FRIDAY FEBRUARY 5, 2016 VOL. 42, NO. 53
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Bowen girls run a top community campaign LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
Five girls in Grade five decided to take action and do something to help endangered species. Maya Tamblyn, Mei Mei Szeto, Myah Grundy, Grace Quarry and Eve Sentlinger gave their group a name, The Power of 5!, and immediately channelled some girl power into fundraising. By the time their work was done, they had become the fifth top Community Campaign in the world for the World Wildlife Fund. “We went online and researched the top 10 endangered animals,” says Myah. The team wanted to know which animals were facing the direst of circumstances, hoping that they could help turn things around. “The black rhinos have one male and three females left. If anything happens to that male, the species is done,” says Maya. The girls started out squeezing lemons, washing cups and making signs that would help sell the cold drinks. “That first sunny summer day, there was a lot of momentum and excitement as the jar of coins and bills began to fill,” says Jamie Woodall, Maya’s mom. The girls say that one of their customers gave them “a big donation,” but before he would give it to them, he wanted them to show him where the money was going. The girls had been collecting money in a jar, intent on sending it somehow to help the animals. The donor’s suggestion forced the girls to think more carefully about their plans. They went back to the deck, passed around a talking stick and with the guidance of a parent, they opened an account for donations within the WWF website. While the kids would have preferred making and selling stuff and not dealing with a website, they say it got them to figure out a plan of action. They point at each other and excitedly describe the events, all talking at the same time. “You made the posters.” “We jumped on bikes and scooters and got supplies.” “I directed cars to go to the lemonade stand,” says Myah. Other girls chime in. “We went door-to-door and sold cookies.” It’s clear the kids are proud of their efforts and the results. They raised almost $300 from cookies and lemonade. As they were making the money, they would invest it back into the effort to buy more supplies to keep their sales going. The fundraising efforts were strategically staged, working at
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Grace, Mei Mei, Eve, Myah and Maya researched endangered animals, made posters to explain their cause, and sold cookies, lemonade and other items to help protect the animals through the World Wildlife Fund. LOUISE LOIK photo
Local RCMP praised for arrest of suspects in Howe Sound crime spree LOUISE LOIK EDITOR
Bowen Island RCMP Const. Chris Coulter and Const. Cory Hendricks have been credited as being pivotal in arrests related to a string of robberies and break-ins on the water and along the shores of Howe Sound. “Bowen Island is a small detachment but what our officers accomplished while working along with the other police agencies resulted in a significant number of charges being laid,” said Staff Sgt. Brian Cumming, commander for the Sea to Sky, south zone. “Suspects were stealing dinghies from local docks, marinas and associated vessels and using them to target other vessels moored at
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marinas or anchored in False Creek and English Bay, as well as cabins on the islands of Howe Sound.” Jeremy Edward Donald Walker, 35, and Liam Eric Fell, 39, are facing a number of charges including possession of a prohibited or restricted firearm and ammunition, break-and-enter and obstructing a peace officer. Cumming, the son of the late Maggie Cumming who was well known on Bowen, said local RCMP officers executed searches and made the first arrest in a case that had begun last summer in Vancouver. “We made the first arrest,” acknowledges Coulter, but due to
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