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Rough cut
Kat Benards’ take on another season, and fabulous finish, of Men’s Fastpitch
The Olympian
Athlete with Bowen roots participates in her fifth Olympics
Saying goodbye
Bowen Islanders on their way out
Islanders research housing crisis, and solutions MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Kids at the Bowen Island Children’s Center (BCC) have been nurturing strawberry plants all summer. This weekend, they’ll be up for sale, by donation, at the Ruddy Potato. Proceeds will go towards the construction of a new playground. From left: Noah, Darwyn, Max and Jack. Meribeth Deen, photo
Islanders point to road safety as barrier to walking MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
With a laugh and the assurance that she was not hurt, Alice Jennings says it was years ago that she nearly fell off a cliff walking home from work along Dorman Road, but the road itself has changed little. “At our meeting this weekend, people said that pedestrians need to walk against the flow of traffic, but on Dorman road, that means your walking on the edge of a very steep hill,” she says, referring to last weekend’s Integrated Transportation Master Plan (ITMP)neighbourhood meet-up in Queen
Charlotte Heights . “If you’re walking against the flow of traffic and you step aside to let a car pass, you’ll fall off a cliff. A barrier of some kind would be very helpful, I think.” Cindy Nicholson, who lives at the upper-end of Taylor Way, also has concerns about cliffs and safety. “When I’m walking to the Cove, I walk with the flow of traffic not against, otherwise I am walking along the bottom of a cliff,” she says. “As a pedestrian, there is one particular blindspot where I worry that cars will move out of the way when they do see me, then be at risk of running in to oncoming traffic. I don’t feel good about this even when I am driving.”
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How critical is the housing crisis on Bowen Island, and what are the factors contributing to it? Well, as council plugs away on initiatives such as Snug Cove House and the Grafton Lake development, attends webinars and follows procedure, islanders Michael Chapman and Susan Detwiler have set to work researching the situation on their own, and are determined to find solutions. Detwiler moved to Bowen three years ago after selling a small house in Guelph, Ontario. “I had some money from that and wanted to be near my adult-children, who live in Whistler,” says Detweiller, who is a retired professor of Fine Art from the University of Guelph. “When prices started rising this summer, rumours started flying. I wanted to find out what the actual numbers are. Also, I really like this community and would like to stay. I would love to buy a place, but there’s no way I could afford to at current market prices.” She started a Facebook page dedicated to affordable housing on Bowen and put the call out for people to report their situations to her. “I wanted to know everything: how much people are paying, what kind of places they’re living in, how many people are in the house, whether they are single people, couples, families, seniors,” says Detweiller. “Right now, I have preliminary numbers. I have someone who is going to help me crunch all these numbers and sort through them so they are more meaningful at the end of the week, but for now I can tell you that this crisis is affecting people of all ages, who are single, in couples and families. I’ve had 51 responses representing 102 people, give or take a dozen.” Detwiler says the results of generating this list have been disturbing. “I’ve heard about people living month to month who don’t even have the money to move but are being forced to anyway, about two income families that can barely make-it, and people buying houses and renting them out at a higher rate – something that is illegal, but happens anyway. This is about so much more than having to move from your current house. It’s about being dislocated from friends, family, jobs, doctors and people’s entire history.”
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Shut down illegal vacation rentals to solve housing crisis, says Chapman
Susan Detwiler and Michael Chapman.
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Michael Chapman, a former candidate for Bowen council says he is a “political animal,” and is driven to be involved in this situation because it is critical to the community. “I don’t have kids so I have the time and energy for this,” says Chapman. “Also, this is affecting so many people who don’t feel secure enough to speak out. I do.” Chapman says he started looking into the bed and breakfasts on island in part due to annoyance over a house in his neighbourhood that is rented most weekends and seems to be used as a party house. “The owner is renting it out for $400 a weekend, and it would make a very nice, small family home,” says Chapman. By reviewing the Airbnb site for Bowen Island as well as Vacation Rental By Owner (VRBO) Chapman says he has found 50 homes that are being rented out as bed and breakfasts or vacation rental properties. “This represents 256 beds,” says Chapman. “We have very strict rules about bed and breakfast here on Bowen, and this breaks them. Now if we could just enforce our bylaws we wouldn’t have to worry so much about the fact that we don’t have money to build affordable housing.”
Chapman points specifically to the Land Use Bylaw (LUB) which says kitchen and cooking facilities “are not permitted” in bed and breakfasts; and it limits vacation rentals (which can have these facilities) in the “Village Commercial Zones.” Chapman is further outraged that the municipality is promoting some of these bylaw-contravening operations through the Tourism Bowen Island website. The municipality’s Senior Bylaw Services Officer, Bonny Brokenshire, says that the enforcement of this bylaw would be a lengthy and expensive procedure for the municipality to undertake. “The Land Use Bylaw does give us the ability to fine people,” says Brokenshire. “To be enforced, we would have to issue a warning with the operator of the illegal service, and if they still didn’t comply, it would be a legal issue dealt with by a court injunction.” Brokenshire compares this bylaw to the Land Use Bylaw 418, which says people can not live on their boats, but until recently had no enforcement mechanisms. “A strategy would need to be developed to create an enforcement tool for this bylaw,” says Brokenshire. “And that direction would need to come from council.”
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Safety a key issue for on-island transport from PAGE 1
Municipal planner Emma Chow says the concerns mentioned by Jennings and Nicholson fit in with one of the over-arching themes that has come up over the course of a year surveying islanders about their transportation needs and experiences. “Even if people are close enough to the Cove to walk,” says Chow, “they often feel it is to dangerous to do so.” The ITMP is currently in the third of five stages, and neighbourhood meet-ups are being held in order to engage stakeholders and identify key issues and solutions. On the issue of pedestrian and cyclist safety, Chow points to the creation of paths as a possible solution. “Paths need to be distinguished from trails,” says Chow. “We have lots of trails on Bowen, but paths exist to help you get from A to B safely. Ideally, it would be great to have paved paths that are big enough for both cyclists and pedestrians.”
Councilor Melanie Mason says that sometimes even simpler solutions could go a long way to help people get around by foot or bicycle. “In the areas closer to the Cove especially, doing things like widening the shoulder could make a big difference,” says Mason. “But getting this master plan done will be key to getting funding for any of the solutions out there. When it comes to facilitating active transportation, both the federal and provincial governments have money, but we’ve got to be able to show what our needs are.” The Master Plan, she emphasizes, is a long –term one, and will outline what needs to be done over the course of the next 30 to 40 years to improve transportation infrastructure on Bowen Island. The next IMTP neighbourhood meet-up will take place at the Bowen Island Golf Course on August 13, starting at 10 am.
Last weekend’s ITMP neighbourhood meet-up in Queen Charlotte Heights. Melanie Mason, photo
Islanders protest outside DFO meeting
Feds pledge action on salmon stocks BRENT RICHTER NORTH SHORE NEWS
Fisheries and Oceans Canada has dusted off the Cohen Commission Report into the collapse of sockeye salmon stocks on the Fraser River and is pledging to act on its languishing recommendations. Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc made the announcement from the DFO Centre for Aquaculture and Environmental Research on Marine Drive in West Vancouver Tuesday morning. Since the report was published in 2012, the DFO has acted on about 32 of the 75 recommendations, according to LeBlanc, but slow implementation of the remaining ones was “unacceptable.” LeBlanc stopped short, however, of saying which recommendations would be acted on first, emphasizing the pressing need right now is to staff up with scientists who can research and advise the government going forward. The 2016 federal budget contained $197 million in new base funding for ocean and freshwater science to “monitor and improve the health of fish stocks, better understand ecosystem stresses and to support sustainable aquaculture,” LeBlanc said. So far, 17 new scientists have been hired in B.C. with plans for another 12, all of whom
will focus on wild Pacific salmon. “These new staff will allow us to increase the monitoring of salmon populations, better predict where salmon mortality occurs and increase our investment in fish health,” LeBlanc said. “Much of this work will directly support a number of recommendations made by Justice Cohen in his report.” While the focus of Tuesday’s announcement was continuing the work on the Cohen Commission’s recommendation, the renewed prioritization would benefit all Pacific wild salmon, LeBlanc said. As part of the announcement, LeBlanc said his department would begin walking back some of the cuts made to the Fisheries Act by the previous Conservative government, after consultations this fall with stewardship groups, scientists and First Nations’ governments. “We didn’t think we should simply cut and paste what was in the previous legislation. We think perhaps we could do better and we want to hear from experts,” he said. DFO will be posting live updates detailing the status of each of the 75 recommendations “so everyone can see clearly and transparently what has been accomplished so far, but also equally importantly, what additional work remains to be done,” he said.
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From left: Betty Morton[Bowen is] Laurie Parkinson[Bowyer is] and Anton van Walraven[Bowen Is] Mike Wakefield, photo
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Bowen Islanders Betty Morton and Anton Van Walraven jumped at the opportunity to stand outside the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in West Vancouver while federal ministers and members of parliament an action plan on sockeye salmon Tuesday. “We wanted to get a letter about Woodfibre and the proposed cooling system into the hands of Fisheries Minister Dominique Leblanc,” says Van Walraven. “That didn’t happen, but still we drew attention to the issue.” Betty Morton says the protestors were greeted by West Vancouver MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones. “She said she appreciated the welcome party,” says Morton. “Lots of people driving by waved and honked, because we are all on the same page, we want to protect the Sound.” Morton says that she’s happy to hear the government is putting money in this year’s
budget to hire 29 new scientists on the west coast, but it’s not enough. “Hopefully with new, young scientists working, we will have better data to make decisions here in Howe Sound and elsewhere, so that will have an impact,” she says. “But the public has to keep showing up to let the politicians know what matters to us. The system is not designed for public input – we only found out about this meeting the night before. Also, this UNESCO thing came out of left field. I will certainly be drafting a good letter to Catherine McKenna about designating Howe Sound as a World Heritage site, I hope other people will too.” On Monday, Environment Minister Catherine McKenna asked Canadians to suggest places of cultural, historic and natural significance for world heritage status by the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO). Go to the Parks Canada website to fill out an applications for your nomination: http://www.pc.gc.ca/eng/progs/spm-whs/
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The Bowen Fabric
I was sorry to learn this week that Adam Taylor is making his exit from the island, even if it’s only temporary, and even if he will undoubtedly be back regularly to visit his family and many friends on island. As such a community minded person, with a long history and deep knowledge of this place, he’s been a real asset to this newbie Bowen Islander and editor. If you don’t know him, he’s worked hard for years on Bowfest as well as my personal favourite Bowen-event: the Nature Dive. If you have yet to read his departure story, you might not know that his personal history on this island stretches back four generations. I keep thinking about something he said in our conversation, that he repeated in a few different ways, and it’s this: the fabric of this community is coming apart. For Adam, a drastic decline in volunteerism is a marker of this. I think “fabric” is the perfect metaphor for community: each life is a thread, and with every interaction, every babysitting gig, baseball game, every meal train… these threads are tied together, over and over. Having never experienced
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the Bowen of Adam’s memory – the Bowen of 1978, for example, when more than 200 people participated in making Bowfest happen – I carry no personal sense of loss, but I do have theories about why community participation isn’t what it used to be. First off, there seem to be so many volunteer obligations these days. From pre-school up, the expectation for parents to participate in fundraising and attend meetings is ever-present.
Even in families where one parent is at home full-time, these efforts can be exhausting. Perhaps if more of us had extended families on-island, we would be signing up for more committees. Still, even the families I know with grandparents around seem to be stretched thin- both for time and money. What has changed since 1978? The cost of ferries, and the cost of food, and of course the cost of housing –which at this point is both out of reach and
beyond compare. Through my interactions with people on the ferry, parents on the playground, and through interviews on housing done for this paper, it is absolutely clear to me: the economics of this little paradise bubble we are living just don’t make sense. And with every family, every couple and every individual that moves off-island because they can’t afford to be here, the social fabric doesn’t just fray, it rips.
Our municipal council recently delivered a pamphlet on their efforts in local mailboxes. The final heading of points to “steady progress.” I can’t knock that, but it seems what we need these days is damage control. We need to sew up our community fabric before it comes apart completely. If you’ve got ideas on what needs to happen, send them this way: editor@bowenislandundercurrent.com
Woodfibre clarifies environmental approval processes Dear Editor, The letter, “Islanders bring MP up to date with safety information,” Aug. 4, 2016, contains false information that needs to be addressed. The Woodfibre LNG Project has been awarded three environmental approvals – federal (including the Liberal government’s five principles of the new interim environmental assessment process), provincial and the Squamish Nation environmental process. These processes involved a significant amount of data collection and analysis by qualified experts on behalf of Woodfibre LNG Limited; the data and findings were reviewed and analyzed by independent experts on behalf of the public as part of these science-based reviews; and, the data and findings were made
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cooling technology as part of the Squamish Nation Process, as the Squamish Nation has a final say on which cooling technology we’ll use. Suggesting there is a lack of regulation and safety standards for shipping is also false. Woodfibre LNG Limited will comply with (but not limited to): Canadian Shipping Act, Marine Liability Act, Marine Transportation Security Act, Coasting Trade Act, Pilotage Act, Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, and the International Code of the
Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code). In terms of best management practices, Woodfibre LNG Limited is a member of the Society of International Gas Tanker and Terminal Operators (SIGTTO), and has incorporated SIGTTO’s LNG Ports and Risk Reduction Options in its terminal and shipping design. In addition, we are participating in Transport Canada’s voluntary TERMPOL Review Process. The recommendations of the
TERMPOL Review Committee are made public, and Woodfibre LNG is committed to incorporating the review panel’s recommendations into the Woodfibre LNG Project. Have a question for Woodfibre LNG? Please don’t hesitate to contact us at 1-888-801-7929 or askwoodfibrelng.ca. Warm regards, Jennifer Siddon Senior manager, corporate communications, Woodfibre LNG Limited
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What a Year for Tourism Bowen Island! MURRAY ATHERTON SUBMISSION
Now having completed Tourism Bowen’s first full year as a registered non-profit society, we are doing some navel-gazing and planning for next year! Tourism Bowen is a 100% volunteer run organization. There is a handful of people who have worked diligently on behalf of all of the B&B’s, Vacation Rentals, Pubs, Restaurants and shops on the island who deserve to be recognized. Our Vice President Maureen Sawasy (The Undercurrent), Treasurer Alison Morse (representing the Bowen Golf Course), Basia Lieske (Bowen Island Events), Jacqueline Massey (BIAC), Glenn Cormier (Bowen Pub .. who hosts coffee and meeting space for us monthly) and ex-secretary Jody Lorenz (Bowen Tours) who recently became our Visitor Centre Supervisor who continues to do our minutes. Also attending all of our meetings is the amazing Denise Lawson of Windshift Design who has done remarkable things with our website. On Tuesday August 16 we will be holding our First Annual Meeting at the Visitor Centre, 432 Cardena, from 4:30 to 7pm. It’s going to be a drop-in affair with a little business thrown in
for legality purposes between 5 and 6pm…. at 6pm we will be joined by Chris Staples of Rethink and Gordon Ganong, Chair of the Economic Development Committee. We will be given a little bit of a preview of how Tourism Bowen Island can incorporate the new “Bowen Brand” and how business’ can incorporate the Brand with the four mascot’s messages. You will also hear the affect the Brand has had in Social Media and to our business’ even though the TRUE unveiling of the Brand will not be done until BOWFEST. We need you, not just to attend but to become involved. When we were the Chamber, we had over 120 members. Right now Tourism Bowen has only about 25. The Board is volunteer. We have one part time staff member, 3 part time students for the summer and a couple of awesome islanders who volunteer as Bowen Ambassadors once or twice a month. We need board members from all aspects of the business community…. Restaurants, shops, accommodation, etc etc. We have the financial support of the Municipality, DestinationBC and even were the recipient of a grant from our MLA Jordan Sturdy! Now we need the support from the island. We look forward to seeing you on Tuesday!
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Carolynne MacNeill Gift of Reading awards Carolynne MacNeill
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Since 2003, 56 students from Bowen Community School have received a gift of books from the memorial fund created in Carolynne’s memory. Carolynne grew up and went to school on Bowen, left for a while, then returned and for many years worked at the Snug Cove General Store. She was a kind considerate quiet lady who loved to read books and discuss them. After her too early passing in 2002. her family and friends created the Gift of Reading award in her memory. Each year 4 students are chosen by school staff and are given a gift certificate to choose books from Phoenix. Many thanks to the family and friends for creating this loving tribute to Carolynne, and thanks to Bonnie Wright at Phoenix for providing such a wonderful selection of books to choose from. If you would like to contribute a donation to this fund ,tax receipts are issued by School District #45 for amounts over $25. More information available in the BICS office.
Goodbye to Bowen Island MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Congratulations to Jasmine Gish and Nathan Beatty, recipients of $1,200 scholarships from First Credit Union. Starting in September, Gish will begin the University of Toronto’s Specialist BA in History, Theory and Literature of Drama and Films with a two-year conservatory college diploma in Professional Actor-Training from Sheridan College. Beatty will be starting a BA in International Economics at UBC.
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Last summer, interim Undercurrent editor Martha Perkins started a series called “How I got here,” delving into the fascinating tales of how Bowen Islanders became… Bowen Islanders. It was a series I hoped to revive upon my return to work, and I still might do so. However, the story these days seems to be one of departure. I feel these stories need to be told as a way to acknowledge the neighbours we are saying goodbye to, and also, incidentally, as a way to put a face to our current housing crisis. Time for a change K AT, C A M A N D S A M H AY D U K
After 12 years in, and just prior to his family’s departure, Cam Hayduk said he had “all the feels happening.” So yes, sad to be leaving, nervous perhaps, and also excited to be off on a new adventure. Kat and Cam came to Bowen when their son Sam, was one year old. “It was a typical Bowen Island story where you come for the affordable living and you stay for the community,” says Kat. “When we first came to Bowen, we bought our house and the day we took possession of it we were sitting on the deck and we heard the pitter patter of little feet, a sliding door opened on the house next door and a kid popped out, and peed off the deck. And we were like, yep, we’re not in West Van anymore, this is good.” Cam said he’d always wanted to move to a place like this, while Kat was a little more reluctant. “I was reluctant because of some of the same reasons why it’s time to go: diversity, both socio-economic and ethnic diversity. I’m done with a monoculture,” says Kat.
Kat and Cam Hayduk standing outside of the Common House at Belterra. Meribeth Deen, photo
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Fastpitch season wraps up with another win by the Diggers thanks also to George Bernard, Jan Leroy, Spencer and Casey Grundy, and Tom Woodward for their work and dedication on the League board, and to the excellent crew of scorekeepers who are at every single game to keep the stats coming: Casey As far as diamonds go, this one is pretty rough-cut. But it’s and Spencer Grundy, Molly Montgomery, George Zawadski, still the most beautiful gem I’ve ever seen. George Bernard, and Katy Michener. Thanks to all the playIf you passed through the Cove this weekend, it would have ers who came out to umpire, and to the fans who came out to been hard to miss. The Alex Ross Memorial ball diamond cheer during the regular season. And of course, no tournashines its very brightest over the annual three-day tournament would be complete without ballpark hotdogs and beers, ment, with a pop-up beer garden and bleachers jam-packed so huge thanks to the whole Shakers concession crew, espewith fans of all ages. This place is a testament to the power cially Paul MacGillivray and Milly Evans, for keeping us fed of community; a culmination of three decades worth of voland refreshed all weekend. Special thanks to our tournament unteerism and dedication that has spawned generations of umpires, Colin Thompson and Frank Hall, and to Wayne ballers and fans who know how to pull together. This tournaSiemen for his highly professional play-by-play commentary. If ment celebrates all of that in the best way possible, by bringing you ventured anywhere near the Cove during a game, chances together fans, players, and administrators to have fun and say are you caught some of Wayne’s updates- we didn’t want anythanks. To our League Commissioner, Glen McGregor: thanks one in a three-mile radius to miss out on the action. for all that you do to keep this league up and running. Huge And there was a lot of action. After another successful season of fast balls, close calls, and one-liners from the peanut gallery, the heroes of the Bowen Island Men’s Fast Pitch League were ready to sign off in a big way. Our 2016 League Championship trophy winners are the Diggers, coached to excellence by Tom Woodward. They had an outstanding season, with 14 wins and only 2 losses. The Firemen finished strong in second place with 12 wins, followed by the Twins in third (8 wins), Brewers in fourth (6 wins), Cruisers in fifth (5 wins), and the Shakers in sixth (3 wins). The difference between the top and bottom team standings is getting smaller and smaller every season, thanks to the terrific coaches and dedicated players who make Bowen’s ball league such a pleasure to watch all season. “Bowen Ball old-timers,” these players were recognized for their more than 20 KAT BERNARD
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Top: Digger Josh Stobbe won the Most Dedicated Player award Middle: Twin Tyler Jacqet won Best Outfielder Bottom:The Firemen’s AJ Ballou accepts the Tournament MVP Maureen Sawasy, photos
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A Memorial Service will be held on Sunday, August 28th at 2 pm at Cates Hill Chapel, 661 Carter Road, Bowen Island to celebrate Howard’s life and to remember him. All are welcome.
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Come tournament time, though, all of the regular-season standings go out the window and it’s anybody’s game… It’s all about the plus-minus, you know. The Diggers came out predictably strong on Friday night, with a high-scoring takedown of the Twins. Saturday morning saw a victory for the Cruisers over the Brewers, followed by the Shakers clinching a win over the Firemen. Next, the Diggers kept up their winning streak against the Brewers, the Cruisers endured a shakedown at the hands of the Shakers in the afternoon, and the Firemen secured a win over the Twins. The final game of Saturday’s round-robin play was yet another big W for the Diggers, putting them at an impressive +21 standing. Sunday morning ended the round-robin games, with the Twins and the Brewers taken out by the Shakers and the Firemen, respectively. Moving into the semi-finals, it was a battle of the bats between the first-place Diggers and the fourth-place Cruisers, with the Diggers edging out the competition in a hard-hitting game. If you’re curious about what breaking the sound barrier is like, Aaron Johnstone’s bat connecting with Jamie Weismiller’s zinger of a fastball is a pretty good demonstration. Next up were the third-place Firemen looking to take out the second-place Shakers, and they did just that in an exciting comeback, thanks to a clutch three-shot home run by Malcolm McEachern just when it looked like they were about to be outdone by Steve Baskerville’s mighty arm. Heading into the final game, the tensions were high and crowd was buzzing. The Firemen took an early lead, thanks to Phil Wood’s crafty pitching and the team’s high-calibre defence. The score held at 7-2 for the Firemen up until the sixth inning, when the Diggers fired up their bats to close the gap. The Firemen rallied back, and the seventh inning closed with a tied score of 13-13,
pushing the game into overcharge with extra innings. The Firemen batted first, but to no avail; Adam Woodward’s pitching was on point, and the Diggers played a tight defence who couldn’t be rattled by even the most creative of beer-garden heckles. Relief pitcher Kurt Stuart pitched a gem, but Daniel Cowper sacrificed himself with a fly ball deep in left field, scoring base runner Michael Dawson to clinch the tournament trophy with a thrilling 14-13 victory. It was a well-played game between two excellent teams, and a wellearned win for the Diggers. Following this heart-clutching finale was the annual awards ceremony. The League has many trophies, for many different accomplishments, but the two that stand out as representative of the community values this diamond was founded upon are the Scott Helenius Memorial Championship trophy, and the Greg Cope Memorial Sportsman of the Year award. In memoriam trophies are special, because these winners carry the mantle of those we’ve lost by honouring their values. This year’s Greg Cope Sportsman of the Year is Malcolm McEachern of the Firemen, a young man who is humble in victory and gracious in defeat, who makes his team better just by showing up. The Scott Helenius Memorial Championship trophy is, of course, awarded to the team who wins the tournament, but it means a little more than that. To win this tournament, you have to show up and play hard no matter what, and you have to stay united and play as a team. It takes heart to win this trophy, and the Diggers are a united front with a whole lot of heart. Congratulations, 2016 champions! If you missed out on the excitement this past weekend, you can still catch a great game this Bowfest. The annual All-Star game will be played at noon, so grab a bleacher seat and watch the over-thirty All-Stars try to outfox the under-thirty All-Stars. You’ll find us in Snug Cove, at our local diamond-in-the-rough.
Umpire Colin Thompson calls Fireman Johnny Franklin safe at home, while Johnny’s teammate Malcolm McEachern and Shakers’ catcher Paul MacGillivray look on. The Firemen knocked out the Shakers in this semi-final game with a final score of 10-7.
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Olympian Cynthia Meyer at the women’s trap shooting event in Rio on Sunday, Aug. 7. BEN STEVENSON, photo
“Bowen Islander” Cynthia Meyer says she finished just short of her goal in the women’s trap shooting event in the Rio Olympics. “I wanted to place in the top six,” she says. “But I tied for sixth, and ended up seventh. I shot well but had a slow start. I would have loved to have made the finals.” Trap shooting, Meyer explains, is an event requiring shooters to hit 73 moving targets, and to walk to one of six different positions when the shooter next to you has made all of the shots on one particular “bunker.” Shooting is a hobby Meyer took up in her 20s, so that she could accompany her father, who wanted to get back into the hobby he had as a boy. She grew up and still lives in New York City, but spent all of her childhood summers on Bowen Island, “her Canadian home.” “My mom still has a cottage on Miller’s Landing, although we haven’t been there for years,” she says. “As kids, we would leave in the morning with the only requirement being to come home for dinner.” She says it has been years since she spent time on Bowen – but it is the place of all of her most cherished childhood memories. She recalls the kids she and her siblings played with: Hazel, for example, whose house her sister would head out to before even eating breakfast in the morning; the Mooneys, who had seven kids, and the McCulloughs who had ponies. Meyer says she returns to Bowen for a visit about once a year, and is seriously considering a sixth run at Olympic competition in 2020.
Spectators invited to bantam golf championships BRUCE RUSSELL SUBMISSION
Following the Loggers’ competition on Aug. 20, golfers and non-golfers are encouraged to attend the BC Bantam Provincial Golf Championships. We are honoured to have been chosen to host, in concert with BC Golf, this provincial championship for boys and girls 14 years and under. While young, some of these aspiring professionals have zero handicaps so we will all witness some first-class, entertaining and competitive golf. BC Golf advises we expect a record 72 entries, so please join us in welcoming the players, their families and BC Golf officials in making this the best ever event. With billets in place for some of the entrants, a fine group of volunteers and a course in Augusta-type condition, all that is needed to round out the event are some spectators cheering on the players. Youth are particularly welcome to witness what lessons, practice and commitment can do for a game we can play for a lifetime. We look forward to seeing a good turnout to showcase the community and the course and to demonstrate, that in spite of our “catchy” new tagline…Bowen really is not such an awful place. And to think this is all for free.
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Heritage scavenger hunt, 1 – 4 pm
Opening reception for “Transformation” exhibit Gallery at Artisan Square, 6:30 – 8:30 pm
Living Library event at the Bowen Island Library: “Check-out” one of four human “books” at the library between 2 – 5 pm
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Bowen in Transition Sustainability Tour Check out “Green” initiatives on Bowen Island To reserve a spot email: shastamartinuk@gmail.com Meet at 9:45 outside the library to get on the bus, $20
Bowen Logger Sports Competition Second drive on the right of Atheletic park road $10 entry, free for kids under 12
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The big reason for their departure, however, is to facilitate the expansion of their business. Moving to Vancouver, they say, proved to be a non-option after 10 minutes or looking into both the rental and the housing market. They decided to move East, to Hamilton, Ontario, and since announcing the move, several new contracts for their company, Turtlebox Productions, have solidified. While Cam and Kat say they are definitely not victims of the housing market, they say their move is putting them in a much healthier financial position. “Just with the money we’ll save on ferry travel and having an office in our house, that will save us $2,000 per month,” says Cam. Both Kat and Cam say, Bowen has been the perfect place to raise their son and their business. “Bowen was a really good move for us. Without living in this community and working on community videos, I don’t think Turtlebox would have ever really taken off. Bowen has been a womb, but it’s time to get real.” Saying goodbye to the Bowen dream C H E R I LY N E A N D L E S L I E O L S O N
After fifteen years and six homes on Bowen Island Cherilyne and Leslie Olson are saying goodbye to Bowen Island. Cherilyne Olson says living on Bowen was a dream come true for her husband Leslie, who first spent time here at the age of nine at the Vancouver Sun camp. “He is completely heartbroken at having to leave,” she says. “He won’t even talk about it with anyone.” Cherilyne says while they’ve been forced to move before (usually because the place they were living in got sold) this time around, they could not find a suitable option. “Everything was either short-term or outrageously expensive.” What does outrageously expensive look like on Bowen Island? $2,500 per month for a three bedroom house, she says. “I could see that being considered reasonable in a community with more amenities, like access to a hospital and all kinds of other things, but not here. That said, we really do like Bowen for it’s lack of amenities.” Cherilyne says that after this stretch of time living on Bowen, most of her friends are here, and she will also be very sad to leave her job at Alderwood Farms. While living in the city was not an option, both because of her pets and the high cost of rent, Cherilyne will be moving to Comox where she knows no one. “We’ve got a beautiful house there on almost an acre of land with beautiful gardens and fruit trees,” she says. “On top of that, the rent is reasonable and it is very stable for the longterm.” Leslie, because he works in film in North Vancouver, will find a place to stay in the city while he’s working, and commute back and forth on weekends and holidays.
“We worked out a deal that was great for all of us, I had really affordable rent in exchange for the upkeep of their place.” He moved in 13 years ago. Than, this past year the owners told him they wanted to sell, and offered him the opportunity to buy. “I couldn’t get the money together on such short notice, and also was about to start a new job so, it didn’t work out,” says Adam. “Also, it just seems like maybe it’s time for me to go. I have a long commute and Bowen has really lost its luster for me lately. People are moving here to get away, but not to become a part of this place. Bowen just doesn’t have the community feel that it used to.” Adam says that if he had managed to buy his house, he would’ve tried to build some kind of carriage house on the property for his 81 year old father. “My dad has a house on Dorman road but he wants to downsize, and rent somewhere that’s walking distance to the Cove,” says Adam. “He just can’t find that right now.” Adam says that he is particularly concerned about people like his father, who have a long history on Bowen, and also the younger generation of islanders whose families go back multiple generations. “I see my generation, people in their late 30s and early 40s, as the last ones who will actually be able to afford to buy a home here,” he says. “We need to create something different than the standard single family home in order to make Bowen work for these multi-generational families.” Adam says that he’ll likely come back to Bowen at some point, but he sees himself finding a place in the city and taking the time to figure out what he really wants.
Adam Taylor BOWEN HAS LOST ITS LUSTER
A fourth generation Bowen Islander, Adam grew up here, left for a while, came back part time, then returned full time. His current home on Cardena Road sat vacant for 18 months before he moved in, he says, because the owners had dealt with some bad tenants. “My uncle knew the owners and gave me a reference,” he says.
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Everyone has the right to feel God’s healing power and to be free from any limitations on health, happiness and well-being. Josh Niles, a practitioner and teacher of Christian Science, will talk about how harmony is actually a constant and consistent law of God and how Mary Baker Eddy’s discovery of these divine laws, which have been in operation throughout all time, can be brought to bear in any circumstance through holy inspired prayer. Josh will share examples of healing through Christian Science from his own life to help illustrate that everyone can experience the kind of harmony and healing that Jesus pointed to in his ministry.
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Former mayor tracks Howe Sound recovery MARIA SPITALE-LEISK CONTRIBUTOR
Former Bowen mayor Bob Turner has been dedicating a good chunk of his post political life counting cetaceans and other marine life in Howe Sound. The timing couldn’t be more perfect for Turner who has been waiting decades for myriad marine mammals to return to these waters. In 1990, Turner, who is also a geologist, was a co-organizer of an environmental science workshop that saw marine biologists and other scientists discussing the state of affairs of marine life in Howe Sound. “So I got hooked early. But the bottom line was: there weren’t many marine mammals around back in those days,” says Turner. In 1997, Turner and his brother put out a Howe Sound cetacean calendar predicting 2008 as the year humpback whales would return to the region. “We did know two things: humpbacks were starting to move back into the Salish Sea, and we also knew that there was cleanup going on up at the pulp mills and the mine and other industries,” says Turner. “So we had some hope.” In March 2008, the B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network, a conservation and research program of the Vancouver Aquarium, reported that after nearly 100 years, humpback whales were making a comeback to Howe Sound. By 2010, the first grey whale in over a century arrived in the sound. The region is now well into the heady days of cetacean sightings and overall marine life resurgence, known in local marine conservation circles as The Great Howe Sound Recovery. Last year was a near-record year in regards to citizen-sourced cetacean sightings coming from Howe Sound, says Bailey Eagan, research co-ordinator with the Vancouver Aquarium’s Coastal Ocean Research Institute. There were 152 cetacean reports within the region that came in from 98 different individuals, with killer whales and harbour porpoises being the most commonly reported large and small cetaceans. “It’s not unheard of that you can just be doing a recreational activity or commuting home from work and you can have a sighting. It’s a great reminder of what’s out there,” says Eagan. Recently, Turner has been making YouTube videos document-
ing these incredible sightings in Howe Sound, starting at the bottom of the marine food chain with forage fish. Herring have recently returned in abundance to Howe Sound (after disappearing for 20 years starting in the mid ’70s) luring large predators back into the area. “When big predators show up in Howe Sound it must mean that there’s enough food to draw them back. And that’s specifically why I get excited about anchovies because along with herring really they are the key food supply for marine mammals as well as sea birds,” explains Turner. In June, Turner sat in his kayak at the south edge of Tunstall Bob Turner kayaking in Howe Sound. Bay and dipped his underwater Bob Turner, photo camera attached to a pole into the Sound. ocean. He was in search of anchovies. “Sure enough you see small “It’s an attempt to look at many aspects of the Howe Sound splashing occurring, that’s where the anchovy were schooling close marine environment and assess how we’re doing,” explains Turner, to shore,” recalls Turner. adding there have been a lot of positive trends. Anchovies filter-feed on tiny plankton by swimming with their Environmental education is one facet of Turner’s report and mouths open and gill covers flared, explains Turner. Schools of he’s already received input from staff at Bowen Island Community anchovies feeding in a synchronized formation catch the sunlight, School and Island Pacific School. creating flashes like “a sea of pearls.” Realizing all the “really good” citizen science going on in Howe The anchovies can be seen in a YouTube video that Turner creatSound has been one of the biggest insights for Turner while worked from his time at Tunstall Bay. He sent the footage to Vancouver ing on the project. Aquarium staff who identified the fish in the video as northern “And it relates to people exploring the glass sponge reefs, people anchovy. documenting herring spawn and salmon spawn, marine birds and Turner has now put the call out for people to send him videos all birds through the annual bird counts,” he says. and photographs of marine life sightings in Howe Sound. The Vancouver Aquarium greatly relies on data it receives “Basically orcas, whales, dolphins, sea lions, even seals, anything through its B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network, a citizen science that speaks to this extraordinary abundance of sea life we’ve seen project that collects sightings of whales, dolphins, porpoises and sea over the last couple of years,” he says. turtles from across the entire coast of B.C. So far, Turner has received a “very neat” video shot in April of Eagan said there is great effort from dedicated observers who white-sided dolphins schooling in shallow water in Bowen Bay. Anlive within the Howe Sound region and who contribute cetacean other set of videos showing white-sided dolphins splashing around was sent to Turner from a former water taxi driver. He also received sightings that are in turn used for conservation-based research such as species-at-risk planning, academic research and environmental photos of orcas breaching up at Hood Point, along with snapshots assessments. “So it’s a way that people are directly affecting research from kayakers Bruce McTaggart and Andy Hoppenrath’s well-pubwithin B.C. and also conservation of the species,” explains Eagan. licized orca encounter just off Tunstall Bay in 2010. Turner is still actively collecting videos and images of large maThat whale, which they estimate was 20 to 25 feet, dove underrine life in Howe Sound. neath them again and again, sometimes riding alongside them, “I like what I’ve got so far, but I’d sure love to have more,” he says. its outline clearly visible under the surface until it breached and
sprayed them with water, the Bowen residents told the Undercurrent shortly after that spooky event. Turner is currently working with the Vancouver Aquarium on a report, set to be released this winter, that captures the current state of the environment for Howe Sound. report, set to be released this winter, that captures the current state of the environment for Howe
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Preparations under way for the first ever logger-sports competition Cross-cut saw:
MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
With the Canadian flag now flying high, Veteran’s Park on Athletic Park Road is one step closer to being ready for the first ever Logging Show. “We’ll have the Mounties in their red ensign,” says Gary Anderson, the godfather of this park. “Unfortunately, they won’t be on horseback but we will have a bagpiper there, and we will sing the national anthem to start things off. On Tuesday, Shane Tweeten prepared the flag pole, climbing it with lightening speed. He then zipped up one of the climbing poles, and worked with Ky Hasledine to secure a wire between the two poles so that an over-exuberant competitor does not, by accident, climb over the top. Pole climbing will be just one of the events highlighted at the first ever Bowen Island Logger Sports Show. Here are a few of the other events you can look forward to:
Axe throwing
The Axe Throwing event consists of throwing a double-bladed axe at a 36-inch target sitting five feet off the ground. Each participant stands 20 feet from the target and gets four throws; one for practice, and three to total their score. Five points are awarded for a bull’s eye and remaining rings decreasing in value to a single point. Overhead throws require the axe handle to be pointing down. Both tips of the axe head cannot be touching the target.
Participants use an old fashioned two person cross cut saw to cut completely through a horizontal log. This event has three rounds ~ “Jack and Jill”, “Jack and John” and “Jill and Jane”. Teamwork, speed and strength wins this race.
Chokerman’s set:
A new race for Bowen Logging Sports. Two participants race across logs carrying a 34-kilogram, eight-metre-long standard rigging choker; and this is just the start. Then they must jump across two log obstacles and set the choker to a dummy pole. The race is completed with they dash back to where they started. So far, roughly 50 competitors have registered to participate, Anderson says they are thinking 70 will be the maximum number of competitors. This weekend, bleachers that hold up to 200 people will be installed in the loggers park. Parking is limited at the Veteran’s park so buses will start running at 7 am from BICS all day. The event starts at 8 am with a pancake breakfast hosted by The Snug. It is recommended you bring a lawn chair and a canned food donation for the food bank. There will also be a beer garden and food court. The band starts at 7pm.
Tickets $10, free for kids under 12. Purchase at: Phoenix photo, the building centre and the Beer and Wine Store
Government budgets for more scientists from PAGE 3
West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country’s Liberal MP Pamela Goldsmith-Jones said she spoke with LeBlanc to lobby him on the issue of salmon stocks within hours of him being handed the DFO portfolio. “Going back a couple of years, the community has been attached to the Cohen Commission recommendations since Day 1. It’s an exciting body of work,” she said. “To be at the point now where the government has changed, to be enacting policy that is so deeply regarded in the community is really
exciting.” West Vancouver Streamkeepers Society president John Barker beamed as LeBlanc delivered the update. “I’m delighted – very much so,” he said. “There’s been so much uncertainty as to what was really going to happen.” Barker wouldn’t say which of the remaining recommendations ought to be DFO’s priority, only that the science-based approach was a big step in the right direction. “This is really their call how they do it. They’ll bring closure to some of the things they’re being criticized for but in my mind, they’re doing the right thing. They’re doing it through
Kai Hasledine climbs the climbing pole at the Bowen Island Loggers Sport Park.
Meribeth Deen, photo
science,” he said. A lot of theories about the collapse of the stock get bandied about without any hard research to prove them, Barker said, referring to things like fish farms, warm ocean water blobs and allotment of commercial fishing quotas. The funding and research should complement nicely with the Pacific Salmon Foundation’s Salish Sea Survival Project, Barker said. “We’ll finally figure out a lot of things.”
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