Bowen Island Undercurrent August 4 2017

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PARENTING

Things are going to be OK, says Kelly Elise Nault

BOOKS

Pauline Le Bel publishes her first book of poetry

MARINA

USSC upgrading classic wooden dock system

PROTECTING THE CROWN JEWELS

Residents ‘buy some time’ in fight against logging interests Group to plan long-term strategy for ‘Happy Isle’ in wake of treecut scare

BEN BENGTSON CONTRIBUTOR

Bowen Island native Sarah Jane Scouten says the album cover similarities between her new release and the Byrds’ 1968 opus Sweetheart of the Rodeo are no mere coincidence.

That Byrds album is the one where the band largely abandoned the folk leanings of their earlier releases in favour of country music, in the process exposing a whole generation of popular music listeners to the genre.

The Byrds had a little help pulling it all together.

Country-rock pioneer Gram Parsons was tapped to lend a hand and helped turn the Bryds’ previous flirtations with country music into a full-blown obsession.

“He sort of seemed to make country music cool for the hippy West Coast,” Scouten explains. “That’s kind of what’s starting to happen again.”

Scouten’s second proper album came out last month.

While When the Bloom Falls From the Rose certainly ups the country music sounds that were already there in her

PAULA CARLSON CONTRIBUTOR

The hatchets headed for Bowen’s forests may have been laid down – for now – but a grassroots save-the-trees group warns those opposed to industrial logging on the island aren’t out of the woods yet.

John Dowler, spokesperson for DIF (Defend Island Forests), said residents shouldn’t rest on their laurels.

“Basically, what we did is buy some time,” said Dowler ahead of a celebratory event for “plucky islanders” Sunday at Bowfest Field that attracted about 80 people. “Now we need to increase our network.”

The event and call to arms are the results of surprise news in mid-July that B.C. Timber Sales (BCTS) had planned to log about 1,400 hectares

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Sarah Jane Scouten takes her music to the next level

Kilarney Lake lies between two mountain flanks that would be logged over a 20-year cycle: Mount Gardner to the left and Mt. Collins to the right.

Currently it is a virtually continuous canopy on the closest rainforest island to the lower mainland, and part of Metro Vancouver. John Dowler, photo

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Changes are coming in Mannion Bay

Fire Hall and EOC Referendum Voting Days Advanced voting day: Wednesday, August 9, 2017

Bowen Island Municipality has obtained a Licence of Occupation for Mannion Bay, which means that we are moving forward with the plan to restore environmental and community well-being to the area.

Many households on Bowen Island get their water from private wells. Islands Trust is presenting a FREE workshop for Bowen Islanders to learn about: •

Groundwater and your well

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How to protect your water source

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How to test and treat your well water

8:00 am - 8:00 pm

Thursday, August 10, 2017 1:00 pm - 3:30 pm Municipal Hall

Municipal Hall 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island

General voting day: Saturday, August 19, 2017 8:00 am - 8:00 pm Municipal Hall 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island

For more information: Tel: 604-947-4255 E-mail: Referendum2017@bimbc.ca Web: www.bimbc.ca/referendum-2017

If you are concerned about your well going dry, worried about well water safety, or just interested in groundwater, this workshop is for you.

Recreation and Community Services Commission Bowen Island Municipality is looking for a volunteer to join the Recreation and Community Services Commission. In addition to advising Council on activities regarding recreation and community services on Bowen Island, the Commission will be instrumental in the implementation of the Community Recreation Plan, recently adopted by Council.

If you have an interest in health and wellness, youth advocacy, community services or recreation, please apply to serve on the Recreation and Community Services Commission.

Volunteer commitment comprises one two-hour meeting per month in which information and ideas are exchanged. For more enthusiastic participants, subcommittee opportunities are also available.

To apply, please download a committee application form from our website at www.bimbc.ca and submit it to Stef Shortt, Committee Clerk at sshortt@bimbc.ca by Monday, August 14, 2017 at 4:30 pm.

You may also obtain a paper copy at Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane.

Snug Cove Sewer Local Management Committee The Snug Cove Sewer Local Management Committee (SCSLMC) is seeking a new volunteer member.

Together with the Use of Beaches and Water Areas Bylaw, we will be carrying out enforcement in two phases.

1st WAVE: registration and education If you own a boat in Mannion Bay, you will be required to provide to Bowen Island Municipality: Your name and proof of ownership The name of your boat and license information Your contact information (on Bowen Island, please) Proof that you have third party liability insurance

by October 1, 2017 Bylaw officers will issue warning notices as a means of education during the first wave, but violations that risk public safety and/or the loss of enjoyment of the beaches and waters of Mannion Bay will be subject to enforcement and fines.

2nd WAVE: enforcement

If you own a boat in Mannion Bay, you will be required to: Pay an annual fee of $240 to Bowen Island Municipality in one installment by the first day of the calendar year Ensure your vessel is safe, seaworthy and in compliance with the Licence of Occupation Ensure the use of your vessel complies with the Use of Beaches and Water Areas Bylaw No. 418, 2016, including the restrictions related to live-aboards and floating storage units

by January 1, 2018

Beginning in 2018, Bylaw Officers will enforce all provisions of the Licence of Occupation and Use of Beaches and Water Areas Bylaw.

The SCLSMC is a management committee that reviews the operating and capital budgets for the utility.

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Volunteer commitment comprises approximately two meetings per year.

To apply, please download a committee application form from our website at www.bimbc.ca and submit it to Stef Shortt, Committee Clerk at sshortt@bimbc.ca by Monday, August 21, 2017 at 4:30 pm.

You may also obtain a paper copy at Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane.

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WALK/BIKE MULTI-USE PATH

$360K approved for project PAULA CARLSON CONTRIBUTOR

A temporary toilet has been re-installed at Pebbly Beach after being removed in mid-July.

BIFFYGATE

Portable toilet to provide relief for summer visitors PAULA CARLSON CONTRIBUTOR

For those in need of relief at Pebbly Beach: Please take a seat.

“Biffygate has been resolved,” declared Bowen Island Manager of Parks and Environment Bonny Brokenshire.

A temporary portable toilet has been re-installed at the popular spot, following a brief appearance – and then disappearance – in mid-July.

The battle for the bladder began when Bowen’s Manager of Recreation and Community Services Shauna Jennings requested and received a portable toilet in an accessible area at Pebbly Beach.

“Bowen Island Community Recreation Daycamps along with other locals and tourists are frequenting Pebbly Beach throughout the summer months,” said Jennings in her written appeal. “Community Recreation is requesting that the Parks, Trails, and Greenways Committee consider supporting the installation of a toilet at Pebbly Beach for sanitary reasons, keeping the beach clean, and avoiding uncomfortable situations for our staff and campers.”

It’s a particularly busy place during the summer, when hundreds of youth visit the area as part of recreation programs, in addition to other tourists and neighbouring residents.

Throughout July and August, groups of children ages six to 11 are on-site Monday to Friday, and camp leaders and volunteers visit the beach on a daily basis.

There are public toilets on Sandy Beach, a 15-minute walk away. However, rather than make the trek, many people use Pebbly Beach shrubbery or tidal waters to take care of business.

“The lack of a toilet presents challenges for the staff as well as putting the children in a potentially uncomfortable situation,” Jennings said. “Given no other option, children end up going to the bathroom in the bush at the beach.”

But when a port-a-potty appeared at Pebbly Beach, complaints from waterfront landowners resulted in the restroom being removed.

“Where it was originally plunked down … it was not ideal for sightlines,” Brokenshire acknowledged. “Now, it’s been tucked away from view. We’re going to put lattice around it.”

She noted that Pebbly Beach is “a neighbourhood beach and the Deep Bay area is quite dense with dwellings. But Pebbly is the only beach that recreation programs are run on, and that’s what (municipal) council went on” when deciding to install the toilet.

She said it will be pumped out once a week, monitored twice a week, and will make use of “anti-bacterial concoctions” and strong deodorizers.

What’s more, it’s only temporary – on-site until the Tuesday after Labour Day, Brokenshire said.

Bowen municipal council has committed to spending $360,000 towards a multi-use bike/walk path that has been identified as the number one priority for transportation projects on the island.

The Integrated Transportation Master Plan (ITMP) envisions a multi -use path crossing the island, with the proposed route connecting Snug Cove with Tunstall Bay along the westbound side of Bowen Island Trunk Road, Grafton Road and Adams Road. It would end at the corner of Adams and Bowen Bay. On July 24, council voted unanimously to include the $360,000 needed for Phase I of the project in its five-year financial plan, beginning in 2018.

The entire 6.5-kilometre path for pedestrians and cyclists will cost approximately $2 million, but that amount is subject to change in accordance with any geotechnical or other challenges that arise during design, assessment and construction, council heard.

“I see the whole thing as still really fuzzy,” Coun. Gary

Bowen Island community planner Emma Chow.

Ander said. “There’s just not a lot of detail in there and I’d be hesitant to commit to the $360,000, or $2 million, which I think is very low without a very detailed analysis of the entire project. But having said that, we’ve got to start somewhere.”

Bowen Island Community Planner Emma Chow said support for the multi-use path has been strong and widespread, with the public identifying it as the top priority for Bowen.

“As part of our public engagement process, we included everybody … kids,

seniors, commuters,” Chow said, adding that up to 80 per cent of the costs will be shared with other levels of government.

Resident David Hocking, who worked for many years on climate change as member and chair of the island’s Sustainable Community Advisory Committee, welcomed the news the path is going ahead, noting that harmful emissions on Bowen “overwhelmingly” come from vehicles.

He said he’s been working for years to be able to make it easier to get around on two wheels.

As a cycling commuter for nearly two decades between Bowen and Kitsilano and Burnaby, Hocking said “the hardest part, the most unpleasant part of the ride was actually getting off the ferry and coming across the island.”

Chow said Bowen’s $360,000 will pay for the costs of survey, geotechnical and engineering work; blasting, bolting and meshing of the rock face; tree removal; road construction and line painting of Phase I, which includes the most expensive and dangerous portion of the path: The corner of Grafton

Road by Charlie’s Lane. It’s a challenging portion because there is little room on either side of the existing two car lanes, Chow said.

“But as soon as we get the okay, construction will be fast,” Chow said, estimating it could be executed in about two months.

The path will be built in five phases over 10 years.

There is no start date for construction as of yet.

In addition to council’s commitment, Chow said the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund may also contribute a one-time grant.

TransLink is providing 50 per cent of the project’s costs, or $180,000, covered by a $7.5-million TransLink fund for improvements in cycling infrastructure in Metro Vancouver.

Chow added TransLink is open to accommodating changes in the path’s scope, budget or timeline.

“This is the first time Bowen Island has applied for and received money from TransLink,” Chow noted. “It’s exciting. (TransLink) never sees small municipalities go after these projects, so they’re happy to see us succeed.”

DIRECTOR OF FINANCE An Island municipality since 1999, Bowen Island provides an outstanding quality of life for its 3,800 year-round residents, growing to 5,500 in the summer months. Bowen Island Municipal Council is responsible for governing the municipality under authority of the Community Charter, Local Government Act and Islands Trust Act. Council is comprised of a Mayor and six Councillors and is the elected decision-making body responsible for the operation of the municipal government. Council aims to be accessible to all its residents, to consider their needs and concerns, and to make financially sound decisions.

The Director of Finance (DOF) is a key member of the senior management team and will have a direct reporting relationship to the Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) and a financial advisory and guidance reporting relationship with the Municipal Council. As the 2 I/C and “Partner” to the CAO the DOF will be responsible for all Finance functions and will be Acting CAO when required. This will entail attending meetings with stakeholders and Council and overall operational management of staff on behalf of the CAO during the Acting period. The DOF will have a significant ongoing role in discussing Municipal financial matters with community groups and the public and will lead a small, dedicated and effective team, ensuring they have the proper mentoring, development and growth opportunities in their career.

This is an opportunity to take on a challenging leadership role in the Municipal management of one of the most beautiful, diverse and rapidly growing communities in Greater Vancouver. To be considered for the DOF position you must be a CPA designated professional with thorough knowledge of Canadian Public Sector Accounting Standards and ideally the Community Charter, and the Local Government Act pertaining to financial accounting, reporting and municipal budgeting. You will have demonstrated knowledge and experience in budget management, financial planning, asset management and risk management. You must also be a strong teambuilder and strategic thinker who operates collaboratively by nature and has an excellent communication style. You also enjoy, and have extensive experience in presenting to and interacting with, many diverse audiences – staff, senior management, Council, business groups, the public and other community stakeholders.

Experience in a corporate or private business environment will be advantageous and a desire and intent to live on Bowen Island is preferred.

If you feel you have the experience, drive and leadership that we are looking for please apply, in strict confidence, at http://tinyurl.com/DOF-27126.

For more information, please contact Gerry Humphries of WMC, at (604) 443-3738.

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Growing up among the trees

During the logging kerfuffle, did you happen upon any bumper stickers or posters created by the so-called Bowen Forest Kids?

The design of these items was utterly charming, as was the idea of an unnamed group of kids organizing in some random treehouse. We could in fact credit the forest with helping us to raise so many fabulous kids in this place.

Our kids enjoy freedom, experimentation and adventure in Bowen’s woods – all of which can be hard to come by in other places. From this they learn competence and confidence. If they spend enough time out there, they seem to develop a sort of internal compass and learn their territory pretty quick.

The community itself bares some resemblance to a forest, too – we are all connected. Us adults come to know one another, and many children who are not our own, through the process Ron Woodall calls “funneling.”

How it works is this: there are only so many places to go, so you go there and meet the same people over and over, eventually you just know them. Well, stuck in that funnel, our kids are “seen.” They often grow into teenagers who can look adults in the eye, talk to them, even. It’s not perfect, this place we call home... but it’s got a few things going for it.

The forest, for sure, and the kids that grow up in it are pretty great too.

Souvenir of a battle well-fought Dear Editor:

I just wanted to extend a big thank-you to all who helped with logging campaign T-shirt sales! From those who now have a souvenir of a battle well-fought (not the war, though!) and those in the front line: Terry Pike, Paula Love and the Ruddy Potato. Thanks to Melanie Haines, Ron Woodall for design work, Margaret Miller at the Office for file conversion and delivery, Mary Leigh for the last leg of drop off, Holly Graff for putting me onto TeePee tshirts, and Charles and Didier at TeePee for an amazing deal and super-human turn around. Way to go Bowen!

Cheers, Julie Vik

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of forest on five parcels of Crown land on the Gulf Island.

Residents rallied – forming DIF, creating petitions, writing letters and designing anti-logging T-shirts.

The shirt slogans “Protect the Crown Jewels” and “Hands Off Bowen’s Bush” may harken back to the hippie era, but a modern-day fight for the forest quickly erupted on the 50-square-kilometre island of 3,600 people.

BCTF is a government agency that manages about 20 per cent of the provincial Crown’s allowable annual tree cuts. In the proposal revealed last month, Bowen Island (identified in a BCTF legal notice as the Fraser timber supply area) was eyed as a rich source of fir, hemlock and cedar. The harvest could produce as many as 250 truckloads of logs annually for 20 years.

In addition to the loss of forested area representing nearly 30 per cent of the island, residents worried about encroachment on private properties, impacts on ecological reserves and parks, hellish commutes on a small ferry jammed with logging trucks, and damage to the watershed.

Dowler noted that Bowen Island’s water supply operates like a battery.

“It recharges during the rainy season so we have water during the dry season. A central, intact forest is essential,” he said. “When you take away the trees, the water flows away to the ocean.”

Aside from the environmental impacts, Dowler said tourism – arguably Bowen’s biggest industry – would also be hurt.

“We’re right in Vancouver’s backyard. People have always

Islanders who opposed BC Timber Sales including Bowen Island in a new harvest plan were relieved when their efforts led to their forests being taken out of the plan for the time being.

The group Defend Island Forests hopes to find a new designation for the land that will protect the forests - and their watersheds - from logging. John Dowler, photo

come here to get away and be in nature. We used to be called ‘Happy Isle.’ We’re proud of that,” he said.

After BCTS plans were revealed and a community open house was scheduled, a slew of letters voicing islander’s concerns were sent to BCTS outlining these issues, as well as the notification process.

“The prospect of having 28 per cent of Bowen Island logged over 20 years is a shock to the residents and businesses of Bowen Island. They see

no good coming of it,” wrote Mayor Murray Skeels in a July 17 letter to BCTS Planning Forester Enrique Sanchez.

“Over the last six weeks the process employed by BCTS has enflamed the situation and enraged the population. It is time to step back and then re-engage in a respectful process.”

In its regular July 24 meeting, Bowen Island council requested that Islands Trust support the municipality in its efforts to oppose any industrial

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logging of Crown lands on Bowen.

Last Wednesday (July 26), Tom Johnson, Woodlands Manager with BCTS, told The Undercurrent that BCTS was dropping Bowen Island from the Forest Stewardship Proposal – for the time being.

“Current timelines for approval just don’t line up with our strategy, and we have no immediate or mid-term plans to log on Bowen,” said Johnson.

The open house was off,

Johnson added, but stressed logging was not entirely off the table.

“It is important for residents to recognize that this does not exclude the Bowen from the timber supply land base, the Provincial zoning remains in place. We will continue to engage the community on a harvesting strategy.”

It’s that part of the statement that is cause for continued concern, Dowler said.

“What we need is a new designation,” he said, with BCTS

removing Bowen from all potential sources of commercial timber.

To that end, he’s calling for more community involvement and is asking anyone with any relevant knowledge or expertise to get on board with DIF. “Anyone with legal, environmental knowledge… knowledge about natural capital, which is the value of living trees actually standing, rather than cut down.”

To get involved, visit the DIF website: DefendIslandForests.ca

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 Minister: Bill Absolom Pastor Clinton Neal www.bowencommunitychurch.org 1070 Miller Roadat604-947-0384 1070 Miller Road Bowen Court Service 10:30 Service a.m. Sunday 11:00 a.m.

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Laugh in the face of your parenting triggers KELLY ELISE NAULT PARENTING COLUMNIST

The stress of the school year and all of those end of year activities is a distant memory now that we’ve hit mid-summer, but you may be getting to the point in the dog days when you’re looking forward to your kids getting back into structure.

In short, all this free time may be causing its own form of stress, you might be worried your little one has forgotten the entire alphabet, or you and your kid have launched into a summertime extra-curricular stress mode. Whatever concern has cropped up in July, I’m here to tell you that things are gonna be OK. A summer here on Bowen can give you and your offspring just what’s needed to get on track for September.

Fab mom Georgina Farah, a conflict management facilitator, reminded me in a recent interview that nature can not only be restorative but productive. Hmmm ... an interesting idea, I responded. As much as I value beach, forest and meadow-time, I often choose “productive work” at the computer over a walk. I also find it interesting that while the engineering camp at the local uni is full with a waiting list, Wild Art (thank you Emily!) offered

Kelly Elise Nault has been enjoying a summer spent hanging around with her 10-year old son, Tyler. Deb Stringfellow, photo

in the heart of our rainforest was cancelled due to lack of enrolment.

Perhaps, marketing had something to do with it, but I also wonder if we as parents place more merit on the programs that more directly steer our kids on a solid career path – hence, the popularity of engi-

neering (and by the way we’ve loved this camp!).

While there’s nothing intrinsically wrong with educational summer programs, I ask myself if I’m doing enough to ground my kid in unscheduled days, beach afternoons and forest hikes. Am I allowing enough time to restore, decom-

NOTICE OF INTENT RE: LIQUOR CONTROL AND LICENSING ACT APPLICATION FOR RELOCATION OF A LIQUOR LICENCE An application to relocate a Liquor Primary License has been received by the Liquor Control and Licensing Branch from ACSIS Entertainment & Hospitality to be located at 477 Bowen Trunk Road on Bowen Island.

The total capacity will increase from 110 to 250 persons.

The hours of liquor service will remain the same at 10:00 AM to 12:00 Midnight Monday to Thursday, 11:00 AM to 1:00 AM Friday and Saturday and 11:00 AM to 12:00 Midnight on Sundays.

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press and even be bored?

White space ... it’s essential to our brain recovery and health.

This is why I loved Georgina’s candour on what most of us parents struggle with from time to time —“award envy.”

So, imagine you’ve been tasked with setting up the end of year awards table at your school only to discover your beloved (did I fail to mention fabulous, gorgeous and talented, too?!) kids are going home empty handed – sans trophy. Most of us would feel a pang of disappointment ...others, downright fury at the injustice of it.

It’s exactly why I deeply

admire Georgina’s acknowledgment of the competitive parenting energy that sneakily rears its head more times than we may like to admit.

Impressively, Georgina took it as her opportunity to embrace her dark side (yup, and we all have one!) and find the lightness in humour. Laughing, she shared, “I realized that I saw every award as a public declaration that my kids weren’t better than the others.” Yet, once she realized the ridiculousness of her thoughts, she was able to genuinely rise above and celebrate the other students.

So I wonder, are too many of us helping our kids to peak in high school, elementary school

or preschool? And at what expense?

Of course, we all wanna see our kids succeed, but do we do this at the cost of their health— how about ours? Whom does it serve? Don’t get me wrong, I partake in parent bragging on Facebook with the best of ‘em, but does too much pressure (on us and the kids) mean less mental and emotional health?

Is our well-intended drive for high performance when it comes to good grades, good schools, and good extracurriculars getting in the way of our kids’ ultimate well-being?

Take Korean students, for example. While top of their class in the world in reading and mathematics, they get a failing grade in student happiness by the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) based in Paris. Yup, they rank dead last here. Canadian students?

While we’re definitely above average, there are at least 40 other countries that rank better than we do when it comes to the measurement of happiness.

Hmmmm ... so would it be beneficial to consider the possibility that our kids can be happy with lower grades, and fewer awards? Can we be at peace with a parenting resume that doesn’t include so many participation awards and performance accolades? Can we loosen the pressure and let our kids be kids more — let our young people commune more with what matters most?

Join Kelly Elise Nault, M.A. and other Bowen moms in the new Mommy Calm, Kids Calm Success Habitsparenting course. For more info visit JoyfullyParenting.com/p/ Bowen or email kelly@ JoyfullyParenting.com.

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Le Bel takes break from prose with her first book of poetry MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR

They Ask Me Why I Sing So Loud is Pauline Le Bel’s first book of poetry, with works covering everything from the Big Bang to arbutus trees, from Eve to aging, the loss and remembrance of parents and shifting family dynamics.

Le Bel says that the idea for a book of poetry came from her publisher, Cheryl Genet with Collins Press Foundation, who noted the poetic quality in the chapter on “air” in her 2013 book, Becoming Intimate With The Earth.

“I handed her a couple of the poems I wrote on air, and as she read them, a single tear streamed down her cheek,” says Le Bel. “And she told me she doesn’t even like poetry!

But she suggested that each chapter in Becoming Intimate With the Earth be bookended with poems, and then said my next book should be poetry.”

Le Bel says that until then, her poetry had been mostly private – save a few works she submitted at the urging of Bernice Lever, another Island poet.

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On the calendar Saturday August 5 Dock Dance! Presented by the Bowen Island Volunteer Firefighters Social Committee featuring Nearly Neil & the R&B Allstars. Video screening series at the Museum & Archives, 2 p.m. tours of the permanent and summer exhibitions of the Bowen Island Museum & Archives every Saturday & Sunday at 1 p.m.

Sunday August 6 Bowen Island Museum & Archives Speaker Series Nadyne Hindle, “The Making of the Gitxsan Blanket.”

Pauline Le Bel is looking forward to singing to celebrate the launch of her new book, They Ask Me Why I Sing So Loud. Meribeth Deen, photo

“There’s a poem about the house where I raised my kids, which I wrote right after I moved to Vancouver.

I never got a chance to say goodbye to my garden,” says Le Bel. “There are also lots of poems about my family, some of which I was wary about sharing publicly.

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poems, noting that some poems were critical to the overall stories while it was OK to leave out others.”

Bowen Island poet and lawyer, Michael Penny, was also instrumental in the shaping of the book. “He really helped with the order of things,” says Le Bel. “He especially loved my poems on aging, and encouraged me to write more of them.”

The natural beauty and people of Bowen feature highly in these poems, as Le Bel calls this island “her muse.”

Ultimately, the book is a celebration, and the launch will be as well, with Teun Schut on guitar to accompany Pauline. “The title is, They Ask Me Why I Sing So Loud,” says Le Bel. “So I guess I’d better sing!”

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The short list of deficiencies:

The proposed new Fire Hall and Emergency Operations Centre is envisioned as a modern facility of sufficient size to meet our current and future needs, yet modest and affordable at the same time.

The building will feature three bays that will house six trucks, space for an Emergency Operations Centre and a training and multi-purpose room, and be equipped with exhaust extraction to ensure a healthy interior environment.

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USSC Marina upgrading wooden docks Installation of new fingers complete on ‘A’ float

OYDIS NICKLE CONTRIBUTOR

The classic wooden docks and fingers at the Union SteamShip Co. Marina are starting to show their age, becoming quite tippy and twisty. Back in 1989 the old wooden fingers and main docks were constructed up the Fraser River and towed to Snug Cove for assembly. These docks are unique for their time as they are constructed of a laminated wood frame with minimal joints. The main floats have continuous sections reaching up to 425 feet long.

The difficulty with doing any major rebuild or replacement of marina floats usually requires emptying the entire marina or replacing major sections at a time, takes months and displaces hundreds of boats thus losing an entire summers worth of boater visits. This would cause major economical problem for the marina and other local businesses around Snug Cove.

The USSC marina has first decided to replace all the finger docks individually, although a slower process, this will minimize disruption. This option allows for all of the construction to be completed on Bowen Island.

The location and shape of Snug Cove limits the type of marina floats that can best be used. The Cove catches substantial bits of flotsam and jetsam and some larger logs

The floats are designed to be high, with an open space under to allow any floating debris to move freely through and out of the marina. photo submitted

that all float in and out of Snug Cove with the tides.

The marina’s floats are designed to be high, with an open space under to allow any floating debris to move freely through and out of the marina.

The floats are at a safer and more convenient height for getting on and off the boats. They are 28 inches off the water, which is also the average deck height for many boats.

The new floats are constructed with a special aluminum alloy with corrosion resistance to saltwater, good strength and a longer life.

A ladder type of frame with full-length whalers provides a stronger and much more ridged dock.

The new docks are 3 feet

wide, one foot narrower than the old ones. The bases where they attach at the walkways are also narrower with a softer 30-degree spread and attach with special rubber hinges.

The narrow fingers give more berthage space for the later generation of boats and provide an easier docking experience.

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large standard cleats in lieu of the old bulwarks railings.

New rub-rails that the boats lay against are made of a soft 2x10 spruce that covers the aluminum framing. The outer corners of each finger have a unique built-in wheel designed to give the boat’s hull protection, thus providing extra protection from the inevitable

bump if a vessel gets caught in a crosswind.

As the old float is disassembled the old treated wood decking is removed to be re-used on a new aluminum frame. The old treated decking is still good and has many more years left. It also helps keep the aesthetic look of a classic wooden marina. By

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The old polystyrene foam floats are removed, cleaned and recut to fit the new narrower aluminum frame. There is lots of extra foam left over, as the new aluminum fingers are a lot lighter than the old wood ones. The foam floats are then wrapped with a protective HDPE poly covering.

After all the fingers are complete the next big step will be the replacement of the 8-feetwide main walkways and hammerheads.

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Mainland foodie tours Bowen Island eateries An outsider samples culinary culture on a weekend adventure CHRIS DAGENAIS CONTRIBUTOR

There isn’t time for a fancy intro; I have a lot of ground to cover with no less than 11 venues to consider.

Recently, I was lucky to be sent on a Bowen Island culinary adventure with my family and was blown away by the variety and quality of dining options there. Paired with unique places to stay, Bowen Island proved to be a fantastic short-haul destination for a food-centric weekend getaway.

We took an afternoon BC Ferries sailing across the bay to Snug Cove, Bowen Island’s port of call; it’s only a 20-minute trip, but still enough to give that sense of escape sought of any holiday.

As the kids were reporting grumbling stomachs and my caffeine tanks were nearly depleted, our first destination upon arrival was Artisan Square, a three-minute drive up the central artery from the port, and a charming hilltop thoroughfare that is home to the Bowen Island Arts Council, a gallery, pottery works, jeweller, tattoo studio,

gym, yoga practice, and more.

Purveyor of handmade, organic chocolates Cocoa West Chocolatier has a diminutive but inviting shop in which a colourful collection of treats is produced and sold, including the signature Domino truffle, a silken and rich dark chocolate ganache “double six” rectangle with liquid maple caramel.

We popped into Artisan Eats Café and Fine Foods for a snack and were crippled by indecision in the face of mountains of tempting baked goods and sandwiches, salads and coffees. We ultimately settled on croissants, muffins and cappuccinos and hit the spacious, sun-baked patio to eat. Artisan Eats is an airy, welcoming space that also does breakfast on weekdays and brunch on weekends (cocoawest.com; artisaneats. ca).

From there we took a meandering, tree-lined road to our accommodations at the beautiful and serene, spiritually rejuvenating Xenia Centre, a tucked-in-thewoods retreat comprised of wooden cabins of varying sizes, a central communal cabin with dining areas,

An old but functional Citroen DS sits on the grass outside Rustique Bistro. Chris Dagenais, photo

well-appointed kitchen, sitting room and patio, and all manner of spaces in which to walk and calm the mind.

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one day in the future, when my mind is in need of unburdening (xeniacentre.com).

I left the rest of the Dagenais crew at Xenia and set out to meet Jody Lorenz, Bowen Island resident, foodie, and owner of Bowen Island Tours, which guides visitors across the island exploring different themes depending on the package selected.

Not surprisingly, my tour was restaurant-focused and packed an ambitious number of venues into a whirlwind three-hour culinary odyssey in and around Snug Cove. I was one of eight participants on the tour, which got underway with a stop at The Snug Café, a family-run casual diner with pleasant outdoor seating.

Benefiting from Jody’s insider knowledge, we cut right to the chase at this principally breakfast and lunch eatery, sampling the venue’s excellent, densely packed sausage rolls, made in-house, which featured an expertly realized flaky, buttery pastry

and well-seasoned beef filling.

Snug Café is open exceptionally early on weekdays and is a good choice if you want to milk every last minute of your weekend getaway and depart on an early Monday ferry sailing. (snugcafe.ca.)

From there we hit up the minuscule Candy in the Cove, which claims to be the world’s smallest candy shop, though its square footage does not preclude a massive inventory of sweets, including rare salted licorice treats, sold in bulk.

We explored some historic cabins left over from the island’s early 20th-century golden years as a highend sojourn destination for wealthy socialites before we headed to the fantastic Rustique Bistro, a very special space with one of the nicest garden patios I’ve experienced in recent years.

Here, hyper local ingredients feature on a classic French menu that includes charcuterie, salads, bisque, duck confit, lamb shank, and a food-friendly wine list. An old but functional Citroen DS sits parked in the grass, adding to the old world, appropriately rustic charm. Rustique is definitely worth a visit, especially if you can score a patio seat (rustiquebistro.wixsite. com/rustiquebistro1).

Also worth seeking out for dinner is the warm and stylish Barcelona Tapas and Wine Bar, which specializes in traditional Spanish shareable fare, but using what’s seasonal and local at any given time. Bracing, fresh Albarino and ripe and round Rioja in bottles meet a thoughtful B.C. wines-on-tap program designed to complement dishes like locally made

Chorizo Marinated in Red Wine, House Smoked Pacific Sardines, and, my favourite of the tour tasting, Grilled Octopus with Romesco. btwb. ca A jaunt down near the water revealed a boardwalk lined with more dining options including the Lime & Moon Pie Company, maker of remarkable, fresh-fromthe-oven organic pies, and hip, minimalist space Branch and Butter, serving luscious open-faced sandwiches using sourdough from Gastown’s Birds and the Beets, as well as a selection of Earnest Ice Cream (limeandmoon.com; branchandpeople.com).

The family came to collect me after my epic journey and we picked up a beautiful bottle of red wine by Laughing Stock Vineyards from the exceptionally well-curated selection of wines, spirits, and beers on offer at the Bowen Island Beer & Wine Store.

We headed back to Xenia for a restorative, quiet night.

The following evening the whole family enjoyed sunny patio dining at the positively teeming Doc Morgan’s, perhaps Bowen’s best-known local, and home to casual pub fare, cold beer, and lively chatter. A metal bucket of freshly sourced peel-and-eat prawns was a meal highlight, as was the multi-layered and super fresh, chip-topping Mexicali dip (docmorgans.ca).

Bowen Island Food Tours are $79, with three per cent of proceeds donated to Bowen Island Food Bank. I recommend a tour on your first night of a weekend getaway to help you figure out where to go for dinner the next night (bowenIslandtours.com).

Kay (Kathleen) McGregor Hoffman

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She will be greatly missed by the many people who knew and loved her.

Kay was predeceased by her husband Dean, her son George and her daughter Renee. She was a dedicated and loving mother and friend. Born in Winnipeg Manitoba in 1928, she also lived in Hawaii, California, and Arizona, and arrived on Bowen Island in 1969.

Kay had a strong and generous spirit, a profoundly positive outlook, and a beautiful smile. She was a talented artist, active in the Bowen arts community (Bowen Art Workshop and Pacific Arts Coop). Kay had a deep love of nature and animals, and was a special friend to the Miller Road deer.

Much gratitude to the amazing caregivers who supported Kay to live at home for this last chapter of her life. It meant so much to her.

Donations can be made to the Bowen Island Community Foundation “Community Impact Fund” for the Kay Hoffman Memorial Art Bursary.

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previous releases, it’s by no means stylistically static.

In fact, Scouten rejects the tendency to box music in with strict labels or definitions.

“That’s maybe a modern phenomenon, where we’ve become so preoccupied with genre and subgenre and genre-fusing – it’s just music,” she says.

So what’s with the connection between Scouten’s album cover and the Byrds’ one?

“Contributing to the living evolution of country music,” she says. “We’re trying to kind of do that too, as best we can.”

A lot of the evolution of modern country music involves some experiments both big and small, Scouten says. It’s also based on the notion that country music doesn’t necessarily have to sound like one thing.

On her new 10-track album, her songwriting led her in all different directions and sounds.

The album’s first single, the wild honky-tonk romp “Bang Bang,” certainly sets a tone – one that Scouten says people have been reacting really positively to – but it’s not necessarily indicative of the rest of the album.

Sarah Jane Scouten’s new album, When the Bloom Falls From the Rose, is available now on Light Organ Records. Jen Squires, photo

Instead, Scouten and her band tried to accurately do justice to the music style or mood they were trying to re-create.

“We approached each song from the traditional style that it sat in,” she explains. “‘Bang Bang’ is very Wanda

Jackson-y, rockabilly, and then we went into Daniel Lanois land with ‘Acre of Shells.’”

Scouten currently lives in Toronto but her connection to B.C. is strong.

She was born and raised on Bowen Island and spent many

years in Vancouver as well.

She’s now signed with the Vancouver-based music label Light Organ Records, who put out When the Bloom Falls From the Rose.

Scouten says it was at times challenging recording the new album with a larger cast

of contributors, compared to her earlier releases which were more individual efforts.

But the result is a much fuller and richer sound that ultimately allowed Scouten to take the songwriting in a more adventurous direction.

“It sounds like it cost four

times as much,” she jokes.

Scouten’s first album, 2014’s The Cape, dealt with themes such as disenchantment and loss of romance – there’s even a sly nod to Bowen’s Cape Roger Curtis in the album title.

But on this latest effort, her mindset is geared towards reflecting where she is, rather than where she has been.

“For me this record is about maturing as an artist and realizing that it’s like a job – it’s a vocation – but it’s not just a hobby anymore. This is what I do. The other two records just sort of seemed like they fell out of me. This is one was very intentional, it took a lot of work and a lot of people hauling together to get it out.

It wasn’t just me this time.”

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