Bowen Island Undercurrent December 24 2020

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BOWEN’S YEARBOOK: The good, the great and the wonderful of 2020

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THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2020 SEE YOU NEXT YEAR! There’s no

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BUT WE’LL BE BACK IN 2021

Food bank well stocked HOWEVER, DEMAND IS UP

BRONWYN BEAIRSTO

Editor@bowenislandundercurrent.com

Since the Bowen Island Food Bank returned to pantry-style distribution in September, use is “hugely up,” said perennial head volunteer Sue Clarke.

Use appears to be up over last year as well, she said.

Thankfully, the food bank is well stocked.

“We are quite well fixed financially due to Bowen’s generosity and have recently received a large amount of food from various island food drives,” said Clarke.

The food bank is set for the usual Christmas fare over the holidays – turkeys, hams, fruit pies and lots of cookies and candies – thanks to island giving.

RAF IZDEBSKI / BOWEN LIFE PHOTO

HAPPY HOLIDAYS: Bowen Life’s Raf Izdebski supplied this view of a peaceful moment at Grafton Lake.

CHANGES COME TO MINI ART SHOW

Coho returns‘excellent’in 2020 TIM PARDEE

Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club

While chum salmon spawner returns to the Lagoon and Davies Creek this Fall were average with a few dozen sightings, coho returns have been excellent.

Many coho spawners have been

sighted at the Causeway and the bottom of the Bridal Veil Falls fish ladder.

Adult chum and coho wild salmon sighted this fall and winter were released as fry from the Terminal Creek Salmon Hatchery in Crippen Park three or four years ago.

A hundred thousand eyed chum eggs arrived at the Terminal Creek Salmon

Secret no more BRONWYN BEAIRSTO

Editor@bowenislandundercurrent.com

Hatchery last week.

On that note, a Department of Fisheries and Oceans Salmon Enhancement Program community advisor delivered the 100,000 eyed chum eggs to a small number of Bowen Island Fish & Wildlife Club volunteers Dec. 18.

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The Hearth’s biggest fundraising event of the year will look a little different come February and not just because of the pandemic.

The mini art show will, as it has in the past, feature dozens of local artists’ work on 8x8 canvases (or 8x10 watercolour frames) in a four-week exhibit capped off with an auction. This year, though, the artists will sign their works. (Anonymity was a hallmark of the event in the past.)

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Events January 11, 2021 6:15 pm Regular Council Meeting

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Municipal Hall Holiday Hours Bowen Island Municipality will be closed from Thursday, December 24th at 12:00 pm until January 1, 2021.

We will be open for regular business hours on Monday, January 4, 2021.

Bowen Island Fire Rescue From all of us at Bowen Island Fire Rescue, we wish you a safe and happy holiday season.

All meetings are online via Zoom and

open to the public, unless noted otherwise.

Best wishes for the holidays from Mayor & Council, and all BIM staff.

Christmas Tree disposal

Have your say on the 2021 Budget

Wednesday, December 30 - Saturday, January 8

Stay home if you’re sick

A green bin for Christmas Tree disposal will be available outside the Recycling Depot from Wednesday, December 30 until Saturday, January 8.

Bowen Island Tree Service will be providing a chipping service by donation, with donations going to the Bowen Island Health Centre Foundation.

Clean your hands frequently 2 m or 6 feet

Keep a safe physical distance

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2021 Garbage Collection Schedule

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Bowen Island Municipality is using Citizenlab as a platform for our public consultation on the Budget. You can view all areas of the Budget consultation on Citizenlab, and we encourage you to create an account to leave comments and feedback on each component of the Budget.

A virtual Public Open House will be held for members of the public to receive a presentation on the proposed Budget, provide feedback and ask questions.

Thursday, January 14, 2021 6:00 - 7:30 pm Online via Zoom Meeting ID: 813 7203 5989 Passcode: 720562

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The Budget must set out the proposed expenditures, funding sources, and transfers to or between funds by the Municipality. Part of the process is getting feedback from the community on the proposed Budget.

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Finding my inner Koeslig

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EMBRACING THE COLD IN ORDER TO CRANK UP THE COZY

MARY LETSON

Contributor

I grew up learning to embrace the outdoors regardless of the weather. I was reminded of this recently reading about the Scandinavian concept of cozy or koeslig. Rather than dreading the onset of winter, the notion is to look forward to the change of season as an opportunity to bundle up for winter play, drink in cold, fresh air and burn a bunch of calories so one can return indoors to crank up the cozy with candle light, a roaring fire and hot cocoa. What I know is that lighting up the internal koeslig is key in this whole equation.

My three siblings and I were trained experts at developing our inner koeslig. Really, it was more of a survival strategy than anything else. It was a Letson law that outside play happened every day, all year. Negotiating this point with Mom was futile. Staying in to watch cartoons or play Lego if it was horizontal rain and five degrees was not an option. Mom ran our home like a benevolent, budget-conscious dictator; answering to no one, doling out the rules with caring, pragmatic consistency all with one eye on preserving her sanity and the other on raising four robust children.

Our outdoor gear was solidly practical – not a single fur adornment or frill to be seen. It was built to last, or rather built to hand down, an important feature considering I was the youngest of four and on the receiving end of said items.

I grew to love September as it was the one time of year we

PHOTO COURTESY OF MARY LETSON

John and Mary Letson well-acquainted with the oudtoors in 1966. received new clothing for the start of the school year. Mom used her time wisely, avoided the shops and ordered our clothing from the Simpsons Sears catalogue. For the start of grade one I remember receiving a brand new “Swamp” coat, a very Letson item in its affordable, durable practicality. Mom was a firm believer in investing in anything that impacted our overall health and wellness - including our feet. With proper foot development a priority, shoe purchases were an event complete with a visit to the Buster Brown shoe shop. Fantastic. I would sit on the bench with Mom next to me (also an event to have Mom all to myself ) and a friendly gentleman sales clerk would place my socked foot on a ruler with a metal slide thingy, tickle my toes, give me a wink and trot off to the back room for the prized box con-

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taining brand new shoes. I was in heaven.

Mom bundled us up in whatever the day required and out we went either to our rambling back yard or beyond to the neighbourhood or boulevard. When it was time to come home, Mom rang a bell like a farmer bringing in the herd. I had rain pants, a rain coat and always a solid pair of gumboots. If I was lucky I might find a pair of mitts but I recall mitts were prime real estate and in short order they were sodden, forcing my brother and me to slide socks over our hands so we could venture outside again into the wonder of West Coast snow. I had a toque with a long tail, like what an elf would wear and it tied under my chin. I couldn’t tie it myself and I remember marvelling at Mom’s multi-tasking skills as she effortlessly carried on a phone conversation pinning the phone receiver against her ear and shoulder, wordlessly telling me to stand still and tying my elf toque snugly under my chin.

The fabulous flip side of mandated outdoor play was the pure joy of coming inside. Spent from the cold and wet, we shed our sodden gear, climbed into warm, dry clothes and devoured whatever was on deck that day for afternoon teatime. Homemade cookies or thick slices of homemade toasted bread drizzled with honey and sprinkled with cinnamon, or some kind of cake all served up with milky tea. Not a single purchased treat in sight – everything from scratch.

Whenever snacks appeared from outside Mom’s kitchen kingdom it was a big deal; Dad’s Cookies or Peek Frean cream-filled cookies were rare and exotic imports.

Outdoor, all-weather playtime has stayed with me after all these years. I wear practical, solid outdoor gear complete with insulated rain pants (so cozy) and not a single fur trim to be seen. I am perhaps less enthusiastic about venturing out initially, but once out and moving in the fresh air, I am content. More importantly, I am a happier human once I return indoors. Mom was instrumental in helping me find my inner koeslig so many years ago. Teaching us to build the fire from within has helped me venture out into winter’s sodden, windy grayness with a little more resilience so I can return to light candles, curl up under a blanket and truly lean into cozy.

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VIEWPOINTS EDITORIAL

It’s the chaos I’ll miss most this year.

As a Christmas celebrator, I’m sticking in the South for the first time in decades – since the year my parents split and the nature of Christmas and family transformed. (That year we visited Kelowna for the season.)

We became a two-Christmas family after that year. But awkward moments and frustrations over who goes to what house when were no match for four kids who find out they get two full days of Christmas.

Despite early hiccups (the year my dad was cooking the turkey for the first time and we called Grandma on Christmas Day asking what time we should take the turkey out of the freezer), traditions evolved with each parent, step-parent and affiliated sibling.

Tensions run high in the season where most, if not all, the progeny return, and arguments burn hot and fast but almost as quickly, someone gets dunked in the snow bank or something gets set on fire.

“I didn’t know they sell explosives at Superstore,” my brother recently texted with a photo of a poinsettia.

Last year’s family-bonding Christmas Day festivities involved Mom’s poinsettia doused in old gasoline and bow and flaming arrow target practice.

Between my four brothers by blood (the youngest is 10), my step-brother and step-sister and the partners and the nephew, life with the Beairsto-Rowles-StevensSpicer crew is an acquired taste. (It’s really, really loud.)

At the Stevens, Rowles and Associates cabin compound (my brothers and I are the associates), we listen to As It Happens’ “The Shepherd” reading on Christmas Eve (the only Christmas celebration my step-father admits to enjoying) before bundling up to go to a church service. Inevitably, there’s so much resistance to attending church that we end up at a family friend’s house setting off the fireworks my mother conveniently had in the shed.

It’s at my dad’s house the sing alongs flourish. Don’t even hum Stan Rogers in earshot of the Beairsto-Spicer house or you’ll be dragged out the fire pit, issued a song sheet and instructed to sing.

I’ll miss the Yukon – the midwinter light, hockey nights, bonfires, ridiculous sing alongs (ridiculous because it’s 1 a.m. and everyone’s still singing) – but changes come with their own joys and sorrows. I am grateful to be here on Bowen. Maybe I’ll even get to sleep in on Christmas.

How to do a Christmas cartoon (1) Look out the studio window and see the mast of a sunken sailboat (2) Think: That is so sad. Maybe someone lived there. Better not do a gag on that! (3) Think again: But what if there was a bright side? A silver lining? What if it could be repurposed? (4) Think: Maybe not. It’s only a mast. A stick. A pole. (6) A POLE! People do pole dancing now. (5) But wait, wasn’t that a stripper bar thing? The Undercurrent is a family paper. (7) Maybe I could add wardrobe. Something not too provocative (8) She could be just a neighbour, someone’s aunt, out pole dancing on the mast. (9) But oh! this is the Christmas issue. (10) Yes! She’s a SANTA neighbour aunt. (11) Oh oh. These days, someone’s going to find this offensive. (12) Think: Must add some redeeming quality. (13) A free Christmas show! She’s doing it for the kids! (14) Think: Okay, but a lot of readers never go near Deep Bay.(15) Add another caption line telling them where it is. (16) That›s not enough. Add some mountains and the ferry. (17) Scan and send.

—Ron the Cartoonistt

This was a hard year for many, and several Bowen Islanders lost parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, sisters, brothers, in this pandemic. We lost time with our loved ones as we stayed away to keep them safe.

It was hard.

But I hope 2021 is a year we take the community resilience and bonds we formed this year and we start building a sustainable and equitable future.

Happy new year and happy holidays all.

Bronwyn Beairsto, editor

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Snug Cove House BC Housing application unsuccessful DEAR EDITOR: Many thanks again to islanders for your support for Snug Cove House Society’s application for funding from B.C. Housing, especially the 175 individuals and households who wrote strong and thoughtful letters for us. Unfortunately the application did not meet with success. Most of the 40 or so applicants from across the province failed to make the cut because they weren’t ‘shovel-ready’ – being ready for construction was the key condition of the B.C. Housing offering. Our architects, construction managers and team of specialist engineers and consultants worked together impressively smoothly and speedily to

meet the accelerated timeline four days ahead of the deadline.

B.C. Housing agreed that we were shovel-ready, but will not, as is its practice, explain why we were not accepted. Our advisors have said in the past that the support services included in our seniors’ residence – kitchen, dining, and social space etc. – were not a perfect fit for B.C. Housing, which is interested primarily in straightforward accommodation, but can on occasion be flexible about support services. The society is now discussing the possibility of compromising on its plans in order to re-apply to B.C. Housing.

Graham Ritchie, Chair, SCHS

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‘I never anticipated the response I received’: DTES shoeboxes thank you

DEAR EDITOR: I have worked as a nurse on the Downtown East Side for 10 years so I know how hard and dark the Christmas holidays can be for the people we care for. I have always worked hard with my co-workers to make the season a little brighter and to let them know that we care. I decided on doing this initiative this year because this has been an especially dark year for people living on the DTES. Dual public health emergencies (COVID19 and the overdose crisis) and the closure and reduction of services that would normally be available have made people feel even more isolated and alone.

When I reached out to the people of Bowen for support I never anticipated the response I received. People connected with me to provide shoeboxes crafted and decorated by them, to donate money, and to donate gently used warm clothing. The response has been overwhelming and I would like to thank everyone who took the time. Know that this will make a difference in someone’s holiday.

We are planning to give out the gifts with a hot meal and treats on Wednesday Dec. 23. Thank you to everyone on Bowen who made this possible Kirsten Locher

Services on YouTube and other Little Red Church news

DEAR EDITOR: Bowen Island United Church would like to thank all those who supported the drive-through dinner we held at the Legion last Sunday. These past few months have been challenging financially for many, including churches, and we do appreciate the support. It means we can continue to be a vital presence here on Bowen.

Our church has been working hard to be flexible and adjust where we can during the pandemic; we were pleased to still be able to offer versions of annual events like the Strawberry Tea and Fall Supper. Our dedicated volunteers have also made sure that the food bank has been able to stay open, safe and well stocked the entire year.

Because we can’t worship in-person right now, Reverend Lorraine Ashdown has been recording a weekly service. If you’d like to check it out on YouTube, search “Bowen Island United Church.” Our website is also a

bowenislandundercurrent.com great source of information if you’ve ever been curious about the past and present of “The Little Red Church.”

The site is www.biuc.ca.

We’re very disappointed not to be able to gather this year for Christmas Eve worship as a faith community, surrounded by the beautiful Christmas light display. Attending this service is a lovely tradition for so many people. We try to remember that this is not forever, it’s just for now.

Bowen Island United Church relies on the financial generosity of its congregation as well as local community to help keep the doors open, the lights on and continue to function as a faith community. As we approach the end of the year, we welcome any contributions you can afford. If you’re able to help us you can e-transfer Board Treasurer, Sheila McCall at msmccall@telus. net (be sure to include your address in the message for a tax receipt).

You may also send a cheque, payable to Bowen Island United Church, to BIUC Treasurer, c/o 264 Smugglers Cove Road, V0N 1G1. Donations over $25 will be issued a tax receipt.

Thank you and Merry Christmas to all.

Mary Ann Zakreski Board chair, B.I. United Church

Little Red Church’s 60,000 lights: food bank fundraiser

Every year, B.I. Legion president Yvonne McSkimming donates tens of thousands of lights for an island-aweing display at the Little Red Church.

She does it as a fundraiser for the food bank and islanders can contribute to the much-needed service at the Santa box at the church gate.

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It’s the last Undercurrent of 2020

Credits for this year’s Undercurrent team include: cartoonist Ron Woodall (our greatest draw); advertising extraordinaire Tracey Wait (last month’s holiday guide was all her); proofreader Audrey Grescoe (if mistakes get through, it’s probably because Audrey didn’t see the page); publisher Peter Kvarnstrom (who keeps us running with his guidance and work behind the scenes); and our many, many, many contributors over the months. Thank you, Bowen. –Bronwyn

Leslie We lost our beautiful Mom November 27th She leaves behind many friends & family including three grandchildren she was so very proud of.

We miss you everyday mom.

We hold you in our hearts forever.

Sherri + Lisa

It takes a village to ensure health and well-being is available for all on Bowen.

Thank you for your support of a vitally-needed health centre in our community.

May your home be filled with love and laughter this holiday season and always.

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MITTS, Patricia (Mildred) Eileen Jan 4, 1938 – Dec 13, 2020

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It is with deep sadness we announce the passing of Patricia Mitts (nee Doig) Dec 13, 2020, age 82, in Grand Forks, BC with family at her side. Survived by her loving husband Roger (married 61 yrs), sons Steve (Pam) & Marc (Lori) & grandchildren Kristina, Jessica, Ryan & Tianna. Pat was born in Chapleau, Ontario & moved to BC with husband Roger in 1964 where she continued her career as an RN until retirement. Pat enjoyed many years living in Arizona where her & Roger met many good friends. A big thank you to the caring staff at Silver Kettle Village (lvy House).

BIRD and the Bowen Island Refundables Assist Program (BIRAP) would like to thank all Bowen Islanders for their generous donations of refundables this past year.

With your help the program was able to distribute over $57,000.00 to various groups on Bowen Island.

Your donations have contributed towards keeping the shelves in the Food Bank stocked this year. CAWES was able to help those families in need keep their pets in good health. Because of your generosity, Caring Circle will continue to help islanders and their families with health concerns and issues. These are just a few of the organizations that your generous donations have helped in 2020.

BEST OF

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The staff at BIRD and BIRAP would like to wish all of you the best of the season.

See you in 2021!

The Kissing Fence – Brian ThomasPeter Exploring Bowen’s Marine World: A Marine Atlas of Nexwlélexwm/Bowen Island – Len Gilday, Will Husby & Bob Turner Nothing You Can Carry - Susan Alexander Impromptu – Jude Neale A Thousand Ways to Kiss the Earth – Lisa Shatzky Radical Trust – Angelyn Toth HEROISMS: 8 Pillars to a Life of Passion, Beauty and Creativity – Peter Boronkay Love Among the Recipes – Carol Cram Safe in Starry Arms – children’s book from author Christie Lea & illustrator Di Izdebski “The Unraveling of America” in Rolling Stone – Wade Davis “Canadian Clown: a generation’s journey to legitimacy, innovation and excellence” – Canadian Theatre Review – Paul Hooson

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Why You Suck At Golf – Clife John Scarff Harmony – Stanka & Chris Oben

ON THE ‘STAGE’ •

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Patient of the Week MANDY Mandy’s Mom works at Bowen Vet and she joined her Mom at work for a dental procedure.

Because Mandy is a senior citizen, many precautions were taken to ensure a safe anesthesia. This included an ECG scan which Bowen Vet is very pleased to have recently acquired. This machine will make procedures even safer for the animals of Bowen!

REGULAR HOURS Tuesday to Friday 9- 5 Saturday 9- 1 Closed Sunday and Monday

Flight of the Hummingbird Opera – Pacific Opera Victoria & Vancouver Opera influenced by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas’ Haida Manga; Film directed/produced/sound by Gillian Darling Lysistrata – Theatre on the Isle Inside the Actor’s Quarantine - TOTI

BEHIND THE MIC • • • •

Morning & Melancholia EP – Le Ren The Tequila Monday Project – Chris Herbsen, Shael Wrinch Art in Fiction, ‘Quality fiction inspired by the arts’ podcast – Carol Cram Invisible Women, women in espionage podcast – Diane Greig

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Artist H.C. Behm featured in ‘Modern in the Making’ exhibit featuring postwar creativity at the Vancouver Art Gallery ‘Forests of the Coast’ – The Hearth Jean Bradbury ‘Saving Sea to Sky’ – The Hearth – 23 artists from the Sea to Sky ‘Surfacing’ – The Hearth – Vanessa Hall Patch, Marc Baur, Jane Dunfield, Jacqueline Massey, Kathleen Ainscough, Emily van Lidth de Jeude, Diane Buchanan, Andrea Klann ‘Dialogue’ – The Hearth – Jennifer Love, Kim LaFave ‘Transitions’ – Kristina Girke

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Carpe Fin: a Haida Manga (Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas) - BC and Yukon Book Prizes’ Roderick Haig-Brown Regional Prize Union Steamship Company float homes - Structural Insulated Panel Association (SIPA) excellence awards; first in affordable homes category; runner up in the single-family small house under 900 square feet Painter from Nowhere documentary – (Kirby Jinnah sound designer; Jason Dowdeswell, film producer) –

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2020

AWARDS CONTINUED • •

Whistler Film Festival 2020; honourable mention, Canadian Shortwork Award Lynn Beattie – Member of the Order of Canada Brenda Morrison nominated in YWCA’s Women of Distinction Awards in the Reconciliation in Action category

IN SPORTS • • • •

Molly Quarry selected for the Canada Women’s Under 20 National Team for soccer Karina Jorgensen-Fullam – Flyin Ryan Spirit Award scholarship for freeride skiing Bowen-raised men Liam Zahara and Mateo Everitt bike 1,400 km in nine days for charity Christoph Haase creates Bowen Island Man cycling challenge

BUSINESSES LAUNCHED • • •

Bowen E-Bikes Peach Fuzz Strang Brothers Electric

COMMUNITY SUCCESSES

Nectar Yoga became an official retreat centre! Satjeet and Andrea have done amazing work growing such a beautiful and unique space into something that attracts tourists to Bowen Island from around the world. –Khia Beauchesne

We didn’t have a scheduled Atherton Family reunion, a scheduled Rocky Mountaineer reunion, a thank you gathering for the contractors who worked on our extensive renovation but we did get AnnaMarie out golfing about 15 times! Major accomplishment! –Murray Atherton

Shael Wrinch and I managed to get our website up and running, and our YouTube channel, for our CD’s worth of original music, “The Tequila Monday Project,” recorded at Shael’s Stone Hill Studio on Bowen Island.

A lot of work, especially during a pandemic, when, at times, recording had to be done remotely.

I’m really proud of the quality of the music and a shout out to Amy Crawford, Peter Dives, Tom Freeborn and Zuzu Ramia for their contributions and support. Enjoy everybody! –Chris Herbsen Mary Davey, locally known as “Willow” started reemerging as a photographer this year. When her plan to submit her project to the the Hearth Gallery halted due to the pandemic, she instead birthed Our Gift of Time (ourgiftoftime.com) – a family blog documenting life during COVID-19. She will be pursuing more editorial-style photography as well as commercial in 2021.

– Mary Davey What did we miss in our roundup? Email editor@bowenislandundercurrent.com.

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BEST OF SERGEI MAKARENKO PHOTO

Bluewater resident Madeleine Makarenko, 8, received the Gold Medal for B.C. and the Yukon for 2020 from the Royal Conservatory of Music. This means she received the highest mark in 2020 on her piano exam (for her level) in all of B.C. and the Yukon. There are no national medals at her grade level so this is as good as it gets. We are so proud of her! She studies piano with Aline Banno in North Vancouver.

Madeline was supposed to receive her medal at a red carpet honours ceremony at the Chan Centre in Vancouver, but because of COVID-19, the honours ceremony took place online this year.

Both Madeline and her older sister Liv study with Aline and both received “distinction” on their exams.

Sharon Makarenko

Dec 25-27 and Jan 1st

A YEAR TO (HOPEFULLY) FORGET

For one unique and significant reason let’s hope 2020 is a year to forget.

The COVID-19 pandemic is certainly something we will never forget but hardly something any of us would care to celebrate or remember as anything but a terrible occurrence. Hopefully, if a good majority of Bowen Islanders and those beyond our shores fully comply with Dr. Bonnie Henry’s protocol this COVID Christmas and New Year’s celebration will be our last in which

The staff at Bowen Waste Solutions would like wish you all best of the holiday season.

Looking forward to serving you in 2021

Thank you Bowen for another year of giving and sharing.

Many of us may want to forget 2020, but for our very special Bowen community it was another year of taking care of one another.

Wishing everyone Joy and Peace.

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we must make the sacrifice to celebrate in a small, under-the-same-roof bubble with family. Virtually, there is no limit to the number of loved ones we can celebrate with.

It has been a very challenging year with some losing loved ones due to the COVID19 virus while many others have suffered great financial hardships, individually or in their businesses. One can be done, two won’t do, as in years! On a more upbeat note, a happy holiday season to all and, with the arrival of the vaccine and continued good COVID-19 protocols, may a season like this be hopefully only seen in our rearview mirrors. Bruce & Dorene Russell

Let’s us not forget Bowen’s long institutions such as the Legion and the Little Red Church during this holiday season. They are considered by most islanders to be “community hubs” where they are used to raise money for local charities, be the home for the Food Bank, host meetings, weddings, party’s dances – you name it, the spaces have been used for such. I recognize this is in part what the Legion and Little Red Church are suppose to provide – a place where people can meet and gather.

During this pandemic both the Legion and Little Red Church have been providing food and home cooked meals to island residents for free or by donation. Volunteers have generously given of their time to make sure anyone and everyone who needs or could benefit from some TLC and kindness received such. To continue through the winter months the Legion, Little Red Church and other long standing Bowen institutions need us as community members to give what we can. No amount is too small – a loonie, toonie, whatever you can afford. Please, if we say these places matter, then we need to step up and help them where we can.

Dr. Yvonne McSkimming

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A GREAT YEAR FOR BOWEN THEATRE: TOTI

When, early this year, the great stages in London and New York shut down in an effort to control COVID-19, Bowen’s Theatre On The Isle sprung into action. Right at the beginning we saw the start of Inside The Actor’s Quarantine: on successive Mondays, we produced 14 play readings on Zoom, usually about 40 minutes in length. The likes of Stoppard, Ibsen, and Dylan Thomas were there for your delight and edification.

More than 30 islanders read parts and all of us learned new ways of being off-stage and on-screen.

Then, in the middle of summer, came a splendid idea to produce a full play in the time of COVID-19. It played in the open air and socially distanced, a very new concept for us, and for our audience. There was so much to learn and to take great care over but, in the end, Lysistrata, performed in Veterans Park, proved a fine success. We sold out each performance, which wasn’t too difficult as, in conjunction with provincial orders, we allowed only 50 to gather and with a cast and crew of 16, that left an audience of 34.

In the fall came more work from the Actor’s Quarantine, when we introduced “Cold Reads Bowen” (aka CRB). And now in December, we have just presented the 22nd annual reading of A Christmas Carol; an evening of song and story featuring A Child’s

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Stay safe and thank you for your support.

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TOTI brought Lysistrata to Veterans Park in August.

Christmas in Wales; and a staged reading reprise of the Bowen-born Mad Mabel’s Christmas.

And to cap it all, we saw success in the community centre referendum and we all look forward not only to the end of COVID19 but the end of our nomadic existence and the start of a theatre space so much longed for.

We thank our many volunteers, supporters, and of course our wonderful audience, as we look forward with hope (and more innovation!) to the New Year.

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‘NEXWLÉLEXWM: BUILDING A MIGHTY BRIDGE’

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The heightened awareness made the B.I. FoodReslience Society’s mandate much more mainstream and helped us kick off a community farming project at Grafton Agricultural Commons. BIFS members joyfully got their hands dirty and the help of keen volunteers made that work even more joyous - even if our connections with them happened at a sixfoot distance and with masks.

With the support of the B.I. Community Foundation and others, the produce we grew helped to support the annual Christmas Hamper, the Helping Hands Fund and the food bank. We’ve also continued our work advocating for local farmers and pushing for policy changes that aim to support healthy ecosystems and agricultural practices (ask us about our pesticide ban project). We look forward to continuing this work in 2021, growing community alongside food and keeping our eye on the long emergency (climate change).

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‘TIS THE SEASON OF YELLOW UMBRELLAS

Cocoa West has been in business for almost 19 years and 2020 has been a year like no other. The year that wasn’t so many things but yet was also so much more.

We have seen the highs and the lows of running a small business – the recession of 2008, the power outage at Easter and an island-wide paralyzing two-foot drop of snow on Christmas Eve. This year’s pandemic was truly unexpected for most of us. As a Bowen business, I’m sure we’re not alone when we tell you we have seen significant challenges this year.

Cocoa West team has worked very hard with a skeleton staff and reduced hours to survive this world crisis, each one of us, like you, dealing with personal challenges.

However, this holiday season, Bowen Islanders have come out in droves. I have heard many say you’re “doing all of your holiday shopping on Bowen this year.”

A big thank you to all of you. The businesses on Bowen could use the boost this holiday season, not only financially, but spiritually. We have been lonely without you in our shops or sitting at our tables for a big part of 2020. We miss seeing all of you crowded in the store, the smiles on your faces. We miss the laughter and the hugs. But seeing you come out in the cold and pouring rain, standing under the yellow umbrellas chatting and laughing with each other in the line up on the patio, brings warmth to our hearts.

We know you love us and we love you. We need each other and this year has been a tough one for most. Thank you.

I would also like to thank all the Cocoa West employess for doing their absolute best this year under the strangest of circumstances. Thank you, Rebeca, Naomi, Katherine and Jada.

Happy holidays and may 2021 be the year we would all like it to be! Happy New Year!

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Dear Bowen Neighbours: I wish you all the joy of coming of the light. Thank you for reading my writing throughout the year.

May we turn the corner and come out again into this new world grateful and loving.

The best of the holidays to you all, alone or with others.

Reach out to those who are struggling and light your light from within.

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January

BIM CAO Kathy Lalonde resigns Bowen Queen returns for last stint as relief ferry.

Fire chief Derek Dickson retires from BIM Heavy snow brings Bowen to a standstill

February

Jean Jamieson celebrates her 100th birthday.

Island Discovery Learning Community proposes moving into Evergreen Hall – neighbours aren’t keen Bowen Vet Services raises over $6,000 for animals left behind in Australia wildfires Ferry lineup flagger Jewal Maxwell receives municipal recognition for her work during a difficult ferry refit season Need for on-island childcare has grown – BIM report

March

Interactive Howe Sound conservation map launches March 19 Undercurrent issue is the first in the true pandemic era. Artisan Office offers free delivery to those in isolation. Local shops and

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YEAR IN THE REARVIEW

organizations close, including the muni and RCMP detachment office. Visiting with neighbours in the grocery store no longer allowed.

Social distancing, isolation, nose swabs, self-monitoring added to our lexicon Visitors asked to stay away from Bowen The Undercurrent celebrates its 45th birthday Local businesses meet virtually every Wednesday to discuss the state of affairs

April

Health Centre Foundation holds COVID-19 town halls Community Foundation launches Resiliency Fund BIM slashes tax increase from 7.6% to 4.7% Housing needs report says that 76-84 per cent of residents can’t afford to buy a new single-family homes Amid plummeting revenue, TransLink cuts Bowen bus service. Bowen Transportation Society builds its own service.

TransLink reinstates Bowen routes a few days later Peanut the BIRD dog dies Council asks province to ban motorized use of Mt.

Gardner trails

May

Health Centre Foundation announces its project is 75 per cent funded MetroVancouver purchases the point of Dorman Point for $2.7 million BIM’s new CAO arrives Bowen enters phase two restart, including reopening the wharf, limited firefighter training and resuming bylaw parking enforcement Espresso Hut closes

June

Following police killing George Floyd in Minneapolis, anti-racism protests and calls for defunding police and dismantling white supremacy across the global North Ground breaks on new rental housing project in Cove as BIM sells the first parcel of Community Lands Semi-reopening of businesses, schools, public areas BC Ferries says it’s removing two Queen of Capilano runs a week. The runs are soon added back Someone anonymously sends masks to every mail-

box on the island Squamish Nation representatives lead Nexwlélexwm sign blessing Bowen fastpitch and slopitch season cancelled BIM’s emergency operations centre deactivated Bowen reopens to tourists as province moves to stage three of its restart plan 947 Swim has its first summer of swim lessons

July

Artisan Office closes Bowen receives $7.96 million grant for a new community centre Water restrictions in Eagle Cliff as reservoir levels drop Lyft becomes the first ride hailing service on Bowen Short-term rental bylaw passes, legalizing AirBnBs across the island BIM opts for walnut shell infill for turf replacement

August

Bluewater goes on stage four water restrictions Bowfest is mostly virtual Bowener Cal Misener survives lightning strike Daniel Heald sells Ruddy Potato to Summer Equinox

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September

BI Football Club starts up again. Launches new ‘slightly more competitive’ adult league Parents concerned for COVID-19 safety as kids return to school on the crowded 7:30 a.m. ferry IDLC moves to Cape COVID-19 testing is no longer available on Bowen Islanders vote 64% in favour of borrowing $4 million for a community centre

October

Flu shot season starts with unprecedented demand CAWES turns 20 and announces its first executive director and a new office in Artisan Square Applefest cancelled Snug Cove Sewer System is at capacity and needs a $7.6 million overhaul in the long term BIM accepts $3.6 million fire hall proposal B.I. Conservancy purchases 32 waterfront acres at Cape Roger Curtis for a park.

Year over year average sale price of Bowen real

estate hits an all-time high Jordan Sturdy wins Sea to Sky riding in B.C. election Doreen Broughton turns 100 Kids asked to stick to their neighbourhoods for Halloween so no giant Deep Bay gathering but many said it was a night to remember nonetheless.

November

Masks become mandatory in all public spaces BIM receives $1.27 million in COVID relief funding LifeLabs announces online appointment booking for its Bowen service.

Island Pacific School holds a cyber soiree in honour of its 25th anniversary

December

While the craft fairs and parties of the season cancelled the Light Up Bowen crew put even more effort into decorating the Cove Island Trustees vote to have an independent review of the trust in 2021 Aaron Hanen appointed Bowen’s new fire chief Santa visits island neighbourhoods in a parade

Boxing Day? Wouldn’t you rather be on Bowen?

Stay on this side of the pond, and buy local!

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WELCOME TO BOWEN

Dan Guillon & Ali Thomas

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It's not home yet, but we can tell it will be some day…

We left paradise in Alberta’s eastern slopes for sustainable jobs and a functioning democracy. We had never heard of Bowen Island and only visited once before we unexpectedly moved west. This place seemed like the part of Metro Vancouver that would be most like home (though Snug Cove is about the biggest town we’ve ever lived in). In the four months since we arrived, even the isolation of COVID and the chaos of changing schools, homes, and landscapes couldn’t hide that we had stumbled upon a different kind of paradise. Our neighbours are kind, the local businesses inviting, and the teachers incredible. As we explore the forests and oceans near our new home we’re discovering a potential replacement for peaks and foothills. Too much is uncertain to say we’re settled, but we are glad we’re unsettled here in Nexwlélexwm.

Welcome to Dan Guillon (Bowen Island raised and long time Diggers player), Ali Thomas and their dog Vinny who moved here in October 2020!

Malcolm & Dalton Strang

Malcolm and Dalton were also happy arrivals on Bowen this year, born Feb. 13, 2020

Cindyl, Jay & Jameson Arnold The Arnold family moved from Calgary to Bowen at the end of November. Cindyl grew up on Bowen and returns with her husband Jay and six-month-old baby Jameson. Jay works as a construction project manager and Cindyl is a teacher. They look forward to slug races and baseball games once COVID-19 has been kicked to the curb and Bowen returns to its former glory!

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Nigel, Brooke & William Tunnacliffe Nigel, Brooke, and William Tunnacliffe moved to Bowen this summer from California to be closer to William’s grandparents, Trevor and Rebecca Tunnacliffe. Nigel grew up in Tunstall Bay and left the island for college, later meeting Brooke (a New York native) in grad school in the U.K. William is in grade one and loving his time at BICS. We look forward to meeting neighbours and being a part of this warm and welcoming community.

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‘The great conjunction” - Saturn and Jupiter aligning – wasn’t visible to Bowen Islanders Dec. 21 as it was raining.

However, my brother in Italy submitted this photo.

–Bronwyn

After 25 years in the U.S. I came home to Canada this year and landed in Bowen. Once I arrived there was never a moment’s doubt about my decision.

Despite COVID-19 and the dubious weather, I have felt nothing but support, welcome, joy and love from my new home. I have shown my paintings at the Hearth and at Catching Stars. I bought land! I have learned not to turn my car engine on until the very last minute when leaving the ferry. And I have learned that community is magic. When my only companion - my cat Huckleberry - died two months after I arrived there was such support and love from my new neighbours.

The ocean, the trees, the mushrooms, the birds and all the gorgeous people who have introduced me to the walking trails around this gem of an island all are absolute treasures. Thank you Bowen!

CALENDAR ONGOING

60,000 Christmas lights at the Little Red Church A Santa donation box for monetary donations for the food bank is in front of the display. Donations can also be made to msmccall@telus.net.

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Stories from the Bay event Zoom 7:30 pm Howe Sound / Átl’ka7tsem Marine Reference Guide is hosting with SeaChange Marine Conservation Society and Bowen Island Municipality.

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Mini art show open to everyone – canvases avilable now CONTINUED FROM P. 1

“It’s probably time to update the event, being our major fundraiser for the year,” says Hearth executive director Jami Scheffer, “just to keep it exciting and keep it new.”

Instead of a gala, a pickup party the day of the event will see islanders buying tickets for priority entry.

While there’s bidding in the four-week leadup to the pickup party, the day of, sales happen on a first-come firstserve basis. The more expensive the

Ai Kanazaki of the Snug Cafe

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Thank you gift prize

This week, the Undercurrent facilitated a draw for Bowen Island public-facing workers. An anonymous donor came forward with hundreds of dollars to give Bowen Islanders who kept working in the public sphere, even as COVID-19 numbers rose. (See their note below). B.I. Rotary Club president Hilary Butler kindly drew the names Sunday morning.

Thank you to all Bowen workers and the kind donor.

The prizes: 1. Lisa Howland – First Credit Union –$300 2. Dr. Alea Bell – Birch Wellness – $200 3. Joanna Wing – Bowen Children’s Centre – $100 4. Stewart Prockter – Bowen Children’s Centre – $50 5. Ai Kanazaki – Snug Cafe – $50

From the gift giver:

DEAR EDITOR: Please convey our gratitude to your publisher, Hilary Butler and yourself for the support of our recent Christmas Prize giving event.

The idea behind this comes from observing the people working as employees or volunteers on this island during these crazy COVID-19 times. So many of you who are employed, or volunteer on the frontline deserve to be recognized for your efforts.

We wrestled with how to say thank you for making our lives easier to deal with the isolation and difficulties. For always being helpful and trying to do your best to look after your neighbours. We do not have unlimited resources but wanted to recognize you as our Bowen Heroes. Thank you.

Anonymous

Volunteers limited but still diligently caring for salmon eggs

CONTINUED FROM P. 1

The eggs were safely placed in hatchery incubation trays and will be cared for on a daily basis by BIFWC volunteers throughout the winter and spring then released into Bowen waterways as salmon fry.

BIFWC volunteers look forward to raising wild salmon at the hatchery every year. This season will be different because, due to COVID-19, the number of volunteers in the hatchery is limited to a maximum of two at any one time.

Of course, volunteers will physically distance and follow all health guidelines. Importantly, there will be no public tours or school events at the hatchery this season. Salmon will get all of our attention!

Happy holidays and all the best throughout the New Year.

ticket, the earlier the pickup slot and the better chance one has of snagging the mini art that caught their eye.

But right now, the Hearth is focussed on getting artists to pick up the canvases, which Opus Framing and Art Supplies donate every year. “[The idea is to] keep the creative community busy being creative. And that’s one of the things about this art show is we invite everyone to participate, to create a piece of art,” says Scheffer, adding that even the

Undercurrent editor could enter a canvas. (That’s not happening.)

The criteria for the show are: only one canvas per artist, all work must be original and signed, and a 75-word artist statement accompanies the piece.

Canvases are already available at the Hearth and the submission and drop off deadline is Jan. 25.

“It can be paint, it can be watercolor, it can be glued-on multimedia pieces and bits of things. Anything goes as longg as it’s nice,” sayys Scheffer.

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