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MERIBETH DEENE D I T O R

The water bottles, sweatshirts, stray shoes, and countless other odds and ends that were gathered into a lost and found pile are a tribute to a summer full of action and laughter at the grounds of the Bowen Island Community School. Once again, the playground is quiet and school emptied, with even the Rec office having moved to a temporary location at the commu-nity hall. To help out parents stuck for childcare, Bowen Island Rec has organized day camps that are being run out of Collins Hall and the community fitness centre. The provincial gov-ernment is offering a subsidy to help cover the costs of camps like these, but even parents who need the help seem to agree that camp season is over, and their kids belong in school, and if that’s not possible, parents will do what they can to get them learning.

Rebecca Salmon, a mother and a tutor, says that when the government announced the daily subsidy of $40 a day for children under the age of 13, she had plenty of inquiries from parents hoping she could set up some kind of classroom for their children.

“There were 11 kids lined up to come to my house every day for a makeshift school,” says Salmon. “But it turns out that legally, I can only take care of two kids who are not siblings at the same time. So that’s what we’re doing. Mostly, the kids are playing and I am trying to interject with what I’m calling learning brakes. Today we’re working on learning money and the prov-inces.”

Salmon says that she did log on to the government website in order to register for the subsidy she’s eligible for with her nine-year-old, but got an error message.

“I feel really guilty about it, because I think that money should be going into our schools,” she says. “No matter what, I stand by our teachers. And next week I’d like to set up a booth with stamped envelopes and encourage people to write letters to the government on their behalf. I might even take the kids with me to help, although I am not optimistic that it will actually help move things forward.”

Dionne Finch says she has registered for the subsidy because she needs it.“The problem is that I won’t get any money until all of this is over. How am I supposed to pay

for camps and get to work in the meantime? I was really looking forward to summer being over so I could finally get to work, but now that is not going to happen,” she says.

Finch has two boys in school at BICS (grade six and grade two) and one starting his first

year of preschool.“I can’t pull the youngest out of Children’s Centre or else he’ll lose his spot, but somehow

I have to keep paying for that. The camps being put on by Bowen Rec only run between 9:30 am and 4:30. This leaves me with a very short work day when I have to go to West Vancouver and North Vancouver to see clients,” she says. “The camps cost $47 per day, and I qualify for a childcare subsidy, but because Bowen Island Rec is not a registered childcare provider, I can’t get that subsidy.”

Finch adds that while she can “wing it” with her older child at home, at friends’ houses, and at his father’s house, there are no programs for kids his age.

“And I’ve decided that playdate time is over, it’s math time. It feels like so long since they’ve received any kind of education, and they need to get their brains working. Today I’ve got Lewis (7) counting monopoly money and working on drawings and Oscar (11) reading a science book, and I’ve written up a bunch of questions he has to answer.”

If the strike continues for more than a few weeks, Finch says her business will suffer.“The only thing I can think to do is to stop working at anything in my business beyond a

supervisory role,” she says. “This week I am managing 10 hours of work. I’ll have to settle for that and hire some new employees in order to keep my existing clients. I will lose money for sure.”

Finch adds that while she supports the teachers, the situation is intolerable.“It’s hard to smile and wave when I drive past the school,” she says.Andrea Verwey says that she has not registered yet for the government subsidy, and in con-

versation with other parents has heard of a lot of people refusing the money.“It’s a dumb bribe. I don’t want the money, but at the same time every week I am writing

cheques because of this strike,” she says. “I’m sure you’ve heard a lot of gratitude for the people who are running the day camps right now, and I am grateful, but honestly summer’s over and I’m done with camps. It’s time for kids to get into the school.”

Verwey says she’s not concerned about her son falling behind on academics, necessarily, but wants to get him back into the routine of school.

“This kid is chomping at the bit to get back,” she says of her seven-year-old, Louw. “With all the excitement of back to school and getting his supplies from the pharmacy, this is a big dis-appointment for him. And I’m worried, that when school finally does start, the shine will have worn off. I’ll feel all too aware of the tensions.”

The hawk and the helicopterAfter hitting a window, a young bird is on the road to recovery

Science columnKip Anastasiou tells the story of a Canadian Nobel Prize winner

Commodore’s CupYoung local sailors are back from the annual regatta in English Bay

Summer’s over: Bowen parents want their kids learning

The Cube so familiar to the corner of Miller Road and Bowen Island Trunk Road has just returned home after a journey, with local artist Stacy Beamer, to the Burning Man Festival in Nevada’s Black Rock Desert.Stacy Beamer, photo

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The Knick Knack Nook has awarded $10,000 in scholarships to Bowen Island students pursuing degrees in environmental sustainability. Annie Faragher and Noah Carson are two of the five scholarship recipients. Knick Knack Nook volunteer Allie Drake stands between them.Donna Scorer, photo

Congratulations to scholarship recipients!

2014 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONSIn order to allow mail ballot voting for qualified electors, Bowen Island Municipality will be utilizing Listsof Registered Electors for both resident electors and non-resident property electors during the 2014 LocalGovernment Election. The Municipality is using the current Provincial Voters List prepared by Elections BC as theList for residents and has prepared a List for non-resident property electors.

An objection to the registration of a person whose name appears on the list of registered electors may be made inaccordance with the Local Government Act until 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 10, 2014. An objection must be in writingand may only be made by a person entitled to be registered as an elector of Bowen Island Municipality and can onlybe made on the basis that a person whose name appears on the list of electors has died or that a person whose nameappears on the list of electors is not qualified to be registered as an elector of Bowen Island Municipality

Beginning Tuesday, September 30, 2014 until the close of general voting for the election on Saturday, November 15,2014, a copy of the Lists of Registered Electors (resident and Non-resident property electors) will, upon signature, beavailable for public inspection at Bowen Island Municipal Hall during regular office hours of 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.Monday to Friday (excluding statutory holidays). An elector may request that their address or other information aboutthem be omitted from or obscured on the List of Electors.

Are you eligible to vote in the November elections for Bowen Island Municipality on Saturday, November 15,2014? Is your name on the current list of electors?

If you are not sure you can find out by calling, emailing or visiting the Bowen Island Municipal Hall at981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island. The office is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday (excludingstatutory holidays).

Advance elector registration will be accepted at Bowen Island Municipal Hall until September 23, 2014. With theexception of registration on voting days, elector registration will not be accepted during the period of September24, 2014 through to November 15, 2014 inclusive.

ADVANCE ELECTOR REGISTRATION

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION on these matters, the following persons may be contacted:

ELECTOR QUALIFICATIONSRESIDENT ELECTORS: NON-RESIDENT PROPERTY ELECTORS:

• a Canadian citizen; AND• age 18 years or older; AND• a resident of British Columbia for at least6 months immediately before the day ofregistration; AND

• a resident of Bowen Island for at least 30days before the day of registration; AND

• not disqualified by any enactmentfrom voting in an election or otherwisedisqualified by law.

• a Canadian citizen; AND• age 18 years or older; AND• a resident of British Columbia for at least 6 monthsimmediately before the day of registration; AND

• a registered owner of real property on Bowen Island forat least 30 days immediately before the day of registration;AND

• not entitled to register as a resident elector; AND• not disqualified by any enactment from voting in an electionor otherwise disqualified by law.• If there is more than one registered owner of the property,only one of those individuals may, with the writtenconsent of the majority of the owners, register as a non-resident property elector.

LIST OF REGISTERED ELECTORS

OBJECTION TO REGISTRATION OF AN ELECTOR

Kathy LalondeChief Election Officer

Casey GrundyDeputy Chief Election Officer

Bowen Island Municipality981 Artisan Lane

Bowen Island, B.C. V0N 1G0Tel: 604-947-4255 Fax: 604-947-0193

E-mail: [email protected]

2014 MUNICIPAL ELECTIONSNOTICE OF NOMINATION

Public Notice is given to the electors of the Bowen Island Municipality thatnominations for the offices of:

MAYOR – one (1) to be electedCOUNCILLORS – six (6) to be elected

ISLANDS TRUST TRUSTEES – two (2) to be elected

will be received by the Chief Election Officer/Deputy Chief Election Officer, as follows:

9:00 a.m. Monday, September 30, 2014

To 4:00 p.m. Friday, October 10, 2014

during regular office hours and excluding Statutory Holidays and weekends at:Bowen Island Municipal Hall

981 Artisan LaneBowen Island, BC V0N 1G2

Candidate Information packages, containing the appropriate nomination formsand procedures, are available at Bowen Island Municipal Hall during regular businesshours (Monday to Friday, excluding statutory holidays – 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.)

QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE

A person is qualified to be nominated, elected, and to hold office as a member oflocal government if they meet the following criteria:

• Canadian citizen;• 18 years of age or older on general voting day, Saturday, November 15, 2014;• resident of British Columbia for at least 6 months immediately before the daynomination papers are filed;

• not disqualified under the Local Government Act or any other enactment frombeing nominated for, being elected to or holding the office, or be otherwisedisqualified by law.

Bowen Island Municipality981 Artisan Lane Bowen Island, B.C. V0N 1G0

Tel: 604-947-4255 Fax: 604-947-0193E-mail: [email protected]


Casey GrundyDeputy Chief Election Officer

FURTHER INFORMATION on the foregoing may be obtained by contacting:

MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS 2014The Municipal Election for Bowen Island Municipality will be held on

Saturday, November 15, 2014 (8 am – 8 pm)at Bowen Island Community School

Nomination packages will be available for pick‐up beginning:Friday, August 22, 2014

ATBowen Island Municipal Hall Offices

981 ARTISAN LANE, BOWEN ISLAND, BCDuring regular business hours 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Monday to Friday

Nomination period begins on

September 30, 2014 at 9:00 a.m. and runsthrough to Friday, October 10, 2014 4:00 p.m.

For further information regarding the upcoming 2014Municipal Election, please see the Municipal website at:

http://www.bimbc.ca/content/government‐elections

Bowen Island Municipality981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island604‐947‐4255/[email protected]

www.bimbc.ca


Casey GrundyDeputy Election Officer

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“I was eating lunch and heard a horrible thud,” says Barbara Colquhoun, describing the moments before she discovered that a bird had flown into the glass window leading to her back deck in Sealeigh Park last Tuesday (August 26).

“It was a beautiful bird, and lying there with his eyes open, he looked too bright not to save.”

Colquhoon immediately called the office of Dr. Alastair Westcott, Bowen Island’s vet, to ask what to do.

“He told me that if the bird still wasn’t moving at 4 p.m., to bring it in.”

For the next three hours, Colquhoon sat with the bird and fed it water through an eyedropper to pre-vent dehydration. When the bird still wasn’t moving

at 4 p.m., she enlisted her neighbour to drive her to the vet’s office with the bird.

Westcott determined that it was a young Cooper’s Hawk, a predatory bird known for exceptional flying abilities. The vet administered an anti-inflammatory and ensured that no bones were broken. Throughout the night, he injected a solution into its wings in order to help keep its electrolytes in balance.

The next morning Westcott called the O.W.L Rehabilitation Society in Boundary Bay and informed them about what had happened. The orga-nization is dedicated to the rescue and rehabilitation of injured birds of prey, and they informed Westcott that volunteer helicopter pilot Norm Snihur would fly to Bowen to pick up the bird.

Juvenile Cooper’s Hawk was “too beautiful not to save”


GRANTS

Bowen Island vet Dr. Alastair Westcott holds the injured juvenile Cooper’s Hawk that flew into Barbara Colquhoun’s window.Meribeth Deen, photo

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Spirit of caring comes full circleMERIBETH DEENE D I T O R

A large scar shaped like the con-tinent of South America will always exist on Oscar Knowles-Dekkers’ chest, reminding him of an event he does not remember. At the age of 10 months, Oscar knocked a cup of hot water onto himself, causing third-degree burns and two years’ worth of hospital visits. Through the trauma of this experience, Oscar’s parents were blown away by the support of their fellow islanders: there was a benefit concert at Cates Hill Chapel, friends would offer to help take care of the other kids, people made food, people cleaned the house. Of course Oscar, now nine years old, doesn’t remember any of this, but he understands how important the spirit of generosity was to his family, and now he’s raising money to help other families going through the same experience.

Because of the support the Knowles-Dekkers family recieved from the com-munity, they never had to ask for help from the BC Professional Firefighters Burn Fund.

The firefighters and the nurses who work with

burn patients know how incredibly traumatic this

experience can be, and that the stress of trying

to cope is not conducive to healing...

“The firefighters and the nurses who work with burn patients know how

incredibly traumatic this experience can be, and that the stress of trying to cope is not conducive to healing,” says Sam Knowles, Oscar’s mother. “You don’t plan for these things, they just happen, but it is a huge expense and you just have to deal with it.”

The fund helps families travelling back and forth continuously for hospi-tal visits pay for their trips and accom-modations; it helps cover the cost of pressure suits, very tight (and very expensive) pieces of clothing that need to be worn constantly and replaced every three months; it also supports young burn survivors, by sending them to a camp where they can get to know kids who have had similar experiences and just have a great time.

This year, upon his return from Burn Camp, Oscar decided he wanted to raise money to support the fund’s latest initiative: the building of a “home away from home” for burn patients and their families.

“My mum slept in the room with me on the Burn Unit at Children’s Hospital for a week, but my dad and brothers had to travel home every time they came in to Vancouver,” says Oscar. “Living on Bowen they could manage this. For other families that live farther away, this must be really hard.”

The Burn Centre will be located between the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Burn, Trauma and Plastics Unit at Vancouver General Hospital and BC Children’s Hospital. The build-ing has a total budget of $13.1 million.

Oscar started his fundraising cam-paign by collecting bottles, but says the process seemed too slow. He then came up with the idea of selling boxes of kindling, and went to the library to ask if he could take the old shingles from the roof.

“The guys working on the roof remembered when Oscar got burned, and said yes right away,” says Sam.

Now, every day Oscar and his broth-er Milo spend an hour or so chopping shingles and putting the pieces together as kindling boxes that they will sell for $30 each, with all proceeds going directly towards the burn fund.

Oscar says that origi-nally, he hoped to raise $3000 for his cause. However, he has recon-sidered and decided to raise the bar and aim to fundraise $5,000 for the Burn Fund.

If you are interesting buy-ing a box of kindling, contact Oscar at 604-947-2709.

Bowen Island Municipality

FALL GRANTS-IN-AIDAPPLICATION DEADLINE 2014

Deadline for ApplicationsFriday, September 26, 2014

Applications for the 2014 Fall Cycle Grants-in-Aid Program will be

accepted until September 26, 2014.

Applications for a Grant in Aid up to $2,000 are available on the

website at: http://bimbc.ca/content/community-grants-grants-aid

or at Bowen Island Municipal Hall.

Contact Municipal Hall at 604-947-4255 for further information, or

in person at:

Bowen Island Municipality981 Artisan LaneBowen Island, BCV0N 1G0Fax: 604-947-0193

t 981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island, BC, V0N 1G2t TEL: 604-947-4255 t FAX: 604-947-0193

t e-mail: [email protected] t website: www.bimbc.ca

Bowen Island Volunteer Fire-Rescue hasOPENINGS FOR NEW MEMBERSIf you…• Are over 19 years of age;• Live and work on the island;• Have a valid B.C. drivers license;• Are willing to undergo a criminal background check;• Are available and willing to be called out at any time;• Are willing to undergo training for 1st Responder Medicalsituations, as well as firefighting,

…then you may be interested in joining our team and servingyour community.

Applications must be receivedby 4:30p.m. September 19, 2014.

Ian Thompson, Fire Chief

Applications may be obtained by dropping in at the MunicipalHall, or by calling 604-947-4255, or may be downloaded from the

BIM website at www.bimbc.ca

Completed applications can be dropped offat the Municipal Hall, or mailed to:

Fire Chief, Bowen Island Volunteer Fire-Rescue,981 Artisan Lane, Bowen Island B.C. V0N 1G0.

Only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.


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September. The summer’s heatwave has broken and it is time to break into the sweater drawer, but that’s not what’s important about this month: it’s a time of renewal, hope, and new beginnings, the unofficial New Year, even for people who haven’t been “back to school” for decades.

While kids might celebrate a random day off caused by bad weather in January, this is the one time of year they are truly itching to get back to class. From kindergarten to grade 12, I am sad for all the kids in the province who are stuck in limbo, the never-ending summer.

I feel for the teachers who are also itching to get back into the swing of things, and of course, who are stuck in mega-limbo without even meager strike pay to keep their families afloat.

The worst part about this labour dispute is the

uncertainty. How can a person come up with a plan to cope with a situation when there’s no telling how long it will last?

Now let’s talk about the stress on parents: it seems that the provincial government is hoping parents will get so frustrated with their kids not being in school that public sentiment will turn against the teachers. Parental frustration is palpable at this point, and growing, but can anyone really blame the teachers here? BC teachers, at the best of times, work at a lower pay-scale than much of the country, have larger classes, and less help for students who need it.

As a parent of a child who hasn’t entered into this system yet, my frustration lies in the fact that by liv-ing here in BC, he will get less public school educa-tion than if we lived elsewhere in the country. That starts with a whole year of school we don’t have in this province – junior kindergarten.

While school is on hold, the government is sav-ing $12 million per day and making plans to re-jig

our system of post-secondary education to create a workforce for the LNG industry. Based on the last election, it is clear that a healthy chunk of the BC population is just fine with this plan, if not excited about the prospect. The rest of us, however, will just be dragged along. And when we get there, then what? Smaller class sizes? I think not.

But the problem with this impasse between the government and teachers is about more than class sizes and salaries, it’s about big picture priorities. For our government (one could even point to our governments, plural), healthy economies seem to be more important than healthy societies. The con-ditions of our schools will suffer alongside other things we value. Here on Bowen, one could point to ferries as a prime example.

So here we are, September. Some of us will simply cope, others will grit their teeth and fight trying to make things better. Either way, our glorious sum-mer seems to come to a sad end with more than rain clouds hanging over our heads.

Oh, this sad September

To the editor,

I just wanted to thank the community and show how special our local spirit is: thank you everyone for the kindness you showed me when I was work-ing at the recycling depot. You hugged me even when I was dirty. You brought me amazing treats, the regulars with chocolate, scones, home farmed eggs, cold drinks on hot days and coffee in the cold winter.

The Knick Knack Nook volunteers brought me touques to help me stay warm, smiles everyday, and helping hands whenever I needed them.

Thank you to the volunteer groups who did more than just sort refundable bottles and cans, they helped keep the place tidy, answer questions about recycling and they were great company to spend time with. People came without recycling some-times, just to talk or just to listen. Thank you for all the CDs you made for the depot and the spontane-

ous dancing that would happen more often than I expected.

Thank you to the Bowen Waste employees, who were always willing to help and who always made me laugh. This island is a very tight community and I am lucky to be here. Come and say hi if you rec-ognize me wit out my safety vest on

Sincerely,Ginger Erskine van Lidth de Jeude

I’m hanging up my safety vest...

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Dear Editor,

The Bowen Island Arts Council thanks artists Shane Tweten and Simon Daniel James, who were commissioned to co-create the sculpture Honoring the Spirit of the Flame. The artists were willing to agree the relocation of the artwork, from the lawn of the Bowen Island Public Library to private property at Village Square at the base of the trail to Artisan Square. Thanks to the Bellringer family for offering the location as an alternative space and to those who carefully managed the operation of transferring the sculpture to its new home. BIAC looks forward to participating fully in dialogue regarding public art, as it is our role and mandate to ensure that publicly owned artwork is treated in a way that supports the integrity and value of the work, along with its cre-ators. The arts council will be undertaking a review and update of the Bowen Island Municipality’s Cultural Master Plan, and this will include the craft-ing of policies regarding public art. BIAC looks forward to engagement with the public wishing to participate in that process. Everyone is also invited to join BIAC in a small re-dedication ceremony of the Spirit of the Flame sculpture, date and time to be announced soon.

Carol Cram President, Bowen Island Arts Council

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Dear editor,

While it is always interesting to read other’s views of events, I wish to correct a statement that appeared in the Bowen Islanders for Ferry Fairness (BIFF) update on BC Ferries affairs in the Undercurrent of August 29th. The article states that I, as chair of the Bowen Island Municipal Transportation Advisory Committee (BIMTAC), refused to allow a member of the public to make a presentation about ferry marshalling at an unspecified meeting. The meeting in question was, in fact, an internal BIM staff workshop on August 1st, mandated by Council at its meeting of July 28th, on parking and ferry marshalling, in the context of the Queen of Capilano mid-life upgrade (MLU). At the same Council meeting Councillor Rhodes tabled a package of parking and ferry marshalling proposals which included the BIFF proposal.

BIFF was told by municipal staff that BIMTAC would be pleased to see the submission at the next BIMTAC meeting – which took place on August 26th. No request to make a presentation was received for that meeting.

BIMTAC is an advisory committee to the Bowen Island Council. All of its meetings are open to the public, under rules set out by the Community Charter, and minutes are taken. We welcome public submissions, within the usual rules that apply to all BIM advisory committees.

BIMTAC has achieved some success in dealing with the problems that the MLU will create for all islanders. These mitigation measures, which have already been discussed with BCFerries, were discussed at the BIMTAC meeting of August 29th and will presented to Council at its next meeting on Sept. 8th. It is impor-tant to note BCFerries staff from Horseshoe Bay attended the August 29th meet-ing and contributed materially to our discussion. BIMTAC also recommended that the BIM staff workshop report on Snug Cove parking and ferry marshalling to improve traffic circulation in time for the MLU, be submitted to Council for approval and implementation.

There is a clear role for independent discussion and dissent when it comes to dealing our ferry system. But there is also a need for careful and methodical negotiations with BCFerries with due care for the facts.

Sincerely,

Adam HolbrookBowen Island Transportation Advisory Committee Chair

KIP ANASTASIOUS C I E N C E C O R R E S P O N D E N T

Way back in the 19th Century, I guess it was 1868, a student of physiology in Germany had prepared a microscope slide of interesting cells forming a net-work under human skin. In fact they formed a net-work extending under the entire layer of skin on the body. They were everywhere, so Paul Langerhans, still a student, decided that they must be the nerve cells which respond to touch. You remember young Paul because the next year, 1869, he discovered and described what are known as ‘the Islands of Langerhans’ which, today, we know are the cells of the pancreas which produce insulin.

The cells he discovered under the skin, were redis-covered just a little over a century later by Ralph Steinman, a very young, lowly post-doctoral fellow. They appeared to be a new kind of blood cell with long branching projections, which he named dendrit-ic cells (dendros = tree in Greek). Many years before he found them under the skin, he reported them in the spleen, but almost always just a few.

Not knowing about the cells in the skin, other leading immunology labs around the world looked for the cells but were unable to find them or repro-duce his work. They declared that what he found were merely damaged cells of types that were already well known. When he or his students reported on his dendritic cells or their functions, the response from the audience often was “abusive.” They argued, laughed and left. They simply did not believe these cells existed. In fact, it was such a prolonged negative response that it was almost 20 years before even the existence of dendritic cells was universally accepted. The problem was that it was very difficult to find and isolate these cells in the spleen and it wasn’t until sophisticated cell sorting machines were invented that many other labs could find the elusive cells. If they had realized that the cells under the skin were also dendritic cells, recognition would have come much earlier.

Ralph Steinman established, through very inten-sive and careful research, that dendritic cells played the most important role in mediating our response to infection, cancer and tissue rejection when you need a kidney or heart transplant. This knowledge became central to the development of vaccines to treat infections and cancers, and anti-rejection drugs.

Now that Steinman’s work has been vindicated he has been celebrated around the world. He didn’t receive the Nobel Prize until three days after his

death on September 30, 2011, but many other awards and honors had already been heaped upon him. His awards include some of the most remunera-tive in North America. The value of all these prizes was passed on to assist young researchers in their struggles for recognition. His family has committed to contributing his almost three quarters of a million dollar share of the Nobel Prize to the same cause.

Ralph Steiman was born in Montreal in 1943. but his family moved to Sherbrook, Quebec where his father established a men’s clothing store, ‘Mozarts’. He completed high school there, working weekends at the family store. He returned to Montreal to attend McGill University where he received his undergradu-ate degree. He moved to Harvard Medical School on scholarship and did his internship at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. In an unusual move for a medical doctor, he accepted his pivotal post-doc-toral fellowship at Rockefeller University where he remained for the rest of his distinguished career.

When Steinman was diagnosed with Pancreatic Cancer in 2007, he had already begun testing the effect of dendritic cells on the rejection of cancers, but only at the earliest stages. Nevertheless, in coop-eration with his cancer trial supervisor, he set up a special trial to study the effect of dendritic cell therapy on his own cancer. He survived well past the expected time for pancreatic cancer and was able to function at his work very well until he suddenly dete-riorated and passed away. It is very probable that his life was extended, allowing him to continue his work on cellular cancer therapies and a very promising AIDS vaccine undergoing extensive trials at the time of his death.

Although Steinman lived in New York, he remained a Canadian citizen and was a regular visitor to his family in Montreal including his aged mother (who insisted that all her children are equally wonderful – a mother’s right). He also served on Canadian Science committees at the highest levels along with many of our other Nobel Laureates.

Ralph Steinman was married with a son and twin daughters and at least 3 grand children. He was a young married post-doc when he discovered dendrit-ic cells. He stated in one of his scientific papers that he almost named the cells after his wife. He claimed that she also had ‘long attractive extremities’.

He will be remembered for his sense of humor and his enormous kindness and generosity as well as for his gift of immune system understanding and hope through the application of his discoveries in cancer and infectious disease therapies as well as a better understanding of rejection of organ transplants.

Ralph Steinman: the most recent Canadian Nobel Prize winner

Dear Editor,

In response to Eoin Finn’s “Weston vs West Van Council”, published August 21st, I appreciate Mr. Finn’s engagement; among other things, he took advantage of the opportunity I created for concerned citizens to meet with our Minister of Transport Lisa Raitt and our Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of the Environment Collin Carrie this month in our riding. Among others who joined us, were hardworking West Vancouver Councillors and other local elected offi-cials. These meetings are examples of the work I do in “shrinking the distance” – getting Federal decision-makers to hear directly from the people of our riding.

We have underway in Canada an animated conversation about large-scale ener-gy projects. Opinions have ranged from local impacts, in Squamish, Howe Sound, and throughout our riding; to provincial- and national-scale issues. Among the most engaged people in the country are people in our riding – fellow MP’s and Ministers have grown to expect articulate, well considered opinions from this beautiful riding.

The decisions we make now will shape Canada for generations. Thus, when we make large-scale decisions that affect the environment and the economy of British Columbia, everyone’s point of view is to be considered while applicants undergo the rigorous review process. Project proponents can expect to respond to exacting questions from the perspective of industry, government, science, and others. No project will be approved unless it falls within acceptable standards of safety, for people and the environment. Even if a project receives approval, you can bet that conditions may apply, which may be difficult or impossible for the proponent to meet.

The Conservative Government has thus rejected large-scale projects in recent memory, either because the project did not meet the rigorous environmental standards or other aspects of national interest.

Depending on objective, science-based processes designed to protect people and the environment, most Canadians would support an energy project that delivers jobs and opens markets for Canadian exports and adheres to stringent conditions that will ensure our environment is safe.

I was a British Columbian before being an M.P. and will be long afterwards. It should therefore not surprise you that I stand for a strong BC and a strong Canada, with a beautiful and protected environment and a vibrant economy.

John Weston, MP, West Vancouver - Sunshine Coast - Sea to Sky Country

The Conservatives, the conversation, and the question of energy development

Bowen Islanders for Ferry Fairness: a response

Oscar and Milo Knowles-Dekkers. If you want to buy their kindling and support the BC Professional Firefighter’s Burn Fund, call them at 604-947-2709.Meribeth Deen, photo


BOWEN CHILDREN’S CENTRES U B M I S S I O N

On Thursday, September 18, from 6:30-9 p.m., the historic Lodge at the Old Dorm (460 Melmore Rd) will host the much-anticipated 1st Annual Bowen Island International Wine Festival. Tickets to this exclusive event are $50 (cash only) and are on sale now at Phoenix On Bowen (992 Dorman Rd) and Bowen Beer and Wine Cellar (996 Dorman).

This one-day only wine tasting will feature up to fifty premium wines from across the globe, alongside delicious culinary offerings from Vancouver’s award-winning Memphis Blues Barbeque House and Bowen’s own Artisan Eats. One-hundred percent of proceeds will support the Bowen Children’s Centre (BCC), a non-profit society that’s home to three core programs for children: Bowen Island Preschool, the Community Daycare and The After School Club. The Centre is a resource hub for the community’s young families, and offers seminars and workshops on a wide range of topics relating to parenting issues and early childhood development.

The BCC depends on the Bowen Island community for support and are grate-ful to their Island partners for their continued involvement. One of the ways they raise money for programming, bursaries and other projects is by helping to host community events. The Bowen Wine Festival could very well prove to be one of the most popular.

Dan Parkin and Julia McLaughlin, owners of the The Lodge, have generously been on board as venue sponsors since the idea was first discussed more than a year ago. In fact, the genesis of the Festival came from three local wine profes-sionals, who each wanted to give back to their community.

Paul Rickett is the manager of the Bowen Island Beer and Wine Cellar, which offers the Island’s largest and finest selection of wines, beers, spirits, ciders and coolers. Paul is also a recognized thought-leader within the industry and is a pop-ular commentator via social media. He has been sharing his passion for wine with the Bowen community for years. “We recognize that Bowen is a diverse commu-nity that needs to support its own. This is a great way to give back to an Island charity while learning about the exciting world of wine.”

Park Heffelfinger, co-founder of the acclaimed Memphis Blues group of south-ern barbeque restaurants, has two daughters, one of which had attended the Daycare last year and is scheduled to return to the centre in September. “We are holding this event to assist an organization that has provided so much not to only our family, but has helped many other families across the Island.”

Sujinder Juneja is a public and media relations expert with a focus on wine, food and the hospitality industry. With the support of Paul and the Beer and Wine Cellar, he has already held two successful and sold-out wine tastings at Artisan Eats, each in support of the BCC.

Bowen Island: it’s time for wine.

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Back row: Paul Rickett (Bowen Beer and Wine Cellar) Annabelle Pykalo (Representing Bowen Childrens Centre) Sujinder Juneja (organizer) Sitting: Dan Parkin and his wife Julia (The Lodge at the Old Dorm)Pouring: Park Heffelfinger (Memphis Blues Barbecue House)Dayna Purdy, photo

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FLORRIE LEVINES U B M I S S I O N

Representing the Bowen Island Yacht Club, twelve excited sailors, three enthusiastic coaches and one terrific volunteer coach set off for the Royal Vancouver Yacht Club end of summer Commodore’s Cup Regatta last weekend.

Since 1986, junior racers from vari-ous clubs around Greater Vancouver have gathered on English Bay for three great days of racing. This regatta is designed to introduce sailors to the competitive side of the sport. It is open only to sailors who have taken part in a Learn to Sail program during the summer.

Whether sailors win or lose their races the experience at the regatta is irreplaceable, and often sailors come back year after year.

BIYC advanced sailors, ages 13-17, competed in various fleets this year. Sophie Walters and Santana Rutherford, both part of the BIYC 2013 team, returned this year to com-pete in the Laser Radial fleet.

Samuel Holm, having competed for BIYC in 2012, raced in the Laser Full Rig fleet this year.

Mait Davis, also part of the BIYC 2013 team, returned this year to sail in the Laser 2 fleet with novice crew Henry Wing. Dayna McMahon and Ava Shaw, both first time racers, competed together in the Laser 2 fleet as well.

The youngest members of the BIYC team, spanning ages 7-12, Christopher Oben, Fleur Sinclair, Paolo Verlee, Ellie

Walters, and Max Wing competed for the first time in the Optimist fleet.

Despite competing in separate fleets, brothers Max & Henry Wing and sis-ters Ellie & Sophie Walters were able to share the joy of sailing with their families.

Coaches Fineen Davis, Reed Plowright Wills, Robert Torok and Derek Zandvliet led the team and encouraged the sailors through vari-able wind conditions and hot tempera-tures. After three days of competition, the regatta participants and their fami-lies enjoyed the annual RVYC banquet dinner.

BIYC is now offering September programs including weekday camps while school is not in session, Sunday Opti Learn to Race and Sunday Adult Learn to Sail. Registration is online at www.biyc.bc.ca.

Top photo: Opti sailors (from left) Fleur Sinclair, Ellie Walters, Paolo Verlee, Max Wing & Christopher Oben. Lower photo: Mait Davis, skipper, and Henry Wing, crew, on a Laser 2.both photos by Joanna Wing

Young Bowen sailors compete at Commodore’s Cup

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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 5Youth Centre drop-in

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Bowen Island Community Medical Clinic Society monthly meeting Contact Bud Massender 947-2977 Everyone welcome

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 6Youth Centre drop-in, 6 p.m. - 9 p.m.

Bowen Island Golf Course Annual Fundraiser For details contact the Pro shop at 604-947-4653

SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 7

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 8S.K.Y. (Seniors Keeping Young)

Start of fall programs, 9:45am to 12:30 - Exercises, Yoga, Refreshments, Speakers Bowen Court Hall - For details phone 604-947-0235 If you are 55-plus, join us, for all or part of program.

Island Village SongCircle Ages 8 – 108 welcome! Free introductory session Monday Sept. 8th, 7 – 9 pm, Bowen Court Call Shasta or Brian at 2283 for more information

TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8AA Meeting

Collins Hall 7:15 p.m.

MONDAY SEPTEMBER 8S.K.Y. (Seniors Keeping Young)

Start of fall programs, 9:45am to 12:30 - Exercises, Yoga, Refreshments, Speakers Bowen Court Hall - For details phone 604-947-0235 If you are 55-plus, join us, for all or part of program.

Bowen Island Community Choir rehersal and season’s registration 7 p.m at Cates Hill Chapel

Island Village SongCircle Ages 8 – 108 welcome! Free introductory session Monday Sept. 8th, 7 – 9 pm, Bowen Court Call Shasta or Brian at 2283 for more information

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FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 12Bowen Island Legion

Friday night dinner, well-behaved children WELCOME

THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18Bowen Island International Wine Festival

6:30 - 9 p.m. at the Lodge at the Old Dorm Tickets $50 on sale at Pheonix and Beer & Wine Store

OCTOBER 1Bowen Island Community Foundation deadline

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On the calendar

BOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY RECS U B M I S S I O N

Eryn Jackson and Brenna Rosen are running a Wild Child Girls overnight camp for girls to gain confidence by getting outdoors, getting dirty and having fun! We’re meeting at Tunstall Bay Beach at 3:30 pm to have a guided kayak ride from Tunstall Beach to Bowen Bay Beach. After the kayak ride, we’ll be playing games on the beach and around Bowen Bay, as well as learning how to cook on a

campfire and camping out on the Jackson property. In the morning, we’ll break camp and kayak back from Bowen Bay to Tunstall for pickup at 11:00 am.

All food, tents, and kayaks will be supplied, but please remember to bring sleeping bags, pillows and mats, warm clothes for two days and over-night, any toiletries, running shoes, a rain jacket and a water bottle!

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Overnight adventure for girls, 7 - 13 years old

BOWEN ISLAND ROTARYS U B M I S S I O N

Folks begin to think of Operation Red Nose around the Winter Solstice and New Year’s but Bowen Rotary needs to find volunteers for this pro-gram in the early autumn. Now. Why? Our drivers and navigators require an RCMP criminal check, and that takes weeks. Please consider volunteer-ing, and please contact Rotary soon! And then drop by the RCMP detachment and fill out their form. Do it even if there is only a possibility that you will actually volunteer. Having the RCMP check is not a committment. Here is what Operation Red Nose

does for our community. First, during the holiday season, we offer to drive people home, in their own car, when those folks and their guests are concerned about driving under the influence. It allows our neighbours to enjoy the holiday season, and arrive home safely. Second, 100% of the donations received by Operation Red Nose are designated for youth programs on Bowen Island. For example, Operation Red Nose supported the development of the Outdoor Learning Classroom at BICS. This year, you might even consider holding an Operation Red Nose Party in support of this Bowen Rotary program. Interested? For information, please call Robert Ballantyne at 604.947.0815.

Get ready NOW for Operation Red Nose

BOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY FOUNDATIONS U B M I S S I O N

There’s the September smell of pencil shavings in the air, and for community groups seeking funding for good ideas that will have a positive impact on our community, it’s time to start sharpening.

The Board of Directors of the Bowen Island Community has approved $25,000 from its Community Fund to be distributed as grants for community projects that will benefit Bowen Island and its residents. Grant applicants must submit an initial proposal to the Foundation’s Grants Committee by October 1st. The Call For Proposals on the Foundation’s website has full details about who is eligible, how to apply, and the minimum and maximum grant amount: www.bowenfoun-dation.com. The Foundation will announce the recipients of the 2014 grants on December 1.

“We are interested in all good ideas,” says Grants Committee Chair Andrea Verwey. “Everyone on the Foundation’s Board remains energized by the Vital Conversations event held in May that saw 60 Islanders create a snapshot of the community’s needs. We are keen to see proposals that respond to the spirit of one or more of the seven improvement opportunities shortlisted at the Vital Conversations event – civic pride, community gathering place, environment, healthcare services, mobility and transportation, public dialogue, seniors and marginalized. And we are also keen to see proposals for good ideas in other areas, such as youth, the arts, volunteerism, housing, and recreation.”

We are keen to see proposals that respond to the spirit of one

or more of the seven improvement opportunities shortlisted

at the Vital Conversations event – civic pride, community

gathering place, environment, healthcare services, mobility and

transportation, public dialogue, seniors and marginalized.

Verwey notes that the Foundation’s two-stage 2014 Community Grants process has been designed to help ease the time burden on grant applicants. The 500-word proposal limit will allow applicants to focus their time on explaining as briefly and simply as possible what makes their idea so good for the Bowen Island community.

Community Foundation set to fund good ideas

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While the idea for a medical clinic took root in the Caring Circle almost two years ago, the decision was taken this year to let it grow in its own part of the garden.

In April the organization was registered as a not-for-profit soci-ety under the Societies Act of B.C. with the purpose of creating and operating a community-owned Health Centre. Its aim is to provide ongoing primary medical and limited urgent care along with ancil-lary services in an integrated, multi-disciplinary setting. The para-mount advantages of such a model are two-fold: it provides a more collaborative and supportive environment for health care profes-sionals; and it serves to attract and retain good health care provid-ers. Our residents benefit on both counts.

Readers might like to know that:• membership in the Society is free, and is open to any

resident of Bowen over 18 years of age; • our Municipal Council is behind the project;• we intend to achieve our aim(as they did on Gabriola) with

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include an interim clinic;• the only family physician currently living and practising on

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• we are close to committing to a site for the Centre;• we have expressions of interest from physicians who would

consider a practice on Bowen if we can demonstrate a seri-ous commitment to proceed with a Clinic.

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Current Board members/contacts are Bud Massender, Jaye Routledge,Colleen O’Neil, Bruce Wallace, Paul Stratford and Audrey Campbell.

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At about 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Westcott handed the bird to Sinhur in a cardboard box right next to a set of tennis courts in Fairweather where the pilot managed to land his helicopter. After dropping off the cooper’s hawk, he said, he’d head to Salt Spring to save a seal.

Martina Versteeg, one of the bird care staff at O.W.L. says the young hawk is recovering slowly.

“He’s not fully standing yet, it can take a while after this kind of trauma for the nerves to recover,” she says, adding that the centre is currently housing more than five cooper’s hawks in varying stages of recovery.

“This kind of injury is quite common in birds that eat other birds,” says Versteeg. “We like to encour-age people to keep their feeders away from windows, because this often happens if a hawk or other preda-tor is swooping in to eat another bird at the feeder.”

It will likely take the young hawk rescued by Barbara Colquhoun several weeks to recover fully, says Versteeg.

“We’ll test him in a flight cage to make sure that he is capable of hunting,” she says. “Once he proves that he is able to pass the test, we’ll send him back to Bowen.”

Cooper’s hawk

Murray Atherton, Kevin Manning and Jaye Routledge.Lorraine Ashdown, photo

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CHURCHBOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY CHOIRS U B M I S S I O N

Some things make up for the end of summer ... like getting back in the groove. And who has a bet-ter groove to fall in to than the BOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY CHOIR! Registration has started for the the 2014 Fall Season. Sign up at the next rehears-al Wednesday, September 10 at 7 p.m.

This growing ensemble of new and old members practice at Cates Hill Chapel every Wednesday from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. All those interested are welcome, the choir is always looking for Sopranos, Altos,Tenors and Basses. Members are not asked to audition and previous experience is not necessary. Downloadable practice music files as well as additional sectional rehearsals are available for the experienced and unex-

perienced alike.And to help you fall into our groove, we’ve

designed a groovy new choir t-shirt. You may have already seen members wearing them at BIRD dur-ing volunteer shifts or at the gates at Bowfest this summer. You’ll get a chance to see the whole group outfitted in the new song bird shirts, including Ellen MacIntosh the Director, at the Choir Coffee House in November.

If you are a returning member - welcome back! And if you’re sitting and pondering whether to join, don’t miss this opportunity to share a common pas-sion with a fun bunch of people, learn some new tricks from Ellen, and feel the groove of singing and performing with a wonderful community group. See you there!

Falling into the groove

Board members of the Bowen Island Community Choir prepare for the fall session and provide brand new T-Shirts for the choir. Lorraine Ashdown, photo

AMANDA OCKELOENC O N T R I B U T O R

California’s most recent earthquake (magnitude 6.0) is yet another remind-er that its time to get craking on your emergency preparedness kit. Think about what you would be doing before, during, and after an earthquake shakes your neighbourhood.

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First aid supplies and training , may mean the difference between life and death for an injured family member! It is a good idea to take an emer-gency first aid course , such as those offered by the Red Cross, or St. John Ambulance. Or consider doing a pri-vate family first aid course. First aid has become a lot more streamlined, and therefore simpler, so don't be afraid to sign up.

With your training you need some supplies to use. So a well stocked first aid kit containing suggested supplies listed below would be an excellent start. Be sure to include copies of all drug and eyeglass prescriptions.

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Non-Prescription items:• pain tablets• anti nausea tablets• hydrogen peroxide 3%• antibiotic skin ointment

Until next week........

Get prepared! Part 3from PAGE 6

“Both my daughter and my son have benefitted from the exceptional care and education from the staff and teachers at the Children’s Centre. I’m so pleased that the first edition of the Wine Festival will help to main-tain the BCC’s legacy of raising the next generation of Islanders.”

“In past years we have held two wine tasting events at Artisan Eats with Sujinder and Paul,” notes Children’s Centre executive director Ann Silberman. “If you attended either of these events, you will not want to miss the upcoming new festival on September 18. They are knowledgeable and dynamic and we guarantee you will have a wonderful evening.”

In keeping with the past two tastings, Paul will have order forms on hand for ticket holders who wish to purchase bottles of the featured wines. He has further pledged to donate an additional $1.00 for each bottle ordered that night to the Children’s Centre. It is hoped that the evening will raise close to $5000 to support the Centre’s mandate to provide top quality early childhood education and childcare.

There are a limited number of tickets available for this one-night-only tasting and it is expected that they will sell out soon. Don’t miss your chance to enjoy a hand-picked selection of fantastic wines and delicious food while raising money to help your community.

International Wine Festival to support BCC

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Places of Worship WelcomeYou

BOWEN ISLAND COMMUNITY CHURCH

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