Bowen Island Undercurrent January 17 2019

THURSDAY JANUARY 17, 2019 VOL. 45, NO. 03

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CLIMATE-FRIENDLY FOOD

Bowen’s food sovereignty group gets the scoop on the new Canada Food Guide.

COMMUNITY CENTRE

A fast-approaching deadline has proponents filling our letters page.

ALZHEIMER’S AWARENESS

Dementia affects 70,000 British Columbians, including several islanders.

B is the new A for Queen of Cap BRONWYN BEAIRSTO EDITOR

The Queen of Capilano quietly got an upgrade last December. Sort of.

Transport Canada increased the number of people allowed on board (passengers and crew) while the ferry is operating at a B licence by approximately 40 people.

Operating at a B license means that the ferry requires fewer crew.

This means that the Queen of Capilano can regularly carry around 432 people. The A licence wasn’t increased at the same time, meaning A and B licences have the same capacity.

Darin Guenette, a spokesperson for BC Ferries noted in an email that the new capacity is likely high enough to prevent repeats of the 7:30 a.m. commuter run passenger overloads of last spring and fall.

“B licence should provide more than enough capacity to carry everyone on the busiest sailings,” he said. “Unless there is a some sort of significant increase to the regular number of passengers that tend to use the busiest sailings, we would not expect to see a ‘passenger overload’ situation.”

“Caution must be noted for any large foot passenger group (extraordinary special event, tourist groups, school outing, etc) that would travel for a unique reason; we would always recommend they plan on travelling outside of the most popular sailing times,” said Guenette.

Construction’s progressing for the Cove’s Copper Spirit distillery. Co-owner Candice Kabantsov says that vodka will be flowing by midFebruary and the tasting room should be open in early Spring.

Emergency weather shelter opens at Collins Hall

BRONWYN BEAIRSTO EDITOR

A year after the Bowen Emergency Shelter Team (BEST) started searching for somewhere for people with inadequate or unstable housing to sleep in adverse weather conditions, Bowen has an emergency weather shelter.

January 8, the Lookout Housing and Health Society opened the shelter at Collins Hall.

During the extreme weather season (which lasts until April), if the temperature drops below 0, there’s significant rainfall three days in a

row and it’s below 4 degrees Celsius, or there are high winds that could present danger to people living in makeshift shelters, the society triggers an alert. The alert goes out to community partners, including the RCMP and Bowen Island Municipality.

On such nights, the 12-bed shelter, open to all adults of all genders and orientations, will be open between 9 p.m. and 8 a.m.

Staffed at all times by two people, the society is looking for islanders interested in applying for the job.

Tamara Speiran, Lookout’s director of housing for the Vancouver

region said that the society has been working steadily since last year on getting this shelter running.

“Extreme weather shelters, they save lives,” she noted.

Though as of January 10, no one had yet used the shelter, Tuesday evening another alert went out as temperatures dropped.

“It’s much more than a warm place to sleep,” said Speiran, noting that people also get a warm meal and the opportunity to connect with on-island support services, such as the RCMP and Caring Circle.

To keep the shelter open, Speiran said that they need people to attend

and that they also rely on public support. This includes monetary donations, as well as socks, toques, lightly-used blankets and jackets.

She said that the initiative came to fruition through the support of Bowen Island Municipality, B.C. Housing, Little Red Church, Caring Circle and Cates Hill Chapel.

The Lookout Society has operated locally for more than 40 years in 14 communities. It also has emergency weather shelters on the North Shore and in New Westminster, Burnaby and Surrey.

“Bowen Island is now part of our family,” said Speiran.

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Event Calendar

Business Licences on Bowen

Jan 17 2019 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Business Licence Application Workshop

Effective January 1, 2019, businesses operating on Bowen Island need a business licence.

Jan 21 2019 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Do you have questions, or need assistance applying for your Business Licence?

Business Licence Application Workshop

Jan 21 2019 7:00 pm Advisory Planning Commission Meeting

Jan 22 2019 7:00 pm Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting

Jan 23 2019 9:00 am - 1:00 pm Business Licence Application Workshop

Jan 28 2019 6:15 pm

Our volunteer fire department is recruiting Applicants must: • be 19 years of age or older • live and work on Bowen Island • have a valid BC driver’s license • be willing to undergo a criminal background check • be available and willing to be called out at any time • be willing to undergo training for first responder medical situations, in addition to firefighting Email bim@bimbc.ca for an application form, pick one up from Municipal Hall or visit our website www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/apply-fire-fighter.

Closing date for applications is Friday, February 15 at 4:30pm.

Regular Council Meeting All meetings are held in Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.

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Thursday, January 17, 2 pm – 6 pm Monday, January 21, 2 pm – 6 pm Wednesday, January 23, 9 am – 1 pm

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Drinking water and persons with compromised immune systems The Provincial Health Officer advises all British Columbians with compromised immune systems (such as HIV, organ or bone transplants, chemotherapy or medications that suppress the immune system) to avoid drinking water from any surface water or ground water that is under the influence of surface water, unless it has been boiled, filtered, distilled or treated with UV. Bowen Island and other areas in British Columbia use surface water sources (lakes, rivers, streams). This is not a general boil-water advisory for the general public, but rather is directed only at persons with compromised immune systems. If in doubt about your immune system status, please discuss this further with your physician.

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Recipe for climate health A look at the new Canada Food Guide coming out soon (and it has a Bowen connection) SUSAN SWIFT, ELAINE CAMERON B.I. FOOD SOVEREIGNTY

The Canada Food Guide has been a staple on classroom walls and in doctors’ offices since 1942.

The newly-revised guide is set to be released any day and we were fortunate to get an interview with the director general of nutritional policy and promotion at Health Canada, Dr. Hasan Hutchinson. (An aside: Hasan is soon to become a Bowen resident.)

What can we expect from a new Food Guide in the era of high dietary concerns and food industry marketing? Here’s a sneak peek, including some of the controversies behind the new guide’s recommendations.

Health Canada issued the last Canada Food Guide in 2007 and a lot of food and nutrition research has been done since then. Dr. Hutchinson stressed that the new guide is based on science.

“We reviewed the evidence and it became clear that there are strong associations around higher consumption of plants and grains and lower consumption of meat and lower cardiovascular risks,” he said. This led to a greater emphasis on a plant-based diet in the new guide.

Hasan tells us that the approach in the new guidelines will be to say, “This is what a healthy eating pattern is. Eat a lot of these things.” Along with a caution that processed and prepared foods are usually high in sodium, sugar and saturated fats, which undermine health. “Be careful of these things.”

“We’re not talking about moving towards a vegetarian diet here but we are talking about lower-fat dairy and leaner meats. They are still good sources of protein,” he said.

And, while the guide will recommend eating less processed foods, Hasan made sure to note that healthy eating patterns are affected by culture, cost, and availability. He said that “frozen, canned and dried foods like legumes are really good, convenient options and they can be high in nutrition.”

In addition to the tools, resources and web-based guides designed to help individuals develop healthy eating patterns, Health Canada is publishing a 60-page policy report.

According to Hasan, the development of policy is one of the Food Guide’s most important roles.

“Health Canada is developing initiatives that address labelling and marketing to children. It is also foundational for other areas of the federal government, for example, First Nations and Inuit health programs,” he said.

Potentially, the most influential role of the new guide, according to Hasan, is that “many other stakeholders – provinces, territories, municipalities, public health units and health professionals like dietitians, health care providers, family docs – take the policy and

implement it.”

The anticipated changes, including the emphasis on plant-based eating, already have some farmers, along with meat, dairy and juice industry representatives, nervous about losing revenue from potential shifts in Canadians’ eating patterns.

Earlier versions of the Food Guide had been criticized because of the widespread view that they yielded to the demands of the food industry. This time around, there is hope that the guide will avoid this criticism. Hasan assured us that no one who worked on the new guide held meetings with or accepted research from members of the food industry.

“This was deliberate,” he said.

“This is not to say that they can’t give good recommendations,” he said. “We have an open and transparent process for meeting with groups, for example Diabetes Canada. All meetings that we have with any group are posted openly on our website.

“We have academic experts, national and international, who look at drafts and review evidence. They have to sign a declaration saying they are not being funded by industry.

We’ve had two online consultations and they are open to everyone. The last one we had over 6,000 contributions.”

Of course, dietary recommendations will affect consumer spending habits and the budgets and buying trends of larger groups and institutions. As noted, there is already some backlash in the dairy and meat sector. At the same time, environmental activists may applaud aspects of the new guidelines and their policy implications.

Among the merits of a shift toward plantbased foods is the potential reduction of greenhouse gases (GHG’s), released during production of animal products. While the guide does not directly address climate concerns, it does mention the impact of diet on the environment under “guiding principles and recommendations” in the Food Guide’s 2017 consultation summary.

“In general, diets higher in plant-based foods and lower in animal-based foods are associated with a lesser environmental impact, when compared to current diets high in sodium, sugars and saturated fats,” it reads.

While it’s not an objective of the food guide, there is evidence that shifts in diet, when multiplied by millions of people, can significantly affect GHG levels. In fact, a publication of the Food Climate Resource Network, based at Oxford University, concludes that, “a systematic review of studies shows GHG reductions are possible by switching to different diets.”

For more information, visit the government website dedicated to the Canada Food Guide. It will soon to be updated with more user-friendly and audience-specific resources.

Graphic: Foodsource, Chapter 9 www.foodsource.org.uk/

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Community centre deadline looming Editorial: on intiative

Well if the letters on the page opposite prove nothing else, it’s that Bowen can mobilize.

You’ve got just a few more days to weigh the costs and benefits of a community centre and pledge money or write a letter of support.

Whichever side you fall on, for or against this proposal, as is my refrain, do your research and ask questions.

I find it interesting that, though I hear and read community rumblings about the expense, there have been no passionate letters to the editor against the community centre.

Perhaps part of that comes down to me not doing a good enough job capturing the all sides of the issue and people don’t feel like I’d be willing to publish an anti-centre letter (I’m willing to publish fair arguments for any side.)

But initiative speaks. There’s a loud contingent on Bowen that’s done its research and wants this community centre.

Yet, they are just part of the community.

The grant, as it’s been publicised, comes down to the support of the everyday people who would use the centre but who could also bear the tax burden of building upkeep.

It would seem that it comes down to you.

And, as we learned in the last election, every person counts.

Bronwyn Beairsto, editor

To the editor: Last week’s Undercurrent article reported that the community centre fundraising campaign hit a home run with not one, but two $1 million donations, wonderful news indeed.

It shows that the campaign is alive and doing well but still has a long way to go in a very short time. Assuming a population of 3,800, that mathematically leaves only 3,798 more of us who might provide our support, even fewer given those who have already thoughtfully contributed, though understandably for lesser amounts.

The community centre will, or certainly can, benefit every member of our community as this multi-purpose facility has something in it for all of us.

It would be unrealistic for us to expect two more home runs to reach the community’s goal of raising $4 million, triggering our chances of receiving a $7.3 million federal-provincial grant, not to mention it would be unfair for the community to rely so heavily on the willingness and generosity of so few.

Our success requires a team effort. So sticking with the baseball home run analogy, many ball games are won not because of a home run but from a collection of bunts, singles, doubles, triples, walks and runs driven in from a fly-out. In financial terms, there is a role for each one us. We all need to swing the finan-

cial bat.

Every pledge is important no matter how big or small, plus, the broader the base of support and community buy-in the more impressive and convincing it will be to those who make the decision on the grant. We need to demonstrate that a great number of us care and really want this amenity.

We have nothing to lose and everything to gain from making a pledge now, in whatever amount you feel comfortable and can afford.

And remember, all that is needed at this time is a pledge, not the actual donation. Pledges will not be converted to cash donations until confirmation of the grant and the municipality has succeeded in raising their $4 million.

If you believe in this facility, now is the time to act as the deadline for the campaign is six days away, dictated by the timing of the grant application deadline.

This initiative has been considered for many years, if not decades. We have never been so close. Don’t let this dream be snatched from the jaws of victory simply because not enough of us stepped up to the plate. This is our one last chance to turn our dream into reality. Together we can do it.

We thank you for your consideration and hopefully your immediate response and support.

Bruce and Dorene Russell

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Letters: time to step up for community centre

ly designed for multiuse, including larger council meetings, indoor programming for young families and seniors, weddings, celebrations of life, movies, community gatherings, makes it invaluable.

Bowen Island is uniquely situated to invite performers to add Bowen to their itinerary without concerns for it competing with a Vancouver show or it needing to be on a weekend.

This has prompted me to develop the “Trust Me” series where I can invite touring artists to add a Project coordinators are applying for a $7.3 million grant to cover some of the costs of building a community show here. But the capaci- centre for Bowen. The grant application deadline is January 23. Photo: Bowen Island Municipality ty limitations and daunting manpower required to exeTo the editor: they are – to build it. It’s up to us. anticipated 73 per cent government cute a concert in a space not set up In 2017 the Bowen Island We are the community. funding, $2 million supported by for music or theatre can be prohibCommunity Foundation sponsored This facility is for you – for us. the municipality in tax-neutral boritive for many shows and certainly its second Vital Conversations event rowing and $1.2 million in municIt is ours. And I will guarantee that for theatre. The ability to import to understand the community’s when you walk into that building to ipal reserves to fully fund the $14.5 more music and arts to the island needs and priorities. These insights take that art class, to take that yoga million project. serves not only Bowen Islanders but class, to attend your neighbour’s guide the foundation’s work for There is good reason for optithe arts and artists across Canada community granting. Amongst the wedding reception, to see your mism that the $4 million can be as well. favourite artist that you can’t believe priorities identified was the creation raised through the amazing generThe vision for this facility is a of “gathering places for all” – in is going to perform right here on osity of Bowen Islanders. Already result of three decades of planning. particular, successful completion of your little island, to meet with our your Bowen Island Community Planners have detailed analyses of seniors group that has become your the long desired and much needFoundation has received a major what would best serve the residents ed Bowen Island Community Hall sustaining social event every the legacy gift valued at approximateof Bowen Island and a deep underweek, to watch your child in in their and Arts Centre. (See the full Vital ly $1 million and an additional $1 standing of the plethora of benefits Conversations report at bowenfoun- million pledge from an anonymous music class, your heart is going to of it coming to fruition. The comdation.com/vital-conversations/.) get a little bigger. Every time you donor. The municipality has been munity centre will be the outcome Now, we have an incredible walk through those doors it will working hard to secure financial of expert visioning, design and anal- grow. It will fill with gratitude that opportunity to secure up to 73 per support and is making progress. ysis of operational sustainability. you live in such a special communi- cent of the eligible capital costs of To have the greatest prospect of But this is probably all soundthe proposed community centre, ty, that you live around such beauty successfully competing for the feding like rhetoric to you. Here is the and bounty. And you will feel proud $7.3 million, from the federal and eral-provincial grant funding, action important part of what I want to provincial government sponsored that you were even a small part of is needed now. Please send your say: we are in a golden situation. We making it a reality. I promise you.

Investing in Canada Infrastructure letters of support and your pledges have the potential to get a grant that Program. Bowen’s planned comThe time for making your donafor the Bowen Island Community would provide 73 per cent of eligible tion or pledge in time to support munity centre project is perfectly Centre before January 21. Pledges funds needed to build our commualigned with the objectives of this the Canada Infrastructure Grant can be made through the Bowen nity centre. That money is continfederal-provincial program. But Application is now, as the grant will Island Community Foundation gent on being able to show Bowen here’s the challenge: the deadline for (bowenfoundation.com) or through be submitted by January 23.

Islanders’ support for their facility.

For more information: ourisland- submission is January 23. Bowen’s the municipality (ourislandplace.

I know we all tend to sit back, submission would be greatly place.com. com/pledge). perhaps somewhat dubiously, and enhanced by substantial community To pledge or donate: ourislandLet’s all step forward to realize wait to see if they can raise the engagement, demonstrated through place.com/support. our long sought vision for a gathermoney. But here’s the deal: this is testimonial letters of support and To download a letter template, or ing place for all! Working together, our community centre. upload letters of support: ourisland- philanthropic commitments to fund we can do it!

It’s not up to them – council, the the $4 million that must be raised place.com/contact.

David Podmore, O.B.C., Chair municipality, or whoever you think Shari Ulrich in the community in addition to the B.I. Community Foundation

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To the editor: I have lived on Bowen Island for 25 years. Through my years on-island, I have joined various initiatives working toward the building of a community hall – a dream which has been furthered with each groundswell for almost 30 years. It is now within reach.

My efforts included being the chair of the Bowen Island Community Centre Committee and the Bowen Community Centre Action Committee (BCCAC) from 2009 to 2012.

In 2014, the incoming council decided to take over BCCAC’s and created a committee of council, which has led to where we are today – on the brink of this important project becoming a reality.

The current community centre plans strike the perfect balance of arts, culture, recreation and a municipal hall. But most importantly, the value of “a gathering place” cannot be overstated. It is essential for a healthy community, literally and figuratively.

Community centres are the galvanizing hub of a town.

As a touring musician for 45 years, I have performed in community halls and centres in thousands of small and large communities across Canada. I have seen firsthand the vital roles they play.

As the volunteers arrive to set up for the show, the kitchen fills with snacks or potluck dishes and a hum rises as community members gather and greet one another. I am unfailingly moved by how the community hall connect people. How it is the catalyst for community in the place people have chosen to make their home and to raise their families.

Admittedly, after presenting concerts on Bowen for the past 25 years and believing passionately in the value of art and music to the emotional and psychological well being of people of all ages, I find the inclusion of a properly-equipped performance space with adequate capacity particularly compelling.

And to have that space so clever-

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What’s the big idea? Or the small idea?

We’re hoping you can tell us.

The Bowen Island Community Foundation has approximately $35,000 to grant for projects that improve our community.

We need two things from you (in addition to your great idea): a 500 word proposal and that you be partnered with (or just be) a charitable organization.

The detailed application package is available on the Foundation’s home page: bowenfoundation.com. You might want to have a look at our 2017 Vital Conversations report to see the issues that our community is interested in addressing.

Applications are due February 15th before midnight.

Applicants must email their proposal to grants@bowenfoundation.com.

Letter: emergency shelter a success story To the editor: It all started off about 14 months ago with an impromptu meeting of a group of concerned community members at the Caring Circle building. Their concern was for our “at risk” community members and their immediate shelter needs with cold weather imminent. That night, a temporary makeshift shelter was set up in the upper floor of the library, supplied on short notice, from people’s homes and monitored by a volunteer. This group was to become BEST (Bowen Emergency Shelter Team) and they would go on to spearhead and drive our permanent Extreme Weather Shelter for the less fortunate of our community.

I am proud and excited to report that Bowen Island has an operational shelter as of last weekend. Many hands were involved in molding this facility which has been established in Collins Hall and administered - and at this time, staffed by the Lookout Health and Housing Society. What an incredible collaboration to make this challenging project happen.

Huge thank-yous to BEST, without whose community caring, perseverance and ”keep their eye on the prize” attitude saw this project through to completion. To Colleen O’Neil and the Caring Circle Health and Wellness Society of Bowen Island, who worked tirelessly to co-ordinate the project. To the Lookout Health and Housing Society for taking on this sometimes challenging project and putting all the pieces together to protect our less fortunate. To the congregation and directors of the United Church whose passion and caring direction was able to overcome some initial setbacks and fulfill a community need at Collins Hall. And last, but not least, thanks to Jennifer McGowan, our emergency program coordinator, for assisting and facilitating this project from start to finish. You should all be very proud and know that the Bowen Island community is now a better place thanks to your endeavour.

A good day for Bowen Island, a better day for our caring community.

Gary Ander, Mayor

Successful applicants will be announced at the Bowen Island Community Foundation AGM on April 26, 2019.

Carol Shatford marches in last year’s women’s march.

This year’s iteration takes place Jan. 19 in front of the library at 9 a.m. Details in calendar. Photo: Meribeth Deen

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Celebrated poet Lorna Crozier visited Bowen last weekend. With more than 15 poetry books under her belt and honours ranging from the Governor General’s Award for Poetry to the George Woodcock Lifetime Achievement Award to being an officer of the Order of Canada, Crozier’s appearance on Bowen was a must-see for many island poetry-lovers. Her visit included an afternoon writing workshop and an evening talk.

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Top: Crozier addresses the audience during her evening talk.

Middle left: Crozier had time to autograph fans’ books.

Middle middle: Crozier poses with Tim Scorer.

Middle right: Crozier visits with Sylvia and Larry Adams.

Left: Crozier receives a hug.

All photos: Kathleen Ainscough

A crowd gathered Saturday afternoon to watch the Bowen-produced Jacob Two Two and the Hooded Fang. According to the film’s producer and event organizer, George Zawadzki, the screening raised around $800 for the newly-minted Kipp Thompson Fund for youth pursuing a career in the performing arts, in honour of the film’s late star.

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Friday evening a vehicle was stolen from a Connolly Road driveway and was located on Roocroft Lane above Artisan Square. RCMP say that the vehicle had been involved in a minor hit and run.

That same evening, another vehicle in a driveway in the Bowen Bay area was broken into, a bag, drawing tools, some toiletries and a MacBook stolen.

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Muni Morsels: ferry lineup, snow and blueberries Our cast of local politicians gathered for the first council meeting of 2019 on January 14.

The following are brief reports of just some of the decisions made Monday night.

But no mention of the zipper merge: Bowen’s daily battleground is

getting a few extra rules of engagement.

Council passed first reading of a ferry lineup-regulating bylaw (it appeared before council in November but was sent back to staff for revisions.)

The proposed rules include that: “All vehicles in the ferry line-up must pull up within 0.6 metres (24 inches) of the next vehicle ahead in the ferry line-up or at the start of a hatched area and only enter the ferry line-up for the purpose of waiting to board the next available sailing.

“All ferry traffic should normally enter the ferry line-up behind the last vehicle in the ferry line.

“No overnight parking in the ferry lane,” and, “no stopping in the ferry lane other than waiting for the next available ferry.”

The longest-standing member of council isn’t too hopeful that the bylaw will solve the cove chaos.

“You can’t…legislate good behaviour,” said councillor Alison Morse, who abstained from the vote. “Often there’s a lot of reasons why people might park up at the top there [up the hill from the last car in line], such as to go in for a blood test so they don’t miss the ferry.

“I just don’t think this is going to accomplish anything except spend money.”

But others are enthusiastic.

“I have a high regard for the educational value of this bylaw,” said councillor Sue Ellen Fast, “so that we have all the same set of rules in our head.”

“We’ve just got to get it out there, tabled, and just see where it goes,” said Mayor Gary Ander.

“I think it’s going to take a little while to get it refined to a point where it actually works,” he said. “But it is chaos down there and we’ve got to get some semblance of order going on.”

The bylaw now passes to a public open house.

No disturbers allowed:

In 2017, the municipality expanded the Snug Cove sewer along Miller Road, ending at the Snug Cove House development. The total cost, including a pump station, force main and sanitary sewer, was $951,300.

As part of the deal, Snug Cove House paid $400,000 and the municipality received a $123,000 grant. The municipality is now trying to recoup the $428,300 difference.

Council passed first, second and third readings of a bylaw that lays out the connection fees for the buildings along the new sewage route. These include Bowen Court, Seniors Lane, and the proposed medical centre, fire hall and Bowen Island Resilient Community Housing (BIRCH) developments on lot 3 of the Community Lands. The cost distribution is based on expected flow from each building. The rates are based on if all the buildings in that area connected to the system, though none of them are obliged to do so.

Manager of public works Bob Robinson said that there’s flexibility built into the policy so that fees may go with the flow.

After the resolution passed unanimously, Robinson commented, “There’ll be a lot more people smiling on the Senior Road now.”

Dusting off the snow policy:

Council adopted a winter road maintenance policy for Bowen Island. It formalizes what the public works team does when the ice forms and the snow flies.

Robinson says that in the event of snow, his team of three (though the policy also references on-call snow plow operators) is usu-

A snowplow priority map, noting primary (green), secondary (blue), tertiary (purple), conditions permitting (red) and unmaintained (maroon) roads on Bowen. Photo: BIM ally out before it starts, salting and sanding, and then plowing when there’s enough snow accumulated. They concentrate on the primary roads, the bus routes, while the snow is falling, just keeping the arterial roads clear.

When the snow slows or stops, work moves to the secondary roads, and then the tertiary roads. Some of the tertiary roads may only be done in daylight as the roads are narrow, with cars parked on the streets and plow operators frequently have difficulty turning around. If the snow starts up again, the process restarts.

“Tertiary routes with large hills have salt boxes placed at the bottom of the hill to help residents,” reads the policy.

If there’s the need for salting and sanding for ice or frost (mainly done on primary and secondary routes) the trucks start at 4:30 a.m., covering the bus routes.

In the council meeting, the roads conversation turned to sidewalks, and council also asked for a pedestrian route maintenance policy.

“I find it interesting that it is considered a basic service to have all the roads plowed, but not the sidewalk, especially considering how little sidewalk space we have and how many people use it,” said councillor Rob Wynen.

Council wasn’t feeling sedimental: A commercial blueberry

farm could be in Bowen’s future. Yau Lee Chan Development Corp. applied to the Ministry of Forest, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development to be able to divert a stream in order to fill in two sedimentation ponds on its Grafton Road, Agricultural Land Reserve property. The application says that the company would like to reclaim the area in order to build a barn for a blueberry operation. According to the application, a former owner created the ponds in the mid-1980s while logging as a means of protecting downstream water quality.

According to the application, the ponds are 50 m and 30 m long respectively and seasonally drain into Harding Brook, which drains into Grafton Lake. An environmental report from Whitehead Environmental says that the ponds are not fish-bearing, though they could be habitat for red-legged frogs. The report says that if the project follows mitigation measures, the project “can be undertaken in a manner that will not have an adverse environmental impact on water quality or fish and aquatic habitat.”

The referral from the ministry came to council in November but members wanted a site visit. Monday, a resolution passed in the consent agenda (meaning council agreed that they didn’t need to vote on it) saying that the municipality has no objection to the diversion.

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Supporting dementia patients and caregivers

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Suzanne Allan describes Alzheimer’s as a journey.

It’s one she’s watched her mother take. And now her father is progressing down the same path.

Suzanne one of thousands of British Columbians who care for parents, siblings, spouses, friends, as the increasingly common degenerative disease rips through Canada’s aging population.

Dementia, of which Alzheimer’s is the most common cause, affects 70,000 British Columbians and at least 20 people on Bowen care for a dementia patient.

For Alzheimer’s awareness month (January) Suzanne wants to amplify the dementia conversation, one she finds is still ridden with stigma.

“There’s a lot of covering up and not wanting to even find out and get in order to get help,” she says.

Suzanne stresses the need for early intervention “They still don’t have a cure, but the medications are getting better.

Suzanne has invited Vivian Tsai, the Alzheimer’s Society British Columbia’s North Shore support and education coordinator, to give a couple of workshops on Bowen on January 26. The first, for the general public, is a workshop on how to be dementia-friendly. The second, for caregivers only, is about grieving losses.

But Suzanne’s advocacy isn’t isolated to January.

Throughout the year, Suzanne leads an Alzheimer’s Society care-

Suzanne Allan and her mother Barbara Fee, who passed away in 2016, after a 16-year battle with Alzheimer’s.

Island and in West Vancouver has givers support group.

The last Tuesday evening of every increased from 804 in 2005-2006 to 1,298 in 2014-2015. month, the group gathers in Cates “Sharing in a group where people Hill Chapel. With warm drinks and really get what you’re talking about goodies in hand, the ever-shifting when other people don’t, it’s the membership discuss their lives and whole premise for a support group, loved ones.

The islander of 28 years began the right? ” Says Suzanne. “It’s really powerful. group a few years ago as her moth“Some of the stories are hearter’s Alzheimer’s was progressing. breaking and some are hilarious.

Suzanne tapped into her teacher “When I first started...I needed to roots and started learning everydo something positive it because it thing she could about the disease was so hard,” she said. and caring for loved ones.

“It’s so tiring. And I think often Run through the Alzheimer’s [caregivers] feel guilty for needing Society British Columbia, today the help or wanting respite,” she said. group is usually four to six people, “Admitting how hard it is is tough but it’s been growing as the disease for a lot of people and so when they does.

Ministry of Health statistics show can hear other people saying those things, it really, really helps.” that the number of people living Suzanne has files of information, with diagnosed dementia on Bowen

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ranging from how to celebrate the holidays to self-care.

“You’re grieving, small and large losses, all the way along. When you realize that the person can’t do this anymore or they don’t remember that anymore,” she says.

“Further along when they don’t remember who you are, that’s really hard.”

Another one of Suzanne’s files reads “celebrate the good times.”

And there are good times.

“I remember back…my mom, we actually have a lot of laughs there,” says Suzanne. “If you don’t laugh, you’ll cry, right?

“Some of the things she said were hilarious.”

“And now I’m finding that my Dad can be pretty funny now too.

We call it the jolly stage.”

Suzanne estimates that she’s seen between 25 and 35 people pass through the support group, but to maintain confidentiality, she doesn’t keep records past three months.

“We’ve had a few people that have been in the group for a long time, some come and go. Some come for a little while and then that’s enough,” she said. “It’s nice to just raise the awareness.”

On-island, care support can be difficult. Suzanne says that she’s found ways to help people access resources, both private and public, but with no health clinic on Bowen and no assisted living facility, eventually the journey takes people off-island.

“When the time comes and, when and if, that the person has to go into

care then it’s that commute to go visit them, which is tough.

“The sad thing is, people don’t go visit [their loved ones] anymore. Because they think ‘will they remember I was even there?’ And they don’t,” says Suzanne. “But I always say well, are you visiting for them? Or for you?

“In that moment, in those moments that you’re there, you’re connecting with them. And you are brightening their day.

“It doesn’t matter if they remember you weren’t there. Because I know they don’t remember that you were there, depending how far along they are.

“I always felt with Mom, she still felt like her,” says Suzanne. “she was still there.

“When she didn’t, couldn’t, say who I was - I felt like she, in her eyes, knew that I was somebody special.”

One of the Alzheimer’s Society’s goals is to encourage dementia-friendly communities: inclusive people, organizations and institutions, aware and welcoming of people living with dementia. Vivian Tsai’s workshops are a step in this direction (see calendar for details.)

Registration is required (events will be cancelled if demand is low).

To register, call Vivian at 604-9848348 or email vtsai@alzheimerbc. org.

Also contact Vivian inquire about or to join the caregiver’s support group. Please note it is only for those caring for people with dementia.

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Friday January 18

Rapid Damage Assessment Training Municipal Hall 8:30 a.m - 12:30 p.m.

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Robbie Burns Night Legion Doors open at 5:30 Dinner served at 6:30 Roast Beef, Hagis, Neeps ,Tats and dessert with Joe MacDonald the piper.

Tix. $20, kids $8 at Phoenix and the door.

Friday Night Live at the Pub Bowen Island Pub 7 p.m. Live music, dinner special, and no cover

Snug Cove Blues Band at Doc’s Doc Morgans Pub & Restaurant 7-9 p.m. Warm up at Doc’s - a new hearty menu and tunes from the Snug Cove Blues Band. No cover.

Sunday January 20

Free poker league Bowen Island Pub 6 p.m.

Outdoor Meditation Circle Meet at the picnic tables at the entrance to Crippen Park 11 a.m.

Open to everyone. Dress warmly. Tea will be served. No cost. More info: lisa. shatsky@gmail.com Bowen in Transition Potluck and discussion on “Inner Transition” 12 pm - 3:30pm Call Shasta Martinuk for details at 947-2283

Saturday January 19

Live Music & Chanting The Well in Artisan Square 7-8:30 p.m. Join the “Vibrations of Love” & sing your hearts open. No experience required. Everyone welcome. By donation.

Monday January 21

Bridge the Gap Math book launch Library 4:30-6 p.m. See the book, enjoy some snacks and chat with Laurie Beesting about her book.

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Bowen Island Community Lunch Bowen Island Legion 11:30 am - 1 p.m. Warm up your Tuesday with soup, bread, dessert, and coffee or tea for $5.

Open to everyone 18+

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Thursday January 24

Duplicate Bridge Bowen Court 6:45 - 10 p.m.

Info call Irene 604-947-2955

Friday January 25

Open Mic Night Doc Morgan’s 8 p.m.

Saturday January 26

Introductory workshop in art, movement and community Tunstall Bay Club 2-3:30 p.m.

Innovative program integrating movement, prose and image. Available to all. tix. $25. Led by Ingrid Hauss.

Preregister: ingrid@ingridhauss.com Introduction to Dementia workshop Collins Hall 1-2:30 p.m. A free workshop to recognize dementia and learn strategies to communicate with someone living with dementia, anyone welcome. Participants must pre- register at 604-984-8348 or email vtsai@ alzheimerbc.org Grieving losses during the Dementia Journey workshop Collins Hall 3 - 4:30 p.m. A free workshop to explore the loss and grief issues of the dementia caregiving experience, caregivers only. Participants must pre- register at 604-984-8348 or email vtsai@alzheimerbc.org

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Desperately seeking the whereabouts of our two cats. They are only 1.5 years old and went missing from Grafton lake area (Connolly Rd) between Saturday Dec 1 Sunday Dec 2. This is abnormal for them, so please check your sheds and any accessible places that they may have crawled into on those dates or shortly after.

If you see or find them, please call us at 778-833-4002.

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We let her out to pee and she never came back. She lives in Bluewater on Bowen Island. She is really well behaved and has never disappeared like this before. Blue is very special to us so any help you can provide would be greatly appreciated.

Last seen at 2pm on January 3rd 2019

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