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Meet your candidates Amanda Lee Jacobson, BC Liberal Party
Priorities: 1. Job creation: Jacobson believes the publication of a jobs creation plan by the Liberals indicates their commitment to creating new employment opportunities. 2. Free-enterprise government: She is “committed to the idea of a free-enterprise government that provides the best opportunities for people.” Contact information: Phone: 250-924-3410 Twitter: https://twitter.com/Amanda_L_Jacobs
Mayo McDonough, Green Party of BC Priorities: 1. Water and food security: McDonough hopes to secure community ownership of watersheds, investment in local farms and food production, and the replacement of open-net salmon farms with land-based fish farms to protect wild stocks. 2. Promote small businesses by increasing incentives and reducing bureaucracy. 3. Direct a larger portion of the provincial budget directly to municipalities. Contact information: Phone: 250-924-3321 Email: mayo.mcdonough@greenparty.bc.ca
Murray McNab, Independent Priorities: 1. Local representation: “As an independent, I can bring the views of the constituents to Victoria rather than bringing back the views of a party leader from Victoria.” 2. The economy: “If we don’t have a strong economy, we can’t take care of all the social programs that need help.” 3. VIHA and healthcare: “Everything’s being run out of Victoria. All of the services are concentrated south of the Malahat, and I don’t think that’s proper.” Contact information: Phone: 250-245-4427 Email: mcnabscornmaze@gmail.com
P. Anna Paddon, Independent Priorities: 1. Infrastructure and transportation development: “I believe that Galiano should have a bridge and I believe we should have a tunnel that connects Vancouver Island and Richmond.” 2. Education: “We should have a junior middle school and upper-level school where people have free tuition for 100- and 200-level courses right in the secondary school.” Contact information: Email: paz4Tunnel@hotmail.ca
Doug Routley, BC NDP Priorities: 1. Fund programs and public investments through tax increases: “Our plan is to make modest tax increases to the top two per cent of earners in this province, as well as the largest corporations and banks. We’ll use that to support child care, to support investment in forestry...and we will invest in seniors’ care and child-and-youth mental health.” 2. “Renovate democracy” by banning corporate and union donations and by requiring the auditor general to review all government ads to eliminate partisan advertising. Contact information: Phone: 250-924-4414
John James Donald Sherry, BC Conservative Party Priorities: 1. Ban corporate and union donations: “It’s a founding principle of our party. Government should not be subject to influence from its donors, being unions or organizations or corporations. The government belongs to the people of B.C.” 2. A non-whipped vote: “The BC Conservatives will vote the will of their constituents above their party each and every time.” Contact information: Email: info@johnsherry.ca Website: http://johnsherry.ca/
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Job growth a priority From Page 1 taking some of the incentives that have been going to oil and gas companies and putting them into small businesses and co-operatives. Independent candidate Murray McNab believes one of the first things that needs to happen is for the federal government to revisit the temporary foreign worker program. Supporting small business is another priority for McNab. “Whichever government gets elected, small business is the engine that drives this economy,” he said. “We have to set limits on what local governments can tax industrial and commercial businesses. It’s time there was more money put into small business and apprenticeship programs so we can get people back to work.” Ferries/supertankers Candidates were asked if they and their party have a plan to reduce ferry costs and if they have a plan to privatize the ferry system. They were also asked about their party’s position on allowing supertankers to transport oil on the northern coast near Kitimat. Jacobson chose to address the ferry question and highlighted what the Liberals have done in the past, such as setting fare caps and investing in BC Ferries to try to keep fares down, all while facing rising fuel costs and increased maintenance costs. “We recognize the magnitude that potential ferry fare increases and the increases that have already been put in place, the magnitude they have on ridership, especially in this area,” she said. “We are actively looking for solutions to balance the needs of ferry users and the financial stability of our ferry system.” McNab spoke about some of the things he hasn’t agreed with in the past when it comes to BC Ferries,
such as the Fast Cats, building ferries that were too large — and building them in Germany. He feels the Duke Point ferry terminal should have never been built and that a bridge should have been built to Gabriola Island. “Get a bridge to Gabriola to reduce some of the costs, and the small routes have to start paying their way,” he said. Paddon believes BC Ferries should be a public corporation. She also thinks there should be a bridge to Gabriola instead of a ferry. “Over the past five years, I’ve watched the signs on the highway as I went to and from work, and always the ferries, for the majority of the day, are below 30 per cent, and that’s over five years that these ferries have been losing,” she added. The BC Conservatives have committed to providing a tax credit for frequent ferry users, Sherry told the crowd, adding his party would cut the three boards running BC Ferries down to one. McDonough spoke about supertankers transporting oil, asking “isn’t that investing in the exact kind of energy that we’re trying to get away from?” “If we’re going to put our investment dollars somewhere, why aren’t we going to put our investment dollars into green, renewable energy … something that doesn’t have to go in a supertanker,” she said. Routley told the crowd the BC NDP is opposed to the Enbridge Gateway project. “It’s the position of the BC NDP that we do not need to turn B.C. into a crude oil export terminus,” he said. “There’s a moratorium on supertankers on the northern coast for a reason, and we aim to keep it in place.”
Your guide to voting in Nanaimo-North Cowichan Your district electoral office: #1, 11 Buller Street, Ladysmith Phone: 250-245-6600 Hours of operation: Monday to Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 8 - 11 and May 14: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Advanced voting places: Royal Canadian Legion 191, 9775 Chemainus Road, North Cowichan Salvation Army, 505 Eigth Street, Nanaimo Ladysmith Fire Hall, 340 Sixth Avenue, Ladysmith NOTE: Advance voting is available to all voters from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Wednesday, May 8 until Saturday, May 11. General voting places located within The Chronicle’s coverage area: Cranberry Community Hall, 1555 Morden Road, South Wellington Crofton Community Centre, 8104 Musgrave Street, North Cowichan Royal Canadian Legion 191, 9775 Chemainus Road, North Cowichan Chase River Elementary School, 1503 Cranberry Avenue, Nanaimo Davis Road Elementary School, 444 Parkhill Terrace, Ladysmith Ladysmith Intermediate School, 317 French Street, Ladysmith North Oyster Elementary School, 13470 Cedar Road, Ladysmith S’tzuminus First Nation Community Centre, 3949 Shell Beach Road, Ladysmith North Cedar Intermediate School, 2215 Gould Road West, South Wellington Penelakut Band Office, 11330 Clam Bay Road North, Kuper Island Thetis Island Community Centre, 292 North Cove Road, Thetis Island NOTE: General voting day is Tuesday, May 14, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. PST. For more information call your electoral office or visit http://www.elections.bc.ca.
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Keith Turner of Ladysmith is celebrating his 106th birthday Tuesday, May 7.
Keith Turner celebrates his 106th birthday Nick Bekolay THE CHRONICLE
Keith Turner first set eyes on the world 106 years ago today in a small town in rural Manitoba located south of Brandon and “right on the American border,” he says. He knits his brow as he sifts through a hundred years’ worth of memories for a name, but comes up with nothing; his powers of recall aren’t as hardy as they once were, he admits. The day of Turner’s birth — May 7, 1907 — happened to be a particularly busy day in an eventful and chaotic year. The headline story in that day’s edition of the Edmonton Bulletin lauds then Deputy Minister of Labour William Lyon Mackenzie King for saving the West from a “serious coal famine” by helping settle a dispute between miners and operators at B.C. and Alberta coal mines. In San Francisco, meanwhile, strikebreakers opened fire on trolley operators vying for an eight-hour day, killing two and wounding 20 on a day now known as “Bloody Tuesday.” Elsewhere, 1907 unfolded under a cloud of uncertainty. Strikes clogged ports in New York in May. The “worst race riot in [the] history of [the] west” rocked Vancouver in September. And in October, the Panic of 1907 set the Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbling as New Yorkers lined up around the block to cash out their accounts before their banks went bust. These were uncertain times, and farm families like Turner’s
unearthed little in the way of security as they tilled their prairie fields. His family moved from southern Manitoba to North Battleford, Saskatchewan, in 1912, he says, and it was there that his father would try in vain to force Turner to follow in his footsteps. “My dad tried to make a farmer out of me,” he says, “and I never could see working like hell all year round and getting damn little for it.” He turned his back on farming to work on road and rail building contracts in central Saskatchewan in the mid-1920s. Then, in 1929, Turner ventured west, travelling first to Prince Rupert, B.C. before settling for a time in Terrace. “And then they had that big stock bust” Turner recalls, “and everything shut down up in that country. It was pretty dead country.” As a “Jack of all trades and master of none,” Turner worked his way through the Great Depression. “I was on the go all the time, working all the time,” he adds. “You could get something to do if you wanted to, really.” Turner’s willingness to relocate led him next to Anyox, B.C., a mining town built by Granby Consolidated on Observatory Inlet north of Prince Rupert. When Granby closed the mine in 1935 in response to plunging copper prices, Turner and his fellow labourers abandoned Anyox. He accepted a job offer from the departing mine superintendent and followed him south to the Okanagan to work on a new
project: the Mascot Gold Mine near Hedley, B.C. Turner’s assignment was to help construct an aerial tramway linking the mine buildings — perched precariously on the steep, rocky slopes of Nickel Plate Mountain — with the valley below, but his first impressions of rugged and remote Hedley stopped him in his tracks. “I got up there and looked at the bloody place and thought that if there was a job anyplace else in the world, I would’ve took off,” Turner says. “But in those days, there wasn’t very much doing because it was 1935. Things were pretty quiet.” Turner stayed on in Hedley — “it wasn’t too bad a job,” he says — which set the stage for a chance encounter that would set the course of his life for the next 60 years. Turner met Elizabeth Tomson as she was passing through Hedley on her way back from picking fruit in the Okanagan and he and “Betty” were married in Omak, Washington, shortly thereafter, he says. Keith and Betty built their family while on the move. Their oldest son, Graham, was born while they were stationed in Hedley, Keith’s son Terry tells me. W h e n t h e S e c o n d Wo r l d War broke out, Keith decided he wanted to join the Royal Canadian Air Force. He attempted to enlist in Vancouver, but was deemed “too old and too unhealthy,” he says, and he wound up being conscripted as a labourer instead. Keith worked in a shipyard in See LaRosa Page 5
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Marston’s Stanley Park model done
Candidates tackle health care reform, logging and more Nick Bekolay The Chronicle
Coast Salish carver Luke Marston completed the model for his latest project — a tribute to Portuguese Joe Silvey and his Coast Salish wives Khaltinaht and Kwahama Kwatleematt — last week. Marston delivered the original yellow-cedar carving to In Bronze, a Langley-based foundry, Friday. Over the next two to three months, Marston will have four bronze replicas cast of the model that he will then sell to raise funds for the full-scale version of the monument, slated for installation at Stanley Nick Bekolay/Chronicle Park in September.
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From Page 4 North Vancouver, he says, and it was during this time that their second son Terry was born. The family moved to Vancouver Island in 1944, Terry says, settling in Cedar long enough for their youngest son, Rod, to join the family ranks before they moved, yet again, to Nanaimo. Turner signed on with Madill’s Machinery, a manufacturer of grapple yarders and heavy logging equipment. Over the next 30 years, Turner travelled to New Zealand, Australia, Borneo, Brazil and the Philippines to teach workers how to operate the company’s machinery. “I had some kind of a knack for getting along with the foreigners,” he says, “but I was the foreigner, of course.” Keith retired at 67 but life on the sidelines left him feeling restless, Terry says. He returned to work and it wasn’t until he turned 73 that he retired once and for all. In the end, Keith and Betty would spend more than 60 years together, parting ways when Betty passed away in 1997 at the age of 84, Terry says. Donna Moulson, activities director at Ladysmith’s La Rosa Gardens, says the home’s residents plan on sharing cake and a card with Keith in celebration of his 106th birthday today, but nothing more extravagant than that as Keith is a “relatively private person.” Werner Grundlingh, an analyst with BC Stats, estimates the number of B.C. residents aged 106 or higher at no more than 30 based on data collected during the 2011 census. Grundlingh couldn’t be more specific than that because “nobody keeps track of the oldest person’s age in B.C. until they step forward themselves.” “I had an aunt in Ontario that lived to 112, I think,” Turner says.
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Taxes, health care, fracking and raw log exports were among the many topics discussed by NanaimoN o r t h C o w i c h a n ’s political hopefuls at an all-candidates meeting in Chemainus April 30. Peter Matthews, president of the Chemainus and District Chamber of Commerce, chaired the event, directing questions to representatives of the province’s major political parties and their independent rivals. Incumbent NDP MLA Doug Routley, Amanda Jacobson of the BC Liberals, John Sherry of the BC Conservatives and Mayo McDonough of the Green Party of BC fielded questions alongside independent candidates Murray McNab and P. Anna Paddon. Health care reform Sherry was the first to respond to a question on health care reform. B.C. claims the lowest number of nurses per capita, Sherry said, something that is “absolutely unacceptable.” The Conservatives would direct more money toward health care in B.C., Sherry added, stripping away “administrative overburden” through audits to ensure funding reaches front-line workers. Jacobson followed, referencing Liberal investments in health care that led to the construction of new hospitals and a doubling of spaces for first-year medical students and trainee nurses since 2001. Wait times have decreased for hip and knee replacements and open-heart surgery, Jacobson added, earning the province an “A” rating from the Wait Time Alliance. McDonough spoke next, identifying three key factors pivotal in health care reform. Improved home care, new guidelines for treating chronic illnesses and cutting wait times by facilitating direct communication between physicians were paramount. Referencing the results of a pilot proj-
ect at Surrey Memorial try employs 56,000 government overruled H o s p i t a l , s h e s a i d people, Jacobson said, its own log export “there was a 75-per- and is valued at “$10.2 panel 80 times in 60 cent improvement in million” [the Ministry days and exported wait times in the area of Forests, Lands and logs that were not surof lung cancer [treat- N a t u r a l R e s o u r c e plus to domestic need. ment]. All that hap- Operations lists the Coast Land Industries pened was they had the value of the industry’s in this constituency — cancer specialist talk 2011 exports at $9.95 the fastest log-peeling directly to the surgeon billion]. In spite of operation in North instead of having the the decline of the U.S. America — is efficient paperwork go around housing market, she and they can’t get logs. in a big circle. And that said the Liberals have We have to apply the improved wait times 75 managed to “encour- rules as they exist, and per cent at no cost.” age” a 1,500-per-cent we would cut [raw log M c N a b f o l l o w e d increase in exports exports] in half just by suit, taking aim at the since 2011 through doing that.” “explosion of middle t h e s a l e o f w o o d Sherry agreed that management” at VIHA. to Chinese buyers; b a n n i n g r a w l o g The new emergency exports that kept 16 e x p o r t s w o u l d b e room at the Nanaimo mills in operation that counter-productive, R e g i o n a l G e n e r a l would have otherwise citing a resulting unemHospital is spacious closed. ployment figure of 25 and bright, McNab McDonough followed, per cent as one reason said, but lacks funding stressing the impor- why exports should for additional doctors. tance of “science-based continue. “Hospitals should not management” in creatA s “ m o r e o f c a rand cannot be run as ing a forest inventory. rot than a stick guy,” a business,” he added. She said the Greens Sherry said he supports “Put more resources “want to put as much the creation of industry into patient care and support as we can” incentives in the form get rid of the top-heavy into the management of research and develmanagement.” of forestry resources opment credits and Paddon suggested in a sustainable fash- “accelerated capital improved access to ion, run as “community cost appreciation” as alternative practitio- forests” owned and run a means of encouragners would help relieve by “local economies.” ing the production of pressure on the health McNab suggested the value-added products. care system. government encourage Taxes R o u t l e y r o u n d e d upgrades to the Island’s The issue of increasout the discussion of existing mills, adding i n g t a x e s t o f u n d health care reform, that he “would love to i m p r o v e m e n t s f o r stating that health care see more value-added social programs was comprises 46 per cent products produced on also on the agenda durof the provincial bud- Vancouver Island.” ing the meeting. get. B.C. ranks second McNab stressed the McDonough said the in the country in terms importance of refor- Green Party doesn’t of overall spending on esting both private b e l i e v e a d d i t i o n a l health care, Routley and public lands, but funds are needed to added, but on a per- he said he softened his support social services. capita basis, B.C. ranks stance on the banning “We think we should ninth out of Canada’s of raw log exports after t a k e a b r a n d - n e w 10 provinces. Routley speaking with former approach to social serdismissed the scape- forestry workers. vices, something called goating of seniors as “ W h e n t a l k i n g t o a ‘guaranteed livable the primary cause for some ex-loggers over income,’” she said. inflation in health care, coffee this morning, By pooling money stating that “seniors they informed me that earmarked for various account for only one as many workers are special needs from all per cent” of inflated employed to export ministries, McDonough health care costs. raw logs as to mill said they would fund a R o u t l e y s a i d t h e them,” McNab added. program guaranteeing NDP would invest in Paddon would not a minimum income, “innovations, child and ban raw log exports distributed on the basis youth mental health either, she said, and she of people’s income tax care and in local pri- supported long-term returns. mary care to reduce planning for “plannedMcNab would not the burden on acute growth forests.” support tax increascare.” Routley followed, es at present and he Logging referencing the loss of “would rather see better Matthews directed 30,000 forestry jobs in use of existing moneys.” t h e c o n v e r s a t i o n B.C. prior to the downMcNab said additoward the province’s turn in the U.S. housing tional money should logging industry, ask- market “due to raw log be allocated to social ing candidates if they exports and the disinte- programs once the would impose strict- gration of the market.” economy picks up. er limits on raw log “In 2001, there were Paddon said renewexports or allowable 1.5 million cubic meters able, sustainable vehicuts. exported,” Routley cle incentives offered Jacobson responded said. “Last year: 6.5 mil- by the federal and profirst, acknowledging lion. Last year in the vincial governments, forestry’s position as spring, while we were combined with a $100 a “cornerstone of our in session, in a 60-day fee serving as an altereconomy.” The indus- period, the BC Liberal native to the gas tax,
could fund social programs and eliminate the need to raise taxes. B.C. scored the worst child poverty rate in Canada for eight consecutive years, Routley said, improving its position marginally to second-last place last year. The NDP will enact a “predistribution of wealth,” he said, improving education and training programs in the province through what he later described as “modest tax increases to the top two per cent of earners in this province, as well as large corporations and banks.” The NDP’s “poverty reduction plan” will use skills training, education and housing opportunities “to raise up 8,400 children out of poverty” by supporting families, Routley added. Sherry reiterated the fact that many families living in poverty are working families “living on the edge” that “run out of money before they run out of month.” Sherry said the Conservatives’ “spending smarter” initiative would see all of the province’s MLAs form three committees to scrutinize spending in three sectors: all Crown corporations, all ministries, and in the “schools, universities, colleges and hospitals sector.” The Conservatives would not increase taxes, Sherry said, because “we don’t have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem.” He said the savings found through scrutinizing government spending would be directed “to those people who need it most.” Jacobson rounded out the discussion of social services by reminding those present that the Liberals reduced personal income taxes while increasing the minimum wage. “There is a monthly earnings exemption for ‘expected to work’ clients until they are able to develop their job skills and take advantage of shortterm, temporary work opportunities so that they are not completely left out,” she added.
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had to find an addition- approved the major- resource teachers, the declined. al $2.7 million. ity of the cuts, except safe schools co-ordinaHe said the district “Everything’s tight — for the proposal to tor and the early years needs to keep a close Cuts to services and staffing is tight, sup- move English-stream co-ordinator. eye on what is happenpositions, and movplies are tight,” said students from École Staff anticipate the ing in schools to ensure ing students around, board chairman Jamie Davis Road Elementary overall impact of the students are getting are all strategies staff Brennan. “We’re just — the $107,000 staff position cuts and mov- fed and the board may and trustees used to going to have to be expected to save will ing students will be have to reach out to the balance the books in very cautious and vigi- be taken out of sup- neutral due to the new community for help. Nanaimo school dislant.” plies budgets — and learning services teams On the operational trict’s 2013-14 budget. Two dozen proposed the proposal to close implemented this year side, one of the last Trustees finalized b u d g e t c u t s t o t a l - the print shop was — f o u r m u l t i - d i s c i - cuts to be recommendnext year’s $133.7-milling $2.7 million were changed to require the plinary teams to help ed by trustees for inclulion budget at a special debated, and trustees service to operate on a teachers who request sion in the budget was cost-recovery basis by additional support. the elimination of two charging schools for Brennan said trustees caretaker positions. labour as well as for requested a report be Brennan said some supplies. brought forward in the trustees were opposed The finalized budget fall exploring the effec- to the cut because a results in a net loss tiveness of the teams. recent review of cusof nine teachers and Brennan is also con- todial services deterseven support staff. cerned about the strat- m i n e d t h a t s c h o o l More than $2 million egy of moving some janitors are already of the proposed cuts staffing costs out of the performing at their come from instruc- operating budget and peak and any additional services: closing into special purpose tional workload would * the District Resource accounts — staff rec- be difficult for them to C e n t r e a t t h e o l d ommend paying for two take on. D u f f e r i n C r e s c e n t support workers, a halfMike Ball, first school site; moving time vision resource vice-president of the English-stream stu- t e a c h e r a n d t h r e e N a n a i m o D i s t r i c t *per person per night based on double occupancy Just across from Campbell River on Quadra Island. dents at Quarterway additional elementary Teachers’ Association Includes Accommodation, Tranquility coupled with sumptuous seafood cuisine in a Elementary School to counsellors out of the ( N D TA ) , s a i d t h e Dinner and a Hot Breakfast. spectacular ocean front setting. neighbouring schools; CommunityLINK fund, union is disappointed moving junior learning a special grant given the district did not LOWER 2 NIGHT RATE alternative students to districts to support consider administraAVAILABLE back to catchment- vulnerable students. tive cutbacks — early ––– R E S E RVAT I O N S ––– area schools; and elim- This move meant the in the process, trustee ination of the gifted/ amount of money given Nancy Curley asked enrichment resource to schools to provide staff to look into a *Reservations please, subject to availability. Offer valid April 26-July 15, 2013. Some restrictions apply. Group travelers subject to additional restrictions. teacher, two behaviour food and other support two-per-cent wage cut BLACK PRESS
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and other people who have supported us what we have done and showcase our appreciation for them S t u d e n t s f r o m C h e m a i n u s supporting us and also show busiSecondary School are hoping to nesses how they can get started.” inspire the community to join them The hour-long community informaon their Zero Waste journey. tion night will feature a presentation Members of the school’s Green by the Chemainus Secondary Green Team are hosting a community Team highlighting some of the work information night Monday, May they’ve been doing and a presenta13 at 7 p.m. in the Chemainus tion by Cowichan Recyclists about Secondary School multi-purpose how they can help businesses, and room to share what they have been Henry is hoping they will also have a doing in their quest to make their presentation by the North Cowichan school a leader in Zero Waste. They Climate Change Committee about are hosting an informative and fun- the committee’s targets and goals. filled hour that will show people Henry says they hope the what they are doing and offer ideas Municipality of North Cowichan will and opportunities for how individu- start a compost pickup program for als or businesses can join them in businesses in Chemainus. working towards their ultimate goal “Students at Chemainus Secondary of making Chemainus a Zero Waste are willing to work with businesses community. Refreshments will be to help them get started and are willserved. ing to make presentations to North This is the first time the Green Cowichan,” she added. “We need Team is doing a presentation like North Cowichan to be on board. this to the community, and teacher That’s how we were able to get our sponsor Nancy Henry says their compost pickup, because North main goal is to inspire others. Cowichan supported us.” “We’ve undertaken a Zero Waste Anyone and everyone is welcome initiative, so we’re kind of the pilot to the Green Team’s event, and project for our [school] district,” Henry hopes a lot of people will she said. “We wanted to show the come and learn how everyone can school district, North Cowichan, the work together to make a greener Cowichan Valley Regional District Chemainus. The Chronicle
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his is the final of a series of policy commentaries on the four main parties contesting the 2013 B.C. election. The B.C. Green Party has higher than usual hopes for the 2013 election. It was also the first to put out a substantial policy document, albeit one that is still being debated and altered. Green Book 2013 continues the Utopian positions that only a party with no chance of forming a government has the luxury to put forward. For example, they would double the area of parks in B.C., but take 100 years to do it. Immediately, they would almost double the carbon tax, taking it from seven to 12 cents on a litre of gasoline. Greens would extend this steeply increased carbon tax to industries such as natural gas and cement production. Leader Jane Sterk told me she expects cement producers and the
like to adapt, rather than shut down as their competitive position erodes. And what about the extra billions in carbon tax revenues? Sterk says most should continue to go to income tax reductions, as is now the case, because the purpose is to change consumption patterns, not to increase overall tax revenue. Most, but not all. “We think there is an argument to be made for putting, for a period of time, the increased revenue from the carbon tax into creating the infrastructure that allows people to benefit from a carbon tax,” Sterk said. That means transit, and potentially retrofits of homes and other buildings as well. Tax increase aside, this is essentially the NDP position too. The Greens emphasize wind and geothermal power. Sterk faces the awkward task of arguing against hydroelectric expansion. A Green government would cancel the Site C dam project on the Peace River.
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wastewater are ignored. The Green platform also demands disclosure of chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing, which the B.C. Oil and Gas Commission has already done. If one were to design a self-fulfilling prophecy that B.C.’s LNG project is doomed to fail, the Green Party platform would be a good place to start. Reading through Green Book 2013, I’m left with the impression that much of it remains calculated as a soothing message for urban voters who have been convinced it’s courageous to drive their cars down to an anti-tanker protest. If Weaver, Sterk or any other Greens get elected, it will be surfing a wave of protest votes from people weary of the B.C. Liberals and the NDP. It will not be due to the practicality or even internal consistency of their polices. It’s still pretty easy being Green. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers.
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Sterk says it would only serve as a subsidy to liquefied natural gas exports, which she doesn’t believe materialize as international competitors develop. The Greens’ star candidate, University of Victoria climate scientist Andrew Weaver, agrees. Both point to vast reserves of Russian gas that may well get to Asia more quickly and cheaply. Sterk said the 35,000 existing gas wells in northern B.C. “are not going to be shut down.” Actually, in the absence of LNG exports, that is exactly what would happen to many of them. The U.S. has its own shale gas supplies, and is B.C.’s only current export customer. Converting transport trucks and BC Ferries to LNG fuel isn’t going to maintain the vast industry blooming in northern B.C. The official Green Party position is to place a moratorium on B.C. gas drilling while a comprehensive water use policy is developed. Current innovations such as reusing municipal
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Editor: I’m concerned that many British Columbians are more focused on “change” for the sake of change rather than electing the party most likely to foster job creation and financial stability. Our province’s resource endowment has always been a mainstay of both jobs and the generation of revenues needed to fund social programs. From what I have seen and heard, an NDP government would rev-up spending while stymieing resource development through endless environmental reviews and/or by just saying “no,” driving investment to other provinces and other countries. We need new mines and gas fields, pipelines, refineries, ports and processing plants to replace jobs lost by tech change and by events like the pine beetle catastrophe. Economic development and the protection of the environment are not mutually exclusive. Yes, we must be good stewards of our beautiful province, but we do have the technology to move the economy forward in an environmentally responsible manner. Saying no to new projects will mean job losses for currently employed and no opportunity for young people looking to join the work force. We also need to focus on balancing the provincial budget, rather than taking money away from social programs to fund rising interest costs. Forty years of experience in business has taught me that too much debt is crippling. It scares me that the NDP have rolled out billions of dollars in new spending during this campaign, and their “every dollar is accounted for” rhetoric just isn’t credible because their anti-development attitude will reduce revenue at the same time as spending rises. There is truth to the adage, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” The NDP came to power in 1991 and governed the rest of that decade. Investment dried up, and economic growth trailed the rest of Canada. A low point came
REGIONAL: Rob Hutchins Chair, CVRD 250-245-6403 rhutchins@ladysmith.ca PROVINCIAL: Doug Routley MLA, Nanaimo-North Cowichan Ladysmith Constituency Office: 250-245-9375 (Tuesday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.) E-mail: douglas.routely.mla@ leg.bc.ca
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First Ladysmith Brownies Guider Seija Lane sent us this photo of the 1st Ladysmith Brownies after the girls worked to clean up Transfer Beach on Earth Day. “I’ve never seen such an enthusiastic group of girls pick up garbage!” she said. “They were amazing!” If you have any photos you would like to share with us, please send them to editor@ladysmithchronicle.com. when the Edmonton Chamber of Commerce thanked the BC government for driving growth investment in Alberta. Glenn Clark’s 1996-99 tenure was arguably the most disastrous for B.C., and with Adrian Dix, Premier Clark’s former chief of staff, leading the province, I’d be very worried about history repeating itself. It took many years for the Liberals to repair the damage. During their time in government, North America suffered through a major recession, and yet we now have a triple-A credit rating, higher than the U.S. government, allowing B.C. taxpayers the lowest possible interest rates Have the Liberals done everything right? Certainly not. The introduction of the HST by the Campbell government was badly handled. There have been other gaffes and ill-thought-out policies. And while there is a natural inclination for people to vote to change long-governing parties, it’s important not to let the NDP sleepwalk to victory without thinking about which party is likely to create jobs
and not burden today’s young people with a mountain of debt. I’m not asking that you agree with me, only that you think through the full consequences of your choice carefully. And then get out and vote on May 14. Gwyn Morgan This op-ed piece was submitted by Gwyn Morgan, a retired businessman who lives in the Greater Victoria Region.
We want to keep our rural lifestyle Editor: I have recently read an article by Mary Marcotte, Area H Director for the CVRD, regarding the municipal boundary expansion in Area H. Upon inquiring further, I am shocked to learn that the Town of Ladysmith is looking to expand into Area H north of the Diamond. As a resident of the Diamond for more than 25 years, I have enjoyed the rural lifestyle that the
Diamond has to offer. We have already lost land on the east side of the highway to industrial business. If the Town decides to go forward with this, we as Diamond residents will be completely surrounded by the Town’s borders. It will be inevitable at some point that we will be gobbled up by the Town, and the sad part is that we will not have a vote. I am almost certain our taxes will rise and we will probably not receive any new services for the tax increase. What has happened to our democratic process called voting? We live here because we want to maintain a rural lifestyle. I will be notifying our [incumbent] MLA, Doug Routley, to see where he stands on this issue. I urge all residents of the Diamond to do the same. I would certainly hope that the Town would notify our director, Mary Marcotte, before making any decisions that would affect so many of the residents in Area H. Eileen Campbell Area H
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RCMP hope to identify unknown male dirtbiker The Ladysmith Ladysmith Detachment responded to 70 calls for RCMP news service over the past April 26 to seven days. May 2 Wednesday, May 1 Provided by • The Ladysmith Ladysmith RCMP received a RCMP report of a stolen Lee Valley plant wagon which had been behind a residence in the 12300 block of described as a green Rocky Creek Road. Sometime in the last John Deere wagon week, the wagon was with a grated bottom stolen. There are no and black handle. The suspects or witnesses. sides are built up with T h e w a g o n i s wood.
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“It didn’t have any time left in it. It was time to go.” John MacKay, North Cowichan Drivers heading south will have to detour back in Chemainus at Henry Road and onto the highway. Some preliminary work was already done last year to prepare for the bridge construction. Fortis BC and BC Hydro will also be conducting work prior to the bridge closure
but it won’t affect traffic. MacKay said Sure Span in Duncan is supplying all the steel for the bridge. The good news for taxpayers is the $5 million project is completely funded. “I applied for a grant for it a few years back,’’ said MacKay. “One hundred per cent is paid by gas tax funding.’’ A structured contract provides the nearby Halalt First Nations with some flagging and labour work on the project. Concerns about speeding through the Halalt Reserve have also been addressed. “We’re going to put a speed reader board on the road close to their new gym,’’ said MacKay. Some will be sad to see the end of the historic bridge. “It didn’t have any time left in it,’’ said MacKay. “It was time to go.’’
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MAY 2013
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Walter Douglas Anderson BC Liberal Party
Grant Phillips 7550 Harby Rd RR 2, Lantzville, BC, V0R 2H0
Brunie Brunie Independent
Brunie Brunie 1300 Stewart Ave, Nanaimo, BC, V9S 4E1
Bryce Nelson Crigger BC Conservative Party
Bryce Crigger 5726 Brookwood Dr, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 5P3
Ian Elliot Gartshore Green Party of BC
Kurt Fischer 1502 Sherwood Dr, Nanaimo, BC, V9T 1G9
Leonard Eugene Krog BC NDP
Susan Baker 990 Highview Terr, Nanaimo, BC, V9R 6K5
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Uplands Park Elem School 3821 Stronach Dr, Nanaimo, BC
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Protection Island Fire Hall 26 Pirates Lane, Nanaimo, BC
Wellington Hall 3922 Corunna Ave, Nanaimo, BC
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Evangelistic Tabernacle 1300 Princess Royal Ave, Nanaimo, BC
Rutherford Elem School 5840 Hammond Bay Rd, Nanaimo, BC
Joyce Scotton 654 Beach Dr, Nanaimo, BC, V9S 2X9
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The Ladysmith Striders Running Group recently received new original uniforms, which were designed by John Mountain of the Striders and crafted by Sugoi Sportswear in Vancouver. This photograph, submitted by Bala Naidoo, was taken outside Esquires Coffee at Coronation Mall before the coffee shop closed down. For 10 years, Esquires was the starting and finishing point of the Striders’ long Sunday runs. The group even became known as the Ladysmith Striders Esquires Division.
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GENERAL ELECTION The following persons have been nominated as candidates for Nanaimo-North Cowichan for the 40th Provincial General Election.
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Amanda Lee Jacobson BC Liberal Party
Jason Adair 9-3085 Sherman Rd, Duncan, BC, V9L 2C1
Mayo McDonough Green Party of BC
Robert Ferguson PO Box 433, Ladysmith, BC, V9G 1A3
Murray McNab Independent
Murray McNab 4615 Yellow Point Rd, Ladysmith, BC, V9G 1G7
P. Anna Paddon Independent
Phyllis Paddon 104-450 Stewart Ave, Nanaimo, BC, V9S 5E9
Doug Routley BC NDP
Robert Smits 4950 Homestead Way, Ladysmith, BC, V9G 1H3
John James Donald Sherry BC Conservative Party
Betty Bond PO Box 551, Crofton, BC, V0R 1R0
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Bayview Elem School 140 View St, Nanaimo, BC
Davis Road Elem School 444 Parkhill Terr, Ladysmith, BC
North Oyster Elem School 13470 Cedar Rd, Ladysmith, BC
Ladysmith Fire Hall 340 6th Ave, Ladysmith, BC
Chase River Elem School 1503 Cranberry Ave, Nanaimo, BC
Gabriola Island Comm Centre 2200 South Rd, Gabriola Island, BC
Penelakut Band Office 11330 Clam Bay Rd N, Kuper Island, BC
Royal Canadian Legion 191 9775 Chemainus Rd, North Cowichan, BC
Cinnabar Valley Elem School 1800 Richardson Rd, Nanaimo, BC
Georgia Avenue Elem School 625 Georgia Ave, Nanaimo, BC
Royal Canadian Legion 191 9775 Chemainus Rd, North Cowichan, BC
Salvation Army 505 8th St, Nanaimo, BC
Cowichan Fairgrounds 7380 Trans-Canada Hwy, North Cowichan, BC
Ladysmith Intermediate School 317 French St, Ladysmith, BC
S’tzuminus First Nation Comm Centre 3949 Shell Beach Rd, Ladysmith, BC
Cranberry Comm Hall 1555 Morden Rd, South Wellington, BC
Nanaimo Christian School 198 Holland Rd, Nanaimo, BC
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The Ladysmith Maritime Society (LMS) all the hard work they have already done has postponed the Ladysmith Seafood and for their continued dedication in Fest, but plans are already underway planning next year’s event.” to include this new feature in the 2014 The LMS is still going ahead with two Ladysmith Maritime Festival. celebrations in June. “Unforeseen difficulties have prevented The first is Ladysmith Kid’s Pirate Day, that from occurring, but we can promise which will be held Saturday, June 1 at the a spectacular seafood event next year,” LMS Community Marina. Children of all the society states in a press release. “The ages are urged to don their pirate hats, Ladysmith Maritime Society thanks the grab their swords and join Captain Jack Ladysmith Seafood Fest Committee for and his crew for a day of free fun activi-
ties including a petting zoo, pirate clowns, face painting, pirate crafts, the popular Kinsmen Bullhead Derby, and more. Maritime heritage takes the spotlight the following weekend during Ladysmith Maritime Heritage Days Friday, June 7, starting at 7 p.m., and Saturday, June 8, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be guest speakers, videos, demonstrations, displays and much more. — Staff Writer
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Ladysmith Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue Unit 29 station leader Nick EppEvans received a $1,000 cheque from an RBC employee following the successful annual RBC work day May 5. Five bank employees volunteered to replumb the unit boatshed, erect a flag pole and carry out various other maintenance work. RBC’s generous donation went toward the purchase of a new rescue vessel.
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We know death is coming ... we just don’t want to talk about it Points to Ponder Pastor Edgar Unrau Calvary Baptist Church, Chemainus
We read the paper, watch the news, surf hundreds of websites for the latest info ... we are surrounded by death. We have friends or family that have passed away. Daily, we hear of people dying from disease, accidents, natural disasters, etc. Some cannot cope with life and end their turmoil with suicide. And of course, there are countless wars happening in many parts of the world. We are well aware that death is happening all around us. We just would rather not give it too much attention, too much thought. Why is that? Perhaps we don’t converse about death because we don’t want to think about own imminent death. Each of us knows we will die
someday, but we don’t want to be reminded of it or put much thought into it. We find that by avoiding the topic, we can live better lives, if we just focus on the present. Just think positive thoughts so we can live a happy life. There is wisdom in not being fixated on death. When a loved one dies, we are left with a hole in our lives that special person had occupied. That is deeply sad. But staying centered on that loss, beyond a healthy grieving process, has a
way of sucking the life out of us. There is a way to face death in a healthy and life giving way. And it has everything to do with the Easter season we just celebrated. If death has the last word, if death is final, if death is so extremely powerful to change all things for all time, then it certainly is something to fear, sidestep and avoid talking about. It is overwhelmingly depressing. But if death met its match, if death was beat in the sense that it didn’t have the last
word, was not final, our physical death moved us into something better, then one can say we could actually look forward to death. That sounds strange, but if death’s power can be removed, then this could be a reality. Easter. Jesus died on the cross. Jesus rose from the dead. Death c o u l d n ’t h o l d H i m down. He conquered death. With Him, death does not have to be feared. I invite you to explore who He is and what He has said. He gives life.
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years. She started her printmaking journey in the 1970s, beginning with two undergrad degrees from the University of Toronto — one in fine art and one in education. She added a post-graduate year of intensive printmaking at Croydon College of Art in London. Her career focused on teaching art at the high school level for many years. Since retiring from teaching, Jones has been running the Blue Wa v e P r i n t m a k e r s studio in Nanaimo since 2006. She has offered workshops for many years out of her Nanaimo studio and is a prolific artist. Her work is inspired by landscape, nature, science and biology. She is also an active member with the LAC
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The Ladysmith Arts Council (LAC) is excited to announce the upcoming arrival of an Ettan Etching Press printmaker. In May of this year, printmaker Anne Jones will be offering classes to get any beginner printmakers on their path. Over the last several years, printmaking has been experiencing a renaissance, with new non-toxic materials and eco-friendly disposal systems. What used to be a potential health hazard has now evolved into a viable, safe art form. Anne Jones has seen the transition of the craft over the past 34
Blind Mice Have Sight Restored Blind mice can see again, after Oxford University researchers transplanted developing cells into their eyes and found they could re-form the entire light-sensitive layer of the retina. Videos show the nocturnal mice, which once didn’t notice the difference between light and dark at all, now run from the light and prefer to be in the dark -- just like mice with normal vision. Dr. Anita Voisin The researchers say the approach has relevance for treating patients with retinitis pigmentosa, a condition in which the light-sensing cells in the retina gradually die leading to progressive blindness. The study was led by Professor Robert MacLaren in the Nuffield Department of Clinical Neurosciences at the University of Oxford, together with Dr Mandeep Singh, an eye surgeon from the National University Hospital of Singapore who is currently undertaking PhD studies in Oxford. The findings are published online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Other studies that have tried to regenerate a retina have relied on having a pre-existing outer layer of photoreceptor cells in place at the time of treatment. This study is different because it shows it is possible to regenerate a retina even when that outer layer is lost, say the researchers. “We have recreated the whole structure, basically it’s the first proof that you can take a completely blind mouse, put the cells in and reconstruct the entire light-sensitive layer” said McLaren, who compared it to regenerating a whole computer screen rather than repairing individual pixels. “We found that if enough cells are transplanted together, they not only become light sensing but they also regenerate the connections required for meaningful vision,” says Dr Mandeep Singh The researchers worked with mice that were blind due to complete loss of the light-sensing photoreceptor cells in their retinas. The researchers injected the mice with “precursor” cells, and then they were observed over time to see if vision was restored. This was tested by observing if their pupils constricted when faced with light, if they fled bright areas, and if brain activity was noted when light was shone on their eyes. It took just two weeks for the transplanted cells to reform a full light-detecting layer on the retina and allow the mice to see. Pete Coffee, a professor of opthalmology at University College London, says in a BBC News report that the study tackles what you would probably “need to do to restore sight in a patient that has lost their vision”. But he says more needs to be done to determine the quality of the restored vision - for instance, can the treated mice see the difference between food and predators MacLaren was nonetheless enthusiastic about the potential for the findings to translate into benefits for humans as well as mice. He said: ‘The ability to reconstruct the entire light sensitive layer of the retina using cell transplantation is the ultimate goal of the stem cell treatments for blindness we are all working towards.”
board of directors as first vice-president and a studio artist at the Waterfront Gallery since January 2013. Jones will be bringing her extensive talent and wherewithal to the Printmaking Classes this May. “We are genuinely thrilled and honoured to have such a skilled artist available to lead on a new flock of printmakers in our area,” voiced LAC president Kathy Holmes. Jones has recently acquired a second press, the other being at her Blue Wave studio. The additional press, the etching press, will be housed at the LAC and used in the classes. It is a fullsheet table-top etching press. “The newer techniques are not only
safer, but also faster and less expensive; if you haven’t checked out the changes in printmaking lately, this is your opportunity,” says Jones. The first of the beginner workshops is Making Monotypes, which is scheduled for Sunday, May 19 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. A Drypoint Monoprint workshop will take place Sunday, May 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For more information on the classes, visit www.lacwaterfrontstu dios.blogspot.ca. The classes can hold up to 10 people, and participants will take home several print renderings that day. To register, call the Waterfront Gallery at 250-245-1252 or e-mail info@ladysmithwater frontgallery.com.
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The Foursome not just about golf Ladysmith Little Theatre’s latest play, The Foursome, was written by Norm Foster, who is considered to be Canada’s most produced playwright. And that’s one of the reasons director Bonnie Stebbings was interested in working on this play, as she thinks it’s important to support Canadian playwrights. “This one appeals to me because audiences can pretty well identify with one of the characters always,” she said. “Also, it’s about relationships. The golf course is just a vehicle for telling the story; it’s not about golf. Also, Foster is a master at presenting a comedic situation and then turning it into a dramatic situation and then back into comedy. It’s kind of a roller coaster in that you are laughing one minute and crying the next. He has this ability to use these words so that you’re moving from comedy to drama.” The Foursome’s plot revolves around four men who have come together for a golf game after a 15-year college reunion the night before. All four are possessed of black, comedic instincts, with one-upmanship jokes and posturing about how well their lives have unfolded during the past 15 years. “This is not a comedy about golf, nor about men,” states the Ladysmith Little Theatre website. “It goes beyond the particular to reveal what
time does to us all and the way we move from life’s possibilities as the years tumble by.” Stebbings hopes that when people watch The Foursome, they can relate to the characters and their stories. “I hope they can see a little bit of themselves in some of the characters and situations they may have found themselves in — also, that life deals with situations that you need to accept,” she said. “People have control over certain parts of their lives and not others, but you accept that and do the best you can. You find that out when these guys start talking about their lives. People can identify with the idea that no matter how much you plan, it doesn’t go that way.” “It’s billed as a comedy on the poster, but there are poignant moments that are not comedic, and I hope that touches the audience,” added Stebbings. Stebbings, who lives in Nanaimo, spent many years performing and teaching in Vancouver, but this is the first time she is directing a play for Ladysmith Little Theatre. She says rehearsals have been great. “They’ve been wonderful to work with,” she said of cast members Chris Ostaffy, Brett Trimple, Mike Cooper and Dave Ehrismann. “They’re an ensemble, which was what I was looking for. They can work together. They’re all together on stage all the time, so it’s very much an ensemble
Rehearsing for The Foursome are cast members, from left, Brett Trimple, Chris Ostaffy, Dave Ehrismann and Mike Cooper. The Foursome runs May 9-26 at Lindsay Chung/Chronicle the Ladysmith Little Theatre. piece. I was lucky in the sense that when the call for auditions went out, the guys just fit the roles they got. They’re all very different, but
their stature and voices fit the roles perfect.” The Foursome opens this Thursday (May 9) and runs until May 26 at the Ladysmith Little
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three finishes. reign as the Island’s short-course developEleven year olds fastest 11 year old. mental meet “mostly THE CHRONICLE Noah Herle and K n e l s o n s e t s e v e n geared toward younger The LadysmithAileen Humphreys Orcas’ club records swimmers.” Chemainus Orcas tore scored double-digit while earning herself A six-pack of Orcas their best times to improvements in a No. 1-ranked age-group aged eight to 12 swam pieces at recent swim n u m b e r o f e v e n t s , times in Canada in 200 to a total of 18 topmeets in Comox and a s d i d t h e i r t e a m - IM, 50 Breast and 100 three finishes in Comox, Saanich. mates Shane earning Nine Orcas returned V a l i c , 1 2 , an even Quoted in the Chronicle home from the 10th and Morgan greater annual Wavemaker M c K e n z i e , number Invitational at Saanich 1 3 . M o r g a n “I checked, and every single time of best Commonwealth Place Humphreys, for every single swimmer times in A p r i l 2 6 - 2 8 w i t h a 14, scored the the prowas a best time.” profusion of personal club’s biggest cess. Dusan Toth-Szabo, Orcas Swim Club bests, coach Dusan improvement Coach Toth-Szabo said. in Saanich by A i s h a “I checked, and every a m p u t a t i n g A l s o p single time for every 106 seconds off of his Breast. Knelson now was unable to attend single swimmer was a personal best in 1500 ranks second in the the competition, but best time,” Toth-Szabo Freestyle with a time country in 50 Back and she was happy with added. of 21:45.87. 50 Fly, third in Canada h e r t e a m ’s p e r f o rOn top of improving F i f t e e n - y e a r - o l d in 100 Free and 400 IM, m a n c e i n C o m o x . personal bests across Courtney Chanin joined and fifth in 200 Breast, “They came home and the board, the club’s the club in January, Toth-Szabo added. they were so proud first long-course meet Toth-Szabo said, and One week earlier, of themselves,” Alsop of the year saw eight swam her way to a VIR Toth-Szabo accompa- added. “They had a of the club’s nine swim- Championship qualify- nied six of the club’s great time. It was a nice, mers qualify for finals ing time in 50 Free. youngest swimmers easy meet.” before three Orcas Faith Knelson, mean- to the “Spring Splash” Eight-year-old Grace went on to score top- while, extended her in Comox April 21, a Dice competed in her
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DEATHS
Ladysmith Saltair Garden Club
It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to a beloved husband, father and devoted grandfather. Ron passed away peacefully with family by his side at Victoria General Hospital. He is survived by his loving wife of 41 years, Lois; his daughter Gayle (Steve McTaggart); his sons Brian (Shirley), Kerry, Kevin (Teresa) and Darren (Cindi); and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Ron lived in Ladysmith for more than 50 years, and was employed with MacMillan and Bloedel in Chemainus for more than 30 years. He was a great family man with his humour and giving personality, spending countless hours watching and supporting his children in any endeavour they chose from baseball to air cadets. The family would like to thank the incredible staff at VGH and Beacon Hill Services for their loving care and support of Ron in his last days. There will be no service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to a charity of your choice.
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Notice is hereby given that Creditors and others, having claims against the Estate of John Gibson Lowery, formerly of 624 Alderwood Drive, Ladysmith, BC, Deceased are hereby required to send particulars thereof to the undersigned Executor, c/o Robson O’Connor, PO Box 1890, Ladysmith, BC V9G 1B4, on or before June 4, 2013, after which date the estate’s assets will be distributed, having regard only to the claims that have been received. Linda Marie Early, Executor
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Ronald F. Birkeland November 17, 1929 ~ April 27, 2013
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Kay Porter Born March 22, 1913 at Chemainus, BC and passed away May 2, 2013 at age 100 at Deer Trail Cottage Duncan, BC with family at her bedside. She was predeceased by her parents Walter (1964) and Lillian (1968), sister Violet (2009) and twin brothers Robert (2004) and Charles (2010). She is survived by sister-inlaw Anne Porter, nieces Anne Williams, Sheila Percival (Ken), Carol Stevenson (John), Barbara Glaswick (Ralph), Brenda Rideout (Ray), Vivian Patterson (Bob) and nephews Jim Mitchell and Don Porter (Karen) as well as numerous grand nieces and nephews. Kay graduated from Normal School in 1932 and started her teaching career in Alert Bay, BC. She spent time in England as well as a year in Montreal before teaching at Margaret Jenkins School in Victoria where she retired in 1973. She was an active member of Saint John’s Anglican Church, Victoria, until she moved to Chemainus to be close to family in 2005. The family would like to extend a special thank you to the staff of Deer Trail Cottage. Memorial to be held at St. Michaels and All Angels Anglican Church, 2858 Mill Street, Chemainus BC on Saturday, May 11, 2013.@ 2:00pm In lieu of owers a donation to the charity of your choice may be made. First Memorial Funeral Services 250-748-2134 Online condolences may be made at: www.dignitymemorial.com
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ILGINNIS, Hans Erick 1927 – 2013
Hans was born and educated in Germany. By trade he was a bricklayer and draftsman and had worked as such in Germany and Libya, Africa. In 1954 he immigrated to Canada where he worked in Ocean Falls, B.C., Alberta, Wells, B.C. and Quesnel, B.C. At retirement, he moved to Ladysmith, a pretty town, to spend the last 25 years of his life. Hans loved life and had traveled extensively. Amongst his many hobbies were learning more languages and playing chess which won him two medals at the Senior’s Olympics. In Nanaimo he had joined the Jonanco Hobby Club, Esparanto Club, and the Radio Amateur Club. He was a very active and kind person, always ready to help other people. He had a rich life, full of experiences. Finally, a heart attack and following stroke disabled and conďŹ ned him to a wheelchair for 10 years. His last year was spent at the Lodge on Fourth in Ladysmith. To Dr. Lisinski, Dr. Kennedy, and the wonderful staff of the Lodge on Fourth, our sincere thanks for all your professional care. Hans is survived by his wife of 52 years of marriage and numerous relatives in Germany. As per Hans’ request, there will be no funeral service. A Celebration of Life will follow at a later date. In lieu of owers, a donation may be given to the charity of your choice. Always your loving wife, Helga. As a weary wanderer I have sought Thee and now my weariness is gone. Thy Spirit has formed a tent for me, and in its cool shade I linger, and peace ďŹ lls my soul. Thy presence has ďŹ lled me with peace. Thy love has placed before me a feast of spirit, Yea Thy Spirit is my resting place an oasis in the desert of the letter of truth.
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2003 Honda Accord, Black, mint cond. Automatic, 109,000 km. Regular servicing by Discovery Honda. $8000 obo. Call Greg 250-618-0997
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Ladysmith Blooms
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Baron of Beef Oven Roasts 7.69 kg
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Fresh Blackwell Angus
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1020 1st Avenue
2835 Oak Street
1824 Cedar Road
550 Cairnsmore Street
250-245-3221
250-246-3551
250-722-7010
250-748-2412
Open Daily 7:30 am - 9:00 pm
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