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75 ¢ including GST FRIDAY JANUARY 16 2015 VOL. 42, NO. 02 Watch for more online at: WWW.BOWENISLANDUNDERCURRENT.COM MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR With four dock applications pending at Cape Roger Curtis and others still outstanding on other parts of the Island, the “dock” issue is back on the table of Bowen’s municipal council. At Monday’s council meeting, Stop the Docks campaigner Doug Hooper urged the new mayor and council to pay attention and give due diligence to its actions on regarding dock applications. “If the municipality is only commenting on whether these docks meet the regulations stated under the Land Use Bylaw, then they are not doing their research on whether this meets the Official Community Plan or public interest,” says Hooper. “What we found when we got directly engaged with the Transport Canada, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the BC Ministry of Environment, is that they do not review dock applications. They do not review environmental impacts or navigational hazards, for exam- ple, unless things are brought to their attention.” Hooper says that the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources (FLNR) simply sends issues back to the authority whose responsibility they consider it to be. A “gigabit” for Bowen to transform the island economy MERIBETH DEEN EDITOR Bowen Islander Ken Simpson reminded Mayor and council this week of what he saw as one of the best ideas to come out of the 2014 election: the creation of better internet service to the island. Simpson proposed that Bowen, like the town of Olds Alberta, could create a commu- nity owned fibre optic network. Back in 2004, the town of Olds, population 8,000, pointed to “brain drain” as one of the major contributions to the decline in the local economy. Like many rural communities, the internet service in the town was both slow and expensive. With no success in attract- ing tech-based businesses and some companies threatening to leave town, the community took action. With a 2.5 million dollar grant from the Alberta govern- ment, they started work on the town’s fibre optic network, start- ing with a community facility at the library. By last summer, after a total investment of $6 million, roughly 60 percent of the homes in Olds could connect to this network for the same cost as they were paying for their much slower internet services previ- ously. Simpson says that Bowen Island has more to gain from this kind of service than a place like Olds, as we are already connected to a “hip, tech savvy place,” namely, Vancouver. He added that as it stands, Bowen Islanders pay roughly $1.5 million per year to Telus and Shaw for their internet service. (The number is based on the idea that roughly 1,500 households are paying $83 per month for their interet service.) Simpson added that, because we are such a small slice of their overall business, there is not much incentive for either company to improve service or bring down prices. “We can’t count on them to keep us wired,” said Simpson. While many Bowen Islanders might not see a big problem with the current level of con- nectivity, Simpson says that bringing a gigabit of connectivi- ty through a fibre optic network would be 65 times faster than what we are currently used to. “The way Google describes it, you could stream five HD mov- ies at once, but that’s not how folks should think of it,” says Simpson. Council asked to investigate the possibility of creating a community- owned fibre optic network Meddling in the meadow? Petition aims to stave-off change in the Crippen Park Meadow Life changing Islander returns from volunteering in Bangladesh and Nepal Showing solidarity Snug Cove vigil honours those killed in Paris attacks The first Bowen Islander born in 2015, Summer Emily Izdebski, arrived home from Lion’s Gate Hospital this week with her proud Mamma and Papa, Diana and Rafal. Meribeth Deen, photo Dock issue back on council’s agenda continued, PAGE 2 continued, PAGE 2 DEPOSIT SPECIAL Limited time offer. Ask for details today! 15-month term deposit 2.00 to 2.30 % www.firstcu.ca | 604.947.2022

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MERIBETH DEENE D I T O R

With four dock applications pending at Cape Roger Curtis and others still outstanding on other parts of the Island, the “dock” issue is back on the table of Bowen’s municipal council.

At Monday’s council meeting, Stop the Docks campaigner Doug Hooper urged the new mayor and council to pay attention and give due diligence to its actions on regarding dock applications.

“If the municipality is only commenting on whether these docks meet the regulations stated under the Land Use

Bylaw, then they are not doing their research on whether this meets the Official Community Plan or public interest,” says Hooper. “What we found when we got directly engaged with the Transport Canada, the Department of Fisheries and Oceans and the BC Ministry of Environment, is that they do not review dock applications. They do not review environmental impacts or navigational hazards, for exam-ple, unless things are brought to their attention.”

Hooper says that the BC Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources (FLNR) simply sends issues back to the authority whose responsibility they consider it to be.

A “gigabit” for Bowen to transform the island economy

MERIBETH DEENE D I T O R

Bowen Islander Ken Simpson reminded Mayor and council this week of what he saw as one of the best ideas to come out of the 2014 election: the creation of better internet service to the island. Simpson proposed that Bowen, like the town of Olds Alberta, could create a commu-nity owned fibre optic network.

Back in 2004, the town of Olds, population 8,000, pointed to “brain drain” as one of the major contributions to the decline in the local economy. Like many rural communities, the internet service in the town was both slow and expensive.

With no success in attract-ing tech-based businesses and some companies threatening to leave town, the community took action. With a 2.5 million dollar grant from the Alberta govern-ment, they started work on the town’s fibre optic network, start-ing with a community facility at the library. By last summer, after a total investment of $6 million, roughly 60 percent of the homes in Olds could connect to this network for the same cost as they were paying for their much slower internet services previ-ously.

Simpson says that Bowen Island has more to gain from this kind of service than a place like Olds, as we are already connected to a “hip, tech savvy place,” namely, Vancouver.

He added that as it stands, Bowen Islanders pay roughly $1.5 million per year to Telus and Shaw for their internet service. (The number is based on the idea that roughly 1,500 households are paying $83 per month for their interet service.) Simpson added that, because we are such a small slice of their overall business, there is not much incentive for either company to improve service or bring down prices.

“We can’t count on them to keep us wired,” said Simpson.

While many Bowen Islanders might not see a big problem with the current level of con-nectivity, Simpson says that bringing a gigabit of connectivi-ty through a fibre optic network would be 65 times faster than what we are currently used to.

“The way Google describes it, you could stream five HD mov-ies at once, but that’s not how folks should think of it,” says Simpson.

Council asked to investigate the possibility of creating a community-owned fibre optic network

Meddling in the meadow?Petition aims to stave-off change in the Crippen Park Meadow

Life changingIslander returns from volunteering in Bangladesh and Nepal

Showing solidaritySnug Cove vigil honours those killed in Paris attacks

The first Bowen Islander born in 2015, Summer Emily Izdebski, arrived home from Lion’s Gate Hospital this week with her proud Mamma and Papa, Diana and Rafal. Meribeth Deen, photo

Dock issue back on council’s agenda

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“Even if all 1,400 people who had signed the Stop the Docks Petition had sent a letter in to FLNR, their office would have simply sent those letters back to the Municipality of Bowen Island,” says Hooper.

Mayor and council discussed the issue later in the meeting, referring to a staff report on the subject by the plan-ning department.

The report from the planning department

raises so many issues...

“The report from the planning department raises so many issues,” said Mayor Skeels. “Basically it recom-mends that council request that the province extend the deadline for refer-rals, hold a Committee of the Whole meeting to discuss the dock bylaw and next steps, and get legal involved…”

In a later interview, Skeels said that while the public comment period for the dock applications pending at the Cape ended on December 4, the municipality is a “referral agency” and can ask the applicant for more and bet-ter information. Once the Municipality feels all necessary questions have been

answered, the clock starts to tick on getting back to the province about whether or not it will support the application.

“The Integrated Land Management branch of FLNR relies on us to make a reasoned statement of public inter-est. Typically, if we don’t support the application, they won’t make the lease. But they can say that the decision is arbitrary and over-ride it,” says Skeels. “There are different vehicles we could use to justify our decision if we are not supportive of an application, but our planner thinks that we have a stronger case if we can refer to a bylaw in these decisions. So that’s what we intend to investigate further.”

At the end of council’s discussion on the issue, they voted unanimously to request that the province extend the deadlines for the referral of comments in relation to the existing dock applica-tions at the Cape. They also agreed to ask legal council to review all relevant bylaws and regulations that are per-tinent to dock applications, and, that staff and council should meet with Stop the Docks to better understand the issues.

“I’d like to get this off our desk if at all possible,” said Mayor Skeels towards the end of the discussion. “Let’s make sure we’ve got all the proper informa-tion, before we start making decisions.”

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“For average Internet users, the real difference is how amazingly fast the web becomes. Pages just BANG into place. Fibre is as much about response time as it is about raw throughput.”

Simpson points to business, par-ticularly in the tech sector and digi-tal media, where this level of service becomes much more than a luxury.

As the co-founder and CEO of an anti-spam company called MailChannels, Simpson says that the big difference a gigabit of connectivity would make for him would be improv-ing the video-conferencing link to his office in Vancouver.

My friends in digital media, though would really benefit because

currently they can’t work from home at all. The bandwidth

requirements are just too high.

“If I could hook up an HD video conferencing link with my office, I could work from Bowen more often. I might even set up a permanent office here,” he says. “My friends in digital media, though would really benefit because currently they can’t work from home at all. The bandwidth require-ments are just too high.”

Simpson told council that, consider-ing the current amount Bowen Island is paying on a yearly basis to Telus and

Shaw, the $6 million price tag does not seem like so much. Plus, he said, it is cheaper than commuting - and there are many Bowen Islanders who com-mute to Vancouver every day to work in the tech sector.

Software developer Leo Chan is one of the lucky ones. After working for two different companies that required his presence in an office in Vancouver on a daily basis, Chan has started a job where he is able to work remotely. Now, his daily commute takes him to Artisan Square. The situation is work-able, he says, but not ideal.

“The nature of this business means I need to do very large uploads and downloads, and I know that with Telus or Shaw that will only happen at a trickle,” says Chan. “This means I have to plan for these transfers in advance and work around them, which has the potential to slow me down if I’m not careful. This puts working on Bowen at a competi-tive disadvantage from working in Vancouver, at least technologically.”

Simpson says that investing in a fibre optic network could allow Bowen to surpass the internet service that Vancouver gets, and this could be a major boon to our economy.

“It could enhance the quality of life on Bowen, and keep the GDP flowing,” he told council.

He asked council to consider setting up a committee to conduct a feasibil-ity study of such a project, and then to report back.

Council responded with interest and enthusiasim, but no firm commit-ments.

INAUGURAL MEETING OF THE2014-18 BOWEN ISLAND MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

You are invited to attend the Inaugural Council Meeting, to be held:

Monday, December 1st, 20147:15 p.m.

Location: Cates Hill Chapel, 661 Carter Road

The agenda for the Inaugural Meeting will be postedon the Bowen Island Municipal website at www.bimbc.ca

the week prior to the event.

We hope to see you there!

For information, call 604-947-4255

Full-time Utility Operator PositionBowen Island Municipality seeks a qualified Utility Operator. Working in the Public WorksDepartment, the successful applicant will be required to work on the maintenance, repair andoperation of municipal water and sewer systems and facilities including the investigation andresolution of trouble calls and emergencies. The individual will also assist in labouring tasksassociated with the maintenance of roads, docks, trails, parks and buildings.

The applicant should have considerable experience in the maintenance, repair and installationof water and sewer facilities and systems, or an equivalent combination of training andexperience. Certification of BCWWA Small Water Systems is desirable; however, if the individualdoes not hold the certification, they must be willing to complete it within the first six months ofemployment.

This is a permanent full-time position working 35 hour/week. Days of work will includeweekends and will interchange with the other Utility Operators. Additional work will berequired outside of regular hours, including nights, to respond to emergencies.

Please submit your covering letter and resume via e-mail, fax or mail byFriday, January 30, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. to:

Christine Walker, Human Resources ManagerBowen Island Municipality981 Artisan LaneBowen Island, BC V0N 1G2

FAX: 604-947-0193EMAIL: [email protected]: www.bimbc.ca

Members requested for theBIM Economic Development Committee (EDC)

Bowen Island Municipal Council is requesting applications from members of thepublic interested in joining the Bowen Island Municipal Economic DevelopmentCommittee (EDC).

The Committee provides advice to Council on policies and strategic initiatives thatwill further enhance Bowen Island as an ideal business and investment location.Please visit the Committee’s page on the BIM website for more information,including the Terms of Reference:http://bowenisland.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentDisplay.aspx?Id=27837

Those interested in sitting on EDC are asked to fill out an application form:http://bowenisland.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentDisplay.aspx?Id=37770

Please submit your completed application via email, fax or regular mailby Monday, February 2, 2015 at 4:00 p.m. to:

Hope Dallas, Committee ClerkBowen Island Municipality981 Artisan LaneBowen Island, BC V0N 1G2

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Islanders petition against proposed pollinator garden in Crippen Park Meadow

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It was 1903, says Marion Moore, when her father James Collins acquired the contract to come to Bowen Island and clear what is now the meadow in Crippen Park so that the cows belonging to Captain Cates would have a place to graze. The dairy, she says, was down by the old hotel, close to Mannion Bay, and the cows were herded daily from there to the pasture. It was not until 1939, says Moore, that a dairy was built in the meadow alongside a home for the Lister family, who moved in from near Grafton Lake.

“The Union Steamship Company was worried about the Listers’ cows polluting the lake,” says Moore. “Mr. Lister was so overjoyed that they built his family this home and the dairy in the meadow, that he threw a party for the whole community. My brother Roy was there, he remembers it.”

Moore says that the history of the meadow, as some members of the Bowen Agriculture Alliance (BAA) are telling it, is not accurate.

“They seem to be getting their information from Irene Howard’s book, Bowen Island 1872-1972, and some of it is not quite correct,” says Moore. “For example, Terminal Farm did not stretch from the meadow all the way down to Mannion Bay.”

This is just one of the reasons why Moore opposes plans to build a pollinator garden in the Meadow. Since December 9, when BAA presented its proposal to build the garden, and in doing so, honour the

meadow’s agricultural history, people have been voic-ing the importance of the meadow to them and their desire for it to remain unchanged. And now, with just a few weeks remaining in Metro Parks deadline for feedback on the project, a petition is circulating asked for the pollinator garden project to move for-ward in a different location.

Emily van Lidth de Jeude, who created the peti-tion, says that she and others who have expressed concerns about the proposal do not oppose BAA’s work, but they simple want to keep the meadow as the wild space that it currently is.

“Will Husby has spent decades studying the mead-ow, he goes there almost every day and knows what pollinators are living there, what flowers are living there, and about many other species that call the meadow home,” says van Lidth de Jeude. “He’s also worked for Metro Parks and it is clear to him that building a garden would simply disrupt a functioning habitat.”

Husby, in his extensive comments to Metro Parks, states that the proposed plan will in fact significantly reduce the native pollinator habitat in the meadow.

“In my professional opinion,” he writes, “there will be a significant net loss in pollinator habitat, espe-cially nesting sites for bumble bees, solitary bees and wasps and larval food plants for butterflies, moths and beetles.”

Husby also says that the creation of raised beds and a roofed structure would impact habitat for birds (at lease one red-tail hawk hunts mice and voles in the meadow, says Husby).

According to Will Husby, Garter snakes like the ones in the above photo travel to the old foundations in the meadow from all over Bowen to hibernate for the winter.These young snakes were found during the digging of a four-foot deep post hole on the property of John and Josephine Riley.

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Sinking of the HMCS Annapolis on-holdMERIBETH DEENE D I T O R

Last week, the Artificial Reef Society of British Columbia announced its plan to sink the deco-missioned Canadian naval destroyer, the HMCS Annapolis, off of Gambier Island on January 16. As of Monday afternoon, plans for the sinking of the vessel are on hold.

The Save Halkett Bay Marine Park Society issued an injunction against Environment Canada over

the permit it issued to allow the sinking of the ship. Lawyers met in Federal Court, and the Society brought forward test results on the paint on the ship’s hull, and revealed the presence of tributyltins (TBTs), a highly toxic chemical banned from anti-fouling paints in Canada in 2008.

The judge ruled that for now, the HMCS Annapolis must remained moored in its current loca-tion in Long Bay, off Gambier Island.

Lawyers on both sides will return to court to argue the issue further on January 27.

Help get the flock off the rock!

Join the Bowen Island Black Sheep for music, tall tales, souvinirs and a raffle at the Bowen Island Pub, January

24 at 6:30 p.m

Proceeds go to the Sheep’s 2015 trip to

England

Bowen Island Conservancy

Lines that don’t divide: telling talesabout chemicals, animals, and people

Our 2015 Speaker Series commences on January 24th with a presentation by Jay Taylor,Professor of History, Simon Fraser University.Dealing with the problem of pollution in the Salish Sea is particularly difficult becausetoxic substances migrate freely across the Canada-U.S. border, and decisions made onone side of the 49th parallel affect humans and animals on both sides of the line. Jay willprovide a historical overview of the processes that have contributed pollutants to theSalish Sea, and discuss how the border has and has not divided the region chemicallyand politically.

• When: January 24th, at 3:00 pm• Where: The Gallery at Artisan Square

More information about this presentation is available atbowenislandconservancy.org.

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

First Credit Union would like to thank formerDirectorMichael Kaile for his years of service tothe Credit Union’s Board of Directors. Thoughit was with regret that we accepted DirectorKaile’s resignation, we understand that hiscommitment to the Bowen Island Municipalitycouncil will be significant, and we wish him allthe best in his new role. Director Kaile offeredthe highly-valued gift of wisdom and insightthroughout his years of service; we’re sure thatthe Bowen Island community will continue tobenefit from his contributions for years to come.Best wishes, Michael!

WithThanks

Places of Worship WelcomeYou

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Service 10:30 a.m. Sunday School 11:00 a.m.

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MERIBETH DEENE D I T O R

We have a new mayor and council and on Monday evening, they sat in front of a packed coun-cil chamber listening to pleas, explanations, propos-als, and the details of items that have been ongoing, sometimes for years.

They kicked things off on a positive note, by offering their full and unanimous support for the Garden Gateway Project. With no expense to the Bowen taxpayer, this project aims to beautify the entrance to the Cove and create a community gath-ering place.

They heard about what it will take to get things

right and move forward efficiently on the rezoning of the land belonging to the Bowen Island Pub.

They heard about the grant application that seeks funding for the water treatment plant, and that they should consider putting money to clean up big nasty things like docks that wash up on shore every year, into the upcoming annual budget.

In the days following this council meeting, new councillors went to “council school,” to learn more about their job. Following that, they all met to for-mulate a strategic plan for the year.

As I sat through Monday’s meeting, I considered the enormity of the task ahead of our elected offi-cials. I considered the challenges to the task of sim-ply prioritizing, and thought a reminder about one of the best ideas to come out of the election (in my

mind) might be in order:During the All-Candidates meeting, now-coun-

cillor Maureen Nicholson suggested that an unfin-ished business audit should be conducted prior to undertaking any new business.

As excited as I am about new ideas being put on the table, I think moving forward requires us to tie up the many loose ends that are left dangling, year after year, new council after new council.

This council has not professed to be the one that will “get things done.” That’s a good thing, I think. Without such a heavy label hanging over their heads, they might actually succeed in helping this little island make progress on long-held hopes and dreams.

And the work begins...

Dear Editor.

When Carlos and I were looking around BC for a place to establish our business Cocoa West Chocolatier, we went to many a small town. We had a list of criteria that we wanted the town to have, and in some cases to not have. We wanted to estab-lish our business and create a life for ourselves in this new community.

One of those things on our list was a Veterinary Clinic.

It was important to us that our cats could have care when and where they needed it, without having to take them to Vancouver. I have never been more relieved to have a Vet here on Bowen than this win-ter when our affectionate, friendly and wandering cat, got into the wrong yard wanting to play with the wrong dogs.

This brief encounter with the dogs resulted in a two time near death experience. Once in the jaws of the dogs, and a second time when we thought we would have to put him down from his injuries. Zipper spent many days in the care of the clinic and improved enough to come home. however his front left limb, never recovered and ultimately had to be amputated.

If you saw last week’s ‘Pet of The Week’ you would have met Dr. Zipper. He has many friends and fans in Artisan Square and on Bowen Island, and you’ll be pleased to know he is doing well.

My point here is, that I am grateful to have a Veterinary Clinic here on island. Without that clin-ic, there would be no Cocoa West Chocolatier on Bowen. Imagine that! Be sure to thank Dr. Alistair Westcott next time you see him, for establishing and persevering with a Veterinary Clinic here on island.

Sincerely,Joanne MogridgeCocoa West Chocolatier

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KIP ANASTASIOUS C I E N C E

I recently viewed the movie, The Imitation Game, based on Alan Turing’s life and his code cracking work during World War II. Some people who actu-ally worked at the code breaking center, Blechley Park during the war, felt it was a pretty good rep-resentation of what actually happened and how the German codes were broken. That resulted in the loss of almost 800 U-boats and more than16,000 German submariners. It would have been very distracting to portray Turing as he really was, and even his girl-friend, Joan. Read on.

From a teacher’s point of view, there can’t be a more unlikely hero than the unruly, slovenly, inatten-tive, copy blotting Alan Turing as a child. However outrageous his behavior may have been, there were teachers who recognized the potential of this young genius and by the time he completed his secondary school, he was certainly an academic and a sports hero. Today, he is recognized as Sherborne School’s, most illustrious and heroic graduate. He has been recognized as one of the 100 most important Britons of all time.

So how did Alan Turing get from slovenly trou-blesome kid to school hero and eventually hero of the world? Well, the school began to take notice when they returned from an excursion to find that Turing had constructed a working Foucault pendu-lum hanging in a stairwell. They had already found that Turing, always definite loner, was a talented long distance runner. It is true that his constant mathema-tizing got on the nerves of at least one of his classics teachers who exclaimed, “I smell mathematics in this room, someone get me some disinfectant!” And he was quite serious. However, as Turing’s incredible genius began to show, the attitude changed from dis-gust to admiration and from concern to praise.

Part of this change was a result of a change in Turing. A new student arrived, a brilliant student, somebody Turing found he could admire and want to befriend. He was a year ahead of Turing and he was very talented in mathematics, and as a matter of fact, in everything else including clean-cut appear-ance. Turing cleaned up his act (never in his life, fully – even in adulthood he often kept his trousers up with a string!) and tried his best to emulate his per-fect friend, Christopher Morcom. Turing’s dress and behavior became almost acceptable.

In his graduating year, Morcom was accepted as a student at Cambridge University. Turing applied and he was almost accepted at Cambridge, even though he was a year away from graduating from second-ary school! He wanted to be with the very smart and very cool Morcom.

Unknown to Turing, his hero was suffering from a nasty form of tuberculosis, which Morcom had contracted from cow’s milk as an infant. In his last term at Sherborne, Morcom suddenly died, to leave a totally distraught family and friend, Turing. As you can imagine, Morcom, or as Turing described it, his spirit, remained with Turing for the rest of his life.

In 1936, our hero was 24 and lying in the grass after a long run. He had completed a brilliant, but lonely career at Cambridge and was now a fel-low. Turing’s dance with destiny began here, lying exhausted, when he decided to tackle the remaining problem posed by the great German mathematician David Hilbert in the year 1900. The problem dealt with decidability: does there exist an algorithm (look it up) that decides the validity of any first order for-mula? Have I lost you? Well maybe, because, except for a very small minority of you, it will not be an every day question and it really doesn’t matter to the likes of us. (It does matter to very high-flying mathematicians who deal in first order logic.) What does matter to us is that in the process of answering this question, Turing proposed a series of machines: Turing Machines, each of which would solve one aspect of the question through a single algorithm. He then proposed a machine, the Universal Turing Machine, which was capable of analyzing the results of all the Turing Machines. How each of them would function was described in detail and all were a figment of Alan Turing’s wonderful imagination. Though never built, the Universal Turing Machine is

recognized by a large majority of computer scientists as the progenitor of the modern computer including the binary system.

Did the world roar with applause when the article was published? Not quite. Only two mathemati-cians asked for copies of the paper, and one was a guy Turing worked with at Cambridge. It did get the attention of a mathematician who suggested that Turing should pursue a PhD at Princeton Universty in the US. This he did, and in 2 years, he completed it and got seriously interested in deciphering codes.

Back in Cambridge, it was now 1938 and war clouds were visible to all who would see. Turing was asked to join a course in code decryption in his spare time. He was fascinated and soon became, at age 26, a leader. The war began for Britain on September 3, 1939 and on September 4, Turing was on a train with his group of code breakers disguised as ‘Captain Ridley’s hunting party’, to the wartime decryption center at Blechley Park north of London.

Here he took on the most difficult task, decod-ing the German Naval Enigma code version, which the Nazi’s used to communicate with their U-boats. This code was so complicated that it was consid-ered unbreakable. Turing accepted the challenge and soon, after incredibly complicated approaches, was successful in cracking the code (and then each time the code was made even more complicated). This allowed us to know just where the U-boats were situ-ated in the Atlantic. The hunters became the hunted. Allied shipping losses dropped almost immediately but right to the end of the war the Germans couldn’t believe that the code could be cracked. They lost 793 U-boats but they suspected spies! Turing secretly became a huge hero within the service and was, very secretly, awarded the Order of the British Empire after the war.

Turing did all this, but he was a pretty strange character, still holding his trousers up with a string and wearing his pajamas under his sports coat. He also was a bit paranoid and locked his coffee mug to a radiator. He also refused to fix his bike chain (so no one would want to steal his bike). He would count the revolutions until the chain was ready to come off, stop and adjust the chain, over and over again. When he thought that the German’s would invade Britain, he took all of his savings out of the bank, converted them to silver bars and, in front of the local villagers, rolled them into the woods in an old baby buggy and buried them. Years later, 3 times (!) he tried to find them, and strangely enough, they weren’t there. His odd burying behavior alerted the police who took him into custody, but they had a special number to call if any of the Blechley Hall people came to their attention. It was Winston Churchill’s office. Turing was released very politely.

After the war, Alan Turing figured in the develop-ment of several early and very large versions of com-puters. His ideas led him to be on BBC radio discuss-ing his, later to be justified but at the time a bit crazy ideas, particularly about artificial intelligence (AI). He proposed the Turing Test for AI and predicted that a computer would pass the test in 50 years. In this, he was wrong. Now in his 30’s, Turing was still a marathoner, running 20 miles or more to meet-ings and was preparing for the Olympics (his time was within a few minutes of Olympic Gold) when he tripped and permanently injured himself.

He was very much a loner, though he did settle down and actually bought a house. Turing was also gay. At the time, however, the laws against homo-sexuality were brutal. (The same laws that sent Oscar Wilde to prison in the 1800’s.) When he called police to investigate a break-in, they instead, arrested him for homosexual activities. In court, he chose chemi-cal castration over jail time.

He felt that the treatment had destroyed his abil-ity to think at the same level as before, and at the age of just 41, Alan Turing took his own life by biting into an apple laced with cyanide. What great things might have come from that marvelous mind in the life of which he was deprived. The anti-gay laws were repealed in 1967 but it wasn’t until the mid 70’s when the veil of secrecy over Turing’s World War II hero-ism was lifted. If he didn’t win the war, he at least shortened it.

No, the Apple Computer logo – the apple with a bite out of it - is not a nod to Turing …… or so they say.

Alan Turing: The Architect of the Modern Computer

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Dear Editor,

Nowadays, Transportation Minister Todd Stone’s talk about making the tough decisions with B.C. Ferries is taking on a new tone. He is trying to score political points by pretending after the fact to listen to previous public outcry for manage-ment structure review. Funniest thing is he “acknowledges” having no absolute power over CEO Mr. Corrigan. Is this really the case? Are we that gullible?

In his recent comments to media, Minister Stone said: The single greatest challenge we have with making any changes to the current

structure relates to debt. B.C. Ferries’ debt based on the current structure is not rolled up on the province’s bottom line. If that debt was on our bottom line it would very potentially impact our credit rating and drive up borrowing costs, that means less money for health care, education and indeed ferry investments.

That’s part of the quandary that we find ourselves in.This carefully crafted new spin by Minister Stone is meant simply to silence

coastal communities by claiming there is no way that our marine highway system can ever be returned to the provincial fold.

Please do the sensible thing, Minister Stone, and take over B.C. Ferries; then you can be fairly judged in being responsible for your ministry’s bottom line.

Andrew Pietrow

Minister Stone’s spin

MAUREEN SAWASYU N D E R C U R R E N T H I S T O R I A N

25 years ago in the Undercurrent

• The Liverpool Daily Post & Echo was announced as the new owner of The Undercurrent. The company had also purchased the West Ender and the East Ender, both Vancouver-based weekly papers. The previous owner and owner of Vanpress Ltd., Eric Cardwell, will work in an advi-sory role with the Liverpool Daily Post & Echo.

• Bowen Island commuters were without ferry service for half a day when the Howe Sound Queen experience a problem with its hydraulic steer-ing. The ferry stayed over on Bowen Monday night after trouble started earlier that evening. Some commuters managed to get to Horseshoe Bay by using the Apodaca, while two water taxis owned by B.C. Ferries were used throughout the morning until the ferry was running again just after noon.

20 years ago in the Undercurrent

• The headline in the January 13, 1995 issue of The Undercurrent read, “Ferry fare hike raising hackles.” The article went on to explain that the cost for a single adult ticket on the ferry jumped 25 cents, meaning a driver or passenger now paid $4.25 (return). The cost of frequent com-muters who buy their tickets in prepaid packages of ten jumped from $107.70 to $115.20, including driver and average sized vehicle. ( a cost of $11.52 per return trip).

15 years ago in the Undercurrent

• The rebuilding plans for the Snug Cove Ferry dock were put on hold until the fall, in order to protect the heron colony near the terminal. The delay would mean a slower ferry ride, as the rotting wing walls demand the vessel slow down while docking. The 30 year-old wing walls – designed to bring the ferry to rest and hold it in position so vehicles can pass safely over the loading ramp – had moved several feet from their original position. This evidence was based on “verbal assessments and visual inspections” by the ship’s masters, he says.

10 years ago in the Undercurrent

• Surplus lands were given the green light to become the property of the Bowen Island Municipality. Council negotiated with the GVRD for the sale of 38 acres of land, located in and around Sung Cove, for approxi-mately $2 million. Council also set a date for a referendum – April 30 – for residents to vote on whether they approve the purchase. These sur-plus lands were seen as a necessary acquisition as the municipality grew, and the potential need for civic buildings came into view.

• The Bowen Island Municipality received a $250,000 grant from the provincial Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women’s services to purchase two works yard properties on Mount Gardner, currently owned by the Ministry of Transportation and the British Columbia Buildings Corporation.

This week in Undercurrent history

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A few years ago, Kate Coffey, a long-time Bowen resident and commuter developed a hankering. She had a stellar career in the investment manage-ment field, a calendar filled with social commit-ments including frequent connections with friends and family, a sweet apartment in the city and a cozy home on Bowen. Yet, something was driving her in an entirely different direction, some might say, on a quest.

What Kate has come to call her “mid life enlight-enment” began after she chucked her job, sold her apartment and set off for a year-long excursion that would take her to eight countries and three conti-nents. Among the many highlights were her vol-unteer stints in Nepal and Bangladesh. There she focused her time and expertise working for five months at the Spinal Injury Rehabilitation in Kavre, Nepal and two months in rural Bangladesh for BRAC, the world’s largest NGO with an impressive track record of alleviating poverty through the appli-cation of micro financing.

Having this opportunity, says Kate, was a “privilege and a revelation” from which she gained immensely, and far beyond the value of her own contribution. In Nepal she was repeatedly humbled by the “moral enthusiasm” of people helping people despite scarce resources, harsh conditions and the endless need to overcome formidable challenges. She was inspired by the quiet determination and fortitude of poor rural women in Bangladesh, who, despite appalling situ-ations, persevere to create a better world for their children and their children’s children. Witnessing this, said Kate, “takes in joyful hope to a whole other level and reminds me to be grateful and not take for granted the opportunities life has presented to me.”

There’s no doubt that Kate’s 12 months away was an “epic year” for her. She admits to an “air of quiet excitement” about her future. She uses the word “blessed” when talking about how fortunate she was to meet, spend time and work with people from diverse cultures. She feels indebted to them for sup-porting her on her journey.

To continue in service to those who have helped her recognize her true essence and find clarity in her search for meaning, Kate is presenting Telling a Story – Living and Working in Bangladesh on Sunday, January 18, from 2 pm – 4 pm at the Gallery @ Artisan Square.

The talk and slide show is a fundraiser in aid of the Poor Patient Fund at the Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre (SIRC) and will include presentation by Dr. Peter Wing and Dr. Claire Weeks, also residents of Bowen and longtime supporters of SIRC. The cost for admission is $15 and tickets are available at Phoenix and at the door. The afternoon includes delicious Nepali snacks and chai. Everyone is welcome.

To learn more about Kate’s adventure, you can read her blog online at bowen2bangledesh.word-press.com.

A little change leads to an enriched life

Top: Ram (Centre) at Namobuddha Monastery prior to departure for his Wheelchair Yaatra, a journey of 366 km.Bottom: Kate Coffey says goodbye to friends in Bangladesh.Kate Coffey, photos

Eleven members of the Bowen Island Cub Pack as well as two Scout leaders (Euan Sinclair and Bronwyn Guiton) spent last weekend at the Scout Cabin at Hollyburn. Seven parents and one sibling also joined the fun: hiking, tobogganing, made smores and sang round a camp fire, found wolf prints, played snowballs and made snow caves. The cubs were working on their winter cubbing badge as well as hiking, trail craft and camping badges.Bowen Island Cubs, photo

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I began January 2015 in the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve enjoying the surprisingly warm and sunny weather. (Nine degrees on January 2!) The Pacific Ocean lapped gently at my feet while I watched surfers in wetsuits further out. From Ucluelet, I walked along Wickaninnish Beach, Long Beach, and Chesterman Beach on the way to Tofino.

My first forest visit took me through the Bog

Forest where stunted trunks and limbs struggle upward from their humid roots. Against the blue skies, some parched dead trees soared in contrast to the lush dense sphagnum moss below.

My second National Park Forest wander was along the Rainforest Trail, an awe of green. Here ancient cedars and hemlocks grew from a maze of roots, branches were pulled down by lichen’s weight, and clumps of moss grew on trees’ bark from bottom to top. What a jewel in humidity! As I walked along the raw-milled boardwalk, the only sound I heard was

from my Dayton boots.I ate in two recom-

mended restaurants: Shelter and The Wolf in the Fog. Both were great.

Wolf in the Fog earned one of enRoute Magazine’s top 10 new restaurants in Canada 2014. Pine-infused gin mixed with lime and garden mint, crowned with frothy egg white in an antique cocktail glass made up my White Pine Cove cocktail. Delicious! For my appetizer, I enjoyed a potato-crusted oyster garnished with apple and truffle.

At Shelter I ordered fresh lingcod fish and chips, crisp and light, served with a yummy homemade tartar sauce. A cold craft beer was a perfect pairing. I dined at dusk, enjoying the view of Meares Island in Grice Bay from the heated deck.

T’was a happy New Year start for me.

From one Island to another Tofino trip makes a happy start to the New Year

The boardwalk of the lush Rainforest Trail.Becky Dawson, photo

BOWEN ISLAND GARDEN CLUBS U B M I S S I O N

On January 19th, 2015 the Bowen Island Garden Club welcomes Janis Matson who will give a presentation on ground covers and vines. Janis is the owner and operator of Shoreline Landscape Design Ltd. in Vancouver, BC. Janis has a diplo-ma in landscape and horticultural design, and a floral design and arborist cer-tificate and extensive experience working in the landscaping business. She is also an educator in the horticultural apprenticeship program at Kwantlen Polytechnic University and an instructor at Van Dusen Botanical Gardens. Her presentation will focus on the many uses of vines and ground covers. She will introduce us to the many design possibilities that these types of plants can help us achieve in our gardens. She will touch on what plants to pick for a desired effect, for particular spaces and for problem areas in a garden. And lastly, she will discuss the man-agement of these plants, their growth patterns and pruning requirements.

Please join us at the Gallery at Artisan Square on January 19th at 1 PM. Everyone is welcome.

Ground covers and vines: The practical and the diverse

TELLING A STORYLIVING AND WORKING INNEPAL AND BANGLADESHIn November 2013, Kate Coffey quit her well-paying job andset off on a quest to reshape her life, apply her skills thatwould feed her soul a little better and make her life a tad moresatisfying.

This is the story of Kate’s 5-month stay at the Spinal InjuryRehabilitation Centre in Kavre Nepal, as well as her 2-monthstay in rural Bangladesh working at microfinance with BRAC.

Blog: www.bowen2bangladesh.wordpress.com

FUNDRAISERPOOR PATIENT FUNDThe afternoon’s presentation is also a Fundraiser for the PoorPatient Fund at the Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre.

Website: www.sirc.org.np

SundayJanuary 18 2015

2pm to 4pm

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Tickets:$15 at Phoenix

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Telling a Storyand Fundraiser

In aid of thePoor Patient Fund

PRESENTED BY:Kate CoffeyDr. Peter WingDr. Claire Weeks

SpiNepal Website:http://spinepal.med.ubc.ca

QUESTIONS?Email: [email protected]

The story of Kate Coffey’s 5-month stay at the

Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre in Kavre Nepal,

as well as her 2-month stay in rural Bangladesh

working at microfinance with BRAC.

Blog: www.bowen2bangladesh.wordpress.com

Tickets:$15 at Phoenix

(Including Nepali Snacks & Chai)

SundayJanuary 18 2015

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Do you know someone with “the courage to come back”?

MARTHA PERKINSG L A C I E R M E D I A

As a member of one of Vancouver’s most philan-thropic families, Lorne Segal has been to a lot of fun-draising galas. But when he went to his first Courage to Come Back awards night, he couldn’t figure out why there was a box of Kleenex on the table.

And then he heard the recipients’ acceptance speeches.

“I quickly realized that the power of the stories told could move anyone to tears and I was wit-nesses the miracles of everyday life,” he said at the launch of this year’s award nominations. “[These] are people whose daily example makes us walk a little bit taller on our own path, and try just a bit harder to overcome our own difficulties. They demonstrate extraordinary character facing challenges most of us can’t even imagine.”

He was so impressed by the stories “of triumph and courage” that he’s chaired the awards for the past 10 years. And Coast Mental Health, which sponsors the awards, was so impressed by Segal’s stewardship of its most important fundraiser that it nominated him for the Order of British Columbia, which he received last fall.

The Courage awards honour BC residents in six categories: mental health, physical rehabilita-tion, medical, addiction, social adversity and youth. Nominations are open until February 13 and the gala, which has raised $13 million over its 17 years, will be on May 7.

“Examples of inspiration and strength are all around us if we have the eyes to see. Look around you and see the person [to nominate],” Segal says.

“It really did change my life. A new world opened up to me,” says Sandra Yuen McKay, a 2012 Courage recipient.

She “started from a very dark place,” having to deal with periods of psychosis, hallucinations and episodes of delusions for much of her life. And while she has enjoyed many successes as an art-ist and author (My Schizophrenic Life: The Road to Recovery from Mental Illness), “mental illness doesn’t just disappear.” It’s something she has to deal with constantly with the support of friends, family and Coast.

She sees the Courage awards as “a sign of hope to others that the unattainable can be attainable.”

“The award gave me the courage to keep mov-ing forward and fight the fight every day,” says Joe Calendino, a former “full patch” Hells Angel and drug addict who now helps young people stay off the path of personal destruction.

Last year, as he sat listening to the other recipi-ents’ stories, he, like Segal, was “amazed by the spirit and generosity that filled the room and the sense of hope.”

Coast’s executive director Darrell Burnham says that before the awards were introduced 17 years ago, not many people in Vancouver were talking about mental illness and what can be done to help people get their lives back. “Courage has allowed us all to have these conversations.”

Nomination forms are available at every Scotiabank branch in British Columbia. You can also go to CourageToComeBack.ca or phone 1-877-602-6278 for details. The deadline is February 13.

Former gang member and Courage to Come Back award recipient Joe Calendino is one of the people who amazes and inspires Vancouver philanthropist Lorne Segal, who chairs the annual gala for Coast Mental Health. Martha Perkins photo

Woodfibre LNG Limited (WLNG, or Proponent) is proposing the development and operation of a liquefied natural gas (LNG) production facility and floating LNG storage at the former Woodfibre Pulp and Paper Mill site (Project site) near Squamish, British Columbia (BC).

The Woodfibre LNG Project (Project) comprises construction and operation of a gas processing and liquefaction facility to produce approximately 2.1 million metric tonnes per annum of LNG, associated storage capacity of 250,000 m3, and export infrastructure.

The proposed Project is subject to review under British Columbia’s Environmental Assessment Act and the Canadian Environmental Assessment Act.

The Proponent has now submitted its application (Application) to obtain an Environmental Assessment Certificate.

In order to provide information to the public about the Application, and to receive comments from the public, the Environmental Assessment Office of British Columbia (EAO) invites the public to attend an Open House. Open Houses are scheduled as follows:

SQUAMISHWednesday, January 28, 20154:00 pm to 8:00 pmCN Roundhouse & Convention Centre 39645 Government Road, Squamish

DISTRICT OF WEST VANCOUVERThursday, January 29, 20155:00 pm to 9:00 pmCaulfeild Elementary School 4685 Keith Road, West Vancouver

BOWEN ISLANDFriday, January 30, 20154:00 pm to 8:00 pmBowen Island Community School 1041 Mt. Gardner Road, Bowen Island

Environmental Assessment of the Proposed Woodfibre LNG Project, Squamish, BC

Open House and Invitation to Comment

The intention of seeking public comments is to ensure that all potential effects —environmental, social, heritage and health — that might result from the proposed Project are identified for consideration as part of the assessment process.

There are 45 days for the submission of comments by the public in relation to the Application. The comment period will begin on January 22, 2015 and end on March 9, 2015. All comments received during this comment period will be considered.

EAO accepts public comments through the following ways:

By Online Form:  http://www.eao.gov.bc.caBy Mail: Environmental Assessment Office PO Box 9426 Stn Prov Govt Victoria BC V8W 9V1By Fax:  250-387-0230

An electronic copy of the Application and information regarding the environmental assessment process will be available at www.eao.gov.bc.ca as of January 12, 2015. Copies of the Application will also be available for viewing at these locations:

• Woodfibre LNG Fortis BC Community Office, 38134 Cleveland Avenue, Squamish, BC• Squamish Public Library, 37907 2 Avenue, Squamish, BC• Squamish Municipal Hall, 37955 2 Avenue, Squamish, BC• Bowen Island Library, 430 Bowen Trunk Road, Bowen Island, BC• West Vancouver Memorial Library, 1950 Marine Drive, West Vancouver, BC• West Vancouver Municipal Hall, 750 17 Street, West Vancouver, BC

NOTE: All submissions received by EAO during the comment period in relation to the proposed Project are considered public and will be posted to the EAO website.

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On the morning of Thursday, January 8, I held a vigil in Snug Cove in honour of the people killed in the Wednesday attacks in Paris. It was just me on that very cold morning, and my little sign, “not afraid.”

In Paris on Wednesday night, people held up beautiful lighted panels that spelled out the phrase “not afraid.” At the Vancouver vigil, there were smaller signs saying the same thing. I have always felt this way about terrorism and its perpetrators, and I wanted to make the same statement at my vigil.

Terrorists want us be terrorized, thus their name. I feel that we must not be. By refusing to be, we strip the perpetrators of their power. Don’t even use the word. Call them what they are. Use the word, ”murderers” instead.

Why do some young men take this destructive path? The two brothers in Paris had been abandoned as children and lived in poverty. Poverty in itself is dreadful, but a more dire result is the disengagement of the poor from society. An us/them, class-war mentality arises, quaint as that idea seems to us egalitarian

Canadians. France, one of the richest countries in world, has not done the best job of integrating immigrants into its society and must do better to give hope and better opportunities to all its citizens.

Bowen Island is surely one of the most

privileged places on the planet. Our immense

good fortune behooves us to look beyond our

gentle shores to the world at large.

Bowen Island is surely one of the most privileged places on the planet. Our immense good fortune behooves us to look beyond our gentle shores to the world at large. We have a responsibility to the greater good. If you feel moved to do something, here are some suggestions.

To help stop home-grown radicalization, take action to help local impoverished immigrant families in the Lower Mainland. Check out the Mom 2 Mom Child Poverty Initiative (m2mchar-

ity.ca) and the Vancouver Sun Adopt-a-School program (vansunkidsfund.ca). You can donate and/or volunteer to help vulnerable kids get a good education and basic resources and feel that someone cares.

Refuse to be afraid. Do not utter the “t-----“ word. Don’t let politicians stoke your fear. Contact our MP (John Weston) and MLA ( Jordan Sturdy) to instead request better govern-ment funding for social services and mental health programs. Tell the media to stop their incessant coverage of brutal groups and relent-less replays of men about to be beheaded and psychopaths shooting off weapons and ranting about their violent ideology.

Remember that we live in a world far bet-ter than ever in the history of humanity, and that even the radicalized will eventually become modernized. Read “The Better Angels of our Nature” by Stephen Pinker for the good news. In the meantime, be not afraid.

Sheena Ashdown in front of the Bowen Island Cenotaph.Tina Overbury, photo

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Legion Dinner Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner served at 6:30

Free Hearing Tests Contact Colleen O’Neil at Caring Circle to make an appointment 604-947-9100

SATURDAY JANUARY 17Free Nia dance class

Bowen Island Teen Centre/Family Place at 6:30 p.m.

Crippen Stewardship Group Weed Warriors 10 a.m. - 1p.m. We will meet by the bridge at the mouth of Davie’s Creek (at nearby picnic table in field). Everyone welcome. Tools and gloves provided. Dress for the weather and bring your water supply.

SUNDAY JANUARY 18Telling a Story – Living and Working in

Bangladesh, a fundraiser in aid of the Poor Patient Fund at the Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre (SIRC) 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. at the Gallery at Artisan Square $15 admission, at the door or tickets at Phoenix

MONDAY JANUARY 19Seniors Keeping Young (SKY)

Exercises start at 9 a.m. Speaker 10 a.m. Mel Belluck: how to prevent falls 11 a.m. Senior’s Yoga TUESDAY JANUARY 20

AA Meeting Collins Hall 7:15 p.m.

WEDNESDAY JANUARY 21Knitting Circle

1 - 4 p.m. Bowen Court - All levels welcome!

THURSDAY JANUARY 22Duplicate Bridge @ Bowen Court

Call Irene @ 2955

UPCOMING

FRIDAY JANUARY 23Robbie Burns Dinner at the Legion

Tickets $20

SATURDAY JANUARY 16Bowen Island Conservancy Speakers Series

Jay Taylor, Professor of History at SFU talks about cross-border pollution in the Salish Sea 3 p.m. at the Gallery at Artisan Square

MONDAY JANUARY 19Ground covers and vines

The Bowen Island Garden Club welcomes Janis Matson of Shoreline Landscape Design 1 p.m. at the Gallery at Artisan Square

SATURDAY JANUARY 24

Black Sheep Morris dancers UK dance tour extravaganza The Bowen Pub starting at 6:30 p.m

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

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He says that the foundations of the former dairy, where the pol-linator garden is proposed, act as a Hibernaculum for the island’s garter snakes – who are important predators for slugs, insect and mice. Husby says that using the site for gardening and as a gathering space for people would likely have a negative impact on local garter snake populations.

For others, the plan to build in the meadow is more emotional. Rosie Montgomery, who is a member of the BAA, says she stated her outright oppo-sition to this project when it was first proposed and was shocked to hear that it was still on the table in December.

“This piece of land has been main-tained as a meadow, and we love it. It is our village green, and that’s it,” says Montgomery. “With six weeks, starting just before Christmas, to comment on this, when other members of BAA have been working on it for years, well it feels like we are being railroaded.”

In response, Michelle Pentz-Glave, the board president of BAA and the driv-ing force behind the pollinator garden idea says that after five years of work and research, it is clear to her that the mead-ow is definitely the best place for such an initiative.

“The point is not necessarily about attracting native pollinators but to edu-cate about them, and to create a com-munity gathering space,” says Pentz-Glave. “We’ve commissioned a sub-stantial study, and Metro Vancouver has come out with its biologists. The conclusions of both of these were that we wouldn’t be negatively impacting

any endangered species through this project. Any time you do anything, there is something that’s going to be impacted, but this is a very modest project, and I’m not sure that people realize that this is only 0.7 of an acre. You could fit two or three of the pro-posed demonstration gardens in the dog park.”

Pentz-Glave says that an apprecia-tion for the beauty of the meadow is the driving force behind the desire to build something there.

“We feel the pollinator garden would only enhance the meadow,” she says. “Plus, it is already a desti-nation. It is within walking distance of Bowen’s three learning centres, as well as BIRD, Bihora, and the Knick Knack Nook. The other thing is, that it is Agricultural Reserve Land, and we would like to honour that and the site’s agricultural history, even if it is only symbolically.”

Pentz-Glave says that within the next few weeks she will be contacting stakeholders and community groups to explain the project again, and remind them to make their comments to Metro Parks prior to the January 30th feedback deadline.

“The only outcome that would really disappoint me would be if only the loudest voices were heard on this issue,” says Pentz-Glave. “There might be a lot of people who don’t have the time or the energy or who simple don’t want to get caught in the middle, and who are holding back from saying any-thing for those reasons, but I am hop-ing people will take the time and tell Metro Vancouver what they want.”

Proposal for meadow sparks petition

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Top: Chum eggs in placed in a tray in the hatchery.Right: Rob Bell-Irving holding Chum salmon eggs.Below right: An educational display tool showing the lifecycle of salmon. After roughly 100 days the original eggs become fry, and are “ponded” in the hatchery water troughs.Bottom: Bowen Island Streamkeepers from left, Jlonka Bally-Brown, Martin Clarke, Mike von Zuben, Anne Franc de Ferrier, Rob Bell-Irving, Tim Pardee, Roger Milsted, Andre ChollatDebra Stringfellow, photos

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On Monday, Rob Bell-Irving, the Community Advisor with the Department of Fisheries and Oceans, brought 100,000 eyed chum salmon eggs

to the Bowen Island Hatchery. These eggs will have developed into fry by sometime in March, and will likely be released into the Lagoon in April and May. They will have left for ocean within three days.

The Bowen Island Fish and Wildlife Club expects the annual shipment of coho eggs to come to Bowen within the next few weeks.

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