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CONTENTS
ISSUE NO. 1380 • APRIL 25TH, 2019
CORLAN VINEYARD & FARM WINS SILVER COMM
INFO
ON THE WORLD WINE MAKING STAGE
By Peter Karsten • Photos Wikipedia; Finger Lake Int. Wine Competition

T
• OP/ED •
• 5 • A JOURNALIST SPEAKS OUT
by William Thomas
he Corlan Vineyard registered an astonishing
• 8 • A FUNERAL IN IRELAND
by Gwynne Dyer accomplishment by capturing top prizes for two wines
• COMMUNITY INFO • produced by Selwyn and Pat Jones on Denman Island.
• 2 • CORLAN VINEYARD & FARM WINS
SILVER ON THE WORLD WINE Their Marechal Foch Red and their Blackberry Dessert
MAKING STAGE
by Peter Karsten Wine competed with close to 3000 wines from 19 countries
• 3 • DENMAN ISLAND READERS &
WRITERS FESTIVAL CALL TO and won SILVER. Countries included the giants among
LOCAL WRITERS
by Jo-Anne McLean
• 3 • EASTER EGG HUNT 2019
wine producers like Italy and Spain who have made wine
by Anthony Gregson
• 5 • COMMUNITY HALL & ACTIVITY
for some 6000 years. Congratulation Selwyn and Pat!
CENTRE
by Stirling Fraser & “The World Class Com-
Roxanna Mandryk
petition for a World
• ARTS&LIT • Class Cause” is conduct-
• 9 • FROM THE CROW’S NEST:
HOW TO END MALE VIOLENCE ed by the Finger Lake
by William Thomas Wine Competition. It is
one of America’s largest
• 11 • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
charitable wine compe-
titions. Over 50 judg-
• 13 • POETRY: MORE MONEY es: Masters of Wine,
by Thomas Provençal
Masters of Sommeliers,
wine educators, wine
journalist, wine makers
and other international-
ly certified wine judges
from around the world
REGULAR FEATURES converge each year in
•3• Tide Table Rochester, NY to evalu-
• 13 • Advertising Rates/Editorial Policy
• 14 • Crossword ate and award thousands
• 15 • Classified Ads of internationally craft-
• 16 • Business/Services Directory
• 16 • The Coming Week’s Events
ed wines and spirits.
This is accomplished in Pat serving award winning wine
Cover image: Easter Bunny Chili’n after ‘the
two days of blind analy- Easter Saturday
hiding.’ Photo by Dreadful Imagery
sis and competition. The
competition benefits the “Camp Good Days and Special Times”, an organi-
zation dedicated to provide summer camps and programs free of charge for
• DENMAN: 700 • HORNBY: 510 • children and families affected by cancer.
• E-SUBSCRIPTIONS: 33 •
CORRESPONDENT Anthony Gregson In March 2019 the Jones shipped 4 bottles of the winning wine to a collec-
DESIGN/PROD. Chris Seguin tion point in Ontario from where it went to Rochester, NY. The competition
PUBLISHER Mike Van Santvoord
2550 Lake Road
was held on April 13 -14, 2019. On April 20th Pat scanned the competition
Denman Island, BC results in the website: www.fliwc-cgd.com. I met her selling the wines at the
V0R 1T0 Denman Saturday Market that day and Pat was practically in orbit with joy
theislandgrapevine@gmail.com
250-335-9188 and a deep sense of satisfaction.
The opinions expressed herein do not
necessarily reflect the views of the
Publisher. . . . continued on Page 4 . . .
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DENMAN ISLAND READERS & WRITERS COMM
FESTIVAL CALL TO LOCAL WRITERS
INFO
TIDE TABLE
By Jo-Anne McLean • Secondary Tidal Station Ford Cove •

I
2019-04-25 2019-04-30
t’s that time again! Local writers are invited to present their work at (Thursday) (Tuesday)
the Denman Island Readers’ and Writers’ Festival. This is a great Time Height Time Height
opportunity to share your work with an appreciative audience. PDT (m) (ft) PDT (m) (ft)
05:46 3.4 11.2 04:07 4.4 14.4
09:36 3.7 12.1 11:01 2.4 7.9
The local writers’ sessions will be held on Friday afternoon, July 19th 16:57 1.4 4.6 16:17 3.4 11.2
and Sunday morning, July 21st. All writers will be limited to a ten-min- 2019-04-26 21:50 2.3 7.5
ute presentation, and writers who have not presented in the previous (Friday) 2019-05-01
year will be prioritized. Time Height (Wednesday)
PDT (m) (ft) Time Height
Registration opens at 9:00 a.m. on June 1st and closes at 6:00 p.m. on 00:49 4.5 14.8 PDT (m) (ft)
07:26 3.3 10.8 04:35 4.4 14.4
June 14th. Registration is limited and spots fill quickly so don’t delay! 10:26 3.4 11.2 11:25 2.1 6.9
17:49 1.7 5.6 17:06 3.6 11.8
To register, after 9:00 a.m. on June 1st, send an email to jmclean@xp- 2019-04-27 22:36 2.3 7.5
lornet.com or phone Jo-Anne McLean at (250) 335-1305. (Saturday) 2019-05-02
Time Height (Thursday)
PDT (m) (ft) Time Height
We will take overflow names for a waiting list, including writers who 01:52 4.5 14.8 PDT (m) (ft)
have presented at the festival in the previous year. 09:06 3.1 10.2 05:00 4.4 14.4
11:56 3.2 10.5 11:48 1.9 6.2
(With their parent(s) permission, children twelve years of age and un- 18:50 1.9 6.2 17:51 3.8 12.5
der can sign up for the Sunday morning session. Please contact Jo- 2019-04-28 23:18 2.4 7.9
Anne ASAP at (250) 335-1305 for details.) (Sunday) 2019-05-03
Time Height (Friday)
PDT (m) (ft) Time Height
For more details, visit the Festival website at  www.denmanisland- 02:48 4.4 14.4 PDT (m) (ft)
writersfestival.com. 10:02 2.8 9.2 05:24 4.4 14.4
13:47 3.1 10.2 12:14 1.6 5.2
EASTER EGG HUNT 2019 COMM
INFO
19:56 2.1
2019-04-29
6.9 18:35 4
23:59 2.6
13.1
8.5
By Anthony Gregson (Monday)

I f you want to see Society in a raw state, don’t miss the annual Easter Time Height
PDT (m) (ft)
Egg Hunt. Hundreds of mini chocolate eggs, foil wrapped or encap- 03:32 4.4 14.4
sulated in bright plastic eggs, scattered or partially hidden beneath the 10:35 2.6 8.5
15:14 3.2 10.5
slides and swings and monkey bars of the playground by the Com- 20:57 2.2 7.2
munity Hall and in the bushes and clearing around the tennis court,
disappeared in a matter of minutes with a rapacity that defied expec- • Daylight Savings •
tations. Sharing was not on the map. The eagerness and eagle-eyed
dexterity of the egg-hunters, divided into two groups of young and
older children, called into question what the Grapevine, this years
Easter Egg Hunt sponsor, had confidently assumed was an abundant
distribution. You might as well feed strawberries to a donkey. Yet in
another way, in this day and age of iPads and the digital childhood, it
was utterly delightful that anything so low tech and straightforward
could still provide so much fun.
Mike Van Santvoord launches
his political career as this year’s
Chili Lebrun-Wulff presided as the egg hunt sponsor. “Lots and lots of
Easter Bunny, with Thea Van Sant- chocolate - go for it.”
voord, made sure that no one left
Photo by Anthony Gregson
. . . continued on Page 5 . . .
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. . . continued from Page 2 . . . sheep fold made of rocks and boul-
ders similar to corral. The
Come to think of it, it is word is so Welsh it does
hard to comprehend to not come up on the inter-
beat out the world wine net. Only if you add sheep
makers with wine in not fold and then corlan vine-
one but two categories. yard on Denman pops
These wines harvested in up. Reacting to his Welsh
2016 and bottled in 2017 accent Selwyn’s friends
are made from certified sometimes tease him to
organic grapes and free speak English especially
of preserving sulfites, but when he pulls their leg
they evidently arrived with a twinkle in this eye.
in top condition despite He is a friendly spoken
long travel, ambient tem- man who loves to laugh
perature fluctuations and and look at the bright
a lot of handling. Selwyn side of life. He seemingly
and Pat puts us Denman can do anything - a re-
Islanders on the map and naissance man.
Clun Forest Sheep at Corlan
makes us proud. Farm
Pat loves people and live-
Selwyn and Pat arrived ly conversation. She has
on Denman Island in February 2006. They cleared the land and fenced it to a remarkable range of skills of any-
start their vineyard in 2008 by preparing and rooting 4000+ cuttings from thing imaginable that needs to be
grape vine prunings which they collected at a Saanich, B.C. vineyard. Recy- done on the farm, around the house,
cling at its best. Their search for excellent grapes continued and continues. in the office, running the saw mill
My favoured white is the “Siegerrebe” and the Blackberry Dessert Wine, and enormous size machinery but
which I call the Port wine of Denman - simply exquisite! Selwyn and Pat also for the winemaking, of course.
sell their fine wines at the Saturday Market in Qualicum and on Denman Today she was on the roof sweeping
respectively, but also on location at 8441 McFarlane Road. the chimney. They also run some 70
chickens to produce certified organ-
You may wonder why the place is called “Corlan Vineyard and Farm and why ic eggs for sale. A sign on the road
Clun Forest Sheep are grazing in the pasture. This is where Selwyn’s roots regularly says “wine tasting room
shine through the ground as a proud Welshman who brought the word cor- open” and visitors are always met
lan and the sheep here. The breed was first mentioned when the Rev. Joseph with a warm welcome despite the
Plymley noted in 1803 that these forest sheep in the hill of Wales had white interruption this must mean to do
faces and no horns. Later dark face breeds contributed the dark faces which the endless chores. I worked for 10
are typical for the Clun Forest Sheep of today. After the Second World War years on farms and ranches (without
the Clun Forest Sheep making award winning wine) before
became the most nu- I found my dream job with wild an-
merous purebred in imals and have a good idea what it
Britain. They were im- takes to manage a farm like theirs.
ported to Nova Scotia Dedicated, hard and smart work
in 1970. The sheep is with long days day in day out. The
known for its hardiness, SILVER awards are well deserved.
long life, easy lambing,
fertility and good moth-
ering traits.

A ‘corlan’ is a circular
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. . . continued from Page 3 . . . C0MMUNITY HALL & ACTIVITY CENTRE COMM
INFO
By Stirling Fraser & Roxanna Mandryk
shorthanded. The Bunny’s casual
revelation that he is on the board of I n light of the recent changes to the tax funding from the CVRD for the two
Denman community facilities – the Community Hall and the Denman
Seniors and Museum Society’s Activity Centre – the two boards are inter-
directors for Cadbury and a highly
paid lobbyist for the sugar industry ested in working more cooperatively.
made no difference to anyone. Par-
There are many jobs that need to be done for both buildings and there may
ents striving to keep their kids on a
be opportunities in the future, through the hiring of common contractors,
healthy path had to cede control to
for some of these jobs required by both boards. There is no intention of
the power of chocolate. doing anything immediately but over time, as people leave jobs or express
interest in changes, there may be potential for one person to be hired to do
Over at the Activity Centre, mem- the cleaning of both buildings, for example, or perhaps one person will take
bers of the Denman Seniors and on booking rentals for both facilities. Other areas that are common include
bookkeeping, website management, online calendar listings, security and
building maintenance.

The two boards are also working together to ensure your tax dollars are
used wisely. Perhaps down the road having two boards may will be redun-
dant and an amalgamation process could be pursued. However, for the
moment, nothing will change, and both boards welcome your suggestions
to make these operations even better.
A JOURNALIST SPEAKS OUT OP/ED

Photo by Dreadful Imagery By William Thomas

Museum board, lead by Jackie Hip-

well, provided a pleasant, relaxed
antidote to the chocolate rush, serv-
ing up hotdogs from the barbecue
with chairs and tables set up in the
newly- groomed garden.
W hen I undertook my first classes at Marquette University’s J-School in
1966, I was thrilled to be entering a profession vital to the public good.
Secure in journalism’s strong ethical guidelines, and proud of a heritage
calling powerful people to account, I rolled five-sheet “books” of copy pa-
per and carbon into my assigned typewriter and strove against remorse-
less deadlines and one-finger typos to compose news stories answering the
5-step reportorial “pyramid”: what, when, where, who and how.

We are lucky to have such an event Period.

which is only really possible, with
any charm, in a small community.
It’s not expensive or difficult to or-
ganize. The Grapevine thanks all the
businesses who so willingly contrib-
uted. Looking forward to next year,
with so many ukulele players and
songwriters on the island, thoughts
have already turned to the possibili-
ty of a bunny band to add to the fun.
Back then, news was news and not what I felt or a president or advertiser
dictated. In the heady 60’s of anti-war protests, university sit-ins and Black
Power marches, there was no better classroom for practicing photojournal-
ism than the streets of Milwaukee and Chicago, and the mud of Woodstock.
Throughout my career, I’ve been forcibly reminded of the risks a reporter
faces for adhering to a fact-checked, ground-truth agenda – rather than the
blatant-falsehood agenda that passes for mainstream propaganda today.
As an award-winning, professional journalist since 1967, I’ve confronted
martial law, minefields, angry loggers and club-wielding tactical police to
“get the shot” and the story and help where I could.

. . . continued on Page 6 . . .
• 6 • APRIL 25TH, 2019 • THE ISLANDS GRAPEVINE •
. . . continued from Page 5 . . . Response Team, Ottawa pressured the Dutch government to prevent me
from proceeding. According to the military source who tipped me, the
Here in Canada, after being instruct- Dutch checked out GEERT and told the Government of Canada: “We ap-
ed during a five-day vision quest in prove of what he is doing.” (In the Schiphol airport boarding area I nodded
BC’s Coast Mountains “to speak for to an undercover RCMP officer I recognized from the Tsitika Valley block-
the voiceless ones,” I was the first ade.) 
to report on the terrible health toll
from provincial pulp mills and the Later, my dispatches for Environment News Service, sent over the only
forest devastation that feeds them. functioning fax machine in war-wrecked Kuwait City, resulted in invita-
I was also legally SLAPP’d by the tions to address the 100th Anniversary of the International Peace Bureau
massive multinational, Fetcher in Helsinki – and the Mukhabarat, who were less impressed. During ques-
Challenge, for interfering with their tioning over my counter-narrative oil fires coverage, Kuwait’s secret police
clearcutting in the Walbran Valley.  demanded, “What are you doing?”

They lost.
In winter 1990, on the eve of my
departure with artist Carl Chaplin
on a two-man peace mission into
a gathering Desert Storm, my girl-
friend at the time was accosted by
plainclothes police in a Vancouver
parking lot, roughly handled, and
terrorized into warning me to back
off from that venture.
She did.
 
I didn’t.
In Amsterdam, where I put together legal challenge or demur.
the Gulf Environmental Emergency
“Telling the truth,” I replied. My three Earthtrust buddies and I were quick-
ly expelled.
The shooting continued. After returning to Canada, the RCMP offered “any
amount of money you care to name” to surrender videotapes I’d made in-
side a native encampment during the armed siege at Gustafson Lake.
I refused.
I was then threatened with imprisonment if I did not hand over hours of in-
terviews and face-edited “bang bang” footage. But the tapes were no longer
in my possession. 
Enter the CBC, which signed my death warrant by betraying our strict
agreement on how my footage would be aired – before proceeding to com-
pound their perfidy by handing over all of my tapes to the RCMP without
But that corporation  had not paid
for and did not own my tapes. The
understandable result was a con-
tract put on my life by those whose
trust I had evidently betrayed.

Next, I was hauled into a court-

room and forced to testify under
protest against the same Shuswap
community that had allowed just
one reporter into their besieged
camp. 

The morning of the trial, while

praying for assistance to the Spirit

. . . continued on Page 7 . . .
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. . . continued from Page 6 . . . A few of the stories broken by Wil-
liam Thomas:
that animates all things, an eagle flew out of Surrey’s sprawling concrete
maze to offer eye-to-eye reassurance through my hotel room window. Impacts of BC pulp mill pollution (re-
sulted in BC Environment Ministry
(The eagle feather I carried had already proven a powerful guarantor of crackdown)
truth-telling. Later that day, when I pulled it from under my shirt, an angry Actual power levels and mission of the
young Shuswap warrior gave me a curt nod and walked away.) HAARP transmitters in Gakona, Alas-
ka (from a classified document leaked
to WT)
The Crown’s polite attempts to pervert press freedom failed when the de-
fence ended up keeping me on the stand as their unexpected key witness Gulf War Illness (resulted in better vet-
for a second day. (In the courthouse washroom, I shared a laugh with my erans’ care)
would-be assassin over his roadside bust en route to collect my head-boun-
Chemical-biological attacks on coa-
ty.) lition forces during Desert Shield as
described by eyewitnesses and U.S. Ma-
Now that we’re somewhat clearer on the tag – "William Thomas, journal- rines combat logs. (Bringing The War
ist" – I can report that the “protections” conferred by Canada’s alleged press Home)
freedoms carry the same weight as “protections” against mining and clear- Two U.S. detonations of tactical nucle-
cut logging in BC’s provincial parks. ar weapons in Afghanistan & a third
low-yield “demonstration” in the desert
outside Basra, Iraq. (Classified – result-
As for the plight and precedence of Mr. Assange, these are dark days for ed in official protest by Government of
anyone whose freedoms depend on an unfettered press and the rights of Iran.)*
“real” investigative journalists to do our jobs. And even blacker for anyone
who dares take these bedrock democratic principles for granted. Israel’s 2 U.S.-aborted nuclear attacks
on Teheran. (Classified – resulted in
emergency meeting of the Knesset and
According to international law, an issuing country can neither refuse nor a “thank you” from world intelligence
revoke asylum to its citizens. Aussie Julian Assange also enjoys Ecuadorian communities and the Vatican)*
citizenship. Which makes the forcible arrest inside an Ecuadorian embas- The US military’s use of ultrasonic
sy of a non-US citizen for publishing nearly 1 million documents revealing weapons in Iraq. (Classified – resulted
U.S. war crimes, Hillary’s traitorous duplicity, and illegal spying on world in questions raised in British Parlia-
leaders and citizens – from outside the U.S. – such a catastrophic precedent. ment and the floor of Congress)*

Aerial geoengineering over North

If extradited to an imploding USA, Assange will face a secret tribunal, Git- America and beyond – based on lab
mo style, in which he will have zero rights to learn the charges and evidence tests, thousands of documented sight-
against him – lest that somehow further violate national insecurity. ings, and three taped interviews with
Air Traffic Control manager for U.S.
Eastern seaboard.* (Chemtrails Con-
Read more at: willthomasonline.net firmed)

How Chinese-manufactured micro-

2019 DENMAN ISLAND RECREATIONAL GRANTS chips jeopardize U.S. communications
and weapons systems worldwide. (con-
The 2019 CVRD Recreational Grant applications are now available.
There is approximately $18,000 grant money available to Denman firmed by high-level investigation or-
Island non-profit organizations that provide sport and fitness related dered by Joint Chiefs of Staff)*
recreation activities.These grants are funded through the CVRD from
Denman Island property tax revenues to support the provision of How a computer hack into Minot AFB
recreation services for Denman residents. resulted in nuclear cruise missiles being
Applications are available under “R” in the free post at uploaded onto a B-52 and flown across
Abraxas Books and online at www.denmanresidents.com. the USA before being recalled.*
The application deadline is May 30th, 2019.
The Recreation Grants Committee will review all applications. Their recommendations *From both high-level and “grunt-level”
will be presented at the DIRA general meeting June 10, 2019. sources in the US military and intelli-
Questions may be directed to Jack Forsyth 335-2867 gence communities.
www.denmanresidents.com (hit the Recreation Application button on the home page)
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A FUNERAL IN IRELAND OP/ED Everybody in Ireland saw the prob-
By Gwynne Dyer • Oringinally published April 24th, 2019 lem with Brexit: if the UK withdraws
fully from the EU – no customs

Y esterday (Wednesday) the Taoiseach (prime minister) of the Republic of

Ireland, Leo Varadkar, and Prime Minister Theresa May of the United
Kingdom, both showed up in Belfast in Northern Ireland for the funeral of
union, no ‘single market’ – then the
‘hard’ border will have to reappear in
Ireland. The more extreme national-
a young woman called Lyra McKee. So did the president of the Republic, ists will see that as a betrayal, and
Michael Higgins and UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn. It’s quite possi- the guns will come out again. But
ble that none of them had even heard of her a week ago. the insular idiots promoting Brexit
in England weren’t even aware of the
She was a promising young journalist, already well known in the small problem.
world of Northern Ireland for her political journalism and her LGBT ac-
tivism. She was killed a week ago by a New IRA terrorist while covering a They’re aware of it now. The Repub-
riot in Derry, the British province’s second city. It was a mistake, of course: lic of Ireland remains a member of
the terrorist was probably trying to kill one of the police officers who were the EU, and it got the other mem-
standing nearby. bers to insist that protecting the
‘soft’ border must be part of the Brit-
The funeral was held in Belfast’s main Protestant cathedral, St. Anne’s, al- ish withdrawal agreement.
though McKee had grown up Catholic. Both Catholic and Protestant clergy
conducted the funeral service, in a joint rejection of the sectarian violence Last November Theresa May signed
that is creeping out into the open again in Northern Ireland. That is why the that agreement, which says that all
prime ministers and other high dignitaries were there too – but it may be of the United Kingdom must stay in
too late. the customs union until some UK-
EU trade agreement is signed that
Lyra McKee described herself as a ‘ceasefire baby’. She was only eight years still allows free movement of goods
old when the Good Friday Agreement was signed in 1998, ending thirty (and people) across an invisible bor-
years of ‘The Troubles’, a terrorist civil war between Protestant and Catholic der.
extremists that killed over three thousand people in a province whose pop-
ulation is less than two million. But the war wasn’t actually about religion. That could be a long time from now,
or even never, in which case the UK
The Protestants were loyal to Britain (and resentful about losing the ab- never really leaves the EU. It just
solute dominance they once enjoyed in Northern Ireland). The Catholics loses any say in the EU’s policies. So
were ‘nationalists’ who looked forward to the day when they would be the the outraged British parliament has
majority in Northern Ireland (thanks to a higher birth rate), and then to the spent the last two months rejecting
great day when all of Ireland will be united and the ‘Prods’ of the North are not only the withdrawal agreement
reduced to a tiny and helpless minority. May signed, but every other propos-
al for leaving (or staying) that has
They fought each other to a standstill, and in 1998 they signed the Good been put before it. Pathetic, really.
Friday Agreement, which created a power-sharing government in Northern
Ireland and put an end to the killing. Most people realised it was a truce, not Meanwhile, the first terrorist attacks
a final peace settlement, but many hoped that given enough time it could are getting started again in Northern
grow into something more. Generational turnover has solved a lot of the Ireland. The ‘dissidents’ who formed
world’s problems. the Real IRA in 2012 are nationalists
who never accepted the truce. They
In the meantime, the deal allowed a generation of young people like McKee have been waiting for an opportuni-
to grow up in a relatively peaceful place. It might still be a place with a hope- ty to reopen the revolutionary lib-
ful future today if the English had not voted to leave the European Union eration war that they imagine was
three years ago in the ‘Brexit’ referendum. (I say ‘English’ deliberately, be- betrayed by the Good Friday Agree-
cause both the Scots and the Northern Irish voted for the United Kingdom ment, and Brexit is giving it to them.
to stay in the EU.)
There was a car bomb outside the
The problem with Brexit is that the Good Friday Deal depends on a com- courthouse in Derry in January, and
pletely open border between Northern Ireland and the Republic. In fact, an last week the New IRA tried to kill a
invisible border: no police, no checkpoints, little visual evidence that it even police officer and shot Lyra McKee
exists. That, plus the right to have an Irish passport instead of a British one instead. As Will Francis, her literary
if they chose, was what persuaded the North’s Catholic nationalists to settle agent, said (quoting William Faulk-
for a draw in the war. ner): “The past isn’t dead. It’s not
even past.”
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FROM THE CROW’S NEST: HOW TO ARTS&LIT

END MALE VIOLENCE By William Thomas

J ust north of the equator in the
remote reaches of the western
Pacific, a string oåf tiny coral islets
encircles a 30-mile-wide lagoon like
white beads strung on a turquoise
necklace. On one of these dry motus,
an inviable rule prohibited drinking.
The men mumbled and grumbled. But the inherent male inhibition against
striking women, combined with implacable sisterly solidarity and a large
dose of shared shame, ensured compliance.
Days passed. A week. Two weeks. The men became increasingly needful.
And contrite. "Please," they importuned their mates. "Could we just try
snuggling?"

"No booze," was easy to remember
and everyone did. Until one day,
when two young bucks secretly fer-
mented a batch of coconut toddy
and proceeded to get blasted. Their
merriment quickly devolved into
harsh words. A fight ensued. Before
it could be broken up, one of the
men drew a knife and stabbed the
other. Just a flesh wound. But still.
The women were hurting, too. But they stood fast. "Keep pondering," came
the reply.
More time passed. Finally, made resolute in their desperation, the men ap-
proached their women with an absolute pledge never to drink again.
Years later, when Thea and I came ashore with a gift for the chief to ask per-
mission to visit, we found a community still living by choice in the “custom
ways” of their ancestors. With so many happy little ones running around,
love was obviously flourishing.

The abashed and bleeding revelers
returned home to find a pile of sticks
where their huts had been. The vil-
lage women had quietly dismantled
them.
With everyone’s attention assured,
the women laid out the penalty for
their taboo-breaking bloodshed: No
nooky. Until further notice, the men
were hereby and henceforth 100%
cut off. All the men. "You made your
bed," the women told their guys.
"And we aren't in it."
Or words to that effect.
How could it not? Besides being assigned a second set of parents when vis-
iting another motu, every child could explore their unfolding lives secure in
the knowledge that they were always under the care and protection of the
nearest adult.
The lagoon-wide treaty still held. And in keeping with tradition, every Fri-
day all the women and men met under the nodding palms to quietly discuss
village issues and settle any disputes. During the five weeks we spent there,
we never heard a raised voice or saw a child cry.
I told Thea not to get any ideas if I stepped out of line.
She laughed.
willthomasonline.net

Now in today's overdeveloped coun-

tries, where obsessive navel-gazing After the two recent tragic deaths in our community and the
has slipped even lower, we are told earthquake search and rescue workshop, we’ve had many requests
birthrates are plummeting and sex for both CPR and naloxone training. Here is a schedule of those
upcoming sessions plus the community paramedic talks:
is on the wane. But throughout the
tropical Pacific, I can personally at- Date Time Location Instructor Subject
test that breezes scented like an aph- 17-Apr-2019 Wed 1-2PM Firehall Jason Stevens Naloxone
17-Apr-2019 Wed 2:30-3:30PM New Horizons Jason Stevens Hands only CPR
rodisiac are not the only agitated 23-Apr-2019 Tue 7-9pm Firehall John Heinegg CPR and AED skills
molecules that are perpetually hot. 24-Apr-2019 Wed 2:30-3:30PM Firehall Jason Stevens Diabetes Prevention
So you can believe this prohibition 25-Apr-2019 Thu 9-11AM Firehall Sean Nordell Stroke Identification and what to do
1-May-2019 Wed 2:30-3:30PM New Horizons Jason Stevens Hands only CPR
was as shocking as the violence that 2-May-2019 Thu 9-11AM Firehall Sean Nordell High Blood Pressure and salt intake
had prompted it. 9-May-2019 Thu 9-11AM Firehall Sean Nordell Heart Health
15-May-2019 Wed 2:30-4PM Firehall Jason Stevens Advanced Care Planning and MOST forms
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Policing On Denman Island up dissenters and discourage those
with strong opinions from taking di-
I read in the Grapevine (April 18, 2019) that the RCMP will be making a rect action at a public meeting. If we
visit to Denman Island on Thurs April 25th to give a sermon to the gen- have problems with Trust policies,
trified souls in residence here on the holy spirit of law and order. We have what we are offered is the consumer
even been asked to “welcome” them. Sorry, but I have better things to do role of dissatisfied customer and the
than massage the egos of a bunch of cops who will once again try to justify chance of possible mitigation but
their existence on island by playing cat and mouse on our roads so that they not transformation. We are permit-
can issue a ticket whenever someone leaves the house without their driver’s ted to make verbal deposits in the
license. Islands Trust suggestion box or are
given the chance to talk to a Trust-
Talking about ticketing, not all of the wannabe police on Denman Island ee directly on a one-to-one basis
these days dream of wearing RCMP uniforms. Enter the By-Law Enforce- during their office hours. However,
ment Officer. If you believe in strengthening the policing regime of the autonomous collective action that
Islands Trust through souped-up ticketing powers, keep in mind that the challenges basic premises and policy
present by-laws, though not necessarily intended to be so, are systemically decisions is frowned upon as being
biased in favor of letting the big fish get away while the little fish get caught both angry and impolite by what I
in the net. All you would get by a change in ticketing is stricter enforcement laughingly call the Island Attitude
of an elitism that is already built into the system. While the Islands Trust Police (IAP). As these self-appoint-
considers itself to be a form of local government because the Trustees are ed IAP busybodies loudly exclaim,
(usually) elected, it actually operates more like a government regulatory “How can you be so rude? After all,
agency on land use issues. And like any regulatory agency, it has been cap- this is paradise; ain’t it”?
tured by the very interests that it supposedly exists to regulate. Because the
Islands Trust planning staff and local developers speak the same language, Ron Sakolsky
they have more in common with each other than with most other islanders.
It is a bureaucratic language of shortsighted resignation that is embedded Can I Borrow A Cup Of Water’?
in the Trust’s one step-at-a-time approach. Consequently, the Local Trust Thanks Alan ;)
Committee refuses to see the big picture. If you raise the question of where
those individual steps might lead when combined, you are considered out Follow up to ‘The Water Wars Begin’
of order. On the other hand, if there are loopholes in the by-laws or wig- article in the April 4th issue of the
gle-room in Trust procedures, the agents of gentrification will work hand- Islands Grapevine.
in-hand with the planning staff in order to find them. Accordingly, the
planners treat the developers with the kind of respect reserved for fellow I can share with you that not one of
professionals and look askance at the views of those that they consider to be the three men who runs GLID, Pe-
the ignorant unwashed masses whose issues are given a low priority. ter Jackson, Chris Page, nor Blake
Hanna, responded to my letter, the
What then of our busy Trustees? Some are better at public relations pol- community petition, or the previous
iticking than others, but they typically rely on their planning staff to in- letter in the grapevine. They did not
terpret bylaws, frame issues and es- respond to my proposed solution.
sentially shape and formulate public Blake Hanna stated at the last GLID
policy. Staff recommendations car- meeting that he would be willing to
ry much more weight than yours discuss the issue and potential solu-
or mine. When conflicts arise, the tions with anyone who wanted to
Trustees talk of conflict resolution, engaged about it. I am questioning
but what they really mean is con- the validity of this statement, based
We’ve finally got a phone
flict management and containment. on their lack of response and thus
hooked up to the office We islanders are urged to blow off refusal to converse on the topic. I
in the village . . . our steam by stating our opinions at did finally manage to get Chris Page
new number - effective “town halls” which operate much on the line after several attempts of
immediately - will be . . . like “protest pens” in relation to
street demonstrations. In true “safe-
250-335-9188 ty-valve” fashion, they exist to corral
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calling. He basically said they were not aware, and are uninterested, in how this will impact the community at large.
He did not want to consider my proposal of having each customer sign a waiver to indemnify GLID, as it seems
40% of waivers (according to my research) don’t stand up in court. In spite of the fact Marinus has insurance,
GLID has insurance, there has never once been issue taken with the quality of water, these men still seem con-
vinced that they are somehow at high risk. I don’t know how much more protected you can get than having double
insurance between you and the consumer. I wonder what other options there are, that may be worth discussion?

We have many people who will not be able to purchase off island water. There will, unfortunately, be community
members who will go without water for some period this summer. This lack of local water delivery will create an
incredible financial strain on many. Some people, especially single parent families and lower income families, will
be put in the position of having to choose between paying rent, or buying water. The stress and overwhelming
anxiety of having no water and no means to acquire it, is not something I would wish on anyone. Adding to the
already long list of challenges faced by families, single parents, low income & middle income, seniors, when there
is a potential solution not being looked at, speaks poorly of our community.

I have been made aware of an islander whose job it is to assist in water discussions and negotiations, in various
locations around the world. He will be home in a week and I will contact him regarding some possible assistance
in approaching these three men, who run the GLID system. I hope that some agreement can be attained for this
summer and a crisis will be averted. Because yes, it will be a crisis for many. While we await CVRD finalizing their
water service for the long term, it is not anticipated to be ready before next summer.

I have already heard from many individuals in our community, who are panicking and quite distraught about what
they are going to do without water. Many have stated they were barely able to come up with the extra $175 for
Marinus, they don’t know how they will be able to purchase water at the off-island costs. I have also found myself
in this position. The challenge of having to choose which bill not to pay and purchase water instead is not pleasant.
Try explaining that to Hydro or Telus. If this does not describe you and you feel that the current off island prices
are attainable, it means you are lucky for one and for another you may not be privy to the reality of everyone here.
People don’t always share their struggles, and I’m sorry to report, but there are more people impacted by this than
most realize. The CVRD granted $5000 for a feasibility study, to determine the possibility of selling water here.
Please contact Kris Larose at CVRD 250-334-6083, and let him know how important this is. We would like to pro-
vide them a list showing how many people will be seriously impacted. Please contact me to have your name added
to this confidential list, to be shared only with CVRD.

I have created a Facebook group called ‘Collective Water Purchases Denman Island’. If you will be in need of water,
and would like to connect with others and participate in a group purchase to offset the cost, please join this group.
If you do not have Facebook please contact me (friend or foe) and I’ll connect you with the group myself. This is a
band-aid solution at best, since for it to be effective, several people must be in need and have the cash at the same
time. One issue with off island delivery is the $125/hour charge added to the cost of the water. Considering the
potential (guaranteed) ferry waits, this cost will be higher than some can bear alone. Even as a group it will still
leave many of us struggling. What if the ferry wait is longer than anticipated and we are left unable to pay due to
the higher cost? There are reclusive members of our community who I fear will be left out.

I hope that the next article I write will be positive and full of solutions. I hope Peter Jackson, Chris Page and Blake
Hanna will choose to engage with their community over this serious concern and display a genuine desire to prob-
lem solve. If there is an opportunity for discussion, with the assistance of the aforementioned water negotiator, I
will share the date/time/location. So concerned and impacted individuals can attend and have their voices heard,
as well as participate together in seeking a solution for this summer. Also those of us who have ample water and
want to advocate for our neighbours who are lacking. Caring for the needs of all is a preventive measure in ensur-
ing the health and well being of the community a whole.

Laura Thomson laurathomson@telus.net

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2929 and Laz O/A the.other.
guy207@gmail.com  renova-
tor 250 207 0222.
RETIRED SINGLE WOM-
AN WITH DOG, looking for
rental. Long time Denman
Islander, local references.
Suggestions or offers, con-
tact Dorrie at dorrancewood-
ward@gmail.com or 250 335
3288
LOST&FOUND
FOUND: NIKON BINOCU-
LAR CASE on Lake road
near south end Chickadee
Lake. Call Patrick @ 335
1605.
EMPLOYMENT
THE ACTIVITY CENTRE
is seeking expressions of
interest for a contractor to
commit to keeping the roof
drains clear. This will require
your own ladders and no fear
of heights, and a commit-
ment to take on this job as
needed. If you are interest-
ed, please contact Peter at
250-335-0489 or Roxanna at
250-335-2576 with an idea of
your hourly rate, availability
and experience.
• 16 • APRIL 25TH, 2019 • THE ISLANDS GRAPEVINE •
• BUSINESS DIRECTORY • THE COMING WEEK'S EVENTS
• (H) Horn by • (D) Denman • (UB) Uni on Bay • DENMAN ISLAND (DI)HORNBY ISLAND (HI)
• ( FB) Fa n ny Bay • (C) Cour tenay/Comox •
THURSDAY 25
• ACCOMMODATIONS & RENTALS • • CAP SITE 3-7 pm • Community School(DI)
• D.I. FOOD BANK 3-7 pm • Community School(DI)
• Denman Activity Centre (Seniors) Rentals 335•3027 (D/H)
• Denman Community Hall Rentals 335•9177 (D/H)
2 halls, commercial kitchen, new sound system
suitable for concerts, plays, meetings, weddings, etc.

• REAL ESTATE • INSURANCE • FINANCIAL SERVICES •

• Bente Pilgaard, RE/MAX The Islands 335•2510 (H/D) FRIDAY 26
• Cloutier Matthews LLP, Chartered Professional Accountants 338•7367 (All)
• CAP SITE 3-7 pm • Community School(DI)
• Sheelagh Mackenzie, Fair Realty 702-6362 (D/H) • D.I. FOOD BANK 3-7 pm • Community School(DI)
• Sylvie Schroeder • Royal LePage office, Denman & UB 898•9199 (D/U) • BCEH WALKING GROUP 3pm • Central Park(DI)
• BUILDING • CONSTRUCTION • • SENIOR’S LUNCH 12pm • DAC(DI)
• Bobcat and Compact Excavator • Steve Isaak 335•1853 (All)
• Cal’s Bobcat Services • Auger, Grapple, Rake 613-447-8873 (D/H)
• David W. Steele • Carpentry & Renovations 702-9155 (D/H)
• Dean’s Digger - Mini Excavator & Small Haul 218•4534 (D/H)
• Denman Electric, Licensed, Fully Insured & Bonded 335•3122 (D/H) SATURDAY 27
• Excavator/Backhoe/Tandem Gravel Truck • Kenny Mather 703•6512 (All) • CAP SITE 11-2 pm • Community School(DI)
• John Isbister 335•2565 (D) • OLIVER SWAIN concert 7pm • Guesthouse(DI)
• Gutters Supply & Install • kcgutters@outlook.com • Kevin 335•1986 (D/H) • CUARTETO CHROMA concert 7pm • TheHall(HI)
• Ken Fischer, B. Arch. • Home Design and Construction 335•2976 (D/H)
• Kinetic Electric, licenced, bonded & insured 335•1741 (D/H)
• Ray Ulovec-Backhoe/Excavator, Septic Installation 335•3145 (D/H)
• Renaissance Stoneworks • natural stone/slate installation 335•0220 (D/H)
• Richard Menard • Carpentry, Construction & Renos 335•1877 (D/H)
• Roc-Isle Drywall, Harvey Hodgins • 35 yrs exp. ‘certified’ 334•4776 (D/H) SUNDAY 28
• Seaside Electric • Licenced, Bonded & Insured 702-0570 (D/H) • DENMAN UNITED CHURCH 10:30 am• (DI)
• Tandem gravel truck & transfer trailer • Grant Morrison 335•0702 (D/H)
• Water Tanks and Cisterns • Steve Isaak 335•1853 (All)
• ADIMS meeting 1:30pm • DAC(DI)
• HELLO MY BABY play (Concerts Denman) 7:30pm •
• SERVICES • Community Hall(DI)
• Acupuncture, Herbs • Dr. Willo Walker, Dr. TCM 335•1535 (D/H)
• Bio-Energy Healing, Empowerment, Laughter Yoga • Shari Dunnet
335•1877 (D)
• Chiropractic Care on Fridays • Dr. Dawn Armstrong, DC 465•8482 (D) MONDAY 29
• Massage Clinic • 2796 Northwest Rd. • Leyah Kelly 335•2584 (D) • QUILTER’S GUILD 9:30-3 pm • United Church Hall(DI)
• Peter T. Mason - Land Surveying 757•8788 (All)
• Tree Service - Darian Chase • Arborist 218•0404 (All)
• Trueview Treecare, seniors' discount • Wildbill 898•7246 (D/H)
• Yoga Classes, Holistic Massage, 30 years exp. • Fiona Walker 335•1535 (D/H)

TUESDAY 30
• CAP SITE 3-7 pm • Community School(DI)
JUNE CALENDAR
DEADLINE IS
FRIDAY MAY 24TH WEDNESDAY 1
theislandgrapevine@gmail.com • CAP SITE 3-7 pm • Community School(DI)

250-335-9188
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