Bowen Island Undercurrent March 20 2015

MERIBETH DEEN

E D I T O R

The BC Ambulance Service Station 225 was

unusually busy in the lead up to New Year’s eve

this year. Paramedic Brendan

Donohue saysthat

during his shift between midnight on December 29th

and midnight on December 30th, he responded to four

calls, which, he says, is unus

ual during thetypically

slow winter season.Donohue drov

e to those calls in the

station’s new ambulance, whichis equipped with a com-

puter-aided dispatch (CAD) system. This device r

elays

all the information collected through the telephonedis-

patcher, such as the address, the type of em

ergency, and

the age of thepatient directl

y to the paramedics in the

driver and passenger seats of the ambulance.

“When we get paged for an emergency, we call the

dispatcher to confirm that we’ve received the message,”

says Donohue. “When we get into the ambulance, we

get the information collected by the dispatc

her as it

comes in.”What the new system does not offer

is updated soft-

ware for the GPS system that ensures th

e ambulance

drivers take the most direct rout

e emergency locations.

For Caring Circle coordinat

or Colleen O’Neil, this is

a major concern.

From pulp and

paper to liquid

natural gas

MERIBETH DEEN

E D I T O R

A former pulp mill near Squamish

on the North West shores of Howe

Sound may get a chance at a sec-

ond life as a Liquefied Natural Gas

(LNG) processing and export facility,

now that the National Energy Bo

ard

has approvedthe company’s applica-

tion to export LNG. The Canadian

Environmental Assessment Agency

is now asking for public comment

on whether a federal environmen-

tal assessment is required, and

whether the request by the P

rovince

of British Columbia to conduct the

environmental assessment, should be

approved.If the project g

oes forward,

approximately 3-4 tankers – each

roughly one and a half times the

size of a BC Ferries Coastal Class

Ferry (such as the ferries that

travel betweenHorseshoe bay

and

Nanaimo) - will pass by Bowen

Island every month. Propelled by

natural gas and using diesel as

a

back-up fuel, the double-hulled

tankers will carry 2.1 million tonnes

of liquefied natural gas toChina

every year.Marion Ngo, the manager of com

-

munications with Woodfibre Natu

ral

Gas Ltd., saysthe project is s

till in

the early phases of planning

, so ele-

ments regardingtechnology, en

gi-

neering and impacts of the projects

are yet to be determined. Many of

those details will be revealed

through

the environmental assessment pro-

cess, whetherit is conducted

by the

Federal government, Provincia

l gov-

ernment or both.

However, Ngosays Woodfibre

is expecting BC Hydro to provide

the power needed to compress the

natural gas into liquid form (the gas

needs to be cooled to approximately

-160 degrees Celcius).

Peter Frinton,Bowen’s repres

en-

tative to the Sea to Sky Clean Air

Society, says while the Societ

y is con-

cerned about the re-industrialization

of Howe Sound in general, the us

e

of hydro as a source ofpower largely

alleviates concerns about loc

alized

air pollution.“We really need to know the spe-

cifics,” says Frinton, “but I th

ink if

they were burning natural ga

s to

power their plant they would

likely

face a lot more opposition. From

my personal perspective, I am

a lot

more concernedabout the big p

ic-

ture when it comes to air quality, and

questions about say, greenhou

se gas

emissions createdthrough the natu-

ral gas industry as a whole.”

Merran Smith, the Bowen-based

director of Clean Energy with

Tides Canada,says that the th

ing to

remember about LNGis that it is a

fossil fuel.

Woodfibre Pulp and Paper shutdown in 2006.

A pending proposal could turn it into an LNG

export facility, sending

3 to 4 tankers past

Bowen every month

owen

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DED is now Detectableand Treatable

“Dry Eye Disease (DED) is one of the most under-diagnosed ocular disease

s, and yet it is the

most common reason why patients go see their Eye Doctor” Dr. Bowden says. Dry eye occurs

when eyes do not produce the correct quantity or quality of tears. Many people mistake the

dry eye symptoms for allergies,climatic conditions

or just “eyestrain”. Your eyes

need a constant

layer of tears—called the “tear film”— to maintain and protect the ocular surface

. In Dry Eye,

underlying changes to the health of the tear glands can result in a change in the quantity and

quality of the tears you make. This results in a tear film that can no longer provid

e enough

nourishment or protection to the surface of your eye. T

his can lead to damage of your eye’s

surface, which, in turn, can lead to the symptoms of Dry Eye su

ch as; stinging, burning, scratch

y

sensation, sensitivity to light, tearing,

tired eyes, and difficulty wearing contact lenses. DED

causes blurredvision, often worsening at the end of the day or after focusi

ng for a prolonged

i d on a nearby task like a computer screen.Optomeyes Eye Doctors now have a diagnostic

d rly detection of Dry Eye Disease. “We can quantitativelymonitor

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e age of the patient directly t

o the paramedics in the

iver and passenger seats of the ambulance.

“When we get paged for an emergency, we call the

ispatcher to confirm that we’ve received the message,”

ays Donohue.“When we get into the ambulance, we

get the information collected by the dispatc

her as it

comes in.”What the new system does not offer

is updated soft-

ware for the GPS system that ensures th

e ambulance

drivers take the most direct rout

e emergency locations.

For Caring Circle coordinat

or Colleen O’Neil, this is

a major concern.

From pulp and

paper to liquid

natural gas

MERIBETH DEEN

E D I T O R

A former pulp mill near Squamish

on the North West shores of Howe

Sound may get a chance at a sec-

ond life as a Liquefied Natural Gas

(LNG) processing and export facility,

now that the National Energy Bo

ard

has approvedthe company’s applica-

tion to export LNG. The Canadian

Environmental Assessment Agency

is now asking for public comment

on whether a federal environmen-

tal assessment is required, and

whether the request by the P

rovince

of British Columbia to conduct the

environmental assessment, should be

approved.If the project g

oes forward,

approximately 3-4 tankers – each

roughly one and a half times the

size of a BC Ferries Coastal Class

Ferry (such as the ferries that

travel betweenHorseshoe bay

and

Nanaimo) - will pass by Bowen

Island every month. Propelled by

natural gas and using diesel as

a

back-up fuel, the double-hulled

tankers will carry 2.1 million tonnes

of liquefied natural gas toChina

every year.Marion Ngo, the manager of com

-

munications with Woodfibre Natu

ral

Gas Ltd., saysthe project is s

till in

the early phases of planning

, so ele-

ments regardingtechnology, en

gi-

neering and impacts of the projects

are yet to be determined. Many of

those details will be revealed

through

the environmental assessment pro-

cess, whetherit is conducted

by the

Federal government, Provincia

l gov-

ernment or both.

However, Ngosays Woodfibre

is expecting BC Hydro to provide

the power needed to compress the

natural gas into liquid form (the gas

needs to be cooled to approximately

-160 degrees Celcius).

Peter Frinton,Bowen’s repres

en-

tative to the Sea to Sky Clean Air

Society, says while the Societ

y is con-

cerned about the re-industrialization

of Howe Sound in general, the us

e

of hydro as a source ofpower largely

alleviates concerns about loc

alized

air pollution.“We really need to know the spe-

cifics,” says Frinton, “but I th

ink if

they were burning natural ga

s to

power their plant they would

likely

face a lot more opposition. From

my personal perspective, I am

a lot

more concernedabout the big p

ic-

ture when it comes to air quality, and

questions about say, greenhou

se gas

emissions createdthrough the natu-

ral gas industry as a whole.”

Merran Smith, the Bowen-based

director of Clean Energy with

Tides Canada,says that the th

ing to

remember about LNGis that it is a

fossil fuel.

Woodfibre Pulp and Paper shutdown in 2006.

A pending proposal could turn it into an LNG

export facility, sending

3 to 4 tankers past

Bowen every month

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Another look at great stuf

f people got

at the Nook in 2013

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ance comes with

acks GPS updates

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DED is now Detectableand Treatable

“Dry Eye Disease (DED) is one of the most under-diagnosed ocular disease

s, and yet it is the

most common reason why patients go see their Eye Doctor” Dr. Bowden says. Dry eye occurs

when eyes do not produce the correct quantity or quality of tears. Many people mistake the

dry eye symptoms for allergies,climatic conditions

or just “eyestrain”. Your eyes

need a constant

layer of tears—called the “tear film”— to maintain and protect the ocular surface

. In Dry Eye,

underlying changes to the health of the tear glands can result in a change in the quantity and

quality of the tears you make. This results in a tear film that can no longer provid

e enough

nourishment or protection to the surface of your eye. T

his can lead to damage of your eye’s

surface, which, in turn, can lead to the symptoms of Dry Eye su

ch as; stinging, burning, scratch

y

sensation, sensitivity to light, tearing,

tired eyes, and difficulty wearing contact lenses. DED

fifi

causes blurredvision, often worsening at the end of the day or after focusi

ng for a prolonged

i d on a nearby task like a computer screen.Optomeyes Eye Doctors now have a diagnostic

d rly detection of Dry Eye Disease. “We can quantitativelymonitor

rocess This helps us custom prescribe

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ClydeAve

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MERIBETH DEENE D I T O R

On the last day of school before Christmas, Karen

Hughes said goodbye to her ‘homies.’Her homies are the kids she gets to school and back

every day, and when she told them she was leavingsome broke down and cried.“Then I cried too, and cried the whole way driving

back from the school,” says Hughes.She says she loves the kids and she loves the job, but

her circumstances have changed. When she started the

job three years ago, a part-time gig with a summer holi-

days was perfect. Now, the steadier employment and

higher pay that goes with driving Bowen’s transit bus is

what she needs.She’ll keep driving the school bus two afternoons and

one full day a week until a replacement is found, but

she’s leaving big shoes to fill.“You need to be a good driver, of course, but also you

need to know that when you get that bus full of k d

a whole other story.”Hughes said she learned quickly that, for her at least,

threats were not the answer.“I remember one rainy afternoon early-on when the

homies were particularly wild. I pulled the bus over to

the side of the road, turned around and looked at them

and said, ‘Who wants to walk!’ They all shut-up, and

calmed down. Then this one little kindergarten getting

off the bus at his stop and asked me when he was going

to get to walk. I had to explain to him that actually he’s

not allowed to walk… when you make a threat, you’ve

got to be willing to follow through on it.”Hughes says knowing the kids according to their ages

and stages helps, but knowing them all as individuals is

even better.“I know if they’ve got siblings and if so who they are.

Sometimes I even know if they’ve got cousins around.”

Planning forthe future ofthe Sound

MERIBETH DEENE D I T O RHowe Sound is a place where watersheds and boundaries converge.

Bowen is one of five governing municipalities on Howe Sound. Also gov-

erning this region are the Islands Trusts, three regional districts, three for-

estry districts, First Nations, as well as provincial and federal governments.

Elected officials from the communities whose watersheds feed into the

Sound have been meeting for a decade to discuss issues of common inter-

est, they come together under the banner of the Howe Sound Community

Forum. At their last meeting, the eleven signees (which include munici-

palities, regional governments and the Squamish Nation) agreed to work

together to urge the federal and provincial governments to help build a

coordinated strategy for the Sound. At their next meeting, on January

14th, they are hoping to hear what higher levels of government are willing

to give to the process.Bowen municipal councillor Wolfgang Duntz will be attending this

meeting as a representative of Bowen but also as a trustee from the Islands

Trust.“Part of the reason I ran as a trustee with the Islands Trust is because I

wanted to change the fact that the organization was so inward looking, so

focused on the issues just affecting the specific Gulf Islands,” says Duntz.

“And I can tell you that that has changed drastically in the past year as now

the region is seeing an avalanche of threats.”The “threats” Duntz points to include shellfish farming, whose impact

he says people in the Southern Gulf Islands were relatively naive about five

years ago.“After a number of these projects have gone through, people see what it

does to the landscape and they don’t like it,” he says. “And they see all the

debris and damage that gets left behind when they close down.”

Duntz says new proposals for similar projects (including the farming of

geoducks, which is entirely new to the region), plus industrial plans that

will mean tankers shipping, coal, oil and liquid natural gas will be going

through the area have raised the alarm.“Before we make judgements on these things, we need more informa-

tion,” says Duntz.The islands in Howe Sound face a whole other set of projects proposals

that could drastically change the region’s landscape:- a large hotel-marina complex in Gibson’s landing- a gravel mine in McNab Creek- the Woodfibre LNG proposal- a massive waterfront re-development in the city of Squamish

- the Sea-to-Sky Gondola- a proposed ski resort at Garibaldi-a massive housing development in South Brittania

-the addition of 25 percent of Gambier’s lands to active logging (on top

of the 15 percent that are already being actively logged)

-a run of river power project that will impact three creeks that run into

McNab Creek.“We need to make decisions about the region as a whole, moving for-

ward,” says Duntz. “We need to decide what we want to be industrial areas,

recreational areas, residential areas, and you don’t just let those things hap-

pen by accident.”Geologist and former mayor Bob Turner says that historically Bo

has had the privilege of being somewhat removed f

Sound.“In th 19

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Talking GODHow Islanders joyfully navigateconversations on life’s BIG issues

Supporters of the Stop the Docks Campaign celebrated council’s decision to state its opposition to the further construction of private docks at Cape Roger Curtis atPebbly Beach.Meribeth Deen, photo


An insult, an embarrassment, monstrosities…These are a few of the descriptions for the docks built along

the shoreline of Cape Roger Curtis written in letters by citizenssupporting a series of resolutions made by council on Mondaynight. In a very brief meeting on the matter, Municipal ChiefAdministrative Officer Kathy Lalonde read the three resolu-tions aloud. The first states council’s intention to begin theprocess of amending Bowen’s Land Use Bylaw to prohibit allprivate docks at Cape Roger Curtis. The second states Bowen’sjurisdiction over the land extending 300 metres from the high

water mark and the fact that docks contradict the OfficialCommunity Plan bylaw objectives. And the third states thatthe municipality will state its objections to the province, andrecommend that no further dock applications be approved atCape Roger Curtis. For each of these, a majority of councillorswith the exception of Michael Kaile, Alison Morse and GaryAnder voted in favour of these resolutions.Among the many letters received by the municipality on this

decision, there are only two that oppose council’s actions.One is by Bruce Russell, who calls the bylaw “extremely vin-

dictive and singular in its intention, if not the icing on the cakefor the long-simmering opposition the Cape Trust Society hadagainst the Cape development.”Russell adds that he is concerned about the inevitability of

a lawsuit, and that he wants “no part of that vindictive cost onmy tax bill.”What Russell fears is laid out in a letter written by Stephen

Hsia, the lawyer representing the applicants for dock permitson Cape Roger Curtis.The applicants, writes Hsia, “have engaged environmental

engineers and other experts to ensure their proposals complywith all requirements for design and protection of the environ-ment. They have spent substantial time and funds and havefollowed all laws and requirements. They have faithfully fol-lowed all the rules to build their docks, just as any other water-front owner will have done when building their own docks inother parts of Bowen Island.”

Council states opposition to private docks on Cape Roger Curtis

continued on PAGE 10

A few perspectives on the vote to fundpublic transportation in Metro Vancouver(Bowen Islanders - it’s time to check your mail!)

What can you buy for 35cents?

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MURRAY SKEELSS U B M I S S I O N

In your mail this week you probably received a ballot for theMetro Vancouver Transportation and Transit Plebiscite. You will beasked to support a new tax to pay for new buses, subways, trains, anew bridge and a Seabus.Since the Mayors’ Transportation and Transit Plan was

announced, an amazing battle has broken out. On one side, morethan 100 organizations have formed a coalition of supporters of thePlan. They range from the David Suzuki Foundation to the Boardof Trade and include universities, trade unions and urban planners.On the “No” side of the debate we have a very small but dedi-

cated crew who are proving very effective at appealing to our baserinstincts. Very few people are eager to give away money so they tellus we shouldn’t have to, somebody else should pay, the money willbe wasted anyway, and we can “show them who’s boss”. The argu-ments focus on every mistake or even debatable decision madeby Translink over the years. What this argument ignores is thatthe money will not be subject to Translink’s discretion – it will godirectly to fund the infrastructure development detailed in theMayor’s Plan.If the plebiscite passes you will pay an additional 50 cents of tax

on every hundred dollars you spend on things PST is applied to.Things like rent, mortgage payments and groceries are excluded. Sothe average family will pay about 35 cents per day. Everybody whotravels into Metro Vancouver and businesses will also pay the taxwhen they buy taxable things. At the end of the year it will add upto $250 million. That is the power of millions of people each con-tributing a small amount.Traditionally the Province and Federal Governments have con-

tributed to transportation infrastructure so we are anticipating atotal annual budget of $750 million. The Plan covers 10 years so weend up with $7.5 billion worth of buses and subways and trains for35 cents per day.On Bowen I often hear the question “What’s in it for us?” The

knee jerk reaction is to say there is nothing for us, but that wouldbe a very short-sighted response. Greater Vancouver is already thesecond most congested urban area in North America. The onlyarea with a worse problem is Los Angeles and they recently passeda referendum to massively improve regional transportation. So thereal short answer is “because it’s the right thing to do.”If you vote against it you will have to take responsibility for every

passenger left stranded because the buses passing by are all full, the

pollution from tens of thousands of cars stuck in traffic jams andthe parents that miss having dinner with their family because theygot stuck in traffic and missed the ferry.People are moving into all of those condos being built in North

and West Vancouver. Those newcomers are going to be joining ustrying to get across the bridges. When you think about it, paying35 cents a day doesn’t seem like much for more buses and anotherSeabus. While you may never take one, you know a lot of otherpeople won’t be driving their car if a bus ride to work is fast andreliable.Climate change is a fact of life but most people feel helpless to

do anything concrete to make a real difference. Part of the ultimatesolution to reducing the world’s CO2 footprint is to build highlyliveable high-density compact urban areas. The Plan is designed toprovide the efficient high-speed public transportation required tomeet that challenge.Years of work have gone into creating this transportation plan.

Without guaranteed ongoing funding it will never happen. The0.5% tax was selected as the fairest, most affordable way to fund theplan. Now everything hinges on the plebiscite.If voters like you don’t support the Mayors’ Transportation and

Transit Plan there will be no funding. So please take the time to fillin your ballot, vote “Yes” and mail it back before you forget. It’s theright thing for the planet, the right thing for Metro Vancouver andin the fullness of time the benefits will affect all of our lives, evenon our bucolic little island.

GORDON GANONGS U B M I S S I O N

On Monday evening March 9, I joined Bill Good’s telephoneTown Hall meeting on the Metro Transit Plan and upcoming ref-erendum. Bill had Mayor Darrell Mussatto of the City of NorthVancouver and Mayor Richard Walton of the District of NorthVancouver.As one would expect there was much discussion both from the

Mayors and the call-in listeners regarding the congestion and traf-fic issues on the North Shore, including improvements the Planwould provide for the influx of more population. I requested aplace on the call-in list, however was not given the opportunity tospeak unless it was by voice mail after the call had ended.It is my understanding that Mayor Skeels voted at Mayors

Council in favor of holding the referendum. By doing this he quiterightfully voted to ensure that the people have a say whether the

Plan should proceed.The Plan includes

an additional half per-cent sales tax increase.Starting March 16,the people of MetroVancouver includingthose on Bowen canthen decide.During the Town

Hall, one of the justi-fications for the halfpercent tax increasewas it would cost only30 cents per person. 30cents for 365 days is over$100.00 a year per per-son. In other words over$340,000 per year wouldbe collected from BowenIsland residents-everyyear.Bowen Island cur-

rently pays $520,000to TransLink annu-ally by way of individualproperty assessments,is assessed a RegionalTransit Levy on BCHydro bills and pays byuser for each rider.

Much needed fundsshould stay on Bowen

How important is the Metro Vancouver publictransportation network to Bowen Islanders?BIMTAC released a survey this week aimed atfiguring out how many Bowen Islanders usethe 257 Express Bus from Horseshoe Bay, andhow often. To fill it out, go to https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/257Express.Ross Bragg, photo

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Starting in June, Bowen Island will be connected toHowe Sound in a new way: the island will offer oneof five access points for the Sea to Sky Marine Trail.The Marine Trail will connect to the 180 km of ter-restrial Sea to Sky trail stretching from Squamish toD’Arcy, and the Trans-Canada Trail, which stretchesfrom coast to coast. Gordon McKeever addressedcouncil with information about the planned networkof launching points and camp sites for sea-kayakerslooking to explore the Sound.McKeever says that this network achieves a major

goal by Recreation Sites and Trails BC, which is tocreate a tourist destination in Howe Sound, and isalso a fantastic way to celebrate the reviving ecosys-tem in Howe Sound.“This is a very special time to do this,” McKeever

told council. “Historically Howe Sound, especially inthe mid and northern waters, has been very underutilized and underdeveloped for recreation. Therewere serious pollution problems that decimated themarine life and marine environment. Three of themost egregious sources of pollution: the BritaniaMine, the Woodfibre pulp mill and the Nexxenchemical plant in Squamish, have all been remedi-ated and the results have been profound.”In a later interview with The Undercurrent,

McKeever said that his role in this project grew outof his work with the Sea to Sky Trail. He became aproject manager following the end of his term as amunicpal councillor in Whistler, in 2008.“Because of the geography of the land between the

North Shore and Squamish, in addition to the high-way and the railway, the only way we could think ofto connect the Sea to Sky trail with the Trans CanadaTrail was by making a route through the water,” saysMcKeever. “Other parts of the Trans Canada Trail

make use of blue ways, but this will be the first salt-water blue way in that network.”An avid sea-kayaker himself, McKeever said this

project inspired him and his wife (whom he kayakswith) to spend more time exploring the waters ofHowe Sound.

...once you get down on the water

it is truly immense.

“Previously, we’d always take our trips to areaswhere the sea-kayaking infrastructure is more devel-oped – like the Gulf Islands,” says McKeever. “Butgetting on the water has provided us with a wholenew level of appreciaton for Howe Sound. The driveby, on highway 99 is one of the most beautiful drivesin the world, but once you get down on the water it istruly immense. And it is not hard to find places thatfeel lightly touched by the hand of man.”Since their explorations of the Sound began in

2011, McKeever, with the assistance of RecreationSites and Trails BC and the BC Marine Trails net-work, have landed upon seven camping spots in theSound – mostly in the middle.McKeever says that over time, he hopes that this

number will grow.No plans for Bowen have been set yet with regards

to the trail, but McKeever says there has been somediscussion about putting a trail sign up on theMunicipal Pier alongside the planned tourism kiosk.

Gordon McKeever and his wife Libbyexploring potential landing and launchingsites for sea kayaks in Howe Sound. Top,approaching Anvil Island. Bottom, landing onthe shores of Gambier.Gordon McKeever, photos

Bowen Island to become a gateway to Howe SoundSea to Sky Marine Trail to open in June, offering accessible route for sea kayakers to explore region


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Legislation to deal with derelict and abandoned vessells

Dear Editor,

Derelict and abandoned vessels in our coast-al waters pose environmental contaminationand safety risks. They are also visual eyesores.Untended vessels end up adrift, washed ashore andpossibly even sunk, releasing fuel and other toxinsinto the marine environment. This puts marine lifeand habitat at risk, not to mention the danger thesevessels pose to mariners and beachgoers and thedamage they can cause to shoreline facilities.The biggest challenge we have in mitigating the

impacts of derelict and abandoned vessels is thejurisdictional quagmire that surrounds them. Noprovincial or federal ministry is taking ownershipof the problem, despite repeated local governmentand community appeals for leadership.

MP for Nanaimo-Cowichan, Jean Crowder, isproposing legislation designating the Coast Guardas a receiver of wreck and requiring them to takereasonable steps to contact the owner and also toprovide for government to make regulations on theremoval, disposition or destruction of derelict ves-sels. The intention is to give the Coast Guard theregulatory power it needs to take action before aderelict vessel becomes a problem.Please support MP Crowder’s bill by writing the

Minister of Transportation, Lisa Raitt ([email protected]). For more information, visit www.jean-crowder.ca.

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Program Coordinator

Dear Editor,

On February 26 the Undercurrent published ourletter of thanks to the sponsors and volunteers ofOperation Red Nose (ORN), and we are delighted forthe recognition of our participants.Unfortunately, we failed to mention the sponsor-

ship of the Bowen Island Cold Beer and Wine Storeas a donor to ORN. We are very grateful for theirgenerosity. All of the sponsorships and donationsto ORN on Bowen Island are used to support youthprograms on this this island.

Many thanks,Robert Ballantyne and Denis Lynn,Rotary Club of Bowen Island Coordinators

Operation Red Nose

Dear Editor,

Among the many important reasons for denounc-ing the plan to build an LNG plant in Howe Soundnear Woodfibre, I wish to speak for the thousandsof children attending nine summer camps in andaround Howe Sound. These children spend theirtime on the water sailing, canoeing, kayaking, swim-ming and playing. My concerns for the additional,and very large, shipping traffic entering Howe Soundpose significant direct safety risks to these childrenand their leaders. These freighters may be travelingat moderate speeds (relative to their capability) butthey will certainly be much faster than the childrenwill be able to paddle, and the distance the freight-ers require to stop or maneuver is immense. Howwill our government feel if even ONE child is injuredor killed by an LNG ship nearly twice as large as thelargest BC Ferry? The “cost of doing business” willbe cold comfort to the parents and camp staff if thisshould ever come to pass.This direct safety concern alone is enough to give

pause to most parents considering a summer pro-gram for their children. However, it is not the big-gest concern that the summer camps in Howe Soundhave when considering this new industry in ourmidst.The degradation of the quality of the Sound in

general due to the pollution, noise, smell, shippingtraffic and the effects of all these to the fish, birds,porpoise, and whale populations which so many havebeen striving for years to encourage BACK to HoweSound will be negatively impacted, and this assumesthat “all goes well”!One leak, one spill, will put this incredible ecosys-

tem, harmoniously located adjacent to the bustlingcity of Vancouver, and no doubt the reason for all thecamps in this location, at grave risk.Youth camping is not an insignificant element of

the provincial budget. There are nearly 60 summercamps in BC that employ hundreds, serve thousandsand offer life-changing programs for many, and life-saving opportunities for a critical few.Please reconsider this type of project from the

standpoint of our children and the program manag-ers who desire to help them as they make importantsteps toward adulthood through a variety of HoweSound-based summer camping programs.Sincerely,

Jon HeathCamp Bow-Isle

Dear Editor,

Having grown up in North Vancouver in the1960’s and 70’s and having travelled frequentlyup to Whistler to ski (yes, it was actually afford-able back then), I remember passing through theman-made fog in Howe Sound as the pulp mill atWoodfibre belched out its clouds of white smokewith that very distinct odour. It is thus with inter-est that I note the evolution of the Woodfibre sitefrom pulp mill to the planned location of a natu-ral gas liquefaction facility; a Liquefied NaturalGas (LNG) plant that will contribute to reduc-ing carbon and other emissions with its productwhile having a green footprint by taking its powergeneration requirements off an existing electricalpower grid and receiving its supply of natural gasthrough proximate existing pipelines. If industryand its associated opportunities for employmentwere going to continue to grow in the beautifulsetting of Howe Sound, I could think of few betteroutcomes. In the past year there has been much inthe media about the plans to build LNG plants onthe West Coast with as many as 18 projects beingproposed to date.

There is, however, more to the LNG story inBritish Columbia (BC) than the constructionof LNG plants and that is the increasing impor-tance and use of LNG in transportation and otherapplications. As the BC Ferries Corporation hasrealized, there are significant cost savings to beachieved by switching from expensive ultra-lowsulphur content diesel fuel as marine short seashipping operators grapple with stricter rules com-ing into effect for designated emission controlareas in 2015 under the International Conventionfor the Prevention of Pollution from ships(MARPOL), which covers exhaust air emissions ofSulphur Oxides (SOx), Nitrogen Oxide (NOx) andparticulate matter for ships plying the waters offthe coasts of Canada and the United States. Thethree new Intermediate Class ferries coming intoservice, commencing in 2016, will be powered bydual fuel engines (LNG and diesel) and the twolarge Spirit Class vessels will be converted in 2016and 2017 to be powered by dual fuel engines toallow the predominance of the operations of thesevessels to occur on the consumption of LNG.

More to the LNG story

Is the cost of doingbusiness worth the risk?

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Dear Editor,

Monday March 9th, marked a high and a lowin our democracy, right here on Bowen Island.Concerned Citizens Bowen, an all-volunteer organi-zation, invited the public to attend a presentation byDr. Eoin Finn. Dr. Finn became aware of the plansfor the construction of the Woodfibre LNG process-ing and export facility in Howe Sound a few yearsago. Since then, he has been researching BC’s LNGand fracking projects, and subsequently, has beenpresenting his findings to citizens and MunicipalCouncils around Howe Sound. He is doing this vol-untarily, not being paid by anyone.Three weeks ago he presented his findings about

Woodfibre LNG to Bowen’s municipal council,whose members proceeded to vote on a motion com-mitting Council to submit a letter of concern to theEnvironmental Assessment Office regarding thisproject. The motion was adopted, but CouncilorsMorse and Ander (who voted against the motion)requested that Council invite proponents of the proj-ect to make their case before Council as a measureof balance. And so, on Monday March 9th, two paidrepresentatives from the BC Government and theLNG industry came to deliver their message: LNGis all fine, LNG is all safe and BC will get rich fromLNG exports.That message was very different from Dr. Finn’s

presentation a few hours later: the people of BC willsee very little benefit and most likely will be payingforeign investors to take BC’s LNG. In a nutshell,BC’s royalties on LNG are not paid on units of gasbut rather on the net-profits of the LNG producer/exporter. In other words, if there is no profit, BC willget zero royalty income. Norway, on the other hand,claims royalties by the unit of North Sea oil. It nowhas a trillion dollar heritage fund. Compare this toAlberta. Like BC, it claims a tax on the net-profitsand its heritage fund is… empty! On top of that, addthe subsidies and tax brakes offered by the Provincialand Federal government and the balance is pushed

right into the red.How is this possible? Well, reality has changed

since the idea for BC’s LNG exports to Asia cameabout. Japan had just been hit by the tsunami, it hadturned off its nuclear reactors, went for LNG insteadand the price for LNG went up. Since then, most ofthe nuclear plants have been coming online again,Russia and China are building a pipeline to transferRussian gas to China, the US is over-producing LNGand the price for LNG has plummeted. For BC, theprojection is now that it will take up to 15 years, afterthe first project starts up, before we see any royaltiescoming in.The foreign owners of Woodfibre LNG are in it to

make profit, within couple of years or twenty yearsdown the road. Right now they want an environ-mental approval that will be valid for 20 years. Whenthe facility is eventually built, they won’t pay taxesuntil all their start-up costs have been absorbed.When profits are made, will they ever pay any taxes?Maybe, maybe not. The profits can always be bookedto the parent company Woodfibre LNG Pte. Ltd.based in Singapore, which has very low taxes forLNG firms. And Canada has an agreement withSingapore not to double tax when a firm is alreadytaxed in one of the states.Taking this all in, you might wonder why

Councilors Morse and Ander show support for theWoodfibre LNG project, when the economic benefitsfor BC and Canada will be non-existent. Their sup-port becomes stranger when we consider the nega-tive impacts on the environment of Howe Sound andthe impact daily trips of LNG supertankers throughHowe Sound will have on the local tourism econo-mies and real estate valuesIt leaves me wondering how long someone can

remain loyal to an ideology that is so counterproduc-tive to our economy, health, environment and qualityof life.

Anton van Walraven

Dear Editor,

The LNG presentation to Council on March 9 was a greenwash, put forwardby two proponents who claim to be objective but, in fact, are paid to say whatthey said. Gordon Wilson is paid a lot of money by the Province to travel to com-munities like ours and try to convince us that we should support the WoodfibreLNG project and others in BC. Captain Stephen Brown is the president of the BCChamber of Shipping which exists to promote the interest of the shipping indus-try and would benefit from the provision of services to LNG carriers.Stephen Brown spoke of the safety record of the LNG shipping industry. It is

true that the shipping of LNG has never resulted in a large-scale disaster. Themain reason for this is the extreme precautions taken in the liquefaction andshipping of LNG. The LNG industry has an international body called SIGTTOthat sets standards for shipping operations and the sighting of LNG terminals.For example, the standards preclude sighting LNG terminals in channels wherethe trajectory of passing ships passes through the terminal facility.That is a sensible precaution, because if a passing ship was to lose power or

steering at a critical time, it could run into the side of an LNG tanker, and a colli-sion with another ship, or a grounding, are the two scenarios LNG ship operatorsfear the most. These could lead to rupturing of the tanks and escape of the LNG.Such a scenario would most likely result in unimaginable explosions. We have touse our imagination, because no-one really knows what will happen in an LNGtanker disaster.Unfortunately, the Woodfibre site is in line with the trajectory of passing

ships en route to Squamish. One might think that this doesn’t really matter asSquamish is a small port and gets mainly fishing vessels and pleasure craft. ButSIGTTO says that such vessels interfere with needed exclusion zones aroundLNG tankers, and are “highly problematical and, even with strenuous enforce-ment effort [keeping them out] may ultimately fail.”Squamish does get large vessels. This week, there are six vessels larger than

the BC Ferries’ largest ship visiting Squamish. A collision with a fishing vessel,let alone one of these ships, could very conceivably rupture one or more of theLNG tanks. The escaping liquid would almost certainly cause an explosion oncethe liquid had gasified and mixed with the air – set off by something as small as“static by any electrostatic discharge detectable by human contact”.You can see what an explosion of an LNG truck carrying approximately 45m³

looks like (LNG truck explosion China). Woodfibre would be storing up to250,000m³ of LNG at the wharf and one tanker would carry about 160,000m³.Gordon Wilson says that LNG does not burn. In fact, contact with LNG (whichis necessarily colder than -160°C) results in freezing burns beyond anything youcan imagine. Direct contact with LNG results in instant cryogenic freezing. Itis also instructive to look at what happens to a tank of liquefied gas when sur-rounded by fire. It eventually explodes, again, google “BLEVE” or Boiling LiquidExpanding Vapor Explosion.You may also say that the odds of a collision are reduced by the fact that a

tanker would only visit a few times per week. This may be increased six-fold andbesides, there will be two LNG tankers permanently moored at the site to storethe fuel.SIGTTO takes terminal and tanker safety extremely seriously. You can read

their report called LNG Operations in Port Areas, which sets out standards to befollowed in loading and shipping of LNG. Unfortunately, BC will not be adoptingthe international standards set by SIGTTO. That is because if we did, we couldn’thave a facility in Howe Sound and many other sites in the province.There are many, many reasons to oppose the Woodfibre terminal. Telling us

that we are fearmongering (Gordon Wilson) or short-sighted (Jordan SturdyMLA), is not going to solve the problem. The fact is that Howe Sound is thewrong place to put such a facility, and the BC govenrmnet needs to get that mes-sage. The one case where I do agree with Gordon Wilson is when he says that,when is comes to LNG, “a large proportion of the BC population really don’tknow what is going on”.

Peter Williamson

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BC Ferries expects total savings from using LNGin propelling these five vessels to be approximately$12.0 million per year, based on current fuel priceestimates, as LNG is approximately 50 percent cheap-er than marine diesel fuel. With much of the exist-ing BC Ferries fleet due to be either replaced by newvessels or significantly upgraded over the next twodecades, I would not be surprised to see much of thefleet moving to LNG fuelled propulsion.It is not only BC Ferries that recognizes the com-

bined benefits of using LNG as a marine fuel interms of cost reductions and conforming to evolv-ing environmental legislation in the marine sector.Washington State Ferries (WSF) is in the process ofdoing seeking legislative approval and funding to ret-rofit its six Issaquah Class ferries with new enginesto use LNG as a source of fuel. The WSF AirEmissions Modeling (to be found on the WashingtonState Department of Transportation website) predictsthe conversion to LNG will lead to exhaust air emis-sions reductions of: 59 percent in sulphur dioxide;61 percent in nitrous oxide; 89 percent in particulate

matter; and 28 percent in carbon dioxide.In November 2014, Seaspan Ferries announced

the build of two dual fuel LNG powered rail fer-ries. Totem Ocean Trailer Express (TOTE), a USmarine carrier whose ships regularly ply the watersoff the BC coastline, is converting its fleet to LNGpropulsion. It is only a matter of time before tugand barge operations and other local shipping opera-tors follow suit. Converting to LNG as a marine fuelis taking off in other places such as Singapore andEurope and as those vessels come to Canadian andUS ports there will be a need to fuel them. LNG isnot only limited to the marine sector but is also find-ing increased use in high horsepower applicationsin trucking, rail transport, mining, and in oil & gasoperations. All of this will drive an ever-increasingLNG oriented infrastructure in BC, whether or notthe proposed LNG export facilities come to fruition.Sincerely,

Alex RuebenExecutive DirectorIndustrial Marine Training and Applied Research

Centre (IMTARC)

LNG will cut transportation emissions

Follow the money? Considering the LNG Question

Dear Editor,

My son Toni Kristinsson died February 1, 2015at age 44, in the line of duty as a Peace Officer. Ourfamily and I have been blown away by this amaz-ing community and wish to give our thanks; to theextreme generosity of Gary & Vicky Anderson, theongoing support of Pastor James and the Cates HillChapel Outreach; and to my Bible study group whoclimbed out of bed to be with me right after theshocking news from my grandson Nathan and Toni’swife Patricia. This much love can only happen on

Bowen! Also many thanks to Sonja’s great friendsthat rallied together to deliver flowers and muchneeded meals to us on opposite ends of the island.Lora came all the way from Squamish to take us tothe airport and Terri picked us up when we returned.There isn’t any words that can adequately expressour gratitude to everyone. It would take a page tolist everyone by name so I hope you know we feelBlessed to have such caring people in our lives.

Joyce & Sonja Kristinsson, Lara Blomberg, IanMacLennan, & Diana Bradbury

Council hears a load of greenwash

A note of gratitude for Bowencommunity support

Toni Kristinsson

The Queen of Capliano seen from Fisgard Lighthouse, Victoria.Melissa Harrison, photo

Mid-Life Upgrade of Queen of Capilano on scheduleBIMTACS U B M I S S I O N

Members of the Bowen Island MunicipalityTransportation Advisory Committee (BIMTAC) metwith BC Ferries (BCF) officials on Friday, March 13(by telephone) for a briefing on the progress of theQueen of Capilano mid-life upgrade (MLU). Thegood news is that the MLU is on schedule, and theCapilano is expected to return to service on scheduleon May 6th, with an additional 15 car spaces throughthe construction of gallery decks, a direct loadingport for foot passengers to the lounge deck for useat HSB, a covered pet waiting area, and a numberof other customer service improvements. Completedetails about the upgrade can be found on the BCFwebsite.

Specifically the number of carsdelayed by one sailing increasedfrom 174, in Jan-Feb. 2014, to

3589 in Jan.-Feb. 2015

A number of mitigation efforts were put in place atthe start of the MLU to meet the expected increase inoverloads forecasted by BIMTAC. Statistics releasedby BC Ferries show that the number of overloadedsailings has drastically increased, from 36 in the Jan-Feb period in 2014 to 272 during the same period in2015. Specifically the number of cars delayed by onesailing increased from 174, in Jan-Feb. 2014, to 3589

in Jan.-Feb. 2015. No cars were overloaded for morethan one sailing. Exact figures, supplied by BCF, areavailable on the BIM website. as part of the March17th BIMTAC agenda.Figures released show that the worst period for

overloads is Tuesday mornings from Snug Cove andThursday afternoons from HSB where there is a100% possibility of the sailing being overloaded onthe 4:30, 5:30 and 6:30 sailings from HSB.Some of the mitigation measures have been suc-

cessful. The through-bus service to downtownVancouver has great ridership. The medical assuredloading system appears to be working well (and willbe continued after the MLU). But BIMTAC and BCFerries would like to raise awareness about othermeasures that have not had as much public uptake,likely due to lack of awareness of the programs byferry users:

• Assured High Occupancy Vehicle loading.Individuals with four or more people in theirvehicle can claim assured loading at HSB, ifthey arrive at least 20 minutes before sailingtime, and make their request known to thecustomer service agent.

• Extra lunch-time sailings on Wednesday,Thursday, and Friday at 1:00 pm from HSBand 1:30 pm from Snug Cove. If you are ableto modify your travel times take advantage ofthese underutilized sailings.

• 9:30 am sailing on Sunday has been restoredfor the duration of the MLU

• Half-price parking at HSB for both daily andmonthly Bowen parkers

GRAHAM RITCHIES U B M I S S I O N

Two decades after Bowen Islanders first embracedthe idea, a supportive residence for Bowen seniors is

a big step closer to real-ity.Last week Bowen’s

government gave thego-ahead for the resi-dence’s planners to applyfor connection to themunicipal water system.A successful application,involving engineeringreports which will takeseveral weeks or monthsto prepare, will allowthe Snug Cove HouseSociety to offer for salehalf of its Miller Roadland. A successful saleof the land will raiseenough money to payfor half the cost of con-structing the residence.The other half will beraised by a mortgage.The Snug Cove House

land is divided intoten lots: one for theresidence itself and ninesmaller ones for sale tothe public. Three lotsare for single familyhomes of 1,500 squarefeet each, and the sixother lots are for duplexbuildings containing twounits, again each unita maximum of 1,500square feet. The sizelimitation allows afford-able housing for first-time buyers with youngfamilies -- the MillerRoad land is within easyand safe walking dis-tance to the school.

Moving forward with Snug Cove House

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Yet, Bowen does not have service to all areas of its own Municipality.For 10 years on a regional basis, rural communities throughout British Columbia have had

access to 5 Regional Economic Trusts of $50 million each. The Sunshine Coast is included inthe Coastal Island Trust. Bowen Island as part of Metro Vancouver, along with a number ofother smaller communities in the Fraser Valley, has not had access to any such funding for itssocial and economic sustainability. Some but not all of the small Gulf Islands are in the samesituation as they are part of the Capital Region District(CRD).For 10 years on a regional basis, rural communities throughout British Columbia have had

access to 5 Regional Economic Trusts of $50 million each. The Sunshine Coast is included inthe Coastal Island Trust. Bowen Island as part of Metro Vancouver, along with a number ofother smaller communities in the Fraser Valley, have not had access to any such funding for itssocial and economic sustainability. Some but not all of the small Gulf Islands are in the samesituation as they are part of the Capital Region District(CRD).Separate from the Regional Trusts, Bowen and these other communities are ineligible for

most Provincial Government Rural Development grants. That is, ineligible to apply!In addition, many federal municipal programs are administered by Metro, and the access to

these programs falls into a similar situation as the Trusts.Bowen Island belongs to Islands Trust. We should not confuse it with Regional Economic

Trusts. Every Bowen property owner contributes to Islands Trust on their annual tax assess-ment. Bowen contributes $225,000 annually for the services that Islands Trust provide. Wereceive no funding from Islands Trust.Just imagine what amenities and services we could have on Bowen with access to a Regional

Trust, access to Federal municipal infrastructure funding and access to provincial rural pro-grams.Bowen is sending much needed funds off Island while receiving an unfair share that compa-

rable communities enjoy. Bowen Island has great resilience, but, one has to ask, “Are we the potof gold at the end of the rainbow for others?”So, does it make sense to vote to send another $340,000 off island with this new transit tax?

Vote “Yes” for Environment and Quality of LifeDAVID HOCKINGS U B M I S S I O N

I’ve been a transit rider for 20 years, relying on an underfunded and slowly deteriorating net-work to get to work and appointments on time. So I’m thrilled to see the region’s mayors agreeon a plan to vastly improve the system, cut congestion, pollution and wasted time. But a newpoll shows the “no” side may well ditch the plan. This, despite the fact that environmentalists,transportation experts, health practitioners, students, business and labour groups and myriadlocal organizations extol its benefits and urge support.Unfortunately, a misinformation campaign against TransLink by the Canadian

Taxpayers’ Federation caught on. They have vilified the organization for years,even though independent analysts rate it as efficient and one of the best systemsin North America.Sure, TransLink has problems, but does a “no” vote address them?Well, no. A “no” vote on the actual question – Do you support a new 0.5%

Metro Vancouver Congestion Improvement tax to be dedicated to the Mayors’Council transportation and transit plan? – only tells Premier Clark we are unwill-ing to pay for transit. It’s silent on TransLink. And she won’t fix it because itsproblems have largely been caused by a dictatorial provincial government. Itappointed an unelected board that meets privately, and refuses any new fundingsources except more property tax.The vote isn’t about TransLink, it’s about our future. Do we want an expensive,

polluted, gridlocked, Los Angeles-style region? Analysts say that over the nextyears we will need 26 more highway lanes to handle the extra traffic, and newparking lots half the size of Richmond.So let’s swing the vote positively. Here are eight reasons why it’s best to vote “yes”

and four reasons why “no” makes no sense. And yes, TransLink’s governance shouldbe improved, so write to Minister Stone and Premier Clark and demand it.

Let’s vote “yes” because:1. Everyone benefits from increased transit, whether you use it or not. The

plan would invest in buses, trains, HandyDART and the Seabus, as well as

bike routes, bridges, roads and walking paths, reducing congestion by 20% and improv-ing mobility for all.

2. For 35 cents a day, the Suzuki Foundation estimates a “yes” vote would reduce green-house gas emissions, even with the expected addition of a million more people, andto about 25% below the level resulting from a “no” vote. David Suzuki says, “By a tinyinvestment of every household, we can make a huge impact.”

3. Over 100 groups say “yes” – from the Suzuki Foundation and Wilderness Committee tothe BC Chamber of Commerce and Vancouver Board of Trade. When such unusual bed-mates agree, they must be on to something.

4. Young people take transit more than others, and need better connections to get toschools and universities. Buses to UBC are crammed, often too full to pick up waitingstudents. The Mayors’ Plan would fix this.

5. Along with youth, transit use is highest among lower income households, visible minori-ties and recent immigrants.

6. Study after study shows better transit improves public health because of lower air pollu-tion, fewer traffic accidents, and more walking. That’s why all the local health authoritiessupport a “yes” vote.

7. It will benefit the economy by over $1billion according to two independent reports, oneby Clean Energy Canada and another by the CD Howe Institute—again, strange bedfel-lows agreeing.

8. If you don’t trust TransLink to spend the new funds wisely, don’t worry. An independentbody chaired by Jimmy Pattison will audit all expenditures.

Voting “no” makes no sense because:1. It will punish us, not TransLink, with more cars, pollution, congestion and beat-up

roads. And it will hurt those who rely most on transit – our youth, seniors and thosewith lower incomes.

2. It will cost you more. Premier Clark says if the plan is rejected, property taxes shouldfund transit, a more costly approach. The mayors proposed other options such as theexisting carbon tax, but Premier Clark opposed them all. And new highways are farmore expensive than transit.

3. The Canadian Taxpayers Federation doesn’t bother with facts. The campaign manageris a lobbyist for the tar sands (remember “Ethical” Oil?), and they have misrepresentedTransLink’s performance, its costs and its ability to fund any expansion. They haven’tpresented realistic alternatives because they don’t have any.

4. In the words of SFU’s Gordon Price, it will deliver a “devastating” blow to the made-in-B.C. vision of “cities in a sea of green” that’s shaped the region for the past 40 years.

To sum up, again from Mr. Price, “This is about the future of the region — how it’s going tobe shaped… If we’re not going to tax ourselves any more for these collective goods that deliverservices broadly across the community, that’s a different kind of Canada.”

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TINA OVERBURYC O N T R I B U T O R

Well there we were, almost 40 of us cozy BowenIslanders all gathered up on a windy night at BowenIsland Yoga to talk about the Future of God. Whatthe...? Come on, you’re thinking it… Just saying ‘thefuture of God’ out loud sounds a bit grand doesn’t it?and I’ll say it, kinda weird too. How can God have afuture?Aren’t we talking about the future of religion? Or

the succeeding practice of faith? Or the comingunderstanding of spirituality? No, we were there totalk about God. We dropped the “G” bomb withoutsidestepping, packaging, apologizing or demand-ing. We opened up a potentially charged conversa-tion and then did the unthinkable on Bowen, wedove into a hotbed of discussion and didn’t come outdivided. Bizarre that a topic that can fire up countriesto war with each other, here, becomes an awesomeinvitation to go out for the evening and really talk.I’m five years on this rock now, and I find it fasci-nating that we can drop the G word, but god forbidwe mention Cape Roger… (don’t make me say it) orthe herons above a whisper. There are some sub-jects that are simply too sensitive to bring up, even atnight. The future of God is easier.The evening welcomed three open hearted, well

practiced, read, sincere, and highly passionateguests who have dedicated years to thinking aboutthe nature of God, spirituality, integral theory andsocial change. Chris Dierkes is a soul interpreter,energy healer and spiritual guide. With a Mastersin Divinity, years as a parish priest in the Anglicanchurch, and a strong background in Christian mysti-cism and shamanic forms of consciousness, we couldgo just about anywhere with him and we did. Hisreach allowed for all thoughts to expand in the roomand all opinions to unravel into questions rather thananswers. Trevor Malkinson is currently completinghis Masters of Divinity and will soon be ordainedin the United Church of Canada and with his BA inphilosophy and as a founder of Beams and Struts, anintegrally informed online magazine (with Dierkes),the depth of conversation saw no floor and no needto find an end. Reverend Sophia Ducey has a passionfor consciousness and spiritual practices for youngpeople. She’s an ordained minister, speaker, teacherand counsellor. When Sophia opened a conversation,the whole room simply warmed up and went withher, wherever she took us.The night was moderated by Shahar Rabi, who is

currently completing his PhD in the Philosophy ofEducation department at SFU, and is the ProgramDirector at the Orchard Recovery Centre here onBowen. Shahar’s doctoral dissertation explores eco-logical and integral approaches to psychotherapy inrecovery. His holistic approach and deep respect for

personal belief systems and cultures allowed for fluidmovement through the course of the evening. Atone point early on in the night just after the official“panelist introduction”, the room took on a rathervacuous feeling with awkward pauses and stiltedthoughts. Shahar let go of his well prepared agendato follow Malkinson’s lead when he addressed theroom, “You guys want to say something now right?”,and we did. Boy, did we ever. The evening had apulse of it’s own and Shahar kept listening for it.Before I dive into the conversation that was had,

I need to mention the tender guidelines we were allgiven to ensure that the conversation be “safe, mean-ingful, and exciting” for all. It was requested thatwe “refrain from using terminology that may offendothers or their beliefs”, and to pay attention to “ourown internal reactions” as we enter into this “chargedtopic of which God is one of them”.So what of this conversation: The Future of God?

I was sitting on the floor in the front, and as an avidjournaler, I kept grabbing sentences and conceptsthat struck me. So here they are for you, just as Iwrote them, and in the way they hit me. Funny, asI pulled them together they kind of fell out onto thepage like poetry. Here is the entire conversation infragments. I hope you enjoy them as much as I didwriting them down:

God,Guilt,Sun, Nature, Love,Man in The Sky, Old, Energy...If we’re not in awe, we’re not paying attentionThere is transcendence in natureas a place in usan ocean of love tenderizing our heartsThe screen drops and we simply emergeand a piece of me is going to have to let goWe are that.that.There is no wisdom on a bookshelf,merely lessonsin the wilderness,we resort to certainty

...and 40 or so of us just erupted. We let go withgenuine, uproarious togetherness in a full on bellylaugh. Now a good event opens well, but a greatevent closes with it’s own curtain. This was a greatevent, and the laughter might have been the god wewere all there to talk about.On Friday April 17th, Bowen Island Yoga is host-

ing a second evening as a follow up to February’sconversation. Now that you can say you’ve experi-enced the first one, I hope I’ll see you at the next. Ifyou’re looking for me, I’ll be the girl up front withthe fast moving pen and the messy journal hangingon every word.

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It is also expected that seniors willwant to live there to take advantage ofthe facilities provided in the residenceand the nearby village.The lack of municipal water to the

Snug Cove House land has been amajor stumbling-block since the land

was first bought after a communityfund-raising drive eleven years agoin 2004. Health authorities wouldn’tallow more users to be added to thelocal Cove Bay Water District until itsubmitted a plan for improvementsto its water quality -- a plan that wasaccepted last week.

The future of Snug Cove house lands

PAULINE LE BELC O M M U N I T Y C A U L D R O N

This is a story about where you live. It could be a feel-good story. After all,we live in one of the most beautiful fjord inlets in the world. The name, HoweSound, doesn’t begin to reflect the beauty here; Wowe Sound would be a moreappropriate name for this recreational paradise that attracts climbers, hikers, ski-ers, kayakers, boaters, fishermen, bird watchers, tourists, eagles, otters, bears, dol-phins, salmon and whales.Your home didn’t always look like this. For most of its sweet life, Howe Sound

was a river valley. During the Ice Age, about 15,000 years ago, glaciers streamedsouthward down the valley, gouging and shaping it, deepening and widening it.Over time it bloomed with an abundance of plant and sea life. The Squamishpeople began to dwell along the shores around 10,000 years ago. The Sound wastheir highway, their grocery store, their way of life.The story changed dramatically with the arrival of industrialization. Tons of

toxic chemicals and metals were allowed to poison the waters. The cumulativeimpact of pollution from pulp mills, and an abandoned copper mine left thewaters of Howe Sound largely lifeless. In the 1980’s the flourishing commercialprawn fishery closed; then the crab fishery. Salmon no longer returned to thesmaller streams, and the herring vanished. Howe Sound was pronounced a deadzone.Things slowly began to improve in 1988 when Howe Sound Pulp and Paper

began a $1.3-billion renewal process at Port Mellon to turn an environmentaldisaster into one of the cleanest pulp mills in the world. Then, in 2005, the pro-vincial government signed an agreement with EPCOR to build a water-treatmentplant at the old Britannia mine site to filter out the heavy metals. The amountof copper removed yearly is equivalent to preventing 30 million copper penniesfrom entering Howe Sound.In 2006, the Squamish Streamkeepers noticed that herring eggs laid on the

creosote-covered wood pilings at the docks never hatched. They began wrappingthe pilings with protective cloth, which led to a return of this important foragefish. You can thank the Streamkeeper volunteers every time you lean over the sideof the ferry to watch pods of dolphins and orcas as they pursue the herring. Crabsand prawns are again being caught throughout the Sound, and last September, theSquamish River had so many salmon that for the first time in 50 years commer-cial fishing was allowed.It’s easy to become insular when you live on an island. But what happens in

the Sound affects all of us. About 20 years ago, Bob Turner, who had recentlymoved to Bowen, got caught up by something called bioregionalism – “peoplegetting to know home place and taking responsibility for that place and stayingput. You need to stay put,” he told me. “to get knowledge of the place, to love theplace which leads to the caring.” Bob, a scientist with Natural Resources Canada,chaired the Howe Sound Environmental Science Network and brought togetherthe scientific community to assess the environmental health of Howe Sound,which he calls “a one of a kind ecological and recreational treasure.”Today, Howe Sound is experiencing a rebirth. But this environmental success

story is being threatened by plans to re-industrialize the Sound: a proposed LNGfacility in Squamish across the water from the Sea to Sky Gondola; an incineratorproposed for Port Mellon; and a gravel mine at the mouth of McNabb Creek - animportant salmon spawning stream.I asked Bob what one could do to protect our home. Step one, he says, “is to

become knowledgeable about our bioregion.” On March 9, I attended the talkby chemist, Eoin Finn, who presented his extensive research on the deleteri-ous effects of the LNG project on Bowen Island. I learned that most jobs in theSound are related to tourism – over 1.4 billion dollars annually in the Squamish/Whistler area alone – which would be threatened by 17,000 tons of warm chlori-nated water dumped every hour into the Sound, and the presence of huge tankersin our narrow inlet. Then I joined the newly created Concerned Citizens Bowen(www.ccbowen.ca). They strongly oppose the LNG proposal and have templatesfor letters to send to the powers that be. Deadline March 23.I also plan to take the Howe Sound Geo Tour, put together by Bob and his col-

leagues. “Explore the geology and landscape along highway 99 with your owngeologist-in-your-pocket. ”You can download a pdf and take the tour: http://pub-lications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2010/nrcan/M4-83-7-2010-eng.pdf. Anyoneinterested in organizing a bus tour?We are all part of the Howe Sound Story. We have a say in the next chapter.

In the next column we will move to Step Two - entering into engagement andpartnerships to realize the hope of Howe Sound.

Tina Overbury, photo

A conversation about GOD, notspirituality, GOD

Howe Sound: A hopeful story

GRETA SMITHS U B M I S S I O N

Friends of the Bowen Island Library (F.O.B.I.L.S.), are now working diligentlyon plans for this year’s book sale. The glitch in having no place to sort has beentemporarily solved and book sorters are again busy sorting and boxing donatedbooks in preparation for the big sale in May.This year for the first time Book Fest will be held over a three day period.

Saturday, May 16, Sunday, May 17 and then on the holiday Monday a big surprizefor Bowen Island book lovers, details of which will be revealed at another time,wait for it!The Friends would like to express our grateful appreciation to Glenn Cormier

of the Bowen Island Pub who has very generously donated space for us to storeour boxed books that are ready for the sale. This space is crucial to the smoothrunning of the sale, so Glenn gets major brownie points for this.We are still accepting donated books for the sale. Drop off at the library during

their open hours. Please remember no magazines, no encyclopedia or text booksjust books in good condition. We also accept music cds and dvds.Thank you to all who have been generous and helpful during our trials. Keep

the books coming and remember the Mini Books store is continuously restockedwith books for your reading enjoyment all at very minimal prices.

BOOK FEST 2015


Artist Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas, creator ofHaida Manga, will be speaking at Island PacificSchool on March 25.

Yahgulanaas will tell the story of his paintingWarof the Blink. The story is about a young man thirstyfor glory who convinces a Clan leader to launch anunprovoked attack on a distant village. The rules ofengagement avert a battle when a fly appears betweenthe two opposing Champions - causing one to blink.

Artist talk at IPS: Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas

Top left: Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas Below: the painting, War of the Blink


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Hsia adds, “the Mayor’s proposed recommendations are discriminatory andunfair to the applicants and the other owners at Cape Roger Curtis… the recom-mendations may also be illegal, going beyond the municipality’s jurisdiction asprovided for in its letter patent.”When questioned about the threat of a lawsuit, Mayor Murray Skeels simply

stated in an interview following the meeting that the, “resolutions were very care-fully considered to ensure that they would stand up.”Councillor Sue Ellen Fast points to the Official Community Plan (specifically

objectives 40 and 68 and policy 152, as stated in the second resolution) as ade-quate justification for council’s decision on the matter.“There are lots of reasons I voted the way I did,” says Fast. “Ultimately, it is our

job to protect the public interest.”She adds that the importance of this issue and the need to continue working on

the community’s approach to dealing with dock applications was re-inforced atlast week’s Islands Trust Council Meeting.“These docks are industrial proposals, not pencil marks on a map,” says Fast.

“Now that this new dock technology, like what’s been built at the Cape, is avail-able, municipalities, especially small ones, need to take steps to protect theirshorelines.”Bowen Islander Melissa Harrison presented what she’s learned about these new

docks, and the way applications for them have been dealt with in recent years.“I wanted to warn the Trust Council that there now seems to be this fashion for

putting these huge docks in places that might not actually be suitable for docks atall,” says Harrison. “I also wanted to warn them about procedural failures on thepart of the Province. It is no longer enough for a municipality to simply rely onobjecting to a dock, or expecting provincial officials to interpret bylaws with theunderstanding that the municipality has jurisdiction over land-use.”Harrison points to the letter received recently by the Municipality of Bowen

Island, stating the expectation that dock applications be decided within 140 daysof the application being made.

A lot of these applications are incredibly complex, and to

coordinate an investigative response, you require time.

“It is impossible for a small municipality to do what needs to be done in orderto come within that period of time, especially considering the number of meet-ings that take place within that period,” says Harrison. “A lot of these applica-tions are incredibly complex, and to coordinate an investigative response, yourequire time. Also, municipalities will only know of the application when they areinformed by the province, shortening the 140 day period. They talk about cuttingred tape, placing the emphasis on approval and ignoring things that get in theway. This is very difficult for a local jurisdiction to contend with.”In the case of the pending dock applications on Cape Roger Curtis, the prov-

ince granted Bowen Island an extension on the period. The reason for this exten-sion is because the Municipality stated its intention to amend the Land UseBylaw.In an interview, Municipal CAO Kathy Lalonde said that the second resolution

adopted by council on Monday night was a direct response to the province, andthat planner Cari St. Pierre is expected to bring the draft amending bylaw for-ward for first reading. She will also be providing a timeline to complete the rest ofphase 2 of the dock bylaw - protecting other areas of the island.

On the calendarFRIDAY MARCH 20Legion Dinner

Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner starts at 6:30

Bluegrass and Fried ChickenBowen Island Pub

Robert Sarazin Blake in ConcertDoors open at 7 p.m., show starts at 7:30 p.mTickets $15. For more information RSVP [email protected]

SATURDAY MARCH 21Crippen Stewardship Group Weed Warriors

10 a.m. - 1 p.mWe will meet by the bridge at the mouth of Davie’sCreek (at nearby picnic table in field). Everyonewelcome. Tools and gloves provided. Dress for theweather and bring your water supply.

Youth Open Gym: 6 - 8:30 p.m. at BICS

Bowen Island Community Choir Spring CoffeeHouseCates Hill Chapel. Adulst $12, Students $10,Children (6-12) $2. Doors open at 6:45 p.m. perfor-mances begin at 7 p.m.

MONDAY MARCH 23Seniors Keeping Young (SKY)

9 a.m. - exercises10 a.m. - Georgina Farah will talk on The PanelFindings of Mount Polley Mine11 a.m. - T’ai Chi Chih instructed by Matthew vander Giessen

TUESDAY MARCH 24AA Meeting

Collins Hall 7:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY MARCH 25Knitting Circle

2 - 5 p.m. Bowen Court - All levels welcome!

Artist Talk: Michael Nicoll YahgulanaasIsland Pacific School, 1 p.m.Everyone welcome

THURSDAY MARCH 26Duplicate Bridge @ Bowen Court

Call Irene @ 2955

Rotary Club of Bowen Island7:30 p.m. Collins Hall, Speaker: Mary McGivern ofOne to One Literacy

UPCOMING

MARCH 28Bowen Nature Club

outing to the Island’slesser-known parksMeet in front of thelibrary at 10 a.m.For more information,contact Will Husby (604)947-0483.

MARCH 29Bowen Island Rotary,

an afternoon on theCamino de Santiago -Hilary and Robin Butlerwill share their experi-ences on the 750 kmwalk4 p.m. - 6 p.m. at theGallery at Artisan Square

April 1110-4 PM, Becoming

Intimate with the Earthworkshop with PaulineLe Bel, Rivendell RetreatCentre. Informationand registration: www.bowenislandyoga.com or778-986-3669

Join Sue Ellen Fast for a car and walking visit to some of Bowen’s hidden natural gems. Ifyou’ve never beent to Josephine Lake, Alder Cove and Cates Park... the Bowen Nature Clubouting on March 28 is a great opportunity to do so. (See calendar)Will Husby, photo

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