Bowen Island Undercurrent May 17 2018

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GEOFFREY SMEDLEY

Gambier Island man who died in ATV accident was well-respected sculptor

WELCOME TO NEW EDITOR

As a northerner from the Yukon, Bronwyn Beairsto appreciates island culture

MASTER SOCCER PLAYERS

Three men from Bowen travelled to Bristol and came home with championship title

Eulogy for a (drinking) institution

Muni morsels: toilets, ferry lines, and the return of a kids’ wall

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Toilets had tongues a-wagging on Monday night as Bowen Island councillors passed a resolution that will see at least one porta potty go up at Pebbly Beach, in the same location it was last year on the northeast edge of Senator Place.

Bonny Brokenshire, manager of parks and environment, said that there were no complaints last year after the porta potty was moved to the discreet beach corner and a brown lattice façade was erected. Like last year, the fecal bouquet will be monitored and the potty pumped weekly.

There’s also the possibility of one or two mobile toilets being installed near Village Square for people in the ferry lineup. Councillor Maureen Nicholson says that too few public toilets puts undue pressure on local businesses’ bogs.

Ferry marshalling Five to eight car spaces of ferry marshalling are being eliminated from Trunk Road east of Cardena Drive.

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Islanders Paul and Audrey Grescoe, whose books include The Book of Love Letters: Canadian Kinship, Friendship and Romance, know of what they write. They celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary at Friday night’s New Orford String Quartet concert at Cove Commons. We have more photos from the concert on page 7. Len Gilday photo

Stroll through time, with your phone BRONWYN BEAIRSTO EDITOR

If you’ve ever wandered by the causeway and wondered what the area looked like 90 years ago, you’re in for a treat.

Local web designer John Dowler has mapped a heritage trail, to be marked by discrete signs around Snug Cove. The signs feature a couple photographs, a little writeup and a QR code (that funny black and

white box with dots), but the majority of the information is online. The signs entice you to pull out your phone, use the QR code (or plunk in the url) and peruse history.

“Bowen Island for thousands of years was visited by First Nations, and it remains part of their traditional territory. These pages give a taste of the most recent century,” reads the website.

Dowler started the Bowen Trails site, which maps out the Island’s

trails more broadly, a few years ago, getting data from BIM and the Rotary Club.

“I have a very longstanding interest in keeping trees up,” said Dowler.

“If people knew more about where the trails are and felt safe going on them, we’d spread out the people who are using the trails, making a nicer experience and also people kind of become stewards of the forest.”

The website is at https://bowentrails.ca/heritage/.

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Against the fading blue paint of the Snug Cove building, there’s a countdown. And now it’s down to single digits.

In just a few days, the old Bowen Island Pub will close its doors for the final time.

The carpets smell of beer, the bathrooms smell faintly of regurgitated beer, and the chairs have gashes in their vinyl veneer, exposing near-ancient foam. Peeling beer stickers adorn the fridges below the well-stocked shelves of liquor. The wooden bar itself dates to Expo ‘86, the year before the pub opened, and the rest of the room is like an exhibition of classic pub décor: neon signs, an obstacle-ridden pool table, and generic (to the uneducated observer) historical photographs.

“A lot of this stuff was just kind of piecemealed together over the years.

I don’t think there was ever a time when it was redecorated or redesigned,” said owner Glenn Cormier.

“There’s a lot of nostalgia history in this place,” he said. “I’ve enjoyed this.”

But, with an ageing building and a set-up that’s not conducive to large numbers of people, Cormier’s ready to move on.

“The last couple of years have been difficult,” said Cormier. “We struggle with this place.

“It’s just not a pleasant place to come and have a meal.”

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Meeting Calendar May 22, 2018 7:00 pm

We are holding a Workshop on the Future of Our Community Lands at Cates Hill Chapel on June 9 and 10, 2018. This interactive event will bring together Bowen Islanders to share opinions and ideas about the use of the Community Lands now and in the future. Applicants are selected to ensure that participants of the workshop represent a broad range of our diverse community.

Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting

May 23, 2018 1:00 pm Fire Hall Facilities Steering

As a participant, you would be expected to commit to:

Committee Meeting

• May 24 2018 7:00 pm

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Heritage Commisssion Meeting

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May 28, 2018 9:30 am

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Regular Council Meeting

Attend both of the sessions on Saturday, June 9 (10 am to 4 pm) and Sunday, June 10 (1:30 to 5 pm) Review the information on the Community Lands webpages Walk the Community Lands on your own or as part of a guided tour before June 9 Read an information package (will be provided in advance) Actively listen and contribute to the conversation and activities

Space is limited. Please submit your application online by May 22, 2018 at

All meetings are held in Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.

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Ferry Schedule Changes May 17 The summer ferry schedule comes into effect on Thursday, May 17. Please check www.bcferries.com for exact schedule and conditions before planning your trip.

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Geoffrey Smedley obituary: sculptor, intellectual, author and UBC prof Geoffrey Smedley’s intellect and insatiable curiosity took a physical form in his sculptures.

The 91-year-old former UBC professor, who died May 9 when he accidentally drove his all-terrain vehicle off Gambier Island’s public dock, was a well-known sculptor who had just published his latest book.

The book is a study of the work of the 15th century Italian artist Piero della Francesca and “demonstrated Smedley’s astute grasp of principles of art and geometry,” says its editor, Jan DeGrass.

“I loved him. He was just such an interesting guy,” DeGrass told the Coast Reporter. “He may have been 91 but he was sharp as a tack.”

Born in London, England, Smedley was a builder of complex mechanical devices that he called metaphorical machines, many of which had been exhibited in 2013 at the Canadian Centre for Architecture in Montreal.

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Geoffrey Smedley, Recalled Head (detail) and The Numbers (partial view), 1992-2000.

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Geoffrey Smedley’s curiosity and intellect fuelled many projects throughout his life.

The Gambier Island resident, here in his studio, died when his ATV accidentally went off the public dock at New Brighton.

Langlois says Smedley “evolved from using specific landscape sites to the use of language.

It was during the period between 1975-77 that he questioned the notion of light, time and memory in sculpture. Combining disciplines such as mathematics and philosophy with accomplished craftsmanship, his highly intellectual work functioned as a metaphor for language, time and memory.”

His work was exhibited in more than 60 galleries in Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States, including seven solo shows.

His works can be found in various public collections, including the Vancouver Art Gallery, the Arts Council of Great Britain, Victoria and Albert Museum and the Canadian Centre for Architecture.

In her blog, Mary Burns provides an excerpt from his book on Piero, Beneath Appearances, which was not yet published.

Smedley describes travelling to Italy to unravel the mysteries behind some of the Early Renaissance painter’s works.

“I do not know exactly when the drawings were made, but it is obvious that Piero’s eyesight was extremely acute when he worked on them,” Smedley wrote. “I suspect Vasari’s story of his blindness. How were the drawings made? My speculative answer begins in the studio itself. Once I visited his house at Borgo San Sepulchro. The rooms were lofty, elegant and flooded with Tuscan light once the shutters were opened. The most important room, his studio, was a laboratory: the place where his skills of craftsmanship were exercised in the company of his intellectual ability and his unbounded imagination. The laboratory has

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gone but in my imagination, I refurnished it with easels, drafting tables, and tee-squares.

Dividers coming from antiquity must be placed first among the host of instruments followed by compasses, straight edges, a variety of set squares. There would also have been scales (Pythagoras weighed shapes in order to find their areas). To construct models benches, vices, anvils, files hammers and chisels and hands would be needed...”

Smedley retired to Gambier Island in 1992 following 15 years as a professor at UBC. Sunshine Coast RCMP said it appeared Smedley reversed the ATV he was driving when it struck a barrier and flipped into the water. He then became partly trapped underwater by the ATV. “Whether he meant to go backwards and he gave it too much throttle or meant to put it in drive, hit the throttle and went backwards … at the end of the day the fellow is not here with us,” said RCMP Sgt. Michael Hacker.

The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre received a distress call just after 5 p.m. May 9 and activated the Coast Guard, which sent a hovercraft from Sea Island. The Gibsons RCMSAR also arrived, as did oceanographic vessel John P. Tully. The Queen of Surrey, en route to Horseshoe Bay from Langdale, was also called in to assist and launched its rescue boat at 5:50 p.m.

Coast Guard divers retrieved the body from within the ATV’s cab in about six metres of water.

With files from the Coast Reporter and North Shore News.

Pacific Ferries will once again offer its commuter and island-hopping tour services this summer, and Bowen is on the docket.

After a soft launch next week, the services will start in earnest in June.

The commuter service will leave Gibsons Landing at 6:20 a.m. daily and will arrive at Coal Harbour at about 8 a.m. An evening service will leave the Westin Bayshore Marina every afternoon at 4:40 p.m.

For now it’s a by-reservation service to Bowen Island, though the company’s general manager Sabina Smirnow says that the company is open to doing a scheduled run.

The ferry can hold up to 60 people. The rates last year were $15 one way and $20 round-trip.

The island-hopping tour is designed for tourists but Smirnow said quite a few locals enjoyed it last year. It will spend an hour on Bowen daily, between 9:30 and 10:30 a.m., as the first stop on a three-island excursion, which also includes Gibsons Landing and Granville Island.

Share your thoughts on ferry terminal upgrades Travellers looking for something to pass the time while they wait for the next sailing may want to offer their thoughts on the future of Horseshoe Bay terminal.

The online engagement on the upgrades to Horseshoe Bay is open until May 31 at bcferries.com/about/hsbvision.

The $250-million project is expected, along with a similar upgrade project at Langdale, to create the infrastructure needed for BC Ferries to look at more frequent service on Route 3.

BC Ferries plans to gather feedback through fall 2018 and will be going back to the community and its customers later this summer with potential design options.

BC Ferries says it plans to have a final design for the Langdale upgrades ready later this year, and construction could begin in early 2019. The Langdale project also requires a rezoning from the Sunshine Coast Regional District.

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RON’S BOWEN ETYMOLOGY VOLUME SEVEN SNUG COVE: Discreet weapon & hymn book niche in older German cars.

TRUNK ROAD: Historic and sacred site of First Nations luggage industry.

THE SEVEN HILLS: Famous family of Bowen Island acrobats.

ARTISAN SQUARE: A square with uneven sides and seashells glued to it.

SANDY BEACH: Winona Ryder’s best friend.

Bronwyn Beairsto grew up in Whitehorse but has many family connections in BC — including Bowen.

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The Undercurrent has seen a few editors over the past few months, and a number of people noticed I wasn’t in the masthead last week even though I had written a few of the stories.

What, they wondered, is the status of the Undercurrent’s editorship?

Chantal Eustace did bid us farewell in her May 3 column, but she’s still on the island, so say hello in the ferry line-up!

We were lucky to have her as an editor for the couple months she sat in this padded ergonomic chair.

And now I’m sitting in that chair with a view of the ferry line-up.

I am not from Bowen, as people are quick to ask, but I understand — we do the same thing in the Yukon.

I was raised up North, and have lived in both Newfoundland, where I got my B.A. in anthropology and folklore, and Ottawa, where I recently attended Carleton University for my master’s in journalism. (If you want to know about the social and cultural impact of the Alaska pipeline on First Nations communities, feel free to ask me if you’ve got a few minutes.)

Though I never picked up a Newfoundland accent, I did pick up a 709 (Newfoundland) area code. So if your call display comes up as Newfoundland, chances are you’ve got to decide if you want to talk to your local reporter!

I’ve been impressed by the intelligence, engagement and kindness by Islanders (Boweners?). One person has already come to my rescue. I left my ferry ticket in the self-serve disposal slot at Horseshoe Bay, and this kind human gave it to the ferry staff, who subsequently allowed me on the ferry. Thank you.

I’ve been here for only two weeks, but I have felt the special place the Undercurrent holds in the community. As much as editorial decisions fall to me, I want as much as possible to reflect you. If you have story tips, both big and small, send them my way. If there are stories you want to cover, come talk to me, and I’d be happy to work through them with you. If there’s something that’s bothering you about the paper, come and talk to me (though sometimes it’s my job to be a pain in your rear). We’re always looking for columnists, so if you’ve got a penchant for writing or an itch to contribute, come see me. Write letters to the editor, send in your pictures. If I cannot fit something into the paper, I’ll try to make sure it goes on our website or social media.

Thank you for an amazing two weeks so far. I look forward to our future.

Bronwyn Beairsto

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VALHALLA, APODACA & ASHKOKA: Finnish desserts and/or folk dances.

XENIA: Much the same but with a big tree.

EAGLE CLIFF: Honours Cliff the Eagle’s failed attempt to fly to Lions Bay. ECOLOGICAL RESERVE: Aloofness without pollution.

BLUEWATER: Symptom of little known urinary infection.

NOTE BENE: Popular Snug breakfast dish but without the eggs.

JOSEPHINE RIDGE: A curious creasing of the buttocks in older females.

FISH HATCHERY: Where we buy our fish hats.

CRAYOLA BEACH: Sarcastic term of endearment among Sicilian women.

FAIRY FEN: Where Ken and Barbie live.

COWAN POINT: The instant that you realize you took the wrong turn.

TUNSTALL: When your engine quits way over on the other side.

KILLARNEY: What you call your first oil painting.

HAPPY ISLE: Beloved 1940s clown and illegitimate son of Bozo.

TIR NA NOG: Recently discredited Scrabble loophole.

HIKER’S TRAIL: A fetid secretion left by people with hiking poles.

HOOD POINT: Topmost bit of a Ku Klux Klan suit.

MANNION: Biblical food thrown overboard with hopes of making beer.

HUTT ISLAND: School for quarterbacks.

MEAT BINGO: An actual Bowen custom which sounds mildly amusing.

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Vote on this year’s Bowfest theme To the Editor: Well, it is that time of the year again for us to pick a theme for this year’s Bowfest.

As in years past we are thankful for the students at BICS for giving us three options to choose from: Candy, Carnival and Superheroes.

Voting will begin next week at the General Store. Let us know what you want and we

will release the results towards the end of June.

This is also a good time to begin early planning for the parade. If you are interested in being part of the parade please send an email to rob.wynen@gmail.com and we will get you on the list and send you parade information.

Bowfest is August 25 with the parade beginning at 10:30 a.m.

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Carving out funds for student art C O M M U N I T Y C O O R D I N AT O R

It takes courage and skill to pick up a carving tool and to work on creating a 10-foot-tall carving. It takes heart and consideration to think about what symbolizes Bowen Island as a welcome, inclusive community. It takes imagination to take the ideas of over 300 students and shape them into a collaborative design. It takes a community to support the creation of a legacy artwork.

As a student, learning to carve and being part of designing a large scale artwork is an exciting opportunity that BICS is working on organizing for all its students.

The experiential learning that, after months of hard work in the fall, will transform a cedar log donated by a Squamish hereditary chief into a legacy artwork.

Many people have already rallied around this project, including the CSA, PAC, and BIM beautification grants. More is needed to make the carving come to life, so the BICS Association has teamed up with the Synergy Foundation to create a fun fundraiser to support the art project.

On Tuesday, June 5, you’re invited

to an evening of good friends, food, fun and music by the sea. All of the above is accompanied by the fabulous feeling of knowing that your money is going to be reinvested on Bowen Island to help create an outdoor artwork!

Come join us at the Vancouver Rowing Club for a night of spectacular entertainment, good food and fun. Tickets are by donation with a sliding scale, starting at $25 each, available at Phoenix. Thanks to Cormorant Marine, we are also able to offer a special round-trip water taxi ticket for $30.

All proceeds from the sale of 80 tickets go directly to the CSAsupported BICS Welcome Carving project.

This evening is more than just a fundraiser; it is also a fun community-builder because it gives people a chance to get off-island, go on a scenic boat ride and share an evening at a spectacular sea-side setting. It’s an evening which supports helping students to learn how to carve and be part of an incredible carving project in the fall.

For more information call Sarah Haxby, community school coordinator and CSA Synergy Fundraiser Committee member, at 604-947-0389 or email shaxby@wvschools.ca.

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Food for thought: Bee smart on Bowen JOYCE CAMERON BOWEN FOOD SOVEREIGNTY

In recent years, we’ve heard a lot about the “colony collapse” of bees and the threat to global food crops. Is this a real threat in Canada?

What about Bowen?

We spoke with Will Husby, Bowen resident and entomologist, who says the 75 per cent decline in flying insects, as reported in Germany, is likely the case in Canada as a whole.

On Bowen, the situation is better.

“The island isn’t a dense urban area, and our agriculture is small scale,” Husby says. “Large-scale agriculture depends on pesticides, particularly bee-killing neonicotinoids. We have high biodiversity here with one of the most natural environments of BC coastal communities.”

The task on Bowen is to maintain what we have, Husby says.

“We need to keep up the island’s biodiversity to support pollinators.”

Who are the pollinators?

Any insect or animal that carries pollen from one plant to another. That includes bees, wasps, flies and, yes, even mosquitoes.

Bats and hummingbirds are also pollinators.

“On Bowen, honeybees pollinate about 10 per cent of plants and native bees about 70 per cent,” Husby estimates.

Other pollinators take care of the rest.

“A single native bee can pollinate as much as half a

The planned Outdoor Learning Centre welcome carving will stand tall at BICS. Carving is set to commence in the fall of 2018.

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honeybee hive,” he says.

“When it’s raining, native bees keep pollinating while honeybees are back at the hive with their feet up, sitting in front of the fire.”

What can each of us do to help pollinators on Bowen?

“Don’t plant lawns. Keep a natural environment.

Plant so that you have blooms early and late in the season.”

Su Rickett, a Bowen garden designer and consultant, adds that hummingbirds love winter jasmine, or Jasmine nudiflorum, that blooms from November to March.

Linda Gilkeson, BC garden blogger, warns us not to assume that every plant labelled as good for pollinators really is.

They may have been altered from original, wild plants so they produce less nectar. As well, changes like double flowers may keep pollinators from reaching the nectar. Gilkeson encourages planting, “the least manipulated flowers.”

Avoid pesticides and never use neonicotinoids.

Learn about and use plants that act as natural pest controls.

Husby extols the benefits of cilantro. It attracts helpful insects like wasps that control caterpillars.

Create resting places for pollinators.

Native bees make homes in stems of plants and under rotten wood. They hibernate in winter and use the nests for baby bees in warmer weather.

Ninety per cent of our food needs pollinators.

Taking care of them takes care of our food supply.

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from page 1 The new pub, in front of the old one, is scheduled to open June 1.

“I think people are looking forward to the saying goodbye part of it, but I think there’ll be many a reminiscing over this place in the new pub.”

Cormier is a bit nervous about committing to an opening day because “There’s any number of things that could delay it, but I think we can do it.”

Though some regulars on a quiet Tuesday afternoon seem saddened to be leaving the old building, Vicki Noble is glad to be going to a fresh, clean bar. She said it will be more family-friendly and a better layout.

“It’s a win-win. We get a new pub and they make more money,” she said.

But Cormier had some trepidations moving out of one of Bowen’s more colourful buildings.

“I’ve seen it happen many times with businesses, especially places that have a long tradition or heritage to them,” he said.

“When they make a move into a newer facility they lose a lot of that character and business. It was a real concern for me.”

But, he forged ahead, and has come to realize that your local pub is more than four walls and a roof.

“The character of this place is the characters that come in,” he said, “regardless of what kind of silly things you have decorating your walls.

“I think once you take the people out of here move them into there, it will become what they want it to be and it’ll grow.”

While liquor prices will go up marginally, Cormier will be introducing a Monday to Friday happy hour.

But before the big move, there’s one last party. Anyone in

Pub owner Glenn Cormier leans against the bar that dates back to Expo ’86. Bronwyn Beairsto photo Snug Cove on Sunday night will be sure to see the streams of (possibly inebriated) people for the pub’s closing night party.

“I just hope everybody is safe,” said Cormier.

“I’m very concerned,” he said “this is place only holds so many people and the community really wants to come out and celebrate the closing.

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“For the last night we’ll probably take out a lot of the tables and chairs and just create a little more floor space for easier flow around room, but then we’ll just hang on and get through it,” he said.

The second phase of Cormier’s pub plan is to demolish the old building and build housing and parking.

Hwy. 99 fire human caused Investigators have determined the fire on Brunswick Mountain was caused by a person.

Fire information officer Donna MacPherson says no other details about the cause are available at this time.

All six hikers that were near the fire, just north of Lions Bay on Monday, are safe.

Lions Bay Search and Rescue and Fire Rescue crews flew out two people from the Tunnel Bluffs lookout with Talon helicopters.

The other four people who were around the blaze were below the fire line and managed to walk their way out to the highway.

On Tuesday morning, MacPherson said that the fire, which was under a hectare in size, was still not contained but only appeared to be putting up “idle smoke.”

MacPherson said 25 people were helping to subdue the fire on Monday.

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Thijs Dhont encourages Brian Manker to record Claude Debussy’s Quartet in G Minor.

Phoebe Gilday and Cathy Robertson sailed from Gambier Island on Phoebe’s boat.

The musicians of the New Orford String Quartet loved the acoustics in Cove Commons and enjoyed meeting the audience.

The New Orford String Quartet played at Cove Commons last Friday. The quartet won the 2017 Juno Award for best chamber recording. They regularly tour in the major cities of North America, including Washington, D.C., Toronto, and Los Angeles; at the same time, the members feel strongly about bringing this music to areas that don’t often hear it. As a result they perform frequently in remote and rural locations such as Bowen Island. Friday’s concert was organized by the Bowen Island Arts Council. Cove Commons has lively and resonant acoustics that favours classical chamber music. It also favours a good time. The Orford consists of four elite orchestral leaders of the Montreal, Detroit and Toronto Symphonies and thrives on exploring the rich chamber music repertoire. From left: Andrew Wan (concertmaster Montreal Symphony Orchestra), Jonathon Crew (concertmaster Toronto Symphony Orchestra), Eric Nowlin (principal viola Detroit Symphony Orchestra), and Brian Manker (principal cellist Montreal Symphony Orchestra). Len Gilday photos

First violinist Andrew Wan introduces “Pavane” by François Dompierre.

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The current Cardena Road alignment in that portion of the road, which is closest to the dock, leaves the middle lane as a sort of no-man’s land, which community planner Emma Chow said that cars going in either direction tend to use. Once that portion of ferry marshalling is gone, there will still be more than enough lineup space, said Chow. BIM will communicate with the public before any action is taken.

Tourism numbers

Murray Atherton, chair of Tourism Bowen Island, told council that 2017 tourism numbers were up 79 per cent from the year before, with more than 14,000 guests at the visitors centre alone. He also unveiled a new mobile tourism kiosk, which will begin roaming shortly.

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Logging

Defend Island Forests, a group founded last year

after some Bowen Crown land was zoned for logging, wants to extend Metro Vancouver’s Crippen Park onto Mt. Gardner and Mt. Collins. The group brought the idea to the Metro Vancouver Regional Parks Committee last week to a warm reception.

David Hocking and former Bowen mayor Bob Turner presented the concept to Metro Vancouver as a fitting land addition to their Vancouver 2040 plan, though the ulterior motive is to “get the allowable annual cut off Bowen’s lands,” said Hocking.

Though Bowen has gone through park debates before, Hocking says he’s not worried about it reaching the same level of controversy. “Having a regional park, an extension of Crippin Park, which we already have and we’re already comfortable with, is a very different prospect than having a national park.”

BIM councillor Maureen Nicholson was also at the Metro Vancouver meeting, and raised the issue Monday night.

“The committee was very impressed by the presentation,” she said. “They pointed out a number of issues to the group, including making sure First Nations were on their radar.”

Hocking says that Defend Island Forests is meeting soon to hash out a proposal to present the Regional Parks Committee.

Community centre

Council unanimously decided to move onto the fourth phase of the community centre project.

Construction drawings, the building permit application and fundraising are included in this phase, which is budgeted at $155,000. The centre, which is to go in east of BICS, is to include a community living room, recreation spaces, and municipal offices.

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Live in the sunshine, sail the seas and drink the wild air KATHERINE GISH B . I . YA C H T C L U B

This is the last bit of flotsam about the Bowen Island Yacht Club Learn 2 Sail program to share with you. We hope we have instilled some interest in having your child enrolled in sailing this summer.

The Learn 2 Sail program has sailed solely on the winds of volunteer power. We asked some of them to talk about why they take part.

“I can’t imagine never having been involved in this very enriching, significant and inspiring program. I got involved 16 years ago when my 10-year-old son Erik developed a love for sailing. He volunteered, then coached and inspired his younger sister Emily. She too became a volunteer, coach and program coordinator.

Who she is today is partly a result of the Learn 2 Sail program. It is one of the reasons I have remained the longest-standing volunteer. I now must say farewell and I wish to encourage other parents to step up and take a role in volunteering for this program. Learn2Sail needs you! I can guarantee as a witness to not only my kids success but the success of many participants, you will not regret your decision. The value has been profound!

Wendy Wanvig, 16-year volunteer “My daughter went through the Learn 2 Sail program from age seven. She volunteered, got her certification and coached for four years. She comes home bouncing with happiness that she can sail with young sailors every day. The Learn 2 Sail pro-

Against fierce competition, Boweners “Golden Boot” Teun Schut (back row third from left), captain John Reid (bottom row far right) and Harry Hubball (bottom row far left), kicked their way to victory in Bristol.

gram is extraordinary, magical, and a truly unique Bowen experience. Part of this is the friendship and cohesiveness of the sail coaches and volunteers, which they share with all sail participants. The other part, for me, is that as a parent watching your young sailor conquer their natural fears to hop in the cutest boat in the world, the Optimist, and set sail on what can become a life-long passion and love of the sea simply fills my heart with joy!”

Katherine Gish – nine-year volunteer “Five years ago, I registered my oldest son for a sail camp. I thought it would be a fun way for him to spend a week in the summer with friends, learning a new skill. It was the beginning of a new passion, new friendships and future plans to sail around the world.

When I picked him up I was amazed to see him sailing an Optimist boat all by himself.

I could only imagine the sense of accomplishment and freedom he must be feeling.

By summer’s end Ryan took part in his first regatta, the Commodore’s Cup at the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club — which was a wonderful opportunity to sail and compete and a valuable lesson in independence and gro wth.”

Margo Osinski, five-year volunteer Whether you are a seasoned sea dog or a landlubber we have many ways in which you could help. If you have been inspired to volunteer, please contact margo.osinski@ gmail.com. We would love to have you on board to continue to build our community of sailors!

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Bowen footballers win int’l tournament HARRY HUBBALL CONTRIBUTOR

Building on previous masters soccer tournament success in the UK, Europe and the USA, along with months of hard training, the over-55 Inter UBC Masters Trinations Team set off to compete in the 10th International Masters five-a-side and three-a-side World Cup Football Tournament in Bristol, England, earlier this month.

The team included three Bowen Island veteran players: captain John Reid, “tournament golden boot” Teun Schut, and Harry Hubball.

This international tournament consisted of select masters club teams from Holland, Denmark, Hungary, Finland, England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Canada, United Nations, Great Britain and Gibraltar. (South Africa withdrew.) Legendary former Dutch National and Ajax FC players were among the competitors.

Each team played a gruelling eight five vs. five games on Day 1. The two-time mas-

ters world cup team winners and Bowen footballers played consistently high-impact games with amazing team spirit in all eight undefeated tournament games (often coming back from behind), with three tie games and five winning games to marginally take the champion title. Team Finland won the team fair play award and included some of the oldest participants in the tournament.

The Inter UBC Masters Trinations Team is the first masters team in tournament history since 2006 to win the world cup title a total of three times. It was also an impressive runner-up in the three-a-side tournament games, and also runners-up in the team penalty shoot-out competition within this same international tournament.

Many thanks goes out to the mixed-age local Bowen Island footballers for providing a great final practice game at BICS. The next soccer challenges for these three Bowen Island veteran players include preparation to defend the title at the International Super Masters five-a-side/futsal World Cup Football

Swimming as meditation — and empowerment MARY LETSON SWIMBOWEN

Mary Letson about to start her workout at West Van Aquatic Centre.

Many moons ago while navigating a difficult time in life, I decided triathlon training was the way to anchor my spirits, expend my angst, and stay as healthy and focused as possible in the eye of a personal storm. Looking back I suppose it was a rather extreme choice, but the sport delivered exactly what I needed in a gruelling kind of way, and was a healthier choice than self-medicating with red wine and chocolate!

With strong running and cycling legs the weak link was swimming. I hired a swim coach and, once a week, he followed me up and down the pool deck. After each length he knelt down and described my stroke pattern and what I needed to change to improve my efficiency. More reach, more roll, less lift of

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I was keen to transform my stroke to something that might get me through my first triathlon with some modicum of comfort. And maybe a little speed.

The focus required to practise the coach’s pointers was just what the doctor ordered.

I remember watching the black line at the bottom of the pool and deciding that for the next 45 minutes, all I would think about was the delicious solitude beneath the water, the rhythm of my breathing pattern, and the focus on my stroke technique: reach, roll, inhale, pull, exhale. I had unintentionally created a swimming meditation. Every time a distracting thought floated into my consciousness, I purposely brought myself back to the stroke,

the breath and the black stripe.

The morning of the triathlon I strapped my second-hand Peugeot 10 speed to the back of my old Malibu Classic and focused on dispelling my nervousness. While driving through the UBC Endowment Lands the song “I Feel Good” came on the radio. It was the perfect anthem for my day. I cranked the volume and enthusiastically sang along with James Brown, believing the words “I feel good, like I knew I would!”

Twenty-six years later I am back in the pool training for a very different kind of event with a more focused mind and a less willing body.

I encourage everyone to join me and train for Bowen Island’s first annual 1,000 metre open swim on July 21. All proceeds benefit the SwimBowen Society supporting Bowen Islanders in active cancer treatment. Go to swimbowen. com to register, donate or volunteer!

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Monday May 21 BookFest 2018!

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Friday May 18 Dinner at the Legion is cancelled because of the Victoria Day weekend

Tuesday May 22 Bowen Island Community Lunch 11:30 am to 1 pm Bowen Island Legion $5 per person includes soup, artisan bread, dessert and coffee or tea Adult-only event

Friday May 18 Brandon Hart with Justin Case Bowen Island Pub 9pm

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Every Saturday 10-12 pm Bowen Island Community School Saturday May 19 Snug Cove Blues Band Doc Morgan’s Pub 7-9pm

Tuesday May 22 S.K.Y. Tuesday Morning Workshop meets at 9 am Bowen Court New members are welcome to come and bring any art project they are working on.

Decadent coffee break at 11 am Tuesday May 22 Legion general meeting 7 pm

Saturday May 19 Jen Loree 40th birthday party with guest DJ Bowen Island Pub Saturday May 19

Tuesday May 22 Bowen Island AA Collins Hall at 7:15 pm

Saturday May 19 Friends of the Library present BookFest 2018!

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All book sale proceeds benefit the Bowen Library BICS Gym 10 am -4 pm Sunday May 20 BookFest 2018!

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Admission by donation ($20 suggested) Sunday May 20 Pharis & Jason Romero Sweet Old Religion CD release tour.

Musical influences range from 1920s jazz, blues, and country to ‘60s songwriters like Levon Helm and The Band.

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