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TransLink testing app

BUT IT’S STILL EARLY DAYS FOR THE NEW SEAT RESERVATION APP

BRONWYN BEAIRSTO

Editor

LEN GILDAY, PHOTO

SNOW PLACE FOR A HOT DOG STAND: Like many across the region, these islanders took full

advantage of the sub-zero weather last weekend and took part in the all-Canadian sport of pond hockey. Novel additions to the Balou Pond shinney included Kelly running the the hot dog stand and a homemade zamboni. For more of the story and of Len Gilday’s photos see Bowen Beat on p. 7.

Though we might tap our Compass Cards in the same way, riding a Bowen bus is unlike your average mainland experience. We wave down buses, greet drivers by name and settle into seats where we know the faces of at least 75 per cent of the people around us (save tourist season).

As of January, Bowen’s buses have one more unique feature.

TransLink is beta testing TapRide, an app-based reservation system that allows users to book rides and track buses.

Eleven islanders (ie. betas) spent January wrestling with the app’s features.

Opening the app, Bowen’s three bus routes are superimposed on a Google Map, with bubbles above the most popular stops. A rider can then enter a pick up and a drop off address. A driver then accepts the request.

Now, the app works with the existing system so riders can only request rides that are already passing by their stop of choice (it’s not a bus version of Uber). However, TransLink’s director of strategic planning and policy, Andrew McCurran said that the future could hold a more on-demand service for Bowen.

“Once app has lots of uptake, we can look at flexibility,” he said.

But at the moment, TransLink doesn’t want to raise expectations.

“We’re trying to figure out if this is reliable or not,” said Niklas Kviselius, manager of new mobility for TransLink, adding that the team is consistently working out kinks as they receive feedback.

Kviselius noted that one of the helpful features at the moment is that passengers, once they’ve booked a ride, can see the location of their bus on-screen, a service that isn’t currently available on Bowen.

McCurran said that drivers have appreciated knowing in low-visibility weather, in the dark and the rain, that there’ll be someone waiting for the bus.

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Event Calendar Feb 25 2019 6:15 pm Regular Council

Feb 26 2019 7:00 pm Transportation Advisory

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EDC speaker event Connected Communities: Digital-by-design Guest Speakers from the Ministry of Citizens’ Services will be presenting about the optmization of high-speed internet connectivity at the Economic Development Committee Meeting.

Friday, March 8, 2019 at 10:00 am

Committee Meeting

Members of the public are welcome to attend.

Feb 28 2019 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Economic Development Committee Business Summit

Public Open House Ferry Line-Up Amendment Bylaw No. 469, 2018 All meetings are held in Council Chambers unless otherwise noted.

The annual EDC Business Summit will be held on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 from 4:00-9:00pm.

Council and Committee meetings are open to the public. We encourage you to attend in person or watch online.

Bowen business owners welcome!

Please RSVP at this link: www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/rsvp For more information please contact Stef Shortt, committee clerk, at sshortt@bimbc.ca

Public Open House Ferry Line-Up Amendment Bylaw No. 469, 2018 Thursday, February 28, 2019 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm in Council Chambers Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: An open house will be held to provide information, answer questions and receive comments on proposed amendments to the Traffic and Use of Streets Bylaw to address ferry line-up issues, such as line-jumping.

The proposed changes include: • All vehicles must enter the ferry line-up behind the last vehicle in line; • No overnight parking in the ferry line-up; • No stopping in the ferry line-up other than to wait for the next available ferry; • All vehicles must pull up within 0.6 metres (24 inches) of the vehicle next ahead or at the start of a hatched area and only enter the line-up for the purpose of waiting to board the next available sailing; All members of the public are invited to attend.

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.

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ISLAND NEWS Wind, snow and Bowen Island spirit BRONWYN BEAIRSTO

Editor

For the past two weeks, Bowen’s been weathering storm after storm.

Feb. 9, a wind storm sank a breakwater in Horseshoe Bay, damaged many boats and likely caused millions of dollars of damage. Ferry cancellations stranded Islanders on either side of the sound.

In Snug Cove, also during the Feb. 9 storm, part of the government breakwater detached from the rest of the pier, exposing the USSC Marina to some of the harsher waves (staff moved boats in closer to shore and owner Rondy Dike said that they were otherwise okay.)

Snow on Monday and Tuesday saw school and council cancelled.

But amid the destruction was at least one good news story.

At 3:02 a.m. Feb. 9 , Ross McCorquodale’s house shook.

In the dark and wind, McCorquodale and his teenage son, pulled on their shoes to walk out and see what had happened.

“We had to climb under trees in the middle of the dark and get out to the road, and we’re just like… this is amazing.”

In the wind, a 125 foot tree had fallen in McCorquodale’s front yard, just the tip resting on his roof. But it was only one of six fallen trees in his yard.

Trees now rested on his house, his neighbour’s house, his garage and one of the trees was poised just above his two trucks and the 1966 Chevy Impala he and his son are planning to restore together.

RCMP UPDATE CPL. PAULO ARREAGA

Bowen RCMP

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Looking north from Finisterre Island, the Squamish blowing 40, gusting 50 knots with freezing spray during Saturday’s windstorm.

“It lifted up a 30 foot strip by 17 feet root ball,” said McCorquodale.

But miraculously, no building or vehicle was seriously damaged.

“It woke me up but I couldn’t see anything so I went back to sleep il the next morning,” said McCorquodale’s neighbour Johanne Verville. “I woke up… and all I could see were branches.

Lots and lots of branches.”

One of the large trees had fallen on Verville’s roof. “[Another] neighbor came over and brought me to her house and

made me breakfast,” said Verville.

By the time Verville made it back to her home, the whole yard was abuzz.

“I came over and there’s people already here, like 8 o’clock in the morning, helping,” she said.

“They gave up their Saturday, which is precious. But they just came.”

After a few people stopped by in the early morning, McCorquodale got a text from a friend offering help. Word spread and soon they had eight chain-

saws going, limbing and bucking wood.

“We started a bonfire and yeah, within six hours we were playing hockey on Quary Park because we managed to buck up all the trees.”

“All I needed to do was buy beer for the guys and I think I went to the Snug and bought 10 wraps,” he said.

Now there are stacks of rounds in the yard that McCorquodale’s son plans to chop and sell to pay for part of the Impala.

Bowen Island has experienced a rash of property crimes in the last three months.

From December to February the following have been reported to police: Six thefts from vehicles • mainly around Lenora and Cates Hill neighbourhoods One theft of vehicle from • Connolly Road One report of attempted • break and enters to several businesses on Artisan Lane Two attempted break and • enters to Scarborough Neighbourhood residence One break and enter into • the food bank at Little Cates Church Most of these incidents were believed to be attempts and no actual entry was gained to the residences or businesses.

Nevertheless, police are investigating some leads into a possible suspect(s). As always, we encourage everyone to not leave any valuables in their vehicles and to secure your residences and vehicles. Thieves are generally opportunistic so they will target the house or car that is left unlocked or appears insecure. Alarms, locks, and video surveillance have prevented thefts and identified suspects on Bowen Island in past investigations.

Please report any thefts or attempts to Bowen Island RCMP.

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VIEWPOINT EDITORIAL

On firefighting With tomorrow’s deadline for applying to volunteer with the fire department looming, a few people commented to me how few female volunteer firefighters Bowen has had over the years.

I found this to be an interesting shift from my Yukon experiences.

(To be clear, I’m intimidated by both fire and exercise, so I have never been on any fire department).

It seems as a young person in the Yukon, I was surrounded by volunteer firefighters. My stepfather and brothers were on the hamlet fire department. The chunky radio would sit nearly forgotten on the counter, buzzing as check-ins, chimney fires and traffic accidents called in the volunteers.

But, our neighbour, now 22 years on our volunteer fire department (who tried to convince me to join once I turned 16), she carries her radio with her when she comes over to visit, always on call. Offering wisdom, experience and kindness to the department, she’s who pops to mind when I think of firefighters: a spindly, grey-haired woman, with pronounced laugh lines and a calm demeanour.

My brothers’ girlfriends also turned out to be the more dedicated firefighting students.

My step-sister-in-law went on to teach at Yukon’s Ember Academy, training female firefighters.

Last Christmas we were having a bonfire (in another neighbourhood) and a neighbour came over to warn us that his wife was on the volunteer fire department and the sparks looked a little high.

Men still make up the majority of volunteer and professional firefighting departments in the territory but women have a more normalized presence.

I’m not saying Bowen needs to be like the Yukon (please don’t be, I’m enjoying this “winter”) but representation matters.

BIM statistics show that in 2018, the fire department responded to 12 public hazards, five house fires, two vehicle accidents, 17 breathing problem calls and two cardiac or respiratory calls. That’s on top of the 137 other calls the department made this year.

The department undeniably provides an essential local service.

For two straight weekends of extreme weather, wild winds, snow and ferry cancellations, Bowen’s emergency services have been on the ball, responding to downed power lines, downed trees and everything else Bowen in a storm throws at us.

But as the whispers of “climate change” become gusts, the weather growing ever more unpredictable, I certainly wish I had more emergency response knowledge. Maybe I should have joined our little fire department when my neighbour urged me to, when I’d had the time. I can tell you though, I wouldn’t have even considered the idea had she not been there to suggest it. — Bronwyn Beairsto

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

CAWES at a turning point DEAR CAWES SUPPORTERS, As you all know, with Iris Carr’s death last May, we lost one of the founders of CAWES. In recent months, it has become apparent how much time and energy Iris put into CAWES on a daily if not hourly basis. Although the remaining board members have done their best to pick up the roles and duties that Iris took care of, we realise we have dropped some balls in the past few months, which we deeply regret.

Looking ahead, when Julia Courtenay moves to Gabriola Island soon we will be one board member short. Further, I regretfully have had to resign my position as president for personal reasons. I had hoped to continue longer in honour of Iris and the organization she so loved. Iris was a close friend of mine and an admirable animal-lover, like we all are. These changes leave vice president Deborah Fortescue as president, but the board remains depleted in numbers and energy.

This message is to inform you of the challenges that face CAWES and to appeal to any of you supporters who have the energy and inclination to step forward and help out as a board member.

A commitment of a modest amount of time plus attending the pleasant monthly board meetings is all that is required and for this investment of time you will receive the benefit of knowing how CAWES is helping with animal-related issues on

Bowen. For example, we have been trying very hard to educate the public about the dangers of using poisons to kill rodents. Although this may appear to fix one problem, it creates so many more, resulting in the death of other wildlife as well as pet cats and dogs. There is no need for anyone on this island to use poisons. Further, although CAWES has brought the feral cat population under control, we cannot be complacent.

CAWES fills an important gap that the municipality cannot deal with and we remain vigilant for signs of the feral cat population increasing again.

At the moment CAWES’s funds support companion animals that need to be fostered and education around good practice in the care of animals, for example concerning the unnecessary use of rodent poison. Further, when emergencies arise, we have been able to help those in the community who benefit from having a pet, can care for the pet, but just do not have the funds to deal with emergency costs.

I believe that CAWES is at a turning point and we would like to ask for more involvement from the community. Please get in touch with us if you are interested in getting more involved: see our website cawes.org for contact details. And thank you for your ongoing support of our work for the animals of Bowen Island.

— Susanna Braund

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The Feb. 9 windstorms wreaked havoc in Howe Sound. Bowen’s government breakwater detached from the rest of the pier in the waves and wind, exposing the boats behind it to the harsh waves.

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CELEBRATING LOVE SUBMITTED, PHOTO

Keira with Barbara Weismiller at Weismiller’s 90th birthday party.

A happy 90th birthday

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Marilyn and Jerry Kaehne circa 1968 (might have been taken on their honeymoon).

MARILYN AND JERRY KAEHNE

The speech below was presented at a dinner with friends to mark our 50th wedding anniversary. Marilyn had undergone brain surgery two weeks before but was happy and radiant. She succumbed to her cancer in November 2017.

—Jerry Kaehne

“During our lives most of us are faced with a few monumentally important decisions for which neither our education nor our experience have prepared us.

Usually the first big decision is selecting a career – which path will we pursue throughout our lives in the interest of being productive in society and of providing an income on which to grow and prosper?

Financially, our largest decision has often been to purchase a home which commonly means borrowing about 10 years of gross income and paying it back over 25 years or so.

Spiritually, we are guided by the established beliefs of our family and peers into religions which sometimes raise more questions than they provide answers.

Nevertheless, even though spiritual belief selection is a process rather than a single

event, it is a key component of our existence.

However, the biggest decision by far we ever have to make is to choose a life partner. In our day, this was often at an age when we had no training or experience and really no idea what we were getting into. For youth, lust often clouds the assumption of love and for more mature adult philosophers there is the meeting of minds between self and partner (as well as lust). Therefore, I suggest that partner selection is an extremely precarious process.

I am very fortunate, not only to have chosen wisely and been chosen in return, but to have found a person with whom I am extremely grateful to have shared the past 55 years, 50 of which have been with a permit. Marilyn has been my lover, my beacon, my metronome, my confidant and my partner all these years but most importantly of all, she is my best friend. This is an appropriate time to reconfirm my love and friendship for her and my wish to share many more happy years together.

Thank you, dear friends, for sharing this milestone with us and a special thanks to Tara and Mark for being here.”

Schedule in Effect: October 9, 2018 to March 31, 2019 On December 25, & January 1 service will begin with the 8:35 am sailing from Bowen Island and the 8:00 am sailing from Horseshoe Bay.

Leave Snug Cove

5:20 am^ 6:20 am> 7:30 am< 8:35 am 9:40 am 10:50 am 12:00 pm 1:10 pm 2:55 pm 4:00 pm† 5:10 pm * 6:15 pm 7:25 pm* 8:30 pm# 9:30 pm 10:30 pm

VANCOUVER Horseshoe Bay 5:50 am> 6:50 am< 8:00 am 9:05 am† 10:15 am 11:25 am 12:35 pm 2:20 pm 3:30 pm 4:35 pm 5:45 pm* 6:50 pm 8:00 pm* 9:00 pm# 10:00 pm

Distance: 3 NAUTICAL MILES Crossing Time: 20 MINUTES

Leave Horseshoe Bay

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BOWEN ISLAND Snug Cove

* DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAYS > EXCEPT DEC 25 & JAN 1 < EXCEPT SUN AND DEC 25 & JAN 1 # DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS ^ EXCEPT SAT, SUN AND NOV 11, DEC 25 & JAN 1 † DC WEDNESDAY SAILINGS WILL BE REPLACED

BY DANGEROUS CARGO SAILINGS. NO OTHER PASSENGERS PERMITTED.

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Bill and Loredana Brind in 2018.

BILL AND LOREDANA BRIND

I was 17 and studying English in London.

Bill was an “old man” of 23 and worked at the BBC. He invited me to see the studios and in the cafeteria Eartha Kitt herself, in multicoloured scarves, came to our table and pulled him up to dance under everyone’s amused stares. He was 6’2”, blond, gorgeous and not a gifted dancer.

We decided early on that we would some day be married. My parents heard and promptly called me back home to Italy, six weeks after our first meeting.

He came over, met everyone and left me in tears at the train station, saying he had to go to Canada to become a film-maker.

And he did. When he came back 18 months later, he found work as an assistant film editor for the BBC. We married, had two children, lived in England, Montreal, Beirut, Vienna, and now Bowen.

He produced lots of films, won the Genie, was nominated for an Oscar and wrote two books. I painted, wrote, gardened and cooked.

Several decades later we’re still dancing together.

—Loredana May-Brind

Barbara Weismiller celebrated her 90th birthday at the Legion Saturday evening.

She and Bill Absolom, who was turning 80, shared the party, but got separate cakes. After spreading the word among her friends and putting an ad in the paper, Weismiller was thrilled by 135 people showing up with birthday wishes and cheer. One of Weismiller’s friends even flew in from Terrace.

Mercia Sixta took care of the setup, though Barbara’s husband Lance helped set the tables.

“It was just a beautiful party.

I’ll remember it for a long time,” said Weismiller.

Barbara and Lance.

Places of Worship Welcome You BOWEN ISLAND UNITED CHURCH BOWEN ISLAND UNITED CHURCH Shelagh Mackinnon Marie Paul Rev.Rev. Shelagh MacKinnon

Service and Sunday School: 10:30 a.m.

Service and Sunday School 10:30 am Collins Hall Bookings: Helen Wallwork MinisterCollins of Music: Williams HallLynn Bookings:

Helan Wallwork Helen Minister of Music: Lynn Williams

FOOD BANK

FOOD DROP-OFF BANK DROP-OFF

BOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH Pastor Clinton Neal ST. GERARD’S ROMAN 1070 Miller Road 604-947-0384 Service 10:30 a.m.

Sunday School 11:00 a.m.

CATHOLIC CHURCH

Sunday Mass: 10:30 a.m.

ST. GERARD’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH Administration Office: 604-682-6774 Mass: 10:30 a.m. Priest: Father James Comey

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10:00 a.m. Worship • Sunday School: Tots to Teens Sunday School: Tots to Teens

Pastor: Dr. James B. Krohn

Pastor: Phil Adkins

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Muni Morsels for next week’s council meeting

COUNCIL MEETINGS MAY BE CANCELLED BUT NOT MUNI MORSELS

The accompanying staff report explains that to remain eligible for the $7.96 million Canada infrastructure grant BIM applied for in January, the municipality needs to call a referendum before February 19 and needs a positive referendum result.

It also explains that of the $4 million, only $2 million would affect property taxes. If the municipality borrows the entire allowed amount, the report says there would be a two per cent increase in property taxes.

The report says that the referendum will cost $20,000 and will come out of the project’s fundraising budget.

BRONWYN BEAIRSTO

Editor

Bowen Island Municipality cancelled the Feb. 11 council meeting because of the snowstorm that battered the Lower Mainland earlier this week. It’s been rescheduled for Feb. 19.

The cancellation gives islanders some extra time to examine the important issues coming to a head at next week’s meeting.

Fire hall

On the one hand, there’s a recommendation on next week’s agenda to authorize Johnston Davidson (the engaged architectural firm) to proceed with working drawings and cost estimates for the new fire hall.

On the other hand, councillors Sue Ellen Fast, David Hocking and Rob Wynen are proposing that council take a step back and establish a major projects working group to oversee the proposed capital projects for this council term.

These include the fire hall, community centre, affordable and diverse housing, health centre, water treatment plant and cross-island multi-use path.

They are particularly interested in re-examining the fire hall.

“The fire hall plans have been developed in isolation from the new major projects that are planned or under way, and is ahead of them in its timing,” reads their report to council. “An analysis of the full costs of the proposal is needed to ensure that moving forward with the current plan does not unduly stretch municipal resources.”

In 2017, Bowen overwhelmingly voted in support of borrowing $3 million to build a new fire hall. While some say it was clear at the time that Lot 3 was the chosen location, many others say they voted in favour of the project, not the location.

The current Lot 3 placement is contentious as the land is unusually flat for Bowen and close to the Cove, therefore valuable and ideal for housing. The three drive-through

Re-examining the Community Lands (including Lot 3 uses)

BRONWYN BEAIRSTO, PHOTO

The contentious Lot 3 location of the Fire Hall will almost certainly come up during the Feb. 19 council meeting. berths and nearly 30 parking spaces have also raised hackles. Fire Hall proponents say that the more popular location, near the public works yard on Mt. Gardner Road, is not only more expensive to build on but would necessarily send fire trucks past the school. They also say that the plan’s current features (the set back from the road, drive-through berths) are recommended for fire halls today.

Islanders submitted 32 letters to mayor and council in favour of the fire hall on Lot 3 and submitted 37 letters against said location.

Community Centre Referendum

We could be ticking ballots for the second time in a year.

Another recommendation before council next week is a proposed referendum to allow the municipality to borrow up to $4 million for the new community centre.

The referendum would take place before the end of April.

A recommendation from the Finance Advisory Committee echoes Fast, Hocking and Wynen’s above report.

Stemming from a closed committee meeting (which is not unusual when financial matters are at hand), the recommendation reads, “Whereas the Community Lands are a resource for the Community, that Council investigate and understand the market value of those Community Lands before they are assigned for use.”

Accompanying the recommendation is an information package listing council’s resolutions to allocate portions of Lot 3 to the Health Centre and Bowen Island Resilient Community Housing.

And as if everyone had the same thought, a recommendation to revise the Mayor’s Select Standing Committee on Community Lands terms of reference is coming before council.

The committee is to advise council on Community Lands-related topics (its former goal was to figure out how to sell some of the lands, which was unsuccessful as none have yet been sold).

“This will include the development of a market valuation process, the identification of community lands to be retained as natural areas, future community purposes or for development, lease and sale,” reads the accompanying report.

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BOWEN BEAT

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Winter comes to Bowen

Sunday morning found Doug Hooper and son River flooding the ice rink on Cates Hill’s Ballou Pond. This was the trial run for their home-built Bowen Zamboni, made from PVC pipe and garden hose.The ice was left slick and ready for fun.

River’s team, the Hollyburn Huskies Bantam A1 rep hockey team, were coming to Bowen for an afternoon of pond hockey. Luna, a genuine husky, is the Huskies’ mascot.The players were fuelled by hot dogs. Then it started to snow.

CAPTIONS AND PHOTOS BY LEN GILDAY (EXCEPT TEAM PICTURE WHICH IS COURTESY OF PAM MATTHEWS)

Above: left to right, Morgan, Jacob, Tommy, Ben, Zack, Brandon, River and Luna pose for the camera. Photo: Pam Matthews Below: the snow plowing team works under direct supervision.

Above: Brandon, Zack and Morgan move in on the net.

Right: Liam and River take a break from hockey to taste the hot dogs, better than anything from a concession stand in town.

Doug Hooper and River using their custom Bowen Zamboni to flood Balou Pond

Luna, taking mascot duties seriously, inspects the ice quality.

Following the snow that blanketed our Happy Isle recently, the Bowen Island Motocross Ice Racing team gathered for an outing. The two-member group have yet to compete in events and so far Drake Nickle and Mikey Bingham seem satisfied simply sitting upon their machines.

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The continuing adventures of Whale in the Door PAULINE LE BEL

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If you’ve had the good fortune to observe whales in the wild, you know that they are constantly on the move, and Whale in the Door is no exception. Whale in the Door: A Community Unites to Protect BCs Howe Sound, was published by Caitlin Press in 2017.

The title, Whale in the Door, comes from a Squamish Nation legend told to me by Squamish Nation councillor, Chris Lewis. Mink, a trickster, and his sister, Skunk, invite all the animals to their potlatch on Gambier Island. Even the undersea creatures attend, being placed in large cedar bentwood boxes filled with water. When everyone is inside, Whale swims fast and launches himself onto the land in order to peek his head inside the door of the longhouse, his large head blocking the entrance, trapping the others inside. This was part of Mink’s plan to get all the animals together to talk to each other. The whales – known as yewyews and sacred to the Squamish – are doing the same thing, Chris told me. “They have returned to Atl’kitsem and we are all talking to each other.”

After an extensive book tour of Howe Sound, the Sunshine Coast, Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands, it was time to take a break and start working on my musical-theatrical adaptation of the book. This was inspired by Lee Trentadue of Galiano Books who suggested my book should be an opera. I asked her if she would settle for a musical. She said she would and I got to work. Lee also invited me to the Galiano Literary Festival – February 22 to 24 – where I will talk about the important but still fragile biological recovery of Howe Sound/Atl’kitsem.

My gig is on Sunday morning, so I’m preparing something a little special, a Sunday morning “service,” lighting candles for the orcas, the salmon, the waters of Atl’kitsem. I will also sing a couple songs from the musical Lee inspired. The rest of the weekend I get to hang out with accomplished writers whose work I have admired. For more information about the festival visit galianoliteraryfestival.wordpress.com/.

Motivated by Whale in the Door, filmmakers Jon Chiang and Drew Copeland, produced a stunning documentary on Howe Sound called Sound Water. Beginning with a spectacular ski trip to the glaciers of Howe Sound, they follow the watershed down to the Squamish River where they interview Deanna Lewis, Squamish Nation councillor and then to Bowen where they interview me. The movie is part of the Vancouver International Mountain Film Festival and will be shown on March 1 at the Rio Theatre. I will be part of

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Bus driver Pam Mitts fiddles with the tablet that’s the drivers’ side of TransLink’s new TapRide mobile app for Bowen buses.

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Pauline Le Bel’s 2017 book, Whale in the Door examines Howe Sound, its relationships, animals, people and history. the Q&A after the film. You can find more info at vimff.org/.

Like the animals at the potlach, we are talking to one another, seeking new ways of being together, of living respectfully on the land and the waters. It makes my heart glad that more people will come to know the beauty of Howe Sound and will support the community’s efforts to preserve this magnificent fjord we are lucky enough to call home.

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In a separate interview, Pam Mitts, a Bowen bus driver of around 12 years, said that she does not like the app.

“Our service is so awesome the way it is,” she said. “We hardly get complaints anymore from our passengers.”

She said that the app is distracting when she’s driving and it’s confusing to use. However, she did say it could be helpful in the summertime when the bus gets overloaded with tourists. Locals could book ahead and reserve their seats.

But it is early days for TapRide.

Of the 11 betas, only six use the app regularly. TransLink hopes to open the program to another wave of beta testers in the next few months.

“We’re taking baby steps with the beta test and the next step,” said McCurran. “To make sure that at every step along the way it’s working for people.”

While TransLink isn’t testing a similar app on any of its other routes, the TapRide team has examined other areas where such apps exist.

Bowen’s fixed, limited geography, makes it a good candidate for such an app.

McCurran said that should this program go well, TransLink hopes to roll out the app to other lower density and lower demand parts of the region.

While McCurran and Kviselius wouldn’t give a target date, rather highlighting “continuous improvement,” they did say that they hope to have something with wider use within the year.

Translink said that in 2017, Bowen had 63,000 boardings (250 on an average week day) on what is now the 280 route and 26,000 boardings (110 on an average weekday) on what is now the 281/82 route.

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What does the Museum and Archives actually collect? This question touches on the fundamental purpose of collecting and preserving material culture. What do we value in our culture, of our history, in our private lives? What do we care about and why should it be preserved or should it?

Our new informal exhibit “Recent Acquisitions” addresses the questions, challenges and issues arising from collecting material culture. While artefacts can speak through their materiality, maker’s markings and fabrication methods, the true value of the artefacts is in the stories, rituals, memories and emotions that tie them to Bowen communities.

The artefacts on display came into our care within the last two years and offer a ofwonderful, wide range of Bowen Island life: technical innovations like a wooden water stave that was part of the 1920s Cove Bay water system, recently unearthed during andconstruction; a Childs Cowichan sweater, hand knitted by Rosa Helenius, worn by the with

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children of several families, including Jani Carroll’s, who eventually brought it into the museum; sports memorabilia from Bowen’s own baseball team(s) the Bushwhackers and the Celtics and one of the posters used in 1991 during the “Save the Davies Orchard Requiem Rally.” We received one of Carol Robbs many stunningly detailed hand puppets, made from fabric remnants sold in a flea market in the Old General Store. The market was organized by Ellen Dorman, Grunie Pattison, and Vi Wolfe.

“Recent Acquisitions” features more than 30 selected artefacts and a number of archival materials such as photos, posters, membership cards and letters. This exhibit makes a case for collecting and preserving our material culture, and although not everything can be and should be preserved, when material culture is gone, it is gone forever.

We invite you to come down to the museum and add your story to the artefacts, or see us with your objects. We’d like to hear from you.

The exhibit runs from Sunday, February 17 to Wednesday May 29.

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Help B.I. Community School celebrate multicultural week SCOTT SLATER

Education). The curriculum includes learning about and appreciating many cultures.

Multicultural week will offer students the opportunity to learn about cultures represented at our school and beyond.

One idea for this special week, is to host a community culture fair in the BICS gym on Tuesday, March 12, from 9 a.m. to noon.

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idea needs community support to be successful!

Community members would host a table highlighting aspects of their culture or heritage in a manner of their choice. Students would visit the gym in class groups, circulate among the display tables to view material, and participate in informal conversation with the guest hosts. A non-exhaustive list of items that might be shared by host volunteers include: maps, photographs, artwork, lit-

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Stories of individuals and families immigration to Canada would also be welcome.

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Drop in adult Volleyball BICS Gym 8-9 pm $6.50 cash or a fitness strip ticket Seniors Keeping Young 1070 Miller Rd. Exercise at 9 a.m., coffee at 9:45, Guest speaker at 10 and yoga at 11:15. Annual membership $20, drop-in $3.

Orchids for the Home Bowen Legion 1- 3 pm Bowen Island Garden club presents local orchid grower Margaret Nakahara. A small selection of orchids will be available for sale. All are welcome, free for members, $3.00 for non members Men On the Rock Rehearsal Legion 7:30 pm. To join this all male choir contact Nicole 778-926-4286.

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Teen Yoga The Well at Artisan Square 4:15 - 5:45 p.m. open to everyone 13- 19 years of age, with or without yoga experience. ($15/class) thewellonbowen.com/teenyoga/ Bowen Island AA Collins Hall 7:15 p.m.

THURSDAY FEB. 21

Duplicate Bridge Bowen Court 6:45 - 10 p.m Info call Irene 604-947-2955

FRIDAY FEB. 22

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Bowen Children’s Centre Mardi Gras Fundraiser Legion 8 p.m.-midnight Ginger 66 playing; Tix. $15 at Phoenix or BCC; $20 at door Mini Gala Live Auction & Fundraiser Gallery@Cove Commons Doors open 6:30 p.m. Auction 7:30 p.m Feat. 50+ minimasterpieces by local artists.

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TUESDAY FEBRUARY 26

Bowen Island Community Lunch Bowen Island Legion 11:30 1 pm. Join your friends and neighbours for soup, dessert, coffee or tea $5. Open to everyone 18 yrs + Bowen Island AA Collins Hall 7:15 p.m.

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Youth Mental Health & Substance Abuse Symposium Bowen Lodge 9:30 am- 12:30 pm Speakers from Bowen and the North Shore will present insights, strategies, and resources for youth mental health. Free event, please register by calling the Caring Circle at 604-947-9100 Much Ado About Nothing Cates Hill Chapel 7:15 p.m Tickets at the Library $20 A Numinous Experience with Wade Imre Morissette The Well at Artisan Square 7 9 p.m. Tickets $12 advance or $15 at the door.

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SATURDAY MARCH 9

Singing Back the Light Cates Hill Chapel 7:30 p.m A Bowen collaboration, conducted by Alison Nixon, featuring soloists Lynn EllisWilliams and Carlos VelaMartinez, narrator Martin Clarke, and a full chorus accompanied by Sheilagh Sparks on the piano, flautist Shasta Martinuk, and bassist Brian Hoover Advance Tix $20 at the Phoenix

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