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Wolf hybrid to be killed

Ferry hike would affect two-thirds of islanders’ habits:online survey

MARCUS HONDRO

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The wolf/dog hybrid continues to roam, and hunt, on Bowen and with efforts to capture and remove the beast having

failed, the municipality has shifted its goal from capture to having the creature shot.

BIM has issued another alert and there have been more reports of missing pets.

Bylaw services supervisor Chris Buchanan told the Undercurrent in an email this week that the municipality has hired a new con-tractor who has the expertise to “dispatch” the beast. BIM now must wait for the “the issuance of a permit to allow for the dis-charge of a firearm in a No Shooting Area as designated by... the Closed Areas Regulation (Wildlife Act)”.

Buchanan said they requested a permit that will allow them to “address more than one hybrid in case there is more than one” though there is nothing that points to a sec-ond creature. The provincial officials said they’d work to expedite the permit pro-cess and he expects the permit to be issued around the end of this month.

Sightings have been ongoing since early in the New Year. In January one resident had the unpleasant experience of coming upon the hybrid standing over a kill – his own dog. The creature was determined to be a hybrid after a photo was examined by biologists, and others, from conservation services.

Bowen vet Alastair Westcott has tried to capture the canine with a tranquilizer gun to safely remove it.

MARCUS HONDRO

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This might not surprise anyone but here goes... A online survey by the Bowen Island Ferry Advisory Committee

shows that Islanders are very concerned about rising ferry costs.

The survey was conducted online from late Feb. to April 1. There were 234 respondents.

Committee member Bill Van Luven says the survey was intended to give the commit-tee an idea of where Bowen Islanders stand at a time when B.C. Ferries appears set to raise fares by 50 per cent or more over the next few years. He told the Undercurrent that it “...helps the community’s bargaining position and gives us a single voice, and puts strength behind it.”

Of those 234 respondents who answered the 20 questions, 85.8 percent said they lived on Bowen all year and 63.7 percent said they drive onto the ferry for 80 per cent or more of their trips, with 19.9 per cent saying they walk on for 80 per cent of their trips, or more.

One question noted that B.C. Ferries proj-ects fares to increase by 12 per cent a year for the next five years.

Thirty-four per cent said that such increas-es will significantly affect the number of trips they take, with another 33 per cent saying it will substantially affect the number of trips. The remaining 32.6 per cent of respondents were equally divided between saying the increases would not affect or have only a slight effect on their travelling patterns.

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Dr. Westcott feels shooting the animal is dan-gerous because another dog could mistakenly be shot and a miss could potentially harm a human. Shooting the wrong dog with a tranquilizer gun is an error that can be reversed.

The vet and local RCMP caution any Islander against shooting the beast. Cpl. Don Southern says that it is illegal and that wounding the ani-mal could make it all the more dangerous. Dr. Westcott says if anyone sees it they can call his emergency pager at (604) 806-2244 with place, time and direction details and he will seek to capture it.

Westcott said that if it cannot be rehabilitated, and it likely cannot, it may have to be eutha-nized; at the moment the primary issue is safely removing it from Bowen Island.

A trap had been brought over by the first con-tractor but the animal either did not encounter the trap or, if it did, did not enter into it. It has been sighted around Cowan Point, Tunstall Bay and the Cape Roger Curtis areas and at least one golfer encountered the beast on the Bowen Island Golf Course.

There have been deer carcasses found which may have been the handiwork of the hybrid and the number of pets missing is growing. On its website, CAWES, the Coast Animal Welfare and Education Society on Bowen, has a list of two dozen Bowen pets currently missing, almost all cats. Some have been missing since 2010 but most since January, including the cat Aengus, missing from Woods Road since April 4.

Buchanan said the municipality decided to kill the hybrid for a variety of reasons: the humane trap was not successful, any use of leg-hold traps would endanger wildlife and pets, and “based on reports of damage already caused, allowing the hybrid to continue to roam the island will fur-ther risk to humans, livestock, domestic pets and wildlife.”

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Steep slope bylaw ready for commentMARTHA PERKINS

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The steep slope bylaw is now ready to go to the public for comment.

On Monday night, council passed first and second reading of the bylaw, which is a complement to the offi-cial community plan update. The only councillor voting against it was Alison Morse; councillors Cro Lucas and Peter Frinton were not at the meeting.

The bylaw incorporates several changes to the first version that was presented to council a few weeks ago.

Director of planning Hap Stelling got a legal opinion about the bylaw from the municipality’s solicitor. The lawyer said the document could not include language that permitted special condi-tions or objectives, nor could it include permissive exemptions. These represent discretionary authority that is not grant-ed under the Local Government Act.

After those permissive exemptions had been removed, Councillor Morse had concerns about the regulatory powers of the bylaw. For instance, she said that anytime someone wants to cut down a Christmas tree on their property, they will have to get a devel-opment permit. “There needs to be an exemption to allow someone to take down a small tree,” she said.

Stelling said, “Vegetative cover is essential to slope stability so I don’t know if we want to encourage the cut-ting down of trees. The language in the guideline is discretionary; it says a DP may be necessary.”

Mayor Bob Turner said it wasn’t fair to make a connection between some-one cutting down a Christmas tree and

cutting down trees that would enhance the risk of slope instability. The size of most Christmas trees fit well within proposed regulations.

Councillor Doug Hooper spoke in favour of the bylaw’s intent. “We’ve said that this is one of the tools in our toolkit. We didn’t have it when we started out as a municipality.” There’s resistance to enacting the bylaw but he says it’s helpful to protecting the envi-ronment, but part of our toolbox for preserving environment. These things matter in the big picture. When it comes to a single owner wanting to cut down a single tree, you have to work something into the bylaw.

Councillor Nerys Poole said, “I sup-port the bylaw. I think there’s a his-tory on this island of not regulating and all of us can point to something in our neighbourhood that has presented problems. I think there’s some leeway of landscaped areas; what if you took off all the Christmas trees on a steep slope? You now have erosion.”

The essential component of the bylaw is the accompanying map. It highlights all the places on the island where the slope is more than 30 degrees over a 10-metre distance. People who own property in those steep slope areas have to approach the planning department to see if they will require a development permit, and per-haps some level of engineering study, to get permission for that work.

However, there are some exemptions:• landscaped areas and gardens that

are less than 50 square metres• alterations to an existing building

or structure if construction involves interior work or the exterior renova-tions do not change the structural foot-

print or disturb the existing grade and natural soil conditions

• normal farm practices• when public health authorities say

that a septic system be upgraded or altered

• any necessary maintenance activi-ties undertaken by the municipality to protect and enhance roads and trails

• emergency workers respond to flood or fire and land slip events

• emergency actions to prevent, con-trol or reduce immediate threat to life or property including the removal of hazardous trees; post-emergency reha-bilitative work may be required.

Richard Underhill was at council to repeat his objections to the bylaw. He approved of many of the changes but says the map is still “lousy.”

“Every home in the inaccurate map is automatically included and that’s a bloody tragedy. Exemptions are legally correct but as Hap has said if you don’t have an exemption you need a DP. Any development that isn’t exempt is subject to your bylaw; that means if I want to put up a sign that says no parking, that requires a DP permit. If an area is landscaped we can garden; but you still haven’t considered drive-ways, parking areas, clotheslines, trails, all would have to be trotted down to municipal hall. You should exempt existing homes. It’s an abomination to impose this level of control.”

Stelling said that it’s not his inter-pretation of the bylaw that it would include clotheslines and signs.

Poole said that the second exemp-tion is rather broad.

The bylaw passed first and second reading. It will now go out for public comment.

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There’s a change in Howe Sound.Residents in Lions Bay have spotted

them. People in West Vancouver and on Bowen Island are talking about them. Then there are the boaters who have watched them play out in the waves.

Scientists are trying to figure out why the Pacific white-sided dolphins are back. But there’s speculation it can be partly contributed to a small group of marine enthusiasts and a fish.

This fish story starts in the early spring of 2006. West Vancouver resident John Matsen had been told herring were spotted around the Squamish Terminals. Historically, herring are no stranger to Squamish’s shoreline. In the mid-60s, 2,000 tonnes of the silver-coloured fish came up Howe Sound to spawn. But runoff from the community’s former wood preservative plant killed hundreds of thousands of them and by the 70s the herring had all but disappeared.

So when the co-ordinator of Squamish Streamkeepers got the call that they were back, he was pretty excited. But when they went in search of the herring, what they found instead was a mysterious orange slime covering the pil-ings under the Squamish Terminals.

“We questioned whether it was fungus,” Matsen says.

Matsen turned to the Internet to find out what the slime was. He found his answer in a report about San Francisco’s subtidal habitat. The docu-ment, written by several marine biologists, high-lighted the need for the removal of creosote pil-ings from the bay. In it were notes on how creo-sote kills herring eggs and how, when the eggs are dead, they turn into an apricot-coloured goo.

That’s when Matsen realized that what they’d seen on the pilings were millions of dead herring eggs. The herring had returned, laid their eggs on the pilings but the eggs had been killed by the creosote.

The Streamkeepers set about changing this. The next year, with the permission of Squamish Terminals, the Streamkeepers wrapped 60 of the east dock’s creosote-covered pilings with vari-ous materials. In March, when they returned, the organization discovered the eggs on the black landscaping fabric had successfully hatched; the eggs laid on plastic material didn’t boast the same survival rate.

“Each year [since 2006] we have doubled the amount of wrapping we have done,” Matsen says.

Last year, the herring switched their spawn-ing location to the large concrete pilings under the west dock. Concrete has also proven to kill herring eggs. Fortunately, the Streamkeepers had wrapped 30 of these piles the year before.

One group and a tiny fish are helping to change our local waters

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Above, a Squamish Streamkeeper shows the orange slime that covered a creosote-coated pile in Squamish. The goo was millions of dead herring eggs. By wrapping the pilings in black landscaping fabric, the eggs survived, hatched and then were eaten by the returning dolphins.

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Covered piles allow herring eggs to hatch

Between February and mid-April, the piles were spawned on four times. This year Matsen expects three spawnings.

What’s even better news is that the herring that spawned in 2007 have returned.

“We had great expecta-tions when we started this, but we didn’t quite expect this would happen so dramatically,” Matsen says.

Other than the herring eggs covering pilings, a big indicator that the Streamkeepers initia-tive is working are the dol-phins.

“We originally had the idea to bring herring back for the salmon,” Matsen says. “We had no idea it would bring back the dolphins.”

During much of the 20th century, Pacific white-sided dolphins were thought to be an open-water species, says Andrew Trites, UBC’s direc-tor of the Marine Mammal Research Unit in the univer-sity’s Fisheries Centre. Before 1984, they had not been report-ed in the Strait of Georgia, but were common along the outer coast. However, scientists did know that they once called the inner waters their home since archaeologists had discovered Pacific white-sided dolphin bones in First Nation middens - domestic waste dumps - along the strait.

In recent years, there have been a growing number of dolphin sightings. This year three pods were reported in the strait. Whether they are all members of the original pod or different groups that have ventured in from the Pacific is unknown, Trites says. There is

some speculation that the main group of approximately 100 dolphins is a residential pod based around Nanaimo, but scientists don’t know for sure. Nor do they know why they returned or what they are eat-ing. Herring would be a good guess, Trites says.

“We have more questions than answers,” he says. “They haven’t had a lot of people studying them.”

Erin Rechsteiner is one of the few people in B.C. trying to find answers. It’s speculated that the Pacific white-sided dolphin population along B.C.’s coast sits at 24,000, but with-out enough information it is difficult to back that figure, she says, adding that estimates range from 12,000 to 50,000. What is known is that the sur-vival rates among the young are low, Rechsteiner notes.

Last summer and early this year, the UBC student started a report on the diet, distribution and food requirement of the Pacific white-sided dolphins. By looking at the mammal’s dinner plate and how many calories it needs to function, Rechsteiner hopes to find clues to their life-styles and possibly figure out if the dolphins are following spe-cific prey types along the coast.

Dolphins need four to five times more calories per day than humans. Herring are high in calories and lipids, such as Omega-3 fatty acids. Before they spawn, the fish’s fat count is at its highest.

“I am learning a lot about fish,” she jokes.

For five weeks last summer, Rechsteiner spent 12 hours a day trawling the sea on the hunt for feeding dolphins. When spotted, she would drag

nets behind the boat which would pick up the scraps from the dolphins’ meal, allowing her to figure out their menu. Rechsteiner is the first per-son to ever collect fish scale samples from dolphins feed-ing in the Strait of Georgia. It is the same technique adopted by zoologist Kathy Heise, who studied Pacific white-sided dolphins for years after they caught her attention while working as a lighthouse keeper.

Some of Rechsteiner’s most successful sightings occurred after her pilot field work proj-ect. On Jan. 28, around the same time that the herring were spawning in Squamish, Rechsteiner was out on a boat in Howe Sound surrounded by more than 150 dolphins. While no one can say for sure that the dolphins are back because of the growth in herring runs, it’s certainly a good guess.

“The dolphins are a good indicator of ecologic health,” she says. “My guess is if there are a lot of dolphin around there is a lot of herring around.”

By learning more about the dolphins we could learn more about the health of our local environment, but without fund-ing Rechsteiner is not sure if she will be able to continue her field work. She is currently on the hunt for grants.

As for the group behind the possible surge of life in local waters, Matsen is now one of the world experts in herring spawning material, he jokes. Jokes aside, the Streamkeepers’ work has caught the attention of the Department of Fisheries, among other organizations. A group of residents in Lions Bay is also interested in wrapping creosote pilings and Matsen has been in discussions with the Rotary Club in Pender Harbour. The creosote piles are a problem, but a problem that can be fixed, Matsen says.

“The best part of this fish tale is now we know the dynamics in the ocean are there,” Matsen says. “We just help nature do its job.”

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The B.C. Cetacean Sightings Network, a conservation and research program of the Vancouver Aquarium, in part-nership with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) have set up a Wild Whales website where anyone can report a sighting. The organization col-lects reports on all cetaceans (whales, dolphins and por-poises) and sea turtles from British Columbia and sur-rounding waters. Visit the site at www.wildwhales.org or call 1-866-I-SAW-ONE.

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UBC student Erin Rechsteiner spent 12 hours a day for

five weeks on the hunt for feeding dolphins so she could determine what

they were eating.

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On a glorious spring morning just before a long holiday weekend, it’s hard to turn one’s thoughts to anything more seri-

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Some people say that the national park issue threatens to divide the island like other conten-

tious issues have. There is that possibility; many people do feel strongly about the issue.

But as people get outside this weekend for strolls through the park and hikes up Mount Gardner and browsing through Artisan Square, the chance meetings with fellow islanders will help increase the strong sense of community that already exists here. People may have differ-ences of opinion over issues, but they are united in their love for Bowen Island. When we get to know the people we disagree with, it becomes easier to separate how we feel about issues and how we feel about people who view those issues differently than we do.

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To the Editor:

Spring! All around the island one sees the blossoms and hears the birdsong. In light of global upheaval I am ever

mindful of our blessings in living here on this little corner of Paradise. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all those who have so generously contributed to our Food Bank, situated in the vestibule of the Little Red Church, where the door is always open. A huge thank you to Sue Clarke who shops and restocks the shelves regularly.

I am asking you to make soup for the downtown soup kitchen from your leftover feast day ham or turkey or vegetables only. Please freeze it in bags and put it in the freez-er outside the door of Collins Hall. Thank you to those who do this regularly and thank you too to Don Nicholson for delivering the soup.

After a miserable night on the mean streets our thick homemade soup, as the first meal of the day, is very welcome indeed.

I heard a program on happiness yesterday and the main criteria was caring friends, neig-bours one knows, and a safe and pleasant place to live. Having had a landmark birthday recently, I am so aware and grateful for all these gifts.

Though out of season, Tiny Tim’s timeless message rings true today - God bless us every-one.

Angie McCulloch

Please turn your leftovers into soup donations

To the Editor:

How appropriate for Bowen Island, as the Vancouver Canucks begin their quest for the elusive Stanley Cup, to

have recently scored a timely hat trick of its own. Kudos to the many volunteers who were involved in the three wonderful initiatives which will greatly benefit the community.

Approximately 50 caring and keen indi-viduals took it upon themselves to clean up Sandy Beach on April 3 and return it to the family-friendly, safe and enjoyable condition islanders used to enjoy for many decades. Well done!

Next on the scoreboard was a small, but very effective, work party that spruced up the Bowen Island Memorial Garden on April 16 under the most capable leadership and watchful eye of Jacqueline Bakker. Many thanks to Twin Island Excavating for the donation of gravel and Metro Vancouver (Kevin Huskinson) for the supply of a machine and operator (Clayton Hunter-Jones) to spread the gravel throughout the garden pathways.

The hat trick was achieved with the impromptu work party at the golf course, also on the 16th, at which approximately 25 vol-unteers dismantled the decks at the Hilton in preparation for the new, modest clubhouse. The Hilton (pro shop/starter shack) was relocated that day and will be used in that temporary location until the new, larger 16’ x 16’ pro shop is ready for use along with the 24’ x 40’ clubhouse. Please bear with us dur-ing this exciting upgrade. All is good, so GO CANUCKS GO!

Bruce Russell

Volunteer hat trick!

Park can be properly managedDear Undercurrent,

After consider-ation of the issue, I have come to

believe that a national park on Bowen Island would provide a strong support for this commu-nity to grow toward its full potential.

My impression is that most people support the park idea, but they also have reservations about the number of visitors who may come here. I share those reservations but believe that prop-erly managed tourism in a new park would be beneficial - for our arts- and culture-oriented economy, and for nature itself. The investments that Parks Canada would provide to restore the ecological integrity of the island and for con-servation purchases of land from willing sellers will benefit islanders the most.

The argument that without park status the Crown lands are not secure has been convinc-ing. And now, we learn that Metro Vancouver is “entertaining all propos-als” for “more commer-cial ventures in regional parks” to increase the income of the parks sys-tem. Clearly, Crippen Park, as it is now, is also not secure as the for-ested retreat that we love so much. National park status is the best option for restoring the Davies Cottages and to provide

the stimulus to revitalize the Snug Cove village.

I think it is short sighted in the extreme to reject the long-term benefits that would come with a park just due to certain fixable issues, such as ferry capacity and visitor management. The island’s official community plan already envisions an eventual doubling of the current population; ferry access will always need adjust-ments.

What we do know is that the preliminary concept plan for the park commits that visitor oppor-tunities “would be designed to reduce on-island reliance on per-sonal motor vehicles by park visi-tors” and that camping “would be limited to walk-in or boat-in backcountry camping”. Parks

Canada still needs to provide more details about these guiding principles.

I believe that the recent trium-phalism of some park opponents is premature. The only statistically valid measure of island senti-ment on the park issue was the McAllister poll. It showed that 34 per cent of islanders support the park; 25 per cent are opposed and 40 per cent are still undecided.

Parks Canada should be more forthcoming in its efforts to address the concerns of Bowen Islanders. But I hope also that those, like me, who want a national park can unite to respond to the remaining doubts of the many people who have not yet made up their mind.

Eric Sherlock

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Bowen Island Undercurrent


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TENEBRAE SERVICE AT CATES HILL CHAPELCates Hill Chapel welcomes you to its Good Friday service at 7:00pm on April 22nd. The service will be focused around an early Christian tradition called “Tenebrae” which means “shadows”. It is a moving service of readings, hymns and silent refl ection that focuses on the betrayal and agony Jesus Christ suffered on the cross. It is a time of refl ection that sets the stage for the profound joy of the resurrection of Christ on Easter Sunday. We also invite you and your family to join us for the celebration of Christ’s resurrection on Sunday, April 24th at 10:00am.

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Welcome to Island Neighbours - stories of Island history, people, activities and events.

On Bowen, Thursday nights are semi-sacred to a number of islanders.

The reason? In a word - bridge! Friends of the participants know that it’s useless to try to socialize with them on Thursday nights for those are permanently reserved for bridge, serious bridge. Years ago, Bowen bridge began in a totally different way.

About 1960, a few women decided to start a sewing club, to meet one afternoon a week. They asked Marjorie Walters to give some instruction in tailoring, etc. The sessions were open to all and regularly attract-ed about six to eight participants. Then a few more women indicated interest: they didn’t all want to sew but enjoyed an afternoon get together. Some sewed, some knitted and some played cards. Soon, there were more play-ing cards than sewing. When some of the women confessed that they didn’t play cards but would be interested in learning, Helen Chambers said ‘Okay, come on, let’s play bridge!’ Again, Marjorie Walters offered help and the Bridge Club was born. This attracted a few more women who liked to play and who were remarkably good-natured about playing with beginners and helping Mrs. Walters with instruction.

At first, the group met at various homes but those with smaller homes found it difficult to crowd everyone in. The only place available to rent was the Lower Dance Hall, situated just west of Sandy Beach. Because the hall was quite large, heating it in the winter was an all-day job. Its heating system was a huge fireplace, augmented in winter by a large drum heater which gobbled up wood.

When Collins Hall was built in 1964, the problem was solved. Meanwhile, the group decided to charge itself 25 cents a week, later raised to 35 cents. That paid the rent and bought the tea, cream and sugar while nibbles were provided by each woman in turn. As the club grew in numbers, refreshments needed two ladies each week. Then, of course, they needed someone to take charge of their modest funds, pay the rent, purchase supplies and keep track of turns and, also, to send cards and flowers and arrange a wind-up luncheon in early June and perhaps something special in December when they suspended their games through the festive season. Whew! This assignment was handled on a volunteer basis - said volunteer serving for one year. The games were discon-tinued during the summer as everyone was too busy. Among those original members were Marjorie Walters, Helen Chambers, Janet Billington, Flo Poole, Olive Singer, Margaret Grierson, Jen Walters and Helen Holte.

As the club numbers grew larger they fre-quently had six tables. The job of arranging

who was to bring cakes, etc was lifted from the shoulders of their combination president, secre-tary, treasurer and convener by the simple deci-sion to be content with biscuits bought from the store. The club’s Monday gatherings were open to any woman newly residing on Bowen to drop in, play cards or just have a cup of tea and a chat. The Monday bridge was called “ the friendly bridge” and proved to be an easy and informal way to meet neighbours. Such friend-ships developed that for some time, several Monday regulars who had moved to the city, made a special trip to Bowen to drop in and enjoy a visit with old friends. (Thanks to Jen Walters who kept good notes. )

• Ten Years Ago in the Undercurrents of April 20 & 27, 2001: Various islanders expressed opinions about the zero increase budget which was the focus of the municipal council meeting.• Dog control was the subject of letters to and from Bowen’s dog control offi-cer.• Not to be outdone, Fire Chief Alan Still explained that when a fire permit was issued, he had no real way to ensure that people were adhering to the terms on the permit. • Pauline LeBel’s letter recommending exploration of co-housing reinforced the similar suggestion made by Matt Maxwell in the April 13 issue. • The Neighbours column noted that in April 1976, the Snug Cove General Store was being congratulated on its first year of occupation in its new building. The second storey contained six retail stores and a covered parkway. A third story of six units was to be built later in the year. Islanders were hoping that the new units would be used for much-needed overnight accommodation.

• Birthdays April 24 thru May 7: April 24 is the birthday of Susan Clarke, Lizzy Craig and Richard Krukowski. Next are the April 24 birthdays of Kaj Boysen and Heather Strang. April 26 must have been a busy date for the stork: Josie Buchanan, Matt Hall, Eliza King, Natasha Goumeniouk and Anne Wilson. On April 28, Joy Jubenvil and Emily Jubenvil, mother and daughter, have a special link. The two birthdays on April 29 are those of Mal Hoskins and Peter Boronkay while the April 30 birthday date belongs to Tony Dives and Julia Hurlburt. Then, it’s Mayday, the birthday of DJ Meyers. The only May 2 birth-day is that of Don Hartle but May 3 is differ-ent: Those celebrants are Aasta Hodges, Lyn Edwards, Lou Klein and Daphne Fargher. On May 4, the birthdays belong to Karen Cowper, Brenda Ross, Thomas Shatwell and lastly, my legal friend who doesn’t want to be named. May 5 is the birthday of Will Husby, Darren Seed, and Kelsey Knipe-Hagert. The two birthdays on May 6 are those of Marlon Strang and Ian Henley but on May 7, the line up includes William Goodall, Barb Roker, Andrea Hurlburt, Riley King, Zoe Shatwell and Isabella Molineaux.

• The Last Word: If you have a birthday or two to share, just telephone 947-2440 or e-mail to [email protected]).

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From sewing club to ‘friendly bridge’

To the Editor:

Over our 25 years on Bowen Island Anne and I have seen many remarkable achieve-

ments from the progressive vision, the hard work and the positive attitude of many members of this community (the recycling centre, Knick Knack Nook, the fish hatchery, the Memorial Garden, the museum, Davies Orchard, Tir-na-nOg, the BIHORA riding ring and the gallery with the Art Council, to only name a few from a long list that includes from the previous years the cenotaph, Old General Store, Crippen Park and baseball diamond.)

Probably nothing was ever achieved without some controversy and some form of opposition, but the positive attitude of many (some gone long ago), has made possible those concrete results that are so beneficial to most of us.

We are facing another challenge today. We have been given the oppor-tunity to decide on the preservation forever of what is left in public hands of the natural environment within the definition of a national park reserve with Parks Canada. The controversy is, at its best, much negative argument opposing this vision of the future that disrupts for many residents the security

of today’s status quo.As a Canadian by choice, who chose

also to settle on Bowen Island, I look forward with pride to the creation of a national park on the island, as it will secure indefinitely the unique envi-ronment that we too often take for granted. It will give us the possibility to manage our environment in the best way possible at minimum expense and to share it with the world for everyone to enjoy.

Yet I realize that the concrete result of a national park on Bowen is not for me to profit since I have reached the “reality of the Golden Age” with a quarter of a century of Bowen experi-ence. It is for the youth who will inher-it the position of caretakers of this island that NOW we ought to make it happen; there may never be another opportunity, with the increasing pres-sure of human settlement around Vancouver. As the following gen-erations benefit from it, they will also make the necessary adjustments that may be needed over time with Park Canada and the governments in place.

Let’s share with them the vision of Bowen Island of the future and the pride of being a part of Canadian his-tory.

Sincerely,André H. Chollat

The Help Japan fundraiser was a great success, thanks to every-one who contributed.

The original idea was conceived by Tony Dominelli and he arranged for all the musicians to donate their time. There were three different bands: Tony with his brother Geraldo and their friends Lee Hantelman, Richard Cummins and Jim Bucshon who all made the trip from the mainland to play for us; Tony along with his daughter Georgia, Peter Robinson, Gino Rutigliano and Peter Dives; and finally Taken, made up of Brenda Reid, Ron Van Dyke, Peter Robinson and Jim Brown. Thank you all for a night of great music!

A big thanks to the Bowen Pub for hosting the event and donating a percentage of their earnings. To Peter Robinson for the poster and ticket design, The Office for printing the posters and tickets, The Forum for the banner ad and the Undercurrent - thank you all for donating your ser-vices.

We really appreciate the donations

from the Union Steamship Marina and Cormorant Marine and would like to thank The Beer and Wine Store, Phoenix and Adele for helping us sell tickets.

The lovely cherry blossoms and Japanese decorations were donated by Nicola Murray and she and Jennifer Hall did a great job selling the 50/50 tickets; thanks Nic and Jen. Special thanks to Peter Rawsthorne who won the 50/50 draw and donated the funds back to us.

David Cameron was our official MC and auctioneer and he did a great job auctioning off the wonderful items that were generously donated by Jan Furst, Bowen Waterfront Cottage, Positively Fit, Jackie Minns, Pernille Nielsen, Barb the Barber, Peter Robinson and Jennifer Hall.

Approximately $2,400 was raised and will be sent to the Canadian Red Cross to add to the Japan Earthquake/Tsunami Relief Fund.

Thank you Bowen for making this another amazing community event!

Pernille Nielsen

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To the Editor:

The following letter is backed by a petition signed by a group of Bowen Islanders

who are often underrepresented in municipal politics. Many young families are disillusioned by the toxic nature of community dis-course. With very busy lives rais-ing young children, commuting, and running local businesses, it has become ominous to wade into the public dialogue because of its “fear first” outlook.

Our hope is that municipal coun-cil will think beyond this decade or the next, towards many decades to

come while establishing a possible partnership between Bowen Island and Parks Canada. We acknowledge the great responsibility of represent-ing all Canadians with our local vote.

We support the park proposal as it stands, with the inclusion of Crippen Park. We believe that any concerns we have as a community can be isolated, prioritized, and negotiated as part of the estab-lishment agreements with Parks Canada and British Columbia.

We believe that the dominant issues are ferry traffic/island traffic and the Crippen Park debate. We feel that these issues are blinding

To the Editor:

Broadway On Bowen was a little dream come true, and if you blinked, you missed it.

I’d like to express my gratitude to the many folks without whom our show would not have been possible.

To our fabulous crew Ian Davidson, Tyler Ruggles, Maureen Sawasy, and Lynne Hartle, we thank you for your expertise and your devotion to putting on a show with fabulous production val-ues. You certainly hit the ground running - the only way on Bowen. To our fabulous musicians Buff Allen, Brian Hoover, Rose Wall and, most especial-ly, Sheilagh Sparks and her amazing sisters, Maura and Angela Rudden, you were absolutely unbeliev-able. With only one rehearsal, you truly were the patient professionals amongst us. Thank you all for your generous gift to the show.

Thanks also to Andrew Stone for videotaping and to Lorraine Ashdown for taking photographs.

Helping out behind the scenes and making us all look fabulous were Leah Darling and Amy Nosek on make up and hair. Thanks gals! To Amrita Sondhi, thanks for the gorgeous tops for the Cabaret girls. I’d like to thank the fabulous and talented Shirley Wrinch for loaning us some great costumes. Out in front of the house, Judi Gedye helped keep things running smoothly. Thank you Nicola Murray for organizing the bar. To Everhard van Lidth de Jeude and Jim de Zwart, many thanks for dealing with the stage - one more thing we didn’t have to worry about. To Andrew Todd, who did a fair amount of running around for the show at the last minute, thank you for putting up with me the last few months. To Bowen Irly Building Centre, thanks for generously helping out with rig-ging supplies for the stage.

To David Cameron, our most gifted writer-in-res-idence, as always, you made the show flow effort-lessly with grace and humour. Thank you.

Most especially, I want to thank Gil Yaron, who accepted this gig to create and direct this show from the ground up, without hesitation. You’re the tops! To everyone else who helped bring this show together - and yes, it does take a community to do this - my sincere gratitude to you all.

And last, but not least, thanks to the singers, who bravely stepped into the spotlight.

See you all next year.Heather Hodson

Producer, Broadway On Bowen

to the gravity of our responsibility to environ-mental stewardship, and preparing the long road towards Bowen Island of the future, long after we are gone from here.

We believe that we can encourage Parks Canada to promote Bowen Island as a walking destination, market our local transit systems improving their fiscal bottomline, and possibly improving services for islanders and thereby mitigating both ferry and local traffic concerns regarding a park “spread out” over the island.

We believe that removing Crippen Park from the park concept will halt the process entirely. Is it really worth it, for the sake of “keeping things the way they are”?

We believe that Bowen Island can be better than it is now, and that the national park con-cept moves towards better.

We believe that there is a powerful culture of fear, obstruction and particularly cynicism on Bowen Island and look to council to move beyond decisions based on what we cannot do, but based on what we can.

We fear that if a national park is refused, it may seriously damage what is left of Bowen Island’s “can do” spirit. People may divest cul-turally, socially, and even financially, giving up on Bowen’s grassroots, all due to a lack of flexibility and a profoundly NIMBY attitude.

We believe a national park will be an eco-nomic anchor inspiring local entrepreneurship. Cottage industry and small businesses will emerge on a niche level. New environmental, educational, transportation, accommodation, ecotourism opportunities will bring the posi-tive social and economic benefits of employ-ment and engagement, especially for Bowen’s disappearing demographic: 18- to 30-year-olds.

We believe that family oriented benefits - of trails, education, on-island jobs (eg summer youth work) - and the public service benefits of enhanced fire protection, park safety and rescue will benefit Bowen Island for genera-tions to come.

We believe a national park will ensure that the proposed parkland is protected and taken care of for future generations. We can no lon-ger ignore the essential need for communi-ties to take on stronger environmental values. What legacy can we leave behind?

We hope a National Park will provide upgrades to our trail systems. We dream about the day we can walk behind training wheels all the way to the other side of the island. To con-nect our neighborhoods through trail systems would benefit islanders immensely.

We hope a National Park will bring renewed energy to the island. We have great plans, great dreams, and are in need of a valued part-ner like Parks Canada. The steps towards a positive establishment agreement could be the steps towards a better, united Bowen Island with an enduring legacy for all.

Andrea Bastin

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Dr. Jeffrey Burton MarliaveVice President Marine Science, Vancouver AquariumJeff has worked at the Vancouver Aquarium for over 25 years. Of his many ongoing projects,

he supervises the biological monitoring and video imaging at ecological index sites, to help develop monitoring methods for Marine Protected Areas. Dr. Marliave has produced 70 scientifi c and technical publications. The AZA has awarded the Vancouver Aquarium its top award, the Edward H. Bean Award, fi ve times on the basis of Dr. Marliave’s propagation work.

Dr. Faisal Moola Program Director, Terrestrial Conservation and Science, Suzuki Foundation; Professor, University of Toronto’s Faculty of Forestry.Faisal leads the terrestrial team in working to protect endangered and at-risk species that

live on land, and the habitats that support them. He is a practicing scientist and has published widely in scientifi c journals on ecology, conservation biology, and environmental policy. Faisal has conducted research in some of Canada’s most signifi cant wilderness areas, such as the Boreal Forest, the old-growth rainforests of British Columbia and the Acadian woodlands of Atlantic Canada.

Dr. Chris Harvey-Clark Veterinarian; UBC- Director of Animal Care Center; VP Marine Life Sanctuaries Society of BC; Co-Director of GEERG (Greenland Shark & Elasmobranch Education/Research Group)Chris is the author of over 30 research papers and chapters on veterinary aspects of fi sh,

reptiles and amphibians, and has published a marine life guide to Canadian Atlantic waters, Eastern Tidepool and Reef. He works in the Zoology Department at UBC. His interest in marine conservation led him to a number of television and fi lm credits, including Discovery Channel, CBC, BBC, and the NFB, working as creator, host and director of underwater photography.

We will start the evening with a wonderful 9 minute video, shot by Chris Harvey-Clark, showing the underwater sea

creatures living offshore of Bowen Island.

For further info, call Stephen Foster at 604-947-0276

SUN RUN, BOWEN STYLELast Sunday after 13 weeks of training a group, of “fitter than they were before” Islanders participated in the Vancouver Sun Run. With more than 49,000 competitors, the Sun Run is one of the largest 10km road races in North America. Being a part of something so large felt amazing. The weather was fantastic, the scenery along the course was great and the city hills felt like nothing compared to Bowen’s. Everyone crossed the finish line in one piece! (The Cocoa West team even made it in the top third.) Many thanks to everyone who made it so much fun and especially to the leaders of the Sun Run training clinic who fearlessly led the way since January for a whopping 35 runners, sharing their knowledge, inspiration and enthusiasm and making it all happen. 2012 anybody? In the photo are some of the Bowen runners who took part. From left, Kelly Miller, Sharon Sluggett, Joanne Mogridge, Amanda Ockeloen, Liz Watson, Sandra Campden, Lisa Barnes, Tina Overbury and, in the front, Laura Ruloff and Caro Johnson.

Survey finds most ferry crew ‘professional’

The ferry service ratings for on-time perfor-mance were as follows (on time was defined as “sailing within 10 minutes of the scheduled departure time”): 15.5 percent said it was very reliably on-time (90 to 100 percent of the time); 52.8 percent said it was usually on-time (70 to 90 percent of the time); and 27.3 percent said it was one-time half the time or better (50 to 70 percent of the time).

When it came to the professionalism of B.C. Ferry staff (the survey defined profes-sionalism as “courteous, accessible and help-ful”) the foot-passenger ticket booth staff and administration and reception staff at Horseshoe Bay terminal, where Islanders

are often rushing for a ferry, rate lower than other staff.

Of the ferry’s crew, 80.8 percent of respon-dents found them either ‘very professional’ or ‘somewhat professional’ while vehicle ticket booth employees were found ‘very profes-sional’ or ‘somewhat professional’ by 86.9 percent of respondents. However the termi-nal’s foot-passenger ticket-booth staff were found very or somewhat professional by only 58.1 percent of respondents and just 53.1 percent found admin and reception staff very or somewhat professional.

The survey gave respondents the opportu-nity to write in comments and many did so. A large majority focused on fare increases and many suggested increases may drive them

all the way to the mainland. Some said that costs already had.

“I am being priced off the island by the fare increases,” one respondent wrote. “I will be moving in the next six months or sooner.” Another respondent said it was “difficult with children to not drive on when they are com-muting with you. If this was the future, we would have to move to the mainland.”

Another person noted “Both my husband and I work on the mainland. We were born and raised on Bowen and are now raising our children here, but if prices continue to climb... we may have to consider moving to the mainland. Unfortunate and unjust.”

The advisory committee will soon post the survey on the municipality’s website.

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To the Editor:

The community is welcomed to join together to honour the life of John Bottomley

on Sat., April 30 from 12:30 until supper at the Legion. Potluck cash bar. If you have an instru-ment, a poem, or thoughts - bring it on. We’ll cry, we’ll laugh, we’ll throw things.

The family has requested that in lieu of flowers, donations will be accepted for his son Levon’s trust fund.

If you would like to contribute please contact Colleen Bergin 628-4460 or Julie Vik 947-2345.

Julie Vik

To the Editor:

People are invited to join in a gathering to honour and remember John Bottomley

– who deeply moved us with his gentle spirit through his music, art, and poetry.

We will have a ceremony at Xenia at 11 a.m. on Sat. April 30, rain (in the big yurt) or shine (outside around a bonfire).

Please feel free to also walk the Labyrinth and visit the sanctu-ary and Opa in his honour. We thank Angeline for graciously donating the use of Xenia.

There will be a finger-food potluck afterwards. For more details, please call Dee at 9417.

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Heraclitus’ famous dictum that “...you never step into the same river twice” applies very much

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What this album - capably recorded and mixed by Bowen musician Shael Wrinch - does have is an abundance of quirky and humorous lyrics, all carried along by her effortless, pitch-perfect sing-ing (no need for Autotune for this girl).

She is accompanied simply and taste-fully by herself and local jazz musicians extraordinaire Buff Allen and Teun Schut, as well as by alt-cellist Corbin Keep and classics professor/bassist Susanna Braund.

Numbers that stand out: • The opening song Who Knew

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The early bird registration is now open for

the 2011 Write on Bowen festival. It’s not always guaranteed that the early bird gets the worm, but the bird that doesn’t show up, doesn’t get a chance at all... and there’s a wide range of opportunities and experiences to be had at the writers’ festival on Bowen Island.

Last year I signed up as an early bird and enjoyed having first choice of the workshops I was interested in: a blue line editing session and an in-person opportunity to have someone in the publishing business look at my work. By the end of the weekend I had pages and pages of notes from the workshops I participated in.

I was entertained by the author readings, impressed by the panels and greatly appreciated the size of the festival: it is just big enough that there were times when I found I wanted to be in more than one workshop at the same time, but small enough that participants had the chance to get to know each other a bit.

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Beautiful, poetic words over a simple, moving melody, featuring Keep’s soulful, legato cello playing.

Speaking of kisses: As part of Pauline’s upcoming CD release concert on May 7 at 7:30 p.m. at the Gallery at Artisan Square, there will be - you guessed it - a kissing contest, with a prize for the most passionately tender kissers. See you there for some deep fun. In the mean-time, you can pick up your copy of the CD at Cates Pharmacy. Concert tickets are $12.50 at Phoenix and $15 at the door.

The smaller venue and the casual atmosphere was conducive to a more personal feeling, something I appreciated after having attended some of the larger arts/writer festivals.

At Write on Bowen last year I noticed that occasionally authors or publishers would chat in small, informal groups with festival participants. At one point I was

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Pauline Le Bel’s thought on sex, science and love have been compiled in a new CD that is being launched on May 7 at the Gallery on Bowen Island. Submitted photo

Award-winning author Timothy Taylor (Stanley Park) will facilitate a workshop and participate in a reading at this year’s Write on Bowen festival. Dave Middleton photo

lucky enough to be standing in the dappled sunlight, under the trees in Artisan Square, talking to a publisher about my work as a writer and an artist. The publisher told me about a book project that was in the works that she thought might suit my work.After the workshops had ended for the day, I went home and put together a submission, and now I am happy to announce that an interview, and some of my most recent artwork, is featured in a book coming out in the fall!

If you’re a writer, or any type of artist who wants to learn how to write better artist statements, proposals and grant pitches, I’d recommend the Write on Bowen workshops and events. Be an early bird, and sign up today, http://www.biac.ca/writersfestival/.


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Tunstall Bay Community Association Part time caretaker relief position two 8 hours days per week (either Tuesday/Wednesday or Wednesday/Thursdays) starting the week of May 9th with a weekly commitment until the Labour Day weekend. This relief position is a split shift starting at 6AM until 9AM then the remaining 5 hours in the evening until dusk and pool closing. Experience in pool care, yard and garden maintenance, janitorial tasks required. Some involvement with the membership necessary so people skills are paramount. This position will also require that the candidate take a Pool Operators Course on May 3, 2011 8AM to 5PM. Hourly rate of $15.

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PITCHING IN – These hulking lads (and Dave McIntosh, left) did all the heavy lifting at the Bowen Waste Services’ spring clean-up day on April 16. Twice yearly the free clean-up is offered so Islanders can throw out old furniture, appliances and stuff too big for regular pick-up. On Saturday, April 23 there’s free paint recycling and hazardous waste disposal at the Building Centre, 1013 Grafton Road, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Marcus Hondro photo

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Have you ever won-dered where all those clothes are

sorted each year? You know, the ones you buy at the Children’s Centre fundraiser in the Spring? Thousands of articles of clothing for the entire family, all sorted according to size and gender, then folded and set out for you to find your treasure.

For years, the clothes were gathered in people’s base-ments, garages, rec rooms - anywhere you could store an extra box. In early March volunteers would take their various boxes to one person’s house and start sorting...and sorting....until the sale in May! As the years have moved on, the enthusiasm to sacrifice valuable space in private homes for stor-ing clothing months on end became, well, less fun.

This year all of that cloth-ing chaos is a thing of the

past thanks to the Western Homesteads folks. Daron Jennings and his valiant group of associates, includ-ing Jeff Dempsey, Scott Perry, Corby Bernard, Mike Laudrum and Peter and Jacques Duplessis have donated all of the labour and materials and are building a permanent storage shed on the Bowen Children’s Centre property.

Kudos also to Lena at Bowen Building Centre for donating some of the mate-rials for this project. Two thirds of the space will go to clothing sorting and storage and one third to emergency preparedness supplies.

Not only does this allevi-ate storage issues around the Island but lightens the time commitment from our over-worked volunteers. With a shed on site volunteers can sort clothes as they come in.

This year’s sale is on May 7. Ann Silberman says clothes can be dropped off any time Monday to Friday from 7:30 to 5:30 p.m.

The deadline for this year’s

sale is April 30. Please come and support this fundraiser as it’s critical to the future of the Children’s Centre and check out the new shed! Parents and staff are very grateful to this wonderful community support initia-tive from Daron and Western Homesteads.

And speaking of people supporting their community - to all the volunteers and staff of the Children’s Centre over the years, thank you for giving our children a cre-ative, loving, enriching place to learn about the world in which they live.

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This shed for storing and sorting the donations to the annual children’s centre clothing sale was built with volunteer labour and donated supplies. Spearheading the project was Daron Jennings. Submitted photo


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• Baby Connections: For new and expecting parents and babies 0-12 months. 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Family Place 947-6976.

• Youth Centre: 6 to 10:30 p.m. Free food, free movies. Drop in.

SATURDAY, APRIL 23

• JT Nero CD release: with special guest Allison Russell (of Po’ Girl). Cates Hill Chapel. (604) 947-9454 for info. Tix $20 advance at Phoenix /$22 at the door. Doors 7 p.m; show 7:30 p.m.

SUNDAY, APRIL 24

• Easter Sunrise Service 7:30 a.m. at Sandy Beach, pancake breakfast follows at Collins Hall, everyone welcome.

• Drop-in Meditation Circle Sundays, 7:15 p.m. in the yurt at 903 Windjammer. No cost. Call Lisa Shatzky 947-2246.

MONDAY, APRIL 25

• SKY: no events on Easter Monday

• AA Meeting: Women’s: 9:15 a.m., Collins Hall.

• Narcotics Anonymous: Open meeting, 7:15 p.m. Cates Hill Chapel.

TUESDAY, APRIL 26

• Legion: Open from 4 to 7 p.m. every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday. Drop by for socializing, pool, darts and shuffleboard.

• AA Meetings: Open Meetings, 7:15 p.m. Collins Hall/United Church. 434-3933.

On the Calendar• Bowen Island Library: Library hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Wed. 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Check Library for Easter hours.

• First Credit Union AGM: 7 p.m. at BICS multi-purpose room. Hear all the good news, plan for the future and elect a new board.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27

• Drop-in knitting group: Every Weds., from 2-5 p.m., in the lounge at Bowen Court. All levels welcome.

• Weight Watchers: Collins Hall. 6:15-7:15 p.m. For more info, call Angie 947-2880.

THURSDAY, APRIL 28

• Youth Centre: 4 to 6 p.m. Practise with your band or listen to music. Free food.

• Bridge Club: 7 p.m. at Bowen Court.

• Rotary Club: 7:30 to 9 p.m., Snug Cafe. Club strategy planning session #2. Guests welcome.

IPS’s band, The Works, is getting to rock with Said the Whale on Thursday, May 5 from 5-9 p.m. at the Youth Centre. Band members are Chad Ruloff, Kai Tocher-Wiese, Alexander Bingham and Noah Gotfrit in the front. Tickets at Phoenix, BICS, IPS, Youth Centre and Children’s Centre. Submitted photo

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