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FURTHER $30,500 RAISED LAST WEEKEND BRONWYN BEAIRSTO

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SILLY JURISDICTION:

Folks walking down the North side of Trunk Road should prepare to channel their inner Monty Python as the Ministry of Silly Walks has staked out its jurisdiction near the Bowen Island Library. Above, Makayla and Sophia Toews as well as Vale Henriques demonstrate proper silly walking procedure. The Bowfest committee is behind the ministry’s appearance––it’s part of the Bowfest Isolation Challenge. Islanders are encouraged to take pictures and videos of the silly walks (before May 10) and post them on Instagram or Facebook and tag @bowfestonbowen to be entered to win a prize.

Islanders build their own bus service BUT BTS HAS ONLY ONE WEEK’S FUNDING

BRONWYN BEAIRSTO

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It was a mere two days between TransLink’s last Bowen run Friday evening and the cool grey shuttle pulling up at Windjammer and Spyglass at 4:20 a.m. Monday morning.

After TransLink announced last week that all three of Bowen’s public bus routes are suspended as of May 2 as a cost-saving measure during the pandemic, Bowen Island Transportation Society (BTS) put pedal to the metal to create its own on-island bus service to fill the void.

The result is a five-day municipally funded “stop-gap” service between May 4 and May 8. BTS hopes to secure a more sustainable funding stream and model to continue through the summer until the possible return of TransLink service in September.

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If you listened closely last Saturday morning, you may have heard applause sprinkled across Bowen Island.

Bowen Island Health Centre Foundation Zoomed into islanders’ homes May 2 to announce that it is 75 per cent of the way to funding the entire community health centre project. This moves up the expected opening date by a year to mid-2023.

The foundation has raised 2.7 million so far in 2020 (including a $1 million pledge and a $1.5 million pledge). This brings the total fundraising up to $4.2 million in donations and pledges.

In the two days following the announcement, islanders donated a further $30,500 (including several pledges posted in the comments section of the Zoom meeting during the announcement).

“We’re just still coming down from cloud nine,” said BIHCF president Tim Rhodes Monday morning.

The foundation bought a Miller Rd. parcel of the Community Lands (beside the new fire hall site) last year. It intends to build a facility to include physicians, allied health professionals (physiotherapy, mental health and such), Vancouver Coastal Health programs (immunization, nutrition and early childhood clinics), health services (eg. hearing and vision testing), chronic disease management, the Caring Circle, a dental practice and Life Labs.

“The fact that we can move this whole thing up a year is absolutely thrilling,” said Rhodes. “We couldn’t have had a better gift.”

While the board had discussed putting off fundraising efforts during the pandemic, they decided to proceed with looking for the further $1.3 million needed to fund the project.

“It’s a tough time to ask people for money because some people are obviously unsure of their future income streams,” said Rhodes.

“However, there are others that probably are comfortable enough to help us out.”

Rhodes added that the current donations are from about a hundred Bowen families.

While the million dollar donations came before the COVID-19 stalled life in B.C., a $200,000 donation came in after the pandemic struck.

“I think COVID has maybe really shone a spotlight on the need for something on Bowen,” said Rhodes––noting the need for more primary care and a place to seek primary care. “[If] people could give according to their ability and like their health depends on it because to some extent it truly does on Bowen Island,” added Rhodes.

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As of May 1, all Municipal water systems are at Stage 1 of the Water Conservation Guidelines.

May 11 2020 6:15 pm Regular Council Meeting

That means limiting lawn watering, washing cars and boats with spring loaded nozzles only, and topping up pools and hot tubs only.

Municipal Hall is closed to the public.

All meetings are on Zoom and open to the public.

We hope that water users on the island will voluntarily following these guidelines. www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/water-conservation

DVP -02-2020 (Grafton Lake Subdivision Road “N”) Regular Council Meeting 6:15 PM on Tuesday, May 11, 2020 Virtual Meeting PROJECT DESCRIPTION: A Development Variance Permit application has been submitted regarding new Road “N”, a road to serve the first phase of the Grafton Lake development (shown on map). Road “N” will serve residential development and provide access to the Rennison Nature Reserve and to the Cove Bay Water Treatment Plant.

The application is to vary the provisions of Bylaw No.447, 2017, the Subdivision and Development Servicing Bylaw, to reduce the lane and shoulder widths of Road “N” and to allow overhead hydro and utility lines along the roadway.

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Grants are funded from the Municipality’s annual operating budget.

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Bowen farmers market goes online THE LOCAL STAPLE RETURNS MAY 16 IN A NEW FORMAT AND BASED OUT OF ORBAEK

SARAH HAXBY

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The Bowen Island Farmers Market, run by the Bowen Agricultural Alliance (BAA), is going online in order to continue to connect locals to fresh, locally grown food as well as items made, baked and grown on Bowen.

Farmers’ markets have been deemed an essential service and it is important to keep markets going. BAA hopes to re-open the market at Bowen Island Community School in the future, when the COVID-19 restrictions allow, but due to the complexities of COVID-19 regulations, we’ve gone a different route. BAA has joined the BC Farmers Market Association and also teamed up with gardener and chef Matt Matheson and his team at Orbaek (Matt, Jak and Dylan). We’ve created a new online ordering and pick-up system––a solution that can include all our vendors, as well as making room for new vendors.

Orbaek is a seven-acre farm site at 1125 Grafton Road, formerly known as Meadowbrook. You may have noticed the many apple trees and other improvements on the site, which will act as the host of the new Bowen Island Farmers Market Online for market pick-ups on Saturdays 10 a.m. to noon, May 16 through Oct. 3.

We are very grateful to Orbaek and the owners and Orbaek team and everyone who is helping to make the new Farmers Market Online possible.

Here’s how it will work: Vendors will upload their for-sale items online, people in the community will be able to order online (before 3 p.m. on Fridays) and then artisan, crafters, gardeners and farmers will prepare ordered items and drop them at the site on Saturday morning. Order bags will be ready for pick-up by the buyers between 10 a.m. and noon.

What is different: there will be no browsing. All sales orders will be placed online in advance. Drive in and pick-ups of the orders will be made with social distancing in place. We want to keep this a safe market.

Produce, fruit, vegetables, jam, bread, baked goods, bouquets

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The farmers market is finding a new way to get everything from flowers to fresh lettuce to the community of Bowen Island of flowers, crafts, meat, lots of lettuce, greens, seeds, salt, coffee beans, seedlings and plants can all be purchased through the Bowen Farmers Market Online system.

The first market is coming up really soon and is free for vendors to participate in. If you would like try out the new online Bowen Farmers Market, please send us an email to bowenagalliance@gmail.com with your business name, email, phone and what you plan to sell ASAP so we can add you to the system. Regular market rates apply after May 16. Please email for more information.

If you’re interested in buying from the new Bowen Farmers Market, stay tuned and watch our Facebook page and for posters featuring all the links.

Thank you for your patience and support!

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Hundreds of masks SEWING COVID PROTECTION

BRONWYN BEAIRSTO

Editor@bowenislandundercurrent.com

Maybe you’ve seen them around town, maybe you’re wearing one now.

Islander Julie Vik has sewed more than 350 cloth masks over the past couple of months as part of the COVID-19 effort. And she’s giving them away for free.

It was Vik’s sister that got her started on the project. “My sister who was a doctor bullied me,” says Vik. “She’s my older sister.”

“She sent me five to seven emails a day on different fabrics, different designs, different filter material,” laughs Vik. “She’s still sending me information on it!”

As her bed and breakfast is closed due to the pandemic, Vik agreed it was a good way to pitch in. She stitches 25 masks at a time, in an assembly line style, as she listens to internet radio, each batch taking about a day and a half. Vik had her own fabric and some from her mother that she’d stashed away and islanders have too contributed cloth to the cause.

Vik gives the masks away for free at the pharmacy, because, as she puts it, “Crisis capitalism sucks and we should all be doing something that we can do.”

“I don’t feel like it’s going out of my way,” she explains. “I enjoy it. I find it very meditative.”

“We have a small enough community that we should be able to do stuff.

Vik has recently received a Neighbourhood Small Grant from the B.I. Community Foundation to further fund her project.

We’re almost there but we need your help to get over the top.

Please, give like your health depends on it, because it does!

DONATE OR PLEDGE NOW!

bowenhealthcentre.com/pledge-now/ info@bowenhealthcentre.com Bill Brown: 604-947-9012 Colleen O’Neil: 604-947-0232

Thanks to the generosity of your fellow Islanders, we’ve raised $4.2 million towards building a community health centre to improve your health security on Bowen. We still have $1.3 million to raise to reach $5.5 million and trigger a $500,000 challenge pledge to take us to our goal! It’s time for EVERYONE to donate what you can to bring healthcare close to home!

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VIEWPOINT EDITORIAL

Let’s hear it for the moms To the moms of the island and beyond, happy Mother’s Day. I imagine moms have been working harder than ever during the pandemic caring for kids and loved ones physically and emotionally. Moms are holding hands, wiping away tears and telling their little (and not so little) ones it’s going to be all right, even as they watch their own worlds crumbling.

Everyone could use a hug and a steady shoulder these days, so let’s return the favour for our moms.

And when it comes to gifts, while many businesses have closed signs on their doors, some are doing appointments and online sales so please look local.

(See more on businesses’ adaptations on our website).

On another note, the Bowen Island Community Foundation’s Resiliency Fund is funding this paper’s delivery to every house on Bowen next week. This means that the Undercurrent team will compile another COVIDfocussed edition with crucial information islanders need now and as we look to the future. If

you have ideas of what you’d like to see in this edition, please email me (editor@bowenislandundercurrent.com) as soon as possible.

(I need time to find and write up stories!)

On this note, I’m also looking for COVID “silver linings” for this edition. What good stories coming out of COVID-19 are you seeing? We need a little hopeful lining to this news cycle.

Thirdly, thank you to the many, many people who have stepped up to support the Undercurrent in recent weeks. We couldn’t keep going without you and we’re grateful for every donation, subscription and ad.

When I first slid into the editor’s chair two years ago I had no clue of the torrent of passion that drives every community endeavour on Bowen. For better or worse, I’ve felt the effects of some of this passion through my tenure, but to see it directed toward this newspaper’s survival is an experience I’ll always remember.

Thank you.

Stay connected, stay safe and please do be in touch.

Bronwyn Beairsto, editor

Considering environment over turf field

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

A health centre thank-you

DEAR EDITOR: Thank you Bowen.

We’re almost there but we need your help to get over the top. On behalf of the Bowen Island Health Centre Foundation, I want to thank the community of Bowen Island for bringing our goal of a community health centre within reach.

This past weekend we announced $2.7 million in pledges and donations received in the first quarter of 2020, including a single donation of $1.5 million which is all the more remarkable because it was accompanied by a challenge pledge of an additional $500,000 when we reach our goal of $5.5 million.

(I wrote when, not if, because we are at $4.2 million today!) While these large individual donations are essential to the success of our capital campaign, the $25, $50, and $100 donations are equally appreciated, as they often represent a family donating to the best of their ability. We need everyone’s help to raise the final $1.3 million and trigger this $500,000 challenge pledge!

And thank you to my colleagues, past and present, on the board and committees of the Health Centre Foundation who have volunteered and persevered (some for seven long years) knowing that Bowen Island can do this.

Each has made significant contributions which have led to our very special announcement this past weekend.

I want to highlight the efforts of Bill Brown and Colleen O’Neil, the driving forces on our Capital Campaign Committee and, working in the background to support the capital campaign, Sheree Johnson and Steve Mitchell of our Communications Committee.

Funding to date has come from just 100 Bowen households. This is a community health centre funded, managed, and owned by the community.

Please, to the best of your ability, give like your health depends on it.

Tim Rhodes President,BICHF bowenhealthcentre.com/pledgenow/

Editor’s note: we’re reprinting this letter from the April 30 edition as we inadvertently cut off the beginning of the letter, which provides crucial context for the following paragraphs. Sorry to the authors and anyone confused last week.

DEAR EDITOR: Hands up the people reading this who are passionate about working to mitigate climate change, and who believe that we need to live in a more sustainable way in the years to come.

Now, keep your hand up if you support the replacement of the artificial turf field at BICS. Right ...

We have both lost count of the number of times in the last few years that we’ve been involved in a conversation about climate change. It’s on people’s minds all the time, our governments at all levels are very concerned about it, and, in fact, Mayor and Council have declared a Climate Emergency here on Bowen Island. And now we are, once again, hearing and reading about the artificial turf field and its costly

replacement.

How on earth can anybody possibly think that these two things are in harmony with one another?

In 2009, at the time of the initial debate about the installation of the field, we wrote a letter to Mayor and Council that stated, among other things: “Proceeding with this project will send a message to the community, particularly to our young people, that continuing the domination of nature by humankind is a good thing, that spending in the face of economic uncertainty is not problematic, and that the throwaway society is alive and well on Bowen Island. It’s time to think about a new message”.

Indeed it is time to think about a new message.

What kind of world do we all really want to live in?

Let’s focus on that and live within our means: not just our economic means, but in a way that puts the planet first.

Sincerely, Owen Plowman Doug Elliott

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LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Recognizing our essential Engaging in the conversation about Bowen and front-line workers

First base is either a meeting with the concerned group or DEAR EDITOR: It is inspiring to see the optimism that Wolfgang express- an application for funding es by inviting us to contemplate Bowen’s evolution as we Second base seeks broader community input or the setbask in the unique safety of our lives here in this time of up of a committee or working group Third base is a study COVID-19.

Many of us see a better vision of responsiveness to A home run is the filing of a report, with the victory cry, Bowen’s needs. A key element of this is affordable housing “We’ve done everything we can!” as it is challenging to move forward with other essential eleWithin this cyclic framework “We’ve done everything ments until this foundation is in place. we can!” is the sad truth. It therefore becomes difficult to Every election cycle we hear from intelligent, dedicat- expect action on housing from council except for the slim ed members of our community seeking to affect positive possibility of a bit of land from the Community Lands upon change, particularly around the creation of diverse and rel- which we have been carrying debt for over 12 years, even atively affordable housing. And each election though this is the most likely source of revcycle we see no progress on this front. We’ve enue outside of further taxation and grants. seen many high quality individuals come to Then if some of this land were made avail“It has become election time all “hopey changey” but then if able, the next hurdle would be for zoning obvious that the density to allow for cluster housing of some elected, get bogged down by our impotence creating municipal system. sort rather than the failed model of single current municipal family I believe it is the system that is the probdwellings only. lem, and for the most part not the individual set-up is so heavily Over the recent decades, there have been councilors. These are dedicated people but many cries for a diverse and more affordprocess driven by the time they get “up to speed,” they have able housing stock from the public and those been fully indoctrinated in a dysfunctional running for council but in the time that has that decisive system. What else can it be? If the municipalipassed, cost of construction has quadrupled ty’s prime reason for existence is the health of while household incomes, except for a priviaction for our the community, why would there not be proleged few, have not kept up with those costs. vision for allowing for diverse housing stock The municipalities’ impotence in this issue, own community to serve the needs of all income levels? This despite many councilors’ clear vision of a health is nearly seems fundamental from the perspective of need for housing solutions, have allowed for Maslow’s hierarchy of human needs. the evolution of a housing crisis that is disimpossible.”

I had foolishly believed this municipal purintegrative to cultural strength and diversity; pose to be the case and dedicated nearly the very opposite of municipal government’s –Richard Best five years of energy to Bowen Community purpose.

Housing Association (2007 – 2011) and in A vision of a healthy diverse community the end saw only encouraging platitudes and requires accommodation for the renter not empty promises. In time it became evident that the munic- just the home owner. ipality lacked the will or perhaps the capacity to institute or I applaud again Wolfgang’s initiative to open this convereven allow for improvements in a diverse housing stock to sation through his newsletter series “Our Part in Building strengthen the community in the most fundamental way. Community on Bowen Island.” It is truly a noble effort.

Sadly, it has become obvious that the current municipal set- However, I see huge challenges with the way our municipal up is so heavily process driven that decisive action for our government operates. Surely we can look to other similar own community health is nearly impossible. sized communities who have learned to function within Further, this heavily process driven system requires an their means and yet have created working solutions to such increasing amount of revenue for its self-perpetuation. The fundamental social issues. municipality unfortunately sees in its options, no capacity In answer to the newsletter’s questions, “What is your to increase revenue except through taxation and acquiring vision of Bowen? What elements are essential? What do you grant money from other levels of government. It’s ongoing need – what do you want?” it comes down to having a sysneed for lawyers, planners, consultants, studies and expan- tem of governance that is functional, supportive and prosion of staff are not sustainable from these revenue streams. tective of its most precious resource, its diverse population; The dysfunctional cycle goes somewhat like the move- a system that is less wasteful, able to be taken seriously and gments around a baseball diamond: not just a sadly laughable producer of studies and reports The pitch is the new idea, need or concern that ultimately go nowhere and are then repeated 15 years g At bat,(if it is a hit) staff time is assigned to investigate later. the matter Richard Best y

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It is with a very sad heart I announce the passing of my dad, Francis Dale.

After a long battle with Alzheimer’s and lymphoma Frank took his last breath at 1:43 am Thursday, April 30, 2020 at Inglewood care home.

Those who knew him loved him. It was impossible not to! He was kind, non-judgemental, adored children and loved my mother for 38 years. He also loved Bowen, and was so grateful for the life he shared with mom here on our little slice of paradise.

We were the family he thought he’d never have and we were so fortunate to have him for so long.

To all of his friends he would want me to say thank you for the years of precious memories and laughs he takes with him.

He would not want any of us to feel sad about his passing but to celebrate the amazing life he lived and loved.

When the world is not so topsy turvey we will have a ‘celebration’ in his honour.

In lieu of flowers, a donation to any of the Bowen charities would be appreciated.

Watch over us always, Kit, Patty, Scott, Becca, Andy, Mattias, Rhory and Courtney

The second in a series of five people who will receive $100 in recognition of their essential work during the pandemic is Chris Leigh of Leigh Automotive A couple of weeks ago we announced that an anonymous donor came forward with a proposition to recognize some of Bowen’s front-line and essential service workers. The idea is that people nominate those who are in the public sphere, continuing to do their jobs to keep our society functioning during the pandemic.

These can be paid workers or volunteers.

Once a week for a total of five weeks (we’re on week two now) we’re drawing at random someone who works in the public sphere. This person will receive $100 to recognize their service to the community and society. (This money is coming from the donor, not the Undercurrent!)

So far, we’ve received 82 nominations, but it’s not too late! There are three more weeks of this, so please send in your nominees to editor@ bowenislandundercurrent. com. Though we can’t recognize everyone with $100, I’ll do my best to publish as many notes that accompany the nominations as possible. The work you’re all doing is important and valued.

As the anonymous donor puts it, “We see what you’re doing for us and we want to thank you.”

This week’s recognized person is Chris Leigh of Leigh automotive. Thank you and your team for your work during the pandemic Chris!

Bronwyn Beairsto, editor

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Last week, Cheryl Evans of the recycling depot and post office was the recognized essential service worker of the week.

Milsted, Bryan Craig August 25, 1950 – April 1, 2020

It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of Bryan Milsted.

A long-time resident of Mount Gardner, Bowen Island- Bryan lost a lengthy battle with dementia on April 1 at Berkley Care Centre in North Vancouver.

Bryan had a natural talent that most work their whole lives to achieve. He was an incredible artist by choice, and a builder by trade. This combination helped him to construct many beautiful houses and structures on both Bowen Island, and in the Greater Vancouver Area.

Bryan was born in West Vancouver, and grew up on the North Shore, and in Roberts Creek, on the Sunshine Coast. As an adult, he lived briefly on the Coast, before building his forever home on Bowen Island, and spending many holidays relaxing on the beaches of Mexico.

His creative eye, his vibrant smile, and his indisputable love of a good time will be sorely missed by his friends and family.

Bryan was one of 5 sons born to mother (Lauretta, 95), and his late father Thomas Milsted- who passed away on the same day (April 1) just 2 years ago at 98 years old. Bryan is survived by his mother, his brothersRoger (Bonnie), Nelson (Liz), Guy (Karen), and Glen (Barbara), and his sons- Jesse (Alex) & Rob (Maya).

Jesse & Rob are both gifted tradesmen and passionate family men who radiate the same Milsted artistic energy that Bryan once did. His legacy lives on in his 3 delightful granddaughters; Miel, Neva & Avery.

While the family has been reassured that Bryan’s passing was not related to COVID19, it does come at an unfortunate time as far as celebrating his life or giving him the recognition he deserves. We appreciate your kind words, and condolences, and the family will organize a celebration when social gatherings are allowed once again. If you would like to be informed of the details, please contact a family member.

In lieu of flowers, donations to the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada, or the Capilano or Berkley Care Centres on the North Shore- are appreciated.

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Day 11 work of art: “Ultimately lions bred for the tourism industry have a death sentence looming over them.

Unsuspecting tourists and volunteers believe they are assisting ‘sanctuaries’ in helping orphaned lions return to the wild by feeding or petting cubs and walking alongside young lions. As the young lions mature, their fate is sealed by either trophy hunting or the bone and body parts industry. Rescued lions make up the larger percentage of the cats at Panthera Africa where they take pride in operating a no-interaction, no-breeding, no-trading sanctuary,” writes McLachlan.

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Every day for the past two weeks, islander Tracy McLachlan has created a work of art depicting a big cat as a fundraiser for Panthera Africa, a big cat sanctuary in South Africa. The Hearth (Bowen Island Arts Council)’s curator Emilie Kaplun recently interviewed McLachlan about her project: Tell me about your decision for your fundraiser project for Panthera Africa Big Cat Sanctuary?

Panthera Africa is one of just a few sanctuaries in South Africa where rescued big cats can live out their lives without being bred, handled, sold or exploited. Due to the COVID19 military lock down of South Africa, the sanctuary’s revenue through their education program and volunteer support has been suspended. The sanctuary made a plea for their supporters to assist with fundraising to ensure the continued health and well-being of the 28 animals that need to be cared for.

Why a sanctuary on another continent when Canada has sanctuaries and other wildlife causes just as worthy during this time of financial uncertainty?

South Africa is where I was born and raised and I still have close family there, so I’m drawn to go back when I can.

The sanctuary is located in the area where my family used to live and it’s become very close to my heart.

Canadians are fortunate to have so much access to financial support during our social distancing and stay home order but in South Africa the situation is very different and the Covid-19 lockdown challenges are enormous.

I know it’s a strange time to be fundraising but it’s also the time when it’s most needed.

What was the inspiration behind the 15 day art challenge?

Inspired by the annual Opus 30 day art challenge I thought that combining my love of animals and art in a fundraising challenge would be something I could “do” to make a difference to the animals in the sanctuary.

Tell me about the wildlife you paint.

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Having spent countless weeks in the Kalahari (South Africa and Botswana) and Namibia over the years, I’m fortunate to have been immersed in incredible wildlife habitats and seen so many animals. I take photos to use as reference material and back in my studio I paint to remember my experiences; I love to share these paintings with others so they can have their own experience through my eyes. Animals from Southern Africa are typically featured in my paintings but lately I’m adding Canadian wildlife to the mix.

What do you hope to personally get from the creative challenge you set for yourself?

My work is usually very detailed and takes a long time to complete. I’m a bit of a perfectionist and I wanted a challenge to work outside of my comfort zone. That said, I’m trying new concepts and methods, using up hoarded materials, and have to complete something each day. The completed art is not to the standard of my typical acrylic paintings and this can be rather stressful to post but a challenge is a challenge and I’m staying true to the intent; some days are rocks but each day’s experience is a diamond. I’m already thinking that some of the work might inspire future paintings.

Besides raising funds for Panthera Africa and meeting your creative challenge, is there anything else you’d like to happen from your project?

Yes, through my daily postings on Facebook I’m hoping people are becoming aware of the reason that many big cats are vulnerable in the wild and most importantly that big cats bred in captivity are living unimaginable lives for the entertainment of tourists, for the exotic pet industry, for trophy (canned) hunting and for harvesting bone and body parts (for medicine). These practices need to be exposed so that the future of wildlife tourism is ethically practiced and there is wildlife for tourists to see.

Though McLachlan’s challenge ended May 6, islanders can see all her works on her Tracy McLachlan Fine Arts Facebook page where there are also donation links.

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Funding resilience: latest Community Foundation grants

BUSINESS NAVIGATORS AND LOCAL NEWS RECEIVE GRANTS TO BUILD UP BOWEN COVID-19 RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY

NEIL BOYD

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Has your Bowen Island business been shut down, or significantly cut back by the pandemic? Not sure where to turn in order to access federal and provincial assistance funds? Trying to find a range of other available supports as you cope with these unprecedented conditions?

The Bowen Community Foundation’s Resiliency Fund can offer some assistance.

Rod Marsh and Vaune Kolber of the island’s Community Economic Development Committee have been given funding to act as “navigators” for the next month. Rod and Vaune are

on Bowen Island

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now available to help local businesses access available sources of funding and information. They will also look at what kinds of overall support services Bowen businesses need during this time. Email Rod and Vaune to set up a free individual appointment: bowenbusinessnavigator@gmail.com. As they put it, “Essential businesses like the grocery stores, freight companies, health care and technology workers are at risk of burn-out, while other businesses are closed and need to re-imagine their businesses.” This initiative “aims to help our local economy thrive in the new normal.”

A second grant has also been made available to the Bowen Island Undercurrent – funds that will allow our local newspaper to provide island-wide distribution, once in May and once in June, with COVID-19-related information in each of these two issues. Currently, not every resident has all of the critically important information they need, and access to and familiarity with technology can be a significant barrier to accessing reliable resources and guidance.

Both of these first two grants are designed for the delivery of critical information “to promote resiliency and mitigate fear and confusion.” But they are only the beginning.

Thanks to the generosity of a small number of Bowen Island families, the Community Foundation has funding for responses to the pandemic and its effects on our island. These funds can go toward broad-based proposals that “promote the availability of food, hygiene or other basic needs (excluding housing and income benefits)” and proposals that seek “to assist vulnerable neighbours with the challenges they are facing from isolation.”

The Bowen Foundation’s Resiliency Fund Committee is very much a joint venture, with six representatives from the board of the Bowen Island Community Foundation, along with Coun.

Maureen Nicholson of the Bowen Island Municipality and Jennifer McGowan, BIM’s Emergency Operations Centre liaison. Should you want to make a donation to our effort, please

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go to bowenfoundation.com. And should you wish to make application for a Resiliency Fund Grant, you will find the application at the same site.

We are all aware that we are living through times that are very different from anything that we have ever experienced and we are more than fortunate to be spending our time in this caring community.

To echo the sentiments of our province’s Public Health Officer, Dr. Bonnie Henry – “be calm, be kind and stay safe.”

Staying safe while keeping the salmon swimming TIM PARDEE

Bowen Island Fish and Wildlife Club

The Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club (BIFWC) manages the Terminal Creek Salmon Hatchery in Crippen Park under the supervision of Fisheries & Oceans Canada (DFO). We received 100,000 pink salmon eggs last November, cared for them in incubation trays at the hatchery through the alevin stage and released the fry near the Causeway at the Lagoon on Feb. 13.

The same day DFO delivered 13,500 coho eggs which are now fry being cared for and fed every day in hatchery water troughs.

We didn’t receive our usual allotment of 100,000 chum eggs this year because of poor chum spawner returns last fall, which makes it easier to follow COVID-19 safety guidelines because there are fewer salmon for volunteers to care for. The 53 BICS ’Salmonid in the Classroom’ coho alevins were released early due to the school closure; last week they likely emerged from the gravel of Terminal Creek as fry.

Since COVID-19 restrictions were put in place in early March, we’ve limited the number of BIFWC volunteers looking after coho at the hatchery to only one volunteer at a time. If more than one volunteer is required, we limit volunteers to two or three maximum and physical distancing must be adhered to.

Hand sanitizer is on site and volunteers are encouraged to use it. If volunteers have symptoms of any illness they will not leave their homes and another volunteer will take their place. In late May or early June a limited number of BIFWC volunteers, under the supervision of our DFO Community Advisor, will release the hatchery coho into Bowen creeks. We will practice physical distancing and do everything we can to be safe.

It’s very important to note that almost all BIFWC salmon enhancement volunteers are seniors. We are in the high-risk category for serious health problems if we catch COVID-19.

Therefore, it is essential that we follow all guidelines recommended by federal and provincial health experts. Our partners, including Fisheries & Oceans Canada and Metro Vancouver Parks, also recognize the importance of following health guidelines, not only for BIFWC volunteers but for the Bowen Island community and visitors.

Public events, such as hatchery tours and the BIFWC AGM, have been cancelled or postponed. Visitors are not allowed into the hatchery. Coho Bon Voyage, usually held on the first Sunday in June, is cancelled this year. Educational school visits focused on the salmon life cycle have been cancelled. Several BIFWC volunteers will complete projects maintaining and repairing the Bridal Veil Falls fish ladders and the hatchery

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Tim Pardee preparing to receive 100,000 pink salmon eggs last November. The fry received that day the BIFWC released in February. While the hatchery is closed to the public, volunteers are still caring for their fishy friends.

water system during low water flow in the summer.

Personally, I feel safely caring for salmon at the hatchery is a welcome relief from COVID-19. Volunteers miss the community involvement, especially with school students who are so enthusiastic to see eggs/alevin/fry at the hatchery but being able to observe salmon adds some ’normal’ to our lives.

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BTS hoping to use TransLink bus to cut costs, make service sustainable CONTINUED FROM P. 1

The BTS service is less frequent than the normal Bowen buses–– the non-profit is offering four runs in the morning, two runs during the day and four runs in the afternoon––but still timed to meet the ferry. The route is also modified with scheduled stops at Windjammer and Spyglass, Bowen Bay, Tunstall and Reef, Bishops Hill and Eaglecliff Forks.

BTS retrofitted the bus with a plexiglass guard for the driver and is encouraging masks, gloves and as much social distancing as possible.

They are also asking those who are high-risk or feeling ill not to ride the bus. (Copper Spirit Distillery also donated some hand sanitizer to help the germ eradication effort).

The bus is free, though BTS is accepting donations to help continue the service (cash or e-transfers to treasurer@bowenislandtransportationsociety.ca).

The little not-for-profit that can

After news of routes 280, 281 and 282’s suspension date broke last Tuesday, Mayor Gary Ander wrote a letter to TransLink asking that the company reconsider the cuts and voicing concern for essential service workers, islanders with mobility issues and those needing to access essential services given the island’s lack of transportation alternatives. The taxi’s not operating and hitch-hiking isn’t an option during COVID-19.

But as the days were ticking down,

focus turned the transportation non-profit that had expertise in running a bus service.

“We had to move really quickly because there’s some there’s some critical needs on the island,” said BTS’s council liaison Coun. David Hocking.

“We had Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, to pull all of this together and to secure funding,” said BTS board member Kate Coffey. She took Friday off of her full-time job to work on getting the bus service going. The society’s (unpaid) executive director Julian Barrera and treasurer Richard Smith rounded out the BTS team that brought the service to life.

Coun. Hockingandthe Emergency Operations Centre worked with BTS to put together a proposal in three days. Council agreed to fund the project for a week so as to give BTS time to make the plan work.

“We’re the small, little not-forprofit that can,” said Coffey Monday morning. “We’ve had to be super nimble over the last couple of days because hourly things change.”

The society, which took over the Bowen Island Express Bus (Peter’s bus) between Horseshoe Bay and downtown Vancouver last fall, took the relationships and systems they’d developed running the commuter bus and threw it into the on-island iteration. (The express bus is on hiatus due to COVID-19.)

“I think it would have been a huge challenge to set this up having not had the experience of the downtown

bus,” said Coffey.

In taking over Bowen Island Express Bus business last year, the society had decided to rent a bus from Sightline, with certifications and insurance built into the cost, rather than purchase their own. BTS decided to go with the same company for this project.

The 11-seater bus rented for this week, usually used by the film industry, comes with all the required licences and insurance, said Smith, and certified drivers are behind the wheel. (BTS is paying a driver this week but are hoping to use volunteers in the future).

The catch is, the new Bowen bus has a weekly price tag of nearly $3,300 said Coffey.

Currency of buses and the search for funding

BIM and BTS has asked province for funding for the bus service but to no avail said Emergency Operations Coordinator Jennifer McGowan.

“We applied for a whole series of grants but none of that worked,” said Coun. Hocking.

The Bowen Island Community Foundation Resiliency Fund could be a hope but this is a bit outside of its terms of reference said McGowan.

The current hope is for TransLink to allow BTS to use one of Bowen’s regular buses, and accompanying licence and insurance, with a volunteer (certified) bus driver, which would bring the price tag down to $50 a day said Coffey. “They haven’t said no,” said Coffey of TransLink’s

response.

“We’re a non-profit society with basically no savings so we can’t keep going for any time beyond our mandate,” said Smith. “But for now, we have enough to get us through to Friday and we’ll see how it goes.”

Who rides the bus?

Bowen’s public bus usage had dropped to 20 boardings a day or fewer TransLink said when it cut the service. Bowen’s route 280 route averaged 250 boardings on the average weekday in 2017.

Bowen Island Municipality put out a call last week asking after islanders’ transportation needs in light of the cuts and received 28 responses said McGowan.

“It’s tough because the number of people affected might not be very high but the effect is quite significant,” said McGowan. Bus users included people needing to get to regular medical appointments, home care workers, youth, other commuting essential workers, those needing to do grocery shopping and more.

This on-island need was apparent for the BTS team who are well-acquainted Bowen’s commuters from the express bus. Some of these commuters are essential workers.

“We had a vivid picture in our minds of what that meant and how it was necessary for us to step in,” said Smith.

BTS is also concerned about the on-island home-care workers getting to clients.

“My mother in Ireland had a caregiver and if that caregiver didn’t arrive, my mother couldn’t get out of bed that morning, couldn’t get up, washed, dressed, have a meaningful day,” said Coffey. “That’s really what’s driving us.”

“And I think importantly, those caregivers are quite invisible in the community,” said Smith. “They’re even less visible than the 5 a.m. commuters who kind of form a little club.”

“They go separately to their various places and enable the lives of these people with either [age-related] or other disabilities.

“That was just going to come to a screaming halt.

That was just the first hurdle

“So many people came together to make this happen but we’re really conscious that is for one week only and the work is not done yet,” said Coffey. “This was a major hurdle for us to get it up and running. But now the big push is to secure the funding and convince TransLink and we’ll go from there.”

Coffey said that the goal is to be able to sustain a bus service until TransLink reinstates its 280, 281 and 282 runs.

But those involved––from BTS, to the municipality, to council–– are pleased with getting the service going with less than a week’s notice.

“I saw the bus go by my front door this morning and I was like, well, isn’t that a thing of beauty out there,” said Coffey.

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Horgan unveils B.C. reopening plan: life can resume in mid-May, sort of NELSON BENNETT

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B.C.’s economy will restart in four phases, with the first order of business being the resumption of elective surgeries, personal care services, like dentistry, hair salons, retail and the reopening of provincial parks for day use starting in mid-May. But concerts, conventions and other large gatherings -- phase four – could continue to be banned for one to two years, as their resumptions are contingent on a vaccine being developed, the development of herd immunity or a new drug to treat the COVID-19 virus.

Nightclubs and casinos have fallen into a grey zone, and it’s not clear when they might be able to reopen.

B.C.’s plan for restarting the economy and social activity, unveiled Wednesday, sketches out the stages of what businesses, services and activities can resume in stages.

The first phase is already in effect, and covers businesses like essential services and limited child care services.

The second phase starts in mid-May, and includes: small family gatherings allowed (two to six people); elective surgeries, out patient clinics and diagnostic tests; dentistry, physiotherapy, chiropractic, massage therapy and in-person counselling; hair salons and barbers; retail businesses; restaurants and pubs; museums, art galleries and libraries; provincial parks for day use; beaches, sports fields and other outdoor spaces; transit services; sports and recreation;

child care; offices; some voluntary resumption of in-class instruction for K-12.

The third phase will roll out between June and September, but only if COVID-19 transmission rates continue to decline or remain low. They include: hotels and resorts (June); provincial parks and overnight camping (June); movie theatres and symphonies (July); film and TV production resumes (July).

As for education, the plan envisions K-12 schools reopening in September. Until then, there will be more use of online learning, with some limited -in-class learning for K-12 and post secondary education.

Phase four includes large concerts, conventions, festivals and other large gatherings, which won’t be allowed until there is a vaccine, a treatment or herd immunity.

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The reopening of businesses may not be straight-forward. Retailers and restaurants, for example, need to demonstrate they have plans that conform to public health guidelines for things like physical distancing.

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IN HONOUR OF MOTHER’S DAY

Mom’s comfort food ELENA’S FRITTATA DI ZUCCHINI

Both my mother Elena and her mother Gilda, were extraordinary women for Italians of their generation.

My grandmother Gilda was born in 1890 but became the sole administrator of her farm, where she grew the most delicious organic fruit and vegetables we ever tasted.

My mother had a dream: her own house by the sea on the Ligurian Riviera. By the time she was 32, she found the land, steep down to the Mediterraneo and built her house which gave us all idyllic summers among oleanders and olive trees until recently.

Both of them were superb cooks. A tasty and simple recipe liked by everyone is my mother’s frittata.

Frittata di zucchini: Slice a firm zucchini into half-inch rounds and thinly slice one medium-size onion, one clove of garlic. Chop a small bunch of parsley and in an oven-proof pan, gently fry it all in 2 tbsp of olive oil.

Pour the lot into a bowl, add half a cup of grated Parmesan and two or three eggs.

Beat well with a fork then blend with the

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Elena and Gilda in Italy in 1926-7.

vegetables. Add some salt too.

Reheat the pan, add a bit of oil and when it is hot, pour the whole mixture. Let it cook on medium heat till bubbles come through––about five min. then place the pan under the top shelf in the hot oven, temp. 350F until the top is brown and crisp.

Eat hot or room temperature. Delicious.

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RITA HELEN LUCAS’ APPLE CRUMBLE

BETTY WESTMORELAND’S OATMEAL COOKIES

My mother’s name is Rita Helen Lucas.

This is how she had written out the recipe with her name on the recipe card.

Mix together: • 3 cups oatmeal • 1 cup flour • 1 cup brown sugar Blend in: • 1 c shortening or butter • 1 tsp. salt • ¼ c boiling water with 1 tsp. baking soda mixed in • Roll out dough and cut cookies Bake 375 for 10 minutes near the top of the oven.

Cherie Westmoreland

Apple Crumble 5-6 large apples 1/2 cup brn.sugar 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/2 tsp nutmeg Method: Sprinkle apples as you layer in 8” sq. pan Topping 1/4 c sugar 1/4 c brn sugar 1/2 tsp cinnamon 1/4 c butter 1/4 c flour Mix and spread over apple mixture and bake 375 degrees. 25-30 min.

Penny White

CALENDAR

CHERIE WESTMORELAND PHOTO

Betty Westmoreland of oatmeal cookie fame

‘Happiness’ After a few days Of needed rain To look again Through sunny light Green tender leaves In a deep blue sky On Mother’s Day: There are not only mothers, but also sons and daughters to be very grateful to on Mother’s

Day. Without the tender non-stop loving are of my daughter and my sons I would not have survived the sodium deficiency which robbed me of all my energy, abilities and sense of balance. Dr. Blackwood was the best doctor and the help of all the ANGELS from Vancouver Coastal Health made all the difference, relieving my kids twice a day for a while. I am and will be very grateful to all of them for as long as I live!

Imke Zimmerman

Recognizing essential services:

MARIE NEYS PHOTO

Catching Stars Gallery has been giving essential service workers gift bags in recognition of their work through the pandemic. Last week they recognized Artisan Office’s staff who are offering free deliveries to islanders in isolation (along with their regular services). Pictured are Heather Miller, Christine Miller and Emilie Kaplun.

Lost and found: An islander has found a sizable amount of money on the Crippen Park trails close to the meadow recently. If you believe it to be yours,

let us know and we’ll put you in touch with the finder. Email editor@bowenislandundercurrent. com.

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Oliver Pykalo; Vale, Caius and Hudson Henriques and Makayla and Sophia Toews demonstrate silly walking (at a distance) Tuesday afternoon. The Bowfest isolation challenge is on by the library until May 10.

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