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Heritage WeekA look back in time

Starting with selfHaving a happy Valentine’s Day

Blossoming loveThe language of flowers

Lloyd Harding is feeling pretty luck after a tree landed on the truck he was driving, missing him by an arm’s length. LOUISE LOIK photo

LOUISE LOIKEDITOR

Abettingmanwould never have bet on the likelihood of what happened on Fri-day night ever happening here on Bowen Island.It was early evening and LloydHarding got in his truck, heading downHarding

Road, then along Trunk Road, heading toward the cove.It was a windy night, but nothing unusual for theWest Coast in winter.Meanwhile

at his home, volunteer firefighter AaronHanenwas answering a call about a tree thathad blown down across the road in front of the firehall. He jumped into his truck andraced out, catching up to his father-in-lawwhowas approaching the firehall.“There was somuch debris flying around, it was hard to see,” Harding says,

describing the situation.Then, in full view of his son-in-law, a tree blew down acrossthe road, landing across Harding’s truck.“My heart did stop for a second,” says Hanen, “but I could see the tree had landed

on the back of the truck.”

A shakenHarding says that part of the tree branches were across the hood of thetruck andwires had come downwith the tree. He says he just “got out of there,” asfast as he could. Hanen says he saw the truck pull forward and then out of sight, hisview obliterated by the tree that was now in front of Hanen.“The odds of this happening were astronomical,” says Hanen.The storm seems to have been quite isolated. Hanen says he left his home at Hard-

ing Road and once on Trunk Road, themain road across the island, the wind ragedfor “20minutes to half an hour.”Then it was over. By that time, trees had come downfromBluewater all along the way tomid island.Firefighters from around the island tried to help clear the roads, but where trees

were onwires there was nothing they could do beyond putting out cones to keeppeople from approaching the downed lines.Harding, who is the second generation of Hardings on Bowen, has been part of

the volunteer fire department for 50 years. His family had to keep him from going

Truck going 40 km/h hit by tree

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BCHydro is on island allmonth to check wood hydropoles around the island,ensuring that there is no rot orinsect infestation in the wood.BC Hydro may apply wood

preservatives to the poles toprevent decay from wood rotor structural damage frominsects. “We see a lot morerot on the coast than we doin a place like Ashcroft, forinstance,” says Raymond Ir-ving, BC Hydro field manager.“They do rot. We live in a verywet place.”Droughts followed by

intense rains cause tree rootsto loosen but there are manyfactors that can cause treesto uproot or snap and comedown on wires despite effortsto prevent any more downedwires. Putting preservativeson the wood is part of thestrategy.People are being asked to

protect water sources fromsprays by installing pins pro-vided by the municipality onbehalf of BC Hydro.BC Hydro field crew says

they “will respect all flaggedareas and will utilize treatmentmethods that are appropriatefor the marked sensitive areas.”BC Hydro has provided

metal pigtail pins and orangeflagging tape to mark sensitiveareas. Call the municipal officeat 604-947-4255 to requestyour flagging materials.Anyone with concerns or

questions about the wood poletest and treatment programcan call BC Hydro directly andtalk to Irving at 250-755-4798.For more information visit thewebsite at bchydro.com.

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NEWS fromMunicipal Hall

Contact UsBowen Island Municipal Hall981 Artisan LaneBowen Island, BC V0N 1G2

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NOTICE is hereby given that Bowen Island Municipal Councilwill hold a public hearing for the purpose of allowing the publicto make representations on the following proposed bylaw:

Bylaw No. 380, 2015 cited as “Bowen Island Municipality LandUse Bylaw No. 57, 2002 Amendment Bylaw No. 380, 2015”

Monday, February 22, 2016 at 9:00 AMat Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC

At the public hearing, all persons who believe that theirinterest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw shall beafforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to presentwritten submissions respecting matters contained in theproposed bylaw.

Subject Property: Portions of Lot A, District Lot 1546 and 1547BCP 16183 and Closed Park District Lot 1547 G1 NWD PlanEPP4559

PURPOSE

The purpose of Bylaw No. 380, 2015 is to rezone two portionsof Municipally-owned land totalling 668 square metres (7,190square feet) at the north end of Headwaters Park from RuralResidential 3 - RR3 and Park 4 - P4 to Settlement Residential2 - SR2. This will provide for exchange of land with the ownerof the property at 564 Cowan Road to resolve a long-standingdriveway and bridge encroachment on municipal land.

A copy of the proposed bylaw and any background materialthat may be considered by Bowen Island Municipal Council inrespect of the proposed bylaw, may be inspected atBowen Island Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island,BC between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday toFriday, inclusive, excluding statutory holidays, or on the BIMwebsite at www.bimbc.ca commencing Friday,February 12, 2016.

Written submissions may be delivered to:

● Bowen Island Municipal Hall in person or by mail to981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC, V0N 1G2 or byfax: 604-947-0193 prior to 9:00 AMMonday,February 22, 2016

● Bowen Island Municipal Council at thePublic Hearing at 9:00 AM February 22, 2016

Inquiries regarding the proposed bylaw may be directed toJudy McLeod, Planning Consultant at 604-947-4255 or by emailat jmcleod@bimbc.ca

NO REPRESENTATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE BOWENISLAND MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THEPUBLIC HEARING.

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NOTICE is hereby given that Bowen Island Municipal Councilwill hold a public hearing for the purpose of allowing the publicto make representations on the following proposed bylaw:

Bylaw No. 397, 2015 cited as “Bowen Island Municipality LandUse Bylaw No. 57, 2002 Amendment Bylaw No. 397, 2015”

Monday, February 22, 2016 at 9:00 AMat Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC

At the public hearing, all persons who believe that theirinterest in property is affected by the proposed bylaw shall beafforded a reasonable opportunity to be heard or to presentwritten submissions respecting matters contained in theproposed bylaw.

Subject Property: Lot B District Lot 1545 Plan LMP 3979

PURPOSE

The purpose of Bylaw No. 397, 2015 is to rezone one 0.61hectare parcel of land at the intersection of Malkin Road andWindjammer Road from SR2 and RR1 to SR2(e). This zoneexemption would reduce the required minimum average lotarea from 0.4 hectares to 0.25 hectares. The minimum lot sizewill remain unchanged. Rezoning will allow there-establishment of a lot line dividing the parcel into two lots.

A copy of the proposed bylaw and any background materialthat may be considered by Bowen Island Municipal Council inrespect of the proposed bylaw, may be inspected atBowen Island Municipal Hall, 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island,BC between the hours of 8:30 AM and 4:30 PM, Monday toFriday, inclusive, excluding statutory holidays, or on the BIMwebsite at www.bimbc.ca commencing Friday,February 12, 2016.

Written submissions may be delivered to:

● Bowen Island Municipal Hall in person or by mail to981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC, V0N 1G2 or byfax: 604-947-0193 prior to 9:00 AMMonday,February 22, 2016

● Bowen Island Municipal Council at thePublic Hearing at 9:00 AM February 22, 2016

Inquiries regarding the proposed bylaw may be directed toDaniel Martin, Island Community Planner at 604-947-4255 orby email at dmartin@bimbc.ca

NO REPRESENTATIONS WILL BE RECEIVED BY THE BOWENISLAND MUNICIPAL COUNCIL AFTER THE CONCLUSION OF THEPUBLIC HEARING.

MEETINGCALENDARFebruary 12, 20169:30 AMEconomic DevelopmentCommittee

February 15, 20169:30 AMCommittee of the Whole

February 15, 20161:00 PMCommunications Team

February 15, 20167:00 PMAdvisory PlanningCommittee

February 16, 20167:00 PMParks, Trails and GreenwaysAdvisory Committee

February 17, 20167:00 PMRecreation and CommunityServices Commission

February 18, 201610:00 AMOn-Island CompostingFacility Working Group

February 18, 20164:30 PMCove Bay Water SystemLocal Advisory Committee

All meetings are held inBIM Council Chambersunless otherwise noted.

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When the CNIB Lodge closed in2010, many people came to believe thatthe long-held tradition of summer campfor the blind on Bowen had ended.Instead, former campers Soma Ali

and Alex Jurgensen, and a few friendsstepped up to keep the camp alive. Nowgoing into its sixth year as Camp Bowen,Jurgensen wants to broaden the campoutreach and offer support to anyonewith accessibility challenges.“We’d like to start a local support

group that runs on island all year. Wecan help with assistive adaptive tech-nology and people can get peer sup-port. The power of peer support,” saysJurgensen, “is valuable for all ages.”Jurgensen also says adaptive technol-

ogy has made a huge difference for visu-ally impaired people.“It’s like night and day. As one of my

other jobs I am a tech writer and soft-ware engineer. I get to see firsthand theways in which assistive tech has helpedto level the field for those who are visu-ally impaired to a level we wouldn’t havedreamed possible even 10 years ago.”Jurgensen, who is the community

co-ordinator for Camp Bowen is hold-ing an open house about the camp andthe Canadian Council of the Blind onFeb. 13 at the Bowen Island CommunitySchool.“The event will be a great opportu-

nity to find out what goes into runninga summer camp, who we are and whatwe do. The event will also feature gen-eral information on blindness from theCanadian Council of the Blind and

light refreshments.”Jurgensen says it will also be a chance

to talk with the community, “about thefuture of Camp Bowen, and the forma-tion of a support group for island resi-dents living with disabilities,” and to dis-cuss accessibility-related topics.Camp Bowen is unique to Western

Canada and yet it relies entirely on vol-unteers and alumni like Alex to keeprunning. The camp has now turned tocrowd funding, hoping to raise $1.2 mil-lion to fund the program for about 12years to come.“We’ve had some fairly generous

donors step forward who have helpedus get off to a good start, but we are stillwell shy of the $1.2 million we need toensure the program’s stability. Still, everypenny raised is one step closer to thegoal.”Jurgensen says they are, “learning

the ropes of crowd funding. Our fund-raiser is still active and will be for somemonths yet. What we really need forthis to be successful is to start a dia-logue, to have the community, not onlyon Bowen, but all of B.C. talking aboutthis.”In 2015, the Camp Bowen Society for

the Visually Impaired became a societychapter of the Canadian Council of theBlind, which left the camp to functionindependently but with access to theresources of the Canadian Council ofthe Blind. For many Canadians livingwith a visual impairment, Camp Bowenis the one place where they can truly bethemselves.“We are responsible for serving all

of the western provinces, B.C., Alberta,Saskatchewan and parts of Manitoba.

Bowen is a sanctuary, where blindnessisn’t a barrier and campers are encour-aged to reach their full potential.”Jurgensen says, “behind the scenes

there is a small group of us, Bowenalumni, who work tirelessly all yearround to ensure a smooth program.All of our staff are volunteers,” he says,explaining that more volunteers to helpin all aspects of the program would befantastic, from camp leaders to fund-raisers.Jurgensen, who works on his own

business while keeping the camp going,is a software engineer, and entrepreneur,and pioneered an accessibility programcalled Conversations. The programconverts written messages to auditorymessages on subscription. The CanadianCouncil of the Blind and other orga-nizations subscribe to this program.Accessibility Hound, Alex’s softwarecompany, redirects subscription pay-ments directly to the camp.Jurgensen is looking forward to

engaging more with the island commu-nity and individuals at the Camp Bowenopen house.“To those who have not yet supported

us, here is a chance to make a real bigdifference in your own backyard, adifference that will have ripple effectsacross all of Western Canada.”The open house for Camp Bowen and

the Canadian Council of the Blind is onFeb. 13 at the Bowen Island CommunitySchool.Topics for discussion will include the

future of Camp Bowen, the formationof a support group for island residentsliving with disabilities and accessibility-related topics.

Camp Bowen has a vision Internet issuesand hope forimprovementLOUISE LOIKEDITOR

Last fall, the municipality put a call out for anyone inter-ested in finding ways to address and resolve communityconcerns “about levels of service from Internet service pro-viders.”Now, with an Internet working group formed, residents

have a breath of hope for better service.The group will gather for the first time this week to deter-

mine what can be done.Over recent years, and “during the past year in particular,”

according to the municipal website, a growing frustration hastaken hold of people.Many islanders rely on the Internet for business or school

research, and many just want to access music and shows.Feeling that Bowen is too small a market for the currentInternet service corporations to address adequately, coun-cil, adopted the resolution in the fall, for a working group toexplore Internet connectivity upgrades/gigabit Internet possi-bilities for Bowen Island.The group, co-chaired by Coun. Michael Kaile along with

“as yet to be appointed” technical co-chair, is expected tomake recommendations to council about how to ensure sta-ble, dependable high-speed Internet service here on island.The plan is that the group will help to identify the issues

negatively affecting current Internet service in all parts of theisland, while noticing differences from location to locationand between different times of the day and weather condi-tions.The objectives set out in advance of the first meeting are

to set priorities for changes that would not require capitalexpenditures by the municipality.Until the group has a chance to complete their research

and determine a plan of action, Bowen Island will have toendure.

NEWS fromMunicipal Hall

Contact UsBowen Island Municipal Hall981 Artisan LaneBowen Island, BC V0N 1G2

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Ö SEEK ING PUBL I C INPUTBowen Island Municipality is seeking public input to determinea preferred relocation site for the toilet facility at Sandy Beach,Mannion Bay. Once the ideal location has been selected, the newouthouse structure will be installed and the current, worn-outpublic toilet facility will be decommissioned.

This map shows two potential sites for the new toilet facilityadjacent to Sandy Beach. Please send your preference of eitherLocation 1 or Location 2 to Bonny Brokenshire, Manager of Parksand Environment at bbrokenshire@bimbc.ca by February 29, 2016.

Ö HER I TAGE WEB INARAs part of Heritage Week celebrations on Bowen Island, we arehosting a free Heritage BC webinar:

Tuesday, February 16, 20167:00 PM

Gallery at Artisan SquareFREE

The webinar is free, but registration is encouraged. To register,please email Stef Shortt, Committee Clerk, atsshortt@bimbc.ca, by 4:30 pm on February 12, 2016. Please usethe subject line “Webinar Registration.”

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Valentine’sDay

“Do you want to meet thelove of your life? Look in themirror.”

–Byron Katie

It was great to talkto Caitlin Frost aboutValentine’s Day and decon-structing the day, the disap-pointments, the romance andthe expectations.There’s a lot of social build-

up and marketing madness,which can lead to a greatersense of loneliness than love.The insights Caitlin shares gobeyond any simple psychol-ogy of self-talk. The ques-tions that she asks are valu-able tools for every day.Valentine’s Day isn’t the

best day for me. It remindsme of the day my dad had acompletely unexpected mas-sive heart attack at a dancewhen I was still in highschool. My beloved first dog,Scotty, also chose Valentine’sday as his final farewell manyyears ago. Those intense mat-ters of the heart are what Iassociate with that day.On the other hand, one

of my daughter’s lovedValentine’s Day. I never reallyunderstood why it was sospecial for her, but I washappy to share in her hap-

piness. I put out red heartdecorations and bought cin-namon hearts that the kidsloved. My girls would put onred dresses, red shoes, what-ever their wardrobe couldprovide in red, and they’dgrab their pack of valentinecards to give out to every kidin their class. They loved it.

“It was a special day,”my daughter tells me now,describing how all the kidswould dump out their collec-tion of colourful valentinesand sort through the cutepictures of puppies and kit-tens on the front.“You would make crepes

with bananas and straw-

berries for breakfast, and itwould all feel special,” myteenager tells me now. “It’snot special anymore.”I know that I made the

nice breakfast and decoratedthe house for a feeling of cel-ebration and ultimately as away to express my love.This brings me back to

Caitlin’s talk about love, andhow we may get caught up inthinking that love has to looka certain way and how easyit is to wind up, mistakenly,feeling unloved.I wish you a Happy

Valentine’s Day. Enjoy thisweek’s stories.

Louise

Nepal fundraiser a hit!I always worry whenever I orga-

nize a fundraiser, that no one willturn up and I’ll be like “Billy NoMates” at the Gallery, but I shouldnot have worried so much.Bowen Island’s finest came out

showing their full support for meand SIRC, and those who could notmake it sent their love and support(and cheques too). I am so gratefulto live in such a caring community.Everything went off a treat

thanks to the marvelous teamof volunteers who helped me:Bonnie Wright, Bowen Wright,Casey Wright, Brinley Wright, IanCameron, Kate Thomas-Peters,Heidi Kuhrt, Weldon Brake, JudiGedye, Beverley Lindsey, MurielKerr, Jlonka Bally-Brown, CathyBruce and the silent auction shop-ping crew in Bhaktapur, Nepal– Sangita, Nikita and NisthaKayastha.The silent auction was a huge

success, generating one-third ofthe funds raised. The raffle prizeof a Nepali Dinner for Six was wonby Marie Neys and the by-dona-

tion sale of the excess food fromSaturday afternoon’s fundraiser atBonnie Wright’s store sold out inan hour-and-a-half. All our hardwork and team effort paid off. Weraised a whopping CAD$3,685/Nr.300,000. I can’t thank youenough! It will make such a differ-ence to patients in need at SIRC. Aheartfelt thanks to everyone whosupported me. Namaste. For moredetails see bowen2bangladesh.word-press.com.

Kate Coffey

Editor’s note:After deadline I learned that the

man mentioned in last week’s storywho did the amazing wheelchairjourney to raise awareness aboutspinal injuries is Ram BahadurTamang. Kate gives him full creditfor the idea, saying, “I just made ithappen.”

She would also like to credit thewhole SIRC team for the $1 millionraised noting that Dr. Peter Wingand Dr. Claire Weeks are a criticalpart of the success of the SIRC.

Kate Coffey, flanked by Bowen Wright and Casey Wright with theoodles of raffle tickets sold. photo supplied

The Bowen Island GolfClub’s January event is calledthe Snowman Scramble. Noone is quite sure why; if therewas snow, we couldn’t play.Snow was falling on the

mountains, but there wasonly a light drizzle on thecourse last Saturday. Andsince we are among the privi-leged few Canadians who canplay golf in January withoutflying south, a little rain isn’tgoing to stop us. Forty-onehearty golfers participated inthe mixed scramble, an eventwhere each group plays as ateam.This year’s tournament was

a tie, with three teams com-ing in at a spectacular eightunder par net. But of coursein a serious sporting eventlike this a tie is unaccept-able. So, using a mysteriousformula called retrogressionthat is only understood byDruids and the ghost of OldTom Morris, the results are asfollows:First place:Matt Gray,Gregor Kaminiarz, WillHayes, Ben GourlaySecond place: Kim Nattress,Mark Groen, Rick Burrows,Ross McCorquodaleThird place: George Bernardand Kat BernardsAnd in the ever-popular

individual skills categories:Women’s Closest to the Pin:Jane KellettMen’s Closest to the Pin:Geoff TheedMen’s Long Drive: RobPurdyWomen’s Long Drive: KimNattressSenior Women’s Long Drive:Gael BoothSenior Men’s Long Drive:Hugh FreemanOnce we got the golf part

out of the way, we got to thetrue purpose of the event:drinks and dinner in ourwarm, dry clubhouse.

Frank Patt’s fabulous chilifueled the post-game brag-ging and exaggeration, and agood time was had by all.The Bowen Island Golf

Club is a public golf course,and everyone is welcome toparticipate in our events.The next tournament is

the Island Masters, April 9.

Keep an eye on our website:bowengolf.com.

Terence McKeownBowen Island Golf Club

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George Bernard, Bruce Russel and Kat Bernards enjoy time on the golf course inspite of the winter weather. photo supplied BIGC

No snow makes best golf Snowman

Our library, when it used to be the general store, gasstation and building supply store, circa 1920-1950.photo supplied by the Bowen Island Library

Short opportunityremains to expressyour thoughts on LNGThe Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency (CEAA)

started the federal public comment process for WoodfibreLNG Tuesday, Feb. 9 at 1 p.m.The process will last until March 1.Please check our website for more information on how to

make the result of this comment period into a clear no toWoodfibre LNG.On behalf of Concerned Citizens Bowen.

Anton van Walravenccbowen.ca

Dear Editor,This letter is to recognize

the generosity of Peter King,who is always there to helpthe seniors of Bowen.For a number of years,

thanks to a Smooth Stoneand now a CommunityMunicipal Grant to SeniorsKeeping Young (55 andup) Peter has been busingseniors to various venues offisland.One of our best summer

outings was a trip to thegondola up the Chief. Hearranged this trip in betweenhis community commit-ments.Just before Christmas,

he drove SKY membersand others to the Arts ClubTheatre on Granville Islandfor a wonderful afternoonperformance.Some of the participants

had not been to a live per-formance in years.Also in December, he

took a full bus of seniors tosee the Christmas lights atEndswell Farm and arrangedthat they turn on the lightsspecially for our visit.The seniors are grateful

to Peter King, a very caringman.Thank you Peter King,Bev Rodgers, April Sear,

Wendy Roberts

Generosity in helpingseniors appreciated

MELISSA HARRISONCONTRIBUTOR

Research tells us that tourists are increasingly interested inheritage and culture, and when they find it, they stay longerand spend more at their destinations.Could that work for Bowen Island?We already have the beginnings of a heritage trail in

the adorable Davies Orchard museum cottage, restored byBowen Heritage, and the wonderful Bowen Island museumand hand-logger’s cabin managed by Bowen Island Museum& Archives.But there is so much more potential, much of it close to

the ferry and Bowen businesses. Can we do better and whatmight be the benefits?This year, the theme of BC Heritage Week is Distinctive

Destinations: Experience Historic Places. Three orga-nizations, Bowen Heritage, the Economic DevelopmentCommittee and Bowen Island Arts Council, have a free webi-nar on heritage and cultural tourism. The webinar will out-line the community benefits of heritage and cultural tourismand explain how to do it well. Please come and ask questionsand participate at the Gallery at Artisan Square, Feb. 16,beginning at 7 p.m.This spring, Metro Parks will be looking at the Davies

Orchard Cottages to develop a plan for their reclamation,upgrade and historical interpretation.Metro will also try to figure out the best options for the

community use of cottages and the surrounding orchardarea. In addition, the municipality recently established a newHeritage Commission to identify how Bowen might benefitfrom its heritage spaces, including by establishing the heri-tage value and community potential of the orchard and cot-tages.

Marketing Bowen’sheritage and culture

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This Valentine’s Day, focus on loving yourselfCAITLIN FROSTC O N T R I B U T O R

While the celebration of love is a beau-tiful thing, and many people enjoy the funand romance of Valentine’s Day, it also has ashadow side of sadness, loneliness, comparingand feeling not good enough. You may feelunappreciated or unloved because someonedidn’t express his or her love in just the rightway at the right moment.I have been studying and practising Byron

Katie’s “The Work” for more than 15 years, andcontinue to benefit in many ways, one of whichhas been to develop a much more loving andenjoyable relationship with myself.Over my years of working with The Work,

I realized that I often didn’t treat myself in thesame loving way that I did for the people Icared about most. I would self-talk myself inways I would never talk to them, I would carefor them, do nice things for them, say lovingwords and stand up for them, but was not asconsistent in those ways with myself. I alsorealized that it didn’t serve me or the peopleI loved to not be fully loving to myself. It wasnot effective, supportive, fun, or romanticfor me or anyone else when I was not lovingmyself.The issue of self-love comes up, and where

it is lacking is often where people get stuck,and find themselves experiencing stress andunhappiness, and when it is strong it can oftenhelp support people through challenging times.It also shows up in the way you treat yourselfwhen things are going well and when theyaren’t; how you self-talk to yourself, how youtake care of yourself.When you think of what you do for the

people you love the most – spouse, kids, bestfriends, lover – do you give yourself that samekind of love and care? Do you enjoy your owncompany the way you enjoy theirs? What stops

us from loving ourselves?We have a culture that both celebrates love

and admonishes anything that looks like self-ishness or arrogance. Many people believe itwould be selfish to give that kind of attentionto themselves. It is an unfortunate and com-mon belief people don’t often recognize, but itoften runs their behaviour.We also learn to seek love outside ourselves

from a very young age – in the romantic nar-ratives of movies, television and stories, and touse the approval of parents, teachers, friendsand people we are attracted to as a referencefor our value. We may focus our attention out-side ourselves, on what we believe is needed, inorder to be loved. It may be a focus on becom-ing successful, losing weight, acting a certainway. We can be very critical of ourselves, awareof our shortcomings, and not so loving withourselves about our challenges and failures.This can keep us very busy, and can leave uswith little or not reference point for actuallyloving ourselves.Looking for, finding and/or holding onto

that person who is going to bring love into ourlives can be a major distraction from getting toreally know and love ourselves. And sometimeswe will act in very unloving ways to ourselvesin order to get or keep love from someone else.It is beautiful to love and be loved by other

people. It’s something to celebrate and enjoy.Loving yourself is core to loving other peoplein an unconditional and lasting way, and tobeing able to receive their love fully. Isn’t thatwhat we are really wanting?If we miss this crucial part of how loving

works, we can end up in a loop always lookingfor it, and never quite feeling like we are reallyexperiencing love. Eventually what we haven’tsorted out in how to love ourselves shows upand causes challenges in our outside love rela-tionships. Loving yourself is a foundation ofhappiness and genuine confidence, resilienceand adaptability.What do you do to cultivate your long term,

loving relationship with the one person you areguaranteed to have in your life – your longestterm relationship – you. To work through yourchallenges with yourself and where you holdyourself back and become a more fun, loving,supportive friend to yourself.

“Loving oneself is crucial. If we do not loveourselves, how can we love others.”

– Dalai Lama

Have you ever spent time around someonewho really loves themselves? Not in an arro-gant way, but when you are around someonewho really, genuinely enjoys their own com-pany and cares for their life. Many small chil-dren still have that quality, and some adultshave it too. It is enjoyable to be in the companyof someone who loves themselves. And it isenjoyable to be that person.Byron Katie has a somewhat provocative, but

I find helpful quote: “It is not your job to love

me, it is my job to love myself, and to love you.”It works for me because I notice that I am

happier and more full of love this way. It alsosets an example for my kids that I would rathergive them, than teaching them to chase it out-side themselves.I hear this same experience from many of

the people I work with. It doesn’t mean wedon’t enjoy being loved. It just means we arenot chasing it, and that we have our own innersource of love.What do you love about yourself?Celebrate yourself a little this Valentine’s

Day. Whether you are on a date with someoneelse or not – let it be a date with you.As a coach and workshop leader of many

years, I have worked with hundreds of peoplearound the world who are wanting to shift

their limiting beliefs and thinking patterns toopen up more possibility, clarity and happinessin their lives, relationships and work. I workwith a wide range of people including CEOsand other leaders, performers and athletes,entrepreneurs and many regular people workthrough challenges in their relationships, par-enting, work lives, and wanting to find newways of thinking that supports real, positivechange and growth.My core practice for coaching is The Work

of Byron Katie – a powerful and accessiblemethod for working with your own stressfulthinking patterns and limiting beliefs that helpspeople to untangle their own thinking wherethey get stuck, and open their minds to newways of thinking, more clarity and often morepeace and happiness.

Caitlin Frost says that sometimes we self-sabotage when it comes to feeling loved.We may set too many rules about what loving behaviour has to include, or how itshould look, feeling like love is reflected by the right choice of flowers, or the rightrestaurant, or the right words. photo supplied

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The Bowen Island Community Foundation is passionate about the Bowen Island community.We manage philanthropy on Bowen Island creating a capacity for

the betterment of the island community.

The Foundation seeks to appoint 2 new board members at its AGM on April 21, 2016, for aminimum 2 year term. We are looking for Bowen Island residents wanting to contribute to

our strategic community organization.

To apply, please send a confidential personal application toinfo@bowenfoundation.com by March 15th. The application should outline your:

(i) interest in being on the Foundation board; (ii) relevant skills and knowledge; and

(iii) relevant professional and community volunteer experience.

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BOARD MEMBEROPPORTUNITIES

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Our 2016 Speaker Series continues with a presentation by Merran Smith, Executive Director,Clean Energy Canada, and a fellow at Simon Fraser University. Merran is a member of the B.C.government’s Climate Leadership Team, and the City of Vancouver’s Renewable Action team.Prior to her work on climate and energy, she spent over a decade on forest conservation andwas called the ‘environmental architect’ of the Great Bear Rainforest conservation agreement.

Merran will talk about the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference. This sessionpromises to be very interesting and informative and we hope that you will be able to join us.

Refreshments will be served. We hope that you’ll be able to join us;everyone is welcome.

• When: Saturday, 13th February at 2:00 pm• Where: Collins Hall, 1122 Miller RoadMore information about this presentation is available at bowenislandconservancy.org.

LEARN ABOUT THE 2015UNITED NATIONS CLIMATE CHANGE CONFERENCE

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A popular saying of landscape design is“function before form,” which simply saysyou need to consider how you want to useyour property before drawing up a plan andselecting plants, although if the function issimply a bed of beautiful flowers then youneed look no further.If you want a patio, hot tub, vegetable gar-

den, stone terrace(s) or rock garden, parking,a pond, children’s play area, shed or gazebothen you should consider carefully beforestarting. The functional hardscape of gardendesign is often referred to as the landscapingwhile planting is the soft-scape.It is at this stage in particular where you

may benefit by consulting a professionallandscape architect, landscape contrac-tor and/or garden designer, depending onrequirements and complexity of the site/design. There is no space here to fully explorelandscape/garden design. This is just a tasteto get you started on thinking and imaginingyour personal landscape.Some things to establish right away: the

septic tank/field, do I have one? If so, whereis it, what kind (gravity/pump?). Under-ground utilities (e.g. hydro water/powerlines, water storage tanks, groundwater well).Do you know your property lines? Any ease-ments or restrictive covenants? This is if youare doing major landscaping. If you are justplanting a small garden using a shovel andtrowel, you can probably skip this. Just beaware of these before you dig or add.Next, do I get any sun, if so, what kind of

sun all day, morning, afternoon, filtered? Thiswill determine the type of garden you willhave success with. Soil type? Most Bowengardens require some topsoil or soil amend-ment to grow anything more than indigenousplants or those that thrive in shallow, grittysoils (mostly sun loving). Or, if you are moreambitious or enjoy science, create your ownsoil using permaculture techniques, includ-ing lasagna beds and Hugelkultur. Googlethese for details. What is my water sourceand is it all season? What about periods ofwater restriction during summer? Finally,what kind of gardener am I? This will helpdetermine what kind of garden you shouldhave at this phase of your life.

Still want a garden? Bless you, you aremade of the right stuff to be a Bowen Island

gardener! We can grow many different gar-dens on Bowen.If you want an outdoor tropical para-

dise you might have to sell and move. Butother gardens that lend themselves to theisland vibe, climate and micro-topographyinclude rockeries (big and small), screed(alpine/“steppables”), Japanese style, Englishmixed shrub/perennial, potager, orchards(with suitable varieties), vegetable gardens,fern grottos, artful compositions of nativeplants, meadows (dry and damp), ponds/bogs, container gardens and conifers, bothlarge and dwarf in addition to many individ-ual tree choices. And, of course the elusive“island style” gardens, which is kind of spe-cial and hard to define but are often quirkyand artistic, visually harmonious with naturalsurroundings, tough and resilient, ephemeraland always nurturing to local wildlife. Theycan be exceptionally beautiful and charmingwith a strong “sense of place.”A nice feature of a more natural and infor-

mal “island style” garden is that it is easier onthe pocketbook. It may use crushed gravelfor driveway, paths and patios rather thanpavers, concrete or asphalt and native quarrystone sourced on island. It’s a bit wildishand requires less maintenance. It uses toughplants often with natives requiring no/lesstopsoil and minimum water.So, we have a diversity of gardens to take

inspiration from, plus your own eclectic andunique style. To be successful, though, youneed to match your site/conditions to theplants. Plants are living beings with needs,likes/dislikes, issues, demands and quite theattitude (when it serves them). Their role,as we see it, is to feed our body, spirit andsoul and provide clean air, cooling moistureand wildlife habitat. Our role provides themwith what they need, helps them to fend offcompetition and makes you a plant’s bestfriend and pollinator. They pay you back inbeauty, fragrance, colour, nuts, greens, rootsand fruit. A fair exchange, I say.Once you appreciate the possibilities and

challenges of your site, you can think aboutthe next steps. Unless you are designing a“deer proof garden” (this term is not to betaken literally), you may need a fence ofsome kind. Some folk use deer spray butit is time sensitive and repetitive. I like thelow-no visibility “green fences” using cedarpost and wire, planted on both sides. It is avery island-style fencing that allows a garden

Planning a garden on Bowen

Planning a garden on Bowen always has to take into account the local wildlifethat may eat plants. LOUISE LOIK photo

to flow through from inside to beyond thefence, a beautiful, neighbourhood-friendlyconcept. The wire is almost invisible. Or itcan be planted for privacy, hedgerow stylewith wildlife-supporting shrubs/small trees.A solid wood fence is often the first go-tosolution but unless you really need privacyfrom a road or neighbour it can have a visualeffect that is hard and a bit alien to islandliving. If you do need such a fence there areways to soften or create a custom artisanlook.Dirt (or soil as we gardeners like to call

it) is not all equal. If you have clay you can’tgrow the same plants as if you had quickdraining grit. Some plants love clay, laven-ders don’t. As your site may have both soiltypes, your garden design and plant choicesmust take that into account. Many peoplechose the readily available solution, which isto buy topsoil for raised terraces, berms andplanters. This is fine but again, these soils arenot all equal.The “manufactured soils” from off-island

sources are typically a sterile, low nutri-ent-growing medium or as I call it potentialsoil, burned and composted from branches,garden debris, and other wood products.The sterilization is needed to prevent spread

of pathogens, fungi and invasive weeds butit also kills worms and beneficial bacterianeeded for a living soil. Some suppliers mayadd a bit of manure but these soils needinoculation of living organisms and compost,especially critical for vegetables and annuals.The best way to create living soil from thisbase medium is kitchen/garden compost,earthworms and soil inoculants from maturesoils. You can also purchase beneficial fungiand bacteria cultures to speed up the process.Not unlike probiotics for your own digestivesystem. Be wary of accepting “fill” soil frombuilding sites or excavated fields. This soilcan sometimes contain invasive deciduousweeds like horsetail or morning glory bind-weed, which can be a nightmare for a newgarden. If you don’t already have it, you don’twant it! Ensure it comes from a clean site.Never hesitate to look to your community

for advice and resources for your landscap-ing/gardening projects. Bowen has so manytalented gardeners, designers, rock wallbuilders and excavator artists with a feelfor the beautiful natural stone which we areblessed with on this island. Whatever yourchallenges might be, lots of islanders have thesame ones and many have found innovativesolutions they will share with you.

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Fire chief loans truckback out to help that night of the nearmiss. “I was too shaken up,”he says.Harding looks at his 2006 pickup truck with lowmileage, with

its back end cab flattened and his front fender chewed up, andhood dented. A chunk of tree is still lodged between the hoodand the windshield. “This was going to bemy last truck. It didn’thave a scratch,” he says sadly. “I hope they can fix it.” He is worriedthat insurance won’t fix the truck, and then that it won’t cover theprice of a comparable replacement. Harding says the fire chief, IanThompson, has loaned him his truck until Harding finds out whatwill happen to his vehicle.

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The secret languageof Valentine flowersCAROLINE WALKERCONTRIBUTOR

When we first got married,quite a few decades ago, wewere young and struggling tomake ends meet, and I toldmy hubby that I didn’t needexpensive jewelry or a fancycar, but I did need flowers.Back then it might have

been vases of foxgloves fromthe forest rather than rosesfrom the florist, but my housewas always filled with flowers,though I drove an old beater,and to this day have very littlejewelry. So I suppose it wasmy destiny that one day Iwould open my flower shop.My love of flowers goes

without saying, but flowersare truly the language of love.Different cultures have dif-

ferent meanings, and even ifyou search in North Americayou will often get assortedmeanings for the same flower.However the Victorians

were the early flower name/meaning pioneers, and manyof these meanings came frommedicinal uses or a derivativeof their botanical or commonname. Take for instance Bella-donna. It meant beautiful butpoisonous, which wouldn’thave been much of a compli-ment, if someone gave youone.

Almost everyone whogives flowers knows the oldclassic that red roses meanlove, which is why it is still themost given flower at Valen-tine’s Day.However I can bet that if

most men asked their wife or-girlfriend if she would prefera different colour, she wouldsay “yes.”For the last few years I

have tried to persuade mycustomers to give cut orchidsinstead, which also meanlove, beauty, “I’m charmed byyou” (and quite honestly mostpeople will be charmed bythem as they last about threetimes longer than roses). Butlast year, my daughter andbusiness partner Chanelleassured me that men wantto give roses and I shouldn’tdiscourage them, so on herurging, we purchased threetimes as many roses as theprevious year and guess what?They all sold!While not personally my

favourite, the carnation means“fascination.”The daffodil on the other

hand represents unrequitedlove, or narcissism, howevertulips are a declaration oflove, and also represent newbeginnings.Not that you are likely to

find one in many florist shops,but giving a spider flowermeans “Elope with me!”Forsythia is pure joy,

exactly the feeling it gives mewhen it comes into bloom.Azalea means “fleeting pas-sion,” so if you get that, maybethe message is that he won’t besending you flowers next year.Lilies aren’t really a Val-

entine’s Day flower unlessof course they happen to beher favourite as they mean,confused or dislike, andanemones, while one of myfavourites means “forsaken.”Don’t I remember a mar-

riage vow, about “forsaken.”

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Oh no, that was “forsakingall others.” Which shows howlong we’ve been married, as Ithink they removed that bit,from vows years ago! There isa simpler way to give flowers(choose the ones that youthink she will love, or use thegeneral colour rule of thumb:Red is love, passion, respect;pink is enchantment, joy,desire, (and also love);yellow is friendship, joy;orange is fascination, (perfectfor a secret valentine);white is purity and remem-brance; purple is admiration,pride, success.The bottom line is most

of us love both giving andreceiving flowers, they makeus smile. But remember afew rules if you are on thereceiving end. Simply if youwant them to last you have totake care of them. If they arealready in a vase, most of thework has been done for you.Just find a cool spot, run cleanwater through the vase dailyand after a couple of days re-cut the stems.If you receive a bouquet

then prepare a sterile vasewith fresh water; re-cut thestems and immediately placein water. Stems seal up if notin water. Your roses should bein water picks, you have about10 seconds to take them offand place in water before theyseal and need recutting.Roses do best away from

heat sources, including sunnywindows and can benefit fromgoing outside at night unlessfreezing (and don’t forget thedeer). Depending on variety,they will last from a few daysto a week or more.Gerberas and some other

flowers exude something inthe water that causes bacte-ria and makes their headsdroop. Changing water dailyand re-cutting will generallyprevent this (and who wants avase of yucky water sitting intheir home? Imagine sitting inthe same bath for a week).Daffodils should not be

re-cut if added to mixedflowers. A penny in tulips willoften keep the head up unlessyou love twisty tulips, whichI think adds to the appeal.(Maybe that’s because I justtook up watercolour paint-ing!)Anyway, enjoy, and I hope

your home is filled withflowers.

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Arriving on Bowen is a bit ofan odd experience, withmainstreet beginning with its dis-connected collection of shelters,boat launch, parking lot, andcement retaining wall.Now a volunteer-driven

group is hoping tomake theareamore esthetically pleasingby doing some landscaping,which will include seating onrock formations, and gardeningalong the sidewalk backingonto the Dyke’s USSCmarinaproperty.Spearheaded byHolly Graff,

and funded by Bowen IslandCommunity Foundation Com-munity Impact Grant, pledgeddonations and gifts-in-kind,the area between the BC FerriesWashrooms and the Cenotaph

on the south side of Govern-ment Road in Snug Cove willbe visually transformed.While work is underway,

people on foot and cars willhave tomake some adjustmentstomovement on and off theferry.During the first phase of the

project, the site will be preparedand a section of the sidewalkwill be cordoned off.Thebeginning of the vehicle lineupfor the ferry will bemoved toabove the cenotaphmidday toallow trucks and equipmenteasy access to the site. BIMwillerect signage to direct pedes-trian and vehicles.The second phase of the proj-

ect, once the grounds have beenprepared, will be to plant andinstall the stone elements.Themunicipality will

ensure that the herons are not

Gardens planned forSnug Cove roadside

Garden plan for the roadside in Snug Cove betweenthe ferry dock access and the citadel. graphic supplied byHOLLY GRAFF

Mining is part of Bowen’s historyEMILY VAN LIDTH DE JEUDECONTRIBUTOR

Have you ever visited the lowerMt. Gardnermine? If not, now is the time to go.In 1908, OE Leroy stated “thismine is situated

on the southwest slope ofMt. Gardner and 1,100feet above sea level.The ore occurs in a zoneof fracture in the cherts and chlorite schists,which crosses the strike.Thewidth varies fromnine inches to three feet and a half, but in thewider parts the ore is mixed with a considerableproportion of rock. A tunnel has been drivenin on the ore body for 300 feet, but no furtherdevelopment has been done.The ore is amixtureof pyrite, zinc blende and galena and is stated tocarry $6.40 in gold, 30 ozs. of silver, and from 25to 40 per cent lead.Messrs. Hubbard and Elliotof Chicago andMenach of Seattle are the jointowners”. (B.C. government files)Ofmore recent note, youmay be interested to

know that “Bonanza Resources Corp., an explo-ration stage company, engages in the acquisitionand exploration of quartz and othermineralproperties. It owns a 100 per cent interest in theBonanza property that comprises 1mineral claimcontaining 6 cell claim units covering 126.20hectares located on the western slope ofMountGardner on Bowen Island, Canada.The companywas founded in 2012 and is based in Edmonton,Canada.” (Bloomberg)Large resource companies and interests aside,

this mine is an important piece of our localheritage. It’s a place where generations of childrenand adults have gone to learn about local history,mineral extraction, and the amazingly interest-ing features of a rock cave: insects, amphibians,darkness/light deprivation, acoustics, etc.It also seems to be a place where some people

like to hang out and drink beer, leaving cans,candles, and other detritus behind. Some of it,like the life-sized figuremade of stuffed clothingthat first sat on a crumbling chair and later laygruesomely beneath it, was unsettling at first,

but then just plain yucky in its decomposition,as the years went by. Also, the pallets put in as amakeshift boardwalk over themassive puddleat the entrance have disintegrated, leavingmanyplanks with protruding nails in the deep water.Not pleasant or safe, and themine’s glory days asan education venue have appeared to be behindus lately. So this week a group of local grade 4-9students came and cleaned out themine.Thesededicated and hard-working kids hauled out afew hundred pounds of stinky, spiky, soggy woodand rotting clothing, not tomention quite a fewslimy candles and other bits of garbage.The reward?Hanging out in the tidiedmine

adit, of course!We stood around in the completedark, where we couldn’t even see our own handsin front of our faces, and relied on the breath-ing and shuffling sounds to knowwhere theothers were.We experimented with song (TheHard RockMiner), and sound, as we all triedout different vocal and percussive sounds in thewonderfully echoingmine.And that wasn’t the end of it. Once they’d

cleaned out and thoroughly explored themineadit, the kids decided they could go one stepfurther and drain off some of that giant puddleat the entrance to themine.Thewater alreadyflowed out onto the trail, so they worked toimprove the flow and to direct it off of the trail assoon as possible.Then they went up and cleared apath to drain the smallermine above as well.When I was youngmy father organized a

group of local youths to build the trails on our be-lovedMtGardner, and I think those people canbe quite proud of the gift they gave our commu-nity. By comparison this act of stewardship wassmall, but these kids can nevertheless be pleasedwith themselves. It’s these small gestures thatmake us part of our community; part of our ownlocal ecology.These kids have cleared the way formanymore groups to come exploring and to getfamiliar with the treasures of our own local andnatural history.

IDLC students voluntarily do a cleanup of a historic mine site on Mt. Gardner.EMILY VAN LIDTH DE JEUDE photo

disturbed by the work ensuringthat all legislated provisionsrelated to herons are adhered toduring construction.

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The library has been accepting books for theannual book sale, but the space and the volun-teers are maxed out for the moment. The Friendsof the Library group is holding the sale in order tofund a variety of programs and purchases for thelibrary through income generated by the annualbook sale inMay.“We’re overflowing with your generous book

donations. Our storage is full, and our hard-working Friends of the Library are taking a well-earned break.”

The library will be happy to take your dona-tions again after Feb. 23. The books must besellable, “free of mildew, mold and dirt. No waterdamage or missing bits.” Reference materials haveto be up to date, no older than five years old, andthey can’t take your old audio cassettes, kids activ-ity books, LP records, software, encyclopedias,case law directories, advanced reading copies,magazines, tax and government forms. In orderto recycle hardcover books you need to take thecovers off and recycle only the pages.The Spring BookFest is held each year on

the last weekend inMay in the Bowen IslandCommunity School gym.

Daily drop-in activities foradults with Parks and Recthis month:Mondays9 a.m. cardio interval – fit-ness studio7:45 p.m. badminton – BICSGymTuesdays9 a.m. bootcamp – turf field7:45 p.m. basketball – BICSGymWednesdays9 a.m. cardio interval7:45 p.m. floor hockey –BICS GymThursdays9 a.m. bootcamp – turf field7:45 pm floor hockey –BICS Gym

Youth 12-18Saturdays 5:30-7:30 p.m. –BICS Open Gym(with Bowen Youth Centre)

FEBRUARY 13Black Molly plays at TheLegion, 8 p.m.-midnightFundraiser for the Children’sCentre. Tickets: $15 atPhoenix

Celebrate Love, Arts andCrafts show and sale, open11 a.m.-4 p.m. Ends: Feb.14, Arts Pacific Gallery, 587Artisan Ln.

Fine art photography openhouse. Featuring an inter-national variety of greatphotographers from juriedFotoFilmic exhibitions inLos Angeles, Vancouverand New York, along withtraditional darkroom hand-crafted gelatin-silver printsfrom Virginie and Bastien’s“Vancouver Creatives” &“Vancouver Creatives Two”exhibitions. 981 DormanRd., Snug Cove

Let’s Dance (youth 8-12)Drop-in, 4:30-5:15 p.m.,

Parks & Rec., $3 per person.Bowen Island CommunitySchool

Speaker Series put on byBowen Island Conservancy.Presentation by MerranSmith. Merran is a memberof the B.C. government’sClimate Leadership Team,and will talk about the 2015United Nations ClimateChange Conference. 2 p.m.at Collins Hall, 1122 MillerRd. Refreshments will beserved. Everyone welcome.

FEBRUARY 14Dharma study and practicegroup, led by Helen Foster,Bowen Island Yogafor people generally inter-ested in meditation/mind-fulness instruction, 10 a.m.-noon. By donation. Drop-inswelcome. 604-354-9880, 585Prometheus Place.

Lynn Miles, Trust MeConcert Series, 7:30 p.m.Tir-na-nOg. Tickets $25 atPhoenix.

FEBRUARY 15SKY9-9:45: exercise with Ali

Hardwick10-11: talk – Adam Taylor,Bowen’s underwater world11:15: yoga with Diana KaileEveryone welcome, $2.Donations please.

FEBRUARY 19Mini Gala EveningThe Gallery, 7 p.m.

FEBRUARY 20Community Choir CoffeeHouse

FEBRUARY 21Salmonberry Studio OpenHouse, 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

Dharma study and practicegroup, led by Helen Foster,Bowen Island Yogafor people generally inter-ested in meditation/mindful-ness instruction, 10 a.m. tonoon. By donation. Drop-inswelcome. 604-354-9880, 585Prometheus Place.

FEBRUARY 22SKY9-9:45: exercise with AliHardwick10-11: talk11:15: yoga with Diana KaileEveryone welcome, $2.Donations please

Garden Club AGM1 p.m., Green Roofs forEnvironmental Integrityat The Gallery in ArtisanSquare.

FEBRUARY 24-27Midsummers Night DreamCates Hill Chapel, $20, tick-ets at library.

FEBRUARY 26Denise Richard & CatherinePatterson ExhibitEnds March 20Gallery at Artisan Square

FEBRUARY 28Places Beyond – ThomasBeckman and Jude NealeMusical Poetry Recital4-6 p.m. Location: Gallery atArtisan Square.Description: An EP Launchof Places Beyond with JudeNeale and Thomas RLBeckman. A marriage ofmusic and language. Passionand intrigue are bound byviola and the spoken word.Tix $20, includes EP andsnacks as well as a perfor-mance by two artists in theirprime!

JANE KELLETT

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How often have you heard a song on the radioor TV and were shocked to realize that a) thesong was from the ’60s, and b) you rememberedall the words! Although the ’60s was a whileago, the music from that era continues to beperformed and enjoyed by all ages. On Saturday,Feb. 20, at the Bowen Island Community Choir’s

semi-annual Coffee House, Bowen Islanderswill have an opportunity to channel their innerflower child and relive the music of the ’60s per-formed by many of our talented local musicians.The Coffee House will be held at Cates Hill

Chapel. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. with the showbeginning at 7 p.m. Tickets will be available atthe door. Be there or be square!

Jane Kellett is with theBowen Island Community Choir

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Release your inner flower child on Feb. 20Sunlight filters through trees in the forest.file photo CINDY GOODMAN

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Currently seeking a qualified/experienced Community Sup-port Worker to support a lady with a disability with day today tasks. The successful candidate would live on BowenIsland and have the ability to plan structured outings aheadof time and be familiar with the Island.

Hours: 10.5 hours per week

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DALE, Louise

With her husband by her side and surrounded by herfamily, Louise slipped away peacefully on January29th. Born in Regina, Louise spent her teen years inWinnipeg before moving to Vancouver where shemet her future husband in the registration line atUBC. Mike and Louise raised their family in West Vanthen enjoyed the last 20+ years on beautiful BowenIsland. Louise loved children, taught primary schooland worked in school libraries. She loved her gardenand view, travelling, parties, music and sunshine. Shewas an active volunteer in many organizations overthe years including SKY, Knick Knack Nook, theBowen Garden Club and Library, and Abbeyfield onBowen. Louise is survived by her devoted husbandof almost 60 years, Michael, daughter Jennifer Roote(Ian), son JC Dale (Bonnie) and pampered pooch,Kelly. She was very proud of her three grandsons:Paul Roote, and Daniel and Matthew Dale. Louisevalued the strong friendships she had with so manypeople of all ages, and she made quite an impact oneveryone she met. In lieu of flowers, those wishing tocan make donations to the BC Cancer Foundation inLouise’s name. A celebration may be held at a laterdate. Louise will not be forgotten.

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The old outhouse at Sandy Beach is going to be replaced and relocated. Themunicipality is asking locals where they prefer to have to new structure locatedbefore they make a decision on the location and begin the installation. map supplied

Grant application deadline extendedLOUISE LOIK

E D I T O R

If your organization islooking for a municipalgrant this spring, there is stilltime to apply. Bowen IslandMunicipality has extended theapplication deadline to Feb. 26.Grants are available for our

not-for-profit organizationswith a directive “to improvethe well-being of the Bowen

Island Community as a whole.”Grants-In-Aid are provided

for amounts up to $2,000 andare available in spring and fall.Last year, Grants-In-Aid

went to groups ranging fromthe Golf Association to theYacht Club, to BICS, and theGymnastic Club and includedheritage preservation, CAWES,Snug Cove House, SeniorsKeeping Young and theCommunity Fair Association.

Grants went to SteamshipDays, the Arts Council,Heritage Preservation and theMuseum and Archives. Fundsalso went to, Family Place,TirNaNog, and Caring Circle.Community Grants are typi-cally for amounts of more than$2,000.Committee members

this year are Coun. GaryAnder, Joyce Ganong, JaneKellett, and Donna Scorer.

Ready, Set, Learn is hosted by community partners and sponsored by West Vancouver

Schools for families with 3 and 4-year old children. This Bowen Island Early Learning event

is free of charge, and participants receive a complimentary Early Learning resource kit,

musical entertainment, story time, healthy living information for preschools, along with

information about child development.

Join us for this free fun-filled early learning session to find out how Bowen Island

Community School and its community partners tap each child’s potential at play, in school

and beyond.

www.westvancouverschools.ca

READY, SET, LEARNSaturday, February 27 | 10:00 am - 12:00 pmBOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY SCHOOL

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