Bowen Island Undercurrent June 3 2016

FRIDAY JUNE 3, 2016 VOL. 42, NO. 70

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Sisters in the spotlight

Women in Film honours local duo

Milestone achievement

The Annex fundraising turns a corner

Oceans Day

Wild things in the water

Everyone was on their feet and up for some fun with Punjabi-style dancing at a fundraiser for the Annex/Gallery at the Legion on Saturday night. BERNI CLAUS photo

Bowen spices things up with Bollywood fundraiser LOUISE LOIK EDITOR

In a small community known for a mellow lifestyle of tree hugging and stargazing, the energy at the Legion was electric last Saturday night.

Gone was the Gore-Tex, spandex and denim. Instead,

the women were wrapped in blazing colours and silky fabrics for a night staged like a set from an Indian movie. It was Bollywood on Bowen, a fundraiser for the creation of the Annex/Gallery in the cove.

The event took a whole team of volunteers to trans-

form the legion, home for anything from country and western dances, to Celtic revelry and formal dinners, into the exotic setting for the Indian meal served to 100 guests.

Kate Coffey, who organized the event with Greta Smith,

made a practice meal at the Legion in advance to ensure that they would be able to meet the demands of the celebrants. In addition to great food provided by volunteers, the stage filled with Bhangra dancers from the Royal Academy of Bhangra. Bhangra

is a style of dance from the Punjab and Bollywood is the name for the Indian movie industry based in Bombay.

Put the two together for a theme night and you get lots of drama and flare, sound and colour.

The beneficiary project of

the fundraiser, the Annex/ Gallery, gained a lot of exposure and awareness from the event.

Tina Nielsen, chief librarian, said she was “thrilled to have so many people make pledges in support of the project.�

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NEWS from

Municipal Hall MEETING CALENDAR June 7, 2016 3:00 PM Communications Team

Ö SEEKING PUBLIC COMMENT Bowen Island Municipal Council will be considering the following applications for Development Variance Permits at the Council meeting to be held on Monday, June 13, 2016 at 7:15 PM at 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island BC. Anyone wishing to provide comment on either of these applications may deliver written comments before 4:30 PM on June 13, 2016, or in person at the Council Meeting.

June 13, 2016 7:15 PM

DVP-04-2016 1504 Eagle Cliff Road

Regular Council

The purpose of the permit is to vary the setback requirements for a proposed house at 1504 Eagle Cliff Road.

June 15, 2016 7:00 PM

If issued, the Development Variance Permit would have the effect of varying Sections 4.5.2(1) and 3.30 of the Bowen Island Municipality Land Use Bylaw, No. 57, 2002 to reduce the required setback to 0.6 metres.

Recreation and Community Services Commission

June 17, 2016 9:30 AM Economic Development Committee

Ö WE ARE HIRING Temporary Full-Time Public Works Administrative Assistant Bowen Island Municipality seeks a qualified temporary fulltime Public Works Administrative Assistant (Mat Leave).

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 closing date for applications is Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 4:00 PM. Archivist and Records Management Summer Student Bowen Island Municipality is looking for a summer student who would be responsible for managing active and inactive paper and electronic documents that are of important municipal, cultural and historical significance. This is a temporary full-time position beginning June 27 running until August 26, 2016. As this position is funded through Canada Summer Jobs, the successful applicant must be returning to school full-time in the Fall. For a detailed job description, please visit www.bimbc.ca. The closing date for applications is Wednesday, June 15, 2016 at 4:00 PM. Please submit your cover letter, resume, and references via mail, facsimile, or email by the closing dates listed above to:

All meetings are held in BIM Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.

TUP-01-2016 Athletic Park Field The purpose of the permit is to allow additional permitted principal uses of play field, playground, Public Work Use, and Outdoor Assembly Use to be permitted at the municipally owned property located at Lot A, DL 1546 & 1547, Group 1, NWD PLAN BCP 16183 (“Athletic Park Field”). The permit would be issued for a period of three years. Council would have the option to renew the permit for an additional three years.

Christine Walker Human Resources Manager Bowen Island Municipality 981 Artisan Lane Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 Facsimile: 604-947-0193 E-mail: hr@bimbc.ca

Ö FERRY SCHEDULE SURVEY The Bowen Island Ferry Advisory Committee seeks your input on how you and your household have been affected by the reduction in the weekend ferry service. The survey also asks for input on alternative schedule amendments that will be suggested to BC Ferries to better match sailing times with the needs of the Bowen Island Community.

Take the survey online at www.bimbc.ca/ferry-survey. Paper copies are available at Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane.

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These are general descriptions only. A copy of the draft Development Variance and Temporary Use Permits DVP-04-2016 and TUP-01-2016 may be inspected at Bowen Island Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC (open 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday to Friday, except statutory holidays), from Monday, May 16, 2016 to Monday, June 13, 2016.

Ö GIANT HOGWEED

For further information, please contact the Planning Department at 604-947-4255, or Daniel Martin, Island Community Planner at dmartin@bimbc.ca

Ö DOGS ON BEACHES Please ensure the community is able to enjoy our beaches as much as you and your dog. As per Bowen Island Municipality Dog Control bylaw, dogs are to be kept under control at all times while on public land which includes beaches.

For any questions regarding this or other bylaws, please contact Bylaw Services at 604 947-4255 or 604 328-5499.

If you suspect or have knowledge of Giant Hogweed growing on Bowen, PLEASE DO NOT ATTEMPT REMOVAL. Contact us at 604-947-4255 or invasive@bimbc.ca. The Municipality will coordinate safe and timely removal and disposal.

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Giant Hogweed is a dangerous invasive plant species that causes severe burns, blisters, and painful dermatitis when its watery sap comes into contact with the skin. It has been identified and removed from various locations on Bowen Island, but continues to be observed on private and public property.

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At left, a baby seal is isolated and lacking the nurturing contact of its mother, but for an abandoned seal pup, the Marine Mammal Rescue Centre is its only hope for survival. This rescued pup came from Bowen Island after kids spent an extended period of time interacting closely with the animal. At right, a seal pup rests on a busy beach, flopping up, away from the water to warm up in the sun. Nearby, turkey vultures keep a close watch, just in case the pup turns into a food opportunity. LOUISE LOIK photos

Celebrating International Oceans Day Marine life abounds around Bowen Island LOUISE LOIK EDITOR

Nine months ago, if you spent any time near the local shores, you would have heard the territorial water slapping and coughing that are all part of the seal mating rituals. Now the seals have another agenda, as June marks the start of pupping season around Bowen shores and along the rest of the B.C. coast.

Kayakers may see tiny seals climbing on top of their moms, being fed mouth-to-mouth, or pushed onto shore to rest. Like all mammals, these babies need lots of rest and lots of feeding.

The moms will leave their young on Bowen beaches and nearby islets while they go foraging for food. Unfortunately, the pups don’t always stay put. They will follow a kayaker out of curiosity or leave their resting place when spooked. Onion Island has long been a popular nursery for seal pups and their moms and, ideally, people would keep off the island during this short period of time to let the families rest undisturbed. If there are people or dogs near a pup, the mom will probably not rejoin her infant.

“We ask those who find a seal pup not to touch it and to keep their pets away. Call us, and we’ll assess the animal,” said Emily Johnson, acting manager of the Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre. “The mother will often come back, although unfortunately, that’s not always the case.”

In one situation, a pup was swimming around a private dock in Bowen Bay. Kids were handling the little seal, holding it and attracting more and more attention. Twenty-four hours later, the little seal was calling for its mother, making a sound very much like it was crying “ma-ma.” The mother did not return and by the time it was brought in to the Marine Mammal Rescue Centre in East Vancouver, staff concluded that the animal was starving and probably only eight weeks old.

The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre rescues, rehabilitates and releases more than 100 animals each year; last year, the team rescued more than 160 animals. The centre has a complex strategy for rehabilitating seals so that they can return to the wild. The pup in Bowen Bay began to get nourish-

ment with a feeding tube. It progressed eventually to dead fish, then live fish, and then live fish with other seals in the tank so that it learned to compete. Once a pup is healthy and can successfully compete for fish, it is returned to the ocean, sometimes right back off the shores of Bowen.

Though harbour seals are common, the population remains at risk from persistent organic pollutants from industry in Howe Sound. They store toxins in their blubber and pass it on to their babies.

The Vancouver Aquarium Marine Mammal Rescue Centre advises that if you see a stranded marine mammal, do not approach it and keep pets away. Call the centre at 604-258-SEAL (7325) for immediate assistance.

What’s happening along the shore?

On one of the busiest beaches of the island, a toxicologist decided to do some testing. She was looking for toxins related to pulp mills and was checking locations around the coast at varying distances from pulp mills. She happened to hit Bowen Island as one of her study sites. She found dioxin on the beach, but that was 20 years ago. Dr. Shannon Mala Bard, marine environmental scientist and ecological toxicologist will be back to the same site this weekend to see how the shores are doing today.

“In the old days, when I looked around the mills there were a lot of problems,” she says. In the mid-1990s, emission laws kicked in, leading to changes that meant dramatic changes to the nearby waterways. “They removed elemental chlorine and used settling ponds which eliminated the fibre mats.” These mats were the result of wood processing. “The suspended solids decreased and improved water quality.”

Now Bard has gone back to locations where mills have cleaned up or shut down – places like Powell River, Howe Sound, Prince Rupert.

She says it’s easy to see a correlation between the industry and the quantity of sea life. “We found a tripling of species right across from outfall of one of the mills 10 years after it was closed down.”

“Howe Sound has had modest improvements,” she says. After Saturday’s research on Bowen Island, she’ll know more about the sound and the possible impact of industry on the Salish Sea.

Sea stars decline creates a ripple effect

The sea star wasting syndrome’s effects on the ecosystem are yet to be fully understood. One obvious impact is that their prey, the sea urchin, has increased in population, as have blue mussels.

The issue with the rising population of urchins is that they eat kelp.

“There’s a decline in some kelp beds as a result,” says Jessica Schultz, a Vancouver Aquarium invertebrate researcher.

Because kelp beds act as a nursery for many juvenile aquatic species, this could also impact these juveniles by reducing cover from predation.

“We are worried about how this will affect the juvenile prawns found in shallower waters in the kelp beds,” says Schultz.

While there was a baby boom of sorts two years ago among sea stars, the researcher admits, “we don’t know if they have survived. The likelihood is that they have not made it.”

Last year the southern shores of Bowen Island were lined with tiny dead sea stars on one particular day. Not a lot is known about the wasting disease, though there is speculation that warmer water may have been part of the problem. With limited resources for scientific research even at the best of times in Canada, the long-term study of things like sea stars has not been a top priority. In the U.S. however, the situation was declared a Marine Disease Emergency and a bill was drawn up to deal comprehensively with such an emergency. As the number of animals who have simply turned to mush continues to grow, the outbreak of disease in natural populations of animals may be the biggest in modern times.

While the invertebrate story is grim, news may be better when it comes to forage fish. Schultz, who works with Jeff Marliave, a well-known expert on Howe Sound rockfish, says they “are noticing more forage fish like herring and anchovies which have almost never been seen here before.”

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You are Cordially Invited to Attend The Board of Directors of the Bowen Island Community School Association hereby give notice that the Annual General Meeting of the Association will be held at Bowen Island Community School on

Wednesday, June 8, 2016 7:00 – 8:00 PM

for the following purposes: • To receive the financial statements of the Association • To receive reports of Board Members • To elect Board Members of the Association to fill required vacancies on the board; and most importantly • To welcome new members of the community and invite them to learn more about the Community School Association! The mandate of the CSA is to support the community

school as a hub for community learning and development

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Celebrate World Oceans Day on June 8 Around 20 years ago, I wrote a series of articles about the state of the sound. The stories looked at local undersea archaeology, marine mammals, and the intertidal zone, which included information about the impact of pulp mill effluent on our shores.

Toxicologist Dr. Shannon Bard, who happens to be doing a follow up on the locations she originally studied, did some of the research that I had cited. Bard will be on the beach where she had previously found dioxin, in Tunstall Bay, on June 5. I spoke to her in advance of her visit so that I could add her insight to our Oceans Day Feature.

Canada urged the United Nations 24 years ago to declare June 8 World Oceans Day. This edition gives you a close look around the edges of the island into the waters, at some of the creatures that are struggling to survive, and at others with robust populations. It’s a fragile and fascinating world.

I hope you enjoy this edition of The Undercurrent.

Louise

Bowen Island RCMP report In an effort to increase safety on B.C.’s mountains and roads, several changes have recently been made to two of B.C.’s Vehicle Acts.

As of Nov. 1, 2015, any type of Off Road Vehicle (ORV) operated on Crown Land requires registration and must display a valid number plate. One of the new regulations under the ORV Act is the mandatory wearing of helmets.

More recently, British Columbia has also more than doubled the penalty for drivers who fail to stop for school buses that have their lights flashing. The fine has increased from $167 to $368.

Finally, drivers caught driving while distracted will face a first offence fine of $368, up from $167. Add the penalty points and that totals $543.

Second offenders will be looking at an $888 fine. The fines increase with each subsequent offence.

The Bowen Island RCMP has investigated several impaired drivers within the past few months. They would like to remind everyone that drinking and driving is not only dangerous but very expensive. If you are under the influence of alcohol and over the legal limit, you face a three-, seven-, 30- or even a 90-day driving prohibition. Your vehicle could also be impounded for up to 30 days.

Bowen Island has an overwhelming majority of careful and respectful drivers and a minimum amount of reported collisions. The RCMP will continue to do its part in ensuring the safety of everyone on the roads.

Police Report: Bank fraud On May 15, Bowen Island RCMP received a complaint from a local resident regarding a text message that he had received.

Someone claiming to represent the Toronto Dominion bank told the complainant in the text that his account had been compromised and as a result the account had been frozen.

A hyperlink was attached to the text and the complainant was directed to use it to find out more details about this matter.

The complainant does not have a TD account and so he did not use the link.

This has become a common fraud complaint along with the Canadian Revenue Agency scam with a number of reports related to the latter being made at this detachment.

Police are asking that the public be aware that these scams are happening here on the island and to contact the Canadian AntiFraud Centre at 1-888-495-8501 if they receive calls or texts that appear suspicious.

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That doesn’t make sense A recent Undercurrent article shared the frustrations of an islander over the apparent lack of action and our sensibility regarding water sustainability, size of municipal staff, road maintenance, speed bumps and a general malaise of quality of life, as it might be. The author did not mention affordable housing nor the increasing problem of feral bunnies and chickens or the sacred heron whose chicks are eaten each year by the eagles maintaining the delicate balance of nature in the cove. Newbies just don’t get the complexities of Bowen ways, point to things that could be other than they are and often are heard to say: “That doesn’t make sense.”

I have lived here long enough to be euphorically surprised that something is happening in the cove. I was thrilled to see the footings ready for pour at the marina workshops building, but then I nearly experienced arrhythmia when I saw construction fencing around the corner lot by the pub. These are the sorts of things that stir the blood of a retired tradesman and construction voyeur. It can be quite a shock to a long-time islander when something sensible is happening, and especially when it defies the traditional rule of Bowen politics which goes: If it makes sense, it won’t happen or will be studied. The corollary of which is of course: If it happened, it probably didn’t make sense.

You may think this a cynical attitude, but with 45 years of living on Bowen, I swear, I am just making neutral observation. Mind you there are

two past exceptions that come to mind. The first was the Katimavik construction of a trail around Killarney lake. That made sense and happened.

The second was when during Stacy’s brief toleration of being public works super, he had speed bumps installed in the cove. That made sense for a few years but was eventually dealt with.

Back to the marina building for a moment and you’ll understand my shock. Here we have a marine community, with a marina and a marine workshop building that has been approved and is being built. That makes sense. So why is it happening? It completely contravenes the modus operandi of Bowen dysfunctionality. Then we have the excavation up the block, which not only promises a project better than the sloping asphalt parking lot that graced our main intersection for decades, but suggests that the architectural anomaly that is the current Bowen Pub, will be replaced with something not quite so anti-esthetical. Now this make sense. So again, why is it happening?

Often we see on the one side, the ‘big idea,’ countered on the other by the death star called the ‘study,’ but few realize that this maintains the ‘rich’ delicate balance of ‘not much happening.’

And frequently we see the letters of righteous indignation in our local paper of things not making sense. I purport that it does not make sense to get upset about things that do not make sense as that is much more common than things that do.

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Sea to Sky transformation Over the past year, we have been telling the Story of Atl’kitsem/Howe Sound. An area once teeming with wildlife, with salmon and trout in every stream, herring so thick in numbers, you could scoop them up with a bucket. Bowen Island was called Bone Island or Kwilakm by the Squamish Nation, because it was the place where hunting for whales was good.

That was the sound before industrialization. In the early 20th century, the Britannia copper mine and the Woodfibre pulp and paper mill started operating, later followed by the Port Mellon pulp and paper mill and the Nexen plant in Squamish. In 1980s large parts of Howe Sound were considered biological dead zones.

Boaters would take their boats to these zones to ‘clean’ them. Just having the boat hull in these toxic waters would kill off all algae and other growth.

But, it wasn’t only the water that was poisoned, the air was polluted too. At that time, the Howe Sound school district

ranked number one per capita in British Columbia for both male and female lung cancer deaths. Needless to say, whales hadn’t been seen in the upper Howe Sound for many, many years. The herring were long gone by then.

Things started to change for the better after a huge public outcry. Singer-songwriter Terry Jacks became involved and the campaign Save Howe Sound was born. A successful campaign it was! It led to the cleaning up of the paper mills and the treatment of the copper mine runoff. By 2006, the Woodfibre mill closed and soon thereafter the herring returned. A number of years later, followed by salmon, trout and whales!

Not only have the waters of Howe Sound changed, the area itself has become more and more important as a “wild neighbour” of Metro Vancouver. The Sea to Sky corridor has gone through a transformation, attracting local and international tourists, who come to vacation here and

soak up the sound’s astonishing beauty.

We have a chance to keep going on this path, which means to continue our support of the ongoing recovery of Atl’kitsem/Howe Sound.

Although the new federal government gave its environmental assessment approval to the Woodfibre LNG project, it has also acknowledged that the assessment process is broken.

It is up to us, as communities, to stand up and protect what we hold dear.

Come to the Community Meeting on Monday, June 6 at Cates Hill Chapel from 7 to 9 p.m. and let your voice be heard. After reports and a brief address by Dr. Eoin Finn about what is being done and the status of tanker safety regulation, there is an opportunity for you to help Concerned Citizens Bowen forge a path to success.

Together, the campaign to protect Atl’kitsem/Howe Sound will be won!

On behalf of Concerned Citizens Bowen.

Anton van Walraven

Bollywood fundraiser comes to Bowen with a bang The Legion was transformed last Saturday night, festooned with an Indian-style flair and setting the scene for a festive affair and fundraising event.

Bollywood on Bowen was a huge success, a sold-out bash that attracted residents who dressed up and wholeheartedly got in the groove of the evening, featuring a delicious gourmet meal, dancing led by Deep Sahota and performers from the Royal Academy of Bhangra, and entertainment by Baul Iconic, Babu Kishan.

In the midst of all the fun, the Annex/Gallery project benefitted, building the sense of Bowen as a place where good things happen. A tip of the hat to everyone who purchased tickets and joined us Saturday night, and a special thanks to those who filled out and left behind a donor card.

Thank you to our sponsors – the Bowen Island Royal Canadian Legion, the Orchard Recovery Centre and the Snug Cove General Store. Of course, these fabulous events are always a product of a huge amount of work by

volunteer members of the community. We are so appreciative of the incredibly talented team, pulled together by the lead organizers Kate Coffey and Greta Smith. These two dynamite ladies really know how to throw a party (and clean up after) and we are truly indebted to them.

We also applaud: Diane Buchanan, Shirley and David Wrinch, Carol Cram, Shannon Rondeau, Andrea Little, Cynthia and Don Nicholson, Sam Knowles, Ian Davidson, Berni Claus, Vikki Michele Freckleton, Jasmine Freckleton, Marsang Tamang, Katherine Gish, Jane Boddy, Rob Severin, Neel Gurung, Beverly Lindsey, Doug and Karen McGregor, Sam Knowles, Rob Gloor, Nancy Lee, Ihab Shaker of Magic Yacht Charters, Katherine Doyle and Yamini.

Thank you Bowen Island.

Tina Neilsen, chief librarian, Bowen Island Public Library Jacqueline Massey, executive director, Bowen Island Arts Council

Coho Bon Voyage Sunday at Salmon Hatchery in Crippen Park Members and supporters of the Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club (BIFWC), the first Sunday in June is always a special day for our volunteers who have worked hard over the last six months incubating, feeding, and releasing pink, chum, and coho fry from the Terminal Creek Salmon Hatchery in Crippen Park into Bowen waterways.

One hundred thousand pink and 100,000 chum fry were released in February and April, respectively.

BIFWC volunteers need help from Bowen children,

of all ages, to release the last of the coho fry into nearby Terminal Creek. Parents, grandparents and great grandparents can assist, observe, and ask questions about wild salmon and the importance of protecting salmon habitat. Volunteer streamkeepers will be on hand to answer questions.

This is our favourite annual event before closing the hatchery for the summer.

Coho Bon Voyage will take place Sunday, June 5, between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. at the Terminal Creek Salmon

Hatchery in Crippen Park.

Parking is available across from the Public Works Yard and gas station on Mount Gardner Road.

Please join us to see the smiles on children’s faces as they carry and release salmon fry into Terminal Creek.

Everybody is welcome.

Thank you for your support of wild salmon.

Tim Pardee 604-512-5245 timpardee@shaw.ca Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club bowenhatchery.org

BOWEN GIRL COULD WIN $1,000 IN GRAD GAME: Spy vs. Spy, the game played

by Grade 12 students at the end of the school year, is down to the final players.

Standing to win the $1,000 jackpot from amongst the Rockridge secondary kids is a Bowen girl, Jasmine Gish. She has managed to slip by, round after round as more than 100 other ‘spies’ were eliminated with a squirt from a water soaker.

She has to be on guard from the moment she leaves the house to the moment she gets back home if she wants to win. Bowen kids seem to be pretty tough competition as Devon Thomson, also from Bowen at Rockridge, was the first of the many competitors to get his person out. photo LOUISE LOIK

Hike to help families living with cancer We’d like to invite Bowen islanders to climb spectacular Mt. Gardner on Saturday, June 25. This marks the fifth annual Mt. Gardner hike organized by Bowen Island Gives (BIG!). BIG! is inspired by the generosity of the Bowen Island community to organize an annual event with the goal of raising money for a different charitable cause.

This year’s hike will raise funds for Callanish Society, a non-profit organization providing ongoing support for people living with cancer and their families. The goal is to raise $5,000 for Callanish.

This donation will also be made in memory of Liz Evans, a long-time Bowen resident who worked with Callanish for the past 10 years. This is a poignant tribute, as Liz passed away on May 17, having dealt with cancer herself over many years.

Many others with Bowen Island connections also have links to Callanish, including Nicola Murray, who has volunteered as a cook for many Callanish events and retreats, and Renate Williams, who recently participated in her first Callanish retreat. Renate describes her experience as “a memorable

time of caring support for the group, in living with cancer.”

Cumulatively, the hundreds of hikers who have participated in the Mt. Gardner hike in past years have raised more than $30,000.

Past funds have been donated to: support of research on Alzheimer’s at the University of British Columbia; promote youth leadership on Bowen in collaboration with Me to We; provide community support through the Bowen Island Community Foundation; and enable outreach to street youth through Covenant House.

The event’s organizers suggest that people participate in the hike with a donation of $40 or $100 for a team of four.

There will also be a party held at the Bowen Island Pub on the evening of the hike, featuring live music by Black Molly.

BIG! organizers hope that a great crowd will come out for the fun at both events.

We encourage you to visit bowenislandgives.com for more information and to register.

Natasha LaRoche Committee member Bowen Island Gives (BIG!)

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Thea Jeane Stewart Anderson April 23, 2006 – May 22, 2016

Gift of God

Our girl entered this life at Lions Gate Hospital on a Sunday morning after a 5am bumpy crossing from Bowen Island. She joined two brothers, and in that first week peace and kindness entered our home. Bowen was a magical place for three young children to explore small town beaches. Her father David pastored the church community at Cates Hill Chapel, and her mother Shauna practiced law.

Even at a young age Thea’s joy and sweetness made an impression.

At age three she moved to South Surrey where David was raised. Her parents direct A Rocha Canada’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre, a Christian conservation charity working in environmental education, conservation science, and sustainable agriculture.

Growing years involved much exploration of the river, forests, gardens and grounds at home.

Her wonder of the world was infectious. She loved music and played piano and ukulele.

Thea adored her older brothers, referring to them as ‘my boys’. A good winter day involved skiing, time in front of the fireplace, watching Ultimate Spiderman and working on lego.

Thea was self aware and self possessed. She was not a pleaser or performer for others.

Though she loved well, she did not want or need many friends, birthdays involved only a few invites because she wanted to focus upon those she did have. Her impish smile was frequent, and she enjoyed caring for people and things she loved. A girl of contrasts: tender and fierce, sweet and strong, funny and poignant. She was a truth teller, often making comments more insightful and reflective than her years justified.

On Dec 1, 2014 Thea was diagnosed with an aggressive leukemia (AML).

She spent eight months at Children’s Hospital in Vancouver through five rounds of chemotherapy and a bone marrow transplant.The care she received from a kind and committed medical team was amazing, and our family is grateful to live in a country where good medicine for everyone is valued.

We are also thankful for God’s love expressed in a myriad of ways, not least through the community around us. People near and far held us in prayer and support, but the following deserve special mention: Thea’s brothers, best friend and mother, godmother, cousins, grandparents, uncles and aunts, extended family and the saints at The Church at SouthPoint, A Rocha Canada and Cates Hill Chapel.

You made the life and light of God manifest in dark times, and joy flourish in unlikely places.

Seven weeks ago we discovered that leukemia back in her marrow. We were crushed.

The Make a Wish Foundation sent our family on a week long dream trip to Maui.Thea turned 10 (double digits!) on our last full day. It was an incredible trip we will never forget.

Upon our return we did not give up, we were not resigned. We lived well, pursued health and healing, loved family and friends, and kept adventuring.Throughout we felt sustained and held up by faith in God, the love of Jesus and the uplifting of the Holy Spirit.

Two weeks ago our living room overlooking the Little Campbell River became her place of care. With characteristic laughter, joy, strength and sweetness,Thea faced increasing weakness, fevers, and skin lesions. On May 22nd, our 17th wedding anniversary, we had a baptism service in the river and blessed her. It was a sacred time. She passed from this life into the next a few hours later in her parents’ arms, at home, surrounded by loved ones.

Thea is survived by her parents David & Shauna Anderson, her brothers Aidan (15) and Noah (13); paternal grandparents Dr. Glenn and Lorna Anderson; maternal grandmother Dr. Miriam Stewart; uncle Darren, aunt Liz & cousin Eliette Anderson; aunt Dr. Evelyn Stewart, uncle Michael deMarni, cousins Chiara, Emanuelle, Lorenzo, Gabrielle, and Luca; godmother Rhonda Poulsen; and a beautiful community of friends.

A hot topic at the fire hall open house this weekend Emergency Social Services (ESS) is a community-based provincial emergency response program with a range of support for short-term needs of evacuees and response workers in a disaster or emergency situation.

Generally, these shortterm services are available for around 72 hours, or possibly longer on Bowen to preserve the emotional and physical well-being of evacuees and response workers affected by an emergency or disaster.

The ESS Plan establishes the overall strategy the municipality will use to provide these temporary services to those affected by an emergency.

What is the role of ESS in a disaster?

The ESS Program plays an important role in emergency management in B.C. by: ! Helping people to remain independent and self-sufficient ! Helping people to meet their basic survival needs during a disaster ! Reuniting family members separated by a disaster

! Providing people with accurate and up-to-date information about the situation at hand ! Helping people re-establish themselves as quickly as possible after a disaster ! Helping a community work through the recovery process Bowen Island’s ESS is working together with local residents, agencies and businesses to increase Bowen’s level of emergency preparedness, as well as provide essential needs of people affected by a disaster.

Volunteers are the heart of the emergency program’s success.

By volunteering, you have the opportunity to give back to the community during an emergency by assisting victims of fires, power outages and other major emergencies.

What services are provided

by ESS? ! ESS provides temporary relief to individuals and families so they can begin to plan their next steps after an emergency. ! ESS provides temporary

primary services such as; food, shelter, clothing and family reunification. ! ESS may also provide specialized services such as personal services, volunteer services, public information, first aid, child minding, pet care and transportation services.

When is ESS provided?

Although ESS is designed to provide services to individuals affected by large disasters or emergencies, ESS is also provided during smaller scale emergencies, such as home or apartment fires.

Who provides ESS? Volunteers are the backbone of ESS. On Bowen there are trained and dedicated volunteers who donate their time and energy as part of ESS team.

Stop by on Saturday, June 4 at Bowen Island Fire Department’s Annual Open House from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the Satellite Fire hall at 1421 Adams Rd., and meet your local emergency response personnel. Learn the risks, make a plan and get prepared.

AGM and 50th anniversary planning for Museum and Archives ABBY PELAEZ CONTRIBUTOR

Join us at the Bowen Island Museum and Archives Annual General Meeting as we prepare to celebrate our 50th anniversary in 2017.

This year we’re honoured to have guest speaker Michael Kluckner, artist and author of books about Canadian cities’ history, heritage, planning issues and art including Vancouver, The Way It Was, Vanishing Vancouver, British Columbia in Watercolour and Toshiko. He has won the Duthie Prize, the Vancouver Book Prize, the Toronto Book Prize (short list), and the Heritage Canada Medal of Achievement. As a founding member of the Heritage Vancouver Society and current president of the Vancouver Historical Society, he is a well-known advocate

of preserving Vancouver and B.C. history.

The AGM is also an opportunity to learn about our Revitalization Project. This project aims to improve our gathering and community spaces to create emotional connections between people and Bowen Island history.

Rob Forbes, the president of the Museum and Archives, will be sharing the detailed plans and review upcoming fundraising events.

Maureen Nicholson will also be talking about the newly formed Heritage Commission. The Revitalization Project is due for completion this summer.

The annual general meeting is set for June 19, 2:30-4:30 p.m. at The Gallery @ Artisan Square.

Abby Pelaez is a summer student at the Bowen Island Museum and Archives.

Places of Worship Welcome You BOWEN ISLAND UNITED CHURCH Rev. Shelagh MacKinnon

Service and Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.

Collins Hall Bookings: Helen Wallwork Minister of Music: Lynn Williams

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BOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH www.bowencommunitychurch.org Pastor Clinton Neal 1070 1070 Miller Miller Road 604-947-0384 604-947-0441 Service 10:30Service a.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m.

10:30 School a.m.

A service for Thea will be held at Peace Portal Alliance Church on June 4th at 1 pm.

Thea loved the colour blue.Those who wish may wear blue in her memory, a bright and vibrant blue to bear witness to her impish spirit and love of life.

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The church is located at 152nd street and King George Boulevard in South Surrey, BC. A full reception will not follow the service, but there will be good coffee and time for fellowship.

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Thea found joy in exploring nature and loved her home, Brooksdale. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to A Rocha Canada (arocha.ca) - The Thea Fund for Brooksdale, so kids can explore creation and know the love of their Creator.

Thea was a gift of God, those who love her miss her desperately and long for the day when we will be united in Christ.

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Councillor answers the question: what is happening with housing?

MAUREEN NICHOLSON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

What is council doing about housing on the island? More than you may know.

Mayor Murray Skeels has been speaking about the question in recent articles in the Undercurrent: “Municipal council doesn’t have access to anything like the kind of money required to provide subsidized housing. What we can do is enact policies to facilitate more appropriate construction.”

So, if our best tools are in land-use policy and planning, what are we doing? And what are we not doing? Here’s a list of nine initiatives that are underway.

1. Snug Cove House: On May 24, municipal council gave third reading to the Official Community Plan and Land Use Bylaw Amendments to give Snug Cove House the flexibility to proceed to sale of small lots on Miller Road to help finance a supportive housing facility for seniors.

This is a very big deal for a lot of hard working volunteers and very important for seniors who want to remain on island.

This initiative will most likely translate into 15 units on the small lots and up to 20 units of supporting housing.

2. Detached secondary suites like infill building, laneway housing, coach houses: On May 24, a committee of the whole meeting reviewed draft OCP and LUB amendments to allow for building a detached dwelling for rental purposes on lots that meet criteria such as lot size, coverage, and so on. In his report, the planner indicates weekly inquiries over the past 10 months from individual owners interested in this option.

Said Skeels in his letter,“The quickest way to address the issue (of lack of rental housing) is to allow the use of accessory buildings as rentals. We’ve moved a bylaw to enable this use to the top of our planning priorities.”

Going forward, if the lot size minimum were to be set at one acre (0.4 hecatres),up to 760 properties on the island would meet that criterion.

Other criteria (septic and water capacity, for example) will come into play to restrict this number, but the option still has the potential to have a significant impact. The next step is first reading of the bylaws. As always, the public will have an opportunity to provide feedback.

3. Area 1, Lot 2: As the mayor mentioned in an Undercurrent article on May 13, a small portion (just over an acre) of

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our community lands is expected to go up for sale shortly.

Its zoning allows for strata residential and commercial in Snug Cove. Going forward, this could mean up to 16 strata apartments on Government Road.

4. Mayor’s Standing Committee on the Community Lands: The draft terms of reference for this committee were amended and approved. The standing committee will have further news on housing and other proposed uses for community lands later in the summer.

5. Rivendell Project (Wolfgang Duntz’s project on Cates Hill): On Monday, May 30, a public hearing was held to hear community input on this project, which could result in four twounit strata-titled homes.

6. Bowen Pub: Building is underway. This project includes 15 per cent affordable housing as required by the municipality’s Affordable Housing Policy.

7. Copper Spirit Distillery: The proponent is now considering revising his application to include housing.

8. Grafton Lake Project (John Reid’s project): This is a proposed approximately 100-unit project, which is expected to come to council in June or July as a rezoning application. The Affordable Housing Policy will apply.

9. Arbutus Ridge (Allard Ockeleon, Storm Mountain): Rezoning has been complete for about two years. The subdivision request from the developer is pending. This project includes a housing facility for special-needs adults.

As well, an extensive and quite interesting proposal has arisen in the community. Unfortunately, there are aspects of it that council does not support. At the moment, we are working hard to find solutions that can be put in place quickly.

There are other initiatives in the works, but this list is what is public at this time. For municipal updates you can subscribe to municipal updates at bimbc.ca.

Maureen Nicholson is a Bowen Island councillor.

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Annex/Gallery Project hits fundraising milestone Members of the Annex/Gallery Project steering group and fundraising cabinet celebrate a fundraising milestone announcement. CLAUDIA SCHAEFER photo

Masterworks Presentations 2016

What is Masterworks?

Join us June 13-16 Can a 14-year-old be expected to conduct a public presentation similar to a TED talk? IPS students have been doing so for over 15 years through a program called Masterworks.

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Self-selected, self-directed, and self-presented, the Masterworks independent study project is compulsory for every Grade 9 student and marks a significant academic achievement at IPS. Successful completion of the project results in students gaining 4-credits toward their high school graduating program.

The Annex/Gallery Project Steering Committee is pleased to announce that they have received commitments of $600,000 in funds, representing 65 per cent of the construction costs for a new building in Snug Cove.

A recent press release from the group noted that the steering committee gathered with members of BIC and the project’s fundraising cabinet on Sunday to heat up the project by painting in an additional $200,000 on the fundraising thermometer.

Also on Sunday, Kevin Manning, branch manager of First Credit Union on Bowen, announced that the local financial organization is getting behind the Annex/Gallery Project with a grant of $5,000.

Manning challenged other Bowen businesses to chip in to reach a target of $10,000.

Businesses donating to the FCU mini-campaign will be publicly recognized in a special business champion section of the Annex/Gallery donor recognition area.

This announcement and challenge came just after a successful community fundraising event called Bollywood on Bowen, a sold-out affair held Saturday evening at the Bowen legion. As well as stepping up to dance some new Bhangra moves, event guests stepped up with personal donations totaling more than $3,000, on

top of their ticket price.

The Annex/Gallery Project is a collaboration between Bowen Island Public Library (BIPL) and Bowen Island Arts Council (BIAC) to construct a new building on municipal property. The new building will provide multi-purpose space for the services and programs of both organizations, and will create a gathering space in the heart of Snug Cove for the community.

“In just six months we have received more than $300,000 in donations and pledges, bringing our fundraising to a total of $600,000,” said Carol Cram, BIAC president, was quoted in the release. “We’ve achieved this primarily thanks to the efforts of our fundraising cabinet. They have been incredibly supportive and a very hard working team.”

This milestone in the fundraising campaign demonstrates community support at all levels. From local grants to private fundraising events and individual donations, the people of Bowen have shown that they trust in the “can-do” attitude and that by working collaboratively we build a more vibrant and engaged community, stated the release.

Final designs for the Annex/ Gallery are in development.

Look for design details in the coming month on the group’s website at annexgalleryproject. com.

2016 MASTERWORKS PRESENTATIONS

Grade 9 students at IPS will be publicly presenting their projects at Cates Hill Chapel on Bowen Island. The public is welcome to attend. Please join us. date

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Mon, June 13

9:00am

The History of 2D animation

Bret Graham

Ted Spear

Rick Stringfellow, Brian Creswick

10:00am

Attachment – In theory and practice in a Ghanaian orphanage

Allegra Nesbitt-Jerman

Jen Henrichsen

Andrea Bastin, Kelly Matzen

11:00am

Genocide: Definition, Structure, Story and Effect

Julia van Walraven

Victoria Van Schowen

Michael Nichol, Rudy Kovanic

9:00am

How Geography Affects Music

Karina Jorgensen-Fullam

Victoria Van Schowen

Bronwyn Churcher, Buff Allen

10:00am

Growing North - Food security in the Arctic

Liliana Belluk-Orlikow

Ted Spear

David Willis, Denise Lockett

11:00am

Building a Ukulele

Devin MacGregor

Adrian van Lidth de Jeude

Meredith Coloma, Michael Dunn

1:00pm

A Sweet Topic

Hana Wilke

Chelsea Luchenski

Sarah Haxby, Jan Chilvers

2:00pm

The Impact of Sugar - Past and present

Sadie Tokarchuk

Diana Ray

Jack Little, Jen Zdril

9:00am

Rebuilding a Scooter

Matthew Fayle

Adrian van Lidth de Jeude

Geoff Degner

10:00am

Architecture - A study of environmentally friendly residential structures

Scott Peregoodoff

Pam Matthews

Don Nicolson, James Tuer

11:00am

ADHD From My Point of View

Fergus Clarke

Amanda Szabo

Sharon Selby, Jeff Ballou

1:00pm

Building a Business

Jack Wilson

Jen Henrichsen

David Verlee, Elena Verlee

9:00am

The Art of Special Effects

Ben Foster

Christian MacInnis

Daniel Roizman, John White

10:00am

How are Music and Emotion Connected?

Lucia Bicknell

Chelsea Luchenski

Amy Usher, Hamish Thomson

11:00am

Fusion: Energy of the Future

Mattheus Bicknell

Pam Matthews

Reed Bement, Michael Delage

1:00pm

The Sound of Music; An in Depth Look into the Physics of Sound

Ryan Coyle

Christian MacInnis

Rob Bailey

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Belterra Cohousing FOR SALE BY OWNER $495,000

Located on the east side of Bowen Island above Snug Cove is a sunny, 2-bedroom, 1 ½ bath, 2-storey home for sale. This is the first sale by an orignal owner since the five townhouse-style buildings were completed in 2014-15. Belterra cohousing is a community of 30 energy-efficient, Built-Green-Gold homes overlooking the coastal mountains and Howe Sound.

Bowen Island Tourism chairman Murray Atherton poses with Mayor Murray Skeels in front of the information kiosk with summer staff Bronc Stark and John Dowler, program developer for a new parks trail scanning system. LOUISE LOIK photo

Grant to benefit tourism

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Belterra is a strata community where resident-members share decisionmaking, volunteer projects, vegetable gardens, and a wood shop, while maintaining privacy and home ownership.

The home for sale has in-floor heagng, double-wall construcgon, propane range, custom features and private balcony off upstairs bedroom. Common ameniges includeo a 3r00 sj. �. Common House, with 2 guest rooms, children’s playroom, an industrial-sized gourmet kitchen and more.

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Open House and Orienta�on Saturday, June 11, 2016 -10 am See website for Sales Brochure

On Monday morning, Bowen Island Tourism presented a $2,000 cheque to Mayor Murray Skeels to help improve the tourism experience on Bowen.

The funds, granted though a program facilitated by MLA Jordan Sturdy, will help fund the quick scan signpost installations on the island. The first sign was installed on Monday at Pebbly Beach to help park users learn about the history and ecology of that location. By using a free application and scanning the code with a cellphone or iPad, park users will be able to access trail maps as well as information on the area.

Useful to locals, each time the code is scanned, information from the users, regarding time of use, number of times the code was used and which sites were used will be tracked. This allows for anonymous information regarding park usage to become available for park planning purposes.

John Dowler, on behalf of the Parks, Trails and Greenways advisory group proposed and designed the pilot project in Quarry Park and Pebbly Beach in Mannion Bay. Funds from the grant helped the tourism office purchase a computer as well as an iPad that staff will use at the information kiosk.

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Sisters awarded for work in film and TV LOUISE LOIK EDITOR

The annual Women in Film and Television Vancouver Spotlight Awards shone the light on twin sisters Sam and Kailey Spear with an Image Award for outstanding short work that shows production excellence or a unique, visionary approach.

“We feel very honoured to get this award,” says Sam. The Spears, who won the award last week, grew up on Bowen Island and attribute their love of storytelling to all their years at Tir-na-nOg Theatre School.

“Tir-na-nOg had a huge impact on both Kailey and I,” acknowledges Sam. The young filmmakers and acting duo are building on one success after another. The women previously won an international Twilight Saga Prequels writing competition.

The project, The Storytellers: New Voices of Twilight Saga, invited women writers and directors to submit scripts and director pitches for original short films.

After nearly 1,300 submissions from across Canada and the U.S., the Spear sisters were one of the six finalists in the screenplay portion. Their screenplay, The Mary Alice

Brandon File, focuses on Alice Cullen’s human life before she was a vampire. The short film won the Spear sisters the New Voices award.

The twins also successfully competed with pitches to direct their film. The results of their efforts won the short film six Leo Award nominations, including one for Sam and Kailey for Best Directing.

Recently, Sam Spear was in an ABC miniseries called When We Rise, along with islanders David Cameron and Robin De Zwart. The ABC series is about the gay rights movement. Sam says she can’t talk about the series until after it airs on TV in the near future.

“It was wonderful to be a part of a story that needs to be told, and I feel it had the right people telling the story.”

Sam says she loved the character she portrayed in a principle role. “I love acting, and I love being in a role I can get behind.”

She says she also enjoyed watching the other actors “and learned a lot by being on the set and watching two different directors at work.”

Aside from the frenzy of awards, Kailey and Sam are also writing a feature screenplay.

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