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Logger Sports Show Photos and thank yous
New group on affordable housing to pick up where others left off
MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Coltrane shows off his band-aid on his way out of Vancouver Coastal Health’s Immunization Clinic on Tuesday. Meribeth Deen, photo
Councilor voices opposition to pipeline expansion MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Bowen Island Councilor Sue Ellen Fast brought a Bowen Island perspective to a Ministerial hearing on the Kinder Morgan Trans-Mountain pipeline expansion project last week. Fast says that council received the invitation to this event at too short of notice to put together an official statement, so she spoke on behalf of herself. “Our council said a number of things about fossil fuels and risks to our environment in Howe Sound, but not specifically to this proposal because we understood that we didn’t have a role to play in the input, although our population sees a number of impacts,” she told the panel. Fast then went on to out-
line statements made by Bowen’s council that touch on issues related to the pipeline expansion project. These statements include a letter to the BC Climate Leadership Team supporting actions to reduce the risk of catastrophic climate change, the right for Bowen citizens to live in a healthy environment, to the Environmental Assessment office in regards to concerns about LNG tanker safety and negative impacts in Howe Sound and to Member of Parliament Pamela Goldsmith-Jones asking for changes to the environmental assessment before a decision is made on the Woodfibre LNG process. Fast also told the panel that she has heard a lot from citizens about new project proposals from the fossil fuels industry.
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New group on affordable housing to pick up where others left off The Bowen Island Affordable Housing Facebook page hosts daily, and often lively conversations. Members of the group do their own research, post insights and articles showing parallels in other communities. Several members of the group are now preparing to launch a group to bring these voices together in person to facilitate concrete action. Once it gets going, this committee will be building on years, and thousands of dollars worth of work done by similar groups that came before it. “We’ve been through this before,” says Richard Best, a former member of the now defunct Bowen Island Community Housing Association (BICHA). “In 2006, a lot of people were in very dire situations. There were people living out in the bush. There was no where for seniors to go.” Best says he started working with the BICHA because he believed housing was the fundamental issue affecting the health of Bowen’s community. The group held a symposium on housing that was attended by Senator Larry Campbell, they presented to council, and they fundraised. The community donated $40 thousand to BICHA and much of that was put towards two studies: the Affordable Housing Needs Assessment and the Affordable Housing Strategy. After the publication of these reports, council created the Affordable Housing Working Group. This took some of the membership of the previous group, and set out to come up with a plan to tackle the issue focusing on the use of community lands. Tim Wake was on both committees. Prior to purchasing a home on Bowen in 2006 he worked with the Whistler Housing Authority. “The aim of the Affordable Housing Working Group was to replicate the work of the Whistler Housing Authority, which in 12 years created more than 1200 units of affordable housing,” says Wake. “The Bowen working group managed to come up with a game plan to make it happen, and council voted in favour of it so quickly my jaw dropped. I’d say this was our biggest success. Then, we worked with successive councils to get it off the ground and we were just not embraced. In 2012, we gave up and the group folded.”
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Municipal Hall MEETING CALENDAR August 29, 2016 7:15 PM Special Council Meeting
August 30, 2016 3:00 PM Joint Water Systems Chairs Meeting
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PUBLIC OPEN HOUSE
Bowen Island Municipality will be attending three booths at Bowfest on Saturday, August 27:
3:30 - 7:00 PM on Thursday, September 8, 2016 in Council Chambers Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island
Integrated Transportation Master Plan (ITMP) If you are passionate about transportation, we want to see you! The ITMP is a long-range plan that identifies and coordinates transportation priorities over the next 20 years. Come by to see the progress we’ve made over the summer and what the next steps are.
Bowen Island Council is considering changes to the Official Community Plan (OCP) and the Land Use Bylaw with respect to zoning of Lot 3 of the Community Lands. This is a 1.6 hectare (4 acre) parcel located on Miller Road and Bowen Island Trunk Road as shown on the map below.
All meetings are held in BIM Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.
Park Plan The Park Plan is all about preservation, conservation, enhancement and restorative initiatives related to Bowen Island’s parks, trails, green spaces and marine ecosystems over the next 10 - 15 years. We’ve been popping up all over the place this summer and Bowfest is our next stop!
An open house will be held to provide information and receive input from the public regarding this application. All members of the public are invited to attend. Proposed Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 425, 2016 would change the designation of the northern portion of Lot 3, which is currently designated “Village Residential.” Council is proposing adding “Institutional” to the Land Use Designation, to enable the future construction of the relocated Fire Hall and new Emergency Operations Centre. Proposed Land Use Bylaw No. 422, 2016 would rezone the northern portion of the Lot “Island Civic,” to enable future construction of the relocated Fire Hall and new Emergency Operations Centre, and rezone the remainder “Village Commercial 1” to enable a proposed parking area in the centre of the lot, and future commercial or mixed use development.
Bowen Island Community Brand You’ve seen it in the news - now you can see it in person! There will be a spin and win, giveaways, information about the brand and an opportunity to purchase your choice of mascot t-shirts. Come by and give your suggestions for future mascot taglines. And hey don’t forget to tell your friends!
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First event by new housing group to explore what diverse housing on Bowen looks like from PAGE 1
Wake has forged on independently, establishing Foxglove Community Housing Trust, a non-profit whose aim is to create affordable housing for working individuals and families in Metro Vancouver and Vancouver Island. On Bowen, he has proposed a comprehensive plan to create multi-family dwellings on Lot 3 of Bowen Island’s community lands (on Miller Road beside the RCMP station) and has also come up with a plan to build such housing on land that is currently owned by Metro Vancouver. He has received extensive support from the public, but no official support from council. He says he is supportive and excited about the proposal by Robyn Fenton to create a new group bringing together the people who have voiced concern about the issue of affordable housing in recent months. “Obviously I’ve been a supporter of the work done by those previous committees, but we’ve learned a lot since then,” says Wake. Fenton has lived on Bowen for two years as a renter, and says on a month to month lease, she could be forced into a challenging housing situation herself at any moment. She’s also an architect who has done work for BC Housing. “I’ve read a lot of the back information, and there is definitely a lot of good information there,” says Fenton. “I know that many of the people who worked on those committees are probably burnt out, but I am not and I am a big believer in getting people in the same room together to get things done.” She adds that she is planning a kick-off event for the group towards the end of September that will aim to explore what diverse housing on Bowen would actually look like. “When I think about diverse housing, I’m not just thinking about affordability, but also secure rentals, and more homes that are market value,” she says. “I’m not committed to a name or structure for this group but, I see it as being grassroots. When I first moved to Bowen, someone came to my door with a petition to sign against building an LNG terminal in Howe Sound. Maybe that’s the kind of action we need. All I know is that this is the start of something.”
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Pipeline expansion a “step backwards” from PAGE 1
“They’re concerned about marine pollution, they’re concerned about air quality, concerned about shorelines and rising sea levels,” said Fast. She continued, stating the ways that the events of last summer, including an oil spill in English Bay, a drought, and the orange haze caused nearby forest fires brought home a new reality: that we are already feeling the effects of climate change.
“We prefer to reduce risks not increase it, and work towards a sustainable future, that’s the name of our Official Community Plan,” she said “I would just think that people would prefer to imagine driving a car where you are not paying at the pump, and clean air and clean food and bicycling and walking and lots of public transit. That’s a clean energy future that Bowen Islanders are looking for and it is within reach – we’re seeing signs of that. This is a step backwards.”
Bowen Island Golf Club hosts aspiring young golfers MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Seventy-two golfers between the ages of 8 and 14 descended upon Bowen Island Golf Club this week to compete in the BC Bantam and Novice Golf Championships. Eleven of those young players come from the North Shore. Bruce Russell, with the Bowen Island Golf Club, says there is usually at least one Bowen player in this tournament but not this year. “It’s a bit of a logistical challenge to have this tournament on an island, but it is a beautiful course,” says Greg Moody, the tournament director. “It’s a testament to this course.” Colin Lavers, the coach at the National Junior Golf Development Centre at Seymore Golf and Country Club says it is a great course for the young golfers to experience. “They’re going to get beat up a bit today,” he said on the first day of the tournament. “There’s lots of bounce out there. Kids are naturally aggressive so that bounce won’t always work in their favour. I would expect the scores to be better tomorrow.”
Lucas Beaupre, from Lions Bay, puts on the 9th hole. Meribeth Deen, photo
Last week, 700 metres of Grafton Road and 900 metres of Adams Road got shiny new black-top. According to Bowen’s public works department, the road has been completely re-built to ensure that it is properly graded. This week, road crews worked on adding a shoulder to the nowelevated portions of road. Meribeth Deen, photo
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BIMS: Time for open-hearted conversation Dear Editor, I was happy to read in Bowen Island Montessori School’s statement that they welcome discussion on topics of diversity and inclusion. However, although I can appreciate that some confidentiality is required for their legal proceedings, I disagree that “the specifics of this case are not integral” to the discussion. Among parents with preschool-aged children on Bowen, the rumour mill has been grinding for too long with misinformation and assumptions about this case. The result has been a lot of anger and misunderstanding among families who might otherwise be developing positive relationships. The only way to cut through the noise is to go straight to the source on both sides and ask the difficult questions until we can appreciate the whole disagreement. Though there is safety in philosophical discussions about racism, we have a tangible and concrete situation in front of us that deserves calm and open-hearted conversations. There’s no doubt that it may be painfully uncomfortable and awkward, but if we look beyond our own pride, every voice in the conversation has the potential to positively impact a Bowen child’s future education. And isn’t that what matters most? Sincerely, Mary Chan
Why Bowen? A newcomer’s perspective Dear Editor. After reading your article a couple of weeks ago about longtime Bowen residents leaving the island, it got me to thinking about why our family moved here last September. Moving to Bowen meant slowing things down, melding into another community and way of life, and getting away from all the structure, amenities, and “perks” that most cities provide in the Lower Mainland. We thought we could take a step back, away from overscheduling our kids, having lots of family time, meeting other like-minded families, and just being together at home and in nature. I wanted a quiet place for our pets and to provide a calm setting for our foster dogs too. We came for less structure and less conformity. We came from Coquitlam, which seems to embrace structure and conformity. Heading to Bowen, we hoped for a big change: less everything, more nothing. We have immersed ourselves in this community. We are already volunteering with local groups and trying to positively add to this proactive, giving community.
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We didn’t ask for the community to change for us; we came to adapt to it. Although we haven’t had to adapt much at all, Bowen feels like home already, partly because Bowen embraced and welcomed us as a new family, which was amazing. When we first moved to our new home last December, our dog kept getting out due to our old decrepit fence and one neighbour took him in and fed him not knowing where this skinny dog came from. Other neighbours came by at night, knocking on the door with flashlights, to ensure he had a home, and other neighbours escorted him off the road when he was wandering. That kind of thing just doesn’t happen in Coquitlam. Nor does another neighbour dropping off cookies and presents for our kids the week we moved in! I just wanted to write in to support this community as it is. I hope that Bowen can stay cool amidst all the pressure to conform. Keep it real, Bowen.
Correction The letter, “Sorry Woodfibre, the approvals are inadequate” (Aug. 20), incorrectly stated that Woodfibre LNG Limited misrepresented herring spawn information in its Environmental Assessment Certificate application. The herring information in the application is from verifiable sources e.g., Fisheries and Oceans Canada (herring spawn data collected between 1934 and 2012), and can be found in Section 5.18-22 of Woodfibre LNG Limited’s application on the B.C. Environmental Assessment Office website (e-PIC).
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How to enter the Bowfest Country Fair Contests:
If you are attending the fair on Sat. August 27 you can enter in the Bowfest Country Fair Contests at no extra charge! Bring your photos/stories/creations/racing slugs to the Country Fair Tent 11am-12:30pm • Put your name/phone/age on the back of each entry (except slugs.) • Public voting takes place 12:30-1:30, Judging takes place 1:30-2pm. • Awards announced approx. 2pm • Adult (19+), Youth (under 19 years old) • Please pick-up your entries and ribbons 2:30-3:00pm. The Bowfest Country Fair & Mini Farmers Market is run by volunteers from BAA (the Bowen Agricultural Alliance) in support of Bowfest and its great community traditions! A special thanks to Kevin Harding for volunteering as the youth judge for the lego contest!
Dog of the year MARTIN CLARKE SUBMISSION
Now, that was close! With no Dog Days this summer, it looked as though there would be no Dog of the Year. However, with such a dim prospect in view, who should step up but Jasper Friendly Bear who gamely announced “I’ll do it”. And so a time honoured
Bowen tradition was saved for another year. Born and bred on Bowen, Jasper is all terrier: a fine four part mix of Schnauzer, Jack Russell, Fox terrier and Border terrier. He has spent many seasons keeping Norma Dallas’ docks free of crows and gulls and has been an integral staff member at the Kayak shop. Jasper is also a registered Pet Visitor with Pets and Friends BC as well as being an accomplished sports dog having summited Mt Gardner many times and frequently swims across Killarney Lake. Jasper Friendly Bear looks forward to meeting you at the Bowfest Parade and will give you a dog biscuit if you are a Good Boy.
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Raw talent on display at Veteran’s Park MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR
Last year’s logger sport event at Bowfest gave Bowen Islanders a taste of competitive axe throwing, pole climbing and cross-cut sawing. Last Saturday’s competitions at the new official venue for the sport, Veteran’s Park, drew approximately 500 visitors who enjoyed several new events, and even got to try their hand at a few. “The relay event was really awesome,” says Gary Anderson, the driving force behind the creation of Bowen Island Logging Sports and Veterans Park. “Competitors started off with chainsaws, then went to the choker set, and then to the pole climb, axe throw and then wood splitting.” Anderson participated throughout the day, and won the axe throwing with a score of 14. “The highest score you can get is a 15, so that’s pretty impressive,” says Ben Lefler. Lefler runs a company that provides entertainment at logger sports events, and he acted as the commentator for the competitions throughout the day on Saturday. “He could win a pro competition with that score. In fact, the Nanaimo competition took place on Saturday as well, and the winner there had 13 points so if Gary had been in that professional venue, he would’ve won.” Lefler, who attends at least six major competitions per year, says he was impressed by the raw talent on display at the Bowen Island event. “There were a number of people there who are definitely equipped to compete on the pro circuit, especially if they had a bit of coaching to refine their skills,” says Lefler. “Eric, the guy who won the pole climb, he was like a freight train going up a tree. And the women in the competition were totally fearless, the crowd loved it.” Lefler says that logger sports seem to be attracting more women than men. “I coach a team at UBC, and there are lots of women who want to join,” he says. “But it can actually be tough to get the guys out.” Kelly Miller agrees with Lefler’s theory that logger sports are both addictive and empowering. “Last year at Bowfest I threw my first axe,” says Miller, who one the women’s axe-throwing competition. “Then my friend Matt Dean set up a target on his property and we just kept throwing, and criticizing each other, until we got good.” She says that every friend she has convinced to throw an axe, has wanted to throw it again, and when they hit a target they get hooked. Miller says that while she has yet to attempt the pole climb, she might consider stepping up to the challenge for next year. As for the future of Bowen Island Logger Sports, Gary Anderson says they are hoping for an even bigger event, possibly spanning two days, next year.
The Loggers’ Show was a blast! Dear Editor The Loggers Show was, indeed, a “blast” from start to finish and in every way. I could not believe that Veteran’s Park was created in less than six months by Gary Anderson with the assistance of many friends and without the help of Bowen Island taxpayers. There was a pancake breakfast by The Snug, a beer garden by The Legion, a food tent run by the firefighters and burgers by Alderwood Farm. I am very grateful for Peter King for providing the shuttle bus from BICS to Veteran’s Park. The Opening with the bagpipes, the red coats on the Mounties and the singing of “Oh Canada” reminded us of the respect we have for those women and men in whose name this park was created. There was lots of pole climbing, sawing and axe throwing for the very young men and women of all ages and experience. It was perfect day and there were many happy faces. The amazing band, The Texicanos, was a wonderful windup for a fantastic day as the sun set and the lights came on in the tents. Thanks Gary and all your friends and volunteers for demonstrating the real spirit of Bowen Island. I loved every moment of it! Ian Henley
Congratulations to all winners and participants in this year’s Logger Sports Show! Gary Anderson would like to thank all the people who helped build Veteran’s Park: volunteers, contractors, and wood choppers. Thanks also to all the sponsors and volunteers at the event.
ABOVE: Opening ceremonies with Sovereign Gill-Norris singing Oh Canada! TOP LEFT: Gary Anderson and Shane Tweten MIDDLE: Jill Kenney climbs her first pole. BOTTOM: Matt Dean shows off his chainsawing skills Meribeth Deen, photos
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Handloggers Half Marathon Trail Race back PHIL OSBORNE and ALICIA HOPPENRATH SUBMISSION
The third Handloggers Half Marathon Trail Race will be held Saturday, Sept. 3. It’s a great way to kick off your Labour Day weekend and finish your summer on an active foot with this community-run event. This is a beautiful but challenging mountain trail run taking in the best of Bowen Island trails. The race offers a good mix of moderate, groomed trails through Crippen Park with the more technical steep and rolling single-track sections around Mount Gardner. The race starts at 9:15 a.m. in Snug Cove at the ferry dock and sets out through Crippen Regional Park making a loop around Killarney Lake before the long climb up Hikers Trail, Skid Trail and Handloggers Trail on the north side of Mount Gardner. The race joins the mid-island trail near Laura Road trailhead, the site of our second aid station and then skirts back to Snug Cove along Grafton Lake and Crippen Park to a
spectacular finish on the Causeway. If 21kilometres with some 400 metres of climbing in the middle seems like too much to do alone, why not try our relay event? The relay can be run in teams of three runners with transitions at 5.5 kilometres and 12 kilometres. This year proceeds from the race will go to support two worthy causes. Half of race proceeds and some special donations will go to supporting the creation and maintenance of trails on Bowen Island. Sections of many popular existing trails, including parts of Handloggers Trail which the race uses, are becoming treacherous for running and hiking because they are getting worn and washed out, essentially becoming creek beds in winter. The trail network on Bowen needs maintenance and improvement to offer sustainable and outstanding recreational opportunities for multiple users including hikers, runners, bikers and some motorized vehicle use. There is also a growing need for a safe interconnected network of routes for non-recreational travel across island. Our vision is that the Handloggers race will help to raise awareness as well as funds to support trail development ini-
tiatives on Bowen. Half of proceeds will also continue to support development of the Akili all girls school in Kisumu, Kenya. Alison Osborne from Bowen Island has been working with school founders David Omondi and Erick Otieno, who were raised in the “slums” by single-parent mothers, to support their construction and now operation of a school focused on educating and empowering the girls and women in their community. This year we will be offering some really great prizes for the top three men and women, first relay team, and the youngest and most senior participants. We are really grateful to our many sponsors for supporting the race with prize money, vouchers and support for our aid stations and finish line refreshments, as well as a team of volunteers who have kindly offered to give their time to organizing, preparing and administering the race. If you haven’t registered yet, there is only a little bit of time left. Visit our site for more information and to sign up now https://handloggershalf.com.
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The next show in my, “Trust Me” series is Thursday, Sept. 1 at 7:30 p.m. at Tir-na-nog Theatre and features the shared bill of Linda McRae and Thad Beckman. Like most people, I first became aware of Linda McRae as the spirited accordion player and singer in the platinum and gold record earning band Spirit of the West. Now based in Nashville, Tennesee, Linda left the band to resume her solo career and has since released six critically acclaimed recordings. 2017 marks her 30th year as a recording artist performing and teaching both nationally and internationally. This year she was honoured to have been named a BC Entertainment Hall of Fame inductee for 2016. After answering a call to host a song-writing workshop at California’s New Folsom Prison in 2011, Linda was moved to develop writing workshops for at-risk youth to try and prevent them from ending up behind bars in the first place. Linda’s new, highly acclaimed Steve Dawson-produced release, Shadow Trails, is inspired by these workshops. “Flowers of Appalachia” was co-written with Ken Blackburn, a 73-year-old Folsom Prison inmate serving life without parole. Playing banjo, guitar and accordion with what Pot Pourri’s Lesley Mitchell-Clarke calls “unflaggingly authentic, deeply satisfying, refreshingly acoustic imbued with a big dose of soul and a skilled musicality,” Linda’s warm and world-weary voice, unforgettable melodies and thought-provoking lyrics, make her a captivating and sought-after artist. Linda will be joined for the Bowen Island show by Portland, Oregon’s Thad Beckman.
Linda McRae performs Sept. 1 at Tir-nanog Theatre. photo supplied From the David Letterman show, Levon Helms Midnight Ramble, the Kerrville Folk Festival, Waterfront Blues Festival, Edmonton Folk Festival and venues across the U.S., Canada and Europe, Beckman has been entertaining audiences with what John T. Davis of The Austin American Statesman called a voice that rasps like shoe leather on roadside gravel, and a finger-picked guitar on which notes fly by like railroad ties under a fast moving freight. As a songwriter he has written and produced seven solo albums. Tom Russell declared Thad “one of America’s best guitar players and a damn good songwriter.” All proceeds from the shows go to the performers. Tickets are available at Phoenix or online at trustme.bpt.me. I hope to see you there!
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