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About 60-70 students from Ladysmith Secondary School presented their annual Dance Showcase Friday, Jan. 18. For more photos of the performance, please turn to page 12.

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Friday, Jan. 11, and she plans to service through which most prostudy anthropology and archae- spective undergraduate students ology at Oxford beginning next in the U.K. apply to university. Charlotte McDonald’s academ- September, provided she main- Her choice of schools included ic bent is readily apparent as she tains an average of 85 per cent the University of Edinburgh, St. recaps how her essay comparing through the remainder of the Andrews, University College the similarities between Hamlet school year. London (UCL), the University and Montaigne, inventor of the Her acceptance to Oxford is of Durham and Oxford. modern essay, helped pave the the result of several months’ She was accepted to all five of way to her acceptance at Oxford worth of effort. her candidate schools, selecting University. McDonald applied to five Oxford and UCL as her “firm” McDonald, a Grade 12 stu- schools last October, abiding and “insurance” choices. dent at Ladysmith Secondary by the standard rules of UCAS, A week-long visit to the U.K. School (LSS), said she learned the Universities and Colleges for in-person interviews at both of her conditional acceptance on Admissions Service, a non-profit Oxford and UCL followed in THE CHRONICLE

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the process. “He was super supportive through the whole process,” McDonald said. “Honestly, I probably would not have made it to Oxford if Mr. Taylor hadn’t been by my side the whole time. He’s definitely encouraged me to reach for my goals.” McDonald listed “technical theatre” — she manages the lighting and sound controls for school performances — and reading as her hobbies. See McDonald Page 3

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Hugh Nisbet visits with this daughters Sharron Anderson and Sheila Nisbet at the Lodge on 4th in Ladysmith on Thursday, Jan. 10.

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Honoured though he was when he received a royal nod for his work in the community, Hugh Nisbet thought it might be wise to leave his Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal with his daughters for safekeeping. “If anything comes up and I need it,” he says, “they’ll bring it down, but I don’t wear it every day.” Nisbet lives in the Lodge on 4th, a seniors home providing 24-hour-a-day care to residents. He’s 93, dependent on supplemental oxygen and spends the duration of our visit seated in a wheelchair. He has trouble recalling the odd year or date, and he muddles the order in which the odd event might have occurred, but he’s otherwise spry and engaged as he shares his life story with me. Nisbet was born in Burnaby on March 12, 1919 — “I’ll be 94 on the 12th of March,” Nisbet reminds me — and he moved to Vancouver Island with his family shortly thereafter. The Nisbets settled in Granby, a planned community in the Cassidy area built by Granby Consolidated Mining and Smelting Company. The company town made an impression on Nisbet that’s outlived the town by three quarters of a century. “Funny things you remember,” Nisbet says. “I was five years old. They had a beautiful little town out there. It would’ve been nice for pensioners to live in their later

years. Boulevards. Green lawns. Everything modern in those days, everything for the miners. They had a doctor’s office, a first-aid station, a general store, a dance hall, a high school, pretty well everything that was needed. It’s all demolished now. They tore the buildings down. It’s too bad, you know?” When he was five, the Nisbet family left Granby to take over the Esquimalt & Nanaimo Railroad’s Cassidy station. Nisbet survived his share of childhood mishaps — he chuckles as he recalls a fractured thigh suffered while tripping over a football and a flower-picking incident that sent him tumbling over the edge of a cliff, resulting in a broken collar bone — and later left school “at 15 or 16” after completing 10th grade at North Oyster High School. “That’s when I started working,” he says, “farming and driving truck.” For two months, Nisbet worked on a farm in the Cedar district for a meager $10 a month — roughly equivalent to $165 today — before stepping behind the wheel of a Tanzky Logging truck to transport fallers to and from cut blocks. “I didn’t need a licence at that time because it was a private road,” he adds. Nisbet had always been reluctant to work as a miner — “there was always someone getting hurt,” he offers — but when a job opened up at the new No. 10 Mine in South Wellington “during the tough times,” he relented and signed

on to ride out the Depression. On weekends, Nisbet indulged his aptitude for music by playing accordion for dances hosted at El Rancho, a “dine-and-dance” on the Nanaimo River. El Rancho soon became a routine stop for him while on his way home from the mine, as he had a vested interest in becoming better acquainted with Rose, the owners’ daughter. “When I finished my shift, she was always sitting there with a nice drink for me,” Hugh recalls. “We ended up getting married.” Hugh and Rose married during the early years of the Second World War, and after he’d put in “two or three years” at No. 10 Mine, Hugh enlisted. He trained as a field medic in Canada before being relocated to England in 1942 with the Fifth Canadian Armoured Division. Bound originally for North Africa, they were redirected instead to Italy, Hugh says, landing in Naples. “We went all through the Italian Campaign,” he adds, “The whole thing, all the way through.” As the campaign wrapped up, they returned to Naples, crossed over the Mediterranean to Marseilles and pushed their way through France to Belgium, Germany and Holland. He was discharged while in Holland and returned home at the end of 1945 to meet his son, Robert, for the first time. “I shouldn’t even be here, but I’m here,” he adds. “Actually, See Queen’s Page 5

From Page 1 “I love the Harry Potter books,” she said. “That was definitely my series growing up and maybe that influenced my love of the U.K. [Going to Oxford] is kind of like going to Hogwart’s. I love classics and I really love Oscar Wilde. The Picture of Dorian Gray is probably my alltime favourite book.” Jessica McDonald, Charlotte’s mother, offered some insight into the origins of her daughter’s educational ambitions. “She’s been focused on this for a long time, actually,” Jessica said. “I think she was in intermediate school when she first started talking about Oxford. It certainly wasn’t our idea. It was something she had a vision for and she never let go of that idea.” Regarding Charlotte’s choice of educational destination, Jessica said her distant family ties to the island were less of a factor than Charlotte’s fascination with a certain fictional wizard. “We first went over to England for the release of the final Harry Potter book,” Jessica said. “That was Charlotte’s idea again, which we thought was crazy, but it’s funny how with crazy ideas, the more you think about them, you think, ‘Well, that might be possible.’ We’d never taken any kind of major vacation so we went and we lined up around the block overnight in the freezing cold for the release of [Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows]. That was her first time there and it left a huge impression on her.” Jessica thinks anthropology and archaeology are “fascinating” and she’s intrigued and excited to see where Charlotte’s education leads her, although she hopes Charlotte chooses to return to Canada after her years at Oxford. “She’s incredibly independent,” Jessica said, “and she certainly has her own life vision. All I can say is how inspirational she is to us and

how proud we are of her.” Jessica credited Charlotte’s former and current teachers and schools with helping her daughter bring her Oxford aspirations to fruition. “The schools in Ladysmith — the primary, the intermediate and the secondary school — are just incredible,” Jessica said. “Parents and kids in Ladysmith are so lucky to have such great schools and great teachers. One of the reasons why we’ve made so many compromises, why we work in Vancouver but keep her in school in Ladysmith, is because of the fantastic teachers and the quality of the schools and I think in large part, that’s why she’s been successful in getting this opportunity.” Taylor offered his congratulations to Charlotte and reiterated the community’s willingness to guide students towards successful postsecondary endeavours. “My message to the youth would be: Dream big, work hard, and Ladysmith can and will support you,” Taylor said. Acceptance to Oxford University is no small feat. Former Oxford students include Prime Minister Tony Blair, physicist Stephen Hawking, and authors Aldous Huxley, C.S. Lewis, J.R.R. Tolkein and, coincidentally, Oscar Wilde. Oxford routinely appears on global top-ten lists and ranked second — behind the California Institute of Technology — in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings for 2012 – 13. The university’s admissions department advises prospective Canadian students that a minimum graduating average of 85 per cent is expected of applicants. In 2012, more than 17,000 applicants vied for 3,000 firstyear placements. Oxford accepted 10 out of the 203 Canadian citizens who applied in 2012, and only three out of an additional 181 applicants listing Canada as their place of residence.

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“He thought it went off the the sides of the trailer. side of the road. It didn’t. It Firefighters doused the got tucked up underneath flames engulfing the trailer’s Highway 1 was closed for the truck. He drove it for a exterior then cut the side wall two hours Tuesday, Jan. 15 as few kilometres down the of the trailer open to ensure its Ladysmith Fire/Rescue and road. Eventually, the mattress cargo of wood pallets hadn’t the RCMP responded caught fire, scanto a tractor-trailer fire. ning the trailer Quoted in the Chronicle Police cordoned off with a thermalHighway 1 between “He drove it for a few kilometres down imaging camera Buller Street and First to ensure there the road. Eventually, the mattress Avenue while firefightwere no hotspots. caught fire and he pulled over.” ers moved in to extinR C M P guish a fire that had Constable Tim Ray Delcourt, Ladysmith fire chief ignited in the undercarDesaulniers riage of a tractor-trailsaid Mid Island er as it was passing through caught fire and he pulled over.” Towing was called in to town shortly after 9 p.m. The truck’s tires and the remove the rig before the high“What happened was that he undercarriage in the vicinity way was reopened “shortly was driving down the highway of the truck’s fifth-wheel cou- after 11.” and drove over a mattress,” pling caught fire, Delcourt T h e t r u c k ’s d r i v e r w a s Fire Chief Ray Delcourt said. added, with flames curling up unharmed. The Chronicle

Credit card stolen from vehicle, then used to make purchases The Ladysmith RCMP Detachment responded to 44 calls for service over the past seven days. Saturday, Jan. 12 • The Ladysmith RCMP received a report of an unlocked shed in the 4200 block of Deer Point Road being entered back in November. Four weed eaters and two chainsaws were taken. There are no suspects in the theft, which occurred two months prior. Tuesday, Jan. 15 • The Ladysmith

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Hugh from Page 3 I’m the sole survivor out of my unit.” Hugh reunited with a fellow surviving member of the 13th Field Dressing Station in August 2011 for the first time since they parted company in Europe, but “the other fella” has since passed away. Post-war life posed its share of challenges for Hugh and Rose, as they added a pair of daughters to the family’s ranks following Hugh’s return to Canada. Hugh found work with the Comox Logging and Railway C o m p a n y. A s h i s crew was filing into a crummy at the end of a workday “around 1947,” Hugh was accidentally crushed between their vehicle and a neighbouring crummy. “It was one of those things that shouldn’t have happened,” he says. “I was on [compensation] for a long time. It was tough on the family and myself.” Anger and frustration welled to the surface from time to time as Hugh coped with his injuries, leaving a lasting impression on his youngest daughter Sheila. He recovered slowl y, b r a n c h i n g o u t from his army medic training to become an industrial first aid technician. This training would eventually lead to work with B.C. Forest Products Ltd. at their Crofton mill, where Hugh would suffer a second debilitating work-related accident. While responding to a chlorine gas leak at the mill during the early 1960s, Hugh suffered lung damage while helping two men to safety. He recovered and returned to work for the mill but left in the late 1960s. He worked for a few months as a driver, ferrying payroll and personnel between Victoria and an underground military installation in Nanaimo — a Cold War era “Diefenbunker”— before signing on with

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“That was quite a surprise, me receiving the Queen’s medal ... I didn’t expect any reward for what I did.” Hugh Nisbet, Ladysmith Legion’s executive, volunteered with the town’s historical society, revitalization committee and the Fraternal Order of Eagles and presided over countless wedding ceremonies as a marriage commissioner. He enjoyed it all, but weddings were by and far his favourite form of public service. Over a quarter century, Hugh witnessed “I dos” aboard yachts and helicopters and even once at the “Bungy Zone” (he

opted out of jumping alongside the nosediving newlyweds). “That was quite a surprise, me receivi n g t h e Q u e e n ’s medal,” Hugh says of his Diamond Jubilee medal. “It was quite an honour. I didn’t expect any reward for what I did. Mind you, I sure did a lot of things and I enjoyed it. “I really appreciated it.” Later that day, I drop by the Lodge on 4th to return a pair of photos from his military days that we had decided to scan and run alongside his story. I find him rummaging around in a corner of the room, tidying up. I help him as he struggles to unwind his oxygen tube from around his feet, and for the first time it occurs to me that I’ve forgotten to ask him whether or not he’s able to walk. “My legs don’t work all that well anymore,” he says. Hugh’s bound to his chair for now, but he’s resolved to work on building up his leg strength to see if he can’t get himself back on his feet again. “You have to keep on truckin’, you know?” Hugh adds with a chuckle and a glint in his eye.

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will continue promoting the 10% Shift and will offer a PST seminar and a Healthy Heart seminar next month. The association will move forward on all these initiatives with a bigger board of directors, as Cathleen McMahon, Rob McIntyre, Kim Judson and Sean Jonas became directors during the annual general meeting. They joined a board that includes president Lesley Parent, vice-presidents Jack Tieleman and Teresa McKinley, treasurer Tammy Leslie and secretary Brian Van Acker. Parent thanked the new directors for coming on board. “We really appreciate the help,” she said. “We really, truly are a working board. We have a lot of fun, but we do get the job done. I feel really lucky being part of this association for the last six years because

all the people that are at the top are all working, and we genuinely like each other, which really helps.” An annual general meeting is also a time to look back, and Parent described 2012 as a challenging year for the LDBA directors. “Our numbers went from 11 to six,” she said. “We’ve always had a very strong and passionate core executive, and this year has certainly proven that.” Past president Jenna Forster thanked Parent and the rest of the board for taking on more responsibility unexpectedly when she had to step away for health reasons. “These folks just stepped right in and took care of what needed to be taken care of, and I think that says a lot about this board and about the passion these guys have,” she said.

Success stories from the past year include working with the Town of Ladysmith, the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce and the Leadership Vancouver Island “Shift Happens” team on the 10% Shift initiative, working with the Chamber of Commerce and the Town of Ladysmith on an economic development plan, offering seminars, launching a newsletter, and t h e n e w O l d Ty m e Christmas event in early December. The success of Old Tyme Christmas led to a partnership with the Festival of Lights Society, as Cliff Fisher, who is president of the Festival of Lights Society, approached the LDBA after the event, and the two groups are now working together to apply jointly for grant funding to be used for both events, noted Parent.

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LSS improv teams win South Island Cup Nick Bekolay The Chronicle

Ladysmith Secondary School (LSS)’s junior and senior improv teams recently won their respective divisions at the Canadian Improv Games’ South Island Cup. Junior team members competed against improv teams from eight other schools at Esquimalt Secondary School (ESS) Wednesday, Jan. 9 and Thursday, Jan. 10, walking away with a win in the South Island Junior Cup. LSS’s junior improv team will go on to compete at the Island Junior Finals Saturday, Feb. 2 at Victoria High School. B i l l Ta y l o r, L S S ’s drama teacher and one of two coaches for LSS’s improv club, said the top three junior teams from both Island zones will face off against each other next month, adding that the “winner will have bragging rights for Vancouver Island.” “The seniors do the same thing,” Taylor added, “Only the winner has bragging rights to Vancouver Island and gets to represent our region in Ottawa at the national championships.” LSS’s senior improv team inched one step closer to their goal of reaching the national championships Friday, Jan. 11 with a win at the South Island Senior Cup. The win guarantees senior team members a spot at the regional semifinals scheduled for Feb. 1 and 2 at Victoria High School. Members of the senior improv team were visibly nervous as they gathered round in a classroom prior to their departure from LSS.

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Ladysmith Secondary School’s junior improv team (left) and senior improv team — both pictured here with coach Bill Taylor — recently won the South Island Cup and will be moving on to the next level of competition. Te a m m e m b e r Rachelle Younie offered insight into the source of the team’s pre-game jitters. “There’s no possible way we can know what we’re going to be doing tonight,” Younie said. “It’s completely oppo-

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“There’s no possible way we can know what we’re going to be doing tonight.” Rachelle Younie, LSS senior improv team site of, say, doing a play where you’ve rehearsed the same thing over and over again so that when you perform it, ideally it’s there and it’s perfect. In this situation, we can only practise the skills that we need, then rely on those skills to hopefully make a good scene.” During competitions,

teams receive suggestions from the audience via the event’s emcee and are then given four minutes to transform the suggestion in question into a scene. A trio of judges evaluates their performance based on each team’s “ability to make offers, to accept offers, to advance offers, to listen to each other and to stage the scene,” Taylor added. Improv games are anything but cutthroat, Taylor said, adding that each team takes an oath to join the games in a spirit of “loving competition.” “The more open you are, the better you’ll do,” Taylor said. “You still want to win, but by loving everyone else and being generous, you perform better as a team. You’re more playful and open.” Both LSS improv teams will attend the regional championships next month in Victoria along with coaches Bill Taylor and Rebeccah Fairweather.

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he scene painted by the hundreds who gather for the Idle No More rallies In Ladysmith, Duncan, Nanaimo and across the country pack undeniable power. So it would be unfortunate if that power is allowed to fade like some emotional scene in last month’s movie as the media gaze moves on to the next issue of the day. Protecting the land. Protecting the water. Providing the education and employment opportunities for people to lift themselves out of poverty. These are issues central not just to First Nations people, but to Canadians in general. And few among us would disagree these are things we would like to see enshrined as guiding principles for our nation. That said, few among us would disagree these are principles that existed, or at least should have existed, long before Chief Theresa Spence and Attawapiskat entered the national consciousness. And that is what concerns us. We seem to have energy to stand up and demand change. But we question our stamina and our ability to follow through, to bring about that change. Marches, signs and sweeping statements are a great way to attract attention. But they need to be followed with pinpoint demands, plans of action, transparency in implementation and accountability at the end of the process. And ultimately, the engine for making that happen is the voter. “Be the change you want to see” is a cliche because it is true. Take charge of yourself and your community and keep plugging away until the changes you want occur. If you support the goals of Idle No More, don’t be idle no more for just a little while. Pay attention to the final two words. Be idle no more. — Cowichan News Leader Pictorial

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don’t know about you, but I stopped making New Year’s resolutions. Not because I lacked an awareness of my faults and shortcomings. Not because I lacked the desire, motivation or determination. I lacked results. I could not find the secret to success. I have come to a different point of view on change and the process of change. Call it seasons of change or the progression of change; I have discovered that positive and effective change happens slowly, over time — it happens when new rituals turn into new routines that transform into new behaviours

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and then, finally, into a new me. Like a screw being driven into a piece of wood, progress happens in a series of small steps or turns, one revolution at a time. With every revolution, continuous and permanent progress is made. I found out change is more revolution than resolution. Another thing I have discovered is that it takes more than willpower, determination or resolution to change a specific behaviour. It also takes my brain and my heart. There is something implied about change in the Great Commandment. Jesus tells us to “love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.” (Mat. 22:37) This implies that my relationship with God demands that I have my

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heart emotionally connected, my soul determined and my brain engaged. In order for my change to be successful, I must change not only my behaviour, but myself. I am becoming a new me. This is my internal revolution; a change from the inside out, not the outside in. My revolution began eight years ago when my lovely wife gave me a gym membership for Christmas. I had reached the stage in life when the pounds gained between Thanksgiving and Christmas were no longer lost the rest of the year. My feelings of desperation won out over my hopelessness, so I went. Sometimes, I even brought my teenage son along with me. After a few months, I knew the staff and most of the regulars. But on

one particular day, when a regular called me by name to spot him on a lift, it occurred to me that I didn’t join a gym — I joined a community of gym members, a culture of people who valued a healthy lifestyle, and that made all the difference. Since then, not only have I renewed my gym membership every year, but I also joined the triathlon community and completed 16 triathlons. What began as a resolution to lose a few pounds became the revolution of finding myself in a new community. If you are tired of making resolutions, why not join a community of people who are experiencing a revolution? Don’t make a New Year’s resolution — join the revolution! As my kids were singing at the movie theatre, “Can you hear the people sing?”

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Re: Request to the Town of Ladysmith for information under the Freedom of Information and Privacy Act The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act states, “the purposes of this Act are to make public bodies more accountable to the public and to protect personal privacy by (a) giving the public a right of access to records…” The act allows the town up to 30 working days to comply with my request. Two months ago, on Nov. 15, I made a request under the FOI act for a list of all non-elected individuals who have attended any of the closed-door meetings of town council (executive sessions) for the year 2011. My request should not be an onerous task, as under the Community Charter subsection 91(3), “The minutes of a meeting or part of a meeting that is closed to the public must record the names of all person in attendance.” It appears to me all that has to be done to comply with my request Subscribe is to review some to 24 or so sets of minutes and check the names of those in attendance and record 250-245-2277 any non-elected Includes person in atten$ dance. I assumeonline that this would access take no more that 15 minutes, a half hour at best. As of Jan. 15,eds there have been Classifi 47 working days from the date of Sell! my request. I have yet to receive this information, but instead I was notified that, on Dec. 17, council [in an] in-camera meeting, adopted a motion to extend the deadline for response to this and my other enquiries by an additional 30 working days. In fairness to the town, I did request on Nov. 28 a copy of a motion eliminating the fee for live-a-boards at the Ladysmith Call our Society Community Maritime Classifed Marina. I would assume this would Department also be a quick job to review existing minutes for the spring of 2012. I also asked for a breakdown 1-855-310-3535

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Brent Browning sent us this beautiful photo of First Avenue all lit up just days before the lights were turned off. “It was a wonderful year for Light Up— a little rain, a little snow, and now it looks like will be nice weather to take the lights down,” he said. If you have any photos you’d like to share with us, please send them to editor@ ladysmithchronicle.com. of costs and revenue for the trolley systems. On Dec. 2, I asked for a copy of a motion regarding the application for a grant for the Spirit Square, which I also believe should be easy to locate by using an electronic search of past minutes. The only request that I have made that may take more that an hour or an hour and a half was for a copy of the Development Cost Charges relating to any resent developments by a company called Brentwood Developments. I have made five separate FOI requests spread over the better part of a month, but I haven’t received any information on any of my requests. Is the town stone walling? It appears to me that there has been adequate time for them to comply with my requests under the Freedom of information Act, but I have yet to see any information relating to these FOI requests. Rob Johnson Ladysmith

Thanks to Santa and his elves Editor: A special thanks to all those who worked tirelessly to make Breakfast With Santa at Cedar Community Hall a great success once again! Hundreds of children and their families enjoyed whipped creamtopped pancakes and sausages, decorated cookies, made crafts and had their faces and nails painted. Santa listened to each child’s requests and had his picture taken before having to continue his busy schedule on the North Oyster fire truck. Raffle winners this year w e r e P a u l a S h u p e , Wa y n e Hawthornthwaite, Carrie Sheptycki, Bob Gillrie, Carolyn Nelson, Sharon Knight, Aaron Steen and Gladys Dikken. Again, the North Oyster and Area Historical Society would like to

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Students gather at Ladysmith Secondary School (LSS) Thursday, Jan. 17 to participate in a promotional video shoot for School District 68 (SD68). More than 900 students from Ladysmith Secondary, Ladysmith Intermediate and Ladysmith Primary schools participated in the filming of a “crowd shot” to be included in a video outlining SD68’s strategic plan, said Donna Reimer, director of communications for SD68. The video, produced to capture the district’s vision of “success for all,” will be screened to SD68 employees on NICK BEKOLAY/CHRONICLE Feb. 1 before it’s uploaded to the district’s website.

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This Saturday, the Ladysmith Library is inviting children to bring their parents in and celebrate Family Literacy Day. The library is hosting Family Literacy Day activities Saturday afternoon from 1-3 p.m. There will be stories, crafts, songs and face painting, and library manager Stephen Warren says the afternoon’s activities will be geared toward children. The theme of Family Literacy Day this year is 15 Minutes of Fun. “It’s about creating fun learning experiences for families,” said Warren. Warren says this is the third year the Ladysmith Library has hosted Family Literacy Day activities, and they generally bring in about 30 children and their parents. “It’s a really great day to get together,” he said. “Families can get together and enjoy some songs and stories. A lot of people will sign up for a library card that day who haven’t visited the library before.” Family Literacy Day is a national awareness initiative created by ABC Life Literacy Canada in 1999 and held annually in January to raise awareness of the importance of reading and engaging in other literacy-related activities as a family. Branches of the Vancouver Island Regional Library celebrate Family Literacy Day by holding special events each year, as do many literacy providers, schools and community organizations across the country. These activities range from fundraisers, book drives and children’s reading circles to literacy-themed contests and family games nights. In 2013, Family Literacy Day is celebrating its 15th year, and families are being encouraged to take 15 Minutes of Fun to learn together. The message is that learning can happen anywhere, any time. “Taking time every day to read or do a learning activity with children is crucial to a child’s development,” states the Family Literacy Day website. “Even just 15 minutes a day can improve a child’s literacy skills dramatically and can help a parent improve their skills as well.” For more information about the activities at the Ladysmith Library, call 250-245-2322.

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Do you know an individual or business who goes that extra mile? Nominate them for a “Spirit of Ladysmith” Community Award in any of the following categories: Business of the Year (1-5 employees) Business of the Year (6-20 employees) Business of the Year (21+ employees) Entrepreneur of the Year Not-for-Profit Organization Service Employee of the Year (1-5 employees) Service Employee of the Year (6-20 employees) Service Employee of the Year (21+ employees) Volunteer of the Year Youth of the Year Nomination forms available online at www.ladysmithcofc.com or at the Chamber of Commerce office at 411B—1st Avenue, Ladysmith T:(250)245-2112 or F:(250)245-2124 Deadline for Nominations: Friday, February 1, 2013 Winners to be announced at Awards ceremony on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Aggie Hall 6:30 pm Tickets now available at the Chamber office $20

This Sunday, classical concert pianist Cary Chow of Vancouver will fill 1891 heritage St. Michael’s Church in Chemainus with the music of Johannes Brahms, Robert Schumann and Franz Liszt. Chow’s piano performance, Extremes, will take place Sunday, Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. “Once again, Cary Chow keeps us on the edge of our seats as he applies his flawless technique to masterful interpretations of tour de force from the solo piano repertoire,” states a press release. Following the performance, audience members are invited to stay for a Meet the Artist Reception. Chow has performed concerts throughout North America as a recitalist, concerto soloist and chamber pianist. He is the performance pianist for the Avant Chamber Ballet. By age 15, Chow had a c h i e v e d t h e AV C M a n d LVCM (Victoria) and ARCT (Toronto) diplomas in piano

Beijing Conservatory of Music and Attached Middle School, Shanghai Conservatory and Xing Hai Conservatory Guangzhou. As a recording artist, Chow has released solo recordings of Rachmaninoff Sonata No. 1 and Variations on a Theme of Corelli, Schumann Carnaval and Kreisleriana and collaborative recordings, including a recently released CD with PHOTO SUBMITTED David Cooper of the Dallas Classical concert pianist Cary S y m p h o n y O r c h e s t r a o n Chow performs this Sunday at 2 French Horn. Tickets for Chow’s perforp.m. at St. Michael’s Church. mance are $15 in advance performance. He made his or $20 at the door. Advance New York recital debut at the tickets can be purchased Metropolitan Museum of Art a t S a l a m a n d e r B o o k s i n L a d y s m i t h , L i t t l e To w n at the age of 16. At age 18, he was award- Market Co. in Chemainus, the ed the DipRAM, the high- Chemainus Festival Inn, Ocean est prize from the Royal Soul Book Caffé in Crofton, Academy of Music in London, Ten Old Books in Duncan and England, where he studied Valley Vines to Wines in Mill with renowned professor Bay or by calling 250-748-8383. For more information Christopher Elton. Chow is a former faculty about this Sunday’s concert member of the University and about the St. Michael’s o f Vi c t o r i a a n d Vi c t o r i a Presents series, visit www. Conservatory of Music and chemainusclassicalconcerts. former guest professor at the ca.

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Chemainus students love to dance The theme of the Chemainus Secondary School Dance Showcase being held this Thursday, Jan. 24 is Why We Dance Lindsay Chung THE CHRONICLE

There’s a picture in the Chemainus Secondary School dance room that says “Take More Chances. Dance More Dances.” And on Thursday, Jan. 24, students will do just that when they share a variety of dances during the annual Chemainus Secondary School Dance Showcase. T h e D a n c e Showcase will take place at 7 p.m. in the school’s multipurpose theatre, and doors will open at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $7 and are available at the door, but dance teach-

er Sarah Lane recom- and show why it is mends buying them they love to be in the in advance if possible dance program in here because the show will and why they love to likely sell out. dance.” “We’ve got a huge “My biggest thing I try v a r i e t y o f d a n c e to instill in them is we styles,” said Lane. “We dance from a place of put on a really high- passion,” she added. quality show.” C h e m a i n u s The Dance Showcase Secondary School’s will feature dances dance program offers choreographed by lyrical, jazz and hip the students and by hop styles for stuLane and will include d e n t s i n G r a d e 9 lyrical, contemporary, through Grade 12. jazz, hip hop and clas- This year, there are sical pieces. 42 students. The theme of “It’s a really booming t h i s y e a r ’s D a n c e program,” said Lane. Showcase is Why We “It’s really popular with Dance. the students, and I try Lane says she chose to bring a professionthis theme because alism and a love for LINDSAY CHUNG/CHRONICLE “it’s really important dance and performfor my students to ing to the students I Grade 9-12 students at Chemainus Secondary School are getting ready to present their Dance Showcase express themselves teach.” this Thursday (Jan. 24) at 7 p.m. in the school’s multi-purpose theatre.

Calling in the artist’s muse Community art showcase Sherry Bezanson Ladysmith Arts Council

Most artists have asked for assistance or called in some type of energetic encouragement when faced with a creative conundrum: perhaps an unfinished or lacklustre canvas or project. Tr a d i t i o n a l l y, i n Greek mythology, a muse was a goddess, one of nine of Zeus a n d M n e m o s y n e ’s daughters that were considered creative guides for the arts, and in particular, for poetry. The muse was called upon for a blessing and for support and often considered essential for the creation of art. A muse was used to provide insight and to inspire new creative forms. Today, this definition has expanded to include all arts. A muse is invoked during any phase of a project; it is a call for help or inspiration, or an invitation to creatively influence the artist. A muse assists the artist to ponder deeply or meditate, to allow the creative juices to flow without the interference of the mind or the inner critic. Calling on muses is an invocation for divine guidance in the execution of any artistic endeavour. Although a muse was

traditionally a deity or goddess, this form morphed centuries later to include human forms: a mistress, wife or a lover. A muse was traditionally female, likely due to men being those allowed to practise the arts. They were often seen as vixens that were subordinate to the artist and provided sexual stimulation. In the 21st century, that image is unsavoury, as women are richly creative in their own right and are no longer hampered by the defined and limiting roles of the past. Few women want to be cast in such an objectified and idealized role that, temporarily at best, elevates them to short-

term pedestal status as Arts Council members, a vehicle to another’s the muse is often the imagination. selected titles for the Instead, in today’s upcoming shows. Feb. world, a muse might 2 is the opening night consist of solid flesh for Saints, Goddesses, beings or divine guid- and Bodhisattva’s. a n c e f r o m b e y o n d . This title conjures up a M o d e r n m u s e s a r e variety of creative posoften other artists of sibilities for any artist. both sexes such as Images of sacred perGeorgia O’Keefe, Emily sonages or journeys Carr, Eric Clapton from various religious or even a blog shar- or spiritual paths will ing artistic thoughts, richly inspire an artwords and photographs. ist to celebrate the The definition of a holy and mysterious. muse has changed and Bold linear acrylic shifted and is far less artist Phillip Mix of romantic and idealized, Chemainus is the guest and sexualized, than in speaker for opening the past. There is more night. equality and less idealArt intake is Jan. 29 ism. Most artists today and 30. Come join in find inspiration in a on a community convariety of ways. nection and activate For the Ladysmith your muse.

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The Ladysmith Secondary School 49ers hosted a senior girls’ basketball tournament Friday, Jan. 18 and Saturday, Jan. 19. In left photo, Sharon Brown looks for someone to pass to in a game NICK BEKOLAY/CHRONICLE against Shawnigan, while at right, Carly Jahelka takes a foul shot.

Cedar second at Ladysmith tournament Cedar Spartans go 3-1 at Ladysmith Secondary School senior girls’ basketball tournament; LSS 49ers finish fourth Lindsay Chung THE CHRONICLE

The Cedar Community Secondary School Spartans senior girls’ basketball team picked a great time to start winning. Ladysmith Secondary School (LSS) hosted a senior girls’ basketball tournament Jan. 18 and 19, and coming into the tournament, the Spartans hadn’t won a game. But over the course of the two-day tournament, they won three games to finish second to Shawnigan Lake School. Shawnigan won the tour-

nament with a 4-0 record, top scorer against Duncan while the Spartans were Christian School with 18 second after going 3-1. The points. Duncan Christian School Katelyn Horsley was Chargers took third place Ladysmith’s top scorer with a 1-3 record, and the against Cedar with 13 LSS 49ers went 0-4 to finish points. She also picked up fourth. 14 points in a 60-26 loss In finishing second, Cedar to Shawnigan. Ladysmith defeated Ladysmith 78-32, rounded out the tournabeat Highland 70-29, defeat- ment with a 79-18 loss to ed Duncan Christian School Duncan Christian School 53-45 and lost 53-52 to and a 37-18 loss to Highland. Shawnigan. Marika Grubac LSS coach Dan Vincent w a s t h e S p a r t a n s ’ t o p was happy with his team’s scorer against Ladysmith play during the tournament. (24 points), Highland (24 “There’s been a lot of points) and Shawnigan improvement in my team (22 points), while Stefanie over the last month or so,” Talboys was the team’s he said. “My girls showed

a lot of intensity and a lot of heart in our games; there was no giving up at all in our games.” Vincent says one of the highlights for his team was being able to play in front of a big crowd on Friday afternoon. “For our team to get a chance to play in front of 300 to 400 people in their first game on Friday, the girls really enjoyed that,” he said. Vincent says it was nice to see teams from as far north as Comox and as far south as Shawnigan come together for the tournament.

Tournament All-Stars • Ladysmith Secondary School: April Van Pelt • Cedar Community Secondary School: Stefanie Talboys • Shawnigan Lake School: Casey Crowely • Duncan Christian School: Rachael Bakker • Highland Secondary School: McKenzie McLeod

Salt Spring holds Cowichan scoreless Don Bodger

Gordon Head and Vic Cowichan was withWest.’’ out the Arnett brothThe field is the great ers from Ladysmith — C o w i c h a n L M G equalizer. Chris and Matt — but Pringle is in first place, “It’s a small bouncy called up Div. 2 playand Salt Spring Island grass field, just a hard ers Jose Muro and is tied for last in the field to play on,’’ said Steven Zorich in their Va n c o u v e r I s l a n d Martin. “It’s not condu- place. Soccer League’s Div. 1 cive to some real good “No excuse there; we standings. soccer. It’s a huge had enough bodies,’’ But that didn’t mean home-field advantage said Martin. a meeting between the for them.’’ It was the first tie of teams was a foregone Cowichan came out the season for 12-1-1 conclusion, especially strong, hitting the Cowichan. Salt Spring on Salt Spring Island’s crossbar in the first is now 1-10-3. home field where it’s minute and having “It felt like a loss to always a challenge for another goal called off us,’’ said Martin. “We visitors — no matter by an offside. Kevin were pushing really what the standings. Jones also swore one hard at the end to win In fact, Salt Spring of his shots crossed it. They just kick it out did it again Saturday, the line, but the ref- and tackle hard and Jan. 19 in the return eree didn’t see it that slow the game down. to league play for the way. Give them credit. They first time in 2013, earn- “It was one of those work hard.’’ ing a point by holding frustrating days and Cowichan has just Cowichan scoreless. the clock ticked down eight goals against “Their worst loss fast, hard-tackling and this season, the same at home is 1-0,’’ said mean,’’ Martin said. as last season at this Cowichan coach Glen He added Cowichan’s point. But goal proMartin. “They tied Dan Cato got stomped duction is down from Nanaimo, they tied us, in the face during the 50 to 40. they only lost 1-0 to heated action. Cowichan heads to

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Van Horn, Lettie June 14, 1924 - Jan. 16, 2013 Lettie passed away peacefully in Nanaimo, BC. Lettie is survived by her daughters: Marion (Murray), Linda, Pauline (Brian), Carolyn (Terry) and son David; 11 grandchildren and 5-1/2 greatgrandchildren. Predeceased by her son Dennis. No service by request. In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers, please make a donation to the Ladysmith Cancer Society where she volunteered for many years.

RUSSELL, Allan G. Born August 10, 1939 passed away peacefully on January 14, 2013 with Dorothy by his side. Predeceased by his wife, Jeanette in 2008 and brothers George in 2009 and Wayne (infancy). Survived by daughter Carmen (Wilson) and son Kyle (Lois); grandchildren Chad, Glenn, Greg, Brad, and Emily; also two sisters, Catherine and Ruth. A special thank you from the family to the Emergency Response Team. Flowers are gratefully declined. Donations in memory of Allan may be made to the Nanaimo Regional Hospital â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Equipment For Life Fund. Private Family Cremation. Condolences may be offered at telfordn@shaw.ca Telfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of Ladysmith 250-245-5553

CLARK: Edith Mildred Edith passed away in the Cowichan District Hospital on January 12th, 2013, age 79 years. Born in Victoria, BC on June 19th, 1933. Predeceased by her husband William on November 19th, 2011 and granddaughter, Sarah on June 13th, 2011. Survived by her loving family; son, Ken; daughters, Sharon and Darlene (Henry Wheat); grandchildren, Becky, Austyn, Richard, Emily, Lindsey, Aaron and Martin; great grandchildren, Ember, Kyson and Jakob; brother, Roy (Katie); sister Verona. Edith was a family person who loved gardening and was an avid walker; a loving and caring mother, grandmother, great grandmother and friend. Her memory will be cherished in the hearts of all those lives she touched. Condolences may be offered at telfordn@shaw.ca Private family remembrance. Telfordâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s of Ladysmith 250-245-5553

SLUZALO, Peggy Lynn 1950 - 2013 The family of Peggy Sluzalo is saddened to announce her passing as a result of a tragic accident in the Cedar area, on January 9, 2013. Peggy is predeceased by her father Steve Sluzalo and her step-father Bob Huntley. She will be deeply missed by her son Mark (Julia) Harmel and 2 grandchildren in South Africa; her mother Evelyn Huntley of Saskatoon, SK; sister Elaine (Grant) Davidson of Ladysmith, BC; and 2 brothers and 2 sisters and their families from Alberta and Saskatchewan. Peggy was born in Perdue, SK on March 16, 1950. After graduating from high school, she trained as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse, then worked in Edmonton, eventually becoming Director of Volunteer Services at the University of Alberta Hospital. Following her dream, she moved to Vancouver Island, ultimately to her acreage in Cedar. She ďŹ nished her working career at the Nanaimo General Hospital. Peggy loved her home, her gardening, her pets and traveling, but she loved spending time with her family the best. Peggyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s request was for cremation with no formal service. A family Celebration of Life will be held at a later date in Saskatchewan. Peggyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Island friends will be invited to an informal gathering at her home at a time which is yet to be determined, but will be announced.

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July 12, 1924 - January 14, 2013 Jack died peacefully in the palliative care unit of the Nanaimo General Hospital. He had recently been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He was born and raised in Brantford Ontario. Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s where he met and married Catherine (Baker). Their ďŹ rst kiss was on their ďŹ rst date on New Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Eve 70 years ago in 1942. He enlisted in the RCAF at the age of 19 and was commissioned in 1944. Jack was a co-pilot of a B24 Liberator based in India. He proudly served his country in the Burma Theater during WWll. Jack and Catherine married in October 1946. Their loving relationship thrived for 66 years. He drove a Coca-Cola truck in the Brantford area after high school, went to war, had his own insurance business for six years and then re-enlisted in the RCAF during the Korean conďŹ&#x201A;ict. He was posted as a ďŹ&#x201A;ying instructor to the air bases in Summerside PEI, Trenton Ontario and Centralia Ontario. He felt the call to the ministry while in the Air Force. Jack`s ďŹ rst churches were Mt. Brydges Baptist and Caradoc Zion Baptist in southwestern Ontario. Next was Dufferin Street Baptist in Toronto, Grandview Baptist in Vancouver and Crescent Heights Then the Manitoba Area Minister for the Baptist Union of Western BBaptist i in i Calgary. Cl Th he h became b Canada, based in Winnipeg. A return to Calgary had him as Director of Stewardship, Director of the Baptist Union of Western Canada Foundation and Director of Church Growth for the Baptist Union. The next challenge came in Vancouver as Minister of Pastoral Care at First Baptist Church. During the ensuing years, he unretired several times to become Interim Pastor of Calvary Baptist in Chemainus BC on Vancouver Island, a position that resulted in Jack and Catherine`s ďŹ nal move. They settled in Ladysmith. He also served in an interim capacity at churches in Inuvik Northwest Territories, Chemainus again, Duncan and Victoria. Jack is survived by his loving wife Catherine and his children Ted Farr (Terrie), Frances Schneidmiller (Merv), Doug Farr, Shirley Farr and Cathy Kokot (Cal). Jack was proud of his ďŹ ve grandchildren, Jonathan Farr who died tragically in 2008, Natalie (Farr) Murphy, Megan and Nathan Schneidmiller and Jarrod Kokot. His one great grandchild is Jonathan, son of Natalie and Rob Murphy. Jack lived his life with no regrets. He served his God, his family, his church family and his country with pride and purpose. He was a leader in everything he set out to do. The Celebration of his Life will take place Friday, January 18th, 2013, 2 p.m. at Calvary Baptist Church, Chemainus, B.C. In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers, you may make a donation to the Jack and Catherine Farr Endowment Fund at The Baptist Union Development Foundation, #21-2236 Folkestone Way, West Vancouver, B.C. V7S 2X7

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Up Coming HIGH STREET OPEN MIC/ COFFEEHOUSE Sat, Jan 26, 7-10 pm. Come to entertain or be entertained. Fun for all! Donation to Food Bank appreciated. Info call 2452909. THE CVRD’S ENVIRONMENT COMMISSION - is seeking applications for volunteers members for a two year term. Do you have a keen interest in environmental issues? Want to help guide local governments efforts to make the Cowichan Valley ‘Green’? Further information may be found at 250-746-2504 or www.12things.com. MT. BRENTON GARDEN CLUB - meeting Tues, Feb 5, 1 pm at Calvary Baptist Church, 3319 River Rd, Chemainus. Guest speaker Ron Derksen on Bonsai. Guests welcome, $2 drop in fee. More info 246-4109. LADYSMITH FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS SOCIETY IS HOLDING A WORK PARTY - to take down the lights Sun Jan. 27, starting at 9 am. Volunteers are needed, and anyone who is able to help is asked to call 250245-2263 or 250-245-5888 or meet at the 49th Parallel Grocery parking lot at 9 am. A hot lunch will be provided courtesy of Ladysmith Family and Friends. Pickup trucks and bucket trucks will be gratefully accepted during the work party. LADYSMITH CAMERA CLUB - well-known Ladysmith, BC photographer Brian Nicol explains the histogram and RAW vs. JPEG, two key concepts for better digital photographs. Tues, Jan 22, at 7 pm,

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Hardwick Hall, High St at 3rd Ave in Ladysmith. Everyone welcome. Non-members $5 drop-in fee. LCC invites new members, novice to pro. NEW special student rates! www.LadysmithCameraClub. com Recycle your old Christmas light strings. Contact ladysmith festival of lights at 250.245.5888 or ladysmithfol@shawbiz.ca LRCA FRIENDLY VISITOR/PHONING TREE PROGRAMS Now taking new volunteer signups for an upcoming training session. Improve quality of life for shut-in or isolated seniors by scheduled weekly contact. Call Barb at 245-3079. NANAIMO/LADYSMITH COMMUNITY BAND New members welcome in both concert and/or dance band. Rehearsals are Wednesdays at 6:30 pm at Dover Bay School band room. Contact Ted, 250-7223088 for more info.

On Going LADYSMITH SALTAIR GARDEN CLUB Every third Thur at 7:30 pm, First United Church Hall, (corner of High St & 3rd Ave) with in-garden meetings June, July, August. Come& grow with us! New members always welcome. $10 membership, $2 drop-in. LINE DANCING Chemainus Seniors Drop In Centre. Tuesdays, 10 - 11 a.m. Jo Kelly: 250-245-1185. AL-ANON Meets Tuesdays, 7:30 pm downstairs at Ladysmith Resource Centre Association. NARCOTICS ANONYOMOUS Meets Sundays, 7-8 pm Downstairs at Ladysmith Resource Centre Association. DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB Meets Tuesdays weekly, 1 pm. Beginners welcome. Town and Country Mobile Home Park. 250-245-4522. LADYSMITH LEGION LADIES AUXILIARY Meets 2nd Wednesdays monthly, 7 pm.

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NANAIMO-CEDAR FARMER’S INSTITUTE Cedar United Church Hall. 2nd Thursdays Oct. to June. Visitors welcome. Info: 250722-3397. PROBUS CLUB OF LADYSMITH (for information see www.probus.org), meets every third Wed morning of the month at the new Seniors' Centre Hall, 2nd Ave. and Buller St. Doors 9.30. No mtg. in August. Call Vince Devries 245-0907 or Don Fisher 245-5965. LADYSMITH MEDITATION Drop in Wednesday nights, 7 pm., 281 Dogwood Drive. Meditation lessons, discussion & goodies.  Free. 250-245-4102. bjhiggs@ shaw.ca LADYSMITH HEALTHCARE AUXILIARY GIFT SHOP is in need of volunteer clerks for our shop at the Healthcare Centre. We are also looking for knitters to contribute to our shops. For more information please call Cathy @ 250-245-2240. DO YOU WANT TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE IN YOUR COMMUNITY? Kiwi Cove Community Garden is looking for volunteers to grow organic produce for the Ladysmith Food Bank. Please contact Bill Tilland 250-924-5269. KINSMEN/BROWN DR. PLAYGROUND PROJECT HAS SET UP A FUNDRAISING ACCOUNT at the Junction Bottle Depot, on Ludlow Rd. in Ladysmith. Take your empties to the bottle depot, funds credited to the Kin. Park Playground account. ADYSMITH FOOD BANK Open Tues mornings 9 - 12. 630 Second Ave, Ladysmith. LADYSMITH DOWNTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION meets on the third Thursday of each month, 7:30 am upstairs at the Legion. This dedicated group of business owners discuss everything businessrelated in Ladysmith from partnerships with organizations, upcoming events, business strategies and tips, website performance and sometimes, a guest speaker. CHRONIC PAIN SUPPORT GROUP meets 3rd Mon of each month 5:15-6:45 Ladysmith Community

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At the 49th, one of our core values is that “we value our employees and work as a team.” We also recognize our employees for their “efforts” and it is in this regard we ask your help in selecting our “employee of the month”!

EMPLOYEE

OF THE

MONTH

Natalie Short

LADYSMITH 49TH PARALLEL Natalie has been with the 49th for two and one half years, working first as a cashier and quickly moving into a Cashier supervisor role. Beyond helping to keep our front end running smoothly, Natalie also orders, maintains inventory control of all our tobacco and is our relief Bulk Foods person. For the last two years Natalie has been a big reason why our light up float has looked so wonderful and if you remember the weather for the past two years preceding light up, you know how much we appreciated her efforts in this. Natalie also has the most amazing collection of hats (some of which she makes herself) and wears them to work proudly for all the holiday seasons. All this combined with a big smile and a winning personality is why Natalie has been chosen as our Employee of the Month. Thanks for everything you do, Please enjoy dinner on us at • International Cuisine • Specializing in Greek Food • We also offer Seafood, Pizza & Pasta • Open 7 days a week • Fully licenced

LADYSMITH 510A Trans Canada Hwy.

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CUSTOMER’S PICK for EMPLOYEE of the MONTH At the 49th, we strive to provide unparalleled customer service every day. Please let us know how we served you today:

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Fruit River Beverages 1 litre, regular 1.69 Limit 6 free

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Selected 500-680 grams, regular 5.99-6.29

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218-650 ml, Red, Alfredo, Sundried or Pesto. Regular 4.49, limit 1 free one

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DUNCAN Open Daily 250-722-7010 8:00 am to 9 pm 250-748-2412

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Open Daily 7:30 am to 9 pm

The Old Bruce’s Store

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CHEMAINUS Open Daily 8:00 am to 9 pm 250-246-3551 Next to the Ferry Dock

LADYSMITH

Beside the Liquor Depot Open Daily 7:30 am to 9 pm

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