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Bowen exploring worker housing pilot project RV’S AND TRAILERS POTENTIAL OPTIONS FOR SEASONAL WORKERS ALEX KURIAL Editor

SETTING SAIL IN STYLE: Grade 5 and 6 students from Island Pacific School - sporting their best and brightest sailing outfits - set out on Tunstall Bay this week in the return of the Bowen Island Yacht Club’s school sailing program. The young sailors quickly looked like naturals out on the sea, under the guidance of instructors who went through the same program years earlier. For more info and a photo gallery from the outing, check out Page 6. / Alex Kurial photo

In an effort to address one of the specific housing questions facing Bowen – spaces for temporary and seasonal workers – the municipality is looking to a Vancouver Island community to see if they might hold the answer.

Ucluelet – faced with the same problem of temporary worker influx and not enough homes – introduced a pilot project last year fast tracking the use of temporary use permits (TUP), and allowing the use of campsites for seasonal dwellings in recreational vehicles or trailers for up to six months.

Under this model, the TUP can only be used to house seasonal workers. It’s not necessary for the owner of the land to own the RV; they can lease their space to a worker with an RV, or a business providing one for a worker.

The applicant is also responsible for proving there’s a plan for sewage discharge, such as a holding tank and pump-out strategy. While there’s currently no pumpout options on Bowen, chief administrative officer Liam Edwards says some sort of solution such as a pump truck could potentially be worked out.

Bowen’s Housing Advisory Committee (HAC) is wondering if a similar approach could work here, highlighting seasonal worker housing needs as a key point of the group’s recent Housing Targets Report.

The committee endorsed exploring the idea in March and this week Coun. Maureen Nicholson asked for council to direct staff to prepare a report on how the project went in Ucluelet, and its prospects for success on Bowen.

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May 24, 2022 6:15 pm Regular Council Meeting

May 26, 2022 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm In Person Public Open House at Municipal Hall

Do you own property on Bowen Island and plan to do any blasting or other land clearing?

BIM seeks to fill a new position on the Roads & Parks Crew. The Roads & Parks Crewperson is an outside labourer and will primarily be Are you thinking about purchasing property to develop? responsible for assisting with the maintenance of the Municipality’s roads, parks, beaches, and trail infrastructure. In addition, winter We want to know what you think about a new bylaw to regulate site maintenance requirements will consist of snow clearing from alteration across Bowen Island - specifically the removal or deposit of roadways and applying anti-ice material amongst other duties. soil and the clearing of land.

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May 25, 2022 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm Virtual Public Open House via Zoom

Have your say on the Site Alteration Bylaw

Summer Camp Positions Bowen Island Municipality is accepting applications for four (4) fulltime summer camp positions.

We’re starting work on a new Site Alteration Bylaw that would establish different levels of permits required for site alteration, with escalating permit fees and application requirements based on the extent of site alteration proposed. The bylaw would also exempt site alteration activities below a set threshold.

This is your chance to get involved in the development of new regulations on site alteration that may affect you, your neighbours and future developers. We’re holding public open houses in May so you can get all of the information about the proposed regulations, ask questions, and provide your feedback. Your input helps us form fair and reasonable policies that recognize the rights and responsibilities of property owners while protecting the natural environment.

Virtual Public Open House Online via Zoom 2:30pm – 4:30pm Wednesday, May 25, 2022

Hours and approximate weeks of work: Daycamp Leaders (2) – 40 hours/week, Monday – Friday. June 6 – August 30, 2022.

In Person Public Open House Municipal Hall 2:00 pm – 5:00pm Thursday, May 26, 2022

Daycamp Assistants (2) – 40 hours/week, Monday – Friday. June 20 – August 30, 2022.

The ideal candidates for these positions have previous experience working with groups of children, are enthusiastic, creative, able to work in a team environment, enjoy participating in a variety of activities, have excellent communication skills and are highly organized. www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/jobs

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Printed Information will also be available at the Municipal Hall the week of May 23-27.

For more information on this project, please visit www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/SiteAlteration Questions? Please contact Daniel Martin at 604-947-4255 or dmartin@bimbc.ca

Brake for Snakes

Bowen Island Municipality’s Water Conservation Guidelines encourage water conservation and promote awareness.

Snakes are warming up on our roads after a long winter’s rest.

The guidelines define four levels of water conservation for users of Municipal drinking water systems. Stage 1 is recommended by default Watch out for snakes and avoid them if you can. between May 1 and October 15. www.bowenislandmunicipality.ca/water-conservation

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Notice of Public Hearing HAVEYOURSAY. Public Hearing 4:00 pm

Tuesday, May 24 Council Chambers Municipal Hall 981 Artisan Lane OR Online via Zoom Meeting ID: 849 5040 3282 Passcode: 649035

Questions?

Contact Daniel Martin, Manager of Planning and Development

1676 Malkin Creek Road Amendment Bylaw No. 562, 2022

815 Smith Road Amendment Bylaw No. 564, 2022

What is this amendment about?

What is this amendment about?

Proposed Land Use Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 562, 2022 would make a series of changes to the Comprehensive Development (CD) 18 - Arbutus Ridge zoning regulations. The proposed bylaw would place 1676 Malkin Creek Road in a newly created “Area 4” within the larger CD 18 zone. The amendment would permit “Area 4” to have accessory residential use as a permitted accessory use. This would allow properties in Area 4 to construct either a detached secondary suite or an attached secondary suite, in addition to an already permitted single family house.

Proposed Land Use Bylaw Amendment Bylaw No. 564, 2022 is proposed to permit an already constructed detached secondary suite at 815 Smith Road. The proposed amendment bylaw would allow this by placing the property into a zone variation Rural Residential 3 (e) that would contain two variations to the Rural Residential 3 zone as follows. First, the maximum floor area for a detached secondary suite would be increased from the current 115 sq. m. to a maximum of 132 sq. m. Second, the minimum setback from the east property line would be reduced from 7.5 metres to 3 metres for a detached secondary suite.

Amendment Bylaw No. 562 would then additionally: (1) reduce the permitted lot coverage; (2) permit an additional 40 sq. m. floor area for the provision of an accessory residential unit; and (3) make minor border adjustments throughout the CD 18 zone to reflect current property boundaries.

As a condition of the rezoning, a restrictive covenant would be placed on the property such that, in the event the existing detached secondary suite is destroyed, any new detached secondary suite would conform to the general Land Use Bylaw regulations. As part of the application the applicant is providing an amenity contribution of $50,000 towards the Municipal Affordable Housing Reserve.

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1. Email the Corporate Officer and include the subject line: “Public Hearing - Verbal Submission” and your full name, address and phone number.

2. Join the meeting via the Zoom link provided in the agenda and wait to be addressed by the Mayor.

Please note, there is an opportunity for those who are not registered to speak during the Public Hearing. Raise your hand (in person or electronically, via Zoom) and wait to be addressed by the Mayor.

• Write to the attention of Mayor and Council: E-mail: mayorandcouncil@bimbc.ca To ensure a fair process, written submissions are accepted up until the end of the public hearing. Council cannot consider any submissions received after the Public Hearing has ended. If your written submission is received after the public hearing has ended your submission will be circulated to staff for information.

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VIEWPOINTS EDITORIAL

Newspapers are not packaging Across the world, municipalities and provinces have been moving their recycling programmes to Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR). EPR is great in theory and in practice. It levies fees on manufacturers and retailers for the packaging that wraps everything from the food we eat to the toys our kids play with. Any parent who has helped their child open a new toy knows that between the thick plastic that practically takes garden shears to open, the twist ties, and the cardboard, there is still way too much wasteful packaging associated with so many products.

EPR has one laudable objective: Reduce packaging in the waste/recycling stream. It does so by shifting the burden of recycling costs from taxpayers to producers. When producers must pay these fees, they innovate and find ways to wrap their products in far less packaging.

Since the advent of the Blue Box, newspapers have had the highest level of collection of all recyclable materials – more than plastics and even more than aluminum. Newspapers continue to be a valuable recovered resource in the recycling stream. They have a stable end market and high commercial value. And recycling newspapers saves trees.

Newspapers have always been a public good – The dissemination of news to the public is a necessary element of a vibrant and healthy democracy and a well-functioning society. Fake news – around COVID-19, elections, and many other issues – has highlighted the importance and value of credible news provided by trusted media sources. Newspapers allow the reader to pause, engage, and reflect – providing an important service that is not met through other media.

So, what does any of this have to do with extended producer responsibility?

Until recently in Ontario, the EPR program in most provinces of Canada has treated newspapers the same as waste packaging. Unlike product packaging, the newspaper is the product.

Publishers have moved to thinner paper to lower our footprint. Driving up the cost of newspaper

production with EPR fees drives down the content as newspapers are forced to cut pages and, therefore, value to readers. The knock-on effects are a loss of jobs, many of which are unionized, in a sector that is already facing many external challenges, and a less informed citizenry.

Across Canada, newspapers face a patchwork of provincial regulations, administrative regimes, and fees. The levies charged are based on opaque formulas often devised by monopolies controlled by waste haulers, retailers, and consumer packaged goods companies. In British Columbia, for example, the levy on newsprint went up by 80 per cent in a single year, while the levy on plastics remained

flat. That’s not fair.

We cannot have a misguided system that puts newspapers at risk at a time when the public needs trusted sources of information more than ever before. The unintended consequences of EPR on newspapers are to reduce the number of pages in a newspaper or for the paper to simply close.

This has a detrimental effect on both readers and advertisers across Canada.

Recently, the Ontario government issued a regulation that will exempt newspapers from EPR levies in the province.

Canada’s newspaper publishers applaud this change, and we hope other provinces will follow Ontario’s lead. Alberta is about to put an EPR regime in place, and British

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Columbia is working through changes in that province. We hope Premier Jason Kenney and Premier John Horgan will exempt newspapers.

To its considerable credit, the federal government has taken meaningful steps to support local journalism across Canada.

Provincial and municipal governments should not undo that with punitive fees that are based on the flawed premise that newspapers are unnecessary and wasteful packaging.

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Back in the 59% club It was not too long ago that I proudly, okay, maybe with some hubris, bragged about finally entering the 1% club in the Undercurrent, https://muckrack.com/rob-wynen/articles. It is the club that can proudly claim to have their woodshed fully stacked for winter before the rains hit. Well that hubris started to flail as mid-January hit and cracks in my wood storage planning started to form. The shed was starting to look pretty empty and there was snow on the ground. I had several months to go and for us, no wood equals no heat.

I have lived on Bowen for close to 10 years and the process of finding, cutting, splitting, getting the wood to the shed (my motorcycle is not great for this) and storing has become a bit of an art over the years. Getting it right is rewarding but also a necessity. Missing the mark is a lot of extra work, hassle and cold nights. Well, I missed the mark this year and joined the 59% club, the ones who miss the mark and there are a lot of us this year. It has been cold snow in April and relentless rains. So forget about the tips in that last article, that boat has sailed, here are some learnings from past experiences in the 59% club (the 40% clubbers may need some of this advice if the cold snap reaches into June). Some of these suggestions may seem a bit extreme but that’s what you get when you miss the mark.

1) Not only is wet wood hard to keep going in the stove, it also puts out much less heat. You are going to need to double up on starter wood, bigger pieces are just going to fizzle

out. I combine lots of starter wood with the bigger pieces to keep them going.

2) Keep an eye open at construction sites. I have been in a number of bins with my circle saw chopping up 2x4s. Most sites are happy to see the scrap wood get put to some use. Be careful to not bring in treated wood, it is not a pleasant buzz when burned in indoor wood stoves. This is also a great time to chop up that old wood bed frame taking up space in the storage.

3) You are going to now want to stack the wood inside. Not great but you can think of it as an art project. The air is just so damp outside that even under cover it is not likely to dry out enough which again makes it less likely to burn or give off much heat.

4) Keep the stove going all day long, getting the stove up to temperature is just so much work that you want to keep it going once it is on.

5) As you are down on your knees blowing the embers in the stove to keep it alive, remind yourself you will not be put in this position next year, you will do better, you will buck that extra row in the shed, you will rejoin at the very least the 40% club.

So there you have it. Not a pretty situation but you got yourself into it. You will do better next year.

Doreen Broughton (1920-2 2022)

of Miller Road, Bowen Island, passed away peacefully in her sleep in the early morning of April 22, 2022 at Inglewood Care Center in her 102nd year. A long-time resident of her beloved Bowen Island, she is survived by her loving daughter and son and many extended family and friends. A celebration of her life will be held at Bowen United Church and Collins Hall Saturday May 28th, 2 - 5pm. In lieu of flowers, please make a contribution to a charity of your choice. Masks recommended.

- Rob Wynen

Evensong Sunday Services Although the days are longer now, and slowly, very slowly, getting warmer, the world remains a somewhat unsettled place. Many of us need quiet time to process what is happening in our lives, our families, our community and the larger world. This Sunday, Bowen Island United Church offers a quiet, contemplative Evensong service at 7 pm. The service includes recorded Taize style music, silence, short readings, candlelighting and prayer or meditation.

All are welcome to gather at 1122 Miller Road and refresh your spirit in a reflective, quiet space. You can sing along with the chants or simply sit back and listen. These Evensong

services are scheduled for this Sunday, May 15 and then again on Sunday, June 12. There will be additional dates in the summer to be announced. If anyone is interested in learning the Taize songs and creating a regular Evensong choir, please contact Rev. Lorraine Ashdown at 778-688-2061 It is important that you know you do not need to be a member of this church-or any church at all-in order to come and receive the benefits of Evensong. All are welcome. Always.

- Rev. Lorraine Ashdown

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Bowen Island Yacht Club school sailings are casting off again ALEX KURIAL Editor The Grade 5/6 students of Island Pacific School took to the waters of Tunstall Bay on Tuesday morning, marking a return of the Bowen Island Yacht Club’s school sailing program.

The popular school program had been lost to COVID the past two years, although the yacht club (BIYC) still managed to offer its summer sailing courses to approximately 70 island kids ages 7-16. A return to the classroom (in this case, Tunstall Bay) was long overdue. The 14 IPS students who set sail this week will be followed by 28 BICS students later this month.

It’s the perfect age to get kids started with sailing, says BIYC Learn2Sail program coordinator Margo Osinski. “This is the age they would start the CANSail 1 program,” she says of Tuesday’s group.

BIYC also offers the WetFeet program for kids as young as seven.

“They pick it up really quickly, and I think part of that is they don’t worry so much about the theory and the technicality of it, they kind of just go out and they experiment,” says Osinski. “By the end of the week-long program they’re actually able to sail a boat together.”

Osinski says introducing kids to sailing at a young age is important, both to better master the skillset, but also for the

realities of operating on Bowen. “It’s a very challenging program to run on Bowen. We don’t have kids coming from the mainland, it’s all Bowen kids that sail with us.

And that’s sometimes very challenging in terms of we have a very small budget and it’s a very small program,” she says.

School sailing sessions are overseen by several coaches, all of whom started in one of Bowen’s programs themselves. The guides for IPS students included Osinski’s son Ryan.

“It’s so much fun, and my kids have loved it. The reason I got involved is because my son loved it so much,” she says. “He started when he was sevenyears-old and he was just so into it. So I started volunteering and then I ended up running the program. Now I love it, and my younger kids sail too.”

“Everyone knows everyone and it’s a very friendly program. A lot of kids come back through the summer week after week, and it’s great to see the young kids grow into sailors and have a passion for sailing,” says Osinski.

The IPS students spent much of the morning and afternoon on the water before returning to shore. It’s part of a busy week for the school’s Grade 5/6’s – ‘Discovery Week’ began with a hike up Mount Gardner, and Tuesday’s sail was followed by kayaking on Wednesday and an overnight trip to Camp Bow-Isle Thursday, which includes a go at the high ropes course.

Alex Kurial photos

Margo Osinski (right) and instructor Miranda Berry (yellow shirt) help IPS students prepare their boat to set sail. Below, Osinski’s son Ryan Champoux casts off another pair of school sailors. Mait Davis also assisted as part of the instructor team (below, middle).

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A little event doing big things MARY LETSON SwimBowen There is something priceless about being helpful and empowered in the face of a disease that has a way of making us feel utterly powerless. What I know is it doesn’t have to be that way, and how liberating it is to bring a team together and make things happen when you weren’t sure you could. That’s the essence of SwimBowen.

On Saturday July 16th @ 10am, our sold out registration of 60 swimmers will dive into Tunstall Bay on Bowen’s west shore to swim for those in cancer treatment or palliative care. Since 2019 we have gifted an extraordinary $47,800 to support islanders in need. Having gone through it myself in 2013, I was ever so aware of how devastating lengthy treatment can be to one’s entire life. To borrow an expression of my Dad’s, the experience knee-capped me. I wondered how anyone got through it without the means (financial or otherwise) to ride the arduous treatment wave. What I knew beyond a doubt was that there was a gap in our community care, and SwimBowen could begin to fill that gap all while encouraging people to set a goal, get fit and jump in our Salish Sea to swim, swim, swim! There truly is no downside.

Prize Alert! Swimmers, want to win the top prize? It’s 2 night Whistler Getaway package valued at $2000! Amazing!

Have your fans hop on the swimbowen.

com home page as there is an option to “Sponsor a Swimmer”. They can search your name there. Or send them your personal page link so they can support your swim. Thanks to the stunning generosity of SwimBowen’s 2022 corporate and private sponsors, the top fundraiser wins (drum roll): 2 nights at a 1-bedroom condo at Delta Suites (bookable in 2023), 2 Whistler Blackcomb lift tickets, Scandinave Spa for 2, topped off with a $200 gift certificate to Il Caminetto.

A big high five to our superb lineup of corporate and in-kind sponsors: Whistler Blackcomb, First Credit Union, Artisan Eats, Vancouver Diving Locker, Team Aquatics, SwimBuddy, Ratcliffe LLP, Bowen Island Wellness Centre, Tunstall Bay Beach Club, Positively Fit, Rainforest Digital, Tuscany, Cocoa West, Mary Lynn Machado Realtor, Barry Thomas Realtor, Tunstall Bay Beach Club, Brian Smallwood (Mr California!), Frank Gish & Joanna Mereu, and Gord Wolters. SwimBowen’s sponsors celebrate and support what a small grassroots organization can accomplish in a big way. Want to hop an as a sponsor? We would love to hear from you!

Send us a message swimbowensociety@ gmail.com.

Love what we do but you’re not a swimmer? Come out and volunteer! From water marshaling to parking attendants - you can choose your desired station and help support the best little event in the Gulf Islands. You can sign up online via the swimbowen.com home page or email us

SwimBowen registrant Sandy Patterson and her dog Bill are keen to train and raise Funds for SwimBowen 2022! / Gord Cook photo swimbowensociety@gmail.com.

Donating to the Cancer Care Fund supports Bowen Island residents in active cancer treatment and palliative care. Our unique mandate (no other organization does quite what we do at the level we do it) and timely gifts ranging between $1500 and $2000 are making an immense impact for individuals and families enduring this difficult time.

Eligible Cancer Care recipients are

Bowen Island residents prescribed any combination of cancer treatment - radiation, surgery, chemotherapy as well as those in palliative care. Individuals who have been prescribed cancer treatment but are choosing alternative therapies instead are also eligible.

We are proud to be a small, boots on the ground event in the heart of the Salish Sea doing big things. Thanks for helping us get there!

In Memory of Kalvin Bowen lost a well-known sweet companion last week and here are a few words from his owners, Lise and Blair. “We miss our beautiful Kalvin.

His favorite place was the meadow and dog park eating mud and chasing other people’s balls. Spring and summer, he raided our apple tree, ate all the kale in our garden and waited until we were distracted to pick the raspberries without being caught. He made us laugh from day one. He was the best companion we could have ever had for 14 years.

We were inseparable and so happy.

He was our greatest gift.”

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ISLAND NEWS

Mount Gardner motorized meetings to take place in June ALEX KURIAL Editor Decision making in the debate over whether motorized vehicles should be allowed on Mount Gardner will ramp up next month.

The municipality (BIM) has been in discussions with the Ministry of Forests – who will make a final ruling on the matter since the areas in question are Crown lands – and department representatives are set to visit Bowen and tour Mount Gardner in June.

The matter has now drawn out for years without a clear

Muni Morsels: May 9 Council ALEX KURIAL Editor Budget passed Bowen’s five-year financial plan was officially adopted by council Monday night. The much discussed budget was finalized with a revised property tax increase of 7.8 per cent, down from the original 10.4 per cent figure.

The budget was supported 6-1 with Coun. Alison Morse the lone vote in opposition. An accompanying vote to leave municipal tax rates the same for various types of properties on the island

answer. In April 2020 council passed a resolution asking for a ban of motorized vehicles on Mount Gardner, following public pushback against a proposed motorized vehicle trail on the north side of the mountain.

But last year a decision by Recreation Sites and Trails BC (RSTBC, part of Ministry of Forests) only complicated the matter. It stated Mount Gardner’s summit would be off limit to motor vehicles, but didn’t clarify what their use should be (if any) on the rest of the mountain.

Council restated their opposition to any use of the vehicles in November last year, and the final call is now back in provincial hands.

The current consultation process with the ministry involves

virtual and face-to-face meetings with the three primarily-involved groups in the debate – Bowen Island Trail Society (BITS), Bowen Trail Riders Association (BTRA) and the Bowen Island Horse Owners and Riders Association (BIHORA).

The Bowen Island Rotary and Bowen Island Conservancy will also be consulted, along with representatives from Islands Trust and Squamish Nation.

Following talks with stakeholders and inspection of the affected areas, RSTBC will likely return with their recommendations by fall, says BIM chief administrative officer Liam Edwards.

This would pave the way for a definitive answer on a motorized Mount Gardner by the end of the year.

(residential, business, industry, etc.) passed unanimously.

Compost Facility on hold A request to the province to grant an extension for the start of construction on the planned compost facility was approved. Conditions of the project’s grant said work had to start by October 2022, but can now begin in February 2023.

“That buys us some more time to further develop that project without jeopardizing the contract we have,” says chief administrative officer Liam Edwards.

The new timeframe also gives the municipality more time to raise their $500,000 share of the $1.5 million project. Much of this will likely be borrowed, but chief financial officer Kristen Watson said last month if fundraising for the community centre goes well, some of the money set aside for that capital project could be redirected to the compost facility.

Knick Knack Nook is also making a donation to the facility.

Development fee waived A request to waive a $900 charge for a development permit fee was unanimously approved. The applications, owners of Lot 9 and 10 on Foxglove Lane, submitted that because they were unable to hookup to the Snug Cove Sewer System, they’ve been forced to install a septic tank. Due to the size and steep terrain of their lots, this made combining them necessary to create room for a septic tank to fit.

“While I understand that this may be public money, we’re in a position where we would not be before council asking for this if the sewer system was able to accomodate those lots on Foxglove Lane,” one owner said during the meeting.

Council determined this was a unique situation, and voted 6-1 to waive the fee with Coun. Sue Ellen Fast opposing.

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Councillors expressed interest in the project but had plenty of questions. Coun. Sue Ellen Fast wondered how the establishment of permanent encampments could be avoided, noting that local campgrounds are currently only available for foot and bike traffic.

“I’m really sympathetic, we’ve got a housing crisis, however we also have an official community plan that is very specific that campgrounds for recreational vehicles and trailer parks should not be permitted within the municipality,” says Fast.

Edwards agreed it may be hard to get people to move on after six months was up, and enforcing this could put a strain on staff. Coun. Alison Morse also brought up the extra work researching the program will put on the planning department in the first place. “What are we going to tell them to not do while they do this?” she asked.

Speaking for the planning department, manager Daniel Martin says the six-month time limit would have to be stressed in advance. Bowen’s current time limit for RV living is three months.

Martin adds this won’t address another of Bowen’s pressing housing problems – lack of long-term family housing – but said he’s interested to see how things went in Ucluelet.

Nicholson stressed with issues such as housing where solutions take a long time to implement, it’s important to pass something tangible when given the opportunity. “Given the pace at which we sometimes move, if we launch this today, it might be in place for next summer,” says Nicholson.

“If we’re genuinely trying to find different housing solutions for different groups on Bowen, this is a fairly specific group (seasonal workers) that needs to be met… This is pretty simple. This is finding out information about what another community has done, and what they’ve learned,” she says.

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Mayor Gary Ander agreed something needs to be done.

“There’s no question that we have to look for different types of accommodation on the island… right from trailers to side-bysides to whatever. We have to change the way we live on Bowen.”

“The party’s over as far as that’s concerned. If you want any income diversity on this island… you’re going to have to have a lower cost of housing,” says Ander.

But the mayor, along with other councillors, worried HAC’s request to prepare a staff report was premature, and the municipality should gather more information about how things worked in Ucluelet first. With only Nicholson in opposition (maintaining the municipality should move straight to the report stage), an amendment was passed to first find out more about the project before preparing a report on its possibility on Bowen.

The revised motion to contact Ucluelet as a first step to learn more was then passed unanimously.

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Hearth Gallery welcomes new team members JAMI SCHEFFER Executive Director / Hearth Gallery The Hearth Gallery is thrilled to welcome our newest team member, Mathilde Rohr. She joins us as the Cultural Connector linking the arts council and the community bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience. Mathilde is an interdisciplinary artist and a cultural worker. Originally from France, she graduated from the Fine Arts department of Concordia University in Montreal in 2017. Her research gravitates around performance, movement-based practices, video, drawing, installation, printmaking and writing. She has been involved in many collaborative and community art projects in public spaces and contemporary art venues. After living nomadically in various places of British Columbia for the past

two years, she recently moved to Bowen island where she is looking forward to engaging with the locals and contributing to the arts.

We would also like to welcome Aryana Rayne as the Volunteer Coordinator. A 30-year resident of Bowen Island, Aryana has been involved in creating community and promoting Bowen as a very special place. Her background as a registered nurse, community midwife, and administrator of a business well positions her to take on this next chapter in her life as the Volunteer Coordinator for The Hearth. She has sat on three volunteer boards as well as being the coordinator for the Community Lunch Program in 2019. She is passionate about the arts and culture as being essential components for a healthy life, as well as knowing that volunteers are the heart and soul of most communities.

Joining our team as the Gift Shop Manager, we welcome Elize Fitzgerald to the Hearth Gallery. The gift shop at the gallery focuses on providing a variety of art from our Bowen Island creative community. Items like books/poetry, jewelry, ceramics, cards and paintings. Elize is educated in fine art, art history and psychology and has enjoyed a varied career as a graphic designer, teacher and communications professional. She now practices as a registered clinical counsellor seeing most of her clients via zoom. Many years ago Elize worked as a curator at the Gallery at Artisan Square, and is thrilled to return to the Hearth as a volunteer for the gift shop.

She loves and appreciates a wide range of artistic expression and is currently learning to paint again after a gap of 25 years!

Please stop by the Gallery and introduce yourselves to our newest additions to the Hearth team!

Aryana Rayne

Elize Fitzgerald

Mathilde Rohr

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Growing Food for Us or Them?

BOWEN ISLAND FOOD RESILIENCE SOCIETY & BOWEN AGRICULTURAL ALLIANCE

Bowen Island Food Resilience Society and Bowen Agricultural Alliance held a Zoom forum last month to promote discussion about how we grow food, deal with mammals and birds, and simultaneously support biodiversity on Bowen.

The zoom began with Susan Swift’s report on the survey conducted by Bowen Island Food Resilience Society and Bowen Agricultural Alliance. (Check the online version of this story for the survey info.) This report was followed by three resource speakers: Bonny Brokenshire (Bowen Island Manager of Environment and Parks Planning), Kim Sinclair (Executive Director of Coast Animal Welfare and Education Society), and Dr. Alejandro Frid (ecologist and science coordinator for the Central Coast Indigenous Resource Alliance), each speaking from their experience and area of expertise.

In addition to humane and biodiversity concerns, options for dealing with “pest” mammals and birds are constrained by legislation at all three levels of government. Bonnie Brokenshire told the forum participants that beavers, skunks, mink, raccoons, and otters are protected to varying degrees by provincial legislation; or that while you can trap an animal that is causing damage on your property, you are responsible for contacting a provincial Conservation Officer for permission to humanely kill it; and that pest control companies who capture animals on your property are most likely releasing them somewhere else on the island; and second generation coagulant rodenticides are currently banned in BC. Because Bowen doesn’t have top predators such as bears, cougars, and coyotes (apart from infrequent visitors), animals such as deer, raccoons, skunks, and mink populations meet with few obstacles, and their numbers go unchecked. Without natural population control, these mammals have become a threat to small livestock and vegetable gardens on the island.

So, what can we do? A variety of ways to address unwanted mammals and birds in our gardens and on our farms were recommended by the resource speakers and by other participants at the zoom forum and fall into categories of ‘deterrents’ and ‘trapping.’

Deterrents included a wide range of suggestions: - having ‘guard’ animals; llamas were recommended - installing cages or electric fencing - using a variety of scare devices such as CD’s hung on fruit trees (use lots!), drones, and noises - making small bags filled with repellent smells (e.g., Zest soap) to ward off rodents, dabbing on Nilodor, and spraying (Bobbex) to keep deer away - storing garbage and organic waste indoors as long as possible and then securing when outside, and keeping pet food inside only - attracting rodent predators by installing tall poles for raptors, and boxes for owls - harvesting nuts and fruit early to ripen indoors

- never feeding wild animals, but leaving water away from your food growing area may divert them.

Trapping animals is a more problematic option, not just for legal and humane reasons, but also for ecological reasons.

Snap traps, effective for rats, are also effective for animals that have a valuable role in Bowen’s natural web -- deer mice, voles, shrews, and songbirds. And traps that don’t kill animals immediately can cause them stress and pain. As well, success is most probably going to be temporary because other animals of the same or different species will move in to fill the vacant territory. If you do want to use traps, it’s best to consult with provincial Conservation Officer Services.

In addition to the suggestions raised during the zoom forum, Kim Sinclair referred people to the pamphlets that Coast Animal Welfare and Education Society (CAWES) has published on alternatives to rat poison and living with skunks.

(Both pamphlets can be downloaded from the municipal website.) You can contact CAWES for help in finding humane solutions to protect your garden from hungry critters.

Alejandro Frid spoke of two types of non-native plant species: those that are invasive, like holly, and those that are naturalized, like plantain. The former invades and conquers the land to the detriment of other species; the latter finds a niche and co-exists. The question of how we work to support a diversity of plants and animals on the island while growing food to support our own species will be an ongoing one. Alejandro explained that the Indigenous peoples’ sense of “place” extends for thousands of years into the past, and so their approach to cultivating food is one that is based on being a natural part of where they live, co-existing with other species. Ultimately, the question for us is: How do we act to ensure that we are naturalized contributors where we live, not an invasive species?

Both Bonny Brokenshire and Kim Sinclair welcome you to contact them.

Bonny Brokenshire - BBrokenshire@bimbc.ca or telephone at 778-897-3296 Kim Sinclair - cawes.bowen@gmail.com Some Facebook pages where you can share and discuss problems with food growing and raising animals were also suggested during the zoom forum.

Bowen Gardeners - https://www.facebook.com/groups/ bowengardeners Chicken and Farm Talk for Nexwlelexm/Bowen Island - https://www.facebook.com/groups/443071306844223 Some participants on the zoom expressed interest in ongoing meetings to share problems and solutions on these issues.

As well, approximately 25 per cent of the 88 respondents to the Pest Survey said they would be interested in working collectively to find solutions, with an additional 45 per cent saying they might be interested. The links above might be places to organize these get togethers. Jackie Bradley is interested in this conversation and is willing to get it started if others are interested. Since we are just heading into gardening season, perhaps the fall would be a better time to have this discussion. If you want to be part of this, email her at jacksbee@hotmail.com

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING All Welcome May 25 - 6:30-7:30 pm on Zoom Guest speaker at 7 pm.: Suzanne Saatchi, Executive Director BOWEN ISLAND HEALTH CENTRE FOUNDATION Topic: How will the health centre help you and your family? Questions welcome.

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NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of the Eagle Cliff Community Association (ECCA) Saturday, May 14, 2022 at Collins Hall, 1120 Miller Road 10:45 a.m. Doors open for membership sign-up and renewal

There was plenty of animal action at Fairweather over the weekend. Haig Farris snagged a shot of the area’s resident summer Heron returning, along with a pod of Orcas seeing what fortunes were like to the west.

11:00 a.m. Annual General Meeting including election of Board members Refreshments will be provided.

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Announcing Write on Bowen 2022 CAROL CRAM Artistic Director / Write on Bowen On August 6 and 7, writers and word lovers will gather at the Cove Commons for the literary event of the year!

Write On Bowen, in partnership with The Hearth and the Bowen Island Public Library, presents workshops and a gala evening of readings by both local and off-island

writers and poets.

Mark your calendar to register, beginning May 15.

Eight workshops in four time slots are offered over two days, to be held at the Library Annex and Copper Spirit Distillery, generous sponsors of the festival. With a Full Festival Pass, participants register for four workshops and can also attend a lunchtime panel and Saturday evening gala.

Participants are invited to choose from a selection of eight engaging workshops: Writing Down the Bones with beloved and critically-acclaimed local poet Jude Neale; Plotting the Mystery with noted crime novelist Sam Wiebe, author of the Wakeland novels; How to Write a Killer Opening Scene with award-winning screenwriter Ken Hegan; How to Start a Compelling Memoir (And Not Lose Your Mind) with Lindsay Wong, author of the bestselling memoir The Woo-Woo; Publishing 101 with Windy Dorrestyn, the VP/director of marketing for Random House; Words that Capture the World with Bowen’s own Susan Alexander, who was awarded the 2019 Mitchell Prize; Silencing Your Inner Critic with Elee Kraljii-Gardiner, poet, editor, and director of the Vancouver Manuscript Intensive program; Climbing the Mountain: Writing your Novel as a Series of Easy Ascents with C. C. Humphreys, a multi-award-winning author of over twenty best-selling novels.

On Saturday evening, the Write On Bowen Gala features presentations by Vancouver Poet Laureate Fiona Tinwei Lam along with Ken Hegan, Sam Wiebe, Kung Jaadee, CC Humphreys, Pauline Le Bel, and Jude Neale.

The early-bird price of a Full Festival Pass is $180, available only until June 1, at which point the price rises to $225. A very limited number of one-day passes are also available at the Early Bird Price of $120 for Saturday only (includes the Gala) and $80 for Sunday only.

Each workshop is limited to 20 participants, so we encourage you to buy your passes when they go on sale May 15 to secure your preferred workshops.

For more information and to register, please visit: writeonbowen.com or contact us at writeonbowen@gmail.com

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BookFest 2022 In the Gym @ Bowen Island Community School

A giant sale of quality used books and media.

All proceeds benefit the Bowen Island Public Library.

Saturday, May 21 10 am-4 pm Sunday, May 22 10 am-2 pm Bring Your Own Box! Fill any size box for $10

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We’re baaaaa-ck! And are getting a bit bigger!

SARAH HAXBY Bowen Agricultural Alliance The Bowen Agricultural Alliance (BAA) Farmers’ Market 2022 season is starting on May 14, 10 am to noon at Bowen Island Community School and continues weekly until Oct 8th.

The first sale will have an abundance of garden starts and seedlings, as well as the usual vendors selling locally grown produce, flowers, and a variety of items made, baked and grown on Bowen and manure… and more!

The Farmers’ markets seeks to connect the community to local farmers, gardeners and artisans; to support food sustainability and to promote information about how to grow food on Bowen Island. We appreciate your patience and your patronage as we continue to grow our grassroots community-based market and to support farmers, gardeners and entrepreneurs of all ages.

The Bowen Island Farmers’ Market is now in its eleventh year of running at BICS. Before the market moved to BICS, the market was a one-day annual event held down on the lawn in front of the public library and started around 2006 (thanks to Elle’s vision, and the formation of a small group of dedicated locals who founded BAA). From a one-day, annual event called Bowfeast that encouraged everyone to buy and grow and cook with local ingredients, to becoming a weekly Farmers’ Market that runs from mid-May to mid-October, the market has grown and changed over the years, but is still one of my favourite places to feel part of the community and to support local vendors.

It feels good to support local, and to support a wide array of vendors and products, some of which can only be found at the Farmers’ Markets. We have new vendors this year, and an array of special guest vendors, so expect the unexpected on a weekly basis as well as regulars!

Make it part of your weekly shopping to come to the Farmers’ market and take home a bouquet of flowers grown on Bowen, or a bag of fresh salad greens from Home Farm, or garlic and giant squash from Clemencia, Moira’s succulent plants, Riley’s Ciders, Freda’s knitwear, Meadowbrook’s bacon and sausages, chai tea sold by Ellarose, a Moe Makes pie, vegan and specialty products, a coffee and croissant from Artisan Eats, seedlings and veggie starts, macrame plant holders, photography and cookies by local youth, local produce from Grafton Commons, Moonmilk mix from Foxglove, and so many amazing jams! Missy Foundation, Old Tree, Barking Raven, Van Berkel Farms, local teas and crafts and more. We also love that the market supports newer food initiatives such as youth-entrepreneurs, organic growing practices, locally grown, made and baked items, Community Shares Agriculture initiatives, regenerative and sustainable growing practices, and sometimes even BOB shows up with honey (Beekeepers of Bowen).

The Bowen Agricultural Alliance is a small, dedicated group of volunteers which has kept the Farmers’ market running and supporting local farmers, gardeners and artisans for over a decade.

Interested vendors and buskers please contact market lead Sarah Haxby at shaxby@hotmail.com and put MARKET in the title. If you’re interested in learning more about BAA , and its initiatives, or getting involved, please drop us a line, or like the Bowen Agricultural Alliance or Bowen Island Farmers Market Facebook pages!

The BAA Farmers’ Market is made possible thanks to the support of the community, and look forward to seeing you at the markets starting May 14, 10 am to noon. Don’t forget to bring cash, a mask, a reusable shopping bag or basket, patience in the parking lot… and thank you for supporting local!

Sarah Haxby, BAA Farmers’ Market organizer, and fan of local rhubarb. / BAA photos/captions

Aubin Van Berkel, local gardener featuring rare and heritage varieties (above); Lisa Rainbird: selling Bowen Island Herb salts and more. Their smoked pepper will change your culinary life (below).

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COMMUNITY CALENDAR FRIDAY, MAY 13

Artist Demo at the Hearth Gallery - 1:30 PM to 3:30 PM Artist Molly Gray will demo her lino cut printmaking technique at the Hearth gallery. Drop by and meet the artist and see the exquisite exhibition ‘TERRITORY:Obtrusion’ In this two-person exhibition, artists Sarah Ronald and Molly Gray explore the boundaries of human impact on wild animals and their fragile habitats.

Show dates: May 5 - 23 Gallery hours: 11 - 5 pm daily (closed Tues, Wed) www.hearthartsonbowen.ca Legion Dinner - 6:30 pm Lynne is cooking cannelloni with garlic bread and caesar salad. Dessert is rhubarb crisp. Doors open at 5:30, dinner is served at 6:30.

Upcoming dinner: May 20. Terry and Adelle are cooking, meal is TBD. Same times.

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Bring Your Own Book Club - Noon For Bowen Islanders 18-35 years old at the Library Annex.

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.

BookFest 2022 @ BICS gym - 10 AM to 2 PM Book sale - Bring your own box – any size $10.

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Rotary speaker Manusha Janakiram, senior producer of CBC’s popular ‘What on Earth’ - 7:30 PM Everyone is welcome. Zoom info in the bowenrotary.com calendar.

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