Bowen Island Undercurrent October 27 2017

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Dyslexia

Students celebrate their gifts, overcome their challenges

Spawning season

Islander follows the salmon’s path

The Dog Ranch celebrates

Photos of the 10-year birthday party

A little rain did not stop farmers and hungry islanders from venturing out to BICS for the last Farmer’s Market of the 2017 season last weekend. Market organizer Sarah Haxby says the market benefited from plentiful tourists this summer, and the variety of foods being sold at the market continues to increase. On November 18 and December 9, there will be winter farmer’s markets based in the school’s Community Use Room.

From left: Erin, Lisa, Paul, Ella-Rose, Pauline, Noah, Madison, Rich, Corrina, Rosie, Tracy-Lee and Quentin.

Meribeth Deen, photo

Zoning twist creates Overdose kits a key “alternative” housing accessory for safe Halloween partying

MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR

Lots 62, 64, 65 and 68 on Rivendell Drive sat bare for years. The owner of these lots looked to a new kind of zoning on Bowen Island in the hopes that they would sell. Lot owner and developer Wolfgang Duntz managed to get his plan approved and build two units with separate owners on each lot. Today, construction on one of the lots is complete.

The three others are under construction with new owners eagerly awaiting their comple-

tion. Reflecting on this project, Duntz says that it has been a breakthrough in some ways, a learning experience, and a project his company is unlikely to repeat.

“They were beautiful lots, with a view even,” says Duntz. “But they were not selling.

Under the existing zoning, it was possible to build a single family home with a rental unit, but building such a home would’ve cost more than $1 million. We wanted to build homes people could actually afford, and with this plan, we wanted to prove that a laneway-style house wouldn’t ruin the neighbourhood.” continued P3

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Last weekend, The Orchard Recovery Centre armed thirteen Bowen Islanders with their own Naloxone overdose kits and the knowledge required to use them if they find someone in an overdose situation. The workshop is part of the BC Centre for Disease Control’s harm reduction program called, Toward the Heart, which offers free kits to anyone who think they might need one. The Orchard’s Executive Director and co-founder, Lorinda Strang, says the Halloween season is a particularly good time for people to get educated and equipped for overdose prevention.

“It’s a time of year when people who might not regularly use drugs, do. People who do use drugs are more likely to use to excess,” says Strang. continued P3

Meeting Calendar November 4, 2017 9:00 am Green Shores Workshop

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Halloween Fireworks!

Don’t miss the annual fireworks display courtesy of the Bowen Island Volunteer Fire Department and Bowen Island Municipality. Join us on the causeway for hot chocolate - it’ll be a blast!

Tuesday, October 31, 2017 7:30 pm On the causeway

November 5, 2017 2:00 pm Climate Conversation All meetings are held in Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.

We are hiring Roads Crewperson Bowen Island Municipality seeks a qualified permanent full-time Roads Crewperson.

The Roads Crewperson is an outside labour position. This person will primarily be responsible for assisting with the maintenance of the Municipality’s roads and drainage as well as some additional labour tasks related to other Municipal infrastructure. In addition, winter maintenance requirements would consist of snow clearing from roadways and applying anti-ice material amongst other duties. This position will require that the crewperson interact in a courteous manner with the public and is based on 35 hours per week.

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The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in a Modern World A presentation by WADE DAVIS

Every culture is a unique answer to a fundamental question: What does it mean to be human and alive? In this talk, Wade will lead us on a thrilling journey to celebrate the wisdom of the world’s indigenous cultures.

Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017

BI Community School

Doors open at 6:30 pm Presentation begins at 7 pm Islander Wade Davis is Professor of Anthropology and the BC Leadership Chair in Cultures and Eco-systems at Risk at the University of British Columbia. Between 1999 and 2013 he served as Explorer-in-Residence at the National Geographic Society.

Named by the NGS as one of the Explorers for the Millennium, he has been described as “a rare combination of scientist, scholar, poet and passionate defender of all of life’s diversity.”

BOWEN ISLAND PUBLIC LIBRARY PRESENTS:

MINDFUL EATING

Achieving health goals through attention & intention A free talk with Ellie Mackay, Registered Dietitian. Learn mindful eating strategies that can help us:

• Eat just the right amount of food • Regain joy at the dinner table • Trust our bodies’ hunger and satiety signals • Get back on track with our heath goals Bring your questions. Everyone welcome.

Please submit your cover letter, resume, and references via mail, facsimile, or email by 4:00 pm on Friday, November 10th, 2017 to: Shayle Duffield, Human Resources Coordinator 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 Email: hr@bimbc.ca Fax: 604-947-0193

Building Inspector

Applicants must be able to demonstrate good reporting skills, both verbally and in writing, and must have good communication skills with the ability to deal effectively with the public. The successful applicant must have a minimum BOABC Level One certification and a valid driver’s license. Experience as a Journeyman Carpenter or Journeyman Plumber, or related contracting experience, would also be an asset.

Please submit your covering letter and resume by 4:00 pm on Friday, December 1, 2017 via e-mail, fax or mail to: Shayle Duffield, Human Resources Coordinator 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 Email: hr@bimbc.ca Fax: 604-947-0193

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Bowen Island Municipal Hall 981 Artisan Lane Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2

604-947-4255 604-947-0193 bim@bimbc.ca

Bowen Island Municipality is requesting applications of interest in the following on-call services: • Ice patrol (temperature dependent): 3:30 am start or as required, Monday - Saturday; 4:30 am start or as required, Sundays and Holidays.

• Snow removal (weather dependent): anytime, as required.

For more information, please contact: Rachel Pryce-Jones, Public Works Clerk Bowen Island Municipality 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 EMAIL: rpryce-jones@bimbc.ca

Request for Volunteer Library Board members The Bowen Island Municipality and Bowen Island Public Library are seeking applications from Bowen Island residents interested in joining the Bowen Island Public Library Board. We are seeking applications from members of the public with diverse skills and interests who are committed to the ideals of open and equitable access to information through public library service. The Board meets 10 times per year on the third Tuesday of each month.

Interested individuals are asked to submit a one page summary of their background, skills and expertise relative to the duties and responsibilities of the position.

Interested applicants are asked to respond in writing, via email, fax or regular mail, with the requested information by Friday, November 10th, 2017 at 4:00 pm to: Tyler Ruggles, Council Clerk

Bowen Island Municipality is seeking a part-time Building Inspector. This position will be responsible for the inspection of residential, industrial and commercial projects during construction, alteration and repair to determine conformity with established bylaws, acts, codes, standards and regulations. The Building Inspector will also process building permit issuances and rejections; discuss construction, alteration and repair matters with contractors, engineers, architects, homeowners and the public; interpret requirements; advise on required changes and/or corrections and carry out other relevant duties as assigned by the Island Community Planner.

General Enquiries

Request for Snow and Ice Removal Services

Bowen Island Municipality 981 Artisan Lane Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 FAX: 604-947-0193 EMAIL: truggles@bimbc.ca

Climate Conversation Sunday, November 5, 2017 2:00 - 3:30 pm Municipal Hall Join James Glave and fellow Islanders for an introduction to the Energy Step Code, which local governments may now use to incentivize or require “better than code” energy efficiency performance in new homes and other buildings. You will learn about the standard’s benefits, levels, and targets. What’s the right Step Code level to get Bowen to Net Zero energy efficiency by 2032? Share your feedback with municipal councillors in attendance. James will also present on trends for electric vehicles, helping you understand how this technology is spreading, what are the challenges, and what’s on the horizon for the near future.

This is a free event sponsored by Bowen Island Municipality’s Climate Action Program. To register for this Climate Conversation, respond “Going” on Facebook or email Councillor Maureen Nicholson at mnicholson@bimbc.ca before November 3.

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Developer says new zoning style make home ownership “alternative” not affordable from PAGE 1

The goal was to build a two-bedroom unit for less than $400 thousand and a three-bedroom unit for less than $550. According to Bowen Island’s Official Community Plan (OCP) this plan never met the standard of affordable housing, but it did “diversify” the market housing available on Bowen Island.

In an effort to reach their targets, WCD Developments (Duntz’s company) froze the assessed property values for the lots to 2015 values. Still, they did not meet their goal.

“It turns out those were prices we could not build for,” says Duntz. He says that while wages for workers and trades people has increased alongside the cost of materials, another impact on building prices are recent changes to the building code which have increased the standard to which homes now need to be built.

By the time the lots came up for sale there was already a long line of people interest in purchasing them.

...selling to the highest bidder would have corrupted the process.

“We had this waiting list, but what we didn’t want was a bidding war,” says Duntz. “So, it was very uncomfortable but what we did in the end was pull names from a hat. Everyone agreed this was the only fair solution, selling to the highest bidder would have corrupted the process.”

Duntz adds that while the project met the goals of providing more affordable homes than what buyers can find elsewhere on the island (the smaller units sold between $421,000-$487,000 + GST ), he feels that mostly, this project drove home what is required to build homes that are actually “affordable” on Bowen Island.

“These are all unique, single-family homes still, and building in that way is just too expensive,” he said. “To build affordable homes, I would need to go back to building the way I did back in Germany, and that is more row-home type developments. To bring down prices, you need to build multiple homes with one foundation, and one roof-system. There is only one example of this currently on Bowen Island and that is up above Village Square and below the Municipal Hall, and if you want to build ‘affordable’ homes you need some way of subsidizing them, which may be the route we go with our upcoming rezoning projects.”

Monica and Roy McKinley wanted to downsize, but couldn’t find anything that suited their needs.

“There was nothing on the market for less than $600, and all the homes were old. We didn’t just want a smaller house, we wanted freedom from maintenance,” says Monica.

Their dreams were met up on Rivendell Drive, with a brand new 954 square foot house for $439k + GST. The couple moved in this July.

Meribeth Deen, photo

Anne-Marie Gagné and Louis-Vincent Bérubé Dufour moved to Bowen as renters in October, 2015. They had their eyes on the real estate market, but before buying, they got priced out.

With the impending arrival of their daughter in April 2017, they started to lose hope of ever buying a home here on Bowen.

The lots for sale on Rivindell Drive changed that, and Anne-Marie and Louis-Vincent got their names drawn as new owners for one of the larger homes.

Above, Louis-Vincent and their daughter, Samuelle in their future home.

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Program offers free Naloxone Kits, and training

Staff at the Orchard Recovery Center who brought Toward the Heart to Bowen.

From left: Suzan Ross (RPN), Lynne Hartle, Martin Wedepohl, Joanna Journet, Lorinda Strang.

Cassandra Steiner, photograph

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The Orchard has been offering the kits through the Towards the Heart Program for several months now, but Strang says very few people asked for them.

“People probably didn’t know about it,” she says. “But we were pleased by the suggestion of our business manager, Lynn Hartle, to run a workshop at the Legion, and we were really happy with the response.”

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The BC Coroner’s Service says in the first eight months of 2017, 1,013 people died from a suspected illicit drug overdose.

Led by Jessie Bartch, a registered nurse who works a the Orchard, this weekend’s training sessions included a number of parents and their teenage kids.

“In the past when we did drug education events, very few people would show up,” says Strang. “But now people are stepping up. Young people are concerned about their friends and want to be able to help if necessary. Parents aren’t just worried about their

own kids, but also about their kids’ friends.”

She adds that just because there might be a lull in news about the opioid crisis doesn’t mean it has gone away.

“It’s getting worse,” Strang says.

There will be another Naloxone training and workshop on November 23, but if someone would like a kit and to learn how to use it, all they need to do is call The Orchard and ask - any time.

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If you find someone who is hardly breathing, this is an indication of overdose

If you administer Naloxone to someone who has not overdosed, it will not hurt them

Finn Morisette takes the ball up the field. This weekend, the Under-10 Bowen FC Boy’s team won against visitors from Squamish.

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HAVE A SPOOKTACULAR HALLOWEEN! Candy & treat donation drop-off for the Cove & Loop accepted until Oct 30

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Practically thinking Importance of our own history EDITORIAL

If you happen to be connected with your community members on the big, bad world of Facebook, you likely saw my posting this week on the “Bowen Island Everything Else” page.

I suggested that, in a bid to save our community 7 million odd dollars, we could scrap the current community centre project and purchase a 6,000 square foot mansion that happens walking distance from the Cove, and is up for sale for $3 million.

I wouldn’t say I made this post in jest, however, I did it knowing that such ideas just don’t fly in the world we live in.

There are all kinds of rules, codes and administrative structures that get in the way.

These rules and regulation are not a bad thing. As many islanders have pointed out, they protect us from ourselves and from developing away our water resources, for example. The city of Houston, Texas, scrapped these rules altogether - this summer citizens suffered for that decision.

However, from another perspective we can all see the ways that rules, regulation and bureaucracy limit creative thinking and the problem solving required to move forward in a practical way as a community.

Countless people have asked me why the Orchard Cottages are not used for housing, or at least as part of Snug Cove’s retail sector. In a practical world, instead of a bureaucratic one, they would be, and the “parks” department of the city of Vancouver would work in harmony to meet the City’s other needs. Needs like housing, for example.

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Dear Editor, A few days ago I had a conversation with Ron Woodall who expressed concern that we are forgetting the Cottages importance as cultural witnesses and messengers from days gone by in our fervor to see the structures preserved.

It is the history they symbolize, the life style, the comfort expectations of our ancestors a hundred years ago are mirrored in them. Tens of thousands came every year from the “ big city” to marvel at the many ways to make and have fun from the picnics and games, the beaches and hikes into the wilderness to urban sports like tennis and lawn bowling. Three generations of many families came for decades and took their mostly happy memories around the globe. In 1988 I was in London on July1st. The evening Canada Day celebrations took place at Wigmore Hall and began with a riveting piano recital by Edmonton’s Angela Cheng. When the bubbly flowed expats and visitors stood in groups invariably talking about travels and home.

When I mentioned I came from a small island off BC’s west coast called Bowen some eyes widened and faces lit up “Bowen?”

At the mention of that word near by groups broke up to join. “Bowen, are the hotel, the cottages, the beaches, the picnic grounds still there? The fun we had every summer before, during and after the war”. Lifetimes rolled past in these distant memories sparked by happiness. Yes, the “Happy Isle” had left it’s mark.

Never again have I met such spontaneous outpouring from strangers about a place I have come to call my home and to cherish.

The Davies Orchard Cottages are the last eloquent guides to a less complicated era when enjoyment came more simply.

Let us put our energies to work to save the Cottages and with them a splendid history of Bowen.

On November 8, I will make a presentation to the Regional Committee to argue the merits of transferring the management of Davies Orchard to Bowen Island.

The more petitions are signed in support the stronger will be our argument.

Thanks to the Bowen Building Center they are available there.

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Stream walkers and salmon health

Jay White is an artist based on Bowen Island.

JAY WHITE SUBMISSION

Musgamagw Dzawada’enuxw territory (the Broughton archipelago), near Northern Vancouver Island is a stunning and remote area where

grizzlies roam, humpbacks are commonplace, and cougars are the chicken-threatening equivalent to minks on Bowen. It is also a place of immense ecological importance to the entire province, because most BC wild salmon must migrate through its narrow straits to reach the major rivers of the province.

Unfortunately for the wild salmon and rest of us, it is also a place where disease-spreading open-water Atlantic Salmon farms are plentiful.

I just returned from the first phase of a two-year art project where myself and sound artist Jenni Schine are hosted by the Salmon Coast Field Station (SCFS), a non-profit, independent research station that is renowned for its scientific work on the impacts of aquaculture and sea-lice on Pacific wild salmon. Over the course of the next two years, we will return to the Field Station and follow scientists as they count sea lice on wild salmon and conduct other research. I will use our resulting interviews and

experiences to write a documentary graphic novel about humans and salmon.

In this first visit, we joined local ‘Stream Walkers’ who bushwhack through boat-access streams around the archipelago, counting and identifying wild salmon as they return to spawn and die. I consider myself to be pretty good in the bush, but I could barely keep up with MJ Gagnon and Alyssa Ball as they scrambled over slick logs, waded through hip-deep streams, and wove through dense salmonberry thickets. I am in awe of their vast knowledge of the local streams, and their willingness to share their knowledge with me as I tagged along.

Jenni and I proposed this project because we want to call public attention to the plight of wild salmon, which are a keystone species: their disappearance would drastically alter coastal ecosystems. They feed humans, whales, bears, eagles, otters, and they fertilize forests for hundreds of miles inland. They are

integral to Indigenous cultures, and to the prosperity and health of all BC citizens. Unfortunately, many policy makers are not rigorously assessing wild salmon health, or the effects of aquaculture and logging on wild salmon.

As I return to Bowen, I am forced to face my own ignorance and detachment from Howe Sound ecology.

Over the last two weeks, I was struck by the fact that literally everyone I met in the Broughton were intimate with the tides, mushrooms, fish, and plants that surrounded them. As I return to Bowen, I am forced to face my own ignorance and detachment from Howe Sound ecology. I am humbled

by Broughton residents’ dedication to preserve the health of their eco-

system, and realize I could take on much more responsibility towards the land and sea around Bowen.

As Jenni said, Stream Walking is not just a scientific research practice, it is also “taking stock of our neighbours.”

Maybe this is what humans are meant to do: we move within our natural neighbourhood, we monitor, we are stewards. We tell stories about what is happening and we wonder at the mystery around and within us.

Our work will be presented at the Nanaimo Art Gallery in Jan 2017, and at Open Space Gallery in Victoria in 2018. The graphic novel, and a podcast by Jenni, will be released in 2018.

Below: Jay White struggles to keep up with Alyssa Ball on the Broughton Archipelago.

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Mortgage financing rules are a’changing...

Have your say on the industrialization of Howe Sound AARON DAVISON regulation, it only applies to home buyers who can man-

Public comment period on the proposed Burnco Gravel Mine starts October 27 Dear Bowen Islanders, Kw’ech’ténm, pronounced Kw’ech’ • te • nm, is the name of a former seasonal village of the Squamish. Renowned for its beauty, tranquility, it is a place you feel far away from busy life on Bowen. Kw’ech’ténm also sits next to of the few remaining natural and reasonably intact estuaries in Atl’Kitsem / Howe Sound.

Estuaries are very important for fish to reproduce. The shores close to Kw’ech’ténm, are covered in thick deep seaweed: providing excellent nursery conditions for marine life.

In an 2012 Squamish Chief article, Vancouver Aquarium researcher Jeff Marliave reported seeing huge numbers of schooling larval herring: “when divers see larval herring schooling, it means it’s really high abundance.”

The return of herring and the stronger returns of salmon are indicators that Atl’kitsem is recovering. Something that brings back the dolphins and whales!

So every time we see a Humpback, pod of Orcas or Dolphins personally or from a Tweet or Post, it touches us: this is the place we live!

This is what makes Atl’Kitsem so special. This is why people come to our island too.

So where is the Kw’ech’ténm site? It sits right at the mouth of McNab Creek, an area were the Burnco Aggregates corporation from Calgary wants to dig a gravel mine with processing facility and pier. The project is now at the end of the Environmental Assessment review. The Department of Fisheries and

Oceans advised twice against the project.

Since June 2006 up to May 9 2017, this company has donated $350,700 to the BC Liberal party. The company donated while this political party was in power and its gravel mine proposal for McNab Creek was going through an Environmental Assessment Application process.

We had two chances to let the Provincial Government know how we feel about this gravel mine proposal. The last time, 95% of the respondents were against the project.

What is new? We have a new provincial government, AND we will be able to comment on the recommendations BEFORE the Environmental Assessment Office will be sending these to the Minister of Environment, which is a first!

Starting on October 27th – ending on November 27th 2017, you can have your say about the gravel mine proposal, and we urge you to do so.

Details for submitting your comment(s) can be found in this copy of the Undercurrent and on our website ccbowen.ca On behalf of Concerned Citizens Bowen.

Anton van Walraven

COLUMNIST

If there is one thing that is constant in life, it is change.

So why would we expect anything else from our government and the rules they oversee with regards to our mortgage financing?

Since the 2007 financial meltdown in the US, the federal government has been consistently tightening lending regulations in an effort to avoid a similar fate here in Canada. As rates have been dropping for the past number of years, we’ve seen the government shorten amortization lengths to keep the ability to qualify for financing relatively equivalent. In fact, until rates started increasing a couple months ago, you could compare examples of the maximum amortization lengths with rates in the 5% range producing the same income qualification requirements as rates in the 2% range with the current amortization lengths. But the times they are a changin’.

OSFI (the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions) has tabled some legislation which include measures aimed at ensuring banks are lending money to

age their loans even if interest rates rise. This new ‘stress test’ will ensure financial institutions have their qualification calculations based on the great of; the contract rate plus 2%, or the Bank of Canada qualifying rate (currently 4.89%). They already introduced a similar ‘stress test’ to high-ratio (less than 20% down payment) products last year. This new one will be for low-ratio purchase (20% down payment and greater) and refinance transactions with terms of 5 years or less. Let’s look at an example: The Hood family would like to purchase a home for $800,000 and have saved a $200,000 down payment (25%). They find a product that suits them at 3.09%.

Currently, they need to show they can afford the mortgage payments as they would be at $2,867 a month (contract rate). As of January 1 2018, they will have to show they can afford payments as if the rate was 5.09% or $3,520 monthly. That’s an increase of 23%! This means if they can barely qualify now, they’ll need to increase their income by 23% or keep on saving.

It is important to note that because this is a federal

federally regulated institutions, so BC Credit Unions are exempt. That being said, credit unions have the option of adopting these regulations and may end up doing so, and the high-ratio stress test implemented last year will remain in effect for all lenders, as the 3 mortgage insurers (a mortgage insurance policy is required if you have less than a 20% down payment) are federally regulated.

What does this mean for you? If you’ve been on the fence about making a purchase, now may be the time.

At least getting a pre-approval in place as those ‘should’ be grandfathered in once the rules change. Also, if you have your mortgage financing with a bank or non-bank lender (ie: not a BC Credit Union), and you have been thinking of refinancing, it would be worth a discussion with your banker or broker to see if these new changes will affect you. Now is also a good time to qualify for an increase to your global borrowing limit for secured lines of credit, as it is unclear how financial institutions will qualify these products in 2018. As they say, it’s better to ask for credit when you don’t need it than when you do...

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Donations help move daycare project forward Noah Pryce Jones, a BCC Board member approached Rod Neys of Ledcore to explore the possibility of a donation to BCC’s new Infant Toddler wing – the result $25,000! This means we have raised $75,000 of the $250,000 project.

Thank you Ledcor, Rod and Noah!

-Ann Silberman, Bowen Children’s Centre

LEFT: BCC parent Scott Stevenson dug the hole for the foundation of the new wing last week. This week, Islander and former BCC parent Greg Cormier brought students over from West Van Secondary over to learn about construction and to help build. These students will be regular visitors through the course of the project.

FAR LEFT: Executive Director of BCC, Ann Silberman recieves a cheque from Rod Neys. To their right, Joseph Cooke, BCC’s Building Committee Co-chair. photos submitted

Strollers & Stories to continue into November MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR

The Strollers & Stories program gives parents of babies and small children a chance to get fresh air, exercise and meet new people while offering their little ones a story as well.

For older kids meandering through Crippen Park, the story, told through pages affixed to twelve posts a long the trail, is a great literacy-building activity too.

Originally, this program was scheduled for four weeks, but due to its success and popularity it will continue on for the first two weeks in November.

The project is a collaboration between Bowen Community Recreation, the Library and Metro Parks. Jessica Slater is the facilitator.

To join, meet outside the Bowen Island Library at 11am Thursday. The cost is $2.50, and the program runs rain or shine!

From left: Megan Martin with Grace, Tara Forshaw and Michael, Brett Ferguson and Harriet, Stories and Strollers Facilitator Jessica Slater and Harvest.

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Calling all local photographers!

TINA OVERBURY SUBMISSION

The first ever Bowen Island Classic Motor Show, held this July, raised $1751.84 and donated all of it to the Bowen Island Museum & Archives. Above, Motor Show founder Raef Grohne and Rob Forbes, from the Archives, hold the cheque. photo submitted

Bowen Island Tourism is creating it’s cover image for the 2018 editon of Secrets of Bowen brochure. This year’s cover of the lighthouse at The Cape was printed 30,000 times and distributed throughout the province.

We ask you - what are your favourite public spots that are still a secret to those who have yet to visit? Is it our very own trio of hollow trees along the trail to the meadow? The view from Dorman

point? Maybe the ropes to pull yourself up to the apex of the Mt. Gardner trail?

Send us your photographs and maybe your image will be featured on next year’s brochure (35,000 circulation).

But remember - some secrets are meant to be kept. Make sure the image and locations you send are public places and capable of recieving thousands of eager tourist.

Imagine! Who knew we’d be so popular when it’s awful here...

RIGHT: The 2017 brochure

At the Bowen Lodge Little Red Church’s Annual Fall Supper Nov. 5th at 5:00 & 7:00 p.m.

A classic Turkey dinner with all the trimmings Tickets available at Cates Pharmacy

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Be sure to get your tickets for The Importance of Being Earnest TINA NIELSEN SUBMISSION

Theatre-on-the-Isle’s production of The Importance of Being Earnest is opening in just 2 weeks. Cast members have been rehearsing for months and are preparing for opening night November 10th.

Starring Calder Stewart, Katalina Bernards, Frazer Elliott and Ainsley Szewchuk, “Earnest” will be performed at Tir-na-nOg

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Celebrate Susan Alexander’s poetry debut: The Dance Floor Tilts JUDE NEALE

Theatre for just two weekends in November.

This classic comedy of manners, written by Oscar Wilde, is full of mistaken identity, razor sharp dialogue and hilarious satire. You won’t want to miss it.

Chose from 5 evening performances (Nov 10, 11, 16, 17 and 18) at 7:30 pm or one Sunday matinee at 2 pm November 12.

Tickets are available for $20 each at Phoenix, Bowen Library or the Gallery. Don’t wait until the last minute to get your tickets – this show is sure to sell out.

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Longtime Bowen Island resident, Susan Alexander is a West Coast writer and poet. In her debut poetry collection, The Dance Floor Tilts, Alexander takes the reader on a whirling journey of Northern European ancestry inwards to the steep articulation of love.

With a few deft strokes of the pen she creates delicate and sometimes blunt imagery of a world that is not always closed and contained:

Katalina Bernards and Ainsley Szewchuk rehearsing for The Importance of Being Earnest.

She is draining all the colour from the house, he whispers… or Tomorrow she will launder the linen, pull it tight over the turned mattress....

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To hear the metre, timbre, breath and intent of this talented poet come out to the launch of The Dance Floor Tilts, on Sunday afternoon, November 5, 3:30pm at the Tunstall Bay Clubhouse. Wine, poetry and live music by Teun Schut.

Her language is spare and careful.

Fish shoot meteor showers in her poem “Hydrogeny” that traces phosphorescence on pallid skin.

I shook my daughters from drowsy beds.

Pajamas dropped on pebbles and we glided like star spray, flew through galaxies of startled water.

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“Mindfullness” is everywhere these days. With its origins in eastern spiritual traditions, it has been increasingly applied in secular and practical ways. You can find mindfulness strategies and training popping up around childbirth, parenting, in schools, and now, at the dinner table. Thanksgiving feasts have passed, Hallowe’en is nigh with miniature candies awaiting us at every turn, and seasonal treats will soon be abundant. A little awareness can make the difference between mindless snarfing and enjoyment when it comes to these foods.

To help us navigate the food-filled holidays, the Bowen Island Public Library will be presenting a free, interactive talk by registered dietician, Ellie Mackay on Wednesday, November 8, 7pm at BICS. Ellie will explain what mindful eating is, what gets in the way of it, and show us mindfulness strategies that can help us

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We encourage all who are interested to come out to this second talk in this series, and bring your questions. Ellie’s presentation this past spring on reading food labels was entertaining,

interactive, and packed with information, and this time will be no different, so do make the most of this opportunity to learn.

The library thanks Ellie Mackay for donating her time once again, and sharing her expertise with the community. With her help, enjoyment and health will be the flavour of every savoured bite we take this holiday season.

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“D” is for Dyslexia and 3-D thinking October is Dyslexia Awareness Month

Lacey O’Neill and Twyla Lotenberg get together regularly to do exercises that help them overcome their challenges with reading and writing.

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Lacey O’Neill and Twyla Lotenberg have been getting together on a weekly basis lately to build plasticine sculptures of words like “on,” or “at,” or “through.”

“They’re trigger words,” explains Lacey.

“They don’t really have a picture associated with them so when we’re reading, our brains get tripped up and lose track and we don’t understand what we’re reading anymore.”

Both Lacey (grade 12) and Twyla (grade 8) have been diagnosed with dyslexia, and the work they do together is just one tool they use to navigate a school-system based on a two-dimensional understanding of the world, instead of the three-dimensional perspective they prefer.

“I’ve been able to understand really complicated math stuff, concepts about time and space, since I was really little,” says Twyla.

“Math as a whole is easy for me. Graphs, I love graphs!”

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“But word problems are the worst!” Says Lacey, who says she aced all her math tests last year without even studying.

Dyslexia is one of the most common learning disabilities, and tends to make reading more difficult.

Both Lacey and Twyla laugh as they remember struggling through the easy readers in grade school while their peers were zipping through the more advanced ones.

“I think teachers found it really hard for me to be in their class,” says Lacey. “I also have ADD, which is really common for people with dyslexia, so they couldn’t really get me to focus on anything.”

Despite these memories, both Lacey and Twlya are excelling in school now. Lacey is at Rockridge and has been awarded honours with distinction for three years in a row now.

She says her teachers don’t even know she’s dyslexic.

“If I hadn’t gotten help, I would’ve hated school,” she says. “English is not my favourite, and taking notes really doesn’t work for me but… I’m proof – no kid should have to suffer because she or he has dyslexia. It’s just entirely unnecessary.”

That’s what she wants people to be aware of this October, which is Dyslexia Awareness month, and also, that this particular brain wiring is not a developmental disorder.

“There is nothing wrong with us at all, we are just 2-d thinkers in a 3-d world,” she says.

And from a parent’s perspective, Twyla’s mom has more to add.

“Kids need to be given the support to understand that they can really achieve very high standards of success,” she says. “But if they limit themselves to trying to think and approach things the way everyone else is doing, they just won’t do as well. They need

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Dyslexia is a language-based learning disability. Dyslexia refers to a cluster of symptoms, that result in people having difficulties with specific language skills, particularly reading.

Dyslexia is the most common cause of reading, writing and spelling difficulties. Dyslexia affects males and females nearly equally as well as, people from different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds nearly equally.

The causes for dyslexia are neurobiological and genetic. Individuals inherit the genetic links for dyslexia. Chances are that one of the child’s parents, grandparents, aunts, or uncles has dyslexia. Dyslexia is not a disease.

15-20% of the population has a language-based learning disability.

Dyslexia is the most common cause of reading, writing and spelling difficulties. Dyslexia affects males and females nearly equally as well as, people from different ethnic and socio-economic backgrounds nearly equally.

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Honouring Our V E T E R A N S

Because we are proud of the men and women that are serving our country or served in the past, the Bowen Island Undercurrent would like to pay tribute to our military personnel.

Submit a photo of yourself or a loved one who served our country and include a name and a 50 word or less biography to be published in the Bowen Island Undercurrent in our Friday November 10th issue.

Cpl. Glen Windsor Served in the Canadian Army during World War II. Member of the Red Deer Branch of the Legion in Alberta with Member Title of Trooper.

Cpl. Windsor passed away on June 11, 1997 at the age of 80.

Drop off your submission to our office or email your submission to editor@bowenislandundercurrent.com no later than 5pm Friday October 27, 2017.

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Macdonald elementary renamed Xpey’ On the calendar

Xpey’ translates to ‘cedar’ in the henqeminem dialect spoken by members of the Musqueam First Nation JOHN KURUCZ VANCOUVER COURIER

An East Van elementary school has a new name to better reflect its Indigenous student population and curriculum.

Located at 1950 East Hastings at Victoria Drive, Sir William Macdonald elementary is now known as Xpey’ elementary. Vancouver School Board official trustee Dianne Turner made that call Monday, Oct. 23, in what was her last meeting at the helm of the district before successful byelection candidates are sworn in Oct. 30.

Xpey’ translates to “cedar” in the henqeminem dialect spoken by members of the Musqueam nation. The school became an Aboriginal focus school in 2012.

“I’m pleased that the renaming committee [recommended] this name, which reflects both the Indigenous heritage and education history of the area,” Turner said in a news release. “It is important for the District Aboriginal Focus School program that the school has an Indigenous name.”

With the name change now official, the next steps turn to the school’s visuals.

“The school community, working closely with district staff, will develop the new signage, logo, letterhead and

other materials that will use the name,” VSB spokesperson David Connop Price told the Courier via email. “The students and all the school community will have a voice in this meaningful and respectful process.”

The original school, which began in temporary buildings at Victoria and Pender streets, was named Cedar Cove elementary because of its proximity to Burrard Inlet.

Macdonald elementary opened in 1906 and was named after Sir William Macdonald, a tobacco merchant and educational philanthropist.

School board policy states that re-naming a school must reflect the educational needs of the students and the history and cultural tradition of the school and community. The new name aligns with the change from a local catchment to a district catchment for an Aboriginal focus school.

The name-change exercise was two years in the making and initiated in late October 2015. A re-naming committee was struck consisting of the school’s principal, VSB staff and representatives from the student and parent population.

More than 30 names were submitted over a week-long process by 45 people.

Cedar Cove received the most votes among committee members.

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District staff then asked Chief Wayne Sparrow and council members of the Musqueam lndian Band for their help translating the term, and a translation and phonic equivalency were returned to the board in early October.

Meanwhile, earlier this month, the Vancouver Park Board approved a motion to consult with the Squamish, Musqueam and Tseil-Waututh First Nations about changing the name of Stanley Park’s Siwash Rock because the word Siwash, whose origins can be traced back to the French word “sauvage,” is considered offensive.

Park board staff were directed to consult with the Stanley Park Intergovernmental Group, which includes representatives from the three First Nations, to determine if there’s a desire to rename the landmark. Staff will be reporting back to the park board on a potential process and time frame for renaming.

The first major civic building to have an Aboriginal name is the new library in Strathcona, which opened in April 2017.

The name reflects the idea of “we are one” in the henqeminem dialect of the Musqueam people. It was inspired by the community suggestion “Namwayut” — the theme of the City of Vancouver’s Year of Reconciliation activities.

Macdonald elementary school, at 1950 East Hastings, is now known as Xpey’ elementary school.

Photo Dan Toulgoet

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Haunted House Party at Tunstall Bay Clubhouse With DJ Sacsha Yamashita, tickets at Phoenix $25

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SKY will have exercise at 9:00, coffee at 9:45, Joyce Ganong speaking about her new book “No Fear in Death’s Light at 10am, and yoga at 11:15.

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Halloween! See details on P12

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Family Play Night at BICS 5-6:30

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Mindful Eating with Ellie McKay 7pm at BICS, presented by the Bowen Island Library

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3. Bring your Jack-O-Lanterns to 505 Melmore so that all of Bowen can enjoy the orange lit-up atmosphere. Mark pumpkins with your name and phone number and you might win a $50 gift certificate from Pheonix.

4. Households in Deep Bay go all-out on costumes and set-design for their yards. If you don’t live there but want to join in the fun, find a household where you can volunteer your spooky enthusiasm.

5. There is no official post-Halloween clean up in Deep Bay, but people living in the neighbourhood can often be found picking up any stray wrappers on November 1. Save them the trouble and teach your kids not to litter!

6. Enjoy! This is one of Bowen’s best annual events.

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1. The loop in Deep Bay is Halloween central on Bowen, so please help the households in the neighbourhood out with a candy donation. You don’t have to buy the candy at the General Store, but there is a donation drop-box there. Nancy Lee reminds people not to bring home-made treats.

“Kids want the good stuff,” she says. “There’s no point in handing out things that will just go in the trash.”

However, there are lots of kids who don’t eat candy, so both cash donations and small toys, stickers and other non-candy treats are welcome.

2. The RCMP will be helping with traffic calming on Miller Road near the entrance to Deep Bay. On Halloween night, Deep Bay becomes a pedestrian-only zone.

Three year-old Jamie stares deep into the eyes of her Jack-0-Lantern. photo submitted

Halloween itinerary: Oct 30 Community donations of candy available for pick up 4-7:30pm at 1130 Lenora Road. Deliveries available to those unable to pick-up.

Oct 31 • Trick or Treating at Artisan Square, 10:45am • 4:30-7pm Trick o’ Treating in “The Loop”.

4:30-5:30pm the first hour is generally for the youngest kids, (not all homes will be ready at 4:30pm) 5:30-7pm main trick o’treating • 7-7:15pm Trick or Treating ends as people head to The Causeway • 7:30 Fireworks at the Causeway presented by the Bowen Island Volunteer Fire Dept.

Bowen’s littlest trick-or-treaters can experience halloween in the daytime, at Artisan Square on October 31 following Goose on the Loose.

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