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Aidean Alle-Kopas (right) headlined Ladysmith’s first-ever hip hop show at the Frank Jameson Community Centre Friday, May 24. Backed by his partner Alexander Reyes, his girlfriend Samanta de Souza and DJ Charles James, AlleKopas performed for a small but enthusiastic crowd of local youth as filmmakers Joshua Raven and Perry Johnston shot footage for the headliner’s YouTube channel. Alle-Kopas and Reyes are scheduled to perform Saturday, June 1, at the Archie Browning Sports Centre in Esquimalt and at the Queen’s in Nanaimo Saturday, June 8. The June 8 performance will serve as a fundraiser for the six-month Canada World Youth mission to Tanzania on which Reyes embarks June 24. The fundraiser is 19-plus, and tickets are $15. There will be a beer and burger, raffle tickets, performances and more. Contact Alle-Kopas through Facebook at www.facebook.com/ AlexanderReyesMusic for information. Alle-Kopas’ music video trailer to Counting, which was shot on his trip in Nicaragua, came out Monday.

Parents, students protest school closures Nick Bekolay THE CHRONICLE

A cold, driving rain pelted the streets of Ladysmith early Saturday morning, but let up in time for a throng of parents and students from schools in North Oyster, Cedar and Wellington to begin a 22-kilometre protest march to Nanaimo shortly after 10 a.m. The march was organized as a means of focussing public attention on the role played by the provincial government and

the school district in the vincial government and actions like Saturday’s “erosion of public educa- school district officials, protest march the group tion,” Susan Toth, a South Toth said. — titled SUPER or Stand Wellington Parent AdviSchool closures in small Up for Public Education sory Council member said. communities “need to Rights — aims to pressure “We’re trying to make stop,” Toth added, “and SD68 into recognizing the a difference, to hold on we need to work togeth- value inherent in small to what we have and to er to make things better. community schools while make things better for That’s what the walk is re- calling on the provincial our children,” Toth added, ally all about.” government to “prioritize “but we’re not being heard Toth and her fellow pro- education funding.” and we’re not being taken testers represent schools Forty SUPER supporters seriously.” from the south end of converged on First Avenue The march would pro- School District 68 where as the march prepared to vide supporters of pub- a number of schools are leave from the Ladysmith licly funded community slated for closure or grade constituency office of schools to make “a visual restructuring as a result Nanaimo-North Cowichan impact” that would reg- of SD68’s Enhanced Facil- MLA Doug Routley shortly ister with both the pro- ities Plan (EFP). Through after 10 a.m.

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Routley expressed his support for the efforts made by those present to deliver their message to SD68 officials and provincial legislators and he commended them on their willingness to work with School District 68 to keep their schools open. Following Routley’s speech, the march set off along First Avenue in the direction of Highway 1 with no set arrival time in mind. Rene Qualizza joined the walk to protest the planned closure of North

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Oyster Elementary. She had planned to send her son to North Oyster for kindergarten next September, but due to its slated closure she’s now looking into sending her son to either a private institution or to a Ladysmith school. “We definitely wanted him to go to [North Oyster,]” Qualizza said. “It’s close to home. It’s within our community. I don’t want him to go somewhere far away. He’ll have no sense of identity with his community.” See Students Page 3

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Close to 100 concerned and curious North Oyster, Diamond and Saltair residents crowded into the Diamond Community Hall Thursday, May 23 to learn more about Ladysmith’s negotiations with Couverdon — TimberWest’s real estate business — over a proposed boundary expansion that would see 700-plus acres of TimberWest property incorporated into city limits for future residential development.

Residents feel proposed expansion is a threat to their rural way of life Nick Bekolay THE CHRONICLE

Residents from the Diamond, North Oyster and Saltair packed into the Diamond Community Hall Thursday May 23 to discuss what they see as a potential threat to their current way of life. Looming large on the horizon is a proposed boundary expansion on the western outskirts of Ladysmith that would see 700-plus acres of private property zoned primarily as forestry land incorporated into the city for future residential development. The land in question is owned by TimberWest, a privately held forestry company which is owned, in turn, by British Columbia Investment Management Corporation and PSP Investments, an Ottawabased Crown Corporation that invests funds for RCMP, Canadian Forces and Public Service pension plans. Couverdon — TimberWest’s real-estate business — is currently brokering a deal with Ladysmith that would see Ladysmith expand its city limits to include a 710-acre (287-hectare) parcel of land west of Ladysmith and the Diamond in exchange for Ladysmith gaining title to TimberWest land adjacent to Stocking and Holland lakes. The lands in question are located within CVRD Electoral Areas H (North OysterDiamond) and G (Saltair-Gulf Islands). Bob Smits, chair of the North Oyster-Diamond Ratepayers Association presided over a

meeting that saw North Oyster resident Chris Gerrand revisit concerns over Couverdon and Ladysmith failing to consult residents from surrounding communities over the proposed development. Area H Director Mary Marcotte followed with a status update on Couverdon’s application. “The director of planning for the Town of Ladysmith has informed us that no application has been received for taking [TimberWest’s] property into town boundaries at this time,” Marcotte said. Couverdon was required to amalgamate several parcels of land into the single property in question prior to submitting an application for incorporation to Ladysmith, Marcotte said, and that amalgamation is currently under provincial review. Marcotte proceeded to explain the complex rules governing boundary expansions to the crowd and possible alternative strategies for ensuring the lands surrounding Ladysmith drinking water reservoirs receive protection. The floor was then opened up for a question-and-answer period that produced more questions than answers and a host of comments. One Diamond resident with multi-generational ties to the community summed up the sentiment shared by the majority of those present when he said: “I subdivided my land, but into one- or two-acre lots. And that’s acceptable [here.] What we don’t want, I think, is 100- by 60-foot lots. I don’t

agree with urban sprawl. I don’t agree with small lots. But I do agree with one-acre or two-acre lots. It keeps it beautiful.” He went on to explain how many Diamond and North Oyster residents were drawn to the area by the space afforded by acre-plus lots for hobby orchards and workshops and the safe, friendly atmosphere that exists within the community. “I brought my family up here,” he added, “and it’s a lifestyle that I cherish.” Concerns that the high-density residential development proposed for Couverdon’s expansion will eventually spill over into the Diamond and North Oyster lie at the heart of their misgivings, but many questions have yet to be answered. Smits summed it up by saying that residents of Area H are “opposed to having something dumped on them without enough information to make a decision one way or the other.” “It’s going to affect our tax base. It’s going to affect our rural character, especially if we go to small lot sizes. It’s going to increase the traffic on our roads, maybe to a dangerous level. All of those concerns don’t get dealt with because there’s no process [through which the concerns of the municipality giving up the land are addressed.” The public discussion process will continue this week when Ladysmith Mayor Rob Hutchins addresses residents of Saltair at a meeting scheduled for 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 29, at Mt. Brenton School.

The RCMP have determined that the death of 76-year-old Yellow Point resident Kenneth Hein was the result of a homicide, an RCMP press release reports. As of Monday, May 27, the investigation remains “very active,” but there is nothing new to report, according to Island District RCMP Cpl. Darren Lagan. Hein’s body was discovered in his home on Wagon Wheel Trail Thursday, May 16, and his death was deemed suspicious following a preliminary investigation. RCMP later reported — via a press release issued by Lagan Tuesday, May 21 — that Hein’s death was, in fact, a homicide, Officers from the Vancouver Island Integrated Major Crime Unit, the Ladysmith RCMP, and the Island District General Investigation Service continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding Hein’s death, and Hein’s residence would remain cordoned off by police tape until the completion of a forensic autopsy. The B.C. Coroners Service has been working with investigators to confirm a cause and time of death. “We have made significant progress over the last five days, and

our investigators are confident they will solve this case,” Lagan wrote. “Based on the evidence and information we have gathered to date, we do not believe there is an increased risk to public safety.” Hein, who ran a small private trucking business, was liked by his neighbours and was known as someone who was friendly and helpful. Mike Gogo, a Nanaimo cedar mill operator, has offered a reward of $10,000 for the capture of a suspect if Hein’s death proved to be the result of foul play. “I’ve known him for a long time and he was just a hard-working guy,” Gogo said. “I mean, he’s 76 and still running his gravel truck.” Gogo said Hein had periods of bad luck throughout his life, which included the death of his wife in 2011. “He was a good guy,” Gogo said. “He always tried to please everybody and do what he could.” The RCMP expressed its appreciation for the support and cooperation it has received from the public and asked that anyone with information related to the RCMP’s ongoing investigation, contact the Ladysmith RCMP at 250-245-2215 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-2228477. — With files from Chris Bush

Students don’t want to relocate From Page 1 Private schools are “looking a lot better right now,” Qualizza added, but she’s yet to make a decision as to where she’ll send her son next fall. “It’s a very emotional time,” Qualizza said. “We’re scared. We don’t want the school NICK BEKOLAY/CHRONICLE to close down.” Saturday morning saw a cold, driving rain fall on Jason Ritchie, a Ladysmith, but it let up in time for parents and stut h i r d - g e n e r a t i o n dents from North Oyster and Cedar schools to beNorth Oyster resident, gin their 22-kilometre march to Nanaimo. planned to walk as far SD68’s EFP calls alongside 80 of their as his home commufor CSS students to fellow classmates nity, he said. Ritchie’s son is cur- be relocated to John next year. The march arrived in rently attending kin- Barsby in Nanaimo dergarten classes at to make room for Nanaimo shortly beNorth Oyster Elemen- a “mega” elementary fore 3 p.m. Saturday. Jamie Brennan, tary. Ritchie would school intended for “absolutely” prefer to North Oyster, Cedar school board chairkeep his son enrolled and South Wellington man, said the focus of the facilities plan in North Oyster, but students. They’d rather not reis on providing bethe’s already filed pater learning environperwork to register locate they said. Lebitschnig comments for students his son at Ladysmith Primary on the off pared their school to and better teaching for chance they fail to their home, while Lus- environments prevent their school’s sier stated that Cedar teachers. “is a growing commuHe said no deciclosure. Stephanie Leb- nity that needs a high sions have been made yet, and trustees are itschnig and Madi- school.” Lebitschnig and Lus- listening to what son Lussier, Grade 11 students at Cedar sier said they’re “very people have to say in Secondary School, optimistic” they’ll be advance of the board planned to walk all able to convince SD68 meeting at the end of the way to Nanaimo officials to let them June, when the conSaturday “because complete their stud- sultation period ends our schools are impor- ies at CSS and gradu- and trustees will conate from their school sider input received. tant to us.”

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The pirates ‘arrr’ coming Lindsay Chung

vamped Ladysmith downtown and at Maritime Festival Coronation Mall. that sees the format “It’s not much differchange from one ent from years past,” weekend full of activi- said Fisher. “It’s just ties to two separate a good, fun day. The single-day festivals kids have a fun day. with their own unique They’re allowed to do themes. whatever their parKids’ Pirate Day will ents let them.” take place Saturday, During the day, June 1 from 10 a.m. there will be some to 4 p.m. at the LMS heritage boats on disCommunity Marina. play and the floating This fun family museum will be open. event will include the The Ladysmith Royal ever-popular Kinsmen Canadian Marine Bullhead Derby, boun- Search and Rescue, cy octopus and pirate who will be on hand slide, face painting, to do first aid, will be crafts, a petting zoo doing demonstrations from Tiger Lily Farm, if they aren’t on a call. food, an interactive Fisher says the bullmusician and fun head derby is always with Farmer Vicki a lot of fun, and he exand Daisy the Cow. pects many children Ladysmith Family to come to the dock and Friends will have to try to catch a bulla table at the festival, head. and the Ladysmith “There have been Downtown Business some big ones seen in Association (LDBA) the last few days,” he will be handing out noted. treasure hunt maps, Captain Jack and and young pirates Miss Scarlette will be will have a chance to at the festival for picsearch for treasure tures, as well as lots

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If you’ve been looking for an excuse to dress up like a pirate and say “arrr matey” and “ahoy” all day, the wait is over. The Ladysmith Maritime Society (LMS) is kicking off its 2013 Ladysmith Maritime Festival Event Series with Kids’ Pirate Day Saturday, June 1. Leading up to Kids’ Pirate Day, Captain Jack Sparrow and Miss Scarlette will take part in a pirate walk around town Thursday, May 30. The pirate walk will begin at Ladysmith Family and Friends at Aggie Hall at 11 a.m., and pirates will saunter through town and catch a trolley ride to Coronation Mall, “plundering and causing mayhem as we go,” says festival chair Cliff Fisher. Kids’ Pirate Day is the first of a reSHOP LOCALLY Island

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The Pirate Walk is back and will take place Thursday, May 30, starting at 11 a.m. at Aggie Hall. It will be followed by Ladysmith Kids’ Pirate Day June 1. of pirate tomfoolery. showed up at the Fisher says that festival in wonderabove all, Kids Pirate ful pirate outfits, and Day focuses on fun. that was the begin“It’s really for kids,” ning of the pirates he said. “From the of Ladysmith. Kelly time you step down Turner was the chair on the parking lot the next year and the and then down to the pirate theme expanddocks, it will be fun ed to include a pirate all along. There will costume judging conbe kids hanging ev- test. erywhere.” Fisher took over in The Ladysmith Mari- 2009, continuing to time Festival began promote pirates. In back in the 1990s, the ensuing years, but after a few years, they added a pirate it became an open walk through town house for the LMS, during the week beaccording to Fisher. fore the festival, and The festival was the LDBA set up a revived in 2007 with pirate treasure hunt Wayne Jesse as the on festival day to take festival chair. He, his young pirates up into wife Irene and friends the shops.

Ladysmith council has scheduled two public hearings for Monday, June 10. At a council meeting May 6, councillors gave first and second reading to bylaws amending the Official Community Plan (OCP) and Zoning Bylaw that would facilitate a proposed five-unit townhouse development at 340 Second Ave. The property is currently zoned Industrial Zone. Bylaw 1816 proposes to amend the Town’s OCP by adding a clause stating that “new locations for multifamily developments will generally only be achieved through density bonusing with the provision of amenities. Amenity contributions may include affordable housing, highly energy-efficient buildings, utilizing alternative energy sources, or other features that contribute to reducing the impacts of climate change.” This bylaw also proposes to designate 340 Second Ave. as MultiFamily Residential. A site-specific density bonus provision would permit 69 units per hectare (five residential units) subject to the building attaining a minimum Energuide 80 energy standard.

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The public hearing will take place June 10 at 7 p.m. at City Hall. *** Another public hearing will be held June 10 at the same time for council to receive input regarding bylaws amending the OCP and Zoning Bylaw to permit light industrial use at 1201 and 1251 Christie Rd. If approved, these bylaws would permit a building similar to the Home Hardware Building Centre and Oyster Bay Quay, as well as a variety of other uses, such as manufacturing, laundry, sale of building supplies and contractor’s workshop, explained Felicity Adams, the Town’s director of development services, adding the actual land use has not yet been determined. Related to this proposal, Mayor Rob Hutchins asked staff to bring a report back about the possibility of closing off one end of Strathcona Road to cut off through traffic to the highway. “When we redeveloped the highway at that time, Strathcona was never supposed to be opened up to the highway,” he said. “Now we have five residences along there, and now we have a significant connection to the highway with Christie Road.”

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Reduced hours for trolley

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Starting June 24, Ladysmith’s trolley will run on reduced hours for its final months of service. The trolley will run Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. from June 24 until Aug. 31. These hours were announced May 21 after Ladysmith council had voted to run the trolley for five days at reduced hours during a special council meeting May 13. As part of its budget discussions in April, Ladysmith council looked at eliminating the trolley service until BC Transit comes to town Sept. 1 or operating the trolley on reduced hours of operation during the summer. At the time, council considered reducing the trolley to three days per week during the summer but ultimately decided to keep service as is. At the May 13 meeting, Mayor Rob Hutchins asked council to reconsider this idea of reducing trolley service in light of additional information around ridership. Council had asked staff to provide options for the continued operation of the trolley for the summer months before the service ends on Aug. 31 and BC Transit comes to Ladysmith. A staff report received May 13 showed that in 2012, 4,022 riders took the trolley from June to August. This is down from the 6,623 riders during that same period in 2011 and 6,641 riders in 2010. Staff’s information showed that from June to August 2012, volume increases 25 to 35 per cent on Fridays compared to other days of the week, but otherwise, there does not seem to be a significant increase in daily traffic during particular days of the week. Reducing the trolley to three days a week from June to August would save the Town about $14,000, according to staff, and infrastructure services director John Manson told council that running the trolley five days for six hours a day would be half the cost of running the trolley for the entire summer, so the savings would be similar to running a three-day service. After some discussion, council decided to reduce the trolley service to five days a week with reduced hours. Coun. Bill Drysdale was the only councillor to vote against reducing

the hours. At the May 21 meeting, the trolley hours came up again, as councillors debated whether to begin the reduced hours earlier in June to take advantage of additional savings after Coun. Gord Horth put forward the idea, but the start date for the new hours remains June 24. At the May 21 meeting, council also decided to direct staff to dispose of its newer trolley — Unit 103, a 2010 Supreme Bus Conversion with 180,000 kilometres — by offering the unit to another B.C. municipality. The Town of Ladysmith currently owns two trolleys — Unit 103, and Unit 105, a 1989 Champlain Bus Conversion with 100,000 kilometers. Both units could be used for future rental service when the regular route is discontinued on Sept. 1, but staff is recommending the sale of the newer trolley because it is expected to sell for a higher value on the used vehicle market. Trolley Unit 103 was partially funded using Gas Tax Funding, and if council sells the trolley to a local government, crown corporation or provincial or federal government, the Town will not be required to pay that money back. City manager Ruth Malli says some municipalities have contacted the Town and expressed interest in the trolley, but staff needed direction from council to determine what the sale process would look like. As for the funding arrangements for free or reduced-rate trolley rentals after Sept. 1, Manson explained that normal trolley rental rates will generally be designed to cover the cost of operating the trolley service on a periodic basis. The trolley currently rents out for $100 per hour, with a four-hour minimum rental. A 25-per-cent discount is offered for bona fide non-profit groups. Staff is recommending that in situations where a request is made for a reduced trolley rate rental, the cost difference generally be allocated from council’s grants-in-aid budget so that the service can be run on a cost-recovery basis in the future. “As the grants-in-aid budget is set for 2013, it is recommended that the cost savings for reducing the hours of operation be transferred to the grants-in-aid budget to fund such requests,” said Manson.

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2013 PROPERTY TAXES ARE DUE: TUESDAY, JULY 2, 2013 AT 4:00 P.M. 2013 Tax Notices are being mailed the week of May 27th. If you do not receive a notice by mid-June please contact City Hall at 250.245.6414 ext. 6206 immediately to avoid a penalty. • Please note City Hall will be closed on Monday, July 1st in lieu of the Canada Day Holiday. • Penalty: If the Property Taxes are not paid by 4:00 p.m., July 2nd, a late payment penalty of 10% is added to the current taxes. • Homeowner Grant: Complete, sign and return to City Hall or visit www.ladysmith.ca and follow the link to claim online (you will need your roll number and personal access code from the top right of your Tax Notice; be sure to print off a confirmation page) by July 2nd; no payment is required to claim the Grant. The Homeowner Grant is subject to a penalty of 10% if not claimed by 4:00 p.m., July 2nd. Mortgage Holders: If your mortgage company pays your taxes, the company name should appear on your tax notice. If it does not, contact your mortgage company. You must claim your Homeowner Grant by July 2nd to avoid the 10% penalty. Payment Options: • Online through your ﬁnancial institution • In person at City Hall: by cheque, post-dated cheque and debit card (*Please check your transaction maximum if paying by debit card) Please note we do not accept credit cards. • Dropped off in the drop box to the left of the front doors of City Hall (cheques and Home owner grants only please) • In person at your ﬁnancial institution: with your remittance slip (Home Owner Grant portion) • By mail: cheque or post-dated cheque (post marks are not accepted as date of payment) If you require assistance or have questions please contact the Property Tax Department at 250.245.6414 ext. 6206 or email bkirkland@ladysmith.ca. For more information about Homeowner Grants visit the Province of BC web site at http://www.sbr.gov.bc.ca/individuals/Property_Taxes/Home_Owner_Grant/hog.htm.

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Trolley UPDATE – SERVICE CHANGE EFFECTIVE JUNE 24 The Trolley will run Tuesday to Saturday, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m., starting Tuesday, June 25th. The full schedule will be available in mid-June on our website, at City Hall, FJCC, Public Works and Chamber of Commerce.

FIRST QUARTER UTILITY BILLS DUE JUNE 5th Utility bills for January to March are due by 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 5th. If you haven’t received your bill, or have any questions about it, please call 250.245.6414, ext. 6206.

ZONING BYLAW UPDATE PROJECT A project to review and update the Ladysmith Zoning Bylaw is now underway and residents will be able to have their say. The project is scheduled to be completed this summer. The aim of the Zoning Bylaw Update project is to: ✔ Lay out clear, technically sound regulations ✔ Be consistent with the Official Community Plan ✔ Implement ideas and principles from the Ladysmith Sustainability Vision and Community Energy Plan ✔ Support economic development For more information and background on why an updated Zoning Bylaw is important to our community, please visit the Zoning Bylaw Project website at www.ladysmithzoningbylaw.ca

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Farmers’ markets are in full swing

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Last year’s test market went so well that the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce has expanded its Tuesday night market to last the whole summer. The Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Ladysmith Make It,

Bake It, Grow It Farmers Market Tuesdays from 3-7 p.m. from now until Sept. 24. First Avenue is closed from Buller Street to French Street so that local vendors can sell their produce, preserves, flowers and hand-crafted items. “The first one was a test market for three weeks last year, and it

went very well,” says Chamber member Rod MacNeil. “We considered it a success. The produce was good, nice and fresh, and we had a good selection of vendors. It was really, really well-received. Some of the locals were a bit surprised because they didn’t know about it so having the street blocked

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For Kimberlee Gallagher, working at the Western Forest Products (WFP) Saltair Sawmill was like a breath of fresh air. Gallagher spent about a month at the Saltair Sawmill in Ladysmith doing contract work as a fire watch, and she was impressed by the employees’ friendliness, positive attitudes and attention to safety. Lindsay Chung/Chronicle Gallagher lives in Chase, and Project manager Terry Charlton and contract workers Kimberlee Galshe and her boyfriend Brock Colliver both did contract work lagher and Brock Colliver at the Saltair Sawmill, where Gallagher and Colliver saw the first phase of the mill’s retrofit take shape. at the mill. The mill is currently undergo“I’ve gotten to know quite a few up there. It’s been a real treat people on a first-name basis, here. These guys here are really ing a major retrofit. Initially, WFP announced a and there are many smiles and down-to-earth, good people — $24.2-million investment as exchanges of a ‘good morning’ upper management as well.” Gallagher is enthusiastic the first phase of what will everyday,” she said. “I’ve never worked somewhere where ev- about how safe and happy the ultimately be a total reinvesteryone works so positive, safe employees at the WFP Saltair ment of about $38 million into the Saltair Sawmill. The first and in such a respectful manner. Sawmill are. “No. 1 for me is safety and phase of the retrofit includes The energy here is warm and friendly. If I lived down here, I’d working with nice, friendly upgrades/replacements to the apply for a full-time position. I people,” she said. “I’ve never Edgers, Stacker, (including an just feel in my heart that these thought seriously of working inline strapper), Sorter, Trimwonderful people at this mill de- full-time at a mill until I came mer and Chipper. One of the first pieces of serve some sort of recognition.” here. They were happy at the Gallagher says she was the start of their shift, and they the puzzle was a new stacker, which is capable of stacking only female working there were happy at the end.” The Saltair Sawmill, built in more than 250 loads in an eightin a labour position, and she couldn’t have been treated any 1972, converts coastal mid-size hour shift, explained project logs into high-value specialized manager Terry Charlton. better. The new inline strapper was “I cannot explain how polite, products in hemlock, Douglas helpful and well-mannered fir and Western red cedar and completed in the past three these people are,” she said. “I ships product to Japan, China, weeks, and Gallagher and Colusually work in the oilfield up North America, Europe and liver were in Ladysmith to see it take shape. north, and it’s a little rougher Australia.

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ike those Japanese soldiers who didn’t hear about the end of World War II, the militant fringe that controls the B.C. Teachers’ Federation is digging in for endless battle against the B.C. government. Their nemesis, Premier Christy Clark, reiterated last week that seeking a 10-year agreement with the BCTF is a top priority when the legislature is recalled this summer. The current one-year truce ends June 30. The BCTF grudgingly agreed to that extension last year, then ran TV ads calling for an NDP government that promised concessions and union bosses on both sides of the negotiating table. “You know, I may be a lame duck,” outgoing BCTF president Susan Lambert crowed to cheering classroom-warfare radicals at the union’s convention in March, “but I think Christy’s goose is cooked.” We’ll never know how much this sort of gloating

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contributed to the epic collapse of the NDP, champion of public sector union members whose pay and benefits make them the new upper class. But I can tell you the prospects for sparing children from this ideological warfare are not good. Last week the B.C. Court of Appeal handed down an ivory-tower decision that upheld the “right” of teachers to bring their union demands into the classroom in the form of posters, buttons and black armbands that to some self-absorbed teachers symbolize the “death” of education. During the election campaign, <I>The Globe and Mail</I> carried a story on one of those mock elections held in schools around the province. An elementarylevel student was quoted as saying she voted against the B.C. Liberals because Clark “caused a teachers’ strike.” If this kid was talking about the most recent strike, I wonder where she got that idea. In a negotiating performance that was appalling even by BCTF

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the status quo, not rock the boat, and participate on a superficial level in aspects of political and societal change. It doesn’t challenge individuals to take direct action against exploitation, marginalization and violence.” In case you missed the political message, Larson later asserts: “The educated citizens we graduate from our schools cannot just be content to wear a pink shirt once a year…. Educated, engaged citizens must be willing to take direct action to change and shape our society for the better.” What is this ghastly “status quo” that must be challenged by “direct action”? In these campus-radical screeds, the final answer is generally the same: capitalism. This call to arms is a blend of the NDP election platform and a rant from the Occupy Vancouver squat of a couple of years ago. It’s no wonder we hear of students making BCTF picket signs in art class. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press newspapers.

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enrolment projections prepared by Baragar, a consulting firm that takes local data into account in calculating enrolment projections. Using the Baragar data from the school district’s 201213 Capital Plan, we can see our enrolment projections over the next 15 years. These projections show flat or declining enrolment in the next few years, followed by strong growth starting in 2017. If we look at this by catchment area, we see that central Ladysmith is projected to stay flat, with most growth driven in the Davis Road catchment area. None of the Baragar numbers take into account the population growth of the Holland Creek Area Plan and the Couverdon plans, each of which will expand Ladysmith’s population by 2,500 residents. Nor does it take into account any influx of students that may happen from the closure of Cedar-area schools. In both the current proposed 10-Year Plan and the school district’s 2012 Strategic Plan, they establish the optimal elementary school size as between 200 and 400 students. This is the optimal size for student success and development, while taking into account economies of scale. With even the most conserva-

tive projections showing our town’s elementary school enrolments between 650 and 750 and growing, clearly our town can support two K-7 elementary schools. The case for two K-7 schools is made even more compelling when we look at the school district’s facilities condition index: EDR = 0.4284, LIS = 0.3725, LPS = 0.3388. Anything above 0.3 is considered “poor,” with the larger number showing a worse facility. The school district’s 2012 seismic assessment shows all three schools as “medium” risk, meaning that non-structural upgrades are also required. And with the compelling research that points to the significant negative educational and social outcomes of a middle school or 6-12 model (which includes poorer academic achievements, sapped self-esteem, higher teenage pregnancies, higher rates of discipline for boys), it is clear that we should be standing up for the best and most appropriate facilities for Ladysmith schools. Ladysmith needs two K-7 schools, and this must be a priority in the school district’s 10-Year Plan. Brian Thom Ladysmith PHOTO SUBMITTED

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Eight Ladysmith, Saltair, Cedar and South Wellington gardens were showcased during the 16th annual Ladysmith Rotary Garden, Tour, Show and Plant Sale Sunday, May 26, highlighting a variety of flowers, vegetables and plants in different settings, ranging from small lots right in town to large, more rural properties. Clockwise from top left, Barry Regan of Ladysmith tests out the beautiful sitting area at Garden 4 on French Street; Norm Shaw of Victoria demonstrates his model steam engine train at Garden 5 on Jones Road; colourful orchids bloom inside the greenhouse on French Street; Mayor Rob Hutchins and his wife Susan sit in their favourite spot in their Methuen Street garden on a bench beside their pond; and a heron guards the large koi pond at Garden 3 on Baden-Powell Street, which is also home to the Artsy Fartsy outlet.

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Comox Logging was one of the Focusing on energy efficiency largest companies in the world — Chronicles From the Past May 1913 A short film demonstration created and narrated by Thomas Edison was shown at the Opera House on Thursday evening. The topic was “the simplification of modern educational methods through the medium of photographic film.” Edison declared that he could teach boys and girls using moving pictures “what they had heretofore painfully learned through words, figures and diagrams. In this way, any concrete thing can be learned to the maximum with a minimum of effort.“ Parents were forced to keep a sharp lookout on Sunday to avoid being run down by the motorcars returning from Alberni. Throughout the day, nearly 70 cars passed through Ladysmith. Magistrate Jay of the Provincial Police Court gave a reserved decision in the charge against Sidney Ghale for driving on the wrong side of Malahat Drive. The magistrate imposed a fine of 50 dollars, referring to the fact that the Ghale party had purchased a dozen beers and that only four were left. He said that he

would not go so far as to say the two men were drunk, but thought that they may have become drowsy and had not taken sufficient care. May 1938 The May 6, 1938, Chronicle reported that Comox Logging was now one of the largest logging companies in the world, with a monthly payroll of $270,000. The Annual Report for 1937 of the Canadian Western Lumber Company stated that 1,400 men were employed at the Vancouver Island mills and that 700 worked in logging camps at Comox and Ladysmith. In 1937, total sales of finished products amounted to 186,899, 894 board feet. The editor of the Chronicle expressed concern over the state of the small area on Roberts Street called “Coronation Square.” He claimed that “it was a travesty of the coronation we celebrated and an eyesore on a much travelled street.” [NOTE: Coronation Square was actually named “Civic” Square. The name “Coronation” was later used for the new mall at Davis Road and the highway. The property on

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Notice of Proposed Disposition of Town-Owned Lands Notice pursuant to Section 26 of the Community Charter is hereby given that the Town of Ladysmith intends to dispose of properties legally described as Lots 7 and 8 of District Lot 147, Oyster District Plan VIP 85271 (1201 and 1251 Christie Road). Current zoning of the lots is R-3-A (Medium Density Residential). The lots are the subject of a rezoning application. The proposed new zone for the lots is I-1 (Light Industrial). The Town intends to transfer the fee simple interest in the property to Catalina Ventures 2000 Ltd. for the consideration of Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($650,000). The Council of the Town of Ladysmith will consider the proposed disposition of these properties at the Council meeting scheduled for June 17, 2013 at 7:00 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall, 410 Esplanade, Ladysmith, B.C. The public hearing in relation to the rezoning application will be held separately, and notice of it will be given in accordance with the requirements of the Local Government Act. Any person who deems themselves affected by this matter may provide a written submission to the Town of Ladysmith by no later than 4:00 p.m. on June 14, 2013 or appear at the Council meeting. Information regarding this proposed property disposition can be viewed at City Hall, 410 Esplanade, Ladysmith, B.C. or by contacting Sandy Bowden, Director of Corporate Services at 250.245.6404.

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Murray Atkinson, at home in his lesson room, is playing an acoustic show close to home Monday, June 3 at the Dinghy Dock Pub in Nanaimo. who were usually older a musical instrument, of bands where you and more experienced, but in my opinion, the have great players but I think they could see best thing you can do sometimes as people, I was really into what with learning a musi- you don’t want to hang I was doing, so they cal instrument is find out with them, but the wanted to offer advice. a way to be creative Odds, they’re worldBut sometimes when yourself on it,” he said. class musicians and you’re that into some- “If you’re going to get also world-class peothing, you don’t want into writing songs and ple,” he said. to hear what it is other stuff, if you can do it Playing with the people have to say. while you’re young, Odds has also given “I joined my first that’s fantastic, so I Atkinson some unique bands when I was 18 try to encourage that opportunities that he and was doing gigs, if possible. Kids, if they likes to call “life expeand there were some have the tools at their rience gigs.” older, more experi- disposal, they’ll pour “I have done more enced and schooled that energy into it, and different kinds of gigs guys who would if you’re going to pour with them than with say ‘you’re doing re- your energy into some- any other band,” he ally great man, but thing as a teenager, why said. you should listen to not be recording music These include two the blues a little more, and writing music.” trips across Canada listen to the blues and Growing up in performing on the get some R&B in your Ladysmith, Atkinson Christmas Holiday playing.’ I was playing was surrounded by a Train, playing at Vanhard rock, and I was musical family, and couver Canucks playlike ‘why do I have he learned piano and off games and perto listen to the blues guitar. He played in forming on Caribbean when I’m playing hard the band Playground cruises headlined by rock?’ but as I learned in the mid-1990s and the Barenaked Ladies. later on in life myself, moved to Vancouver in Atkinson says he had there are very good 1998. While in Vancou- decided music was goreasons for listening ver, Atkinson struck ing to be his “thing” by to those other kinds of up a relationship with the time he was a teenmusic and getting that ex-members of the ager, although he didn’t bag together, as musi- Odds, and when the know exactly in what cians call it.” band reunited in 2006, capacity that would be. Be open to exploring he was asked to help Then he went to music other types of music out on guitar. He be- college, and things reis one message Atkin- came a full member of ally started to change son tries to share with the band and has been as he immersed himhis students when he performing with them self in the musician teaches. ever since. culture and got more Atkinson is a classiAtkinson was the serious about writing cally trained pianist, Platinum Award Win- songs and recording. and he’s been teach- ner in the CFOX Van- “I don’t ever think I ing piano and guitar couver Seeds contest thought of music as a since college. He will in 2007, and he re- career; it was always record his students leased an album called something I loved to during their lesson and Salt March under do, so for me — it was send them an mp3, and the band name Swan. always more about folhe says that’s a great More recently, he won lowing a passion than teaching tool, but it the Rock/Alt category creating a career,” he can also open up a new of the 2012 USA Song- said. world of possibilities writing Competition in Atkinson will be to students when they late December. performing close to see how easy recordAtkinson says playing home Monday, June 3 ing themselves on the with the Odds has been as part of the On the computer can be. “a life-changing event, Dock concert series at “There’s lots of rea- for sure.” the Dinghy Dock Pub sons to learn to play “I’ve been in lots on Protection Island,

and he says he loves playing solo acoustic shows like this. “It’s a different kind of energy and it’s a different kind of vibe, and it’s also a lot more intimate,” he said. “It’s scary for some people I guess to do that, but you can really get inside the sound of it because you can really hear exactly what it is you’re doing. Being that close to the actual sound of it creates its own drive and energy that you kind of feed off of while you’re playing.” Atkinson is currently working on a followup to Salt March. He’s been writing songs in that hard rock vein and also in different genres. Atkinson and Odds singer-guitarist Craig Northey have started up a writing partnership, and they’ve been writing country music and looking for placements for those songs. “I’m always writing music in different styles, so I’ve been trying to find placements through online services for those different styles of music because a lot of it is stuff I don’t think I would ever release as an artist, but I want to find a home for it,” said Atkinson. “I’ve also been working on the hard rock material because I just can’t stop.” Atkinson is also thinking of recording an acoustic album, a concept that has come out of creating acoustic versions of his songs for the Dinghy Dock Pub show. Atkinson would like to do a School of Rock summer music camp in Ladysmith this year and is currently scouting locations to find a suitable space. Atkinson will perform June 3 at the Dinghy Dock Pub on Protection Island in Nanaimo at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20 and can be purchased at the Dinghy Dock Pub, from the artists or online at www.ticketzone.com. For information about Atkinson’s lessons or the potential School of Rock this summer, contact Atkinson at 250-924-8502 or murrayatkinson@ hotmail.com.

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The Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery’s upcoming exhibit revolves around students’ novel interpretations of art. Beginning June 1, Waterfront Gallery will showcase works produced by art students from Vancouver Island University alongside art from students at local elementary and high schools. The show promises to be “funky” and “a lot of fun,”

arts council president Kathy Holmes said, adding that the exhibit’s eclectic mix of print making, clay pottery and acrylic is “pretty incredible.” “There’s some ‘Oh, wow!’ stuff,” Holmes added. Holmes anticipates submissions from Ladysmith Secondary School, Stz’uminus First Nation’s primary and secondary schools and from students of the Waterfront Gallery’s art classes, she said. The show’s opening gala is

slated for Saturday, June 1 at 7 p.m. and student works will hang until June 16. When the student show comes down, it will be replaced by the Best of the Cowichan Valley, a travelling collection hosted in conjunction with the Cowichan Valley Arts Council (CVAC). The exhibit will tour throughout the region from June through September, beginning June 18-30 at the Waterfront Gallery. Call 250-245-1252 for more information about the shows.

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Project REEL Life (PRL) is calling on local youth with an aptitude for creative storytelling to participate in its inaugural documentary contest. PRL will accept documentary-style digital media projects focused on sto-

ries from our community until a “soft” deadline of June 7, PRL co-ordinator and Ladysmith Secondary School drama teacher Bill Taylor said. Submissions of “any digital product that tells a story” will be taken into consideration, Taylor added, and PRL’s contest is open to local youth between the

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digital media projects, Taylor said. To boost participation from local youth, young filmmakers, bloggers, poets and photo-narrators will be eligible to receive PRL T-shirts provided their submissions are deemed publishable. Works submitted by June 7 will render their creators eligible for

prizes including a GoPro Hero3, a high-resolution digital video camera with a waterproof casing. Regarding guidelines for PRL submissions, Taylor said that for now, they’re trying to keep it “as open as possible.” “We’re looking [for] any sort of story about the community that celebrates

the community,” Taylor said. “That’s the spirit of the contest. Tell us something about the community that you enjoy, or like, or think should be celebrated, or that’s noteworthy to you. And that can include people, places, events or even ideas from the community.” To learn more, visit www. projectreellife.com.

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In the game 49ers win David Forrest Memorial Tournament Ladysmith teams swept the Ladysmith Baseball Association’s David Forrest Memorial Tournament, which took place May 18-20. The Ladysmith 49ers captured the gold medal with an 11-8 win over the Ladysmith Diamond Backs in the final. The Ladysmith A’s won the bronze medal with a win over the Salt Spring Jays. The Duncan Blue Jays were named the Most Sportsmanlike Team. The Ladysmith Mariners and Salt Spring Red Sox also took part in the tournament for a total of seven mosquito-aged teams competing. The David Forrest Memorial Tournament was first started by Ray Irving to fill a need for mosquito-aged players (nine and 10) to have their own tournament. The tournament was dedicated to Ladysmith’s David Forrest, who passed away of meningococcal meningitis at the age of 15 after returning home from a provincial basketball tournament. Every year since the beginning of the tournament, David’s father Denny has helped out and been a part of selecting the award for the most sportsmanlike Subscribe to team. We ran out of room for250-245-2277 photos, but watch for them in next week’s Includes $ online paper! access

Athlete of the Month — Rachel Jerome

Jerome keeps making big strides Nick Bekolay THE CHRONICLE

Ladysmith’s Rachel Jerome is a young woman making big strides in provincial track and field circles. Jerome, the Chronicle’s Athlete of the Month for May, is a 14-year-old Ladysmith Secondary School (LSS) student whose penchant for defying gravity earned her a pair of first-place finishes at the Vancouver Island High School Track and Field Championships in Victoria May 15 and 16. The Bantam distance jumper’s 5.08-metre performance in long jump May 15 and her 10.28-metre triple jump finish May 16 earned Jerome first-place ribbons in both of her trademark events, as well as a trip to Langley later this week for the provincial high school track and field championships. Jerome — the lone LSS athlete competing at the Island and provincial championships — views high school competitions as an opportunity to build momentum in the lead-up to summer club competitions, she said. Her goal for the 2013 season is to qualify for the provincial track and field team between now and late July when Kamloops hosts the 2013 “Jamboree” — B.C.’s provincial track and field championships — July 19-21. If she’s successful, Jerome will face her toughest competi-

tion to date when she visits Langley Aug. 7-13 to compete in the Canadian Youth Legion Track and Field Championships. When compared to the results for U16 Girls competing at last year’s championships, Jerome’s current personal bests of 5.08 metres in long jump and 10.85 metres in triple jump — nearly the length of a city bus — rank comfortably within the top 10. Rachel “was off” her PBs in Victoria, but her mother Marie, who chauffeurs the young athlete to and from Nanaimo three times a week for practice and represents LSS at high school meets, said “it’s early in the season and technically we train for the big track competition in July. You’re building up to peak then, but you need a lot of jumps to get back to that spot again.” Rachel turns to Nanaimo Track and Field Club coaches Mike Viers and Dave Morris for guidance as she strives to regain peak performance. She trains three times a week with Viers and Morris at Nanaimo’s Rotary Bowl, she said, supplementing her track and field regimen with dance, club volleyball, trail runs and weightlifting. Rachel and her fellow LSS dance team members won the CoreDance competition in Nanaimo in early May, she said, and her volleyball club, the Nanaimo Mariners,

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Rachel Jerome of Ladysmith Secondary leaps for maximum distance in the Bantam Girls Long Jump May 15 during the Island Track and Field Meet. spiked their way to a first-place finish on the Island this year before wrapping up their season with an eighthplace ranking out of B.C.’s 51 under-15 teams. Each supplemental sport poses its own challenges and risks of injury — shin splints and tight calves, name-

ly — but these are risks she’s willing to take in order to reap the benefits. Dance and volleyball serve as “jump training” that boosts her vertical jumping power. Adding altitude to her long and triple jumps, in turn, improves her overall distance. For motivation, Ra-

chel relies on a core group of friends who all train with the NTFC and who push each other to stick to a disciplined training schedule, Marie said. Their collective sense of dedication stems from competing as Midgets in the 2012 BC Summer Games in Surrey, where Rachel

earned bronze medals in both long and triple jump. The octet came away from the Games committed to the idea of making the provincial team, Rachel said, and to this day, they “definitely push each other.” That peer performance pressure doesn’t translate to a hostile, cutthroat atmosphere at track meets, though. “It’s definitely more about friendship,” Rachel said, adding that distance jumpers focus more on extending their PBs than out-jumping their competition. As a track and field mom, Marie spends a lot of time driving to and from meets and practices, she said, but the friendships she’s forged with other parents have made it more than worth her while. She remarked on how Rachel and her friends encourage each other to avoid junk food and sleep properly while sticking to their training schedules. “In that way, they’re odd teenagers,” Marie said, “but I think if they didn’t have each other, it would be harder for them to stay focused.” Marie said she’s “very grateful” for positive influence sport has played in her daughter’s life and for the fact that Rachel is “too busy and dedicated to get into any trouble.” Rachel travels to Langley May 31-June 1 for the BC High School Track and Field Championships.

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A devoted husband and proud father, Sid Grayy lost his short, painful battle with Pancreatic and Liver Cancer on May 22. Survived by his wife, Janet and son, Colin, he will be remembered by his family as an honest husband and a reliable father. Born in Vancouver on May 28, 1949 to Sidney and Ethel Gray, both deceased, he was the youngest of two children. His sister, Linda Barclay, passed away in 1990 and is survived by her husband George Barclay, and their two children Steven and Jennifer Barclay. Growing up in Vancouver, he attended John Oliver High School and upon graduation enlisted with the RCMP. From a young age Sid knew he wanted to be a Mountie. In 1969, Sid Gray along with troop â&#x20AC;&#x153;3â&#x20AC;? 69-70 became a Constable in the RCMP. After depot, Sidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ďŹ rst posting was in Fort Quâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Appelle, Saskatchewan. After Fort Quâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Appelle, Sid would spend the next 30 years around Saskatchewan in communities such as; Langenburg, Willow Bunch, La Loche, Indian Head, Wynyard, Buffalo Narrows, Yorkton, Broadview and Shellbrook. On October 16, 1971, Sid was married to Janet Rowley in Yorkton Saskatchewan. Luckily for the young constable, Janet would prove to be the resilient, understanding and beautiful wife required of an RCMP ofďŹ cer. Their marriage has spanned 41 years, multiple communities across three provinces including a four year posting in Inuvik, NWT. Moreover, Sidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s career with the RCMP provided the opportunity to work as Peacekeeper with the United Nations during a six month secondment in 1992 during the Yugoslav Civil War and as war crime investigator in 2001 as part of a one month UN envoy to Sierra Leone. Sidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s professionalism, experience and intelligence created these opportunities, but it was Janet who made it a reality as she provided the support needed for the adventurous police ofďŹ cer. In 1985 Sid became the proud father of a baby boy. He loved to watch Colin compete in hockey and soccer, often, while on shift, driving to local towns to watch his son play. On July 30, 2008 and after 39 years of service, Sid retired as the Staff Sergeant of the Ladysmith detachment. Upon retirement, Sid became involved in the community, and found great joy and happiness hosting harbor tours for the Ladysmith Maritime Society. Due to the nature of his career, Sid has friends throughout the world. He has mentored and provided a positive impact to younger police ofďŹ cers, and gained the trust and respect from his peers. The world has lost a father, husband and man who embraced and felt pride to be called each of those â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sidney Lamont Gray will be missed. A service for Sid will be held on June 1st at 2pm at St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Anglican Church in Nanaimo. In lieu of ďŹ&#x201A;owers the family would prefer donations be made in Sidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name to the Nanaimo Palliative Care Unit at the Nanaimo Hospital or the Hospice Society in Nanaimo.

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Talk on the Street

What is your name?

“Colten Howe.” What is your hometown? “Ladysmith.” What is your occupation? “I go to school.” (Colten is a first grade student at Ladysmith Primary School.) What do you like most about your community? “Mostly everything. I actually like the pool. Yeah, in Ladysmith here at the community centre? I love it.” What was your proudest or happiest moment? “Now!” (Colten was very excited by the prospect of appearing in the Chronicle.) What scares you more than anything else in the world? “A giant spider.” If you were named Emperor of Vancouver Island, what would your first imperial proclamation be? “I would tell them to give me lots of food. Stuffing and pizza and hamburgers and, umm, lasagna! All that type of stuff.”

Question of the week: What are your thoughts on Couverdon-TimberWest’s plans to have 700 acres of its land incorporated into the Town of Ladysmith for future residential development?

Brenda Huxley Ladysmith

Christopher McPherson

Larry McCoy Ladysmith

“I’d be interested in McCoy wasn’t familiar Ladysmith hearing more about it. with the proposal and McPherson’s not I’m interested in developposed to the idea of said he’d like to know opment, especially if more. development provided it encourages more it’s “handled positively” “What’s the zoning? business as well as resi- and in a way that What’s the target dential [development]. audience? Who’s it would revitalize local Right now, I think we being developed for? businesses. But “if it’s need it.” Schools? Water tables?” a corporation exploitHuxley would ideally Unanswered questions ing local civic politics like to see a village abound, but McCoy and pulling strings,” centre at the heart of added: “I don’t want a he’d take issue with any new development, drawbridge mentality the proposal. “nice townhouses” and “Every time a corporawhere everything has an assisted-living retire- tion wins, locals lose to stay the same as the ment home where out and the advantage day I got here. I want tenance inspection residents own rather is funnelled away from to see a healthy tax score of 990 points than rent. base.” those who need it.” out of a possible 1,000. Hotels must also meet Best Western’s requirements for design and high cusWelcome to tomer service scores.

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• We at the Chronicle just received some exciting news — we’ve won three Canadian Community Newspaper Association awards for our circulation class. The Chronicle was awarded first place for Best Front Page, second place for Best Editorial Page and third place for Best All-Around Newspaper and also received a blue ribbon. • The Ladysmith and District Historical Society is asking for your help. The society is currently gathering stories and photographs for a planned book on the “Gap.” The Gap at Porlier Pass was a popular fishing and camping spot from the early 1900s to 1975, when property owners MacMillan & Bloedel burnt the cabins over a dispute over squatter’s rights. If you want to contribute, contact the Archives at 250-245-0100 or Isabelle at 250-245-2918. • We hear Ladysmith filmmaker Joshua Raven and his crew at Tribe Productions have only two days left to shoot on their sci-fi film The SeaSerpent’s Song.

• Rob Waters has been appointed Interim Chief Operating Officer (COO) of the Oak Bay Marine Group of companies. Waters, who is president of the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce, has been connected to the Oak Bay Marine Group family for more than 33 years. He will perform the duties of COO until Sept. 30 while retaining management accountability for Ladysmith Marina. • Welcome to Mark Drysdale, the new manager of the Ladysmith Chamber of Commerce. Drysdale brings experience in non-profit governance and administration both as executive director with Boys and Girls Clubs and executive director of Tourism Nanaimo. He is board chair of Habitat for Humanity Mid-Vancouver Island and a former board member with Friends of Morden Mine. Drysdale and his wife Lesley publish the bi-monthly Island Farm and Garden magazine. • The Best Western Plus Chemainus Inn is celebrating receiving the Best Western

Chairman’s Award, the hotel chain’s highest honour for outstanding quality standards. The Chairman’s Award recognizes hotels with a cleanliness and main-

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