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Meet two candidatesFormer West Van mayor takes onConservative John Weston for the Liberals

How I Got HereLack of rental housing makes it difficultfor young families to fulfill their dreams

Bowfest adds Lumber GamesTimberjacks and jills prepare for a fun newcompetition as part of next Saturday’s event

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Bowen gets its first traffic light

Don’t setyour clockby ferryscheduleNumber of latetrips is on the riseMARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R

If you think the Queen of Capilano hasbeen running behind schedule more often thissummer, you’re right.From August 1 to 16, the ferry between

Horseshoe Bay and Bowen Island was ontime for 60.4 per cent of the trips. During thesame time period last year, it was on time 70.3per cent, says Deborah Marshall, director ofmedia relations for BC Ferries.It had a much better on-time rate in July:

72.1 per cent. But that’s still off from July 2014when the rate was 76.6 per cent.This is the first summer that the Queen

of Capilano is running with its extra vehiclecapacity. After a long retrofit, she returned towork in May with an extra level of parking,one ramp on each side of the ferry.Although recent statistics aren’t available,

vehicle traffic in June was up 7.5 per centwhile the number of foot passengers rose by5.8 per cent that month.More vehicles on the ferry translates into

more time spent loading and unloading them.Increased capacity and ridership haven’t

been the only factor in the longer load-and-unload performance.BC Ferries added an additional summer-

time ferry to both its Langdale and Nanaimoroutes. That means there are six ships com-peting for three berths at Horseshoe Bay, withthe smaller Queen of Capilano often gettingthe short end of the waiting stick.

MARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R

Children on Bowen Island are learning anew safety skill — how to operate the island’sfirst traffic light.On Tuesday morning, an energetic group of

children took the solar-powered LED pedes-trian crosswalk near BICS through its inaugu-ral paces. Push the button, wait for the cross-walk’s yellow lights to start flashing, look bothways and then cross Bowen Trunk Road onceall the cars have stopped.

Municipal staff, RCMP Cpl. Paulo Arreagaand acting mayor Sue-Ellen Fast joined them.“This great little project will make this

tricky, top-of-the-hill spot safer for Bowenschool children and others at a crossing that isgetting busier,” Fast says.“When there’s a power outage on the island,

the light will still work because it has its ownpower source and it fits nicely with Bowen’sfocus on sustainability.”The light is pedestrian activated. Drivers

are legally obligated to stop for pedestriansbut can proceed on their way once the pedes-

trians have reached their destination. (Youdon’t need to wait the full 15 seconds for thelights to stop flashing.)RCMP Cpl. Paulo Arreaga says, “Drivers

are often in a hurry to get into the ferry line-up when they are driving past the school. Weare hoping that having a light in this locationwill help slow people down.”The next time that portion of the road is

paved, the speed bump will be removed.ICBC’s Road Improvement program for

municipalities will help pay for the project.

After the municipality’s Kevin Toews pushed the button for the new solar-powered pedestrian crosswalk light near BICS,acting mayor Sue-Ellen Fast, RCMP Cpl. Paulo Arreaga and municipal staff members Sean Jackson, Mark Edmonds, GrantMiller and Paul Gaudet escorted a group of children across Bowen Trunk Road. Martha Perkins photo

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Please visit www.bimbc.ca for more information.

→ B O W E N I S L A N DM U N I C I P A L I T YI S S E E K I N G Y O U R I N P U T

Council will be considering a resolution at its September 14, 2015 meetingto create parking on Cardena Road to accommodate 10 – 12 parking spaces.The work consists of infilling the ditch as per the attached drawing. Theorganic material removed from the area will be placed beyond the parkingspaces and remediated as green space.

Please forward your comments and/or questions by email or mail to theaddress below by Friday, September 11, 2015. All comments will form part ofthe public record and will be considered by Council with regard to possibleapproval of this project. If approved by Council, work is anticipated to beginin late September.

For more information, please visit www.bimbc.ca.

Bowen Island Municipality981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC, V0N [email protected]: 604-947-4255F: 604-947-0193

→ B A R K I N G O N B O W E NBarking dogs have become an issue and Municipal Council may have to enactnew bylaws to restore peace and tranquility.

If you own a dog that barks at inappropriate times or for too long or duringthe night, you may fall afoul of our noise bylaw.

Other municipalities have strict limits on how many dogs can be in a homeand how kennels must operate. Many don’t allow kennels at all. We don’thave these bylaws on Bowen yet. Our hope is that dog owners will take careof the problem themselves.

We’re asking those of you who have barking dogs: “Please stop disturbingyour neighbours.”

If you have a problem with barking dogs and know who is responsible, pleasecall Bylaw Services at 604-328-5499 or 604-947-4255. We will convey yourconcerns to the owners and make them aware that persistent barking dogsare not something neighbours have to live with.

Mayor Murray Skeels

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If you spot any biohazardous materials or syringes on public property(Bowen Island beaches included) please call Bowen Island Municipality at604 947-4255. The Manager of Parks and Environment will ensure that theitems are collected and disposed of in an appropriate manner.

→ A B A N D O N E D V E S S E LS N U G C O V E j S O U T H iD O C K

The owner of a 20’ Bayliner power vessel is currently incontravention of Bowen Island Municipality Wharf ServicesBylaw No. 59, 2002. This vessel with hull identification#13K109225 is considered abandoned as it has beenleft unattended for longer than seven (7) days and theapplicable moorage has not been paid.

Please be advised that as attempts to locate the registeredowner of this vessel have been unsuccessful, Bowen IslandMunicipality intends to remove this vessel from Snug Cove(South) Dock. To avoid this action the registered ownermust come forward and pay all applicable moorage andfines prior to August 31, 2015.

Please contact Bowen Island Municipality Bylaw Services at 604 328-5499with any pertinent information.

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When: Thursday, August 27 at 5:30 pmWhere: 1770 Emily Lane (Heth Residence)What: Overview of Budget, Drinking Water Report &

Water System Operations

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September 15 – 22, 2015 (Weather Dependent)Bowen Island Trunk Road - From BC Ferries’ property to the top of the hillby BICS and including Cardena Road to the Library Parking lot

General Information● The Snug Cove paving project will help maintain and invest in

Bowen Island’s existing infrastructure.● Work will take place over six week days.● This project will affect the entire community - please be patient

and courteous.● There will always be two lanes of traffic open.● Trained traffic control persons will be on-hand during construction.● This project will be funded by the annual roads budget.● Parking along BI Trunk Road will be affected periodically through-

out the project. Please observe the posted signage each day.

More detailed information will be emailed to the businesses in the Cove,distributed Island-wide via Canada Post, printed on the Island Page in theUndercurrent and posted to the BIM website www.bimbc.ca, Bowen IslandPhorum and BIM Facebook page.

John Weston: personalintegrity and a party witha proven leadership recordMARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R

As a staunch advocate of theConservative Party of Canada, JohnWeston also says that his trackrecord shows he’s willing to be hisown man.The Conservative MP, who has

held the West Vancouver-SunshineCoast-Sea to Sky Country riding forthe Conservatives since 2008, pointsto the times he’s been willing to goagainst his party when either localissues trumped national ones or hefelt strongly on the issue.One was his yea vote on an NDP

bill on derelict vessels because heknew people in his riding wantedsomething done. With the input ofBowen Islanders, he then draftedhis own bill which would see peoplewho abandoned their boats finedor jailed. The Private Member’s Billdied when the election was called,and he wants to fine-tune it beforepresenting it to his fellow parlia-mentarians again.Another split with his party was

over the Sliammon Treaty betweenCanada, BC and the Sliammonpeople of Powell River. “I believein equality for all,” says Weston,who studied international rela-

tions at Harvard University andlaw at Osgoode Hall School. Hevoted against it because he saysit allows Sliammon law to prevailover Canadian law in some circum-stances.He notes that of the 46 Private

Member’s Bills passed during histenure, two came from him andthree more of his got to first read-ing.Weston says he’s a green Tory, as

evidenced through his support ofthe Pacific Salmon Foundation andfunding of Department of Fisheriesand Oceans labs in Vancouver.“We believe the environment is

the economy and they’re not in con-flict with each other.”On the Woodfibre LNG plant

proposed for Squamish, Westonsays he doesn’t support any specificproject. Instead, “I support projectsthat add value to the economy andare subject to a science-based, inde-pendent, objective and stringentprocess.”He compares that to the NDP

who says no to such projects out-right and the Liberals who “say weshould export our natural resourcesbut don’t support infrastructure thathelps deliver those exports.”“We need these types of projects to

generate revenue and jobs,” he says.Able to speak Mandarin, he

also is a founder of the Pan PacificLaw Corporation and Access LawGroup as well as the CanadianConstitution Foundation “whichfights for Canadians when govern-ments threaten our constitution.”He’s visited Iraq on a human

rights mission and worked local-ly on funding on several fronts,including the turf field at BICS, thesewage plant and helping seniors.“I love bringing people together

and finding common ground andworking with them to achieve greatresults in the most beautiful place inthe world.”In Prime Minister Stephen

Harper, Canadians have an expe-rienced leader with a proven trackrecord on a range of issues, includ-ing job creation and the economy,he says.“What the people of Bowen

Island will have to grapple withis, is it a popularity contest or dowe want someone with recognizedleadership experience internation-ally who can stand up to VladimirPutin and make tough decisions,” hesaid in a telephone interview withthe Undercurrent.Compare Harper to NDP leader

Tom Mulcair who, Weston says,would allow Canada to be split

apart by a 50-plus-one referendumvote in Quebec.


Work is all about aligning whoyou are as a person with what you’redoing each day, says the womanwho wants to go to work in Ottawafor the people of West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country.Former West Vancouver mayor

Pam Goldsmith-Jones is this riding’sLiberal candidate in the October 19federal election.“The expression of our values

through the public realm is veryimportant,” she says in a telephoneinterview. And that public realm issuffering under the Harper govern-ment, she says.“I don’t think our democratic

institutions are working properly….We need to restore civility, respect,fairness and accessibility.”She says that her strength is to

work across differences. We get thefarthest, she says, by challengingourselves to say that we might notagree with another person’s view-point but we can see valid truthswithin those opposing views.In the early weeks of her door-

to-door campaigning, she says that,like her, “people are interested inchange and they’re thinking of whatit would be like.”She also believes that the Liberals

are “a voice for the environment.”

“The environment is a core valuein our region. People are payingattention.”One of those people is author and

UBC anthropology professor WadeDavis. The Bowen Island residenthas contributed to the Liberals’environment plan and introducedLiberal leader Justin Trudeau whenthe plan was unveiled in Vancouver.In an interview with the Squamish

Chief, Goldsmith-Jones outlined herposition on the proposed LNG plantin the district:“I have five essential conditions

for the project: 1. A transparent,independent science-based review…and that ensures local citizens ofthe integrity of the process, includ-ing protection of the ecosystem. 2.Emissions generated by the plantfit within a national green housegas emissions framework. So thatrequires admitting climate changeis an issue and that we need to puta price on carbon. 3. Local com-munities and First Nations are con-sulted properly. I find the SquamishNation’s recent publication of itsconditions to be a big part of that. 4.That the economic benefits includ-ing job creation aren’t just tokenand aren’t just temporary. 5. Thatland and water safety standards areworld-class and that has to be, obvi-ously, clearly defined to the public.”Goldsmith-Jones has a Master’s

degree in Canadian politics andgovernment and recently addedan Executive MBA in AboriginalLeadership and Business fromSimon Fraser University to herresume. It hadn’t been her intentionto enroll but, after she was askedto speak to the class, she wanted totake the conversation further. “I hadunfinished business with wantingto take my experience in the publicrealm and run it through the busi-ness lens.”Successful economies produce

successful social systems that aregood for everyone, she says.This one-thing-led-to-an-unex-

pected-other-thing tendency wasalso in play when she homeschooledher three children when they wereliving on Gabriola Island. It startedout as a six-week plan but “it turnedout to be such a wonderful experi-ence it turned into six years.”When her children approached

high school age, the family returnedto West Van so they could enroll atRockridge. “Our house has provid-ed a place to stay over for an entiregeneration of Bowen kids,” she sayswith a laugh.Her family has been in West

Vancouver since 1906.She also says that the Liberal

party captures the aspirations ofCanadians, whose potential is beinguntapped and marginalized.

Pam Goldsmith-Jones:upholding Canadians values,protecting democracy

“Canada governs best from themiddle,” she says. “It’s important thatpeople aren’t cynical about the roleof government. Canada represents anideal that we all progress together.”Here in the riding, she says vot-

ers have excellent choices in all thecandidates. “I have utmost respectfor the people I’m running against.I hope people get to know me andthat my experience and track recordcan be put to use.”

Conservative John Weston is running for his third term as thisriding’s Member of Parliament.

Liberal Pam Goldsmith-Jones is the former mayor of WestVancouver. Claudette Carracedo photo

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Medical clinicsays thanks

On behalf of the CommunityMedical Clinic Society of BowenIsland, I would like to express ourgratitude and admiration to twomembers of our board who recentlystepped down at our AGM.

Bud Massender (our local pharma-cist) was one of the founding mem-bers of our “group” before we becamea board and, without his tenacity, wewould not have accomplished verymuch of anything, given how busy weall were and are. But Bud applied fornon-profit status, worked on our goalsand objectives, chaired countless meet-ings and never gave up on his dreamto build a health centre on Bowen.When many of us on the board

got distracted with other duties andobligations, Bud made sure we weremeeting regularly to build on the workthat was already done. Our first visitto the clinic on Gabriola Island in2013 inspired many of us to create anequally amazing amenity on Bowenand Bud continued to remind us ofwhat their small community accom-plished. Bud is busy with some majorlife changes but will continue to be oneof our most important cheerleaders forimproved medical services on Bowen.Jaye Routledge came into Caring

Circle one day to see if there wasany way she could offer her exten-sive expertise in the health sector.Initially she worked on the CaringCircle board, helping us in particu-lar with our organizational structure.She then extended her offers of sup-port to the Medical Clinic Board (ourfuture health centre!). In a very shortperiod of time and perhaps to Jaye’ssurprise, she took charge of much ofthe organizational work around themedical clinic board. She organizedmeetings, developed the agendas, andwas at every meeting encouraging usto get things done. Her new and verydemanding job in North Vancouverwith the Division of Family Practicehas taken her away from health advo-cacy work on Bowen, but she willalways be in the background, offeringher support where she can.Without these two community

activists, we would not have achievedas much as we have in gathering infor-mation about health needs on Bowen.They were both instrumental in devel-oping the health survey that we hopeyou are all working on this summerto inform our work around buildinga health centre. (http://fluidsurveys.com/s/Bowen-health/)The board and the community

would like to thank you both for keep-ing this dream alive.

Colleen O’NeilBoard Member at Large

Community Medical Clinic Society ofBowen Island

Bruce Wallace, Paul Stratford, SusanHowe, Maureen Mackey, Gail Eyssen,

Tim Rhodes, Dr. Sue Schloegl

Our first morning on Bowen inAugust 2010 was sunny. We stumbledout of bed and drifted jet-laggeddown to the Cove, colliding with thebewildering procession of Bowfest.I can only imagine what the kidsthought, what they had to processaeroplaning in from Africa to begreeted by this foreign but friendlyworld.Only after we settled did it emerge

that they had been imagining livingon an island the likes of a cartoon,one small hump of land, a coconuttree and a lonely family marooned.It turned out, for them especially as

all children on Bowen grow to know,that this village loves its little people.Their world rapidly grew to includeadults as best friends, conversationpartners on the things that reallymatter; trees, deer, rope-swings andthe tide at Cape Roger.As the old adage goes, the smaller

the village the bigger your world. Ourone son still thinks Bowen is Canada.It does not need to be stated that

we have loved our time on Bowen.We will cherish it for the rest of ourlives. This rock has carved out a placein our hearts. In the heat of Africa,when we close our eyes we will seethe green and feel the touch on ourskin of the cool mist caressing thecontours of Mt Gardner. And we willimagine the waters, skies and tower-ing peaks in the Howe Sound. What aplace to live on God’s earth!We give our thanks to you all for

accepting us, for loving us and car-ing for all of us. Most especially the

After five years on Bowen Island, James and Corli Krohn, with theirchildren Miléna, Rauen, Zeb, Belén and Zac, are returning to SouthAfrica. Lorraine Ashdown photo

Krohn familyreflects on theirfive years onBowen Island

community of Cates Hill Chapel whobore with us in all our failings andcared for us ahead of our coming,and whom we know, will continue tocare for us long after our going.

The Krohns

Note: James and Corli, with theirchildren Miléna, Rauen, Zeb, Belénand Zac, are returning to South Africato start a Christian Study Centre nearthe University of Cape Town.


What it means to be Citizen of the YearDear Editor,

A week before the Citizen of theYear was due to be announced,I came into our shared kitchengreeted by the smell of blueberrypancakes and a lively debate overpotential nominees: How can therebe only one citizen of the year, andwhat does it take to truly qualifyone nominee over another?Living in a small community is

a new experience for me. I movedto Bowen for my summer positionat the Bowen Island Museum andArchives, and have found that theshort distance across Howe Soundtranslates to a startling cultural dif-ference from Mainland to island life.In the city, even when community

engagement is recognized, it oftenhangs unnoticed on the periph-ery. Volunteer work is too oftenpursued for the wrong reasons: arequired number of hours dictatedby a school program, a young per-son trying to boost their CV, a city-

dweller struggling to find mean-ing in life beyond the mundanedemands of a desk job. It is some-thing that people often fit into their

lives, instead of integrating it intotheir way of life. On the island, thecommunity relies on the initiativeand support of its members, and itis integral to the Island’s culture.I had the recent privilege to speak

to Lois Meyers-Carter, who receivedthe Citizen of the Year Award withher husband Ross in 2007. In herwords, the Citizen of the Year needsto be understood as a “representa-tive of all those who also volun-teered their time.”“The person who gets the award

is really a symbol,” Lois says, “andthat person represents all those peo-ple that contribute.”Many people actually submit-

ted nominations for groups, notindividuals, who dedicate so muchof their time to community ser-vice. The recent fire at Hood Pointcalls the volunteer firefighters tomind, but the Caring Circle, BIRD,Garden Club, and many others havegiven hours of time and care. “Stickwith the individual as a represen-

tative of all efforts,” Lois advised.There are so many groups, and theaward should be given with theunderstanding that this one award isreally a sum of many.Lois spoke from her experience

petitioning for the public library onBowen. While it was a lengthy “step-by-step process,” she says, “I don’tremember the steps but I rememberhow long it took and how manypeople it took.” She humbly insiststhat it was through “a long list ofefforts” and “the power and concernof the Friends of the Library” thattruly provided the project’s impetus.“Bowen Island has been so lucky

to have volunteers do so manythings,” Lois says, “and they get noreward.” So many important proj-ects can be traced back to volun-teers or exceptional individuals onthe island, including toll-free phoneservice, a larger gym at the school,and public transportation. Lois alsoreminds us that the Archives con-sistently relies on members of the

community – not only as we con-tinue to build our history, but as wereflect back on archival material andreach out when in need of clarifica-tion.Part of the importance of the

award is asking questions. TheCitizen of the Year causes an annualstir, wherein people begin to con-template and discuss the many indi-viduals that they value in their com-munity and why they are so valued.When the votes are in and the nameis announced, this should not closeoff the discussion. It is an awardthat recognizes only one, among somany islanders, who go above andbeyond to serve their community.Sincerely,Kathryn NeyN.B. We have recently received

news that Lois has broken her hipand is in hospital recovering fromsurgery. On behalf of the BowenIsland Museum and community,we would like to wish her a speedyrecovery.

How I Got Here: Melanie Mason

Wanting to move here isone thing; finding a placeto live is quite anotherMARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R

Ottawa. The Caribbean. London.Zurich. Bowen Island.Melanie Mason’s hop-skip-and-a-

jump route to Bowen Island includ-ed a last-minute sprint that almostdidn’t happen because of the island’sshortage of rental accommodation.The Undercurrent’s interview

with the first-time Bowen Islandmunicipal councillor started off as astory for our series on the problemsthat are arising because there aren’tenough places for people to rent. Upuntil a month ago, she was the onlycouncil member who was a renter,and she was well aware of the chal-lenges that young families like hersare facing.However, as it became obvious

that her personal reasons for caringabout the issue were intrinsicallylinked to her How I Got Here, thetwo stories have become one.Mason grew up in Ottawa and

found life taking an unexpectedroute when she got her high schooldiploma on a tall ship. She fell inlove with sailing and ending upworking at the Moorings, a char-ter company in the Caribbean.She returned to Ontario to get herdegree in geography from Queen’sUniversity and, because there aren’tmany jobs for geography majors,returned to university to specializein mapping. As luck would have it,she got a job mapping the coral reefin St. Vincent and the Grenadines.That’s where she met her husband,who’s British.They decided to move to London,

England where Mason got a jobdoing map-based spatial analysis of

the Thames for the Port of LondonAuthority and, later, an environ-mental project in Cambridge.Her pregnancy coincided with

her husband’s job offer as a bridgeengineer based in Zurich, so it wasoff to Switzerland. Both of theirdaughters were born there.But Mason wanted the girls to

grow up in Canada and they choseBritish Columbia because it wasnew to both of them.They first settled in North

Vancouver. She was pushing heryoungest daughter’s stroller upLonsdale Avenue when one toomany “Sorry we’re full” buses passedby. That night, she said to her hus-band, “This is not why we movedto BC.”They took a day trip to Bowen

Island and said, “Wow.” This iswhat they imagined living in BC tobe like. They immediately decidedto move here and, with real estateprices making ownership out of thequestion, started looking for a placeto rent.Their requirements were rela-

tively simple: because of the cost ofcommuting, they couldn’t afford asecond car, which meant their houseneeded to be either on a bus routeor within walking distance of SnugCove. It had to have at least twobedrooms and be less than $2,000 amonth, including utilities.Simple requirements, yes; easy to

fulfill, hardly.There was one other criteria: a

space in preschool for their four-year-old daughter.They went to Bowen Island

Children’s Centre. Executive direc-tor Ann Silberman knew it wouldbe a challenge to find a place to

rent so she suggested that instead ofasking them to pay for registration,she’d put their name in for a spot.For four months they spent

weekends searching for a place torent. Cost, size and suitability allcame into play. Finally, at the end ofAugust two years ago, they found atwo-bedroom apartment. But whenMason phoned Silberman with thegood news, Silberman said thatwhen she hadn’t heard back fromthem, she’d given the space to some-one else. Mason started to cry.Silberman said, “Don’t worry,

we’ll make room.“The whole reason I’m on this

island is that people want to helpyou make it work,” Mason says, for-ever grateful for Silberman’s to-the-rescue efforts.That was two years ago. Last year,

Mason and her husband decided itwas time to become home owners.A new search began.Finding an affordable place to

buy in their price range was as diffi-cult as finding a place to rent. Theyknew something would have to give.That thing was space. Last monththe family of four moved into theirnewly purchased one-bedroom 780sq. ft. cottage.“We knew we could never get the

full Bowen wish list so we made acompromise on space,” she says.“Ours is not a sob story but it ischallenging.”Tackling the issue of affordable

housing, both for people who ownand people who rent, is somethingshe wants to take on, along withthe shortage of childcare and trans-portation options. She knows hous-ing affordability is a long-standingissue, and there have been lots of

reports and studies, but she wantsto see what the municipality can doto help. The new planner, DanielMartin, has a background in afford-able housing and there may be waysto work with private developers toincrease rental housing stock.Mason says that many people

think that increasing density onBowen Island will lead to theisland becoming more like WestVancouver. She argues that it’s thelack of housing diversity that will

cause that to happen. If more isn’tdone to make sure that families likehers can afford to live here, Bowenwill become a homogeneous societywhere only those who have moneyinhabit its mountains.“Bowen will change if we don’t

keep our diverse community,” shesays. “If we don’t have affordablehousing for daycare teachers, musicteachers, store staff, they will haveto leave. Who will make Bowentick?”

The person who gets the awardis a symbol of all those whocontribute: Lois Meyers-Carter.

Melanie Mason’s difficulties finding a place to rent, and own,on Bowen Island speak to the larger issue of a lack of diversehousing here. Martha Perkins photo



Cody Bentall, Kaid Sander, and Frank Seaberly watch as Gary Anderson practises his double-handed axe-thorwing technique inAnderson’s backyard. Anderson is organizing Bowfest’s Logger Show. Martha Perkins photos

SASHA BUCHANANB O W F E S T

Bowfest is a festival to celebrateall things Bowen. Which means thatit may mean many different thingsto many different people. Is Bowfesta country fair in which kids raceslugs and spend endless hours nur-turing and watering obscenely largevegetables?Is Bowfest about the costumes,

floats, and candy throwing of theparade? Or how about a live musicvenue, highlighting our local tal-ent, while we dance on the shores ofCrippen Park as the sun sets?What about this year’s Logger

Show and competitions? SurelyBowfest is about the games, enter-tainment, tradition and community?The answer is a resounding YES

to all these questions — and to thecountless other examples that read-ers are no doubt thinking to them-selves. This article will explore howfour very different Bowentines arepreparing for Bowfest 2015.Ten-year-old Amelia Sorrentino’s

dreams of successfully growingthe largest zucchini at this year’sCountry Fair were nearly ruinedwhen disaster struck late last week:a deer jumped the garden fenceand ravaged the zucchini rightdown to the root. Just when thingslooked their worst, Grandpa Pat(Buchanan) discovered a roughmammoth marrow in his own patchthat had somehow escaped pick-ing. Good luck to you Amelia in thejudging.Lena Simms, general manager of

the Bowen Island Building Centreand numerous winner of best-in-show float for Bowfest’s parade, has

spent the last few weeks gatheringmaterial for this year’s float cre-ation. This year the BBC float willbe made from 100 per cent recycledgoods — “No new material” Lenasays.The Building Centre has a long

tradition of a Bowfest Eve float-making party, where all the staffand their families come together toconstruct some truly unique andeye-catching creations (which alsomeans they are there late for work ifyou need some last-minute suppliesfor your own float).In true Bowen volunteer-com-

mittee-and-entertainment-businessfashion, the stage line-up wasshort an act. Luckily the very gra-cious members of Taunting Mabelstepped up to the plate to fill thatgap!Vocalist and percussionist Janice

MacLean is spending the next weekpolishing off the high-octane scalesher band is know for. They’re work-ing on songs that will, as Janiceproclaims, “make all the MythicalCreatures come out of their hidingand dance, dance, dance”.Get ready Bowen for one of our

local bands to dazzle you with “new

country, rock, blues and originalsthat will stay in your heads and inyour hearts!” Thank you TauntingMabel for doing bowfest such asolid favour.Unique to Bowfest 2015, Gary

Anderson has organized a LoggerShow and competition. Workingtogether with Twin Island, MetroBlasting, Black Bear, J&E Backhoe,Frank Seaberly and many more,Gary and the rest of the contestantshave been busy sharpening sawsand practising their axe throwingskills, not to mention digging holesfor the climbing poles to be placed.

This old-time community eventhas really brought the communitytogether and is sure to wow theaudience.There is place for everyone at

Bowfest and, as we get closer andcloser to the big day, our commu-nity members continue their indi-vidual preparations from vegetablegrowing to axe throwing. Whetheryou are six or 96, Bowfest has some-thing for you.It is a wonderful event that brings

our community together as we saygoodbye to another summer.

Thesumof itsmanypartsBowfest isn’tjust one thing,especially thisyear whenLogger Showare addedto the list ofmuch-lovedfavourite events

As happy as he was with his bull’s-eye,Kaid Sander knows many more practicethrows are needed before the competition.

Cody Bentall has a newfound respect for the men who felled trees using crosscut sawsafter he took a turn at one end of the saw. Gary Anderson was at the other end whileKaid Sander added ballast.

Kids: sign up for Rotary Run ForRwanda and get free Bowfest ticketHILARY BUTLERR O T A R Y R U N F O R R W A N D A

Hey kids! This has been the best summer ever, andit’s not over yet!Bowfest promises to be fantastic this year, and the

Rotary Run for Rwanda is on just before the parade.If you are nine or under and sign up really soon,

you will get a free Bowfest ticket, which means morespending money for the day! Your registration forthe run costs only $10 and if you like, one of yourparents gets to run or walk the 1.5K with you. Theycan use your run as a warm-up for the 5K and 10Krun later.It all starts at 8:30 on the ferry dock. At the end of

the run you get a great medal, then fruit and muffinsto reward you for all that hard work; what’s more, thefirst boy and the first girl home win a great prize, andat the prize giving at 10:15, you may win a draw prizeas well. What a great deal!If you are a really good runner, you could do the

5k or 10k run with your parents or friends or on

your own. You won’t get lost because there are peopleto guide you along the way. The long runs and the5K walk start as soon as the kids’ run is done at 9am.So hurry off to Phoenix or First Credit Union and

hand in your registration forms, or your parents cando it online if they don’t have time, at www.rota-ryrunforrwanda.com.You can pick up your Komera bib with your num-

ber on it on Friday, August 28 between 4 and 7pm atthe Rotary Run for Rwanda tent on the Library lawn.That way you avoid the crowds on Saturday morningbefore the run starts.If by any chance, you forget to get your registra-

tion done before Saturday, you can do it at the lastmoment, but then you probably won’t get the freeBowfest ticket! By the way, you and your parents canbuy advance tickets to Bowfest on Friday afternoonand on Saturday morning before the run. That savesstanding in line at the gates later on.See you on August 29! By the way, the Library

lawn is the best spot for watching the parade, andyou’ll be right there at the right time! The 1.5K kids race starts at 8:30 at the ferry dock on August 29.File

Find Yourself at Bowfest

A new element atBowfest is 40 yearsof BICS nostalgia...BICS has toooomany old photosbut it doesn’t wantto throw them outwithout giving paststudents a chanceto take these bitsof nostalgia home.All former BICSstudents are invitedto ‘Find Yourself’in the thousandsof photos and takecopies home. Thephotos will also beat BICS at the start ofthe school year andat the Bowen GrowsFeast on September25 in the BICS gym.


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On August 30, the Bowen Island Yacht Clubwill be hosting its second Fun Regatta of theseason at Tunstall Bay.It’s a chance for sailors to consolidate their

skills while enjoying some healthy competition.The focus will be on learning basic racing

skills and strategies, for sailors of all abilities,in a variety of dinghy fleets (Optimist, Laser,Laser 2, and any other two-person dinghy).All BIYC 2015 sailors and members (mini-

mum age eight with sufficient skill to sailindependently) are invited to charter one ofBIYC’s 18 boats.All other sailors are invited to bring their

own small sailboats.

Fun Regatta Schedule:1100: Skippers meeting by theboathouse ramp1130: Launch all boats1200: First Race1530: Last Race1600: De-rig and cleanup1700: Awards

Following the Regatta at 5pm is the Learn2 Sail end-of-summer barbeque and awardspresentation. BIYC hopes to see many of ourL2S summer sailors and their families!

Details to follow.

Fun Regatta will wrap up BIYC’s summer program

Mait Davis finishedsecond in theOptimist Red Fleetat Sail West, SailCanada’s Westernregional regatta, andthird overall,representing theNorth Shore SailingTeam at WestVancouver YachtClub. Mait grewup sailing withBowen Island YachtClub’s Learn 2 Sailand, at age 14, isracing competitivelywith NSST. Here heaccepts his awardfrom coach RobDouglas, Comox BaySailing Club.Submitted photo

Setting sail! The Bowen Island Yacht Club’s Learn 2 Sail introduces a new generation of mariners to the joy of harnessing the wind. Emily Hauner photos

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use HF, VHF and UHF communications equip-ment and can provide the means to communicatearound Bowen, British Columbia and other countriesthrough a global amateur network. It’s also a greatemergency asset when you’re out and away exploringthe “super natural” province we live in.Obtaining your amateur radio licence will require

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As their pre-season gets underway, Quest University’s women’s soccer team spent a longweekend on Bowen Island, setting up base at Camp Bow Isle and practising at the BICS turffield. The mini training camp doubled as a team-building get-away for the Squamish-basedplayers. Martha Perkins photo

Molly Quarry picked for FC elite REX programMARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R

It’s not often that a teenagerwillingly gives up a week’s holiday,but Molly Quarry couldn’t helpbut say yes when she was invitedto a training camp run by playerson Team Canada’s women’s soc-cer team.The 13-year-old Bowen Islander

had just enjoyed a hugely success-ful weekend playing for Team BCin the Pacific Challenge Seriesin mid-July. She was team cap-tain for the final game, in whichshe played every minute, andthen picked for the Game ofDistinction.She was supposed to vacation

with her family in Ontario afterthat, but had a quick change of

plans after she got a call from theWhitecaps FC Girls Elite REX(Regional Excel Centre) Program.She was one of only five girls

born in 2002 who was invited tojoin its week-long camp at SFU.REX maintains a standardizednational curriculum for femaleplayers U-13 to U-18, feedinginto Canada Soccer’s Women’sNational EXCEL Program.

Adin Brennersoars to newheights ontrampolineMARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R

Adin Brenner was in kindergar-ten when he enrolled in the BowenIsland Gymnastics Club.A decade later, he’s a BC cham-

pion in both artistic and trampolinegymnastics and, this December,he’ll be part of Team Canada at theWorld Age Group Championships inDenmark.To help him soar, his family has

started a crowdfunding campaign tohelp cover some of the $20,000 it willtake to compete there.“One day I hope to be top in the

world,” he says in his campaign’svideo. “I do it because it’s fun but I’mdetermined to get somewhere despitemy diabetes.”Diabetic since the age of two,

Adin is accustomed to having to befocused and disciplined to overcomechallenges. Two weeks into his cam-paign, he’d already raised $8,850.Adin and his family now live on

Gabriola Island where they have alarge trampoline in the backyard soAdin can fit in extra practices with-out having to take a ferry. On schooldays — he’s about to enter Grade 9at Nanaimo & District SecondarySchool — he trains four hours everyday as he maintains a B average.“With each year his passion and

Adin Brenner has launched acrowdfunding campaign to helppay for his Team Canada trip toDenmark. Terry Sue [email protected]

accomplishments in the sport grow, asdo his financial requirements,” writeshis mother Mara in an email. “Adinis on track to be the best in the worldbut this is a youthful sport and this isthe first year that he needs to travel alot to make that dream a reality.”The crowdfunding campaign is to

help pay for year-round training, allof the meet registration fees, coach-ing fees, hotel, travel- including inter-national flights, and required trainingcamps, plus a team BC and a TeamCanada uniform.You can find out more about his

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The Glass MenagerieAugust 20, 21 and 227:30pmTir Na NogStarring Frazer Elliott, BronwynChurcher, Andrew Cameron and JackieMinns.Show times and ticketsat bowenglassmenagerie.brownpapertickets.com and Phoenix.

Vanishing: Impressions of ourVanishing Coastal LegacyOpens August 19Opening night: August 217 to 9pmGallery @ Artisan SquareExhibit features the work ofdistinguished local artists MarcBaur, Georgina Farah and Janet Esseiva.

Rotary ClubAugust 20Collins Hall, 7:30pmNo charge, all are welcome

Finding the Art within our SummerPhotosAugust 211pmArts Pacific Gallery. Artisan SquareFree demonstration by Marie Neys

Tailgate MarketAugust 22BICS parking lotLocal producers share bounty of theirgarden from 10am until they sell out

Bowen In TransitionAugust 23Potluck 5 to 7pmWhole-group meeting: 7pm

Please RSVP to [email protected]

Community LunchAugust 2511:30am to 1pmLegion$5: adult event

Rotary ClubAugust 27Collins Hall, 7:30pmNo charge, all are welcome

Rotary Run For RwandaAugust 298:30amFerry dock10k and 5k run, a 5k walk and a 1.5kkids’ runRegister at RotaryRunForRwanda.com

BowfestAugust 29Parade theme is Mythical CreaturesFrom Around the WorldCountry Fair competitions in youth andadult categoriesScottish Country DancingBowfest.org

Tailgate MarketAugust 29BICS parking lotLocal producers share bounty of theirgarden from 10am until they sell out

BIYC Fun RegattaAugust 3011am to 5pmTunstall BayFor a variety of two-person dinghyfleets. Go to BIYC.bc.ca for details or tocharter a BIYC boat.

On the Calendar

I‘d like to thank the many residents of Miller’sLanding who supported my daughter Quinn’s black-berry jelly stand. She raised $105 which she was veryhappy to take to the Credit Union and donate toCAWES.We recently adopted a cat from our local shelter, the

Pasadena Humane Society in California. Quinn is veryhappy to support CAWES here on Bowen Island.

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Blackberry jelly standraises $105 for CAWES

Shelagh MacKinnon, the president ofthe Bowen Island Rotary Club, above,shares a laugh, and a welcome, at theclub’s potluck dinner at the home ofJeannie and John Magee. Joining heron the porch overlooking the HoweSound were fellow club membersJen McGowan, Robert Ballantyne,Piers Hayes and Hilary and RobinButler. At right, Jeannie Magee offersappetizers to Diana Kaile and ElizabethHammerberg. The club meets onThursday nights at Collins Hall; all arewelcome.Martha Perkins photos

Cardena Roadparking proposal toodangerous: neighbourMARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R

New parking spaces near theentrance to Crippen Park would be“a tragedy waiting to happen,” saysa nearby property owner.“My major concern is safety,”

says Duncan Phillips, who liveson Union Road near the Cardenaintersection. “It’s a very busy junc-tion that is extremely congestedwhen the ferry arrives and also onweekends…. It’s a crazy idea.”He says he’s already witnessed

several near misses as people usethe area to pick up ferry passen-gers.The municipality is seeking

public input on the possible cre-ation of 10 to 12 new parkingspaces next to the existing parksign. The parking area would becreated by infilling a ditch.It’s one of the ideas that’s been

floated about to help ease parkingcongestion in the Cove.Phillips says he would rather see

park-and-ride commuter spacescreated in the surplus lands, withperhaps a shuttle bus to transportpeople to the ferry.In his letter to council he says,

“It is high time that council moveto address this problem onceand for all, rather than adoptingyet another inadequate, danger-

ous, environmentally destructive,Band-aid solution that continuesto burden Cardena Drive andadjacent streets with the problemscreated by inadequate ferry mar-shalling.”He suggests the following:• Make Snug Point “local-

access-only” from the entrance toCrippen Park (immediately adja-cent to the information centre).• Using the existing library

parking areas, provide for, andenforce, 2-hour parking for librarypatrons and 4-hour parking forCrippen Park access.• Reduce, not increase, the

number of parking spaces in SnugCove, and by using a small portionof the surplus lands, create a com-muter “park’n’ride” facility. (Thewalking distance from such a facil-ity to the ferry dock in Snug Coveis approximately equal to the walk-ing distance from the BC Ferriesparking lot in Horseshoe Bay toberth A there.• Revisit the earlier plan that

proposed a traffic roundaboutat the junction of Cardena andBowen Trunk Road and relocatingthe drop-off/pick-up area as a newlane on the North side of BowenTrunk RoadPeople have until September

11 to send their comments, for oragainst, to the municipality.

from page 1There’s also been a problem with the right

angle drive unit, which is slated to be fixedovernight on Saturday.*“We know customers are concerned and we

are as well,” says Marshall.BC Ferries will be releasing its first-quarter

results on Friday and will talk over the resultswith Bowen Island’s ferry advisory committeein the fall.* After the last run on Saturday night, the

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A greenLush life


Lush built its international reputa-tion by creating handmade beautyproducts with fresh ingredients thatweren’t tested on animals.So when Lush’s communications

team was planning a three-day retreaton Bowen Island, it wanted to put itsethos where its mouth was. It askedits caterers, the Snug Café, to design avegetarian menu that sourced as manyorganic and locally grown products aspossible.A few extra challenges were thrown

in: since not all of the 48 people whoattended what Lush called BrandCamp were vegetarian, the menu hadto satisfy meat eaters who might beworried they were about to endurethree days of salads while also satis-

fying those people who were vegan,gluten-free and lactose free (plus oneperson with a poppyseed allergy.)No problem, said the Snug’s Joan

Hayes who, along with Steph Bogganand Christian Perroni, turned outseven meals (plus two snacks a day)that earned rave reviews.“We are being spoiled rotten,” Jennie

Ridler said after a lunch of summerharvest tortilla soup, lentil and wal-nut loaf, beet, apple and celery salad,strawberries with goat cheese, freshlybaked Snug cookies and gluten-freebanana bread.Ridler, who’s vegan, is the manager

of internal communications for theUK-founded company. “The standardof food is out of this world,” she says.“Joan really embraced it and ran withit.”Run, Hayes did, all over Bowen

Island: organic bread from Artisan Eats; tomatoesfrom Dave McIntosh; celery, kale, chard and relishesfrom Black Cat Farms; baby carrots and zucchinifrom Home Farm Gardens, eggs from AlderwoodFarm; and jams from Foxglove Farm. She also gotfruits from Discovery Organics and organic coffeefrom JJ Bean.The whole visit has been special for the staff,

who came from New York, Montreal, Chicago and

Denver. Harkening back to the camp days of theiryouth, they boarded an old-fashioned school buswhich brought them over on the ferry to BowenIsland Lodge. They started their day with a hike,went on a scavenger hunt, had a karaoke night andsimply soaked in the views of Mannion Bay andthe Coastal Mountains. The only thing missing wasS’mores by the campfires since campfires are cur-rently banned.

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Jennie Ridler and Seema Dhillon of Lush, left, praised the culinary efforts of the Snug Cafe’scatering team: Steph Boggan, Joan Hayes and Christian Perroni. More photos of the Lushretreat at Bowen Island Lodge are online at BowenIslandUndercurrent.com Martha Perkins photo

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