Bowen Island Undercurrent February 12 2016

FRIDAY FEBRUARY 12, 2016 VOL. 42, NO. 54

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Heritage Week

A look back in time

Starting with self

Having a happy Valentine’s Day

Blossoming love

The language of flowers

Hydro hopes to prevent snapping LOUISE LOIK EDITOR

Lloyd Harding is feeling pretty luck after a tree landed on the truck he was driving, missing him by an arm’s length. LOUISE LOIK photo

Truck going 40 km/h hit by tree LOUISE LOIK EDITOR

A betting man would never have bet on the likelihood of what happened on Friday night ever happening here on Bowen Island.

It was early evening and Lloyd Harding got in his truck, heading down Harding Road, then along Trunk Road, heading toward the cove.

It was a windy night, but nothing unusual for the West Coast in winter. Meanwhile at his home, volunteer firefighter Aaron Hanen was answering a call about a tree that had blown down across the road in front of the firehall. He jumped into his truck and raced out, catching up to his father-in-law who was approaching the firehall.

“There was so much debris flying around, it was hard to see,” Harding says, describing the situation. Then, in full view of his son-in-law, a tree blew down across the road, landing across Harding’s truck.

“My heart did stop for a second,” says Hanen, “but I could see the tree had landed on the back of the truck.”

A shaken Harding says that part of the tree branches were across the hood of the truck and wires had come down with the tree. He says he just “got out of there,” as fast as he could. Hanen says he saw the truck pull forward and then out of sight, his view obliterated by the tree that was now in front of Hanen.

“The odds of this happening were astronomical,” says Hanen.

The storm seems to have been quite isolated. Hanen says he left his home at Harding Road and once on Trunk Road, the main road across the island, the wind raged for “20 minutes to half an hour.” Then it was over. By that time, trees had come down from Bluewater all along the way to mid island.

Firefighters from around the island tried to help clear the roads, but where trees were on wires there was nothing they could do beyond putting out cones to keep people from approaching the downed lines.

Harding, who is the second generation of Hardings on Bowen, has been part of the volunteer fire department for 50 years. His family had to keep him from going

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BC Hydro is on island all month to check wood hydro poles around the island, ensuring that there is no rot or insect infestation in the wood.

BC Hydro may apply wood preservatives to the poles to prevent decay from wood rot or structural damage from insects. “We see a lot more rot on the coast than we do in a place like Ashcroft, for instance,” says Raymond Irving, BC Hydro field manager.

“They do rot. We live in a very wet place.”

Droughts followed by intense rains cause tree roots to loosen but there are many factors that can cause trees to uproot or snap and come down on wires despite efforts to prevent any more downed wires. Putting preservatives on the wood is part of the strategy.

People are being asked to protect water sources from sprays by installing pins provided by the municipality on behalf of BC Hydro.

BC Hydro field crew says they “will respect all flagged areas and will utilize treatment methods that are appropriate for the marked sensitive areas.”

BC Hydro has provided metal pigtail pins and orange flagging tape to mark sensitive areas. Call the municipal office at 604-947-4255 to request your flagging materials.

Anyone with concerns or questions about the wood pole test and treatment program can call BC Hydro directly and talk to Irving at 250-755-4798.

For more information visit the website at bchydro.com.

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NEWS from

Municipal Hall MEETING CALENDAR February 12, 2016 9:30 AM Economic Development Committee

February 15, 2016 9:30 AM

Ö NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

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February 15, 2016 7:00 PM Advisory Planning Committee

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 bylaw:

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 bylaw:

Bylaw No. 380, 2015 cited as “Bowen Island Municipality Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 Amendment Bylaw No. 380, 2015”

Bylaw No. 397, 2015 cited as “Bowen Island Municipality Land Use Bylaw No. 57, 2002 Amendment Bylaw No. 397, 2015”

Monday, February 22, 2016 at 9:00 AM at Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC

Monday, February 22, 2016 at 9:00 AM at Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC

Committee of the Whole

February 15, 2016 1:00 PM

Ö NOTICE OF PUBLIC

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.

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: Portions of Lot A, District Lot 1546 and 1547 BCP 16183 and Closed Park District Lot 1547 G1 NWD Plan EPP4559

Subject Property: Lot B District Lot 1545 Plan LMP 3979

February 16, 2016 7:00 PM Parks, Trails and Greenways Advisory Committee

February 17, 2016 7:00 PM Recreation and Community Services Commission

February 18, 2016 10:00 AM On-Island Composting Facility Working Group

February 18, 2016 4:30 PM Cove Bay Water System Local Advisory Committee All meetings are held in BIM Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.

PURPOSE PURPOSE The purpose of Bylaw No. 380, 2015 is to rezone two portions of Municipally-owned land totalling 668 square metres (7,190 square feet) at the north end of Headwaters Park from Rural Residential 3 - RR3 and Park 4 - P4 to Settlement Residential 2 - SR2. This will provide for exchange of land with the owner of the property at 564 Cowan Road to resolve a long-standing driveway and bridge encroachment on municipal land.

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 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday, inclusive, excluding statutory holidays, or on the BIM website at www.bimbc.ca commencing Friday, February 12, 2016.

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Inquiries regarding the proposed bylaw may be directed to Judy McLeod, Planning Consultant at 604-947-4255 or by email at jmcleod@bimbc.ca NO REPRESENTATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE BOWEN ISLAND MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

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 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday to Friday, inclusive, excluding statutory holidays, or on the BIM website at www.bimbc.ca commencing Friday, February 12, 2016.

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Inquiries regarding the proposed bylaw may be directed to Daniel Martin, Island Community Planner at 604-947-4255 or by email at dmartin@bimbc.ca

NO REPRESENTATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE BOWEN ISLAND MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THE PUBLIC HEARING.

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The purpose of Bylaw No. 397, 2015 is to rezone one 0.61 hectare parcel of land at the intersection of Malkin Road and Windjammer Road from SR2 and RR1 to SR2(e). This zone exemption would reduce the required minimum average lot area from 0.4 hectares to 0.25 hectares. The minimum lot size will remain unchanged. Rezoning will allow the re-establishment of a lot line dividing the parcel into two lots.

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Camp Bowen has a vision Internet issues LOUISE LOIK EDITOR

When the CNIB Lodge closed in 2010, many people came to believe that the long-held tradition of summer camp for the blind on Bowen had ended.

Instead, former campers Soma Ali and Alex Jurgensen, and a few friends stepped up to keep the camp alive. Now going into its sixth year as Camp Bowen, Jurgensen wants to broaden the camp outreach and offer support to anyone with accessibility challenges.

“We’d like to start a local support group that runs on island all year. We can help with assistive adaptive technology and people can get peer support. The power of peer support,” says Jurgensen, “is valuable for all ages.”

Jurgensen also says adaptive technology has made a huge difference for visually impaired people.

“It’s like night and day. As one of my other jobs I am a tech writer and software engineer. I get to see firsthand the ways in which assistive tech has helped to level the field for those who are visually impaired to a level we wouldn’t have dreamed possible even 10 years ago.”

Jurgensen, who is the community co-ordinator for Camp Bowen is holding an open house about the camp and the Canadian Council of the Blind on Feb. 13 at the Bowen Island Community School.

“The event will be a great opportunity to find out what goes into running a summer camp, who we are and what we do. The event will also feature general information on blindness from the Canadian Council of the Blind and

light refreshments.”

Jurgensen says it will also be a chance to talk with the community, “about the future of Camp Bowen, and the formation of a support group for island residents living with disabilities,” and to discuss accessibility-related topics.

Camp Bowen is unique to Western Canada and yet it relies entirely on volunteers and alumni like Alex to keep running. The camp has now turned to crowd funding, hoping to raise $1.2 million to fund the program for about 12 years to come.

“We’ve had some fairly generous donors step forward who have helped us get off to a good start, but we are still well shy of the $1.2 million we need to ensure the program’s stability. Still, every penny raised is one step closer to the goal.”

Jurgensen says they are, “learning the ropes of crowd funding. Our fundraiser is still active and will be for some months yet. What we really need for this to be successful is to start a dialogue, to have the community, not only on Bowen, but all of B.C. talking about this.”

In 2015, the Camp Bowen Society for the Visually Impaired became a society chapter of the Canadian Council of the Blind, which left the camp to function independently but with access to the resources of the Canadian Council of the Blind. For many Canadians living with a visual impairment, Camp Bowen is the one place where they can truly be themselves.

“We are responsible for serving all of the western provinces, B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan and parts of Manitoba.

Bowen is a sanctuary, where blindness isn’t a barrier and campers are encouraged to reach their full potential.”

Jurgensen says, “behind the scenes there is a small group of us, Bowen alumni, who work tirelessly all year round to ensure a smooth program.

All of our staff are volunteers,” he says, explaining that more volunteers to help in all aspects of the program would be fantastic, from camp leaders to fundraisers.

Jurgensen, who works on his own business while keeping the camp going, is a software engineer, and entrepreneur, and pioneered an accessibility program called Conversations. The program converts written messages to auditory messages on subscription. The Canadian Council of the Blind and other organizations subscribe to this program.

Accessibility Hound, Alex’s software company, redirects subscription payments directly to the camp.

Jurgensen is looking forward to engaging more with the island community and individuals at the Camp Bowen open house.

“To those who have not yet supported us, here is a chance to make a real big difference in your own backyard, a difference that will have ripple effects across all of Western Canada.”

The open house for Camp Bowen and the Canadian Council of the Blind is on Feb. 13 at the Bowen Island Community School.

Topics for discussion will include the future of Camp Bowen, the formation of a support group for island residents living with disabilities and accessibility -related topics.

and hope for improvement LOUISE LOIK EDITOR

Last fall, the municipality put a call out for anyone interested in finding ways to address and resolve community concerns “about levels of service from Internet service providers.”

Now, with an Internet working group formed, residents have a breath of hope for better service.

The group will gather for the first time this week to determine what can be done.

Over recent years, and “during the past year in particular,” according to the municipal website, a growing frustration has taken hold of people.

Many islanders rely on the Internet for business or school research, and many just want to access music and shows.

Feeling that Bowen is too small a market for the current Internet service corporations to address adequately, council, adopted the resolution in the fall, for a working group to explore Internet connectivity upgrades/gigabit Internet possibilities for Bowen Island.

The group, co-chaired by Coun. Michael Kaile along with “as yet to be appointed” technical co-chair, is expected to make recommendations to council about how to ensure stable, dependable high-speed Internet service here on island.

The plan is that the group will help to identify the issues negatively affecting current Internet service in all parts of the island, while noticing differences from location to location and between different times of the day and weather conditions.

The objectives set out in advance of the first meeting are to set priorities for changes that would not require capital expenditures by the municipality.

Until the group has a chance to complete their research and determine a plan of action, Bowen Island will have to endure.

NEWS from

Municipal Hall Ö SEEKING PUBLIC INPUT Bowen Island Municipality is seeking public input to determine a preferred relocation site for the toilet facility at Sandy Beach, Mannion Bay. Once the ideal location has been selected, the new outhouse structure will be installed and the current, worn-out public toilet facility will be decommissioned.

Ö H E R I TA G E W E B I N A R As part of Heritage Week celebrations on Bowen Island, we are hosting a free Heritage BC webinar: Tuesday, February 16, 2016 7:00 PM Gallery at Artisan Square FREE The webinar is free, but registration is encouraged. To register, please email Stef Shortt, Committee Clerk, at sshortt@bimbc.ca, by 4:30 pm on February 12, 2016. Please use the subject line “Webinar Registration.”

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This map shows two potential sites for the new toilet facility adjacent to Sandy Beach. Please send your preference of either Location 1 or Location 2 to Bonny Brokenshire, Manager of Parks and Environment at bbrokenshire@bimbc.ca by February 29, 2016.

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Valentine’s Day “Do you want to meet the love of your life? Look in the mirror.”

–Byron Katie It was great to talk to Caitlin Frost about Valentine’s Day and deconstructing the day, the disappointments, the romance and the expectations.

There’s a lot of social buildup and marketing madness, which can lead to a greater sense of loneliness than love.

The insights Caitlin shares go beyond any simple psychology of self-talk. The questions that she asks are valuable tools for every day.

Valentine’s Day isn’t the best day for me. It reminds me of the day my dad had a completely unexpected massive heart attack at a dance when I was still in high school. My beloved first dog, Scotty, also chose Valentine’s day as his final farewell many years ago. Those intense matters of the heart are what I associate with that day.

On the other hand, one of my daughter’s loved Valentine’s Day. I never really understood why it was so special for her, but I was happy to share in her hap-

piness. I put out red heart decorations and bought cinnamon hearts that the kids loved. My girls would put on red dresses, red shoes, whatever their wardrobe could provide in red, and they’d grab their pack of valentine cards to give out to every kid in their class. They loved it.

“It was a special day,” my daughter tells me now, describing how all the kids would dump out their collection of colourful valentines and sort through the cute pictures of puppies and kittens on the front.

“You would make crepes with bananas and straw-

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Caitlin’s talk about love, and how we may get caught up in thinking that love has to look a certain way and how easy it is to wind up, mistakenly, feeling unloved.

I wish you a Happy Valentine’s Day. Enjoy this week’s stories.

Louise

Nepal fundraiser a hit!

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berries for breakfast, and it would all feel special,” my teenager tells me now. “It’s not special anymore.”

I know that I made the nice breakfast and decorated the house for a feeling of celebration and ultimately as a way to express my love.

This brings me back to

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I always worry whenever I organize a fundraiser, that no one will turn up and I’ll be like “Billy No Mates” at the Gallery, but I should not have worried so much.

Bowen Island’s finest came out showing their full support for me and SIRC, and those who could not make it sent their love and support (and cheques too). I am so grateful to live in such a caring community.

Everything went off a treat thanks to the marvelous team of volunteers who helped me: Bonnie Wright, Bowen Wright, Casey Wright, Brinley Wright, Ian Cameron, Kate Thomas-Peters, Heidi Kuhrt, Weldon Brake, Judi Gedye, Beverley Lindsey, Muriel Kerr, Jlonka Bally-Brown, Cathy Bruce and the silent auction shopping crew in Bhaktapur, Nepal – Sangita, Nikita and Nistha Kayastha.

The silent auction was a huge success, generating one-third of the funds raised. The raffle prize of a Nepali Dinner for Six was won

by Marie Neys and the by-dona-

tion sale of the excess food from Saturday afternoon’s fundraiser at Bonnie Wright’s store sold out in an hour-and-a-half. All our hard work and team effort paid off. We raised a whopping CAD$3,685/ Nr.300,000. I can’t thank you enough! It will make such a difference to patients in need at SIRC. A heartfelt thanks to everyone who supported me. Namaste. For more details see bowen2bangladesh.wordpress.com.

Kate Coffey Editor’s note: After deadline I learned that the man mentioned in last week’s story who did the amazing wheelchair journey to raise awareness about spinal injuries is Ram Bahadur Tamang. Kate gives him full credit for the idea, saying, “I just made it happen.”

She would also like to credit the whole SIRC team for the $1 million raised noting that Dr. Peter Wing and Dr. Claire Weeks are a critical part of the success of the SIRC.

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Our library, when it used to be the general store, gas station and building supply store, circa 1920-1950. photo supplied by the Bowen Island Library

Generosity in helping seniors appreciated

No snow makes best golf Snowman The Bowen Island Golf Club’s January event is called the Snowman Scramble. No one is quite sure why; if there was snow, we couldn’t play.

Snow was falling on the mountains, but there was only a light drizzle on the course last Saturday. And since we are among the privileged few Canadians who can play golf in January without flying south, a little rain isn’t going to stop us. Forty-one hearty golfers participated in the mixed scramble, an event where each group plays as a team.

This year’s tournament was a tie, with three teams coming in at a spectacular eight under par net. But of course in a serious sporting event like this a tie is unacceptable. So, using a mysterious formula called retrogression that is only understood by Druids and the ghost of Old Tom Morris, the results are as follows: First place: Matt Gray, Gregor Kaminiarz, Will Hayes, Ben Gourlay Second place: Kim Nattress, Mark Groen, Rick Burrows, Ross McCorquodale Third place: George Bernard and Kat Bernards And in the ever-popular individual skills categories: Women’s Closest to the Pin: Jane Kellett Men’s Closest to the Pin: Geoff Theed Men’s Long Drive: Rob Purdy Women’s Long Drive: Kim Nattress Senior Women’s Long Drive: Gael Booth Senior Men’s Long Drive: Hugh Freeman Once we got the golf part out of the way, we got to the true purpose of the event: drinks and dinner in our warm, dry clubhouse.

Dear Editor, This letter is to recognize the generosity of Peter King, who is always there to help the seniors of Bowen.

For a number of years, thanks to a Smooth Stone and now a Community Municipal Grant to Seniors Keeping Young (55 and up) Peter has been busing seniors to various venues off island.

One of our best summer outings was a trip to the gondola up the Chief. He arranged this trip in between his community commitments.

Just before Christmas,

he drove SKY members and others to the Arts Club Theatre on Granville Island for a wonderful afternoon performance.

Some of the participants had not been to a live performance in years.

Also in December, he took a full bus of seniors to see the Christmas lights at Endswell Farm and arranged that they turn on the lights specially for our visit.

The seniors are grateful to Peter King, a very caring man.

Thank you Peter King, Bev Rodgers, April Sear, Wendy Roberts

Marketing Bowen’s heritage and culture MELISSA HARRISON CONTRIBUTOR

Research tells us that tourists are increasingly interested in heritage and culture, and when they find it, they stay longer and spend more at their destinations.

Could that work for Bowen Island?

We already have the beginnings of a heritage trail in the adorable Davies Orchard museum cottage, restored by Bowen Heritage, and the wonderful Bowen Island museum and hand-logger’s cabin managed by Bowen Island Museum & Archives.

But there is so much more potential, much of it close to the ferry and Bowen businesses. Can we do better and what might be the benefits?

This year, the theme of BC Heritage Week is Distinctive Destinations: Experience Historic Places. Three organizations, Bowen Heritage, the Economic Development Committee and Bowen Island Arts Council, have a free webinar on heritage and cultural tourism. The webinar will outline the community benefits of heritage and cultural tourism and explain how to do it well. Please come and ask questions and participate at the Gallery at Artisan Square, Feb. 16, beginning at 7 p.m.

This spring, Metro Parks will be looking at the Davies Orchard Cottages to develop a plan for their reclamation, upgrade and historical interpretation.

Metro will also try to figure out the best options for the community use of cottages and the surrounding orchard area. In addition, the municipality recently established a new Heritage Commission to identify how Bowen might benefit from its heritage spaces, including by establishing the heritage value and community potential of the orchard and cottages.

Short opportunity remains to express your thoughts on LNG George Bernard, Bruce Russel and Kat Bernards enjoy time on the golf course in spite of the winter weather. photo supplied BIGC Frank Patt’s fabulous chili fueled the post-game bragging and exaggeration, and a good time was had by all.

The Bowen Island Golf

Club is a public golf course, and everyone is welcome to participate in our events.

The next tournament is the Island Masters, April 9.

Keep an eye on our website: bowengolf.com.

Terence McKeown Bowen Island Golf Club

The Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA) started the federal public comment process for Woodfibre LNG Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m.

The process will last until March 1.

Please check our website for more information on how to make the result of this comment period into a clear no to Woodfibre LNG. On behalf of Concerned Citizens Bowen.

Anton van Walraven ccbowen.ca

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This Valentine’s Day, focus on loving yourself CAITLIN FROST CONTRIBUTOR

While the celebration of love is a beautiful thing, and many people enjoy the fun and romance of Valentine’s Day, it also has a shadow side of sadness, loneliness, comparing and feeling not good enough. You may feel unappreciated or unloved because someone didn’t express his or her love in just the right way at the right moment.

I have been studying and practising Byron Katie’s “The Work” for more than 15 years, and continue to benefit in many ways, one of which has been to develop a much more loving and enjoyable relationship with myself.

Over my years of working with The Work, I realized that I often didn’t treat myself in the same loving way that I did for the people I cared about most. I would self-talk myself in ways I would never talk to them, I would care for them, do nice things for them, say loving words and stand up for them, but was not as consistent in those ways with myself. I also realized that it didn’t serve me or the people I loved to not be fully loving to myself. It was not effective, supportive, fun, or romantic for me or anyone else when I was not loving myself.

The issue of self-love comes up, and where it is lacking is often where people get stuck, and find themselves experiencing stress and unhappiness, and when it is strong it can often help support people through challenging times.

It also shows up in the way you treat yourself when things are going well and when they aren’t; how you self-talk to yourself, how you take care of yourself.

When you think of what you do for the people you love the most – spouse, kids, best friends, lover – do you give yourself that same kind of love and care? Do you enjoy your own company the way you enjoy theirs? What stops

us from loving ourselves?

We have a culture that both celebrates love and admonishes anything that looks like selfishness or arrogance. Many people believe it would be selfish to give that kind of attention to themselves. It is an unfortunate and common belief people don’t often recognize, but it often runs their behaviour.

We also learn to seek love outside ourselves from a very young age – in the romantic narratives of movies, television and stories, and to use the approval of parents, teachers, friends and people we are attracted to as a reference for our value. We may focus our attention outside ourselves, on what we believe is needed, in order to be loved. It may be a focus on becoming successful, losing weight, acting a certain way. We can be very critical of ourselves, aware of our shortcomings, and not so loving with ourselves about our challenges and failures.

This can keep us very busy, and can leave us with little or not reference point for actually loving ourselves.

Looking for, finding and/or holding onto that person who is going to bring love into our lives can be a major distraction from getting to really know and love ourselves. And sometimes we will act in very unloving ways to ourselves in order to get or keep love from someone else.

It is beautiful to love and be loved by other people. It’s something to celebrate and enjoy.

Loving yourself is core to loving other people in an unconditional and lasting way, and to being able to receive their love fully. Isn’t that what we are really wanting?

If we miss this crucial part of how loving works, we can end up in a loop always looking for it, and never quite feeling like we are really experiencing love. Eventually what we haven’t sorted out in how to love ourselves shows up and causes challenges in our outside love relationships. Loving yourself is a foundation of happiness and genuine confidence, resilience and adaptability.

What do you do to cultivate your long term, loving relationship with the one person you are guaranteed to have in your life – your longest term relationship – you. To work through your challenges with yourself and where you hold yourself back and become a more fun, loving, supportive friend to yourself.

“Loving oneself is crucial. If we do not love ourselves, how can we love others.”

– Dalai Lama

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Have you ever spent time around someone who really loves themselves? Not in an arrogant way, but when you are around someone who really, genuinely enjoys their own company and cares for their life. Many small children still have that quality, and some adults have it too. It is enjoyable to be in the company of someone who loves themselves. And it is enjoyable to be that person.

Byron Katie has a somewhat provocative, but I find helpful quote: “It is not your job to love

Bowen Island Conservancy

LEARN ABOUT THE 2015 UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE

Our 2016 Speaker Series continues with a presentation by Merran Smith, Executive Director, Clean Energy Canada, and a fellow at Simon Fraser University. Merran is a member of the B.C. government’s Climate Leadership Team, and the City of Vancouver’s Renewable Action team.

Prior to her work on climate and energy, she spent over a decade on forest conservation and was called the ‘environmental architect’ of the Great Bear Rainforest conservation agreement.

Merran will talk about the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. This session promises to be very interesting and informative and we hope that you will be able to join us.

• When: Saturday, 13th February at 2:00 pm • Where: Collins Hall, 1122 Miller Road More information about this presentation is available at bowenislandconservancy.org.

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Caitlin Frost says that sometimes we self-sabotage when it comes to feeling loved.

We may set too many rules about what loving behaviour has to include, or how it should look, feeling like love is reflected by the right choice of flowers, or the right restaurant, or the right words. photo supplied me, it is my job to love myself, and to love you.”

It works for me because I notice that I am happier and more full of love this way. It also sets an example for my kids that I would rather give them, than teaching them to chase it outside themselves.

I hear this same experience from many of the people I work with. It doesn’t mean we don’t enjoy being loved. It just means we are not chasing it, and that we have our own inner source of love.

What do you love about yourself?

Celebrate yourself a little this Valentine’s Day. Whether you are on a date with someone else or not – let it be a date with you.

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Planning a garden on Bowen WYNN NIELSEN CONTRIBUTOR

A popular saying of landscape design is “function before form,” which simply says you need to consider how you want to use your property before drawing up a plan and selecting plants, although if the function is simply a bed of beautiful flowers then you need look no further.

If you want a patio, hot tub, vegetable garden, stone terrace(s) or rock garden, parking, a pond, children’s play area, shed or gazebo then you should consider carefully before starting. The functional hardscape of garden design is often referred to as the landscaping while planting is the soft-scape.

It is at this stage in particular where you may benefit by consulting a professional landscape architect, landscape contractor and/or garden designer, depending on requirements and complexity of the site/ design. There is no space here to fully explore landscape/garden design. This is just a taste to get you started on thinking and imagining your personal landscape.

Some things to establish right away: the septic tank/field, do I have one? If so, where is it, what kind (gravity/pump?). Underground utilities (e.g. hydro water/power lines, water storage tanks, groundwater well).

Do you know your property lines? Any easements or restrictive covenants? This is if you are doing major landscaping. If you are just planting a small garden using a shovel and trowel, you can probably skip this. Just be aware of these before you dig or add.

Next, do I get any sun, if so, what kind of sun all day, morning, afternoon, filtered? This will determine the type of garden you will have success with. Soil type? Most Bowen gardens require some topsoil or soil amendment to grow anything more than indigenous plants or those that thrive in shallow, gritty soils (mostly sun loving). Or, if you are more ambitious or enjoy science, create your own soil using permaculture techniques, including lasagna beds and Hugelkultur. Google these for details. What is my water source and is it all season? What about periods of water restriction during summer? Finally, what kind of gardener am I? This will help determine what kind of garden you should have at this phase of your life.

Still want a garden? Bless you, you are made of the right stuff to be a Bowen Island

gardener! We can grow many different gardens on Bowen.

If you want an outdoor tropical paradise you might have to sell and move. But other gardens that lend themselves to the island vibe, climate and micro-topography include rockeries (big and small), screed (alpine/“steppables”), Japanese style, English mixed shrub/perennial, potager, orchards (with suitable varieties), vegetable gardens, fern grottos, artful compositions of native plants, meadows (dry and damp), ponds/ bogs, container gardens and conifers, both large and dwarf in addition to many individual tree choices. And, of course the elusive “island style” gardens, which is kind of special and hard to define but are often quirky and artistic, visually harmonious with natural surroundings, tough and resilient, ephemeral and always nurturing to local wildlife. They can be exceptionally beautiful and charming with a strong “sense of place.”

A nice feature of a more natural and informal “island style” garden is that it is easier on the pocketbook. It may use crushed gravel for driveway, paths and patios rather than pavers, concrete or asphalt and native quarry stone sourced on island. It’s a bit wildish and requires less maintenance. It uses tough plants often with natives requiring no/less topsoil and minimum water.

So, we have a diversity of gardens to take inspiration from, plus your own eclectic and unique style. To be successful, though, you need to match your site/conditions to the plants. Plants are living beings with needs, likes/dislikes, issues, demands and quite the attitude (when it serves them). Their role, as we see it, is to feed our body, spirit and soul and provide clean air, cooling moisture and wildlife habitat. Our role provides them with what they need, helps them to fend off competition and makes you a plant’s best friend and pollinator. They pay you back in beauty, fragrance, colour, nuts, greens, roots and fruit. A fair exchange, I say.

Once you appreciate the possibilities and challenges of your site, you can think about the next steps. Unless you are designing a “deer proof garden” (this term is not to be taken literally), you may need a fence of some kind. Some folk use deer spray but it is time sensitive and repetitive. I like the low-no visibility “green fences” using cedar post and wire, planted on both sides. It is a very island-style fencing that allows a garden

Planning a garden on Bowen always has to take into account the local wildlife that may eat plants. LOUISE LOIK photo to flow through from inside to beyond the fence, a beautiful, neighbourhood-friendly concept. The wire is almost invisible. Or it can be planted for privacy, hedgerow style with wildlife-supporting shrubs/small trees.

A solid wood fence is often the first go-to solution but unless you really need privacy from a road or neighbour it can have a visual effect that is hard and a bit alien to island living. If you do need such a fence there are ways to soften or create a custom artisan look.

Dirt (or soil as we gardeners like to call it) is not all equal. If you have clay you can’t grow the same plants as if you had quick draining grit. Some plants love clay, lavenders don’t. As your site may have both soil types, your garden design and plant choices must take that into account. Many people chose the readily available solution, which is to buy topsoil for raised terraces, berms and planters. This is fine but again, these soils are not all equal.

The “manufactured soils” from off-island sources are typically a sterile, low nutrient-growing medium or as I call it potential soil, burned and composted from branches, garden debris, and other wood products.

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The best way to create living soil from this base medium is kitchen/garden compost, earthworms and soil inoculants from mature soils. You can also purchase beneficial fungi and bacteria cultures to speed up the process.

Not unlike probiotics for your own digestive system. Be wary of accepting “fill” soil from building sites or excavated fields. This soil can sometimes contain invasive deciduous weeds like horsetail or morning glory bindweed, which can be a nightmare for a new garden. If you don’t already have it, you don’t want it! Ensure it comes from a clean site.

Never hesitate to look to your community for advice and resources for your landscaping/gardening projects. Bowen has so many talented gardeners, designers, rock wall builders and excavator artists with a feel for the beautiful natural stone which we are blessed with on this island. Whatever your challenges might be, lots of islanders have the same ones and many have found innovative solutions they will share with you.

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The secret language of Valentine flowers CAROLINE WALKER CONTRIBUTOR

When we first got married, quite a few decades ago, we were young and struggling to make ends meet, and I told my hubby that I didn’t need expensive jewelry or a fancy car, but I did need flowers.

Back then it might have been vases of foxgloves from the forest rather than roses from the florist, but my house was always filled with flowers, though I drove an old beater, and to this day have very little jewelry. So I suppose it was my destiny that one day I would open my flower shop.

My love of flowers goes without saying, but flowers are truly the language of love.

Different cultures have different meanings, and even if you search in North America you will often get assorted meanings for the same flower.

However the Victorians were the early flower name/ meaning pioneers, and many of these meanings came from medicinal uses or a derivative of their botanical or common name. Take for instance Belladonna. It meant beautiful but poisonous, which wouldn’t have been much of a compliment, if someone gave you one.

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Almost everyone who gives flowers knows the old classic that red roses mean love, which is why it is still the most given flower at Valentine’s Day. However I can bet that if most men asked their wife orgirlfriend if she would prefer a different colour, she would say “yes.”

For the last few years I have tried to persuade my customers to give cut orchids instead, which also mean love, beauty, “I’m charmed by you” (and quite honestly most people will be charmed by them as they last about three times longer than roses). But last year, my daughter and business partner Chanelle assured me that men want to give roses and I shouldn’t discourage them, so on her urging, we purchased three times as many roses as the previous year and guess what?

They all sold!

While not personally my favourite, the carnation means “fascination.”

The daffodil on the other hand represents unrequited love, or narcissism, however tulips are a declaration of love, and also represent new beginnings.

Not that you are likely to find one in many florist shops, but giving a spider flower means “Elope with me!”

Forsythia is pure joy, exactly the feeling it gives me when it comes into bloom.

Azalea means “fleeting passion,” so if you get that, maybe the message is that he won’t be sending you flowers next year.

Lilies aren’t really a Valentine’s Day flower unless of course they happen to be her favourite as they mean, confused or dislike, and anemones, while one of my favourites means “forsaken.”

Don’t I remember a marriage vow, about “forsaken.”

Oh no, that was “forsaking all others.” Which shows how long we’ve been married, as I think they removed that bit, from vows years ago! There is a simpler way to give flowers (choose the ones that you think she will love, or use the general colour rule of thumb: Red is love, passion, respect; pink is enchantment, joy, desire, (and also love); yellow is friendship, joy; orange is fascination, (perfect for a secret valentine); white is purity and remembrance; purple is admiration, pride, success.

The bottom line is most of us love both giving and receiving flowers, they make us smile. But remember a few rules if you are on the receiving end. Simply if you want them to last you have to take care of them. If they are already in a vase, most of the work has been done for you.

Just find a cool spot, run clean water through the vase daily and after a couple of days recut the stems.

If you receive a bouquet then prepare a sterile vase with fresh water; re-cut the stems and immediately place in water. Stems seal up if not in water. Your roses should be in water picks, you have about 10 seconds to take them off and place in water before they seal and need recutting.

Roses do best away from heat sources, including sunny windows and can benefit from going outside at night unless freezing (and don’t forget the deer). Depending on variety, they will last from a few days to a week or more.

Gerberas and some other flowers exude something in the water that causes bacteria and makes their heads droop. Changing water daily and re-cutting will generally prevent this (and who wants a vase of yucky water sitting in their home? Imagine sitting in the same bath for a week).

Daffodils should not be re-cut if added to mixed flowers. A penny in tulips will often keep the head up unless you love twisty tulips, which I think adds to the appeal.

(Maybe that’s because I just took up watercolour painting!)

Anyway, enjoy, and I hope your home is filled with flowers.

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back out to help that night of the near miss. “I was too shaken up,” he says.

Harding looks at his 2006 pickup truck with low mileage, with its back end cab flattened and his front fender chewed up, and hood dented. A chunk of tree is still lodged between the hood and the windshield. “This was going to be my last truck. It didn’t have a scratch,” he says sadly. “I hope they can fix it.” He is worried that insurance won’t fix the truck, and then that it won’t cover the price of a comparable replacement. Harding says the fire chief, Ian Thompson, has loaned him his truck until Harding finds out what will happen to his vehicle.

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Mining is part of Bowen’s history EMILY VAN LIDTH DE JEUDE CONTRIBUTOR

Have you ever visited the lower Mt. Gardner mine? If not, now is the time to go.

In 1908, OE Leroy stated “this mine is situated on the southwest slope of Mt. Gardner and 1,100 feet above sea level. The ore occurs in a zone of fracture in the cherts and chlorite schists, which crosses the strike. The width varies from nine inches to three feet and a half, but in the wider parts the ore is mixed with a considerable proportion of rock. A tunnel has been driven in on the ore body for 300 feet, but no further development has been done. The ore is a mixture of pyrite, zinc blende and galena and is stated to carry $6.40 in gold, 30 ozs. of silver, and from 25 to 40 per cent lead. Messrs. Hubbard and Elliot of Chicago and Menach of Seattle are the joint owners”. (B.C. government files) Of more recent note, you may be interested to know that “Bonanza Resources Corp., an exploration stage company, engages in the acquisition and exploration of quartz and other mineral properties. It owns a 100 per cent interest in the Bonanza property that comprises 1 mineral claim containing 6 cell claim units covering 126.20 hectares located on the western slope of Mount Gardner on Bowen Island, Canada. The company was founded in 2012 and is based in Edmonton, Canada.” (Bloomberg) Large resource companies and interests aside, this mine is an important piece of our local heritage. It’s a place where generations of children and adults have gone to learn about local history, mineral extraction, and the amazingly interesting features of a rock cave: insects, amphibians, darkness/light deprivation, acoustics, etc.

It also seems to be a place where some people like to hang out and drink beer, leaving cans, candles, and other detritus behind. Some of it, like the life-sized figure made of stuffed clothing that first sat on a crumbling chair and later lay gruesomely beneath it, was unsettling at first,

but then just plain yucky in its decomposition, as the years went by. Also, the pallets put in as a makeshift boardwalk over the massive puddle at the entrance have disintegrated, leaving many planks with protruding nails in the deep water.

Not pleasant or safe, and the mine’s glory days as an education venue have appeared to be behind us lately. So this week a group of local grade 4-9 students came and cleaned out the mine. These dedicated and hard-working kids hauled out a few hundred pounds of stinky, spiky, soggy wood and rotting clothing, not to mention quite a few slimy candles and other bits of garbage.

The reward? Hanging out in the tidied mine adit, of course! We stood around in the complete dark, where we couldn’t even see our own hands in front of our faces, and relied on the breathing and shuffling sounds to know where the others were. We experimented with song (The Hard Rock Miner), and sound, as we all tried out different vocal and percussive sounds in the wonderfully echoing mine.

And that wasn’t the end of it. Once they’d cleaned out and thoroughly explored the mine adit, the kids decided they could go one step further and drain off some of that giant puddle at the entrance to the mine. The water already flowed out onto the trail, so they worked to improve the flow and to direct it off of the trail as soon as possible. Then they went up and cleared a path to drain the smaller mine above as well.

When I was young my father organized a group of local youths to build the trails on our beloved Mt Gardner, and I think those people can be quite proud of the gift they gave our community. By comparison this act of stewardship was small, but these kids can nevertheless be pleased with themselves. It’s these small gestures that make us part of our community; part of our own local ecology. These kids have cleared the way for many more groups to come exploring and to get familiar with the treasures of our own local and natural history.

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IDLC students voluntarily do a cleanup of a historic mine site on Mt. Gardner.

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Gardens planned for Snug Cove roadside

LOUISE LOIK EDITOR

Arriving on Bowen is a bit of an odd experience, with main street beginning with its disconnected collection of shelters, boat launch, parking lot, and cement retaining wall.

Now a volunteer-driven group is hoping to make the area more esthetically pleasing by doing some landscaping, which will include seating on rock formations, and gardening along the sidewalk backing onto the Dyke’s USSC marina property.

Spearheaded by Holly Graff, and funded by Bowen Island Community Foundation Community Impact Grant, pledged donations and gifts-in-kind, the area between the BC Ferries Washrooms and the Cenotaph

on the south side of Government Road in Snug Cove will be visually transformed.

While work is underway, people on foot and cars will have to make some adjustments to movement on and off the ferry.

During the first phase of the project, the site will be prepared and a section of the sidewalk will be cordoned off. The beginning of the vehicle lineup for the ferry will be moved to above the cenotaph midday to allow trucks and equipment easy access to the site. BIM will erect signage to direct pedestrian and vehicles.

The second phase of the project, once the grounds have been prepared, will be to plant and install the stone elements.

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LOUISE LOIK EDITOR

The library has been accepting books for the annual book sale, but the space and the volunteers are maxed out for the moment. The Friends of the Library group is holding the sale in order to fund a variety of programs and purchases for the library through income generated by the annual book sale in May. “We’re overflowing with your generous book donations. Our storage is full, and our hardworking Friends of the Library are taking a wellearned break.”

The library will be happy to take your donations again after Feb. 23. The books must be sellable, “free of mildew, mold and dirt. No water damage or missing bits.” Reference materials have to be up to date, no older than five years old, and they can’t take your old audio cassettes, kids activity books, LP records, software, encyclopedias, case law directories, advanced reading copies, magazines, tax and government forms. In order to recycle hardcover books you need to take the covers off and recycle only the pages.

The Spring BookFest is held each year on the last weekend in May in the Bowen Island Community School gym.

Release your inner flower child on Feb. 20 JANE KELLETT CONTRIBUTOR

How often have you heard a song on the radio or TV and were shocked to realize that a) the song was from the ’60s, and b) you remembered all the words! Although the ’60s was a while ago, the music from that era continues to be performed and enjoyed by all ages. On Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Bowen Island Community Choir’s

semi-annual Coffee House, Bowen Islanders will have an opportunity to channel their inner flower child and relive the music of the ’60s performed by many of our talented local musicians.

The Coffee House will be held at Cates Hill Chapel. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. with the show beginning at 7 p.m. Tickets will be available at the door. Be there or be square!

Jane Kellett is with the Bowen Island Community Choir

Calendar of events Daily drop-in activities for adults with Parks and Rec this month: Mondays 9 a.m. cardio interval – fitness studio 7:45 p.m. badminton – BICS Gym Tuesdays 9 a.m. bootcamp – turf field 7:45 p.m. basketball – BICS Gym Wednesdays 9 a.m. cardio interval 7:45 p.m. floor hockey – BICS Gym Thursdays 9 a.m. bootcamp – turf field 7:45 pm floor hockey – BICS Gym Youth 12-18 Saturdays 5:30-7:30 p.m. – BICS Open Gym (with Bowen Youth Centre) FEBRUARY 13 Black Molly plays at The Legion, 8 p.m.-midnight Fundraiser for the Children’s Centre. Tickets: $15 at Phoenix Celebrate Love, Arts and Crafts show and sale, open 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Ends: Feb. 14, Arts Pacific Gallery, 587 Artisan Ln. Fine art photography open house. Featuring an international variety of great photographers from juried FotoFilmic exhibitions in Los Angeles, Vancouver and New York, along with traditional darkroom handcrafted gelatin-silver prints from Virginie and Bastien’s “Vancouver Creatives” & “Vancouver Creatives Two” exhibitions. 981 Dorman Rd., Snug Cove Let’s Dance (youth 8-12) Drop-in, 4:30-5:15 p.m.,

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Parks & Rec., $3 per person.

Bowen Island Community School Speaker Series put on by Bowen Island Conservancy.

Presentation by Merran Smith. Merran is a member of the B.C. government’s Climate Leadership Team, and will talk about the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. 2 p.m. at Collins Hall, 1122 Miller Rd. Refreshments will be served. Everyone welcome.

FEBRUARY 14 Dharma study and practice group, led by Helen Foster, Bowen Island Yoga for people generally interested in meditation/mindfulness instruction, 10 a.m.noon. By donation. Drop-ins welcome. 604-354-9880, 585 Prometheus Place.

Lynn Miles, Trust Me Concert Series, 7:30 p.m.

Tir-na-nOg. Tickets $25 at Phoenix.

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Hardwick 10-11: talk – Adam Taylor, Bowen’s underwater world 11:15: yoga with Diana Kaile Everyone welcome, $2.

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FEBRUARY 19 Mini Gala Evening The Gallery, 7 p.m.

FEBRUARY 20 Community Choir Coffee House FEBRUARY 21 Salmonberry Studio Open House, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

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FEBRUARY 22 SKY 9-9:45: exercise with Ali Hardwick 10-11: talk 11:15: yoga with Diana Kaile Everyone welcome, $2.

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To advertise call

604-630-3300

GENERAL EMPLOYMENT The North Shore Disability Resource Centre provides programs and services for people with disabilities. www.nsdrc.org Currently seeking a qualified/experienced Community Support Worker to support a lady with a disability with day to day tasks. The successful candidate would live on Bowen Island and have the ability to plan structured outings ahead of time and be familiar with the Island.

Hours: 10.5 hours per week Prerequisites: Criminal Record Search, First Aid, CPR,

Negative TB Test or clear chest x-ray Medical doctors note of good health

Qualifications: High School certificate or equivalent & 1

year previous experience providing support. OR A relevant combination of education and/or experience, combined with general suitability.

Please email resume at nsdrc@nsdrc.org attention Kathy or fax to 604-985-7594

BUILDING SUPPLIES STEEL BUILDING SALE...

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HAVE YOU been denied Canada Pension Plan disability benefits? The Disability Claims Advocacy Clinic can help you appeal.

Call 1-877-793-3222 www.dcac.ca info@dcac.ca

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

Healthcare Documentation Specialists in huge demand.

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604-630-3300 FINANCIAL SERVICES HIP OR KNEE Replacement?

Arthritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in Walking/ Dressing? Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. For assistance! 1-844-453-5372.

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All advertising published in this newspaper is accepted on the premise that the merchandise and services offered are accurately described and willingly sold to buyers at the advertised prices. Advertisers are aware of these conditions. Advertising that does not conform to these standards or that is deceptive or misleading, is never knowingly accepted. If any reader encounters non-compliance with these standards we ask that you inform the Publisher of this newspaper and The Advertising Standards Council of B.C. OMISSION AND ERROR: The publishers do not guarantee the insertion of a particular advertisement on a specified date, or at all, although every effort will be made to meet the wishes of the advertisers.

Further, the publishers do not accept liability for any loss of damage caused by an error or inaccuracy in the printing of an advertisement beyond the amount paid for the space actually occupied by the portion of the advertisement in which the error occurred. Any corrections of changes will be made in the next available issue. The Bowen Island Undercurrent will be responsible for only one incorrect insertion with liability limited to that portion of the advertisement affected by the error. Request for adjustments or corrections on charges must be made within 30 days of the ad’s expiration.

For best results please check your ad for accuracy the first day it appears. Refunds made only after 7 business days notice!

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Grant application deadline extended

LOUISE LOIK EDITOR

If your organization is looking for a municipal grant this spring, there is still time to apply. Bowen Island Municipality has extended the application deadline to Feb. 26.

Grants are available for our not-for-profit organizations with a directive “to improve the well-being of the Bowen

Island Community as a whole.”

Grants-In-Aid are provided for amounts up to $2,000 and are available in spring and fall.

Last year, Grants-In-Aid went to groups ranging from the Golf Association to the Yacht Club, to BICS, and the Gymnastic Club and included heritage preservation, CAWES, Snug Cove House, Seniors Keeping Young and the Community Fair Association.

Grants went to Steamship Days, the Arts Council, Heritage Preservation and the Museum and Archives. Funds also went to, Family Place, TirNaNog, and Caring Circle.

Community Grants are typically for amounts of more than $2,000.

Committee members this year are Coun. Gary Ander, Joyce Ganong, Jane Kellett, and Donna Scorer.

READY, SET, LEARN Saturday, February 27 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pm BOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL Ready, Set, Learn is hosted by community partners and sponsored by West Vancouver Schools for families with 3 and 4-year old children. This Bowen Island Early Learning event is free of charge, and participants receive a complimentary Early Learning resource kit, musical entertainment, story time, healthy living information for preschools, along with information about child development.

Join us for this free fun-filled early learning session to find out how Bowen Island Community School and its community partners tap each child’s potential at play, in school and beyond. www.westvancouverschools.ca

The old outhouse at Sandy Beach is going to be replaced and relocated. The municipality is asking locals where they prefer to have to new structure located before they make a decision on the location and begin the installation. map supplied

HEALTH & WELLNESS Dr. Susanne Schloegl

Looking for a new companion?

M.D.

Open Mon.Wed. Thurs. Fri. Call for an appointment Artisan Square

Check out our Pets category!

To advertise call 604-630-3300

604-947-9986

Cedar Room Massage Therapy

Jenni Griffiths, RMT

566 Artisan Lane

604.240.6485

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COURTNEY MORRIS

Dr. Utah Zandy 604-947-9830

R.Ac, DCH

CALL FOR APPOINTMENT OPEN TUESDAYS & THURSDAYS

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Contact

Dr. Gloria Chao Family Dentist

Maureen to advertise in this space.

Alternate Fridays 10am - 4:30pm

604-947-2442

Horseshoe Bay 604-921-8522

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Artisan Square 604-947-0734

www.bowenislanddental.com

BODY VITALITY MASSAGE THERAPY James Goldfarb RMT BC#05279 Fri, Sat, Sun, Mon Call 604-288-2860 text 250-726-8080 www.bodyvitality.ca

Dr. Dana Barton

Naturopathic Physician 596 B. Artisan Square

604-730-1174 Natural Family Medicine

Psychologist Dr. Carolyn Nesbitt PhD, R.Psych #1484

604-376-9801 www.CarolynNesbitt.com

BOWEN ISLAND MASSAGE THERAPY 604-947-9755 EXT #1 @ #597 Wellness Centre & #595 next door!!

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7 days a week MARY MCDONAGH RMT HARMONY SHIRE RMT ROBYN IZARD RMT ALICIA HOPPENRATH RMT

Celebrating 27 years Community Healthcare

At entrance to Artisan Square Suite #597

CATHERINE SHAW Dr. Traditional Chinese Medicine/Acupuncturist

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MARY MCDONAGH RMT, DCH

Registered Massage Therapist

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SANDY LOGAN Registered Physiotherapist

DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU CAN TALK TO A NURSE ANY TIME OF DAY OR NIGHT IN B.C.?

Life Labs Tue @ Dr. Schloegl Thur @ Dr. Zandy

Just Call 811

6:45am - 8:45am

for non-emergency advice and help.

For routine lab tests.

Specialized tests & children may be referred to the mainland.