Bowen Island Undercurrent March 20 2018

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NEW GALLERY SHOW

Instagram-famous local Emmett Sparling shares his photographic escapades.

THE GREENS

The Stayin’ Alive golf club fundraiser last weekend drew crowds and costumes.

NATURE DIVE

Meet your sea-inhabiting neighbours and learn from professional interpreters at this weekend’s nature dive.

Election Watch

Melanie Mason challenges Gary Ander for the mayor’s seat and nine candidates vye for Bowen’s six council slots BRONWYN BEAIRSTO EDITOR

Until the last day, it looked like there would be no competition for mayor.

However, Friday afternoon, current councillor Melanie Mason entered the mayoral race against Gary Ander.

Mason is a relatively new import to Bowen, having moved here five years ago and winning her seat a year after arriving. Though her profile isn’t up on the municipality’s website yet, Mason has been an advocate for improved transportation to, from and on Bowen.

Mason is up against long-time islander, contractor business-person Gary Ander. According to his BIM candidate profile, the retired Air Canada pilot is on seven municipal committees and is on the boards of several other local organizations.

Touting a balanced approach to government, Ander’s profile says, “Through our inevitable period of growth that we must be very cautious to not lose what makes Bowen – ‘Bowen’.”

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A fond farewell to Bowen’s BIAC dynamic duo. Betty and Thijs’s Dhont smile at one another at their goodbye party Sunday. The longtime islanders are moving to Hornby Isand. More coverage inside. Photo: Darryl Grigg

Bowen poet’s work picked for Poetry in Transit

BRONWYN BEAIRSTO EDITOR

It was on a Vancouver bus, years ago, that islander Susan Alexander looked up and read a poem.

“It was a simple, beautiful poem,” she says. “I remember just thinking

‘I want to be able to do that.’

“I never thought I’d ever get a poem up there.”

Through twists and turns of life, Susan is one of 10 poets chosen in the 22nd annual Poetry in Transit program. Her poem “Scales” from her 2017 book The Dance Floor Tilts

will be featured on Vancouver transit overhead poster cards later this year.

B.C. poets with work in a Canadian-published book in the past year are eligible for the annual travelling exhibition of sorts. This year’s selected poets include George

Bowering, Kate Braid, Aidan Chafe, Linda Crosfield, Leef Evans, Rachel Rose, Emily Nilsen, Arleen Paré, Michael V. Smith and David Zieroth.

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Event Calendar Sep 21 2018 9:30 am Economic Development Committee Meeting

Sep 24 2018 9:30 am

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Permanent Full-Time Utility Operator Bowen Island Municipality seeks a Permanent Full-Time Utility Operator. This position will primarily be responsible for the operations and maintenance of the Municipality’s Utility Systems (water and sewer). Additional labour tasks may include roads maintenance and assisting other staff within the Municipality.

Regular Council Meeting

The Operator must be comfortable working outside under varying weather conditions and hold a valid class 5 driver’s license. Related experience will be considered an asset.

Sep 25 2018 9:30 am

A complete posting and job description is available on the Municipal website or from the Municipal Hall.

Emergency Program Executive Committee Meeting

Sep 25 2018 7:00 pm Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting

Sep 26 2018 5:00 pm

Please submit your covering letter and resume via e-mail, fax or mail by Friday, September 28th, 2018 at 4:00 PM 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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Sep 29 2018 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm All Candidiates Meeting Bowen Island Community School

Oct 10 2018 8:00 am - 8:00 pm ADVANCE VOTING DAY Bowen Island Municipal Hall

Oct 20 2018 8:00 am - 8:00 pm GENERAL VOTING DAY Bowen Island Community School 1042 Mt. Gardner Road, Bowen Island

2018 ELECTION

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Bowen Island Municipality will host an All Candidates Meeting facilitated by Andrea Rayment. Child care is available, and complimentary coffee, tea and snacks will be available.

Saturday, September 29th, 2018 1:30 - 4:30 pm Bowen Island Community School Gymnasium 1041 Mt. Gardner Rd Questions will be selected randomly. Due to time restrictions, we will not be accepting questions from the floor. All questions must be submitted in advance.

To ensure fairness to all voices in the community, we will accept up to two (2) questions per person.

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Online at www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/election-ask By e-mail: Election2018@bimbc.ca By fax: 604-947-0193 In person or by mail: Bowen Island Municipality, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, V0N1G2

Bowen Island Municipality seeks a full-time temporary Community Centre Fundraising Assistant for employment for the period from October 1, 2018 – March 31, 2019.

The Community Centre Fundraising Assistant works alongside BIM staff to provide support during the fundraising campaign for the Bowen Island Community Centre project.

Main duties include various fundraising campaign related tasks, preparation and distribution of communications materials, event and meeting coordination, and other administrative tasks as required to meet project deliverables.

Work will occur at Municipal Hall. Regular office hours are Monday to Friday 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM. A requirement to be flexible to attend meetings or events outside of normal working hours, on evenings and weekends, is essential.

Free FireSmart Workshop Thursday, September 27th, 7:00 pm Fire Halll #2, 1421 Adams Rd Everyone welcome FireSmart@bimbc.ca www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/fire-smart

A complete posting and job description is available on the Municipal website or from the Municipal Hall.

Westcot Elementary School 760 Westcot Road, West Vancouver

Oct 20 2018 9:00 am - 5:00 pm Special Waste Clean Up Day Outside Recycling Centre All meetings are held in Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.

Please submit your cover letter, resume, and references via mail, facsimile, or email by Friday, September 28th, 2018 at 4:00 pm 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 Conservancy September 23: a Hike to Apodaca Park On Sunday, 23 September, with support from BC Parks, the Bowen Island Conservancy is going to take a group of people on a hike to visit Apodaca Provincial Park, which is located on the eastern shore of Bowen Island.

This is a rare chance to see the Park and we will be accompanied by Alan Whitehead, who will talk about the onshore ecology and some things to see once we get to our destination.

We will be leaving Snug Cove around 9:30 am on the 23rd, and will return at about noon.

Want to join us?

If you’d like to take part in this hike, please send an email to: bowenislandconservancy@gmail.com. Let us know: Who you are (we need to know all the people in your group, if you are emailing on behalf of others) How to contact you by phone

Instagram made Bowen’s photography star

BRONWYN BEAIRSTO

In the past 18 months, Emmett Sparling has been hanging out of a helicopter over Belize, diving with sharks in South Africa, and trekking through the Peruvian Andes.

The adventure photographer has spent much of the last two years hopping around the world, photographing landscapes so surreal, you might not even think they’re on Earth.

Which is where the name for his new show at Gallery@Cove Commons comes from.

“Destination: Earth,” opens September 19 and runs to October 29.

“It all started with bugs in my backyard on Bowen,” says 20-year-old Emmett.

The Instagram-famous local grew up on-island. He’s been practicing with cameras since he was in grade six, first following bugs, and then turning his lens to the forest and ocean of his home.

“That’s why I do so much nature photography – because there’s so much nature on Bowen,” says Emmett. “It’s one of the most beautiful places on Earth.”

Hardly an idle student growing up, Emmett’s Island Pacific School grade nine masterworks project earned him a trip to a student film competition in Hollywood. In high school, Emmett branched into clothing and fashion photography, frequently doing shoots with professional models and brands.

In the summer after high school, Emmett shot for the clothing brand, Guess Canada.

In a post-high school gap year, Emmett started travelling. First in Mexico and then in Indonesia. He started building a travel photography portfolio and an Instagram following.

With 30,000 Instagram followers last year, brands started calling up Emmett. In July 2017, he had his first sponsored trip and travelled to the Czech Republic. And it snowballed from there.

Twenty-eight countries (and several visits to many of those countries) and thousands of photos later, Emmett’s current Instagram following is 356,000 accounts.

Though Emmett’s Instagram feed has a moody (his word), ethereal feel with mist rising in more pictures than not, his subjects are varied. Mountains rise from the clouds, penguins waddle along a beach, and shorelines, roads and waves curve across frames. It’s all the spectacular.

Emmett’s clients range from helicopter companies to resorts, tourism organizations to clothing brands.

Sometimes clients sponsor trips and sometimes Emmett brings a product with him on a self-funded adventure and sponsors pay for photos or Instagram stories. With every

A fisherman Emmett met in Osaka, Japan. Photo: Emmett Sparling adventure, his recognition grows.

“I’m home for five days a month on average,” says Emmett. His busy schedule won’t allow for more down time, though he’s trying to push for a week or two between trips now.

“It’s nice to slow down and take breaks,” he says Emmett has risen to fame through and on Instagram. The photographic social media platform has been critiqued for contributing to users’ anxiety and depression, and for portraying glamorous but inaccurate or incomplete portrayals of social media influencers’ lives. Emmett though, says that he doesn’t consider himself an influencer and he tries to stay out of that scene.

“A lot of the stuff I post on there, I’m having a crazy awesome time,” he says. “The adventures are just as crazy as they look.”

Emmett says that having that attitude towards social media influencing has been helpful.

“I rarely get the negative comments,” he says, “which is super rare for big accounts.”

As for the traipsing around the world, Emmett says that he’s still young and has a lot of energy, but it’s not a forever job.

“Eventually I want to go into directing feature films,” he says. “But I’m not really in any rush because this is pretty fun.”

For those who prefer not to hang out of helicopters and who want to live vicariously through Emmett’s photography, there will be around 50 photos in the upcoming exhibit at Cove Commons. The young artist’s second gallery show will also incorporate the stories behind the pictures.

The opening reception for Destination: Earth will be September 29 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the gallery and will feature a short film.

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Covering the election and the importance of being a voter

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The Undercurrent team sat down last week to discuss how we’re going about covering the upcoming election. As it’s one of the more popular questions I get asked lately, here’s the scoop.

As is standard practice, the Undercurrent won’t be endorsing anyone in editorial and we won’t be running endorsement letters to the editor, including letters from any candidate, maintaining strict neutrality when it comes to those standing for office.

We will, however, be covering and discussing election issues. We will cover the September 29 all candidates meeting run by the municipality and any other events or happenings of concern to local electors.

Coverage will amp with our October 11 special election issue. For that edition, each candidate will be asked a set of questions relevant to voters (all nine councillor candidates will be asked the same questions, same goes for the mayoral candidates.) We are aware that October 10 is the only advanced voting day, so the Q&As will go online by October 5.

When it comes to election night, I’ll be on duty until the results are in, bringing you as up-to-date information as possible.

When all is said and done, I’ve been told that the Undercurrent’s success this season will be judged based on Bowen’s voter turnout being higher than the last municipal election turnout.

That’s a high bar.

Islanders pride themselves on having the highest voter turnout of any Metro Vancouver municipality (and sixth highest in the province) in the 2014 election. With 65.91 per cent of Bowen Island’s 2913 qualified electors turning up in person, or with a mail-in ballot, the mayoral race was decided by a margin of 14 votes.

It was a close and emotional race (from what I hear) and emphasized how much each little ballot counts.

Municipal council can affect your water, your taxes, your businesses, your homes, local animals, local forests (even if they don’t own all the forests, the municipality is a powerful ally), tourism. It matters.

So, our bar is 65.91 per cent voter turnout.

In the 2015 federal election Bowen had an estimated 78 per cent voter turnout. Let’s beat that.

The municipality with the highest turnout in the 2014 municipal elections, was the northern Vancouver Island village of Zeballos.

Though they had to wrangle only 102 eligible voters, Zeballos had 87.25 per cent voter turnout. Let’s beat that.

We can do this Bowen.

October 20. Register now. Vote.

Bronwyn Beairsto Editor

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Considering elections, consider economic diversity Dear Editor: During the last municipal election cycle, many of the successful candidates ran on their resumes and past accomplishments. A few shared a peek into their vision of what Bowen could be. This election cycle, let’s ask all the candidates to voice their vision of our Bowen.

For the incumbents, the question should be what are the top issues facing our community and what have you done for the last four years to address these top issues?

The other question we need to answer is: can the paltry remuneration for a position on council be reflected in the lack of young, lower-income people putting their names up for election? Are we missing out on great talent by offering pay so low that only the rich can afford to run for council?

Old rich white people have a place in our community and should have a voice. They just shouldn’t be the only voice in a system that’s supposed to represent all islanders.

Although you can vote for up to six people to be councillors and one for mayor, why not pick your mayoralty candidate and then just pick one or two younger people for council.

Strategic voting to give a stronger voice to our collective future.

Having stood for election four years ago, I am proud to have worked hard on many issues which affect our community. From working with our neighbours to stop the construction of a parking lot at the entrance to the lagoon, setting up an emergency weather shelter with likeminded folks, to calling out the municipality for contaminating the ground in Snug Cove, with their boat breaking activities, with toxic chemicals and working tirelessly on creating real affordable housing in the Cove. I leave the political arena smarter, bruised and houseless but I will always feel at home on Bowen.

Michael Chapman

Thank you for the fond farewell Dear Bowen friends, A deep felt thank you to all who came to The Gallery Saturday evening to wish us a fond farewell.

We so appreciated you being there.

It was quite an overwhelming feeling to see and realize that each and every one present has been involved with the arts on Bowen in one way or the other, may it be in creating works of art, volunteering, giving financial support, installing art, buying art, teaching classes, doing fundraising or donating funds and canvasses. All imperative to keep the arts alive and well on Bowen.

I feel so grateful to have been given the opportunity to be part of it all.

Thank you for the presents of the magnolia tree to be planted outside the Gallery and the memory photobook.

A very special thank you to Greta, Jacqueline and the volunteers who made it all happen.

With great appreciation, Betty and Thijs Dhont (P.S. we’re probably not leaving for Hornby until the end of October.)

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Docking an election issue Dear Editor: As Bowen Island gears up for the local election next month, Mayor Murray Skeels and certain key councilors are quietly fulfilling a promise they made to voters before the last election.

The municipal council earlier this year prohibited construction of any new docks at Cape Roger Curtis. To quote from the bylaw itself, the council was motivated by the wish “to minimize negative impacts from development in the Cape Roger Curtis area and to protect the natural and scenic values of the area.”

Now, council is proceeding with another bylaw that would ensure the public’s right for full access to the island’s publicly owned beaches. The proposed bylaw states that any dock on a public beach shall be located such that it will not “physically divide the beach,” in order to preserve the natural setting of the beach itself.

As councillor Sue Ellen Fast has said, “As a small community with limited infrastructure, we need to protect public foreshore for family recreation and access to nature.”

The fact, however, that this moderate initiative is proceeding by only a bare majority vote of four to three on council (Murray Skeels, Sue Ellen Fast, Melanie Mason, Maureen Nicholson in support; Gary Ander, Michael

Poem: When you Hear the Trees

Kaile, Alison Morse opposed) reveals a consistent ideological divide among our elected officials. On key land use issues, Ander, Kaile and Morse often take a narrow view of the public interest in the preservation of nature. On this issue of protecting the foreshore, they have opposed, at every step of the way, the banning of docks at Cape Roger Curtis and the initiative for an orderly development of docks elsewhere. Their intransigence on environmental issues is eerily reminiscent of the previous council, in the era of turmoil and acrimony that characterized the years from 2011 to 2014, when Bowen experienced a municipal council dominated by land developers and their supporters.

The current majority on council is seeking only to restore the same wording that had previously existed about the regulation of docks on beaches, but which was rescinded in 2013 during those tumultuous years. The three councillors who are opposed to protection of the public foreshore are now seeking reelection. Let them speak for themselves. But in my opinion, voters on October 20 would be wiser to support candidates who hold the higher middle ground on these important issues.

For our beloved Bowen Island’s forests in the fight to save her Crown lands.

Let us not invent any more mythologies on how clearcut logging will create jobs and save us from ourselves.

Let us not believe the delusion that you can kill a community’s lungs and water supply and solitude and then speak of the greater good.

Instead, let us wander and wonder amongst the wild places, let us bathe in the green and gold spendour of living forests a hundred years old or more.

Let us not be baffled by the rhetoric that a forest will grow back,

for even if does it will not be in our lifetimes and are we not here to pause and enjoy the creation so we too may be re-created?

In a world gone insane with depression anxiety addictions and attention deficit disorders rising in unprecedented numbers, may we find our sanity again in the wild places where other creatures still live.

Let us move slowly amongst the thistles and the thorns, the wild grasses and spilling foxgloves, the furrowed earth and wildflowers.

Let us stand in the grandeur of these spaces

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unfettered and uncluttered by human needs and noise, where butterflies fly into blue wonder and birds are not silent and deer graze along the edges.

May we then hear again the still small voice inside ourselves, the one we used to know when we were small and belonged to the grass and sky and needed nothing but to run through green and yellow meadows and mountains and trees stretching far and wide across the breath of summer.

Can you hear the trees calling?

Can we be so sure they do not fear the sound of the chainsaws coming?

And when they come to

crash them down, to break their bows, to rape the colours from their grasp, to kill the lungs that give our breath, where will you be?

And when the animals are fleeing and dying in the shrinking forests, rootless and nomadic in search of somewhere to go, where will you be?

Will you still hear the trees even when they are gone?

Will you beg their forgiveness and weep for the ravaged spaces, the butterflies dragonflies fireflies?

Will you find reverence for all of life only through the anguish of seeing it extinguished?

Lisa Shatzky, 2017

If, like me, there are those among you with Google Alerts set for “Bowen Island,” you probably received many notifications this week about a British reality star couple getting married. The show they met on? “Love Island.” The groom’s name? Alex Bowen. Hence Google notifying us of breaking news every couple minutes. Congratulations to the happy couple. -Bronwyn

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A packed gallery for goodbyes BRONWYN BEAIRSTO EDITOR

Surrounded by Bowen artists’ work in the Gallery@Cove Commons, in a room brimming with people, Betty and Thijs Dhont bid the island farewell.

The prominent locals, who arrived on Bowen in 1994, are moving full time to Hornby Island.

Betty was the original curator of the BIAC Gallery, begun up in Artisan Square in 1997, holding the position for six years.

Since then she’s held a number of volunteer positions with the tcouncil and Thijs has spent hundreds of hours hanging pictures, greeting guests, and doing any other odd job that needed to be done over the past decade.

As smiles, tears, memories (and wine) flowed at the party, put on by the arts council, Betty and Thijs thanked their friends and co-islanders.

Rather than summarizing Betty’s speech, the Undercurrent decided to print it in full. So here it is: [Editor’s note: Betty improvised what she calls the best parts of the speech, I wasn’t recording at the time and missed the moment. So the text below is from the speech written on the paper Betty clutched in her hand as she addressed her friends.]

“I feel overwhelmed with gratitude for your presence and for having had the opportunity to work with so many Bowen Island artists and volunteers for over 20 years.

It feels really good as an “elder” to step aside for the younger experts to take their turn to bring their new ideas and new energy to this new gallery.

I promise to keep quiet on Hornby…

And thank you dear Thijs for all your help and support and having the patience of a saint when were hanging shows together.”

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Still Moving Forward Hello fellow Bowen Islanders, my name is Gary Ander and I am putting my name forward for your consideration to be Mayor of our wonderful community. I have lived on Bowen Island off and on for close to 50 years and very permanently since 1992.

I have 5 children and 5 grand-children all of whom consider the island “home” I enjoyed a 35 year career flying for Air Canada and retired as Captain in 2010.Over the years, I was also a partner in a successful construction company, building homes and other projects on the North Shore and Bowen Island. I also had the privilege to serve on our Bowen Island council for the last 4 years. I also am serving on numerous (7) committees and commissions, 2 community organizations and have been president of the South Bowen community Association for 22 years.

I have chosen to run for Mayor as Bowen will require strong, decisive leadership as we navigate through this period of future growth and maturity. There is also an underlying selfishness , and a responsibility to keep Bowen Island the place of peace, sanctity and community we all cherish.

A time for pause and reflection may be in order.

Here is what I would be looking for in our new council..... A council that; Is totally inclusive and respects all individuals.

• Listens and hears what the community is telling us.

• Manages the taxpayer’s dollars responsibly.

• Is fair, equitable and balanced in all deliberations.

• Is not afraid to make tough decisions in the best interest of the Community at large.

• Creates a positive atmosphere for entrepreneurs to be able to work and live on the island.

• Embraces the Arts and Cultural Community and respects the significant contribution it makes to all aspects of life in our Community.

• Continues to be environmentally conscious in all municipal and council endeavours and initiatives.

• At all costs, preserves and invests in our “natural capital”.

• Governs without creating unnecessary government.

• Recognizes every demographic as a integral piece of the vibrant, caring Bowen mosaic.

This is a primer about who I am and how I will approach the next 4 years as your Mayor. The current mayor and fellow councillors should be commended for their resilience and numerous achievements, but the work is certainly not over. Many issues were resolved and many remain incomplete. The next chapter will embrace all the issues from Affordable housing right down to business licenses.

In closing let me just say that as an over-riding philosophy and direction, I believe that every decision, policy or initiative that council endorses should be held under the lens of; “Is this council decision in the best interest of the Community at large, and that it will not have an adverse impact on the quality of life we are so fortunate to enjoy” Thanks for the time......Gary

Veteran council candidates outnumber firsttime contenders

Continued from page 1 As for the councillors, nine people have entered their names for the six council seats.

Current councillors Sue Ellen Fast, Michael Kaile, Alison Morse and Maureen Nicholson are seeking re-election. Fast, Kaile and Nicholson are currently in their first term on council while Morse has been on every council since the municipality incorporated in 1999. With Mason entering the mayoral race, current Mayor Murray Skeels the only person elected in 2014 not seeking office in the 2018 election.

David Hocking is running for a second term as councillor, though it would be his first in the past decade. Hocking was on council between 2005 and 2008.

Peter Williamson is throwing his hat in the ring for the second time after an unsuccessful run in 2014.

First time councillor candidates include Robin Burger, Lawrence Phillips and Rob Wynen.

Running for the two Islands Trust Municipal Trustee are Sue Ellen Fast, Michael Kaile, Alison Morse and Peter Williamson. Fast and Morse are the two Bowen representatives on the current Islands Trust council.

Bowen has no candidates for the West Vancouver School Board (indeed, there is only one person from outside West Vancouver running in that race.)

Candidates have until September 21 to withdraw from the election and the campaign period starts September 22.

On September 29, there will be an all candidates meeting at Bowen Island Community School, between 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m.

The advance voting day is Wednesday, October 10 and the general voting day is Saturday, October 20.

If you are unable to vote mail out ballots will start being distributed on or before October 3. To receive a ballot by mail you must first register with the chief election officer (must be before end-of-day October 12.)

Jessi Harewicz just before jusmping into Howe Sound waters Monday morning. Photo: Laura Knowles

A mental and physical feat:

Jessi Harewicz successfully circumnavigated Bowen Island this week.

Emerging from the water Tuesday morning, Jessi swam 33 km in 12 degree water wearing only her bathing suit, swim cap and goggles. The swim was suppoesd to be about 14 hours long and turned into 21 hours (or 79,380 strokes.)

“Sometimes I wasn’t moving,” said Jessi in a phone conversation just hours after the swim. Because of the current or tide, water was pushing her in the wrong direction and all she could do was keep her position.

“But guess what, it’s the ocean,” she said. “It’s unpredictable always.”

With the help of her knowledgable crew (which includes her dad, who’s been to all her marathon swims), Jessi completed the challenge.

“It’s nice because I’ve wanted to do this for years,” she said.

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The Dhonts’ goodbye party: Above, Greta Smith and guest of

honour, Betty Dhont pose. Right: Vikki Michèle Freckelton and Diane Grigg share a laugh behind the bar. Photos: Darryl Grigg

Terry Fox Run: Sunday’s Terry Fox Run saw 27 people brave the rain and cold to raise money and cancer awareness.

“Lots of heart and some quiet moments as we put names in the poster and some lovely high fives and hugs at the end,” said co-organizer Tina Overbury in an email.

Left: A Terry Fox run flagger has a personal umbrellaholder.

Below: Run organizers, Amanda Ockeloen, Tina Overbury and Pam Matthews.

Right: Shah Bragg, Meribeth Deen, and Ross Bragg carrying Frankie Bragg.

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Stayin’ Alive golf tournament lives up to its name

TERENCE MCKEOWN

BOWEN ISLAND GOLF CLUB

On a soggy Saturday, in the middle of the rainiest spell since April, The Bowen Island Golf Club held its most important tournament of the year - the annual fundraiser, this year called “Stayin’ Alive.” And there were two little miracles: the rain stopped as the event started, and started again as it ended; and the citizens and businesses of Bowen stepped up once again to keep our course alive for another year.

Our nationally-acclaimed golf course faces an existential crisis every year. It costs tens of thousands more to operate than we can earn

from green fees and memberships.

From the club’s inception, volunteers have stepped up to do much of the necessary work themselves. This has kept hard costs to a minimum, but a large deficit remains.

So once a year we hold a fundraising tournament. On September 15, our Stayin’ Alive tournament sold out, with 110 golfers and diners attending for a fun round of golf, special contests and a great dinner from The Snug’s catering. Our silent auction featured items and gift certificates donated by almost every business on Bowen and many individuals. Our live auction included fine art, vacations, golf adventures, and even a live band for a house concert – all thanks to Bowen citi-

zens who want to see the golf course survive. (A full and long list of thanks will be published elsewhere in The Undercurrent. We’re very grateful!)

While not the focus of the day, there was a hard-fought golf competition and it produced some winners. Best team score: Dave Bellringer, Tom Roocroft, Shane Fitzpatrick, and Tim Kerr. Closest to the pin on #4 and #6: Lucas Puri and Kathy Thom. Shootout: first, Dave Bellringer and second Barb Rendell (not coincidentally our two 2018 club champions.) Putting contest: a tie, Les Meszaros and Rob Purdy, both sinking two of their three putts in the open competition, making a playoff unnecessary (and

we ran out of time.)

In addition to the event on Saturday, there are ‘Patron’ and ‘Joint Hole Sponsorship’ donations.

Bruce Russell, our Bowen “Citizen of the Year,” is the Citizen of every Year at the our club. Bruce uses his energy and powers of persuasion to raise the majority of what’s needed annually, with this tournament putting us over the top. The final numbers aren’t in yet, but Bruce reports he has 110 x $300 Joint Hole Sponsorships, up from 93 last year.

Many of these were made in honour of Bud Moul, who died this year.

Bud was a strong supporter of the course since its inception in 1988.

Many thanks to Ruth Openshaw, chair of this year’s event and mem-

bers of the pro shop committee Heather Coulthart, Kathy Clarke, Peter Clarke, Bob Miller, Terry Boss, and Terry McKeown. And to our pro Cody White, who worked all day both on the course and off; and Dale Hewitt, auctioneer extraordinaire who was as entertaining as he was effective. Other indispensible volunteers were Bill Openshaw, Lisa Avery, Maurice McGregor, Jill Purdy, Susan Lucas, Tom Monaghan, Tom and Dale Edwards, Sue and Steve Hoffar, Karen and Bob Moles, and Gary Walsh.

Little miracles happen every day on Bowen, many of them in the form of a supportive community’s generosity. We know how lucky we are.

Notice of Public Hearing Docks Across Beaches

HAVE YOUR SAY. Public Hearing October 1st 2018 7:30 pm Council Chambers

Municipal Hall

Land Use Bylaw Amendment No. 466, 2018

About the bylaw Council is considering changes to the Water General 1 Zone. The proposed changes would create an additional requirement that any community docks, private moorage facilities, or group moorage facilities be located such that they would not physically divide a beach, limit or restrict public use of a beach, or negatively impact eelgrass beds or patches.

981 Artisan Lane

Bylaw timeline Questions?

Council 1st Direction Reading

Contact Daniel Martin, Manager of Planning and Development

External 2nd Referrals Reading

Public 3rd Reading Bylaw Hearing Adoption

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April 2018

July 2018

September 2018

October 2018

(Estimated) (Estimated) October Fall 2018 2018

How to get more information 604-947-4255

The proposed bylaw and background material may be viewed at Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, during office hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays), or on the Municipal website at www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/planning

dmartin @bimbc.ca

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Bruce Russell and Cro Lucas dressed in their ‘Black Watch’ PlusFours at last weekend’s tournament.

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All sorts of faces showed up at to the Bowen Island Golf Club’s annual fundraiser. This year’s theme was apt: stayin’ alive.

Left: Andy Powell-Williams, Barry Adams, Heather Coulthart and Gary Walsh dressed up for a ‘70s night on the town (or a day on the golf course.)

Below: Gayle Stevenson, Diana Kaile, Barbara Hallat pose for the camera.

All photos: Jane Skipsey and Pat Adams

Notice of Public Hearing

431 Bowen Island Trunk Road Rezoning

HAVE YOUR SAY. Public Hearing October 1st 2018 7:15 pm

Land Use Bylaw Amendment No. 461, 2018

About the bylaw

431 Bowen Island Trunk Road is the site of the Union Steamship Marina. The marina has applied for permission to build up to 6 floating buildings and up to 12 dwelling units to house marina staff. The buildings would be governed by a Housing Agreement requiring that the units be available for Bowen workers throughout the summer months.

Council Chambers

Municipal Hall

981 Artisan Lane

Questions?

Ruth Openshaw and Steve Morton.

Contact Daniel Martin, Manager of Planning and Development

604-947-4255

dmartin @bimbc.ca

Haig Farris, Mary Farris and Jill Purdy.

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Bylaw timeline Council 1st Direction Reading

September 2017

April 2018

External 2nd Referrals Reading

July 2018

Public 3rd Reading Bylaw Hearing Adoption

October 2018

(Estimated) (Estimated) Fall 2018 Fall 2018

How to get more information

The applicant is hosting a Public Open House on September 25th from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the Union Steam Ship Marina at 431 Bowen Island Trunk Road. Municipal Staff will be present to take any comments for Mayor and Council.

The proposed bylaw and background material may be viewed at Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, during office hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays), or on the Municipal website at www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/planning

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Speak at the Public Open House: September 25th from 4:00 - 7:00 pm at the Union Steam Ship Marina or at the Public Hearing: October 1st at 7:15 pm at Municipal Hall.

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Write to the attention of Mayor and Council: E-mail: mayorandcouncil@bimbc.ca Mail: 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC, V0N 1G2 To ensure a fair process, Council cannot consider any submissions received after the Public Hearing has ended.

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2018 ELECTION

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Notice of Advanced Voting

PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY given to the electors of Bowen Island Municipality that an election by voting is necessary to elect a Mayor, six Councillors, and two Municipal Trustees for the Islands Trust Council, and that the persons nominated as candidates and for whom votes will be received are:

MAYOR - One (1) to be elected Surname ANDER MASON

Usual Names Gary Melanie

Residential Address 23 Arbutus Bay Lane, Bowen Island 814 Hummingbird Lane, Bowen Island

COUNCILLOR - Six (6) to be elected Surname BURGER FAST HOCKING KAILE MORSE NICHOLSON PHILLIPS WILLIAMSON WYNEN

Usual Names Robin Sue Ellen David Michael Alison Maureen Lawrence Peter Rob

Residential Address 3-983 Davies Rd, Bowen Island 504 Reed Rd, Bowen Island 822 Captains Way, Bowen Island 835 Hummingbird Lane, Bowen Island 1235 Fairweather Rd, Bowen Island 1104 Harding Rd, Bowen Island 946 Windjammer Rd, Bowen Island 1471 Tunstall Blvd, Bowen Island 725 Smith Rd, Bowen Island

MUNICIPAL TRUSTEES FOR ISLANDS TRUST COUNCIL – Two (2) to be elected Surname FAST KAILE MORSE WILLIAMSON

Usual Names Sue Ellen Michael Alison Peter

Residential Address 504 Reed Rd, Bowen Island 835 Hummingbird Lane, Bowen Island 1235 Fairweather Rd, Bowen Island 1471 Tunstall Blvd, Bowen Island

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VOTING DATES AND LOCATIONS ADVANCED VOTING will be open to qualified electors of Bowen Island Municipality on:

GENERAL VOTING will be open to qualified electors of Bowen Island Municipality on:

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Saturday, October 20, 2018

between the hours of 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM

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Poetry belongs on the bus says Poet

Continued from page 1 Susan says that she’s thrilled to be part of this year’s collection of poems on the roads and rails of Vancouver.

“This is where poems should be,” she says.

“Many of us have a very bad time of it with poetry in school and it taints us for the rest of our lives,” she says. “This makes it more available and more accessible.”

The chosen poems are short for the captive transit audience. Passengers have the chance to read a poem once, maybe again, look at their phone for a few minutes, and read it again.

“This is the coolest place ever to read a poem,” says Susan.

The islander of 25 years says that she always liked poetry, but didn’t get serious about it until 2009.

“I kept putting my energy writing these big things,” she says. After trying for years to write novels and plays, Susan attended a poetry workshop in Naramata with Lorna Crozier, who’s received both the Governor General’s Award and the Order of Canada.

“Time with someone who was so accomplished,” says Susan, “it was such a privilege.

“Everything shifted,” she says. “I fell in love with poetry.

“It’s the most distilled form of literature.”

“It can be very technical, yet it can have a greater impact in a smaller space,” she says.

“You can play with the idea, the image the rhythm, the words, the form on the page. It’s really flexible.”

But Susan recognizes that it’s not a monetary or fame-attracting pursuit.

“It’s one of those mediums,” she says. “You’re never going to be a superstar writing poetry.

The superstar Canadian poets –most people don’t know their names.”

In the years since that workshop, Susan’s won the 2016 Short Grain Poetry prize and the 2015 Vancouver Writers’ Festival Contest.

“My most successful poems,” she says, “they don’t just hit the mind, the aesthetic pleasure,

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Susan Alexander holds her book The Dance Floor Tilts. Submitted: Susan Alexander

they also touch the heart.

“It doesn’t always work,” she laughs.

But it seems to have worked for “Scales.”

It’s like the scales on a map explains Susan.

The free verse poem of contrasts and shrinking love relies on images. A movie screen kiss to a FaceTime conversation. Each stanza, getting smaller.

The poem grew from the line that gave title to the book, “The dance floor tilts.”

The line came from a piece of art she and her husband own. “It’s these people kissing on the screen,” says Susan. “I was seeing it every day and then the line came to me.”

The image is now the cover of her book.

The launch of the Poetry in Transit poems will be at 2:20 p.m. Sept. 30 at Word Vancouver’s Sunrise Suite tent. Some of the selected poets, including Susan, will do a poetry reading.

After that, watch for “Scales” on Metro Vancouver busses.

“It’s a sad poem, but it has I think a detached tone to it,” says Susan.

“I thought that worked,” she laughs. “Not everything works.”

Back in July, Mary Le Patourel sent in this photo of an abandoned baby seal on the USSC docks.

Through pictures from a concerned local, the Vancouver Acquarium’s Marine Mammal Centre determined the seal was sick and needed help.

According to its website, the seal is still at the Marine Mammal Centre and is one of three seals they rescued from Bowen in 2018. If you see a marine mammal in distress, the aquarium says to keep people and pets away and call the Marine Mammal Centre at 604-258-7325.

Bowen Island Arts Council

STUDIO TOURS September 29 & 30, 2018 10 am - 4 pm

We invite you to take a selfguided tour of 24 galleries and studios showcasing some of Bowen’s most talented artists and artisans.

Meet our artists; they are not only talented, they are warm and engaging. Be sure to take home wonderful memories and maybe a beautiful treasure or two.

Studio Open

For more information, and to download a brochure and access the online map, visit:

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If you are not on the list of electors, you may register at the time of voting by completing the required application form available at the voting place. To register you must meet the following qualifications:

Qualified electors may vote by mail if they: • have a physical disability, illness or injury that affects their ability to vote at another voting opportunity, OR • expect to be absent from Bowen Island Municipality on general voting day and on advanced voting day.

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To register, resident electors must produce two (2) pieces of identification (at least one with a signature). Picture identification is not necessary. The identification must prove both residency and identity.

To register, non-resident property electors must produce two (2) pieces of identification (at least one with a signature) to prove identity, proof that they are entitled to register in relation to the property, and, if there is more than one owner of the property, written consent from the other property owners.

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To receive a mail ballot package in person we must receive your application before 4:30 PM on Friday, October 19th, 2018.

The application is available on our website at: www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/elections Mail ballot packages will be mailed as early as October 3, 2018.

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR Thursday September 20 Duplicate Bridge Bowen Court 6:45-10 pm For info call Irene 604-9472955

5:30 pm Dinner at 6 pm Members and guests welcome.

Friday Night Live at the Pub Bowen Island Pub 7-10 pm Live music, dinner specials, and no cover.

Emmett Sparling at Rotary Collins Hall 7:30 p.m.

Rotary hosts travel adventure photographer Emmett Sparling.

Bowen Free event. All are welcome.

Saturday September 22 Bowen Island Farmers Market BICS 10 –noon Annual Nature Dive Mt Gardener Dock 11 am- 1 pm Divers bring sea creatures from the deep up for a visit with their land-dwelling fans.

Friday September 21 Dinner at the Legion Bowen Island Legion Doors open at

479 -Fall Mingler 479 Bowen Island Trunk Road (lower terrace) 3 - 5 pm, Live music, appies, refreshments, art demos, free draws and more!

Sponsored by Fabulous Finds, Re/Max, Catching Stars Gallery, The Bowen Pub & Marie Neys Fine Art & Framing.

Live at Doc’s Doc Morgan’s Pub & Restaurant 7 - 9:00 pm Every Saturday free House Party at the Pub Bowen Island Pub 9 pm - 1 am

Stellar line up of DJ’s supported by resident DJ the sly virus spinning the best in house music.

Tix $10 at the door.

Sunday September 23 Hike to Apodaca Park 9:30 a.m. to noon Bowen Island Conservancy gives you a rare chance to see the park accompanied by Alan Whitehead. To register email bowenislandconservancy@gmail. com. No charge to participate.

391 Salal Road Rezoning

Public Hearing October 1, 2018 7:00 pm Council Chambers

Municipal Hall

981 Artisan Lane

Questions?

Contact Daniel Martin, Manager of Planning and Development

604-947-4255

Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 459, 2018 Land Use Bylaw Amendment No. 460, 2018 About the bylaw

391 Salal Road is a 2.55 ha (6.3 acre) property located adjacent to Josephine Lake. The property owner wishes to subdivide the property into two properties. Current land use regulations would not permit the subdivision of the property.

391 Salal Road is currently designated R1-Rural (2 ha) in Bowen Island’s Official Community Plan, and Rural Residential 3 (RR3) zone in the Land Use Bylaw.

July 2018

Thursday September 27 Free FireSmart Workshop Fire Hall #2, 1421 Adams Road 7 pm. Everyone welcome Friday September 28 Dinner at the LegionBowen Island Legion Doors open at 5:30 pm Dinner at 6:30 pm Members and guests welcome.

Public 3rd Reading Bylaw Hearing Adoption

October 2018

(Estimated) (Estimated) Fall 2018 Fall 2018

How to get more information

dmartin @bimbc.ca

The proposed bylaw and background material may be viewed at Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, during office hours of 8:30 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays), or on the Municipal website at www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/planning

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Tuesday September 25 Art Workshop 1070 Miller Road (seniors court) 9-11 am Informal painting -drawing group meets every Tuesday. All stages & ages welcome. Drop-in $7

Wednesday September 26 12 Step Codependency Group Elliott Hall 1070 Miller Road 6:30 - 7:30 pm.

Bylaw timeline

November April 2017 2018

Family Play Night!

Bowen Island Community School Gym 5- 6:30 pm For young children and their familes. Light supper provided. Free event.

Bowen Island AA Collins Hall 7:15 pm.

As a part of the application, the property owners have proposed a trail right-of-way be dedicated to pass from Salal Road to the Crown Land to the west of the property.

External 2nd Referrals Reading

Just Sing!

Collins Hall 7-9 pm Free intro.

No experience required. Ages 8-108 welcome! More info please call Shasta at 604-9472283

Bowen Island Community Lunch Bowen Island Legion 11:30 1:00 pm Bowl of soup, bread, coffee tea and dessert. $5 Adult only event.

To permit the subdivision, the property owners have applied to amend the Official Community Plan land use designation to the RS - Residential (1 ha) designation, and to amend the Land Use Bylaw zone to the Rural Residential 3(b) zone.

Council 1st Direction Reading

Seniors Keeping Young 1070 Miller Road Exercise at 9 am, coffee at 9:45 am, guest speaker at 10 am and Yoga at 11:15 am

Monday September 24

Notice of Public Hearing HAVE YOUR SAY.

Regular council meeting BIM 9:30 a.m.

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Speak at the Public Hearing: October 1st at 7:00 pm at Municipal Hall.

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Write to the attention of Mayor and Council: E-mail: mayorandcouncil@bimbc.ca Mail: 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC, V0N 1G2 To ensure a fair process, Council cannot consider any submissions received after the Public Hearing has ended.

Friday Night Live at the Pub Bowen Island Pub 7-10pm Live music, dinner specials, and no cover.

Saturday September 29 Knowing Our Place: The Book Club Library Flex Room 11-12:30 pm Knowing Our Place: The Book Club discusses Thomas King’s The Inconvenient Indian. Register at bit.ly/ BookClubFall2018 . Second session on October 27 All candidates meeting BICS gym 1:30-4:30 pm Candidates will answer preselected questions.

2018 Studio Tours 10- 4 pm A self guided tour of

Bowen art studios and galleries.

Meet the artists and be inspired by the 24 creative haunts on the tour. More info and map at bowenstudiotours.com Sunday September 30 2018 Studio Tours 10- 4 pm Map and info at bowenstudiotours.com Destination: Earth exhibit opening Gallery@Cove Commons 6-8 pm. Emmett Sparling shares pictures from his travels around the world. Some are so spectacular, they don’t even look like Earth.

Monday October 1 Seniors Keeping Young 1070 Miller Road Exercise at 9 am, coffee at 9:45 am, guest speaker at 10 am and Yoga at 11:15 am Art Workshop 1070 Miller Road (seniors court) 9-11 am Informal painting -drawing group meets every Tuesday. All stages & ages welcome. Drop-in $7 Tuesday October 2 Bowen Island AA Collins Hall 7:15 pm.

“Joint Ownership: The Good, the Bad, and The Risky.”

Library Flex Room 10:30- 12 pm. NIDUS.ca Personal Planning presentation “Joint Ownership: The Good, the Bad, and The Risky.” Register and view the other presentations in this series at bit.ly/planning-presentations Saturday October 6 Author Reading: Chantal Eustace Library Flex Room 2:30 -3:30 pm. Local writer Chantal Eustace talks on her first book, Do You Take This Man, Elli Moon?

Turkey Feast BBQ at Doc’s Doc Morgan’s Pub & Restaurant 1-5 pm BBQ Beer can Turkey with all the seasonal fixings plus live music with Karen Fowlie.

Tickets $30 partial proceeds go to support Bowen Children’s Centre Sunday October 7 Applefest!

Davies Heritage Orchard Mark your calendars, invite your nearest and dearest, Applefest is back!!

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Critters to make once in a year adventure from the sea

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Come together, Bowen Island!

Like people everywhere, Bowen Islanders love to gather - to learn, celebrate and deepen our social bonds. For a long time, Islanders have envisioned a place where community can better flourish, and residents’ lives are enriched in multiple and profound ways.

Now, that vision can be realized.

Bowen Island needs a Community Centre.

Here’s how you can show your support: • • • •

Donate now - no amount is too small.

Donations over $25 are eligible for a tax receipt.

Pledge a future donation.

Participate in FUNdraising events.

Become a Community Centre advocate.

EDITOR

Once a year, a few lucky sea slugs, sea stars, crabs or even octopi get plucked from the ocean and get a free trip to land.

They’re not being hunted or harmed, but rather are gathered for observation purposes in tanks on the shoreline.

This weekend, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Mt. Gardner dock, is the 12th (give or take a year) annual nature dive.

“We want to share what we see underwater with locals,” says long time organizer Adam Taylor. “A lot of people think because it’s dark and murky, there’s no life.

“It’s full of life.”

The annual program brings in interpreters from the Marine Life Sanctuaries Society. While divers bring up the hardier sea specimens, which are carefully put in the tanks on shore, interpreters educate the audience about the species they’re encountering.

Though the program is open to everyone, children are the target audience.

“A lot of the interpreters [in years past] were impressed by how knowledgeable the young kids were because had attended before,” says Taylor.

After, or even midway through, the event, all the animals get returned whence they came, unharmed.

Taylor says that by exposing youth and islanders to the creatures that surround us, they’ll be more aware of their effects on the environment.

“People protect what they love,” says Taylor. “Hopefully if it’s right there they’ll care.”

“I’m hoping people will be aware of what they pour down the drain,” he says, “and that they’ll report illegal dumping and fishing.

“Plus, it’s a lot of fun.”

While the event is free, donations are greatly appreciated.

One last caution from Taylor, parking is very limited by Mt. Gardner dock, so if possible, carpool.

Put your pop cans to good use at BIRD SUSAN REDMOND BOWEN ISLAND RECYCLING DEPOT

There’s a hidden gem at the recycling depot. Not many people even know about it: the Bowen Island Refundables Assist Program.

Dave McIntosh and Hank Strubin started this program back in 1984. The mission of the program was to help local community groups raise funds through refundables.

Back in the early days of the program, the local Guides group was the main beneficiary of the refunds earned on the returnables. But as time went on and the program grew, more and more groups began to benefit from the program. Now program supports 17 local community groups. It raised over $54,000 last year!

What makes the program unique is that the funds raised are based entirely on the contributions of the community. Every can of beer, every juice box, and every wine bottle helps raise funds for community programs like the Legion, the teen centre and the food bank at the United Church.

Public awareness of this program is something that the staff at the depot would like to promote. The staff is always surprised when they find beer and pop cans in the metal bin or pop and juice bottles in the plastics bins. These items are refundable, but more than that they help raise funds for community groups. Please keep that in mind when sorting your recyclables. Placing them in the refundable area helps your friends and neighbours in raising money for a good cause.

In a continuing effort to support the community, there is now a designated two-week slot to help local community associations fundraise. This year the Eagle Cliff Community Association raised $2,800.00 for a new community dock. The program currently has a two week opening in the summer of 2019. If your community association is looking to raise funds for a community project, please contact Susan Redmond at 604.947.0849 or suered@shaw.ca for more information.

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My forty-year love affair with (former Bowen fire chief) Lawrie Lock LYNDA LOCK CONTRIBUTOR

Editor’s note: this article is adapted from Lynda Lock’s essay on her personal blog. With her consent, it’s been edited for length.

Note from Lynda: When I first wrote this article Lawrie was still alive although struggling with the rapid progression of his disease.

Lawrie left us on Sept. 3.

Paradise is normally considered to be a place.

For me paradise is a person; my husband, adventure partner, world-traveler, lover and best friend – Lawrie Lock.

While I plan this article in my mind I am in our swimming pool on Isla Mujeres, Mexico looking back at Lawrie sleeping in our recently built main-floor bedroom.

He is in the final stages of rapid onset ALS or Lou Gehrig’s disease, a horrific sickness that appeared in his body in late 2017.

Lawrie is resting in a hospital-style electrically adjustable bed.

This man who has had a plethora of careers is almost helpless. His ability to speak is rapidly diminishing though his mind is still active and sharp. His damn body just won’t listen to his brain.

Born John Lawrie Lock March 3, 1942, in Winnipeg, my husband has lived most of his life in B.C. Some will remember him as a car-guy, a man obsessed with classic cars especially temperamental British vehicles like Aston Martins, Austin-Healeys, Jaguars,Bentleys, and Triumphs. Others will think of him as a dedicated volunteer

Then assistant fire chief Lloyd Harding and Lawrie Lock serving on Bowen in 1985. fire-fighter and ambulance attendant serving for seventeen years on Bowen Island.

Moving to Bowen Island in 1974 with his first wife Pat and young son John, he was the Chevron Oil agent and gas station operator on Bowen Island.

When we got together in early 1980 he immediately thought up a fistful of new businesses for us to start.

Under the name of Snug Cove Enterprises we jointly owned Rusty Duck Antiques, Howe Sound Freight, and a mini storage. Glen Wolfe operated his vehicle repair service on our rental property lnear the fire hall.

Lawrie was fire chief on Bowen for the last six years before we moved into Vancouver. He was also the area representative for the Greater Vancouver Regional District in the mid-‘70s, and chamber of commerce president for several terms.

I joined the Bowen Island Fire Department in 1980 as the first female firefighter. As a long serv-

ing member of the department, no one was going to argue with Lawrie about my inclusion as a firefighter!

We also held the GVRD contracts for municipal garbage collection as well as the contract for Crippen Regional Park maintenance and development.

He and I and one other employee (plus John during his summer holidays) hauled garbage cans for eight years on Bowen.

One thousand stops every single Monday for eight years. Sun rain, sleet or snow!

Lawrie was also project manager for the then-brand-new Bowen Island elementary school.

In Vancouver, while I was the supervisor at the SkyTrain control centre, Lawrie and I decided to sell off our various Bowen Island companies.

He then tried his first stint at retirement.

His retirement lasted exactly 26 days before he was bored silly and driving me nuts.

He then hired on with Air Limo driving a huge grey limousine.

From Vancouver we moved in 1992 to the Okanagan Valley.

While we lived in the Okanagan region we started the Castle Rock Bed and Breakfast, serving huge breakfasts. Lawrie was the master chef. I was the clumsy forgetful waitress; the comic relief.

When his sister and brother-inlaw Okanagan Valley in 1994 the four of us created the Tin Whistle Brewing Company, making Britishstyle ales.

Along with Lawrie we enlisted son John and nephew Jim Stansfield to be the sales reps for our products.

Richard, Linda, Lawrie and I did whatever else needed doing: book keeping, brewing, bottling, store sales, marketing, cleaning, ordering, beer festivals, liquor store tastings, and, and, and.... We even had their 80-year-old parents hand gluing neck labels on the bottles.

We eventually realized that owning a micro-brewery was an intense learning experience, with tons of hard physical work. We physically moved, carried, and shifted many metric tonnes of grain and bottles and kegs! We, the four partners Lawrie, Richard, Linda and I, were in our late-forties and mid-fifties.

What the heck we were thinking?

We finally got smart and sold the company in 1998 to its present owner.

Still not able to cope with retirement Lawrie’s next career was managing restaurants in the Pencticton area. First it was Villa Rosa, then he was hired away to manage Magnum’s on the Lake, and finally he was hired as the general manager for Hillside Estate Winery and The

Bistro on the now-famous wine district of the Naramata Bench.

Lawrie’s last job was in 2008. He was the operations director for the condo-hotel development the Skaha Beach Club that was proposed for the southern end of Penticton. Then the economic crisis hit the USA and funding dried up for projects worldwide.

At the time we were in Mexico enjoying a three months sabbatical from our jobs in Canada, trying out life at our new casa on the beach.

He got a phone call from his boss who was also a good friend.

“Don’t rush back to Canada.”

The man said, “My project is dead.

Enjoy yourself and come back when you are ready.”

We shrugged, we weren’t concerned. He was 67, I was 58. We were debt free.

We returned to Canada on March 10, leaving a warm and sunny country, arriving to knee-deep snow.

Lawrie looked at me and said, “Why are we doing this?”

“I don’t know!” I replied with a big grin.

And here we are.

We have strong loving families and deep supportive friendships that will sustain me despite the large black hole this man’s eventual passing will leave in my universe.

We have loved deeply and lived an amazing adventure. I’m not ready for it to be over, but his body says otherwise. He is slipping away a little more each day.

I will love this man until my last breath.

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