Bowen Island Undercurrent September 9 2021

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‘Don’t make it difficult’

RESTAURANTS FACE BURDEN OF ENFORCING VACCINE MANDATE

BRONWYN BEAIRSTO

Editor@bowenislandundercurrent.com

Bowen Island’s two pubs are asking for understanding from customers as they enforce the provincial vaccine regulations. Come Sept. 13, one will need proof of at least one vaccine dose to eat – inside or outside – at a restaurant in B.C. (Find details on p. 3.)

Customers can be ‘vicious’

PHOTO COURTESY OF HANDLOGGERS HALF MARATHON

TRAILING AHEAD: The Handloggers Half Marathon went ahead with an in-person event Saturday morning. There

were two simultaneous races: the regular half marathon and a Canadian mountain running championship uphill and downhill race. Pictured here are the women’s winners of the regular race: Jenn Kleininger (2nd), Laurel Booker (1st), Laura Wright (3rd).

Bowen trails challenge national running talent

MEN’S CHAMPIONSHIP RACE WINNER WON DESPITE A DOG CHASE AND TWISTED ANKLE PHIL OSBORNE, ADRIAN LAMBERT, AND ALICIA HOPPENRATH

Handloggers Half Marathon

Saturday morning of the Labour Day weekend saw a hive of mountain run-

ning activity on Mount Gardner.

Two races saw runners take to the trails: the 21 km Handloggers Half Marathon and Relay and an 11 km Classic Uphill and Downhill Race.

Handloggers Half Marathon hosted both events in cooperation

with Canadian Mountain Running Association and with sanction from BC Athletics and Athletics Canada.

Both events got under way simultaneously at 9 a.m. with the stroke of two axes.

The Handloggers event included 71 open class runners, one junior, and six relay teams of three runners.

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Enforcing COVID-19 restrictions has already proved challenging – the mask mandate, and the now-lifted restrictions around table size and not getting out of your seat – have been a source of tension with customers.

“People are really quite vicious towards servers and staff if they don’t like the masking thing,” said Oydis Nickle, general manager of Union Steamship Company Marina and Doc Morgan’s Restaurant & Pub. “And then they’re just sitting there venting about it.”

“It’s really tough to deal with it, you just have to take it on the shoulder,” said Nickle.

Glenn Cormier, owner of the Bowen Island Pub says it’s unfortunate the governments have put so much of the burden on operators, especially restaurant operators to manage the rules.

“We don’t have the staff, necessarily, to have someone standing up at the front door checking vaccine passports and to enforce rules,” said Cormier. “A lot of our frontline people are young and they’re not properly trained to deal with aggressive or abusive behaviour from customers, so it makes it a very, very challenging environment these days.

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Request for Quotations: Website Redevelopment

Events September 9, 2021 4:00 pm

Career Opportunity: Island Community Planner Bowen Island Municipality is looking for a dynamic, self-motivated professional to join our team. This is a permanent full-time position at 35 hours per week, with an annual salary range of $72,809 to $79,560.

Tunstall Bay Water System Local Advisory Committee Meeting

September 10, 2021 9:30 am

Reporting to the Manager of Planning & Development, you will:

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Housing Advisory Committee Meeting

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September 13, 2021 5:30 pm

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Public Hearing: Retail Cannabis Sales

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September 27, 2021 6:15 pm

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Regular Council Meeting All meetings are online via Zoom and

open to the public, unless noted otherwise.

Bowen Island Municipality is seeking quotations to redevelop the Municipal website bowenislandmunicipality.ca. As part of this redevelopment, we wish to mostly maintain the current design and You are a member in good standing with the Canadian Institute outward appearance while improving search functionality of the site of Planners/Planning Institute of British Columbia, or eligible for membership; you hold a Degree in Land Use Planning, Urban and ease of use of the administrative backend.

Planning or a closely related field; and, you have a minimum of three years’ experience in municipal or regional planning.

Our preference is to have the website rebuilt in an open-sourced Content Management System (CMS) (such as Wordpress), with A full job description is available on our website at customizable options for appearance and navigation that can be bowenislandmunicipality.ca/jobs made easily by our staff internally.

In addition to redeveloping and launching a new website, we are looking for ongoing hosting, maintenance and technical support.

The closing date is September 19, 2021. Read the full RFQ on our website at bowenislandmunicipality.ca/rfps-and-tenders

Help stop COVID-19:

Get vaccinated - everyone over 12 is eligible

Miller Road Parking Lot Closure

Free parking is available in the parking lot next to the General Store.

3 hour parking is in the former pay parking lot in the section next to Bowen Island Trunk Road, and the back section of the parking lot is reserved for commuters and those who take public transit. Look for the signs indicating commuter parking.

Bowen Island Fire Rescue is hosting a fire extinguisher servicing and inspection day on Saturday, September 11 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm.

Bring your extinguishers to Fire Hall 2 located at 1421 Adams Road to be inspected and serviced. Inspections are free. Fire extinguishers will be available for purchase. Cash preferred.

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Emergency Support Services (ESS) will also be selling emergency kits and supplies.

Wear a mask in indoor public spaces

Phone: Fax: Email: Website:

We thank all applicants, but advise that only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please submit your covering letter and resume via e-mail or mail by Monday, September 20th, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. to:

Kat Stephens, Human Resources Coordinator Bowen Island Municipality 981 Artisan Lane Bowen Island, BC V0N 1G2 EMAIL: hr@bimbc.ca The parking lot on Miller Road has been closed to make way for site PHONE: 604-947-4255 preparation and construction on the Bowen Island Health Centre.

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How to apply for a vaccine card, what you’ll need and when PROVINCIAL OFFICIALS UNVEIL DETAILS OF B.C. VACCINE CERTIFICATES GETTING ROLLED OUT MONDAY

TYLER ORTON

Business in Vancouver

Visits to weddings, Canucks games, concerts and more will require government photo ID when the province deploys its B.C. vaccine card next week.

Provincial officials unveiled more details this week about the vaccination certificates ahead of the Sept. 13 rollout, which will see most of the burden fall to private businesses to enforce the new initiate amid the recent surge in COVID-19 cases.

Premier John Horgan said British Columbians responded to last month’s announcement of a vaccine card by “rolling up their sleeves and we’ve had a 200% increase in the number of people registered for vaccines.”

“But we have seen an unacceptable surge in COVID cases, largely among those who have not yet had the opportunity to be vaccinated.”

He added the vaccine card is not meant to impede essential services.

Vaccinated British Columbians between the ages of 12 and 18 will not have to show government ID when trying to attend what the government describes as discretionary events or businesses.

Beginning this week, West Coast residents can apply for the B.C. vaccine card by visiting http://gov. bc.ca/vaccinecard and entering their personal health number, date of birth and date of either their first or second COVID-19 vaccine dose.

Users will then be able to save a digital version of the card, which will rely on QR codes to facilitate verification by businesses, on their mobile phones or else print off a paper copy from the website. If individuals do not have access to the internet, they can call 1-833-838-2323 to get a paper copy mailed to them.

Businesses will need to scan the vaccine card’s QR code using a yet-to-be-released app known as the BC Card Vaccine Verifier before allowing patrons inside.

Otherwise, workers can also look at the card and verify the user’s name and vaccination details along with the government photo ID. The app will only confirm a user’s vaccination status: fully vaccinated, partially vaccinated or no records found. No additional health info will be contained in the app or stored in the worker’s mobile device. “This will be that added layer of protection so that businesses don’t have continuing clusters and outbreaks, and are

needed to be closed during this coming fall,” Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry said during Tuesday’s announcement.

From Sept. 13-26, British Columbians can still use the wallet-sized paper cards issued to them when they received their vaccine doses if they wish to enter businesses or events without the digital card or print-out copy of the QR code.

Retail outlets such as grocery and liquor stores, as well as fastfood restaurants, food courts and cafeterias will not be required to verify customers’ vaccination status to grant entry. And while patios are seen as a safer alternative to dining indoors, proof of vaccination will still apply to those wishing to dine outside at restaurants.

Instructions for businesses will be shared at gov.bc.ca/vaccinecard/businesses and the province will also launch an information call line for businesses on Sept. 13.

But the government is urging businesses not to call police as the first resort in the event patrons choose not to show proof of vaccination.

Instead, the province is hoping individuals will be dissuaded by a fine of up to $575, which could be issued by cannabis inspectors,

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Pre walk warm up

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health inspectors, community safety units, gaming investigators and bylaw officers.

Some businesses across the province have already publicly stated they will not enforce the cards. The province, meanwhile, has said those businesses will face fines for violating public health orders.

“If people are making a disturbance, there are provisions for this to be enforced. If businesses are [flouting] the rules and putting people at risk, then there’s implications for that as well,” Henry said, adding workers at the affected businesses will not have to show proof of vaccination.

B.C. users will need at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine to be permitted entry into discretionary locations as of Sept. 13.

Partially vaccinated patrons will be able to enter those premises for about six weeks by using the vaccine card. But by Oct. 24, users are expected to be fully vaccinated.

“The B.C. government needs to be on standby to get hacked. It’s probably going to happen,” David Masson, the director of enterprise security at cyber-defence firm Darktrace PLC, told Business in Vancouver shortly after plans for the vaccination certificates were

announced last month.

The Journal de Montreal reported in late August hackers obtained some QR codes tied to Quebec’s vaccine passport campaign, including those belonging to Premier François Legault and Health Minister Christian Dubé.

“The B.C. government is in a difficult position because they’re trying to second guess what the future holds. And nobody really knows what the future holds,” Masson said.

The card was designed using the SMART Health Card framework, which Henry described as “internationally recognized criteria for ensuring privacy and security.”

She added that the vaccine card was designed to be interoperable with the federal government’s upcoming vaccination passport, set to roll out in the fall. The federal passport is mean to facilitate international travel rather than to enter private businesses or events.

Travellers from outside B.C. will need to show government ID and officially recognized vaccine records that can be found at http:// gov.bc.ca/vaccinecard-businesses.

The vaccine card program is tentatively scheduled to end Jan. 31, 2022, but could be extended beyond that.

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VIEWPOINTS LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Everyone’s welcome

DEAR EDITOR: As the summer months draw to a close, I want to reach out to our wonderful community and say hello.

I am the minister at Bowen Island United Church, also affectionately known as The Little Red Church. We are located at 1122 Miller Road where we have been since….

Next to us is Collins Hall, a space used by many Community members for meeting, singing, dancing, celebrating, mourning and more.

Every Sunday I stand before our congregation and visitors and say, “We are an open hearted, open minded Faith Community. No matter who you love, no matter the colour of your skin; no matter where you are on your faith journey-you are welcome here.” We are inclusive and progressive. We follow the teachings of Jesus Christ because we feel that by doing this, we contribute to the healing of the world. As the worship leader at Bowen Island United Church, I am influenced by teachings from the Jewish tradition, the Buddhist tradition, Indigenous Spirituality and more.

Our trademark qualities are hospitality and community connection. If you are looking for a spiritual home, you are welcome to join us.

We have programming for children during worship so parents come for an hour of sacred, quiet time and know that your children are in good hands. We have a playground that is getting “spiffed up” this fall to make it even more inviting for young families. New children’s books are on order for our library on relevant topics such anti racism, death and grieving, Indian Residential Schools, who is God, why do we pray?, and more.

We have a book club, a prayer circle, a choir and many opportunities to volunteer in the community as we host both the Fall Supper in October and the Strawberry Tea in the spring.

We have just begun to offer alternative services once a month. To date, we have gathered for both Jazz Vespers and Folk Vespers on a Sunday afternoon in the churchyard and there will be more of this to come.

So often people ask me, “Why would I come to church in this day and age. Isn’t it an old idea?” My answer is always the same. You come to find a place of belonging. You come to be told that you matter and that you are a valued human being.

You come to laugh and to cry in a safe, sacred space. You come to give your spirit a home. You come to remember who you are and whose you are. You come to explore your questions, your doubts, your fears about faith and Spirit. You come to be reminded that you are loved.

I invite you to join us any Sunday morning at 10:30 a.m. I hope, through this short piece, I have made it crystal clear that all are welcome – and your dogs are too.

If you have any questions about who we are and what we do, please don’t hesitate to reach me at 778-688-2061 or at lorraineashdown@gmail.com Hoping to see you in the near future, Rev. Lorraine Ashdown

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

No bad apples – good initiative: Riley’s Cidery

DEAR EDITOR: Well done Christine Hardie and Rob Purdy on your first class initiative in preserving John and Josephine Riley’s world-famous, boutique apple orchard in our community. Your imagination, creativity and execution in opening an apple cidery were equal to the passion of the Rileys in creating their unique orchard. How considerate and thoughtful of you to name it after those longstanding, former Bowen residents, who were undisputed apple experts. Long live Riley’s Cidery.

How appropriate to have such a

neat, environmentally friendly cottage-type business on the other side of the island making for a great reason for both locals and tourists to explore the entire island and be so rewarded when finding the very attractive cidery facility and experiencing the first-class product in such a wonderful setting and environment. My wife and I, family and friends have patronized the cidery on a number of occasions and have enjoyed the experience in so many ways.

The planning and execution of the sampling room and outdoor consumption area are as first class as the

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cider itself. What a wonderful way to preserve and perpetuate John and Josephine’s labour of love as there are few purchasers of their property who would have had the same energy and passion to undertake such an initiative.

A great win for agricultural preservation in so many ways. Post COVID19, whenever we get to that point, our community needs more imaginative ideas like this one that help put Bowen Island on the map.

Thank you, Bruce Russell

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Preparing for the election

It’s nearly here! The election is a week and a half away.

The last day to request a mail-in ballot is Sept. 14 (find more information at elections.ca/home.aspx).

You can also vote by special ballot at any Elections Canada office before Sept. 14 at 6 p.m. The advance polls are open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sept. 10, 11, 12 and 13 (on Bowen, this is at Bowen Island Community School). Polls are open on election day, Sept. 20, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Next week’s edition is our traditional election special edition, sent to every mailbox on the island. We’ll have Q&As with candidates, with a suite of questions selected from your submissions. This is my fourth election on Bowen and never have I received so many question submissions. Thank you.

If you have other stories, pieces or pictures to submit for next week’s paper please try and send submissions in by Monday afternoon. Email editor@bowenislandundercurrent.com or call 604-314-3004. –Bronwyn Beairsto, editor

Thank you to the kind strangers of Bowen

DEAR EDITOR: We just wanted to express our appreciation for the thoughtfulness and care we received on our visit to Bowen Island. This was our very trip to Bowen Island and we just thought, let’s see what Bowen Island is about. This trip was on July 30, 2021 and we had planned to make it a day trip only.

Getting off the ferry, we started to explore that area first.

It was lovely: so many shops, great gift selections, the art was breathtaking – really unique. The tourist information officer at the tourist bureau was really pleasant, helpful, very charming. Bowen Island is very lucky to have her – she was really good. Sorry, I forgot to get her name.

When we had asked about swimming in that area, the tourist bureau suggested we check out Pebbly Beach, explaining to us that because of the steep hill going down to the beach, a lot of people will park their car at the top and just walk down to the beach. So that is what we did and, not asking beforehand, we did not realize there were no changing stations.

It was quite a warm day – I was just cooking to death. I do not like the heat! Anyway, David says he will go up and bring the car down closer to us and we can change in the car. He suggests that I stay down there on a hillside in the shade.

When David gets back up to the car, he passes out. There were these two couples who saw David falling, they had come rushing (I heard about this later) to assist him. I think David was unconscious only for a few minutes but anyway, they called the ambulance. Just before the ambulance gets there, the two gentlemen come down the steep hill to get me.

Now, what I have heard on different news reports, this is not normal. People just do not help strangers. Wasn’t I always told by my mother ‘Linda do not talk to strangers, you never know what they will do.’

Well, these people were remarkable, honest to Pete, they stayed until the ambulance arrived, everything. David and I really, really appreciate the attention, assistance. Again, sorry I never got their names. We owe them big time.

The ambulance took us (I cannot drive as I was born with a vision defect) to the emergency water ferry, which transported us to another ambulance and then off to Lions Gate Hospital. Myself, I think David was probably rushing up the hill in the heat, not taking any breaks and it was just too much. He didn’t have any water on him, so that didn’t help.

He checked out fine at the hospital and we got the ferry back to get the car and head back to Port Coquitlam. Like I said to David, we will have to go over again to Bowen and maybe stay a couple of days.

Looking on the internet today was advised there are 48 municipal beaches on Bowen Island and I’m sure they don’t all have steep hills and I’m sure there are changing stations.

Thank you, thank you, thanks a million. We really owe those people who assisted us, the ambulance crew, everyone.

David & Linda Hollahan

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What are Bowen’s greenways? Why do they matter?

DG BLAIR

Parks, Trails and Greenways Committee

What are greenways? Greenways are networks of green space in a sustainable community. They can be thought of as linear green corridors that connect natural areas and are managed to help retain ecological functioning, wildlife corridors, and recreational attributes.

Greenways can consist of both public and private lands. Public lands like traditional parks, along with other public green spaces, form a major component of greenways on Bowen Island. Think of Bowen’s municipal parks and Metro Vancouver’s Crippen Regional Park as well as lands managed by BC Parks (Apodaca Park; Ecological Reserve #48) and Crown lands (Mount Gardner; Collins Ridge,

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Radar Hill, etc.).

However, private lands and how we manage them are also an important aspect of Bowen’s greenways. For example, riparian corridors (both coastal and stream/lake) and wetlands are critical aspects of managing the function of our watersheds and are mostly on private lands. Bowen’s shorelines are a major greenway that are enjoyed for their scenic and ecological values.

Sustaining greenways helps link ecosystems to local land use planning.

The PTGAC works to support implementation of the Bowen Island Parks plan (2018) recognizing that by planning for greenways, our work supports naturally productive ecosystems, bio-

diversity, and a vibrant community.

For example, by identifying gaps in linkages between trails, BIM can communicate and collaborate with private landowners for acquisition of rights of ways or other agreements to both create public access and maintain greenways. In our municipal parks, we work to create awareness, sharing and stewardship of natural assets through educational signage, programs, and park improvements.

Greenways are networks of green space that create linkages for nature and community. The Parks Plan and the work of the PTGAC helps to keep Bowen green for todays and future generations and greenways are a critical component of that work.

The 41st annual Terry Fox Run and first virtual edition PAM MATTHEWS

Contributor

Forty-one years ago, Terry Fox set out on his Marathon of Hope not knowing how Canadians would respond to his plea – “Somewhere the hurting must stop.”

Canada answered that plea with Terry Fox Runs in hundreds of communities, thousands of schools, and with millions of supporters across Canada.

This year, the global pandemic has changed so much about our lives from how we work, whom we spend our time with, where we go. But it has not

changed our desire to help others, to make a difference, to bring light into the dark, just like Terry did in 1980.

The Marathon of Hope might be turning 41 years old but the message is timeless.

On Sunday, Sept. 19 Canadians will show up again for Terry and for cancer research, not in person but in spirit, in neighbourhoods across Canada as they participate in the first-ever virtual “Terry Fox Run. One Day. Your Way.” There will be walkers, runners, bikers, and hikers participating all over the world. While we will not be holding an organized gathering, Please join me by running, walking or biking the trails on Bowen on September 19. You

can register to fundraise or participate at terryfox.org. You can sign up for the Bowen Island run at secure.terryfox. ca/registrant/EventLocationHome. aspx.

This September, help celebrate a favourite Canadian fall tradition that will look a little different but have the same heart.

Find “Your Way” and make a difference in the lives of millions of Canadians. Your effort will ensure that cancer research continues to move us closer to a cure every day.

For more information, please contact: Pam Matthews at pmatthews@ go.islandpacific.org or call 788-9890481.

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Dr. Laura Helen Virginia Wright, daughter of Mrs. Penelope White and Mr. John Wright, and Mr. Fred Chapman, son of Mr. Robin Chapman and Mrs. Jenifer Chapman, exchanged vows in an intimate Wedding Ceremony on August 7th, 2021 on beautiful Bowen Island, B.C. The Bride and Groom now reside in North Vancouver, B.C.

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Get to know your Bowen Island neighbours MEET YOUR NEIGHBOUR: SALLY ANN DUMOULIN

When did you come to Bowen?

Five years ago August – 2016.

How did you come to be on Bowen?

I’ve been coming through Bowen and visiting people on Bowen since I was a little girl, because I’ve had connections to Pasley Island.

We found a home on Bowen that came on a flyer that came to our doorstep in West Vancouver and it called us. When we saw the property, we just fell for it.

Where on Bowen is that?

Sealeigh Park Where’s your favourite place on Bowen?

The Cape trail at sunset.

Why? Because of the wildness, beauty and open vistas.

What’s your favourite Bowen fact or story?

I was very interested to hear that the pebbles on Sealeigh Beach were ballast from ships that came to get the munitions that had been built [at the West Side explosives factory].

Or so this is a story I’ve heard. I’m not quoting this as fact – this is a story I was told by a Bowen person.

It’s a good story.

Yeah, and I just thought it was fascinating when I heard it. Because it is a particularly unique pebble beach.

What’s something Bowen Islanders have in common?

The big sigh when they get on the ferry and know they’re coming home – sigh of relief, of letting go.

What’s been keeping you going during the pandemic?

My garden and walking my dog; the trails on Bowen.

Fill the ferry lineup gap or don’t fill the gap?

Fill the gap if you can see that everyone above you will be making it on anyway.

Notice of Public Hearing HAVE YOUR SAY. Public Hearing Monday, September 13, 2021

5:30 pm

Online via Zoom

Questions?

Contact Daniel Martin, Manager of Planning and Development

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In response, Bowen Island Council is considering changes to the Land Use Bylaw to permit the sale of retail cannabis anywhere a retail use is permitted, subject to receiving a Provincial Licence. Land Use Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 530, 2020 was given First Reading at the January 11, 2021 Council Meeting to enact those changes. Bowen Island Council is also considering a policy that would provide items for Council to consider when reviewing an application for a retail cannabis store.

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Pubs face an incredibly busy, record-breaking summer; staffing an eternal issue CONTINUED FROM P. 1

“We look forward to being able to see a lot of familiar faces again.

But they all need to remember that, just because we all know each other and we live in the same community doesn’t excuse them from being part of the vaccine card,” said Cormier. “It’s one thing when you’re tasked with checking the IDs of minors or things like that, but when locals who you’ve been serving for years are stopped at the front door and asked for proof of vaccine – don’t make it difficult.

“We just need everybody’s help in this one.”

Nickle noted a lack of guidelines a week ahead of the impending mandate. She also said that they’ll need to keep a host on longer than they usually do in the slow season – if people seat themselves in the restaurant, it’s more difficult getting them to leave.

A vaccinated island

This being said, 82 per cent of Bowen Islanders 12 and over are fully vaccinated, according to BC CDC data. This number rises to 86 per cent for people 50 and over.

The B.I. Pub chose early on to request all of its staff be vaccinated, said Cormier. “We did that with the anticipation that everybody was anxious to get their vaccines and almost everybody was.”

“We lost one staff member, a

prominent staff member, over it at the time and it was a very difficult loss for us going into a busy summer,” said Cormier. “But as it’s playing out, it just seems that that was probably the right decision.”

A busy summer staffing

Staffing is no new issue on Bowen. Housing poses a particularly pressing obstacle, and both the Union Steamship Company Marina and the pub have had to create some sort of staff housing.

Above the pub, Cormier has housing he tries to use as a landing pad for people coming to work for him and then works with them to find other housing on-island. At the marina and Doc’s, they have houseboats and boats in the marina they use to house workers.

For the past couple of years, Cormier’s been bringing cooks through the temporary foreign worker program – something he says has been quite successful.

“The problem we faced was getting their visas processed in time during COVID. That was a big challenge.”

Heading into the summer, the staffing situation was looking as good as Cormier had ever had on Bowen (he took over the old Bowen Island Pub in 2012).

“We dealt with the COVID situation fairly well,” said Cormier.

“My staff were anxious to get back

to work as soon as there was work available.

“I was very optimistic with my staffing levels, everything was looking really good.”

But then the people came – and more people, and more people.

July was the Bowen Island Pub’s busiest month on record. Liquor sales continue to be down from what they were pre-COVID (no band nights, no late-night drinking) but food sales are up dramatically, said Cormier. Food isn’t as profitable as liquor and requires more staff, which is where they ran into problems. Instead of making it through the mid-week days with a smaller staff, they needed everyone all of the time.

Doc Morgan’s and the marina both saw sales up considerably over 2019, said Nickle (2020 isn’t a good comparison). Union Steamship is up about 10 per cent – that’s without the U.S. boaters for much of the summer. Doc’s was up 40 per cent, also seeing an influx on the food side of the business rather than alcohol. “It’s been a busy summer – nonstop,” said Nickle, adding that there has been a lot of encountering frustrated people. “And they take it out on you.”

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Island in July 2021 over July 2019.

Tourism Bowen Island’s visitor stats are down from pre-COVID, according to TBI’s administrator Jody Lorenz – who noted, however, that a lot of visitors to Bowen are friends and family of residents.

Catching Stars Gallery below the pub noted an uptick in off-island visitors over 2019.)

Closed a day

Doc’s was short on staff in the kitchen by one or two people, said Nickle, so that part of the business has been closed on Wednesdays (they’re set to go back up to seven days a week on Sept. 15).

While the pub held on through July, in August, the university students who make up much of the summer staff start to leave (a perennial problem for the marina and Doc’s as well).

So, for August, and at least the beginning of September, the Bowen Island Pub was closed on Tuesdays. The decision to close on Tuesdays wasn’t an easy one – several island restaurants are closed Tuesdays and Cormier hears the phone ring for takeout at the pub.

“I do hear from my customers that they just can’t get anything on some days. And it must be very challenging.” But the restaurants are all in the same boat. “We all suffer from which day should we close, if we close.” Food orders are

placed on Wednesdays and arrive on Mondays and Thursdays, which leaves Tuesday.

“We didn’t expect it to be as good a summer as it was,” said Cormier. “It’s difficult to complain – it was a great summer.”

The future

Cormier is staying optimistic about the staffing challenges. He just dropped his own daughter off at university in Calgary. Driving across the province, he saw the same story. “Whether it’s restaurants, cafes, retail, everywhere you go, there’s window signs saying ‘Help Wanted,” he said. “So the problems that we face here on Bowen are not unique.”

“COVID if anything has highlighted a lot of challenges that we faced even pre COVID,” he said, and pointed to some of the government responses introduced to try to help restaurants struggling with razor thin bottom lines, survive.

“The big challenge that the industry faces now is making sure that people can afford to work where they live,” said Cormier.

On the island that lost few, if any of its eateries, Cormier sees economic hope. “There’s more than enough business on this island for us all to be not only able to survive, but to thrive. It’s there. It’s just a matter of staffing issues and things like that.”

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The 8th Annual Handloggers Half Marathon gets off to a fast start 9 a.m. Saturday morning.

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Canadian Mountain Running Championships starts with a chop at Camp Bow-Isle Saturday.

A historic day for Handloggers Half

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Maureen Mackey in a happy place competes in the Handloggers relay.

Steve Edwards is all smiles as he approaches Aid Station 2 on Handloggers.

Laura Wright checks her watch as she crosses the Handloggers finish line.

Laura was the third female.

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Bowen Island’s Katie Brougham places third in national mountain running championships – on Bowen CONTINUED FROM P. 1

The course followed the usual route from the ferry dock through Crippen Park, around Killarney Lake and then climbed the Skid Trail to Handloggers Trail, returning via the Mid Island Trail, through Camp Bow-Isle and Crippen Park to the finish on the causeway.

Handloggers Half results

Laurel Booker of North Vancouver and Matthew Dorton of Port Coquitlam stood on top of the women’s and men’s podium, respectively, defending their 2019 titles in the event. Jenny Kleininger (Vancouver) was second and Laura Wright (Bowen Islander) was third for the women. Harrison Glotman (Vancouver) and Riley Webb (Squamish) placed second and third for the men. All three men’s podium finishers led for the majority of the race. Glotman commented that he went out fast with Dorton at the start but had to drop off the lead pace to hold on to second. Colin Kerr was the top male finisher from Bowen Island

with a tie for fifth place finish.

Alison Marshall (West Vancouver) Bryan Baker (Bowen Island) finished first in the masters division for women and men, respectively.

Wyatt Edwards once again received honours for the top junior (under 20) in the event.

The relay was won by the ThreeLegged Racers team that included Bev and Richard Attfield from Bluewater.

National Championships

Canada’s best mountain runners arrived on Bowen Island on Saturday afternoon to test their mettle on the steep course to the summit of Mt. Gardner and back for the Canadian Classic Up and Down Mountain Running Championships. Alex Ricard (32, Squamish) and Andrea Lee (31, North Vancouver) were crowned Canadian Champions on the 11km course, which featured 750 metres of ascending and a matching descent.

Alex explained after the race that he went out hard knowing the

uphill was his strength. His ascending accomplishments include winning the Red Bull 400 World Championships in 2019. Alex had some unexpected challenges on the descent when he sprained his ankle trying to avoid an aggressive off-leash dog. Despite hobbling to the finish in some pain, he hung on for the win.

Andrea came away with the victory thanks to a strong descent.

She was in second place near the top of the climb, trailing Lindsay Carson (31, Burnaby) – the eventual second place finisher – at the summit. Both Andrea and Lindsay are experienced trail and road runners. Lindsay has an impressive list of credentials, including representing Canada at the World Cross Country Championships on three separate occasions.

Qualifying spots for the World Mountain and Trail Running Championships were up for grabs at the race. The top two in each race automatically qualified for the World Championships. In addition to the winners, Lindsay and Shaun Stephens-Whale (31,

Thursday, September 9, 2021 • A9

PHOTO COURTESY OF HANDLOGGERS HALF MARATHON

The women’s podium Canadian Mountain Running Championships L-R: Katie Brougham (3rd), Andrea Lee (1st), and Lyndsay Carson (2nd).

Squamish) secured their spots at the World Championships. Shaun is a training partner of Alex and ran a consistent effort to ensure his qualification for the World Championships.

Katie Brougham (22, Bowen Island) used her local knowledge of the trails to her advantage and ran a strong race to round out the podium. Jessie McAuley (21, Squamish) finished third to make it a sweep for Squamish in the men’s race.

It took a significant volunteer effort and support from sponsors to host two events simultaneously.

A team of more than 30 volunteers supported the event assisting, with registration, gathering supplies, operating aid stations, and assisting with race safety and communications. Special thanks to Joan Vyner, Hilary Butler, Margaret Butler, Karla Everitt (Arc’teryx), Will Kells (Red Bull) and Jeannie

Magis, Jane Osborne, Jenny Harris, Vanessa Jasso, Jacob Publicover, Scott Slater, Amanda Ockeloen, Pam Matthews, Lisa Brougham, Murray Skeels, Ted Benson, Rob Pineau, Leah Gregg, Kathy Clarke, Adam Koehle, Toni Leverett, Andy Hoppenrath, Brenda Louie, Wendy Hackney, Bruce Steele and the Emergency Communication Team (Vishal, Bill, James, Erica, and Haldane), and Julie van de Valk and Ran Katzman from North Shore Search and Rescue. We are very grateful to all our event sponsors this year, including: Kintec, Lambert Intellectual Property Law, Arc’teryx, Edward Jones (Ross McCorquodale), Camp BoweIsle, Red Bull, The Snug, Saucony, Cocoa West, Bowen Island Pub, First Credit, Bowen Island Volunteer Fire Department, Down Under Travel, McTaggart Water, and Mary Lynn Machado (Realtor).

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Watch for school zones: it’s back to school this week CPL. ADAM KOEHLE

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The Bowen Island RCMP responded to 60 calls for service in August of 2021: • 7 of those files were related to traffic complaints or enforcement; • 4 of those files were impaired driving check stops; • 1 of those files was a request to check a per-

sons’ well-being; • 3 of those files were accidental 911 calls; • 2 of those files were minor vehicle collisions; • 2 of those files were reports of missing hikers.

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On the Edge of Beauty Hearth Gallery; Cathryn

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THURSDAY SEPT. 9

Tunstall Bay Water System LAC meeting Zoom 4 pm

SATURDAY SEPT. 11

Fire extinguisher inspection day Satellite fire hall 10 am-2 pm Bowen Island Fire Rescue is hosting a fire extinguisher

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BAA Farmers’ Market BICS 10 am - noon Made, grown, baked on Bowen.

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Yoga on the Pier 9 am - 10 am Pop-up classes - $15 per class; space limited; weather permitting; book: nectaryoga.ca/ yogaonthepier Outdoor Meditation Circle Meet at undercover entrance to Crippen 11 am More information: lisa. shatzky@gmail.com

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Salsa dancing classes start More information: vancuba. com/salsaonbowen Public hearing: cannabis retail rezoning Zoom 5:30 pm More information: bimbc.ca

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Tuesday Art Group (TAG) Zoom 9:30-11:30 am Will be painting an ocean wave on Zoom. Contact Marie@ marieneys.com for details

WEDNESDAY SEPT. 15

Paint it Forward with Marie Neys Fine Art Zoom 9:30-11:30 am Recieve the class and materials for free with the intent to donate funds towards the next group of Budding Artists. Learn all about Acrylic Paintingno experience necessary.

Details & Registion at marieneys.com under the Classes section.

THURSDAY SEPT. 16

In the Style of Lawren Harris- Mountain Light painting class with Marie Neys Fine Art Zoom 9:30-11:30 am Designed for those with a beginner understanding of acrylics. Enjoy expanding your knowledge. Details & Registion at marieneys.com under the Classes section Robyn Fenton of BIRCH: Rotary speaker Zoom 7:30 pm Robyn Fenton of BIRCH, speaker at Rotary Club’s Zoom meeting. Zoom details at bowenrotary.com on September 15.

SATURDAY SEPT. 18

Bring Your Own Book Club Bowen Library Noon - 1 pm “For Bowen Islanders 18-35 years old. A welcoming drop-in group where you can rave (or rant!) about a book you’ve read, find your next great read, and meet other young book lovers. We will meet in the Annex but could move outside depending on the group’s preference (and if weather permits). We meet Saturdays September 18, October 16, and November 20. Questions? info@ bowenlibrary.ca BAA Farmers’ Market BICS 10 am - noon Made, grown, baked on Bowen.

Bring a mask and cash and please follow the signs Pop-up recycling event 828 Hummingbird Lane 10 am - 2 pm “Hosted by Circular Bowen: Accepting plastics, including bread ties, broken or old containers, toys, toothbrushes, chip bags, net bags, buckets, garden hoses, bike tires/tubes, clothing, shoes, sleeping bags, towels, pillows, textiles, curtains, infant car seats ($25 each), helmets ($10 each), and more. Suggested $10/bag

Happy Birthday! Harry ( Basso) Menzies is celebrating his 92nd birthday Sept.12. Happiest birthday wishes to you.

–Love your family and your team Happy Birthday to Sheilagh Sparks, Sept. 12! –Annie O’Dea