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The babies of 2014And more photos from this year’sFather’s Day picnic

How could I not live here?Meet Bowen’s most recent RCMP arrival

Outstanding athletesYoung Bowen Islanders impress atWVSS, yet again

Vivian, Rosie, Corrina, Daphne, Kamile and Sarah say the Tailgate Markets are a fun way to sell produce and productsfrom their gardens in between the monthly Farmers’ Markets.Marysia McGilvray photo

MARYSIA MCGILIVRAYS U B M I S S I O N

For three Saturdays now, folks have been pulling up at theBICS parking lot to sell their freshly picked produce, plants,and eggs to eager buyers. These Tailgate Markets were a

lead-up to the first Farmers’ Market of the season (June 27), a big-ger event where locals will also be selling homemade jams, bakedgoods, pies, preserves, coffee, tea, garden crafts, seedlings, herbs,and more.This new food sustainability initiative allows growers to arrive

with whatever is fresh and ready to sell and to leave when they aresold out. It’s a fast and fun way for the community to connect everynon-farmers-market Saturday, from 10am until sell-out through toOctober 26.Some of the produce seen so far at the tailgate sales are: Easter

egg radishes, large heads of lettuce, a variety of greens and herbs,squash starts, eggs, garlic scapes from the youth garden, fig treesand the first Bowen-grown raspberries of the season. Besides being

a venue for filling up on seedlings, greens and treats, the marketsare a chance to meet food growers on Bowen and ask a few ques-tions—the farmers have been happy to trade tips, and to share theirstories of growing on Bowen.Vivian Pearce of Shady Acres says the Tailgate Markets, which

are a new initiative of Bowen Agriculture Alliance, made possiblethanks to support from the Knick Knack Nook, let her share theextra greens and herbs from her garden.The larger Farmers’ Market will run June 27, July 25, August 15,

September 12, and October 3, from 10am-12pm in the BICS under-cover area. It will have tents, tables, kids activities and buskers andbe a lively market with a larger spectrum of farm and garden pro-duce and related local items.At the Farmers’ Markets, Daphne Fargher of Foxglove Ranch will

be selling fresh fruits, produce and her limited edition homemaderaspberry and rose-petal jams, as well as her grandmother’s recipemarmalades. Daphne’s daughter Kamile Fargher will be selling herfamous homemade fudge. Farming is Daphne’s “lifetime dream andjob,” and she’s happy Kamile is interested in it as well.

Farmers’ and the new Tailgate Markets

MERIBETH DEENE D I T O R

Of the 21 incidents of “dog aggression” thatthe municipality’s senior bylaw officer, BonnyBrokenshire, reported to have occurred between thebeginning of 2014 and April, 30 percent of thoseoccurred in Snug Cove. Brokenshire told council thisweek that nowhere else on the island are such inci-dents so concentrated, and recommended that theDog Control Bylaw be amended to include an on-leash area in Snug Cove.Councillor Alison Morse said that thanks to the

amendments made to the Dog Control Bylaw madeback in 2005, there was no need to go through afull bylaw amendment to create an on-leash zone.Council had the option of simply passing a resolu-tion, and the regulation will come into effect imme-diately.Councillor Sue Ellen Fast said that she was not

“fully in favour of the bylaw” and questioned wheth-er the dog aggressions incidents are the result of onepoor handler, and if so, suggested other means ofregulation.Brokenshire responded that in fact a minimum of

6 people, and possibly as many as 10, have been asso-ciated with dog aggression in Snug Cove. She addedthat the Cove is also an area where other types of dogincidents - such as feces being left on the sidewalk,barking or dogs running into traffic - have beenreported.Following a brief discussion about the problems

that can occur with dogs roaming free on beaches,Fast questioned whether leash laws might negativelyimpact Bowen’s “laid back” lifestyle, and whetherthere might be a seasonal element to the complaintsbeing made to bylaw services.To that, Brokenshire responded that while the num-

ber of complaints certainly does rise during the sum-mer, dog incidents in the Cove occur all year long.

Council holds offon declaring Coveon-leash zone

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BICS students participating in the final competition on Sports Day, last Friday.Meribeth Deen, photo

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In April Municipal Council unveiled our 2015 strategic plan, now posted atwww.bimbc.ca. On June 15 we discussed how things are going. I’m happy toreport that we have made headway with our 11 priorities. Here are some ofthe highlights.

A1 – Address the Docks IssueWe adopted a bylaw preventing the construction of new docks at Cape RogerCurtis. CRC dock applications before Council have been dealt with and a dockapplication policy has been drafted.

A2 – Manage Our Parks, Trails and BeachesWe have hired an employee to do trails, parks and public spaces work andco-ordinate trails volunteers.We have applied for grants to improve our mapping data.Trail counters have arrived and will soon be installed on our trails to help usallocate resources.

B1 – Rezone and Sell Some Community LandsWe have identified two areas for discussion. The first is immediately west ofSeniors Lane on the main road. And the other is a small lot off Green Roadnear the Killarney Lake picnic area.We have engaged a land economist to help us determine values and exploremarketing options.

B2 – Provide Improved Municipal ServicesThis is a major initiative driven almost entirely by staff. The main focus isto finish action items identified in the prior council’s 2013 strategic plan,including completing a subdivision and servicing bylaw.We now have a communications policy that has brought you things like thisIsland Page. The audio in council chambers has been upgraded so you canactually hear what’s happening.We got a grant to help pay for our asset management plan software.

C1 – Community Centre and Municipal Offices PlanningWe are building consensus on this one. In July staff will makerecommendations based on a review of the many past proposals, and inSeptember Council will decide on the plan and engage a project manager.

C2 – Improve Snug CoveOur new parks maintenance person will begin work this month on manysmall improvements in the Cove.The kiosk on the dock will soon be completed, the heritage cottage area hasbeen spruced up, and a new garden replacing much of the paved sidewalkfrom the ferry will go ahead in the fall. An oil and grit separator will beinstalled in the cove, but it will be under the road so you’ll never see it.Bowen is also participating at the “novice” level in the Communities in Bloomprogram.There are at least 15 other small projects being prioritized and costed.

C3 – Fire Hall PlanningIn July Council will review the building and site proposal. A detailed workplan should be in place by the end of September.

D1 – Actively Support Diverse HousingWe are working with Snug Cove House to ensure access to the infrastructurethey need to move forward with their work plan.Council will also revisit the proposed, but never adopted, accessory buildingbylaw. This is a big deal. We may allow the construction of more than onehome on a single lot. Our hope is that this bylaw would encourage theconstruction of rental cottages.

E1 – Continue to Clean Up Mannion (Deep) BayStaff is finishing up a management plan to support our application for aLicence of Occupation (LOO) for Mannion Bay. Once we have the LOO wecan control long-term moorage and reduce some problems. (Last winter wehad several boats grounded or sunk.) This initiative is proceeding well and Ibelieve Council will support the plan.

F1 – Improve External Fundraising and RelationshipBuildingCouncil has identified the projects that require assistance and is working toidentify funding options.Council has had productive meetings with MP John Weston, MLA JordanSturdy and Metro Vancouver Chief Administrative Officer Carol Mason.

F2 – Start on an Integrated Transportation Master PlanWe secured funding from TransLink for public consultation this summer witha view to possible changes in our bus routes or schedule.Do go to our website at www.bimbc.ca and check out Island Plan 2015 foryourself. We want to know what you think of it and our progress to date.Here’s our email address: [email protected].

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Corinna Headley of Home Farm Gardens says, “Forme, I really wanted my children to know where theirfood was coming from. We started with just a smallfamily vegetable garden, and raising chickens, meatchickens and eggs, and it progressed from there. Forthe past three years, we’ve grown enough food forabout five families in our own garden, and that’s wherea lot of the inspiration came from, to go bigger.”Home Farm Gardens is a regular produce seller at

the Tailgate Markets, and will also bring their fleeces,wool socks, lavender, and soap to the Farmers’ Market.Rosie Montgomery, also of Home Farm Gardens,

adds, “We’re having a ball, and we’re doing well, andit’s fun for us. We’re excited to sell wherever we canbecause this is the first year of our market garden.We’re looking forward to the big market this week-

end. We’re just so grateful people are supporting us.”Support for the Tailgate sales, the Farmers’ Markets

and connected programs such as the Young Farmersof Bowen comes from BAA, the Knick Knack Nook,BICR, BICS, the CSA’s Bowen Grows Project, theYoung Farmers of Bowen Program and the BICS stu-dent garden club. Thanks also to the many volunteersand local growers and artisans who make the mar-ket wonderful and to the community for supportinglocally grown food and food sustainability on BowenIsland by participating in the markets.All ages are invited to the markets!To busk or book a table please contact Marysia

McGilvray, Famers’ Market lead, at [email protected]. If you have some freshproduce from your garden you have too much of, butnot enough to have a table, the Young Farmers willsell it for you at the Farmers’ Markets!

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Councillor Gary Ander said that this kind of regu-lation is important in order to give bylaw an enforce-ment tool.“Most people I find in the cove have their dogs on

leashes. It’s so standard in most of the world, espe-cially in a congested area, that I think its just the wayit should be and we’re long overdue for this bylaw.”

A majority of councillors agreed that this measureshould move forward, allowing some time for com-munity education on the matter before bringing theregulation into effect in late July. Once that happens,dog owners will be subject to fines of $25 for a firstoffence, $50 for a second offence within a 12 monthperiod, and $150 for a third offence within a 12month period.

Dogs on-leash outside Rustique Bistro.Meribeth Deen, photo

Local growers enjoying weekly tailgate markets

Concentration of dog-related incidents in Snug Cove


Bowen Islander Robert Ballantyne says that, on a daily basis, he speaks to peo-ple all over the world – as if they were right there in front of him. Think Skype,but higher quality. Making use of this tool would be easier for him, Ballantynesays, if he could tap into an Internet network with higher upload speeds.“But every time a service provider calls me and makes an offer, they talk about

download speeds. As soon as I ask about upload capabilities, they go silent,”says Ballantyne. “I’d considered the possibility of splitting the cost of a commer-cial connection with a few of my neighbours who also work in technology. Thatwould cost $300. When I heard about this idea to get an island-wide Gigabit con-nection I realized that the commercial option made no sense. I could pay whatI’m paying now, and get a connection that’s 75 times faster than what is currentlyavailable.”Getting a “Gigabit for Bowen” is an idea that islander Ken Simpson brought

forward to council earlier this year and would mean establishing a community-owned Internet network offering a one gigabit per second (i.e. one billion bits persecond) optical fibre Internet connection to everyone who signed on to it.Ballantyne arranged for Simpson to give a talk on the idea to Bowen Island

Rotary last week. He also spent the afternoon with former Bowen Islander,Deepak Sahasrabudhe, working to set up a live-stream of the talk. Despitespending the afternoon looking for a way to make it happen, Ballantyne andShasrabudhe could not figure out how to get enough upload bandwith fromCollins Hall to make it work.Simpson explained to the group that our current Internet connections are

“asymmetrical.”“The Internet connection that you are currently getting on Bowen is maybe 25

megabits per second – in the download direction – but in the upload direction,it’s capped at no more than 5 megabits…. That’s a trick that they pull becausethey have a limited amount of bandwidth in cable, and they know that you’remore interested in downloading stuff

“It would become essential...”Rotary hears pitch on Gigabit for Bowen idea

Ken Simpson believes that Bowen Island will be left behind if we waitfor our current internet service providers to upgrade infrastructure.Meribeth Deen, photo

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Dear Editor,

The Bowen Island Yacht Club(BIYC) held its 27th Annual MartinMarine Round Bowen Race onSaturday, June 13th.This race is the largest single start

sailboat race on the west coast and100 percent of the proceeds fromthis event go towards the Learn2Sailprogram right here on Bowen.Preliminary numbers indicate that weraised $7500 towards the constructionof a new Junior Sailing Facility.We hope the community had a

chance to enjoy the day and cheer onthe visiting racers from their favouritebeach.The results are available at www.

biyc.bc.ca, along with many picturesand video (courtesy of SeaSnaps).An event such as this requires a

great deal of organization and hardwork. BIYC would like to thank thecommittee and volunteers which helpmake this event possible.In particular, I would like to take

this opportunity to thank PernilleNielson, Jason Zahara, Jon Bell, Greg

Crowe and Joanne Forbes.Special thanks to Oydis Nickle and

the team at Union Steamship andDamien Bryan for acting as RC boaton the fine yacht Sea Fiesta.The Bowen Island Yacht Club would

like to thank our ALL of our spon-sors, this event would not be possiblewithout their generous contributions,ongoing support and the amazingprizes that were donated.Thanks to Doc Morgan’s Pub and

Ginger 66 who proved once again thatexcellent musical talent is abundant onthis fair isle.If you or your child would like to

give sailing a try, please contact usthrough our website at www.biyc.bc.ca.We would be thrilled to take you outfor a sail.

Regards,Geoff Jarvis, CommodoreBIYC

Dear Editor:

How appropriate is it for a com-pany to hire PR firms, such as Hill+ Knowlton and National PublicRelations, to lobby the federal govern-ment all the way up into the PrimeMinister’s Office? How appropriateis this when this company has theCanadian Environmental AssessmentOffice indirectly assessing its appli-cation? How appropriate is it tolobby the Canadian EnvironmentalAssessment Office at the time whenyour proposal is under review? Whatdoes your intuition tell you?Right, it is not, but that is exactly

what Woodfibre LNG is able to do,and not a peep is coming from any-one in our governments about this.Woodfibre LNG does not appear inthe BC lobbyist registry, but of coursethat doesn’t mean anything in ChristyClark’s government, notorious for notkeeping records.While we, as citizen groups, have a

hard time to even set up an appoint-ment with our local MP, hired lobbyistfrom PR firms and company represen-tatives have no problem chatting up toelected officials: Christy Clark happilyhas a picture taken with WoodfibreLNG owner, Mr. Tanoto, while MLAJason Sturdy has his table sponsored

by Woodfibre LNG at last February’sBC Liberal fundraiserWe are now waiting for the environ-

mental assessment of the WoodfibreLNG’s proposal, and its outcome is yetunclear. Will it include a risk assess-ment of the LNG tanker routes? Wedon’t know. We realize that there is toomuch at stake to be nonchalant aboutand that we cannot always rely on thegovernments to look after the interestof our region, our province, our coun-try and our world. The decisions aboutto be made, if negative, will seriouslychange the character of Howe Sound.People on Bowen Island have shown

they care about this issue: more than1,150 Bowen Island residents havesigned the Howe Sound Declarationand the number is still growing. Wewill take this clear indication to ourMLA and MP.Join the Save Our Sound Flotilla on

July 11 at 11am to cross the proposedLNG tanker route at 12 noon! We areasking for some of your time awayfrom the Bowen’s Steamship Days but,like the organizers of Steamship Days,we want to celebrate the beauty of theplace we live in and we like to keepit that way for the generations to come.On behalf of Concerned Citizens

Bowen,Anton van Walraven

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Dear Editor

Many thanks to Adam Holbrookand the members of the BowenIsland Municipal TransportationAdvisory Committee for their dona-tion of 12 ferry vouchers to the BowenCommunity Foundation (letter, June19). We are pleased to announce thatthese vouchers will be distributed

through the Foundation’s HelpingHand Fund, an emergency responsefund for Bowen Islanders in crisis,delivered confidentially via local com-munity organizations.

Soren HammerbergChair, The Bowen Island

Community Foundation

Ferry vouchers from the Helping Hand Fund

Dear Editor,

Bowen does a few things really well – likeHallowe’en and Remembrance Day for starters. Butit does one thing really, really well – this village sureknows how to raise kids. By press-time, my last-bornwill be one day out from graduating from Grade 5at BICS. Over my 25 years on this rock, kids of minehave spent 18 of their years at BICS – every one ofthem under the expert guidance, care and love ofan awesome group of teachers, support staff, volun-teers and administration. He’s leaving BICS now, andlooking back on his years and those that his brotherand sister spent at BICS, on behalf of my kids, theirmothers and me – thanks for all you gave to my chil-

dren. Amazing.For better or worse, my last-born was born to play

team sports – it’s his passion. That puts him in thecrowd that spends hours every week, week in andweek out, in all sorts of weather, on and off ferries,in and out of car pools, with an army of buddiesand small handful of coaches, managers, parks andrec staff, and volunteers to get them going, developtheir abilities, corral their energy and teach them thefiner points of life like sportsmanship and team play.It takes a Mensa brain to put together our familyschedule every week, but it pales in comparison tothe heart that those people bring to their passion forsports and our community’s children – thanks for allyou gave to enrich my child’s life. Amazing again.

But, it’s not just about my children and what theydo with each of their days. It’s all around us – lookat all the good stuff that’s happening in all the pre-schools and schools, and with all the piano, dance,gymnastics, singing, soccer, guitar, library, ultimate,arts, violin, horses, taekwondo, hockey, play/afterschool care, and on and on it goes. Our children arelucky; we are truly blessed. So, thanks be given, thisand every spring, to all of you who so wonderfullyhelp to raise and educate the Bowen Island children.

With love from a Dad,Doug Hooper

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Dear Editor,

A big thanks to Monica Laurin forbringing her wonderful Flamenco per-formance to Tir Na Nog last Friday.Our family enjoyed an evening of

beauty, colour, very talented and dedi-cated Flamenco dancers and amazingmusicians. It is a show that we lookforward to again next year.Vera Keogh

Fabulous flamenco

Dear Editor,

I MUST respond to Bud Long’s letterto the editor of June 19th. My letter ofJune 12th was written from a profes-sional planner’s perspective. It did notadvocate for implementation of theOfficial Community Plan (OCP) “inan extreme form”. Where did Mr. Longget that notion?An OCP’s implementation is guided

by the Municipal Act. The OCP isa legal document. The OCP can beamended through public process andbylaw. While the OCP is not “a holyscripture” (but thanks Mr. Long forthe accolade!!) and, since it has beendeveloped through extensive commu-nity dialogue (please see Section 1.1.1of the OCP for details), it is an OCPwith considerable public input andsupport. As I have said many times,including my June 12th letter, ourOCP, which was an Update of the 1994OCP, was one of the most thoroughOCP Update processes undertaken inBritish Columbia.Mr. Long would do well to thank his

fellow citizens for their time and inputto the creation of this significant docu-ment. He is welcome to disagree but heshould not ignore history or rewrite it.Healthy disagreement is a good thing,but when it is cloaked in conspiracytheory, it is not helpful.After all of the input and opportuni-

ty for the community to help frame theOCP, Mr. Long suggests that the OCPshould have been submitted to a refer-endum. Sorry, the intent of the legis-lated process, which sets out requiredsteps for OCP development and adop-tion, is intended to avoid OCP byreferendum. I have never heard of anOCP going to referendum. In fact, Isuggest that the provincial governmentwould frown on such an idea. Becausethe Council of the day did not hold areferendum, Mr. Long states “that isa strong indication that the council(of the day) feared the proposed OCPwould be rejected.” As an independent

professional planner who is a Fellowof the Canadian Institute of Planners, Istate categorically (again!) that Bowen’sOCP is a very clear, forward look-ing, comprehensive and well writtendocument and I can confirm that ithad widespread support (not total ofcourse, as Mr. Long demonstrates).While I do believe that the bylaws

Mr. Long references, attached inappro-priately to the OCP at the time, wereexcessive and poorly written, they arenot part of the OCP (and should neverhave been) and should not now be partof the existing OCP conversation. Theyare simply a ‘red herring’.Mr. Long also takes issue with my

statement in reference to the docksat Cape Roger that “private owner-ship does not trump public good.” Asa professional planner, I stand by thatstatement and reference Canadian law(with its British roots) that confirms,(unlike the United States where privateproperty rights are enshrined in theconstitution) that the public good is akey driver in Canadian land use law.Mr. Long goes on to suggest that mystatement somehow condones “prop-erty confiscation” and leads to “publiclarceny.” Again, Mr. Long, we havelegal processes in place that set outhow the ‘taking’ must be a legitimatepublic need.My lesson from living on Bowen for

23 years is this: we need to do morecelebrating of diversity of opinion,more creating and promoting respect-ful dialogue and more honouring thework of our volunteers, while agreeingto disagree but in a collegial way. And,we need to ensure we apply our OCPfairly and comprehensively as guidedby the requirements of the LocalGovernment Act. It is our OfficialCommunity Plan in name and law.

SincerelyDave Witty PhD, MRAIC, FCIP,

RPP

First understand the law, Mr. Long

On the calendarSATURDAY JUNE 27

Bring your scarecrowto the DemonstrationGarden behind Cottage20 in Davies HeritageOrchard for BowenIsland’s first-everScarecrow Contest.NOON!

Canada DayCelebration at CrippenParkNoon - 3 p.m.

AA MeetingCollins Hall 7:15 p.m

WEDNESDAY JULY 1

Bowen Island GIVESHike Up Mt. GardnerFundraiser

Library Annex &Gallery FundraiserBowen Island PubSilent AuctionLive Auction starts at3 p.m. event runs untilmidnight

SATURDAY JULY 4SUNDAY JUNE 28

Dressage in theMeadow 1 - 3 p.m.

Bowen IslandMuseum & ArchivesAGM12:30 at Dallas Marina1 p.m. - 3 p.m. AntiqueAppraisal Fundraiser

Steamship Days: Classic cars, old boats and so much moreMeribeth Deen photo

JULY 10 - 12

Farmer’s MarketBICS, 10 a.m. - noon

Kayak Around BowenRace, pre-race meet-upstarts at 9 a.m. at theBowen Island Marina2 p.m. Post-RaceRefreshments followedby awards ceremony andBBQ

Duplicate Bridge @Bowen CourtCall Irene @ 2955

THURSDAY JULY 2

Wish Ron Woodall aHappy Birthday at TheSnug, 3 p.m.

Prime Rib and JazzBowen Island PubFeaturing Stephen Fisk,John Stiver, Steve Smith,Buff Allen7 - 9 p.m.

FRIDAY JULY 3

Steamship Days!During the 1920s, steamships brought vacationers tothe island’s resort cottages, dance pavilion, and appleorchards. Bowen Island became the holiday play-ground for up to 1,400 people a day. Steamship Daysbrings back that lively vacation spirit, with music, icecream, and free activities.Check out the full schedule of events in the July 10

edition of The Undercurrent.

SATURDAY JUNE 27

Crippen Park Father’s Day Picnic, 2015

From top: Bowen babies born in 2014 (Dayna Purdy, photo); with a little help from the moms,kids beat Dads in this year’s tug-o-war; serious competition in potato sack races (MeribethDeen, photos)



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Not everyone would think that becoming anRCMP officer was a “safe” career alternative.But after a few too many “exciting incidents” as a

pilot and flight instructor, Chris Coulter was readyfor the switch. “You’re on the ground at least so, tome, it’s a much safer place,” says Bowen Island’s new-est RCMP arrival.His first six years with the RCMP were based in

Nanaimo and he requested Bowen as his next post-ing.“Everything we read about Bowen Island was

that it was a fantastic place for us. Being a guy fromdowntown Toronto, how could I not live here? I saton a beach yesterday and felt I was in Jamaica withthe turquoise waters and hot, sunny weather.”

Const. Coulter and his wife, who’s on an extendedmaternity leave as a realtor, have a one-year-olddaughter. (“We’re waiting until we forget about sleepdeprivation before we have a second,” he says.) Afteronly one week on the island, they know they’ve madethe right choice.“Here you get a chance to connect with people

instead of ‘putting out fires’ and moving on to thenext call,” he says. “It’s nice to help people come totheir own solutions.”And while it means giving up anonymity when not

on duty — “You’re always aware that you’re lookedat as wearing the police officer’s hat” — Coulter saysit’s a welcome consequence of living in a place whereyou can get to know people and vice versa.“The community on Bowen Island should think

of the police like a hard hat,” he says. “You hope younever need it but we’re here to help out when you do.”

Bowen Island a welcomechange for newest RCMP arrival

Const. Chris Coulteris thrilled with hismove from Nanaimoto Bowen Island.Martha Perkins, photo


In a press release sent out on theafternoon of Tuesday June 23, BIMannounced that planner Cari St. Pierreis no longer a municipal employee.Hired at towards the end of the sum-mer in 2014, St. Pierre had islandexperience having lived and workedfor years on Hornby Island. Municipal

Chief Administrative Officer KathyLalonde told The Undercurrent thatthere were currently no details aboutthe end to St. Pierre’s employment thatcould be released.Towards the end of July, the munici-

pality will welcome new junior andintermediate planners – Daniel Martinand Emma Chow. Until their employ-ment begins, planning work at themunicipality will be covered by plan-ning consultants.

Municipality announcesplanner’s departure

Grade 7 studentsBriar and Ava race forthe finish line at BICSannual Sports Day.Jamie Woodall, photo

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It’s not every sea kayaker who will want to paddle from Squamish to BowenIsland or Gibsons but, if they do, they now have a map of where they can pull upfor the night.This Saturday, the 40-kilometre Sea to Sky Marine Trail will have its official

Bowen Island launch. Five years in the making, the trail designates six overnightcamping spots in the Howe Sound and three provincial park options — PorteauCove, Halkett Bay and Plumper Cove.“It’s one more great connection to the water and a really nice amenity,” says

project manager Gordon McKeever, who scoured the coastline looking for appro-priate sites and deftly navigated various hoops at four levels of government.He says he was very touched when representatives of Squamish Nation present-

ed him with a drum at the launch in Squamish.“Howe Sound was a Squamish pond for millennia. This is a way for their youth

to reconnect with a landscape that’s been in their backyard,” says McKeevor.The trail is a land-to-sea connection for the Trans Canada Trail and also con-

nects to the 180-kilometre Sea to Sky Trail, which will eventually run fromSquamish to D’Arcy, 150 kilometres northeast of Vancouver. It’s part of the BCMarine Trail Network.The trail wouldn’t have been possible a few decades ago because few people

wouldn’t have seen the recreational possibilities in these waters - it was a body ofwater associated with industry and pollution. In recent years, however, “the egre-gious sources of pollution have cleaned up their act” and people are realizing thatthey don’t have to go far to get away from it all.There’s no reservation system for the campsites on the trail but McKeever

doesn’t think there will be a run on the sites that aren’t part of a provincial park.“Sea kayak camping is not a low-entry activity,” he says. “It requires special gear

and special knowledge.” Nor is he worried about a negative impact on the land.“The sites are very isolated. Wilderness backpackers have a tremendous respectfor nature and they’re used to rustic conditions.”A trail map will be unveiled after Saturday’s award presentations for the Round

Bowen kayak race at Bowen Island Marina. Speeches will likely take place around3:30pm.For a map and information, please go to SeaToSkyMarineTrail.ca, which links

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Wes Hammer once circumnavigated Bowen Island in his kayak in two hoursand 25 minutes. The North Vancouver paddler will once again be the one to beatin this Saturday’s human-powered version of the Round Bowen race.There are 26 categories of races, everything from Hammer’s high performance

kayaks to stand-up paddleboards. Last year, one paddleboarder did the entire raceusing his hands as paddles.For those who aren’t quite up to the entire 33-kilometre round-Bowen adven-

ture, there’s also a half-island race (14 to 19 km depending on which way thewind’s blowing and, therefore, which way the race is heading.)So far there are 54 competitors but race organizer Brent O’Malley of Bowen

Island Sea Kayaks says more are always welcome.There’s a 9:30 a.m. start from Snug Cove for regular kayaks and SUPs, a 10:30

start for high performance kayaks and ocean-rigged canoes, and an 11:30 startfrom Tunstall Bay for the half-island race. There’s a post-race salmon barbecue atBowen Island Marina.The fee is now $75. To register go to BowenIslandKayaking.com.

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Kayakers chase the ferry out of Snug Cove at the start of the RoundBowen race.Martha Perkins, photo


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Ben Welsh (left) andthis year’s Grade 11Athlete of the Year,Charlie Welsh.Mary Ann Zakreski, photo

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Bowen footballers played-out yetanother hard fought co-ed soccer tour-nament this past weekend. Games ranall day Saturday, and audiences wit-nessed some spectacular battles.By the end of the semi-finals on

Sunday morning, we learned that TeamBlack (led by Gillian Drake and LeeVincent) would meet Jason Campbell’sTeam Pink in the final.The afternoon sun was at full

strength as they set to it. Pink sur-prised Black and scored early andlooked like they would run away asthey added two to their lead. Blackdoubled down and scored before thehalf where it sat at 3-1. Black closedthe gap to 3-2 with a spectacular full

field shot from Chris Wilson (playinggoal keeper for Black) which archedover Mateusz Krukowski in the oppos-ing net. Pink forced their way backto make it 4-2 and Black’s late rallybrought the final score to 4-3 for Pink.Jason Campbell celebrates his sixth andfinal year in the league with a win withhis teammates Mateusz Krukowski,Josie Huskisson, Colin Annable,Mimi Jones, Scott Stevenson, WadeMorrisette, and John Reid.Clive and Kathleen Jones generously

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The image of a Remington typewriter has caughtthe eye of Bowen Island community members in thewindows of shops and cafés around Snug Cove dur-ing the past week. It is featured on the posters forthe upcoming AGM and Antique Appraisal event,which will be hosted by the Bowen Island Museum &Archives on Sunday, June 28 from 12:30 – 3:00 PM.Sequestered behind a row of Lodgepole pines, the

modest front of the Museum building has often goneunobserved by passers-by despite its central loca-tion on the corner of Miller and Bowen Island TrunkRoad. This year the AGM event aims to expand itsmembership base and make its ongoing preservationof Bowen history more widely known and accessible.It is a way for the Museum & Archives to reinforceour connection with both the Island and LowerMainland communities, and to ensure that the mate-rial we document continues to be shared and pre-

served.I began working at the Museum & Archives two

weeks ago, as an Archival Assistant for a summerterm of the UBC Arts Co-op program. During myfirst day working in the Archives, a young child cameupstairs full of questions about what he had seenin the exhibit below. He told us that what made theBowen Island Museum & Archives so special for himwas that he could interact with the objects –fascinat-ed by the old Remington, this little boy came upstairsto do his own research at the Archives.It just so happened that we had a second typewrit-

er sitting on the office table. A much newer Olympicmodel, it was owned by the famous sportswriter JimKearney, who lugged it across the world to cover theMunich Olympics of 1972. As with many children hisage, our young visitor was thrilled with our story andbegan typing away on the same keys that Kearneyhad idled over. Not really into news reporting, theboy began drafting a Superman installment on howthe Marvel hero saved Bowen Island.

History is alive and well at theMuseum & Archives

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It may be that his typewriter creation was not toofar off the mark – not only is local history central towhat Bowen Island is, but there is something heroicin ensuring that those details are saved. And just asimportantly, that they are brought out and sharedwith incomers, new comers, old timers, and overseasvisitors alike. In our guest book, a recent entry reads“Interesting objects” in a friendly scrawl, alongside aname from Munich, Germany.It is not just off-island visitors who come to the

Museum & Archives for the first time. A moth-er returning from the Artisan shops was caughtunaware when I mistook her for a visitor. She decid-ed to extend her shopping trip, and brought bothher young daughter and father into the Museum.Her father was visiting from the family home inPatagonia, but she herself has been a resident onBowen for almost a decade and did not know theMuseum existed. Peering around at the objects wehave on display, that same old Remington typewritercaught her eye. She told me when she was a schoolgirl in Patagonia, the typewriters they used wereidentical. This single object suddenly opened a clearmemory from her own past.“There was a tidal wave,” she said, “and seawater

came up to our knees. The light was coming in, andthere was seaweed hanging from the typewriter, onejust like this.”

The words and objects housed in the BowenMuseum & Archives can have their own historyand can also speak for themselves. The Remington,donated by Katie Carter in 1994, has in only twoweeks allowed two visitors to personally connectwith the past. The Antique Appraisal will be a similaropportunity for familiar and unassuming heirloomsfrom Island homes to shake off the dust of disuse andbe given new value.It is important for the Bowen Island commu-

nity and incoming visitors to see that the Museum& Archives is not a backlog of public records, or astorehouse of dated local knowledge. Local history isnot an empty history of facts and dates, but one withnames and faces that can connect a stranger to a timeso spatially or temporally removed from their own.In community development, it offers a deep-seatedanchor amidst tides of cultural and generationalchange. It is something that we share, and can con-tinue to share, no matter what year we were born orwhat corner of the world we were born into.

I feel privileged to be part of the work done hereat the Bowen Island Museum & Archives and I hopethat this letter finds itself out in the communityto gather and strengthen public support. I highlyencourage everyone to attend the AGM and AntiqueAppraisal Fundraiser – to bring by your heirlooms,to share your own family histories, and to take in thetimeless view of Snug Cove over some locally madetreats at Bowen Island Marina.

Connect with the past at this weekend’s Antique Appraisal

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Bowen Island Community Recreation is ready forthe summer and we would like to introduce you toour amazing summer staff supervisors. MadelineJones will be working with our day camps for 8-12year old “Day Trippers” and Rosie Ander is back tosupervise “Island Adventure” camps for 5 ½ ( andmust be going into kindergarten) - 7 year olds.“Hi everyone! I’m Maddy and I will be one of the

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I am going into my third year at Queen’s Universitywhere I study Arts. I love outdoor activities especiallyones which include the water! Some of my favouritememories of my summers growing up were going today camp on Bowen. This year I cannot wait to cre-ate some of those amazing and crazy times with you!“Hey Everybody! My name is Rosie and I am so

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Simpson also explained that having an optical fibre connectionwould mean greatly reducing the “latency” of your Internet con-nection, which is the time it takes for each individual bit of data tomake a round trip to the Internet and back. The combination ofreduced latency and vastly increased speed would greatly improvethe quality of interactive services such as Skype and FaceTime,enabling high definition video conferencing of a quality most peo-ple have never experienced.All of Bowen, said Simpson, is currently being served by less

than one gigabit of bandwidth.In a survey of the room, one audience member said that he was

paying $40 per month for an Internet connection as part of a six-month promotion, but that ordinarily the cost would be $60 or more.

The extra money they [Telus and Shaw]make is based on having a duopoly that

limits competition...

“The cost of providing a broadband Internet connection is $5 permonth,” said Simpson. “That’s their actual cost. The extra moneythey [Telus and Shaw] make is based on having a duopoly that lim-its competition…. With community operated Internet we can defi-nitely bring the cost down, and improve service dramatically.”Simpson uses the town of Olds, Alberta, as an example for the

creation of community-based optical fibre Internet service, pro-viding a gigabit connection to every home or business. Olds spent$12 to $13 million dollars initially to set up their system. Simpsonestimates that Bowen could set up a similar system for a one-timeinvestment of roughly $6 million.Bowen may also be at a strategic advantage in comparison to

Olds. Lance Douglas, a former CEO of the Olds system (calledO-net) was at Collins Hall for Simpson’s talk. He said that althoughShaw and Telus claimed to not be concerned about losing a marketas small as Olds, they reacted very competitively once O-Net wasset up.“The Olds Institute spent eight years trying to get fibre into the

town. They worked with Telus and they worked with Shaw, andthey just wanted to get the infrastructure into the town without

the excuse that it wasn’t available,” said Douglas. “About 11 monthsafter I got there we had the infrastructure up and running… Shawand Telus started offering very deep discounts to businesses just tostay with them, and not move over to the local system. And thenTelus started building a fibre network in the next town over, usingsomething called GPON to bring fibre closer to each home – butnot gigabit service. They hired the same construction company wewere using for the deployment in Olds, forcing us to scramble forconstruction resources.”Douglas said that as an island next to a large population area,

Bowen might be able to avoid some of these challenges. “It’s unlike-ly the incumbent Internet providers will install fibre to the homeon Bowen Island before they finish doing that in the rest of MetroVancouver – and that effort will take years. Bowen will be last place– it has to come from the community.”Scott Armstrong, the owner of Swift Fox Systems, was also at

Collins Hall for the Rotary meeting. His company is in the busi-ness of helping small communities set-up and maintain their ownnetworks. He pointed to the town of Milk River, Alberta (with apopulation of less than 1,000 people) as another place that has suc-cessfully started a community-based Internet service provider.“Their service grew organically from a shared antenna service

set up in the 1970s so that the population could watch television,”said Armstrong. “Today, their community-based Internet serviceemploys three local people full-time.”He added that the leadership of the system, which is structured

as a co-op, is not necessarily tech-saavy.Towards the end of the evening, Simpson told the audience it

may actually be possible to set up a pilot project connecting a por-tion of the island such as Artisan Square or the Cove with gigabitInternet via cost effective wireless links rather than undersea fibreoptic cable. However, before anything moves forward, a committedgroup needs to come together and get the ball rolling.When asked whether he would be willing to spearhead such an

initiative, Robert Ballantyne said he is not able to take on anotherleadership role but he would happily lobby for it.“There are many people, like my fellow Rotarian Piers Hayes

who say, I only use the Internet for email so what we have nowis okay,” says Ballantyne. “But if we had the service that would beavailable with a gigabit connection, these people would find waysto use it, and it would become essential.”


Canada Day is a communal celebration of every-thing we love about this country. And on BowenIsland, that sense of being part of one big happy fam-ily is almost palpable.The Bowen Island recreation department is host-

ing a three-hour, old-fashioned family picnic on July1 from noon to three.There’ll be cake, of course, but so much more.• bring a picnic blanket to stake out your corner of

Crippen Park• if you don’t feel like packing your own picnic

basket, Alderwood Farm and The Pub will have con-cession stands• play a game of badminton, croquet or bocce• keep your kids busy with crafts, face painting and

tattoos• take part in the community art project which,

this year, will focus on the Canadian flag in honourof its 50th birthday• enjoy the music of one of Bowen’s newest band,

Black Molly, as well as a performance by the BowenIsland Gymnastics Club• after the cake is cut around two o’clock, burn off

all that sugar by taking part in the tug of war, sackraces and relays• cool off by joining the crowd in getting

doused by water courtesy of the Bowen Island FireDepartment.The event is free thanks in part to a grant from

Heritage Canada.

CANADA DAYThis year youdon’t even needto pack a picnic

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