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Const. Brigitte Goguen of the Ladysmith RCMP braved the rain Thursday, Sept. 5 to monitor motorists passing through school zones near Ladysmith Primary School. Goguen, fellow Ladysmith RCMP officers and SpeedWatch volunteers will be out in full force in the coming weeks in an effort to remind drivers to slow down now that students are back in school. See Strict Enforcement on page 8 for more.
Variety of fundraisers support Tour de Rock Lindsay Chung THE CHRONICLE
The arrival of the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock in Ladysmith and Chemainus is still more than two weeks away, but there are lots of ways to support the cause leading up to the main event. In Chemainus, plans are underway for a new fundraising event, The Great Hair Event, which will take place Saturday, Sept. 14 from 1-4 p.m. at the Chemainus Seniors Drop-In Centre. Along with head shaves, there will be music, games and burgers barbecued by Jen Prunty, a 2013 Tour de Rock (TDR) rider and former North Cowichan police officer, to raise money for Camp Goodtimes, a camp for the children who have survived cancer or are undergoing treatments. Jan O’Neill, a volunteer with the
Cowichan Unit of the Canadian Cancer Society and co-chair of the TDR committee, says the Great Hair Event is something new for 2013, as they wanted to “pump things up” this year. “We’re really hoping for a fun day,” she said. Urban Legends is sending two hairdressers to the event, and as of Monday, five people had signed up to have their heads shaved — including Chemainus Theatre Festival volunteer Eric Marshall and North Cowichan Mayor John Lefebure. “Head shaving has become synonymous with Tour de Rock fundraisers because so many people, when they undergo chemotherapy, they lose their hair,” noted O’Neill. Anyone wishing to participate in this head shave can call O’Neill at 250-246-5351 to register or donate towards a shave. Donation forms can be picked up from the
Chemainus Theatre, and people can donate at www.tourderock.ca or at the event. In Ladysmith, the Ladysmith Downtown Business Association (LDBA) is promoting an “adopt a rider” program. For a $50 donation to TDR, the LDBA will provide you with a sign showing sponsorship of your rider. You, an employee, a friend or neighbour will then be asked to hold up that sign on First Avenue while the riders cycle into town Monday, Sept. 30. Then you can head down to the Ladysmith and District Credit Union (LDCU) parking lot and have a professional photo taken of you and your rider. Anyone who would like to sponsor a rider can contact Cathleen McMahon at info@ mmgrp.ca or 250-668-3338. Local residents can make a tribute to a cancer survivor or anyone who has made a difference in the fight against cancer
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Ladysmith RCMP cut short the ambitions of those responsible for a local marijuana grow operation last week. Having applied for and received a search warrant “pursuant to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act,” RCMP officers visited a property — located “within the city limits of Ladysmith,” explained Const. Brigitte Goguen — where they discovered 100 mature marijuana plants being cultivated outdoors. The RCMP reaped the $100,000 harvest, uprooting bud-bearing plants with an “estimated street value of $1,000 per plant,” Goguen said. Two adult males associated with the property were arrested at the scene and were later released, Goguen said, and the investigation remains ongoing.
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on the Slave River in north-central Alberta. THE CHRONICLE Two years later, Herman traded A recent change of leadership at snares and pelts for boots and the Ladysmith RCMP brought a spurs when he moved to Pincher new top cop to town earlier this Creek, a farming and ranching hub in southwestern Alberta. summer. Herman spent the next five years Staff Sgt. Dave Herman — a former watch commander with the patrolling Pincher Creek, “the Nanaimo RCMP — has served as cowboy town of cowboy towns,” Ladysmith’s new detachment com- before transferring to Calgary in 1993 to join the RCMP’s General mander since July 31, he said. Herman stepped in when Staff Investigations Section (GIS). Shortly after his arrival, HerSgt. Larry Chomyn left his post six weeks ago to assume command of man’s section morphed into a Mathe West Shore RCMP, a position jor Crimes Unit responsible for hothat earned Chomyn a promotion micide investigations throughout southern Alberta. to the rank of Inspector. Solving murders would serve Ladysmith’s new commander in chief described his family as hav- as Herman’s mainstay until 2000 ing longstanding ties to Vancou- when he accepted a position with ver Island and to Nanaimo before the North Vancouver RCMP’s Serirevealing how his childhood was ous Crime Unit, a predecessor of defined in large part by the prov- the RCMP’s Integrated Homicide Investigation Team. ince’s timber industry. In 2002, he returned to uniformed “I grew up as a small boy entirely in logging camps on Vancouver policing when he was promoted to a post in Port Hardy, Island and the Queen a fishing and logging Charlotte Islands unhub on northern Vantil I was 11 years old,” couver Island HerHerman explained. man described as “a “And then we moved northern version of down to Port Alberni, Ladysmith.” where I did the bulk of Herman left Port my schooling.” Hardy in 2006 to serve At the age of 16, Heras a watch commandman took on logging er in Campbell River. as a form of summer He then returned to employment and it CUPE Local 606 (Midinvestigative work the would remain his priIsland School workers) following year when mary source of revis putting on a 50th enue as he worked Staff Sgt. Dave Herman he joined Port Alanniversary celebration his way through high Ladysmith RCMP berni’s GIS division, a picnic Saturday, Sept. detail that would see school and university. 21 from 1-5 p.m. at Herman focus on seBy the time he graduthe Transfer Beach rious crime, drug enated from the UniverAmphitheatre. forcement and homisity of Victoria with a There will be live cides from December bachelor of arts — “I entertainment from 2007 through Decemmajored in sociology David Gogo and Ryan ber 2010. and history,” Herman McMahon. National A watch commandexplained — he had CUPE president Paul eight years’ worth of logging expe- er’s position with the Nanaimo Moist will be at the rience under his belt. Rather than RCMP served as the next stop celebration, as well as live the life of a full-time lumber- on Herman’s career path. Workrecently-retired CUPE man, though, Herman opted to ing two-day, two-night shifts for BC president and former two and a half years, Herman was join the Mounties instead. Local 606 president Herman signed up with the “in charge of all the operational Barry O’Neill. MLA Doug RCMP in 1980 during an era when members out on the road and a Routley will also be “the rule was that you don’t come good portion of the investigative attending. back [from training] to serve in side,” he said. The event is free Herman views his arrival in your home province,” he said. for CUPE Local 606 That led Herman to spend the Ladysmith as a fortunate turn of members and the public, first six years of his policing ca- events. but Local 606 is asking “I have always had an interest in reer in Red Deer, Alta. attendees to bring down In 1986, Herman transferred to being a detachment commander,” non-perishable food “a three-man post” in Fort Vermil- Herman explained, “and I have items for the Ladysmith lion, a remote trapping community now been given an opportunity to Food Bank.
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Staff Sergeant Dave Herman assumed command of the Ladysmith RCMP July 31 following the departure of his predecessor, Staff Sergeant Larry Chomyn. Herman has spent more than three decades with the RCMP, and his assignments have ranged from policing remote northern communities to investigating major crimes with large urban task forces. NICK BEKOLAY/CHRONICLE do so.” pretty good shape,” he explained Under Herman’s command is but he sees room for improvea staff of 12 uniformed officers ment. including two Corporal supervi- “I definitely want to see the sors, one First Nations Policing First Nations Policing Program Program officer and nine “general expanded,” Herman added. “And duty” officers. I want to build on strengthenHerman’s first impressions of ing the relationships between the detachment’s public outreach the RCMP and the First Nations programs are largely positive — communities, in particular out on “the detachment was left to me in Penelakut.”
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www.chemainuschronicle.com Current Legion president Gary Phillips (left) and past president Roy Empey present a cheque for $3,366 to Trevor and Debbie Greene at the Ladysmith Legion Thursday, Aug. 29. Ladysmith’s contribution represents a fraction of the total funds raised for the Greenes by the Royal Canadian Legion’s B.C.-Yukon command. Command-wide, the RCL raised more than $113,000 in three months, said Inga Kruse, B.C.-Yukon Command’s executive director. The funds have been earmarked to purchase a robotic exoskeleton for Trevor from Californiabased Eckso Bionics once he is “medically able” to use the suit, Kruse added.
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Trevor Greene is one step closer to walking again, a prospect the wounded Afghan Veteran thinks is “very exciting.” A fundraising campaign launched by Nanaimo teenager Rebecca Lumley and championed by the RCL’s BC-Yukon Command racked up $113,000 in donations in only three months, said Inga Kruse, executive director for BCYukon Command, and the funds have now been earmarked to purchase a robotic exoskeleton for Greene in the near future. Provided Greene’s slow and steady recovery enables him to wear the suit — produced by Eckso Bionics, a Californiabased robotics company — Greene is destined to walk again, something he hasn’t been able to do since he was first injured on March 4, 2006. While serving with the Canadian Forces in Afghanistan that day, Greene was attacked by an axe-wielding 16-year-old boy. Greene’s attacker approached him from behind while he was
seated with a group of elders in a rural Afghan village. The boy pulled a homemade axe from beneath his robes and plunged it into Greene’s exposed skull. Greene survived, but the attack left him severely brain damaged. Defying the odds — doctors assumed he would never wake from his coma — Greene regained consciousness. “When he first woke up, he couldn’t so much as move a finger,” explained his wife Debbie following an Aug. 29 cheque presentation at the Ladysmith Legion, “and now he’s working on parallel bars at the physiotherapist’s and with a walker at home.” “Ecstatic” is how Debbie described her reaction to the possibility of Trevor regaining his ability to walk. “I haven’t seen him walk since he left for Afghanistan in January 2006,” she added. Speaking to a small crowd of Ladysmith Legion members, Trevor thanked both the Legion and Veterans Affairs for their support before pledging: “Someday, I’m going to walk through those front doors.”
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he countdown is on for the arrival of the annual Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock in Ladysmith and Chemainus Sept. 30 and Oct. 1. It’s always an inspiring, emotional time, and I’m sure this year will be no different. There are so many stories of bravery in the face of cancer, and countless people, businesses, organizations and groups step up to support this great cause in an incredible way. The Canadian Cancer Society Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock (TDR) raises money for pediatric cancer research and programs for children with a history of cancer. The TDR team cycles from one end of Vancouver Island to the other, covering 1,000 kilometres. This year, Ladysmith resident Misty Dmytar, a constable with the Nanaimo RCMP, is riding in the 14-day Tour. Her reason for participating? Her two-year-old son Griffyn, who was just four days old when he was diagnosed with neuroblastoma. After surgery and treatments, the disease has been effectively dormant since 2010. Children are the main beneficiaries of TDR fundraising, as money raised during the Tour goes to Camp Goodtimes, a camp for children who have survived cancer or are undergoing treatments. As we gear up for the Red Serge Dinner in Ladysmith, the TDR committee is still looking for silent auction items for the dinner. Anyone who would like to contribute to the auction can contact Kim Judson at 250245-6390. The Red Serge Dinner will take place Monday. Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Eagles Hall. Tickets are now on sale for $25 at the Chronicle and at Ladysmith and District Credit Union. —Lindsay Chung
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ocal politicians from across B.C. are in Vancouver Sept. 16 to 20 to take part in the annual Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM) convention. Serious discussion will revolve around a report by a UBCM executive committee to reshape the financial relationship between the province and local governments. If this proposal gets the support it deserves, Premier Christy Clark’s government will be asked to undo a couple of decades of political meddling in that relationship. One problem for local governments is that they depend on property tax, a stable source of revenue but one that has no relationship to the property owner’s ability to pay. It tends to load costs onto lower-income groups such as seniors and renters. Economic growth results mainly in increased corpo-
rate and personal income tax revenues as well as sales taxes, which aren’t shared with local governments. One key proposal is to return to a system of revenue sharing grants introduced by the Social Credit government in the 1980s. They were funded by one point each from personal and corporate income tax and six per cent of sales, fuel and resource tax revenues, thus increasing in years when provincial revenues were strong. The UBCM proposal is to put a share of provincial revenues into an infrastructure bank, to be distributed by the organization on a more stable basis. Saanich Mayor Frank Leonard, one of the authors of the report, uses a basketball analogy to describe the current system of federalprovincial grants for road and bridge projects. It’s a “jump ball,” where communities have to apply to a fund when it’s offered and then see who gets it.
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to cover wages and benefits for one cop and maybe some gas money. Cariboo Regional District chair Al Richmond, cochair of the UBCM committee, is concerned about new water and flood protection legislation the province is preparing to impose. Interior communities also want BC Hydro to pay something for power lines, as is now being done with some aboriginal territories. Local politicians will be expecting a sympathetic ear from the new version of the B.C. Liberal government. Former Quesnel councillor Coralee Oakes is the new community, sport and cultural development minister, with direct responsibility for local government issues. And one of the original members of this UBCM committee was former Langley City mayor Peter Fassbender, who is now minister of education. Tom Fletcher is legislative reporter and columnist for Black Press.
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Even if a community wins the jump ball, they may find themselves with costs inflated by a hot construction market and an arbitrary deadline to get the job done. Then there are new regulations imposed by senior governments. The most dramatic example these days is a 2020 federal deadline for Greater Victoria to construct land-based sewage treatment. Even with federal and provincial cost sharing, this project is going to land heavily on property tax bills, including those of pensioners and poor renters who will have it passed on to them. Leonard points to another arbitrary system, provincial facilities that pay grants in lieu of property taxes. Saanich is home to the University of Victoria, a community of 25,000 people that needs water and sewer service, as well as police and fire protection. Saanich gets an annual grant in lieu of property taxes of $120,000 for UVic, enough
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Government Contacts LOCAL: Rob Hutchins Mayor, Ladysmith 250-245-6403 rhutchins@ladysmith.ca 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.routley.mla@ leg.bc.ca FEDERAL: Jean Crowder MP, Nanaimo-Cowichan Nanaimo Constituency Office: 1-866-609-9998 (Thursdays 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.) E-mail: jean@jeancrowder.ca
Editor: The Heidelbach family would like to thank our closest friends Denise and Darrin Rae, Tracey De Frane and Dave Clausen, and Kevin and Colleen Wheeler among many other friends and family members. Our sincere appreciation to Carla with Victim Services, Kendra Van Shaik of LSS, the Ladysmith RCMP, Cowichan, Ladysmith and Nanaimo Search & Rescue and citizens of Ladysmith for their quick action and tireless efforts in the search for Kaitlin. Special thanks to the community of Ladysmith and other communities for their overwhelming support by way of donations, food, flowers, cards and emotional support. Appreciation and thanks to the faculty, staff, and students at Queen Margaret’s School for hosting the celebration of life and tea, and to Pastor Darin Phillips and Oceanview Church. Thank you to Walmart in Duncan for their support and for donating pictures. Thank you to our close neighbours and to Safeway’s flower department. We also would like to thank the Chronicle and Lindsay Chung for their hard work in sharing Kaitlin’s story. These past weeks would have been all the more difficult without the overwhelming support from everyone.
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community. We are receiving after-hours (night) donations of goods to our Thrift Store. Though this was somehow possible in the past, today we have no way of “receiving” these goods. They are either stolen or strewn on the sidewalk. This may cause injury to the public and is of great concern to us. We are also financially responsible for disposing of the remains of goods that have been “picked The Heidelbach family over.” Ladysmith The donations become litter, and there is a city bylaw and $50 fine for such activities. We are grateful for donations and to our loyal customers and to our hard-working oin us for our open house, with garden and volunteers. Together, we ematoriaEditor: tours throughout the day. have raised approximately Join us for our open house, with and towards health $4.1garden million The Ladysmith Healthcare crematoria tours throughout the day. njoy light refreshments, take Auxiliary needs help from the care in the community. ome a free giftEnjoy and light enterrefreshments, our draw for $10,000! take home a free gift and enter our draw for $10,000!
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Local artist Rob Kernachan applauds efforts of Arts on the Avenue volunteers
my first time taking part in Arts on the Avenue. I figure if I don’t use first names, I won’t miss anyone, and I’m sure they know who they are. As an artist, I’m amazed and grateful for all the volunteers’ attention to all the artists. You guys are the best! Thank you. From coffee and donuts at the set-up to the water throughout the day, it was a seamless experience. Thanks Ladysmith — you rock! Keeping with the no-name concept, the artists on stilts embodied the whole feel. Awesome.
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Strict enforcement of school zone speed limits now in effect Ladysmith RCMP and volunteers to monitor motorists near schools and playgrounds Nick Bekolay
may be waiting for children to cross the road. the chronicle Cellphones and handheld devices are As students return to school, the dangerous distractions that Goguen Ladysmith RCMP and SpeedWatch suggested drivers keep out of reach volunteers will be out in full force to while they’re on the road. “Operating, holding, communicating remind drivers to slow down in school or just looking at the screen of a handzones. Const. Brigitte Goguen, one of sever- held device is illegal when driving, al RCMP officers from the Ladysmith and doing so carries a fine of $167,” detachment who will be monitoring Goguen added. While on the subject of fines, Goguen motorists in the coming weeks, offered to review the rules of the road reminded motorists that excessive speeding in school zones will be met for Chronicle readers. Goguen stressed the importance of with punishing penalties. For example, slowing down near schools and play- a driver clocked at 71 kilometres per grounds, reminding motorists that hour in a 30 kilometre-per-hour zone speed limits of 30 kilometres per hour will be fined $368 while having their apply from 8 a.m. through 5 p.m. in vehicle impounded for seven days. To further drive home the imporschool zones and from “dusk to dawn tance of observing posted speed limall year round” near playgrounds. When passing through residential its, Goguen shared the following surneighbourhoods, Goguen encouraged vival statistics for collisions involving motorists to “watch for the unexpect- children: “The chances of a pedestrian child ed.” “Look out for small children walking surviving being hit by a car going 30 on sidewalks and curbing, and be cau- kilometres per hour is 90 per cent; if tious while approaching intersections,” that same car is driving 50 kilomeGoguen added. “Small children do not tres per hour, that chance of survival quickly recognize the danger of a mov- drops to 10 per cent.” “It is imperative that drivers adjust ing car like a teen or an adult would.” As a precaution, Goguen advised mo- their driving behaviour now that torists to think twice before passing school is in — back to school means vehicles stopped in the street, as they back to slow,” Goguen stated.
As classes resume for the fall term, Const. Brigitte Goguen advises students to cross streets with caution, to make eye contact with drivers before crossing roads, to avoid texting when walking and to wear helmets when cycling. Parents are advised to review the rules of the road and to walk their child’s daily route to school, while Goguen advises drivers to slow down in school zones, watch for small children, place their smartphones out of reach and to use caution when passing vehicles stopped in the road.
COCO Café celebrates milestones There is something brewing in a Yellow Point cornfield. Inspired by the community work of his local coffee shop, farmer Murray McNab carved a giant image of the COCO
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Café’s logo into his seven-acre cornfield at McNab’s Corn Maze on Yellow Point Road to show his support. The large steaming coffee cup has become the symbol of the Cedar-based café that provides a warm and supportive place for its workers with developmental disabilities to interact with the community. McNab’s corn was recently featured as one of the menu items for a summer wedding catered by the café. Use of local ingredients is another draw for customers who are attracted by the social objectives of the café on Cedar Road. The café celebrated its second year of operation in June. Another milestone was having the first employee with a developmental disability transitioning into fulltime employment at the café. These achievements have not been without challenges. Trish Johnston, one of the café’s founders, notes that COCO’s
Murray McNab at McNab’s Corn Maze on Yellow Point Road has carved a giant image of COCO Café’s logo into his cornfield to show his support of the café’s community work. Photo Submitted staffing costs are significantly higher than a regular café — often more than double. “We exist to provide opportunities for our community members who face challenges due to developmental disabilities to work and be a recognized part of our community,” she says. “The more income we can generate, the more work opportunities we are able to provide.” The café has identified catering as key to helping achieve the goal of financial sustainability without having to rely on any
external funding. The catering also creates a great platform for COCO’s goals of inclusion and visibility within the community. After an exciting summer, which included the café’s first catered wedding, café manager Melanie Cadden and her team are looking forward to the Christmas season. “Our staff enjoy the different work experiences provided by catering, and customers enjoy knowing that their meal purchase supports the work of the café,” says Cadden. The café provides
onsite catering and deliveries in the Ladysmith, Nanaimo, Parksville and Qualicum areas. Catering menus are available on the café’s website at cedaropportunities. coop, via e-mail at coco_cafe@shaw.ca or by calling 250-3232223. Right now, COCO Café is in the running to win a new van for catering deliveries. The café is asking everyone to help them win a new van by visiting ReaList Realty on Facebook and telling them why COCO Café deserves a van. — Submitted
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New Chemainus mall on schedule Chemainus Village Square Mall is set to open in early October Tyson Jones THE CHRONICLE
Construction work on the Chemainus Village Square Mall is on schedule, and stores are set to open by the beginning of October, said Ian Sterling, one of the project owners. Construction on the 65,000-square-foot centre began in June 2012. Several businesses are set to move into the new centre, and space is available for several more companies to lease. “Currently we have the 49th Parallel shopping centre, a Pharmasave, a liquor store, and Island Savings,” said John Kelly, the marketing manager for GeoTility Geothermal heating systems Vancouver Island. “The remainder of the space — approximately 25,000 square feet — is for leases, so we are going to have local companies in there.” The Island Savings is not set to open until January of 2014 said Sterling. The shopping centre is being built as a shopping centre for locals, but Sterling would like it to be more than that. “We have lots of opportunities for bistros, coffee shops, and that kind of thing,” said Sterling. “I’d love to see an art gallery go in to help with tourist numbers. We are building this as a shopping centre for Cod & Chips
the locals, but I would really from the building back into like to see an art gallery go in.” the earth.” There are several advanOne aspect of the shopping centre that varies greatly tages to using geothermal from a traditional commer- technologies, which is somecial space is the way that it’s thing that has been around for heated — with geothermal quite a while, but is only now becoming a more affordable energy. “Traditionally, commercial option for commercial spaces spaces are heated with gas, and private homes. electric heat pumps, boilers, “The advantages to geothermal are you save money because you’re burning no fossil fuels, so there’s savings there,” said Kelly. “Depending on the uses, the savings can vary, but generally, a user will save between 50 to 70 per cent of traditional heating costs.” Along with savings by storeowners, there is also a great environmental advantage to using geothermal heating. “There is no adverse reaction for the environment,” says Kelly. “Greenhouse gasses go John Kelly to zero, so there are big adGeoTility vantages environmentally.” One of the five buildings that comprise the centre is not completed. The date for its completion is uncertain at this time, but residents of Chemainus will be able to enjoy the rest by October. or a combination,” said Kelly. “I hope the local community “The difference with geother- is pleased with the final prodmal is it uses the earth’s en- uct,” says Sterling. “We have ergy to draw warmth from the lots of green space, and ameearth for heating, and when air nity space — the landscaping conditioning is needed for the will really be something to summer, it puts the warmth talk about.”
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quences of one innocent decision change the course of a family’s life forever. After many years of separation, Polish sisters Lusia and Rayzel “Rose” Weiss have reunited in a collision of vastly different worlds. Amid the chaos of becoming reacquainted, each girl struggles to honour her past and live for the future, according to a press release from the Chemainus Theatre. The story begins 20 years after scarlet fever, the Depression, and World War II divided their family between Holocaust-seized Po- Harry Nelken rehearses a scene for A Pretty Girl land and sheltered New — A Shayna Maidel with Luisa Jojic (centre) and York. Meeting now as Susan Coodin. NATALIE WAGAR grownups in mid-century Manhattan, the Canada days and what Pretty Girl is a gift, sisters share little in it meant for them to and he is eager to common beyond their lose everything and share that gift with his fragile bloodline, states come here and start family, many of whom the release. over. There are a lot of will get a chance to see Nelken plays Morde- personal resonances.” the play. He’d like to chai, the girls’ “blustery Nelken feels the play say a big hello to his and imperious father.” is all about survival and daughters Rachel in While checking the an underlying theme of Vancouver and Rhea websites of various flesh and blood. in Winnipeg, as well theatre companies “It’s all about relation- as his bother Mayer in looking for work, ships, abandonment, Richmond and sister Nelken came across A betrayal, deep hurt Miriam in Victoria. Pretty Girl. and that’s kind of balThis is Nelken’s sec“It had an enormous anced with the more ond production with impact on me because positive human emo- the Chemainus Theof personal connec- tions of re-connecting,” atre Festival. In 2010, tions resonating with he said. “There are he played Al Lewis in me,” he said. “My par- moments in the play The Sunshine Boys. ents are survivors of that kind of hit me, and Nelken says that was Warsaw, Poland, from I’m sure the audience a fantastic experience, the end of the war to will feel things too. It’s and during his time coming to Canada in just a story about fam- here, he got his conure 1948. There are some ily and the impasses parrot, Baby Mischief, deep insights I got and what’s needed to from Sooke. about my parents that break those down and “We take her everyI didn’t get from them. become a family again. where we go, and she’s “I think the magnet It’s a long, hard road, here again,” he said. Subscribe to to pull for me was that it butSubscribe the affirmation A Pretty Girl runs was a wonderful gift of life is what shines from Sept. 13-28. Tickand a chance to get through in this play.” ets250-245-2277 are available at che250-245-2277 Includes $ Includes to know my parents Nelken$feels the op- mainustheatre.ca or by online online access better from their pre- portunity to actaccess in A calling 1-800-565-7738.
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The Arts Council of Ladysmith and District hosts a Multi Media Fine Art Exhibition every two years, and this is the year. The month-long show will run Oct. 4-29 at the Ladysmith Waterfront Gallery. Only a maximum of 150 entries will be adjudicated into this prestigious show, according to a press release from the arts council. “Three professional artists will judge for content, design, presentation, craftsmanship and the ‘wow factor’ behind closed doors on Sept. 28, guarding who the winners are closely until opening night,” the release
states. Artists who create 2D, 3D and photography works have until Sept. 24 at 4 p.m. to submit their entries to the Arts Council. This can be done by mail or by dropping their entry off at the Waterfront Gallery. Anne Jones, vice-president of the Arts Council, will oversee the show this year. “I have been a judge for this show in the past and have taken part in our last Multi Media Show, so I think we will be strong on all accounts,” she said. “We have a strong, committed group of volunteers who
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Tempera artist Ed Chan hangs his picture “The Long and Crooked Road” at the Ladysmith Waterfront Art Gallery for the Ravens Crows and Gulls show. Visit the gallery in September, and you will find these birds in paintings, glass, jewelry, cards and more. The Ladysmith Waterfront Art Gallery is open seven days a week from noon to 4 p.m. at 610 Oyster Bay Dr. Kathy Holmes
Tofino, Ucluelet take on the tour Strong RCMP contingent from rugged west coast Susan Quinn Black Press
For the first time in the history of the Cops for Cancer Tour de Rock, both Ucluelet and Tofino are represented by riders from their respective RCMP detachments. Chris Squire, a constable in Ucluelet, started thinking about joining the ride when he spoke with several riders during a stop last year in his community. Ucluelet RCMP Sgt. Jeff Swann, while not a past rider, is a staunch supporter of the Tour de Rock, and he urged Squire to put his name in for a spot on the team. “Jeff is a big supporter of the Tour de Rock,” Squire says. “He’s got four little kids and they all shave their heads every year. He talked me into it. It’s a good cause.” Squire has already raised close to $10,000 for the Tour de Rock, double his original goal. Squire lost his grandmother to cancer, but says he hasn’t had much personal experience with the disease – unlike Tofino Cpl. Andrew Waddell, who along with his wife Vicki and son Justin, have all been diagnosed with cancer in the past few years. Squire’s junior rider this year is Brett Wasylyniuk of Port Alberni, who has been treated for rhabdomyosarcoma, or a cancer of the muscles that attach to bone. Tofino rider Waddell’s journey with cancer has been a long one. The 27-year RCMP veteran was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 1997; he had surgery to remove what could be removed, and radiation to try and hit the rest. He still lives with the tumour but says it’s stable. Vicki has had melanoma, or early skin cancer removed, as well as some basal cell carcinomas. Justin was diagnosed with lymphoblastic leukemia when he was only two years old. He went through three years of chemotherapy between ages two and five. Justin is now 15 and loves to surf.
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(Above) Ucluelet RCMP Const. Chris Squire and (right) Tofino RCMP Cpl. Andrew Waddell are from small detachments, but have taken on the big commitment of Tour de Rock. Waddell said the time is right for him to participate in the Tour de Rock. “The reason I’ve come up with is because I can. I have a family that supports me. We benefited from others and now it’s my turn, so families that can’t get out and fundraise can get out there and benefit.” Waddell’s junior rider is James Albrecht, also from Port Alberni, and also being treated for rhabdomyosarcoma. Waddell met James at the end of July, and says he’s an amazing young man. “It’s pretty astounding to see a young person in week 10 of 55-week chemotherapy bounding around the house like he is,” Waddell says. “There’s guys like James that are living because money from cancer research is keeping them alive.” Because Squire and Waddell both work in small
detachments and work opposite shifts, they haven’t done much riding together outside of mandatory Tour de Rock rides with the northern team. Squire, a reformed mountain bike rider, does a lot of solo rides on his road bike, but says he prefers to ride with a group. Waddell is known as Tofino’s “bike cop,” so he is no stranger to cycling. Waddell cycles 175 kilometres per week between Tofino and Ucluelet for his tour training. “I go up Radar Hill every time I go by it at the turnoff (to Highway 4),” he says. Of course, powering up Radar Hill is nothing compared to what children with cancer suffer through, Waddell says. And that’s why he decided to tackle the Tour de Rock this year. “It is important to celebrate each day, cheer for every success, and not rest until cancer has been conquered.” editor@albernivalleynews.com
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Mayta Ryn, a former Ladysmith high school teacher and current ElderCollege instructor, said she “is not going to tell you how to save the world” through her discussion course on that very topic. Instead, Ryn explained that students will seek those answers for themselves and share them with each other. Past iterations of her course have included discussions of Al Gore’s books The Future and An Inconvenient Truth, and in-depth explorations of topics ranging from B.C.’s carbon tax — “labelled by Denmark as one of the best in the world,” Ryn said — and a 2010 Enbridge pipeline rupture that saw an estimated 3.2 million litres of oil spill into Michigan State’s Kalamazoo River. Nick Bekolay/Chronicle
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Helping adults aged 50 and older keep their grey matter nimble as they age is what ElderCollege (EC) programs aim to do. Operated as a division of Vancouver Island University (VIU), EC is dedicated to offering “quality learning opportunities for older adults,” states its website, through volunteer-run courses offered in “communities serviced by VIU.” Traditionally, EC programs ran out of Nanaimo, Parksville and Qualicum classrooms, but through the efforts of Ladysmith resident and EC volunteer Lynda McCullough, EC programs will soon be available here in Ladysmith. Working in conjunction with Dennis Lait, executive director of the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association, McCullough said she’s arranged classroom space at the Resources Centre for two courses beginning late October. Courses on offer in Ladysmith include a discussion group titled “How to Save the World” and a non-fiction book club. The book club will feature monthly
discussions of selected non-fiction books covering topics ranging from history and politics to philosophy and environmental issues, McCullough said. The book club meets monthly on Tuesdays from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., beginning Oct. 29 and ending April 1. Students are asked to bring “a suggested title” to the first meeting, McCullough added. How to Save the World “focuses on the environmental, economic, social and political problems of the world today,” McCullough said, “and the emphasis will be on finding solutions that encourage us to keep hope and lose complacency — so the theme will not be doom and gloom.” The discussion group meets monthly on Thursdays from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m., beginning Oct. 31 and ending April 3. Both courses will be taught by Mayta Ryn, a former Ladysmith high school teacher and volunteer EC instructor, said McCullough. Students require a membership to EC prior to registration. EC memberships cost $20, include access to VIU’s library and web resources, and offer
members free admission to Milner Gardens in Qualicum Beach. They can be purchased over the phone, McCullough said, and once obtained, they can be used to register for courses online. Courses cost an additional $40 plus GST each, McCullough said, and prospective student can sign up over the phone or online, provided they have an EC membership card. EC courses offer students “an opportunity to get out and meet people,” McCullough added. “They’re educational, but they’re also social.” As an added benefit, McCullough explained that EC’s programs are designed to “keep our brains stimulated as we age,” which is why the program has branded itself “Learning for Life.” Purchase EC memberships and register for classes by calling 1-866-7346252. Schedules and fees can be found online at viu.ca/eldercollege/. As of Sept. 9, additional courses are available to Ladysmith students willing to commute to Nanaimo, Parksville and Qualicum locations, McCullough added.
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Emily Adams of Mount Brenton, among the leader group, follows through on the 10th tee at the Mount Brenton Ladies Amateur Tournament in the final round on Aug. 18. ANDREW LEONG Don Bodger THE CHRONICLE
Christina Proteau and Laura Barlow enjoyed comfortable margins atop the respective low gross and low net standings in the Mount Brenton Golf Club’s ladies’ amateur tournament Proteau of Port Alberni was the low gross leader among the 66 players competing in the event with a two-day total of 143, following rounds of 73 and 70. Karen Kloske of March Meadows finished second at 150. She matched Proteau’s 73 in the first round but fell back to 77 on the final day. Eileen Kelly of Royal Colwood posted rounds of 70 and 75 for a 155 total, Shelly Stouffer from Fairwinds shot 81 and 78 for 159 and Colleen Wheatley from Arbutus Ridge rounded out the top five at 162 from individual rounds of 76 and 86. Barlow of Mount Brenton was miles ahead in the low net results at 133. The
20-handicapper had rounds of 87 and “We had 112 (players) with a waiting 86. list,’’ said Michell. Young Emily Adams of Mount It’s been a bit of a struggle to keep Brenton was the low net runner-up. the numbers up for a variety of reaShe sports an eight handicap and sons. Most tournaments are expericame in at 146 after rounds of 78 and encing declines. 84. “I think it’s a little bit of everything Georgina Hermans of Cottonwood, and including the economy,’’ said Mialso an eight-handicapper, finished at chell. 148 with rounds of 81 and 83. Susan Nonetheless, Mount Brenton still Kubisheski of Mount Brenton also tal- offered players plenty of incentive to lied a 148 low net when her 23 handi- participate. cap was factored into her scores of 92 “This year, we had a $6,000 prize taand 102. ble,’’ said Michell. “We have an amazLaurie Randall of Uplands, who ing sponsorship from local business.’’ sports a 10 handicap, was fifth in low A $300 donation was made from the net with a 149. She shot 85 and 84. tournament proceeds to the Haven The tournament marks the end of House in Nanaimo, a women’s safety a long tenure for organizer Darleen shelter. Michell and husband Rick, who coMichell went straight to Vernon after ordinates the results. the tournament for the Canadian se“I’ve been doing it for 12 years,’’ said nior women’s championship. She did Michell. “We turned it into two days extremely well, making the cut after 12 years ago.’’ the second round and then shooting a The tournament was an immediate 79 on the third day to move up to 44th success after the switch. overall in the final standings.
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The Ladysmith Food Bank Tournament made a resurgence this year and is being called one of the most successful tournaments to date. The slo-pitch tournament, which took place Aug. 31Sept. 1 at Aggie Field, raised more than $1,500 and close
to a ton of food for the Ladysmith Food Bank. “This year was probably the best year yet, and we only had six teams — everyone really came together,” said organizer Jim Delcourt. “The Kinsmen were a big help, manning the beer garden.” Five local teams competed in this year’s tournament,
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A request for proposals to develop a Cowichan Communities Profile on the Determinants of Health. The Cowichan Communities Health Network seeks to engage a contractor or contractors to develop a community profile on the determinants of health for the Cowichan Communities. The purpose of this profile of each of the determinants of health is to provide a tool for use by citizens, agencies and communities to facilitate improvements in health and wellbeing in the Cowichan region. The profile will: a. Clearly illustrate the current status, (baseline), of Cowichan Communities both regionally and sub-regionally and where possible by individual communities through narration, mapping, community engagement, charts and graphs. b. Provide comparisons to Vancouver Island and Provincial norms. c. Identify successes, challenges and potential responses. d. Work with the CCHN to identify community resources with the potential to respond. e. Provide an executive summary It is the intention of the CCHN to have the Community Profile completed in phases. The first phase will be a completion of a profile of the Economic Status of the Cowichan Communities. The Contractor will engage with the CCHN Asset Mapping Committee and Chairs as needed during the development of the profile. The first phase draft profile will be widely circulated for feedback prior to contracting for subsequent phases. For more information on the Cowichan Communities Health Network please go to our website www.cchn.ca or contact Cindy Lise at cindylisecchn@shaw.ca . Applications will be accepted up to 12:00 noon September 30th, 2013. 1 copy must be submitted by email to: cindylisecchn@shaw.ca 6 printed hard copies must be mailed to:
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STEEL BUILDING Sizzling summer savings event! 20x22 $4,188. 25x24 $4,598. 30x36 $6,876. 32x44 $8,700. 40x52 $12,990. 47x70 $17,100. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422. www.pioneersteel.ca
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Professional Service Since 1992
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Western Forest Products Inc. is an integrated Canadian forest products company located on Vancouver Island that is committed to the safety of our employees, the culture of performance and the discipline to achieve results. We currently have the following openings:
ed Millwright Nanaimo Certified Millwright – Nanaimo Grapple Yarder Hooktender Gold River Heavy Duty Mechanic – North Island Heavy Duty Mechanic North Island Log Loader Operator–Gold River Optimization Supervisor Port Alberni Optimization Supervisor Port Alberni Property Manager - Vancouver Property Manager Vancouver Road Foreman – Gold River Road Foreman Gold River Road Foreman - Woss Steel Spar Hooktender Gold River Detailed job postings can be viewed at
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Cowichan Communities Health Network, PO Box 20106, Duncan BC, V9L- 5H1
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RENTALS
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APARTMENT/CONDO
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STEEL BUILDINGS/Metal buildings 60% off! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-4572206. www.crownsteelbuildings.ca
LADYSMITHINCREDIBLE ocean view. Full wall of windows. executive style adult oriented. Own entry+ patio. Reno’d, 1200 sq ft, 2 bdrms, 2 bath, gas F/P, 5 appls, garage. Pet ok. $995. Avail Sept . Call (250)245-1342.
VARIOUS SECOND hand household items at Red’s Emporium. Furniture, tools, dishes, etc. 19 High St, Ladysmith. Call 250-245-7927.
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE BY OWNER
Meicor Properties Chemainus: Lockwood Villa. Well kept bldg, 1 bdrm $625, available now. N/S, 1 sm pet welcome. 250-246-1033. www.meicorproperties.com Meicor Properties Ladysmith: 1 bdrm suites $720/mo; 2 bdrm starting at $800/mo incl. heat & hot water, sm pets ok. 250-668-9086. www.meicorproperties.com
CHRIS CRAFT Engines For Sale. 2 Chris Craft 350 cid gasoline engines. Matched pair left hand and right hand rotation. Circa 1965, rebuilt in mid 1980’s and kept in storage ever since. Bore: 030 Mains: 010 Rods: 010 Bore: 030 Mains: 020 Rods: 020. Asking: $1600 for the pair (obo). Contact: (250)245-3004
COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL
AUTO FINANCING
MOBILE HOMES & PADS Ladysmith: 2 bdrm + sm rm for office recently renovated mobile home on waterfront, f/s, w/d hookup, calm quiet living, $750/mo + utils, N/S, N/P, no partiers need apply. Avail Oct. 1, 250-245-3201. Auto Financing 1.800.910.6402
Royal LePage Property Management
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Properties for Rent or Lease Chemainus: 10176 View St., 2 bdrm with ocean view, $750/mo. Cassidy/Cedar: 5311 Cassidy Rd., sm 3 bdrm mobile in the country, $800/mo.
JOHN BOOTH 250-245-2252
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MOBILE HOMES & PARKS FACTORY DIRECT Wholesale CSA certified modular homes, manufactured/mobile homes and park model homes, we ship throughout Western Canada. Visit us online at www.hbmodular.com or 877-976-3737
OTHER AREAS LUXURY ARIZONA golf course properties from $97,900. Investment or vacation home. Short and long term rental programs available. Immediate positive cash. Financing available! 604-620-3728.
Royal LePage Property Management 528 1st Ave. Ladysmith, BC V9G 1B8
RECREATION
RV RESORT ON THE LAKE
Spots available at Great Rates. Daily, weekly, monthly. Pool, Hot tub, exercise room, laundry, putting green, hiking, fishing, Pickle Ball Court. Free coffee in one of the best clubhouses on the island. Nanaimo area. www.resortonthelake.com 250-754-1975 or admin@resortonthelake.com
RENTALS APARTMENT/CONDO Ladysmith: 1 & 2 bdrm apt, heat incl., n/p, ref’s required. The Villa 250-245-3583. Ladysmith: 2 bdrm, 2 full bath, clean & nice 1180 sq.ft, dw, w/d, close to downtown, quiet, parking, available Sept 9th, $850/mo. 250-245-0102 or 250-714-2972. LADYSMITH: 2 bdrm condo, W/D, F/S, D/W. Open floor plan. Hardwood and tile. Close to transit and downtown. 1 yr lease, $975/mo, ref’s req’d. 250-246-0637 for more info.
TRUCKS & VANS 2001 Honda Civic, 183,000 km. Very clean, runs perfect. New brakes. $4500. (250)7326166.
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SHARED ACCOMMODATION NORTH NANAIMO: Attention Students/Working Professionals: fully furnished room, nice, quiet area. Own bathroom, cable, FREE WiFi, shared kitchen and laundry. N/S, N/P, no partiers. $550/mo. Avail. immediately. 250-756-9746
SUITES, LOWER Cassidy: lg bright 2 bdrm, N/S, fp, full kitchen, shared laundry, prkg, heat & hydro incl, sm pet neg, $1000/mo, avail now, 250-245-8669.
Beyond Your Expectations
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Up Coming CHEMAINUS GARDEN CLUB - next meeting Tues, Sept 10, 1 pm at the Calvary Baptist Church, 3319 River Road in Chemainus. (Previously Mt. Brenton Garden Club). Guests welcome, door prize, brag table. $2 drop-in fee. For more info 250-246-1207.
COMMERCIAL SPACE for rent in Ladysmith. 276 sq ft. Suitable for hair salon or office, storefront parking, popular 1st Avenue building. Available now 250-245-4525.
HOMES FOR RENT
What’s Happening
Call us today • 310-3535 •
LADYSMITH LEGION DRUM & BELL CORPS - is in desperate need of new members - especially drummers. We have the equipment and will teach you how to use it. Practice on Tuesdays, 7:30 - 8:30 pm, upstairs in the Legion Hall. For info call Dorothy Reith 250-722-2945 or Eileen Chandler 250-2452077. Come out and give it a try! TOUR de ROCK LADYSMITH - has an account at Junction Bottle Depot if you want to donate bottles to the cause. If you are unable to drop them off, please call Cherie at 250245-4160 and she will pick them up. LADYSMITH ARCHIVES - Volunteers required, computer skills an asset, ph. 250-245-0100, 9-2 Mon to Thurs. LRCA FRIENDLY VISITOR/PHONING TREE PROGRAMS Now taking new volunteer signups for an upcoming training session. Improve quality of life for shut-in or isolated seniors by scheduled weekly contact. Call Barb at 245-3079. COMPLIMENTARY SENIORS LUNCHEON - Celebrating National Seniors Day, Tues, Oct. 1, 11 am – 1 pm –Seating
Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle Tuesday, September 10, 2013 17 www.ladysmithchronicle.com A17 Limited Call 250-245-3079 to register. Thanks!!! LADYSMITH CAMERA CLUB - “Evaluating Your Own Photography” a guide to improving your photography by Cim MacDonald, award-winning photographer, artist, teacher and curator of the Chemainus Murals. Tues, Sept 24 at 7 pm, in Hardwick Hall, High St at 3rd Ave in Ladysmith. Everyone welcome. Non-members $5 drop-in fee. LCC invites new members, novice to pro. www.LadysmithCameraClub. com
On Going LADYSMITH MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT GROUP Meets on the 1st & 3rd Friday of the month 1:30 pm basement of Ladysmith Resource Centre. LADYSMITH CELEBRATIONS SOCIETY Ladysmith Days. Ladysmith city hall, on 3rd Tuesday of every month, 7 pm 250-2452263. www.ladysmithdays. com
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DAD'S GROUP - Drop In Breakfast - Program of the Ladysmith Resources Centre Association. 630 - 2nd Ave., Upper Floor, Saturdays, 10 noon. 250-245-3079. ALZHEIMER/DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP Meets 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. Call Jane Hope, Alzheimer Society of BC at 250-7344170. COWICHAN VALLEY HOSPICE Emotional support for those facing a life threatening illness, family and friends and for those grieving the death of a loved one. 1-888-7014242. Group, telephone & individual support available.
Greg Buchanan 250-245-8914
See All My Listings on the Internet! www.coastrealty.com
NORTH OYSTER HISTORICAL SOCIETY Engraved bricks fundraiser. Info call Bob Handel at 250245-0919. SINGLE LADIES: INTERESTED IN MAKING NEW FRIENDS? We are a small group of ladies, mostly over the age of 60 who meet once a week for coffee and good conversation. We sometimes go on outings as well. If you think you might be interested, please call Sheila at 250-245-2985.
$179,900
3 bdrm, 3 bath townhome, beautiful condition. New floors, doors, a newer roof, large private patio in back, kid & pet friendly, easy walk to all levels of schools, parks and the sportsplex.
$349,900
Spacious 4 bedroom family home complete with vaulted ceilings and gas fireplace. House is in great condition with new flooring and appliances. There is a private backyard with a pond and gazebo.
$285,000
341 Cedar Village Estates Quality craftsmen style home. Large master bdrm, den, ensuite bath and powder room. 1254 sq ft. includes lots of storage and spacious sundeck.
$469,900
Spectacular Ocean View 3 bedroom (each with an ensuite) 2169 sq ft home. With hardwood floors, 9 ft ceilings, gas fireplace and a wrap around deck all sitting on a beautiful private yard.
Call for a Free Home www.itscarol.ca Evaluation 640 Trans Canada Hwy., Ladysmith, BC P. 250-245-3700 C. 250-667-7653 E. itscarol@shaw.ca
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CHURCH DIRECTORY Welcome to
St. Mary’s Catholic Church 1135 - 4th Avenue Ladysmith, BC
Mass Times: Sat. 5:00 pm Sun. 9:00 am 250-245-3414
Hall Rentals Available 250-245-2077
Attend regularly the church of your choice
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The Last Word
Smile of the Week What’s your name?
“Mill Bay.” What do you do? “I go to St. Joseph’s School in Chemainus and I’m in Grade 1.”
Ladysmith First United Church
What do you like most about your community?
Sunday Service
“Playgrounds.”
including Sunday school at 10:30 am
(Hunter’s favourite is the Kinsmen Park playground a stone’s throw from her grandmother’s house here in Ladysmith.)
Healing Pathway
Rev. Min-Goo Kang 232 High Street 250-245-2183 www.ladysmithunited.org
1149 Fourth Ave, Ladysmith, 250-245-8221
What was your proudest or happiest moment.
Family Worship Service every Sunday at 10:30 am “Life Lesson Series: He Is I AM” (Nursery & Children’s classes available) Mid-week programs for kids, preteens and teens
“When my sister bought Teki.” (Teki is a Shetland pony Hunter’s sister purchased in August.)
ST. JOHN’S ANGLICAN CHURCH
314 Buller St., Ladysmith Jesus Said: “Come and Journey with the Saviour”
Sunday Morning Worship
8 am - Holy Communion 10 am - Holy Eucharist Rev. Susan Hermanson
250-245-5512
“Lily Hunter.”
What’s your hometown?
Inclusive - Diverse - Vibrant
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 6-8 pm
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What scares you more than anything else in the world? “Wasps.” If you were Empress of Vancouver Island, what would your first imperial proclamation be?
Sunday’s @10am Pastor Darin Phillips 381 Davis Road 250 250--245 245--5113
“I’d have my mommy make me shoes. Pink high heels.”
www.oceanviewchurch.ca
4TH ANNUAL USED
BOOK SALE
Fundraiser In Duncan
Saturday, September 14, 2013, 9am to 2pm
PHOTO SUBMITTED
LaFF staff members and youth volunteered their time to raise money for the Ladysmith Family and Friends Family Resource Program Sunday, Sept. 8. “Thank you to all who donated bottles,” said exeuctive director Jacquie Neligan. “Please consider donating your bottles to LaFF at the Ladysmith Bottle Depot.”
Location: Cowichan News Leader Pictorial Office (Between Buckerfield’s and The Brick)
NOW ACCEPTING ANY & ALL BOOK DONATIONS:
We are accepting all types of books this year. Please make sure your donations are clean, undamaged and current. Please bring your books to the Cowichan News Leader Pictorial office during business hours, Monday through Friday, 8:30am to 5pm. (Please no drop offs after office hours) All money raised stays in the Cowichan Valley and is distributed to local chairities. This year, the News Leader Pictorial is proud to partner with Cowichan Therapeutic Riding Association. Please call (250) 746-4471 for more information.
Heard around town...
• The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is coming to Chemainus! Mark your calendars and plan to help with the cleanup of Kin Beach on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 1 p.m.
Contact the Swim Club is acceptCowichan Neighbour- ing new members for hood House Associa- the 2013-14 season. tion at cnhaoffice@ Aspiring swimmers shaw.ca or 250-246- can sign up with the 3203 for more infor- club at the Frank mation. Jameson Community • The Ladysmith- Centre pool at 3:30 Chemainus Orcas p.m. today (Tuesday,
Sept. 10) or by contacting Roxanne at trmurray@shaw.ca or 250.245.6414. The Orcas require all new swimmers to be “deep water safe” and able to swim 25 metres of each stroke.
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2013 Tioga Ranger 31M Class C Motorhome
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20 Tuesday, September 10, 2013 Ladysmith Chemainus Chronicle
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You’re Invited!
To the NEW Chemainus 49th Job Fair Wednesday, September 11 at the Chemainus Fire Hall from 11 to 5 pm
Cedar Fun Day!
Join us at the Cedar Village Square
Sat, Sept 14th, 11-3 pm Celebrating 16 years of Proudly Serving Cedar and Yellow Point
Hot Dogs, Everyone Welcome, Drinks, from the 49th family to Yours! Penny the Owl, Bouncy Castles, Kids Games, Music, Face Painting, Dunk Tank and more!
Blackwell Angus Boneless
Prime Rib Grilling Steak Value pak, 22.02 kg
9
99 lb.
BC Home Grown
Jumbo White or Brown
Mushrooms 4.37 kg
1
98
lb.
Hunt’s
Thick & Rich Pasta Sauce 680 ml, limit 4 total
97
¢
Knorr
Music By Jayden Holman 12 - 2 pm
Side Kicks Rice, Pasta, Asian, Potato. Pouch, limit 4 total
97
¢
Prices effective Monday, September 9 to Sunday, September 15, 2013
LADYSMITH CHEMAINUS Your Island Community Grocers since 1977
CEDAR
DUNCAN
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
Open Daily 8:00 am - 9:00 pm
Open Daily 7:30 am - 9:00 pm
Open Daily 7:30 am - 9:00 pm
100% Locally Owned & Operated • We deliver! (See store for details) We reserve the right to limit quantities • Pictures for illustrative purposes only
Visit us on the web www.the49th.com