B9 - Sanday, February 27, 1983 - North Shore News

Story and Photos
by Ellsworth Dickson

To any newcomers on the
North Shore, Bowen Island
is a four mile by six mile
island at the mouth of Howe
Sound about twenty minutes’
by ferry from Horseshoe Bay.
On the western side of
Bowen is a_ housing
development at Tunstall
Bay, which is the location of
today’s feature home.

Tunstall Bay is a
development with a dif-
ference. In addition to the
serenity of island life, there.
are tennis courts, a swim-

. ao SPs . ae | Clockwise from above, a view of Georgia Strait from
ming pool, a fine clubhouse [| [iycecczae i Se a the sundeck. The spacious kitchen has a built-in
overlooking the ocean and a ° can es ee dishwasher. One of the children’s bedrooms. The
private beach. ny, nb BEE i room as seen from the living room. With its

a 3 : a _ giassed-in fireplace, the living room is contemporary
Two years ago, the owner |. ss a et soae : : and comfortable. Tarnstall Bay, Bowen Island, is the
and his wife saw an in : - location of this modern, two ycar old home.
teresting home design in an ; s s eee | ings

American magazine and
modified it to confirm to
Canadian building = stan-
dards. It could be described
as a West Coast’ con-
temporary with some Cape
Cod influences. Although
not a gigantic house at 1650
sq. ft., the space ts used
creatively to provide a
bright, spacious feeling.
Angied to take advantage of
the view of Georgia Strait
and Worlcombe Island, the
house consists of three
bedrooms, three baths, a | : a Ps :

glassed-in fireplace, laundry ere a e “OEE:
room and a _ wrap-around oes me He” ORE
deck. The home has grey ee 7

siding.

Electrically heated, there
are 4 number of other in-
teresting features) The
dining room has a vaulted
ceiling with trak lighting
Phere ts a skylight above the
entrance foyer, a built-in
dishwasher, lots of storage
space and double glazed
windows

Being in the Country. the
house has is own sewage
syatem Ino this) Case a
technologically advanced
treatmeal plant called a

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ast bay git

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complete with ao warning Piteneed ewe f« Ao wk : ule Seas Fane ae oe ™ nn .
alarm oon case oof mattis : vee i : " "
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The house sits on) three
lots mot gust one with oa
strcam running through one
of them

Although giving the
mmpression of being faraway

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from the saly. Bowen Island sare) é as : ee AS
mosceviced by numerous B ¢
letty runs oan well as oa

coOnvemcnat water lant