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Project REEL Life (PRL) is fast approaching its first post-makeover public appearance. Cinema is still a key feature of the project, but a youth-run theatre is no longer featured on PRL’s list of objectives. Under new guidance from Bill Ta y l o r, L a d y s m i t h S e c o n d a r y School’s drama and English teacher, PRL will now focus on mentoring community youth through the process of producing their own media projects. The implementation of the new version of PRL involves “a paradigm shift in how one thinks about projects in education,” Taylor said. “We’re moving from a site-based, time-based model to a virtual model that can then accommodate a flexibility in terms of time, place and mentorship. The original model for Project REEL Life was that the youth would build and run a theatre, which was a really cool idea. It involved entrepreneurship. It involved skill building in terms of setting budgets. They found a need in the town for youth to be engaged, and they were working toward providing a space for youth to congregate. It was a very cool project.” PRL received $200,000 from the Community Action Initiative (CAI) to make that happen, Taylor added, but the project stalled when it “hit road blocks that weren’t apparent to them when they started.” By December 2012, PRL was on LINDSAY CHUNG/CHRONICLE the verge of collapse. As the project Marcy Drinkwater and her daughter Delilah, who is one and a half years old, get in the Valentine’s spirit floundered, participating members by making Valentine’s Day-themed crafts during a Ladysmith Family and Friends session at Aggie Hall last called a meeting to discuss how they week. might salvage the project and retain
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Community film fest a new PRL goal From Page 1 nature. “When you start to talk to a person about their own stories,” Taylor said, “it can trigger emotions and feelings that you might not be prepared to deal with. We need to build capacity to deal with those things and we do have capacity in town. We have child and youth care workers, we have mental health workers, we have addictions counsellors, we have school counsellors, we have teachers.” One other potential source of risk being taken into consideration is the platform through which PRL media will be disseminated. “We need to be really sensitive, in this new world of the Internet, that once you post a story [online], it’s fairly public,” Taylor added. “We’re teaching youth to keep themselves safe while telling their stories to honour their experiences and help the people around them.” Taylor is working alongside representatives from School District 68, the RCMP, the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association and the Va n c o u v e r I s l a n d Health Authority to draft guidelines for best practices and prepare the necessary consent and release forms. PRL mentors and stakeholders are scheduled to meet again Feb. 27, Taylor said. By that date, Taylor hopes to have the website ready for launch, all of the necessary paperwork drafted and all of the participating community organizations brought up to speed. If that deadline is met, “we should be ready to roll out the project publicly,” Taylor added. Once the cameras start rolling, participating videographers will have the option of producing and submitting entries to the BC Student Film Festival (BCSFF) in time for the festival’s March 15 deadline. Film producer Joshua Raven of Island Tribe Productions and Durwin Pye, a video and film teacher at LSS,
have signed on to mentor students through the BCSFF production process, Taylor said. As a tie-in, Taylor plans to host a community film festival here in Ladysmith where PRLproduced films will be screened prior to the BCSFF deadline. Continued financial support from CAI depends on the outcome of a review scheduled for March 14, Taylor said. If CAI believes project mentors are delivering on their promise to conDON BODGER/BLACK PRESS nect with youth, PRL Bill Gillespie speaks to reporters outside Duncan Provincial Court Thursday, Feb. 14 after RCMP Const. will earn itself an addi- David Pompeo was found guilty of aggravated assault. tional year to operate. Successfully hosting a local film festival is one way to prove to CAI that the project is delivering on its promise, Taylor said. Youth between the ages of 13 and 24 are eligible to participate in PRL, Taylor said. Don Bodger Gillespie was the driver nights, and his anxiety level Media projects can be BLACK PRESS of a car pulled over during is up.’’ pursued either individa routine traffic stop near Gillespie was also supportually or in groups and RCMP Const. David Pompeo Chemainus. He was ordered ed in court by his mother, can take the form of has been found guilty of aggra- out of the car by Pompeo Catherine Pastula. films, blog posts, web- vated assault in the September while Pompeo’s partner, Const. Neither Pompeo nor Hira casts, radio broadcasts 2009 shooting of Bill Gillespie. David Birchett, made the same made themselves available for or some other form of Judge Josiah Wood pro- order to Gillespie’s passenger, comment after the decision. interactive media. North Cowichan/Duncan nounced judgement swiftly on Dale Brewer. With SD68’s backing, the former North Cowichan/ Gillespie was subsequently RCMP Insp. Kevin Hewco participating youth Duncan RCMP officer, now shot by Pompeo but survived, referred questions about will have the option with the Nanaimo detach- with the bullet still lodged in P o m p e o ’s s t a t u s t o t h e of structuring their ment, and without explanation him. Nanaimo RCMP media liaison, projects as indepen- Thursday, Feb. 14 in Duncan “It’s a bloody miracle I sur- who had not returned calls by dent directed studies Provincial Court. vived,’’ Gillespie told the the NLP’s press time. resulting in “minis- “I find you guilty, sir,’’ said C o w i c h a n N e w s L e a d e r “I can’t speak to his actual try approved credit,” Wood to a few gasps from Pictorial outside the court- daily status,’’ said Hewco. Taylor said. Pompeo had been suspended those assembled in the court- house. Ultimately, the proj- room. “I’m happy the judge believed from active duty with pay and ect aims to “connect “I didn’t see that coming,’’ me and my version of what limited to administrative work community resources one officer, who attended the happened that day,’’ he added through the course of the trial. with youth as often as proceedings, said outside the in front of a media scrum. “I Crown Counsel Todd Patola possible” Taylor said, courtroom. guess I’ll have a chance to wouldn’t say what his param“and in as supportive eters would be for sentencing Tuesday, March 12 at 2 p.m. look at the reasons later. a way as we can make has been set as the time to fix “I get up every day with a at this point. happen.” “The range of sentencing for reminder of what happened a date for sentencing. Dave Street, principal There doesn’t appear to be that night. You’re just a ner- this case will be the subject of of LSS, said SD68 hand- any guidelines for sentencing vous wreck. You don’t know our sentencing submissions,’’ ed down its decision to recommendations. what’s around the corner for Patola said. “That’s going to be approve district sup- “Frankly, there isn’t a case you. It’s hard to explain the particular to the facts of this port for PRL in a mat- like this,’’ said defence coun- harassment. It’s just been ter- case. I would still have to read ter of days. That rapid sel Ravi Hira. the decision to say what in rible.’’ response time resultThe reading of the verdict particular was of importance Gillespie was obviously elated from PRL having ed with the verdict. had a profound effect on to the judge.’’ aligned itself with the “I hope that today’s decision of “First of all, let me say I wish Gillespie’s long-time friend Ministry of Education’s this never happened,’’ he said Marina Sacht. aggravated assault will change progression towards in a prepared statement for the “My jaw dropped,’’ she said. the RCMP for the better and “personalized learning,” media. “I am very pleased that “He is a good judge, though.’’ we see less and less of this Street added. Sacht recounted the ter- kind of behaviour,’’ Gillespie Judge Wood did not believe Regarding the out- Const. David Pompeo’s ver- rible toll the incident took on added in his statement. come of CAI’s March sion of the events of Sept. Gillespie initially and since the “Hopefully today there is a 14 review, Street said 18, 2009. And that his life shooting. message to the RCMP that he’s “very optimistic. was never in any real danger “We didn’t think he was going they are accountable and that Bill Taylor and his team behind his steel truck door to survive,’’ she said. “I took not telling the truth is not their have already assem- and his bulletproof vest. There a photograph of him with my only option. And I hope people bled a number of deliv- will be no ‘shoot-first’ policy. iPhone because somebody and the media continue to be erables which is key to People across Canada should needs to see what that looks vigilant in keeping the RCMP any project moving on.” be pleased that the courts are like. accountable and transparent, For more information not going to look the other “There’s a post-traumatic and that the RCMP work on on PRL, contact Taylor way on police use of exces- stress that people don’t under- rebuilding public confidence at wtaylor@sd68.bc.ca. sive force.’’ stand. He can’t sleep most through a reformed process.’’
RCMP Const. David Pompeo found guilty
Judge says shooting caused by ‘fearinduced stress’ Peter Rusland BLACK PRESS
Fear-induced stress, not self defence, was a key in RCMP Const. David Pompeo’s shooting of Bill Gillespie near Chemainus on Sept. 18, 2009, Judge Josiah Wood explains in his reasons for finding Pompeo guilty of aggravated assault on Feb. 14. Duncan court judge Wo o d i s s u e d h i s 83-page reasons for judgement Feb. 15. The extent to which Pompeo’s perceptions that dark night in a driveway were “distorted by fear-induced stress is also evident from the fact (Pompeo) was oblivious to what transpired between Gillespie and Const. (David) Birchett ( P o m p e o ’s p o l i c e partner).” At issue during testimony was Pompeo’s belief he shot in self defence as he thought Gillespie, who was later deemed unarmed, was about to pull a gun from his pocket. That belief sparked fear in Pompeo whose pistol, and that of Birchett, were drawn when Gillespie, and passenger Dale Brewer, were stopped and got out of their Saturn sedan. Had Pompeo realized what was unfolding and recognized Gillespie eventually followed Birchett’s order to get on the ground, “Const. P o m p e o ’s t h r e a t assessment ought to have moderated to the point where he would at least have been able to wait to see if Gillespie’s left See Pompeo’s Page 6
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WestJet Encore premieres June 24 Nick Bekolay The Chronicle
WestJet announced plans for its new budget air service on B.C.’s inaugural Family Day holiday. Beginning June 24, WestJet Encore will introduce daily nonstop service between Calgary and two B.C. destinations: Nanaimo and Fort St. John. Flights between Nanaimo and the airline’s primary western hub will be serviced by 78-seat Canadianbuilt Bombardier Q400 “NextGen” turboprop aircraft. With a longrange cruise speed of 532 kilometres per hour, the Q400 will deliver WestJet Encore’s eastbound service in one hour and 27 minutes, with westbound flights estimated to take one hour and 43 minutes. Return service between Calgary International Airport and the Nanaimo Airport will run once each day, seven days a week, according to the company’s reservations website. Flight 3109 is scheduled to depart Calgary daily at 11 a.m., arriving in Nanaimo shortly before noon. Flight 3108 departs Nanaimo at 12:30 p.m. for its return flight to Calgary, touching down in Calgary at 2:57 p.m. One-way fares to Calgary from Nanaimo start at $130.17 on bookings.westjet.com, with return flights from Calgary to Nanaimo starting at $150.18. Nanaimo Airport President and CEO Mike Hooper said no new alterations will have to be made to the airport’s terminal or runway between now and June. “The work that we’ve done in the last six years putting in an extended runway, highintensity lights, lead-in lights, an instrument landing system, the terminal building, the parking has set the stage so that we can catch more air carriers,” Hooper said. “There’s nothing more we have to do at this stage.” The community responded to WestJet Encore’s proposed service with a “virtual flood of public support,” Hooper added. “People are delighted
that WestJet is coming into the community.” Regarding public transportation service to and from Nanaimo Airport, Hooper said Greyhound Canada offers six scheduled stops each day. Hooper said the airport is working with local municipalities, the Regional District of Nanaimo and the C o w i c h a n Va l l e y Regional District to expand BC Transit service to the Nanaimo Airport. “We’re in the middle of the CVRD and the RDN, so we’d be very happy to host a transit station here so that people could go from the CVRD to the RDN and vice versa,” Hooper said. “We’re a perfect hub for that.” Hooper said the airport has offered to host a transfer station on its land free of charge, meaning the decision now rests with the regional districts. WestJet spokesperson Robert Palmer, commenting by e-mail, said the company believes its “service to Nanaimo will be successful for a number of reasons. First, we believe there is sufficient traffic between central Vancouver Island and Alberta — and beyond — today, and experience has shown us that when we enter a market, our low fares and great guest experience stimulates travel.” Palmer said “the law of supply and demand” will apply to any future expansion of its Nanaimo service. “If our flights are consistently full,” Palmer added, “it sends a signal that the demand may exist for more services.” WestJet Encore has yet to determine how many more communities it will serve, Palmer said, but “we believe we will make one more announcement regarding new Encore destinations before the end of 2013.” Around town, public reaction to the news was largely positive. K a t h e r i n e Cunningham said she travels to Alberta twice a year with her family. Cunningham lives close to the airport, she said, but she’s only flown out of Nanaimo once or twice.
WestJet Encore service between Nanaimo and Calgary, announced Monday, Feb. 11, will commence June 24. Encore’s Nanaimo-to-Calgary route will be serviced by Bombardier’s 78-seat Q400 “NextGen” turboprop aircraft, capable of delivering eastbound passengers to Calgary in one hour Photo Courtesy of Bombardier and 27 minutes. Instead, she ferries over to the Lower Mainland to fly out of Vancouver. “As long as the prices are the same as they are in Vancouver,” Cunningham said, “I think [flying from Nanaimo] would be significantly better.” Cunningham said her only concern was the potential increase in the amount of noise emanating from the airport, and she was relieved to learn that the route will be serviced by propeller-driven aircraft rather than jets. (Bombardier’s sales brochure for the Q400 NextGen states that the Q400 creates a noise footprint that’s “2.5 times smaller” than “70-seat in-production” regional jets.) Frieda Douglas, owner of Salamander Books in Ladysmith, said she and her husband were planning on flying to Saskatoon next September to visit their daughter and son-in-law. Douglas said she will certainly consider flying with WestJet as a means of travelling to Calgary while en route to Saskatoon, adding that the only reason someone might opt not to fly with WestJet is “if where you’re going, going through Calgary wasn’t a good idea.”
PUBLIC CONSULTATION PROCESS FOR PROPOSED RESTRUCTURING The Cowichan Valley School District will hold a number of public meetings to consult on the School District’s restructuring proposals introduced on February 6, 2013. Several schools were identified for potential school closure as part of the restructuring proposals. Public Information Meetings North Zone
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In each area, the Superintendent and Secretary-Treasurer will present the details of the restructuring options being considered and information with respect to the proposed school closure and grade reconfiguration. A Question and Answer Period pertaining to the information presented will follow. Public Forum All Zones
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Pompeo’s sentencing date to be fixed March 12 Judge from Page 3 hand actually went into his pocket before (Pompeo) decided to pull the trigger,” Wood writes. But Judge Wood explains Pompeo’s ability to accurately perceive an actual threat by Gillespie — namely Pompeo’s concern Gillespie was reaching for a gun when stepping from the Saturn — was affected, prompting Pompeo’s “inability to see anything other than threat cues from that point on — and the extent to which his growing fear provoked a stress that adversely affected both his vision, and his ability to hear.” The North Cowichan/Duncan detachment officers basically faced the same situation when handling Gillespie and Brewer, Wood explains. Both officers immediately escalated through to the final Incident ManagementIntervention Model (danger) response option by drawing their firearms almost immediately when leaving their pickup truck, explains Wood. “The final decision for both was the same; namely whether to fire their weapon. Pompeo had in excess of 30 seconds in which to reach that decision,” Wood explains of the time between when Pompeo fired and when a radio call for help
was made. accurately assess threats and T h a t h a l f - m i n u t e , Wo o d must use the utmost care in explains, saw Gillespie do little judgement before deciding to except twice put his left hand use lethal force. into his left jacket pocket “from Wood dismisses Pompeo’s which it emerged on each occabelief he was about to be sion without a weapon.” attacked by Gillespie — who Summarizing, Judge Wood carries Pompeo’s nine-millimefound failure by Pompeo to foltre slug in his upper body. low his use-of-force training; “I am satisfied the Crown has that his experience with armed established, beyond a reasonsuspects had little relevance able doubt (Pompeo’s) belief to the night’s circumstances, he was facing death, or grievexcept use of caution; and that ous bodily harm, was not based Pompeo failed and/or lost the on reasonable grounds,” he conability to accurately perceive cludes. critical aspects of the events March 12 is when a date is to Birchett testified Brewer was unfolding. be fixed for Pompeo’s sentencalso non-compliant and threatDespite the fast pace, explains ening, but he gave Brewer more ing. Wo o d , P o m p e o h a d Pompeo is not in custoenough time to make an dy, Crown council Brad Quoted in the Chronicle accurate threat assessTomlin said Feb. 15. ment. He was unaware if the And Pompeo had no convicted cop is working background knowledge “It’s a finding that involves one of for the RCMP and being Gillespie had a convicour police officers, so what can I paid by taxpayers, pendtion for a violent offence, ing his sentencing. such as robbery associ- learn from that? What information It was also unknown is there that the RCMP can ated with a firearm, Wood who will pay Pompeo’s notes. legal fees. be educated by?” Still, Pompeo “had a Pompeo has been workSupt. Norm McPhail, Nanaimo RCMP grossly exaggerated pering at Nanaimo RCMP ception” of how long and detachment since 2010 how far Gillespie — who in a non-operational duty seemed threatening and capacity with Nanaimo’s unable to follow commands time to follow several orders to Criminal Intelligence Unit. to hit the ground — advanced get on the ground. Supt. Norm McPhail, Nanaimo toward Pompeo, says Wood, detachment commanding offiUltimately, Judge Wood rules noting both cops faced the it’s critical police officers main- cer, told the Nanaimo News same possible threat. tain sufficient composure to Bulletin that he will have to
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Heritage Week: The history of Mush Alley
Throughout its 108year history, Ladysmith has had a number of neighbourhoods — “Finn Town,” “Little Italy” and “Belgian Town” are just a few of the many ethnic groups that lived and worked in the area. Beginning in the early 1900s, more than 30 families of Scottish descent settled on the south side of Ladysmith centred around Bayview Road. Most of them attended the Presbyterian (later United) Church on High Street. Like generations of Scots before them, a staple part of their diet was porridge, traditionally made from “groats” — oats with the husk removed. Originally, the grain was ground into coarse flour, although later generations had their oats either “rolled” or “steel cut.” This was then cooked for breakfast into a kind of “mush” — hence the nickname for the neighbourhood: Mush Alley. Being frugal Scots, porridge that was not consumed at breakfast was scraped out of the pot after it cooled and molded into a loaf. The loaf was cut into slices and fried with a bit of fat or butter, sprinkled with brown sugar and served at noon or even supper. Mush Alley was a true community. The majority of its residents belonged to a common ethnic group representing several generations. Most of the children attended the same schools in Ladysmith and many of the men in the community worked in the mines or, in later years, at the mills or logging camps in the area. Women looked after other children so that they could contribute to the family income by canning and selling their home preserves or holding part-
time jobs “over town,” as they referred to the rest of Ladysmith. Mush Alley had another nickname: Teacher Row. More than 15 teachers lived in the area between 1920 and 1965. For example, in 1938 a group of five teachers led by Ron Grantham moved out of the Travellers Hotel and rented the Crucil family home at the end of Bayview. They hired a housekeeper to clean and cook and lived in a quiet area of town — all for less money than their former hotel rooms. After the Island Highway was re-routed in the late 1930s, the Johnson family relocated their business to Bayview Road. The store quickly became, according to Colleen (Clarkson) Davis, “the hub of our community.” Mush Alley alumni recall operating the gravity-fed gas pumps (“full tank $2”), buying treats (“pop $0.06 and chocolate bars $0.05”) and watching KVOS programs on one of the first TV sets in the area. Locals gathered at the store to share opinions on everything from TV soaps and hockey scores to election results. On July 31, 2004, a Mush Alley reunion organized by Eilene Bayer, Donna Laffin and others was held on the property of Alice Galloway. The Galloway family was one of the first families to settle in the area, and to many residents, Alice was the heart of Mush Alley. The reunion was e x t r e m e l y s u c c e s sful, with more than 50 adults and many children in attendance. Although the formal reunion was a one-day celebration, the participants were invited to both share and record their memories of Mush Alley life. In reading
kid would get out their he had completed the sleighs for a trip down forms and was ready Ryan’s Alley. During t o p o u r, h e d i d n ’ t the summer, the Mush have to ask for help Alley gang would spend — everyone was there the day at Transfer at his side in the mornBeach. As there were ing.” While the women no coolers back then, prepared a community picnic lunches were lunch or supper, Jim kept in the shade under would be joined by Earl the Transfer Wharf Johnson, Don Mckay, (and Beryl Thornley to John Ulinder, Kermit The Mush Alley Kids at a birthday party: from left, this day insists potato Thornley, etc., to finish Danny Browne, Lanore Browne, Gary Laird, Colleen salad isn’t properly the driveway or retainmade unless it smells ing wall at one of their Clarkson, Bernice Davidson, Jack Ulinder, Eleanor homes. of creosote!) Findo, Eilene Thorney, John Petrak, Lois Ulinder and All of the Mush For the adults, a Earleyne Johnson. favourite pastime was Alleyites I interviewed the making of concrete. claimed that it was through these memoirs, “snow days” were just Alice Galloway, in her a w o n d e r f u l p l a c e and while interviewing like a holiday, when the Mush Alley memories, t o g r o w u p . T h e r e some of the key partic- Galloways, Brownes, wrote “my husband were many marriages ipants, this writer dis- Ulinders and every (Jim) was always mix- between the local famcovered many common other neighbourhood ing concrete. When ilies, and a number of memories. Everyone, for example, could remember what he/she was doing on Sunday morning on June 23, 1946 when a 7.3 earthquake occurred with an epicenter near Forbidden Plateau. The Findo home fire in 1949 and Gardner’s oil truck crashing into the Rodger’s house were other examples. Others recall the neverending games of “kick the can,” stealing cherries or selling collected beer bottles to Mr. Smith. Although part of the Island Highway, Bayview Road was also the best place for roller skating, doing bike tricks and playing baseball or soccer. As Rob Johnson, who still lives on Bayview, told the writer, “Traffic was never heavy, and drivers very tolerant of kids playing on the road.” Many memories of Mush Alley centered on holidays. Pioneer resident Jack Rodgers always fired two rifle shots on New Year’s Eve and gave the Address to the Haggis on Robbie Burns Day — even when he was in his late 80s. On Halloween, an essential trick or treat stop was at Mrs. Higson’s for candy apples. Of course,
them continue to reside in the area today. Perhaps the spirit of Mush Alley is best expressed by Alice Galloway: “In those days when people had steady employment, they didn’t move around, so the young people formed many close, lasting, friendships. It was a pleasant, peaceful life where most lived in harmony without a worry about s a f e t y o r s e c u r i t y. Everyone seemed to have a sense of belonging, so you were not alone.” — Ed Nicholson, L a d y s m i t h Historical Society
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Spectra Energy, which operates one of North A m e r i c a ’s b i g g e s t g a s processing plants at Fort Nelson and has another one under construction nearby, has begun work on a third plant near Dawson Creek. Spectra and British Gas have also proposed the latest of several pipelines, to move all this gas to an LNG terminal at Prince Rupert. The Kitimat-Prince Rupert region now has at least five proposed terminals, with investors including Shell, Chevron, ExxonMobil and state players from China and Korea. All this is happening as shale gas is developed across the United States as well. As with oil, Canada is a captive of the U.S. market, and the flood of new gas supply has the North American price at rock bottom. At least B.C. hopes it’s the bottom. Gas royalties passed forest income to the B.C. treasury many years ago, and now as the forest industry struggles to recover, the province faces tumbling revenues from gas.
Why would B.C.’s shale gas be seen as a priority for new global investment in LNG? For one thing, we’re a stable democratic country with a mature industry and competent regulation. Secondly, the shipping advantage of the Kitimat and Prince Rupert ports to the Pacific Rim has finally been recognized internationally, as coal, forest products, grain and container traffic has climbed in recent years. B.C. has another advantage that appears to be increasingly important. The shale gas deposits are deep, under a kilometre or more of solid rock, and most are in remote, sparsely inhabited locations. That adds cost to the pipeline system, but it has a benefit. At the beginning of the year, I predicted that the international protest movement that dishonestly targets Alberta oil would soon turn to demonizing natural gas. That pseudo-scientific attack has begun, right here in B.C. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers.
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Editor: As a past president of an active Ladysmith Canadian Cancer Society, I was very upset to learn that the Cancer Society is closing the Ladysmith office. Many local citizens have participated in and contributed to our fundraisers, such as fashion shows, Relay for Life, bed and breakfast tours, Christmas trees, residential campaign and especially Tour de Rock. Used stamps have been collected and sold and the profits used to make free dressings for cancer patients. Who do we take our stamps to now? No, we are not driving to the Nanaimo office to do this or to make our In Memory donations or donate a wig or prosthesis or anything else we would normally SUBMITTED PHOTO do locally. I have been involved in the April Rob Kernachan took this great photo at the Government Wharf in Chemainus. If you have any photos you would Residential Canvass for 18 years, like to share with us, please send them to editor@ladysmithchronicle.com. eight of those as chairperson. working with them. We value doing this, we can make the greatI will no longer be participating their dedication, passion and hard est impact in the fight against all due to this unnecessary decision work. cancers. by the Vancouver and Victoria Our B.C. and Yukon workforce We are deeply grateful for the gen“bigwigs.” is composed of 160 paid staff and erosity the people of Ladysmith, It is true that not many visit our 17,000 volunteers. The majority Parksville and Qualicum Beach office, but those that do appreciSubscribe to to do not work together out of a have shown us over the years. We ateSubscribe the available brochures, books defined physical space, and yet we hope they will continue to join us and videos and information about 250-245-2277 successfully collaborate to make in fulfilling our mission. drivers or emergency financial aid. Editor: 250-245-2277 Includes a difference in the fight against Often, a family member or a $ Includes online $ onlinepatient just access Barbara Kaminsky newly-diagnosed There has been considerable cancer. We want to continue to access CEO needs to talk and have somebody discussion in the last two weeks do that here. There are incorrect figures cirCanadian Cancer Society, listen. Who do they phone now about the upcoming closure of B.C. and Yukon Classifi eds Cancer Society unit culating around the percentage of to book a ride to an out-of-town the Canadian appointment? offices in both Ladysmith and money we spend on fundraising. Sell! In 2011, our direct cost to raise a Our office, in the Resources Parksville-Qualicum. Centre, gives an important CCS We recognize many people are dollar was 19 cents. With this, we presence in our community. disappointed, and we understand raised $34.5 million in B.C. Like other cancer charities, we In conclusion, in 2002, I was their concerns. honoured to receive the Queen’s First and foremost, we are not fund excellent cancer research, Golden Jubilee medal for my work leaving your community. The but our impact goes beyond by with the Canadian Cancer Society. delivery of cancer prevention also leading prevention and supThen, I was very proud of the initiatives and community pro- port programs. We invest in fundorganization I belonged to. grams will continue as before. raising for one reason only — to Now, I am not proud of the Cops for Cancer will continue to raise money to fulfill our mission Canadian Cancer Society due stop in Ladysmith, Parksville and to eradicate cancer and enhance to decision to Qualicum Beach, and we will con- the quality of life of people living to Subscribe their shortsighted Call our close the Ladysmith office.Classifedtinue to provide a symbol of hope with cancer. We also regularly evaluate our to your community through the Department 250-245-2277 fundraising activities to ensure daffodil flower and pin campaign. Includes $ online Deschene that we raise the most funds in Irene We also want our volunteers to access 1-855-310-3535 Ladysmith know that we want to continue the most cost-effective way. By
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Meet the Press Pressman Ben Streifel, at left, adjusts the density of magenta pouring into press No. 2 of “G stack.” Colour levels and image alignment are adjusted using a combination of analogue and digital controls. Press operators using computerized controls can fine-tune the position of each colour plate by 1/1,000 of an inch, pressman Mike Hjort said, allowing them to line up the “register” to form a perfect black cross. Flip to the centre fold of a fullcolour page of your copy of the Chronicle. If you notice a smudge of colour off one side of the register, your copy of the paper was likely printed early in a run.
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Pictured above are our stacks of “Marathon” newsprint, produced by the Catalyst Paper Corporation. An average roll weighs 400 kilograms, stands 76 centimetres high, has a diameter of 106.7 centimetres and contains 13,000 metres worth of newsprint. To give you an idea of how far that would stretch if it were unfurled along Highway 1, imagine a single strand of newsprint extending from First Avenue in Ladysmith to the South Wellington industrial area. That may seem like a lot of paper, but it doesn’t last long in this shop. A weekly run of the Chronicle uses only one-tenth of a single roll, but the press itself runs through approximately 100 rolls of paper over the course of an average week.
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Heritage Week celebrates homes and neighbourhoods
This week is the perfect time to get out and explore Ladysmith’s beautiful heritage homes and learn about the history of the various neighbourhoods that make up our town. It’s Heritage Week from Feb. 18-24, and this year’s theme is Good Neighbours: Heritage Homes and Neighbourhoods. This year’s theme is a great fit for Ladysmith due to the town’s stock o f f o r m e r m i n e r ’s homes, notes Town of Ladysmith planning technician Angela Vincent, the staff liaison on the Town’s Heritage Revitalization Advisory Commission (HRAC). Ladysmith is considered an “instant town” because many homes, shops, hotels and churches were dismantled and shipped by railway from the nearby mining towns o f We l l i n g t o n a n d Extension when Oyster Harbour, as the area was previously called, became the shipping port for James Dunsmuir’s coal mine at Extension. For Heritage Week, the HRAC has produced two posters describing the founding of Ladysmith and how the town developed almost overnight due to the practice of moving entire buildings to new locations. The posters also outline a few homes of interest, describe the e t h n i c n e i g h b o u rhoods in Ladysmith and highlight the environmental sustainability of re-using heritage buildings. The posters were produced jointly by the HRAC and the Ladysmith and District Historical Society, and they are being displayed this
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Ashley Marston finds her passion in birth photography Lindsay Chung The Chronicle
Birth photography feels like a perfect fit for Ashley Marston. The Ladysmith photographer and her husband John have three children of their own — seven-year-old Noah, 18-month-old Tate and seven-month-old Sofie — and in the past year, Marston has discovered that her true passion lies in capturing those moments when a baby sees the world for the first time. Marston has been
taking on photography clients for about four years, and she started birth photography about a year ago. She hadn’t heard of birth photography when she came across an article about the subject, but as she read, she just knew this was what she was meant to do. “I had been doing family portraits and weddings, and I loved it, but I wasn’t really passion- Ladysmith photographer Ashley Marston loves capate about it,” she said. turing sweet moments of interaction like this one “When I was reading when she is photographing a birth. about birth photography, I call it my ‘Oprah ‘this is what I should be own thing, and I’m just aha moment.’ I thought doing.’ I called my hus- there to capture them band to tell him about the way they are.” it and was crying, and Birth photography he said I should go for can be very unpredictit. For me, having three able, and Marston’s very kids and as a mother, I first experience as a love being part of that. photographer was just I feel it’s exactly where that. She had booked a I wanted to go. I’m so session, and the baby glad I started.” came so quickly, that “In the beginning, I while she was parking wanted to be a photo- her car at the hospijournalist, and it goes tal, Marston received along the same lines a text message saying of telling a story,” she the baby had arrived. added. “You are captur- The doctors and nurses ing moments and emo- almost missed the birth tion as they happen.” too, and she was lucky M a r s t o n b e c a m e she was close enough interested in photog- to still capture some raphy after finding an moments right after the old Canon film camera baby was born. of her husband John’s. Marston’s first actual She picked it up and birth was a couple started experimenting. whose baby had a rare Their son Noah was form of spina bifida, born soon after that, and it really showed and he became her her how important her subject. role can be for a family. “I love photographing “[The mother] wanted children,” she says. “I all the moments that love the interaction m a y b e s h e w o u l d b e t w e e n t h e m a n d potentially forget in all their parents. I do the stressful moments lifestyle photography, of delivering the baby,” so it’s more about let- she said. “She wanted ting the family do their See Birth Page 13
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the pictures too.” Marston says the famsomething positive to ilies who have had her look back on. I was photograph their births nervous because there have been very happy were so many things she was there — and going on. I wanted to many didn’t even know make sure I had done how much it mattered a really good job and to them until they saw captured it well for her. the photos. “I realized it’s not just “The feedback has about taking pictures been the best part, the for people, but about families I have met creating a memory for along the way and the them and giving them way they expressed s o m e t h i n g t o h o l d themselves afterwards,” onto.” she said. “They say Marston says being how important it was there for the birth and to them and how they documenting those appreciate it. It lets special moments for me know I’m on the the family is “amazing.” right path. People are “There’s nothing like unsure at first because it,” she said. “Every they don’t know what time I’m there, I’m hon- to expect, and I think oured to be there. I feel afterwards, when they lucky I get to be part of look at the photos, they an amazing moment in are so grateful that now their lives, and, in turn, they have this keepit becomes an amazing sake they can share.” moment in my life.” Marston notes that Marston’s favourite people make booking moments of photo- a wedding photogragraphing a birth are pher a high priority, capturing the interac- and she hopes one day tion between the moth- birth photography will er and father. become so popular that “I find I learn a lot booking a birth photogabout relationships rapher will become as and parents and peo- important to people. ple in general by how “Birth photography is they interact with one beautiful, but I think another during such a lot of it is quite misan important moment understood, and you in their lives,” she said. have to see birth pho“Some of the dads are tography to understand so involved and so sup- it,” she said. “It’s about portive. And that’s one the moments, big and of the other reasons small, that make up people should consider your child’s birth. That birth photography — a makes it beautiful and lot of people think dad magical. I think some should hold the camera, people think it’s me but he deserves to be in standing in a room
As a birth photographer, Ashley Marston captures as much or as little of a birth as a family is comfortable with. capturing the more graphic images. It’s not about pain or the graphic moments of birth; it’s about the beautiful moments of birth. The birth I had on New Year’s Eve, she had said in her testimonial that she had no idea that when she was labouring, her husband was stroking her hair. When a woman is in labour, she’s so focused on delivering the baby that there are all these moments that are forgotten or not noticed, and with me, I’m capturing all the behindthe-scenes stuff that they otherwise might have forgotten or not even known had happened.” So far, Marston’s birth photography clients have come through her Facebook page. She wrote a post on her photography page
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about three births a month, and she is basically on call for two to three weeks for every birth, so the earlier a mother contacts her, the easier it is to make sure she is available. Marston likes to meet with the mother when she is around 36 weeks pregnant so they can get to know each other and get comfortable with one another. “I’m there during a very intimate moment for them, so for them
to get to know me and tions with each family,” form a relationship is said Marston. “I keep very important,” she in close contact with said. them up until the day. When they meet, they When the baby comes, also go over the moth- we’ve formed a pretty er’s birth plan and talk close relationship.” about what they want Marston says there photographed and are not very many what they don’t want birth photographers on photographed. Vancouver island. “With birth phoMarston encourages tography, there are people who are intersome really intimate ested in birth photogmoments and really raphy to contact her private moments, and through her website some wish to have at www.ashleymarston it photographed and birthphotography.com some don’t, so it’s good or to e-mail ashley_ to go over expecta- marston@hotmail.com.
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with Vancouver Island Insurance Centres Inc. (VIIC) and PINKw “I got these scars from all.ca to spread antiwords I try to hide,” bullying messages. Stef Lang signs in a After hearing about song that she wrote for Todd, a 15-year-old Amanda Todd. from Port Coquitlam And the Ladysmith- who committed suiraised singer is help- cide in October after ing encourage students suffering two years of i n C h e m a i n u s a n d cyberstalking, harassLadysmith to bring ment and bullying, Lang those words out into wrote a song for Todd the open by teaming up called Can You See Me THE CHRONICLE
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Stef Lang is sharing her anti-bullying message in Chemainus and Ladysmith Feb. 19-21 and will be signing pink T-shirts Feb. 21 at Vancouver Island InsurPHOTO SUBMITTED ance Centres in Coronation Mall. effects are and what tools and resources are available, and I will be giving them insight and inspiration on how to improve their social lives every day,” she said. “I’ll be bringing awareness that it’s their choice to be good to each other.” Lang was really looking forward to getting into the schools and sharing more than her songs with students. “It’s a really cool experience for me because I don’t just play music for them,” she said. “I get to communicate about an important message. I feel like a lot of kids have their own voice that needs to be heard, and they don’t know how to do that, and hopefully I can show them things that worked for me that helped me get out of my dark places.” Lang says talking to people about what she was going through and playing music were the biggest tools for her. “In school, for immediate relief, I would talk
to somebody; I would the UPstanding Virtual either talk to my clos- Wall, a virtual Facebook est teacher or to the wall where UPstanding counsellor,” she said. visitors of all ages can “And music was always, either “like” PinkWall. always my pull-through. ca, sign their name, I was always journal- share a post with their ing and writing. When Facebook friends or you take something even leave a message negative you’re going of hope or support on through in your life and the virtual wall to show make it something posi- their support for this tive, it makes you feel worthwhile initiative. better. Music was my After visiting her main therapy.” hometown, Lang will V I I C i s a c t i v e l y be preparing for a involved in the anti- spring anti-bullying bullying campaign and tour, where she will Pink Shirt Day and is perform and speak in the creator of PinkWall. high schools in B.C. and ca. For 2013, VIIC has Alberta. Lang is calling designed and ordered the tour, which will run approximately 20,000 from mid-March to midpink T-shirts that will April, The Conscious be distributed free of Self Tour. It’s a play on charge to school-aged the title of her latest children on the Island. album, Self, and it’s a T h e m a i n g o a l o f play on words. PINKwall.ca is to make “ I t ’s k i n d o f c o o l bullying an open topic because it’s the reverse of conversation in every of self-conscious,” said classroom and around Lang. “The record’s all every family dinner about coming into yourtable on Vancouver self, and conscious self Island. PinkWall.ca is an means being aware of online resource for stu- who you are and how dents, parents, teachers you affect others. It and concerned commu- ties into the whole antinities. The site features bullying message.”
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Dinner time — is it more than just a survival game? Points to Ponder Pastor Darin Phillips Oceanview Community Church
I have a wonderful friend in Victoria, a successful career woman who heads up a museum design company. The hectic pace of her job, which includes a lot of overseas travel and meetings, means that my friend is often eating on the run. The phrase my friend created for this aspect of her life is “scarf and go — the survival game.” If you need some translation, “scarf” means to eat quickly (almost inhale) your food while you run between meetings. “Survival game” means that she is forced to eat that way in order to survive, to keep up with the work. That raises a great question: is that all mealtimes are about — survival? I don’t have survey data on Ladysmith families, but I suspect between soccer, drama rehearsals, piano, swimming, football, violin, basketball
and dance classes, a lot of ing disorders and depression. families would probably feel What makes the study really that much of the time it is interesting is that they found simply, “scarf and go — the the families who ate together survival game.” most often were the Hispanic A friend recently gave me a and Asian immigrant families. quote that stopped me dead That means that the economiin my tracks: “I encourage cally poorer, less-educated you to think of the family families were producing dinner as your child’s nightly higher-achieving and more dress rehearsal for adulthood, emotionally well-adjusted a protected space for him or kids! her to master patience, conSo if the family dinner time versation and co-operation is such a great thing, why ... one meal at a time.” (Dr. don’t we as average middleHarvey Karp, The Family class Canadians put more Dinner) time and energy towards this? In a June 4, 2006, Time magI’m not sure, but here are my azine article, columnist Nancy guesses: Gibbs cites a comprehensive • No. 1 — Too busy. Is there 10-year study done by the one thing you can drop from National Center on Addiction your schedule that would and Substance Abuse (CASA) make family dinner possible? at Columbia University. The If we don’t make an intentionfindings were pretty clear al choice, we will default to — families who ate supper the status quo. together regularly had a much • No. 2 — Cooking is intimihigher percentage of children dating. There are lots of great who got As and Bs in school. resources to get you going. The study also found that Food Network Chef Sandi children with the regular five- Richard’s book Anyone Can nights-per-week routine of the Cook Dinner is a great place shared family meal were far to start. more likely to stay away from • No. 3 — My teenager would drug and alcohol abuse, eat- rather text or watch TV. This
may be the initial response you get, but if you make it a regular practice, the benefits will outweigh the challenges by such a wide margin you won’t consider giving it up and they likely won’t either. It isn’t surprising then to find out that God’s plan for teaching our kids about life wasn’t so much a formal school environment as it was to be done while we live life together. God says in Deuteronomy Chapter 6, “write these commandments that I’ve given you today on your hearts. Get them inside of you and then get them inside your children. Talk about them wherever you are, sitting at home or walking in the street; talk about them from the time you get up in the morning to when you fall into bed at night.” I don’t know about you, but in such a technologically advanced and sophisticated world, it is very encouraging to know that some encouraging words around a simple meal might just be one of the smartest investments we can make.
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A group of Vancouver Island University students are trying to raise money for salmon habitat projects on Haslam Creek. In partnership with the Nanaimo Airport Commission, Va n c o u v e r I s l a n d University (VIU) Master of Business Administration (MBA) candidates are taking
part in a team competition to raise funds for the charity of their choice. The MBA Section 72 Challengers are raising money for the Pacific Salmon Foundation to assist with salmon habitat projects, including bank stabilization of the Haslam Creek. An environmental partnership that began in 2006 to rehabilitate the lower reaches of Haslam Creek contin-
ues to benefit fish habitat today. The creek is a major, 25-kilometrelong tributary to the Nanaimo River and is home to coho, pink, chum, cutthroat and rainbow trout. The Challengers are holding a beer and burger night this Saturday (Feb. 23) at Cottonwood Golf Course, which is located near Haslam Creek. Tickets for the beer and burger are $20.
Local professionals are being invited to participate in just the networking portion of the evening by either donating a silent auction item or by making a $10 donation. Doors open at 5 p.m., dinner will be served at 6 p.m., and the hockey game will be shown on TV at 7 p.m. The evening will feature raffles
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the Internet.” For its spring show from Feb. 28 to March 16, Yellow Point Drama Group (YPDG) will present well-known Canadian playwright Norm Foster’s hilarious comedy Looking. In this two-act play, four middle-aged singles search for a mate while navigating life’s pitfalls. Andy and Matt are long-time buddies looking for surefire ways to meet women. Val and Nina are best friends forever looking to meet men. A personal ad in the newspaper brings them all together on a blind date, setting off laughable plot twists and an unexpected hookup. Cleverly written, funny, and full of innuendo, Looking shows us we don’t always get what we set our sights on, but what we end up with can be an unexpected surprise. The Hamilton Spectator says, “Norm Foster’s never been f u n n i e r, w a r m e r,
sweeter and more wildly romantic,” while the St. Thomas TimesJournal calls Looking “One of [Foster’s] best and most enduring and endearing plays.” Directed by Armando Dosantos, Looking stars Gordon McInnis (Andy), Brian March (Matt), Moira Steele (Nina) and Barbara Metcalf (Val). Dosantos says he was drawn to this play because of the humour in Foster’s script. “I was a looking for a comedy, and this one strikes me as funny because it deals with older people dealing with the inadequacies of dating,” he said. “This writer, you could say, is one of the best Canadian playwrights right now. This was a play that creates a very funny situation amongst these four folks in their mid-50s trying to have relationships and dates.” The two-act play has multiple scene changes, and Dosantos says
Clockwise from top left, Gordon McInnis, Barbara Metcalf, Moira Steele and Brian March, present love in the age before the Internet in the Yellow Point Drama Group’s spring comedy Looking, which runs Feb. 28 to March 16 at the Cedar Hall. PHOTO SUBMITTED the story runs very seamlessly from beginning to end. Foster has been writing plays and musicals since 1982, and, according to his website, he has been the most-produced playwright in Canada every year for the past 20 years. His plays receive an average of 150 productions annually, making him, by far, the most-produced playwright in the history of his country, his website states. It made sense for the YPDG to choose a Foster play for its spring production, as the drama group has been making an effort lately to support Canadian playwrights, and for the last three years, the group has mostly presented plays by Canadian writers, says Dosantos, adding they have also focused on locallywritten plays and modern plays. Dosantos says the rehearsals for Looking have been going well. “Those four actors are all very experienced,” he said. “With experienced actors, you tend to direct a little less than you usually do.
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You always have to be mindful of the choreography on stage, but good actors tend to thread themselves into the choreography of the play, and you just nudge here and there.” Looking opens Thursday, Feb. 28 with a discounted preview evening — tickets are only $12 — and runs over three subsequent weekends on March 1, 2, 8, 9, 15 and 16. Doors open at 7 p.m., and showtime is 8 p.m. Tickets are $17 for adults and $12 for youth. The Yellow Point Drama Group will host a dinner theatre presentation Saturday, March 9. Doors open at 6 p.m., and there will be a three-course dinner before the show starts at 8 p.m. Tickets for the dinner theater are $35. There will also be a special matinee showing Saturday, March 16 at 2 p.m. Doors open at 1 p.m., and tickets are $12. Tickets for Looking are available at the door at Cedar Hall at 2388 Cedar Rd., by calling 250-245-7516 or by e-mailing ypdg@shaw. ca. For more informa-
tion, visit www.yellow pointdramagroup.org. Yellow Point Drama Group is celebrating its 60th season in 2013, sponsored by the Ladysmith and District Credit Union. In the last 60 years, the amateur theatre group has marked a number of successful milestones, winning numerous festival awards along the way for the quality of its acting, direction, costumes and set design. Watch for details of the upcoming 60th Anniversary Dinner Show in April at www.yellowpointdra magroup.org. Dosantos says the drama group was formed in 1952, and its first play was produced in the spring of 1953. YPDG is one of the oldest drama groups in the province and the second-oldest group on Vancouver Island, according to Dosantos. “I don’t know why, but this area has a bit of a history in theatre,” he said. “This is the play we decided on as part of our 60th anniversary season, and we’re very pleased with it.”
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A SERVICE PLUMBER. Licence, Insured. Drains, HWT, Reno’s, Repairs. Senior Discounts. After Hour Service. Call Coval Plumbing, 250709-5103.
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS GUITARS FOR sale. 1994 Ovation Elite Model 1768, made in the USA, asking $1300. Cort 12 string acoustic, like new with soft shell carry case, asking $550. Call (250)324-2991 ask for Rob.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY OWNER
LADYSMITH (Davis Rd area) near golf course, shopping, private, ocean/mtn views, 1100sq ft, 3 bdrms, 2 bath, 2 F/P, in-law suite. $275,000. Call (250)245-4155.
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HOMES FOR RENT LADYSMITH: 4 bdrm house, close to all schools, incl. water, sewer, garbage. Hydro not incl. Avail. immed. $1000/mo + damage deposit. Leave msg. Call 250-245-4869.
$800/mth: #5 - 5311 Cassidy Street, Nanaimo. Manufactured/Mobile, 2 beds, 1 bath, 750 sq.ft. $950/mth: 139 Arbutus Crescent, Ladysmith. Single family, 3 beds, 1 bath, 900 sq.ft.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
$1950/mth: 610 Steele Place, Ladysmith. Single family, 4 beds, 3 baths, built 2010, 3070 sq.ft.
APPLIANCES APT SIZED deep freeze $125, 18 cu ft deep freeze $150, Maytag SxS fridge $300, white 17 cu ft fridge $300, 30� almond range $125, white 30� range $150. Kenmore full size stacking washer/dryer $250, Washer dryer sets $200-$350. Washers $150-$250, Dryers $100-$150. Built-in dishwashers $100-$150. 6 month warranty on all appliances. Please call Greg at (250)246-9859.
$1500/mth: 225 Symonds Street, Ladysmith. Half duplex, 4 beds, 2 baths, 1350 sq.ft. Royal LePage Property Management 528 1st Avenue Ladysmith, BC www.johnmakesrealestateeasy.com
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LADYSMITH- RENOVATED 3 bdrms, 2 bath, $1000 + utils. NS/NP. Call (250)754-9279.
$800/mth: 9898 Willow Street, Chemainus. Half duplex, 2 beds, 1 bath, 750 sq.ft.
CAT SITTING in my home. No cages. 7day to long term stay. Limited space. 250-740-5554
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Ladysmith: 1 & 2 bdrm suites from $700/mo incl. heat & hot water, ocean views, small pets ok. Ask about our incentives. 250-668-9086.
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Ladysmith: 1 & 2 bdrm suites available, some ocean views, close to town, N/P, references required, call to view 250-2457191.
$750/mth: 10174 View Street, Chemainus. Half duplex, 2 beds, 1 bath, 900 sq.ft.
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Downtown Ladysmith: large 2 bedroom apartment above retail shops, freshly renovated. Located at 411 First Avenue; on transit route plus walk to shops and beach. $850/mo plus hydro; N/S, N/P. Available immediately or Mar. 1st. Call 250-323-3080 for viewing.
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Chemainus: Lockwood Villa. Well kept bldg, ocean view, 1 bdrm Feb. 15th or Mar. 1st, $625 incl. heat & hot water, N/S, 1 sm pet welcome. 55+. Call Karen 250-709-2765, 250-246-1033.
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Volunteer Restorative Justice Facilitator
The main focus of Restorative Justice is to resolve conflicts through restorative methods, to motivate and not punish but mend the harm done, restoring damaged relationships, rebuilding and healing the individuals harmed by the criminal act or wrong doing. Training will be provided to enable the successful candidate to run restorative justice forums and make a difference in our community. Applicants that are selected will be required to provide references and undergo a security clearance.
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The Ladysmith Restorative Justice program is an RCMP supported, community based volunteer initiative. The Ladysmith Resource Center Association (LRCA) is encouraging persons interested in the restorative justice process to consider this volunteer facilitator position.
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RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO CENTRAL CHEMAINUS oceanview modern 2 bdrm, 1000sq ft grnd lvl, 5 appls, private patio, wi-fi, parking, $1,000. Available now. NS/NP. Call 250-246-4313.
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SUITES, LOWER 422 DAVIS Rd, Ladysmith- 1 bdrm $495. Ardent Properties w w w. a r d e n t p r o p e r t i e s. c o m (250) 753-0881.
SUITES, UPPER BACHELOR PAD For rent at 1400 Alberni Highway, Parksville. Hydro, cable, wireles internet, $500 per month. 250954-9547.
SUITES, UPPER CHEMAINUS DUPLEX, 2 bdrm, 2 bath, 2 decks. Ocean view, lights of grouse Mtn at night, 6 appls, shared laundry. Heat & hydro incl’d. $950 mo. N/S, N/P, ref’s req. Avail now. Call 604-846-5519 or 1-604798-3412, leave message or email: syon@shaw.ca LADYSMITH: LARGE 1-bdrm. W/D. Available immediately. N/S. $600/mo. 250-924-3349.
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Up Coming FINANCIAL SAVVY WORKSHOP - St Philip Cedar, Sat, March 9, 9:30-1:00 pm, 1797 Cedar Road, Three Professionals, Fraud Beware, Saving from the Taxman, and Leaving a Legacy. Refreshments and Light Lunch no charge. Register 250-722-3455
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CARS 2007 CUSTOM Chev HHR. Excellent condition. Loaded. White. 119,000 km, mostly hwy driven. On-Star. $11,900 firm. 250-755-5191. TOYOTA MATRIX, dark blue. Only 17,000 km. Standard gears, manual windows & doors, diamond body coat, Scotch guard interior, Ziebart undercoating. One elderly driver, no accidents, regularly serviced since new 2005. $10,500. Ladysmith (250)2452673.
SPORTS & IMPORTS 1979 Datsun 280ZX. Silver grey in excellent condition. 98,000 km. Appraised at $10,500, asking $7,900, will consider reasonable offers. Records available.(250) 6554359
OFF-ROAD VEHICLES MILE ZERO Motorsports Vancouver Islands Exclusive Arctic Cat dealer located just south of Nanaimo airport 313136 Thomas Rd, Ladysmith. Toll free: 1-866-567-9376 www.themilezero.com
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CHEMAINUS MT. BRENTON GARDEN CLUB MEETING - Tues, March 5, 1 pm, Calvary Baptist Church, 3319 River Rd in Chemainus. Guest speaker: Gary Brust on propagating and pruning miniature roses and dwarf fruit trees. Bring your pruners, free sharpening. Guests welcome, $2 drop in fee. For more info 246-4109. EAGLES #2101 RUMMAGE SALE Sat, April 6th, 8 am-1 pm 921 First Ave., Ladysmith Coffee & Muffins $1.00 LADYSMITH CAMERA CLUB - hosting a “Handson Shooting Workshop”. Bring your gear and join us for some shooting practice on Tues, Feb 26, 7 pm, Hardwick Hall, High St at 3rd Ave in Ladysmith. Everyone welcome. Nonmembers $5 drop-in fee. LCC invites new members, novice to pro. www. LadysmithCameraClub.com 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.
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LADYSMITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS Parent/caregiver & children age 0-6 drop-in, Sept to June: Mon - Fri 9:30 am. noon at Aggie Hall. July to August: Tues to Thurs: 9:30 am - noon. Info: 250-2100870. LADYSMITH EAGLES AERIE #2101 Meets every 1st & 3rd Wednesday. 7:30 pm Auxiliary meets 2nd & 4th Thursdays, 7:30 pm Eagles Hall. CHEMAINUS THEATRE COSTUME SHOP Needs volunteer seamstresses to help build for upcoming shows. Contact Crystal Hanson 250-2469800 ext. 7117. SPEEDWATCH/COPS Citizens on Patrol & SpeedWatch need volunteers. Contact the Community Policing Station at Coronation Mall. 250-2451118. THE HEALING PATHWAY GROUP - All are welcome at Ladysmith First United Church ( 232 High St) for Christian meditation and prayerful healing - 1st and 3rd Tuesdays from 6-8 pm. For details call the Church Office 245-2183. LADIES GOLF Ladysmith Golf Course, Tuesdays, 10 am. Call 250245-7313. TOPS #4456 - Ladysmith Meets each Thurs 9-11 am in the Pentecostal Church on 4th Ave. Call Sheila 250722-2613. THE ORCAS SWIM CLUB Ongoing registration. Call Registrar Denise Rae at 250-245-7925. MOUNT BRENTON POWER & SAIL SQUADRON Membership meeting. Ladysmith Legion hall. Every 3rd Tuesday except holidays & July & August, 7:30 pm. LODGE ON 4TH FAMILY COUNCIL - Family & friends advocating on behalf of the residents. Next meeting Sept. 18th @ 7p.m. - Contact Judy at 250-2453438 for location.
BINGO Every Fri, 6:45 p.m., Chemainus Legion branch #191. Doors open 5 p.m.
LADYSMITH NEWCOMERS CLUB Welcoming new residents to the Ladysmith area. Couples & singles welcome. Sharon at 250-245-9334 or ladysmithnewcomers@ yahoo.ca
FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS Organizers meet 3rd Thursday of each month at the FOL building at 4th &
SINGLE LADIES: INTERESTED IN MAKING NEW FRIENDS? We are a small group of ladies, mostly
over the age of 60 who meet once a week for coffee and good conversation. We sometimes go on outings as well. If you think you might be interested, please call Sheila at 250-245-2985.
www.ladysmithchronicle.com www.chemainuschronicle.com Tue, Feb 19, 2013, Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle Town and Country Mobile Home Park. 250-245-4522. LADYSMITH LEGION LADIES AUXILIARY Meets 2nd Wednesdays monthly, 7 pm.
LADYSMITH MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP Meets on the 1st & 3rd Friday of the month 1:30 pm basement of Ladysmith Resource Centre.
NANAIMO-CEDAR FARMER’S INSTITUTE Cedar United Church Hall. 2nd Thursdays Oct. to June. Visitors welcome. Info: 250722-3397.
LADYSMITH CELEBRATIONS SOCIETY Ladysmith Days. Ladysmith city hall, on 3rd Tuesday of every month, 7 pm 250-2452263. www.ladysmithdays. com
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.
DAD'S GROUP - Drop In Breakfast - Program of the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association. 630 - 2nd Ave., Upper Floor, Saturdays, 10 - noon. 250245-3079. ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. Call Jane Hope, Alzheimer Society of BC at 250-7344170. COWICHAN VALLEY HOSPICE Emotional support for those facing a life threatening illness, family and friends and for those grieving the death of a loved one. 1-888-7014242. Group, telephone & individual support available. NORTH OYSTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY Engraved bricks fundraiser. Info call Bob Handel at 250245-0919. LADYSMITH AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY - urgently requires volunteers as Museum hosts, also, the archives need interested people to assist with research etc. 250-245-0100. 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 NONYOMOUS Meets Sundays, 7-8 pm Downstairs at Ladysmith DUPLICATE BRIDGE CLUB Meets Tuesdays weekly, 1 pm. Beginners welcome.
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. LADYSMITH 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 business-related 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 Health Centre - 1111-4th Ave, Room 101 www.chronicpainsupport.ca 250-667-5587
CLUES ACROSS 1. Afraid feeling 5. Cause to be embarrassed 10. A group of hunting animals 14. At some prior time 15. Papier-__, art material 16. Disney’s “____ and Stitch” 17. College army 18. Essential oil from flowers 19. Solo vocal piece 20. “Bodyguard’s” female star 23. Liz’s 3rd husband Mike 24. A weapons emplacement 25. Vast desert in N Africa 28. Fasten by sewing 32. Organic compound 33. Cooper’s Hawk (abbr.) 34. Immerse in a liquid 35. A beatnik’s abode 36. Utter sounds 38. Used esp. of dry vegetation 39. Live in 42. Metric linear units 44. Indian frock 46. Stand for a coffin 47. The Great Emancipator 53. Brown coat mixed with gray or white 54. Lightly fry 55. New Yorker film critic Pauline 57. European sea eagle 58. Lasiocampidae 59. Another name for Irish Gaelic 60. Droops 61. Clairvoyants 62. Phonograph record
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CLUES DOWN 1. On behalf of 2. Enough (archaic) 3. Adrenocorticotropin 4. Public recitation 5. “Gunsmoke” actress Blake 6. Waited with _____ breath 7. ____-Breaky Heart 8. Sacco and Vanzetti artist Ben 9. Those who inspire others 10. Capable of being shaped 11. Cardinal compass point (Scot.) 12. TV advertising award 13. Zen Buddist riddle 21. Hill (Celtic) 22. Universal standard time 25. Passover feast and ceremony 26. Zanzibar copal 27. NE Arizona pueblo people 29. Pith helmet 30. Small trout-like fish 31. Greek hell 37. Herbal teas 38. Struck a golf ball 40. Dash 41. Removes writing 42. Coal laborers 43. Old world, new 45. Mental representation 46. Someone who bites 47. Greek god of war 48. Albanian word for snow 49. Resounded 50. Solo racing sled 51. Gull suborder 52. Crimefighter Elliot 56. Albanian monetary unit
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