion. You can find her sitting in on keys at Docs some Friday nights and sharing her many creative endeavours

Rob Bailey and Teun Schut playing their regular gig at Doc Morgan’s.

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REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST

MUNICIPAL COMMUNICATIONS Bowen Island Municipality is seeking Expressions of Interest from qualified individuals interested in undertaking municipal communications. This would entail the following: • Attendance at all public Council meetings, Public Hearings, Open Houses, etc.; • Preparation of a quarterly newsletter (digital and print); • Monthly summary of Council issues (digital and print); • Digital record (provide all above-noted information in a designated area of the BIM website; • Review of all draft material by the Chief Administrative Officer and editing as required.

Please submit your Expression of Interest and covering letter via email, fax or regular mail by 4:00 p.m. on Monday, February 24, 2014 to: Lisa Wrinch, Deputy Corporate Officer Bowen Island Municipality 981 Artisan Lane Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 EMAIL: lwrinch@bimbc.ca FAX: 604-947-0193

TEL: 604-947-4255 • WEBSITE: BIMBC.CA

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

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

TEMPORARY FULL-TIME ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT – (MAT LEAVE)

FULL-TIME PUBLIC WORKS ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT POSITION

Bowen Island Municipality seeks a qualified temporary full-time (mat leave) Administrative Assistant. This is a 35 hour/week position covering regular office hours Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm. The individual will be required to provide information and assistance in a courteous manner to the public on general matters relating to the Municipality, and perform reception and secretarial duties. As well, the individual will provide assistance with agenda preparation, cashier duties and other administrative tasks as required.

The applicant should have a strong administrative background, have excellent computer skills using MS Word and Excel, and have the ability to work with limited supervision.

This is a temporary full-time position (mat leave) through to March 30, 2015. We thank all applicants, but advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please submit your covering letter and resume via e-mail, fax or mail by Thursday, February 20, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. to: Christine Walker, Human Resources Manager Bowen Island Municipality 981 Artisan Lane Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 FAX: 604-947-0193 EMAIL: hr@bimbc.ca WEBSITE: www.bimbc.ca

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 604-947-4255

Bowen Island Municipality seeks a qualified Public Works Administrative Assistant. The individual will be required to provide information and assistance in a courteous manner to the public on general matters relating to the Public Works Department and coordinate day to day matters such as permit development, data entry, correspondence and other administrative tasks as required.

The applicant should have a strong administrative background, have excellent computer skills using MS Word and Excel, and have the ability to work with limited supervision.

This is a permanent full-time position working 35 hour/week covering regular office hours Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:30pm. We thank all applicants, but advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Please submit your covering letter and resume via e-mail, fax or mail by Monday, February 24, 2014 at 4:00 p.m. to: Christine Walker, Human Resources Manager Bowen Island Municipality 981 Artisan Lane Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 FAX: 604-947-0193 EMAIL: hr@bimbc.ca WEBSITE: www.bimbc.ca

FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 604-947-4255

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EDUCATION

COUNSELLOR TRAINING ONLINE, Register before February 28 at www.collegemhc.com, Mental Health Counsellor Certificate/ Diploma, Recognized Available: Supervision, Membership, Insurance, Employment/ Placement Assistance, Client Referrals.

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

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FINANCIAL SERVICES

PRESSURE WASHING

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

POWER WASHING since 1982.

WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627

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ANNACIS ISLAND PAWNBROKERS open ‘till midnight 7 days a week. 604-540-1122. Cash loans for Jewellery, Computers, Smartphones, Games, Tools etc. #1041628 Fosters Way at Cliveden. annacisislandpawnbrokers.com.

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

Civil Engineering Technologist II (re-Advertisement) District of Kitimat, full time permanent, wage range $37.94 - $45.90, over two years. Civil Technologist diploma required. Duties include infrastructure investigations, surveying, design, contract preparation, inspection and material testing on projects related to the municipality’s water, sewer, drainage and transportation systems. Candidates should be proficient in using electronic survey equipment, computer assisted design using AutoCad 3D. and MS Office. Valid BC driver’s license required. Submit resumes by February 27, 2014, 4:40 pm, to Personnel, District of Kitimat, 270 City Centre, Kitimat, BC, V8C 2H7, Fax (250) 632-4995, or email dok@kitimat.ca. Further information can be obtained from our website at www.kitimat.ca

MOVING & STORAGE

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING. Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates.

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Required F/T for Vancouver Outboard. Primary duties will include maintenance troubleshooting and repair of diesel & gas marine engines.

Knowledgeable in vessel electrical systems is an asset. Must have own tools and a valid drivers license.

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BRANCH MANAGER & Counter Parts Person required for automotive parts, HD parts and body shop supply business in Wetaskiwin, Alberta. Parts experience required.

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THE 5th annual WCOWMA-BC Convention & Trade Show will be held at the South Thompson Inn and Conference Centre (3438 Shuswap Road) in Kamloops on February 20 - 23, 2014. Workshops, open forum discussions, networking opportunities and door prizes. Trade show admission is complimentary. Don’t miss the only wastewater trade show and convention in BC. More info at www.wcowma-bc.com

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INCOME TAX PROBLEMS? Have you been audited, reassessed or disallowed certain claims by Canada Revenue Agency? Call Bob Allen @ 250-542-0295 35yrs. Income Tax experience, 8.5yrs. with Revenue Canada. Email: r.gallen@shaw.ca C- 250-938-1944

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Retro Design & Antiques Fair. Feb 16, 10am-3pm. 3250 Commercial Dr, Vanc. Adm $5. 604-980-3159.

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The successful candidate will have a minimum of two years of sales experience – preferably in the advertising or retail industry. The ability to build relationships with clients and offer superior customer service is a must. The winning candidate will be a team player, a strong communicator, well organized and selfmotivated. The ability to work in an extremely fast paced environment with a positive attitude is a must. A car and valid driver's license is required.

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On the calendar FRIDAY FEBRUARY 14TH

Check out the High Bar Gang, February 23ed at Cates Hill Chapel.

TUESDAY FEBRUARY 18th

Youth Centre 6pm - 9pm Snacks, video-games and movies ages 12 +

S.K.Y. February Adventure: Visit Richmond Buddhist Temple and Aberdeen Centre Cost: $10 - Members, $20 non-Members.

All are welcome. Register with Krista 604-690-9010 or at SKY meeting February 17th.

Dinner at the Legion 6pm open, 6:30 dinner

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 15TH AA meeting Colins Hall 7:!5

Youth Centre 6pm - 9pm Snacks, video-games and movies ages 12 +

THURSDAY FEBRUARY 20TH

Dr. Dana Barton

Presentation on the climb of Mt. Kilimanjaro and the Women’s Centre for Social Justice given by Emily Erickson McCullum The Gallery@Artisan Square, 7:30pm.

Bowen Island Children’s Centre 650 Carter Rd Open-house for parents and children 10am - Noon Ready, Set, Learn Bowen Island Community School invites all 3 and 4-year-old children and their parents for a free, funfilled morning of learning to find out how BICS and its community partners tap each child’s potential at play, in school and beyond. Please call the school to confirm your family’s attendance: 604.947.9337.

Naturopathic Physician 596 B. Artisan Square

SATURDAY FEBRUARY 22ND

HEALTH & WELLNESS Dr. Susanne Schloegl M.D. Open Mon. Wed. Thurs. Fri.

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Registered Practitioner

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SUNDAY FEBRUARY 23RD

MONDAY FEBRUARY 17TH S.K.Y. (Seniors KeepingYoung) 9:00 Yoga w. Lois McLaren, 9:45-10:30 Exercises 10:35: Singing and Refreshments 11:00 to 12:00noon: Film shown by Pat Adams All welcome - donation of $2/pp. encouraged.

The High Bar Gang Cates Hill Chapel, 7:30pm.

Tickets available at The First Credit Union, The Gallery @ Artisan Square, or on line at www.biac. com

COUNSELLING THERAPIST Bowen and West Van offices

604.290.6407 Deromer@shaw.ca www.clearhorizon.ca

Bowen Island Garden Club Speaker Series Richard Beard on “War in the Woods” at the Gallery @Artisan Square, 1pm

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Video avail. $795. 604-353-8750. charlesfoyers@gmail.com FEMALE YORKIE - Micro-chipped Reg’d, cert of pedigree, video avail. health records. $795. 604-353-8750 charlesfoyers@gmail.com MALE POMERANIAN registered, micro-chipped, all health records, video avail. $795. 604-353-8750 charlesfoyers@gmail.com MALE WESTIE. Top of the line pup.

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ANTIQUES & VINTAGE

WANTED: BRITISH PAINTINGS. STERLING SILVER & MEDALS, ETC. CEF Est 1980. 604-727-0137

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AUCTIONS

FEBRUARY 22nd @ 11AM - Burnaby Restaurant Equipment Auction- 2 Closed Pizza Shops, Closed Gelato Shop, Closed Bakery, Closed Restaurants. www.KwikAuctions.com for preview video & pics, auction catalogue.

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AUTO FINANCING

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AUTO FINANCING

Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402

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RENTALS

The Scrapper

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MEDICAL SUPPLIES

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Bowen Nature Club AGM and Potluck 5:30 - 9PM Email us at bowennatureclub@gmail.com for location.

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PRIME RETAIL SPACE in Snug Cove FOR RENT starting JUNE 1, 2014. Where First Credit Union is currently located (next to General Store). 1,085 sq.ft.

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UNCLASSIFIED The Gallery @ Artisan Presents “Cuts Loose” 4-23 Feb Featuring the work of Carol Robb

Gallery Hours: Fri Sat Sun 12-4pm

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Let it SNOW!

Marek and Valek Pelzer build a snowman.

Meribeth Deen, photo

Mila Konopa tries out skates on Ballou Pond.

Meribeth Deen, photo

Bowen hockey “I thought hockey was a great game and that it’d be really interesting to play,” Angus said. “Goalie was more fun than playing out. I tried some games playing out but didn’t think it was as much fun. But hockey is just fun the whole way.”

The Ingram family plan is to sign up 4-year-old Cedar next year. Cedar said he looks forward to playing and has already been on skates. Part of his burgeoning love of hockey comes from watching his brothers play, though the truth be told wee siblings of players spend more time at games barreling around the arena with other wee siblings of other players.

What is keeping the Ingram boys on the ice?

Love of the game of course, having that passion for hockey that Bobby Orr repeatedly refers to in his recent autobiography, but also a willingness on the part of their parents to take the plunge.

Naturally not all Bowen parents are willing to take the plunge. Indeed, Mary Ann Zakreski and husband Paul Welsh determined not long after moving to Bowen some 15 year ago that if they wanted, sports would be a part of their children’s lives but hockey wouldn’t be one of those sports.

“We decided a long time ago that our kids wouldn’t grow up playing hockey and never really considered it because having to go into early morning practices would be just too much,” Zakreski said. “So it didn’t bother them because they never really had a chance.

“I don’t’ think they ever really knew what they were missing,” she added. “Earlier on they had fun playing roller hockey instead and were kept busy with other sports.”

Has it hurt their passion for sport? Not at all. Their 3 boys, Jack, 17, Charlie, 16 and young Ben ‘Ollie Sven’ Welsh, 12, have played football, baseball (the family approaches its 12th baseball season), basketball, soccer, rugby and two are on their school’s ski team. Further, along with other island kids such as Coby Derban, Liam Scrivens and Thomas Pedley, Charlie added gymnastics to that list.

Not playing hockey also hasn’t hurt their ability to excel at sport. Jack was West Van High’s Male Athlete of the Year in grade 10 and was nominated in 3 others years while Charlie got that nod in Grade 8 and was nominated again last year. And Ben may be the best athlete of the three.

So early practices, the ferry schedule (the changes will cause headaches), frequent games and practices (the Pee Wee Rep team the Con Man and Keelan Hondro play on gets together 5 times every week) and the eroding of family time are drawbacks that keep some families from hockey. But, again, more local families seem to be taking the hockey plunge.

The reason may lie somewhere in the fact that on Ballou Pond some who don’t play in the WVMHA did appear a tad envious as those who do play darted around them for goals time and again. And while the WVMHA players may have been better at it than those others, they weren’t having any more fun.

So if the weather keeps giving us frozen ponds and kids keep getting chances to skate and score right on Bowen, it just might may to more island kids signing up for hockey next season. That is, of course, providing their parents sign-on first.

War in the Woods So what’s the big deal about invasive plants? Many are green all year round, they keep out other weeds, often have pretty flowers, and some even have berries which feed birds. How can lamium, ivy, periwinkle, laurel or holly posibly be pests when they are legally sold at local garden centres?

On February 17th Richard Beard, Nature Restorer and co-founder of the north shore’s first wildlife conversation area, will bare his soul to the Bowen Island Garden Club. He will share why he thinks invasive plants are a nemesis for our natural areas and why we need to act now to prevent an ecological catastophe in our coastal forest. A factual case will be presented which will be entertaining, informative, and perhaps controversial.

It is sobering to remember that Japanese knotweed was once considered a desireable garden plant and even promoted by the Royal Botanical Gardens at Kew, London. This year, hundreds of thousands of dollars will be spent in controlling Japanese knotweed on the north shore to protect ecological and property values. Despite this investment, next year the number of plants and associated impacts will be greater.

Please join us on February 17, 2014 at 1pm at the Gallery at Artisan Square. Everyone welcome.

BI GARDEN CLUB

Thomas Bement waits for his friends to join him on a ride to the bike park.

Meribeth Deen, photo

Jay Graham throws rocks onto the ice covering the lagoon.

Debra Stringfellow, photo

Seeking Literacy Coordinator The Bowen Literacy Task Group seeks a Literacy Outreach Coordinator (LOC) to help develop and support the goals of the community’s annual literacy plan. The LOC will be responsible for researching funding opportunities, preparing grant and funding proposals, reporting to the Task Group and partnering with agencies or granting organizations as required. This is a oneyear contract position for roughly 12 - 15 hours per week.

Qualifications include: • Proven experience in grant and proposal writing • Knowledge and experience of literacy issues • Ability to work both independently and as part of a team • Solid time-management, self-motivation and priority-setting skills • Computer software competence, including Word, Excel, Power Point, and on-line communication and research To apply, please email Sarah Haxby at shaxby@sd45.bc.ca with a cover letter and résumé. Deadline for application is Friday, Feb. 28, 2014

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