Bowen Island Undercurrent May 23 2019

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Planning for short terms

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Costume designer Ines Ortner fastens the final piece of Nicky Levell’s ensemble for the opening of the new Museum of Anthropology exhibit, Shadows, Strings and Other Things. Levell, a former islander, curated the exhibit, which features more than 250 puppets.

Creating a frock for a puppet curator BRONWYN BEAIRSTO

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The puppet standing at the Museum of Anthropology (MOA) podium last Thursday wore lace doileys of Knick Knack Noook origin painted with dol-

lar-store sparkles. A crinoline cage hung from her golden canvas corset and a dark floral crown held back curls. She looked like she belonged among the 250-odd figures behind glass cases she’d so carefully curated.

Former islander Dr. Nicky Levell was

opening Shadows, Strings and Other Things, the exhibit she curated at MOA. The show runs until October 14.

Local costume designer Ines Ortner designed the ensemble for the opening.

Panoramic ocean views taken by cameras suspended over the island’s edge or awnings poking out of overgrown greenery greet potential visitors browsing Bowen’s AirBnB listings. One can rent an entire cottage on the sea and escape to the Happy Isle like thousands did during the Union Steamship days. Problem is, many or most of these listings are illegal.

On the edge of legality Renting an entire dwelling for a period shorter than 30 days is illegal in most parts of the island. But over the next couple of months the municipality is looking for public input for a short term rental policy, one that would regulate these operations.

There are exceptions: bed and breakfasts are legal throughout the island and half a dozen pockets of land have been rezoned to allow commercial guest rentals (such as Rivendell, the Orchard, Xenia and Artisan Suites).

While short-term rentals are technically illegal, the municipality hasn’t always enforced the bylaw. Tourism Bowen has several vacation listings on its website and last December municipal council opted to not pursue enforcement for a short-term rental while the municipality sorted out regulation.

The municipality estimates that there are 123 shortterm rentals on Bowen Island. As of May 13, six business licences had been issued with seven more in the processing stage.

What’s all the fuss about?

The crux of the tension comes down to the housing crisis and tourism.

Houses used for short term rentals are outside of the long-term rental stock and Bowen has a rental housing shortage (BIM’s community profile says that one per cent of the homes built since 2011 are rentals).

However, some argue that these houses wouldn’t be part of the long-term rental stock anyway as they’re vacation homes that are periodically used by owners.

The short-term rentals offer a source of income for owners facing ever-increasing property taxes.

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What do you think about Short Term Rentals?

Event Calendar

We’re launching the Short Term Rental Policy Project, and we want to hear from you!

May 27 2019 6:15 pm Regular Council Meeting

May 28 2019 12:00 pm CEDC Tech Workers Business Lunch @ Library Annex RSVP sshortt@bimbc.ca

Jun 4 2019 7:00 pm

A Short Term Rental (STR) is a dwelling unit, or a portion of one, that is rented for a period of less than 30 days. Examples of STRs include Bed & Breakfasts, guest cabins, and vacation rentals. While STRs may provide valuable revenue and help tourism, they may also impact neighbourhood character and long-term housing availability or affordability. The goal of this project is to develop a policy that regulates STRs in a reasonable manner that addresses the needs and concerns of the community.

Here’s how you can get involved:

Transportation Advisory Committee Meeting

Jun 5 2019 1:00 pm Emergency Program Management

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Read about the options on our website Take a five minute online survey Submit your questions or comments Come to a public open house on June 6th, 3 pm - 7 pm at Municipal Hall

www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/str

Committee Meeting

Jun 5 2019 7:00 pm Environment and Climate Action Advisory Committee Meeting

Jun 7 2019 9:00 am

Business Engagement Lunch for Tech Workers and Telecommuters The BIM Community Economic Development Committee would like to hear from tech sector workers and telecommuters on Bowen Island. You’re invited to lunch on:

Tuesday, May 28 12:00 pm at the Library Annex

Housing Advisory Committee Meeting

Please RSVP to Stef Shortt before Tuesday, May 23 at: sshortt@bimbc.ca or 947-4255

Jun 10 2019 6:15 pm Regular Council Meeting

Jun 11 2019 9:30 am Emergency Program Executive Committee Meeting

Jun 13 2019 7:00 pm

Committees Seeking Members Bowen Island Municipal Council is seeking members for the following advisory Committees and Commissions: Advisory Design Panel Heritage Commission Transportation Advisory Committee The following water and sewer committees meet annually:

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

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

Bowen Bay Water System Local Advisory Committee Cove Bay Water System Local Advisory Committee Eagle Cliff Water System Local Advisory Committee Snug Cove Sewer System Local Management Committee

www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/committees For more information or an application form please contact Committee Clerk Steff Shortt at sshortt@bimbc.ca or 604-9474255. All applications must be submitted by May 27, 4:00 pm.

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New rules in the ferry line A new bylaw to regulate the ferry line-up has been adopted by Council.

Please take note of the new rules: • • • • •

DO NOT park in the ferry line-up unless you are waiting to board the next sailing.

Enter the ferry line behind the last vehicle in the line, or in the first open space closest to the ferry. Yes, this means you may “fill the gaps.”

Park within two feet (or 0.6 metres) of the vehicle in front of you. If there’s a cross-hatched area behind the next vehicle, pull right up to the edge of the cross-hatched area.

DO NOT stop or park any portion of your vehicle on the cross-hatched areas.

In the two-lane area of the ferry line, enter the shorter lane.

Bylaw officers will be monitoring the ferry line during peak weekday sailing times and historically busy weekends. Please look for the updated Bowen Island Ferry Guide at locations in Snug Cove.

For more information, please go to our website at

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Child Care Planning Research Consultant/Project Manager Bowen Island Municipality recently received a grant through the Community Child Care Planning program, a partnership between the Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM) and the Province of BC. The planning grant funding will be used to assess current child care circumstances and identify future needs of families with children aged 0-12yrs on Bowen Island.

The Research Consultant/Project Manager will be tasked with understanding the current situation and availability of child care spaces on the Island, how many spaces are needed now, and how many will be needed over the coming years, as well as the type of child care that is needed. This information will inform the development of the Bowen Island Community Child Care Space Creation Action Plan, which will be shared with the Ministry of Children and Family Development to help inform future provincial child care investments.

PROJECT DELIVERABLES: • Inventory of current child care services and available spaces on Bowen Island • Identification of specific community child care needs • Creation of the Bowen Island Community Child Care Space Creation Action Plan including short, medium, and long- term goals to be endorsed by BIM Council • Submission of final Reconciliation and Grant Report Read the full EOI description

www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/rfps-and-tenders DEADLINE: May 29, 2019 at 4:30 pm.

Please send your cover letter and resume to: Shauna Jennings, Manager of Recreation and Community Services Bowen Island Municipality 981 Artisan Lane Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 sjennings@bimbc.ca

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There’s also that Bowen doesn’t have a hotel and tourism is steadily increasing.

Summer ferry traffic rose by six per cent in 2018 and Tourism Bowen met more than 21,000 tourists last year (this is up from 14,000 in 2017 but some of the discrepancy can be attributed to improved services). Tourists need places to stay.

Advocates for short-term rentals argue that these visitors infuse money into the local economy and that those who maintain the properties contribute economically by employing locals for renovations, services and upkeep.

In a letter to council (included in the agenda of the December 10 council meeting) Jan Stevens of Bowen Island Accommodations estimated that in 2017 her business spent $72,500 locally maintaining five properties she manages.

A wrench in this is that many businesses can’t find the staff to keep their businesses running full tilt as there’s no accommodation. Union Steamship Company Marina felt this this crunch so severely that it started building its own floating staff accommodations.

In her letter to council Stevens argues that many of the properties that she manages are so high end that they wouldn’t be affordable to service workers, even if they were sold or rented.

Another complexity is that landowners who have had bad experiences with long-term renters can be reluctant to rent long-term again so the flexibility offered with short term rentals is appealing. On the other hand, short-term renters can be noisy and disruptive for neighbours and can change neighbourhood character Bowen isn’t the only municipality facing these crunches Vancouver brought in a short term rental bylaw in 2018 that only allows

listings if the home is also a primary residence and saw a 40 per cent reduction from its peak rental listings number according to CBC. Tofino, as a resort town, uses zoning and business licensing to regulate shortterm rentals. There must be a long-term dwelling on the property, and it must be in one of six residential zones. There’s a business licence fee of between $375 and $750 and each property can have a maximum of six guests. Between 2014 and 2018 the number of short term rentals in Tofino grew from 29 to 223.

When it comes to Bowen’s policy, BIM notes on its website that a key consideration is capacity to “administer and enforce the regulations.”

The options include: business licences (municipality would keep track of rentals and impose conditions through licences); zoning (through a public process the municipality would decide where short-term rentals could exist); temporary use permits (the prohibition would remain in place and on a case -by-case basis, operators would apply for limited-period permits); principal residences only (someone would have to be living on the property); cap on days per year (for example in Revelstoke you can only do short-term rentals for four months out of the year); entire home restriction (so the entire house can’t be rented out, in Richmond the operator must also live in the house); municipal and regional tax (an up to three per cent tax on accommodations).

I have opinions, how do I let the municipality know?

There’s an open house on June 6 at BIM between 3 p.m. and 7 p.m.

There’s also an online survey at bowenislandmunicipality.ca/str that closes June 23. And there’s always writing letters to mayor and council.

now has a Bowen Island chapter ELEANOR ROSENBERG

President – Canadaian Parents For French Bowen Island

Bilingual on Bowen? You could be! Bowen Island has recently become home to a local chapter of Canadian Parents for French (CPF). These community members are creating opportunities for island residents to explore and enjoy the benefits of speaking both of Canada’s official languages.

The Bowen chapter came together informally in May 2018 because of a shared interest in access to French, celebrating French cultures and networking with other bilingually minded peers. In October the Bowen Island chapter became official.

Thanks to a successful application for a socio-cultural grant from CPF B.C./Yukon, the Bowen chapter was awarded money to partner with Bowen Island Community Recreation to run the chapter’s first afterschool program in French.

The program ran for two sessions in fall 2018 and winter 2019. Participants enjoyed it so much that it’s scheduled to run again in the 2019-2020 school year. Bowen Island Community Recreation will also be running a preschool summer camp, French for Tots, at BICS from August 6 through 9 from 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. Last year’s camp sold out and was a huge hit among the young participants.

The founding board members of the CPF Bowen Island chapter are Eleanor Rosenberg, Stephanie Davenport, Quinn Buchanan, Sheana Stevenson, Anne Marie Gagne, Aubin Van Berckel, Caroline Schrapff, and Brittany Yu. If you or someone you know is interested in supporting bilingualism on Bowen, please reach out to any of these members.

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In the BICR/CPF Bowen Island “After-School Fun in French!” program facilitator Monique Dauchot works with participants twice a week reviewing French terminology.

CPF chapter by becoming a member – partial funds directly support local programs.

Please visit www.cpf.ca to sign up for an individual or family membership for $25 (1 year) or $60 (3 years). You can also donate an additional amount directly to the Bowen Island chapter.

Last but not least, join the “Canadian Parents for French, Bowen Island” Facebook page to stay in the loop about local events and initiatives.

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VIEWPOINT EDITORIAL

Any ideas?

Earlier this year we lost our paper delivery person Troy Tilley to Newfoundland (he moved away). So lately you might have seen Tracey or me on the 5:20 a.m. ferry to the mainland to grab the papers and then back on the 6:50 a.m. to distribute them around the island.

As nice as it is seeing the fruits of our labours in the early Thursday morning light, we’re hoping to find someone who can grab the papers from the mainland for us.

We’re open to people going there and back or someone commuting from the mainland or using services you know of ––anything! As we’ve got our regular jobs to keep up, this would significantly lighten our burden. Email thoughts, suggestions, offers or best-of-lucks to editor@bowenislandundercurrent.com.

Thank you!

On another note, our grad issue’s coming up and we’re hoping to fill it out with some pictures of this year’s graduating classes growing up. Kindergarten photos, awkward grade two haircuts or even some funny stories ––send ‘em in!

––Bronwyn Beairsto, Editor

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

When it comes to Cape Roger Curtis, stick to the plan

DEAR EDITOR: In the May 16 issue of the Undercurrent, John Dowler states that he is working with Candy Ho, executive officer of the Cape on Bowen, “to open channels of communication in person and online to hear and share everyone’s ideas about the future of the Cape,” with regard to “rezoning their 30-odd unsold lots.”

The letter ends focussing on “the lands that are still intact and how Bowen can best protect its natural heritage - our lungs, our Ark.” In order to accomplish that goal, the first all-important priority is for Mr. Dowler, Ms. Ho and her colleagues, as well as our Bowen councillors and their support staff, to review and become cognizant of all development-related aspects of our Official Community Plan. In conjunction with that full awareness, the next step is equally straight forward: to abide by the objectives, principles and legal provisions of our Official Community Plan as they may relate to Cape Roger Curtis.

It is also important for Mr. Dowler to make Ms. Ho aware of the fact that the best way to minimize discord and controversy on Bowen is by adhering to the official, legal planning document for development on our island. The Official Community Plan for Bowen Island has always stood as a grassroots, fully democratic model for the vision and creation of communities that protect their natural heritage, as desired by Mr. Dowler. It is a carefully conceived and mod-

erate vision for sustainable, balanced and comprehensive development.

It is also a document which is well ahead of its time, as it already incorporates the principle of “conservation development”––whereby higher density strata title development is allowed and available to the Cape on Bowen, as long as surrounding green space is provided and the entire development still conforms with the allocated, overall housing density provision in our community plan. The notion of “conservation development” should therefore not be seen or touted as a planning concept that is not already an integral part of our existing community plan.

The message Mr. Dowler needs to pass on to Ms. Ho is the same message Bowen Islanders have been giving developers since our community plan was created in the seventies.

We have a legal Official Community Plan that oversees land use planning and democratically reflects the community of Bowen Island. Abide by the plan.

As well, it is important to remind Ms. Ho that our council’s land use policies and bylaws and our Official Community Plan are legally embedded in the Islands Trust, which is mandated by the province to protect our island’s natural heritage. Therefore, the combined legal provisions of our community plan and the legal oversight provided by the Islands Trust places a significant and particular onus on developers and our municipal council to abide by Bowen’s

community plan.

Our long held tradition has always been to staunchly support and uphold our Official Community Plan, resolute in our knowledge that it represents our support for democracy itself and the common good. That common good stands above any personal or corporate vested interest. It is not a commodity to be bought and sold but the life blood of our island community.

In a world that has been bought and sold into an ever deepening environmental crisis, the underlying notion that “every person and every community has a price” has never had much traction on Bowen, as islanders care too deeply for their community and its natural heritage. Therein lies our enduring message to the rest of the world. As with our children, the Earth upon which we live is ours to love or lose.

Islanders have steadfastly supported our Official Community Plan since the seventies because they realize the extent to which it firmly stands on the right side of history, as it represents an exemplary process of democratic integrity, transparency and accountability in the full service of our entire community.

In the words of Robert Frost, our Bowen Island tradition reflects a people who chose “the road less travelled by,” “and that has made all the difference.”

— John Sbragia

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

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Podmore steps down as BICF chair

DEAR EDITOR: I would like to take this opportunity to thank the several hundred Bowen Islanders who so generously supported the Bowen Island Community Foundation in 2018. Your contributions and endowment earnings of over $232,000 in 2018 allowed the BICF to continue supporting important community initiatives and services, often in cooperation with other Bowen Island charitable organizations.

Regrettably, I could not attend the Foundation’s Annual Meeting on April 26 due to critical major surgery but I do understand that Holly Graff, our Vice Chair and each of the foundation’s very capable and dedicated directors gave excellent reports on the foundation’s activities in 2018 and outlined details of several new programs to be initiated in 2019.

At this time I must focus my energies on full recovery from my recent surgery which is expected to take three to four months ––fortunately, the prognosis for a full recovery is excellent! Under the circumstances, I have asked Holly if she would step into the chair’s position effective immediately to which she has graciously agreed.

I know Holly will provide exceptional leadership to the Foundation and enjoys the support and confidence of each of the foundation’s directors. I will continue as a director and as I regain my strength will do all I can to support Holly and the foundation going forward.

It has been a distinct privilege to serve as the BICF’s chair and to have a role in and witness firsthand the positive results of the foundation’s work in the Bowen community.

As a very good friend of mine proclaims daily… “It just keeps getting better!”

— David Podmore, O.B.C. Chair, Bowen Island Community Foundation

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Uncovering Bowen’s diverse heritage THE MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES IS LISTENING FOR WHISPERS FROM THE PAST MELISSA HARRISON

Contributor

We know quite a lot about the early European settlers on Bowen Island, especially in the steamship era, but what about those from non-European cultures? What about the Chinese and Japanese people who worked at the explosives factory in Tunstall Bay, who were loggers and miners or worked for the Steamship company? And what about the First Nations peoples who were here before the settlers came?

We don’t have much information about non-Europeans, and much of what we do have is in the form of vague, unattributed and unverifiable stories. It would be great to get some more details to enrich our knowledge of the history of the island.

I have returned from the Heritage BC 2019 conference fired up to explore a richer, broader heritage of Bowen.

One of the workshops of the conference focused on how to discover and tell the stories of marginalised communities

that may not be around any more to tell their own story.

Those people may not have had access to photographs, may not have owned land, may have only lived here for time-limited work and many of their stories, their culture and almost all traces of their lives are now lost from the island. But there are still some traces that we can uncover, with a little persistence and our best history-detective skills.

There are stories that our island elders remember or stories that they were told. And there may be traces in maps and census data or other archival documents that can add detail or confirm locations.

If this is a project that inspires you, please get in touch with me, Melissa Harrison. And if you have stories to tell, no matter how little detail is contained in them or if the story is third hand or more, please contact Cathy at Museum and Archives (bihistorians@telus.net). We are hoping to build a map of the island that charts all of the locations and details we can uncover. And if we can find enough that is worth the telling we will be sure to share the stories with you.

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Annual General Meeting All Welcome June 5th - 6:30 - 8:30 p.m.

Collins Hall Come hear about the amazing things Caring Circle has been doing and our goals for next year. We will highlight “Voices for Health On Bowen”. Initially a symposium, this is now an ongoing forum for health and wellness practitioners to talk and work together to optimize the well-being of Islanders.

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THE ANNUAL NEIGHBOURHOOD SHOWDOWN RESULTS

HAZLEWOOD, David Alan JULY 1, 1925 – MAY 1, 2019

It is with great sadness that we announce the peaceful passing of David on May 1st, 2019.

He leaves behind his wife Lis of 56 years, daughter Jennifer (Steve), grandson Jacob, sisters Mary-Gordon, Joan (Ian), and many nieces and nephews.

Dave was born in Vancouver on July 1st 1925, raised in Kerrisdale, and attended Maple Grove, Point Grey, and Magee schools. He received his Electrical Engineering degree from UBC in 1947, and began his career with BC Electric.

Dave next joined Lochhead-Haggerty Engineering designing and installing industrial heat equipment. This led him to ownerships in Pacific Controls and Century Controls.

Dave’s hobby of flying, and his ownership of several different Seabee amphibians, led to him establishing Trident Aircraft Ltd. in 1968 where he oversaw the design, construction, and certification of the Trident Trigull five-place amphibian. He ended his business career with his two powder coating companies, Linex Industries, and Valley Powdercoat.

Dave, Lis and Jennifer enjoyed many flights along the B.C. Coast and several years of skiing from their cabin at Silver Star. The family lives on Bowen Island after 10 years of hobby-farm life in Fort Langley.

Dave served in the Royal Canadian Artillery (Militia) from 1949-59 and was active in Kiwanis, Probus, and B.I. Improvement Association.

A special thanks to the staff at Lions Gate Hospital and Capilano Care Centre for their care and kindness to Dave during the last 7 months of his life.

A Celebration of Life will be held at the Hazlewood home on Bowen Island, 859 Seymour Bay Drive, on June 15th from 1-3pm.

In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to Bowen Island Community Foundation (Impact Fund), or a charity of your choice.

Notice to the Public

TERENCE MCKEOWN

Bowen Island Golf Club

What a difference a year makes.

Bowen Island Golf Club’s annual Community Challenge Golf Tournament on May 18 was a sold-out event again this year.

Armed with their golf sticks, teams representing Cowan Point/Fairweather, Valley/ Sunset/Josephine, Tunstall Bay/Sealeigh Park, Bowen Bay/Bluewater, Mt. Gardner/ Woods Rd., Cates Hill/Valhalla, Snug Cove/ Miller’s Landing, Eagle Cliff, Hood Point, and Hood Point West fought for neighbourhood bragging rights in a ‘mixed scramble’ format.

The 2019 winners of the Gwyneth Rogers Community Challenge Trophy, with a net score of 24, are the team from Cates Hill / Valhalla: Shane Fitzpatrick, Alice Jennings, Terry Boss, and Michael Cornelissen.

Tied for first place but losing by an arcane scoring trick called retrogression (performed by the club’s local shaman Peter Clarke) was the team of Rich Anderson, Will Anderson, Kristina Pearkes and Shaun Kaiser representing Sealeigh Park/Tunstall Bay. And there were prizes for individual skills: women’s closest-to-the-pin was won

by Melissa Roocroft; women’s long drive

by Lisa Avery; men’s closest-to-the-pin by Shane Fitzpatrick; men’s long drive by Ross McCorquodale.

The Bruce and Dorene Russell

Community Spirit Award for the neighbourhood with the highest level of participation goes to Cowan Point/Fairweather, which fielded five teams this year.

Setting what may be a club record for gross score in this event was the team of Colleen O’Neill, Peter Moir, Rob Purdy, and Keith Burrell from Sealeigh Park/Tunstall Bay who shot an impressive seven under par (28) without handicaps factored in.

As usual, the golf was a whole lot of fun. But what was different this year was the addition of Chef Jamie Smith’s “Montgomery’s Grill,” Bowen’s newest bar/ restaurant. While not officially open until May 23 (Thursday to Sunday, noon to 8 p.m.), Chef Jamie catered a fabulous lasagna dinner from his new pond-side outdoor grill.

The Bowen Island Golf Club lost its restaurant more than a year ago due to a shortage of available employees caused by a lack of housing for workers, by now a well-known Bowen scenario. But thanks to the efforts of our new Pro Shop manager and neighbour Les Meszaros, Islander and renowned chef Jamie Smith is bringing a new dining experience to the golf club and the south shore. And now the future’s so bright, we have to wear shades ––while we eat and drink on the best deck and patio on the island. Join us! (No golfing required.)

Congratulations to the winners of the 2019 Community Challenge, and many thanks to all who participated this year.

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BOWEN BEAT Battle of the neighbours

Proven in a battle of putts and drives, Cates Hill-Valhallaians are the best golfers west of Vancouver but east of Keats and south of Gambier. Competition was fierce but ultimately the good guys won (editor’s note – go Cates Hill!) Read full coverage on the page opposite.

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Team Cates Hill-Valhalla (from left): Shane Fitzpatrick, Alice Jennings, Terry Boss and Michael Cornelissen.

Chef Jamie Smith serves dinner at new outdoor grill.

Marcus Hondro snapped this photo last month of Bowen Island Girl Guides selling their cookies in Village Square.

The young entrepreneurs did an excellent job of selling and noting their sales. However, even though the Undercurrent offices are immediately below Village Square, Hondro didn’t bring us any cookies.

Golfers on the clubhouse deck.

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KNOWING OUR PLACE WORKSHOP LAST WEEKEND CHALLENGED IDENTITY AND BELONGING ON COLONIZED LANDS PAULINE LE BEL Contributor

“They tried so hard to keep us apart,” says Pulxaneeks at her “Where I Stand” workshop, May 14 at the library. “So it’s amazing that we’re here in this room together.”

Twenty years ago, you would not have found an Indigenous woman teaching thirty islanders about right relationship.

Pulxaneeks, a member of the Haisla Nation, has been giving Indigenous Allyship Training since 2003. “Where I Stand,” was a presentation of Knowing Our Place, a reconciliation initiative conceived by Pauline Le Bel, and generously supported by the Bowen Library and the Bowen Arts Council.

“We’ve all been colonized,” says SUBMITTED PHOTO Pulxaneeks, “and this has shaped us and Pulxaneeks facilitated last weekend’s kept us apart.” allyship workshop at the library.

She opens the workshop with a powerful song honouring her ancestors – “the drawing us into the room, and as her voice reason I’m here.” A song both ancient and is spent we are invited to participate. This current. A song pulled out of a fierce and work needs all of us. tender voice, rooting our feet to the ground.

The first challenge of the evening is to We experience her song filling the room, identify on whose land we were born ––

which Indigenous Nation occupied the land before First Contact. This is complicated for most of us. Even if we know the history of our birth place, it almost certainly does not include the history of Indigenous presence on the land.

How to come to terms with the fact that our history had to do with the displacement of other people.

We are about to discover a new identity for ourselves. We’re asked to decide whether we are a guest on this land, a settler, uninvited guest, visitor, squatter, immigrant, refugee, asylum seeker, trespasser or descendent of colonizers.

Like many others, I struggle with my identity. My family has been here so long, how could we be considered newcomers?

My ancestors emigrated from France in the 1560’s. Two brothers and a sister arrived in what is now called Quebec. They survived because the Huron-Wendat People – “les sauvages” – taught them how to stay warm in Quebec winters, what to eat, what to wear. They shared the food, the land, they intermarried.

And over the past several years, I’ve been welcomed by Indigenous cultures, especially by the Squamish Nation as I researched my book about Howe Sound, Whale in the Door. Does that make a difference? Does that make me an invited guest?

Throughout the evening, Pulxaneeks softens the difficult questions with her lively infectious laughter. She reminds us to take deep breaths and let out a collective sound. Sounds of regret, of longing, of hope for a better way.

At first I choose settler because I am not planning to go anywhere. I am settled here on Bowen. I plan to stay. Later, I decide on guest, because a guest can be asked to leave if they are not acting appropriately. I’m fascinated by the idea of being in this shaky ambiguous position. Makes me more conscious of my responsibility to make things right.

Pulxaneeks’ next training on Bowen is June 1. She also has a two-day training in Vancouver on July 6 and 7. For more information and registration: hearttoheart@ indigenousrelationsconsultation.com.

How can we bring solar power to Bowen? Dig into details this weekend PAUL FAST

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In the last few years, solar electricity has come a long way, achieving new milestones in efficiency, clean production, ease of installation, user-friendliness and plummeting costs.

Even though our island is not generally considered ideal for solar, in B.C., we do receive at least 20 per cent more solar radiation than acknowledged solar powers like Germany or France. Solar does not emit climate-forcing

gases like methane or carbon dioxide and is now cheaper than coal, oil, gas or mega-hydro even though solar receives absolutely no subsidies in B.C. Solar panels are now warrantied to produce truly clean electricity reliably and with absolutely minimum maintenance for at least 25 years with most estimates now exceeding 35 years. Best of all, installation of solar panels provides an acceptable financial return. Assuming a minimum service life of 25 years, the return on the investment in residential solar is already in the range of four to seven per cent, i.e. considerably better than current GIC rates.

“I’m thriving today, and living here is a big reason why.”

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Good for the finances, good for the community and great for the environment – win-win-win! Obviously, these numbers, based on 2018 BC Hydro rates, will increase further when the extended life expectancy of panels is considered.

Further, as electricity rates increase – and they will––returns on solar look ever more enticing.

A workshop by The Salish Sea Renewable Energy Cooperative will be held on Bowen on Saturday, May 25 at Collins Hall between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. It is sponsored by Bowen In Transition.

Come to the workshop and dig into the details.

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KAMI VISITS MOVING STILL: PERFORMATIVE PHOTOGRAPHY IN INDIA

KAMI KANETSUKA

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I recently returned to Bowen after being away for several months in an art-orientated city. At first I couldn’t get enough of walking in our forests everyday, connecting with the trees. After spending hours in nature it was time to immerse in my second love, photography. Since the Vancouver Art Gallery was showing an Indian exhibit Moving Still: Performative Photography in India, (a place close to my heart), it was time to take an outing into the big city.

Photography has been in India almost since the camera was invented in the early nineteenth century. Not surprisingly the first photographers were from the upper class and royalty. The Maharaja of Jaipur, known as the “Photographer Prince” was one of the finest photographers.

Like modern shooters of selfies, many of his pictures were of himself. In some wearing elegant, elaborate clothing and dripping with jewels and in contrast saying prayers in basic loincloth. There were also pictures of his palatial home.

Another early period photographer was Umrao Singh Sher-Gil who had an opera singer Hungarian wife, and two beautiful daughters. His pictures told of a life both in India and in Europe. His grandson, Vivan Sudaram, a modern photographer, has now digitalized some of his grandfather’s images and has made some stunning photomontages with his own.

This large exhibit also had videos, with a powerful one on Chapal Bhaduri, who was known for his portrayal of female goddesses. Several modern photographers, created film-like stories and one photographer had some highly sexual videos. After being mesmerized by so much creativity, the fun part came when I encountered a photographic backdrop of what may have been a Maharaja’s palace. I was reminded of all the festivals that I have been to in India over the years, where there would be a street photographer with a rather old fashioned camera and an elaborate backdrop.

I was always more interested in taking pictures of the photographer painstakingingly positioning families or couples and here in the gallery was a backdrop for visitors to have their pictures taken.

Islander Daniel O’Sullivan kitesurfing with a foil just off of Bowen Island’s west side. (Photo: Chantal Eustace)

SAVING AND SHARING GARDEN WORTHY ROSES

Complicata Rose (Jason Crouch photo)

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In a Bowen break, Kami Kanetsuka visits the Vancouver Art Gallery’s latest show about performative photography in India.

Since I had left on an early ferry to go to Vancouver, I felt bereft when I realized I had left both my camera and phone at home. I watched others taking photos of each other and one lone woman who asked an attendant to take her picture. I asked the woman if perhaps she could take my picture on her phone. Unfortunately I was not dripping with jewels, elegant clothes nor could I summon the serious poise of the Indian photographs. Also this affable being was definitely not a photographer, (much of the shot was of the carpet.) But finally I have posed with an Indian backdrop and only had to travel as far as Vancouver for it.

I had spent so much time in the gallery that I only had a short time to take in the Monet to Matisse, 1850-1950.

However, I would like to add that for seniors the first Monday of the month is pay by donation. I’ve had my art input for a while, so now it’s back to the trees.

Please join us on May 27th 2019 at Collins Hall at 1 PM Everyone is welcome, members no charge, guests $3.00.

Patient of the Week MEET COOKIE Looking a little unsure of her hospital room, Cookie spent a night at Mountainside after ingesting some suspected toxins.

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The Bowen Island Garden Club is pleased to present Jason Crouch of the Fraser Valley Rose Farm. Jason has a soft spot for old roses and can answer your Rose related questions.

Among other things he will demonstrate how to propagate roses and is bringing a nice selection to sell at the meeting. Due to the May long weekend this month’s meeting will be held on the last Monday of the month and will be held in Collins Hall. Be sure to sign in when you arrive. Some lucky person will go home with a free rose.

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Rhodos, azaleas and a tree fort at second open garden of the season JOHN LAWRENCE

Bowen Island Garden Club

This is a garden you won’t want to miss.

There is a large property on the east side of Taylor Road, carved out of the forest 36 years ago. With lofty southeast views over to Passage Island and the Point Grey peninsula, this is not a property that has been open to the public before. But next weekend it is the site of the Garden Club’s second open garden of the year. It is sure to entrance visitors.

The partially fenced garden has matured over more than three decades and is packed with splendid rhodos, azaleas, fruit trees, a fine magnolia, a stunning pink champagne clematis and a large vegetable garden with an extensive strawberry bed and enough rhubarb for an eternity of Sunday pies. Don’t miss the stone pile created during the clearing of the property. It resembles a tumulus of those long gone.

There is a particularly splendid tree fort with a charming miniature house at its foot. An outer garden, still largely in a state of nature, can be explored by a winding pathway

through the forest. Don’t miss the seated Buddha, the wayside cairns and the numerous small fenced lots for a veggie gardener who just can’t get enough fresh produce on the table!

Janet and Bob Sims will host the second open garden of the season at 823 Taylor Road on Sunday, May 26 from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m.

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Behind The Lines Contemporary Syrian Art Gallery at Cove Commons 6-8 p.m. Opening reception.

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Bowen Island Farmers’ Market BICS 10 a.m. -12:30 p.m. A mix of fresh produce from local farms and gardens as well as homemade jams, baked goods, preserves, coffee, garden crafts, tea, seedlings, herbs, buskers and more!

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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 BICS Spring Fair Bowen Island Community School 12-3p.m. Fundraiser for the BICS PAC for an upcoming musical, the field trip fund and resources for the classroom. Free admission.

Donations welcome. Game tickets 5 for $5 or 10 for $10.

Everyone welcome. There will be vendor/market tables, silent auction, carnival food, games,prizes, bouncy castle, face painting and so much more!

Before, Between and Beckoning 2 Tir-na-nOg Theatre 3 p.m.

“How to Help Your Kids with Math This Summer” with Laurie Beesting Bowen Library 2 p.m. Laurie Beesting, author of Bridge The

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MONDAY MAY 27

Saving and Sharing Garden Worthy Roses Collins Hall 1 p.m. Bowen Island Garden Club presents Jason Croutch of the Frazier Valley Rose Farm. Jason has a soft spot for old roses and can answer your Rose related questions.

Municipal Council Meeting Municipal Hall 6:15 p.m.

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Bowen Island Ferry Advisory Committee Meeting Bowen Library 5:30 - 8 p.m.

Open to the public Bowen Island AA Collins Hall 7:15 p.m.

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Island Pacific School Open House : A Walk Through Time Island Pacific School 6:15 - 7:30 p.m. Students will showcase middle school education studies in art, history, and indviduals and societies curriculums.

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Ortner has been designing costumes since she was a child and for four years was head of the costume department for the UBC Opera.

Ortner says that it was clear from the beginning that Levell would be a puppet. The costume is built in layer and the fairy tale-like quality, the peacock colours and darkness like the night sky, hearken to the shadows and strings theme. The hands (being a puppet) were also very important.

“I like to approach the concept and mesh it with her personality,” says Ortner. “Because then I know she can wear it with integrity.”

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