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Colleen O’Neil has beenworking to build betterhealth-care support as part oftheMedical Clinic Society onBowen.She sees a dire need for a
health centre so that island-ers don’t have to leave theisland when they feel leastlike commuting into town
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FRIDAYJANUARY 22, 2016
VOL . 4 2 , NO . 5 1
Adventures at seaAn “old sailor”recounts his tale
It’s not a typo . . .How to make a beet burger
Keeping afloatWhat’s going on with the ferry?
Amanda Ockeloen demonstrates how to use an AED (Automated External Defibrillator) on a practice dummywhile student Becky Underdown looks on. photo Louise Loik
see Collaborative PAGE 8see Time PAGE 8
Program aimsto bring AEDsto communityAMANDA OCKELOENCONTRIBUTING WRITER
Sudden cardiac arrest can strike anywhere, and it can hap-pen to anyone at any time: shopping in the Cove, sitting in theferry line up, reading a book at home.The Rotary Club of Bowen Island has initiated a program
named Jump Start that plans to site Automatic External De-fibrillators, AEDs, at many points around the island where thepublic will be able to access one when needed. The rotary willalso be supporting the basic training sessions so that anyonesituated near an AED knows how to give CPR and use an AEDto help a heart attack victim.How prepared are you to deal with sudden cardiac arrest?
Many people rely on a first-aid attendant, paramedic, staffmember, or bystander to perform CPR (cardiopulmonaryresuscitation) until emergency medical services arrive at thescene. Combined with CPR, using an AED may increase thelikelihood of saving a person’s life over CPR alone.This is something very close to my heart as I grew up in a
family of first responders. My mum, Pam Still, was a para-medic, and my pops, Alan Still, was a paramedic and fire chieffor many years on Bowen. The pager always seemed to go offright when my mum started frying onions for supper. I was leftstirring and adding ingredients until they came home. It trulywas very exciting, and I was so proud.It was inevitable that I would join the ranks of paramedics,
and then after seven or so years, steer into a calmer directionteaching first aid and how to use AEDs.An AED is a small, portable, and easy-to-use device that
assesses the heart of a person in cardiac arrest for a shockablerhythm. If a rhythm is detected, the helper is instructed topress a button to deliver a shock, or series of shocks, to thevictim’s heart to allow it to return to a normal rhythm. If noshockable rhythm is detected, no shock can be given, and thehelper must continue CPR until medical help arrives.Sudden cardiac arrest occurs when the heart unexpectedly
stops beating effectively. It is a major cause of death in Canada.Differing from a heart attack that is something you are con-scious with and experiencing, sudden cardiac arrest means novital signs are detected and the heart no longer pumps bloodto the brain. Without the oxygen and nutrients supplied by theblood, brain cells begin to die within minutes and death soonfollows. CPR can maintain oxygenation and blood circulation,
More than bike trails for local healthLOUISE LOIKEDITOR
for health services. O’Neil isflabbergasted that it wouldappear to Vancouver CoastalHealth that we are well-servedon Bowen when it comes tomedical services as a result oftheir own survey “MyHealth,My Community.”“However, we went in depth
and drilled down into theirresults with a 39-page survey.Our survey showed that while
85 per cent of us have a GP,(general practitioner or familydoctor) only 32 per cent usea GP on the island. It wouldseem like we are well-servedhere, but we are not.”She adds: “The fact that
somany people are going offisland for medical attentionis what prompted us to lookmore closely at howwe gethealth care.”
O’Neil says that the highlevel of engagement in both theVCH survey and the locallycreated survey indicates thatpeople consider the topic to beimportant enough to completetime-consuming surveys.While the VCH survey
shows that we get lots of exer-cise, eat well, and have a high
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SEPT. 11,
VOL . 4 2 ,
The NDP’s Larry Koopman
Tommy Douglas’s legacy
resonates
stronglywith federal c
andidate
A salute to Cpt. Richards
Allie Drake visits with a descend
ent of
the man who gave Bowenits name
Fall intoautumn
Community groups,from soccer
SKY to choir, are starting
new
It’s stilltoo
dry to lift
ban, water
restrictions
Ah, thejoys of
the first day of scho
ol! Two friendsgreet ea
ch other inthe playgro
und on Tuesdaymorning
as BICS
rings ina new school
year. More photos
on page 3. Martha Perkins p
hotos
It’s not‘the Bowen way’ to have campaign signs
MARTHA PERKINS
E D I T O R
In 1999, a group of people
running for a
seat on Bowen Island’s first-ever m
unicipal
council got togeth
er at DocMorgan’s. S
ince
municipal elections w
ere new here, they
wanted to come up with certain etiquettes.
“We agreedwe would
n’t have signs,” say
s
Alison Morse, whowas at th
e meeting (and
has beena success
ful candidate in every
municipal election since the
n.) “We didn’t
want to litter the la
ndscape.”
Continued page 7
MARTHA PERKINS
E D I T O R
The drought might be ov
er bu
mean the risk of forest fi
res is.
“It’s still incredibly
dry out th
Fire Chief Ian Thompson said o
ing. “Even this rain
hasn’t done
With a return to summer-like
casted for later this week,
he’s ke
island’s fire restric
tions in place
While you can have a barbecue
property,no campfires or
charco
becues are allowed
in public places.
Thompson will reassess the si
and, until then, he
reminds islan
are no backyard clearings
and b
October15.
And it’s not yet time to give
y
a good power wash.
The water restricti
ons in the K
and Bluewater neighbo
urhoods
Public works super
indentent B
recent rains have h
ad a negligible
wells thatare 500 fe
et belowgro
Up until August 26 thi
s summ
8mm of rain. Between August 2
104.5mm, and another 10 or so m
the first few days of S
eptember.
“It will take a lot m
ore rain to
in the municipal wells, Robi
nso
All otherresidents
on munici
are recommended to conser
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Causewaywill be clo
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Saturdaymorning fro
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the RBCGranfond
o Whistler. As
bound lanes of the U
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Horseshoe Bay to T
aylor Way wil
to 9:30am. Traffic w
ill be reroute
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FRIDAYSEPT. 4, 2015VOL . 4 2 , NO . 3 2
Bowfest, Bowfest, Bowfest!Parade page 3; Logger Games page 6;
Bowfest page 12; Run page 7Meet the Green candidateKen Melamed wants people to vote for
their values, not as strategy to oust MP
Get artyBowen Island recreation teams up with
arts council on exciting fall program
There was a lot of brawn on display at Bowfest’s Logger Games, and not just among the male competitors. Women such as
Alicia Hoppenrath (who created a new yoga move called The Axe Throw) thrilled hundreds of spectators with their strength
and determination to win. Story on page 6; more photos and video online at BowenIslandUndercurrent.com. Martha Perkins photo
MARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R
The Bowen Island RCMP are investigating
two attempted break and enters and one break
and enter which have led them to believe that
the culprit(s) have familiarity with the neigh-
bourhoods.One was on Dorman Road. The owners
were away for a few days and the suspect
attempted, but failed, to gain access by forcing
open a rear door.No entry was gained during an attempt
on Hummingbird Lane, either. Although the
property might have appeared vacant, the
suspect was scared away from trying to open
a lever-operated window when the owner
turned the lights on.In the third incident, the suspect cut
through the screen of a window that was left
open to gain access to a home on David Road
that, once again, appeared vacant. The suspect
had rummaged through the master bedroom,
opening drawers, but was scared away by resi-
dent’s dog.The RCMP says two of these incidents
occurred after midnight and access was via
the rear of the residence.Tips on deterring theftsThe RCMP reminds residents to walk
around their homes to assess ‘weak points’
during the day and in the evening.Look for objects that might be used for
access such as ladders, stumps, and rocks.
People should also assess the visibility of
items of value that can be seen from the out-
side.“Criminals tend to be opportunistic,” says
Bowen Island RCMP Cpl. Paulo Arreaga.
“Mainly small items that are left in the open
and are quick to grab will be targeted (phones,
laptops, money, wallets, purses). These items
should be kept out of plain view. If they are
going to be in plain view, consider your sur-
roundings before you leave them unattend-
ed. At home or in a vehicle, close and lock
windows and doors. Out in the town, don’t
leave items of value on a table or in a shop-
ping cart for even a few seconds.
Attemptedbreak-insindicate localknowledge
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Why the healthcaresurvey matters Artists bid oncrosswalk design
MARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R
It was two in the morning and Colleen
O’Neil’s five-month-old daughter was
gasping for each breath. As O’Neill paced
through the night trying to comfort the
baby, she wondered whether to call the
island’s emergency’s services.She hesitated. Should she bother the para-
medics in the middle of the night, and what
about the driver of the water taxi who would
have to take them across to Horseshoe Bay?
No, she decided, she’d wait for the 5:30 ferry.
When she got to the hospital she discov-
ered her daughter had pneumonia. “I should
have taken her right away,” she says today.
How many times have people on Bowen
Island hesitated to call 911 or seek their doc-
tor’s help because of how complicated it is to
get off the island?That’s exactly the sort of informa-tion O’Neil, and other members of the
Community Medical Clinic Society of
Bowen Island, want islanders to provide.
MARTHA PERKINSE D I T O R
Artists don’t usually like people trampling
all over their work but when it comes to a
new creative idea for the streets of Bowen,
they’d be thrilled.The Bowen Island Municipality is invit-
ing artists to submit designs for new painted
crosswalks in Snug Cove. The timing is per-
fect with the paving of Bowen Island Trunk
Road this month.The Bowen Island Arts Council has teamed
up with BIM to ensure that the new cross-
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This notice is hereby given to advise electors of Bowen IslandMunicipality of the intention to adopt Bylaw No. 378, 2015.The purpose of Bylaw No. 378, 2015 is to exchange an area ofdedicated land at the north end of Headwaters Park, as well, asmaller area of non-dedicated land, in exchange for two pieces ofland belonging to the adjacent property owner at564 Cowan Road as shown on the plan below. The purposeof this land exchange is to correct the encroachment of thedriveway and bridge access to the house at 564 Cowan Road ontomunicipal parkland. In exchange, the Municipality will receiveland that is already used for a public trail.
A copy of Bylaw No. 378, 2015 and a summary of the proposalare available from Municipal Hall at 981 Artisan Lane,Bowen Island, during offices hours each business day of the weekbetween 8:30 am and 4:30 pm Monday to Friday.
Lot 45, Block C, Plan 13841 - 564 Cowan Point Road
And Municipal land including portions of Lot A,District Lots 1546 and 1547 BCP 16183
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Bowen Island Municipal Council intends to adoptBylaw No. 378, 2015 to proceed with the land exchange, unlessby 4:30 pm on Monday, February 22, 2016 at least 10 percentof the electors of Bowen Island sign an Elector Response Formopposing the adoption of the Bylaw No. 378, 2015.
The number of elector responses required to prevent the localgovernment from proceeding unless a vote is held is estimated tobe 291, which is 10% of eligible registered electors (2913) ofBowen Island Municipality based on information obtained fromElections BC and the most recent election in 2014. The basis onwhich this determination was made is available upon requestfrom the Deputy Corporate Officer, Casey Grundy [email protected]
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Piers and Joan Hayes and their son William pose in their bakery, Snug Cove. The Hayes family has sailed through many years of fun andadventure together. As new grandparents, Joan and Piers are now embarking on a new adventure. photo Louise Loik
A life together, full of adventure
LOUISE LOIKEDITOR
Most people who live onBowen have, in all likelihood,been intoThe Snug.You’ve also probably placed
your order and been called“Blu” by Piers Hayes, one ofthe partners in the cafe.“I can’t remember names,”
says Piers, who calls everybodyby the same name.What Piers keeps in sharp
recall, however, is a life ofadventure, particularly as itrelates to the decades sincehe stood in an elevator with ateenage girl who would even-tually become his wife.“She was as young as a
poppy seed and I was as old asthe sea,” says Piers, referring totheir eight-year age difference.The sign on the door of the
Hayes home reads “Welcomeaboard, an old sailor lives herewith his life preserver.” His wifeJoan (his “life preserver”) wasthe girl in the elevator.“She askedme which way
the elevator was going. I said‘Sideways,’ and she laughed,”recalls Piers.Thirty years later, Piers
can still make Joan laugh ashe recounts the story of theirlife together.The two havetravelled together from SouthAfrica to Toronto, to Abbots-ford and then Bowen, and notin the usual manner.Piers and Joan hit it off from
the first moment they met inthe elevator.They took up sail-ing, had small sailing adven-tures, and began building a lifetogether when Piers got sick.“It led to a salient moment,”
says Joan. She recalls Piersdeclaring, “Let’s buy a boat. Weneed to do something with ourlives.”Though the moment has less
clarity for Piers, he acknowl-edges it was “an epiphany.”When Piers got well, they tooktheir 20-foot boat, and theirchildren, andmade a movefrom Johannesburg to Cap-etown.There the pair madefriends with a sailing familyand got talking about a big sail-ing adventure.They hatchedthe idea andmade it happenover the next five years.By the time the two families
set off across the Atlantic toNorth America, Joan and Piershad three children (William,Sarah-Jane andMiles) allunder the age of 10.The familywound up living on their boatfor four years, two of them indock in Toronto, and two ofthem spent sailing fromAfricato Port Credit, near Toronto.The couple agrees that the
Couplerecountstales oftravel
kids learned invaluable lessonsfrom their travels and didn’tget into any dangerous situa-tions.They recall sitting onetheir boat 200 miles from themouth of the Amazon wherethe kids were able to see itspower.They also got to spendtime in the middle of the SouthAtlantic on the island whereNapoleon had been both exiledand interred. Geography, his-tory, astronomy, it all becamepart of the kids experientiallearning, along with distanceeducation programs that Joantaught on board.Joan says the family
never experienced anythinglife-threatening.“Themost horrific was
when we got flattened whenwe hit a squall by North Car-olina near Cape Hatteras. Wecould see the squall and keptdodging it. Twenty miles offshore we tried to face it and itcame at us like a train. It torethe main reef sail and flattenedthe boat.”Joan says she put the kids
below deck and told themthey were about to go througha squall, giving them in-structions about what wouldhappen and what to do. Sheclosed the hatch and helped getthe boat through the one-hoursquall.“It righted almost immedi-
ately,” she says.Piers adds that the sailing
trip was “90 per cent boredom,five per cent exhilaration, andfive per cent naked terror.”A particularly wonderful
thing for the family was beingable to enjoy the kindness ofstrangers everywhere theywent.“We were in Venezuela at
Christmas and got a cab driverto take us around for a coupleof days,” says Piers. “We wereChristmas shopping and weleft the presents we had boughtin the cab with him.”The couple trusted that the
presents would still be in thecab when they returned fromrunning errands. “When wetell people that we left the pres-ents with the cab driver, theythink we were crazy, but youhave to trust your instincts.”The couple say that travel
makes a personmore open,more trusting in the good ofhuman nature. “He gave usthis ice-pickbottle opener thathe made by hand as a present,”says Piers of the cab driver,showing the gift that he stillholds dear.While the Hayes family
was separated from theirCapetown friends once theyhit the Atlantic waters, thetwo families would re-groupon occasion until they got toNorth America.They travelledthrough warm turquoise wa-ters to islands likeMartiniqueand Trinidad.They went tothe Bahamas, Curacao, Aruba,and Jamaica and spent threemonths in the Cayman Islandsbefore hitting the UnitedStates.The other family headed off
to New Zealand.TheHayesfamily stayed along the U.S.
coast, making friends as theywent. Piers describes meetingan American representativefrom the Rotary Club.Theman, like Piers, was part of theinternational Rotary Club, “buthe didn’t know us from a bar ofsoap,” says Piers.With a spirit of generosity,
and staying true to the RotaryClubmotto (Service AboveSelf), the man invited thefamily into his home.“He askedme how long it
had been since the kids hadhad a bath,” says Joan. “Laterthat day, the kids were enjoyinga warm, soapy, bubbly bath.”It was something they hadn’t
been able to enjoy on boardthe boat. Piers says that “travelspreads the gospel of generosi-ty of the human spirit.”He advises travellers to go
off the beaten path, trust theirinstincts and take chances.“People are afraid of their ownshadows now,” he notes. “Gowhere there are no planes, noroads.”Piers believes strongly that
people are good and kind. Hesays the less people have, themore generous they seem tobe, adding: “After travel, yourfaith in humanity is muchstronger.”TheHayes family eventually
made their way to Ontario,and then to Abbotsford wherePiers worked at General Elec-tric.Their sailing friends, nowliving in New Zealand, had afriend from Canada who said,“Go to Bowen Island.”When they decided to
follow his advice, Piers saysthey were heading to the ferryand came over the ridge alongthe highway from Caulfeild inthe fog.They crested the hilland the vista opened up, whichwas their first impression ofthe island.In Snug Cove, the bakery
bore the same name as thebakery back home: the OvenDoor.Immediately comfortable,
the family checked out thecommunity school and wentto a church service where thehead of the congregation, Lar-ry Adams, was welcoming andinvited the family to stay in hishome the following weekendwhile the Adams family wasaway. “He didn’t know us froma bar of soap,” says Piers.They were impressed. Before
heading back to the mainlandthey made a stop at the Snug.Theymoved to the island 20years ago and took over theSnug nine years ago.“I’ve never worked so hard
in my whole life,” says Piers,remembering how Joan hadonce suggested “it would benice to retire and open a nicelittle cafe.”The night before they were
to open the café, a strong windstorm hit the area.The couplewere up all night, scared asthey listened to screamingwinds and tree after tree fallingdown. Four trees crashed neartheir home and Stanley Parklost thousands of trees thatsame time.Unable to sleep, Piers decid-
ed to head to the café. Halfwayacross the island, he found anabandoned car under a fallentree lying across the road andcould see another tree acrossthe road further on. He jokesthat he wondered if it was awarning to them about theirnew business.Piers is up at 2:30 a.m. every
day to go down to the cafe.Ninety per cent of every-
thing they sell is made on-site,the owners will tell you withpride.They also now have 10 per
cent of the business made upof catering to groups. To keepup with demand, the couplehired an ESL student who hadbeen studying at the languageschool on the island.The astuteand hard-working student,Ai Kanezaki, worked her wayinto the position of businesspartner.The couple purchased the
building one year ago andnow two of their kids, Williamand Sarah Jane help run thebusiness.These days, the couple find
excitement in runningTheSnug, tinkering on the pianoand singing with the choir.They stay involved with theRotary Club, and through thecollection jars in their café andpersonal efforts and gener-osity, they have helped raisethousands of dollars in supportof various causes and charitieschampioned on the island.“It’s a great community that
way,” says Piers. “Very gener-ous and supportive.”
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Community papersmatter. In small communities and large,newspapers bring the photos, the stories and the research that unitereaders in a shared reflection of who they are and of whatmatters.It’s great that our paper can help boost local businesses and events,and help build and support our community. But we also need yoursupport. Every paper you buy, every subscription and every ad areall integral to the continued success of the paper. I hope that nextweek, with your support, we’ll be back to our full-size publication.I’m happy this week to introduce AmandaOckeloen, whowill
be writing a weekly column for us on a variety of topics based ona lifetime of experience living on Bowen. Her first installment thisweek is about defibrillators and about being a second-generationfirst responder.Mary Letson, another new columnist, debuts in thisissue.Mary shares her thoughts about the value of training witha friend. In the future TinaNielsen will be contributing on topicsrelating to literature and the library. SarahHaxby, who is a regularcontributor, will keep us posted on the community school events.Professional landscaper and gardenerWynneNeilsen will share in-sights about gardening. Teresa Plowright, a published travel writer,has some great ideas for family travel. I welcome your submissionsfor ideas, stories and photos. A special thank you to all our adver-tisers, subscribers and buyers who help keep this paper going.-Louise
What happened?
It’s been more than eight months since two major earthquakes hit Nepal.The earthquakes devastated the country where more than 8,600 died, up to
300 suffered a spinal cord injury.Regrettably, the Nepalese government has not distributed the US $4 billion
donated in humanitarian aid. Many people continue to live under tarps and intents during this very cold winter season. Electricity availability has now beenreduced to just six hours a day.In the face of such turmoil, I was impressed during my recent trip to find
Spinal Injury Rehabilitation Centre (SIRC).The centre is a hive of activity, continuing to provide care and rehabilitation
Nepal now, as it recovers from devastationKATE COFFEYCONTRIBUTING WRITER
to these patients, as well as working closely with key donors to satisfy theirreporting needs.Most encouraging is the Nepal government’s drive to name SIRC as the
leading organization to establish Nepal’s Rehabilitation Policy, as well as runmultiple training sessions to educate medical and emergency response teamsacross Nepal on the complexities of spinal cord injuries.I am hosting a fundraiser and information event for SIRC this weekend.
The ticket includes a short presentation, a delicious Nepali snack, a silentauction, and a raffle prize.Nepali dinner for six: Cash or cheque only. Sorry, no credit cards; 100 per
cent of proceeds will be for the sole benefit of SIRC.Another Chapter: Nepal Post-Earthquake, Jan. 30 at The Gallery, 3 p.m.-5p.m., $15; Tickets at Phoenix.
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Building bridges with BC Ferries
SUSANNA BRAUNDCONTRIBUTING WRITER
The visit of three repre-sentatives of BC Ferries toBowen Island Jan. 15 led toa useful discussion of waysto improve the experience ofIslanders using the service.Mark Collins (vice pres-
ident of strategic planningand community engage-ment), Darin Guenette(manager of public affairs)and Chris Morris (managerof the Horseshoe Bay ter-minal) met with the mayor,councilors and membersof the Transportation andFerry Advisory committees(BIMTAC and FAC).We toured the Snug Cove
Terminal, discussing prag-matic measures and strategicissues that could improvethe experience of BowenIslanders using the ferry ser-vice.The ferries representatives
immediately understood theneed to improve the designand facilities at the termi-nal, including reconfiguringthe area extending from thewashrooms down past thePlexiglas shelter.We learned that BC
Ferries has a standard heatedwaiting room complete withwashrooms that would beideal for installation there.They agreed that the side-
walk could be leveled mak-ing it more usable for stroll-ers and wheelchairs.BC Ferries has 47 termi-
nals. We are now waiting tofind out how high Snug Coveterminal is on their capitalplan upgrades list. The FACwill continue to push forimprovements. There will beplenty of consultation withthe community during thethree-year period the processwill take once it’s initiated.Issues such as moving thelight standards and levelingpavement might be dealtwith more quickly as mainte-nance items.We brought up scheduling
issues, especially relating tothe reduction in weekendmorning services, whichhave affected young familiesand shift workers particular-ly badly. BC Ferries is nowwaiting to receive our inputon desired changes and weare currently designing acommunity survey to cap-ture the views of ferry users.We expressed concern
about the likely rise in sealevels due to climate changeand heard that all work on
terminals now provides for aone-metre sea level rise.We asked about the
planned redevelopment ofthe Horseshoe Bay terminaland requested the chance tooffer input.The capital plan will be
drawn up during the nextfour years and we were reas-sured that there will be for-mal consultation of commu-nities affected via the FAC.BC Ferries plans to move
to an all-reservation systemfor major routes (Bowen isconsidered a minor route) toreduce the marshalling arearequired at Horseshoe Bay.This, along with the newerferries that can load entirelyfrom one level, may makeobsolete the upper layer ofthe terminal where Langdaletraffic marshalls, which cur-rently does not meet seismicsafety standards.One concern of BIMTAC
is that there is too little com-munication between BCFerries and other transpor-tation agencies, TransLinkin particular. We were heart-ened to hear that a meet-ing between the two is nowplanned. We urged greaterconsultation with MetroVancouver as well as WestVancouver.While discussing recent
service disruptions, Guenettereminded us that there is aBC Ferries Twitter feed (@bcferries) and that commut-ers can sign up for emailservice notifications (go tobcferries.com, click “ManageMy Account,” then sign inor create an account to sub-scribe to email notices).We asked BC Ferries to
consider greater use of watertaxis in general. Collinsemphasized that, contrary tocommon belief, BC Ferrieslikes and welcomes foot pas-sengers.He also noted that our
current ferry is licensed tocarry about 400 passengers.If the need arose, the ferrycould be certified to carryabout 600.Although the Cardena
Road drop-off area is beyondBC Ferries’ purview, Collinsoffered the assistance of theirengineering department tohelp us design a safer config-uration.Finally, an intriguing idea:
Could BC Ferries devise acustomer loyalty programto reward frequent users?The software is not yet ableto handle such a program,but we think that might be
Susanna Braund (centre),along with Bowen’s mayorand council, recentlymet with BC Ferriesrepresentatives on BowenIsland to show them themarshalling situation anddiscuss customer service.photo Maureen Nicholson
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What is happening right now?What needs to change?
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They say nurturing friend-ships are integral to ouroverall health.I say seek out friendships
in places where you exercisetogether and the healthyupshot will be positivelysynergistic.For all the times you
think you don’t have time orenergy to exercise, or thatyou will do it later and thennot do it all, your workoutmates stand like beacons ofhappy exercise commitment.Bailing on yourself is, sadly,always an option. Bailing ona friend is not.I met my running mates
during a half-marathontraining clinic I offered in2008. We trained togetherfor four months, becamefast friends, and then rantogether for another fouryears, goal-setting togetheras we trained for various halfmarathons.We trained hard for these
events. You can’t fake 21kilometres. But, really, it wasless about the half marathonand more about the roadtrip, shopping, the pre-runyoga, and the nice dinnerout (complete with wine anddessert). It was mostly aboutthe laughing that came withall of this.
Island training buddies Lynn Forbes, Lynn Fuhr and Mary Letson enjoy a warm,sunny vacation after completing the Seattle Half Marathon. photo Mary Letson
Sweating it out together
Sunday morning trainingwas our own kind of wor-ship, a date we worked hardto maintain for ourselves andfor each other. With runninggear adjusted, water bottlesfilled, we were out the doorand the conversation flowedinterrupted only by the Bow-en hills we love to hate.The mileage slipped by as
we sorted through the good,the bad, and the ugly of the
last week.We see the positive in each
other, something we can’talways find in ourselves. Wekeep the good stuff and tryto drop the ugly behind uslike mud off our sneakers.Blissfully exhausted, we windup our run with a stretchand tee-up for the followingSunday, knowing that if wedidn’t get our mid-week soloruns in, the next Sunday
would feel less like a socialevent and more like work.And then it’s not fun.Due to life’s complications,
our running dates havedwindled over the last fewyears, but our friendship hasnot. I am grateful for thisand dream of one day com-pleting another half-mara-thon where the main event isless about running and moreabout friendship.
MARY LETSONCONTRIBUTING WRITER
William Hayes fromThe Snugshares the following heartybeet burger recipe.
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Accompaniments: Ciabattaburger buns or your favou-rite buns; 1 ripe mango; 1ripe avocado; mayonnaise;lettuce
Grate the beetroot withyour hands and squeeze asmuch of the liquid out aspossible. Gloves are a goodidea unless you like pinkhands.Lightly whisk the eggs,
grate the onion and mince
the garlic; mix with thegrated beetroot, feta, oats anda good handful of dill. Coverand chill in the fridge at leasttwo hours.Using a ring mold press,
shape the chilled mixture intoburger patties. Heat a fry panwith a little olive oil and fryeach burger until crisp andgolden on each side.Transfer the burgers to
a 180 C or 350 F oven andcook until heated through forabout 15 minutes.While the burgers are in
the oven, toast your burgerbuns and spread mayonnaiseon each side.Place burger on the bun
and top with lettuce, fannedmango and fanned avocado.You can sprinkle lemon onthe avocado to keep it fromdarkening.The end result is a beautiful
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but unless defibrillation isperformed quickly, survivalin unlikely.SCA is a medical emergen-
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plied to the chest, the AEDanalyzes the heart’s electricalactivity and determines if ashock will be effective. Hereis the most important piece:the window of opportunityfor using an AED is small.Defibrillation is more suc-cessful if performed withinfive minutes of the cardiacarrest. Studies show that thechances of survival decreaseseven to 10 per cent withevery minute that passes afterthe arrest.With a lot of homes on
Bowen being at least 10 ormore minutes from the Cove,unless you have an AED inyour neighborhood, yourchances of survival might bereduced.A new system in place is
linked with calling 9-1-1. Ifyou have an AED and youhave registered it with the BCPAD (public access defibril-lators) program (bcpadpro-gram.ca), when you call 9-1-1for an emergency, they candirect you to the closest AED.Venues with registered
AEDs will also receive courte-sy e-mail reminders whenAED pads and batteries needto be replaced.Imagine you are out with
a friend who collapses inSCA. By calling 9-1-1, gettingan AED, and starting CPR,you can double their chanceof survival. But how do youknow where the closest AEDis? You will if everyone whoowns one gets it registered.In summary, take a first aid
course. You can learn how tosave a life in as little as fourhours. Keep your eye onTheUndercurrent for upcominginformation of our very ownPAD program coming toBowen with help from theRotary Club.Maintain a healthy life-
style, and remember thatyou cannot make it worseby doing CPR and using anAED because the machinewon’t shock unless a shock isneeded.In the upcoming weeks we
will be giving information ofthe locations of AEDs on theisland so far, and where weplan for more, and how youcan get involved.
Because of the low level oflight pollution on Bowen, asyou know, it’s a good place tostar gaze.Really early risers have
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Time isof theessencewith SCA
quality of life, the primary take-away fromVCHwasthat we needmore “active transportation” and suggestsimproved biking trails. O’Neil is not impressed. Sherefers to the statistics drawn from the survey producedon the island showing that we have some serioushealth-service needs beyond biking to work. O’Neilexplains that the society found “interesting” statistics.Sixty-five per cent of islanders go off island to see theirGP, which is leading to problems with expense andtime.Another issue she points out is that findings show
that when people rate health good to excellent, 83per cent with chronic conditions would still rate theirhealth good to excellent despite having a need for pri-mary care services. In addition, of the people needingprimary care with a doctor off island, half have delayedgetting health care because of travel involved, and halfof that group noted that the delay made their condi-tion worse.What’s more, 50 per cent of respondents said they
had difficulty accessing care they need, 41 per centsaid they felt health was at risk because of the lack of
services, and 23 per cent would consider moving offisland because of limited health care.O’Neil said 206 people wrote comments in the
survey saying that they have felt scared, worried andanxious. People filled out 95 pages of informationin detail. O’Neil feels that having a centre wherespecialists can provide weekly services for things likeosteoporosis, cardiac care and other supportive reha-bilitation services would greatly improve the chancesof locals being able to age in place.“We have no weekend care, no urgent care, limited
access to GPs, no doctor you can see in the evening.It’s hard to age in place, and people are reluctant to call9-1-1,” she says.O’Neil has put a lot of time and energy into getting
the information that she knows now almost by heart.She read all the comments and saw a common threadthroughout, which is why she is confident in what shehas to say and presented the information at aMondaymorningmeeting to the Committee of theWhole.Some other numbers from survey: 141 respondents
complained about time, expense and hassle; 63 percent feel a centre would help their health; and 93 per
cent would use a health centre.“We could greatly improve access to health care
here,” says O’Neil.She points out that there are other isolated commu-
nities who have found a solution to the same problemand their solution has been to create a collaborativehealth centre, which is different than a clinic. Sheexplains that the name of the group she represents isa misnomer, but that it would cost money to changethe name fromMedical Health Clinic Society to analternative.O’Neil says other small communities and islands
have community health centres where they work as anintegrated team. OnGabriola they “do this beautifullywhere specialists come once amonth to a facility.”The island doctors, along with Docs on the Bay
in Horseshoe Bay, who tend to a large percentage ofBowen Island residents, are all in conversation with theboard ofTheMedical Clinic Society of Bowen Island.Together they are looking for ways to improve healthcare and Bowen’s Dr. Sue Schloegle has partnered in alot of the work of the survey and is also amember ofthe board.
Collaborative health centre sought
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LOUISE LOIKEDITOR
above the horizon lookingsouth-southwest before itdisappears at 10 degreessouth-southeast.For a later look into the
dark pre-dawn sky, Mercurywill become visible beforesunrise, which is now at 8:02a.m.For the first time since
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