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Editor’s note: as this paper was going to press, BC Ferries announced that they would be running a class A ferry on the 7:30 a.m. commuter run until at least the end of November. With ferry tensions mounting and frustration with BC Ferries coming to a head, here’s an update of how the Ferry Advisory Committee and the Bowen Island Municipality Transportation Advisory Committee has been advocating for Boweners. The situation: Late in the last school year some high-school students were left behind when trying to travel on 7:30 a.m. ferry from Snug Cove because the passenger capacity was reached. Some of these students had exams that day. BC Ferries responded by raising crew from B licence (392 passengers) to A licence (432 passengers) for the rest of the school year. BC Ferries resumed licence A at the start of the school year in September, but after about a week of passenger numbers not exceeding 392, they reverted to B licence. B licence is BC Ferries’ regular crewing level for our route, unless we inform them that extra passengers are expected, in which case with due notice they are willing to increase to A licence. The difference is two extra crew, who are employed for several hours, hence the difference involves a significant expense over budget for BC Ferries. These crewing levels are set by Transport Canada for the safe and efficient operation of the ferry fleet. Continued on page 3
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Cape Roger Curtis controversy reappears in last week of campaign BRONWYN BEAIRSTO EDITOR
Heating up like an old injury, not quite healed, Cape Roger Curtis emerged as an election issue last weekend.
For more than a decade, the cape has been a source of controversy within councils and among community
members as the previously untouched (in recent years, though most of the island was logged more than a century ago) area has been developed.
On Oct. 13, it came to the attention of islanders that a memorandum, intended to be a private document for potential Cape on Bowen investors but mistakenly published on a Kelowna realtor’s
website, quoted two Bowen candidates standing in next weekend’s civic election. The 20-page prospectus outlines the cape owners’ vision for the Cape land, the desirability of the land, the political climate and quotes locals’ emails to Candy Ho, executive officer of the Cape on Bowen. “The concept of ‘aging in place’
has always been a top priority for seniors on Bowen Island,” said mayoral candidate Gary Ander, in the memorandum quoted from an email received September 22. “Your track record with previous projects is impeccable and as mayor I would enthusiastically welcome your development proposal,” it said. Continued on page 3
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Applying pressure to BC Ferries Councillors were ‘commenting on an idea’ Since then there have been passenger overloads, three of which resulted in high-school students being left behind. BIMTAC by chance had a meeting on Sept 25 and as a result asked council to request BC Ferries to address the problem immediately, either by increasing from B licence to A licence or by chartering a 40-person water taxi at 7:30 a.m. The content of the request was communicated to BC Ferries on Sept 26. BC Ferries has taken no action to provide transportation for all who require it at 7.30 a.m., despite several further emails from me as the Ferry Advisory Committee chair. They have asked for the number of high-school students leaving Bowen each morning, which we are seeking to supply. BC Ferries has said that an issue is that the days of the week the ferry is overloaded lack any pattern. One side issue has been the timing of school buses arriving at the ferry dock. While the cut-off for all passengers sailing from Snug Cove is five minutes prior to departure time, there was an issue about the school buses arriving after the cutoff time. There is now a commitment from West Vancouver School district and the bus drivers to get the students to Snug Cove by 7:20 a.m. BC Ferries has said that they will board school students if they arrive by 7:20 a.m. This does raise a philosophical issue. Which, if any, categories of traveller should receive priority? BIMTAC has debated this and while I am generally an egalitarian till the cows come home, in this case I believe that because the school kids are not in control of how they get to school, the community should acquiesce in their being given priority over commuters and other travellers. Similarly, I am sure that we all agree that medical priority should be given to people with dialysis or chemotherapy treatments. The situation on Bowen seems to have been exacerbated by the inconsistencies between the different watches on the Queen of Capilano. There are four watches, A, B, C and D. Observers have noted different patterns between these four watches in terms of punctuality of departure, counting of passengers and loading policy. For example, some watches have been loading foot passengers who are arriving at the terminal at 7:27 or 7:28 a.m. – after the official cut-off and long after
the first cars got in line. Members of the public have started doing their own guesstimating of the number of people travelling and have called into question the accuracy of the clicker-count method. I have raised this last matter with BC Ferries who responded by saying that the crew is aware of their responsibility for an accurate count. Tuesday morning, the chair of BIMTAC, David Hocking, and I had a telephone call with Mark Wilson, vice president of strategy and community engagement for BC Ferries. We emphasized the urgency of the issue and how intolerable it is for the community. We urged the company to increase the licence to A immediately for a month while we all look into numbers and patterns of travel and seek permanent alternatives. (It is relevant to note that council approved BIMTAC’s request to approach Translink to provide a foot passenger-only service from Snug Cove to downtown Vancouver for commuter runs.) Mark Wilson said he would take this to the top and to respond to us within 24 hours. Mayor Murray Skeels is also writing a letter to the BC Ferries president. What can community members do? Please communicate your concerns directly to BC Ferries, customerservice@bcferries.com (we realise you are getting irritating form replies, but please keep up the pressure) and copy in BIMTAC (bimtac@bimbc.ca) and the minister of transportation and infrastructure, claire.trevena.MLA@leg.bc.ca. Consider attending the next twice-yearly meeting between the Ferry Advisory Committee and BC Ferries, in council chambers on Thursday, October 25 starting at 11 a.m. This meeting is open to the public who may observe. If members of the public wish to speak, they must submit their intention as an agenda item to me as soon as possible and I (as chair of the meeting) will do my best to include their contributions, which must be limited to five minutes of civil discourse. The rules of the Ferry Advisory Committee-BC Ferries meetings do not permit me to accept comments from the floor. A final note of thanks: on Sept. 26 Cormorant Marine took eight overloaded people to Horseshoe Bay at no charge. We are all grateful.
Continued from page 1 Councillor candidate David Hocking is the other person standing for public office quoted, also from a Sept. 22 email. “There is now a clear recognition that Bowen needs some development, including multi-family homes, to provide housing for workers, seniors and young families,” said Hocking. “With respect to aging in place development at the cape, I think the timing is good and the opportunity strong. “I believe the support for the development could be very strong. I am extremely excited by this possibility [of development at The Cape], and believe an aging in place centre would be wonderful for Bowen.” Both Hocking and Ander said that they didn’t know their statements would be used in such a document. Both also said that they haven’t read the prospectus and so cannot comment on its contents (other than what they sent in their respective emails.) Nerys Poole, a former councillor, posted the document to Bowen and Everything Else, which acts as a sort of virtual community hall. “For me, the issue, and I think for a lot of people, is that when you’re running a campaign you tell the public what you’re thinking about,” she said to the Undercurrent. “Anyone who’s been in public office [both Ander and Hocking have served a term on council,] should know the importance of not communicating with developers,” she said. Hocking said that had been asked to write a note to Candy Ho, telling her what he thought about the idea of developing an aging in place facility. “No one asked me if they could do this,” he said. “What I was commenting on was an idea. “Im interested in the potential idea of aging in place,” he said. “I’m not supporting in any way the project. “The Bowen community can decide if there’s a proposal if it’s a good thing or a bad thing.” Ander, similarily, was asked at a social event to comment on the concept of an aging in place facility at Cape Roger Curtis. “I stand by that statement,” said Ander. “It came from an honest place.” He notes that it is council’s job to accept proposals with open minds and that any development at the cape would be an exhaustive process and even suggests that it would be
put to a referendum. “I talk to developers all the time,” said Ander. “I talk to people with ideas all the time. “I tell them to bring it to council.” Candy Ho, recipient of the candidates’ emails, said that she’s sorry about the confusion this document has caused. “We’ve always wanted to be able to contribute more to Bowen Island than 59 estates,” said Candy. “It was always our hope and intent to someday do a masterplan. “Seniors housing is my life purpose, my dad [Don Ho]’s life purpose. “This is an information memorandum, clearly it is not a proposal of any kind,” said Candy. She said that it’s to send out to select investors that the Hos think would be a good fit for a Bowen development. “There is no proposal, it’s our hope, our dream. “We don’t believe in imposing anything the community doesn’t want,” she said. She also wanted to highlight that the candidates included weren’t “sticking their neck out” for the project, they were engaged in a conversation about the desirability of ageing in place. The sensitivities around the cape began more than a decade ago when developers Don Ho and Edwin Lee bought Cape Roger Curtis. The previous owners of the more than 600 acre property had left the cape as is and it acted like a public park, but after Don Ho and Lee bought it, they soon had development proposals in the works. The proposals went through several iterations and came to a head in the 2008 civic election. On the table was a bylaw amendment that had passed first reading. Don Ho had proposed to save the Cape’s waterfront for a public park, instead building a dense neighbourhood a little to the interior. Included in this neighbourhood would have been both single and multifamily housing and a retirement community. The problem was, the Official Community Plan only allowed for 224 units on the property and Don Ho wanted to build more than 500, arguing that’s what he needed to do to make the project profitable. The Official Community Plan (OCP) is the municipality’s longterm vision for Bowen. It’s a legal document, a bylaw, constructed from extensive community engagement and has been reworked several times, most recently in 2011. The
OCP mandates land uses and densities across the island and outlines a policy framework for development. Development on Bowen must align with the OCP or proponents need to request that council amend the document. The cape was a big proposed OCP amendment and it was at the forefront of electors minds in the 2008 election, as emotions broiled over a beloved stretch of land. In the early days of the new council, which included Poole, in April 2009, the first reading of the OCP amendment was rescinded. Frustrated with the process in which he’d invested years of work and millions of dollars, Don Ho went ahead with his original plan, and subdivided the land into 59 tenacre lots, putting them up for sale. A stretch of the cape waterfront was protected by a 30-metre municipal covenant and the cape developers built a sea walk trail. It’s a favourite walk for locals and tourists alike, out to the cape lighthouse standing guard at the southern tip of the island. The OCP has since been amended to reflect the 59 units intended at the cape (not all the lots have been sold and more than 300 acres remains in the developers’ holdings), with the caveat that council would entertain further amendments to density in the area. Any modification to the cape plan would require modifying the OCP, which is a public process. A few years after the neighbourhood debate was laid to rest, tensions once again came to a head when waterfront property owners wanted to build docks on the cape shore. After a couple of (very long) docks were built out from the shore, including one from Don Ho’s property, council got involved, enacting bylaws to limit the length of docks and eventually banning them altogether at the cape. The fifth and last dock allowed at the cape began construction this year, erected by Zuo Zongshen, a motorcycle-made billionaire. Between 2013 and 2015, the municipality repeatedly denied Zongshen building permits for a dock, as each time he came back with a revised design, the bylaw had changed to be increasingly prohibitive. So Zongshen sued the municipality to be able to build his dock and in August 2017 the B.C. Court of Appeal ruled in his favour.
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On Islands Trust
Dear Editor: At the Bowen Island Arts Council’s all-candidates’ meeting last Sunday, there was a question asked about protecting Bowen’s natural capital “at all cost.” Curiously, while all the answers were supportive, none referenced the Islands Trust objective – “To preserve and protect the Trust area, its unique amenities and environment.” Bowen is part of the Islands Trust and elects two trustees by the double-direct method. I would argue that we should elect strong supporters of this governance level and what it stands for. We should be cautious of candidates who have spoken variously about “getting out of the Trust,” or “reducing what we pay them and getting little in return.” In fact, what we get is to be part of a unique organization dedicated to protection of natural and social capital. Precisely what we need. Peter Frinton
Pop up exhibit raises money for wildlife rehabilitiation Dear Editor: We are writing to thank the Bowen Island community for their support of our exhibition, On the Wings of Trees, and for their generous donations amounting to over $600 in support of the work of the Gibsons Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre. Over 150 folks attended our weekend pop up gallery in Elliott Hall, which is part of Bowen Island Seniors Housing Co-op. A special thanks to members of the co-op for their hospitality and assistance. A special thanks, too, to Alison Nixon and Melissa and Alexis Graves for playing the violins and violas. With gratitude,
On beach protection Dear Editor:
I have enjoyed swimming at Pebbly Beach in Deep Bay for many years. When I was young, little did I know that I needed to thank Captain Cates or maybe Joseph Mannion for clearing all the logs and big stones off and pushing it all over to below my father’s lot, next door. We continued to use the cleared Pebbly Beach rather pushing the debris one more lot over. After people started building on land above the shoreline, there were some structures built (about four feet wide) from the shoreline to the sea. I suppose they were to provide easy access for boats to the water. However, some made it very difficult to climb over and get to the other side of the beach. We would have liked to have some way of prohibiting then.
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Look for boring OCP charts path to Bowen harmony council among next Dear Editor: The fundamental way for islanders to avoid confrontation is through support and respect for the foundations of our community and the democratic process which created them. What has always set us apart from the Lower Mainland is that we have fundamentally resolved to follow the legal policies and provisions of our official community plan, as opposed to sliding into the morass of one ad hoc amendment after another - which is characteristic of what has been occurring in our urban communities, with the resulting nightmares of unsustainable developments, environmental degradation, loss of rental accessibility, unaffordable housing and traffic congestion and the resulting repercussions on outlying communities such as Bowen Island. In other words, what has traditionally characterized us lies far beyond any right or left wing ideology. It has always been our basic, constant desire to place the fundamental ideology of a transparent democracy as our guiding principle and to make it a reality – a reality which is still today at the heart of our Official Community Plan. When our original community plan was created in the late ’ 70s, the people of Bowen Island resolved to do it right. Through the use of various state of the art studies, extensive mapping procedures and a comprehensive democratic process, which reached out to every household in our community, a community plan emerged over a number of years which incorporated technically, environmentally and democratically sound policies and provisions. At that time, our community plan needed to be approved by the Greater Vancouver Regional District prior to final adoption by the Islands Trust. One of the staunchest supporters of our plan was the mayor of Vancouver who sat on the GVRD committee, the late Art Phillips. Phillips was a politician who was eulogized in a Globe and Mail article as “the visionary mayor who remade Vancouver.” The mayor who said no “to running city hall like a fief, with elected councillors functioning as little more than rubber stamps and the public treated with indifference. At the same time, he said yes to green space, yes to citizen participation and better neighbourhoods, yes to heritage, yes to some of the most innovative housing projects in North America, and above all, yes to livability.” In a GVRD meeting room packed with Bowen Islanders, I recall Phillips standing up to address the committee. He praised our community plan and its policies, and urged the members of the committee to join him in supporting it. He then turned to the assembled islanders, warmly thanked them for the example they provided through their democratic participation, and stressed the importance of maintaining the integrity of our plan and supporting its provisions, as “it will avoid many of the mistakes made by municipalities in Greater Vancouver”. As we move forward, I believe we need to continue following Phillips’ advice by upholding the democratic values, which gave birth to our Official Community Plan, and the policies and provisions within it. In other words, the fundamental path to harmony on Bowen is by using and enforcing our democratic Official Community Plan for the purpose it was intended. John Sbragia
Business licenses on Bowen will be a good thing for the island Dear Editor: I personally support business licences. I live on Bowen Island and have done business on Bowen for the past 25 years. My business also does a lot of work in the neighboring municipalities and the lower mainland. I buy a business licence in every municipality that requires one from Chilliwack to Whistler and beyond if we work there (Vernon or Kamloops.) This year I hold business licences in 17 municipalities totaling more than $3000. It’s about time all of the trades coming to Bowen to work paid their share. I don’t know what revenue neutral means in the bylaw, but if getting money from these businesses to help pay for road maintenance, snow plowing, new roads, the new fire hall or any other costs incurred by the muni (or a biffie at Veterans Park), good! We should be paying $150 a year and it would be more reasonable for a small one person business (pottery shop or artisan or whatever) to pay less. If the muni keeps it simple and doesn’t screw it up, it will be a good thing for the island. Gary Anderson Metro Blasting Inc.
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One of the things I appreciate about the outgoing council is the lack of drama during their term. No major controversies and small steps forward: the new firehall and community centre underway, more parking near the cove, the Snug Cove House lands connected to water and sewer, the kids riding the new bike park and some beaches, trails and forests upgraded and protected. Nice. Boring but nice. Watching our neighbours to the south tear themselves apart over Russian interference in their elections is exciting but it brings back bad memories of the previous council. Back then our mayor’s rude behaviour made national news, questions about conflicts of interest were rampant, two councillors resigned and neighbourhoods descended into tribalism. Worst of all, nothing got done and it seemed like every passing conversation on this island was tense and loaded. That is the thing about good government. It looks boring in practice but when processes are transparent, when policies are followed, when interests are balanced, when patience and due diligence are given value, and when minds are open and unbiased, it works. And that brings peace and stability to the community, which are necessary preconditions for further public investment and prosperity. That brings me to the point of this letter. In the last few days, a real estate agency and finance company posted (and then scrubbed) a glossy document detailing a new sales pitch for up to 700 units at Cape Roger Curtis. They appear to be looking for an investor to buy what’s left of the Cape Roger Curtis development – about 350 acres of mostly upland lots. The document describes the island residents as “affluent” and the lands as a “trophy property.” It is also branded with two surprising apparent endorsements. Gary Ander is quoted as saying that “as mayor” he will “enthusiastically welcome” the developer’s proposal. And David Hocking is quoted as saying that he is “extremely excited by the possibility” of an aging in place development at CRC. Those statements are all the more surprising because neither Gary nor David has raised further development at CRC as an issue in their election platforms or in public meetings [Editor’s note: the issue was raised at the Belterra all-candidates meeting Tuesday.] You might well ask yourself, why are two candidates for election telling developers that they will enthusiastically welcome their project, even before any development plans or rezoning applications have been submitted to municipal staff? What’s more, given that development at CRC has been the source of so much discord on Bowen, why would those two candidates fail to make public their support for such a project during their campaigns? Now contrast their statements with what Melanie Mason said when asked about it on Facebook: “I had no knowledge of this proposal prior to this document coming to light. I would hope that any council would proceed with such a proposal with transparency, open governance, due diligence and following good public process.” The dramatic twists and turns of American politics are best watched from a distance. Here we need assured good government more than ever, so give me principled, give me unbiased, and yes, give me boring. And give it to me all day long, for the next four years. James Hickling
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Watch out for the Bowen election’s red herring Dear Editor: It seems to be a tradition on Bowen that near the end of every election, when there is little opportunity to counter obfuscation, innuendo, and misinformation, these very tactics are employed by those most vehemently opposed to any development on the island, in an attempt to discredit candidates they view as progressive. Nerys Poole’s post on Facebook this weekend took aim at Gary Ander, candidate for mayor, and to a lesser extent, David Hocking, candidate for councillor. Her attack sprang from an “Information Memorandum” informing potential investors of an opportunity to participate with Don and Candy Ho’s company in a development at The Cape which could include a continuum of care. (Don and Candy have received international awards for their concept and realization of multi-generational continuum of care facilities.) The information memorandum states: “Nothing contained in the Memorandum is, or shall be relied upon as, a promise or representation, whether as to the past or the future performance … and, accordingly, no representation is made as to their completeness or attainability.” This is standard legal boiler plate informing potential investors that this is an idea which might fly and we’d like you to consider investing in it. Positive reactions to this potential from a half-dozen Bowen Islanders were quoted in the memorandum. It seems that Nerys and her followers disagree with Gary’s statement, “The concept of “aging in place” has always been a top priority for seniors on Bowen Island as the island is not well equipped with the services required to enjoy living out your life on Bowen and the elderly are forced to move off their cherished island home. Your track record with previous projects is impeccable and as mayor I would enthusiastically welcome your development proposal.” His statement was in response to a request from a Bowen Island taxpayer and landowner for his position on the viability and need for a continuum of care on Bowen Island and reflects his platform in this election. Nerys’ group took exception to his statement, accusing Gary of negotiating behind closed doors, partaking in private discussions and acting unethically and in bad faith. Nothing in Gary’s response indicates that he was responding to any specifics about a proposal—perhaps because there is no proposal or specifics contained in the memorandum. They imply that Gary should be denied your vote because he stated in an email that he would “welcome” a proposal—not that he would support a proposal, rather that he recognized that a proposal for a continuum of care on Bowen Island could be a huge benefit to the island and therefore a proposal would be welcome. Should a proposal come forward in the future that is anything like the “approach” illustrated in the memorandum, and should it succeed, it would be a huge benefit to Bowen, not only with respect to aging-in-place and access to health care, but also economic development, and housing diversity—all of which are important to the continued sustainability of our community. Bowen needs a mayor and councillors who welcome progressive development proposals that benefit all Bowen Islanders and who are open to the sustainability in all aspects of island life. Tim Rhodes
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New store opens at Artisan Square Ines Ortner opened a new store, The Real Rapunzel, in Artisan Square last weekend. The Undercurrent did a Q&A with the brand-new store owner. What is the Real Rapunzel? ‘The Real Rapunzel’ is a gift store offering unique handmade goods made on Bowen. The focus is on things that make you smile, chuckle or perhaps even blush, gifts for all occasions for the eternal child soul. Since all handmade works are one of a kind, you just don’t know what you’ll find next time you come in.
Bowen Island Gymnastics Club will be selling sweet and savory baked goods through the day at the Undercover area at BICS. All proceeds go toward sending our gymnasts to World’s Gymnastrada in Austria this summer!
Ines Ortner in her new store.
What kind of work are you selling? The handmade goods ranging from small fun gifts, cushions (tiny to medium), bags and hand printed totes, some fashion accessories and soft furnishings, playthings, music boxes, papers sculptures and other decorations. We are using new and vintage materials, dead stock, some up-cycled materials as well, just ask for it. Or bring your own fabric when you see something you love, but we would like to have it made in some material that means something to you. For the Christmas season you should get your order by November 30. For next summer I am going to offer a small store collection of women’s ready-towear. Custom designs are welcome too. How has your background in the Germany punk scene and in theatre influenced your products? Big time, gosh, where to start? Perhaps with some philosophy: Punk never meant one thing for me, really, but creative freedom without fear and sometimes truckloads of anger, making due with what is available, living contradictions and seeing the beauty in scars, saying yes to no more often, maintaining your integrity and seeing the humour in things when no one laughs (which is funny in itself.) As a theatre designer I know how to find
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and work with a huge range of materials, and, well, I think you’ve got to come in and see for yourself how it actually works. Why “Rapunzel”? It’s been my nickname in my hometown since I was 14 years old. I am still called Rapunzel by my friends over on the old red comfy sofa called Europe. Once in a while I still get emails from long lost buddies who are not sure if my Ines email account is me (barely anybody knew my birth name), so they ask first: “Is it you, the Real Rapunzel?” So I just like to pay homage to the essence that made me who I am today since it is the essence of the store too. How do you define “success” for your store? When someone keeps a gift. No, seriously, it is so important to know what you buy, what the materials are and where they’re from. I love to provide this conversation. And you can come to me with ideas, inspiring me back, so we can have the coolest Bowen-centric giveaways possible on the island. It is also so wonderful that there is already interest from other artists, designers, craftspeople to be represented in the store. Will we still see you at the museum? Of course, absolutely. I love being the curator at our little museum, but with just two days a week, I have plenty of time to get into more trouble. We have a great exhibit on for a short time right now about dress codes on Bowen. Yup, dress codes. It’s going to be quite interesting and fun and then there is of course the Bowen Bears in December to round up the year, so I hope I am going to see all of you there. The Real Rapunzel is at 575 Artisan Lane (across from Cocoa West, up the stairs.) It’s open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. every Monday and Saturday.
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The library held its third annual adult spelling bee to raise funds to purchase furniture for the new Annie Laurie Wood Library Annex Saturday. Photo: Len Gilday
Just five points from the winning score were the Killer Bees: Mike Epp, Suzan Ross, Colleen Ireland and Lynne Hartle. Photo: Len Gilday
The Dizzy Spells were the winners of the best team theme award. Steve Crozier, Lauren Dey, Jillian Walker, Elliot Rushton. Photo: Len Gilday
The candidates address the crowd at the Gallery @ Cove Commons for the Arts Matters all candidates meeting Sunday. Photo: Len Gilday
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Connect to the outdoors, join the Meditation Circle LISA SHATZKY CONTRIBUTOR
This is a reminder that our Outdoor Meditation Circle is starting up again on Sunday mornings and you are most welcome to join us. Our next one is October 28 and will be ongoing. We meet at 11 a.m. at the picnic tables at the entrance to the Bowfest field in the cove and then walk to our spot together. Sometimes we walk to a lovely meadow. Sometimes the beach. And sometimes a forest area. We usually meet for 45 minutes to an hour. Bring a blanket and a warm drink if you wish. Unless there’s a huge downpour or snowstorm, we meet in all weather. Practicing mindfulness meditation outdoors allows us to come closer to a sense of wonder and wellness, gratitude and connection. When we meditate in nature, we no longer look at nature as an inert or pretty object, but as a living and breathing world of mystery and sensitivity, always whispering its teachings to us. From this connection can arise a deep and renewed sense of compassion for ourselves and the planet, as well as a desire to live in greater harmony and authenticity. This is a gentle meditation practice in the tradition of Tich Naht Hanh and is open to everyone, no matter your level of experience. Using breath, visualization, and silence, we will practice how to “be here now” and not be held hostage to our thoughts, nor trapped in yesterday or tomorrow. This allows us to approach every encounter with fresh eyes and an open heart. Come join us. No cost. Just your presence. Outdoor Meditation Circle is Sunday mornings at 11 a.m. starting again on October 28. Lisa Shatzky, poet and psychotherapist, has been a life-long learner in meditation practice. She considers herself a student of life.
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The Maple Leaf Challenge HC BEHM CONTRIBUTOR
After a very dry summer, followed by drenching rains, which revived lush greens, we are showered by one of the richest palettes in fall colours we have seen in a while. A walk today in the warm morning sun through Davies Orchard and up the Festival Meadow brought back memories. In the early 1970s I received a phone call from the Vancouver Museum, who knew me from many visits as a new Bowen Islander, telling me that they had a world record leaf from a Canadian Broad Leaf Maple Tree, collected on Bowen Island in the early ’30s and wondered whether we would be interested in having this treasure returned to the island. “Gladly,” I said. For some reason I missed the appointed date and when I phoned it had been disposed of. Its size, I had been told, measured 26” from lower tip to lower tip and 260 sq. inches in total area (about 65 cm and 1,625 sq cm)! I now challenge all Bowen Islanders to collect the largest Maple Leaf they can find in the next two weeks and present it to a competition to be held in Davies Orchard at the BIHPA Museum on Sunday, November 4, at 2 p.m. Tip: Find a newly fallen moist, yellow leaf and keep it flattened between plastic sheets in a cool place. When it is losing moisture, going brown, it shrinks. Wouldn’t it be fun to be recognised as a place that is proud of its natural heritage?
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ing that could cover up to 73 per cent of eligible costs of the project.
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After four-all candidates meetings and the pub “speed dating” session with candidates, here’s what candidates have had to say about some key issues.
The Community Centre: both mayoral
candidates are on the steering committee for this project and have been firm about their commitment to seeing it through. An audience question at the Tunstall Bay Beach Club all candidates meeting last week questioned the $14 million price tag. Mayoral candidate Gary Ander responded that this is what any project of this nature will cost and that Bowen’s been talking about a community centre for decades. Mayoral candidate Melanie Mason said that because the municipality doesn’t own its own programming space and is being squeezed out of the spaces it currently rents, it’s critical to see this project through. Even council candidate Robin Burger, who is running on a primarily housing-focused platform has said, “The community centre has taken an epic journey, we need to finish this project and move ahead.” The candidate voicing the most trepidation on this project is councillor candidate Rob Wynen. While not completely dismissing the initiative he said, “I’m concerned by lack of enthusiasm for the community centre.” Wynen also noted at the Tunstall meeting that he’s “concerned because we’re going into a lot of projects. We had a tax increase last year and we need to be careful.” Without denouncing any particular project, Michael Kaile too noted that council needs to watch its afprojects and spending closely. (Several other candidates note fiscal responsibility in their platforms.) Wynen’s concern about lack of enthusiasm for the community centre is noteworthy because demonstrated community support is a requirement for federal infrastructure fund-
Transportation: Candidates have largely
agreed that transportation on and to and from Bowen needs improvement. The cross-island path outlined in the Transportation Plan adopted by council earlier this year has gotten a lot of traction among candidates. Among the unique ideas for improved transportation, councillor candidate David Hocking threw out the idea at the Tunstall meeting that the school and public bus services and resources be combined for more complete island coverage. When the idea of ride sharing emerged at the Tunstall meeting, Mason argued that any potential ride sharing shouldn’t impact the fledgling Bowen Taxi service. Ander, on the other hand, said that ride sharing is an awesome idea. “[The taxi]’s not a reliable service, not reliable enough,” he said. “If [Bowen Taxi] can’t come up and provide us with a good service, then we need to look at other options.
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Tourism: Candidates have largely
acknowledged the tensions of tourism. Council candidate Lawrence Phillips at the Tunstall meeting said, “We would not have services we do without summer months.” “We need to capitalize on our natural visitors,” said Wynen the same night. He said Bowen needs to focus on low-impact visitors and not into fall into Whistler-esque tourism. “It’s the issue not around people, it’s around cars,” said Hocking. He suggested leaflets with ferry rules and courtesies for visitors. “A lot of visitors are our friends and family members,” said councillor candidate Alison Morse. She noted the need for “value-added tourism,” or tourists who buy the art and spend the weekend. More comprehensive coverage of the issues at bowenislandundercurrent.com.
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ELECT DAVID HOCKING FOR COUNCIL ON OCT. 20
Pursuant to section 40(2) of the Coastal Ferry Act (the “Act”) the British Columbia Ferries Commissioner (the “commissioner”) is seeking public comment on: (i) the regulatory quarterly and annual reports maintained by BC Ferries and provided to the commissioner under sections 65 and 66 of the Act; (ii) the submission by BC Ferries for the next performance term which includes information on the current performance term, fuel management outcomes, a 10 year capital plan, an efficiency plan and a traffic forecast; (iii) any other information on the commissioner’s website that relates to the commissioner’s powers and duties relative to the establishment of price caps for subsequent performance terms under section 40 of the Act. The information referenced in paragraphs (i) to (iii) above, other than information kept confidential pursuant to section 54 of the Act and the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act, may be found on the commissioner’s website at www.bcferrycommission.ca. There is also a link on that site to the Coastal Ferry Act. BC Ferries’ annual audited financial statements may be found on BC Ferries’ website at www.bcferries.com under Investor Relations. The commissioner will review the comments received as part of the process of making a preliminary decision on price caps for the next performance term which covers the period April 1, 2020 to March 31, 2024. The commissioner’s preliminary decision must be made by March 31, 2019. Comments or submissions can be sent by email to info@bcferrycommission.ca or by mail to: Office of the BC Ferries Commissioner PO Box 9279 Stn Prov Govt Victoria, BC V8W 9J7 Deadline for public comments is January 31, 2019. Comments submitted to the Office of the BC Ferries Commissioner may be published on its website.
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ACTION ON THE ISSUES THAT MATTER MOST • Protect our diversity with varied attainable housing in the Cove. • Deliver more convenient, safer transportation choices. • Improve Bowen life with health and community centres. • Permanently prevent industrial logging on Crown Lands. • Protect nature by preventing suburban sprawl. • Cut emissions and protect forests from hotter, drier summers. • Manage spending to ensure the Municipality’s financial health. Please see David’s full platform, qualifications and background at davidhocking.ca. This message is approved by David Hocking.
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This Saturday, vote Lynne Block for School Board Former resident and best choice for Bowen Island Lynne is the only candidate who has promised to fight for Bowen Island students stranded by BC Ferries. She has lived and raised a family on Bowen, and is the only candidate with any education administration, classroom and teachers’ union experience. Authorized by Lynne Block, Financial Agent, 604-789-3789.
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Saturday October 20
Election Day BICS 8 a.m.-8 p.m. Register to vote today: bowenislandmunicipality.ca/ election-voters
Live Music & Chanting The Well in Artisan Square Join the "Vibrations of Love" & sing your hearts open. No experience required. Everyone welcome. By donation.
Monday October 22
House Concert 1567 Tunstall Blvd. 7:30-9:30 p.m. Illiteratty: Vancouver Folk Ensemble; For reserved seating contact Julie Vik 947-2345
Council meeting BIM 9:30 a.m. This term's councillors take to the table to hack through one last agenda
Sunday October 21
Art Workshop 1070 Miller Road(Seniors Court) 9 - noon. Informal painting-drawing group meets every Tuesday. All stages and ages welcome. Drop-in $7
Dump Day BIRD For items too large for weekly pickup. For more information: https://www. bowenislandmunicipality.ca/ clean-up-days
Fix-it fair Collins Hall 1-3:30 p.m. Bring your mending, your holey socks, your bicycles, your broken electronics and household items... Everything you need fixed by donation. Organized by Bowen in Transition.
Snug Cove Blues Band Doc Morgan's 7-10 p.m.
Free poker league Bowen Island Pub 7 p.m.
Seniors Keeping Young 1070 Miller Road Exercise at 9 am, coffee at 9:45, guest speaker 10, Yoga at 11:15. Annual membership $20 or drop in $3.
Tuesday October 23
"Consent to Healthcare & Facility Care" Library Flex Room 10:3012 pm NIDUS.ca Personal Planning presentation.
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Morse, Alison
Re-elect Alison Morse for Council and Islands Trust
Book Launch Sunday, October 28th, 2018 4:00-5:30pm Collins Hall Free Admission and Refreshments Guitar Stylings by Teun Schut
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